How to root the HTC Evo 4G in 3 minutes without wiping data

[tonrc21]

error: failed to get root, Is your firmware too new ?? what I should do ??

my sorftware is 2.3.5

[Ntelagentink]

and "android boot loader" shows up as... "android composite adb interface"

[Ntelagentink]

telling me im too new?  2.3.5.. please get back at your convenience... researching more...

[Ntelagentink]

researching now.. then moving onto my evo3d with something slightly diff.. idk yet.. its been awhile.. been working on apple everything for years now..



[Ntelagentink]

does this work on 2.3.5... evo 4g

[musicF66]

uh.. it said my firmwire is too new?!

[ahmloc]

Fuck HTC and Sprint, with there fuckin greedy scheming ass nerds, DON'T FUCK WITH ME!!!

[leeannbarker963]

YOU COMPLETELY ROCK!!!!! Thak you so much!!!



[demonicjade1]

how do you enable debugging

[PumaRxStudios]

Can it work for 2.3.3

[pandafloski]

@PumaRxStudios did you not read the note in the top left?

[iloveshotguns12]

HELP! Anyone that knows about this problem and can help please let me know. I plugged it in and clicked okay and about a minute later. it said: "Failed to push Recovery. Terminating" what does that mean??

[suzukirider651]

what soes it do when your root it?

[thesokrin]

great tutorial!!!

[shaynesabala]

I see all the comment asking for help. Obviously the video didn't cover what it was intended to. It is so irresponsible to post a video that leaves people stuck with problems and then not even have the common courtesy to reply with help.

[thatkidd59ify]

what happens if my evo is flashed to a different company? will something happen?

[SuperRossome]

i have android 2.3.3. Will this work for me?

[Crutchdude]

Ugh now I have to find iamjefferygarner's comment

[TheAronbjarki]

So what potato did you use to record this? :D

[bturner35]

Hello,

thank you for this video. I was on track up until the point where I was supposed to plug in my phone. I did so and enabled the USB debugging but nothing else happens. What am I doing wrong?

[Crutchdude]

@pandafloski Okay everything goes perfect until the Waiting for system to Settle down... Ive left my phone on the usb cable four times at 30 minutes each... do I need to do anything different?

[sweides73]

now software is not recognizing my phone now says "waiting for device"  now what?

[sweides73]

im not seeing the USB debugging when i plug my phone in. what do i do?



[chaitanyamisal]

Couldn't root. Firmware too new (2.3.3). Are there any other alternatives?

[guaricanodr]

does the phone needs to be in service in order to be root it

?

[joe665143]

It says that my fireware is new? what do i do about this?

[viralcashflow]

can this do the htc evo 3d phone as well. And I will not loose any of my data, pics,videos, files and screen scene settings?

[c4p0503]

Does this really work????

[PaleFlyer]

my bionic normally idles a 90 degrees. looking this up fro friends.

[DirtyShirt4Me]

thx it totally worked

my android is rooted now

[ASSASSiiNxP]

the page dose not work

[toxicrainbow191]

the website does not work anymore when i try to download the program it says that the page does not exit can you make a new video or something

[chavezisnottwo]

so i have my Evo hooked up and i have evo3 running. my Evo's debugging is on and i have is mounted as a disk drive and it will not connect. am i doing something wrong?

[lorimv05]

@chavezisnottwo I am having the same problem. Help!

[cphillipsdanelik]

Followed all your steps. Installed drivers. When i run unrevoked after it goes through everything, it says "Error. Firmware is new?" I thought unrevoked worked for new update?

[matt34747]

@cphillipsdanelik I had the same problem today. Did you find a way to root your phone?

[wpockl]

Your evo 4g will shut its down when it get too hot. I leave mine out of its case with the battery door off.

[jonathanalvarez713]

Is it reversable?

[totrllamas]

i was running Z4 root and i did an update on phone and it is now blocked. this is the newest update. will this work with my evo upgrade just done in october. please advise

[donbellwa]

but also android # 2.3.3

[donbellwa]

i am also running on phone software # 4.53.651.1 wat do we do?

[donbellwa]

ok having issues... unrevoked came back with a message asking if my firmware was too new

[grinningdinosaur]

does this work for 2.3.3

[MrJmoneyfresh]

i tried all your steps but it said Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new need help

[hgcrystalle1]

(Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?

Recovery image: ClockworkMod Recovery)

this is what my system is saying, I have reset the phone to its factory settings already, this still is not working. Any suggestions? Need help please!!!!!!!

[ladejobi31]

do you know how to root a regular evo 4g and not the cyanogen phone?

[lilwerra]

after the screen pops up the program never finds my phone

[ChilangoPower18]

does rooting the phone mess it up, ive heard rumors that it does but i want my fone rooted, PLEASE REPLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bbackkrizzy]

nothing happened for me either, it still says " waiting for device. Plug phone in now and enable USB debugging" what do i do to root it?

[leigh1947]

I enabled the USB debugging and nothing happened...what do i do?

[missjarelis]

How do i enable debugging? :( what is that? where is that?

[ekoboss]

does it work on the 2.3.3 firmware now or what

[jeanerobles5]

iit sayz 2.15.00.05.02 baseband versiion && 2.15_003 pri versiion...

[jeanerobles5]

wiil diiz work for an htc evo 4g 2.2 but flashed to cricket.???

[COOLDROOLLL]

does this work for 2.2

[lzzone210]

Do you meen when you root the phone it get hot or when your using the app

[pandafloski]

@lzzone210 the app

[CharlesKessinger]

it wont go past installing unrevoked3 services help

[napper24]

no not yet

[napper24]

Hey i dont mean to be rude but there is no root available yet for 2.3 unless your phone was previously rooted before update..its has to do with your s-off or s-on in your hboot page...hopefully soon there will be a permanent root!!!

[XboxProdigy1]

So, does this not work on 2.3.3?

[pandafloski]

@XboxProdigy1 not yet, sorry I haven't changed the video title

[XboxProdigy1]

So, does it not work for 2.3.3?

[lilmike2874]

i have gotten a mssge that says to new do u have any suggestions on what i should do.thank for any help u can give me.

[diaztchris57]

Error: Failed to get root. Is your firmware too new? IM SOOOOO PISSED.... did i do something wrong... enabled usb debuggin... need help !! :(

[pandafloski]

@diaztchris57 well the problem is just like it says. You have firmware 2.3.3 I'm guessing, so you can't root yet

[MrWizard36]

@pandafloski BOOO... Not Fair:(.... LOL.. Come on.. aren't you working on this?... I want to Root my phone...

[TheNieto17]

@pandafloski so how can i root it?

[iamjefferygarner]

ok i followed u step by step and it keeps waiting for me to plug in device. here is what i dont get, how about u do it with a phone that does not already have this stuff on it so u can walk us thru it better, and fix ur dam sound, i mean if youre going to do something, how about you do it correct

[pandafloski]

@iamjefferygarner Hi jeffrey, I'm guessing you're one of the 11 people that have disliked this video. 162 however like this video. Up that ratio to the views, and about 136,000 people know how to follow instructions, unlike you. You're getting that error because you didn't do one of the first steps I said, Turn on USB Debugging. If you really need to have it hold your hand for you, I have a newer video that shows you. Next time just ask for help instead of bitching about the video.

[zamores2K11]

it try to0 do it but it says that its wait for the device?? any help and oh i did enable debugging

[BigPeso]

How to I enable USB debugging

[pandafloski]

@BigPeso I explain this in the video

[MFresh911]

Does this work with 2.3.3 update?

[sortovictor8]

Swag

[TheSteelexpresso]

hey um how do i turn on debug mode?

[mold2025]

will this work for EVO 3D

[pandafloski]

@mold2025 no

[Auditoredafirenze257]

@pandafloski Ok i already have Htc Sense 2.1 after i root my Evo will it allow me to update to Htc Sense 3.0?

[pandafloski]

@Auditoredafirenze257 Evo isn't going to get sense 3.0 via sprint. You'd have to find and flash a ROM with it

[grtp001]

When you root your phone is there a way to return it back to factory standerds?

[MsCorcor123]

Okay well thanks though

[MsCorcor123]

u have the gingerbread on my phone, how do i take it off so i can root it?

[pandafloski]

@MsCorcor123 not possible at the moment

[tapdatt69]

ive done everything man, enabled debugging,charge only, took off all security and task killer, and it still doesnt work????? ive reseted my phone like 10 times and nothing, someone pleaseeeeeeeeeeee help:(

[CengizThePro]

could you please make a new video as soon as 2.3.3 gingerbread root comes out for this phone? because i cant find anything on htc evo 4g 2.3.3 root yet, and i like your videos and would appreciate it if you would. Thanks.

[pandafloski]

@CengizThePro I'll make one as soon as a method to do so is discovered!

[CengizThePro]

@pandafloski thanks bro.

[luisllldp]

same here bro, I bought the evo with the new update 2.3.3 and can't find the root for it.

[iEvoKid67]

how do i uninstall the HTC Sync ?

[rickyroots25]

Hi friends... Tell me is the sprint internet tethering very fast??? Or is best tether with iphone 4 on att or verizon!!! Right now I have the iphone4 on att and is good I use some times to play on

Xbox online and is so fast... But internet data plan for iphone on att is limited. And I want to have unlimited data service!! Sprint tethering good or bad????

[3ebutuoy]

Does "REVOKED" work with 2.3.3?

[pandafloski]

@3ebutuoy not yet

[sonebezi]

mine has gotten to 51'c no issues

[sonebezi]

Can you make a video to uninstall unrevoked3 from evo

[pandafloski]

@sonebezi why do you need to?

[sonebezi]

@pandafloski

I had to send back to HTC for warranty. I probably would have been ok but my butt-hole got tight when i read there disclaimer of no unauthorized software. search 800582 forum.xda-developers

[pandafloski]

@sonebezi just say it was stolen or lost

[slimj82]

@pandafloski if you say it was stolen theyll charge you a deductible as oppose to a free exchange in store.

[lamutkingron]

Fanbutton is the dumbest muthafucka I've ever seen on a CPU!! This asshole still uses a flip phone!!! I'm in the hood and I still know what this means! Yea you do need to pick up a book!! Lol! #what an ass hole!!

[TFBCountryBoy]

@jakswold Yeah everything's fine now, I wasn't sure about accepting the OTA and was reluctant to flash anything at the time :P

[luckyamo15]

You cant install 2.3 Update if your rooted.. i found this the hard way.. so im unrooting today

[jazzymobile1]

I just update my software yesterday.. Today I found out about rooting my evo,,, I use the unrevoked 3 and then it stops and ask if my software is to new? HELP!

[TFBCountryBoy]

So... If I wait till monday to get the update then I don't have to flash anything and it won't unroot?

[pandafloski]

@TFBCountryBoy I can't say what will happen if you try to update. When you root, it's assumed that you are taking your phone and its updates into your own hands, not leaving it to the phone manufacturers and service providers.

[YouMadComeAtMeBro]

i did what it told me to do but its not starting up by itself...

[YouMadComeAtMeBro]

i just updated my phone can i still root it?

[YouMadComeAtMeBro]

i just updated my phone would i still be able to do this?



[camstuf]

I rooted my phone, now I can get Gingerbread update from Sprint. Is there a fix for this???

[pandafloski]

@camstuf if you just rooted it then it's not going to stop you from getting the gingerbread update. You don't get it till monday, so relax

[camstuf]

@pandafloski, Thanks for the quick response. I factory reset my HTC EVO 4G, then I've downloaded the update from Sprint: it starts to install, then goes to a triangle & exclamation symbol. Did a battery pull to recover. this happened on three attempts.

[pandafloski]

@camstuf you're missing what I said. Wait till monday when sprint sends the updates

[jonathanirg]

grasiassssss



[ehyneck]

Do I need to install HTC software on my computer first? I am not getting past the plug in part. When I run HTC Sync it says can not find software.

[pandafloski]

@ehyneck uninstall HTC sync entirely

[IMBETTERDANU]

@pandafloski how do i uninstall htc sync enterirely o cant get pass that screen?

[pandafloski]

@IMBETTERDANU dude if you don't know how to uninstall a program then you need to go back to the farm.

[fanbutton]

Is this some chit for nerds?  I mean really....root your phone....tether it....unrevoked it...etc?

What is this a smart phone or the space shuttle? Speak english mofo!

[pandafloski]

@fanbutton for anyone interested and just as baffled as I am that someone gave this guy access to the internet, if you look at this guy's page he also thinks NASA is a fraud, and that september 11th didn't happen

[carlosinfl]

@fanbutton root (to gain root level access), tether (pairing) and more are basic terms applied to technology that helps you use things like the Internet and use ghetto slang like 'mofo'. Please read a book playa'.

[TheIIIWay]

Whats it mean when it says make sure HTC Sync is not installed? I looked through the apps and there isn't one called HTC Sync. Here's a few with the word Sync in it and a lot by HTC but none that say HTC Sync. Plus I can't uninstall any of them anyway :/

[pandafloski]

@TheIIIWay HTC sync is what windows users use on their computer to sync

[TheIIIWay]

@pandafloski Thanks! I figured that out a while back :)

[TheIIIWay]

@pandafloski Does this work with the latest firmware? Because I got a message telling me my firmware was too new.

[LowClassBum]

Is there anyway I can do this just on my evo?

[pandafloski]

@LowClassBum unfortunately not

[pandafloski]

@jakswold yup! Just use titanium backup (linked in the info section)

[popntod]

Sorry if this reveals my noobness, but I enabled debugging and it still says, "wating for phone". I put it in disk mode. No change of response. It's over 70 in my room. Is that the issue!? :)

[Shaw0024]

the best vid yet. One thing tho, you have to install the drivers on ur computer for the phone before unrevoked let you continue. You should mention that and give a link. I'm not a tech and it would have saved me 2hour. But you got it done. I'm a fan.

[dhmanic]

i get a communication error as soon as it restarts.

[dredrooo]

does any one no hw to use the evo with boost mobie?

[heartbreaker648]

After i rooted my phone.. 4g does not work anymore :/ wat can i do .. Even 3g is faster that 4g..!!

[pandafloski]

@heartbreaker648 your 4G is fine. If 3G is faster than 4G where you are, then you probably just have horrible 4G reception in your area and happen to not be able to connect where you are

[KingofTevin]

i plugged in my evo and made sure it was on disk drive and debugging was enabled but the unrevoked screen didnt do anything

[pandafloski]

@KingofTevin put it in charge only

[KingofTevin]

@pandafloski i did and the unrevoked screen says "waiting for device to connect" or something like that

[Joshssp1]

everytime my phone reboots the program says there was an unexpected error and to try it again...any reason why?

[MrChazByrge]

Please help, what software version do I need to run this? I just reset my phone.

[Vpopov81]

Do u need to use unrevoked forever 1st to turn s-off?

[Jx2thehood]

The safe zone for any device is 70 F, anything higher will fry and destroy components within the device, so useing of that app is not a good idea,

[pandafloski]

@Jx2thehood you are incorrect, and shouldn't have a smartphone. Your phone regularly runs at over 100 degrees F. You realize 70 is lower than room temperature? Go back "2thehood" and give your smartphone to someone that knows how to use it.

[TheKevinGuy77]

does this work with the htc aria?

[DoctaMacn101]

would this work on an htc evo shift 4g?

[pandafloski]

@DoctaMacn101 no.

[Vpopov81]

i notice this video is from last year will this still work on all the evos with new software?

[pandafloski]

@Vpopov81 yup! the process looks a little different but it's even easier, no button pressing required

[Holypuck10]

firmwire to new? what does that mean

[sukoshineko]

@Holypuck10 I don't know what that means buuuut I did some searching what you do is put the evo into disk mode BEFORE you start and run unrevoked and let it do it's thing :)

[mrsshep2]

works great thnks

[coupdeville34]

You left out what you need to open the app wit

[MrNEPatriots51]

unrevoked wont read my phone

[atnipjoe]

my computer says it can't find driver software for debugging mod

[Knicks2Dend]

Once you root your phone does it have a particular ROM already installed by using unrevoked????

In your vid you say you have Cyonogen or whatever.....Is that already in place on your phone once rooted or do you have to visit another site to download Cyonogen, Froyo etc? Is 4G enabled?

Thanks

[rickymartinez04]

thanks for uploading this video, very useful, I followed step by step instructions and unrooted in less than 5 minutes!!!!

:0)

[MultiJermz]

hey would The evo shift have the same rooting as the original evo 4g?

[koolguy789987]

so how do i turn on usb debugging?

[robnreena]

i flashed cm7 nightlie 29 on my evo and i tried to run titanium back up and it says that i need root accesss do i need to reroot my phone

[JCMonduy]

Can i do the same with my HTC EVO Shift 4G???? or since its a different phone i need to do something else?

[lilmargo187]

@JCMonduy htc evo shift is sadly not for unrevoked yet

[Vitabek]

Is this reversible

[lilmargo187]

@Vitabek yes

[comrade86]

this is ur better cam?!?

[NightWind1157]

Hi, I really like your straight forward style but think you skip over some important points. Dummies like me need more of a step-by-step, like what to do when the pc asks to install ADP hardware. My phone says there's a license required. I'm presuming this is why unrevoked isn't recognizing my phone. Also, I connect as a flash drive and click "open to view files" and am not sure that is the correct response. I copied the files onto my pc just in case I really screwed up my phone.

[bunnybunny8]

when I downloaded the file on unrevoked it keeps saying that the file isnt supported on my phone?:(

[SimX9000]

This is your better camera? Looks like dog shit

[pikabko1]

I know a worker that spint hecked in to his phone 1200.00 just for having a phone yes Sprint will heck in to peoples acccount for money. power and atterny calls

I know a worker that spint hecke