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Update: We Have Root!!! and it works!

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unrEVOked forever v1.1 is now available. S-ON, more EVO radios and CDMA Hero: http://unrevoked.com/forever
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Amazing work from Sebastian Krahmer. His latest exploit also works on Froyo 2.2 on the EVO: http://c-skills.blogspot.com/
Looks like we now have what we have all been waiting for.
Update: I Followed the last link I shared on here for the guide and have successfully rooted my evo. So if you want your evo rooted go the the development forum and follow the guide. but here's the link again if you need it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765496

i was thinking this as well.. but thinking about it further.. unrevoked rorever requires a custom recovery to be installed first. to get that custom recovery you need to run unrevoked 3. unrevoked 3 still has the disclaimer: Unrevoked 3 does NOT work on Stock Froyo (Android 2.2) Phones
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Yeah, little skeptical still.. Wish I wasn't at work, I'd try it out.

It looks like unrevoked found the exploit to get into the phone now and then you have the programs to run it. They will probably update something to show us how to do it all together.
But they found out how to get in that's all that matters.

So from what I'm understanding is the new way to root the droid 2 is the same exploit that works for the evo and will work.
Here's the thread for the droid 2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764950
So from what I understand is if you follow those instructions it should work.

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If you're desperate to root an EVO with Froyo, watch this space for a downgrade/unrevoked^3/unrevoked forever method: http://bit.ly/dg2Fu4

nice ill wait until this method is thoroughly tested on the evo, but glad to see 2.2 rooted!

DAMN! This will lower the value of my EVO when I go to sell it in about a week. Booooo!

Great, now I can send by mine back for replacement since my 4g keys are borked.
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@guitarjockey
Bro, noticed you've posted a few links should I follow them in any order or does it matter?

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@guitarjockey
Bro, noticed you've posted a few links should I follow them in any order or does it matter?
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Follow the last link I posted under the update on the first post.

not to sound ignorant, but what does this new root entail ? caz i have evo (came with 2.1) did root it with unrevoked forever and have been using custom froyo roms. currently i am using fresh evo 3.1.0.2.
so back to my original question, what does this new root do? is it just for the new evos which comes preloaded with 2.2?
thanx

It works great! A little lengthy but well worth it!

All it is.. is to make root for people who had 2.2 froyo or had it installed when bought.. brings it back to 2.1 so you can root your evo.
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thax martyzidek. thats what i thought. just wanted to make sure i wast missing anything. still kinda new to android. thank you

martyzidek said:
All it is.. is to make root for people who had 2.2 froyo or had it installed when bought.. brings it back to 2.1 so you can root your evo.
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Thanks for covering that for me, I just saw there was posts here.

No problem.. I'm new also.. just finally been able to get root.. stuck on what Rom to get.. still confused on that..
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Stock Evo Froyo 2.2
I just tried it and it does work just follow the instructions works perfectly dont worry about it does work

Since I didn't want to unrevoke and have full access I actually used the step tell it asked for me to unrevoke so my phone was on 2.1 and then I went for another rooting option for 2.1 and it all worked and I'm not on the CM6 nightly. It is wonderful and it's amazing how much more I can do now.

Unrevoked...what will it do?

Okay...I am curious. I what will of do to my HTC Evo? What will of allow me to do and what problems will it cause? I see people writing about having problems when they root. Is the Unrevoked way a "safer" generic way of rooting?
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I'm new too flashing roms and all and I just rooted my evo yesterday from Unrevoked it was kinda easy I only did it cuz I wanted the free wireless tether app.my take is u get seamless options.I'm hoping I can install a custom theme to my stock rom.gl

Is it does it give you an option to unrest in just in case you have to take it into Sprint for warranty purposes?
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Yes you can unroot if you need to. You don't do it through unrevoked but by running something called the stock ruu. Its an .exe file. Its pretty simple and once you start reading threads and flashing roms and such you will understand more.

I used unrevoked a few weeks ago and have no problems. Only good came of it. I have free WiFi wireless tether,removed unwanted bloatware, and get to use some apps that only work with rooted devices.
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What would I need to do/download to be able to het my phone back to its original setting?
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You would need a stock RUU installer i believe.

Flash the unrevoked s-on tool and then run the latest ruu.
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What would I need to do/download to be able to het my phone back to its original setting?
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Has Unrevoked ever bricked anyone's phone...that is known of?
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Also, how do I know which one to do? Unrevoked3 or Unrevoked forever. Then, do I do it for Linux or Windows or Mac OS?
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you just use unrevoked 3. the forever radio s-off exploit is included. people have gotten bricked phones from it, but not many. i'd run it on mac because it is by far the easiest (one click versus windows driver install, more drivers, instructions, one more driver, then one click).
then again, i would use the zikronix method. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
it is much more difficult, but once you are done, you are an android expert. you know everything there is to know (almost). with unrevoked, you know bubkus...
(i always wanted to use that word)

just use unrevoked and be done with it

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just use unrevoked and be done with it
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sure, and be an absolute blank in android for months. have no idea what you are doing, and find out you cant upgrade to gingerbread when it comes out. try and flash the rom, and brick your phone cuz u dont kno how. OR use the link i posted. not as hard as you think. i'm always open to helping people on that too.

Is this way of rooting the HTC evo up to date? Does it matter that my phone was just updated through Sprint?
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*facepalm*
www.unrevoked.com
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
now try the search button. very helpful.

Im rooted with Unrevoked,, Can I install custom roms with it ?
I am rooted with Unrevoked 3 , But I would like to install custom rom Kings Bad Luck Rom. Can I do that withe Unrevoked?

engelsione said:
I am rooted with Unrevoked 3 , But I would like to install custom rom Kings Bad Luck Rom. Can I do that withe Unrevoked?
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yes
10char

Roots and NAND Unlocks EVO for rom flashing and updating firmware components as well as the bootloader,
I used Unrevoked to root
Unrevoked-Forever to NAND unlock,
and a restore to stock via a RUU + Unrevoked-SON will basically undo EVERYTHING and get you back to an Out of Box configuration

weehooherod said:
Unrevoked roots AND nand unlocks. FORGET ABOUT UNREVOKED FOREVER. You DO NOT need it. Unrevoked forever makes your phone easily rootable even if you install an over the air update. But it unlocks your bootloader forever which permanently voids your warranty. Root your Evo with Unrevoked and just don't accept an over the air update. So if you even get a screen saying there is an update available just click no and carry on with your life. Easy enough. Head over to xda once you see that update notification and there will be a pre-rooted version of the update for you. This way you'll still be able to unroot when you need warranty repairs.
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Unrevoked Forever is included in Unrevoked3, and no, it's not permanent. Flash the S-ON tool and run a RUU, and you're back to stock and your warranty is good again.

my favorite part of uv-forever is if you run an ruu but dont flash s-on then you can easily re-root.

Ehh overwhelmed...

So I wanna get cm on my buddies evo. But after half an hour just browsing around I am pretty overwhelmed on obtaining no frills instructions. Can anyone give me a link or guide on the most recent and quickest way to root and install cwm? The wikis useless to me. Too many methods up there and no way of knowing which is the best and most recent method. Thnx in advance doods.
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Use unrevoked to root, flash CM from recovery.

This is good but it would be faster but less informative to use autoroot. There is or was a link to it on the evo wiki page.
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Use unrevoked to root, flash CM from recovery.
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Autoroot isn't nearly as reliable as Unrevoked. I see too many people posting about borked roots because of autoroot. I've used Unrevoked probably 15 times and have not had a single issue. Here's the how-to for Unrevoked.

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Autoroot isn't nearly as reliable as Unrevoked. I see too many people posting about borked roots because of autoroot. I've used Unrevoked probably 15 times and have not had a single issue. Here's the how-to for Unrevoked.
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I agree unrevoked has worked for me twice with the evo and twice with the hero when I had it. one evo for me one for my dad,one hero for me, one for my friend. Also, cw can b installed through recovery but I recommend flashing amon ra.

Google for rooting for dummies. It's on a different forum but its a complete step by step guide to rooting. And installing tons and kernels and more. It's the First link
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for me.. on my 003 evo.. built in Oct.
this is what I used.
root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
i personally stay away from ROM managers and clockwork... and I have not had any issues.... on my Hero and EVO....

Well my goal is to flash a senseless rom with the fps uncapped. But seeing that there's no unified simple surefire way to even root I think im gonna pass. Everything seems convoluted. Anything out there like 1 click root on the epic? You know all in one root, recovery, etc? Sorry I own an epic and from what im seeing its true what they say. Samsuck makes things easy to flash.
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ok...
gald we could help.

I've used auto root 5 times with no issues. I'm not sure what issues others have had buy nine here so far. I'd give it a try. Off course the PC I did it on I used evolution prior and maybe it was because I had all the driver installed. Idk. Good luck and God speed my friend.
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RushAOZ said:
Well my goal is to flash a senseless rom with the fps uncapped. But seeing that there's no unified simple surefire way to even root I think im gonna pass. Everything seems convoluted. Anything out there like 1 click root on the epic? You know all in one root, recovery, etc? Sorry I own an epic and from what im seeing its true what they say. Samsuck makes things easy to flash.
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Unrevoked is a one click root. It will root and install clockwork in one shot. Check the link I posted.

_MetalHead_ said:
Unrevoked is a one click root. It will root and install clockwork in one shot. Check the link I posted.
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Didn't realize it was one click root now, that's good to here. Last time I used it I had to command line half the hack.
EVO(CM7•4G)=110°iPWNπ

Lol thanks man. Im doing a bit of research before I jump in. Can't wait to see what this thing can do when released from its shackles.
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on unrevoked can you just do everything via phone? (click on it and let it do it's thing and bam it's rooted?)

r916 said:
on unrevoked can you just do everything via phone? (click on it and let it do it's thing and bam it's rooted?)
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No, it needs to be run from a PC but it's pretty damn easy.

I would suggest once rooted, grab RA Recovery Manager replace Clockwork Mod with it. You get more control over backups with it, plus the backup/restore process seems faster with it.
Download link, plus instructions on how to flash it are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026

xfullmetal17 said:
I would suggest once rooted, grab RA Recovery Manager replace Clockwork Mod with it. You get more control over backups with it, plus the backup/restore process seems faster with it.
Download link, plus instructions on how to flash it are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
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+1. RA is the better and more reliable of the two.

The one time I used Autoroot, my phone hung on recovery.
The first time I used Unrevoked, it failed. I used it again, but this time in Linux and it worked fine.
Every phone is different, but the overwhelming consensus is to use Unrevoked

Dan330 said:
for me.. on my 003 evo.. built in Oct.
this is what I used.
root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
i personally stay away from ROM managers and clockwork... and I have not had any issues.... on my Hero and EVO....
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I agree with you, use unrevoked and then flash Amon and stay away from Rom Manager......
Sent from my EVO rocking Evervolv Gingerbread

I guess everyphone is different.
I had to use rom manager to load up cm7 nighty. For whatever reason goings into recovery manually and selecting the rom it just hung there for 20 mins. Where as it worked fine with rim manager.
Damn I wish we all had the same experiences with this thing.
playya said:
I agree with you, use unrevoked and then flash Amon and stay away from Rom Manager......
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EVO(CM7•4G)=110°iPWNπ

Buddies droid x easiest way to root n install custom rom?

Looking to just one click and install a stable rom(cm7?) on my buddies droid x.. any of u guys know of a one click for droid x and the best available rom for droid x.. I'm not looking for fanboy roms here just want the best all around average user experience.
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noskoviak said:
Looking to just one click and install a stable rom(cm7?) on my buddies droid x.. any of u guys know of a one click for droid x and the best available rom for droid x.. I'm not looking for fanboy roms here just want the best all around average user experience.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:Motorola_Droid_X.png
Check out that sticky. Has all the information you need. Hard to give an opinion without being a fanboy, so just read on up and decide for yourself. BTW, cm7 is not very stable for the droid x, so you might want to look at alternatives.

Z4root in the link. I don't think you can install cm7 on the DX due to the locked bootloader.
http://www.DroidXForums.com/forum/droid-x-hacks/13259-z4root-download-links-get-your-root-here.html
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I would recommend liberty or apex rom, had them both before and really liked them. Currently running the team black hat .595 rooted and deodexed. I froze all the bloat, changed the boot logo and animation too. Probably just depends on what level of customization you are happy with.
DX 2.3.3

CM7 isn't available on the DX so you're SOL on that one.
The easiest way to root is (as previously mentioned) z4root which is all done on t he phone itself, you just need to grab the .apk from the XDA forums here.
Personally I would recommend Fission over Liberty but that is only because my DX doesn't seem to always play nice with some of the Liberty tweaks. Fission 2.6.1 (Froyo 2.2.1) hasn't been updated in a while but it is very solid, very fast & has excellent battery life (when paired with SetCPU.)
If you want to go the *leaked* (meaning it isn't done yet) Gingerbread route, there is the TBH (TeamBlackHat) stock releases or you can also check out Liberty Gingerbread (which I've been running for the past couple of days). So far so good with Liberty GB but battery wise I think its better on something like Fission.

marculous said:
I would recommend liberty or apex rom, had them both before and really liked them. Currently running the team black hat .595 rooted and deodexed. I froze all the bloat, changed the boot logo and animation too. Probably just depends on what level of customization you are happy with.
DX 2.3.3
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Did u ever get root permisions to work on titanium backup and how?... Root is workin for things like root explorer addfree amd bootstrap but I cant get root permisions on titaniumbackup?
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Did u ever get root permisions to work on titanium backup and how?... Root is workin for things like root explorer addfree amd bootstrap but I cant get root permisions on titaniumbackup?
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Nevermind I figured it out apparently .595 is missing busybox... Just had to dl it from market
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Gingerbreak 1.20 also roots unroots which is what I thought was needed for the .595?

Nope the deodexed .595 was rooted but was missing busybox
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I've taken a quick dip into GummyJar...
Apex...
And have stuck with Liberty ever since switching to it.
Currently running liberty gingerbread 0.5 actually...and even as a beta it seems to be running flawlessly.
2.01 is on froyo, and is a stable version if you'd prefer that.

LB 2.0.1
Liberty 2.0.1 is the best user experience. Plus they have a supported and free toolbox. Z4 root works.

Ok, so I have a question for u guys if u don’t mind. My buddy has a droid x that he is wanting to flash custom roms on. I have a htc evo and I have quite a bit of experience when it comes to that phone but im completely clue less when it comes to the droid x. He has ran z 4 root and is fully rooted and has a custom recovery but he was saying something about he needed to deodex the files on his phone before he can flash a custom rom which sounds weird to me. If any one could help me help him I and he would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
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Tiffany84 said:
Ok, so I have a question for u guys if u don’t mind. My buddy has a droid x that he is wanting to flash custom roms on. I have a htc evo and I have quite a bit of experience when it comes to that phone but im completely clue less when it comes to the droid x. He has ran z 4 root and is fully rooted and has a custom recovery but he was saying something about he needed to deodex the files on his phone before he can flash a custom rom which sounds weird to me. If any one could help me help him I and he would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
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That is wrong actually...you'd only need to do that if he wanted to keep the stock ROM & just theme it. If he wants to flash a different ROM then all you'd have to do is drop the ZIP file onto the root location of the SD card & wipe cache, wipe data, wipe Dalvik and then install the ROM (like you would on any other ROM via CWM.)

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That is wrong actually...you'd only need to do that if he wanted to keep the stock ROM & just theme it. If he wants to flash a different ROM then all you'd have to do is drop the ZIP file onto the root location of the SD card & wipe cache, wipe data, wipe Dalvik and then install the ROM (like you would on any other ROM via CWM.)
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Exactly. That's what I was thinking. I tried telling him that the stock rom would have to be deodexed in order to flash a theme but since he was fully rooted and he had a custom recovery he should be able to flash a rom but he wasn't listening. So thank u so much for responding. I really appreciate it. I guess since im a chick he thinks I don't know what im talking about. Thanks again.
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Tiffany84 said:
Exactly. That's what I was thinking. I tried telling him that the stock rom would have to be deodexed in order to flash a theme but since he was fully rooted and he had a custom recovery he should be able to flash a rom but he wasn't listening. So thank u so much for responding. I really appreciate it. I guess since im a chick he thinks I don't know what im talking about. Thanks again.
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Maybe you should keep him at stock and unrooted for punishment lol

Ditto.
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Thanks for all the responses guys and girl... very impressed with the support....so
cm7/miui is a no = bummer....
Fission = most stable (its at 2.2 still right?)
Liberty = most promising GB rom?
Does CWM work for the DX my buddy kept telling me he read somewhere it doesn't. Also does that fission rom flash its own recovery?
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noskoviak said:
Thanks for all the responses guys and girl... very impressed with the support....so
cm7/miui is a no = bummer....
Fission = most stable (its at 2.2 still right?)
Liberty = most promising GB rom?
Does CWM work for the DX my buddy kept telling me he read somewhere it doesn't. Also does that fission rom flash its own recovery?
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Fission is indeed 2.2 (2.2.1 to be exact) and (on my phone) it works fantastic...Liberty and a few others aren't as friendly some apparent reason.
Liberty is the most active I would say but b/c they do a lot of tweaks, some phones (like mine) are finicky with those tweaks. Their Froyo release (2.0.1) is solid & their (leaked) GB mod isn't half bad either.
CWM does work, you just have to apply the Droid X Bootstrap Recovery installed & run the bootstrap in the app then reboot in order to get to the CWM interface.

So that cwm business sounds annoying do I have to do that everytime? Is there a working recovery for this phone such as amon ra? As I mentioned before fission includes one correct? Can the fission recovery be used to flash other roms? Also is there a 2.3 update coming for fission?
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noskoviak said:
So that cwm business sounds annoying do I have to do that everytime? Is there a working recovery for this phone such as amon ra? As I mentioned before fission includes one correct? Can the fission recovery be used to flash other roms? Also is there a 2.3 update coming for fission?
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It's not as bad as it sounds to honest, it takes just as long on my wife's Dinc (running CM7.0.3) to hold down power, choose reboot then choose recovery to get into CWM. The bootstrap app is free (just gotta search online) or you can support Koush (the dev) by buying it in the Android Market ($2.00).
That's the best the Droid X can do to get into CWM b/c of Motorola locking down the bootloader. The only ROM I know of that lets you boot into recovery is Liberty *BUT* it honestly is faster using the dedicated bootstrap app.
Not sure about Fission going to 2.3 however not much has been updated on Fission since 2.6.1 (based on 2.2.1) was released but my guess is that it would however get updated to Gingerbread. GB on the DX is not *officially* out yet so all the leaks at this point are still just leaks...and all the GB-based ROMs are based on potentially unfinished leaks. It does run (really) well but it still is running a handful of Motorola services (even Liberty GB is) and I prefer as close to AOSP as possible...which is why I always go back to Fission 2.6.1.
Seeing 60-75MB of memory used (instead of 100+MB) in "running services" with (near) AOSP ROMs makes my inner OCD geek happy

ROOTED Gingerbread EVO on EBAY

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230660143154&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Most likely a rooted 2.2 evo running a rooted stock 2.3 gingerbread rom; this has to be the case as there is no root for gingerbread.

Obviously.
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teh roxxorz said:
Most likely a rooted two point two stock rooted gingerbread rom, as there is no root for gingerbread.
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what is a 2.2 rooted gingerbread rom? That doesnt even make sense.
There is absolutely root for stock gingerbread, just not if you accepted the OTA.
This guy probably just updated the phone to a pre-rooted Sprint EVO gingerbread rom obtained from right here on XDA.

teh roxxorz said:
Most likely a rooted two point two stock rooted gingerbread rom, as there is no root for gingerbread.
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Well you just failed, lol. Next time just type it out; 2.2. FYI gingerbread is 2.3.
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I think he means it was rooted as 2.2 and then updated to a 2.3 rom
Deck's + SZ + SuperCharger script + ViperMod script.

Invisibility said:
Well you just failed, lol. Next time just type it out; 2.2. FYI gingerbread is 2.3.
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Sorry to everyone for that atrocious typo; I was on my thrive tablet, and xda wasn't playing nice. But yes, a rooted 2.2 running a 2.3 rooted stock rom.

teh roxxorz said:
Sorry to everyone for that atrocious typo; I was on my thrive tablet, and xda wasn't playing nice. But yes, a rooted 2.2 running a 2.3 rooted stock rom.
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Even with the typo it wasn't hard to understand.

mattykinsx said:
Even with the typo it wasn't hard to understand.
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Maybe so, but it got more attention than it should have, so it had to be fixed.
Though on the point, its people like him that scam everyone into buying something its not, then let someone new to xda buy it then start a thread of 'I HAVE S-OFF GINGERBREAD ROOT!'
Just calling it now.