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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
:-/

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.

@unrevoked
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.

Simply Happy

Well thankfully i was able to downgrade to 2.1, and do the root and unrevoked forever, everything worked perfect since i took it slow and one literal step at a time, so i finally got full root, then today i dived into flashing a rom, well that was easier then i thought it would be. I did the one by netarchy, it was the HTC OTA Froyo 2.2, *FINAL*, build 3.36.651.6 (Rooted) Odexed that he created, i must say good job and thank you to everyone that helped me, most of all without some awesome Dev's on this site none of what we can do could be done.
just wanted to say thanks, and i look forward to enjoying my fully rooted froyo rom.

yaysiez - I never messed with the unrEVOked or the 1 click root stuff. I find the long way is really fun to do! It's a learning experience. Glad to hear everything went smoooooth for ya. I didn't like the idea of not being able to reverse UF, although I hear they may or may not be working on an S-OFF switch.

bender1077 said:
yaysiez - I never messed with the unrEVOked or the 1 click root stuff. I find the long way is really fun to do! It's a learning experience. Glad to hear everything went smoooooth for ya. I didn't like the idea of not being able to reverse UF, although I hear they may or may not be working on an S-OFF switch.
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The newest version of UF includes (or works with) a new S-ON switcher, so you can revert the S-OFF state if you want.
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever

SilverZero said:
Isn't the new UF (1.1) an S-OFF / S-ON switcher, so you can switch it back if you need to take your phone in for service? (Answer: Yes.)
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Yes you are correct, it's S-off, so this will give you a true full root with nand unlock for once, unrevoked has really pulled through with a awesome job.

SilverZero said:
Isn't the new UF (1.1) an S-OFF / S-ON switcher, so you can switch it back if you need to take your phone in for service? (Answer: Yes.)
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Yup... and that was the only thing left I was waiting on rooting for. Now, the only other issue I have is I don't want Froyo until the streaming audio issue is resolved, so I'm going to stay on UF 2.1/1.47 until a new update comes out. Then, I'll upgrade with a 2.2 rooted stock rom that will likely show up here somewhere.

tomh1979 said:
Yes you are correct, it's S-off, so this will give you a true full root with nand unlock for once, unrevoked has really pulled through with a awesome job.
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That's good for them. They caught a lot of grief for not being a full root before.
Also . . .
500th Post!!!

SilverZero said:
That's good for them. They caught a lot of grief for not being a full root before.
Also . . .
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hopefully then they'll get a bit more respect, seems like alot of people down talk them enough for not being a full root before.

That's the first rom I installed today on my newly rooted phone.. asking put a kernel on with it and a theme.. going back to my brothers place tomorrow and try others out. The kernel is backspeed v4.
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[Q] Rooting with the latest bootloader (from canadian panache) on

Ok so I did a stupid thing and ran the exe file of the canadian version gb sense leak and ended up with latest botloader, radio and everything and lost root. Now though I still see S-OFF on bootloader I am unable to root using non-visionary gfree method described at this link. I get stuck at step 9 while trying to gain temporary root. I see "Forked #### childs", reset terminal but when i try to launch terminal again it wont open and phone becomes very very slow and sometimes freezes.
Could someone please guide how to root this guy again (if at all its possible as yet)? I have attached a screenshot from the bootloader screen.
I like this rom though, its so smooth and of course I can live with it but I cooked my own version of it removing all the bloats and replacing a few things ( I hate music app on this - forgets shuffle settings every now and then) and wanted to try it

Haha that's a bit funny. You may have to wait for the phone to be released and rooted.
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kimbernator said:
Haha that's a bit funny. You may have to wait for the phone to be released and rooted.
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Ohh man. But its good that its being releasing this week by mobilicity. I guess I have to wait for a dev to purchase that phone
EDIT: Unless its really a judgement day this Saturday. Either way, I would be a happy man (or a happy zombie)

chem.manish said:
Ohh man. But its good that its being releasing this week by mobilicity. I guess I have to wait for a dev to purchase that phone
EDIT: Unless its really a judgement day this Saturday. Either way, I would be a happy man (or a happy zombie)
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Ugh, don't even get me started on that theory...

kimbernator said:
Ugh, don't even get me started on that theory...
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Lol,sum reason found that comment funny....
Mytouch 4g-white
Permrooted s-off
Root Method-gfree
CWR-3.0.2.4
Rom-Royalginger v2.1
Kernel-Ckisgen~smartass~v1.2

Root by SuperOneClick, using Gingerbreak method. Look in Nexus forums, if you want more guidance on that. Should be as simple as downloading SuperOneClick, enabling ADB debugging on the device, connecting it and running SOC.

Thanks Jack! Will give it a try.

If you have S=OFF, you should be able to flash custom recovery (ClockworkMod) via fastboot and then flash whatever rooted ROM you want. Do you want this particular ROM you have right now for any reason? If not, just flash something else.

SuperOneClick using gingerbreak does not work.
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AbbaSou said:
If you have S=OFF, you should be able to flash custom recovery (ClockworkMod) via fastboot and then flash whatever rooted ROM you want. Do you want this particular ROM you have right now for any reason? If not, just flash something else.
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Sorry for sounding like noob but how do I flash CWM via fastboot?

nevermid. found option94's guide to install cwm through adb. but still it doesnt work, i get "remote: not allowed". I guess I dont have true S-OFF even though bootloader shows S-OFF.

This is resolved...

Care to expand on the solution please? This may help someone else...

Sure. Flashed hboot-flashable stock 2.2.1 image from this thread then rooted (used SuperOneClick this time) and back on rooted custom gb sense.

So can you get true S-Off like in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
with the Panache?
I just bought a Mytouch from Newegg, and the only thing that bugs me about it is the Mytouch logo. Also, i feel I can rely on Newegg a little better for Warranty claims, than Mobilicity's "approximated 1 month till we get your something, not sure what phone" for my N1.
'Scuse the rant
But seriously, isn't it harder to root/mod the Panache? Thats the feeling i have gotten. What about your SLCD and EMMC versions?
Thanks for your advice on this.
Edit: At this price point I'm not sure if it matters to some, but the Panache with taxes costs $90 more than the Newegg Mytouch with free shipping and tax. $564 vs $474

ROM_Guest said:
So can you get true S-Off like in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
with the Panache?
I just bought a Mytouch from Newegg, and the only thing that bugs me about it is the Mytouch logo. Also, i feel I can rely on Newegg a little better for Warranty claims, than Mobilicity's "approximated 1 month till we get your something, not sure what phone" for my N1.
'Scuse the rant
But seriously, isn't it harder to root/mod the Panache? Thats the feeling i have gotten. What about your SLCD and EMMC versions?
Thanks for your advice on this.
Edit: At this price point I'm not sure if it matters to some, but the Panache with taxes costs $90 more than the Newegg Mytouch with free shipping and tax. $564 vs $474
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As of yet the Panache has not been rooted nor has the new bootloader been cracked.

Thank you again mr mystery.
Thats too bad. It is a beautiful phone.

panache not rooted yes as its pretty new, give some time.
panache bootloader is different story as i myself is using MT4G on panache ROM that i flashed using the RUU.
i had S-off before so thats why maybe but atleast on mt4g u can get root using gingerbreak. if u manage to use the RUU by mistake.

[Q] Help with Mytouch 4G with Gingerbread 2.3.4

Hello everyone,
Any help you guys can give will be much appreciated.
I have a MyTouch 4G previously running Froyo, rooted and S=Off. Against better judgment, I decided to put this release of Gingerbread 2.3.4 on it:
PD15IMG_Glacier_Gingerbread_S_TMOUS_2.19.531.1_Radio_12.58.60.25_26.11.04.03_M_release_200756_signed.zip
Though everything seems to work fine, I lost root. Contrary to most other accounts from other people who flashed the same file, S=Off remained on my phone.
I would really like to get root back so I can use some of my apps again.
Visionary stops at a black screen.
Gingerbreak runs forever with no success.
What other means can I use to get root back or am I SOL for now until someone figures out how to root 2.3.4 on the MT4G?
Thanks again.
N

From what I could find in the forums, you are kinda stuck till someone comes up with another exploit in order to gain root and s-off
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I am stuck in the same situation, except that I updated first to the official gingerbread rom for mytouch 4g and then tried to root my phone, i.e. the phone was not rooted at all.

I'm quite confident an exploit will be (re)written - just a matter of time. It's just that I couldn't use some of my paid apps.

normandelli said:
I'm quite confident an exploit will be (re)written - just a matter of time. It's just that I couldn't use some of my paid apps.
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Yeah, Im just itching to use bloat freezer. I'm doing a warrant exchange if nothing happens in a week or two. Got dust under the screen anyways.
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You can go back to 2.2.1 from 2.3.4
I had the same issue then i found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912 follow the G2 method, when you get to the part where you put this in # /data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.19.531.1 make sure you put the version you want like 1.17.531.2 not 1.19.531.1 worked for me just did it about 1/2hr ago

If you still have S-off, why not just wipe and flash another ROM?

GazaIan said:
If you still have S-off, why not just wipe and flash another ROM?
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The ota kills root and makes S= ON
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GazaIan said:
If you still have S-off, why not just wipe and flash another ROM?
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I tried flashing a similar 2.3.4 release that is rooted. Renamed it to PD15IMG.zip and tried applying it - At "parsing", it stops and just goes back to the HBOOT menu.

normandelli said:
I tried flashing a similar 2.3.4 release that is rooted. Renamed it to PD15IMG.zip and tried applying it - At "parsing", it stops and just goes back to the HBOOT menu.
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You are mixing up roms and official update zips. You can't just flash a rom thorough hboot. That's not how it works.
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I managed to flash 2.2.1 back on to it and re-rooted. Problem solved. Thanks!

normandelli said:
I managed to flash 2.2.1 back on to it and re-rooted. Problem solved. Thanks!
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Can you tell me how you managed to do that please?

superNES64 said:
Can you tell me how you managed to do that please?
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lOOK AT WOLF26915's post use the G2 instructions to temp root using the fre3vo exploit in adb then change your version number to 1.17.531.2, then your bootloader will allow you to use the 2.2.1 PD15IMG update to get back to stock and root.

normandelli said:
I tried flashing a similar 2.3.4 release that is rooted. Renamed it to PD15IMG.zip and tried applying it - At "parsing", it stops and just goes back to the HBOOT menu.
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This is the problem with n00bs. You wanna jump head first into something you have absolutely no understanding of then beg for help over and over in here when you finally brick your phone.
Stupid. You FAIL!
So sick of new users of Android trying to jump before looking. You're the same kind of people who would jump off a cliff before checking to see how deep the water is. Then want help after you break your neck.

CBConsultation said:
This is the problem with n00bs. You wanna jump head first into something you have absolutely no understanding of then beg for help over and over in here when you finally brick your phone.
Stupid. You FAIL!
So sick of new users of Android trying to jump before looking. You're the same kind of people who would jump off a cliff before checking to see how deep the water is. Then want help after you break your neck.
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Just remember you was new at this at one time to

WOLF26915 said:
Just remember you was new at this at one time to
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That was 20 years ago. And yet, even then, when I wanted to know something; I searched and searched and searched, and searched again. Then I read and read and re-read over and over and over again. And after all that if I still didn't know then I would ask. But I would also ask in a proficient manner.
Too many young kids jumping in on the Android bandwagon and wanting to root and flash Rom's right out of the box without learning first.
I stand by my first statement.

If you had Radio S-OFF, you should be able to flash an unsigned PD15IMG.zip even though you lost root.
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WOLF26915 said:
I had the same issue then i found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912 follow the G2 method, when you get to the part where you put this in # /data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.19.531.1 make sure you put the version you want like 1.17.531.2 not 1.19.531.1 worked for me just did it about 1/2hr ago
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thanks a lot dude for showing me to put that.. i can confirm it worked perfectly fine. i will hit the thanks button for sure. i was stuck on that damn gingerbread leak build lol

Interesting. msm_rotator is I believe the exploit used in Fre3vo.
I wonder if this would work to downgrade the HTC Panache from Mobilicity to an MT4G ROM?

I also downgraded back to 2.2.1 then updated to the rooted 2.3.4 and it works

Rooting

So I just received the gingerbread update from t-mobile.
I was wondering since this is the new update, what would be the way to root this phone. I mainly want to uninstall the bloatware. also after rooting and removing bloatware. Can you undo the root and still keep the bloatware off?
Yes this is a noob android question, but your help is appreciated!

This thread will help you immeasurably if you want to do anything to your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=866175
The rooting methods there should work fine for you. I personally recommend this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858021
because of the fact that it's mainly meant for people who are just getting started in the world of rooted phones.
Hopefully all this helps you out

There is no way to root with the update as of yet.

Is there a way to make the phone force check update
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lowandbehold said:
There is no way to root with the update as of yet.
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Hmmm, well that sucks. I guess at best all you could do is downgrade your phone to Froyo with PD15IMG, root your phone there with whatever method you prefer, and then upgrade back up to Gingerbread using a a custom rom like CyanogenMod or something.
If the Sense features are what make you want to keep the stock rom, then I recommend you upgrade to Virtuous Unity 1.31. It's got Sense 3.0 on it, and that's got pretty much all the sense features you'll ever want or need, and it runs pretty damn well if you ask me.

AlanB412 said:
Hmmm, well that sucks. I guess at best all you could do is downgrade your phone to Froyo with PD15IMG, root your phone there with whatever method you prefer, and then upgrade back up to Gingerbread using a a custom rom like CyanogenMod or something.
If the Sense features are what make you want to keep the stock rom, then I recommend you upgrade to Virtuous Unity 1.31. It's got Sense 3.0 on it, and that's got pretty much all the sense features you'll ever want or need, and it runs pretty damn well if you ask me.
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I believe you can only downgrade if you have s=off.

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I believe you can only downgrade if you have s=off.
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No, you can downgrade anyway. There's a thread that I've linked to in at least 3-4 posts only today, that explains how to do it.