How To Root All Your Favorite Android Devices In One Thread

**D/\SH** · 05-07-2010

HTC G1/Dream (GSM)

I. Before You Begin

1. This works on all G1’s and Dreams
2. YOU MUST DO THIS WHOLE PROCEDURE AND THEN DO THE NEXT ONE ON [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] TO GET FULL ROOT ACCESS!
II. Downgrade to Cupcake

1. [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] the Original DreaIMG.nbh and the Original Cupcake update.zip:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register][Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
2. Plug the phone into your computer via USB. Select Mount by pulling down on the notification bar at the top of the phone’s screen and selecting the USB notification. You should now be able to access the sd card in your phone on your computer.
3. Now, put the DreamIMG.nbh file and the update.zip (do NOT extract the .zip file, leave it as a .zip file) files that you just downloaded on the root of the SD card (NOT in any folder, just on the sdcard itself).
4. Unplug the phone and turn it off.
5. Turn on the phone by holding the Camera button and the End key until the bootloader screen comes up.
6. Hit the End key to start the update. DO NOT INTERUPT THIS PROCESS.
7. Once it is done, hit the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] to restart the phone. You now are on the stock firmware RC29.
8. Then turn off your phone and turn it back on by holding down Home and Power and keep holding until you get to recovery mode (the ! screen).
9. In recovery mode, slide out the keyboard and hit Alt L to bring up the menu, then hit Alt S to Apply the update.
10. Once the phone reboots, go through the normal setup process to get to the home screen.
III. Flash a Custom Recovery Image

1. On your phone, goto Settings, [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register], and make sure Unknown source is checked ON.
2. On your phone, goto Settings, SD card and phone storage, and click Unmount SD card.
3. Then click Format SD card (it should automatically remount after this).
4. Plug the phone into the compuer via USB, then pull down the notification bar and click on the SD card notification. Then click mount.
5. Download this APK and the recovery image and save it to your computer:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
6. Once they are saved to your computer, copy them both to your SD card (do NOT put them inside any folders on the SD card, just put them on the SD card itself).
7. Unplug the phone from the computer once they are downloaded to the SD card.
8. Goto the Market and download Linda [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] or any file manager program if you do not already have one.
9. Open the file manager and goto SDCard and then find the FlashRec apk file and click it. If asked tell it to use Package Installer to open it. It should automatically install the apk.
10. Open the FlashRec program and click on [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] Image and wait for it to finish.
11. Once done, click on the empty text box in the FlashRec program and type:
/sdcard/recovery.img
Then click on the Flash Custom RecoveryImage button and wait for it to finish.
12. Turn off the phone and turn it on into Recovery mode by holding down Home and Power to turn it on (keep holding until the recovery screen comes up has a bunch of text on a black background). So long as that screen comes up, LEAVE IT ON THAT SCREEN, you have done it correctly and can now go on to the How to Load a ROM video for your appropriate device!
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
13. To get Root access you MUST go to the next video mentioned above and load a custom ROM.
Reported Issues

Issue: G1’s are erasing the recovery image before we can load a Radio, SPL, or ROM.
Solution: Once you do step 12 and boot into recovery mode, go straight to the next video, leave the phone in recovery mode, and do Section II to load the SPL. If you turn the phone off and on before then you will have to redo these steps.
Issue: I get Invalid Recovery Image or Flash Recovery doesn’t show up, it stays greyed out!
Solution: Make sure that the spell correction and auto completion are OFF in the Text Settings (Settings > Locale and Text > Touch Input > Text Input then turn off Prediction, spell correction, and word completion) of your phone. If not then it may put in spaces where they do not belong. (I had it put a space after .img and couldn’t see it so couldn’t figure out why it kept saying invalid recovery image, like you guys).
Other than that, just make sure it is on the root of the SD card (not in any folder) and that you are typing in:
/sdcard/recovery.img
and it should show Flash Recovery
Issue: When I download the FlashRec.apk it shows up as a .zip not an apk.
Solution: No problem. Do NOT extract it, just simply replace the .zip with .apk and then proceed with the procedure.
Issue: I get backup failed or flash failed when I try to use the FlashRec progam.
Solution: This is most likely because you already have a custom recovery image (OR HAVE DONUT), please use one of the unrooting procedures to get back to the original recovery image and THEN you can use this procedure.

Original Info On G1 Root found here:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Flashing Custom Rom/Radio:

I. Before You Begin

1. You MUST have done our [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] BEFORE doing this one.
II. Partition Your Memory Card for Hero ROMs, Swap, and Apps2SD –

1. With your phone STILL in recovery mode from the How To Root procedure, click on Partition SD Card > Partition SD (this will erase everything off of your memory card).
2. When it asks you, select 96mbs for Swap, 512mbs for ext2 and fat32 for the remainder
3. Once it is done partitioning the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register], click on Partition SD Card > SD: ext2 to ext3
III. Load the Latest Radio, SPL, and your First Custom ROM -

1. [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] the custom Radio,SPL and a generic ROM for your device (you can change your ROM after this to whatever one you want, but load this one first as we need to load it to keep the recovery image flashed on the G1):
G1 Radio - [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]G1 HardSPL – [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]Generic G1 ROM w/ Root – [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
2. In the recovery screen on the phone (that the phone is still in from the first section), select USB-MS toggle to allow the memory card to be mounted.
3. Plug in your phone via usb cable and you should be able to access your memory card on the computer.
4. Save the G1 Radio, the G1 HardSPL, and the G1 Generic ROM (leave them all as .zip files) onto the root of the SD card (NOT in any folder, just on the memory card itself).
5. Once they are done transferring to the memory card, unplug the phone from the computer and click the home button on the phone to disable USB-MS toggle mode and get back to the recovery screen.
7. Once the recovery screen menu is up, click on Flash Zip on SDCard and select the RADIO .zip file (do NOT select ANY OTHER ONE, we need to flash the radio first!).
8. Once it is done, click Reboot System Now.
9. Once the device reboots, you should be back at the recovery screen. Click on Flash Zip from SDCard and now select the SPL .zip file (do NOT select ANY OTHER ONE, we need to flash the SPL second!).
10. Once it is done, click Reboot System Now.
11. Once the device reboots, you should be back at the recovery screen. Click on Wipe > Wipe Data / Factory Reset and wait for it to finish.
12. Once it is done wiping, click on Flash Zip from SDCard and now select the Generic ROM .zip file.
13. Once it is done, click Reboot System Now.
DONE! You are now Rooted with a generic custom ROM! Feel free to use any root required apps (including Wifi tethering, overclocking apps, etc.)!
If you want to load a different ROM simply follow these steps below…
IV. (Optional) Load a Different Custom ROM

1. Turn off the phone and then turn it back on by holding down Home and Power (keep holding them until you get to the recovery screen).
2. Select USB-MS Toggle.
3. Plug your phone into the computer via USB
4. Download whatever custom ROM you want from our [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] here on our site and save it to the root of your sd card (NOT in any folder, just on the sd card itself).
5. Unplug the phone from the computer once it is done transferring.
6. Click the Home button on the phone to disable USB-MS Toggle.
7. Select Wipe > Wipe Data / Factory Reset and wait for it to finish.
8. Next, select Flash Zip from SDCard and select the new ROM’s .zip file.
9. Once it is done, select Reboot Device Now and you are done with your new ROM! Repeat Section IV whenever you want to load any other ROM as many times as you’d like!

HTC Sapphire/MyTouch 3G/Magic (GSM)

I. Before You Begin

1. This works on the OLD MyTouch only (the one without the 3.5mm headphone jack at the top of the phone).
2. YOU MUST DO THIS WHOLE PROCEDURE AND THEN DO THE NEXT ONE ON [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] TO GET FULL ROOT ACCESS!
II. Downgrade to Cupcake

1. [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] the Original SAPPIMG.nbh:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
2. Plug the phone into your computer via USB. Select Mount by pulling down on the notification bar at the top of the phone’s screen and selecting the USB notification. You should now be able to access the sd card in your phone on your computer.
3. Now, put the .nbh file that you just downloaded on the root of the SD card (NOT in any folder, just on the sdcard itself).
4. Unplug the phone and turn it off.
5. Turn on the phone by holding the Volume Down button and the End key until the bootloader screen comes up.
6. Hit the End key to start the update. DO NOT INTERUPT THIS PROCESS.
7. Once it is done, hit the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] to restart the phone. You now are on the stock Cupcake firmware.
III. Flash a Custom Recovery Image

1. On your phone, goto Settings, [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register], and make sure Unknown source is checked ON.
2. On your phone, goto Settings, SD card and phone storage, and click Unmount SD card.
3. Then click Format SD card (it should automatically remount after this).
4. Plug the phone into the compuer via USB, then pull down the notification bar and click on the SD card notification. Then click mount.
5. Download this APK and the recovery image and save it to your computer:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
6. Once they are saved to your computer, copy them both to your SD card (do NOT put them inside any folders on the SD card, just put them on the SD card itself).
7. Unplug the phone from the computer once they are downloaded to the SD card.
8. Goto the Market and download Linda [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] or any file manager program if you do not already have one.
9. Open the file manager and goto SDCard and then find the FlashRec apk file and click it. If asked tell it to use Package Installer to open it. It should automatically install the apk.
10. Open the FlashRec program and click on [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] Image and wait for it to finish.
11. Once done, click on the empty text box in the FlashRec program and type:
/sdcard/recovery.img
Then click on the Flash Custom RecoveryImage button and wait for it to finish.
12. Turn off the phone and turn it on into Recovery mode by holding down Home and Power to turn it on (keep holding until the recovery screen comes up has a bunch of text on a black background). So long as that screen comes up, LEAVE IT ON THAT SCREEN, you have done it correctly and can now go on to the How to Load a ROM video for your appropriate device!
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
13. To get Root access you MUST go to the next video mentioned above and load a custom ROM.
Reported Issues

Issue: I get Invalid Recovery Image or Flash Recovery doesn’t show up, it stays greyed out!
Solution: Make sure that the spell correction and auto completion are OFF in the Text Settings (Settings > Locale and Text > Touch Input > Text Input then turn off Prediction, spell correction, and word completion) of your phone. If not then it may put in spaces where they do not belong. (I had it put a space after .img and couldn’t see it so couldn’t figure out why it kept saying invalid recovery image, like you guys).
Other than that, just make sure it is on the root of the SD card (not in any folder) and that you are typing in:
/sdcard/recovery.img
and it should show Flash Recovery
Issue: When I download the FlashRec.apk it shows up as a .zip not an apk.
Solution: No problem. Do NOT extract it, just simply replace the .zip with .apk and then proceed with the procedure.
Issue: I get backup failed or flash failed when I try to use the FlashRec progam.
Solution: This is most likely because you already have a custom recovery image (OR HAVE DONUT), please use one of the unrooting procedures to get back to the original recovery image and THEN you can use this procedure.

originally found here:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Load A Custom Rom/Radio:

I. Before You Begin

1. You MUST have done our [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] BEFORE doing this one.
II. Partition Your Memory Card for Hero ROMs, Swap, and Apps2SD –

1. With your phone STILL in recovery mode from the How To Root procedure, click on Partition SD Card > Partition SD (this will erase everything off of your memory card).
2. When it asks you, select 96mbs for Swap, 512mbs for ext2 and fat32 for the remainder
3. Once it is done partitioning the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register], click on Partition SD Card > SD: ext2 to ext3
III. Load your First Custom ROM -

1. [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] the custom generic ROM for your device (you can change your ROM after this to whatever one you want, but load this one first as we need to load it to keep the recovery image flashed on the MyTouch):
Generic MyTouch ROM w/ Root – [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
2. In the recovery screen on the phone (that the phone is still in from the first section), select USB-MS toggle to allow the memory card to be mounted.
3. Plug in your phone via usb cable and you should be able to access your memory card on the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register].
4. Save the Generic ROM (leave it as a .zip file) onto the root of the SD card (NOT in any folder, just on the memory card itself).
5. Once they are done transferring to the memory card, unplug the phone from the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] and click the home button on the phone to disable USB-MS toggle mode and get back to the recovery screen.
7. Once the recovery screen menu is up, click on Flash Zip on SDCard and select the ROM .zip file
8. Once it is done, click Reboot [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] Now.
DONE! You are now Rooted with a generic custom ROM! Feel free to use any root required apps (including Wifi tethering, overclocking apps, etc.)!
If you want to load a different ROM simply follow these steps below…
IV. (Optional) Load a Different Custom ROM

1. Turn off the phone and then turn it back on by holding down Home and Power (keep holding them until you get to the recovery screen).
2. Select USB-MS Toggle.
3. Plug your phone into the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] via USB
4. Download whatever custom ROM you want from our [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] here on our site and save it to the root of your sd card (NOT in any folder, just on the sd card itself).
5. Unplug the phone from the computer once it is done transferring.
6. Click the Home button on the phone to disable USB-MS Toggle.
7. Select Wipe > Wipe Data / Factory Reset and wait for it to finish.
8. Next, select Flash Zip from SDCard and select the new ROM’s .zip file.
9. Once it is done, select Reboot Device Now and you are done with your new ROM! Repeat Section IV whenever you want to load any other ROM as many times as you’d like!

HTC Hero/G2 Touch (GSM)

ATTENTION: We are trying to update this procedure so it works for more versions of the HTC Hero. If you attempt this procedure, or if it has worked for you in the past, PLEASE post what company you have the Hero on (what it is locked to), what your firmware version is, if it worked or not, and what you needed to do to get it to work if it did not, thanks for your help!

I. Read Before You Begin

1. Try the procedure as is first, then if you get a backup failed response from flash rec come back to this section for what you need to do BEFORE using the rest of the procedure.
Orange UK Users - Please downgrade your ROM version to 2.73.61.5 using this [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]. Then you can follow the rest of this procedure as it is written. Good luck!
Orange Spain Users – Just continue with the procedure as written, should work fine for you Click here to enlarge

Unbranded European Users - Please downgrade your ROM version to 1.76.405.1 using this [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]. Then you can follow the rest of this procedure as it is written. Good luck!
Sprint Users – Please downgrade your ROM version to 1.29.651.1 using this [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]. Then you can follow the rest of this procedure as it is written. Good luck!
T-Mobile UK Users – Please downgrade your ROM version to 1.76.110.6 using this HTC Program (link is gone, if anyone knows where to find the 1.76.110.6 RUU please post a link). Then you can follow the rest of this procedure as it is written. Good luck!
If None of The Above Worked For You – You may need to do things the hard way (goldcard method), do [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] and then come back and follow the rest of this procedure.
II. Let’s Get Started

1. On your phone, goto Settings, [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register], and make sure Unknown source is checked ON.
2. On your phone, goto Settings, SD card and phone storage, and click Unmount SD card.
3. Then click Format SD card (it should automatically remount after this).
4. Plug the phone into the compuer via USB, then pull down the notification bar and click on the SD card notification. Then click mount.
5. Download this APK and recovery image and save it to your computer:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (Updated 01.10.10)
6. IMPORTANT UPDATE: Do NOT follow the video instructions from this point on (use them as a visual aid only!) We have replaced the Cyanogen Recovery Image with the Amon Ra one so when it says anything about the Cyanogen Recovery Image, just ignore that and put the Amon Ra one in it’s place. This is VERY IMPORTANT when typing into the FlashRec program. You will NOT be typing what is written in the video, type what is written here in this procedure instead!
7. Save both the recovery-RA-heroc-v1.5.2 and the FlashRec.apk to your computer, then copy them both to your SD card (do NOT put them inside any folders on the SD card, just put them on the SD card itself).
8. Unplug the phone from the computer once they are downloaded to the SD card.
9. Goto the Market and download Linda File Manager or any file manager program if you do not already have one.
10. Open the file manager and goto SDCard and then find the FlashRec apk file and click it. If asked tell it to use Package Installer to open it. It should automatically install the apk.
11. Open the FlashRec program and click on Backup Recovery Image and wait for it to finish.
12. Once done, click on the empty text box in the FlashRec program and type (again remember we have replaced the recovery image from the one in the video so type what is written here, NOT what is written in the video!):
/sdcard/recovery-RA-hero-v1.5.2.img
Then click on the Flash Custom Recovery Image button (this button might say something else in different versions of Flashrec, but similar to this) and wait for it to finish.
13. Turn off the phone and turn it on into Recovery mode by holding down Home and Power to turn it on (keep holding until the recovery screen comes up has a bunch of text on a black background). So long as that screen comes up, you have done it correctly and can now go on to the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] for your appropriate device!
14. To get Root access you MUST go to the next video mentioned above and load a custom ROM.
Reported Issues

Issue: It says Backup Failed/Flash Failed when trying to use the FlashRec program to flash the custom recovery image.
Solution: Try the older version of FlashRec (version 1.1.2).
Issue: When I download the FlashRec.apk it shows up as a .zip not an apk.
Solution: No problem. Do NOT extract it, just simply replace the .zip with .apk and then proceed with the procedure.
Issue: I don’t see the Flash Custom Recovery Image button (or anything similar).
Solution: This means you either are typing in the file name incorrectly or the file is not in the right place on the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]. This button only shows up when you have the correct path in the text box and everything is spelled correctly.

Flashing Custom Rom/Radio:

Before you begin make sure you have done our [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]procedure.
THIS NOW WORKS ON THE SPRINT HERO AS WELL!

After you have successfully done that, you can do this procedure.

1. Download a ROM from forum.XDA-Developer.com to your computer. Or check our Downloads section and click on [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] then ROMs and use the search bar at the top and type in “Hero ROMs”. *IF YOU HAVE A SPRINT HERO MAKE SURE THE ROM YOU WANT IS COMPATIBLE FOR THE SPRINT HERO!

2. Plug in your phone and pull down the Notification bar when the SD notification pops up.

3. Click on the notification and select Mount.

4. Once the SD card is on your computer screen, copy the ROM from your computer to your SD card (make sure NOT to put it in any folders on the SD card, just on the SD card by itself).

5. Once it is done copying, rename it on your SD card to update (in windows it should just need to be renamed update and you should still see the Zip folder icon to the left of the file to indicate that it is still update.zip).

6. Unplug your phone and turn it off.

7. Turn the phone on by holding down Home and Power till you get to the custom recovery screen.

8. Select Wipe from the menu, then select Apply Update.zip

9. Once it is done, select Reboot and you are all set!

Reported Issue:

Issue: I can’t find Format Fat32+Ext2+LinuxSwap.
Solution: This means you are using Amon Ras latest recovery image, he has put this option under Partition > Partition SD > then it asks you what values you want for the different partitions. Here are the standard values, but feel free to change them according to what the ROM you wish to use recommends.
LinuxSwap – 32MBs
Ext2 – 512Mbs
Fat32 – Remainder

HTC HERO (CDMA)

Step By Step Way to root Using Flashrec(Updated 4/5)
This video I posted is to help people get the custom rom installed which will enable root. This is for people who do not want to go the adb shell way. This method is simpler but will require you to flash a custom ROM onto your phone. You will not have to download the SDK for this method.

*** Use at your own risk. Although i have not come across any one on forums who bricked their phone, there is sill a possibility that this can brick your phone. I take no responsibility if you brick your phone.**

Have tested this on Windows 7 and Windows Xp

Hey everyone, I made a video on this, and some people said I should do a step by step guide, so here goes.

First things first, you are going to need to download these files.

flashrec -- [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Amon RA Recover Image 1.6.2 -- [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
Amon RA Recover Image 1.6.2 Mirror -- [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

[ROM] MoDaCo 1.1 Custom ROM (has firmware 1.5) -- [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

OR

[ROM] DamageControl v 2.05 (has firmware 2.1) --
Non-Espresso Version
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Click here to enlarge

Espresso Version
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Click here to enlarge

OR

[ROM] Fresh Rom 2.0d (has firmware 2.1) --
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
Click here to enlarge

Do not extract the Rom zip file, it needs to stay in the zip.

Ok, lets do this in steps, should make it easier:

Step 1: Mount the sd card and place all the files downloaded onto the root of the sdcard.

Step 2: Download some sort of file manager, ex Estrongs File Manager, and run/open the flashrec apk.

Step 3: Once it's finished installing, unplug the usb cable, run the app, and hit the button, "backup recovery image". If you get an error, try rebooting your phone, make sure the usb cable is unplugged.

Step 4: Exit app, and mount the sd card again, and move recovery-backup.img to your desktop, then rename recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img to recovery-backup.img

Step 5: Unmount sdcard, unplug usb cable, and go back into the flashrec app(should be named recovery flasher in all programs list)

Step 6: hit restore backup image. Once finished flashing, power down phone.

Step 7: After you power down your phone, hold the Vol Down button, then hold down the power button. Phone should boot into hboot. Press home for recovery.

Step 8: To ensure you have a backup of your phone before we continue, do a nandroid v2.2 backup.

Step 9: After the nandroid backup is complete, you can now choose apply "sd card update choose", and choose the modaco or damage control rom

Step 10: Reboot your phone and you should be all set.

Any issues or anything unclear, let me know and I will try to help make it clear.

HTC TATTOO/Click Rooting And Flashing (GSM)

Ok guys and and gals...
This is a thread to try to end up the "How can we aply the update.zip"...
I'm going to try to give you the step-by-step procedure.

The first thing you need is to root your tattoo and make it ready to receive the update... It's all over the forum the explanations... You have 2 choices..

1.1. If you want the hard way to do it, but want to learn how to, then follow this links:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
NEW : Recovery image from Amon_RA (19-03-2010)
This recovery it's from Amon_RA, and it's the one that everyone wants to have...
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

1.2. If your just want to chill out, don't understand what your doing, but still want to flash the update, then use this ROOT in 1Click:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

For both procedures, and for security reasons, don't forget to create a golcard before. That could be your last chance, before you have a beautifull brick... ;)
See here how to:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

There are two custom recoverys now, using custom recovery from mainfram3 or from maverixx. You will see diferences after pressing power+home buttons. If you see only an android logo then you're with mainfram3 one. If you get some menu choices you're with maverixx one

With custom recovery from mainfram3

2.1 Lets test the recovery mode :

Turn off your tattoo
Press power+home buttons, until a nice Android logo image comes up...
Hold home and press end button
Now there are some options there you can select...
Choose "Backup to SDCARD": That will do a complete backup of your system to you sd. (Did you saw "apply sdcard: update.zip" there? ;) )

After this you are ready to go...

3.1 Apply the update.zip
For the update process, you just need to first put the update.zip in the root of your sd card.
After this it's all the same story...

Turn off your tattoo
Press power+home buttons, until a nice Android logo image comes up...
Hold home and press end button
Now choose "apply sdcard: update.zip"
Wait.... Wait... Wait...
Restart your tattoo, and there you go... :)

At the same menu, and before flashing, you can also wipe your data. Just select it there. ("wipe data/factory reset")

New 1 click recovery from maverixx (18-03-2010)

2.2 Lets test the recovery mode :

Turn off your tattoo
Press power+home buttons, until a nice Android logo image comes up with somemenus...
Choose "Backup/Restore" (With call button)
Choose "Nand backup": That will do a complete backup of your system to you sd. (Did you saw "Flash zip from sd card" there? ;) )

After this you are ready to go...

3.2 Apply the update.zip
For the update process, you just need to first put the update.zip in the root of your sd card.
After this it's all the same story...

Turn off your tattoo
Press power+home buttons, until a nice Android logo image comes up with some menus...
Now choose "Flash zip from sd card" (With call button)
Wait.... Wait... Wait...
Restart your tattoo, and there you go... :)

Here are the threads that have update.zip ready to go:
Android 1.6 Donut :
Credits to mikifafi : [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
Credits to cn.fyodor : [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
Credits to paulobrien : [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
Android 2.1 Eclair :
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
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Cheers

DON'T FORGET : The people that are working on these procedures, and developings, are not responsible if you brick your device in the process. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK

All the thanks are going to all developers, and all their time spended... mainfram3, Coburn64, -bm-, cn.fyodor, maverixx and some other i could forgot...

originally found here:
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HTC Droid Eris (CDMA):

Universal 1 Click Eris Root App Apk - No PCs, No Scripts Needed, EASY
Preface, This is not a free app, its a try before you buy app. If this app works for you, and you are happy with it. You are required to donate a meal to a homeless youth, or any amount of money to a youth outreach type program.

This is a TeamAndIRC production. The source code is available on request, if good reason exists.

I got bored and whipped this up tonight with ECLIPS3. This will root your Droid Eris running 2.1 with 1 click.

If something doesn't work, don't freak just contact me. Tested working on latest RUU.
This does NOT erase anything off your phone.You can keep you data/apps with this root!

Step 1) download and install this apk
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] - VERSION 0.1.0

Step 2) Run, read disclaimer, press button

Step 3) Reboot, once rebooted your phone should have Amon's recovery. Yay.

Step 4) Use the recovery to flash rootme.zip that is now on your SDCard, or the custom rom of your choice.

Step 5) Go into settings, and turn usb debugging on. After you have root, please uninstall this app.

Just that easy.

Please come chat with use at [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] or irc.andirc.net #droideris if you have a separate IRC client.

Credit to:
Eclips3 for spending hours and hours and hours testing my crap. Without him this app wouldn't exist.

TopazAaron for the icon

wag3slav3 for the root method

Amon_RA for the recovery image

erisuser1 for the post that gave me the idea.

and to the authors of flash_image and superuser.apk.

originally found here:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

From stock (1.5) to rooted 2.1 (update - new link) Introduction:
This walkthrough will take you through rooting a stock 1.5 Eris. After following the walkthrough, you will have a rooted 2.1 Eris.
Unfortunately, this will NOT help people who upgraded to the Leaked 2.1 ROM. For now, there is no way to fix your issue.

CREDITS:
GrdLock for his walkthrough in androidforums - it inspired this one and much of the info came from his walkthrough
caboose for finding the rooted dev ROM
amon_ra for the recovery console
ivanmmj for rooting the 2.1 ROM

Warning:
Neither I, nor xda-developers.com, is responsible if this process bricks your phone. Sometimes, the unforeseeable will happen. Sometimes, you will make a mistake. Although this process is relatively safe, if your phone becomes bricked, we do not and will not provide support or replacements for your bricked phone.

Index:
I: Gaining root: an unlocked hboot
II: Prerequisites: Tools to flash
III: Flashing a rooted/modded recovery
IV: Flashing a custom ROM (rooted version of leaked 2.1 ROM)

I: Gaining root
An unlocked hboot will allows us to flash in a modified IMG ROM signed with test keys as supposed to requiring an official ROM from HTC. This will open us to be able to flash a modified recovery.

1. Download this file: [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (md5: 63eacc5ede3b179f95dc22d8ef585f94)[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
2. Place PB00IMG.zip onto the root directory of your sdcard.

3. Power down your phone.

4. Hold Volume Down while you Power On. This should bring you to a screen saying "HBOOT" and some other stuff. Wait for it to load the image, and it will say Push Activate. Push the trackball button to continue. The process will take around 5-10 minutes. The first time your phone boots up it will take a lot longer than normal.

II: Prerequisites - Android SDK - These instructions are for Windows XP. You must adapt them to your version of Windows.
First we must install the Android SDK as it has the tools we need for both this walkthrough as well as to make your life in the Android world easier.

1. Visit the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] site.

2. Visit the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] site and download the latest Java JDK.

3. Extract the Android SDK zip file unto c:\AndroidSDK\

4. Double click on SDK Setup.exe

5. Many times, you will need to click on Settings and check the box to force HTTP instead of HTTPS.

6. Choose to download the USB drivers package. Nothing else is required.

7. Enable your phone's USB debugging mode: Settings > Applications > Development > check USB Debugging

8. Connect your phone via USB to your PC.

9. Right-click My Computer > Properties, click on Hardware, and go to Device Manager. You should see a device with a yellow exclamation next to it, this is your phone (if you don't see it you probably forgot to enable USB debugging mode)

10. Right-click the device, select Update Driver. Browse to your Android SDK directory, and you should see a "USB Driver" folder in it now. If you don't, you forgot to download the USB Driver package when in "SDK Setup.exe". Select the driver in that folder.

11. To make life easier, lets add a global path to the android SDK tools. Right-click My Computer > Properties, click on Advanced, then click on Environment Variables. Doubleclick on PATH, then at the end of the Variable value, add a semi colon ";" and then c:\AndroidSDK\tools

III: Flashing a Custom Recovery
Flashing a custom recovery will make your life easier when flashing ROMs in the future.

1. Download this file: [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
2. Extract file contents to your \tools\ directory of your Android SDK.

3. Open up a command prompt and go to your tools directory, and execute these commands:

adb shell mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
adb push recovery.img /sdcard
adb push flash_image /system/bin
adb shell chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
adb shell flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

4. Success! You now have a recovery partition installed on your phone. You can access it by running "adb shell reboot recovery" or by powering off your phone, holding "Volume Up + Power On"

IV: Flashing a custom ROM

1. Download the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] zip file.

2. Copy the WHOLE zip file to the root directory of your SD card. (You can enable USB-MS enable from your shiny new recovery to mount your phone as a USB Mass Storage device.)

3. Choose Wipe. Choose data/factory Reset (In the stock ROM, the dalvik is stored in the data and you don't have an EXT partition... yet.)

4. Choose Flash zip from sdcard. Find the eris_0_3.zip file.

5. Wait until it shows as complete and choose reboot system now.

CONGRATULATIONS! You now have a rooted 2.1 phone!

originally found here:
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HTC Google Nexus One (GSM)

Watch Video Here:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Before we begin

Make sure you have accomplished the following things

Installed the USB drivers (grab them from [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] or [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register])
Confirm your device is recognized by ADB (see [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] or [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] for help)
Backed up any important data from your device

Watch the video walk through once to get a preview of the entire process. Your first time might take you 30 minutes, but it can be completed in less than 10.

Step 1: Unlock your bootloader

In order to flash a new recovery image, you must unlock your bootloader. This process is quite simple, but it will wipe your phone.

Reboot phone into fastboot: Power off device and hold down trackball while powering back on. (The fastboot screen is the one with the Androids on skateboards)
Open a command prompt and navigate to your Android SDK tools folder.
Type ‘fastboot devices‘ to make sure your phone is recognized.
Type ‘fastboot oem unlock‘ to unlock the bootloader.
Use volume keys to navigate to yes and press the power button to confirm.

Step 2: Flash a new recovery image

Next we will download a new recovery image that allows us to flash custom zip packages.

Visit XDA and download [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] for the Nexus One.
Copy the file to your Android SDK tools folder.
Open a command prompt and navigate to your Android SDK tools folder.
Type ‘fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-nexus-v1.5.3.img‘. (Note filename will change as recovery image is updated)

Step 3: Boot into recovery mode and flash N1 Addon

Now that the new recovery image is installed, it is time to reboot into recovery mode and flash a custom zip package. Since your phone was just wiped, you might have to enable usb debugging again so ADB and fastboot commands will work.
Double check: Go to Settings > Application settings > Development > USB debugging (enable)
For this guide we will be flashing [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register].

Visit XDA and download [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]. (or any other custom .zip file you want to flash)
Copy the .zip file to the root directory of your SD card.
Open a command prompt and navigate to your Android SDK tools folder.
Type ‘adb reboot recovery‘ to reboot the phone into recovery mode. (The recovery screen says “Android system recovery” with green text on black background)
Use the trackball to navigate to “Flash zip from sdcard” and then select the zip file you wish to flash.
Follow the on screen instructions. Press the trackball to begin the flash when prompted.
When the flash is complete, navigate to reboot and press the trackball to reboot.

Congratulations, you are finished and it is now time to download some root apps from the Android Market. Search the Market for SetCPU for Root Users, Nexus One Torch, or use the term “Nexus root” and see what you find.

HTC Legend (GSM):

Read this whole topic - it contains a ton of useful information as well as the instructions and downloads!

Remember that if you use this guide, you do so entirely at your own risk!!

Welcome to my guide on how to root the HTC Legend!

Compatibility

This guide will allow you to root your HTC Legend, provided it has a bootloader version of 0.43.xxxx or below and a ROM version of 1.31.xxx.x or below. To check this, turn off your device, then turn it back on with the 'back' key held. On the second line in green text you will see HBOOT- and then a number. Provided this is 0.43 or below, this guide should work for you.

Legend rooting protection

Back in the early days of Android, rooting was easy. You had several options - you could flash stuff via the bootloader, you could flash an engineering bootloader, you could use kernel exploits - there were many ways of getting the low level access to your device that - in fairness - I think we as paying customers are entitled to. As time has progressed however, the manufacturers have made things harder and harder. The Legend is not a straightforward phone to root, for many reasons, including...

a 'perfected bootloader' that doesn't allow flashing or booting of any images (even HTC signed ones)
a RUU flash process that does not allow downgrading of the bootloader to earlier versions
a kernel (that as yet does not have publicly available source) that as yet has no known exploits
a new protection method previously seen on the HTC Tattoo that protects key partitions from having write access. Even with SU access, it is not possible to write to the boot, recovery or system partitions.

In reality, the options for rooting a device this secure are limited. Even if a kernel exploit were found, the key partitions would still be unwritable, rendering su access useless. This was circumvented on the Tattoo very cleverly, using a specific memory address from a confidential Qualcomm datasheet, however this information is not yet available for the MSM7227 chipset used in the Legend (and indeed may never enter the public domain).

And so the root process becomes a process of methodically probing every possible point of exposure on the device, looking for the slightest chink in the armour. I found one and we're putting it to good use! The downside is that it's not as easy or as pretty as rooting a device that is actually DESIGNED to be accessible at the lowest level, such as the Nexus One.

Shame on you HTC for going to such unnecessary lengths (but that's another story for another day).

What this root process provides and does not provide

The root process will...

flash your device with a new, generic 1.31 series based ROM that has Superuser access
show you how to enter the recovery image in future, allowing you to flash update zips

The root process will NOT...

enable you to flash your device with a custom recovery image that can be launched easily by just holding down the volume down button when powering on
enable you to have write access to the /system partition in normal use of the device

Both of these limitations are being worked on of course. Click here to enlarge

Pre-requisites

In order to complete this guide, you need the following...

a HTC Legend
a computer running Windows (32 bit recommended, some users have reported issues with x64), OSX or Linux
a microUSB cable
a microSD card (to be made into a 'goldcard')
the download below
balls of steel (actually, I just made that up)

Download

To be ready for the guide, download the following items...

the required files - [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (MediaFire) / [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (ROMraid / CoBlitz) / [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (ROMraid / Coral) MD5: dadda91b20859182a10542deefd9eb5b

Once you have this on your machine, you're ready to start! Click here to enlarge

Note: If you require the previous 'TinyCoreLinux' r3 build, you can download it [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (MediaFire), [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (ROMraid / CoBlitz) or [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (ROMraid / Coral).

The guide

Follow through these steps, one by one and at the end of it you'll have a rooted Legend with the latest ROM.

Note: This process will wipe your device and there is currently no option to backup your device ROM before you start.

Make your microSD card into a goldcard by following [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (it's a good idea to back up the contents of your card first!).
Unzip the file you downloaded to a directory, then open a command prompt / terminal window at that directory.
Turn off your HTC Legend, then turn it back on with the 'back' button held down. You'll see 'FASTBOOT' written on the screen in a red box. Connect the phone to the computer.
In the terminal window, enter either 'step1-windows.bat', './step1-mac.sh' or './step1-linux.sh' as appropriate.
When this step has completed, navigate to the 'BOOTLOADER' and then 'RECOVERY' option on the menu, using the volume buttons to move and the power button to select.
In the terminal window, enter either 'step2-windows.bat', './step2-mac.sh' or './step2-linux.sh' as appropriate.
When this has completed, your device should be at the 'recovery' screen. Select the 'wipe' option, then select the option to apply an update zip from sdcard, and select 'rootedupdate.zip'. This will take a little while, so go make a nice cup of tea. When the flash has finished, reboot, and you are DONE!

Troubleshooting

If you have any issues with the root process, post below, and we'll do our best to help! Click here to enlarge

Recovery mode for future updates

Once you are rooted, you can enter recovery mode by turning your device on with the volume button held down and selecting 'RECOVERY', then running either 'recovery-windows.bat', './recovery-mac.sh' or './recovery-linux.sh' as appropriate from the root zip directory.

And finally!

If you wish to do so, you can express your appreciation by signing up to a MoDaCo Ad Free or MoDaCo Plus Account using PayPal or Google Checkout, as detailed in [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]. As well as donating to support the work that goes into all the various MoDaCo activites, you get cool stuff like free software (there's some great Android stuff coming too!), an ad free MoDaCo site and of course access to the MoDaCo Online Kitchen. All signups are very much appreciated.

Enjoy! Click here to enlarge

P

Thanks to nilezon for his patched windows ADB binary and Amon_RA for the recovery image I butchered here. Click here to enlarge

HTC Desire (GSM):

Before reading any further:

Please use the official mirrors before using the Rapidshare ones. These are on the modaco thread found [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

I didn't make these instructions, I have only displayed in full the original version (not the most up to date) as it is easier for those who already have a mac or a linux machine running!

This WILL remove any branded ROM, i.e no orange/tmobile logo when you boot Click here to enlarge

. This might be great for some but just to warn anyone who wants to keep it!

R4 Instructions
Guide [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Rapidshare Mirrors
If you have a bootloader version 0.75.xxxx or below AND a current ROM of 1.15.xxx.x or below -

[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

if you have a bootloader version 0.80.xxxx or below AND a current ROM of 1.21.xxx.x or below -

[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

R3 Instructions
Rapidshare Mirror
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

R1 - Original Guide does not require live cd
R1 is the original version and might be easier for some of you
Downloads

To be ready for the guide, download the following items...
Rapidshare as Modaco links no longer work! (please post any other mirrors)

the 'rooted update' & the 'push files' - [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
the 'test ruu' - [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
Push files single download [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Do not unzip the rootedupdate.zip!

Once you have those on your machine, you're ready to start!

The guide

Follow through these steps, one by one and at the end of it you'll have a rooted Desire with the latest ROM.

Note: This process will wipe your device and there is currently no option to backup your device ROM before you start.

Make your microSD card into a goldcard by following [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] instructions (it's a good idea to back up the contents of your card first!)
Copy the 'rooted update' you downloaded above to the root of your SD card, before replacing it into your device.
Turn off your HTC desire, then turn it back on with the 'back' button held down. You'll see 'FASTBOOT' written on the screen in a red box.
Connect the phone to your computer, then run the 'test ruu' that you downloaded above (it may take a short while to start). Let the update complete and turn your device off as soon as it reaches the configuration wizard. If you need USB drivers, you can find them as part of the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register].
Your device should now be off. Unplug the device from your computer. Turn it on again while holding down the 'volume down' button this time. The screen will look similar to before, but will say 'HBOOT' instead of 'FASTBOOT'. Use the volume buttons and the power button to select the 'RECOVERY' option. You should then see a screen with a red triangle - at this point, plug it into your Linux or OSX computer.
Now you need to unzip the 'push files' zip that you downloaded above. When you have done so, you'll see a file called 'recovery-linux.sh' or 'recovery-mac.sh'. Run the one appropriate to your operating system and the screen of your device should change to display the green recovery image menu.
In the recovery image (moving around using the optical trackball), select 'Wipe -> Wipe data /factory reset' then 'Flash zip from sdcard' and choose the rooted update. Confirm with the trackball and the update process will begin. It'll take a little while, so go make a nice cup of tea.
When the flash has finished, reboot, and you are DONE!

Optional updates
Optional update zips

Apply this updates after rooting by copying to sdcard any applying from the recovery image (entered using the recovery-xxx.sh method).

A2SD - Mirror unavailable

32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2 Radio update (from Asia 1.19.707.6 update) - Mirror unavailable

Credits
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] at Modaco
His instructions [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Motorola Droid Root And Flash (CDMA)

Someone over at AllAndroid has created a .zip file exploit which can allow you to use SU (root access) through ADB on the Droid. Now this is NOT going to load any custom ROMs just yet, BUT it is the first step (and the hardest one mind you) so if you are a developer, enjoy! For the rest of us, I’d wait until there is something to do with the new rooting ability (or until we have a custom recovery image etc.) and just know for now that it has been done! Click here to enlarge

I. Gain Root Access through ADB using the Droid-Root.zip Exploit:

1. [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] the Droid-Root.zip below:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
2. Rename the Droid-Root zip file to update (please make sure the full name in the properties when right clicking the file is update.zip or that it is update and is a .zip file type).
3. Save it to the root of you SD card (not in any folder, just on the SD card itself).
4. Turn off the Droid.
5. Turn the Droid back on by holding down power and the X key on the physical keyboard until the /!\ screen comes up.
6. When you do push Volume Up and Camera till the menu comes up.
7. Select Apply Update.zip using the physical keyboard and let it install.
8. Reboot when done.
II. Flash a Recovery Image and Add BusyBox

1. Download the following file:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (Updated 01/07/10)
2. Unzip the file.
3. Plug your phone in to the computer via USB. Pull down the notification bar and click Mount to mount the SD card.
4. Copy the Tools folder from the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] to the root of your SD card (do not put it inside any other folders, just put it on the SD card).
5. Unplug the phone from the computer when the folder has been copied over.
6. Open the Market on the phone and download Linda [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (if you don’t already have it).
7. Open Linda File Manager and navigate to the Tools folder we just copied to the SD card.
8. Click on the DroidRootHelper.apk and install it using the Package installer. (If it tells you to goto Settings, go and check the box to allow non market apps).
9. Open DroidRootHelper once it is installed and click on the following in this order:
Mount System
Rename Recovery
Install BusyBox
Install Flash Image
Flash SirPsycoS’s .12.0 recovery
Reboot Recovery
III. Setup USB Drivers and SDK (OPTIONAL)

1. Use our [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] then once you can see your phone’s serial number in ADB come back to this procedure.
All set! You have root access and a custom Recovery Image.
Next step is to load a custom ROM.

Samsung Moment (CDMA):

load into and use Shell in
then run the following
cd /system/bin
cat btld_testmode > ../btld_testmode (this backs up the file)
cat sh >> btld_testmode (we append it first, don't know why, but we cant just overwrite it at first)
cat sh > btld_testmode (overwrite it)

Now, it lost is setuid. but that is fine, the factorytest.rc will restore it. so reboot the phone, reloading .

cd /system/bin
./btld_testmode
Now you are in a root shell, you know what to do
cat sh > su
chmod 4755 su
exit
./su

Now we will put btld_testmode back.

cat ../btld_testmode > btld_testmode
chmod 6777 btld_testmode

Currently the su looses it's setuid on reboot, so it is not permanent.
Still working on that.

Edit: it seems all permissions get reset, then are set up by the init script.
Sadly, we can't overwrite the init script because changes in / do not persist.
All we can use this for is flashing, unless we find another way to persist our setuid...
But hey, at least we have a root shell! It is a start

More here, including a trick to guarantee test mode will activate:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Important Update:
hokansoc warns:

Quote
Just wanting to warn everyone... TRY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

All it takes is skipping one step to brick your phone. Specifically this step

"Now we will put btld_testmode back.

cat ../btld_testmode > btld_testmode
chmod 6777 btld_testmode"

originally found here:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Sprint HTC Evo 4G

Rooting after Froyo OTA:

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unrevoked forever radio S-OFF tool

unrevoked forever is a tool to set your Android phone's security level to S-OFF. The security level is a flag stored on the radio; when the flag is S-OFF, the bootloader (HBOOT) will no longer check the signatures of firmware images before flashing them. This allows custom firmware images to be uploaded, including unsigned boot, recovery, splash1, and hboot images (as well as official images that have been modified). When the system is S-OFF, the NAND flash memory protection is also reduced; this allows all partitions (including /system) to be written to while the operating system is booted.

The most substantial benefit of unrevoked forever is that the change is stored in the radio's NV memory; no ENG bootloader is necessary to continue to flash firmware images. Even if an “unrootable” OTA update is accepted, a device on which unrevoked forever has been run will still be able to reflash a custom recovery image.

Important Safety Information

We know you just want to install unrevoked forever. However, before you do, please read this section in its entirety. It contains important information to avoid bricking your phone.

We believe unrevoked forever to be safe for your phone. However, forever unlocks a few capabilities that make it substantially easier to cause (in some cases, permanent) damage. Here are a list of things to be aware of:

As with all hacks to your phone's firmware, setting your phone S-OFF will void the warranty on your phone. Do not take your phone in for support until you have set your phone S-ON and removed all custom modifications. Damaging your phone by flashing a custom bootloader, or other unusual combinations of firmware, is not covered under warranty; although your carrier may not check to see if your phone was modified, please be honest.
unrevoked forever allows you, among other things, to reflash the hboot partition on your phone. Doing so carries risk; a bad hboot flash can render the phone permanently unusable. Be cautious about where you accept updates from.
When doing updates, be sure to flash all partitions at the same time. For instance, on Incredible, running a 0.92 hboot and a 2.15 radio with a 2.6.29 Linux kernel will result in the system becoming unusable until reflashed.
When updating using an official OTA, update using an official recovery. See below for instructions.
unrevoked forever comes with NO WARRANTY (express or implied), and NO GUARANTEE OF FITNESS for any particular task. Although we have attempted to minimize the risk the best we can, the authors do not disclaim any chance of damage to your phone. The entire risk of running unrevoked forever lies with you, the user.

Supported Devices

At this time, the following devices are supported.

HTC Droid Incredible, running radio baseband versions:
1.00.03.04.06
2.05.00.06.11
2.07.00.07.16
2.15.00.07.28
HTC EVO 4G, running radio baseband versions:
1.39.00.04.26
2.05.00.06.10
2.15.00.07.28
You can determine your radio baseband version by holding the VOLUME DOWN key while powering on the phone.

We believe the mechanism behind unrevoked forever may work for other radios and devices, and will add support as radio images are made available to us.

Installation Instructions

To install unrevoked forever on your phone, perform the following steps.

If your phone does not already have a custom recovery, [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register].
The installation process cannot take place if the phone does not have a custom recovery installed.
Download the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] to a temporary location on your computer.
The update can be installed like any custom .zip file. Simply flash it from your custom recovery. Both Amon_RA and Clockworkmod Recoveries support custom .zip installs from the sdcard.
Either select the option to install a .zip from your SD card, or apply it as an update.zip as follows:
Place the update.zip file into the root of your SD card. You can do this with adb with the command: adb push unrevoked-forever.zip /sdcard/update.zip
Reboot your phone into recovery mode. You can do this by removing your phone's battery, holding down the VOLUME DOWN button, and inserting the battery; at the menu, press VOLUME DOWN to highlight recovery, then press POWER to select it.

Click here to enlarge

Did you read the important safety information above?
Do so now before continuing.

Select apply sdcard:update.zip from the menu.
Press VOLUME DOWN until Yes is highlighted, then select it.
Review the output to determine if there were any errors.
If messages beginning in E: appear, stop! If possible, join IRC for support.
Restart the phone normally, then reboot the phone into the bootloader. This can be done by holding VOLUME DOWN while powering the system up. Observe at the top that S-OFF appears.
Optional, but recommended: show your support (and your S-OFF bootloader) by [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between an ENG bootloader and unrevoked forever? Are there any disadvantages?
This is a permanent patch; unrevoked forever works below the radio level. Thus, even if an update removes the ENG bootloader, a device that has run forever will remain S-OFF. It is possible for HTC to produce an update to remove this, but a carrier that distributes such an update would also break legitimate test phones, reverting them back to “release” phones.

For Droid Incredible users, this is the only way to obtain S-OFF access. However, the EVO 4G's ENG bootloader allows certain extended fastboot commands to be used. Currently, unrevoked forever does not enable these extended commands; however, the ENG bootloader can be used in conjunction with unrevoked forever to have permanent S-OFF access as well as access to the extended commands. For HTC Incredible users, our intent is to eventually bring our own ENG patched HBOOT to the Incredible.

How can this be removed or undone if I need to take my phone in for service?
We have not yet developed a tool to reset the phone to S-ON. In the future, we may create one; in the interim, you should not rely on the existence of such a tool.

How can I use S-OFF to recover from an unrooted update?
S-OFF gives your device permanent NAND unlock in the booted system, and also disables HBOOT's signature checking on firmware zip files. So, even if you take a OTA that has not been rooted, you can simply flash a new recovery that allows you to install su, and use that to restore yourself to a fully rooted system. We have provided [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] images for you to use for this purpose.

How do I create a unsigned zip to flash in HBOOT?
Download one of the example zip files (either the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] or the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] zip files) appropriate for your platform, and extract the android-info.txt file from it. Zip the file that you wish to flash (usually named something like BOOT.IMG, SPLASH1.NB0, RECOVERY.IMG, …) up along with an appropriate android-info.txt into a file named either PB31IMG.ZIP (for Incredible) or PC36IMG.ZIP (for Evo), and place this file on the root of your SD card. Power the phone up while holding the VOLUME DOWN button, choose HBOOT, and press VOLUME UP when prompted to flash the image. Be careful – in this state, the phone will not prevent you from doing dumb things like flashing an invalid HBOOT!

When I try to get into Fastboot by pressing VOLUME UP and booting the phone, my phone instead buzzes three times and acts dead. What happened?
The S-OFF update also enables Qualcomm Diagnostics mode on your phone, which is entered by doing what you just did. You can exit this mode (and boot normally) by removing the battery and USB cable.

Will you release the source code?
At this time, we are not disclosing the vulnerability we have exploited to set the phone S-OFF.

That doesn't seem fair! Android is about open source.
In some senses, we agree; but at times, a tradeoff needs to be made. Releasing the source code for this, we believe, would compromise the greater ability to unlock devices like these in the future. Given the choice between sacrificing the liberty of running code on our handsets and the liberty of reading the code by which we unlock it, we feel that the millions of handsets are more important. It is unfortunate that we must make such a choice, and we look forward to the day in the future that no such decision need be made.

I found this software useful, and I would like to donate to the team!
Thank you for your support. At this time, the team behind unrevoked3 does not accept donations; but we highly encourage our users to [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]. The EFF performs the important role of standing up for our digital liberties, including the liberties to reverse-engineer devices that we own. If you are able, please consider making a contribution to them so that they can continue to perform this valuable service.

Custom Splash

If, like us, you are excited about having a phone that is all yours, you can flash a custom splash screen with our logo. To do so:

Install unrevoked forever on your phone.
Download either [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] or [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register].
Place the appropriate file – with that exact file name! – on the root of your SD card.
Reboot your device into HBOOT by removing the battery, pressing VOLUME DOWN, inserting the battery, and pressing POWER.
When prompted Do you want to start update?, press VOLUME UP for Yes. When prompted again Do you want to reboot device?, press VOLUME UP for Yes.
Congratulations! Your phone now has a sweet unrevoked splash screen.

Reinstalling an official recovery

If you wish to install a stock over-the-air update in the future (OTA), the safest way to do so is to install the recovery that originally shipped with your phone. To install an OTA:

Install unrevoked forever on your phone.
Download or create an appropriate PB31IMG.ZIP or PC36IMG.ZIP for your phone that contains the original recovery image.
We do not supply these images; since the recovery code is owned by HTC, we don't distribute it. You may be able to find these images on the XDA-Developers forums.
From the phone operating system, install the over-the-air update.
When the update is done installing, you will probably want to root it with a custom recovery. Download one of the following recovery restore images:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
ClockworkMod recovery for EVO 4G
ClockworkMod recovery for Incredible
Place the appropriate file – with that exact file name! – on the root of your SD card.
Reboot your device into HBOOT by removing the battery, pressing VOLUME DOWN, inserting the battery, and pressing POWER.
When prompted Do you want to start update?, press VOLUME UP for Yes. When prompted again Do you want to reboot device?, press VOLUME UP for Yes.
Your phone now has a custom recovery. To restore superuser access to your phone, you can apply any appropriate update.zip; such a file can likely be found on the XDA-Developers forums.

Changelog
unrevoked forever has been through the following versions:

v1.0: initial release.

Credits

unrevoked forever was brought to you by (in no particular order):

Ryan Pearl
Joshua Wise
Eric Smaxwill
Matthew Fogle
Matt Mastracci

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Evo 4G root instructions are here!
Posted on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 by Phil Nickinson

How to Root Evo 4G

NEWEST VERSION AS OF 6-20-10 EASIEST TO DATE

First things first...

Credits:

[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] - Original creator of a simple one click root. Most the code used here is based on his work with some tweeks. [ [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] ]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] - For root and nand unlock. [ [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] ]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] - Recovery image [ [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] ]

If I forgot anyone that I should have mention, let me know....

After hours of trying to figure out a way to make Mast3rpyr0's batch files work correctly, I noticed it had problems sending certain commands. So I decided to use some of his batch file codes, and create a VB.NET application along with batch files. I have unrooted and rooted my personal phone multiple times trying to get this to work. I tested the app 3times!! Each time Unrooting my phone! All three times its has been successful!

What exactly does this do?
Exactly what it say, Root your EVO in 3 Steps.

How do you use it?
Make sure your phone is on USB Debug mode. (MENU > Settings > Applications > Developement > USB debugging = Checked ) Click the buttons starting from Step 1.
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS!! IF IT SAYS DONT MOVE YOUR MOUSE, DONT CLICK ANYTHING, DONT TOUCH YOUR KEYBOARD... THEN DONT!!!!
The reason for this is because for some reason a batch file cant send the command

Code:

adb shell cat sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image

The only way I found to get around that was using [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]. I know, send keys is lame, and poor programming, but its the only way that I could get this to work.
Basically, Sendkeys sends keystokes to a targeted window, as if you were typing. You might see your keyboard NumLock, Caps light blink while this is being used, which is perfectly normal. (Enjoy the light show)

Why the large file size?
This includes all the .img and .zip files that are needed to root. (2 PC36IMG.zip @ ~ 170MB = 340mb) and a couple of other smaller files. I decided to add them to make things more simple and avoid having to explain where to get these files.

Youtube Example
sorry for all the video splits...not my fault, blame youtube. Click here to enlarge

Video quality might be bad, give them a few to process 720p version :D
Part 1-1 - [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
Part 1-2 - [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
Part 2-1 - [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
Part 2-2+3 - [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Download:

- fixing - | MD5: 7028e2fdfb1da11431887d88eae13c25

Note: One error that make occur, might be with for-root.exe. This file is basically a copy of cmd.exe, but a x64 edition. I haven't been able to test this on a 32bit system, as I don't have one. If you're on 32bit, you might get a for-root.exe error. If you do, find cmd.exe ,copy and paste it into the same directory where the Simple Root app is located and rename it for-root.exe

found here:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

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The Evo 4G was rooted some days ago, and we finally have instructions. And it couldn't be easier. If you're new to this, we suggest you read through the thread at XDA Developers. And then read through it again. And after you think you don't have any more questions, read through it one more time. (Note: THIS WILL WIPE YOUR PHONE.) For the advanced, it's this simple:

1. Download this file ([Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]). Move it to the root (as in top level) of the Evo's storage card.

2. Turn the phone off. Once it is, hold down the volume button and the power button until you get a white screen and some text. You're now in the bootloader. It should automatically start checking the PC36IMG.zip file you put on the card.

3. Once it's done, it'll list all the images on the card and ask if you want to flash. (This is your last chance to back out.) Say yes, and we're on our way. It'll look like this as it's going:

Evo 4G rooting

4. After it's done, it'll ask if you want to reboot. Surely.

That's it. You have a rooted ROM. You'll want to rename (or delete) the PC36IMG.zip image file that you put on the card, so that next time you enter the bootloader it won't try to automatically update again. You can do that by plugging in the phone, choosing "HTC Sync" and going to your favorite command line prompt and typing:

adb shell mv /sdcard/PC36IMG.zip /sdcard/root-PC36IMG.zip

Leave the phone plugged in if you want to go on to the next section and load the custom recovery. (After the break, for cleanliness.) Otherwise, you're done.
Flashing recovery for custom ROMs

If you're going to want custom ROMs on the Evo, you need to flash the recovery image. Here's how you do that.

1. Download this file ([Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]) to your desktop (or wherever). Then unzip it.

2. Return to your favorite command line prompt and type "adb reboot recovery" (without quotes). This will reboot the phone into recovery mode. It looks like this:

Evo 4G stock recovery

3. Once it's in recovery mode, go back to your computer. Find the evo-recovery file that you unzipped. Inside are a series of files. For Windows, double-click "recovery-windows.bat." (If you're running Windows Vista or Windows 7, right-click it first and choose "Run as administrator." Let it do it's thing, and you'll now have the custom recovery module so you can back up the phone, flash custom ROMs, etc.

Evo 4G custom recovery

That's it, everybody. Huge props to the folks at XDA and everybody who worked on this project. Once you're done here, head on over there and let them know how awesome they are.
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

OR YOU CAN TRY THIS METHOD FOR THE EVO 4G: (gives you true admin access)

Unrevoked: one-click root for EVO 4G, CDMA Hero

Well the team working on unrevoked has released there one click root, as I said before very similar to the cupcake method. Try it out and let me know how it works, I don’t have a EVO 4G or a CDMA (Sprint) Hero to test. As always, rooting your phone will void your warranty and there is a chance of bricking your phone if you aren’t careful. Proceed at your own risk.

Steps:

1. Head over to [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] on your phone

2. Click the picture of the mobile link and you will be redirected to [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

3. Tap the logo to download

4. Install the apk and click start

originally found here:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

full root part 2:
THIS IS PART 2 OF A 2 PART GUIDE TO ROOTING THE EVO AND UNLOCKING NAND PROTECTION. YOU MUST FOLLOW THE STEPS IN THE PART 1 OF ROOTING TO BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH THIS GUIDE. IF YOU HAVENT ROOTED USING MY METHOD, THEN FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW AND DO SO.

[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

THANX:
- [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (for the rooted build. without it none of this would be possible)
- [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (my good friend and awesome dev. he tip me off on how to downgrade to older main versions)
- [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (for compiling us a recovery from Amon's source)
- [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (for being awesome :P)
- [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (for hosting the files for me)
- [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (for his awesome recovery source on github that we used)

INTRODUCTION:

This process will allow you to unlock Nand protection on all partitions at all times via Engineering SPL. Without going into details and driving more confusion, lets get started. :D

FILES NEEDED:

- [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] ~> [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
PC36IMG.zip md5sum~ fe8aba99893c766b8c4fd0a2734e4738
- [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
- [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
- [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] ~> [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

STEP 1~NANDROID BACKUP:

- go into the recovery provided in the PART 1 root method and do a nandroid backup before u begin this. we will use this nandroid at the end of this tutorial to get u back where u were.

STEP 2~FLASHING MTD PARTITION TO ENABLE DOWNGRADE:

- down;oad all files posted above
- unzip the flash_image.zip and the mtd-eng.zip
- put the flash_image and mtd-eng.img on the root of your sdcard
- go into shell on ur pc and do:

Code:

adb shell
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
chmod 755 /data/flash_image
/data/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img

- this should only take a second or two
- now put the PC36IMG.zip on the root of your sdcard
- power off the phone

STEP 3~FLASHING ENG BUILD:

- hold volume down + power to boot into hboot
- it should now find and verify the PC36IMG.zip on the root of your sdcard. itll show a blue status bar on the top right of the screen.
- after a minute or so it will ask u if u wanna flash SAY YES
- affter it flashes the PC36IMG.zip it will ask if you wanna reboot. SAY YES
- once booted into Android put the recovery.img linked above on the root of you sdcard
- on your PC open a shell again and do:

Code:

adb shell
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
chmod 755 /data/flash_image
/data/flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
reboot recovery

- you should now be in recovery mode
- do a wipe of data and dalvik cache
- navigate to nandroid restore and restore the previous rom setup
- come here to the forum, get and flash the latest radio
- enjoy... you can now reboot into recovery, write to system and other partitions while in Android. Also you now have a Engineering SPL so you can fastboot and much more.

SCROLL DOWN TO SECOND POST FOR FAQ ;)

EPIC. WIN.

and toast, if you ever had a reason to sticky one of your own threads, I think this one is deserving.

Common Mistakes / Questions

Problem:
Quote:
I can't download the files / They are corrupted / etc!!!!1!!!!1
How to fix:
Here's a mirror, thanks to lewi3069.
Quote:
Originally Posted by lewi3069 View Post
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[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
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Error:
Code:

adb shell
# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
cat: can't open ' /sdcard/flash_image' : No such file or directory

How to fix:
Your sdcard isn't mounted properly. You can use ADB to push the files:
Code:

adb push /path/to/flash_image /sdcard/flash_image
adb push /path/to/mtd-eng.img /sdcard/mtd-eng.img

or try to mount the card: (*note, this command only works from recovery. If you are inside the android OS you have to use adb remount. This is also how you test system r/w access, which is what this whole process gives you
Code:

adb shell mount /sdcard

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Error:
Code:

mtd: erase failure at 0x00000000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00000000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00020000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00020000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00020000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00040000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00040000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00040000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00060000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00060000 (I/O error)

(note: probably a lot longer than that)

How to fix:
You are using the wrong PC36IMG.zip file. Its not the same one from part one. Download the file listed in Toast's post, above.

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Error:
Something about "Main version is older" ...not sure of exact syntax

How to fix:
You need to redo the mtd-eng.img step. Check and make sure you didn't get the sdcard mounting error.

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Question:
Quote:
Can I delete these files from my sdcard, now that I have finished?
Answer:
Sure. Alternatively, you can just throw them into a folder named whatever you want (example folder name: "files for rooting") and leave them there in case you need the later! Totally up to you, but yes they are safe to remove.

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Question:
Quote:
Do I have to backup/restore my nandroid? Can't I just flash a new ROM?
Answer:
Yep. The advantage of restoring your nandroid is I believe you get your radio back. Maybe not. It takes like 3 seconds to restore your radio anyway. I just flashed my ROM back over clean and used Titanium Backup which I strongly recommend to restore all my apps.

SimpleRoot OTA 1.47.651.1 Edition:

[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Credits

[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
"[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]"
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Requirements

[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
Make sure your phone is on USB Debug mode. (MENU > Settings > Applications > Developement > USB debugging = Checked )

How-To

Click the buttons starting from Step 1 and follow directions.
Optional:
Click the Extras Menu and select Flash recovery. Then select the Recovery of your choice.
Remove all the file not need after you've completed all the step by clicking Extras > Clean root-files

Download
Im trying to work on getting a VPS to host the files for this. My host suspended my account due "CPU Usage" abuse lol. The amount of downloads were cause the CPU over usage... So getting a VPS should solve that problem, but it's more costly... so dropbox and megaupload will have to do for now....

Dropbox Download
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ROOT FOR 2.2 (more of ability to downgrade to 2.1 than root)
The rooting method for the EVO 4G is close to the same as the Droid 2, just recently created by Sebastian Krahmer at [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register], but with a little variation.

Here is the step-by-step I just did on my brother's (dwizzy130) EVO 4G that came with 2.2 from Sprint. More in-depth guide tomorrow afternoon/evening. I'm sleeping in after this one haha.

I am NOT responsible for any damages (bricking, not working, basically anything that goes wrong) This has been tested and works. Over the next few days, I will be cleaning this post up and making the steps more clear.

Special thanks to:
Sebastian Krahmer for the exploit
dwizzy130 (my brother) for letting me test on his EVO (since I don't have one)
The unrevoked team for their methods ;)
Toastcfh for his mtd-eng.img
Topgun966 over at [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] for hosting the files
I'll add plenty more thanks tomorrow. This is off the top of my almost asleep head.

Make sure your phone is unplugged from your computer until I tell you to plug it in!
If you already have the Android SDK and HTC Sync set up on your computer, skip to Step 4 now

Step 1: Download the Android SDK [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Step 2: Extract the Android SDK zip. Move the contents of the extracted zip to C:\
Your Android tools folder path should now be C:\android-sdk-windows\tools

Step 3: Download HTC Sync 2.0.40 [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
Run the installer. Move on once installed. If reboot is required, do so and then move on.

Download my [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register].

It contains a few files necessary to root the EVO.
Unzip the contents of the zip to your android sdk tools folder.

Download the [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Place this zip in your tools folder as well, as a zip, not extracted.

Download this [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] (This is the same as running an RUU, so it will delete all of your user data when we use it later in the guide, so backup everything you want to save on your phone first)

Put this zip in your sdk tools folder as well, as a zip, not extracted.

After unzipping the contents of evo-root.zip to your android sdk tools folder and placing the PC36IMG.zip and unrevoked-forever.zip in the folder, move on.

Step 4: Make sure USB Debugging is ON (checked) on your EVO. Go to Settings > Applications > Development > and make sure it is checked.

Step 5: Plug your phone into the computer via USB, Make sure that the connection type in the Notification Pull-Down Bar is "Charge Only", not "Disk Drive" or else this won't work.
If your computer asks you to restart after the new drivers were installed, do that now.

Once ready, type these commands in cmd prompt from your adb tools directory.

Code:

adb push unrevoked-forever.zip /sdcard/
adb push flash_image /data/local/
adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/
adb push mtd-eng.img /sdcard/
adb push PC36IMG.zip /sdcard/

Note: the PC36IMG.zip will take longer than expected to transfer to the sdcard. It is a BIG file.

Now we chmod a few things

Code:

adb shell
chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
chmod 0755 /data/local/flash_image

Ok now for the root shell.

On your phone, go to Settings > Wireless & Networks
After you do these next 2 commands, start toggling Airplane Mode over and over until you acheive the desired results mention in a few steps.

*
(still in adb shell)

Code:

cd /data/local/tmp

Code:

./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

(This is where you start toggling airplane mode)

You will now see some text on your cmd prompt screen explaining the exploit.

Wait for the adb shell to go away, and it will dump you into your windows command prompt again (no shell) should look something like this:

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>

If it dumps you to a $ instead, repeat those 2 commands again, toggling airplane mode again.

Once that dumps you out of the shell, type

Code:

adb shell

and you will see you now have a

Code:

instead of

Code:

now type

Code:

cd /data/local
./flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img

that will flash your misc partition with Toast's mtd-eng.img.

This should return you to a blank line with #.

If you get an "Out of memory error" with a huge list of weird lines, here's how to fix it.

Reboot your phone normally.
Open a command prompt and go backwards in this guide until you see the big red * and start from there.

Once it is flashed correctly, move on:

Type

Code:

reboot bootloader

Remember how you pushed that huge PC36IMG.zip to your sdcard earlier? This is where that comes in handy. Once you booted into hboot, Select "bootloader" with your volume up/down buttons and hit the power button. Let it sit for a little bit while it loads the PC36IMG.zip. This can take up to 5 minutes. When it finally asks if you want to apply this zip, choose YES. (Remember, this is the same as running an RUU, so it will delete all of your user data).

Once it is finished, select restart. You now are on the stock 2.1 build of Android.

Next step, mount your sdcard on your computer, and delete the PC36IMG.zip from it. This is because the next step requires using hboot, and you don't want to sit and wait while it loads up again, just for you to say "no" to the install. Please follow this step, for it saves 5-10 minutes of waiting ahead.

I worked extensively with Matt Mastracci, so this rooting guide will use the unrevoked method to root 2.1. This is what worked for me testing on my brother's EVO, so if you do end up trying something else to root 2.1 with, PLEASE do not post it here or ask questions, for I will only support the unrevoked team.

Now open up your web browser on your computer and navigate to [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Click on the little EVO picture, and then on unrevoked3. Go [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] for more info on unrevoked3.
Choose the correct operating system to download for. Once downloaded, run the program on your computer. Make sure your EVO is plugged in with USB DEBUGGING ON! Do not touch your phone while this process is going. It will reboot to the bootloader, and pause for a little while and then do some reboots.

As soon as it is booted into recovery, you are done with that.

Next in recovery go to

Code:

Flash zip from sdcard

and choose the

Code:

 unrevoked-forever.zip

This will flash the unrevoked forever hboot unlock. You are now completely rooted. You can now reboot to recovery and flash a custom rom, or reboot into the rom and accept the OTA update. Even if you accept the OTA update, you will still have the s-off flag from unrevoked forever, so you can flash a custom recovery from the bootloader using

Code:

 fastboot flash recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

assuming that you are booted in the bootloader and have the recovery image on your sdcard as recovery.img.

I am sorry if this is a little confusing, but I had to get this out tonight. I will update this as best as I can tomorrow. Thanks again for all of your patience tonight!

Dan Wager

originally found here:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

HTC VERIZON INCREDIBLE

unrEVOked had updated their recovery to v3.1 to solve the windows / connection problem (you do not need 3.1 if 3.0 worked)

Grab it here and enjoy!

[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

v3.1:

* Fixed “Communications with phone unexpectedly interrupted.” error occurring on Windows version.
* Updated to ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.0.1
* Program sets su permissions even when su is present.

v3.0:

* Add support for Droid Eris.
* Add the ability to function even without root on all supported phones.
* Updated to ClockworkMod Recovery 2.0.2.4.
* Renamed to unrevoked3.

The FAQ:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

For those who do not yet have it, the HDBOOT Driver:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

New ClockWorkMod Recovery of v2.5.0.1 can be custom flashed with v3.0 and under. This is NOT needed if you use unrEVOked v3.1 as it is built it:

1) Download
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]
2) DO NOT PLUG IN YOUR PHONE
3) Run unrEVOked v3.0
4) Under FILE choose CUSTOM RECOVERY
5) Point to the img file
6) Plug in your phone

KNOWN ISSUE BEING RESOLVED:
If you get "communications unexpectedly interrupted" when running Unrevoked3 on Windows, Team unrEVOked is aware of it and is working on a fix.

Here is their site: [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

Here is a video of the new recovery reflash tool in beta. It looks interesting and should be out of beta soon from what I have heard:
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

ROOTING:

Please don't try unless you know what your doing or are ready to accept it not working or a brick...it can happen:

* P.S. Sending a shout-out to ppcninjaz for posting this right here , it was just posted @ XDA last night (darned him for beating me to the punch LOL), so please hit him up with all the thanks we can!!!

I updated the original posting on XDA, and added a couple links for root directions for people interested.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadowmite
I will add more to this as we get further, thanks go to the Unrevoked devteam!

While this method is now public, we are working on other methods still, but this will be useful to folks in the meantime. While we still do not understand the first adbd race entirely, we do know that there are some key differences in system timing seemingly from sdcard (mmc1), wifi (uses mmc0), and emmc (uses mmc2). If frustrated you may try doing things to change your setup.

Instructions here:

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Advanced instructions:
Code:

<6>[ 5.326202] mmc1: Slot status change detected (0 -> 1)
...Bluetooth and wifi begin to load...
<6>[ 5.481384] mmc1: new high speed SD card at address ff0e
<6>[ 5.490112] warning: `adbd' uses 32-bit capabilities (legacy support in use)
<6>[ 5.491027] mmcblk1: mmc1:ff0e SD02G 1.83 GiB
That is what a good dmesg will look like. please do a dmesg in android (not recovery) and see where you find those similar strings in yours. notice the numbers, 5.49 seconds is when adbd started roughly, a sd read was toggled at about the same time as you see, this means you win! Please look at yours and calculate how long a delay your sd card needs... then reseat it and try to hit that window...

NOTE: SD card choice seems to be a important factor in whether you get adb in recovery, in general the slower and crummier the card, the better.

The key is getting adb working in recovery. There is as of yet no easy way. reboot recovery, or reboot bootloader and go into recovery. try try try again...

To explain the method a little, there are 2 races here. It would be wise not to update any further if you get this, as they will most certain plug both our holes here. But in general the first race is in recoveries starting. It starts adbd, but also stops it. If for whatever reason the start takes longer than the stop, we win. The second race should be obvious looking at the instructions, but in short it verifies the real OTA update, while we swap it with a special one...

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So I guess we are just waiting on a quicker, more reliable (and user friendly I hope) way of os every-day Joe's to root our Incredibles!!!......UPDATE: It was stated in the IRC that the root team is very close to a fasy + easy way for root. It is being tested with good results, so hopefully soon!!!

What is Root? Why would I want to Root my Incredible? What does it mean? I am a NOOB help me understand all of this...
See here:
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I want to help root and learn more! Want to elearn more and Developing for an Android/Linux Device...
See Links At bottom of Post #4 here:
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DiegoMejia over @ Android forums posted a video guide to the current way of rooting if anyone wants to look (I am more visual, so I am thinking it will help me follow it a lot better):

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Here is a link to very well written out and easy to follow steps:

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I followed them and didn't have to go past method one!!

A really cool app that will do all the steps FOR you ...if it can get into recovery your golden, couldn't be easier. It does everything from downloading the needed files and placing them in the correct location (you do need to install SDK + sync yourself) to having eash step very obviously labeled on the app screen.

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**D/\SH** · 05-07-2010

One Click Root for AT&T Captivate

Team,

This One-Click Root process will copy over the rooted-update.zip file then reboot your phone. Follow the instructions in the CMD prompt that launches.
It launches minimized right now. I will fix it later I'm in a hurry. But just click on the minimized CMD shell to restore it .

Credits:
LeshaK at Samdroid: for the original rooted-update.zip.

This has been tested on stock Android 2.1 Eclair only.

This is work in progress, look for un-root button to be added soon.

Download the app here.

Warning: I am not responsible for bricked phones, rooting can void your warranty....

Requirements: Dot Net Framework version 4

1. Make sure your phone is on USB Debug mode: (MENU > Settings > Applications > Developement > USB debugging = Checked )

2. For Windows x86 and x64 systems make sure that the Samsung Drivers are installed. You can get them here.

3. Extract the contents of GalaxyS_One-Click_Root.rar to a folder.

4. Connect your phone to your PC via the USB cable and launch the file "Galaxy S One-Click Root.exe" file.

5. Click the "One-Click Root" button. This will launch a command shell. If it launched minimized click on the CMD window to restore it to your view and follow the instructions in the CMD window.

Done! You are rooted.

Now you can load Clockwork Mod custom recovery on your phone:
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Update:
Once you root your phone to get Titanium Backup functioning correctly you need to update busybox from the Titanium Backup app.

1. In Titanium click on the "Problems" button at the botton right corner of the screen.

2. Then click on "Yes Do It!"

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VERIZON MOTOROLA DROID X
BIG Thanks to [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] & Rainabba for creating this froyo update.

This Process will upgrade your Droid X to Froyo (Android 2.2)
Detailed list of changes in Post 3
Quadrant Benchmark off my device is 1425

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☢Important Notes☢

If you have already rooted and have the .604 update you can Apply Froyo 2.2 Update
Check if you have .604 update (goto Settings....about phone....you should see .604 under version)
Root your device with the 1-Click Root Method found [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

If you have Koush's recovery installed, follow these steps BEFORE attempting to update to 2.2:
1. UNINSTALL the Recovery APK in Settings, Applications
2. Reboot
3. Run "adb shell"
4. Run "su"
5. Run "mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system"
6. Run "cp /system/bin/logwrapper.bin /system/bin/logwrapper"
7. Reboot

Apply Froyo 2.2 Update

1. Run "adb shell" (you can use root explorer or terminal)

2. Run "mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/system /system"

3. Run "mv /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su"

4. Copy update.zip form [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] or [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] or [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] to your sdcard

5. Reboot into recovery (power down - hold volume down and home button and press the power button)

6. Run update.zip

7. After Completed Reboot

Only use this method if stuck in bootloop or have errors installing froyo

☢Important Notes☢

* Applying SBF will perform a factory reset and wipe all data off your device
* I have tested this method and had no problems
[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]To Apply SBF[Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]1a. Download [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

SBF INSTRUCTIONS: Install the RSDLite 4.7 program by double clicking on the program.
Move the pst_flash.ini file into the following folder --> Program Files/Motorola/RSDLite

1b. Download .604 update [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] rename to update.zip and place in root of SDcard

1c. Download SBF from [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

2. Install the drivers that apply to your Operating System. (attached are Win 64 bit drivers)

3. Unzip the SBF into a folder.

4. Open RSD Lite and find the UNZIPPED SBF

5. Put your Motorola Droid X in bootloader mode (With Device off, Press Volume Down and camera buttons then press power). Now connect the Droid X via usb.

6. Click start and sit back.

7. Device will reboot automatically and you will need to remove battery to power down

To Apply .604

1. Press home button then power button to boot in recovery.

2. Press search key to show recover options

3. Use volume rocker to move down to "run update.zip"

4. Press okay

5. After completed scroll down to format device and click ok

6. After formats complete scroll up to reboot device

Use 1 Click Root

1. Download File droidxroot.zip from [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

2. Plug in droid x and set to pc mode

3. Made sure USB debugging is enabled (settings...applications...development)

4. Run 1 Click Root

5. You have to toggle bluetooth and press continue at same time (when it ask you to) Can try again if it doesn't work the first time

6. You can now Apply Froyo 2.2 Update

FROM A CLEAN PHONE UNROOTED (running 2.1).

(Run means type the command in quotes [but not the quotes] then press the Enter key)

Download THIS ARCHIVE and expand it to a folder you can find (eg. c:\DroidXRoot_v2)
Set up ADB (Step-by-step guide for Windows Vista/7 HERE. <-- USE THAT THREAD FOR ADB SUPPORT PLEASE.)
On the phone: Home, Menu Button, Settings, Applications, Development: Make sure the "USB debugging" option is enabled/checked.
Status bar, USB connection: Make sure "PC Mode" is selected.
Open a command prompt (Windows: Start, Run, "cmd", OK; Linux: Terminal)
Run "adb devices". If you don't see your device listed under "List of devices attached", return to step 2 and follow the link to setup ADB (use that topic for support) and return here when "adb devices" lists your X.
Run "CD c:\DroidXRoot" (or where ever you expanded the archive)
Run "adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk"
Run "adb push su /sdcard/su"
Run "adb push busybox /sdcard/busybox"
Run "adb push exploid /sqlite_stmt_journals/exploid"
Run "adb shell"
Run "cd sqlite_stmt_journals"
Run "chmod 755 exploid"
On your phone, navigate to a screen where you can switch wifi/bluetooth on/off easily (settings, or a home screen with a widget)
IMMEDIATELY after executing the next step, toggle wifi or bluetooth off and back on
Run "./exploid" and follow directions on screen. Once this completes you'll be back at a shell prompt.
Run "rootshell". You'll be prompted for a password.
Type in password "secretlol" and press Enter then you are root! (You'll know because your prompt will now be a "#" instead of "$")
Run "cp /sdcard/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk"
Run "cp /sdcard/su /system/xbin/su"
Run "cp /sdcard/busybox /system/xbin/busybox"
Run "chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su"
Run "chmod 4755 /system/xbin/busybox"
Run "rm /system/bin/rootshell"
Run "exit" to drop from root to a non-root user shell (on phone still)
Run "exit" to drop back to your machine command prompt (instead of phone)

Official Froyo Changes

Applications
�� The Froyo version of the Android OS is designed to provide improved application performance.
�� Froyo gives you the option to Allow automatic updating for Android Market apps you download.
�� Froyo brings the ability to rotate your phone up to 270° and your apps will display properly.
�� Froyo offers tips, shortcuts, and assistance from the home-screen widget.
�� You will see improved video playback and applications will open faster and tasks will complete quicker.
�� Froyo gives you the option to select where applications are installed. You can select the phone memory or storage card memory depending on your needs.
�� You can choose to automatically update Android Market you download. This way you will always have the latest application installed.
�� Your applications will work when the phone is in portrait mode or turned to the left or right in landscape mode.
�� The home-screen widget makes it easy to get to know your new phone, read tips and get assistance.
Screen Brightness and Power
�� Froyo allows applications to override the OS power settings.
�� Froyo Car Dock applications will offer brightness controls making nighttime use of Car Dock applications more comfortable on your eyes.
�� Froyo allows applications to manage power settings to maximize battery life.
Gmail Application
�� Froyo allows you to quickly move through your Gmail messages using the new forward and back buttons.
Flash Support
�� Froyo allows you to download and install Adobe Flash so you can view your favorite Flash powered websites and access Flash based games.
Exchange ActiveSync Integration Improvements
Corporate Exchange email admins will appreciate the greater control provided by these Froyo powered improvements
�� Wipe after a certain number of password attempts and enforcement of auto lockout time.
Froyo corporate email security improvements give Exchange admins the ability to:
�� Remote wipe or remote lock the Android Smartphone1
�� Apply and enforce password length and complexity rules.
�� Apply rules to automatically wipe the Smartphone after the maximum number of invalid password attempts.
�� Apply inactivity timeout rules to automatically lock the phone.
Camera and Camcorder
�� Froyo enables the LED flash during video capture.
�� The LED flash improves your videos captured in low light situations.
�� Easy-to-use video formatting tools let you quickly format video for sharing via upload to video sharing services or video messaging.
�� The camera functions are easier to use with the on-screen buttons to control zoom, white-balance, focus and geo-tagging.
Bluetooth
Froyo Bluetooth voice dialing enhancements will confirm your voice commands both on-screen and by repeating your commands.

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MOTOROLA DROID 2

All credit goes to Sebastian Krahmer at [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]. Please see fit to donate via Paypal to [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

***NOTE: Proceed at your own risk. I and the providers of this code are not responsible for anything you do to your phone! Also, I would advise against removing any bloatware until we have a working recovery or sbf file (though I heard a rumor one may be coming shortly Click here to enlarge

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Setup:
- Install adb ([Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]) and Motorola drivers for windows([Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] or [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register])
- Download attached archive
- Extract to a directory, I used c:\Droid2Root
- Make sure you have USB degugging enabled
- Change connection to PC Mode

Process:
- Open command prompt
- cd c:/wherever-your-sdk-tools-folder-is
- adb devices (to verify the connection)
- cd c:/Droid2Root
- adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk
- adb push su /sdcard/su
- adb push busybox /sdcard/busybox
- adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
- adb shell
- cd data/local/tmp
- chmod 0755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

- ./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
- let the process run until it 'kicks' you out (may take a minute or two)
- cd c:/wherever-your-sdk-tools-folder-is
- adb devices (to verify the connection)
- adb shell (you should now have a # prompt, if not return to ./rage step above)

- mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
- cp /sdcard/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
- cp /sdcard/su /system/bin/su
- cp /sdcard/busybox /system/bin/busybox
- chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
- chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox
- mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
- exit
- exit

I'm sure there are certain steps that could be streamlined or eliminated, so please feel free to make a suggestion and I'll edit the post.

Additional thanks to [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register] and AllDroid.org for their [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register], which assisted me greatly in this process.

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**D/\SH** · 05-07-2010

tell me what you guys think.... just redid the rom flashing for wm and now we got this one... add them to the signatures if you like guys! should really help

**puertoblack2003** · 05-07-2010

Originally Posted by D/\SH [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

tell me what you guys think.... just redid the rom flashing for wm and now we got this one... add them to the signatures if you like guys! should really help

nice move dash pb approves lol

**D/\SH** · 05-07-2010

hahahah thanks and finally done, seemed like it took me forever to get them all on there... and you see the new updated windows mobile thread with all the wm device by htc pretty much on there with full tutorials?! woo gotta get the signature remade to reflect all of this stuff hahaa

and thank god its pb approved otherwise i would tell you to fix it hahaha

**CYBER WEESJE** · 05-08-2010

Originally Posted by D/\SH [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

hahahah thanks and finally done, seemed like it took me forever to get them all on there... and you see the new updated windows mobile thread with all the wm device by htc pretty much on there with full tutorials?! woo gotta get the signature remade to reflect all of this stuff hahaa

and thank god its pb approved otherwise i would tell you to fix it hahaha

hi bro nice all in one place easy for the first timers adding to my sig

**tlpalmer01** · 05-08-2010

very nice job dash, u spent alot of time on that one...very helpful for alot of people im sure......

**D/\SH** · 05-08-2010

Originally Posted by CYBER WEESJE [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

hi bro nice all in one place easy for the first timers adding to my sig

hahah yuppers that was the plan and no one can feel left out hahaa. if you wouldny mind checking out the wm one and letting me know of the changes and additions i have made there as well... thanks brudda

Originally Posted by tlpalmer01 [Only the registered members can see the link click here to register]

very nice job dash, u spent a lot of time on that one...very helpful for a lot of people i'm sure......

yea it took forever but well worth it.... would you mind also taking a look at the windows version flashing guide as well ans tell me what you think to the changes and additions that i made their as well.

**tlpalmer01** · 05-08-2010

sure no problem glad to ............

**GokuSS3** · 05-09-2010

Wow very nice post here bro , this will be helpful for a lot of people

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