Full credit and apologies to koopakid08... This guide is completely ripped off of his from here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/ht...ot-rom-your-htc-evo-v-4g-htcdev-fastboot.html
This, however, is a simplified guide ONLY for rooting your HTC EVO 3D on Virgin and assumes you know how to navigate your way around Windows, including using the Command Prompt.
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Disclaimer: YOU are responsible for everything you do to your phone. THIS IS ALL AT YOUR OWN RISK!
THIS WILL WIPE EVERYTHING
Please make any/all necessary backups before proceeding.
Unlocking the bootloader wipes EVERYTHING. You cannot root the EVO without losing all of your data.
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1. Install the HTC EVO drivers and Android ADB Software
HTC Sync: HTC Sync
Mini SDK: http://androidforums.com/faqs/443072-adb-guide-updated-12-05-2011-a.html
Install HTC Sync to get drivers on your system, extract MiniSDK to C:\sdk-tools
2. Download TeamWin Recovery and Download Superuser/Rooter.
TeamWin Recovery: TeamWin Projects - TeamWin Recovery Project (twrp) | TeamWin
SuperUser: http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Rename the file 'recovery-twrp-shooter-1.1.1.img' to 'recovery.img'. Place this file in your C:\sdk-tools folder.
Copy Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip to the root of the SD card on your phone.
Is Recovery needed? Yes. TeamWin Recovery will be required in order to be able to update the phone with third party (non-official) signed patches.
I stuck with using v1.1.1 because it's mature and stable. Feel free to use TWRP 2.0 if you desire.
3. Unlocking the phone with HTC Dev
Disable Fast Boot: Settings > Power > Uncheck "Fast Boot"
Enable USB Debugging: Settings > Applications > Development and check USB Debugging
Connect your phone to your computer with the MicroUSB cable that came with it. DO NOT plug it into a USB3 port. Leave the phone plugged into the computer the entire time.
Restart the Phone using ADB: Open a Command Prompt Window, go to C:\sdk-tools and type "adb reboot bootloader"
After your phone reboots, it should be in a white background screen with red text that says "FASTBOOT USB"
Type the following on your PC: "fastboot oem get_identifier_token"
A screen like this should pop up:
Copy everything (using the mouse) and paste it into Notepad.
Edit out everything in Notepad EXCEPT for the highlighted parts.
Go to: HTCdev - Unlock Bootloader
Sign up, skip ahead through a lot of the screens (it will walk you through the processes you already went through), and when asked for your token, paste the edited contents from Notepad to get your unlock binary.
It will be a file called unlock_code.bin that will be emailed to you.
Once you get it, save it and put it in C:\sdk-tools
Back in the command prompt window, type "fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin"
Your phone should reboot and give you an "*** UNLOCKED ***" header at the top.
4. Install Recovery
You will need to repeat some previous steps because Unlocking your phone effectively did a factory reset.
Disable Fast Boot: Settings > Power > Uncheck "Fast Boot"
Enable USB Debugging: Settings > Developer options > and check USB Debugging
Restart the Phone using ADB: Go to your Command Prompt Window and type "adb reboot bootloader"
After your phone reboots, it should be in a white background screen with red text that says "FASTBOOT USB"
In the command prompt, type: "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
Once that has completed, type: "fastboot boot recovery.img"
You will now boot into TWRP Recovery.
5. Back up EVERYTHING.
Use the Volume Keys and Power Button to highlight and select menu options... and I'd just make a backup copy of everything just to be safe. The backups are stored on your SD Card.
6. Flash Superuser/Root
Once you have made your backup, hit the back button on your phone.
From here, go to the Wipe menu.
Wipe Cache, Wipe Dalvik Cache.
Hit back button on your phone.
Select "Choose Zip"
Select "Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip"
Apply patch and you're done.
This, however, is a simplified guide ONLY for rooting your HTC EVO 3D on Virgin and assumes you know how to navigate your way around Windows, including using the Command Prompt.
---
Disclaimer: YOU are responsible for everything you do to your phone. THIS IS ALL AT YOUR OWN RISK!
THIS WILL WIPE EVERYTHING
Please make any/all necessary backups before proceeding.
Unlocking the bootloader wipes EVERYTHING. You cannot root the EVO without losing all of your data.
---
1. Install the HTC EVO drivers and Android ADB Software
HTC Sync: HTC Sync
Mini SDK: http://androidforums.com/faqs/443072-adb-guide-updated-12-05-2011-a.html
Install HTC Sync to get drivers on your system, extract MiniSDK to C:\sdk-tools
2. Download TeamWin Recovery and Download Superuser/Rooter.
TeamWin Recovery: TeamWin Projects - TeamWin Recovery Project (twrp) | TeamWin
SuperUser: http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Rename the file 'recovery-twrp-shooter-1.1.1.img' to 'recovery.img'. Place this file in your C:\sdk-tools folder.
Copy Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip to the root of the SD card on your phone.
Is Recovery needed? Yes. TeamWin Recovery will be required in order to be able to update the phone with third party (non-official) signed patches.
I stuck with using v1.1.1 because it's mature and stable. Feel free to use TWRP 2.0 if you desire.
3. Unlocking the phone with HTC Dev
Disable Fast Boot: Settings > Power > Uncheck "Fast Boot"
Enable USB Debugging: Settings > Applications > Development and check USB Debugging
Connect your phone to your computer with the MicroUSB cable that came with it. DO NOT plug it into a USB3 port. Leave the phone plugged into the computer the entire time.
Restart the Phone using ADB: Open a Command Prompt Window, go to C:\sdk-tools and type "adb reboot bootloader"
After your phone reboots, it should be in a white background screen with red text that says "FASTBOOT USB"
Type the following on your PC: "fastboot oem get_identifier_token"
A screen like this should pop up:
Copy everything (using the mouse) and paste it into Notepad.
Edit out everything in Notepad EXCEPT for the highlighted parts.
Go to: HTCdev - Unlock Bootloader
Sign up, skip ahead through a lot of the screens (it will walk you through the processes you already went through), and when asked for your token, paste the edited contents from Notepad to get your unlock binary.
It will be a file called unlock_code.bin that will be emailed to you.
Once you get it, save it and put it in C:\sdk-tools
Back in the command prompt window, type "fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin"
Your phone should reboot and give you an "*** UNLOCKED ***" header at the top.
4. Install Recovery
You will need to repeat some previous steps because Unlocking your phone effectively did a factory reset.
Disable Fast Boot: Settings > Power > Uncheck "Fast Boot"
Enable USB Debugging: Settings > Developer options > and check USB Debugging
Restart the Phone using ADB: Go to your Command Prompt Window and type "adb reboot bootloader"
After your phone reboots, it should be in a white background screen with red text that says "FASTBOOT USB"
In the command prompt, type: "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
Once that has completed, type: "fastboot boot recovery.img"
You will now boot into TWRP Recovery.
5. Back up EVERYTHING.
Use the Volume Keys and Power Button to highlight and select menu options... and I'd just make a backup copy of everything just to be safe. The backups are stored on your SD Card.
6. Flash Superuser/Root
Once you have made your backup, hit the back button on your phone.
From here, go to the Wipe menu.
Wipe Cache, Wipe Dalvik Cache.
Hit back button on your phone.
Select "Choose Zip"
Select "Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip"
Apply patch and you're done.
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