First try at rooting, having issues.

[h20squirter]

Ok, i have been doing a lot of reading, and even though i am an Android noob, i think i have a decent idea of what i should be doing. here is my issue right now, every time (tried literally 20x today) to download the eng-PC36IMG file, i can't get it to extract, i get an error message saying it can't extract. tried 15 different sites and i get the same message everytime. With the recent news that its gonna be a while until we get Froyo, i want to flash a custom Froyo ROM on my EVO, and its getting very frustrating. any help would be much appreciated.

 

[bagger]

You have done the initial PC36IMG zip on the root of your sdcard and done the volume down+power, etc correct????

Once you've gotten that out of the way, delete that file off of your sdcard! When you get to the eng-PC36IMG part of the process... I believe you are supposed to take "eng-" off of the name so it reads the same as the first zip file.

This is a very vague description assuming you have read up and have a general idea of what needs to get done.

Other thoughts
-if you have the most recent OTA, the root method has changed
-maybe you have been trying to physically unzip on your computer...in which case, stop....just put the zip file straight to the root of the sd card
-do the simpleroot method, it pretty much saved me when I didn't comprehend how to get ADB working

disclaimer- I'm a noob myself, but I'm trying to help a fellow noob get full root like I have accomplished! Some terminology may not be perfect, I'm still learning this hacker jibberish

 

[t0ast3d]

If you have problems just quote this and list them, I can help with everything

 

[h20squirter]

If you have problems just quote this and list them, I can help with everything

Part of the problem was addressed by the last post, I was trying to unzip on my computer.
But I did the new OTA update, so I'm confused as to exactly what I'm supposed to be doing first.

 

[caveman663]

---==={ROOT GUIDE}===--- | 1.47.651.1 ROOT method | - Page 25 - xda-developers

page 25, follow step by step

 

[bagger]

---==={ROOT GUIDE}===--- | 1.47.651.1 ROOT method | - xda-developers

If you have the newest OTA, then this is the only known working method available to get root. Looks like you should be good to go, they have a video and everything.

Glad I at least partially helped! I know how frustrating it can be!

Oh, and from here on out, never load an OTA from here on out! The dev's will cook something up as new updates come, they are now your bestest of friends!

 

[danootz]

---==={ROOT GUIDE}===--- | 1.47.651.1 ROOT method | - Page 25 - xda-developers

page 25, follow step by step

What does Jiqqaman's instructions ultimately leave you with as a ROM? Is it simply 1.47.651.1 with root privileges? Or is it rooted and in the engineering state where other guides then suggest finding a ROM you want to use?

 

[h20squirter]

---==={ROOT GUIDE}===--- | 1.47.651.1 ROOT method | - Page 25 - xda-developers

page 25, follow step by step

Thanks brother! this was what I needed. It had all the files that I need in one place, and very detailed description of actions needed. The directions from the first page of this thread was a bit confusing to me. So i have read this all like 10 times and this afternoon I am gonna give it a shot, will report back with my progress.

 

[h20squirter]

ok, so i am trying, and everytime i try to pull up the cmd prompt and type adb shell in, it says adb is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. what am i doing wrong here?

 

[beezy]

ok, so i am trying, and everytime i try to pull up the cmd prompt and type adb shell in, it says adb is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. what am i doing wrong here?

Try this first
cd\android-sdk-windows/tools
then adb shell

 

[h20squirter]

Try this first
cd\android-sdk-windows/tools
then adb shell

i tried re-installing ADK, ran it and for the same message. I tried what you said here and after the first part i got the system can not find the specified path.

 

[h20squirter]

ok, i got it to work, and now it just sits at the part 2 is scanning. been there for about 5 min now.

 

[h20squirter]

ok, so i tried wiping the phone again, and starting over. now whenever i try to pull up adb shell, i get error: device not found.

WTF!! i have been doing this for like 2 hours. getting frustrated. really frustrated.

 

[h20squirter]

i can not get past part 2 scanning for the life of me. its driving me crazy!!