[Guide] How-to root Evo 4G gingerbread! via Revolutionary

[zackawee27]

^my problem and i have the inncorrect beta key?

 

[jmorgan3475]

^my problem and i have the inncorrect beta key?

I didn't have any issues up until this point. Now looking back on it, it seems like the easiest thing to do would have been to put the superuser on my device before launching the Revolutionary process...

 

[jcprunty]

Could anyone give me a little more information on how to get the superuser onto my device?
I'm done with steps one through four as the original post says, but I can't figure out what I need to get the super user from my computer to my phone...
Any help is greatly appreciated!
I'm excited to be rooted!

I downloaded the file that was on the revolutionary page

Connected my phone as a disk drive

Copied it over to my sd card (the root of it)

Then rebooted my phone into fastboot(power off, then hold down the power button and volume button)

then chose recovery and install from zip on sd card

Chose the file su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed

thats it

 

[jmorgan3475]

I downloaded the file that was on the revolutionary page

Connected my phone as a disk drive

Copied it over to my sd card (the root of it)

Then rebooted my phone into fastboot(power off, then hold down the power button and volume button)

then chose recovery and install from zip on sd card

Chose the file su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed

thats it

Okay that sounds easy enough, but I've done that and the file su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed doesn't seem to be available...
I am very new at this so I could just be overlooking something

 

[SmokeCrawler]

Could anyone give me a little more information on how to get the superuser onto my device?
I'm done with steps one through four as the original post says, but I can't figure out what I need to get the super user from my computer to my phone...
Any help is greatly appreciated!
I'm excited to be rooted!

Once everything is done with the s-off program and have a custom recovery install, go into recovery (this keeps from booting your phone more than you need to) and select mounts and storage -> mount usb storage. Plug cable into the phone if you haven't already. Your menu for you sd card will pop up and drag and drop superuser from your computer to the sd card. Make sure you leave it as a .zip file. DON'T EXTRACT IT. Now unmount and select go back in recovery. Now you want to flash the zip. Install zip from sd card -> choose zip from sd card-> select the su. Go back and reboot. Done

 

[jcprunty]

Okay that sounds easy enough, but I've done that and the file su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed doesn't seem to be available...
I am very new at this so I could just be overlooking something

Go here....public:revolutionary [RootWiki] and then go down to common problems and questions


Does Revolutionary give me root?
No. You will need to flash this zipfile from recovery.

you click on the name zipfile, thats where i got it from

 

[ienjoysoup08]

ok the revolution program said success and left me at the screen with the skateboarding android. I pressed reboot. was I supposed to?

 

[jmorgan3475]

Okay I got that now, but how do I get that onto my phone while my phone is still in the bootloader process.

again I'm sorry if I'm not making too much sense I'm not up with the superuser terminology yet...

btw I really appreciate it man

 

[jmorgan3475]

Basically what I need to know is that if I power off and boot my phone normally right now and run it as a disk drive, will it be messed up in any way?

 

[jalaazul]

This is what I did EXACTLY. Someone else posted this in another thread. The thread announcing that we now have root, I believe.

For visual learners:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uresNXhrX4

For the files you will need and step by step instructions.http://theunlockr.com/2011/08/02/how-to-gain-s-off-flash-a-custom-recovery-and-root-your-android-phone-using-the-revolutionary-method

Be careful entering the beta key it can be tricky if one is not paying attention.
Good luck!

Edit: I have to thank SmokeCrawler because he is the one that originally posted the above info.

 

[zackawee27]

after you boot in recovery is it supposed to freeze at a screen that shows a device with a red triangle with an explimation point in the middle?

 

[SmokeCrawler]

ok the revolution program said success and left me at the screen with the skateboarding android. I pressed reboot. was I supposed to?

Yes, just make sure you flash superuser to have root access

 

[jcprunty]

Okay I got that now, but how do I get that onto my phone while my phone is still in the bootloader process.

again I'm sorry if I'm not making too much sense I'm not up with the superuser terminology yet...

btw I really appreciate it man

I have never done it from in the boot loader...for me i rebooted the phone and then just copied it over to the sd card after i connected my phone as a disk drive

 

[SmokeCrawler]

after you boot in recovery is it supposed to freeze at a screen that shows a device with a red triangle with an explimation point in the middle?

Try rebooting and see if you have it. If not then no biggy.

Here is Clockworkmod: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31748198/Clockworkmod 3.0.0.5/PC36IMG.zip

Here is Amon_RA: (I prefer this) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31748198/Amon_Ra 2.3/PC36IMG.zip

It will download as PC36IMG.zip. Leave it as is and put it on your sd card. Go into your bootloader. Turn off fastboot, power off, hold down volume down + power until the bootloader screen pop ups. Don't touch anything and it will scan for that file. when it ask to update you select yes ( volume up) and let it keep going and select yes again and reboot. You now have a custom recovery.

 

[airjordanxx2]

The beta key does not work and im typing it in perfectly.

i just got it like 1 1/2 hour ago and after that i installed cyanogemmod 7.0.3.1-supersonic with super user. it work great

 

[jcprunty]

Try rebooting and see if you have it. If not then no biggy.

Here is Clockworkmod: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31748198/Clockworkmod 3.0.0.5/PC36IMG.zip

Here is Amon_RA: (I prefer this) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31748198/Amon_Ra 2.3/PC36IMG.zip

It will download as PC36IMG.zip. Leave it as is and put it on your sd card. Go into your bootloader. Turn off fastboot, power off, hold down volume down + power until the bootloader screen pop ups. Don't touch anything and it will scan for that file. when it ask to update you select yes ( volume up) and let it keep going and select yes again and reboot. You now have a custom recovery.

any reason you prefer amon-ra over cw?

 

[crzdmngz]

i'm rooted!!!
time to flash awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy!!!

 

[jmorgan3475]

So I've done everything now, ran Revolutionary, flashed super user, and I'm almost 100% sure my device is not rooted...
After a reboot it looked exactly the same and had all of the same files and data...

 

[zackawee27]

Alright i downloaded a custom rom it scanned and found nothing \: now what.

 

[ienjoysoup08]

So I've done everything now, ran Revolutionary, flashed super user, and I'm almost 100% sure my device is not rooted...
After a reboot it looked exactly the same and had all of the same files and data...

do you have an app that says superuser?