Okay, this only applies to those who have the new Hboot from the .2/.3 updates or 0004 hardware editions.
The stickied method will NOT work for you as of 11-22-10 (I'm sure LJ will update it eventually), unevoked will not work either, because your Hboot is newer-2.02 or 2.10. Just to make sure you have this Hboot, and not the easy-nice-rootable ones, power your phone off, then press vol down+power to boot into your bootloader. From there look to your top left corner and it will tell you your Hboot #. If it is anything other than 2.02/2.10, then head to the sticky and grab root access while you can.
If your phone has the 2.02/2.10 then your going to need to do some extra steps on top of previous root methods.
A complete guide for you 2.02/2.10 folks can be found here.
[ROOT][GUIDE] HBoot 2.02/2.10 SOFF - Merry Christmas Edition - Upd. 12.25.10 - xda-developers
Update - I havent tested this, but it now works on the new hboots also, please read the whole thread.
[ROOT] ~~~ HTC EVO - Universal Auto Root ~~~ v1.9.4 (12/22/10) - xda-developers
Be warned, this stickied guide may not be for the faint of heart, READ IT ALL.
IF you do go for it, go with caution, and DO NOT panic. Just follow the guide to the letter. Do NOT freakout and do a not planned battery pull, this is BAD.
Update - Most stuff has been ironed out, and i recommend rooting while ya can.
Goodluck.
Ps- Youre gonna need Adb set up for this, and i would suggest it even if you arent doing this. [GUIDE] ADB Workshop and Guide for everyone - xda-developers
It has been brought to my attention that flashing roms through rom manager after this method can screw your bootloader, so far only one person has had this problem, and there is a fix. But if you want to air on the side of caution, Download em to the SD and flash them manually. I'm going to look into this ASAP.
The stickied method will NOT work for you as of 11-22-10 (I'm sure LJ will update it eventually), unevoked will not work either, because your Hboot is newer-2.02 or 2.10. Just to make sure you have this Hboot, and not the easy-nice-rootable ones, power your phone off, then press vol down+power to boot into your bootloader. From there look to your top left corner and it will tell you your Hboot #. If it is anything other than 2.02/2.10, then head to the sticky and grab root access while you can.
If your phone has the 2.02/2.10 then your going to need to do some extra steps on top of previous root methods.
A complete guide for you 2.02/2.10 folks can be found here.
[ROOT][GUIDE] HBoot 2.02/2.10 SOFF - Merry Christmas Edition - Upd. 12.25.10 - xda-developers
Update - I havent tested this, but it now works on the new hboots also, please read the whole thread.
[ROOT] ~~~ HTC EVO - Universal Auto Root ~~~ v1.9.4 (12/22/10) - xda-developers
Be warned, this stickied guide may not be for the faint of heart, READ IT ALL.
IF you do go for it, go with caution, and DO NOT panic. Just follow the guide to the letter. Do NOT freakout and do a not planned battery pull, this is BAD.
Update - Most stuff has been ironed out, and i recommend rooting while ya can.
Goodluck.
Ps- Youre gonna need Adb set up for this, and i would suggest it even if you arent doing this. [GUIDE] ADB Workshop and Guide for everyone - xda-developers
It has been brought to my attention that flashing roms through rom manager after this method can screw your bootloader, so far only one person has had this problem, and there is a fix. But if you want to air on the side of caution, Download em to the SD and flash them manually. I'm going to look into this ASAP.
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