Fastest way to Root Evo 4G

[geoandroiddaddy]

Hi guys,

What is the fastest way to root an original evo4g running 2.3.3??

Gingerbreak doesnt work and unrevoked gives me the classic "is your firmware too new?" Error message. Yes i tried factory reset & installing / uninstalling htc sync. i have all the drivers.

I just acquired this phone and i cant stand not having root access. Please help.

Oh my computer is Vaio running vista 64bit.

Im pretty sure this is an old topic, but i cant seem to find it. Maybe this will get rerouted to ALL THINGS ROOT. Sorry moderator!!

 

[jcwxguy]

http://forums.androidcentral.com/ht...oot-evo-4g-gingerbread-via-revolutionary.html ....

 

[Lukengruven]

If you have hboot 2.18 i think you have to use htcdev.
Here is a link for that thread.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=153626

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[still83fifty]

Yeah Jcwguy is correct, you need to use Revolutionary for the Evo4g on 2.3.3, it will take literally a few minutes to complete once your set up.

The 2.18 Hboot is comes with the 2.3.5 update, and will require the HTCDEV method, so don't update

 

[geoandroiddaddy]

Unrevoked - firmware too new?
Revolutionary - waiting for device...
Gingerbreak - .........
Htc supertool v3 - ROOTED!! (Lies)

No way for me to root. :/

Anything else?

 

[dubyasux]

Make sure you run unrevoked as Administrator otherwise the operating system will not grant you the necessary privileges to modify the phone.

 

[geoandroiddaddy]

I did. It eternally waits for the phone. The phone charges and my computer sees it but never connects to revolutionary

 

[geoandroiddaddy]

Is there anyway i can root using odin?

 

[benny3]

go here and use this..not the supertool, you need to unlock the bootloader before you can go any further

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