How to Root EVO 4g LTE

[Va1ha11a]

16 gb on board

 

[Rydah805]

Never rooted my OG EVO, but I think I'll start with the EVOLTE in hopes to fix the multi-tasking issue design and also to have tethering.

Right now all this root lingo is a little over my head (eg. AOSP? S-Off? 4ext? TWRP?), but I'm sure I can keep up.

Android.Open.Source.Project. is stock Android. S-Off Is when your bootloader is completely unlocked, 4ext and Team.Win.Recovery.Project. are both touch screen recovery modes, which allow you to Nandroid (backup/restore full images of the phone.), Install (Flash) zip files such as roms and mods. You can also mount your partitions in recovery mode.

why would u root your phone? could you tell me?

First Reason, Titanium Backup!!!


Sent From My Half Dead HTC Evo 3D, On The Now Network From Virgin Mobile?

 

[Joseh720]

Yes it voids your warranty. Yes it is legal.

Thru Htc you can root your phone but you do not achieve S-off (which is what you want)

Every month or so i install a new rom. Its like getting a new phone. Not to mention the added speed you can get from a good asop rom. Then you can add different apps and what not that you were not able to use before like lcd density, titanium backup, rom manager just to name a few.

Basically it allows you to do whatever you want with Your device

Rooting is awesome

what is s-off

 

[Captain_Throwback]

what is s-off

On our devices, the OS files, etc are stored on NAND Flash memory, with each portion of the OS installed on a specific partition. HTC's bootloader (also known as HBOOT) secures the data on these partitions so that it cannot be altered or changed by an unauthorized user. When any of the NAND Flash memory on a device is secure, the device shows as "S-ON" in the bootloader.

When this security is disabled (S-OFF), the end user has control over the data on all of the device partitions, and can then edit the information on each, which includes the ability to install a custom recovery (recovery partition), gain root access (system partition), install custom kernels (boot partition) and update firmware using unsigned zip files (radio partitions). While having S-OFF allows the end user more control over the device, it also makes it easier to brick one, too.

For most users, the HTCDev unlock process (which typically only unlocks the boot, system, & recovery partitions, while leaving all other partitions secure) is sufficient. This allows the device to be rooted, for a custom recovery (and thus custom ROMs) to be installed, and custom kernels to be flashed (through fastboot), with the device remaining (overall) S-ON. This does take a bit more device knowledge to use, but is really safer in the end for most people.

For true Power Users, though, nothing compares to S-OFF .

 

[mobius1484]

So does that mean no NAND backups with S-on?

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[Captain_Throwback]

So does that mean no NAND backups with S-on?

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Nandroid backups only handle the partitions that are writable when the bootloader is unlocked. So the boot, system & data partitions would still be accessible for backup using a custom recovery.

The rule is, if you can write to it, you can back it up.

 

[EVO28312]

Hmm that's the name of this thread

Lol just noticed that! Lol

 

[cloak.n.dagger]

On our devices, the OS files, etc are stored on NAND Flash memory, with each portion of the OS installed on a specific partition. HTC's bootloader (also known as HBOOT) secures the data on these partitions so that it cannot be altered or changed by an unauthorized user. When any of the NAND Flash memory on a device is secure, the device shows as "S-ON" in the bootloader.

When this security is disabled (S-OFF), the end user has control over the data on all of the device partitions, and can then edit the information on each, which includes the ability to install a custom recovery (recovery partition), gain root access (system partition), install custom kernels (boot partition) and update firmware using unsigned zip files (radio partitions). While having S-OFF allows the end user more control over the device, it also makes it easier to brick one, too.

For most users, the HTCDev unlock process (which typically only unlocks the boot, system, & recovery partitions, while leaving all other partitions secure) is sufficient. This allows the device to be rooted, for a custom recovery (and thus custom ROMs) to be installed, and custom kernels to be flashed (through fastboot), with the device remaining (overall) S-ON. This does take a bit more device knowledge to use, but is really safer in the end for most people.

For true Power Users, though, nothing compares to S-OFF .

Very nice explanation! I'v been rooting and ROMing for over 2 years now and this clarified a few things for me!

 

[midmofan]

Hmm... Someone should start a "how to root EVO LTE" page!!!
Come on devs get to work!!


Hmm that's the name of this thread

Yup, but what we will need soon is an EVO-LTE Rooting sub-forum as we had with the original EVO, that way the rooting questions, answers and issues will all go there and not bog down or get bogged down by the rest of the posts.

 

[cdcellular]

On our devices, the OS files, etc are stored on NAND Flash memory, with each portion of the OS installed on a specific partition. HTC's bootloader (also known as HBOOT) secures the data on these partitions so that it cannot be altered or changed by an unauthorized user. When any of the NAND Flash memory on a device is secure, the device shows as "S-ON" in the bootloader.

When this security is disabled (S-OFF), the end user has control over the data on all of the device partitions, and can then edit the information on each, which includes the ability to install a custom recovery (recovery partition), gain root access (system partition), install custom kernels (boot partition) and update firmware using unsigned zip files (radio partitions). While having S-OFF allows the end user more control over the device, it also makes it easier to brick one, too.

For most users, the HTCDev unlock process (which typically only unlocks the boot, system, & recovery partitions, while leaving all other partitions secure) is sufficient. This allows the device to be rooted, for a custom recovery (and thus custom ROMs) to be installed, and custom kernels to be flashed (through fastboot), with the device remaining (overall) S-ON. This does take a bit more device knowledge to use, but is really safer in the end for most people.

For true Power Users, though, nothing compares to S-OFF .

So in order to achieve root access, the system partition simply needs to be unlocked? Or also new software flashed to the device?

 

[digmys]

So in order to achieve root access, the system partition simply needs to be unlocked? Or also new software flashed to the device?

In general, root is nothing more than the su binary and the accompanying superuser.apk both of which go in /system

 

[ffejjj]

What having S-off does in the most basic of forms is allow you full access to do with your phone as you please.

Flashing is what most of us please but its not necessary

 

[cdcellular]

In general, root is nothing more than the su binary and the accompanying superuser.apk both of which go in /system

Oic, so on my OG EVO when I ran unrevoked this is all it does?

 

[Captain_Throwback]

Oic, so on my OG EVO when I ran unrevoked this is all it does?

No, that's not what unrEVOked does at all. Unrevoked uses an NV exploit to disable NAND security (S-OFF). THEN, it flashes a custom recovery, which allows you to install the su binary to /system/bin, which is what allows root access.

 

[6sigma]

EVO 3D was my first Android phone. It's still stock. Where does one go to learn the terminology & fundamentals of rooting a phone? Need the know-how for the E4GLTE's arrival. Thanks.

 

[NasTraDooMis]

Actually that thread was closed, this should be the right one:
[Resources] HTC EVO 4G LTE Tutorials ● ROMs ● How to Root ● Radios ● & More - xda-developers

Umm nooo, this is the one you want

[ROM] Stock 1.12.651.2 - with Root/Busybox

[ROM] Stock 1.12.651.2 - with Root/Busybox - xda-developers