Rooting/Roms Question..

[tibbys]

I am a android noob but i've successfully rooted my evo using simpleroot latest build. now that i'm all squared away with that, i dont know how to actually add a custom rom to my phone :\ also when i add it- how would i go about uninstalling it and using a different rom if i'd like? thanks to whom can help me, mucho appreciated.

 

[t0ast3d]

Download a Rom from my list above, mount your SD card on your computer and place it on there. Flash into recovery (volume down and power) select data wipe (do a data wipe every time you flash a different rom) then select choose zip from SD card and flash it.

To change a rom you do the same thing, to delete it, just mount your SD card and delete it, but make sure you don't delete it if your using it.

 

[tibbys]

Download a Rom from my list above, mount your SD card on your computer and place it on there. Flash into recovery (volume down and power) select data wipe (do a data wipe every time you flash a different rom) then select choose zip from SD card and flash it.

To change a rom you do the same thing, to delete it, just mount your SD card and delete it, but make sure you don't delete it if your using it.

worked! thanks

 

[digink#AC]

tbistone, can you please point me to where you figured out how to root w/ simpleroot? I want to do it also. Also did you do the OTA update?

Thanks

 

[t0ast3d]

tbistone, can you please point me to where you figured out how to root w/ simpleroot? I want to do it also. Also did you do the OTA update?

Thanks

[Program] SimpleRoot OTA 1.47.651.1 Edition - xda-developers

 

[digink#AC]

I noticed there that since it wipes your phone I wouldn't be able to use titanium back up first.. any advice?

 

[t0ast3d]

I noticed there that since it wipes your phone I wouldn't be able to use titanium back up first.. any advice?

You can. Just back up first before you flash.

When you download it from the market after your new ROM it keeps your back ups

 

[digink#AC]

Don't you need root for titanium back up to work though?

 

[vbsoulpole]

Yes. Once you have rooted your phone via the SimpleRoot method, reboot as normal and download TitaniumBackup. You'll start TB (may have to update Busybox?) and then hit menu > batch > backup all apps and data. Once that is complete, reboot to recovery via Toast's above instructions, perform a Nandroid backup (this takes approx 3 mins), and then flash the ROM.zip you already placed on your card.

Once you reboot and have gone through the gmail setup, you simply download TB again and then perform a menu > batch > restore all backups and data. It will reload all the apps you had just recently saved. Remember that TB only updates your saved apps as you perform the backup that is necessary. So if you are flashing another new ROM, you'll need to backup all new apps/versions before you flash the new ROM

 

[digink#AC]

Excuse my ignorance, but doesn't factory reset that the simpleroot does wipe everything?

 

[vbsoulpole]

You're right. I rooted using Toastcfh's original method so I didn't have to wipe . The first time you might just have to redownload it all. Once you have the apps back get TB and follow what I said for backing up. I believe I had to do this the first time after I rooted my Hero. A little time consuming, but definitely gives you the urge to donate to TB

 

[digink#AC]

actually i just used mybackup and backed everything up. Saw a note to get it from the SimpleRoot website.

 

[t0ast3d]

Excuse my ignorance, but doesn't factory reset that the simpleroot does wipe everything?

Correct. When you root you will have to lose everything and set t back up. After your finished rooting you can back everything up for good.

 

[digink#AC]

Correct. When you root you will have to lose everything and set t back up. After your finished rooting you can back everything up for good.

Now let me ask you this, because I know with Android things aren't always as they seem.

Will the backups I made using MyBackUp for apps and my data on the SD card work properly after root? Cause I can just re-DL that from the Market and it has a restore option.

Sorry if this is rehashing old information, I did a search but didn't find anything. If I have to RE-download every app then I won't root today(probably in a few days), so I kinda wanna make sure first.

 

[bluger]

I'm going to try to answer a question instead of ask. Weird...
I think the reset only changes the software on the phone, not what's on the actual SD card. That's why you can backup with Titanium; it throws info on the SD card. Further, many of your settings are uploaded to google and are safe in 'the cloud.'
If I'm wrong about the specifics, the effect is the same - Titanium will still save your information even when you wipe data.

 

[digink#AC]

Cool, so mybackup should work the same since it's on the SD card.

Great I'll root when I get home later.

Thanks for all the advice/help. This place is just as informative, if not more so, than the Palm WebOS community which is nice to see.

 

[tibbys]

well the factory reset from simple root just guides you to the factory reset on the phone, technically it's all the same but i used Mybackup, saved to my SD card. After i did that i wiped the phone clean.

 

[tibbys]

Also i'd like to input that the Recovery i use is RA ... so after simple root i went ahead and did, How to start over: Fully rooted stock 1.47.651.1 in one shot (no adb!) - xda-developers

only because for some reason i had an old software number installed that was like 1.17 rather than 1.47- that may not be the case for u but just incase it is, thats the route i took...

Step for step- great success and bam u can start downloading some pretty sweet roms

 

[digink#AC]

Also i'd like to input that the Recovery i use is RA ... so after simple root i went ahead and did, How to start over: Fully rooted stock 1.47.651.1 in one shot (no adb!) - xda-developers

only because for some reason i had an old software number installed that was like 1.17 rather than 1.47- that may not be the case for u but just incase it is, thats the route i took...

Step for step- great success and bam u can start downloading some pretty sweet roms

Quick question, if you don't mind. If you're going to put on a custom rom, like say Fresh, wouldn't that already have the stock aspect on it?

I thought when you flash a rom it replaces the old one, so wouldn't it delete the 1.47 anyways?

Also I think I might know why simple root does the whole down grade. The reason it didnt work before, from what i read, was due to the fact the OTA broke it, so it reverts you back to pre-OTA and roots the phone.

 

[digink#AC]

Just did simple root, wow that was painless... Expected to run into some kind of errors but all went well.