[Q] Root for evo running 2.3.3 - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, I updated ota to android 2.3.3 for my evo 4g. I'm a noob so bear with me. I'm unimpressed with 2.3.3 and I want to install the kingdom revolution sense 3.0 rom. From my understanding, the first step is to root. However, it seems that there isn't any root available for this software update. Is there anything I can do besides wait for possibly unrevoked 3 to be updated? I also need to install amon ra so that I can install the rom. If my thought process isn't right please correct me. I've never tried modding my phone before. Thanks.

bump bump. can i get an answer here??

Unless your S off you'll need to wait til a New root is released Im guessin weeks rather than days. Just keep an eye out when its releases it will be obvious
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rezistrat said:
Unless your S off you'll need to wait til a New root is released Im guessin weeks rather than days. Just keep an eye out when its releases it will be obvious
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Alright thanks man. I'll be on the lookout.

Same situation here. Been meaning to root for a while but didn't start digging until this week after I had already taken the OTA gingerbread update.
Been asking in #unrevokedtest on freenode, nothing yet. Hopefully they get this going.

I got a replacement evo with 2.3.3 PRE INSTALLED when they said they re-called the 2.3.3 update and not to update it was pre installed so im either waiting for a new root also or till my 3d evo comes on the 24 I was order number 1

chumba8 said:
I got a replacement evo with 2.3.3 PRE INSTALLED when they said they re-called the 2.3.3 update and not to update it was pre installed so im either waiting for a new root also or till my 3d evo comes on the 24 I was order number 1
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Sprint recalled the 2.3.3 update?

dtseiler said:
Sprint recalled the 2.3.3 update?
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Ya... haven't heard that one yet???
Decks Rom Rules, Other Roms Drool!!!
Thanks for tryin!!!

Is it even possible to be s off without of rooted before?
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My Evo was rooted ising unrevoked3 + unrevoked forever. When i updated OTA to GB 2.3.3. I first had to unroot my evo,but i didnt use the s-on patch bcuz i thought that as long as i was s-off i could root my device.again once updated,but the only thing it did was make it so i could roll back to 2.2. So my Evo is using the official GB 2.3.3 update & is S-off. Ive tried every root method i can think of,including GingerBreak,which did qork on a few other devices. Since i can still rollback to 2.2, i can stkll flash other GB roms,but i like Sense too much,its one reason i like HTC devices. If anyone knows how to root the evo with 2.3.3 with s-off please post for everyone like me. This is the.first time unrevoked hasnt been able to.root my evo aftr an OTA update,but the past updates were still uaing 2.2.
I also havnt heard of a recall on the GB Evo update. A Sprint rep told me that the evo will most likely get the update to 2.3.4,but he hasnt heard of a recall. He said the netflix app should be working again within 3-6 weeks from the update.
Any word why the update has been recalled. Evrythings been workin for me,xcept when using talk-to-text for sms msgs. It seems almost as stable as the final 2.2 update. The first 2.2 froyo version on the evo had mor bigs/glitches than the current 2.3.3 update. It would be nice if they reissued/resent a new GB update making the talk-to-text work perfect again. It works most the time,& wen it does work its faster & more accurate than before on 2.2, but every now & then i hav to yell,but turning off fast-boot & a simple off/on reset evry mornin & my evo runs good on 2.3.3. Id just like to know why the recall. So if someone still running froyo tries to update OTA that the update has been pulled,& it wont update?.Its no longer available then?

i have the same thing lbcary.. running GB 2.3.3 with s-off, gingerbreak doesnt work on my evo.. i could go back to 2.2 but i dont wont too.. and i have a mac not a pc.. but im using a pc to run autoroot but there is no update for autoroot yet.. is there anyway to root my evo when i already have s-off on the 2.3.3 GB?

rezistrat said:
Unless your S off you'll need to wait til a New root is released Im guessin weeks rather than days. Just keep an eye out when its releases it will be obvious
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my evo has s-off n runing 2.3.3 but can root it with ginger break

coco305 said:
my evo has s-off n runing 2.3.3 but can root it with ginger break
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is this true? can anyone confirm?

The two guys running gingerbread with s-off. Roll back to 2.2, root and install custom recovery ( clockworkmod) and then install the rooted stock 2.3rom through clockwork mod. It is the same as ota update, but rooted already.

And in the future just wait a couple of hours,a rooted version of an ota update is ussally available same day. Just install the zip like any other rom and if you are going from a stock rom to stock rom you dont have to wipe data, I have done it that way each time and never had a problem, just wipe cache.

jonhern said:
The two guys running gingerbread with s-off. Roll back to 2.2, root and install custom recovery ( clockworkmod) and then install the rooted stock 2.3rom through clockwork mod. It is the same as ota update, but rooted already.
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How do you roll back? I have tried using different ruu's and it doesnt work for me. Anything specific i should be using or something else?

Latinaso said:
How do you roll back? I have tried using different ruu's and it doesnt work for me. Anything specific i should be using or something else?
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ohhh, they had s-off, never mind, mine is on...

jonhern said:
The two guys running gingerbread with s-off. Roll back to 2.2, root and install custom recovery ( clockworkmod) and then install the rooted stock 2.3rom through clockwork mod. It is the same as ota update, but rooted already.
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where can i find the custom 2.3.3 n how to put it in my evo?

Latinaso said:
is this true? can anyone confirm?
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trust me i unroot it to get the ota n try everything but then i see i have s-off... so i try ginger break but it doesnt work on the evo

has anyone found any updates on this yet? i also just barely got around to actually going through with a root just to find that it cant be done with 2.3.3 yet

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Is it possible to take a OTA update while rooted?

Is it possible to take a OTA update while rooted? I am still on the stock Rom. And if so, will it unroot me?
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Nope I believe that is one of the benefits of s-off
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1234567188 said:
Nope I believe that is one of the benefits of s-off
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Wrong!
You can take the update, it will unroot you, AND if the new update includes a new HBOOT it will flash over and give you a security warning and/or S-ON.
your best bet is to wait a few hours and someone will make a rooted version of the new ota... but chances are we will have the ota update weeks before it is ever pushed to any non rooted phones... at the moment .6 is stock.. and all the roms are .9 so all I"m waiting on is a new radio update to hopefully fix this wacky 3g signal I get
ikithme said:
Wrong!
You can take the update, it will unroot you, AND if the new update includes a new HBOOT it will flash over and give you a security warning and/or S-ON.
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What he Said but I Think you have to be Rooted Running stock kernel/Rom for it to even take the OTA
HorsexD said:
What he Said but I Think you have to be Rooted Running stock kernel/Rom for it to even take the OTA
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If it detects you are a lower version then the OTA it will still attempt to upgrade.
Ok. From what I understand, the OTA won't automatically install if I am rooted. Which is good. But if I wanted to I could force the OTA to install?
But from what some people in this thread say, it's not worth it, and I could just get a unrooted version of the OTA from here at some point?
Is that all correct?
I am only interested because I heard there was a big OTA coming on the 16th, and I expect that it will fix a bunch of random stuff on the TB. So I'd like to get it.
I'm pretty sure you need to have stock recovery installed to install the OTA. If using CWM it will not install.
Wow this is interesting...i flashed a new radio yesterday is this the new ota update.
jcase said he thinks the leaked ruu is supposed to be the first OTA.

HTC update

Been trying to update ota and I can never do it because when the phone shuts itself off and boots up again a blue android with a exclamation point inside a triangle pops up. I let it sit there for hours but nothing. Phone is rooted. Does that have something to do with it not updating?
Might be but do you have a custom recovery like twrp
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updates no!
I'm rooted with the stock 2.08 version, the phone updated fine for me.
Yep, tried again and same error. Any advice?
If you are rooted why would you want to update? Did you root with Revolutionary tool? What HBOOT are you on? What Rom are you running?
I don't know why you would want to update if your rooted but I've heard that you need the stock recovery in order to do a firmware update. Could be wrong. Just throwing it out there.
Well I heard the the upgrade had better 4g signals. And yes, I used the revolutionary method. Stock ROM that came with the phone.
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Well I heard the the upgrade had better 4g signals. And yes, I used the revolutionary method. Stock ROM that came with the phone.
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Why nit just wait a day it two for the devs to update their ROMs with the current HTC update, or the radio thread? I never understood why people risk loosing root or what ever for a minor maintenance update.
phatmanxxl said:
Why nit just wait a day it two for the devs to update their ROMs with the current HTC update, or the radio thread? I never understood why people risk loosing root or what ever for a minor maintenance update.
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+1. All of the custom roms in the dev section will have all the latest updates. Stop with all that update nonsense.
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Oh okay. Well thanks for answering the questions guys. I'm new to the android universe. Came from the blackberry world so it's a bit of a transition. A ****ing fun transition. Thanks again.
Never update rooted devices via ota, NEVER.
Might be a pain in the ass to solve it when it won't boot afterwards

rooting android 2.3.4

I have the latest version on my evo 3d android 2.3.4 can it be rooted with unrevocked, i was trying to do it but it said it doesnt support this current version and suggestions please?
I'm having a similar problem, but I was using revolutionary, but when it showed me the hboot version it says 1.50 and that this version is not currently supported. Would it be safe to do it the HTC way? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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cal4877 said:
...........and suggestions please?
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your suggestion is to wait for revolutionary to be updated
Yup or do the htc dev bootloader unlock wich is a long complicated process and I heard I won't get wimax and wifi on some roms and that installing a different kernel is a pain in the as...... So yeah I guess I'll wait **** I waited almost 2 months for the regular evo to get rooted in 2.3 android I guess I have to do the same here again.
cal4877 said:
Yup or do the htc dev bootloader unlock wich is a long complicated process and I heard I won't get wimax and wifi on some roms and that installing a different kernel is a pain in the as...... So yeah I guess I'll wait **** I waited almost 2 months for the regular evo to get rooted in 2.3 android I guess I have to do the same here again.
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plus if you wanna install the cm7 alpha you must be rooted with the revolutionary method which means anyone with the 2.3.4 ota is out of luck until revolutionary is updated
Wow!!! Man I hope I don't have to wait too long for revolutionary update
catpunt said:
plus if you wanna install the cm7 alpha you must be rooted with the revolutionary method which means anyone with the 2.3.4 ota is out of luck until revolutionary is updated
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Is that true of just people not knowing how to do it properly with a HTC-unlocked phone? From what I've read, they can flash kernels, but it has to be from fastboot. You just remove the kernel from the .zip and flash it from fastboot and flash the .zip from recovery. I haven't paid that much attention to it since I'm s-off and could certainly be wrong.

Rooted: official update consequences

So, what happens to a rooted phone when the official update to ics comes out? Will you be able to update through Verizon, or will a dev need to work on it first? I know there are some great ics roms out there already, but what if you wanted to try the stock update? My wife also has a rezound and she won't let me "mess" with hers.
Thanks!
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So, what happens to a rooted phone when the official update to ics comes out? Will you be able to update through Verizon, or will a dev need to work on it first? I know there are some great ics roms out there already, but what if you wanted to try the stock update? My wife also has a rezound and she won't let me "mess" with hers.
Thanks!
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use ruu and go back to stock for the update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466474
go here and do #1~3
for #3, http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5&postcount=58
go here and download and use this file
this one is the lastest stock ruu.
One of two options:
1. If you are already rooted, wait for a Dev to build a ROM based on the OTA so you can safely flash it.
2. You can unroot/relock your phone to accept the OTA update.
The problem with # 2 is the current methods to achieve root may not work on the updated software so it is possible to be stuck without root for awhile (unless someone finds a work-around).
The way I understand it is simple. You will be able to upgrade to a rooted is rom, however you will not be able to update the radios if you are s-on. I'm Gonna hold out. There will be an unlock tool after ics drops...whether same day or eventually.
A rooted version of the OTA rom will be released within a couple hours of the OTA.

How do I root my HTC EVO 4G LTE with android 4.0.3 & firmware 1.22.651.3 version

PLEASE HELP ME!! I have the EVO LTE I rooted it on day 1 May 24 HOWEVER our Google wallet app has not been working so we got our Android 4.0.3 update. NOW I did the 1 click UN-INSTALL root then updated my phone from android 4.0 ICS to the android 4.0.3 now I tried RE-ROOTING the phone but it is NOT letting me. It does the reboot and everything but the root is UNSUCCESSFUL. I am extracting the correct HTC_EVO_4G_LTE root file and everything. Is there a DIFFERENT root file and link now because of this android 4.0.3 software & 1.22.651.3 firmware upgrade??
Did you take the OTA or did you use the modified firmware and software?
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Robert542 said:
Did you take the OTA or did you use the modified firmware and software?
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What modified firmware and software?? I did the OTA update that came 2 my phone. I want my root back
I recently tried rooting the phone with the new OTA, it's just going to fail since the HBoot updated. I also tried to do the RUU to go back and that failed as well. We just have to wait now.
You never accept an OTA while rooted or if you ever plan on rooting. Those are just the facts.
You have to wait until the developers find a fix now.
Rxpert said:
You never accept an OTA while rooted or if you ever plan on rooting. Those are just the facts.
You have to wait until the developers find a fix now.
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I was able to root my phone using this but I'm still S-ON but rooted....only reason why I'm all screwed up b/c I saw all the warnings for resetting google wallet, and on my stock LTE the Wallet didn't work at all, so I'm thinking I have to get it to work or im screwed, so I updated it like an asshole...so now i'm in the same boat as many...I got my phone rooted, I got S-ON, and I'm waiting for someone to come out w/ a method soon b4 my impatience turns my phone into a brick
Oh I know the rules of updating but I got the phone and the rep gave me the phone updated without me knowing. I got the phone late bc I was deciding on the Evo or SGSIII
your going to have to wait until someone comes up with a exploit to root that firmware..
Awww daaaammmnnn!!! I effed up!! I was planning on doin the MEAN ROM so the google wallet would work so I uninstalled the root, did the S-off, was planning on doin the TRWP recovery, re-install the root then do the ROM but when I did the 1click unroot the OTA update came thru n Im like oh its not jelly bean so it'll b jus fine smh. So with tht nu root thts y I wasnt even getnbthe OTA update 4bthe google wallets firmware
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So yo phone came wit the android 4.0.3 software & 1.22.651.3 firmware??
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Ok c no u n the same boat I was, all u need 2 do is add MEAN ROM n tht will make ur google wallet work. Smh I shoulda jus kept my root installed n jus added the ROM idkytf my @$$ uninstalled tht root. I shoulda jus installed the S-off wit da root still on the fone but I removed the root 2 install the S-off then I was gone re-install the root, then I was gone dobthe YRWP recovery & add the MEAN ROM but smh when I uninstalled the root I saw the OTA update n did tht. I was happy cuz the google wallet worked & was like well cool I aint gotta go thru all tht now, all I gotta do is add the root back. SMDH, I BET U I WONT EVER DO THT ISH AGAIN. Imma jus wait til we get this jellybean android 4.1 OTA software n then root my fone back cuz they aint gone release anutha root until jellybean come out
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Am I screwed if my phone just reset 12 times out of the blue? Fml
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kandiyams said:
Awww daaaammmnnn!!! I effed up!! I was planning on doin the MEAN ROM so the google wallet would work so I uninstalled the root, did the S-off, was planning on doin the TRWP recovery, re-install the root then do the ROM but when I did the 1click unroot the OTA update came thru n Im like oh its not jelly bean so it'll b jus fine smh. So with tht nu root thts y I wasnt even getnbthe OTA update 4bthe google wallets firmware
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If you're s-off, then you can regain root starting at step 16 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1770501
SOL
Am I out of luck? I took the update and was rooted but locked. Can I re-root and unlock to gain my root back?
Thanks
former_Yank said:
Am I out of luck? I took the update and was rooted but locked. Can I re-root and unlock to gain my root back?
Thanks
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You are not completely out of luck. You can still unlock your bootloader via htcdev, and root. With the new bootloader you won't be able to flash radios, splash screens, or kernels through the recovery. I think its possible to flash kernels with extra steps like what was involved with hboot 1.5 on the Evo 3D.
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former_Yank said:
Am I out of luck? I took the update and was rooted but locked. Can I re-root and unlock to gain my root back?
Thanks
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not really...
try this
it worked for me :victory:
good luck ya all :fingers-crossed:

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