Hello guys, im stuggling around with my Evo-3D since a few days now, so i decided to register myself here.
Situation is as follows:
- I got an HTC Evo 3D GSM (germany)
- I used OTA-update to update to Android 4.0
- A while ago my Phone was defect, so the Mainboard got replaced.
- I tried unlocking with htcdev - but it doesnt accepts the keys (using google i found out its a problem with repaired mainboards)
- This phone was never rooted, has no cusotm bootloader, whatever
- My hboot is says its 1.5x
Because i own a Asus Transformer 300, which was rooted very easy without the need of doing S-off or whatever, i thought it should be possible with my evo 3d too. But i cant find "any" information which helps me here.
The only reason i want to root my device, is to delete a lot of the preinstalled apps, like games which i never wanted to have.
So i need the following:
a) a guide to root or maybe just temp root so i can get rid of this stuff, whithout anything else.
b) if thats not possible, i need a way to unlock it without htcdev. and then root it, remove stuff, and lock it again.
Thanks for any help
To root the phone you can just follow zedomaxes thread on how to root the phone very good tutorial and if u cant unlock with htcdev there is no other way to lock well at least for cdma maybe gsm may have another way check out the dev forums
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If your Evo 3D is Locked and S-ON, the only way to unlock it is probably using this guide.
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So I used the HTC unlock for the bootloader
I should have read here first but I figured it had to be "easier" first
Is there any way to really root my phone and get S-off now?
I have not figured out a way to do Squat.
I tried Alpha rev but since my Hboot is 1.5 it will not allow me to use it .
Any advice would be great cause otherwise I am off to SPrint to get them to swap my wive's and my phone's information since I did not do the OTA on hers
I rooted mine with the very first one that came out, but with their being 2 known methods (Evo4GLTERoot & RegawMOD), I'm wondering if one method is preferred over another for any particular reason. I take it both are compatible with LazyPanda's S-OFF utility, but noticed many have issues with different things which makes me wonder if the different root methods have anything to do with that.
I am wondering so that in the even that I ever unroot my phone and need to root it back, which option would be better. Currently though, I'm trying to hold out on any more changes until the new firmware is self-rootable (not having to flash a ROM)
Also, is there any way to remove *** TAMPERED *** off the device if you don't want to S-OFF ?
I rooted using both methods EVO4GLTE ROOT and RegawMOD as I had issues with the token for HTC bootloader unlock.
Once you root it says -TAMPERED- for now it's permanent, I'm sure that someone will find a “fix" if high enough demand. Look at is ur badge for unlocking full access to ur phones potential.
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I have hboot 1.53.., s-on and also unlocked bootloader, also it is bought in full (not contract) therefore it is not associated with any phone network . I want root access without changing the official firmware (Official HTC android ICS 4.0). I don't mind wiping everything. My question is can I have root access on the official firmware, and exactly (if I can) how to do it. Other guides seem really full on, because I am a noob!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNoL_...layer_embedded
there is s-on root in here. if you don't want to change official ics nobody can force you to do it.
Is there? i cant find any solution and i tried several tools.
Or way to unlock after OTA to ics without getting back to gingerbread and using revolutionary. And not the official way..
thx
jojkos said:
Is there? i cant find any solution and i tried several tools.
Or way to unlock after OTA to ics without getting back to gingerbread and using revolutionary. And not the official way..
thx
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Are you GSM or CDMA?
I'm not sure exactly what you are trying to accomplish, but if your phone is the CDMA model and you've never unlocked your bootloader you can get S-OFF and then root without unlocking the bootloader using the Revolutionary method in closeone's thread in the stickies of the CDMA development forum. Some people have even gotten it to work with the Sprint ICS (2.89.651.2) build installed, but it requires "bricking" the phone twice.
OTOH, the JuopunutBear S-OFF method resets the bootloader status from "unlocked" to "locked" so there is no indication on the phone that you ever did the HTC unlock, and that works for both GSM and CDMA.
It sounds like you've already done some homework so you must have a specific reason for wanting to do it another way?
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
Are you GSM or CDMA?
I'm not sure exactly what you are trying to accomplish, but if your phone is the CDMA model and you've never unlocked your bootloader you can get S-OFF and then root without unlocking the bootloader using the Revolutionary method in closeone's thread in the stickies of the CDMA development forum. Some people have even gotten it to work with the Sprint ICS (2.89.651.2) build installed, but it requires "bricking" the phone twice.
OTOH, the JuopunutBear S-OFF method resets the bootloader status from "unlocked" to "locked" so there is no indication on the phone that you ever did the HTC unlock, and that works for both GSM and CDMA.
It sounds like you've already done some homework so you must have a specific reason for wanting to do it another way?
ramjet73
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i forgot to mention, my bad. I have GSM. I didnt want to loose warranty because of the official method, but if you say that there is a way to revert it (i thought they would keep record of me unlocking phone but i dont really know), then it would be ok to unlock it that way. Also i wanted to know if ther is easy and fast way to make root/temp root so i could only do a backup.
jojkos said:
i forgot to mention, my bad. I have GSM. I didnt want to loose warranty because of the official method, but if you say that there is a way to revert it (i thought they would keep record of me unlocking phone but i dont really know), then it would be ok to unlock it that way. Also i wanted to know if ther is easy and fast way to make root/temp root so i could only do a backup.
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If you htcdev unlock, HTC will know that you requested a token, but not whether you actually unlocked or not. I'm not sure how they handle that for the purpose of warranty claims, but maybe someone else here has experience with that.
Regarding temp root, it's possible, but not on the the ICS releases since HTC has patched the vulnerablility used for the "tacoroot" method. I've also heard that the phone is very unstable while temp rooted and sometime won't boot. You might be better off using a tool like MyBackup Pro that doesn't require root and has a 30 day trial with full functionality.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
If you htcdev unlock, HTC will know that you requested a token, but not whether you actually unlocked or not. I'm not sure how they handle that for the purpose of warranty claims, but maybe someone else here has experience with that.
Regarding temp root, it's possible, but not on the the ICS releases since HTC has patched the vulnerablility used for the "tacoroot" method. I've also heard that the phone is very unstable while temp rooted and sometime won't boot. You might be better off using a tool like MyBackup Pro that doesn't require root and has a 30 day trial with full functionality.
ramjet73
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well thank you very much for all your help i think ill try htcdev unlock method
Hi all!
I am going to buy a new smartphone and the HTC DEsire 601 seems ok for my usage. Moreover it looks really good, i like it. Before getting it, however, i totally need to be sure about one thing: is it possible to simply root the phone?
I have read several threads here and all of them suggest to start by unlocking the bootloader as a first step and as a second step you can get root access. I would like to keep the bootloader locked and i don't think i will need to get S-OFF. So my question is, if i keep my phone bootloader-locked and S-ON, can i get root access?
Root is really important for me because there are 3-4 fundamental apps that i use and these require root access. Is there anyone who have found himself/herself in this situation? Which root method can work direcltly on a brand new HTC desire 601 running jelly bean? Any personal experience?
Thanks in advance,
bye
Night on the web said:
Hi all!
I am going to buy a new smartphone and the HTC DEsire 601 seems ok for my usage. Moreover it looks really good, i like it. Before getting it, however, i totally need to be sure about one thing: is it possible to simply root the phone?
I have read several threads here and all of them suggest to start by unlocking the bootloader as a first step and as a second step you can get root access. I would like to keep the bootloader locked and i don't think i will need to get S-OFF. So my question is, if i keep my phone bootloader-locked and S-ON, can i get root access?
Root is really important for me because there are 3-4 fundamental apps that i use and these require root access. Is there anyone who have found himself/herself in this situation? Which root method can work direcltly on a brand new HTC desire 601 running jelly bean? Any personal experience?
Thanks in advance,
bye
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To root your phone you need to unlock the bootloader, flash a custom recovery and flash the latest SU binaries.
If its not to late, I would avoid the desire 601. Not really reliable. 4 of my friends got this one and they all had problems. 2 of them died when on charge (defective motherboard ----> qhsusb_dload mode). Another one is having issue with wifi not being able to turn on, he must power off the phone, remove the sim and sd card and reboot each time the wifi hangs. They all had the infamous battery drain issue which they solved using some Xposed mod. So on 4 devices, 4 of them were having software problem (battery drain) and 3 of them had hardware problem....