Get the Highest rated Android apps on AppBrain - Page 3. Unrevoked. Public:windows_hboot_driver_install [RootWiki] Turn off your phone, then boot it into the HBOOT menu by holding power and volume down. On EVO 4G, you will have to select HBOOT USB at that menu by pressing volume down four times, then power. Wait until the screen flashes through an “SD Checking” message before pressing buttons; otherwise, the phone will ignore keypresses. Connect the phone to your Windows machine with a USB cable and wait for the phone to say HBOOT USB PLUG on screen. Open Device Manager. Click Start, then right click on Computer, then click Properties, then click Device Manager. Thank you brucekey for the screen captures. HTC Supersonic/ROMs - XDA-Developers. EVO 4G Android Development. - [01/15/2011] - MikFroYo v4.4 - ReEngineered Sense - Simply Faster. - Page 1092. [GUIDE] How to root Android 2.2 on the EVO 4G Outdated. [GUIDE] How to root Android 2.2 on the EVO 4G Outdated The rooting method for the EVO 4G is close to the same as the Droid 2, just recently created by Sebastian Krahmer at but with a little variation.
Here is the step-by-step I just did on my brother's (dwizzy130) EVO 4G that came with 2.2 from Sprint. I am NOT responsible for any damages (bricking, not working, basically anything that goes wrong) This has been tested and works. Over the next few days, I will be cleaning this post up and making the steps more clear. Special thanks to: Sebastian Krahmer for the exploit dwizzy130 (my brother) for letting me test on his EVO (since I don't have one) The unrevoked team for their methods Toastcfh for his mtd-eng.img Topgun966 over at evo4g.me for hosting the files djR3Z over at TheDroidDemos.com just made a GREAT video walkthrough that should make this MUCH easier for all of you.
VIDEO WALKTHROUGH (2 parts) Step 1: Download the Android SDK here Next, Code: . Type then.