I am proud to present the HTC EVO Auto Root script! It took me awhile but I finally got it fully automated, it probably would have been easier using VB to write it but I wanted it to be readable by everybody. I don't have working scripts for Linux or Mac yet but for older phones you should be able to follow the and use the code included at the end of the post with minimal changes. If you are new to rooting the Evo you should check out the thread to familiarize yourself with some of the screens you will see. At times your phone may shows ominous looking icons that look bad but really aren't, at times like that it is important that you don't panic and do anything that could damage your phone.

Jun 3, 2010 - Download this file (PC36IMG.zip). Move it to the root (as in top level) of the Evo's storage card.2. Turn the phone off. Once it is, hold down the volume button and the power button until you get a white screen and some text. You're now in the bootloader. It should automatically start checking the PC36IMG.zip. Good news for those of you that were hoping to root your EVO the minute you tear it free from the box: the instructions and files needed in order to root t. By Chris Dehghanpoor in Carriers, Development, Devices By Manufacturer, EVO 4G (Supersonic), HTC, News, Sprint, Tips & Tutorials. Mar 01, 2011 When researching rooting your HTC EVO 4G. (one of these is PC36IMG.zip. Or is it just download a pc36img and it does everything?

This will make a backup of your WiMAX partition and the RSA keys that are stored on it; backing up your RSA keys separate is not necessary. It will save it in the AutoRoot folder so be sure not to delete it. If you run into any problems please include the following information with your post: Any methods you have previously tried to root with, what it did last plus any error messages it may have given (if you can right click, select all and copy it from the terminal), and if you are in the bootloader we need to know what the top two lines say. Running this will create a log file named: autorootlog.txt. Please post this as well. Any feedback no matter good or bad is appreciated! Let me know how it works for you.

Randy (randyshear on youtube) has made a great video of the process if you would like to get an idea of what to expect before hand. It is important to note that, depending on your phone, the process may be slightly more involved or require more or less time. Quote: You Will Need: • A windows machine • HTC Sync that can be found on Sprint's website. • At least 1 GB of free space on your SD card • A full or close to full battery (your phone will not charge during part of this and if it dies you will be SOL, aka Bricked) • ADB debugging enabled (Settings >Applications >Development >ADB Debugging) • Your phone connected to your computer as Charge Only and HTC's Evo drivers / HTC Sync installed. • The AutoRoot.zip File that can be found in this post • I highly recommend you have the appropriate RUU, or PC36IMG, downloaded before you start. It is always good to have and if something does not go as planned it can get your phone back up and running with minimal down time.

Quote: Instructions: • This will try to back up your apps but it's not always able to, you will also lose all of your settings. Titanium Backup works well to save your apps however you will need to use z4root to temporarily root before you will be able to use it. Rainforest Adventure Full Version.

• Download HTC Sync from Sprint's website and install it. You may need to use the 'Repair' option for it to replace any old drivers. • Extract AutoRoot.zip into a folder that is easy to find and then open the folder. • Right click on 'AutoRoot.bat' and run it as Administrator. • Once it finds your phone it will start by checking out what kind of setup it uses and then attempt to get root access. If it fails usually it's from too many active apps or the phone being used, if so you will need to restart it before trying again. If you are using 3.70 it will let you know when it is running by blurring the screen.

Cracker Barrel Plymouth Meeting Hours there. • When it is ready it will reboot your phone into the boot loader. Then, depending on your phones setup, it will either enter RUU mode and automatically flash the debugging firmware or give you instructions on how to flash it from the hBoot. • If you have to flash it manually just push Power to select 'BOOTLOADER' and say Yes when it asks to flash the PC36IMG.zip. It will complain part of the way through about Boot Loader and/or radio errors and then skip them, this is normal. Once it finishes say No when asked to reboot and use the Vol Down button to highlight Recovery. Then press Power to select it.

• If you are entering the Recovery your phone will show a Red Triangle with an Exclamation mark inside, at this point the script will take back over and attempt to flash Unrevoked Forever. • After it finishes flashing the engineering bootloader, or Unrevoked Forever, it will reboot into the bootloader and see if your NAND is unlocked. If so it will flash the Sprint Lovers ROM along with the Recovery and updated Radios.