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Re: EVO - Root|Recovery|Nand Backup|Flashing for n00b's Instructions & Videos

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Originally Posted by winmonewbie View Post
do i have root?
Along w/ what winmonewbie posted, I just wanted to reiterate some info and offer another suggestion to find out if you're rooted.

I just did some experimenting. I flashed the stock rom. Then I rooted the phone.
Even after rooting, I did not have the Superuser Permissions icon. I tried to run the "Wireless Tether for rooted users" and it says, "Unable to start tethering. Please try again!" The problem is the icon is missing. When I installed a custom rom that had the icon (like OMJ's) the program works fine.


Super easy way to figure out if you're rooted.
  1. Make sure USB Debugging is on.
    Menu>Settings>Applications>Development>USB Debugging should be checked
  2. Connect your phone using "Charge Only"
  3. Open a "Run" window and type "c:\evo-recovery\adb-windows shell"
If you get a "$" you're not rooted
If you get a "#" you're rooted

See the picture below - (And I know I didn't use "view" correctly. I was just typing something to show the results on a rooted vs unrooted phone)

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