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Originally Posted by jjbehren
Alright, I thought I could figure this out on my own, but now it appears I'm going to need some help.
First, I haven't updated to any of the OTA updates. Still running 1.32.651.1.
I started going through the steps this morning to fully root my EVO. First set of steps (all prep and steps 1A through 1G) completed successfully. I get the "#" if I run "c:\evo-recovery\adb-windows shell."
Then I started the 2nd set of instructions. Now, I don't know where I screwed up, but now after I type in all the stuff and get to the bootloader screen in step 2F it never asks me if I want to update. It just finishes reading the PC36IMG.zip file and goes back to the original bootloader screen.
Now, I know I accidentally tried to do "Recovery" too early. I accidentally skipped from step 2H to step 2L and ran recovery after that reboot. The two dialogue boxes threw me off.
So I tried to go back and rename the PC36IMG.zip file to eng-PC36IMG.zip and use the Terminal Emulator per step 2K, but after I hit enter after the last line I get a bunch of text about "skipping write block," etc.
That's where I'm stuck. Any help? Is there any way to just start over? Thanks will be given.
josh
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If your PC36 file didnt get read then 1) it isnt named correclty or 2) you got an incomplete download.
Check the instructions for naming again and the file size against the pics Fast has on Post #2.
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Originally Posted by stanglifemike
Ok, I have a couple questions.
1- I see you guys are saying I need to flash ROM/Radio/Wimax to use Froyo. I used the 2.2 deodexed rom and everything seems to be fine.i also downloaded the radio and wimax but did not flash those. Everything seems to be fine but am I missing something Im not aware of and need to flash the radio and wimax now?
2-I know you guys said I can recover and flash without my laptop now, but I still see a lot of instructions showing you having to use the "Run" box on your computer. Is there a detailed "how-to"on flashing without a computer? I really want to try out some roms today but don't want to mess anything up. I have read and searched a lot on here and xda, but don't think I fully understand yet. I just want to know as much about it as I can before I dive in. Thanks
FastRX8- I basically need a "backup/flashing for Android noobs" like what you have done with this thread for rooting. I can't wait until I understand Android like I do Winmo.....
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Like I said above-it's generally recommended that you keep everything up to date -OS version, radio and wimax. You dont HAVE to but I would.
Do you have 4G in your area? That seems to be the biggest hiccup for folks who are not running the latest versions.
The only thing you may need your computer for is to load the ROM files onto your SD card and even that may not be needed if the Chef has included his ROM in ROM Manager which allows you do dl some ROMS Over The Air.
Once the ROM is on your card you can use Quick Boot to jump into Recovery.
Backup (if you want), wipe and flash.
No computer needed for most of the steps.
Fast does have flashing and backup instructions on Post #2.
Section 3 and 4 discuss backing up and restoring. He covers flashing within the root instructions but Step 5AA is an example.