[How to] Guide to S-off, Recovery & ROOT

[Wardo]

please help. I got s off. declined clockwork mod because people said that it was causing trouble. So i have the image but dont know how to apply it to my phone.

[Karl]

Originally Posted by Wardo

please help. I got s off. declined clockwork mod because people said that it was causing trouble. So i have the image but dont know how to apply it to my phone.

do this
*NOTE* if you do not have SDK installed, extract these files to a folder (ie, c:\sdk\tools)(put the .img is the same folder)
-from bootloader, make sure it says fastboot usb
-execute this command: fastboot flash recovery recovery-twrp-shooter-1.0.0.img

download this
CFi ShellToys > Download 45-Day Trial

right click on adb in the c:\sdk\tools folder
look for shell tools/ cmd prompt
it will bring up cmd and type this
fastboot flash recovery recovery-twrp-shooter-1.0.0.img


i cant make it any easier

[Karl]

Originally Posted by john80hotkey

it wasnt a user error trust me I am very careful when it comes to these things I checked letter for letter and counted them out 4x to make sure I didnt skip one, but in the end that did do the trick copy and pasted the beta key and it was accepted but I swear I enter it correctly thanks for helping me thru this so late I refused to go to sleep til I got this lol

sure

[Karl]

found this vid on xda


I walked my friend through obtaining S-OFF and Root on his EVO 3D earlier and decided to record it. It is rather long because I went through all of the steps, including installing the Android SDK. I figured I would share this with everyone since it might help someone with the process.

[Part 1]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sw_mgVHWYo

[Part 2]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlO8QtMVq6g

[TeamWin Recovery Installation] - Only necessary if ClockWorkMod Recovery fails to install using Revolutionary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_SyxWePjUU

[smitch00]

I must be unlucky. When running Revolutionary, it gets to Waiting for fastboot, then my phone just sits there on fastboot usb and does nothing. Any suggestions?

[smitch00]

Got it! I had to manually go into Windows and point it to the downloaded htc driver.

[ycats]

any way this can be done w/out shelling out to DOS? for some reason my dos on my Windows XP doesn't recognize commands, like trying to get to the android-sdk-windows folder

[kaos]

Originally Posted by ycats

any way this can be done w/out shelling out to DOS? for some reason my dos on my Windows XP doesn't recognize commands, like trying to get to the android-sdk-windows folder

open cmd and mount the sdk folder.
cd folder location

[chong67]

I install Android SDK before and it I had to went to Mars and Moon to get all those Java stuff. Then it ask for Eclipise addin? I dont know if I want to mess up my computer for all this.

I guess I will wait.

Someone said when the EVO 4G is rooted, then everything like the Sprint Hotspot will work. I hope for the same with the 3D.

[endless82]

I found it easier to flash recovery via the flashable zip. For the life of me I couldn't get fastboot to work.