Evo root is here. UPDATE 5/26/10

[p-slim]

Paul over at modaco made a Superboot for the EVO PlankLongBeard released it on twitter a bit ago.
superboot

if you had a nexus one and wanted to root through superboot this is all you would have to do

How to use Superboot - Windows, Linux and OSX

- Download the Superboot zip file above and extract to a directory
- Put your device in bootloader mode - Turn off the phone then press and hold the trackball to enter the bootloader
- WINDOWS - double click 'install-superboot-windows.bat'


here are his superboots for the nexus so you can get familiar with it. this is looking really good,
http://android.modaco.com/content/go...the-nexus-one/

here is the latest from people who have rooted the evo. 5/26/10
follow this website for info and pics

No surprise here: lots of people are interested in the details of the root process. There’s four reasons why we aren’t releasing anything yet:

1. We’re still working on making the root ’sticky’. The current root doesn’t persist beyond a reboot, meaning you need to root it every time you reboot the device.
2. We want to package up the rooter in an easy-to-install, one-click application so we’re not holding people’s hands through adb shell.
3. We don’t want to give HTC any details that they could use to fix the hole before the official release.
4. We want to make sure that when Froyo is released on this device, we can still get root on it.

#1 is the only real technical challenge left, but we’ve almost cracked it. Stay tuned for details.

FWIW, I can’t use my HTC Evo up here in Canada, so I’ll be selling or trading it after we finish everything up. It’s a great phone, but the best parts of it come from being a great network device.

[marctronixx]

pretty slick....

[fenixjn]

Originally Posted by p-slim

Paul over at modaco made a Superboot for the EVO PlankLongBeard released it on twitter a bit ago.
superboot

if you had a nexus one and wanted to root through superboot this is all you would have to do

How to use Superboot - Windows, Linux and OSX

- Download the Superboot zip file above and extract to a directory
- Put your device in bootloader mode - Turn off the phone then press and hold the trackball to enter the bootloader
- WINDOWS - double click 'install-superboot-windows.bat'


here are his superboots for the nexus so you can get familiar with it. this is looking really good,
http://android.modaco.com/content/go...the-nexus-one/

Nexus One? So this applies to the Evo as well?

[p-slim]

Originally Posted by fenixjn

Nexus One? So this applies to the Evo as well?

The superboot is for the evo. I posted the links to the nexus superboot page so people can start getting familiar with android. Paul aka modaco is extremely big in the android community, people will want to familiarize themselves with him.

[aman1127]

Awesome!!!!

[fenixjn]

Originally Posted by p-slim

The superboot is for the evo. I posted the links to the nexus superboot page so people can start getting familiar with android. Paul aka modaco is extremely big in the android community, people will want to familiarize themselves with him.

Interesting. Reading now...

[*king*]

No trackball on evo, i think its vol down and power key to get to bootloader

[OMJ]

thanks P-slim...I downloaded both the EVO superboot & also Superboot for FRF50 to compare. The EVO superboot only contains the .img, the FRF50 zip has alot more files, do you know if we can use the same install-superboot-windows.bat from the FRF50 superboot?

Originally Posted by *king*

No trackball on evo, i think its vol down and power key to get to bootloader

those instructions are for the nexus

[p-slim]

Originally Posted by OMJ

thanks P-slim...I downloaded both the EVO superboot & also Superboot for FRF50 to compare. The EVO superboot only contains the .img, the FRF50 zip has alot more files, do you know if we can use the same install-superboot-windows.bat from the FRF50 superboot?




those instructions are for the nexus

the files are missing because they don't want to post root instructions yet. if they post root instructions htc will come out with a ota software update to block the root. on june 4th they will post root instructions and that superboot will be a different file.

[MordyT]

So, what does this superboot do for us? If they are releasing a new one...