Quote: Quote: Here is a quick step by step on rooting the EVO 4G Gingerbread 2.3 with Hboot 2.16

Congrats you are now rooted with S-OFF!!





FAQS

If all fails try re-downloading the tool

Quote: Flash From Bootloader

PC36IMG_SuperSonic_GB_Sprint_WWE_4.24.651.1_Radio_ 2.15.00.05.02_NV_2.15_release_199233_signed

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VSFLE9CD

http://www.fileserve.com/file/3rVYVfd

MD5 Checksum: 621DCC2F866EC4DDB548AC9466C1D356

SHA-1 Checksum: 960EBC5F96D8DF805BD5D1A472BDCAED1E407034

Thanks & Credits

Quote: As always, this will void your warranty and may possibly damage your phone. You and you alone are responsible for anything that you do. Everything contained in this thread is for informational purposes only.

Download SuperUser zip & copy to your root of SDcardDownload and install HTC Drivers Download Revolutionary: S-OFF & Recovery Tool Enable USB debugging mode & fastboot on phone () (Connect you phone to you PC - Select USB ChargingUnzip Revolutionary tool and run it as admin () () (Boot into recoveryFlash SuperUser and reboot your device.When I run Revolutionary tool it just sits at "waiting for device".Make sure you have HTC SYNC Closed and or Removed in order for this to work - Thanks @smallbaI'm stuck at "zerging root" nothing seems to work.Again make sure you un-install HTC sync and turn off your antivirus and/or firewallI keep getting invalid key. What am i doing wrong?The beta key is case sensitive so make sure you get it right, try to copying the key into notepad to verify the characters. The Revolutionary tool will give you your device serial number, verify you entered the correct SN. If you are still having issues try regenerating the beta key.I'm having issues flashing anything from recovery.If you are having issues flashing/loading new roms try updating ClockworkMod Recovery from market via rom manger or flash AmonRA that seems to fix itHow do I flash AmonRa Recovery in bootloader mode.Download AmonRa Recovery PC36IMG.zip to the root of your sd card. Boot the phone into the bootloader by powering the phone down, then press the power and the volume down buttons at the same time.Once the phone boots into the bootloader the phone will automatically recognize the zip file. It will ask if you would like to update, select yes and let it do it's thing and you will be good to go.(Thanks @Amon_RA)Will this wipe my device?No if you follow all the steps this will get you S-OFF, Custom recovery & Root.Will this work on the Japanese EVO is at HBOOT 2.15.001YES - However if you have HBOOT 2.16.970.1 or higher you will need to downgrade. Thanks @ SharpIS03 Is it possible to get root from a mac Yes via Linux VM . (Confirmed by @jd567890)Is it possible to restore everything to stock?It is possible and has been confirmed (Thanks @ jcallaway77 ). You can try downloading the PC36IMG file below rename it to PC36IMG and flash from bootloader.Thanks @NinjaWolf (feel free to make donations to them at their sites)Revolutionary was brought to you by (): Eric Smaxwill • Ryan Pearl • The mysterious 0xf4b • Matthew Fogle • Kenny Millington • Sen Verbrugge • Michael Sullivan • Matt Mastracci • Koush Dutta • Joshua Wise • Adam GlasgallShout out to everyone in the exploit community (in no particular order):