<Collaboration><Dev><Ideas> HTC Evo 2.3.3 Gingerbread Root Collaboration.

[HipKat]

isnt the word from htc that they will be unlocking bootloaders soon? or is that just for the 3d & sensation? (no promises, i know) either way we need to get root! maybe someone knows someone who knows someone that has inside info on how these files are officially signed? just thinkin outloud...what about hardware hacks? is that even possible?

The EVO was not on that list of devices in their statement

 

[skatrwannabe3]

Can I get a daring individual to flash this hboot? I won't have access to an Evo until Monday.

http://www.mediafire.com/?6ba6rwacdpoyil3

No guarantee this will work but I'm curious to see what this will do.

Does it have to be an unrooted 2.3 Evo? I'll do it, but I'm rooted with a custom rom

 

[skatrwannabe3]

oh oh oh! I know how to root our new phones! We sue HTC and Sprint to get a patch out that for one, gives us an option in the menu to root our phone and also sue android and make them come out with patches that doesn't require our providers to send the updates to us. lol. I like my idea. okay, so it won't work? okay, you're right. :-D But it was an idea.

Not so much. FLAME ON! kidding, surely the OP wants this thread free of bickering

 

[Nick N]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but those are rooted versions of the new firmware aren't they? I need the actual OTA file that pushes the phone to 2.3.3.

Sorry, here is the link to the stock 4.24 zip file that I renamed to PC36IMG.zip, placed on the root of the SD card, and successfully flashed in Hboot.

Post where I found the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14437807&postcount=1

Link: http://goo-inside.me/supersonic/ruu

File used:

PC36IMG_SuperSonic_GB_Sprint_WWE_4.24.651.1_Radio_2.15.00.05.02_NV_2.15_release_199233_signed.zip

When I flashed this, it updated in this order:

BOOTLOADER (acted more like a check because of how fast it updated)
RADIO_V2
*Phone reboots into Hboot*
SYSTEM
RECOVERY
BOOTLOADER
RADIO_V2
WIMAX
USERDATA
SPLASH1

 

[chavonbravo]

The new hboot doesn't really pose any new blocks, as far as I've seen. The focus should be on looking for a temp root solution. Once that's found, you can flash the misc partition and that will allow downgrading to a previous official release, like 3.70, then s-off that way, and obtain full root.

 

[skatrwannabe3]

Yeah it would need to be unrooted. I appreciate the willingness though. Trying to replicate the signature.

Haha, well I found a willing recruit on facebook who's unrooted. I actually sold her the phone awhile back =P

 

[Omgadroid]

EDIT:Best of luck I truer to run boot no luck sorry
I'm 100% stock no root
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

 

[JBO1018]

The signature process and associated private key are a form of encryption. You are not going to be able to just copy and paste the signature out of an RUU. Also flashing randomly edited hboots is a bad idea even considering an s-on phone wont flash anything not signed.

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt

 

[Omgadroid]

Like I sed ill be a guinea pig I'm 100% stock and I can care less about bricking my phone

Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

 

[skatrwannabe3]

Like I sed ill be a guinea pig I'm 100% stock and I can care less about bricking my phone

Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

Great, do you know how to flash the file newalker posted the link for?

 

[bubby323]

Temp root.

adb devices
adb install Superuser.apk
adb push su /data/local/tmp/su
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/su
adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/busybox
adb shell /data/local/tmp/su

Permanent root.

adb shell mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
adb shell mv /data/local/tmp/su /system/bin/su
adb shell mv /data/local/tmp/busybox /system/bin/busybox

You can't run anything with adb shell because you'll get permission denied. Wait..got an idea.

This is really just me thinking out loud, feel free to ignore it.

 

[bubby323]

You tried to run boot?

---EDIT---

Would someone who isn't rooted attempt flashing this in bootloader?

http://www.mediafire.com/?w5mhv89uju9ck2o

No go, but that's given with the android info reading a lower version than the newest that I'm running, and I'm positive that you can't fake HTC's signature.

 

[Omgadroid]

Won't do anything

Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

 

[JBO1018]

The only way to find an exploit is to try risky things.

I fully agree. However, in this case, I think finding temp root first will be necessary before s-off can be tackled.

Edit: Actually I would say in any case.

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt

 

[bubby323]

Much appreciated. Gives me a stepping stone for some more methods to try.

No problem.

 

[skatrwannabe3]

temping

I fully agree. However, in this case, I think finding temp root first will be necessary before s-off can be tackled.

Edit: Actually I would say in any case.

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt

So what's the plan, how does one obtain temporary root on any device?

 

[bubby323]

An application running from the system of Android on any rom has more power than simply running adb from the SDK on a computer to your phone. When you're running scripts from inside the system you have access to the system, if you can remount it as r/w.

Hm.

 

[mikeyinid]

An application running from the system of Android on any rom has more power than simply running adb from the SDK on a computer to your phone. When you're running scripts from inside the system you have access to the system, if you can remount it as r/w.

Hm.

Gingerbreak can be modified to get temp root on it. I dont know anything about scripts though, so I would ask that someone that does take a look at it.

 

[bubby323]

Gingerbreak can be modified to get temp root on it. I dont know anything about scripts though, so I would ask that someone that does take a look at it.

I've already taken a look at it. The source code shows that it looks for the partitions to mount and a logcat reveals that it does mount the system, but it can't mount it as r/w. Gingerbreak also seems to be patched in the most current version we are running on the Evo. Bummer..

 

[Nick N]

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