{GUIDE} Perm-rooting the HTC EVO Shift!!! Recovery added

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bcnice20

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ok first off i would like to give many thanks to all the people that help test and figure out the easiest and most effective way of pulling this off.
Joeykrim (for his help with figuring out the easiest way of implementing this)
Toastcfh (for providing us with the eng spl without this we would be nowhere!!)
scotty2 and Guhl (for all the insight they have given me over the past couple of weeks)
preludedrew (for helping me with testing and of course the recovery he working so hard on right now)
riggsandroid and Cosine83 (for helping test things out)

Now on to the good stuff!!

Disclaimer
Please read each and every step in this guide and do them fully failure to do this exactly as it is layed out could result in a permanent brick as usual I am not responsible for anybody's failure to read directions
.

Step 1
ok download this file and extract it to the root of your sdcard
www.thebcblends.com/shift/Shift-root.zip

Step 2
make sure you have adb properly setup on your computer before continuing
temp root using either visionary or z4root
open up command prompt and cd to your sdk platform-tools directory
then type adb shell then su
if you havent already u must press allow on your device to enable su perms

Step 3
check the md5sum of both of the files to make sure they match
Code:
md5sum /sdcard/Shift/hboot_orig.bin
Code:
md5sum /sdcard/Shift/hboot_eng.nb0
386c19451e8dd18f9b98fad6b11be4c0 hboot_orig.bin
60ec1006e6ec2e8acb370d6aad35b17e hboot_eng.nb0

if these do not match do not continue redownload the files then check the md5's again

Step 4
Flash the eng spl!!! (dangerous part)
make sure these commands are exact or you could risk bricking your phone!!!
now you should still be in adb shell with root permissions
runs this command and DO NOTT!! reboot till I tell you to
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/Shift/hboot_eng.nb0 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
you just flashed the eng spl!!! now lets make sure it took

Step 5
Check the md5 of new flash hboot and restore if necessary
run this command to pull the newly flashed hboot to your sdcard
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/Shift/hboot_check.nb0
now we check the md5 to see if it matches
Code:
md5sum /sdcard/Shift/hboot_check.nb0
it should read 60ec1006e6ec2e8acb370d6aad35b17e
if the md5sum matches then congratulations its safe to reboot!! you can skip the next bit and continue on to step 6

if you absolutely cannot get the eng hboot to flash right then run this to restore the stock hboot
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/Shift/hboot_orig.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
then pull it to check md5
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/Shift/hboot_check1.bin
then check the md5sum
Code:
md5sum /sdcard/Shift/hboot_check1.bin
it should read 386c19451e8dd18f9b98fad6b11be4c0
if it doesnt keep trying until it does but DO NOT!! reboot till it matches

Step 6
check hboot and perm root!!
ok now reboot your phone into bootloader
turn off phone and hold power+vol down till it boots into bootloader
look at the top and make sure it says s off
if so reboot the phone back into android
put the phone into airplane mode
temp root with visionary
after your temp rooted then attempt to perm root with visionary (haven't tested perm root with z4 yet)
your phone will reboot and you are now officially perm rooted any changes you make will now stick on reboot
Recovery is coming soon!!!!!!




 

bcnice20

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Recovery
for now this recovery does not backup your wimax keys
we shall do that manually and store them in a safe place just in case

Backup Wimax Partitions
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 of=/sdcard/Shift/wimax.bin
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p30 of=/sdcard/Shift/udata_wimax.bin

Flash Recovery Image
download this zip and extract the img to wherever you please on your computer
recovery
if you do not already have fastboot setup get it
cd to wherever the recovery was placed
then power down your device and hold power+voldown at the same time till it loads the bootloader
click on the fastboot option
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
now boot into recovery and see if it worked if so create a nandroid backup!!!
 
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herbthehammer

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May 16, 2010
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Thanks, first of all. Second, perhaps I should wait and see if something comes out later that doesn't look as intimidating as this. Yeah, some might say its easy and what are you crying about? I'm not going to dive in right this minute because I don't have confidence in my abilities with this yet.

Especially since I'm fighting keeping my eyes open. Me so sleepy. Maybe tomorrow I will be more with it.
 

Dread 7us

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Jul 25, 2010
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Worked like a charm! Thanks!! So much easier than what I had to do to root my hero originally or my girlfriend's evo. Thanks again!

Sent from my PG06100
 

Nmott93

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Jan 15, 2011
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Going to bed now, gonna spend my night off tomorrow rooting my Shift. A huge thank you to everyone involved, I wish I had the money to buy you all some coffee :(

Sent from my attic using a telegraph.
 

johnnycross22

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:eek: Every day I check the forums hoping today will be the day that perm root is achieved, and now I finally find that its happened...and I'm drunk out of my mind, now I gotta wait til i'm sober tomorrow to give this a go. Thanks to everyone involved!! Its appreciated! :D
 

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    ok first off i would like to give many thanks to all the people that help test and figure out the easiest and most effective way of pulling this off.
    Joeykrim (for his help with figuring out the easiest way of implementing this)
    Toastcfh (for providing us with the eng spl without this we would be nowhere!!)
    scotty2 and Guhl (for all the insight they have given me over the past couple of weeks)
    preludedrew (for helping me with testing and of course the recovery he working so hard on right now)
    riggsandroid and Cosine83 (for helping test things out)

    Now on to the good stuff!!

    Disclaimer
    Please read each and every step in this guide and do them fully failure to do this exactly as it is layed out could result in a permanent brick as usual I am not responsible for anybody's failure to read directions
    .

    Step 1
    ok download this file and extract it to the root of your sdcard
    www.thebcblends.com/shift/Shift-root.zip

    Step 2
    make sure you have adb properly setup on your computer before continuing
    temp root using either visionary or z4root
    open up command prompt and cd to your sdk platform-tools directory
    then type adb shell then su
    if you havent already u must press allow on your device to enable su perms

    Step 3
    check the md5sum of both of the files to make sure they match
    Code:
    md5sum /sdcard/Shift/hboot_orig.bin
    Code:
    md5sum /sdcard/Shift/hboot_eng.nb0
    386c19451e8dd18f9b98fad6b11be4c0 hboot_orig.bin
    60ec1006e6ec2e8acb370d6aad35b17e hboot_eng.nb0

    if these do not match do not continue redownload the files then check the md5's again

    Step 4
    Flash the eng spl!!! (dangerous part)
    make sure these commands are exact or you could risk bricking your phone!!!
    now you should still be in adb shell with root permissions
    runs this command and DO NOTT!! reboot till I tell you to
    Code:
    dd if=/sdcard/Shift/hboot_eng.nb0 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
    you just flashed the eng spl!!! now lets make sure it took

    Step 5
    Check the md5 of new flash hboot and restore if necessary
    run this command to pull the newly flashed hboot to your sdcard
    Code:
    dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/Shift/hboot_check.nb0
    now we check the md5 to see if it matches
    Code:
    md5sum /sdcard/Shift/hboot_check.nb0
    it should read 60ec1006e6ec2e8acb370d6aad35b17e
    if the md5sum matches then congratulations its safe to reboot!! you can skip the next bit and continue on to step 6

    if you absolutely cannot get the eng hboot to flash right then run this to restore the stock hboot
    Code:
    dd if=/sdcard/Shift/hboot_orig.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
    then pull it to check md5
    Code:
    dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/Shift/hboot_check1.bin
    then check the md5sum
    Code:
    md5sum /sdcard/Shift/hboot_check1.bin
    it should read 386c19451e8dd18f9b98fad6b11be4c0
    if it doesnt keep trying until it does but DO NOT!! reboot till it matches

    Step 6
    check hboot and perm root!!
    ok now reboot your phone into bootloader
    turn off phone and hold power+vol down till it boots into bootloader
    look at the top and make sure it says s off
    if so reboot the phone back into android
    put the phone into airplane mode
    temp root with visionary
    after your temp rooted then attempt to perm root with visionary (haven't tested perm root with z4 yet)
    your phone will reboot and you are now officially perm rooted any changes you make will now stick on reboot
    Recovery is coming soon!!!!!!




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    Recovery
    for now this recovery does not backup your wimax keys
    we shall do that manually and store them in a safe place just in case

    Backup Wimax Partitions
    Code:
    dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 of=/sdcard/Shift/wimax.bin
    Code:
    dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p30 of=/sdcard/Shift/udata_wimax.bin

    Flash Recovery Image
    download this zip and extract the img to wherever you please on your computer
    recovery
    if you do not already have fastboot setup get it
    cd to wherever the recovery was placed
    then power down your device and hold power+voldown at the same time till it loads the bootloader
    click on the fastboot option
    Code:
    fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
    now boot into recovery and see if it worked if so create a nandroid backup!!!
    7
    reserved again!!!
    3
    Can someone re-link the ShiftRoot.zip file? The link is broken...Thanks!

    Here you go
    3
    so is there something I missed downloading with the SDK that contains adb? probably...

    As previously stated Install the SDK Manager. Once downloaded and installed you will need to install packages.
    The one that you are concerned with is Platform Tools.
    Once I updated and installed everything I moved the SDK to my C: drive from the Program Fiels folder.
    I renamed it AndroidSDK then right clicked on My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Environmental Values->Select Path in bottom box then Edit->Change the path to C:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools->ckick o.k.

    Click Start, then run, type in CMD
    Once in the Command Prompt enter cd C:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools
    The next line should pop up C:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools>
    Now test adb by typing in adb

    If adb runs you are ready to start!
    Connect your phone to the Computer, make sure Enable USB Debugging is checked. Leave connection as charge only.
    Type adb shell
    Then type SU
    Allow Superuser on your phone
    You are now in and ready to follow BCNice's directions

    You may have not needed all of that, but hopefully it helps someone!