HTC EVO 4G from Sprint – How to Root, Recovery, Backup, Wipe, Custom Rom
Posted on February 16th, 2012 in Data Backup Blog
If you have questions, join ppcgeeks and send me a pm or post in the thread. forum.ppcgeeks.com Don’t try getting help via the comments on youtube. This is how I rooted my EVO 4G from Sprint. Basically, this is toastcfh’s method from xda-developers. I wrote them w/ a little more detail for someone who’s totally new to Android to understand and posted them on PPCGeeks here – forum.ppcgeeks.com Here’s the thread that toastcfh made on xda – forum.xda-developers.com 1st time you root and install a custom rom, you have to use the manual recovery method. After a custom rom is installed, you can use “Rom Manager” by ClockworkMod from the Market and install roms from the program. Much easier to do. I show that step at the end of the video.
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February 16th, 2012
THANX!!? …KICK ASS MUSIC TOO!! =D
February 16th, 2012
@scrubkingz Cool thanks!!?
February 16th, 2012
okay so i download the? PC36IMG.zip file and then i go to that screen but it doesn’t ask to update… WTF! Ugh fuck android
February 16th, 2012
ive rooted my phone and downloaded a new rom how do i get my original rom back? factory reset? wont work
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!! 
February 16th, 2012
@LOVERZREVENGE82188 the root of the sd card is nothing to do with? super user access, or root. you know when you first plug in the card to the computer? ad you see all the files that can lead you down into different files and subfiles? well that starting place is the root of your sd card
February 16th, 2012
I can’t get into recovery my phone wont let me? idle why I can only get to hboot
February 16th, 2012
What are u talking about when u say put the file in the root folder on the SD CARD? So I already have to have a root program? Help does anyone know and? easy way to root?
February 16th, 2012
My Htc keeps saying file doesnt exist does anyone know? whats wrong?
February 16th, 2012
Is? the song by buckethead?
February 16th, 2012
@neverbshadee – Because you’re local, I’ll respond to this. Do yourself a favor, and don’t try this method. This is terribly outdated. I only keep the video up, because for some crazy reason, it generates a lot of traffic? to my channel. If I ever post something new, it will get a lot of traffic too because of all the subs this video has generated. So, to make your life easier, use unrevoked dotcom to root your phone. It works and it automatic.
February 16th, 2012
holy hell, u live in fontana?? i’m in rancho can I just come? over so u can do this for me
February 16th, 2012
Now its stuck on the evo 4G screen?
February 16th, 2012
K so I? followed everystep and the zip failed to update…said bootlloder was bypassed
February 16th, 2012
buckethead??
February 16th, 2012
i lost my backup on evo 4g and? i cant go back to rom can u help me
February 16th, 2012
So this doesnt work with the latest? 2.3.3 updated?
February 16th, 2012
thank you?
February 16th, 2012
Update title to clarify it doesn’t work on 2.3.3.? Thank you.
February 16th, 2012
nic vid can u post? a link for the rom u used
February 16th, 2012
Music was? rockin’
February 16th, 2012
whats the benefit of? doing it this method over using a root that maintains all of the info/aps on the phone?
February 16th, 2012
does this work? on 2.3.3
February 16th, 2012
Went to? the forum in the descriptions, could’nt download it was empty. might’ve have been moved?
February 16th, 2012
hahahahahahaha!!! Great video!! Go GEICO!!ll Great job on the video, and thank you for sharing!! Thumbs up and subscribed! was wndering “what the hell it that thing in the glass shade of the phone until? it came out?!”lol
February 16th, 2012
hahahahahahaha!!! Great video!! Go GEICO!!ll Great job on the video, and thank you for? sharing!! Thumbs up and subscribed!