How to Root the HTC EVO V 4G (Virgin)
The HTC EVO V 4G was the first smartphone by Virgin Mobile to run on the Sprint’s 4G Network, providing ultra-fast speed that the users have never ever seen before on a mobile device. If you purchased this smartphone and have 4G connectivity, head to the Play Store and download those large apps and games which normally take hours to download on a 3G network. Some of those apps, available on Play Store, may require your device to be rooted. And in the following guide, we’ve compiled all the steps to root the Virgin HTC EVO V 4G smartphone, believe me, it’s so easy!
I. Before You Begin:
1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reclaim the warranty by unrooting your device.
2. We’d recommend to fully charge your device before doing this procedure. If you can’t, make sure it has at least 70% of battery life left.
3. You must have unlocked the bootloader of your device. Visit the HTCDev website to do so.
II. Downloading Required Files:
1. TWRP Recovery Image (Download link’s given in the first post)
2. Superuser ZIP (Download link’s given in the first post)
3. Fastboot
III. Rooting the Virgin HTC EVO V 4G:
1. Download and place all three files on your Desktop.
2. Extract files from the Fastboot archive to your Desktop. Do NOT launch any file just yet.
3. Rename the Recovery Image you downloaded to recovery.img. It’ll make it easier to type during the command steps.
4. On your device, head to Menu>>Settings and disable Fastboot.
5. Connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.
6. Copy the Superuser ZIP over to the root of your SD card.
7. Disconnect the device after file has been copied.
8. Enable USB debugging on your device by going to Menu>>Settings>>Applications>>Development>>USB debugging.
9. Connect your device to your PC once again.
10. Open a Command Prompt Window on your Desktop. To do so, press and hold the Shift button on your keyboard and right-click on any empty area on the screen, then choose Open command window here.
11. Type in the following command into the Command Prompt Window:
adb reboot bootloader
12. Your device should reboot into the bootloader mode.
13. Now, type in the following command to flash recovery:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
14. When it has done flashing recovery, issue the following command:
fastboot boot recovery.img
15. Your device should boot-up into the Recovery Mode.
16. In the Recovery, head to Wipe Menu and choose Wipe Cache and Wipe Dalvik Cache.
17. Get back to the main menu and choose Install zip.
18. Navigate to SD card of your device and select the Superuser ZIP file for flashing.
19. Reboot your device after the file is flashed.
20. And you’re done now!
Wooh! The procedure was a bit long but it did the work it was supposed to do. You now have root access on your device as well as a custom recovery!
IV. Flash a Custom ROM (Optional):
1. If you are ready to flash custom ROMs on your device, head to the How To Flash a Custom ROM on the Virgin HTC EVO V 4G to learn how to do that.
If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.
If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below or in the forum.
This is part of our Android How To’s. We have how to’s on rooting, loading ROMs, and tons of other tips and tricks for your specific device or for Android devices in general! For all of our Android How To’s, head here.
I have a question do you guys know where to get the ruu to restore it back to stock and unroot it ?
I went to the boot unlocker link but the Evo V 4G (Virgin) wasn’t listed. Do you use the Sprint version or select ‘all other supported devices’? Thanks!
You can use the HTC EVO 3D (Sprint), and ignore the warning on the next page about rom version, and it’ll work just fine, I literally just did this on my new EVO HTC 3d Virgin Mobile, worked perfectly.
To add to this, the only difference between the Sprint and Virgin networks are their names. Sprint bought Virgin Mobile (USA) and integrated their towers (did they have their own towers before?) into their network. The only difference between the HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO V 4G is software. All EVO 3D ROMs/etc should work just fine on the EVO V 4G.
You would think that, being such a reputable site for rooting phones, all of the files would just offered for download right here. A redirect of a redirected page is a little cumbersome..
mine keep saying:
error: cannot load `recovery.img`: Unknown error
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Mine tooo can anyone help
Hahaha im so dumb lol i solved it make sure ur drag recovery file in the fastboot folder that it 🙂
when i run the bootloader i get an error device not found
Okay does this still work? and what Hboot version did you have? does that matter here?
i did all te way to step 14 but now its stuck on a white screen with the htc logo?!?! any tips?
The link for fastboot doesn’t work
It’s just been fixed!
The Fastboot link does not work, please help! 🙁
I did everything correctly but my HTC EVO V 4g is still unrooted and for some reason superuser never showed up on my phone after i flashed it and i cleared all of the cache. afterwards, i downloaded superuser but my phone is still unrooted. can anyone help please?
okay, this is for those who have some troubles with the procedure. First, put ALL the files in one folder, then go to that folder and from there open a command prompt. Second, do not name recovery file that you have as “recovery.img’, instead name it “recovery”. And i guess that is it, at least that were the problems i got stuck on. Good luck!
how long should this normally take to flash the recovery.img?
I know this is an old OLD post, but my computer doesn’t recognize my USB when I go into bootloader.. Help?
Please download and install drivers from the HTC website. Thanks!