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Root [GUIDE] How to Root the Wildfire S

Reboot with the volume down key and power key pressed at the same time. After a moment you should see the hboot screen. If you have s-off, it will say so at the top.
 
For those still looking for a software solution to turn WildFire Marvel S-ON to S-OFF i found this tutorial online.

I can confirm it works because after trying every other method, and even going to some dude who claimed he can and couldn't, I just stumble on this just RIGHT NOW and it works, I couldn't believe it at first but It really works.

forums.androidcentral.com/htc-wildfire-s/134629-tutorial-s-off-virgin-mobile-cdma-s-off-without-xtc-clip-confi.html

unfortunately you might have to become a member to download the files, but hey, it's better than paying for the clip right? Good luck folks
 
And now i can officially confirm that my HTC Wildfire S is now rooted, thanks to the guide in this thread, awesome job.
 
Worked on my wildfire s 2.3.3 (unlocked from telstra). Needed to stop quickboot in settings first and also suggest allow third party apps.
 
user1829 said:
killboi said:
by the way, I have the Non-Sim Version of HTC, for those who are probably wondering.
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i think this thread is for GSM only - not cdma...

perhaps the thread title & OP can be amended to reflect this?
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Let me clarify this a little: "Non-Sim" means CDMA as opposed to GSM.

CDMA phones can be rooted by changing S-ON to S-OFF by producing what's called a "Goldcard." For such phones, refer to [Guide] How to root Virgin Mobile CDMA wildfire s.

GSM phones can be rooted by obtaining S-OFF with an XTC Clip (~$50 USD) and the guide you are presently reading, or following this guide for free: [Guide] How to root the Wildfire S A510e GSM with S-ON.
 
Original post said it needed confirmation on US carriers, so here's a confirmation that this works with MetroPCS Wildfire S.

After unlocking the bootloader through HTC and achieving S-OFF, this was simple. Recovery works great (Is it CWM based?), root.zip worked as stated. Thanks!
 
You're a total LEGEND! That worked a treat thanks!!!! :D

HTC Wildfire S - Unlocked on HTCDEV.com then S-OFF with XTC Clip followed by this guide and I'm rooted! Thanks a million

Q: Superuser force-closes when an application requests for root permissions.
R: It will not FC when the 1st app requests permissions, but will FC when a 2nd app does. It happened to me on the Bell Canada firmware. It can be fixed by clearing the Superuser application data and then running Superuser from the app drawer. It will request an update of the 'su' binary, and once installed, the error wont ocurr anymore. I guess I could definitely fix this by finding the su binary and packing it into root.zip, but I have no idea of where to find the latest version.
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ETA - I got the force close crash thing (European) and it would not let me update 'su' binary it kept saying checking for updates but did nothing. I had to find superuser on Market and select it, obviously it said already installed so I clicked update, once superuser was updated it then let me update 'su' binary.
 
Hello guys
Pls can anyone try to help me
Iv rooted until now all the HTC that i had , but the wildfire s is driving me crazy.
Iv managed to unlock the boot loader has you guys can see:

***UNLOCKED***
MARVEL PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.08.0099
MICROP-0451
RADIO-7.53.39.03M

But when i run the Super tool it gives me this " Option 1/3 and 2/3 "

Loading root script......
pushing BusyBox...
changing permissions...
mount : permission denied ( are you root? )
/system/xbin/busybox: cannot open for write: Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
/system/xbin/busybox: not found
Pushing su...
changing permissions...
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
rm failed Read-only file system
Pushing Superuser.apk


And apears Flashing ROOTED

I type then reboot and the Phone restarts...I then check and i dont have root permissions....

Then i tried the solution of Flashing the Custom Recovery UI by XDA.cn
Iv done all thats says in the step 1 but when i reboot he checks the file PG76IMG.zip
and gives this error....

***UNLOCKED***
MARVEL PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.08.0099
MICROP-0451
RADIO-7.53.39.03M
NOV 28 2011, 19:09:21

CID incorrect
Update fail!
Press [POWER] to reboot.

I really dont want to buy the x-clip any ideas what am i doing wrong??
Thanks in advance :)
 
umarz said:
would this process work if i have s-on BUT my bootloader is unlocked
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You are misunderstanding the problem. To root the phone you either have to have S-OFF or an unlocked bootloader. Since most WFS ship with S-ON and the bootloader locked, before you had to buy an XTC Clip to get S-OFF to root the device. Then in December 2011 HTC released the unlockable bootloader making it possible to root the phone even with S-ON.

So the short answer is that this procedure should work if your bootloader is unlocked, as it says in the OP:
mithusan55743 said:
Requirements:

  • A Wildfire S with unlocked bootloader or S-OFF.
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I ran into a problem at the 1st stage as i tried to update. Once i booted into recovery mdoe so it can look for the update it kept saying CID incorrect!. Here is what i see at my bootloader screen.
***UNLOCKED***
MARVEL PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.08.0099
MICROP-0451
RADIO-7.53.39.03M
NOV 28 2011, 19:09:21

HBOOT

CID incorrect!
Update fail!
Press [POWER] to reboot.
 
I have the same problem as gobllyn and umarz
***UNLOCKED***
MARVEL PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.09.0099
MICROP-0451
RADIO-7.53.39.03M
Feb 8 2012, 18:29:31

HBOOT

CID incorrect
Update fail!
Press [POWER] to reboot.
___
Wildfire a510e
Android 2.3.5
 
mangoh94 said:
I have the same problem as gobllyn and umarz
***UNLOCKED***
MARVEL PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.09.0099
MICROP-0451
RADIO-7.53.39.03M
Feb 8 2012, 18:29:31

HBOOT

CID incorrect
Update fail!
Press [POWER] to reboot.
___
Wildfire a510e
Android 2.3.5
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I had the same problem but I just skipped that step and went to step 2 and I am now rooted. I don't know if that will work for you but try it.
 
gobllyn said:
Hello guys
Pls can anyone try to help me
Iv rooted until now all the HTC that i had , but the wildfire s is driving me crazy.
Iv managed to unlock the boot loader has you guys can see:

***UNLOCKED***
MARVEL PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.08.0099
MICROP-0451
RADIO-7.53.39.03M

But when i run the Super tool it gives me this " Option 1/3 and 2/3 "

Loading root script......
pushing BusyBox...
changing permissions...
mount : permission denied ( are you root? )
/system/xbin/busybox: cannot open for write: Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
/system/xbin/busybox: not found
Pushing su...
changing permissions...
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
rm failed Read-only file system
Pushing Superuser.apk


And apears Flashing ROOTED

I type then reboot and the Phone restarts...I then check and i dont have root permissions....

Then i tried the solution of Flashing the Custom Recovery UI by XDA.cn
Iv done all thats says in the step 1 but when i reboot he checks the file PG76IMG.zip
and gives this error....

***UNLOCKED***
MARVEL PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.08.0099
MICROP-0451
RADIO-7.53.39.03M
NOV 28 2011, 19:09:21

CID incorrect
Update fail!
Press [POWER] to reboot.

I really dont want to buy the x-clip any ideas what am i doing wrong??
Thanks in advance :)
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Me and another member had the same problem as you but If you are still not rooted, just skip that step (1) and went to step 2 and I am now rooted. I don't know if that will work for you but try it.
 
umarz and CafeKampuchia I can not thank you enough for helping me root my phone, both made my day - Cafe maybe add this to the original guide?

Thank you.
 
Having unlocked the bootloader via htc I rooted my girlfriends phone(3 network) running android 2.3.5 via this guide, it was very quick and easy. Thankyou to mithusan55743 for making the rooting process so easy and painless.
 
Would like to say THANKS to you guys for all your work in helping me and others.I have a HTC Wildfire S OFF and just followed your how to root..yes it has worked so again a big thank you from me. :)
 
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