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Root How to root?
- Thread starter jebinio
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- htc desire s
To find out your answers, follow these two videos: How to S-Off and Root the HTC Desire S, Sensation, Wildfire, Evo, Flyer HD - A step-by-step tutorial Root HTC Desire S
To find out your HBOOT version, as explained in the videos, hold the Volume button down and power on your phone. Note the HBOOT version of your phone from the white boot screen.
To find out your HBOOT version, as explained in the videos, hold the Volume button down and power on your phone. Note the HBOOT version of your phone from the white boot screen.
when I run revolutionary, it says waiting for device and nothing happens. Where do I check if USB DEBUGGING is enabled and do I plug my phone into usb as a drive ore what....................
But, can I do this when my phone is locked for one year because I've bought it with rebate
But, can I do this when my phone is locked for one year because I've bought it with rebate
Menu > Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging
The USB connection you need when connecting to the Revolutionary tool is 'Charge only'.
I'm not sure what you mean. But if you mean that your phone is locked to one service provider/carrier, then this won't make any difference and, as long as your phone has a compatible HBOOT version, you'll be able to S-Off with Revolutionary.
The USB connection you need when connecting to the Revolutionary tool is 'Charge only'.
I'm not sure what you mean. But if you mean that your phone is locked to one service provider/carrier, then this won't make any difference and, as long as your phone has a compatible HBOOT version, you'll be able to S-Off with Revolutionary.
It depends on what you like in the way of 'look and feel' (whether you like Sense or not), battery life and if you like tweaking the features and capabilities of your phone. Cyanogen Mod is very good if you're a tweaker, whereas Virtuous Unity has Sense 3.0, but still offers some tweakability. Both are well supported with regular updates. I've heard good things about MIUI and the Desire S version, but have never tried it.
Sounds like you've achieved S-Off but have missed an important step to enable you to root your phone.
If you don't want to go through the Revolutionary process again, or if you have and it doesn't work (in that it doesn't give you option to download ClockworkMod Recovery), you can try gaining root by downloading and running Gingerbreak. (You can also try SuperOneClick, which is a similar tool to Gingerbreak.) If it works you'll see an app called SuperUser and that means you have root.
If you don't want to go through the Revolutionary process again, or if you have and it doesn't work (in that it doesn't give you option to download ClockworkMod Recovery), you can try gaining root by downloading and running Gingerbreak. (You can also try SuperOneClick, which is a similar tool to Gingerbreak.) If it works you'll see an app called SuperUser and that means you have root.
-Download attached file, it has the adb and fastboot files needed to proceed
-Extract the file to "c:\" so that the path looks like this C:\android-tools
-Install HTCDriver (Fastboot drivers) (should already be installed from revolutionary step)
-Open cmd and type "cd/"
-then type "cd C:\android-tools"
*To test whether you have set up all the files correctly and your phone is connected correctly you can do the following;
*Plug your phone in (when plugging in select CHARGE ONLY (i.e. leave on the home screen)
*In cmd type "adb" and press enter, it should show a list of commands, then type "fastboot"and press enter, it should also show a list of commands)
*If both these commands work you have extracted the files to the right place and have setup cmd right.
*then type "adb devices"
*Should show connected phone serial if not then try get the latest HTCdrivers
-Download clockworkmod from their site for your phone and place .img in C:\android-tools folder (i.e. where the files adb.exe, AdbWinApi.dll, AdbWinUsbApi.dll and fastboot.exe are)
*To make life easier rename the file to recovery.img
-start fastboot (boot Hboot, plug phone in "HBoot USB plug" shows once phone is plugged in and press the power button (fastboot is highlighted by default) then it says "Fastboot USB")
*(As a test to ensure you have put your phone into fastboot type "fastboot devices" in cmd, it will show your phones serial, if it shows nothing you have not put your phone into fastboot yet)
-run command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" in cmd
-then run "fastboot reboot"
Root phone using Clockworkmod and Superuser
-Copy su-3.0.5-efgh-signed.zip to sdcard root (Current latest version, get latest from clockworkmod site)
-Start clockworkmod recovery (Hboot/recovery)
-Select install zip from sdcard"
-select Choose zip from sdcard
-Select copied file
-select Yes - install su-3.0.5-efgh-signed.zip to confirm
-Go back
-Then reboot.
InfernalByte
Android Expert
Don't use ROM Manager!
Is there a problem with your current hboot?
No at all. But I want to accept, offered Android 2.3.5 Sense 3.0 via OTA service.
I believe you can flash back to your old Hboot, just use fastboot or putting the file on the SD card and renaming it.
Edit:
Not actually sure it will be replaced, cause I don't know if the hboot is write protected so the RUU cant over write it.
I say this cause the hboot is similar to AlphaRev hboot which was downgrade protected and you needed to first flash a downgrader HBOOT then use the RUU.
Anyone shed some light on this?
Edit: Looked into it, and you can replace it, but you will need to download/flash an ENG Hboot first, and only then you can flash you original one, which you can get from an RUU.
.img MD5: 7188E425CE15534E17AFC73147BA94AC