[Q] want to install recovery with s-off

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rajat836

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i want to install this recovery i have untouched(locked) ZARA_UL(unlocked to all carrier) phone but S-OFF'd when i bought it...so can i simply install this recovery???????? without unlocking bootloader ....and plz guide me how to do it..........
 

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i want to install this recovery i have untouched(locked) ZARA_UL(unlocked to all carrier) phone but S-OFF'd when i bought it...so can i simply install this recovery???????? without unlocking bootloader ....and plz guide me how to do it..........

u need to unlock the bootloader then install recovery
 

Orizence

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that means i have to firstly s-on and then unlock bootloader through htcdev .......??????

NOOOOO! Just install Towelroot, and in adb obtain a shell session using the commands "adb devices" then "adb shell". then after obtain root privileges by typing "su" in the shell, after that run this command in the shell "echo -ne "HTCU" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=33796" (you should probably copy and paste that). After type "exit" and reboot into your bootloader. You are now bootloader unlocked and rooted no recovery needed. Now you should install SuperSU from the playstore for safety

You can get TowelRoot here https://towelroot.com/ just install it and run it and click "make it rain", the xda thread says it doesnt work on newer htc phones but since youre s-off it doesn't matter. I used this method to unlock my S-Off phone and everthing worked fine
 
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rajat836

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NOOOOO! Just install Towelroot, and in adb obtain a shell session using the commands "adb devices" then "adb shell". then after obtain root privileges by typing "su" in the shell, after that run this command in the shell "echo -ne "HTCU" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=33796" (you should probably copy and paste that). After type "exit" and reboot into your bootloader. You are now bootloader unlocked and rooted no recovery needed. Now you should install SuperSU from the playstore for safety

You can get TowelRoot here https://towelroot.com/ just install it and run it and click "make it rain", the xda thread says it doesnt work on newer htc phones but since youre s-off it doesn't matter. I used this method to unlock my S-Off phone and everthing worked fine

i think through this method i will loss my data and probably my phone will bootloop cause of "hcheck" file ....cause i read somewhere that because of hcheck file in bin\system.... phone can only obtain one state at a time unlock and s-on or locked and s-off........correct me if i m wrong
 

rajat836

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i m so confused after installing towelroot and after clicking make it rain ........after sometime it says u should have root access and i checked with rootchecker app it says congratulation u have root access...........how??????

adb means i have to give the commands in fastboot mode ........
 

Child's Play

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that means i have to firstly s-on and then unlock bootloader through htcdev .......??????
No u dont have to. Just unlock the bootloader thru htcdev. Make a backup bec unlocking the bootloader will erase everything on ur phone

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NOOOOO! Just install Towelroot, and in adb obtain a shell session using the commands "adb devices" then "adb shell". then after obtain root privileges by typing "su" in the shell, after that run this command in the shell "echo -ne "HTCU" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=33796" (you should probably copy and paste that). After type "exit" and reboot into your bootloader. You are now bootloader unlocked and rooted no recovery needed. Now you should install SuperSU from the playstore for safety

You can get TowelRoot here https://towelroot.com/ just install it and run it and click "make it rain", the xda thread says it doesnt work on newer htc phones but since youre s-off it doesn't matter. I used this method to unlock my S-Off phone and everthing worked fine
Towelroot is for rooting ur phone

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i think through this method i will loss my data and probably my phone will bootloop cause of "hcheck" file ....cause i read somewhere that because of hcheck file in bin\system.... phone can only obtain one state at a time unlock and s-on or locked and s-off........correct me if i m wrong
To avoid bootloop, i sugguest that u delete the hcheck file or rename it first then unlock the bootloader
 
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Orizence

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No u dont have to. Just unlock the bootloader thru htcdev. Make a backup bec unlocking the bootloader will erase everything on ur phone

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Towelroot is for rooting ur phone

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To avoid bootloop, i sugguest that u delete the hcheck file or rename it first then unlock the bootloader

If you are S-OFF you can run those commands in adb after running Towelroot with your phone rooted to unlock your bootloader with out having to wipe your phone

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i m so confused after installing towelroot and after clicking make it rain ........after sometime it says u should have root access and i checked with rootchecker app it says congratulation u have root access...........how??????

adb means i have to give the commands in fastboot mode ........

To use that command you must enable USB Debugging in developers options. No need to go into fastboot
 

Child's Play

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If you are S-OFF you can run those commands in adb after running Towelroot with your phone rooted to unlock your bootloader with out having to wipe your phone

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To use that command you must enable USB Debugging in developers options. No need to go into fastboot
Didnt know abt that. I thought it was only for rooting ur phone
 

Orizence

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cause if my phone is s-on'd it would never be hard brick .......

Unless you do something really stupid, it is quite hard to brick your phone while S-Off, flashing roms, kernels, and recoverys wont brick your device. With S-Off you can use most root apps on the PlayStore without having a custom kernel, also with s-off it allows you to flash roms in recovery with out having to flash the kernel manually.
 

rajat836

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Jan 17, 2013
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Unless you do something really stupid, it is quite hard to brick your phone while S-Off, flashing roms, kernels, and recoverys wont brick your device. With S-Off you can use most root apps on the PlayStore without having a custom kernel, also with s-off it allows you to flash roms in recovery with out having to flash the kernel manually.

thnxx mate for opening my eyes :cyclops:hahahaha

can u tell me how to run the adb i forgot the steps ..........i enabled usb debugging .....can i have to copy the SDK's platform-tool folder to c:\ .......and after this i dont remember ??????sorry:confused:
 

Child's Play

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hey man can u give me the instruction for s-on my device ..........i want to unlock through htcdev(proper way)......if u dont mind
Dont do it. If u update the kk and it goes wrong with s-on, u cant downgrade hboot. U get stuck and theres no way to fix ur device. I notice that people have trouble updating the kk bec it fails. with s-off u can always fix issues. Its more safe than s-on
 

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    that means i have to firstly s-on and then unlock bootloader through htcdev .......??????

    NOOOOO! Just install Towelroot, and in adb obtain a shell session using the commands "adb devices" then "adb shell". then after obtain root privileges by typing "su" in the shell, after that run this command in the shell "echo -ne "HTCU" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=33796" (you should probably copy and paste that). After type "exit" and reboot into your bootloader. You are now bootloader unlocked and rooted no recovery needed. Now you should install SuperSU from the playstore for safety

    You can get TowelRoot here https://towelroot.com/ just install it and run it and click "make it rain", the xda thread says it doesnt work on newer htc phones but since youre s-off it doesn't matter. I used this method to unlock my S-Off phone and everthing worked fine
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    Plz give me the steps how to do it

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    http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979

    Install that, it will install the ADB and fastboot, and their respective drivers. After I can help you further