[TUT] HTC Unlock/Recovery/Rooting *Noobs*

[BigBearEvo]

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The Ultimate guide on how to do everything for noobs

Anyone taking these steps please be aware, you do this as your own choice/Risk....If you have anything important on your phone, back it up right now before you proceed....as everything will be wiped by the bootloader unlock!


Bootloader unlock.


Download this >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?uma19r3pysr93dr
Unzip into a new folder on your c: called Android (C:/Android)
Plug your Phone into Computer/PC and select charge only.

Follow the guide precisely on HTC

1. Go to HTCDEV website: http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
2. Click on "Begin Unlock Bootloader" (create a user if you don't have one)
3. follow the instructions step 1 through step 10 on htcdev.com
4. In step 10, when posting your token, make sure you remove the blanks preceding each line
5. After you receive your Unlock_code.bin in email, follow step 11.
6. Now your rezound should reboot and you have your bootloader unlocked.


so you have updated the HBOOT and unlock bootloader....
Good now for the next bit.

If by chance you cannot unlock via HTC Dev please tell me as i maybe able to help you on that.
I require knowing which RUU you have installed, this u will find out by using HTC Dev.
Using HBOOT 1.0.7 and updating should be easy and fast.

Installing CWM 5 (Recovery Menu)

Please also read my orther thread on recoverys...it hold same details with extras >http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1791707

This is a program installed into the phone itself.
This allows you to do pretty much anything you want.
Main things are Backup and restore of your device.
Flashing of custom Roms

Here is the recovery file >http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=852074&d=1326296914

Save the recovery.img and flash_image in the root of your adb folder.(this means C:/Android)

Now using DOS CMD window
goto C:/Android
*hint, copy the txt in these windows into your DOS window and press enter....it saves time and spelling errors*


DOS txt

adb reboot bootloader

it should now reboot and show Fastboot USB mode

DOS txt

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

from the hboot menu, go to recovery.

now if above doesn't work and you cannot get into bootloader to flash the cwm. follow this

pull out battery
insert battery
hold volume down key and press power at same time
Hboot will appear
scroll down and select bootloader option, press power.
and your ready now in fastboot usb mode

Rooting

Please note, this method is old, current methods are simply just flash a new rom!
All roms come Pre Rooted with all apps required to run with root (Superuser)
For details in these check out the Android Development forum in our salsa section.
or go here>http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1043

Download this file >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?pypn6v69o0vnvl9
(This is outdated somewhat and requires updating via Google Play)
place this file on the base of your sd card.

Now goto your new recovery menu.
use this cmd from DOS Windows

adb reboot recovery

it will reboot automatically

1-Select Install Zip from SDcard
2-Choose Zip from SDcard
3-Find Root.Zip on the SD card
4-Scroll upto Yes-Install Root.zip

it will now flash the root.zip

5-Go back
6-Reboot System Now

Now from here you will have done the following

Unlocked your bootloader
Flashed recovery system
Rooted your stock device.

if by any chance you make a mistake which is not very likely, but odd chance u do...redo the steps per section till you get it right.

WIKI


Root-2 meanings
System root giving superuser access pr SU
Root of SD - meaning base of sd no folders
ADB Android debug bridge - used with dos commands when phone is plugged into computer via USB cable

extra Utilities are Java SDK
>http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
Download and install accordingly to instructions given.
this gives access to more functions via ADB

 

[rohit23]

thanks

thank you sir, you are a genius. i was stuck in 'adb'. and dont know what does it mean. got it cleared from geek.com . would like to suggest that please also add things like 'installing utilities from android sdk platform, root means the root directory of system(usually c:\ )for amateurs like me.
nevertheless it's really a useful post.... hats off to you and developers of this site!!!!!!

 

[raghavaggsss]

Save the recovery.img and flash_image in the root of your adb folder

MOD EDIT: No need to quote the whole post when asking a question

"Save the recovery.img and flash_image in the root of your adb folder"What does this mean root of adb folder???and from where will i get this file- flash_image??

 

[BigBearEvo]

"Save the recovery.img and flash_image in the root of your adb folder"What does this mean root of adb folder???and from where will i get this file- flash_image??

read the OP, the files are in the link provided!

>Here is the recovery file >http://xdaforums.com/atta...4&d=1326296914<

can u also trim down the quotes too....being as the first post is big...

 

[kashttl]

Files given by your link

Do we have to download these files from htcdev.com or can we just use your files posted here????

the files are:


adb.exe
AdbWinApi.dll
fastboot.exe

 

[BigBearEvo]

Do we have to download these files from htcdev.com or can we just use your files posted here????

the files are:


adb.exe
AdbWinApi.dll
fastboot.exe

i've hosted the files here in my thread so u don't have to get them from HTCDEV.

 

[kashttl]

Stuck at step 8.. please help!!!!

I am stuck at step 8

It's supposed to show some block of text
Which didn't come up.....

Instead I got a message saying--

<Waiting for the device>

Please help me out....

 

[BigBearEvo]

I am stuck at step 8

It's supposed to show some block of text
Which didn't come up.....

Instead I got a message saying--

<Waiting for the device>

Please help me out....

settings>applications>Development>Debugging mode (Select this option)

Now retry the cmds.

 

[kashttl]

already in debug mode

settings>applications>Development>Debugging mode (Select this option)

Now retry the cmds.

its already in debug mode...... Still not working

 

[BigBearEvo]

its already in debug mode...... Still not working

only thing left is your hboot update!
do u have locked or unlocked in pink?

 

[kashttl]

I dit it all

only thing left is your hboot update!
do u have locked or unlocked in pink?

What is

locked or unlocked in pink

 

[BigBearEvo]

What is

in your hboot menu or bootloader menu, at the top of the screen it will show up locked or unlocked in a pink background, u can't miss it!
do u have this locked or unlocked?

 

[kashttl]

Unlocked or locked....

It's locked..... It shows something like

LOCKED(OOW)

What could i do now.......!!!

 

[BigBearEvo]

It's locked..... It shows something like





What could i do now.......!!!

unlock it...simple...without going to htcdev and following the steps which you didn't do, i cannot help

 

[kashttl]

Another problem(the CWM recovery part)........ when i use the adb reboot bootloader cmd command.... it show device not found.........What can I do........!!!

 

[BigBearEvo]

Another problem(the CWM recovery part)........ when i use the adb reboot bootloader cmd command.... it show device not found.........What can I do........!!!

select debugging mode in settings>application>Development
if this is unchecked, check it. then try cmds.

if this is already enabled and it still dont work on cmds then reboot into hboot yourself.

to do this, pull out battery, insert battery, hold volume key down while pressing power on button, hboot will appear, now wait...then select bootloader, and then fastboot usb will appear.

now follow cmds to install recovery

again all this is explained in main thread

 

[ZaeemRaza]

SuperUser?

Hi BBE,

Followed your tutorial and was successful at every step. But one thing that is bothering me (or maybe I messed up at some step) is that I still do not have the Superuser (Su) rights. I used "Root Check Basic" and it says I have Root access. But when I try to run "Link2sd" or "Titanium Backup" it says I do not have Superuser rights. Is this method supposed to give us Superuser rights? If yes then what should I do now? If no then how can I get Superuser rights for my HTC Salsa?

Thanks.
Zaeem

 

[BigBearEvo]

Look in the apps list and you should see a pirate like app icon. If you do open app up and update it. This should rectify the su problem. If not.gimme a shout

BB is using Xparent Tapatalk ICS Blue

 

[ZaeemRaza]

Look in the apps list and you should see a pirate like app icon. If you do open app up and update it. This should rectify the su problem. If not.gimme a shout

BB is using Xparent Tapatalk ICS Blue

Yea I did update it myself and now I have Su on my Salsa . However the binary is out dated and when I try to update it, it gives me 'failure' status. Downloaded the SuperUser binary installer fix from Market but still getting the error. Any help with that? (I think I am good even with the out dated binary though)

 

[BigBearEvo]

Yea I did update it myself and now I have Su on my Salsa . However the binary is out dated and when I try to update it, it gives me 'failure' status. Downloaded the SuperUser binary installer fix from Market but still getting the error. Any help with that? (I think I am good even with the out dated binary though)

ok goto market, download, SuperSU looks like a large blue hashtag lol.
install that, update it etc, see if that runs, if you get successful updated binary, reboot the phone. u can run with both SU apps, but you would be better removing the old Su in favour of the new one...im gonna look around for a root.zip with new Super Su in there