Unlock bootloader then rooting method?

[acesavant00]

Hey everyone, I've been lurking around for about two months, from when I picked up this phone. It's still completely stock. Unrooted, S-ON, all that. Well, after the update to Nougat, I've been searching for a way to unlock the bootloader & root. Is it safe for me to use WinDroid Toolkit for the process? Just need a guide for the process, for the most part. I appreciate any help that anyone is willing to offer.

 

[JohnRogers23]

Is it safe for me to use WinDroid Toolkit for the process? Just need a guide for the process, for the most part. I appreciate any help that anyone is willing to offer.

Go to http://htcdev.com and make an account, then follow the steps and unlock your bootloader from there. After that you fastboot flash TWRP using ADB, and then use TWRP to flash a root solution. I prefer Magisk.

 

[acesavant00]

Alright, just unlocked the bootloader, going through the process of setting up my phone once again. Do you have a link to the Magisk & TWRP programs that I can use? Also, should I put the TWRP file in the same folder as the fastboot files?

I greatly appreciate the assistance you've given me so far, I'm deeply grateful man.

 

[acesavant00]

Okay, so I flashed twrp, then the seSuperuser zip that was linked to in CaptainThrowback's thread. Now my phone is stuck in a bootloop, it won't go past the HTC logo with the red warning letters. What do I do now?

 

[Dr.Anshuman]

Okay, so I flashed twrp, then the seSuperuser zip that was linked to in CaptainThrowback's thread. Now my phone is stuck in a bootloop, it won't go past the HTC logo with the red warning letters. What do I do now?

try this step by step.. :good:

1.Flash TWRP 3.0.3-8 via Fastboot.. Do not reboot into system, enter into recovery..
2.Do a factory Reset via TWRP.. Do not reboot into system
3.Now flash SuperSU 2.79 SR3.. Reboot into system..

couple of bootloops are common, do not give up for at least 3 bootloops..
It will take a long time to boot as you have done a factory reset..
So be patient and wait for at least half hour..

 

[Captain_Throwback]

Okay, so I flashed twrp, then the seSuperuser zip that was linked to in CaptainThrowback's thread. Now my phone is stuck in a bootloop, it won't go past the HTC logo with the red warning letters. What do I do now?

Sorry about this - I updated the TWRP thread with the current/preferred root method: MagiskSU.

You need to flash a stock boot.img and then flash the Magisk zip from the linked thread.

 

[acesavant00]

Sorry about this - I updated the TWRP thread with the current/preferred root method: MagiskSU.

You need to flash a stock boot.img and then flash the Magisk zip from the linked thread.

Aw crap, I wish I would have seen this yesterday. I tried to format data & flash one of the stock rooted roms for marshmallow roms for my sprint one a9... now it just hangs at the HTC One logo. I'm gonna assume that I'm screwed until a stock rooted Nougat rom is released for sprint.

 

[Captain_Throwback]

Aw crap, I wish I would have seen this yesterday. I tried to format data & flash one of the stock rooted roms for marshmallow roms for my sprint one a9... now it just hangs at the HTC One logo. I'm gonna assume that I'm screwed until a stock rooted Nougat rom is released for sprint.

Can't you just flash the Nougat RUU?

 

[acesavant00]

Can't you just flash the Nougat RUU?

I found the post about the Nougat RUU, but the program won't recognize my phone cause it won't boot. I'm gonna try & flash the firmware through TWRP.

 

[Captain_Throwback]

I found the post about the Nougat RUU, but the program won't recognize my phone cause it won't boot. I'm gonna try & flash the firmware through TWRP.

You don't flash firmware with TWRP. But you can use the SD card method to flash the RUU, which doesn't require a computer.

 

[acesavant00]

You don't flash firmware with TWRP. But you can use the SD card method to flash the RUU, which doesn't require a computer.

Sorry to bother you again, but you wouldn't happen to know a method of extracting the rom.zip from the exe file, would you?

 

[Captain_Throwback]

Sorry to bother you again, but you wouldn't happen to know a method of extracting the rom.zip from the exe file, would you?

[TOOL][LINUX|WIN|MAC][64bit][29-SEP-2016]Universal HTC RUU/ROM Decryption Tool 3.1.0

Run the tool with the -z flag to output a zip to the "OUT" folder.

 

[acesavant00]

[TOOL][LINUX|WIN|MAC][64bit][29-SEP-2016]Universal HTC RUU/ROM Decryption Tool 3.1.0

Run the tool with the -z flag to output a zip to the "OUT" folder.

Thank you so much, man. The zip is prepped, just gotta charge my phone again to 30%. But afterwards, will I have to go through the unlock bootloader process? If I do, I don't wanna mess up on the rooting process.

 

[Captain_Throwback]

Thank you so much, man. The zip is prepped, just gotta charge my phone again to 30%. But afterwards, will I have to go through the unlock bootloader process? If I do, I don't wanna mess up on the rooting process.

Your bootloader will stay unlocked.

 

[acesavant00]

Your bootloader will stay unlocked.

Awesome, I appreciate all of the help, man. Sorry again if I annoyed you with all of my incessant questions. Just didn't wanna mess up my phone even further.

 

[rilley]

Hello Guys,

I Have an HTC one a9 with 7.0, s-off, bootloader locked

I have some concerns before I root my phone

If I unlock the bootloader and root the phone, Will I have the option of phone encryption as it used to be ?

If I unlock the bootloader with HTCDev and flash the TWRP with SuperSu and boot file, it is a MUST to do a data factory reset? or I`m able to do all the process without loosing my data?

Thank you in advance

 

[Captain_Throwback]

Hello Guys,

I Have an HTC one a9 with 7.0, s-off, bootloader locked

I have some concerns before I root my phone

If I unlock the bootloader and root the phone, Will I have the option of phone encryption as it used to be ?

If I unlock the bootloader with HTCDev and flash the TWRP with SuperSu and boot file, it is a MUST to do a data factory reset? or I`m able to do all the process without loosing my data?

Thank you in advance

Unlocking your bootloader will wipe the device.

 

[sandreas]

Hi all, I've been lurking and reading for 2 months, preparing to root my device. So this title fits my mood.

One A9, "factory unlocked version", S-on, running 1.57.617.60
Just did the actual unlock from htcdev so now data is erased. I'm re-reading the threads I saved to prepare, now that it's time to actually finalize what ROM I want to run, but now have a few questions before completing the plunge.

In past threads I read the newer MM and N security prevented rooting, and reverting to Lollipop was necessary. From what I read here that is no longer the case?

If I want to debloat the system I am already running, can I do that without finding a custom ROM to run?

Thank you

 

[rilley]

Hi all, I've been lurking and reading for 2 months, preparing to root my device. So this title fits my mood.

One A9, "factory unlocked version", S-on, running 1.57.617.60
Just did the actual unlock from htcdev so now data is erased. I'm re-reading the threads I saved to prepare, now that it's time to actually finalize what ROM I want to run, but now have a few questions before completing the plunge.

In past threads I read the newer MM and N security prevented rooting, and reverting to Lollipop was necessary. From what I read here that is no longer the case?

If I want to debloat the system I am already running, can I do that without finding a custom ROM to run?

Thank you

+1 I`m interested on this question, I have Nougat installed

 

[Captain_Throwback]

Hi all, I've been lurking and reading for 2 months, preparing to root my device. So this title fits my mood.

One A9, "factory unlocked version", S-on, running 1.57.617.60
Just did the actual unlock from htcdev so now data is erased. I'm re-reading the threads I saved to prepare, now that it's time to actually finalize what ROM I want to run, but now have a few questions before completing the plunge.

In past threads I read the newer MM and N security prevented rooting, and reverting to Lollipop was necessary. From what I read here that is no longer the case?

If I want to debloat the system I am already running, can I do that without finding a custom ROM to run?

Thank you

+1 I`m interested on this question, I have Nougat installed

Yes, you can root and debloat Nougat. Though you should make a stock system image backup first of you ever want to receive an OTA again. The TWRP thread FAQ has a lot of information about this.