Root [Guide]S-OFF and ROOT HTC Desire with Revolutionary - Windows (published 4th November 2011)

[SUroot]

ADB and fastboot are two different things. When in fastboot screen, only fastboot commands work.

If you have fastboot set up, just confirm using "fastboot devices" it sees the phone alright...

If it does, do "fastboot erase recovery" then try and reflash recovery

 

[1st_Paladin]

Thanks SURoot. This is what I have tried. Unfortunately getting error message saying "Failed":

1. Vol Down+Power then using CMD in WinXP, ran this command "fastboot flash recovery c:\recovery.img"
2. Vol Down+Power then Fastboot and using CMD in WinXP, ran this command "fastboot flash recovery c:\recovery.img"

As mentioned earlier, have tried Android Flasher but get error message saying that Recovery.IMG already exists ...

 

[SUroot]

Ok

Back + Power straight to fastboot

Fastboot devices

What does the above command return?

If it doesnt say device not found, try

fastboot erase recovery

Take a screenshot after doing this command

then

fastboot flash recovery c:\recovery.img

(Providing c:\recovery.img exists. Take a screen shot of this too please

 

[1st_Paladin]

Received an error message. Failed. See Dropbox link http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11071461/Screen Capture.doc

 

[SUroot]

Hi Matt,

I have linked to your guide from my UnrEVOked guide (and will do from my FAQ too). It is also in the sticky.

I have renamed mine to be:

[Guide]ROOTING HTC android 2.2 or lower with unrEVOked - Windows (updated 11th November 2011)

Maybe you could rename yours to something similar?

Suggest:
[Guide]S-OFF and ROOT HTC android 2.3 with Revolutionary - Windows (published 4th November 2011)

?

Just for ease of use?

 

[Rastaman-FB]

Received an error message. Failed. See Dropbox link http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11071461/Screen Capture.doc

couple of things

make sure the recovery is the right one from our links
make sure you are booted into fastboot, not bootloader (back+power)
use your rear usb ports

 

[1st_Paladin]

Thanks Rastaman. Yes using the back USB ports. Confirmed that the files are from your links. As mentioned, I've tried:

1. vol down+power
2. vol down+power, then fastboot

Hence the multiple entries in the screen capture. What am I doing wrong? When I used Revolutionary to S-Off it install the newer version of Clockworkmod v4 I believe.

 

[Rastaman-FB]

its saying the recovery size is 0bytes. either it doesnt exist in c:\ or the file is corrupt
can you confirm the recovery is in c:\
which recovery are you using?

 

[SUroot]

Yeah c:\recovery.img means that you have a file on the root of your c: drive named recovery.img. This must be true. If it is called recovery.img and is on your desktop, you should use

"c:\documents and settings\username\desktop\recovery.img"

But I don't like having to use " to make up for having spaces in the file path so c:\ is the best location

 

[1st_Paladin]

Thanks Rastaman and SURoot. I'm using Clockworkmod 2.5.0.7 that I downloaded from your signature. Yes it is on C:\. I renamed it recovery as the file name is quite long. See http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11071461/Screen Capture.doc

 

[SUroot]

Can you set it to show known file types please? Could be IMG not img? Also confirm what size the recovery.img is on disk?

 

[1st_Paladin]

Thanks SURoot. Hopefully this is what you mean. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11071461/Screen Capture.doc

As you can see the file size 1K and it is an image file. This is the file from your signature recovery_CWM_2.5.0.7.img. I just rename it recovery as the name is quite long.

 

[SUroot]

The download was unsuccessful then as it should be bigger than that.

Go back to the ultimate toolbox and download it again.

 

[1st_Paladin]

Thanks so much SURoot, Rastaman. It worked! Silly me. Turns out that the file was not properly downloaded. You were right all along. Really learned alot from this experience. Now have Clockworkmod 2.5.0.7 installed.

 

[Rastaman-FB]

winner winner...

 

[anwes]

Hey I was following this greate guide, but now I have a problem.

All the first steps when perfect, I installed and uninstalled HTC Sync and then the HBoot Drivers. ADB is installed and finds then phone when it's started normaly.

Revolutinary was runned successfully and the phone is now S-OFF:ed (did not install the recovery they purposed)

Heres the problem: When trying to install Recovery manually i boot the phone into fastboot and the phone tell's me fastboot usb. I can see that Windows findes the phone in Device manager. However when starting ADB Shell, it cant find the device.

A'm I doing something wrong here, should i start ADB Shell first and then fireing upp away the fastboot commands, or is fastboot another win program I should run from the cmd? (Yes have read the ADB and FASTBOOT thread and followed the steps. Also I'm able to ADB Shell to the phone when it's started normally, but not in it's fastboot mode)

Suggestions anyone?

 

[SUroot]

Yes, adb doesnt work in fastboot. Only fastboot commands work in fastboot.

So

fastboot flash recovery c:\recovery.img

If thats the location and name of your recovery (c:\recovery.img)

 

[anwes]

Yes, adb doesnt work in fastboot. Only fastboot commands work in fastboot.

So

fastboot flash recovery c:recovery.img

If thats the location and name of your recovery (c:\recovery.img)

Thanks for the reply!

Fastboot.exe was another Android-SDK tool, sorry for not getting that =)

 

[anwes]

Acctually one more question, last one I promise =)

In 7.c, you mention the root file, where exactly do I find this, have browsed the Android Revolution HD - Mirror Site but there is a lot of files there. Can't find any other good reference to a "root file" on google or this forum either.

 

[Rastaman-FB]

Acctually one more question, last one I promise =)

In 7.c, you mention the root file, where exactly do I find this, have browsed the Android Revolution HD - Mirror Site but there is a lot of files there. Can't find any other good reference to a "root file" on google or this forum either.

c) Choose the Root file you downloaded to your SD card from the Revolutionary website.

revolutionary, not revolution HD.
revolutionary.io is the website for the revolutionary program used to s-off the device

 

[anwes]

revolutionary, not revolution HD.
revolutionary.io is the website for the revolutionary program used to s-off the device

Thanks for the answer!

But just so im clear, I have done the revolutionary step and installed the recovery. Now I'm looking for the root file. I assume it's not bundled with revolutionary-0.4pre4 which i got from the revolutionary.io-site.

But is the root file the zip I get from a ROM like Cyanogen??

 

[SUroot]

Its just a link on the revolutionary.io site. Its a zip to flash... You only need it if you're not going to flash a custom ROM

 

[Rastaman-FB]

Thanks for the answer!

But just so im clear, I have done the revolutionary step and installed the recovery. Now I'm looking for the root file. I assume it's not bundled with revolutionary-0.4pre4 which i got from the revolutionary.io-site.

But is the root file the zip I get from a ROM like Cyanogen??

no its to root your stock rom if you dont want to flash a custom one

the root file is called super user and is found on their wiki which they tell you to read. public:revolutionary [RootWiki]

Does Revolutionary give me root?
No. You will need to flash this zipfile from recovery.

please do some research, you will find yourself a bit stuck if you are not careful

 

[Mattb81]

Added a link for root file. Will format to make sure reading revo site is emphasised when im on a pc

 

[Mattb81]

Hi Matt,

I have linked to your guide from my UnrEVOked guide (and will do from my FAQ too). It is also in the sticky.

I have renamed mine to be:

[Guide]ROOTING HTC android 2.2 or lower with unrEVOked - Windows (updated 11th November 2011)

Maybe you could rename yours to something similar?

Suggest:
[Guide]S-OFF and ROOT HTC android 2.3 with Revolutionary - Windows (published 4th November 2011)

?

Just for ease of use?

Hey Dan,

I originally changed it to what you suggested, then I thought "Hang on, I did this when I was on 2.2, so the title shouldn't imply it's only for 2.3" so I just put for HTC Desire.

Tell me, what happens if you've upgraded to 2.3 official yet not one of the two HBoots currently supported by Revolutionary? Are you unable to S-Off and root?