Howard Hopkinson

Glad you found it useful mate and thanks for the post.

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kulminaator

I seem to be on a ruined path here ... so .. as it goes ...
My HTC Wildfire's current state

#1 I Have Revolutionary installed on the device (HBoot now shows 6.01.1002) , S-OFF
#2 Downgraded to Eclair (Installed it from the RUU_Buzz_HTC_WWE_1.14.405.2_R_Radio_13.45.55.24_3. 35.15.31_release_130814_signed.exe)
#3 I'm stuck


Thing is, i can't get the recovery-clockwork images to install.

I have 2 versions here:
recovery-clockwork-5.0.2-buzz.zip
recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.1-buzz.zip

And both in general give me the same error, in both linux and windows:

C:\Temp\>fastboot.exe flash recovery recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.1-buzz.zip
sending 'recovery' (2837 KB)... OKAY [ 0.887s]
writing 'recovery'... FAILED (remote: image error! (BootMagic check
fail))
finished. total time: 0.889s

Anyone seen this before on HTC Wildfire, any workarounds ?

* as for unrevoke, the 5.2 just gets stuck at reboot screen of the android device, saying "waiting for bootloader" ... ((if i manually navigate into fastboot and reboot the bootloader, it even manages to say "waiting for hboot", but nothing follows))

ps. ps. in fact i don't want to shoot around the rom images night and day, i just want to upgrade the device to cyagen 7 and see it from there.

kulminaator

followed the instructions here, located a free root toolbox 1.3.0 on the internet.

and then i was stupid enough to run root toolbox before having the img file. even placing the img file into the correct root folder on sdcard afterwards did not change the app :-) ... so what did i do ? i restarted the root toolbox and voilla, i have the clockwork mod installed.


great thanks.

now i'm heading in for the cyagenmod 7.1.0.1 & crossing fingers.


(and if any htc guy reads this: why the hell are you making our lives so bloody difficult ???)

kulminaator

I ran into issues with storage space for android market uploads afterwards (everything bigger complained about lack of space for downloading, although i have loads of space here).

This solved it.

0101

Hi,
I've checked my Hboot version and it's 0.90.0000. Can some one please tell me if I can still S off and root my wildfire s using Revolutionary.

Howard Hopkinson

I think you might find that your handset may be a Wildfire S rather than just a Wildfire.

murvaha

Hii
i have Htc wildfire S, with android 2.3.3 with S-ON. How can i root my phone and make s-off. I tried revolutionary and many other tools but does't work. If anyone have idea help me.

Thanks

Howard Hopkinson

This is the Wildfire forum.

The wildfire S forum is below.

HTC Wildfire S - Android Forums

DJvalve

hi guys i have hboot .1 an revolution but it keeps saying wating for device
usb debugging on so what need i to do

what mode :charge only or storage ?

olso im runnig 2.2.1

Last edited by DJvalve; January 19th, 2012 at 10:00 AM.

ChryzaorFlux

Hey dude

1) You should have a USB driver
2) USB debugging should be ON
3) Wildfire should be in CHARGE MODE

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Kulverstukas

I'd like to add more information to this.
I rooted my phone after third try only, but the third time I did it, I tapped on the notification bar where says "It's safe to remove the SD card".
For me the GingerBreak exploit runs for like 10 minutes and at the end displays an error that something failed. It did that 3 times, and on the third one I opened the notification area and tapped where it says "It's safe to remove the SD card" and then I rebooted my Wildfire. After that I got root and it works... so really no idea if it was the third time or you have to tap on that notification when the exploit is done...

DJvalve

whitch driver

DJvalve

if i conect my phone do i neet to turn it off b4 i conect it or what
or in hboot if i conect it

ChryzaorFlux

USB driver that allows the USB of ADB for your Wildfire,i used this video, it really helped
Install Android USB Drivers

Nah, your Wildfire should just on, untouched

Last edited by ChryzaorFlux; January 25th, 2012 at 01:39 PM.

TomislavHajak

thank you very much i have been trying root my phone for almost a year and i finally made it. thank you once more.

Howard Hopkinson

I take you solved the placement of the img file then?

I have replied to your PM.

DJvalve

the driver is instaled but revolusinary keeps saying that i have the wrong beta key but is the good one

ChryzaorFlux

Just close the programs and try again, it happened to me when i was rooting a Wildfire for a friend

DJvalve

okey ill try it also a re start my phone will that work??

ChryzaorFlux

Nah you dont need to do that, your phone isnt the problem

roughlee

I think I have followed the instructions but I can not put any sim in the phone it is asking me for a code + still getting the tmobile round thing at the start before it boots to Cyanogen. Any ideas what I have done wrong?

ChryzaorFlux

Have you tried to reflash??
If you have just rooted and flashed CyanogenMod, sometimes people experience problems of a wide variety.
A reflash of the ROM usually does the trick

roughlee

Sorry for being dim but how would I reflash of the ROM.

OK I have done that using the Revolutionary ROM but still coming up with T moblie purple circle at start

Last edited by roughlee; February 6th, 2012 at 07:28 AM. Reason: Update

ChryzaorFlux

Its alright, you'll get familiar with the terms after a while.
Just boot up Clockwork Recovery, and choose "install zip from sd card", then locate your ROM and select it, then select 'yes' then wait till its done.

How long did the T-Mobile thing stay for?
When ever you flash a completely new ROM or a ROM for the first time, it usually takes time for you to actually use your device because the dalvik cache is building up

Revolutionary ROM?
Is that a ROM for the Wildfire like CyanogenMod?
I could recommend flashing a Sense ROM first, just to be on the safe side

roughlee

I takes 30 seconds for the T-Moble round purple/pink circle to go one you have installed CyanogenMod this is everytime you turn on the phone.


Revolutionary ROM?=http://revolutionary.io/

I have installed CyanogenMod from zip file 5+ times same every time.

I am sure I have missed something but no idea what or where.
Thanks for your help.

Jon_LTD

I never did express my grauity.

Thanks for the guide - rooted the missus's phone and have Cyanogen 7.x installed with no hitches.

vasylee007

have unlocked my wildfire . my HBOOT is 6...0002 , S-OFF and i tried to root with unrevoked but it saying 'Firmware too new.......' I must downgrade it and install another ROM to root..with unrevoked ... but want to know if i install another Rom will be locked again

garyht

I have rooted my wildfire but still have s-on.
it was pretty easy relative to things ive read here about gaining s-off.
i wanted to share this for those who want to root without getting s-off.
not sure about the best way to share it on the forum. relocate it if you wish.


I used a method i found in "scottys noob friendly rootguide start to finish " to root my wildfire (still S-ON).

1) I used htcdev to unlock my bootloader. (get unique unlock code, factory reset and wipe all data)
2) Just using fastboot/adb on a PC, I booted (not flashed) the clockworkmod recovery recommended for the wildfire,
3) using the temp recovery, i then created a nand backup and flashed the SU zip. On restart, I had root. (with no loss of personal data)

the CWM recovery didnt allow navigation into the menu at first, but after a little wait and a few tries, it worked fine. I didnt need to reboot it. This was the only glitch in the entire unlocking/rooting process.

Checked root with Terminal Emulator, it returned me a #.
i will decide in the future if i want S-OFF, i may not need it - still reading...

i hope other wildfire users and maybe wildfire s, etc can use this easy method if they dont need s-off.

chelsea ces

Help! Me too. USB debugging enabled. Stupid question ... which option should I use for connecting to PC; I'm assuming 'mount as disk drive'

Nightsaberr

Hello Mr. Howard!

First of all I wanted to thank you about your guide, I followed every step and it really helped me to root my HTC Wildfire.

I did everything as you said and it worked, but when I tried to install the ROM that you suggested (DK CUSTOM ROM) I got stuck. The thing is... I went through all the steps, I wiped cache, data and everything else that it said I need to do, I installed the ROM from zip (from recovery mode) and it says "Install from sdcard complete" but it doesn't reboot the phone.
When I go to "Reboot system now" the phone shows the HTC logo and it just stand there (The guide said that the first boot will require 10 to 15 minutes, but I waited for almost an hour and still nothing).

I'm sorry to bring up this thread after so much time, but I really need your help.

Thank you.
Nightsaberr

fabgav

I got gingerbreak done via this method but am stuck at step 3.
How do I install the cwm on my phone and why do I need to do it?
Do i install it via hboot if so can someone provide instructions?

I found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ClockworkMod_Recovery but that refers to nandroid.

So if i download the zip in orig thrad, extract .img to root of sd card, and then what?

thanks

JR866Gooner

Lookout sees gingerbreak as malware!