this is a device specific-thread to help you unlock,install a recovery,and root your HTC Inspire 4g/Desire HD(model ACE). this guide originated for the htc rezound, thus some of the names and references. however, all files and info are specially for the inspire/DHD.
first and foremost,htcdev is a PITA. it has limitations if you are a "hardcore" rom flasher/rooter/romer. while it may be fine for the folks that want to be completely stock and have root acces to delete some bloatware,and run root required apps,s-off is better,and worth the extra efforts to achieve,IMO.
for those of us that want complete freedom to mod our devices,htcdev is still a valuable,and a solid,reliable means of adding root acces for other exploits.
and now,on with the info!
the basic steps will be:
1)unlock with htcdev
2)temporarily or permanently flash a recovery
3)flash root files
before you start,go ahead and download these files:
-mini-adb.zip: mini-adb.zip
-ext 4 recovery for ACE: PD98IMG_ace_recovery_ext_4.zip
(MD5: PD98IMG_ace_recovery_ext_4.zip fc0f377f7d91ce5dc1f415f7bc72284d
)
-superuser files: for GB or ICS,use the latest superSU from this thread on xda (the download link is where is says: CWM / TWRP / MobileODIN installable ZIP : UPDATE-SuperSU-vx.xx.zip )
-go to HTCdev - Unlock Bootloader and register an account
1)unlock with htcdev
2)flash a recovery
3)flash superuser root files*
*hope it helps,holler if you have questions
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first and foremost,htcdev is a PITA. it has limitations if you are a "hardcore" rom flasher/rooter/romer. while it may be fine for the folks that want to be completely stock and have root acces to delete some bloatware,and run root required apps,s-off is better,and worth the extra efforts to achieve,IMO.
for those of us that want complete freedom to mod our devices,htcdev is still a valuable,and a solid,reliable means of adding root acces for other exploits.
and now,on with the info!
the basic steps will be:
1)unlock with htcdev
2)temporarily or permanently flash a recovery
3)flash root files
before you start,go ahead and download these files:
-mini-adb.zip: mini-adb.zip
-ext 4 recovery for ACE: PD98IMG_ace_recovery_ext_4.zip
(MD5: PD98IMG_ace_recovery_ext_4.zip fc0f377f7d91ce5dc1f415f7bc72284d
)
-superuser files: for GB or ICS,use the latest superSU from this thread on xda (the download link is where is says: CWM / TWRP / MobileODIN installable ZIP : UPDATE-SuperSU-vx.xx.zip )
-go to HTCdev - Unlock Bootloader and register an account
1)unlock with htcdev
first thing you need is drivers for adb to see your phone. if you have htc sync installed,you should allready have drivers. if not,you can install htc sync,or install these modified htc drivers from revolutionary (driver mirror)
most guides simply say "follow the directions to unlock with htcdev" but im gonna go thru it with ya the mini-adb.zip file is all the files that htcdev is telling you to download and put into a folder,so allready this should be a lil easier 
1)prepair ADB
-unzip your mini-adb.zip file. this is native funtionality in windows 7. you otherwise may need a utility such as "7-zip" to extract,or unzip it. place the unzipped folder onto the root of your C drive on your PC(sorry, you mac guys will need to develop this for yourself,i dont have a mac). root means the top level,not inside any folders. so just copy and paste,or drag and drop the folder onto C with everything else that is there. you may want to rename it to "mini-adb_devicename" since youll be putting some device specific files in here. (directions from here forward will assume this folder to be named "mini-adb_vigor",as an example)
-open a command window. on windows 7,click the start bubble in the lower left and type "command" in the search box. xp i believe is similar or the same. doing this should open a small black command window.
-change to your mini-adb_vigor directory. type the following at the prompt in your cmd window:
cd c:\mini-adb_vigor
your command promt should change to "c:mini-adb_vigor>" provided you: 1)unzipped the miniadb zip 2)put the folder on your c drive 3)entered the name of the folder correctly ("mini-adb_vigor" in this case)
-now make sure usb debugging is checked in settings/apps/development,and plug your phone into your PC with a usb cable
-make sure your phone is being recognized- type:
adb devices
if your drivers are installed correctly,this should return your phones serial number. you should hear the "found device" noises when you plug your phone in. if it starts installing drivers,wait for it to finish before typing the adb devices command.
2)unlock using htcdev
-go to HTCdev - Unlock Bootloader and sign in to your account. chose your device from the "select your device bar"(or "other supported devices" if its not listed) and click the green "begin unlock bootloader" button underneath.
-click yes to procede,then read the warnings before checking the boxes and clicking yes to continue,as they are basically explaining that your warranty is now void,and any repairs that your phone needs that may have been a result of unlocking your bootloader and messing with your phones operating system may no longer be covered under mfgr warranty
*check your hboot screen. if you allready have an htc compatible hboot, then skip ahead to the next step,you dont need this.if you have a pink **locked** at the top of the hboot screen,then it is compatible with htcdev. if you dont have a compatible hboot,then download the RUU for the new hboot. right click it,and run as administrator. plug in your phone when prompted to. it will ugrade your hboot to the htcdev unlock compatible version.
-steps 1-4 are describing how to get your phone into bootloader mode and connect it to your PC,wich we have done above. ignore these steps and simply type in your cmd window:
adb reboot bootloader
it may take several seconds,but this command should boot your phone into the "fastboot" screen wich is white with a bunch of colored writing. once this happens,make sure your phone is still being seen in fastboot. type:
fastboot devices
again,this should return your phones serial number.
-click the green procede to step 5 bubble.
-steps 5-7 are telling you how to find the files and utilities inside your mini-adb folder. you have them,so ignore steps 5-7.
-click the green procede to step 8 bubble.
-heres where steps are important,steps 8-10 are telling you how to get your unlock token,and send it to htc. its phone specific(so they prolly know your serial number,meid,etc) so no,you cant use your buddys unlock token and not have htc know that youve unlocked your bootloader. copy this line either from below,or from step 8,and paste it into the prompt in your cmd window. you have to right click to paste in cmd,you cannot control/v :
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
-after yuo hit enter,you will get a bunch of letters that are your identifier token. not much i can say,other than follow the directions in steps 9 and 10 to copy and submit your identifier token to HTC. make sure you get the characters as shown in the pic,with no extra lines or letters. note that you can also hit the "enter" key on your PC to copy,as well as right clicking.
-click the green submit button. wait patiently for an email containing your unlock code. (dont worry,it should come pretty fast
)
-save the unlock_code.bin that htc sends you directly to your mini-adb folder(if your PC automatically downloads somewhere else,no biggie. just move the unlock code to mini-adb folder)
-click the link in your email to get the rest of the unlock instructions
-step 12 is where them magic happens
copy from below,or from htc dev:
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
-youll see the purdy screen pictured in step 13. use the vol rocker to chose "yes unlock bootloader" and select it with the power button. your phone will reboot,performaing a factory data reset in the process. your data is gone,sorry
this boot may take a bit longer than they normally do,dont freak out this is normal
as you can see,once the adb files are put in one place to download,its not hard to use,and the commands are pretty simple. below is what you will see in your command window,the red are my inputs.
most guides simply say "follow the directions to unlock with htcdev" but im gonna go thru it with ya
the mini-adb.zip file is all the files that htcdev is telling you to download and put into a folder,so allready this should be a lil easier 1)prepair ADB
-unzip your mini-adb.zip file. this is native funtionality in windows 7. you otherwise may need a utility such as "7-zip" to extract,or unzip it. place the unzipped folder onto the root of your C drive on your PC(sorry, you mac guys will need to develop this for yourself,i dont have a mac). root means the top level,not inside any folders. so just copy and paste,or drag and drop the folder onto C with everything else that is there. you may want to rename it to "mini-adb_devicename" since youll be putting some device specific files in here. (directions from here forward will assume this folder to be named "mini-adb_vigor",as an example)
-open a command window. on windows 7,click the start bubble in the lower left and type "command" in the search box. xp i believe is similar or the same. doing this should open a small black command window.
-change to your mini-adb_vigor directory. type the following at the prompt in your cmd window:
cd c:\mini-adb_vigor
your command promt should change to "c:mini-adb_vigor>" provided you: 1)unzipped the miniadb zip 2)put the folder on your c drive 3)entered the name of the folder correctly ("mini-adb_vigor" in this case)
-now make sure usb debugging is checked in settings/apps/development,and plug your phone into your PC with a usb cable
-make sure your phone is being recognized- type:
adb devices
if your drivers are installed correctly,this should return your phones serial number. you should hear the "found device" noises when you plug your phone in. if it starts installing drivers,wait for it to finish before typing the adb devices command.
2)unlock using htcdev
-go to HTCdev - Unlock Bootloader and sign in to your account. chose your device from the "select your device bar"(or "other supported devices" if its not listed) and click the green "begin unlock bootloader" button underneath.
-click yes to procede,then read the warnings before checking the boxes and clicking yes to continue,as they are basically explaining that your warranty is now void,and any repairs that your phone needs that may have been a result of unlocking your bootloader and messing with your phones operating system may no longer be covered under mfgr warranty
*check your hboot screen. if you allready have an htc compatible hboot, then skip ahead to the next step,you dont need this.if you have a pink **locked** at the top of the hboot screen,then it is compatible with htcdev. if you dont have a compatible hboot,then download the RUU for the new hboot. right click it,and run as administrator. plug in your phone when prompted to. it will ugrade your hboot to the htcdev unlock compatible version.
-steps 1-4 are describing how to get your phone into bootloader mode and connect it to your PC,wich we have done above. ignore these steps and simply type in your cmd window:
adb reboot bootloader
it may take several seconds,but this command should boot your phone into the "fastboot" screen wich is white with a bunch of colored writing. once this happens,make sure your phone is still being seen in fastboot. type:
fastboot devices
again,this should return your phones serial number.
-click the green procede to step 5 bubble.
-steps 5-7 are telling you how to find the files and utilities inside your mini-adb folder. you have them,so ignore steps 5-7.
-click the green procede to step 8 bubble.
-heres where steps are important,steps 8-10 are telling you how to get your unlock token,and send it to htc. its phone specific(so they prolly know your serial number,meid,etc) so no,you cant use your buddys unlock token and not have htc know that youve unlocked your bootloader.
copy this line either from below,or from step 8,and paste it into the prompt in your cmd window. you have to right click to paste in cmd,you cannot control/v :fastboot oem get_identifier_token
-after yuo hit enter,you will get a bunch of letters that are your identifier token. not much i can say,other than follow the directions in steps 9 and 10 to copy and submit your identifier token to HTC. make sure you get the characters as shown in the pic,with no extra lines or letters. note that you can also hit the "enter" key on your PC to copy,as well as right clicking.
-click the green submit button. wait patiently for an email containing your unlock code. (dont worry,it should come pretty fast
)-save the unlock_code.bin that htc sends you directly to your mini-adb folder(if your PC automatically downloads somewhere else,no biggie. just move the unlock code to mini-adb folder)
-click the link in your email to get the rest of the unlock instructions
-step 12 is where them magic happens
copy from below,or from htc dev:fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
-youll see the purdy screen pictured in step 13. use the vol rocker to chose "yes unlock bootloader" and select it with the power button. your phone will reboot,performaing a factory data reset in the process. your data is gone,sorry
this boot may take a bit longer than they normally do,dont freak out this is normal as you can see,once the adb files are put in one place to download,its not hard to use,and the commands are pretty simple. below is what you will see in your command window,the red are my inputs.
Code:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:UsersScott>[COLOR="Red"]cd c:\mini-adb_vigor[/COLOR]
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="red"]adb devices[/COLOR]
List of devices attached
HTxxxxxxxxxx device
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="red"]adb reboot bootloader[/COLOR]
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="red"]fastboot devices[/COLOR]
HTxxxxxxxxxx fastboot
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="red"]fastboot oem get_identifier_token[/COLOR]
... INFO
INFO< Please cut following message >
INFO>
INFO2ADC7C0C0F1BAF92074BAE9B0035CB6A
INFO021839BFA7465CD0788664688DCCFDEA
INFO33A2FD2C96C7308DD3C57A517DBA8E14
INFO8048F98A9FEA06B8F2AD05D4D3497CFE
INFO6FCCC1DC4E31E0C6F54CEA18D9A80C82
INFO27C33E209D472E6C11753E9D7BCBCE6D
INFO90D9F226E827B6C26165A029B6F7DFF2
INFO63E382B4C82F9F6D866C01B9823ED1BC
INFO0EEFA859327E6B5AC4C24533C9DFA7AF
INFODBD70D55E4666B4B41828B76FFBD010C
INFO1B916E350EFF199EA5B096FF3337FE19
INFO40E6CA9E7F1DD5B33D8D4780DD775289
INFO953404686AEC4C3CB6F1BBB9DC69BA13
INFO8738C00DAFF280ECF02D0C7A66E13855
INFO1D756616732FF47915EAD551A6933E08
INFO10C541C7RD02C14991E83CC49FCA4B92
INFO>
OKAY [ 0.069s]
finished. total time: 0.070s
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="red"]fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin[/COLOR]
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)... OKAY [ 0.143s]
writing 'unlocktoken'... INFOunlock token check successfully
OKAY [ 0.011s]
finished. total time: 0.156s
c:mini-adb_vigor>2)flash a recovery
if you want to run stock,do not permanently install your recovery. keeping the stock recovery on the phone will ensure that you recieve OTAs without a hitch,wich i know is important to alot of users. YES,the OTA will break root. its no big deal. one good thing about htcdev is that you will always be able to reroot after,simply by following steps 2 and 3 again to launch recovery,flash superser.
once youve either skipped past all the setup,or have re-set up and are ready to root,chose either of the following options to either permantly or termporarily install a recovery:
1)temporary recovery:
2)permanently install your recovery
once youve either skipped past all the setup,or have re-set up and are ready to root,chose either of the following options to either permantly or termporarily install a recovery:
1)temporary recovery:
-move the recovery image file from the zip file you downloaded above and place it into the mini-adb folder. rename the image to "ace_recovery_ext_4"
-put the superuser zip file onto your phones sd card
-enable usb debugging once again,as above. open a cmd window,if its not still open from unlocking.
-if you had to re-open a cmd window,dont forget to change back to your mini-adb directory:
cd c:\mini-adb_vigor
-make sure youre connected by typing:
adb devices
-should return serial number
-check the md5 of your recovery image:
md5sums ace_recovery_ext_4.img
**make sure the resulting md5 matches 042e9fa838521592ec9224bfb27df52a
**
-boot to bootloader:
adb reboot bootloader
-check for connectivity:
fastboot devices
-should return serial number
-temporarily launch your recovery to phone memory:
fastboot boot ace_recovery_ext_4.img
-youll see a (really fast) green status bar on the top right as your PC sends the recovery to your phone. youll then see the HTC splash screen,then your recovery.
in your command window you will see(red are my inputs):
-put the superuser zip file onto your phones sd card
-enable usb debugging once again,as above. open a cmd window,if its not still open from unlocking.
-if you had to re-open a cmd window,dont forget to change back to your mini-adb directory:
cd c:\mini-adb_vigor
-make sure youre connected by typing:
adb devices
-should return serial number
-check the md5 of your recovery image:
md5sums ace_recovery_ext_4.img
**make sure the resulting md5 matches 042e9fa838521592ec9224bfb27df52a
**
-boot to bootloader:
adb reboot bootloader
-check for connectivity:
fastboot devices
-should return serial number
-temporarily launch your recovery to phone memory:
fastboot boot ace_recovery_ext_4.img
-youll see a (really fast) green status bar on the top right as your PC sends the recovery to your phone. youll then see the HTC splash screen,then your recovery.
in your command window you will see(red are my inputs):
Code:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:UsersScott>[COLOR="Red"]cd c:\mini-adb_vigor[/COLOR]
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="Red"]adb devices[/COLOR]
List of devices attached
HTxxxxxxxxxx device
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="red"]md5sums recovery-ra-vigor-3.14-gnm.img[/COLOR]
MD5sums 1.2 freeware for Win9x/ME/NT/2000/XP+
Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Jem Berkes - http://www.pc-tools.net/
Type md5sums -h for help
[Path] / filename MD5 sum
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[c:mini-adb_vigor]
recovery-ra-vigor-3.14-gnm.img 915d5e3cb662076f36f3d6e54759e951
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="red"]adb reboot bootloader[/COLOR]
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="red"]fastboot devices[/COLOR]
HTxxxxxxxxxx fastboot
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="red"]fastboot boot recovery-ra-vigor-3.14-gnm.img[/COLOR]
downloading 'boot.img'... OKAY [ 1.518s]
booting... OKAY [ 0.005s]
finished. total time: 1.523s-move the recovery image file from the zip file you downloaded above and place it into the mini-adb folder. rename the image to "ace_recovery_ext_4"
-put the superuser zip file onto your phones sd card
-enable usb debugging once again,as above. open a cmd window,if its not still open from unlocking.
-if you had to re-open a cmd window,dont forget to change back to your mini-adb directory:
cd c:\mini-adb_vigor
-make sure youre connected by typing:
adb devices
-should return serial number
-check the md5 of your recovery image:
md5sums PD98IMG_ace_recovery_ext_4.img
**make sure the resulting md5 matches 042e9fa838521592ec9224bfb27df52a
**
-boot to bootloader:
adb reboot bootloader
-check for connectivity:
fastboot devices
-should return serial number
-permanently flash your recovery to phones recovery partition:
fastboot flash recovery ace_recovery_ext_4.img
-youll see a (really fast) green status bar on the top right as your PC sends the recovery to your phone,then a (really,really fast) red bar as it flashes it. amon ra is now permanently on your phone when you need it. be aware that you can no longer accept OTAs,unless you reinstall the stock recovery at some point before the next OTAs are pushed.
-to get to recovery,push the power button to select hboot. once in hboot wait for the green writing to flash and disapear,then select recovery.
*note that you can still launch recovery by using the command from scenario 1 above.
-youll then see the HTC splash screen,then your recovery.
and the code(again,red my inputs):
-put the superuser zip file onto your phones sd card
-enable usb debugging once again,as above. open a cmd window,if its not still open from unlocking.
-if you had to re-open a cmd window,dont forget to change back to your mini-adb directory:
cd c:\mini-adb_vigor
-make sure youre connected by typing:
adb devices
-should return serial number
-check the md5 of your recovery image:
md5sums PD98IMG_ace_recovery_ext_4.img
**make sure the resulting md5 matches 042e9fa838521592ec9224bfb27df52a
**
-boot to bootloader:
adb reboot bootloader
-check for connectivity:
fastboot devices
-should return serial number
-permanently flash your recovery to phones recovery partition:
fastboot flash recovery ace_recovery_ext_4.img
-youll see a (really fast) green status bar on the top right as your PC sends the recovery to your phone,then a (really,really fast) red bar as it flashes it. amon ra is now permanently on your phone when you need it. be aware that you can no longer accept OTAs,unless you reinstall the stock recovery at some point before the next OTAs are pushed.
-to get to recovery,push the power button to select hboot. once in hboot wait for the green writing to flash and disapear,then select recovery.
*note that you can still launch recovery by using the command from scenario 1 above.
-youll then see the HTC splash screen,then your recovery.
and the code(again,red my inputs):
Code:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:UsersScott>[COLOR="red"]cd c:\mini-adb_vigor[/COLOR]
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="red"]adb devices[/COLOR]
List of devices attached
HTxxxxxxxxxx device
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="red"]md5sums recovery-ra-vigor-3.14-gnm.img[/COLOR]
MD5sums 1.2 freeware for Win9x/ME/NT/2000/XP+
Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Jem Berkes - http://www.pc-tools.net/
Type md5sums -h for help
[Path] / filename MD5 sum
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[c:mini-adb_vigor]
recovery-ra-vigor-3.14-gnm.img 915d5e3cb662076f36f3d6e54759e951
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="red"]adb reboot bootloader[/COLOR]
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="red"]fastboot devices[/COLOR]
HTxxxxxxxxxx fastboot
c:mini-adb_vigor>[COLOR="red"]fastboot flash recovery recovery-ra-vigor-3.14-gnm.img[/COLOR]
sending 'recovery' (7074 KB)... OKAY [ 1.659s]
writing 'recovery'... OKAY [ 5.179s]
finished. total time: 6.840sthere is not much to explain with this one. if booted to recovery from above,use the recovery menu on your phone to:
-make a backup of your stock,unrooted rom. completely optional,but a very good idea,IMO.
-wipe cache
-wipe dalvik cache
-install zip from sd card(chose your superuser file)
-reboot
*congratulations,youre rooted
*special notes i know that the link for superuser says the best way to install superSU is to download from the market. it is refering to rooted devices ALLREADY RUNNING SUPER SU.
an extremely common error is to not follow the above directions to flash the zip file in recovery,but to attempt to download and and install from the market.
THIS WILL NOT WORK
you will need to download the newest superSU from the thread as i describeb in the download section,and use the recovery menus to flash it.
-make a backup of your stock,unrooted rom. completely optional,but a very good idea,IMO.
-wipe cache
-wipe dalvik cache
-install zip from sd card(chose your superuser file)
-reboot
*congratulations,youre rooted
*special notes i know that the link for superuser says the best way to install superSU is to download from the market. it is refering to rooted devices ALLREADY RUNNING SUPER SU.
an extremely common error is to not follow the above directions to flash the zip file in recovery,but to attempt to download and and install from the market.
THIS WILL NOT WORK
you will need to download the newest superSU from the thread as i describeb in the download section,and use the recovery menus to flash it.
*hope it helps,holler if you have questions
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