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Official bootloader unlock procedure from LG AND the one that works for everyone ;)

I just checked my emails and saw a reply from LG, containing the official unlocking procedure
alright, so here you go:
Requirements
- Linux: no drivers, only adb and fastboot (Linux is preferable, because drivers can't mess something up I've used Xubuntu 12.10 BTW)
- Windows: all drivers (including fastboot drivers) installed and functioning
- a working and updated ADB (for installing ADB, search for tuts here on xda )
- a unlockable firmware which is flashed several hours before trying to unlock the bootloader (and also being connected to the network)
- be willing to recycle all your warranty papers
- and most important: a brain with the ability to read
The Steps
1) charge your phone to 100% (not mentioned by LG, but it helped for me)
2) connect your phone in LG software mode (every mode with an activated adb should work, too)
3) if you have the path to your adb defined, then goto 3a). if not, then goto 3b)
3a) open a terminal and type
Code:
adb reboot oem-unlock
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
3b) open a terminal and type
Code:
cd ~/android-sdk/platform-tools
in Linux or
Code:
cd C:\...
on windows (if you've installed the android-sdk in your home directory under "android-sdk". if not, change it to the directory you've installed it)
then type
Code:
adb reboot oem-unlock
4) now you should see this on your phone:
do i wanna unlock it? of course i do so press the vol + button ATTENTION: there is no further warning, your whole /data/ partition will be formatted!!!
5) now you should see this, and your BL is unlocked and your /data/ partition is wiped
6) now pull out your usb cable and your battery, too
7) put your battery back in and boot
8) set up your system
9) now go to the hidden menu and check your BL status (dialer: 3845#*880# --> Bootloader Unlock Check --> Bootloader Unlock Check --> Unlock)
Some people still think that
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
is the right command, but guess what: it isn't so please don't use it
Please follow below directions to unlock bootloader.
1. Turn on the phone with SIM card, and wait for connection to the real network.
2. Wait for couple of hours.
3. Connect your handset to local PC with USB cable.
4. Enter "adb reboot oem-unlock" in DOS command window.
5. Reboot handset and you can see the bootloader unlock guide on your phone.
6-1. If you press volume up key, handset is bootloader unlock status.
You can download custom image using fastboot command.
6-2 If you press power on key, user doesnot accept unlock bootlaoder and handset normally power on.
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so this was the official way now we're gonna take a look into the way, that can unlock every bootloader (at least we've heard nothing opposite )
download this attatched BL_unlock file and extract it
execute the BL-unlock.bat
your bootloader is now unlocked
so what it does:
it copys the calue of the fuse "odm_reserved" to a temporary folder in /data/local
changes the value to an "unlocked" one
and it pushes the changed value back to the fuse
Be aware, that whatever you do, you do it on your own responsibility. I am not responsible for any damage that might occur.
Also keep in mind, that there is no way to relock it. So think before doing anything.

No matter which version?

I asked for the official unlock method, and lg said that only euro-open would be unlockable. But i guess it will work on some other firmwares too.
Sent from my LG-P880 using xda premium

Ask about uk too? Since you got a response and I didn't. Or make a modded kdz that always flashes to eur-xxx since you have mad skills lol
Sent from my rooted P880

@non4 said:
Ask about uk too? Since you got a response and I didn't. Or make a modded kdz that always flashes to eur-xxx since you have mad skills lol
Sent from my rooted P880
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It is not kdz that should be moded it is the kdz flash program...

There must be something which controls the device ID or IMEI, because it is no longer possible to unlock. Allways stack on [LGE_SECURITY] Unlock permission denied. I did tried already all possibility including drivers, differen adb versions, downgrading, updating e.g.

It is done on Optimus G...maybe someone could contact developer of that app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.shell.freegee&hl=hr
Also XDA dev.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2094696

Doesn't work on 234. Security error.

On 232.14 - Unlock Permission Denied.
So with a branding you cannot unlock your boot loader. Maybe someone can find a workaround.
i have tried it on kubuntu with ADB.

nedooo said:
It is not kdz that should be moded it is the kdz flash program...
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Yeah I'm thinking that, maybe we can spoof the region to lg flashtool or something, if its just flags in the kdz that are read by the flashtool it shouldn't be too hard to patch. Hopefully someone can :thumbup:
Sent from my rooted P880

@non4 said:
Yeah I'm thinking that, maybe we can spoof the region to lg flashtool or something, if its just flags in the kdz that are read by the flashtool it shouldn't be too hard to patch. Hopefully someone can :thumbup:
Sent from my rooted P880
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German, Euro Open and Czech fw have same size and I don't think so, that they released difeffrent versions for several countries. But what I think is somewhere some specific RIL's region list what BL check before unlocking process.

In cmd.exe when i enter 'adb reboot oem-unlock' it returns 'adb' is not a valid command.
Sorry for being a noob

mastershefis said:
German, Euro Open and Czech fw have same size and I don't think so, that they released difeffrent versions for several countries. But what I think is somewhere some specific RIL's region list what BL check before unlocking process.
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that's what i'm thinking too. i guess there's the same BL on every firmware version. when trying to unlock the phone, the bootloader checks a file and "decides" then if it's unlockable or not...
Emin3ms said:
In cmd.exe when i enter 'adb reboot oem-unlock' it returns 'adb' is not a valid command.
Sorry for being a noob
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you need to execute the command in a folder, where your adb is

Emin3ms said:
In cmd.exe when i enter 'adb reboot oem-unlock' it returns 'adb' is not a valid command.
Sorry for being a noob
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Sounds like you havent installed it to CMD. Instead you can type cd C:/(name of adb directory) and hit enter, now adb commands should work. If you don't know what adb is do some research before messing with it
Sent from my rooted P880

I think that I need a little help with this process. I've entered the "Bootloader unlock mode" where I can see the warranty disclaimer etc, pressed "Vol Up" key to accept the terms and to continue with the process...after that, a red text appeared - "Download mode !!!". What should I do now, enter some commands in adb or...?

teddyxfire said:
I think that I need a little help with this process. I've entered the "Bootloader unlock mode" where I can see the warranty disclaimer etc, pressed "Vol Up" key to accept the terms and to continue with the process...after that, a red text appeared - "Download mode !!!". What should I do now, enter some commands in adb or...?
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just do nothing the phone is making a factory reset and will reboot when it's done.
if it doesn't reboot itself, but says that it's done, just pull the battery and boot it manually

Ok I got 'unlock permission denied' si I cannot unlock or what i'm supposed to do?

laufersteppenwolf said:
just do nothing the phone is making a factory reset and will reboot when it's done.
if it doesn't reboot itself, but says that it's done, just pull the battery and boot it manually
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Is it normal that this process takes a long time to complete? I think that it's been running for about 15 minutes now...

teddyxfire said:
Is it normal that this process takes a long time to complete? I think that it's been running for about 15 minutes now...
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it was done in about 15 sec for me... try pulling the battery and boot it up. if it's unlocked, be happy, if not, try it again

Hello strange i have unlock denied message but i am on the Eur-xxx software non branded , ( polish software ) is there an option to open it ?:

[How to] root

After doing it my self, ive made a simple and easy (with pictures) guide
http://argue4android.blogspot.com/2013/12/how-to-root-htc-first_11.html

did you solve your problem yet ? they have a method of rooting around these threads, ill see if i can find it for you
step 1: did you unlock your bootloader through htcdev ? htcdev has a step by step thing to show you how to unlock your bootloader, oh and when you choose which device just click the last option which should be something like "all supported" or whatever.
step 2: flash a custom recovery like TWRP , heres a link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241782 , once you're in twrp when you attempt to leave it should give in option to flash supersu (or whatever its called) *ALSO TWRP IS KINDA BUGGY JUST LEAVE THE PHONE ALONE FOR LIKE 15 SECONDS SO IT TIMES OUT, IT WILL FIX ANY GRAPHICAL GLITCHES*
step 3: at this point you should have supersu (or whatever its called) but you can't make system changes due to the phone being S-ON so you wanna get S-OFF next.... *WORK IN PROGRESS* (im not home at the moment but i started this so you atleast can get somewhere)

SneakyGuyDavid said:
did you solve your problem yet ? they have a method of rooting around these threads, ill see if i can find it for you
step 1: did you unlock your bootloader through htcdev ? htcdev has a step by step thing to show you how to unlock your bootloader, oh and when you choose which device just click the last option which should be something like "all supported" or whatever.
step 2: flash a custom recovery like TWRP , heres a link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241782 , once you're in twrp when you attempt to leave it should give in option to flash supersu (or whatever its called) *ALSO TWRP IS KINDA BUGGY JUST LEAVE THE PHONE ALONE FOR LIKE 15 SECONDS SO IT TIMES OUT, IT WILL FIX ANY GRAPHICAL GLITCHES*
step 3: at this point you should have supersu (or whatever its called) but you can't make system changes due to the phone being S-ON so you wanna get S-OFF next.... *WORK IN PROGRESS* (im not home at the moment but i started this so you atleast can get somewhere)
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um no i dont quite get it...i understand the boot loader thing, but what happens in the process? any precautions needed?
then...recovery...how does TWRP work? same as CWM? Which one should i use? Which one is the safest?
what is S-ON and S-OFF ?
Screenshots would be great
its so much simpler on my old lg...just hook up to pc, hit root, then download cwm app, install recovery through that, then flash. HERE its so complicated...time to learn some new stuff eh?

the unlock bootloader thing is pretty safe its just a command you run while your phone is in bootloader just make sure you have adb and fastboot ill see if i can get you some pictues and screenshots in the meantime
by the way most htc phones go through this process haha, so yeah i guess it is time to learn
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unlocking bootloader instructions:
1) Make sure to have adb and fastboot, oh and the htc drivers
here are some standalone adb and fastboot if you need it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42407269
here are the htc drivers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2217396
2) Head to the htcdev website, sign in or register and somewhere on the homepage it should show an option to "Unlock Bootloader"
heres some screenshots and such:
HTCDev Homescreen:http://i.imgur.com/dXHfiPF.png
After clicking unlock bootloader option: http://i.imgur.com/G753Ou7.jpg
Make sure to pick this under which device: http://i.imgur.com/f8kiOBf.png
i just realized this is alot of work to make a guide so heres a link if i lose you in my lazy guide below :good: http://technosamigos.com/unlock-bootloaders-htc-first-facebook-home-phone/
Quick Lazy Guide
do as above , then htc will send you an email to the email you registered with attached with a file called "unlock.bin" put that file into the folder that you have the adb and fastboot, at that point you can then turn your htc first off and then enter bootloader by holding down power button and volume down while the phone is off and you can keep holding both buttons intill you reach the white bootloader screen, once in bootloader plug it into the computer then press the power button on the fastboot option, it should show fastboot in red and be detected since you should have installed the htc drivers by now, then hold SHIFT while right clicking somewhere in the folder and click the option in the context menu to "open a command promt here" at that point you're gonna run the command: fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin .... then after that you should see THIS: http://i.imgur.com/G5FxYSZ.png , press volume up till you highlight yes and press the power button , BOOM YOU HAVE UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER WOOOOOOOOO PARTY PARTY PARTY
BOOTLOADER LOOKS LIKE THIS: http://i.imgur.com/rJ3Vn5w.jpg
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Now the recovery
now that the bootloader is unlocked you can then restart the phone and then go back into bootloader to flash a recovery, you can do either but i prefer twrp since it allows you to flash supersu before you restart your phone.
here are links to:
TWRP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241782 GIVES AN OPTION TO FLASH SUPERSU BEFORE YOU RESTART PHONE
please remember that twrp has graphical issues that can be fixed once the screen times out in however many seconds
CWM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241777 THE CWM THREAD SHOWS HOW TO GET ROOT BY FLASHING SUPERSU ZIP
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Now to get S-OFF
there are two methods, Moonshine and RumRunner. both have already good guides which are the websites, try moonshine but if it doesn't work try rumrunner.
Moonshine: http://moonshine.io/
Rumrunner: http://rumrunner.us/
like i said try moonshine, but for me moonshine didnt work so i had to use rumrunner, and after i used rumrunner i had S-off but my phone kept bootlooping, MY SOLUTION (saying this because there are many and i cannot promise that it will work for you) was to RE-LOCK the bootloader (by running the command fastboot oem lock or something like that i will find out later)after obtaining S-OFF (you can verify if you have S-ON or S-OFF through the bootloader should say it somewhere near the top, so it sounds crazy but you can still do all functions after the bootloader is locked you can still flash roms and access custom recovery and everything, the stock rom just responds bad to having S-OFF and unlocked bootloaders for some including me.
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I am an extremely lazy person if you haven't noticed, you should feel honored to have me make you a half-assed personal guide with few photos here and there lol i kid i kid.

wow...that makes alot...and i mean hell of alot more sense now! nice job with the explanation...
i figured out the bootloader portion...and heading on to recovery...but usualy i do this one day at a time...like let it run in its "new state" for a while before doing anything...dont want to overload a brand spankn new device eh?
now questions...specificaly
1. what is "standalone adb and fastboot" in step number one?
2. how do you navigate in the boot loader? and etc?
3. i still dont quite get how to do recovery - HOW do i do these...i understand i need to do all that below VVV but HOW
3a. Boot into HBOOT then Fastboot
3b. Erase cache from fastboot before flashing recovery. Use command "fastboot erase cache"
3c. From fastboot. Use command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
4. what is S OFF??????
5. and finaly...how do i flash everything that needs to be flashed, since i dont have a recovery, in fastboot or what ever?
as you noticed...i think HTC has over done the whole security ****...the phones should just come pre rooted.

russian392 said:
wow...that makes alot...and i mean hell of alot more sense now! nice job with the explanation...
i figured out the bootloader portion...and heading on to recovery...but usualy i do this one day at a time...like let it run in its "new state" for a while before doing anything...dont want to overload a brand spankn new device eh?
now questions...specificaly
1. what is "standalone adb and fastboot" in step number one?
2. how do you navigate in the boot loader? and etc?
3. i still dont quite get how to do recovery - HOW do i do these...i understand i need to do all that below VVV but HOW
3a. Boot into HBOOT then Fastboot
3b. Erase cache from fastboot before flashing recovery. Use command "fastboot erase cache"
3c. From fastboot. Use command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
4. what is S OFF??????
5. and finaly...how do i flash everything that needs to be flashed, since i dont have a recovery, in fastboot or what ever?
as you noticed...i think HTC has over done the whole security ****...the phones should just come pre rooted.
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1. adb and fast boot are the programs you need before you root so your computer will detect your phone. So in simpler terms before you even try to root you should have android sdk manager installed on your computer and everything up to date.
Here's are the fastboot and adb files.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jqdt4mq0t1ai251/fastboot adb.rar
Once you download those, you're gonna make a folder called Android in your C: drive or whatever your main drive is and place those files in there.
The folder should look like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The android-sdk-windows folder is where you should put all of your SDK/sdk manager files.
Once you're done with that, you'll have to make a folder called fastboot on the C: drive also but to make your life easier I'll just upload mines, so you just have to place it on the C drive.
fastboot:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j2zsnjbeitiy3du/fastboot.rar
Here's how your drive should look when done.
Now back to your questions, to enter boot loader mode, you hold down the power key with the volume down rocker until you enter the white screen with all the options.
And then to fast boot you just make sure the option is high lighted and press the power button.
The volume buttons are used to navigate and the power button is used to select btw.
And to do recovery is simple, once you are in fast boot it should say fastboot usb on the screen some where from there you open up CMD and type the command
cd c:\fastboot
and then press enter and then you enter the command
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
If you're using the files I uploaded everything should go smoothly I already put TWRP recovery in the folder.
Once the recovery is down flashing you go back to the boot loader screen jusy by pressing it and then go down to recovery and wala you're rooted, TWRP automatically installs supersu for you.
I'm to lazy to explain S-OFF but basically it allows you to change system files permanently, normal once you reset your device whatever changes you made to the /system would disappear unless you have S-OFF.

russian392 said:
wow...that makes alot...and i mean hell of alot more sense now! nice job with the explanation...
i figured out the bootloader portion...and heading on to recovery...but usualy i do this one day at a time...like let it run in its "new state" for a while before doing anything...dont want to overload a brand spankn new device eh?
now questions...specificaly
1. what is "standalone adb and fastboot" in step number one?
2. how do you navigate in the boot loader? and etc?
3. i still dont quite get how to do recovery - HOW do i do these...i understand i need to do all that below VVV but HOW
3a. Boot into HBOOT then Fastboot
3b. Erase cache from fastboot before flashing recovery. Use command "fastboot erase cache"
3c. From fastboot. Use command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
4. what is S OFF??????
5. and finaly...how do i flash everything that needs to be flashed, since i dont have a recovery, in fastboot or what ever?
as you noticed...i think HTC has over done the whole security ****...the phones should just come pre rooted.
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1) the fast boot and adb is standalone because the full thing is the android SDK, which is a lot lot lot lot larger to download, so the standalone is basically the essentials
2) you navigate using the volume rocker and you click options by using the power button
3) hboot IS the bootloader. So like I said while the device is completely off hold Volume Down + Power Button intill it boots into bootloader/hboot , then you press the power button to select fastboot. And you would run "fastboot erase cache" through the command prompt that you open when you hold shift and right click in the folder where you have adb and fastboot. And you would place the recovery you download in the folder with adb and fastboot And run the command so for example "fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img"
4) first let's start with S-ON, basically S-ON protects the system from any changes or tampering you might do, if you try to modify system files your phone will restart and any changes would be reverted, or as soon as you restart your phone manually all changes are gone. Therefore when you turn S-off it allows you to tamper with the files and make changes.
5) and you can't flash anything without a recovery really, unless its a update from HTC directly or something
Sent from my HTC first

Thanks guys you have been a great help. Finaly i sort of understand how this works...never thought that the Genius of android devices aka HTC would make something so complicated. on my lg, it was just hit a button and ur rooted.
thanks thanks thanks thanks and again...thanks:good:
now i can just go over to rasheds house and let him use my phone :laugh: so he could port CM and test it!!!
EDIT
so...all i do is
1. Unlock Boot Loader...by following instructions on HTC Dev website
2. Go into H boot by holding power and volume down. Selecting Fast Boot (while phone is plugged into pc) on pc command prompt type in command to flash recovery.
Thats it? did i miss anything?

Yeah that's it and to S-OFF just follow the instructions in the other thread.

Kendosis said:
Yeah that's it and to S-OFF just follow the instructions in the other thread.
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oh ya...forgot.

The other thread tells me what to do, but doesn't explain how to do it
Sent from my LG-P506 using xda app-developers app

So let me get this straight.
I must go to the HTC Dev website, and folow all instructions their to unlock the boot loader. Once i have unlocked the bootloader i must put the recovery and superuser files onto the root of my sd card/phone storage, boot into HBoot, select Fast Boot, hook up the phone to pc, and on my pc, in comand prompt type the folowing comands:
> c:\fastboot
> fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(if those codes are incorrect, please let me know)
After that, i simply wait for the recovery to flash (idk how long, or what do i look for to know that it is completed?????).
Once it is flashed, i tell it in recovery to flash supersu, or superuser. which ever one it does.
Once that is done, reboot, put moonshine/rumrunner on to the root of my sdcard/phone storage, reboot into recovery, and flash it. that will turn Security (s) off.
if any of that is incorrect, please tell me. cause this is so confusing. Like details i need is
1. when where do i plug in the phone to the computer
2. do i boot into hboot first, then plug in the phone, or do i plug in first, then reboot into hboot
3. do i need to run any ddms.bat or fastboot.bat files beforehand?
4. i flash moonshine in recovery, or comand it from pc?
see...i need DETAILS, not like: flash recovery. I understand that i need to flash the recovery... HOW and WHEN is what i need to know...does that make more sense of what my problem is?
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BTW, FXXX it, im not rooting this thing till 1 of 2 things happens. 1, i get a normal explanation, that will walk me through step by step on how to do this. i dont need screenshots nesicarily, just a detailed explanation...this isnt just for me, but for tons of other people who have the HTC First. or 2. someone makes a noob proof program that you simply hook up your phone to ur pc and hit root.

russian392 said:
So let me get this straight.
I must go to the HTC Dev website, and folow all instructions their to unlock the boot loader. Once i have unlocked the bootloader i must put the recovery and superuser files onto the root of my sd card/phone storage, boot into HBoot, select Fast Boot, hook up the phone to pc, and on my pc, in comand prompt type the folowing comands:
> c:\fastboot
> fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(if those codes are incorrect, please let me know)
After that, i simply wait for the recovery to flash (idk how long, or what do i look for to know that it is completed?????).
Once it is flashed, i tell it in recovery to flash supersu, or superuser. which ever one it does.
Once that is done, reboot, put moonshine/rumrunner on to the root of my sdcard/phone storage, reboot into recovery, and flash it. that will turn Security (s) off.
if any of that is incorrect, please tell me. cause this is so confusing. Like details i need is
1. when where do i plug in the phone to the computer
2. do i boot into hboot first, then plug in the phone, or do i plug in first, then reboot into hboot
3. do i need to run any ddms.bat or fastboot.bat files beforehand?
4. i flash moonshine in recovery, or comand it from pc?
see...i need DETAILS, not like: flash recovery. I understand that i need to flash the recovery... HOW and WHEN is what i need to know...does that make more sense of what my problem is?
EDIT
BTW, FXXX it, im not rooting this thing till 1 of 2 things happens. 1, i get a normal explanation, that will walk me through step by step on how to do this. i dont need screenshots nesicarily, just a detailed explanation...this isnt just for me, but for tons of other people who have the HTC First. or 2. someone makes a noob proof program that you simply hook up your phone to ur pc and hit root.
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You flash recovery from a file on your computer. With your current setup, put recovery.img where fastboot.exe is and run that command. It should only take a couple seconds, if it hangs press Ctrl+C to terminate, type "adb devices" to check if the device is detected, if not type "adb kill-server" and try again.
You don't need superuser to moonshine, that's for getting you root when you're done and booted up.
1. Before doing anything that involves the phone and the computer communicating via USB. -.-
2. Doesn't matter, the phone doesn't need to be unplugged for any part of this so it doesn't hurt to leave it plugged in.
3. What? Don't just run stuff without knowing what it does.
4. Run moonshine from your computer.
Let's go over the basics a little:
To boot into recovery once it's installed, turn off the phone and then hold down power and volume down until the softkeys flash. Release the power button before releasing the volume button. That will bring you to HBOOT. Use the volume keys to scroll to, and power to select, "BOOTLOADER", then "RECOVERY". The alternative less painful method is to type "adb reboot recovery" from your computer.
All you need to root this phone is to install Superuser via a recovery such as ClockworkMod or TWRP. You do that by putting Superuser.zip in the phone's storage, installing recovery as above, then boot into recovery and choose "Install zip" and find the zip on /sdcard0.
S-OFF is not required to run apps with root permissions, but it is required to make permanent changes to system files such as any mods, and to flash ROMs.
A quirk with moonshine is that if you relock the bootloader after S-OFF, you will be unable to reunlock until you RUU (return to factory image) the phone.

killall-q said:
You flash recovery from a file on your computer. With your current setup, put recovery.img where fastboot.exe is and run that command. It should only take a couple seconds, if it hangs press Ctrl+C to terminate, type "adb devices" to check if the device is detected, if not type "adb kill-server" and try again.
You don't need superuser to moonshine, that's for getting you root when you're done and booted up.
1. Before doing anything that involves the phone and the computer communicating via USB. -.-
2. Doesn't matter, the phone doesn't need to be unplugged for any part of this so it doesn't hurt to leave it plugged in.
3. What? Don't just run stuff without knowing what it does.
4. Run moonshine from your computer.
Let's go over the basics a little:
To boot into recovery once it's installed, turn off the phone and then hold down power and volume down until the softkeys flash. Release the power button before releasing the volume button. That will bring you to HBOOT. Use the volume keys to scroll to, and power to select, "BOOTLOADER", then "RECOVERY". The alternative less painful method is to type "adb reboot recovery" from your computer.
All you need to root this phone is to install Superuser via a recovery such as ClockworkMod or TWRP. You do that by putting Superuser.zip in the phone's storage, installing recovery as above, then boot into recovery and choose "Install zip" and find the zip on /sdcard0.
S-OFF is not required to run apps with root permissions, but it is required to make permanent changes to system files such as any mods, and to flash ROMs.
A quirk with moonshine is that if you re-lock the bootloader after S-OFF, you will be unable to reunlock until you RUU (return to factory image) the phone.
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wow thanks man.
Um.
1. how do i RUU and what does it stand for?
2. yes. i see the recovery and boot files within my fastboot folder on my c drive. the recovery is TWRP, what is the boot file?
3. can anyone show some screenshots of the actual code typing. like show me command prompt with the codes typed it and ran?
4. if anyone can, make a video walk through of the basics, not necessarily rooting, but simply so i could see the darn stuff in action?
5. should i relock the bootloader after s-off? what happens if i do/do not relock?
THANKS SO MUCH GUYS
this is not only a help to me, but a help to anyone else who buys this device. thanks alot, i am now piecing together the pieces and see a vague picture!

I'll reset my device later and reroot it and try to screen shot the process.

russian392 said:
wow thanks man.
Um.
1. how do i RUU and what does it stand for? (It restores your phone to stock.)
2. yes. i see the recovery and boot files within my fastboot folder on my c drive. the recovery is TWRP, what is the boot file? (Don't worry about the boot file, I prepared everything already.)
3. can anyone show some screenshots of the actual code typing. like show me command prompt with the codes typed it and ran?
4. if anyone can, make a video walk through of the basics, not necessarily rooting, but simply so i could see the darn stuff in action?
5. should i relock the bootloader after s-off? what happens if i do/do not relock? (No don't relock your bootloader, nothing will happen if you do but it's just a waste of time just leave it unlocked lol.)
THANKS SO MUCH GUYS
this is not only a help to me, but a help to anyone else who buys this device. thanks alot, i am now piecing together the pieces and see a vague picture!
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Here I made a pic collage, if you still don't understand I can't help you lol. The process is way too simple.
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/root.png?w=AABSeC4zKARtvN1n-dOpFNUdwULfuq5Jc9pNX1-fLbe95A
And here's the link for the ruu program.
http://www.androidruu.com/?developer=Myst
At the end after you click recovery your device will reboot just enter hboot mode again but holder the power button and volume down rocker and go back to recovery.

http://www.hasoon2000.info/?developer=First
That's a tool kit for the first put it on the root of c:/ drive
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

Alright I think I got this down.
This really isn't simple, on my lg, I plugged it up to PC, hit a button, rooted. Downloaded cwm app, hit install recovery, done.
Sent from my LG-P506 using xda app-developers app

Thanks for the guide in this thread.. I am trying to root my First as well but, and I have the Unlock_code.bin file. I am trying to push that back to the device, but the process seems to freeze when I do the "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin" I have let it sit there for several minutes. Any ideas? I am on a fresh install of Win7.
Thanks again for this guide.

atstein said:
Thanks for the guide in this thread.. I am trying to root my First as well but, and I have the Unlock_code.bin file. I am trying to push that back to the device, but the process seems to freeze when I do the "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin" I have let it sit there for several minutes. Any ideas? I am on a fresh install of Win7.
Thanks again for this guide.
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I don't think its a windows problem. Is android debug on? Is your phone found by the android SDK ddms? Did you install HTC drivers?
Sent from my LG-P506 using xda app-developers app

Alternative SIM Unlock (Try if nothing else works)

After searching for hours and finding links to links and threads with broken links I figured I'd help out anyone who finds themselves in my situation.
I'll assume you already know that your warranty is void. If you visit this site you may as well already know that much
Start here if your bootloader is locked​
First thing you want to do is download HTC Sync for your drivers here.
Plug it in and wait for it to connect. Some times disabling HTC Sync in the settings helps get it going. If it just won't start, go to your device manager and delete(uninstall) the driver for it. It's usually under USB Host or something similar.
Go to your settings and disable fast reboot, then power off your phone. If you don't do this you may have to wait an additional 10 seconds after it starts booting.
Now go to HTC Dev's Unlock Bootloader section and from the dropdown menu select the last option "All other supported phones". If you do not have an account you'll be prompted to register. Do it, it's free. From there follow their guide and you'll be supplied with a file to flash that will unlock your bootloader.
Once you have this file save it from the email to your adb/fastboot folder and make sure it's named Unlock_Code.bin then while in fastboot mode in the phone you want to give the command to flash it
Code:
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
Congrats! You now have an unlocked Bootloader. You can see this in the bootloader (vol- and power) screen at the top. It will now say "Unlocked" highlighted in purple.
Start here if your bootloader is unlocked but you are S-on​
Before we start we need to obtain root and get a custom recovery. Since we're already back in the bootloader checking to see if we're unlocked let's go to fastboot again. Now take that file I just linked you and put it in with the others from before in the ADB/Fastboot folder and rename it to "recovery.img". Go back to the command prompt window and type this code in:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
*Note* if you did not rename the file to recovery.img then this code will not work.
Once this is finished you'll still be in the bootloader so let's take if for a spin! Select Bootloader with the volume button and press power to select it. Now go down to "Recovery" and press power. Once you leave here and reboot to system it will ask if you want to have root because it's nice like that. Swipe the bar for yes, cancel for no. It's not really important now but you can stop there if you don't want the SIM Unlock.
Now for getting rid of S-on.
S-on seems to be some sort of secondary lock. I believe it stops you from flashing custom roms... whatever, we don't want to be locked out from our own device! Let's get rid of it with Firewater!
At this point it's probably easier to point you to a more thorough guide. Here.
Start here if your bootloader is unlocked and you are S-off​
At this point I want to point you to the bottom where all the links are. Download the 4.1 rom and the RUU flash tool. These are relatively big files so they can download while you finish reading.
If you're like me the RUU tool will not work for you on a 4.3 rom so what we're going to do is flash the 4.1 rom via TWRP.
First take the 4.1 rom you downloaded and put it in the root directory of your SD card. If you want to test it (I didn't but I put it there for you) you can also flash the touch screen img through fastboot. If not, continue on with the rest of the guide.
Power down and hold vol- and power to get into your bootloader. Use vol- to select recovery and press power to enter. Now we want to wipe data and do a factory reset so tap "Wipe" and slide the bar. Once this is done tap "Back" and the back button on the bottom right. Next, tap Install and scroll down to EclipticOne.zip (I used 3.0) tap it and slide the bar to install. It takes about 3 minutes. Once it's sucessful go ahead and reboot to system.
Now you'll notice the touchscreen is broken. Not to fear, we can fix that by flashing the firmware for 4.1 with the RUU program. It acts like a setup at first but it's a firmware flashing tool. Just follow the directions and wait (around 6 minutes for me but it says 10).
But wait! We're still not done! This removed our root so we want to let it boot up completely then go back to our recovery and on exiting (reboot into system) it will ask if we want to have root. Slide the bar to accept and wait for boot. Once it does find the SuperSU app and open it. It will tell you you're not done yet so select TWRP to let it install itself for you.
Now we're at the final stretch! Search the Play Store for Sprint Unlock Helper and download it. Open it up and follow the instructions there and... Well I'm still not there yet so give me a minute... Currently rebooting from TWRP root right now.
Okay, so it worked! Also, I had flashed a changed OMAD file in the begining and when I touched simlock it didn't work but I put in a sim card and changed to GSM so... Hell yeah. Hopefully this works for you too!
Link for Firewater
http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/
Firewater Guide link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2632351
Link for HTC Dev
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Link for Sprint TWRP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2652498
Link for RUU Flashing Tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2508907
Link for 4.1 ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2324338
Link for 4.1 Touch Screen Firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46225907

[Q&A] TWRP for A11_CHL and A11_UL 32-bit only

Q&A for TWRP for A11_CHL and A11_UL 32-bit only
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Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for TWRP for A11_CHL and A11_UL 32-bit only. If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.
Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!

I think I have ROOT now, installed Su via Recovery. Awesome, thanks!:laugh:

I Can't Seem To Download The Recovery
I can't seem to download the recovery. can anyone help me with that? all im getting is the androidfiles logo.

I think i may have messed up here. I was in that crowd that got there recovery messed up with the 816 recovery. So my bootloader got relocked (before the custom recovery today) actually its been relocked for a while with tampered above it. Does that mean I'm screwed for getting TWRP on this thing. It still boots (thankfully) but it when I try to flash it says "remote signature verify fail". I'm guessing thats because its relocked. What do I do if there is anything i can do. I'm also doing this on a mac.

Reflash your UNLOCK_BIN.
Then Reboot phone.
Then flash custom recovery IMG
Then let Custom recovery install SU or have an SU.ZIP on your SD card to install.
Then install busybox, again best from a zip done inside recovery.
Need files posted let me know..
---------- Post added at 07:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:54 AM ----------
Files for 510_Desire:
h**ps://***.mediafire.com/?mhjc61kyba1kmcz
Hope that helps..

Doesn't part of the unlock process require the stock recovery?

Unlocking phone only requires access to FASTBOOT, if you haven't damaged that, then you should be OK. Try flashing your unlock_code.bin again and see what happens.. heck you already flashed a recovery that wasn't for this device, so why be scared now
Put HTC Desire 510 into FASTBOOT mode:
Hold POWER + VOL Down to boot into HBOOT
Use VOL button to move to FASTBOOT and PRESS Power to select.
On your computer:
Open a command prompt (CMD.EXE), navigate to your FASTBOOT folder, with TWRP_2.8.1.0_A11.IMG (RENAMED to recovery.img) in the same directory-- connect your phone via USB, and type the following:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Once it's flashed I can confirm you get SU installed, and can get busybox installed. Apps2SD works as well, so far. When I used HTC's Unlocker bin file, it demolished my stock recovery. It would not boot into recovery for anything. And this flashed flawlessly.

mixelpixx said:
Unlocking phone only requires access to FASTBOOT, if you haven't damaged that, then you should be OK. Try flashing your unlock_code.bin again and see what happens.. heck you already flashed a recovery that wasn't for this device, so why be scared now
Put HTC Desire 510 into FASTBOOT mode:
Hold POWER + VOL Down to boot into HBOOT
Use VOL button to move to FASTBOOT and PRESS Power to select.
On your computer:
Open a command prompt (CMD.EXE), navigate to your FASTBOOT folder, with TWRP_2.8.1.0_A11.IMG (RENAMED to recovery.img) in the same directory-- connect your phone via USB, and type the following:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Once it's flashed I can confirm you get SU installed, and can get busybox installed. Apps2SD works as well, so far. When I used HTC's Unlocker bin file, it demolished my stock recovery. It would not boot into recovery for anything. And this flashed flawlessly.
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Not working. when i get to the unlock token screen in fastboot it wants to enter recovery. That's what makes me think it needs stock recovery to wipe the device to unlock it. That's where it freezes. It says "Entering Recovery... and at the bottom it say this build is for development purposes only" overlaying the fastboot unlock screen. if i press a button the screen gets all static. and Restarts in fastboot still locked. if i restart it without it plugged in, it boots up normally.

Did you try using the original unlock_code.bin they sent you? You shouldn't need a new token and go through all of that... I believe FASTBOOT is a separate entity from recovery, so it's function shouldn't be affected.

mixelpixx said:
Did you try using the original unlock_code.bin they sent you? You shouldn't need a new token and go through all of that... I believe FASTBOOT is a separate entity from recovery, so it's function shouldn't be affected.
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1. My bootloader got relocked while having the 816 recovery from the how to that used to be in the 510 forum.
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2. I put in the command like I did before, I still had the unlock file from HTCDev
3. After selecting yes and confirming I get this screen. and its froze there.
4. If i hit the power button on that screen it just vibrates, if i hit a volume key, i get static and then it reboots normally and its still locked.

mixelpixx said:
Unlocking phone only requires access to FASTBOOT, if you haven't damaged that, then you should be OK. Try flashing your unlock_code.bin again and see what happens.. heck you already flashed a recovery that wasn't for this device, so why be scared now
Put HTC Desire 510 into FASTBOOT mode:
Hold POWER + VOL Down to boot into HBOOT
Use VOL button to move to FASTBOOT and PRESS Power to select.
On your computer:
Open a command prompt (CMD.EXE), navigate to your FASTBOOT folder, with TWRP_2.8.1.0_A11.IMG (RENAMED to recovery.img) in the same directory-- connect your phone via USB, and type the following:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Once it's flashed I can confirm you get SU installed, and can get busybox installed. Apps2SD works as well, so far. When I used HTC's Unlocker bin file, it demolished my stock recovery. It would not boot into recovery for anything. And this flashed flawlessly.
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when you change the recovery.img , try dragging the recovery.img to cmd.exe. so it would go like this, fastboot flash recovery ( drag the recovery img. you just made) and you are good to go. dont forget to check your work when you are done pushing the recovery.

smiley45 said:
when you change the recovery.img , try dragging the recovery.img to cmd.exe. so it would go like this, fastboot flash recovery ( drag the recovery img. you just made) and you are good to go. dont forget to check your work when you are done pushing the recovery.
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Thanks for the suggestion guys but its not going to work for me. I can't even get my bootloader unlocked. This has been the most frustrating, P.O.S. letdown of an Android I have ever purchased. I just want throw this phone.
I spend months waiting for root and recovery for this phone thinking it was 64 bit. I find a write up claiming that the 816 recovery works with the 510. Take it back to best buy when i find out that its not 64 bit. They try to wipe which subsequently relocks it. Now i can't even root when a working root arises.

Tethering ?
Does the kernel and Rom have to be created before I can tether the phone ? I ask this because I know that for my wifes S3 I found a zip to install with recovery that let me tether the phone. It's probably a stupid question to ask but the reason I won't activate my Desire is because we use it for the kids to watch movies and such. I know that her ROM is the original one rooted and with custom recovery but just the zip for tethering it. I'd appreciate any input in this area. Thank you.

Elithefly said:
Does the kernel and Rom have to be created before I can tether the phone ? I ask this because I know that for my wifes S3 I found a zip to install with recovery that let me tether the phone. It's probably a stupid question to ask but the reason I won't activate my Desire is because we use it for the kids to watch movies and such. I know that her ROM is the original one rooted and with custom recovery but just the zip for tethering it. I'd appreciate any input in this area. Thank you.
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You can tether in Settings > More > Mobile network sharing. No root even required.

dipspit said:
You can tether in Settings > More > Mobile network sharing. No root even required.
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Yeah, I got that but I don't have that plan with my carrier and don't really have too. My other phone is running Pac 4.4.4 or CROM depending on which one I have installed. That was the kind of situation I was looking for. Built in or a zip I could install .

I can make a zip to unlock tethering natively for cricket users.

Having trouble with the partitioning
Thanks a lot for the recovery image. I've got the phone rooted, and I'm in the process of partitioning my SD card so I can move apps over (this is also my first rodeo).
I used the partitioning tool in the recovery, but regardless of the size I tell it, I get the message saying it won't work because the swap and ext combined size is bigger than the card. It's a 16G card, and I'm setting swap to 0, and I've tried everywhere from 512 to 1024 for the ext size (based on a friend's recommendation).
Am I doing something wrong? I got my 510 from Virgin Mobile in the US.
Thanks for the help!
-jason

It's a bug in twrp. I use mini partitioning tool and stick my sd card in a reader.
Also you need to be s-off for this to work. Your links 2sd or your apps2sd will fail until s-off for this device is found.

any news on recovery for 64bit version?

HTC Desire 510
Anyone know if there is a recovery for 64 bit yet?

[GUIDE] How to Unlock, install Recovery, and get Rooted

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YOU NEED TO KNOW
IF YOU'RE 32BIT OR 64BIT
( How to find out if your device is 32bit or 64bit )
( Briefly: US = 32bit, EU/AUS = 64bit )
BEFORE CONTINUING, MAKE BACKUPS OF
ANYTHING ON YOUR DEVICE THAT YOU WISH TO KEEP!
ALL COMMANDS ARE IMPORTANT AND NEED TO BE FOLLOWED STRENUOUSLY!
BY FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE YOU ARE VOIDING YOUR WARRANTY
AND I DO NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY IF YOUR PHONE BLOWS UP
BACKUP YOUR STUFF!!!
MAKE A BACKUP OF STOCK WITH RECOVERY ASAP!!!!
For a GUI based method, try WinDroid
Please give Thanks to these people
for making this process possible:
@beaups, @Dees_Troy, @jmz,
@wolfaas12345, @CurbThePain,
@rbheromax, and @greeneyes2910​
Prerequisites
ADB & Fastboot (Also, add ADB to PATH)
HTC Drivers
An account with HTCdev (if you're not registered, you can do that here)
Enable Developer Options
If 32bit - TWRP image
If 32bit - SuperSU binary
If 64bit - PhilzTouch_Recovery image (You'll need to extract the recovery.img from the .zip)
If 64bit - @rbheromax's 64bit Rooted Kernel
Let's get to work.Unlocking the bootloader (This process is the same for 32bit and 64bit devices)
Power down the device
Hold the down volume and power buttons at the same time. This will boot you into hboot
Using the volume rocker select FASTBOOT and press the power button
Connect the device to your computer
Open cmd and ensure that your device is recognized by typing: fastboot devices
You should get something similar to the following: FA4AJxxxxxxx fastboot
Now type, fastboot oem get_identifier_token , this is your token you'll need for HTCdev
Minimize cmd and go to: htcdev.com/bootloader/ and select the HTC Desire from the dropdown
Skip to Step 5 and in cmd right click and select Mark, select the token starting at the top <<<< and ending at the bottom >>>>> (everything in the red square, see image), paste this into the textbox at the bottom of the page and submit
Go to the email address you used to register with HTCdev and there will be an email with an attachment named Unlock_code.bin, download the attachment
In cmd, cd to the folder you've downloaded Unlock_code.bin to
Now type, fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
As I said above, this will erase everything on your phone (pictures, sms, videos, apps, etc) and restore it to stock, so I hope you made backups
Your device will now have a screen that asks if you want to unlock the bootloader, use the volume rocker to select and the power button to enter
Once it's done your phone will reboot, power back down (or remove the battery and reinsert) and boot to hboot, your device should now say **** UNLOCKED **** at the top
STOP!
LET'S BE CAUTIOUS AND MAKE A BACKUP OF STOCK BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING ELSE!​​
If your device is connected, disconnect it
Power down the device
Hold the down volume and power buttons at the same time to boot into hboot
Using the volume rocker select FASTBOOT and press the power button
Connect the device to your computer
If you closed cmd, reopen it and cd to the folder that you downloaded openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-a11.img or extracted recovery.img to
32bit - Now type: fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-a11.img
64bit - Now type: fastboot boot recovery.img
Tap Backup
Change the name of the backup to something like "Pure Stock"
Swipe to Back Up
Installing TWRP/PhilzTouch
If your device is connected, disconnect it
Power down the device (if you're still in TWRP from making a backup, back out to the main menu and tap Reboot, then tap Power Off)
Hold the down volume and power buttons at the same time to boot into hboot
Using the volume rocker select FASTBOOT and press the power button
Connect the device to your computer
If you closed cmd, reopen it and cd to the folder that you downloaded openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-a11.img or extracted recovery.img to
32bit - Now type: fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-a11.img
64bit - Now type: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Let it do it's thing and now you have TWRP or PhilzTouch installed on your device
Getting Rooted (32bit)
Power down your device if it is booted (or by taking the battery out and reinserting it)
Hold the down volume and power buttons at the same time to boot into hboot
Using the volume rocker select RECOVERY and press the power button
This will boot you into TWRP
Open cmd and cd to the folder that you downloaded UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip
Now type: adb push UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip /sdcard/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip
In TWRP tap install and in the file browser tap sdcard and then tap UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip
Flash UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip
Getting Rooted (64bit)
Power down your device if it is booted (or by taking the battery out and reinserting it)
Hold the down volume and power buttons at the same time to boot into hboot
Using the volume rocker select FASTBOOT and press the power button
Open cmd and cd to the folder that you downloaded HTC-Desire-510-64-Bit-Root.img
Type: fastboot flash boot HTC-Desire-510-64-Bit-Root.img
Then: fastboot reboot
Congrats, we're done!
So... what do I do now?
Check out the stuff going on over in the development sections of course!
Android Development - Original Android Development​
​

Great guide. That process worked for me, except SuperSU 2.16 is an old version and when the Play Store updated the front end I had a hard time updating the binaries. Maybe update the link to the newest 2.40 SuperSU or is there a reason I should use the old one?
Plus for anyone who is cautious (I believe there are different versions of the hardware) they can use the command "fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-a11.img" to test and boot to the TWRP. If anyone doesn't want to change their recovery because they don't have a backup yet, then from the booted recovery. Backup the system to and SD and then install the SuperSU zip and it will be rooted. Then use flashify to backup the original recovery and kernels.

protectivedad said:
Great guide. That process worked for me, except SuperSU 2.16 is an old version and when the Play Store updated the front end I had a hard time updating the binaries. Maybe update the link to the newest 2.40 SuperSU or is there a reason I should use the old one?
Plus for anyone who is cautious (I believe there are different versions of the hardware) they can use the command "fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-a11.img" to test and boot to the TWRP. If anyone doesn't want to change their recovery because they don't have a backup yet, then from the booted recovery. Backup the system to and SD and then install the SuperSU zip and it will be rooted. Then use flashify to backup the original recovery and kernels.
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Thanks, I've updated the links so it's 2.40.

Does this also give you S-off?

Burtrum57 said:
Does this also give you S-off?
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No, but flashing a kernel with write protection removed will allow you to manipulate system files, so you can remove bloatware and customize your device.
Sent from my HTC Desire 510

I guess you do this via fastboot?

You can flash and back up boot.img's via a free app from the Play Store called Flashify
Sent from my HTC Desire 510

Boost Mobile Desire 510
I have the Boost Mobile variant of the Desire 510, model number OPCV1. Before I follow through with this I am wondering if I have the 32 bit or 64 bit processor? I cannot seem to find a straight answer online anywhere. I have seen some apps that you can download and run to find the info but I do not have enough space to download them with all this crap that comes preloaded, hence my reason for wanting root. Any help is appreciated and thanks in advance!

jdelong90 said:
I have the Boost Mobile variant of the Desire 510, model number OPCV1. Before I follow through with this I am wondering if I have the 32 bit or 64 bit processor? I cannot seem to find a straight answer online anywhere. I have seen some apps that you can download and run to find the info but I do not have enough space to download them with all this crap that comes preloaded, hence my reason for wanting root. Any help is appreciated and thanks in advance!
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Boost only sells the 32-bit variant.

hi
thanks for this topic
I have one HTC desire 510 can't turn it ON is stoping in HTC logo
I can get the Bootloader menu
could you help me to flash it please
thanks

So my htc desire 510 for virgin mobile has a 64-bit processor?

iversonwings said:
So my htc desire 510 for virgin mobile has a 64-bit processor?
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Use this app to find out your processor: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cpuid.cpu_z&hl=en
And this will help you determine: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57900390&postcount=12

What a guy
Dude
you are the man,,!!
After my GF and I kinda got swindled into this phone by believing
in my long time friend HTC and Boost ,, I thought we were stuck with a dud
but thanks to you explaining in detail that boost only sells 32 bit versions etc and your simple to follow directions I AM ROOTED AND SO IS SHE now I think I can make this phone work thx
JD:highfive:

kidputer said:
Dude
you are the man,,!!
After my GF and I kinda got swindled into this phone by believing
in my long time friend HTC and Boost ,, I thought we were stuck with a dud
but thanks to you explaining in detail that boost only sells 32 bit versions etc and your simple to follow directions I AM ROOTED AND SO IS SHE now I think I can make this phone work thx
JD:highfive:
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No problem. Thanks for the thanks. You should also go and thank these people if you've got the time:
dipspit said:
Please give Thanks to these people
for making this process possible:
@beaups, @Dees_Troy, @jmz,
@wolfaas12345, and @CurbThePain​
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how to sim-unlock
my sprint HTC desire 510's bootloader is unlocked, TWRP is installed, and rooted.
how can i use it in CHINA with CDMA?
when i put i sim card in,it display unkown card

tianchaodiaosi said:
my sprint HTC desire 510's bootloader is unlocked, TWRP is installed, and rooted.
how can i use it in CHINA with CDMA?
when i put i sim card in,it display unkown card
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Use the search function. We don't have a sim unlock developed yet. Try searching around in the other HTC forums for a CDMA unlock yourself or wait until someone confirms a method.

Recovery
Hi, first of all thanks for your tutorial !
I did all of the instruction but after installing custom recovery, it's impossible to get into it.
When i choose recovery, it reboot on normal mod.
What can i do to flash su binary ?
Thanks again !
Edit: After long research i finally understood there are 2 kind of 510... 32 & 64bits & i have this last one so i probably can't access to my recovery beacause of that... A bit disappointed, i had only 4gb free space right now on my phone & can't use an apps to link my sd.

I just successfully rooted my Virgin Mobile (VM) HTC desire 510 with this guide, thanks so much! I verified this with root checker basic. I came upon some hiccups, but that was because I had to follow every single step. I'm hoping the bloatware won't come back, I'll keep you guys updated. Is there a list of safe bloatware that I can remove?

iversonwings said:
I just successfully rooted my Virgin Mobile (VM) HTC desire 510 with this guide, thanks so much! I verified this with root checker basic. I came upon some hiccups, but that was because I had to follow every single step. I'm hoping the bloatware won't come back, I'll keep you guys updated. Is there a list of safe bloatware that I can remove?
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In my opinion all carrier bloatware on the phone you can just remove. Same with most of the Google apps and most of the HTC apps. There's this thread.

when i try to run fastboot,keep getting message adbwinapi.dll is missing from computer! can anyone help with problem?