Here's a guide to unlocking the bootloader, flash a recovery image, and install a custom ROM on your Incredible s.
If you're not experienced with this sort of thing I advise you get help or not do it at all. I'm not responsible for anything that happens to your phone, but it is highly rare that anything will go wrong
1. Go to www.htcdev.com and log in/create an account. When logged in, click on 'Unlock Bootloader'
Now simply follow the on screen instructions provided by HTC. Some of the process requires getting some files from the Android SDK and you will needs the HTC drivers which come with HTC Sync, but this will all be explained through the process.
Now as I said, you need some files from the SDK which you can get here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4263022/HTC Dev Tools.zip
I recommend putting these somewhere easy like the root of your C: drive in a folder called 'Android' like I will for the tutori. If you're still sure, select yes, and the process will complete.
2) you should see a little message pop up now asking if you'd like to go ahead and unlock the boot loader. Select yes.
3. Once done, your phone's bootloader will be unlocked, this will enable you to flash a recovery image.
4. Go to
http://download2.clockworkmod.com/re...0.2.0-vivo.img
and download the recovery image for the Incredible S. Put it in the "android" folder with the other files needed for the unlock process. This file is the ClockWorkMod recovery for the incredible s.
5. Shut down your phone. Plug it in via USB to your PC which you set up during the HTC unlock process. Hold volume down, and press power and the phone will boot into the bootloader. Wait for it to scan your SD card, then ensure "Fastboot" is highlighted and press power.
6. On your PC, load up a command prompt - open the Start menu, go to Run, and type "cmd".
7. In the command prompt window, type the following, assuming the HTC unlock files are all in C:android.
Code:
cd c:android
Then type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <recovery_name.img>
Don't forget the .img on the end, and replace "recovery_name" with the specific name of the recovery image you want to use. For ClockWorkMod linked to in step 4, you'd type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery cwm-4.0.1.4-vivo.img
After a few seconds, ClockWordMod will have been flashed to your phone.
8. Reboot your phone, there should be an option in the fastboot menu (volume up and down to navigate, power to select). It should boot as per normal. Put it into USB disk mode, and download a ROM that you'd like to use. CyanogenMod is what I'm going to use: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/htc-incredible-s
Download the ROM and place it in the root of your SD card
9. Power off the phone. Hold volume down and press power to boot back into the bootloader. Use volume down to select "Recovery" and press power. ClockWorkMod recovery will load.
10. Using volume up/down and power to select, go down to Backup/Restore. Select it, then click backup. ClockWorkMod will backup your stock ROM in case there are any needs to switch back.
11. After that (takes about 5 minutes), go back to the main menu. Select wipe data/factory reset and confirm. Go back to the main menu, select Advanced > Wipe Dalvik cache
12. Go to the main menu, and select "Install zip from sdcard". Next choose "Select Zip from SD card" and select the ROM you'd like to install. Confirm this action, and ClockWorkMod will install your new ROM. When done, shut down your phone.
13. Ordinarily you'd be done after that, and you could boot into your new ROM. However HBOOT 1.16 does some random stuff and tends to cause problems. I think it interferes with the installation of the boot.img that ordinarily would be flashed with the ROM. Get the ROM that you downloaded earlier (CyanogenMod in this tutorial), and on your computer, unzip the file somewhere. Once done, inside you'll see a file called "boot.img". Put this in the same folder as your other Android tools that you used earlier. Power your phone on, hold volume down, but don't choose "recovery", choose "usb fastboot".
14. Open up your command prompt again (Start > Run > "cmd"), and type (using the "android" folder for this example):
Code:
cd c:android
fastboot flash boot boot.img
This will flash the boot.img to your phone.
Power off the phone, reboot it, and that should be it!
If this helps please leave a thank you.
Good luck
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using xda premium
Bad download URL for CWM...
The URL you have documented for CWM recovery image is giving an "Access denied" response.
Thanks a lot!
It's very useful for me :good:
This is a duplicate thread and copied too.... the actual guide is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337105
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What he said
I have posted the instructions bellow that I have been following.
1. I got the bootloader unlocked.
2. The fastboot flash recovery went through ok
3. Is were the problem is. The instructions say after flashing the img in place
it is time to open Cynogen Mod menu and flash in the SuperSU file. The
instructions say to reboot to bootloader > boot to recovery mode then hit the
power button. At this point the Cyanogen Mod recovery mode menu is
supposed to come up. And then navigate to were the SuperSU.zip file is.
The problem is that the Cynogen Mod menu never comes up. All I get is
the following picture bellow. Then the phone reboots to normal operating mode.
The phone works 100% but it still isn't rooted. I don't know how to fix this.
The boot loader screens aren't the same as I have seen in video turtorials that I
have seen. I can post those screen captures as well if needed.
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Complete, detailed, step-by-step root procedure for HTC Desire 626s
Credits
- I did not come up with the procedure to root this phone - that work was done by member @hackvcs - I just put this guide together using the method that he developed (and using the custom recovery that he put together). Please give all credit to @hackvcs!!! Also, the links to the files below are not my links - they are links that other members provided (member who provided them is listed below).
Pre-requistes/Downloads:
- HTC Desire 626s phone
- Official TWRP Recovery Images: https://twrp.me/devices/htcdesire626s.html - Thanks @Captain_Throwback!
- Recovery images (custom CyanogenMod recovery and stock recovery image) - provided by @hackvcs (https://mega.nz/#!sp0wCThZ!MQVTq6y_8...hnaLRq8UiqLruQ)
-SuperSU binary .zip file - link provided by @mussio (https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU)
1. Unlock bootloader
- Enable "Unknown Sources" on your phone:
- Settings->Security: Check "Unknown Sources" checkbox
- Enable "Developer Mode" and enable "USB Debugging" and "OEM Unlocking" settings
- Settings->About->Software Information->More: Tap on "Build Number" 7 or more times until it tells you that Developer Mode is enabled.
- Settings->Developer Options: Enable "OEM Unlocking" and "USB Debugging" options.
- Actually unlock the bootloader by going to the HTCdev "Unlock Bootloader" website (www.htcdev.com/bootloader) and following the directions to unlock your bootloader. You will need to create an account on this website before being able to unlock the bootloader. I'm not going to provide step-by-step instructions for the bootloader unlock procedure since the HTCdev website already provides a step-by-step procedure. However, here are a few key notes regarding this procedure:
- The bootloader unlock procedure will reset your phone back to factory defaults. Make sure to backup anything that you need on the phone before unlocking the bootloader. You can optionally install the "HTC Sync Manager" (link provided on HTCdev website) to backup your phone before starting the process.
- In the "Select your device" box on the first screen of the bootloader unlock procedure, select "HTC Desire *" as the device type.
-If you are running the latest firmware on your phone, you do not need to worry about the phone update page when you first start the unlock process - just scroll to the bottom of the screen and click the "Proceed to Step 1" button to start the procedure.
- You will need to install Java if you don't already have it installed - there is a link to download Java right on the same page as the bootloader unlock procedure.
- You will need to download and install the fastboot binaries provided in step 4 of the bootloader unlock procedure. Unzip the fastboot.exe file included in the zip to a directory that you will use to root your HTC Desire 626s (I recommend creating a new directory for this - something like "C:\HTC626s") - later, you will also put the other files you need (recovery image file and SuperSU binary .zip file) into this same directory so that everything is in one place
2. Install custom recovery
Once you have successfully unlocked your bootloader, you will need to flash a custom recovery (TWRP recommended). This recovery image will replace the stock recovery on your phone and allow to flash the SuperSU binaries in the next step.
- Connect your phone to the PC via USB cable and let the PC install the necessary drivers for the phone.
- Power off phone
- Reboot the phone into "Download" mode:
- While holding the Volume Down button, press the device Power button. Continue to hold the Volume Down button until the phone boots into "Download" mode. To confirm that the bootloader is unlocked and that you are in "Download" mode, you should see the following two lines at the top of the screen:
- "hTC download mode"
- "*** Unlocked ***"
- Once you have confirmed that you are in download mode and the bootloader is unlocked, it's time to flash the custom recovery:
- Open a Command Prompt (aka DOS prompt) window and change to the directory where you put the fastboot.exe file. If using the recommended directory, you would type this command in the Command Prompt window to change to that directory:
- Type "cd \HTC626s" and press [ENTER]
- Make sure that the recovery file is in the same directory (type "DIR" and press [ENTER] to see the files in the current directory). If it is not in the current directory, put it there before continuing (via Windows Explorer). Also, I'd recommend renaming the recovery image to "recovery.img" - it makes typing the commands a little easier and reduces the likleyhood of a typo. So before continuing, you should have both "fastboot.exe" and "recovery.img" in the current directory.
-In the command prompt window, type "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" and press [ENTER] - this will flash the custom recovery to your device.
3. Install SuperSU superuser binaries
Now that we have the bootloader unlocked and the CyanogenMod recovery installed, we are set to flash the SuperSU binaries to actually root the device. Before continuing, make sure that you have copied the SuperSU binary .zip file to the internal storage on your phone! Once we boot into CyanogenMod, you will have to navigate to this .zip file in order to install it. It MUST be on the *internal* phone storage (not on the MicroSD card).
- Reboot your phone into recovery:
- Power off the phone
- Power on the phone while holding the "Volume Down" button. Keep holding "Volume Down" until the phone boots into Download mode.
- Scroll down to "Reboot to bootloader" and press the power button.
- Once in bootloader mode, scroll down to "Boot to recovery mode" and press the power button. At this point, you should be in the CyanogenMod recovery menu.
- Scroll down to "Apply Update" and press the power button
- Scroll down to "Choose from internal storage" and press the power button
- Navigate to where you stored the SuperSU .zip file and select it - the SuperSU binaries will be installed on the phone.
-That should do it! You should now have a rooted HTC Desire 626s. Reboot the phone into Android and confirm that you have a SuperSU icon in your app drawer and then confirm that the device is actually rooted.
The TWRP red status bar is a small problem and easy to fix. It is caused mainly because you haven't accepted the 'Write permission" dialog box in the startup. In my case, I couldn't flash anything onto my phone and showed the message "FAILED" so i had done the following steps:
Before going into this. You have to make a backup of the files and apps on your phone. A working custom/stock ROM
Minimal ADB and Fastboot must be installed and the latest Motorola Drivers should also be installed.
1. Get a stock recovery, follow this link to get that: https://www.gammerson.com/2015/08/download-and-flash-stock-recovery-in-moto-g-3rd-gen.html
2.After flashing the stock recovery you have to boot onto your recovery. You will see the "No command" window. There you have to press Volume up+power button simultaneously for 5 or more times.
3.Click on Wipe data/factory reset.
4.After that boot onto your custom/stock rom. Finish the initial startup on your phone. Make sure that USB Debugging and USB Tethering is ON(Hotspot settings)
5.Now boot into fastboot mode.
6.Download the latest TWRP from: https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=11051#downloads and paste into the Minimal ADB folder which can be found in C://Program Files (x86)/Minimal ADB and Fastboot
7.Now in the cmd window. Type the following codes:
adb devices
which will show whether your device is properly connected to the PC or not
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
and voila TWRP will prompt you for the "Write Permission" once again, properly read it and swipe for confirmation. xD
Root Lenovo Tab 10 TB-X103F (Tested)
1. activate developer options on the Tablet
2. enable Bootloader-Unlock on the Tablet
3. download and install ADB und fastboot
4. latest usb driver on your PC
5. download TWRP TWRP-3.0.2_TB-X103F-beta.img
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70228684&postcount=65
6. download SuperSu zip file
Steps:
1.) boot to fastboot -> shutdown your device -> press on/off + "+" Volumekey → device restarts to fastboot mode
2.) connect to your pc via usb cable
3.) start command shell (cmd) in the fastboot instalation folder on your PC and check for the device connection with the command:
"fastboot devices"
4.) do the unlocking
"fastboot oem unlock-go"
5.) boot TWRP image file in the command line, showing the pathway to the .img file (if not in the same folder):
fastboot boot TWRP-3.0.2_TB-X103F-beta.img
6.) Put SuperSu zip file in the device memory and flash SuperSu zip with TWRP, then restart the device. Done!!!!
Stock recovery remains
RooterLeopold said:
Root Lenovo Tab 10 TB-X103F (Tested)
1. activate developer options on the Tablet
2. enable Bootloader-Unlock on the Tablet
3. download and install ADB und fastboot
4. latest usb driver on your PC
5. download TWRP TWRP-3.0.2_TB-X103F-beta.img
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70228684&postcount=65
6. download SuperSu zip file
Steps:
1.) boot to fastboot -> shutdown your device -> press on/off + "+" Volumekey → device restarts to fastboot mode
2.) connect to your pc via usb cable
3.) start command shell (cmd) in the fastboot instalation folder on your PC and check for the device connection with the command:
"fastboot devices"
4.) do the unlocking
"fastboot oem unlock-go"
5.) boot TWRP image file in the command line, showing the pathway to the file:
TWRP-3.0.2_TB-X103F-beta.img
6.) Put SuperSu zip file in the device memory and flash SuperSu zip with TWRP, then restart the device. Done!!!!
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I have done all the steps but For some reason twrp is not installed and i still have the stock recovery. Please help
That's because the above only boots TWRP to root but does not install it. To install TWRP, when in booted with TWRP, you need to transfer the TWRP img to the tablet storage and then install it while in TWRP.
it is important to show the pathway to the file TWRP-3.0.2_TB-X103F-beta.img in the command line, like:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\My Videos\TWRP-3.0.2_TB-X103F-beta.img
Sorry for this newbie question.
Which part of the above rooting steps is rooting my tablet, what is TWRP doing and why do I need to install the SuperSU app?
During my first try I didn't boot the TWRP image rather I flashed it. But that didn't help at all.
After booting the TWRP image I was able to flash the SuperSU app.
The stock recovery is still in use.
Thanks in advance.
Read the steps carefully and follow the steps, it is a tested successfull strategy. To get deep knowlege about the background processes, please read the threads elsewhere in Web.
Yow how do you enter Fastboot on the tablet and i haved tied avery button on the tablet and i dont see the fastboot option
Entering Fastboot on Lenovo TB-X103F tablet
ShottaDopey said:
Yow how do you enter Fastboot on the tablet and i haved tied avery button on the tablet and i dont see the fastboot option
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Hi everyone. I just want to clarify something about this procedure There's a lot of people being confused on how to get into FASTBOOT on some things, and that's stopping them getting anywhere from the beginning.
The Lenovo TB-X103F tablet doesn't have a way of booting directly into FASTBOOT. Turning the tablet On while holding either volume key and the On button doesn't do it directly. . . . . Firstly, there's 3 buttons on the tablet, I call them VOL- VOL+ PWR (again, that's just to clarify things 100%)
here's what must be done (well it's this way on the 3 I have on my desk, so I assume all TB-X103F tablets are the same) . . . . .
1) Turn the tablet off completely.
2) Press & hold the VOL+ button (the middle of the 3 buttons).
3) Press & hold the PWR button, release the PWR button as soon as anything appears on screen - Keep holding VOL+ button.
4) After about 8 seconds the familiar green android lay down will appear. Then, your recovery menu will appear.
5) Release the VOL+ button anytime now.
6) Press either VOL button to select BOOTLOADER on the menu (Bootloader is the same as FASTBOOT on this menu, that's where the confusion lies for many users).
7) Got Bootloader selected? now press PWR and let the tablet reboot itself.
8) it will show the LENOVO logo, and appear to be stuck - it isn't It's in Fastboot mode.
9) Plug in your USB to PC cable, and it'll install appropriate drivers on the PC (hopefully eh?).
10) Once the drivers are installed, test it by getting a Command Prompt in your ADB/FASTBOOT folder on your PC . . . .
11) type the command FASTBOOT DEVICES It should show you that your device is connected, if it shows no devices then either it didn't install the drivers, or something
else is wrong (there's about 30 things that can have gone wrong here, too many to go through in this quick guide).
12) The tablet will stay in FASTBOOT/BOOTLOADER mode until you turn it off (or the battery goes flat lol). So stay calm, there's no rush
I've mentioned about there being no rush, because if you choose ADB connecting from the recovery menu, it disconnects automatically after about 5 minutes -
This is Important to know because it can disconnect while you're pushing/pulling files from the tablet, and cause really nasty problems. Bad design eh?
But we're in Fastboot mode, so nothing to worry about like that
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It was hard, but I had finally had done it. I had figured it out it is easier just to go to the command prompt (I ran it under admin) and "cd C:/adb" (where you installed the adb fastboot software) while having the TWRP image file being placed there. I only wished that I had done it sooner. And for those who are new to the custom recovery it can be overwealming, but with patience and going through the files in the file explorer to find your main storage would lead you to the SuperSU file and successfully root your device.
I flashed TWRP...now what? I can't find any instructions on how to reboot into TWRP. I got into some sort of Chinese menu (PWR + VOL-) but I'm pretty sure this is the device test menu.
So I did the "fastboot oem unlock-go" command and adb said ok but my tablet just went to a black screen and won't turn on now and I'm not sure why. I also heard the Windows USB disconnect sound when i did it.
Would this work with the TB-X104F running 8.1?
Since a few months my tablet is stuck with the 'password changed, wait....' message. I had hoped that I could overcome this with the steps mentioned here. But unfortunately not
I can't start it anymore, so I'm not sure if it is in developers mode or not. Also, plugging the device in my mac didn't let it download the drivers.
Too bad, because when it was working it was a great tablet, now it's just a expensive drawer filler
SynGamer said:
I flashed TWRP...now what? I can't find any instructions on how to reboot into TWRP. I got into some sort of Chinese menu (PWR + VOL-) but I'm pretty sure this is the device test menu.
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its the vol+ not - you need to press with the power button
Steridroid said:
I have done all the steps but For some reason twrp is not installed and i still have the stock recovery. Please help
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so what exactly do i have to type at the command prompt to run twrp?,ive put the twrp img file in the same folder as the adb stuff.
3.) start command shell (cmd) in the fastboot instalation folder on your PC and check for the device connection with the command:
"fastboot devices"
fastboot shows notting
lenovo seems to have killed these tablets from the old lady next doors experience.. no wifi, no adb, no fastboot, no qualcomm, just unknown device, which loads NOTHING, no drivers work!!!
Install OmniRom 12 / 13 on Asus Zenfone 8FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE WILL VOID YOUR PHONES WARRANTY, ERASE ALL YOUR DATA ON THE PHONE AND IN SOME RARE CASES POSSIBLY BRICK YOUR PHONE.
THE AUTHOR OF THIS GUIDE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES IF YOU USE THIS GUIDE. YOU DECIDED TO DO THIS AND YOU ARE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS.
Prerequisites:Downloads:
- vendor_boot.img
- LOS_recovery.img => Recovery image
- Omnirom.zip
Place them all in the same folder on your computer
Install and setup ADB and Fastboot
How to install Omnirom
BACK UP ALL YOUR DATA ON THE PHONE, THEY WILL BE DELETED IN THE PROCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Update your phone to the same android version as the rom you want to install. And yes you have to install all updates until you reach the desired android version.
Install the Asus-Unlock-App from the asus website
Use the unlock app to unlock the device. Reboot. Your device will perform a factory reset,
Set up the phone, skip what you can and enable the developer options:
Settings => System => About Phone => Software-Version => Tap on Build-Nr. until the message "You are now a developer" appears.
Go to the developer options: Settings => System => Developer Options and enable "USB-Debugging".
Install ADB and Fastboot, for Windows install additionally the drivers from the asus website.
Plug your phone to your computer with the original cable. Accept USB-Debugging and allow it permanently.
Open a terminal/command window and navigate to the directory where your rom and LOS_recovery are stored. Type:
adb devices
It should show something like "ALOTOFCRYPTICSTUFF device", if that is the case type:
adb reboot bootloader
Once the phone is in Bootloader mode type:
fastboot devices
It should show something like "ALOTOFCRYPTICSTUFF fastboot", if your device shows up, type:
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img
Wait until it is finished and then:
fastboot flash boot LOS_recovery.img
Wait until it is finished and then:
fastboot reboot recovery
Factory reset => Format data
Select apply update => ADB Sideload
On your computer (still in the directory with all the files) type the following:
adb devices
It should show something like "ALOTOFCRYPTICSTUFF sideload", if that is the case type:
adb sideload name-of-your-omnirom-image.zip
Wait until its finished, check the screen on the phone. If it says "Signature verification failed" on the phonde display just click yes.
On your computer it may get stuck at 47%, but it keeps on going, be patient and wait until it shows on the phone display that sideloading is finished.
When its finished you can go back to main screen and reboot your phone. Be patient, it will reboot once or twice and take some time. If it didn't boot your rom within a few minutes something in wrong.
If all went well, you will be presented with the start screen of your newly flashed rom.
If all goes perscheid: How to recover your phone:Prerequisites:You have to decide if you want go back to or restore Android 12, then take the image from download A, if you want to stay on or upgrade to Android 13 then download B.
Download:
A. A13 to A12 raw image from the asus site
B. A13 Beta raw image
Recover your device
Unpack the downloaded zip files and navigate your terminal/command window into the unpacked folder
If your phone bootloops or is stuck at the asus logo:
Press Volume down and power button until the screen gets black and then immediatly press volume up and power button until the you see the bootloader screen then release the buttons
Check if ADB can see the device by typing:
adb devices
It should show something like "ALOTOFCRYPTICSTUFF device", if that is the case go to the next step
In the folder from step 1:
On linux: sudo sh update_image.sh
On windows: commands-to-use-a-batch-file update_image.bat
and wait until the the script is finished and you have to press any key (only enter works)
Boot the stock rom, set up your phone and start again but you can skip step 2 & 3 (unlock the bootloader). Don't forget to enable USB-Debugging before you start to do anything.