HTC One S



HTC One S (S3 and S4)
Rooting Instructions

  • Modifying / replacing your phone's software may void the phone's warranty and may render phone to 'brick' status - meaning your phone will not be worth much more than a brick. 
  • Rooting a phone is entirely at your own risk. No one affiliated with ROMWarez is responsible for your decision to root your phone.
  • Unlocking the bootloader on most phones will automatically wipe all data.
  • Always backup your current Apps/Data/SMS Messages before performing any type of rooting procedure. Find these backup apps on Google Play. 
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Unlocking the Bootloader
  • Download and install the phone's USB drivers (HTC Sync) for computer.  
  • Download and uncompress RootFiles.zip into a folder on computer desktop. 
  • Download Recovery to RootFiles folder created in earlier step. Rename file to 'recovery.img'.
  • Download SuperSU zip file and put in RootFiles folder/directory. Rename file to 'SuperSU.zip'.
  • Enable USB debugging: Menu --> Settings -->Applications -->Development
  • Disable HTC Fastboot: Settings --> Power --> Fastboot or Settings --> Applications --> Fastboot
  • Ensure phone is placed in 'Charge Only' mode.
  • Connect the phone to the computer through USB.
  • From the RootFiles folder/directory created earlier on your desktop, double click on the 'Open-Command-Prompt' file and type adb devices to ensure your phone and computer drivers are installed correctly.
  • At a command prompt type: adb push supersu.zip /sdcard/ 
  • Install RootChecker app: adb install rootchecker.apk 
  • Part of the process to unlock bootloader for HTC phones is to obtain an unlock token. To get this unlock token, go to www.HTCDev.com/bootloader. Once you have registered an account with HTC, proceed to next step.
  • From the command prompt, type the following to boot the device into fastboot mode: adb reboot bootloader
  • If the ADB command does not reboot phone into bootloader, power off phone and then press Volume Down + Power Up.
  • If a pink **locked** is at the top of the HBOOT screen, then phone is compatible with the HTCDev bootloader unlock token process (Image below).
  • Obtain serial number of phone. At a command prompt type: fastboot devices The serial number of phone will be required by HTC for unlock token. 
  • At a command prompt, type: fastboot oem get_identifier_token and press the enter key. Below is an example of what will be displayed.
   

  • Copy and paste the block of highlighted text by Right Clicking in the command window --> Mark. Then select block of text in same manner as below figure. Once text is highlighted, Right Click to copy text into clipboard. 
  • Go to HTCDev.com/bootloader site to paste this text into the 'My Device Identifier Token' field and then submit token. You will then receive an email within a few minutes with a BIN file attached. 
  • Save BIN file into the RootFiles folder created in earlier step.
  • At command prompt, type: fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin . 
  • After pressing 'Enter' on previous step, a disclaimer will be displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue.


       

    Installing Recovery Using Fastboot and Rooting Phone

    You can use fastboot to install your recovery image to the device.
  • Ensure continued connectivity of device. Type: adb devices
  • Optional Step: To check MD5 encryption of recovery image, type md5sums <recoveryname>.img . Ensure the resulting MD5 matches the one that is listed for the image that was downloaded. If no MD5 is listed, you can proceed, however, if flashing recovery fails, re-download the recovery image and redo this step.
  • After flashing recovery, type: adb reboot bootloader .
  • If the ADB command does not reboot phone into bootloader, power off phone and then press Volume Down + Power Up.
  • Again, check for connectivity by typing: fastboot devices . A serial number of the phone will be returned. 
  • Flash recovery for phone by typing: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img .
  • Clockworkmod Recovery should be on phone. 
  • Reboot to recovery by using volume keys to navigate to the 'Recovery' menu item and press the Power button to select.
  • Once in Recovery Mode, wipe cache and Dalvik Cache.
  • Press 'Install' button in the Recovery Main Menu screen and navigate to the SuperSU zip file downloaded in earlier step to flash the SuperSU zip file.
  • When flashing of SuperSU zip file is completed, press 'Reboot System' button.
  • Once phone has rebooted start the 'RootChecker' application installed in earlier step to confirm phone is rooted. 
  • If you see a 'Congratulations', you are rooted!

    Note: It is recommended to keep phone in 'S-ON' as it protects phone from bricking. ROMWarez.com recommends all CyanogenMod ROMs if you decide to flash a custom ROM in lieu of staying on a rooted stock ROM.


    Key Combinations:

    Booting into Recovery Mode: Volume Down + Power  
    Booting into Download Mode:  Volume Down + Power
If you decide you would rather have an expert root your phone or you want to install a custom ROM like CyanogenMod, feel free to click on the 'Schedule' button below to schedule a remote session with ROMWarez.com.