HTC Wildfire S



HTC Wildfire S
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 Clockworkmod PG76IMG file and place in RootFiles folder/directory. 
  • Download HTC-Wildfire-S Root file and place in RootFiles folder/directory. 
  • 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.
  • 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 a pink **locked** is at the top of the HBOOT screen, then phone is compatible with the HTCDev bootloader unlock token process.
  • 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. Use the volume buttons on phone to move up or down to accept the disclaimer by pressing phone's power button.  

    Rooting Phone
  • Connect the HTC Wildfire S to your PC using the USB cable.
  • From the RootFiles folder/directory created earlier on your desktop, double click on 'Open-Command-Prompt' file and type: adb push HTC-Wildfire-S-PG76IMG.zip /sdcard/ 
  • From same command prompt, type: adb push HTC-Wildfire-S-Root.zip /sdcard/ 
  • NOTE: You can also start USB storage mode from phone and copy files over to SD Card by drag and drop. 
  • Disconnect the device from your PC after the files have been transferred.
  • Power off phone.
  • Reboot your device into the Bootloader Mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down + Power buttons together.
  • Phone should automatically detect the PG76IMG.zip file and prompt to flash the file. Select 'Yes' and flashing should begin. 
  • Reboot phone after the flashing is finished.
  • Power off phone.
  • Reboot phone into the ClockWorkMod Recovery mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down + Power buttons together.
  • Choose Recovery option from the menu that is displayed on phone.
  • From ClockWorkMod Recovery Menu, choose install zip from sdcard followed by choose zip from sdcard.
  • Navigate to root of SD Card and select it for flashing. 
  • Root process will take up to five minutes. 
  • After flash is successful, choose reboot system now from the Recovery menu.
  • Phone is 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 Bootloader and Recovery 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.