How To: Root the HTC Wildfire (Unrevoked Method)
September 20, 2010 in Android How To's, Featured, How To's, HTC Wildfire How To's, Video
I. Before You Begin
1. This is the easiest method available to root.
2. This method will also flash a custom recovery image so you can start flashing ROMs immediately.
3. On your computer, go to Start > Control Panel > Programs > and Uninstall HTC Sync if it is installed before you continue.
II. Root and Flash a Custom Recovery Image
1. Download the Unrevoked Rooting App
2. Double click the Unrevoked program you downloaded. If using Windows, then click on the file that appears called Hboot Driver and follow it’s instructions to install the modified HBoot drivers OR click here and download the drivers and install them manually.
3. Once the drivers are successfully installed, double click the Reflash program to open it.
4. Once the driver is successfully installed, turn off the phone by taking out the battery and putting it back in. Then push power to turn it on and get it to the normal home screen.
5. On your computer, right click the Reflash file and run as administrator. It should open Unrevoked and say “waiting for device”.
6. On your phone, click Menu > Settings > Applications > Development > and make sure USB Debugging is checked ON.
7. Plug in your phone into your computer via usb cable.
8. It should automatically locate your phone that is plugged in and you can just follow the prompts to continue.
9. Done! You are rooted and have a custom recovery image!
III. (Optional) Load a Custom ROM
1. Head over to our How To Load a Custom ROM procedure.
Big thanks to the Unrevoked Team!
Ronjie said on December 27, 2011
Hello,
Got error that “marvelc” not supported at this time?
Please help.
ronjie@netzero.net
Ronjie said on December 27, 2011
actually an addition to this posting, ( now that i have a bit more time ) it’s a funny thing, I can set my htc wildfire s as a hard drive and can see the memory installed. I just couldn’t get htc sync to work at all, htc tech support wasn’t much help. i was hoping that this might help somehow to solve some of my problems with the phone. Can someone please help me here?
Thanx,
Ronjie
Sjors said on January 8, 2012
At first Unrekoved 3.3.2 didn’t work on my htc wildfire.
After installing HTc sync. with his usb driver and stuff. Everything worked with windows 7 (64bit) (you only have to uninstall the HTC sync sotware (not the drivers)
Pappu8815 said on January 10, 2012
@Sjors check out your devise shows S-OFF ..Try on Xp only not on windows 7..First..on the xp first open the Unrekoved 3.3.2 then attache your HTC then automatically it install boot-loader on xp then it shows error ..your firmware new.then go to xda developers forum and download superone click and click on root..or watch my video on youtube ..search pappu8815 on youtube you will get my video..
Outspokenreflex said on January 14, 2012
will this work on the wildfire s?
Azhaab said on January 23, 2012
i installed rom manager and else but say no root ?
Anonymous said on January 24, 2012
Evo 4G won’t root –Starts zerging root>sends in caroline see the following
Zerging Root… this might take a minute oSending in Caroline…Retrieving Caroline from certain doom…Retrying Caroline…Caroline failed, but had this to say: An error occured while writing the partitionErrors (if any):-mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00040000mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00040000mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00040000mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00040000mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00040000mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00040000Press (almost) any key to exit.
Darthbraindrain said on January 26, 2012
im getting the same msg so its gota be cos we are all running the 2.2.1 which ive heard cant be flashed yet so we just gota wait lol