How To Gain S-Off, Flash a Custom Recovery, and Root Your Android Phone Using the Revolutionary Method
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The people that brought you the Unrevoked tool for rooting devices back in the day, and the people that brought you the AlphaRev rooting tool have joined forces and come up with a new tool to root, gain S-Off, and load a custom recovery on a decent list of devices. This tool is called Revolutionary. Here’s the devices it is known to work on and here’s how to use it.
I. Before You Begin
1. This is a DEVELOPER release, so it isn’t the easiest method as of yet. They will release more stable versions as time goes on, this version is if you really can’t wait, but keep in mind there will be bugs to iron out in the initial versions.
2. List of devices the developers claim it works on:
Revolutionary currently supports the following Android phones and HBOOT versions:
Revolutionary will permanently unlock NAND write protection by default on the following phones:
3. If you are using Windows, download and install these Fastboot drivers.
4. If you have HTC Sync installed on your computer, you may have to remove it if you are having issues.
II. Gain S-Off
1. Download the latest version of the tool from the developers here (the initial versions require you to generate a beta key for you to use the program, just follow the steps to do so. If it lets you download the program without a beta key, then it’s a newer version than at the time of writing this, just continue):
2. Plug in your device.
3. Select charge only if the option exists on your device, or just do NOT mount the SD Card.
4. On your device, click on Settings > Applications > Development > Turn USB Debugging ON.
5. Find the Revolutionary program you downloaded and unzip it somewhere.
6. Right click it and select Open as Administrator (if you do not have that option when you right click, simply select Open).
7. Input your beta key you received and wait for it to do it’s thing (if you are using a newer version of Revolutionary then it might not ask you for this. If that is the case, just continue).
III. Flash a Custom Recovery Image
1.. Once done gaining S-Off, it will ask you if you want to flash clockworkmod recovery, type in y and hit enter.
2. Once it is done flashing the recovery image it will close the command prompt window.
3. On your phone, you should see S-Off at the top.
4. Take out the battery and put it back in.
5. Turn on the device, by holding down volume down and power until the screen boots up.
6. Push volume down and then power to select recovery.
7. If the phone reboots to the clockworkmod recovery screen you are all set.
IV. Gain Root Access.
1. With the phone still in clockworkmod recovery from the last step, plug it in via USB cable.
2. Select Mounts and Storage by using the volume buttons to move and power to select.
3. Then select mount sdcard (the sd card directory should pop up on your computer screen)
4. Download the root .zip file and save it to your computer (do NOT extract it)
5. Copy the root .zip file to the root of your sdcard and wait for it to transfer (not in any folders, just on the sd card itself).
6. On your device, select unmount sdcard.
7. On your device, select go back.
8. Then select Install zip from sdcard and choose the root .zip file.
9. Wait for it to flash, once done, select reboot system now.
10. Once your device reboots, open the app drawer and you should see Superuser permissions there. If so, you are all set, you are rooted, have S-Off and a custom recovery image.
V. Flash a Custom ROM (Optional)
1. Head to our How To Load a Custom ROM on your Android Phone After the Revolutionary Method procedure.
Yazid Halim said on December 27, 2011
“your device : vivo, with HBOOT 1.16.0000 is not supported at this time.” help mee!
Nick said on December 29, 2011
Cheer mate, thats quality
works fine on HTC Wildfire. Your instructions were great and really easy to follow!!
Anonymous said on December 31, 2011
success!! worked perfect with no problems at all! took about 10min from removal of battery for S/N to finish! thx
HTC Sensation 4G
Athar said on January 1, 2012
For HTC Desire use the central trackball for Headings III and IV. The power button does not work
Tainan said on January 1, 2012
Hi David, thanks for your very clear instructions. I have gained s-off on my htc desire s (Android 2.2 build 2.10.751.4) but cannot gain root access. When I bootload and select ‘unmount sdcard’ (or any option for that matter, including install zip file) I see a black screen with REVOLUTIONARY in blue letters. From there I cannot do anything.
Also notice that when I first bootload it checks the SD card and tells me:Checking SD CardLoading [P*******.zip]No Image!Loading [P*******.zip]No Image or wrong image!Loading [P*******.zip]No Image!Loading [P*******.zip]No Image or wrong image! I’m hoping you’ve come across this problem before and have some solutions!
nick said on April 30, 2012
you must use the back button and the center button and it’s ok. It’s not working using power button
i know we are in April and you asked in January but maybe someone else need
Tino said on January 5, 2012
Tank you & Revolutionary
™ HTC wildfire,I try with Unrevoked but I realized that the S-on make me nuts.
Cheers !
Gyozomandras said on January 9, 2012
Hi!
I rooted my Desire with your guide. It worked. After this I wanted to install a custom rom – íRunnymedeMod007_v13_c-CM7-STOCK. I wiped the phone, installed the new rom. After the restart I typed in the pin code, after this popped up several force close message. After restart again it was the same. What is the problem?
joey said on January 19, 2012
I s-on my htc evo 4g so i could take i for service and tried to regain s-off but it wont let me.
I tried to regain s off but it doesnt even go back to recovery mode anymore, I opened the revolutionary key command prompt pop up and says im on s-off, but when i try to do recovery mode its s-on. please help asap! thanks
Tarunb said on January 20, 2012
Hi ,
I think the link for Root .zip file ( megaupload link) is not working.
How do I download the file please?
iAerick said on January 21, 2012
Please help,
Root .zip File cannot be download from Megaupload ):
Dharmesh Mistry said on January 28, 2012
Will this method work for hboot 2.0 for the HTC desire s. Really need help in rooting my phone
Vdinhn said on January 30, 2012
When I go to the Revolutionary web site, in the drop down box, My Touch 4g is not an option although this site says so. The Slide is available but the HBOOT doesn’t match up then. Am I missing something???
Nightdiceman1 said on February 2, 2012
does the method work for the mytouch 4g?
Caffevacanza said on February 8, 2012
htc incredible s runing 2.3.5 hboot 2.0.0.0 something like that how many zeros i cant remember two line after wrote emmc hboot ? what the hell is that.can anybody help me????????? sory for my bad english
chris said on February 12, 2012
I tried it on my HTC Desire Bravo a8181 Gimgerbread 2.3.3 and it worked perfectly.To make selections donot use power button but use the track ball.Everything will be fine
Jagrut said on March 17, 2012
do you have to superCID to install virtuous inquisition 4.0 if you do how do you do it???? PLEASE HELP
David Cogen said on March 20, 2012
That is something you would have to check with the ROM developer. I dont see why it would require that, almost all the ROMs I know of you just need to do this procedure and then after that you’re good to go.
Justin Marden said on April 12, 2012
Alright, I made it all the way to the flashing SU zip, and it aborts the installation. It says:
E:Error in /sdcard/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
(Status 0)
Installation aborted.
What am I doing wrong here?
ermogenis pavlou said on April 14, 2012
HTC Deisre
I tried to use Revolutionary method to gain S-off, Flash custom recovery and root.
It went well to gain S-off and flash custom recovery. Then while trying to root gets stacked on Revolutionary logo and not able to continue.
Then tried to go back to “factory” settings by using a RUU from the list given from XDA developers.
Now when i strart my device i get only the white screen with the HTC logo.
When starting the divice while holding volume down, I can see fast boot but cannot go to recovery as it shows only the white screen with HTC logo.
I have tried to “clear storage” but nothing. Booting without sd card is not helping.I can see in my Bootloader that i am on “Revolutionary”, S-off, HBOOT 6.93.1002
Any ideas??
Milan Rai said on April 20, 2012
For HTC Desire, always use the track ball to make selections. Never use the power button. Then everything will be fine.
drk1 said on April 28, 2012
hi are you guys working for the new hboot ver 1.27.000?
Paul Suquet said on May 2, 2012
HTC Sensation Z710e from IUSACELL (Mexico) with Android 2.3.4, Software Number 1.45.513.5; worked.
REMARKS: The first time I flashed the root.zip file, I got an “instalation aborted”. So I rebooted into the OS; found out that the SuperUser was actually there, but AddFree (and other root-based apps), couldn’t find root. I rebooted into recovery mode and flashed again. This time I had success. Everything is running smoothly now.
Now I gotta get a nice ICS AOSP rom.
Thank you!
Faizan Patel said on May 4, 2012
Dear Friend
I am using HTC Chacha with S on. I am trying to root my device but the S-on feature is not letting me to flash my device.
Pls help by including HTC Chacha in your list or kindly let me know if there is some other way to root my device.
Regards
Faizan
CHSTR said on May 20, 2012
THANKS!
Dorian said on May 23, 2012
Works perfectly on my htc Wildfire!
Thanks