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.
Kostas said on October 18, 2011
Hi, i bought an incredible s an it was from factory s-off.I want to ask : if i bybas alla the other steps and install clockworkmod anth then the root.zip, this will erase my stock rom?
Kelanbaldry said on October 18, 2011
is there a way to do this on mac?
Joel Ratuita said on October 19, 2011
Wow, really big help. I just rooted my phone with these instructions. Big thanks!
Rainon said on October 21, 2011
This shit doesnt work for HTC wildfire 2.1.1!!!! I have been googling for a whole fucking week trying to find a way to cut this shit off. Someone PLEASE help!!!!!!
SikeF said on October 21, 2011
it works on HTC desire 2.3.3
love you dude…
Kavla35 said on October 24, 2011
can i root my htc desire that runs gingerbread 2.3?
Hstd_bobbe said on October 26, 2011
Im currently on latest CW recovery and CM7, recently updated through Rom Manager. But I dont have S-OFF, can I just do step 1. then hit “No” when asked to flash a recovery?
Cheers
Rob
HTC Desire
John said on November 8, 2011
Thanks a TONNNNN… IT PERFECTLY WORKED for HTC INCREDIBLE S….
Herien07 said on November 13, 2011
john..im using the same phone…but i cant get the zip file from the link…can you help me send the file to me… this my email.. herien07@yahoo.com
Appu281293 said on November 9, 2011
y thr is no htc wildfire in this plz may i knw ..and can any 1 help to root my htc wildfire s plz
Stein290864 said on November 9, 2011
The process worked beautifully right up until the end. When I went to install the zip file from SD (by the way, the file name is “su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip”, not “root .zip”) I got an error message:
“E: Cant’ open /sdcard/su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip (bad) Installation aborted”
I downloaded the zip file a second time and went through the whole process again, with the same result. Any advice? I have ensured that the SD card is unmounted. Help greatly appreciated!!
HTC Desire Bravo
Android 2.3.3
Barryhamsy said on November 10, 2011
some one please provide me root.zip from multiupload please!!megaupload block in my country
Herien07 said on November 13, 2011
can somebody send me the zip file for root my incredible s…. i cant download it from the link..please dying to root my phone….only thing to do is to get the zip file….p[lease…. herien07@yahoo.com
Dana LaBerge said on November 15, 2011
I see the Wildfire in the list and was wondering if it works with the Wildfire S as well.
Samsa said on November 15, 2011
My beta key dos not work can some1 help me plz?
Samsa said on November 16, 2011
What too do wen the beta key dont work?
Nexus51174 said on November 17, 2011
Stuck on Section 3 number 7. After reboot my HTC EVO 4G comes up with the triangle “!”.
Richcorr99 said on November 19, 2011
I entered the required information on the webiste, and received a beta key. I then ran the revolutionary.exe file, and entered the beta key. I got an invalid beta key……..I have the htc desire (bravo) 0.93.001 hboot, using android 2.2. rom verison 2.25.661.2. Can someone please help. thanks. I
Uchiha Sasuke said on November 20, 2011
Thank you very much…
It worked perfectly on my HTC Incredible S…
Bajrang Lal Meena said on November 20, 2011
Thanks… its worked perfectly for my Incredible S
— Bajrang and Arpit Meena
Ozpcguy said on November 23, 2011
Would that work with Incredible S Hboot 1.16.0000?
javier said on November 27, 2011
perfect on htc desire!!!
ShawnaK said on November 28, 2011
My HTC INC has hboot 0.92, which is not supported by Revolutionary. How do I upgrade to 1.09 or 1.13? I managed to root the gingerbread, but am stuck again with s-off. I tried RomManager but when I try to flash to recovery, I get a black screen. I have been working on this for a week! Super frustrated!!
Daan Ratering said on November 29, 2011
Hej,
I tried this and i got a problem, i got the error: Caroline failed, but had this to say: a/local/arx-helper: not found
Somebody knows what to do
?
Passitoverhere said on December 3, 2011
htc sensation 4g. using ubuunto os. downloaded revolutionary and got my beta key. i connected my phone to my laptop and chose charge only. turned usb debugging on, extract and click on the executable but nothing happens after that. please advise.
Mb0509 said on December 5, 2011
everything worked till step III6. Nothing happens, I only see blue Revolutionary and my Desire does not react on anything. Only way to turn it of is to remove the battery. After that I can not get back into boot-screen (volume d + power) until I remove the battery again after a normal start up.
Mb0509 said on December 5, 2011
update: succesfully completed. On the desire do not use the powerbutton to choose option from the recovery menu but the select button.
Peti said on December 9, 2011
HY,
I made this modding on my HTC desire, but theRevolutionarydon’t make the clockworkmod for me! and i select the recovery button in Hboot, it shows the Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4 and if i select something in this menu i shows nothing!
Please help me, and send it to km.peti@fotnet.hu
peter from Hungary! Thanks very much guys
Peti said on December 9, 2011
And there is no +++GO BACK+++ option!
Anurag said on December 9, 2011
Umm my revolutionary command prompt for HTC Wildfire says it is not available at this time.
DSMBandido said on December 19, 2011
I followed all the instructions above and got an error message after opening the root file. However, I did get the SU app, Does that mean I rooted the phone?
mike said on December 19, 2011
thanx a lot it realy helped!!
HTC DESIRE