pls, anybody know much about how to flash,rooting and upgrading HTC PHONES?
1) Install USB Driver for HTC One on the computer.
2) Ensure that USB Debugging Mode is enabled on the phone to connect the phone with the computer and use the Android SDK with it. [Press Menu>> Settings>> Applications. From there navigate and click on Development option and ensure the USB Debugging Mode is turned on.]
3) Create a backup of all data of the phone. If the device is having a custom recovery such as CWM/TWRP installed, then users are recommended to backup the data using the same.
4) The bootloader of the phone should be unlocked. Head over to the official
HTC Dev site and unlock the bootloader of the device by following the on-screen instructions.
5) Verify that the HTC One should have above 80 per cent of battery charge.
6) The root package and the CWM Recovery file work only on HTC One. Applying these to any incorrect variant might brick the device.
Steps to root HTC One
1) Download the rooting package for HTC One to the computer [File name:
r1-htcone-Superboot.zip]. Then extract the downloaded zip
2) Power off the HTC One. Then reboot the device into Bootloader mode by pressing and holding Volume Up and Power buttons together for a few seconds
3) When the device is in the Bootloader mode, connect it to the computer using USB cable
4) Extract the r1-htcone-Superboot.zip. Inside the extracted folder there should be a file named as
install-superboot-windows.bat
5) Double click this
install-superboot-windows.bat file. This will prompt a new window
6) Now follow the on screen instructions to root the phone
Steps to root HTC One on Mac
1) Extract the
r1-htcone-Superboot.zip file
2) Turn off the phone and boot into Bootloader mode
3) Connect the phone to the computer using USB cable
4) Open the extracted folder and launch a terminal window from within the folder containing root files
5) Then type the following command
chmod +x superboot-mac.sh then type
./install-superboot-mac.sh
Steps to root HTC One on Linux
1) Extract the
r1-htcone-Superboot.zip file
2) Turn off the phone and boot into Bootloader mode
3) Connect the phone to the computer using USB cable
4) Open the extracted folder and launch a terminal window from within the folder containing root files
5) Type the following command in the terminal window
chmod +x superboot-linux.sh then type
./install-superboot-linux.sh
The HTC One should be now rooted successfully. After rooting, those who further wish to install CWM recovery on their devices, may follow our step-by-step guide
Steps to install CWM Recovery on HTC One
1) Download
fastboot. zip for HTC One to the computer
2) Download
CWM Recovery Touch 6.0.3.1-m7 recovery.img
3) Extract the fastboot. zip file
4) Switch off the phone and boot it into Bootloader mode
5) Connect the phone to the computer using USB cable
6) Open a command window in the folder where the recovery.img file is placed. Now type the following
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
7) Doing so will install the CWM recovery image will install on the phone
Note: Users can also flash CWM Recovery on their HTC One using the ROM Manager
app from the Play Store.
The HTC One is now rooted successfully with CWM Recovery installed on the device.
