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Rooting a Wildfire

  • 14-02-2012 3:51pm
    #1
    funkyouup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 832 ✭✭✭


    Ive been looking into rooting my Wildfire to see if it can speed it up somewhat and im at a loss as to what way to go about it. Between using
    Revolutionaryor using one of the longer drawn out methods i really dont have a clue whats the best way to go about it and the less riskiest way as id rather not brick it and have nothing.


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  • #2
    funkyouup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 832 ✭✭✭funkyouup


    Also, has anyone used this method?
    http://theunlockr.com/2010/09/20/how-to-root-the-htc-wildfire-unrevoked-method/


  • #3
    GreenWolfe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,731 ✭✭✭GreenWolfe


    When I used to have my Wildfire I had to use a beta of Revolutionary iirc. Unrevoked doesn't work with stock Android 2.2.

    I had to use my Linux netbook to do it, the Windows version didn't work for me. I'll assume that that particular issue has been resolved.


  • #4
    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,580 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Wildfire S or the old one?


  • #5
    funkyouup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 832 ✭✭✭funkyouup


    Wildfire.


  • #6
    Red Silurian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,636 ✭✭✭✭Red Silurian


    EarthlyPangaea wrote: »
    When I used to have my Wildfire I had to use a beta of Revolutionary iirc. Unrevoked doesn't work with stock Android 2.2.

    I had to use my Linux netbook to do it, the Windows version didn't work for me. I'll assume that that particular issue has been resolved.

    Right, 3 questions...

    Was this difficult or straight forward to do?

    Did it take long?

    Does it reset the memory of your phone?


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  • #7
    GreenWolfe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,731 ✭✭✭GreenWolfe


    colmtheperson wrote: »
    Right, 3 questions...

    Was this difficult or straight forward to do?

    Did it take long?

    Does it reset the memory of your phone?

    It's not too difficult. Revolutionary is a bit more convoluted than Unrevoked, but not by much. Once you have S-OFF, you have to flash another file to get root, it's in a link to the documentation on the Revolutionary page I linked to before.

    It doesn't reset your phone data, but if you're planning to install a custom ROM you'll have to backup your data. Installing a custom ROM will involve wiping all of your data before putting on a new one iirc.

    Total time (s-off, root, backup, restore) to do this, about a hour I think? I'm not too sure, I don't have the Wildfire any more and I saw no reason to root my current Android.


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