[HTC Incredible S] Sandeep_Jagtap:
Hi Guys,

Today I m gonna tell you how did I was able to root my HTC Incredible S :cowboy:

** Note: This is not guide for rooting incredible s ,so u might not want to ask question which I am not capable of answering **:fingers-crossed:

Its just my experience while rooting my device ,reading which you might take

one step closer to root your device

Little bit background ,I had ASUS P320 before Inc S which is amazing windows mobile.I used to put custom Rom in it and I made one too name Saber 1.0.0.

but coudnt continue it for long since android came he he :D

So I got this incredible S an year ago, and the first thing I had in my mind to root the device and put custom rom in it but unfortunately I was disappointed to learn that this one was hard to crack yeh an year ago It was like impossible thing but thanks to XDA Developers you can get root the Inc S.

So how did I manage to get the root:

Click here for the awesome post by Nonverbose

I followed above guide.I know there is risk of bricking my device in this process but I said lets do it.

Some basic thing I did before following above link which I felt are necessary.

1.Install JDK ( Java Dev Kit) here

2.Install ADK ( Android Dev Kit) here

3.HTC Sync (Installed then uninstalled for ADB drivers). here

On successful installation I opened up Android SDK Manager

and updated the Android SDK Platform Tools

Now I have installed properly ADK ,JDK,and

HTC Synch -Installed and then Uninstalled keeping driver intact

Now I connected my Inc S to PC with below configuration on my device and PC:

My PC Set Up and Info:

1.Android SDK and JDK installed -For adb and Fastboot

2.HTC Synch -Installed and then Uninstalled keeping driver intact

3.Windows 7 (32 bit)

HTC Inc S Device Set-Up:

1.Fastboot -Unchecked

2.USB Debugging Enabled -Checked

3.Allow unknown source to install app . -Checked

4.Device in charg only mode -Yes

5.Battery fully charged

Other Requirement :

1.2gb Card formated in phone only

I opened command prompt in Administrator Access..

Navigated to the C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

and ran below commands just to make sure I have working USB cable,

all essential driver installed and to feel comfortable for the root process

commands with o/p

C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
HT15CTD01349 device
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 2.00.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 3822.10.08.28_M
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 3.09.720.1
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) product: vivo
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-7630
(bootloader) modelid: PG3213000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__038
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3828mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-af9874be
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 12
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.025s

Also I gathered info of my device ,after rebooting in bootloader

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
***Locked****
vivo pvt ship s-on rl
hboot-2.00.000
radio -3822.10.08.28_m
eMMc-boot
kernal version
2.6.35.9-gf445c95

software
2.3.5

I pasted all this info in the thread mentioned earlier and asked for the green signal from senior guys and I was promptly responded Yes by Nonverbose and his team..

I followed the guide exaclty,did research on rooting, asked even supernoob questions,read complete thread twice to learn from previous user's mistakes so not to repeat and today I am s-off, permanent root and enjoying custom Rom

Currently using Nik Project X v4 By Nikhil007 a.k.a Nikhil Dhayatkar Rom

which I personaly feel very good Rom.. :):)

Guys If you have success story please share so others can learn from it :)

or if unfortunately you have failure story please share it too.. So newbies wont repeat your mistakes..

There is no great pleasure like helping others..!! :):cool: