[Wildfire General] heavy_metal_man:
Recently, more people with our cousin Willy the Wilderbee have been roaming about in our forums and I said I would like to investigate further. :p

So, to be true to my word, I got a second hand one posted over to me and I can now test. :cool: First thing's first, though, I fully updated the device before I rooted it with z4root and there was no Gingerbread update. :( With that being said, I am going to do my best to provide a stable custom Sense ROM for this device so that no one is left behind. :angel:

So then, to the first order of business.

How to unlock the bootloader of the HTC Bee and flash Clockworkmod recovery!

1. Proceed to htcdev.

2. Create a login username and password.

3. Go back to the bootloader unlock page and select Wildfire*

4. Now it will tell you to select a RUU. Select the one for your carrier. Make sure it says PD06 beside it, as that is the HTC Bee's bootloader code number.

5. Run the RUU on the device. If it fails or says that you need to update your software first then follow 5a.

5a. With the RUU still running go to: C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp (Windows 7) and use the search tab in the top right corner. Search for rom.zip. Copy this to your desktop and close the RUU and the Windows Explorer window. Rename it PD06IMG.zip and copy it to the root of your SD card. Power off the phone fully and then hold down volume down + power until the device boots into the bootloader (white screen). The device will scan the SD card and ask you if you want to perform the update. Use volume up to select yes. Once done, the device will reboot. When it has rebooted, go back to your bootloader and check your hboot version.

6. Check your bootloader version (power off, then volume down + power). If it says "locked" at the top, we are good to go (if your device already said "locked" then you are also good to go).

7. Extract the zip file from here to c:\adb\ (create the folder first).

7a. Delete the PD06IMG.zip from your sdcard if you used it.

8. Go back to htcdev and click continue.

9. Follow htcdev instructions to get unlocked bootloader. Afterwards, leave the fastboot command terminal open.

10. Once unlocked, return to the bootloader. Enter this command into your terminal window: fastboot flash recovery bcwm5.img

This will flash the version 5.0.2.8 of Clockworkmod that I have ported to the device. This is not an official version and has only been tested by me. Do not use the report function!

10a. Push power to go back to bootloader (from fastboot) then wait for the SD card scan to finish. Then scroll down to recovery (volume down) and select it (power button).

11. MAKE A BACKUP! Due to the severe lack of HTC Bee RUUs it is Imperative that you make a full backup of your stock ROM in case things go bad.

This is your only way back to stock!

11a. Use the trackball to scroll down (or volume rocker) to backup and click in the trackball (this is select).

11b. Click in the trackball on Backup.

12. Congratulations! You have successfully unlocked your HTC Bee and put Clockworkmod recovery onto it!:good::good::good:

To flash Superuser and root your phone after you have made a backup download this

To do that:

1. Place .zip file onto your SD card.

2. Reboot into recovery.

3. Scroll down to install zip from SD card.

4. Select "choose install zip from SD card".

5. Scroll down to the superuser zip file and select.

6. Confirm installation.

7. Go back to the main menu and select "reboot system now".

Congratulations! You are now rooted.

Recovery controls

Trackball/volume button to move up and down.

Power button to go back/up a menu.

Trackball to select.

Alternative (sometimes the recovery will say back enabled and switch the controls around).

Back is a selectable option.

Power/trackball-in is select.

I have tested all settings for recovery and they all work for me. :cowboy:

Important things to note

This recovery is still considered beta . Any ROMs I release are as well, unless stated otherwise. Use at your own risk.

DO NOT FLASH ANY RADIO FILES WITH THIS RECOVERY! It will BRICK Your phone.

As of 27/10/12 this device has no custom ROMs or flashable mods. DO NOT FLASH BUZZ ITEMS. If you do, it's on your own head!

Ported recoveries are: Clockworkmod version 2.5.0.7 from the htcbuzz (update)

: Clockworkmod version 5.2.0.8 from the htcbuzz (edify)

Updates are coming soon (hopefully! :P)

edit: custom rom :)

Special thanks to:

kemoba - help with recovery porting.

hacktrix2006 - for building Clockworkmod version 5.0.2.8 from source for the HTC BUZZ

Arco68 - original custom recovery for HTC BUZZ

ChainsDD - for superSU

The misses- for not going mad when Im up all night :)

Apologies to anyone I have forgotten. :confused: