[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
what's confusing?

1- if you are not rooted, download and flash SuperSU: http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu

2- http://firewater-soff.com/

3- here's a live example of firewater on a mac:

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[B][U]1- Check device connection[/U][/B]
$ [B][COLOR="Blue"]./adb devices[/COLOR][/B]
List of devices attached
SHxxxxxxxxxx device [I][COLOR="DarkOrchid"]<- yes phone is connected[/COLOR][/I]

[B][U]2- check superuser[/U][/B]
$ [B][COLOR="Blue"]./adb shell[/COLOR][/B]
shell@m7:/ $ [I][COLOR="DarkOrchid"]<- this is normal user[/COLOR][/I]

shell@m7:/ $ [B][COLOR="Blue"]su[/COLOR][/B]
root@m7:/ # [I][COLOR="DarkOrchid"]<- this is superuser[/COLOR][/I]

root@m7:/ # [COLOR="Blue"][B]exit[/B][/COLOR]
shell@m7:/ $ [B][COLOR="Blue"]exit[/COLOR][/B]

[B][U]3- use firewater[/U][/B]
$ [B][COLOR="Blue"]./adb reboot[/COLOR][/B]

$ [B][COLOR="Blue"]./adb wait-for-device push firewater /data/local/tmp[/COLOR][/B]
3727 KB/s (4347896 bytes in 1.139s)

$[B][COLOR="Blue"] ./adb shell[/COLOR][/B]

shell@m7:/ $ [B][COLOR="Blue"]su[/COLOR][/B]

root@m7:/ # [B][COLOR="Blue"]chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater[/COLOR][/B]

root@m7:/ # [B][COLOR="Blue"]/data/local/tmp/firewater[/COLOR][/B]

==================== firewater S-OFF 0.2.0 ==============================

firewater S-OFF comes with NO WARRANTY (express or implied)
and NO GUARANTEE OF FITNESS for any particular task.
We have made every effort we can to make this a safe process for users
however the authors disclaim any liability for damage to your phone
or other materials or devices used during this process.

The entire risk of running firewater S-OFF lies with you, the user.
By using this software you acknowledge and accept that the authors
are not liable for any loss, material or otherwise howsoever caused.

firewater S-OFF may not be rehosted, repackaged, one-clicked, etc.
support is available @ #firewater on the freenode and andirc networks
support is much faster there vs.posting helpme threads on xda etc

Do not operate a motor vehicle after interacting with firewater
Do not inhale firewater or allow firewater to come in contact with eyes
firewater is best served at extremely cold temperatures
firewater has been known to cause temporary lapses in judgement
DO NOT TAUNT FIREWATER, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED

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Do you understand the implications of these warnings?

(Yes/No)
[B][COLOR="Blue"]Yes[/COLOR][/B]

!!If firewater hangs for more than 2 minutes or device enters qhusb mode, hold power for 60 seconds !!
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preparing, one moment

The first bottle is open
chugging..........
that firewater was good and hot, throwing out the empties

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[B]==== device is now s-off. Don't forget to send us all your money =====[/B]
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=============== paypal: firewaterdevs@gmail.com =======================
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---------- Post added at 06:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:46 PM ----------

:confused: hmm

just for the sake of trying, can you download CWM from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2173863

fastboot flash recovery <name of cwm>.img

fastboot erase cache

fastboot reboot-bootloader

and try entering recovery. (copy/paste the command prompt too please)