Hi there guys.
I was wondering if anyone had any guides for rooting and overclocking the Wildfire S (Running 2.3 (Gingerbread)), and also if anyone knew any clock speeds that should get me a nifty enough speed boost while keeping battery life relatively decent.
Thanks in advance.
The Wildfire S can be rooted with the use of GingerBreak. However before you can use that tool, you have to unlock the bootloader with an XTC Clip.
The default clockspeed of the phone is fast enough :-S
Ah. That could be a problem... I don't have the money for an XTC Clip.
The XTC PayG clips are reasonably priced.
Still don't have the money. I'm using it up on the phone...
EDIT: Modestly priced my ass! That's around £50 less than the damn phone itself!
AlpharevX team are testing a new version which works for the Wildfire S. Some hopefully some time soon you will be able to unlock it
maybe no one is working on wildfire S make some mods and root, same in symbian modding it's stagnant where did the modders go. I'm new to android forums nothing
I can see here to play with my phone, it's just on the table all the time unlike when I have the X6 keeps me busy flashing hundred times and cooking every night just need JAF and some tools to cook a CFW. no hardware needed.
There is work going on. It's just difficult because of the bootloader encryption but the Alpharev team have sorted that. I expect a few weeks before the unlock for the Wildfire S is public then there will be a lot more modding and ROM cooking happening.
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There is work going on. It's just difficult because of the bootloader encryption but the Alpharev team have sorted that. I expect a few weeks before the unlock for the Wildfire S is public then there will be a lot more modding and ROM cooking happening.
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Ah, that's good to hear. Stuff like the XTC Clip is way too expensive for me... Wish HTC would just unlock the bootloader. Save a lot of work...
I was lucky enough to get one free, HTC should be unlocking them soon hopefully.
imlgl said:
I was lucky enough to get one free, HTC should be unlocking them soon hopefully.
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I've asked them what's the story with bootloaders via Facebook. No response since that time. I think they just did it for marketing purposes, and now they will fool us for couple of months
mars83 said:
I've asked them what's the story with bootloaders via Facebook. No response since that time. I think they just did it for marketing purposes, and now they will fool us for couple of months
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I might as well ask them too. I mean, I'll be looking to root it only when the warranty is completed anyway, so I have a year...
Well I read an article on Phandroid a few weeks ago and HTC said that they are creating a new upodate which will unlock the Sensation. No word on any other phone.
dantdj said:
Still don't have the money. I'm using it up on the phone...
EDIT: Modestly priced my ass! That's around £50 less than the damn phone itself!
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The XTC PayG clip is 32 pound; so you're saying you bought the phone for 80 pound?! I find that hard to believe; the phone is still 259 euro in the NL.
LeeCHeSSS said:
The XTC PayG clip is 32 pound; so you're saying you bought the phone for 80 pound?! I find that hard to believe; the phone is still 259 euro in the NL.
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+230 euro in IE
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imlgl said:
Well I read an article on Phandroid a few weeks ago and HTC said that they are creating a new upodate which will unlock the Sensation. No word on any other phone.
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Darn it.
LeeCHeSSS said:
The XTC PayG clip is 32 pound; so you're saying you bought the phone for 80 pound?! I find that hard to believe; the phone is still 259 euro in the NL.
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The place I saw it on my Googling was over $200, which comes down to around £120-130.
That is for the full clip which is basically the commercial version.
dantdj said:
Darn it.
The place I saw it on my Googling was over $200, which comes down to around £120-130.
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Try http://xtc.hk/
They ship within 2 days with FedEx High Priority.
LeeCHeSSS said:
Try http://xtc.hk/
They ship within 2 days with FedEx High Priority.
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£50-60 is still really expensive though. I'm not really prepared to pay that much just to root something. Seems like a waste.
Could see if any local phone shops have the xtc clip. They would charge about £10
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Hey
I imagine that this has been asked 1000 times but I couldnt find something updated/current about this (just old threads)
Is there a way to sim unlock for free HTC Desire s?
Thanks
The fact there are only old threads would suggest that there is no way of doing it for free...
I tried looking for ages around here and elsewhere. I found nothing to indicate that you can unlock it for free. Which sucks. I think that T-Mobile do it for free after 1 month (or at least they use to). I had to pay for mine but it's worth it in the end if your using custom ROM's.
You people clearly weren't looking hard enough now were you lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943726
People have been leaving comments all month saying that it works
I unlocked my Desire using the above method (bootable linux cd)
Just because they are old threads doesn't mean they don't work.
zee54 said:
You people clearly weren't looking hard enough now were you lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943726
People have been leaving comments all month saying that it works
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Seconded. Used this method to do it for free. Simple and easy. GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND http://bit.ly/wwkmOw
riahc3 said:
Is there a way to sim unlock for free HTC Desire s?
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Though are we talking about a Desire or a Desire S here...?!
Edit: realised OP is over a year ago!! Oops. Ignore this post.
Received my brand new Droid Incredible 2 today from Asurion. And as you might have guessed, 2.3.3 is present
I know that currently, the only way to root(s-off) is with the xtc clip. Has anyone heard about any progress on rooting these yet without the clip? Where the heck do you even get these clips? There's a ton on Ebay, but all seem different. If someone could link me to one, just so I know, I would appreciate it
Other than this, the phone seems pretty legit. Sure, it's not as "pretty" as the Inc 1 but hell, It runs very smoothly. I can't imagine what a custom rom will do to it. After becoming a flashhead(lol) with the OG Inc, I am ready to dig in to this one!
mine comes sometimes this week... im in the same boat as you.
i have no problem buying a cheap single use xtc clip off ebay.. but i dont like the idea of perm s off...
Yeah that sucks. I didn't like the idea of permanent root either. My HTC phones are prone to messing up and needing a replacement. I don't want 2.3.3 though even if i do get one. Honestly I would expect someone to try. Sooner or later people will only have GB on the inc2
Give it some time and GB will be rooted.
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youshould be able to s-off using alpharevx my moms dinc2 has 2.3.3 and the bootloader is the same so you should be able to use that method
Sic123 said:
youshould be able to s-off using alpharevx my moms dinc2 has 2.3.3 and the bootloader is the same so you should be able to use that method
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Is this legit? I thought if it came preloaded with 2.3.3, you couldn't use AlphaRevx
The Black Droid said:
Is this legit? I thought if it came preloaded with 2.3.3, you couldn't use AlphaRevx
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What version is your hboot? Far as I've heard it won't work on 2.3.3... Wonder if anyone has tried it? Sure am glad mine had 2.2
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Gingerbread has to be rooted first. the bootloader has not changed, so it does not need a new exploit. Once 2.3 is rooted, the alpharevx can then incorporate that method for s-off. Please correct me if I am wrong
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Is there any way I can restore my apps that I backed up with Titanium, without having root access? If not, what should I do?
to answer your XTC clip question, you should be fine with the cheaper red PAYG clip. It's the same exact thing as the more expensive one, except its based on a credit system. you need to buy a credit for every phone you unlock, but it comes with one preloaded credit and if you're only unlocking one phone, then its not worth it to get the unlimited. I got mine from FoneFunShop, and it delivered in about a solid week
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to answer your XTC clip question, you should be fine with the cheaper red PAYG clip. It's the same exact thing as the more expensive one, except its based on a credit system. you need to buy a credit for every phone you unlock, but it comes with one preloaded credit and if you're only unlocking one phone, then its not worth it to get the unlimited. I got mine from FoneFunShop, and it delivered in about a solid week
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Link to cheapest one, please
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I figure since it is a DEVELOPER center for HTC phones, it deserves to be in the Dev section! Anyway, OpenSense SDK, Kernel Source code, and unlock bootloaders soon to come!(hopefully for Inc2 as well...) Who is excited??
http://htcdev.com/
(EDIT) Please go to http://htcdev.com/contact and tell them to unlock all of the inc 2s that were "graced" with gingerbread...
Yay
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..but we already have unlocked bootloaders for htc inc2
andybones said:
..but we already have unlocked bootloaders for htc inc2
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But this is OFFICIAL...
andybones said:
..but we already have unlocked bootloaders for htc inc2
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Technically, yes. If you have an XTC clip or a Froyo phone (which are harder to get as every day goes by). So, in response to your statement I'd have to say yes, but not really.
From the way they've been explaining things it's going to be device specific, and our device hasn't been mentioned. It would be nice if all HTC devices were able to just be unlocked.
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Technically, yes. If you have an XTC clip or a Froyo phone (which are harder to get as every day goes by). So, in response to your statement I'd have to say yes, but not really.
From the way they've been explaining things it's going to be device specific, and our device hasn't been mentioned. It would be nice if all HTC devices were able to just be unlocked.
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It would be extremely nice of HTC to do this for those that were not so quick to pick one of these amazing devices up as fast as some of us
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yea but you have to submit all this information. I'd get an XTC clip. all of them are unlimted now. and I'm sure raskal is going to continue to do his thing, I'd rather pay for a device that can s-off a numerous number of phones for a one time price. I'd rather not root than give my information and have them monitor to see if I am tethering and what not.
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yea but you have to submit all this information. I'd get an XTC clip. all of them are unlimted now. and I'm sure raskal is going to continue to do his thing, I'd rather pay for a device that can s-off a numerous number of phones for a one time price. I'd rather not root than give my information and have them monitor to see if I am tethering and what not.
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Its would be a hard decision to choose free vs. private/unlimited (assuming that HTC releases it for Inc2...)
Just because you unlock your bootloader doesn't mean they are gonna be out there to see if you tether.
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Just because you unlock your bootloader doesn't mean they are gonna be out there to see if you tether.
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As long as Verizon doesn't extend their hand into this it may very well be a great thing.
Damn, I hope HTC will release the unlocked bootloader for Inc2, will save me $15! I'm wishing I didn't return my S-OFF'd Inc2 for a brand new Inc2 (other one was banged up badly). Anyone in LA/San Bernadino County want to meet up so I can S-OFF my phone? I'd be extremely great full, PM me if you're in either county!
HTC is asking us what we want from this site...
I would include the link, but cannot post a link yet... but goto htcdev.com/contact
... you think we can make our presence known and that we want our Inc2 unlocked!
Well they said the Evo3d and the Sensation, but I see a picture of the desire s, hopefully this will be for all HTC devices.
bevelmatt said:
HTC is asking us what we want from this site...
I would include the link, but cannot post a link yet... but goto htcdev.com/contact
... you think we can make our presence known and that we want our Inc2 unlocked!
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Inserted to the OP
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sadly just had a email from htc today sayin this
"I can confirm that this update will not allow you to unlock the bootloader of this device with the Bootloader unlock software . Chances are this will not happen, we only plan to allow bootloader unlocking with new and upcoming devices."
so looks like we either have to xtc clip this phone or for someone with more brains then htc to come along and solve this
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so looks like we either have to xtc clip this phone or for someone with more brains then htc to come along and solve this
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We have one more solution. We can sell this Wildfire S(sh*t) and buy some other phone.
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no one will buy it. with new Nokia phones with so much storage and have 1ghz. plus so many prefer an iPhone look ace.
lol i was thinking the same thing
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so looks like we ... have to xtc clip this phone
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I'm going to Thailand for vacation next week. I'm hoping to find a phone shop that has one. Tired of waiting.
there is a shop down the road from me that does it so if your in north london enfield you would be laughing.
No.12 said:
We have one more solution. We can sell this Wildfire S(sh*t) and buy some other phone.
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sold my wildfire s few days ago..
im moving to Galaxy tab 7.0 Plus.. getting my unit this saturday..
No.12 said:
We have one more solution. We can sell this Wildfire S(sh*t) and buy some other phone.
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I already told myself, that I won't buy another HTC phone... that was like 3 phones ago.
If you want to do it do it right.
Who wants just an unlocked bootloader anyways?
S-OFF/Super CID/Unlocked SIM. XTC clip delivers and the price has dropped considerably. I got mine for $55.00 US and did 3 phones so far with it.
One thing I've learned from this forum and from years of working with computers and electronics is most of the time the stock solution...sucks.
CM7.2, custom parititions, link2sd. All have made this a great little phone. All because of clipping it.
Got a Galaxy s II now but can't use it till its my birthday which is just over a week away :'(
I ditched this sack of crap phone and got another HD2 and flashed NAND Android.
The HD2's ported android roms have far more functionality than the WFS (a dedicated Android device) thanks to years of effort from XDA devs also none of that S-on & off crap.
today morning I saw a listing in taobao.com , regarding bl unlock for droid turbo 2 , for 75$ , but soon they removed listing ,if its true then we all will be the happiest people in this world , if any one gets the update related to BL unlock for turbo2 then post here
I remember a time where unlocking the bootloader and gaining root was a fun thing to do for those of us who like to tinker. I remember when devs made awesome ROMs for fun (and donations), back before Cyanogen became mainstream. Now to think we have to pay, especially something like $75 to gain full access to our own device... It is sad. But hey, for $20 I'll do it, but no way am I spending $75 unless I get a whole lot of ROM choices.
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aneeshmbabu said:
today morning I saw a listing in taobao.com , regarding bl unlock for droid turbo 2 , for 75$ , but soon they removed listing ,if its true then we all will be the happiest people in this world , if any one gets the update related to BL unlock for turbo2 then post here
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Did you made an order before they removed it? If so let us know if it worked.
No unfortunately I missed it waiting to re list .. always searching Unlocked turbo2 .. in taobao..
Once you unlock it, which recovery are you going to use?
don't know
dinkoh said:
Once you unlock it, which recovery are you going to use?
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You would use the moto x force recovery
Exleh said:
I remember a time where unlocking the bootloader and gaining root was a fun thing to do for those of us who like to tinker. I remember when devs made awesome ROMs for fun (and donations), back before Cyanogen became mainstream. Now to think we have to pay, especially something like $75 to gain full access to our own device... It is sad. But hey, for $20 I'll do it, but no way am I spending $75 unless I get a whole lot of ROM choices.
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I completely agree $20 or 25 i would pay but not $75!
$75 is steep, but for the control I just may do it. Of course I'd much rather spend $20-25.
Exleh said:
I remember a time where unlocking the bootloader and gaining root was a fun thing to do for those of us who like to tinker. I remember when devs made awesome ROMs for fun (and donations), back before Cyanogen became mainstream. Now to think we have to pay, especially something like $75 to gain full access to our own device... It is sad. But hey, for $20 I'll do it, but no way am I spending $75 unless I get a whole lot of ROM choices.
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Gaining root or unlocking bootloader was much easier before, less number of devices to make rom for, etc. Now is completely opposite. Unlocking bootlader requires a lot of knowledge now and it's understandable that someone wish to monetize it. Cannot find
I would blame vendors or in this case carriers for locking our own devices. But I also understand why. IMO, solution is what Moto and some others do, offer official unlock with losing warranty. Would be nice to keep warranty but nothing is perfect.
something like this happened 2 years ago, it was a chinese motorola worker who unlocked the phones.
Jaocagomez said:
something like this happened 2 years ago, it was a chinese motorola worker who unlocked the phones.
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Yup this is how I got my xt1080m moto maxx unlocked
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Yup this is how I got my xt1080m moto maxx unlocked
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ME too but it cost 40 bucks 75 is steep and no roms available yet or ever.
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Gaining root or unlocking bootloader was much easier before, less number of devices to make rom for, etc. Now is completely opposite. Unlocking bootlader requires a lot of knowledge now and it's understandable that someone wish to monetize it. Cannot find
I would blame vendors or in this case carriers for locking our own devices. But I also understand why. IMO, solution is what Moto and some others do, offer official unlock with losing warranty. Would be nice to keep warranty but nothing is perfect.
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That is very true. But I doubt Moto will be up for fighting with Verizon about that.
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something like this happened 2 years ago, it was a chinese motorola worker who unlocked the phones.
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he didn't unlock the phones, he was distributing the unlock codes from a stolen/pirated data base.
I plan to wait until Sunshine has turbo2 support. Might take a while but its only 25...
during a live chat & twitter @jcase told they will not working on it anytime soon .. no support ,
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That is very true. But I doubt Moto will be up for fighting with Verizon about that.
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Never say never
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_be...unlocks_on_verizon_moto_x_2014-news-16006.php
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during a live chat & twitter @jcase told they will not working on it anytime soon .. no support ,
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Again, please keep our names out of your "mouth". You do not represent us. We don't discuss future support (as we told you over and over when you were asking about droid turbo 1,you kept submitting the same question FOUR times in our support system).
I have all records of your support tickets, and I have records of your chat (Which you ended up getting banned from).
We wont comment on future device support, and we certainly wont give you insight to our private operations.
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Again, please keep our names out of your "mouth". You do not represent us. We don't discuss future support (as we told you over and over when you were asking about droid turbo 1,you kept submitting the same question FOUR times in our support system).
I have all records of your support tickets, and I have records of your chat (Which you ended up getting banned from).
We wont comment on future device support, and we certainly wont give you insight to our private operations.
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Amen. Lol