You are here: Home / Android Guides & Tutorials / How to Root HTC Desire HD and Install H-Boot (S-Off) & Clockwork Recovery

How to Root HTC Desire HD and Install H-Boot (S-Off) & Clockwork Recovery

This is the tutorial to root HTC Desire HD device. Along with rooting we also give instructions to install H-Boot and custom recovery image.

Root Desire HD How to Root HTC Desire HD and Install H Boot (S Off) & Clockwork Recovery

DISCLAIMER : Best Android Blog would not be held responsible/liable for any damages that occur to your device by following the given below procedure. So, do everything at your own risk.

Instructions :

1. Download Paul’s Visionary + Tool:

  • First click here to download the Paul’s visionary tool.
  • Then install the Visionary on your DHD.
  • Run it, enable “Set system r/w after root.
  • Click “Temproot Now!” – Wait until it’s finished
  • Click Attempt Permroot now.
  • DHD automatically reboot’s.

If you want to check everything goes fine then download it from the market application “terminal emulator” run it, type su. If you get # this symbol then it mean’s that everything went fine. So, proceed to the next step.

2. Install Engineering Version of HBOOT to get S-off.

(HTC Boot means HTC Bootloader which is something like BIOS to your PC. Please make a note that this step is optional and it is not required in order to flash custom ROM’s on your DHD but gives you more freedom with your device).

  • Download sfjuocekr DHD script for flashing HBOOT from here.
  • Unzip it and copy it to your SD card.

(Please make a note that it is important you have on your SD Card root directory with the name DHD and all the files inside this directory. Rename DHD-Smart folder on your SDcard to DHD).

  • Run terminal emulator and type su.
  • Type “sh /sdcard/DHD/check (You should type “sh” in front of command)
  • If everything went OK then type sh /sdcard/DHD/backup.
  • If this also went OK Proceed with sh /sdcard/DHD/hboot

This command will install engineering HBoot which have S-Off turned off.

3. Install Custom Recovery Image:

  • Since ROM Manager now officially support’s desire HD, we will use it to download and install custom clockwork image.
  • Run android market app on your DHD and download and install ROM manager app from market.
  • Then download and install ROM Manager.
  • Run ROM Manager and select the first option (Flash the ClockworkMod Recovery)
  • Then wait until ROM Manager says that installation went successfully (Current version of ClockWorkMod is 2.5.1.3)
  • After installation tap in ROM Manager option reboot into recovery to test that everything went well.
  • DHD Should reboot in clockwork recovery manager.
About Sathishkumar

Sathishkumar Varatharajan is a blogger, an online marketer, a social media specialist and an Android Lover. At Best Android Blog, he writes tutorials for Android Rooting. He is the tech head and ensures that the blog keeps running at good pace. He also looks after all the SEO and promotion work. He’s from Salem, India and keep contributing regularly at the blog.

Speak Your Mind

*