Root [HOWTO] [root] Boost Mobile hTC One SV root *WITHOUT* overwriting recovery / kernel

[o_splatterhand]

Have you tried cwm recovery for boost?

 

[sollyd123]

yes, sent you a PM

 

[sollyd123]

Hi;
I don't know if this helps but here's what I get with fastboot getvar:

C:\android>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.01.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.12.50.0115
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(bootloader) imei: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(bootloader) product: k2_cl
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8930
(bootloader) modelid: PL8011000
(bootloader) cidnum: SPCS_003
(bootloader) battery-status: low
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3142mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
getvar:all FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

 

[Mikessv]

Hi;
I don't know if this helps but here's what I get with fastboot getvar:

C:\android>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.01.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.12.50.0115
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(bootloader) imei: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(bootloader) product: k2_cl
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8930
(bootloader) modelid: PL8011000
(bootloader) cidnum: SPCS_003
(bootloader) battery-status: low
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3142mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
getvar:all FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

Is the bootloader unlocked

 

[sollyd123]

How do I tell? It states unlocked but is that referring to the phone?

 

[Mikessv]

How do I tell? It states unlocked but is that referring to the phone?

Yes that means its unlocked

 

[sollyd123]

Can anyone help? I have to get this solved tonight.Still cannot flash, getting error in zip message. I think I need to get it back to stock??

 

[shew82]

I wanted to try and use this method to do the bare minimum it would take to swap the internal and external SD cards on a stock JB model (ie boot into CWMrecovery and flash in the vold.fstab or superuser)

Booting into CWMrecovery seems to be not an issue but booting into the linked Kernel seems to not be working. I'm presuming its an ICS vs JB thing. I also tried just installing the superuser zip from within the booted recovery image, but that doesn't seem to work either.

Is what I would like to do possible, or do I have to go through the whole S-OFF/moonshine and then restore the "stock" JB nandroid backup etc?

Thanks,
Shaun

 

[russellvone]

First off you need s-off to disable the write protection that the kernel has built into it. If you were to just be bootloader unlocked, then send cmd

fastboot boot recovery.img

you would be able to flash root and keep it. Until reboot.
I know out kind of stinks, but s-off on a device you own is pretty freaking awesome.

Good luck with your decision.

:thumbup:

 

[shew82]

Yeah, I gave in and moonshined etc

 

[bhays3]

bump

 

[ItsJakeO]

Does anybody have a copy of the Boost specific ClockworkMod recovery? Everywhere I have tried to get it, it's removed... I just got this phone and didn't need to root it until now. Can't even extract music files without root... bust! Thanks for the help guys.
Former ZTE Warp user.

 

[BRAINZ2013]

Its in the first page of this post something like this

 

[Lordvincent 90]

Does anybody have a copy of the Boost specific ClockworkMod recovery? Everywhere I have tried to get it, it's removed... I just got this phone and didn't need to root it until now. Can't even extract music files without root... bust! Thanks for the help guys.
Former ZTE Warp user.

http://goo.im/devs/simonsimons34/k2_cl/Recovery

Here you go, this has links to cwm & twrp

 

[ItsJakeO]

Thank you, the originals were removed.

 

[MooniniteVII]

Does this method work for those with the 4.2.2 OTA?

 

[ODGeek]

Does this method work for those with the 4.2.2 OTA?

It didn't for me. I ended up overwriting the stock recovery in order to boot TWRP & re-root after the 4.2.2 OTA update. That said, TWRP has been updated multiple times since I tried to "fastboot boot TWRP.img" and I haven't tried with the current version.

 

[ModdingMyMind]

The Bootloader for 4.2.2 made some changes and one of those changes messed with the ability to boot the custom recovery vice flashing. In order to boot the custom recovery it requires an additional command which I currently have not determine what it would be yet.

However, if you are S-Off you can downgrade your bootloader back to 2.0 and you should be fine.

 

[MonkeySchool]

I was wondering if you could send me a link to the image files and recovery