Tuesday, April 17, 2012

[Guide] How to root HTC One X on Android 4.0.3



The HTC One X is one of the company’s new device line up featuring Android Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC Sense 4.0. The device features a 4.7-inch 720p HD display, 8 megapixel camera with 1080p video capture and will be powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor with 1GB of RAM.

If you are one of the those who picked up an HTC One X you will be happy to know that the Android Community has been able to root the device. A step-by-step guide on how to root your HTC One X on Android 4.0.3 follows:


[DISCLAIMER] This website nor the developers of the root will not be responsible for any loss of data or device malfunction which may occure as a result of following this guide. Please follow at your own risk.
  1. Head over to HTCDev.com and follow the instructions on how to unlock your bootloader for the HTC One X.
  2. Download and install the full Android SDK
  3. Download Interim ClockworkMod (CWM) Touch Recovery
    • Transfer this to the fastboot folder insider your Android SDK folder on your computer
  4. Download CWM-Flashable version of SuperSU
    • Transfer the file to your device /sdard folder
  5. Connect your device to your computer via USB
  6. Switch off your device
    • Press and hold Volume Down + Power button to boot into recovery
  7. Open Command Prompt ( Terminal on Mac) on your computer and type the following command
    • fastboot flash recovery r1-modaco-recovery-clockwork-touch-endeavoru.img
    • This will flash ClockworkMod Touch to your device
  8. Restart your device and switch it off again
    • Press and hold Volume Down + Power button
    • You will boot into built ClockworkMod
  9. Perform a nandroid backup
  10. Navigate to install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard and select SuperSU.zip which you previously downloaded.
  11. From the main menu select reboot system now.
If you followed the steps correctly your HTC One X will now boot into Android 4.0.3 with root access. You can confirm that your rooting has been successful if you find the SuperSU app among your apps.
You should now be able to install root-only apps or custom ROMs on your HTC One X.


source - XDA Developers
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