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Hello guys. Is there a method to check a phone's original branding? I got my Desire here in Hungary but the ROM that was originally installed didn't have Hungarian language, only German and English so I suspect it is some grey import from Germany or I don't know.
I've rooted it, now i want to unroot it for warranty reasons, but can't install the stock WWE ROM because of customer ID error. This means it's not unbranded (or at least not WWE), but i bought it unbranded. So can I check somehow the phone's original branding? (from IMEI, S/N or I don't know)
The number next to the camera is HTW-EU-xxxxxx so I think it's definetly european.
Have you tried to flash the WWE rom with a Goldcard?
If not, do a search and create a goldcard and try reflashing the rom.
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Thanks, that's a good idea. But it would be good if I can prove somehow that the phone was branded or not an original WWE for the shop where I bought it. Or it's too late now to check what was the original branding?
Im not too sure about that.
You may have to get in touch with HTC with the details.
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He says he needs to unroot, though, so there is no need to try to flash a WWE ROM with goldcard.
As far as I am aware you cannot find out on which carrier you are branded.
The only idea that I can think of is to start flashing branded roms from shipped-roms and the one that doesn't give you a CID error is yours.
But the goldcard should eliminate any CID issues.
Flashing the WWE RUU will leave the phone unrooted....
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Meanwhile in this thread I find an answer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831734&highlight=gold+card
Running fastboot oem gencheckpt gives the original Customer ID.
For me it's VODAP102 which is androidboot.carrier=VODA-Germany.
Great, got a branded HTC as an unbranded, time to go in the shop and have a nice chat with them.
Anyone knows if there is a stock RUU available for a german VODA branded phone?
Yes, it will be unrooted but not on the stock original ROM, since he's branded obviously, I meant.
Chapell said:
Meanwhile in this thread I find an answer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831734&highlight=gold+card
Running fastboot oem gencheckpt gives the original Customer ID.
For me it's VODAP102 which is androidboot.carrier=VODA-Germany.
Great, got a branded HTC as an unbranded, time to go in the shop and have a nice chat with them.
Anyone knows if there is a stock RUU available for a german VODA branded phone?
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Unfortunately there isn't one at shipped roms, only a french eclair and 2 UK, one of which is froyo.
But if they sold it to you, as you said for unbranded you should talk to them about that.
Thanks for both of you, i'll try to flash the WWE ROM with a gold card. Not the original branded but better than a rooted ROM And I'll go in the shop and ask why I have a branded german phone...
Hi, how can i fully reset my htc desire? As like I have just taken it out of the box? I currently have it rooted and on a custom rom.
Flash a orginal RUU for your Device
Ok, but how do i know wich one to install?
Depends on what rom was on it, when you bought it..
If there were branding, and you want the branding back, you will need to flash a ruu for your carrier, but if you just want the original system back just flash the wwe 2.29.405 ruu.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189
or google - how to unroot htc desire.... come on man just read up on it
The roms can be found on http://shipped-roms.com
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Hi,
I purchased a new HTC One X from France (I have a friend there), and it came in french and with some apps of SFR (a french cellular company).
I want an official ROM of HTC but without all those apps, and with Hebrew support.
I saw this page with stock ROMs, but how do I know which one is suitable for me?
And can I install a stock ROM that did not come originally with my phone?
I am new to Android and smartphones in general, so please be patient with me (I'm a quick learner though).
Thank you.
Download cidgetter from the play store, that app will let you know your cid. My hox is unbranded with cid 401.
When you know your cid go to the page with the ruus and look for one with your cid in the version number.
Remember though you can only use a ruu with same or higher version number
You can't change region or carrier unless you have an s-off hox
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OK, my CID is VODAP203. What does it mean?
And what is s-off hox, and how do I get that?
(Simply, all I want to do is to reset my phone to factory's settings but like a not-branded one and with Hebrew support, as if I bought the phone from my country).
Thanks in advance.
ps: is there any detailed guide which explain all those terms and how to install a new ROM and all this stuff...?
Go to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23542734
Tell them your cid and some 1 should be able to guide you to the relevent ruu for your cid, that will get you back to stock factory settings.
You can't change cid unless you are lucky enough to have a s-off hox (s-off = security-off) so your best bet if your not bothered about warranty is flashing a custom Rom with all the bloat removed.
Go to this thread for all you need to know about flashing a custom rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30471180
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You can only use RUUs from Vodafone France - you can't use a stock ROM unless you go custom
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Tell them your cid and some 1 should be able to guide you to the relevent ruu for your cid, that will get you back to stock factory settings.
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That will get me back to factory settings but it will be exactly like I have it now (mine is brand new), right?
I don't want it like I got it, I want it as if it wasn't branded (like another region).
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You can only use RUUs from Vodafone France - you can't use a stock ROM unless you go custom
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I don't understand something, I can't use a stock RUU but a custom one I can??
What do I need to do to get an official ROM (General, not branded, like pure HTC official ROM)?
Thanks...
You can't until we gain s-off, that's why if you want rid of all the bloat ware on your phone you will have to go custom rom or root and uninstall the bloatware yourself
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LionGod8 said:
That will get me back to factory settings but it will be exactly like I have it now (mine is brand new), right?
I don't want it like I got it, I want it as if it wasn't branded (like another region).
I don't understand something, I can't use a stock RUU but a custom one I can??
What do I need to do to get an official ROM (General, not branded, like pure HTC official ROM)?
Thanks...
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I'm going to assume the lest complicated situation, you have a regular HTC One X that is S-ON, but that you've managed to unlock your bootloader and root your phone. From browsing around it seems like the most standard starting point.
I think you are right; it's a little weird that you can only use the RUU (what HTC provides as a stock / factory ROM) from where the phone was intended to be used. I guess this makes some sense: you can manufacture custom configurations of the phone per clients markets (i.e. US Telcos may want two types, a delux version and a stripped down cheaper version) so HTC makes sure to configure the phones differently. If you have different phones, then you need to ensure each works as it should out of the box, so two different ROMs might be required where each stock ROM is optimized for use with the phone configuration as dictated by the CID (does CID - configuration identifier??). So for most of us, the RUU that's available to us is strictly determined by the phone CID.
So why not create a super RUU that is so awesome that it could determine what the physical and software configuration of the phone is and permit only the compatible features? Are HTC developers too lazy?? Maybe, I don't know, I'm not a developer. So enter the custom ROM. A kind of super RUU IMHO that allows for more customization based on the talents of the developer(s) who often design these things for free, on their own time, and although not obligated one bit to support or update them, do so anyway.
So there you have it, you are stuck with the RUU that is compatible only with your CID, or you can research the various custom ROMs that exist and try them out.
Good luck and have fun with it.
Hi guys,
I switched back from Samsung to HTC. I was on the Galaxy Note and now I'm using HTC One X. I have few questions cause things are very different on the HTC side when it comes to ROMs, flashing and rooting.
First thing, how do you check for what region is your One X? I kind of figured out that is from Asia but I want to be sure if I decide (and I will ) to flash custom ROMs so I can get back to stock at any time. On Samsung it's easy to check out which ROM.
If my ROM is Asian, can I flash open stock ROM from Europe?
When it comes to flashing, I'm cool with that, there are pretty good tutorials and it's cool. My bootlocker is unlocked, I've checked that (I'm not the first owner) but the phone isn't rooted. Is there a way that I could bring the phone back to the original state? Everything locked and stock? On Samsung, all you need to do is flash a stock ROM through ODIN and that's it.
Sorry if these are too noobish questions. I've tried searching but couldn't get all of the information and I'm curious about these things. Just trying to get back on track with HTC stuff (I used to own HTC Wildfire but I didn't bother with flashing anything).
Cheers!
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Hi guys,
I switched back from Samsung to HTC. I was on the Galaxy Note and now I'm using HTC One X. I have few questions cause things are very different on the HTC side when it comes to ROMs, flashing and rooting.
First thing, how do you check for what region is your One X? I kind of figured out that is from Asia but I want to be sure if I decide (and I will ) to flash custom ROMs so I can get back to stock at any time. On Samsung it's easy to check out which ROM.
If my ROM is Asian, can I flash open stock ROM from Europe?
When it comes to flashing, I'm cool with that, there are pretty good tutorials and it's cool. My bootlocker is unlocked, I've checked that (I'm not the first owner) but the phone isn't rooted. Is there a way that I could bring the phone back to the original state? Everything locked and stock? On Samsung, all you need to do is flash a stock ROM through ODIN and that's it.
Sorry if these are too noobish questions. I've tried searching but couldn't get all of the information and I'm curious about these things. Just trying to get back on track with HTC stuff (I used to own HTC Wildfire but I didn't bother with flashing anything).
Cheers!
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1- to get everything stock again you have to check you CID first typing:
Code:
fastboot getvar cid
the code that you'll get have to be equal to the of the RUU, and then you have to run that RUU to get everything stock and to relock your bootloader you have simply to type in command pompt:
Code:
fastboot oem lock
know the RUU version of the phone.
ruu flasher is equivalent to odin
you can't lock the bootloader to *locked* but to *re-locked*
to check for the region: see the firmware version : x.xx.yyy.xxx there are lists showing which "yyy" correspond to which region,
or by simply using "cid getter" from market and see your cid in the lists
Morning guys,
I have had many Android phones and loved that I was able to flash custom ROMs and tweak bits. I got rid of my LG G2 some time ago for the HTC One M8 and I feel a little lost. I can't flash a custom ROM because it has S-OFF and there's no way I'm paying a third party to remove this.
Is there any way around this so I can keep playing? Otherwise, I might as well have got a darn iPhone.
Kind regards,
Chris
There is no need to S-Off to flash custom ROMs.
What you need :
Bootloader unlocked using HTCDev unlock_code.bin
latest firmware of your M8 region that read 4.xx.xxx.x
latest TWRP
That's all then you're good to install custom ROMs.
Ahh I have done all of that. But I was under the impression that I need to be S-OFF'ed?
You need S-Off if you want to change firmware of other M8 region to your device (which is not necessary) or to update yours without going HTC way i.e doing OTA.
Another important note, your device is not a China M8 like M8_TL but a M8_UL or M8_UL_CA to flash the Intl GSM Custom ROMs that you can find here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development
Good luck ... it's not comfortable to use this forum format ..
No. Mine is the standard UK HTC One M8. I would just like to try out CyanogenMod and clear out some of the pre-installed HTC apps that I don't use.
Your firmware must be on 4.16.401.10 or 4.16.401.13 then you're good.
To remove some pre-installed HTC apps you need root which comes pre-installed with custom ROMs and custom kernel which usually has write protection disabled.
Gotta go now ... give any custom ROM a try .. you'll understand better
Nope, my firmware is on 4.20.771.2. Does that matter sorry?
That's H3G and that's good enough.
Thank you for all your help!!!