Hi,
Due to be getting a locked branded HTC desire on Orange tomorrow. Wasn't planning to do anything but after what I have heard I will be de branding it as soon as I can. I have read a couple of guides. Could someone please make it as simple as possible for me?
I am going to be making a gold card (I think) and then putting a ROM on it? I think I will be able to do that and also do the updating with the gold card in and stuff. Can someone tell me what is the ROM? And when android 2.2 is released how do I update that? Is it a lot simpler or even more confusing than updating a ROM, also how do I find the latest ROM update?
Also how simple is it to unlock the sim and how do I do it?
Thanks in advance for your answers, any additional info would also be great.
Related
Hi Guys,
I'm afraid I'm a bit of a N00B, but I've just recieved the HTC Desire with Telstra (AUS) ROM.
I'd like to contribute to the community: can anyone point out an Idiots Guide to maming an image of the ROM?
PhilChia said:
Hi Guys,
I'm afraid I'm a bit of a N00B, but I've just recieved the HTC Desire with Telstra (AUS) ROM.
I'd like to contribute to the community: can anyone point out an Idiots Guide to maming an image of the ROM?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Cant be done as yet mate. Im guessing you are wanting to upgrade to the unbranded ROM?
Nope not looking for unbranded. Just wanting to copy the Telstra Rom so that others can dissect and play with it
The Telstra one has some extra apps (including what looks to be a new flash plugin) that may be of interest to Cookers....
So anyone help me to create an image of this phone??
I need to do this too. For a different reason. Telstra loaded the ROM up with 'cr-apps' that are basically just links to their web pages. It's horrible, but worst they broke the GPS in the process.
Someone has created a gold card and reports that this makes the GPS work (and gets rid of the crap) but Telstra won't provide warranty on devices with other ROMs.
So...I may need to put it back.
Can someone point us in the right direction? It must be possible yeah?
Edit: Stuffed GPS thread, Crappy ROM thread on Whirlpool
Hi All
This is my first visit for years since owning an original XDA so I am not up to speed and would appreciate some expert guidance if you would be so kind.
I have just bought an HTC Desire and have several questions :-
a) it is an Orange branded HTC Desire bought of eBay which I have now unlocked but it still has all of the horrible Orange branding. I am running the current great Tesco deal (£10 pm, 500 any minutes, unlimited internet (500mb AU) so running costs will be low
I still have access to an Orange PAYG sim
Question : Can I use (Insert) the Orange SIM when (if ) Orange roll out their OTA update to Froyo to update the handset ???;
b) Question : Do Tesco operate any OTA updates and , if so, will they ignore my "Orange" HTC ?
c) Can I debrand the Orange and, if so, can I then use any HTC OTA updates ?
d) If I can do c) above, how would I go about getting the HTC update;
e) If I debrand and root the HTC, presumably it can no longer update via OTC so how would I then perform future updates:
f) I have great admiration for the makers of the various custom roms currently out for Froyo but really worried about bricking the phone so I am really regarding flashing the firmware as a last resort - if I do have to bite this bullet, can someone point me to the best "idiots guide" ?
Really sorry for the barrage of questions but I would appreciate any guidance you can give
Thanks to you all
Hi freebooter,
I have answered each of your questions below.
Question : Can I use (Insert) the Orange SIM when (if ) Orange roll out their OTA update to Froyo to update the handset ?
You shouldn't need to, the phone will look for the updates, not the sim card. When Orange release their update, it won't matter what SIM you are using.
b) Question : Do Tesco operate any OTA updates and , if so, will they ignore my "Orange" HTC ?
It will be Orange who supply your update, unless you debrand and flash a HTC or custom ROM.
c) Can I debrand the Orange and, if so, can I then use any HTC OTA updates ?
Yes, look in the development forum, and read the first few sticky posts.
d) If I can do c) above, how would I go about getting the HTC update;
The phone would notify you
e) If I debrand and root the HTC, presumably it can no longer update via OTC so how would I then perform future updates:
If you do that, you won't get the Orange update, but you should get the htc ones. Bear in kind some networks may not honourhonour your warranty if you debrand/flash a new ROM.
f) I have great admiration for the makers of the various custom roms currently out for Froyo but really worried about bricking the phone so I am really regarding flashing the firmware as a last resort - if I do have to bite this bullet, can someone point me to the best "idiots guide" ?
Again, look say the first few posts in the development forum....
I hope the answers help, please feel free to ask more if you are unsure.
Zippyioa
Thanks Zippyioa - your reply is very helpful and has given me more confidence to try to get rid of the Orange bloatware
I am still a little confused about the huge range of roms available to download and a bit nervous about trying a customsied rom so can you recommend a good up to date rom that will put me on the HTC OTA upgrade path ?
(By the way, how are things in Stratford ? I used to live just up the road in Hockley Heath)
You won't need to root if you want to intend your desire. You just need need to create a goldcard. Guides in the developers forum. You then find the unbranded ruu. Further guides are in the development section.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Thanks Ste1164
Sorry to be thick but you said "you want to intend your desire" which I don't understand
Do you mean I only need a gold card to flash a stock rom over the Orange one ?
I will read the stickies (and try to make sense of them but I am very out of touch - my last custom rom was for an original XDA !!!)
One other point, having bought and used an unlock code for my Orange handset, presumably the same code number will work if the hnadset locks up again ?
Thanks
freebooter99 said:
Thanks Ste1164
Sorry to be thick but you said "you want to intend your desire" which I don't understand
Do you mean I only need a gold card to flash a stock rom over the Orange one ?
I will read the stickies (and try to make sense of them but I am very out of touch - my last custom rom was for an original XDA !!!)
One other point, having bought and used an unlock code for my Orange handset, presumably the same code number will work if the hnadset locks up again ?
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Stratford is great, strangely we were just in Solihull so went through hockley heath to get there!
I think the last poster meant debrand not intend? Anyway, you are right about the goldcard, just make sure you put it in again if you do an OTA upgrade!
As for the unlock code, once you apply it Oranges sim lock is removed.it shouldn't come back but I would keep it just in case.
You also asked me which ROM I would suggest, I haven't tried any as I am still using the stock T-Mobile one, but Paul at MoDaCo has always made first class roms and you can choose the contents yourself in his kitchen
zippyioa
Sorry yes I meant debrand (I'm trying to use swype ) you will need a spare micro sd card for a gold card as when some ota updates arrive they will not be accepted unless you have a gold card. The unbranded rom will be instead of the orange rom. If you ever need to put the orange rom back on the phone you won't be able to as the orange ruu hasn't been leaked so keep that in mind.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Thanks for the responses
As I am not on Orange as service provider , what I really want to do is to get to as pure an HTC unbranded state in the hope that I will be able to get HTC OTA updates for Froyo and subsequents.
To be honest, custom roms are a bit scary at my level of knowledge as I don't want to brick an expensive handset (no disrespect to the clever guys who are cooking this stuff in their kitchens) so I will be looking for the most up to date HTC roms I can source.
One thing I can't figure is how HTC OTAs work as I would have thought that the service providers pump their updates out across their networks so how do unbranded handsets get updated ?
The way I understand it, it is the handset that looks for updates, based on the rom you have installed.
I currently have a t-mobile handset with a vodafone sim. I just got the t-mobile update as that is what the phone had installed on it.
zippyioa
Thanks zippyioa
So to get an update from Orange, I would have to leave it as Orange branded but , as I don't like the Orange customisations anyway, I would have to debrand it after their Froyo release ?
As this would still involve flashing a non Orange rom, am I right in thinking that I might as well find (if available) a current HTC Froyo rom and flash to that now ?
If I understand correctly, there is no benefit in waiting for Orange or am I utterly confused ?
Does anyone with an unbranded have an experience of an OTA HTC upgrade ?
Thanks
That's the way I understand it!
The only downside to debranding is that the operator warranty is usually void. I am not sure if HTC still cover it though?
The warranty isnt covered I dont think but you can check. An advantage to unbranding is that you will receive ota updates sooner and you won't have all the orange bloatware installed.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Hi all
I have a HTC DHD and its got orange branding, and im on O2 so im left with useless apps that are of no use to me,
would anybody be so kind as to tutorial me to update my phone to the latiest HTC DHD software please
thank you very much
si
android vertion 2.2.1
Hi,
As this is your first post, I will look beyond the point that there are hundreds of posts exactly like yours. Please try to search before you ask a very common question.
Now, your phone is running the latest available branded HTC firmware (1.84).
The latest unbranded HTC firmware is 1.32 (1.72/74 got pulled, it was a bad update)
You will need to create a Goldcard & Downgrade to stock 1.32 . Look in the Dev section, there are guides, they are very good.
Hmm for the gold card just use the goldcard helper in the marketplace thts what i did to make a gold card
So without reading the guides, does the OP know whether to use mmc0 or mmc2. Or what to do with the goldcard.iso
Follow the guides, they are tried and tested.
I have just replaced my Sony Ericsson Vivaz with a nice new HTC Wildfire. The phone is pretty good, but I have the typical problem carrier spam applications.
I need to get rid of them. So de-branding would be my best show. I have a lot of experience with Symbian-based phones, but I'm pretty new to Android.
I've seen a "tutorial" (barely explaining stuff) on how to debrand it, but I would appreciate it if someone could explain in a little more detail (or maybe a screenshot or a video if possible).
Also one more thing (the most importaint)...while I have a slight chance to figure out how to do it, I have no idea where to get a generic firmware (or are they called "roms"?) from...anyone can tell me where I can get one that's up to date(UK region or Spain would be appreciated)? (Android 2.2.1 is the latest I believe? not custom firmware please)
Thanks in advance to all readers.
Do you like to experiment with your phone and use roms?
If so, you need to root and install a rom
The only thing that will more than likely stop you is the hboot(please search on how to check this) if your hboot is not ver0.80 you cannot root for the time being until it is unlocked.
If you want a generic rom please search Google for shipped-roms website.
For help how to do this search forum for Thu flash.
Hope this helps
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using Tapatalk
f0xy said:
Do you like to experiment with your phone and use roms?
If so, you need to root and install a rom
The only thing that will more than likely stop you is the hboot(please search on how to check this) if your hboot is not ver0.80 you cannot root for the time being until it is unlocked.
If you want a generic rom please search Google for shipped-roms website.
For help how to do this search forum for Thu flash.
Hope this helps
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've found a website with roms, but how do I know which is generic (HTC, unmodded) and what region?
Actually, the names are so weird I can barely even figure out what they are (example: RUU_Buzz_HTC_WWE_1.37.405.1_Radio_13.53.55.24H_3.35.19.25_release_151892_signed.exe )
I don't want to install mods, only debrand it...do I need to root the phone all the same? Or unmodded roms work without it?
And one more question...after flashing with a generic rom, will I still receive OS updates (if any are released) the same way I am now?
P.S. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741651&highlight=Thu+flash <-- is this the "Thu Flash" you were talkning about?
Hi,
I've had a look through the threads already and couldn't find anything that would've been of any use to me.
Anyways, I'm getting a DHD from my brother soon seeing as he's getting a contract upgrade in the next month but the problem si that it's locked on 3 and i'm on T-Mobile.
So, I was wondering, is there a simple and easy way to unlock the phone myself? The Samsung Galaxy S2 has an app that will generate an unlock code for it but I couldn't find anything similar for the DHD.
Would really appreciate the help
Thanks
5H1R42
Hi, and welcome to XDA.
There is a tool to SimUnlock your handset, you can find it here --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9524174#post9524174
However, if the handset came with Gingerbread (2.3) then there is a chance that it can jam up your HBOOT and cause booting issues. However it is recoverable, so it might be worth running the SimUnlock then restoring your handset.
Hi,
Thanks for the help, i'll give it a shot when i can. The phone came with Android 2.2 and was then upgraded to Android 2.3 when it was released. Will this affect it?
5H1R42
No, that is good. You will need to downgrade to use this tool though.
Once that is done you shouldn't have any issues. Feel free to PM me if you need further help, or just post here.