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No problems on Froyo OTA with debranded Orange France

Hi all,
Since the last OTA created plenty of problems to debranded Orange owners, I just wanted to let everybody know that I did install the OTA and did not find any problem so far.... everything went smoothly in updating OTA from the latest RUU update. No need for gold cards or complicated procedures
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Can I ask which method did you use to originally debrand your phone? Which rome did you flash to?

The 405 RUU that had been posted around may on these forums... see here for a full list:
hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
Very easy, all you need is to make a gold card. Things get slightly more messy if you are not a Windows user.
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JaykaySLO said:
Can I ask which method did you use to originally debrand your phone? Which rome did you flash to?
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for my own device :
It was Orange France 1.22 ROM;
I rooted my device with UnrEVOked;
Then I use the downgrade method that uses fake ROM version reporting to RUU;
Installed full Europe_1.15 HTC ROM;
And install all OTA updates, as when asked.
Note : I alway have my gold card in it, and I never got any trouble.

Thanks. I dont want to root my phone just debrand it to receive OTA`s directly from HTc and not wait for carrier specific.
Question: is it safer to flash it to 1.15 and then do OTA to 1.21 and Froyo or flash directly with 1.21?

Directly 1.21, if I did not screw up version numbers it was the jump from 1.15 to 1.21 that created the problem when done in OTA (WiFi module could not be loaded correctly)
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ql. did you have to have your goldcard in while doing the FROYO update?

Yes
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Desire Unlocked but no froyo??

Got an HTC Desire from work on O2. We had it unlocked the other day by O2 and I'm now running it with an Orange SIM. I thought that once unlocked Froyo would be available but when I check the software update I'm shown that I've got 2.1 running and no updates available.
Help!

digital_vibe said:
Got an HTC Desire from work on O2. We had it unlocked the other day by O2 and I'm now running it with an Orange SIM. I thought that once unlocked Froyo would be available but when I check the software update I'm shown that I've got 2.1 running and no updates available.
Help!
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You've probably got a branded desire, you would need to flash an unbranded rom and then search for updates I think.

Hi mate,
If you use the Root meathod by search the forum for Unvolked meathod install the recovery program by following the guide, then putting the flash zip update froyo rom from this forum on your sd card, backup using nandroid then flash and when phone restarts you have updated 2.2 android on the phone.
Any problems send me a msg.
i dig out some instructions for you, that i followed, the guys on here are excellent when it comes to helping you, see my post help please, in development sections.
Post below :
www.rootmydroid.co.uk then click "desire" on the right
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Thanks
Tapper

Yes. That would be the quickest way to get Froyo 2.2.
It will also void your warranty though.

That is true, however HTC state if you root your HTC at your own risk,
but my phone provider stated if i have any problems they don't check.
Im with Virginmedia. mobile. who are putting the rom out next month and your have to download and zip so you will need to root it to do that.
Thanks
Tapper

Hi, a few questions?

Hi, everybody I am new to this forum thought I'd introduce myself and get answers to a few questions,which I've been searching for.
I'm from Pakistan, previously I had an iphone 2g I was into the whole jailbreaking stuff for that too.
I recently bought a slightly used htc desire. Firstly it didn't come with a 4gb memory card and it is on firmware 2.1update-1. It has no physical branding on it but in the scenes menu it has a vodafone scene and its firmware is 1.19.161.5 CL171460 release-keys which I looked up and is a vodafone firmware, what I want to know is that is this phone a manually unlocked phone or was it factory unlocked? And if I root it and then debrand it then will it get locked consequently needing an unlock code?
My hboot is 0.80 and touch panel synt101, is synt101 the amoled panel?
Yesterday I checked for an OTA update from the phone and it showed that an update is available, should I update? Will I still be able to root after the ota update?
Thank You Guys in Advance!
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Vodafone don't SIM-lock their phones any more so any SIM card can be used it in - the only issue you'd have is down to updates for the device (Vodafone UK have just released their FroYo build so you can get that over WiFi) - you WON'T however, be able to root it so only do this if you want a stock 2.2 Desire
It'll be an AMOLED unit too more than likely.

That's a relief to hear that its not going to get locked. I do want to root it(for a custom firmware), so which procedure should I follow root > debrand > custom firmware. A link to a guide would be very helpful thanks.
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saad.dawra said:
That's a relief to hear that its not going to get locked. I do want to root it(for a custom firmware), so which procedure should I follow root > debrand > custom firmware. A link to a guide would be very helpful thanks.
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Check this thread: TUT]Complete upgrading guide(root, unroot, flashing ROM & updates)
I found there all I needed to root my phone and made it ready for customizing.

A few of the rooting tutorials I have seen tell how to root either an unlocked unbranded phone or a locked branded phone. My phone has the vodafone firmware and it is unlocked, so presumably it falls into the category of unlocked branded phones? So should I follow the guides for the unbranded unlocked phones or the other?
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[Q] Clarification needed

Sorry if i seem a bit slow but i still haven't quite got the hang of android yet after many years of windows mobile.
I have a Desire which i have debranded using a goldcard and i have just rooted my stock froyo using unrevoked but have not installed any custom roms on it.
My questions are as follows: As i am now with rooted stock rom, will any updates be offered to me ota or do i have to unroot first?
If the answer is yes to updates being offered, will i still need to insert my goldcard to install them?
Why have i had to use my goldcard to install ota updates as i have debranded. Is there not a permanant fix so that my phone is properly debranded?
Any help from the forum gurus would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

1. Yes you should still be offered updates, but accepting them will remove root access
2. Yes, the gold card will be need to be used for ALL future updates
3. There is no permanent fix at present

Thanks. Just what i needed to know.

[Q] Root HTC Desire 2.2 Orange Branded

Hi. I recently bought I HTC Desire with froyo branded by Orange Spain.
The problem is that I can't find a way to root it, since it has already instaled froyo and the downgrading tutorials only work for unbranded phones.
Does anyone know any way I can get this phone rooted?

Try here. It is in post 3

Just use unrevoked.
There's plenty of threads discussing the process.
Be aware though, that there isn't currently any RUUs available for Orange so going back to completely Orange stock with no root can't be done.
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Oh, and make sure you make a goldcard before you do anything.
This will help if you need to use a non-orange rom in the future.
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Thanks for the replies!