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ORange UK ---> Generic HTC Rom

Hi there i have just placed a pre order with Orange for my Orange HTC DIAMOND whihc should be released within a week.
I was wondering is there any place where i can download the HTC factory shipped rom for the device. To get rid of all the Orange icons etc.
Plase let me know. Also Unlocking the Handset
Thanks in advanced.
I have tried searching but it does not seem to make much sense to me

Where did you get the within a week release from?
All the info I can get says it'll be next month at the earliest.
Have a look at the Hard SPL post above.. that should give you all the info you need. Or go to modmydiamond.info
The Hard SPL should allow it.
I must say though back up the Orange system before doing the change as they won't look at the phone or accept it back if it doesn't have the stock orange ROM on it.
As yet no Super CID has been released so you can't unlock the phone without paying to do so. There is a thread on it already.
All this info is easily found with the search function and most if not all are on the first page of this forum.

I pay an immense amount to orange every month. If you look on their site. They have the phone as coming soon.
Release date last next week.
I have already negotiated my deal with them, but that took a lot of transferred calls. (my average orange bill £320+)

I also heard next week to from an orange source... not sure about the unlocking yet but the customization options are all here on this site.
One file you will need to access orange world properly Orange UK by rabdo v1.5.cab there is a 1.6 somewhere

Orange Diamond Order
Hi
I ordered mine today after looking around a number of sites. They have it available on Expansys on both O2 and T-mobile, i decided to get mine through Phones4U in the end on the Orange network....much better deal.
Graham

Hi is there any chance someone can link the Generic Firmware we can use. I can't seem to find one. I see a list of many but not sure which one.
I do not want a custom one i want the generic one factory shipped..
Thanks akirainblack for your help

mahsidi said:
Hi is there any chance someone can link the Generic Firmware we can use. I can't seem to find one. I see a list of many but not sure which one.
I do not want a custom one i want the generic one factory shipped..
Thanks akirainblack for your help
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1) start here ModMyDiamond for general infomation.
2) install HARD-SPL Hard-SPL or how I learned to stop worrying and love the MPU
3) update ROM see here Hard-SPL supported ROMs & requests (this list is quite up-to-date and show original and custom ROMS)
4) Install Orange UK by rabdo v1.6.cab (for Orange UK users - only)
Its really easy if all goes well. good luck

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=399680
Those are the shipped ROM's so the official ones
Hmm, Orange won't let me pre-order the Diamond. Ah well, I'll just have to keep calling them.
They have said I'll get it free though.

HTC Desire update 2nd of June!?

I rang Orange Uk, as my phone keeps sending the incoming calls to the voicemail even when its on 3G, and after 30 minutes arguing with an ignorant woman who said that that was happening cos my phone was unlock by a third party and not by Orange, I managed to talk with a supervisor and he said that Htc is about to release an update on the 2nd of June that will resolved many issues on the new Desires and if after that release my phone is still not working he will give me a new one.(sure...)
I doubt the "new update" will clear my problem as i find out is hardware problem rather than a software problem,BUT What kind update is HTC about to release? was the Supervisor taken the mickey out of me?? Dont know, just wanna share the info with you guys in case its true

BUT What kind update is HTC about to release?
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Froyo?

jankos said:
Froyo?
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haha

This rumour keeps getting earlier and earlier.. The official HTC statement was any time up to December this year for the Froyo update.

cosmicharade said:
This rumour keeps getting earlier and earlier.. The official HTC statement was any time up to December this year for the Froyo update.
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With that said, Google also announced Gingerbread would be released around christmas.

It's not froyo.
HTC just released an update on Vodafone UK, too. Apparently it fixed the facebook/unknown contact issue, as well as a couple of other problems.
This is most likely a network specific update, containing the same bug fixes.

tuatha said:
It's not froyo.
HTC just released an update on Vodafone UK, too. Apparently it fixed the facebook/unknown contact issue, as well as a couple of other problems.
This is most likely a network specific update, containing the same bug fixes.
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Yep, picked this one up myself yesterday. An update a few days later from Orange, it's likely the same one

Any major changes? I'm on Meteor in Ireland so I haven't got it.
I read that they've added a high quality option in the HTC Flash player. Anything else?

just an update to fix bugs, is not that hard hard to understand huh?

Damn... maybe I should have stayed with my Orange ROM afterall? I don't dare flash a radio at this stage what with all the talk of USB bricking...

I keep reading this term - radio. Can someone explain?

al89nut said:
I keep reading this term - radio. Can someone explain?
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Think of them as driver packages for the phones internal transmitters (Cellular, Wifi, bluetooth etc.)
The latest Desire radio (.16 iirc) apparently gives better HSDPA signal and battery life

A concern
Im actually a little worried about my new desire... The thing is that its branded by orange and im not using it on orange, infact not even in UK...so i was wondering that would i be able to receive OTA?
Secondly Ive realized that ive made a big mistake getting an Orange branded phone with all the bloatware..So if i install a custom rom or even the stock HTC rom..will i be able to get the OTA?
Thanks.

orange ota update.

I emailed orange the other day asking why they hadn't released an ota update here's there answer.
Thank you for your email regarding your HTC Desire phone.
I am sorry to learn that you are unaware of our process regarding updates for Orange phones. Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience this has caused.
I would like to advise that Orange customers are not able to obtain updates direct from HTC themselves, this is due to the Orange branding that you have on your phone that allows you to use this on our network.
Please find below a link to our website where you are able to check in the future if an update via Orange has been released.
http://www2.orange.co.uk/servlet/Sa...96364420640&product=Feature&t=Product&tabid=1
I have also supplied below the required steps that you will need to take in order to organise an update to your phone. Be advised to follow the on-screen instructions as it will give you necessary and required information regarding your phone.
"your phone's features" > "download software updates" > "how do I download the latest software update" > "HTC Desire update"
When a new update is made available by a handset manufacturer they will pass a version of this to Orange so that we can run the required tests to confirm that this update they have released will co-exist with the Orange branding that you are required to use on your phone.
It is possible that the new update that is released may not co-exist with the Orange branding and thus we will not be able to release the update for the HTC Desire, if they can not co-exist and we were to release this to your phone, this could effectively be detrimental to your handset and Orange will not process for this reason.
If the update version can not co-exist with the Orange branding then we will wait for HTC to release a new update to which we will restart the testing process accordingly.
Be aware that it is not possible to advise of any estimated timescale for the testing of this update by Orange, furthermore, we can not guarantee that an update will be released at all regarding the HTC Desire as the updates that could be released may never work alongside the Orange branding on the phone.
Because some of this information is speculative and based on situations regarding the testing of updates that may or may not ever be released by HTC and the time it takes to complete the testing of the new updates, please accept my sincere apologies that we can not be more specific regarding your query.
Please be advised that the answers to many common queries can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section in the Help and Support option on the Home page of our website.
www.orange.co.uk
I trust this information clarifies your query.
Kind regards
Emma
Orange Online Services

What is the purpose of this thread? I'm pretty sure this is common knowledge. Same goes for HTC, they won't release the update to 2.2 until they can get Sense to work with it as well as it does on 2.1.

I dont see ORange or any other network providers with branded software getting the 2.2 before or at the same time as those running stock.
Seems pointless starting a new post for this which has been discussed many times before.

I'm not talking about 2.2 I'm talking about the ota update every one has already received 1.21.405 I think it is. Its still not happened on orange.

doinbox said:
I'm not talking about 2.2 I'm talking about the ota update every one has already received 1.21.405 I think it is. Its still not happened on orange.
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2.2, 1.21, 1.01, 1.53, it's all the same. This is common knowledge. I still don't get the point of this thread.

I only posted it for people who are on orange and, like myself keep asking for the update. I haven't seen an answer from orange anywhere on here so I thought I'd. Email them myself and post the answer here. Just because you knows how it works doesn't meen everyone else does. I'm sure orange customers would like an answer.
What's your problem.

Sorry! Double posted for some reason.

I don't have a problem, I'm just not so sure others didn't know that's how it works.
Sent from my Desire using XDA App

Orange and updates
Well, I think it's a valid thread and I do know the 'system'. I agree with the OP that a specific answer from Orange has not been posted. He could have added it to one of the [many] other threads but how many of us - who genuinely want to know the situation - would ever see it? This way we get to read the 'official' line. So, what's your problem?
On a more relevant note, I don't read this as being a hopeful sign that we Orange users will ever see the .21 update. And considering it seems to fix some of the annoying bugs with the Desire that is a pain. I don't want to root my device as it would put the warranty in question and I have already had to have it replaced once. So I'm stuck with a 'flawed' device that the supplier doesn't want to fix. Maybe I'll go for an iPhone?
And another thing. The link the Orange Rep gave in her email takes you to a page that doesn't even have the Desire listed on it!

It's definitely a valid thread, that's a very interesting reply from Orange right there.
The emphasis on Branding is shocking. What a load of ****.
I think Orange users will be getting Froyo sometime next year.

Basically what orange is saying they won't release out that will make your phone run properly orange crap on top if software always screws the phone up or makes it run slower
I always steer clear of orange branded phones they are the worst company out there for network crap
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

At this rate i'm going to end up rooting my phone. No more slow updates. No more Orange crapware.

And this is why I debranded my phone to use froyo. And will be useing HTC's hopefully desire froyo rom once its released
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stats101 said:
At this rate i'm going to end up rooting my phone. No more slow updates. No more Orange crapware.
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You dont actually need to Root, just do a debrand.. its a little easier and a lot more failsafe. You'll need to get your phone unlocked tho to run the latest firmware which is definitely worth it.

oursoul said:
You dont actually need to Root, just do a debrand.. its a little easier and a lot more failsafe. You'll need to get your phone unlocked tho to run the latest firmware which is definitely worth it.
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does debranding it void it's warranty? will i lose my data?

Its a moot point, certainly you will lost your data as you'll be flashing a fresh OS.
As for the warranty, I guess officially yes it does. HOWEVER.
If you were to send the phone off for a hardware problem then it is my opinion that it would be still covered under Orange & HTC's seperate warrantys.
If its a software problem, then a simple re-flash will fix it.
That is my philosophy anyway.
I sent 4 debranded c905's back to orange with no problems last year and more recently had my c905's earpiece mended by Sony in about a week which had been debranded too.
I didn't hesitate to debrand my Desire, did it about 3 hours after unboxing it before I started to set up my homescreens.
So its up to you, you know the risks but if there's a fault at the worst Orange will send it back to you unmended, but then you can send it to HTC. But put yourselves in the mind of the engineers They'll fix it if they can imo.

its teh reason why I got rid of my Touch HD phone, as Orange would not update it ... If you go to the HTC sight they have Orange UK updates , but none for Froyo

OTA update Fix new for O2 Phones/Customers

Just thought I'd pass some information on I had from my O2 Premium support team. Google has advised that a fix was released to 1000 handsets yesterday from 17:00Hrs GMT. They will make sure that no issues arise from the fix and if all is well will start rolling out a full scale update 24Hrs Later, ie this evening from 17:00Hrs.
Anyway looks like it will be sooner rather than later

JustinL01 said:
Just thought I'd pass some information on I had from my O2 Premium support team. Google has advised that a fix was released to 1000 handsets yesterday from 17:00Hrs GMT. They will make sure that no issues arise from the fix and if all is well will start rolling out a full scale update 24Hrs Later, ie this evening from 17:00Hrs.
Anyway looks like it will be sooner rather than later
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Very nice if it turns out to be true

That is actually smart move releasing to just 1k handsets to avoid any mass problems.

From what i understood the O2 phones firmware was the same as the sim frees/all the others, meaning o2 wont even be involved in ANY updates , that they'll all just come direct from Google.(that has to be good news)
Nice to know it's on the way though, although i've yet to experience the problem in "real life" and not having to put another phone 2mm away from it.

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That is actually smart move releasing to just 1k handsets to avoid any mass problems.
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It does seem like a smart thing to do, although it does beg the question...how does O2 / Google know which handsets have received the update, and also how quickly do they expect people to be able to verify if they're still exhibiting symptoms?

oscillik said:
It does seem like a smart thing to do, although it does beg the question...how does O2 / Google know which handsets have received the update, and also how quickly do they expect people to be able to verify if they're still exhibiting symptoms?
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Could handset send feedback back to o2 after it has updated itself so that o2 know what firmware your phone is running? Or if you phoned o2 they will ring you back and ask if you are still expriencing this fault.

rbs_uk said:
Could handset send feedback back to o2 after it has updated itself so that o2 know what firmware your phone is running? Or if you phoned o2 they will ring you back and ask if you are still expriencing this fault.
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Hmmm I personally doubt it, since the firmware is supposed to be un-tied to carrier tinkering.
If the carriers are aware of what firmware any of it's customers handsets are running, that raises another worrying issue. But I really don't think that they are capable of finding this out.
As an aside, I used to work for the UK's largest pub gaming machine company, and we had the largest network of computer-based touchscreen gaming machines (at the time at least) and they all ran a custom java based software running on top of Windows. When we made updates to the games or anything else, we would always roll out the update to 1000 machines as a preliminary measure.
The difference there however is that we knew exactly which machines had the updates, and could keep track of any issues that popped up. I don't see how Google would be able to do this unless these 1000 handsets they're talking about are Google employees (could very well be possible).

Mine (o2 via p4u) updated itself last night to android version 4.0.1
not really had the problem with the volume control, so can't say if it helped. But nothing else seems to have changed

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I don't see how Google would be able to do this unless these 1000 handsets they're talking about are Google employees (could very well be possible).
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could be.. as you'd think atleast 1 of the 1000 would have posted here on XDA
**edit**
post above proves me wrong - although my android version is 4.0.1 and i have had no update

drp297 said:
Mine (o2 via p4u) updated itself last night to android version 4.0.1
not really had the problem with the volume control, so can't say if it helped. But nothing else seems to have changed
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The HSPA+ version of the Galaxy Nexus has always had 4.0.1, so you haven't received any update at all.

I don't think the Android version is changing it's the buildnumber that is changing, mine is currently ITL41D, he advised a new version of that.

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Could handset send feedback back to o2 after it has updated itself so that o2 know what firmware your phone is running? Or if you phoned o2 they will ring you back and ask if you are still expriencing this fault.
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It would likely go to Google, not O2, and is IMEI based, so they will know how many and which handsets have received the update. They will log the IMEIs that the update was sent to and if you call your various support options with a complaint one of the questions will certainly be your IMEI number. Then this can be cross-referenced to see if you have received the update or not (and evaluate 1. it's success 2. other problems it generated).
When the phone's IMEI gets released for the OTA, there is a "whisper" service that checks the software/whatever version and if below the impending OTA it will prompt the notification for the update- if the same it will send no notification and the user will have no idea of/no need for the OTA. At least this is generally how the G1 and N1 both worked in the past.

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I don't think the Android version is changing it's the buildnumber that is changing, mine is currently ITL41D, he advised a new version of that.
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He never mentioned what build number he had, as you can see he just mentions Android version:
drp297 said:
Mine (o2 via p4u) updated itself last night to android version 4.0.1
not really had the problem with the volume control, so can't say if it helped. But nothing else seems to have changed
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I turned it back on and it said it was updating itself...
I hope my phone isn't lying to me...

They all say 'Android is updating' everytime you power the phone on ;-)

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He never mentioned what build number he had, as you can see he just mentions Android version:
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No not the poster I am talking about what I was advised by O2, it is the buildnumber that differed with the update.

drp297 said:
I turned it back on and it said it was updating itself...
I hope my phone isn't lying to me...
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Ice Cream Sandwich does that. Everyone's phone does that, it's already been raised on here in at least two separate threads.
It doesn't mean you have received an Android update, it is regarding Android getting the home screen and apps ready.
an OTA update would require user intervention to be applied - you would have to first of all agree to the phone downloading and applying the update.

Well, if it really is released today at 5pm then we will know in little bit more than an hour,so keep your fingers crossed ;-)

gambiting said:
Well, if it really is released today at 5pm then we will know in little bit more than an hour,so keep your fingers crossed ;-)
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It was due 5pm yesterday too. Fingers firmly uncrossed, only a single digit is required aimed squarely at sam/goog.

I heard that they are updating the baseband, not the software version...

Update 1.29.401.11 UK/Ireland OTA Out Now!!!

Right as the only other thread for this update is a "Europe" one, and that HTC obviously thinks the UK is not in Europe, I've started this thread/campaign for comments on this update!
We all know the rest of Europe have got this, so can we please keep this thread UK/Ireland based only!
Come on HTC your UK/Ireland batch of customers are waiting yet again!!!
Please note we are talking about the very latest OTA update here, as per the title of the thread, do not post comments that relate to the earlier update version 1.29.401.7

In other words a post for everyone to say "i've not got the update yet..."
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Well in the spirit of being British I will wait patiently and complain. I've not got it yet. Come on HTC Don't make us wait 2 weeks again.
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UK/Ireland? btw i havent got it yet

Can't Ireland start their own thread ?

Might be lonely in there

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Might be lonely in there
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You're gonna have me crying into my soup in a minute

Update 1.29
I got my 1.29 update yesterday afternoon. Doesn't seem to have sorted anything major.
"Phase Beam" live wallpaper still doesn't work. Now, to wait for 1.30.

I have a unbranded handset. No update for me. Not sure if i want to go down the manual RUU route again.

I just used the RUU, all seems to be OK so far

I got it yesterday on the one I sent back today, and got it straight away when turning on its replacement this afternoon. Both unbranded.

Nope! :-( T-Mobile UK

I'm just going to wait again, 2 weeks will go fast and at least it gets tested by others in europe before we get it.
I've got this mobile for 2 years so couple of weeks is nothing, and I must admit the updates are coming thick and fast compared with the desire I had.
I will be checking couple of times a day though lol

EddyOS said:
I just used the RUU, all seems to be OK so far
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Did you lose your apps and data on your memory card?

Susbscribed (and moaning)

Alasdair91 said:
I got my 1.29 update yesterday afternoon. Doesn't seem to have sorted anything major.
"Phase Beam" live wallpaper still doesn't work. Now, to wait for 1.30.
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Please read through the threads in the One X Forum.
There are two 1.29.xxx updates the has just received the first one that doesn't fix the flicker, the second one is doing the rounds in Europe but not the UK yet, we have to wait another week
The latest update when it arrives in the UK will be 1.29.401.11 and the flickering will take a little time to sort itself out while the phone monitors voltage over the course of a days/weeks

ghori1989 said:
Did you lose your apps and data on your memory card?
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Apps yes (as you do with all RUUs), data on SD card no (but I backed up to be safe)

Ripley said:
Susbscribed (and moaning)
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same here branded phone so it is worse for us who have a branded one and one more thing i am disappointed about is that on my s2 say if i was on gingerbread 2.3.5 and a new custom rom based on 2.3.6 took my fancy i could easily update everything and say i was on the latest and greatest firmware..and that was the same with ICS..on my s2 i was on cm9 4.0.4 now here i do not even know if by flashing the latest custom rom i am actually fully updated or not hence why i am pissed off about

Wonder how long we will have to wait this time & i also wonder if HTC have thought up any new excuses for why we are waiting.

We need to find out why UK is being delayed all the time, HTC should give answers!
The first OTA (1.28) was received at the same time as everyone else - however, these two 1.29 updates have both been delayed.
... I hope its not a trend for the UK.
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