My HTC Desire came with Vodafone Android 2.1 and I wanted to apply a generic HTC ROM so I went through the manual process of creating a goldcard on a spare 1GB SD Card. However, I have since discovered that you need to have the Goldcard inserted whenever you want to apply any OTA updates - I had one minor update which broke WiFi when I applied it without the Goldcard inserted, and the phone went into a reboot loop when I tried to apply 2.2 without the Goldcard inserted. Now, rather than keep switching between the 4GB SD card I have and the 1GB Goldcard whenever an OTA update is available, I would like to turn my 4Gb card into a Gold card.
However....
I have noticed the CID is different now that I am running 2.2 compared to when i originally created it when I was running 2.1.
Q1) Is it normal for the CID to change?
Q2) Is my old 1GB GoldCard no longer useful for any 2.2 hotfixes and updates from here on?
Q3) Will the new Goldcard work even though its created with a new CID?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
The CID # comes from your SD card - different SD cards have different CIDs.
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
The CID # comes from your SD card - different SD cards have different CIDs.
Regards,
Dave
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CID stands for carrier ID, its there to denote the diffrence between branded phones and factory unlocked phones what exactly does it have to do with a sd card im confused lol
There are two kinds of CID. There is the CID on your phone, which determines which brand of phone you have - this is irrelevant here. Then there is the CID on your sdcard, this is the card's serial number, and this is what you use to create a goldcard.
teppic74 said:
There are two kinds of CID. There is the CID on your phone, which determines which brand of phone you have - this is irrelevant here. Then there is the CID on your sdcard, this is the card's serial number, and this is what you use to create a goldcard.
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Indeed! We should more properly refer to the SD card CID, as the CID Register - where CID is the "Card ID".
It is quite different from the CID on the phone, which is the Carrier ID responsible for locking your ROM (note, not SIM) to a particular carrier.
Of course, it's not helped that in order to bypass the phone CID, you need to create a gold card which involves manipulating the SD card CID!
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
Indeed! We should more properly refer to the SD card CID, as the CID Register - where CID is the "Card ID".
It is quite different from the CID on the phone, which is the Carrier ID responsible for locking your ROM (note, not SIM) to a particular carrier.
Of course, it's not helped that in order to bypass the phone CID, you need to create a gold card which involves manipulating the SD card CID!
Regards,
Dave
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im not confused anymore thanks lol
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Hi,
I have created a gold card, and at first it was working fine, however I had to format it for all kind of reasons.
After the use as a normal SD card, I wanted to upgrade to a different Rom, so I had to create the gold card again. I did, but now it seems not to be working as it is intended. Using the RUU exe of HTC the program report Error 131 customer id. Looking in the different forums I conclude that the gold card is not recognized as gold card. I have rebuild it several times, even tried other gold images with different cards, so I recreated the cards all over again, but still no luck. Even tried to do it via different machines and SD readers, but no luck.
Is there a way to determine that the gold card is working properly, or to check it before you start upgrading to a different Rom?
Hope someone has an answer, or is triggered by my question to build a application to check the gold card.
Regards
Gerard
Hi there, I'm guessing you are rooted. I don't believe u need the goldcard to put a different Rom on yr device. I created mine before I rooted then when that all went well I took it out and put a bigger card in. I simply store Roms I like on the SD card and install them via fakeflash or download via Rom manager. I have flashed several times successfully without it
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Hi there,
Yes my phone is rooted, but I was able to upgrade to 1.21 using RUU from HTC with the gold card coming from 1.19 vodafone. Now I want to go to 2.09 or to another ROM, and I am not able to do so, because of the Customer ID error 131. The official update OTA 2.09 is in a loop after downloading, so that is not working either.
I think I can upgrade using a gold card, however gold card creation is not working as explained in my first post.
Thx for your support, and hope to get answer to my first post.
Can anyone help me please.
I have an O2 UK HTC Desire with an SLCD screen
Rooted with unrevoked 3, TRIED SEVERAL roms but now restored cack to original O2 ROM with Nandroid restore (2.1 update 1). I had updated to the latest radio, but have rolled back to 32.42.00.32U_5.09.00.08
I have created a gold card using the GoldCardTool. (got success message)
I am trying to flash
RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.09.405.8_Radio_32.43.00.32U_5.09.00.20_release_140022_signed.exe
so that I get rid of that horrible O2 boot screen, but I keep getting the error 131: Customer ID error with the message to use the correct ROM
Can any please help ...
re-create your goldcard and try again.
I tried creating another gold card (with another micro sd) but i think might have messed it as it says cannot read CID
what can I do?
iOStoAndroid said:
I tried creating another gold card (with another micro sd) but i think might have messed it as it says cannot read CID
what can I do?
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Try the manual way: http://android.modaco.com/content/general-discussion/305672/creating-a-goldcard/
GoldCard tool was made when I had a Hero, never fully tested on the Desire.
no luck as well with original method
getting cannot read message
Anymore suggestions?
iOStoAndroid said:
no luck as well with original method
getting cannot read message
Anymore suggestions?
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Yeah, I get that too. As new HTC Desire on O2 (not sure which screen version) installing RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed.
Goldcard created fine on formatted 2gb card, starts to send rom to phone then errors out. USB debugging mode on.
The error means you haven't created the goldcard correctly.
OK, I made a few mistakes (hey, it's one way to learn!)
1. Goldcard: I missed the fact the CID is returned at the top of the app and thought you had to pull it out of the debug log. So I copied CID instead of reversed CID. I sent the CID and received back the image which I patched and was told was successful even though the CID was wrong.
2. I read on androidforums that some people only had success when using their supplied with phone 4gb card, it was when I was recreating my goldcard with the 4gb sd card I discovered my error with the previous goldcard (issue 1 above)
3. Finally I flashed with an amoled rom, but thankfully quickly found an slcd rom and my desire is now updating to 2.2.
Bye bye O2 shackles, hello froyo!
Question- now that I have my unit back up and running with the gold card, how do I format the SD card for apps2SD and gaining more free RAM?
I have a Desire running froyo which has been debranded and i have also invoked apps to sd using adb method.
Hopefully, in the near future, we may get another firmware update so, in readyness for this i have a few questions that i need answering.
To upgrade firmware, i need to insert my goldcard which is a different card to the one i use reguarly in my phone. Is there any way i can maintain all of my applications after upgrade of firmware ie. Insert goldcard, upgrade return original goldcard containing app data and after having done this, maintain my adb push status and original applications.
I may be wrong (bit of a noob!) but i don't think this is straightforward as apps are split between sd and phone storage.
Please advise!
First thing to do is make your everyday card into your gold card as this sorts out having to faff about with changing cards...
OTA updates shouldn't remove apps/data so you should be fine
hi all,
I got a HTC Desire HD from vodafone with hboot 0.85.0018 and rom version 1.75.
I want to debrand this so i made a goldcard (tried with MMC1 and MMC2 as described everywhere). i used modaco's goldcard tool and when i loaded the goldcard img and pressed 'patch MMC' it says succesfully created goldcard.
So i putted the debranded zip on the sdcard. it loads the zip but then gives the error 'main version is older blablab'.
i think this is related to the goldcard right?
I made a goldcard like 5 times again and with another micro sd card but it all didnt work.
so now i cant debrand my desire HD
Please if someone can help me!!
thanks in advance!
Nick
and this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003 doesnt work for you?
So I think Vodafone 1.75 is Android 2.2.1. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
On top of the gold card you will also have to follow the procedure for downgrade to 1.32 (Android 2.2). Otherwise you won't be able to flash an older rom version over the existing software.
There is a guide to the downgrade procedure stickied in the development section.
Someone swyped my idea.
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and this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003 doesnt work for you?
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oops forgotten. i if course did that procedure too. but stil wont downngrade. its verry weird.
and yes its android 2.2.1
Are you using a low capacity sd card? Gold card won't work on sdhc, only sd. Use a 1 or 2 gb card.
Only other thing I could suggest is using a hex editor to insert the code manually, just to eliminate all possible errors.
Someone swyped my idea.
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Are you using a low capacity sd card? Gold card won't work on sdhc, only sd. Use a 1 or 2 gb card.
Only other thing I could suggest is using a hex editor to insert the code manually, just to eliminate all possible errors.
Someone swyped my idea.
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yep i used to micro SD cards from 2gb.. and i insrted it manually too lol
Well im gonna try MMC1 on my 1 sd card and MMC2 on my other sd card in minutes and check if it works then .
So i just format as fat32 then make goldcard with MMC2.
Then put the zip on the SD card and insert it in my phone.
Then follow the downgrade process and check if it installs the zip right?
IT WORKS! it starts the update
I have recently discovered unique ROM's for my htc desire however I am very worried about rooting and want to make sure that I have the specific RUU for my device. I've searched a lot and cannot find sufficient information to solidify my choice of RUU and would hate to brick my phone.
Would somebody be able to help me find the RUU for my phone if I provide the specific information?
Andriod version: 2.2.2
Baseband version: 32.48.00.32U_5.11.05.14
Kernel version: 2.6.32.15-gf5a401c
Build Number: 2029.771.3 CL345089
Software number: 2.29.771.3
Display: SLCD
Sorry that I'm being so specific but I read if it isn't the exact original RUU then it could brick my phone
EDIT: RUU_Bravo_Froyo_Telstra_WWE_2.26.841.2_Radio_32.48 .00.32U_5.11.05.14_release_150162_signed.exe
Thats the one I found originally, but it says 2.26.841.2, whereas my phone says its build number is 2.29.771.3
Doesn't matter. Just make a goldcard before you do anything an you can use whatever RUU you want.
I haven't got a microsd card adapter for my PC so cant make a gold card :/
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I haven't got a microsd card adapter for my PC so cant make a gold card :/
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You don't need one.
"2. YOU WILL NEED AN SD ADAPTER! This can be a MicroSD to USB that allows you to plug the SD card into your computer’s USB port OR a MicroSD to SD adapter if you have a SD port on your computer."
Adam eds said:
"2. YOU WILL NEED AN SD ADAPTER! This can be a MicroSD to USB that allows you to plug the SD card into your computer’s USB port OR a MicroSD to SD adapter if you have a SD port on your computer."
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My bad, forgot about that, I only remembered the part of plugging your phone in and getting the CID that way.
Well, if you want a goldcard I suggest you get one lol.....
Bump, can noone find the corrct RUU for me?
Mate it doesn't matter what software number it is, as long as it's for your network. Also, if you're still anal about that you can just use the 2.3 RUU which you can find on my guide, which will still honour HTC warranty.
Also you can make a goldcard any time you want, so if you need a RUU but magically can't find one.. I'm sure you'd be able to get an adapter.