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help with orange uk rooting

Evening one and all...
Am looking for some help with rooting my Orange UK HTC desire. Have tried many times to root the device but as the radio keeps gettin upgraded I keep gettin the network locked message once rebooted.
Can.someone please give me detailed instructions on how to root the device without upgrading the radio as I really don't have a clue. Have managed each time to downgrade the radio and flash back to generic rom, am however wanting to root the device.
Many thanks for any advice you can give me.
Danny ;-)

danny26 said:
Evening one and all...
Am looking for some help with rooting my Orange UK HTC desire. Have tried many times to root the device but as the radio keeps gettin upgraded I keep gettin the network locked message once rebooted.
Can.someone please give me detailed instructions on how to root the device without upgrading the radio as I really don't have a clue. Have managed each time to downgrade the radio and flash back to generic rom, am however wanting to root the device.
Many thanks for any advice you can give me.
Danny ;-)
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are you trying to root or unlock your fone? even if you root and debrand your desire it will still be simlocked to orange

Just want to root it mate. Not interested in unlocking as I am on Orange and not planning to change.
Cheers mate

easy way to root
1) download this file http://www.mediafire.com/?hzeke0niozm
2) copy file to sd card
3) put sd card in fone
4) put fone in recovery
5) choose flash zip from sd card
6) pick rootedupdate.zip
7) wait to complete
8) rooted lol

Thanks mate. Gonna give it a bash now
Wish me luck
;-)

danny26 said:
Thanks mate. Gonna give it a bash now
Wish me luck
;-)
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its how i rooted my official rom so it should work and if you downgraded it should defo work with older bootloader versions

You'll need to use a goldcard root an orange branded desire, without it, the flash will fail.

acolwill said:
You'll need to use a goldcard root an orange branded desire, without it, the flash will fail.
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This.
Follow Paul's r6 method from http://desire.modaco.com its the easiest way possible IMO.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

acolwill said:
You'll need to use a goldcard root an orange branded desire, without it, the flash will fail.
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He must already have a goldcard if you look as he says he has already downgraded to a generic rom
danny26 said:
please give me detailed instructions on how to root the device without upgrading the radio as I really don't have a clue. Have managed each time to downgrade the radio and flash back to generic rom, am however wanting to root the device
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Just look for a ROM that states 'no radio's in the title, that way it'll keep your current working radio.
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yes.
DO not upgrade radio unless your phone is unlocked.
All custom ROMs here on XDA do not contain radio's so you should be fine just flashing a new ROM after you have rooted. Changing the radio is a optional step if you are unlocked or not on Orange.

[Q] 2.2 Froyo

Hi, I'm with Virgin Mobile and I own a HTC Desire. I'm sick of waiting for the 2.2 Froyo Update. Anyone got any inside info on when they are going to roll it out? Also I like the idea of Rooting my phone to escape Virgins' hold over me, but am terrified of Bricking it. Is there a link to an 'Idiots Guide' of how to do it, or do I have to jump back and forth between posts and cut and paste my own guide? Thanx for listening, Rob.

baab666 said:
Hi, I'm with Virgin Mobile and I own a HTC Desire. I'm sick of waiting for the 2.2 Froyo Update. Anyone got any inside info on when they are going to roll it out? Also I like the idea of Rooting my phone to escape Virgins' hold over me, but am terrified of Bricking it. Is there a link to an 'Idiots Guide' of how to do it, or do I have to jump back and forth between posts and cut and paste my own guide? Thanx for listening, Rob.
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Hi, If you just need the Froyo update, you do not need to 'ROOT'! There is a wealth of information on how to go about it. If you have not already found out what to do, check out the various relevant posts. unless you are ABSOLUTELY SURE as to your requirements, it is worth your reading a few comments to know the consequences of the various procedures.
To start you off, this is one of the most straightforward manual Froyo update prceedures i've come across. I'm not yet able to post live links here so just cut and paste, or navigate to: 'androidforums.com/htc-desire/148932-froyo-ruu-update-available'.
It includes simple instructions. You'll need to create a "gold card" to perform the procedure.
I hope this helps.
Please post your progress just to let the forum know how you got on

Or you could just root and flash one of the many Froyo roms on here and be happy! Takes 15 mins to sort out with Unrevoked 3.

Thanks 842m8s, I'll get straight on it and let you know as soon as. I rooted my Desire today before I read your reply and tried to flash a custom ROM. The rooting worked fine but after flashing ROM the phone just kept re-booting. Minor panic until Nandroid saved me with recovery image. Phew. I'll go slow now. Will try your method tomorrow. Thanks again. Rob
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Hi SBdags, I tried Unrevoked 3 and it just kept rebooting. 3 times I tried. Had to re-root and use nandroid image to recover. Followed these instructions to the letter. Hemorrdroids.net/one-click-root-thanks-to-unrevoked. Will try again if I can't find more simple method. Thanks, Rob.
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Help i'm rubbish at this
Hello again, I just made a gold card with a 1 gig SanDisc. When I put it in the Desire it said it was damaged. Is this normal? I doubt it somehow. I formatted it to fat 32 with Windows and it seemed fine then. Bloody Phones, I love em. Should I have formatted the card inside my Desire instead of with windows? I tried to reformat and start again but Windows said the card is now 'Read Only'.
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Hi, Everything now sorted. Gold Card worked. Flashed 2.2 Froyo successfully. Can't thank you all enough. Excellent site and members, I think I'll leave well alone for now. One question though. Will I still get updates from Virgin, or will I have to revisit XDA when next update occurs? All the best, Rob.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

baab666 said:
Hi, Everything now sorted. Gold Card worked. Flashed 2.2 Froyo successfully. Can't thank you all enough. Excellent site and members, I think I'll leave well alone for now. One question though. Will I still get updates from Virgin, or will I have to revisit XDA when next update occurs? All the best, Rob.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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@baab666
I'm pleased you got sorted, well done!
With regards to Froyo, as you are now sporting stock HTC Bravo Froyo firmware, your 'de-branded' phone can now only get OTA upates from HTC same as any un-branded Desire, and for now, to install these, I believe you will still need the gold card you created for future Froyo firmware update installations.
Maybe someone else can confirm that.

baab666 said:
Hi, Everything now sorted. Gold Card worked. Flashed 2.2 Froyo successfully. Can't thank you all enough. Excellent site and members, I think I'll leave well alone for now. One question though. Will I still get updates from Virgin, or will I have to revisit XDA when next update occurs? All the best, Rob.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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@baab666
Hi again, I should add that my comment in my prevoius post to you is based on the assumption that you flashed with Stock HTC Bravo Froyo ROM and are un-rooted. If you rooted, and you install stock, you will lose root. To retain root, you'll need to follow whatever process your ROM release source dictates. Rooting is not something I claim to have a lot of experience on so again, maybe someone else can elaborate on this. There is a wealth of info on rooting related issues at this site, so just browse!

Froyo update
Hello, my sugestion is to do nothing and wait for the provider's update. Froyo is faster but has still bugs like filming in 720p (HD) is stuttering!!! Just sucks!!
So I have also a question, who shares with me the same experiance.
Watching tv programmes is still smaller than my HD2, witch I had..[/U]

Unlock Vodafone Desire HD Ready For Custom Rom

Hi,
Will be receiving an Vodafone upgrade Desire HD soon and was wondering, what do I need to do before I can flash a custom ROM? Cheers

Try to use this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003 or this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905261
It was really helpful for rooting my vodafone locked DHD

Thanks, I have no idea how to use adb etc....

So I need to create a gold card? Then I can root and flash a custom Rom?

There is no need for a gold card on Vodafone with DHD as it will most likely be stock pretty much, as long as there is no Vodafone logo or branding
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Hi
I dont have the phone yet but on the box image I can see Vodafone services like Vodafone 360 apps on the homescreen.

yes u need to create a goldcard, it's really simple follow the guide provided, because your phone will arrive with a 1.72 o .75 baseband version. And till now, goldcard option, is the only way to downgrade to 1.32. Maybe in the next days there will be something new as a new version of visionary+.

So, when I have goldcarded it, I can then root, and flash custom roms?
I'm being careful here and dont want to brick a new handset.
Your advice is appreciated

Maybe mine is different as I got mine through carphonewarehouse, in fact most likely it was different, but I had no need for a goldcard. Best of luck.
scent from my armpit

Sn0tters said:
Maybe mine is different as I got mine through carphonewarehouse, in fact most likely it was different, but I had no need for a goldcard. Best of luck.
scent from my armpit
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So how will I know if I don't need to goldcard mine? How did u know that yours was already unlocked?
Sent via my Lee Droid custom HTC Desire mobile phone by the power of Grey Skull......

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=824357&highlight=stock+rom
Download one of the stock Roms, not 1.15.405.1 and just connect your USB and run it, few next button clicks, wait for few min and you’re done!
I used 1.32.405.6 to debrand my vodafone phone so later on if i want to root it i can. you cant with 1.72.405.3
I spent days goggling and searching on the forum on how to remove Vodafone branded rubbish from my DHD, people saying only way is to root it bla bla bla.
After i was half way through rooting my phone got to the point of making goldcard and it took hours to get to that point reading up on rooting (still don’t understand most of it) and because of not so great step by step guide and android updating their sdk that screwed up the step by step info.

ijob said:
Hi,
Will be receiving an Vodafone upgrade Desire HD soon and was wondering, what do I need to do before I can flash a custom ROM? Cheers
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I know,that I flashed mine as soon as the NAND lock was cracked, but my advice would be to play around with it for a few days before and make sure that you want it rooting and more importantly whether you like / want Sense, it's a great device and would be a shame to waste the opportunity to get to know it in it's virgin state first, but a good start would be to read up here

Over 4 hours of hard work and its now downgraded, debranded, unlocked, fully rooted, s-off and now running a custom Rom. Last night was intense but the advice provided here meant that I had easy access to guides and tools so MANY THANKS FOLKS!
I had to do the lot!
Sent from the back of Michael Caine's Mini Cooper S, holding on for dear life......

Enjoy!!! For me it was the same hard work

[HELP] Debranding Tmobile UK Desire Problems

Hi all
I am trying to debrand my T-mobile desire. I have rooted my phone and removed the security lock. I have also created a gold card and inserted it into the phone.
However when i run the stock HTC RUU it reboots the phone into the boot loader and then gives me an error saying it cant update the rom.
This is now deiving me crazy. As i am a complete noob at flashing android phones.
Any help will greatly appreciated. As i feel it is something i am doing wrong.
Thanks
Jonathan

If you have rooted your phone you don't really need the gold card, as that was a method used to debrand a phone without having to root.
Which method did you use to root your phone?

anoniemouse said:
If you have rooted your phone you don't really need the gold card, as that was a method used to debrand a phone without having to root.
Which method did you use to root your phone?
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Hi
I used the unrevoked on click root .

anoniemouse said:
If you have rooted your phone you don't really need the gold card, as that was a method used to debrand a phone without having to root.
Which method did you use to root your phone?
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Not entirely true. I rooted my Desire first then used an ruu but I have to use a goldcard to do it.
To be honest, you don't really need to debrand your phone. Just whack a rom on it.
Sent from CM7

Yeah I know I can put another Rom on . But at the moment I just want to try the stock HTC Rom.

Make sure you use a pre rooted rom otherwise you could find yourself losing root, could be a bit of a problem too with htc locking down thier phones.

I am not too bothered if it does remove root.
I assume it can be re rooted .

I know there were reported problems over on the android forums from some people losing root & not being able to root again.
Not sure if that was sorted out, could be a good idea to ask around some more to be certain.

You sure the ruu is a complete dl? Have to download multiple times off shipped roms, first few tries are always partials.
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Still I am fine with that just need to get the T-Mobile sh*t.off the the phone. As they think it exceptable not to realise Rom updates . When HTC clearly think it is needed.

BashyUK said:
You sure the ruu is a complete dl? Have to download multiple times off shipped roms, first few tries are always partials.
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That's a useless site now. There is an ruu thread, go in there and click the link to the latest wwe ruu. Scroll through till you get a multiupload link, download that.
Sent from CM7

I download the rom the ruu thread. I will try re downloading it.

am I right in thinking that I should be downloading the WWE Rom for the UK?

[Q] Need a spot of help.

Hi all.
I bought myself an HTC Desire in the UK not too long after they first came out, not long after getting it I decided to root it. Back then the method I used to root it was by getting a gold card and using an update.zip version of CWM if I remember correctly. The phone is still S-ON and I am currently running the OpenDesire custom rom on there. Now since then I have moved house and managed to lose my memory card that I used with all my backups and CWM and custom roms on it and the like.
My problem now is that I have got myself a new phone and I would like to give away my old one to a family member. He is on Tesco mobile but this handset is locked to Orange UK, I have requested and recieved my unlock code from Orange but it doesn't seem to work. I have done a full day of research and I am told that this is down to my custom rom. So now my problem is getting back to a stock rom so that this sim card will work in it. I have been searching for a long time now and cannot seem to come up with any solutions, because of not being S-Off I cant flash a recovery rom, I can't find the old update.zip style recoveries I used to use and I just don't have any clue on what to do.
I don't really need the phone to be rooted from now on so I was wondering if it would be a safe idea to install a RUU called "RUU_Bravo_HTC_Europe_1.15.405.1_Radio_32.30.00.28U_4.05.00.11_release_121684.exe" that I found as I cannot find any Orange UK ones.
But I am open to any suggestions and help that anyone can offer me.
Thanks.

If you have a goldcard, any RUU will work fine.
Once you're finished with the RUU, follow this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943726

bortak's link...you have tried the HTC Desire SIM-Unlock utility...have you?
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