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Bricked Desire, possible SLCD model, need help please

Hi everyone
I posted earlier asking for help on rooting and flashing custom roms. I was kindly given the link to the complete guide in the desire development section.
I followed all the steps and successfully created a goldcard and flashed the device with the stock rooted desire rom, however that's as far as I got as now my phone's screen won't work at all. This is what makes me think it's an SLCD model as I've heard such problems as well.
I've tried using unrevoked to flash the slcd modified recovery image, that doesn't work either. I've all drivers installed correctly and followed everything precisely.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

What rom exactly did you flash with?

I followed this guide theunlockr.com/2010/06/07/how-to-root-the-htc-desire
Basically I got as far as applying a stock Desire rom that was rooted. After that the screen no longer works. The phone itself works as unlocking and locking prompts the phone to light the hard buttons and also receiving calls work.
At this pointI'm not fussed if someone can tell me how to put a rom on there that will work whatever it be, i'll ust have to do it blind as I can't use the screen. I've got the goldcard ready.

A ROM guaranteed to work is the official Froyo. It cannot be rooted:
http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bra...3.00.32U_5.09.00.20_release_140022_signed.exe
An earlier ROM may work but it would depend on which ROM you flashed.

Thank you for replying, I will try this in the morning as I need sleep
Can you let me know if this will fix the problem with my screen not working?

Yes, that's the point of it...

You might want to view teppic74's FAQ as well...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749551

My situation was a bit different.
I got an Asian ROM & wanted the European ROM. I followed 1 of the guides here & somehow i got a black screen (SLCD brick), possibly because I got the wrong RUU.
Found this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748498
I followed method 1, didn't work.
But method 2 is a cure.

dsymbol said:
My situation was a bit different.
I got an Asian ROM & wanted the European ROM. I followed 1 of the guides here & somehow i got a black screen (SLCD brick), possibly because I got the wrong RUU.
Found this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748498
I followed method 1, didn't work.
But method 2 is a cure.
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That thread is out of date now. See the FAQ instead.

Thank you ever so much for that link teppic I had come across other stock ROMs however I hadn't come across that one, this has sorted all my problems and got me 2.2.
Thank you ever so much
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

[Q] Help...Stuck in boot with green HTC logo after rooting with visionary...S-OFF

People have been experiencing this problem mostly have S-ON but after i rooted with visionary i got S-OFF but i got stuck in Green and white boot screen...anyone know how to fix this,am desparate...
NOTE:
The bootloader screen says S-OFF.

Go to this link and flash the custom PC10IMG by hot_hands in post #33 read the entire thread though, also do not flash a stock PC10IMG what ever you do, or you will be bricked for good. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=912399
Note. This is for the tmobile G2.
Sent from my HTC Vision

THANX for the quick reply,but how do i flash without a recovery like clockwork...?

I dont see a link?

Place the CUSTOM PC10IMG on the root of your sd card then power off or pull the battery then hold volume down + power on and it will find the file and flash it automaticlly. File must be named PC10IMG.zip
Sent from my HTC Vision

Currently downloading the zip...just reading the thread while waiting...Hope it works, Thank you for coming to a noods rescue

I was on my phone when I replied so i couldn't see your carrier info, this file was made for the Tmobile G2, I am not sure if it will work for the Desire Z. Did you see my note in my first reply.
For the Desire Z I believe they have the RUU's for whatever version you had running on your phone

It still worked...THANX A MILLION{",}

joemm said:
I was on my phone when I replied so i couldn't see your carrier info, this file was made for the Tmobile G2, I am not sure if it will work for the Desire Z. Did you see my note in my first reply.
For the Desire Z I believe they have the RUU's for whatever version you had running on your phone
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If it works on t-mo g2, it will defenetely work on desire z.
Sent from Mars

jecustoms said:
If it works on t-mo g2, it will defenetely work on desire z.
Sent from Mars
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It'll work, but it will also flash the G2-specific engineering HBOOT as opposed to the Desire Z one. Not sure there will be any adverse effects, but in case you weren't aware, the Desire Z does have slightly different partitioning than the G2.

Hi everyone... i was using strawmetal's downgrade pdf guide and successfully managed to downgrade my htc desire z to froyo(earlier it was gingerbread)
it also shows hows to permanently root the htc desire z.. i followed the guide to the point and after checking the md5-3 matches md5-2.... i typed in # reboot
now instead of enjoying my freshly rooted htc desire z ... am stuck at the welcome screen...the white with the green htc...
i ve seen the forum n yes there are xplainations of how to go about saving ur phone...
my query is a lil different ...
see , we did everything correctly ..so am sure we shud be able to start the phone with out losing the permanent root and all the other hardwork... i also installed the recovery clockwork ....
somebody show me the way .....

try flashing rom of choice from recovery

First off, Visionary is known to fail frequently which is why it is not recommended to use.
That aside, try flashing a new recovery via fastboot as some versions of CWM are known to hang on the HTC screen.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA

flanger9 said:
Hi everyone... i was using strawmetal's downgrade pdf guide and successfully managed to downgrade my htc desire z to froyo(earlier it was gingerbread)
it also shows hows to permanently root the htc desire z.. i followed the guide to the point and after checking the md5-3 matches md5-2.... i typed in # reboot
now instead of enjoying my freshly rooted htc desire z ... am stuck at the welcome screen...the white with the green htc...
i ve seen the forum n yes there are xplainations of how to go about saving ur phone...
my query is a lil different ...
see , we did everything correctly ..so am sure we shud be able to start the phone with out losing the permanent root and all the other hardwork... i also installed the recovery clockwork ....
somebody show me the way .....
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I'm in the same dilemma as you. I got s-off and have clockwork recovery installed but i always get an error when i click any options under there. Have you found a solution yet? Please PM me. Thanks

Blaggah said:
I'm in the same dilemma as you. I got s-off and have clockwork recovery installed but i always get an error when i click any options under there. Have you found a solution yet? Please PM me. Thanks
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Did you miss the sticky about how Visionary known to brick phones (especially since it's a very outdated method now).

[Q] HTC DESIRE HD rooting

I have got HTC DESIRE HD with the following Software statistics:
Android Version: 2.2
Software Number: 1.83.415.4
Now i want to root my HTC DESIRE HD to be able to install some custom ROMs of ANDROID 2.3 gingerbread... i have tried using all the different tools such as VISIONARY+ and many other methods that I have found over the internet but none of them works. Can anyone of you please guide me on how to correctly root HTC DESIRE HD, as i've heard that if your software version is greater than 1.72 than its not possible to root it and first you need to downgrade your software version. So help is required from anyone who could help me to downgrade and root my HTC DESIRE HD.

Try searching, you will get your answer a lot quicker. Your specific question gets asked around 2-3 times daily.

Dear, i have been doing that since long but unable to find any suitable option uptil now and that is the reason i finally posted it here.. So if you have any such link which could be of help than that would be nice of you. Thanks...

Desire HD Android Development
-->DHD Development Sticky Roll-Up Thread **Check this thread BEFORE posting**
---->[GUIDE] How to downgrade 1.7x/1.8x/2.x to 1.32.405.6

Hey thanks alot for the help... Actually i tried doing the same procedure again and this time it worked.. i was unable to downgrade as there was some issue with my SD card. Formatted it in normal mode (no QUICK FORMAT) and after that followed the same steps and this time it worked perfectly fine without any issue and finally i have got mh DHD rooted and also S-OFF... Looking for a CUSTOM GINGERBREAD ROM for it.. Do you have any suggestions which one to go for...
Thanks once again for the help...

AdilJawad said:
Hey thanks alot for the help... Actually i tried doing the same procedure again and this time it worked.. i was unable to downgrade as there was some issue with my SD card. Formatted it in normal mode (no QUICK FORMAT) and after that followed the same steps and this time it worked perfectly fine without any issue and finally i have got mh DHD rooted and also S-OFF... Looking for a CUSTOM GINGERBREAD ROM for it.. Do you have any suggestions which one to go for...
Thanks once again for the help...
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Hiya matey,
Its gotta be LeeDrOiD's GB all the way mate. Make sure you have a nandroid backup of your old ROM and be sure to backup before any significant changes to your DHD.
Happy Hunting

[Solved] help

ok i need a little help im new to HTC coming from samsung i have knowledge of rooting and flashing and such but i seem to be going in circles trying to obtain root. I am currently running 2.2 Froyo, I have read quite a bit on here but not sure of best method to use any input would be appreciated.

I will presume that you own a G2 / Desire Z. Go to my minus.com profile(link is in my signature) and download the pdf corresponding to your phone and the skip the downgrading part of the guide and jump to rooting. Just follow it and you'll be rooted and s-off.
Sent from my HTC Desire Z

successful now onto flashing thanks

Need Help on HTC Desire 520 ROOTING, S-OFFng and SIM UNLOCKING

Hello everyone I'am in kinda need of help
You see I tried to simunlock my desire 520 which leads me to various sections and posts in this sub.
Through reading I found out that first I need to S-OFF my phone to be able to do that (and root)
the thing is all what I found on the sub are the following:
1. To S-Off my phone it has to be rooted or
2. To root my phone it has to be S-Offed
which is neither of the two I have and is confusing me on how to get it done.
Also I read somewhere that HTC Desire has HBoot but mine don't have.
On the boot loader (white screen thingy) there's nothing there that states the HBoot version although I found some here which guides me on how to install HBoot but the thing is. It is for Froyo or will make my Android version to Froyo (Im on 5.1 that's why im unsure if it is okay or not).
Well all what I really need is to Sim Unlock my phone if there is other way around or someone could guide me itwould really be a great help! Thanks and more power to you peeps!

itzmexei said:
Hello everyone I'am in kinda need of help
You see I tried to simunlock my desire 520 which leads me to various sections and posts in this sub.
Through reading I found out that first I need to S-OFF my phone to be able to do that (and root)
the thing is all what I found on the sub are the following:
1. To S-Off my phone it has to be rooted or
2. To root my phone it has to be S-Offed
which is neither of the two I have and is confusing me on how to get it done.
Also I read somewhere that HTC Desire has HBoot but mine don't have.
On the boot loader (white screen thingy) there's nothing there that states the HBoot version although I found some here which guides me on how to install HBoot but the thing is. It is for Froyo or will make my Android version to Froyo (Im on 5.1 that's why im unsure if it is okay or not).
Well all what I really need is to Sim Unlock my phone if there is other way around or someone could guide me itwould really be a great help! Thanks and more power to you peeps!
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Google = htc desire 520 wordpress or htcdesire520 wordpress com
*My blog should show up in the first index search of the results which has detailed EVERYTHING you need to root/unlock your phone completely*