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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
Sent from my HTC Desire

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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FroYo on stock branded Orange UK Desire (1.15) - will it simlock?

First off, I've had WM phones for years and flashed them to bits but I'm pretty nooby when it comes to Android, so bear with me.
Alrighty then, after all the hoo-ha with the last update I've held off debranding my Orange Desire for all this time - I got mine on Orange launch day so I've had to put up with the Orange crap for a long while. Basically all I want to do it debrand and get FroYo, I'm not interested in rooting yet but I can't really afford to unlock it (student loan is getting very low this summer). I understand I need a Goldcard etc and I'm happy enough with the procedure.
My question, when the 2.2 RUU appears, will it lock my Desire if I flash it with the Goldcard?
edit - Another question, if I flash to an old debranded ROM, will I have to run through the problematic updates before I'm offered the 2.2 OTA update, hence locking my phone?

Use your goldcard for debranding and updating and you should be fine. Personally I would just buy an unlock code and debrand to an older ROM and then do any OTA updates.
Mine is Orange debranded and updated just fine when using the goldcard.
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aindow said:
Use your goldcard for debranding and updating and you should be fine. Personally I would just buy an unlock code and debrand to an older ROM and then do any OTA updates.
Mine is Orange debranded and updated just fine when using the goldcard.
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Thanks for the reply, I'll wait for the RUU and see how it goes I guess.
Anyone know how long it usually takes for the RUU to appear after the OTA is put out?

Q on Goldcard and unlocked Desire

Hi all,
Few questions all loosely linked to Froyo update...
I bought an Orange UK branded Desire and flashed an unbranded ROM to it. I have been offered a "HTC Application improvement" update but heard rumours about it giving de-branded handsets issues, is this true? Also do i need to install this update before i will be offered a Froyo update?
Next, i also read to successfully update a de-branded handset you need your Goldcard inserted. I have formatted my Goldcard on both the phone and the PC. Will it still be a Goldcard or do i need to re-create it?
Thanks all very much in advance
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You definitively need Gold card inserted when doing all your upgrades. People who did upgrade without a Goldcard have issues with their Radio.
I had the Gold card inserted all the way till I got FROYO up n running.
hope this helps.

Wifi: Error

Hello peeps im have de-branded my desire and im on the latest OTA update, but i have a problem i try to turn my wifi on and its saying Error!
I tried the factory reset but still the same!
Cheers

If you used the goldcard method, you need to have the goldcard inserted whenever you apply an update to avoid this issue
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I never had the goldcard in when a OTA update came up
How do i fix this ? or is it unfixable?

I had this problem. Make a gold card and use the tool in the developers section to roll back the firmware version to a unbranded version of 2.1 and then do all the updates.
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i sorted it by following the guide here

[Q] OTA update with Goldcard

Hi guys, did a quick search but couldn't find a specific answer...
I have an Orange UK Desire that I've successfuly debranded using a Goldcard (made with help from these forums ). Since then, I just kept that micro SD card in the phone during normal use. It is the supplied card from Orange.
Ocassionally I get a notification about an OTA update, but my question is: Can I safely proceed with this update with my 'Goldcard' in its current state? I.e. I've since loaded some photos onto the card via usb, and have some other photos stored on it after taking some photos with the phone's own camera.
Just want to make sure, as I remember reading when initially debranding my phone to be careful about OTA updates if you dont have your goldcard in your phone.
Thanks in advance,

Its not advised to update any rooted rom with ota's.
What is your current rom?
Rooted?
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If your phone isn't rooted then yes you can still use your goldcard with the photos on.

Yeah. If you're not rooted, just have the goldcard in the phone while applying the OTA update. It does not matter if you've got stuff on the goldcard.
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No, not rooted, just debranded.
Ok, thanks a lot. Looks like I'll update when next prompted. Cheers!

OK I'll bite - how do you apply updates if you are rooted and debranded?
(I hope there's an easier way than flashing a new stock RUU then reinstalling everything ...)