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UnrEVOked woes

Okay here is the situation. I'm trying to root a HTC Desire using unrevoked on my laptop that I've used to successfully rooted another desire in the past. It get so far into the sequence then it says "error getting root, is your software too new"
The phone is a 'new' generic replacement from t-mobile but is showing as being s-off even though it hasn't been touched!?!?
Can any please give me advice on what to try next?
Desires spec:
Hboot
0.93
S-off ??
Software
2.2
Baseband
32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27
Build number
2.29.405.5
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Try flashing a recovery via fastboot.
If it works you should be s-off. Was it s-off before you touched it?
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I can see this thread may get a lot of views if your phone came from the factory s-off
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I had this problem trying to change the recovery program from clockwork to RA 2.0on my rooted desire. I was using unrevoke to flash the RA 2.0 recovery image file. I had to roll back from 2.3.3 to 2.2 and do a factory reset. As you are on 2.2 all you can try is the reset option.
Being already rooted wasn't the problem and if you Google your error message will find known issues with unrevoked.
Hope this helps.
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Yes it was s-off before I touched anything.
I've been reading this thread from the stickies though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853583
[CAUTION] New HTC Desire model spotted. PVT4 - S-OFF: works (AlphaRev 1.8)
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I had the same problem with my phone.
Start with a downgrade to original 2.1 and then run unrevoked and then alfarev to s-off,
I followed a very nice video guide i found on the development forum,
It was the only thing that worked for me.
Hope it works for you to.
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howelljones said:
Yes it was s-off before I touched anything.
I've been reading this thread from the stickies though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853583
[CAUTION] New HTC Desire model spotted. PVT4 - S-OFF: works (AlphaRev 1.8)
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The mention of S-OFF on that thread just means that it can be done. Not that every PVT4 model has S-OFF out the box. Seems like you might be lucky in that you have factory S-OFF. I take it it doesn't have the pink AlphaRev banner at the top above where it says S-OFF?

EddyOS said:
The mention of S-OFF on that thread just means that it can be done. Not that every PVT4 model has S-OFF out the box. Seems like you might be lucky in that you have factory S-OFF. I take it it doesn't have the pink AlphaRev banner at the top above where it says S-OFF?
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Correct it doesn't have the pink AlphaRev banner yet it still says s-off.
Still can't root it thought.
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Go to alpha rev irc see if they can help
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i got a t-mobile branded desire that was s-off from factory, i had problems using unrevoked on my pc, tried it on a friends and it worked fine
try a different pc and make sure you have the drivers installed and htc sync uninstalled

if you have an eng hboot you can try fastboot flashing the recovery then using the recovery to flash a rooted rom
failing that you can try the old fake flash method of having cwm as an update.zip
booting to recovery the flashing the update.zip which will take you to cwm
it doesnt actually install a new recovery as its fake flash
does the device look slightly different? like brushed aluminium?
i had one of these old s-off eng devices to play with last year.

[Q] help wanted to downgrad

i have htc desire gsm
i mad big stupid move and update to last stock rom 2.3
And i discover there is very cool roms call cyanogenmode
so i need to install it but this no way to do it with out root
ok i know all that risk about it
but 2.3 i can not rooted with available tools
so to do s-off and root
i need to install rom 2.1 yes or i am wrong .
help me now because i do not know where i can start ok
Best regards for all

I think revolutionary/alpharevx may be able to give you s-off and ClockworkMod recovery
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Android 2.3 can be rooted with revolutionary. Under supported devices the desire with bootloader version 1.02.0001 (the bootloader version the desire has after gingerbread update) is listed.
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i use revolutionary to rooted my htc desire gsm
but not working it is tell me you frimware is new and not rooted .
best regards

wanyce said:
i use revolutionary to rooted my htc desire gsm
but not working it is tell me you frimware is new and not rooted .
best regards
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Use irc channel.

Revolutionary only gives s-off. To get root, flash the zip from their documentation page
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[Q] Info on root of DHD

Hi hope some kind people can help, i want to root and s-off my DHD. I have spent loads of time looking but just want a simple guide or something. i have an unbranded DHD, ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL, HBOOT - 0.85.0024, I have got the lastest htc stock 2.3.3 rom version number 2.50.405.2. Can i use revalonary? Do i have to downgrade and stuff. Is root even possible?

You have to downgrade just follow
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003
It's not to hard
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So that is the easiest and only way. I guest I could wait for HTC to unlock hboot or say revolutionary to break it.
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I supose but revelutionary won't be able to root your dhd unless there's been a break through to s-off dhd like that.
I'm affraid that is currently your best way to root, I had the latest ota update when I decided to root I tried twice and it worked
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After downgrading you can follow this guide to root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11557769

i by today desire

I by desire but he is factory s off?
Iwish to root desire what i do
Pvt1
Hboot 0.93.0001
Can i use unvorked or can i use zroot
Thanks a lot

Hi thanks for making a thread. I suggested this as I can't guarantee continued help in PM.
I have seen a few factory s-off desires recently.
I am unsure how s-off it really is.
I would be interested to know if android flasher would allow you to fastboot flash custom recovery, such as clockwork mod.
If it does, you don't need root to flash custom rom.
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m8 iwish to try iwll use for exsperiment
1st i will try unworked bicose he is pvt1
and hboot 0.93 then i will try to flas some rom
do i use amon ra or just uvorked self?

thats god qestion if he is by factory s off is the same like we use
alpahrev1.8?
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That's what I mean. If so, no need for unrevoked
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ok lets doit tell me how and whit what i can flash and in what way i can i wish to finish this
i do now
say by uvorked
CID error ? no icon of su

Need to get my Desire to a state where I can sell it

Had some great times with my HTC Desire, but the phone is slowly dieing on me. It's running a custom ROM and is S-OFF so shows a 'why so serious' splash screen. How do I get it back to the original 2.2/2.3 ROM without the Joker coming up on the screen? Somebody is buying it off me tomorrow and they have no interest in custom ROMing

Flash the 2.3 ruu.
It will return to stock ROM(unrooted), and s-on.
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chromium96 said:
Flash the 2.3 ruu.
It will return to stock ROM(unrooted), and s-on.
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If he changed hboot flashing downgrader is also necessary or after flashing RUU he will stay S-OFF.