I got the OTA update a couple of days ago, and as I unbranded my phone using gold card, the OTA buggered the wi fi up as I didnt have my gold card in the phone when i got the update.
As my Micro SD was my only memory card at the time, it is no longer a gold card.
Would it be wrong to root the phone as it is then put a custom rom on it?
Would the wi fi work again if I did it that way, or do I need to re flash with a gold card THEN root to be safe?
Cheers peeps
S
Personally, I'd get the OTA update zip and reflash it (with your gold card) to be safe and then root if you want to
do i just flash with the rom that is in your sig mate??
skintosh said:
do i just flash with the rom that is in your sig mate??
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The one in my sig isn't the OTA but the full ROM. By all means flash it but it will reset your phone to stock and wipe all data
Thank's Eddy!
Than if i have a rooted desire, don't make the OTA update! What about your sig. rom? What's different the stock froyo and between yours?
EddyOS said:
Personally, I'd get the OTA update zip and reflash it (with your gold card) to be safe and then root if you want to
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I have the same problem. I still have a goldcard, but where can i get the zip of the latest OTA?
You can find the latest OTA and many more leaks of ROMs and OTAs at www.shipped-roms.com
To make it even easier for you, this is what you are asking for - the latest patch for unbranded desires http://www.shipped-roms.com/downloa....2-2.10.405.2_R_P_release8gn61bgo3rswcw24.zip
sangva said:
...What about your sig. rom? What's different the stock froyo and between yours?
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The ROM in Eddy's signature is a stock official froyo ROM, with additional updates, fixes and a radio.
The OTA has the radio too
Hello Guys,
I got the update on Christmas day and thought oh yay a Christmas present from HTC, and applied it. BIG mistake, I no longer have wifi, no videos play from youtube or even videos recorded from the phones camera, and the phone randomly reboots every now and then.
Ive tried a system reboot but that hasn't helped me
I see some people mention something about a gold card? what is that? my phone is a desire z brought from clove.co.uk
I have been searching for any word from HTC on a fix but nothing. Right now my phones pretty much unusable
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I have a Dutch HTC Desire, English language.
When I check for an update I get the message there is one available.
I see the download was completed and it restarts my Desire.
I see a screen with a phone and arrow, followed by a phone with a question mark.
Then the phone restarts and I have the 'old' version.
Is it that I have a rooted version?
What do I have to do to get FroYo? I downloaded PB99IMG_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_12984_signed.zip.
When 'Flash zip from sdcard' it also gave an error:
(bad)
Installation aborted.
Anyone a suggestion?
im having the same probem. downloads the update, restarts but still on the previous version. when i goto software check it shows there is still an update available
tembares said:
I have a Dutch HTC Desire, English language.
When I check for an update I get the message there is one available.
I see the download was completed and it restarts my Desire.
I see a screen with a phone and arrow, followed by a phone with a question mark.
Then the phone restarts and I have the 'old' version.
Is it that I have a rooted version?
What do I have to do to get FroYo? I downloaded PB99IMG_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_12984_signed.zip.
When 'Flash zip from sdcard' it also gave an error:
(bad)
Installation aborted.
Anyone a suggestion?
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Yeah, root is probably the problem.
It's not FroYo though, it's just a bunch of minor changes and bugfixes. Also, it's not that new, it's been out unoffically for a couple of weeks. A lot of the custom roms on here and on modaco are based on the same 1.21 rom and will allow you to keep root and apps2sd. So you could flash to one of those, maybe?
I don't think this is the Froyo update. Apparently it's just an HTC update of some kind that doesn't make much of a change. Just keep trying, but in the mean time don't stress too much, you're not missing out on anything.
o really? so i cant install the OTA updates if i have root? that really sux and if i had known that when i flashed i wouldnt have done it.
i might reflash to this version as i want it for the facebook contacts bug fix. i dont have apps2sd as as far as im aware thats regulary bricking phones, that still the case?
Couldn't say. The Desire root was so half-assed and seemed to cause so many issues that I just didn't bother doing it, so I'm just going by what I've read
ok, well is it possible to do an update without having to flash and therefore resetup and backup all my settings etc? i.e. in the same way the OTA update would do it without resetting the device
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o really? so i cant install the OTA updates if i have root? that really sux and if i had known that when i flashed i wouldnt have done it.
i might reflash to this version as i want it for the facebook contacts bug fix. i dont have apps2sd as as far as im aware thats regulary bricking phones, that still the case?
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The usb brick issue now has a fix available, and it wasn't due to a2sd!
really, thats excellent, u have a link?
Yep.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=691639
The recovery method was causing the problems. It still does, but they can now be fixed. people are working on the recovery and booting from SD card etc.
Edit: If you fancy trying out froyo on the desire you can flash a test rom from the dev forums. It's not for everyone yet as it's not totally working, but I'm using a froyo rom and find it's pretty decent for a hacked version!
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o really? so i cant install the OTA updates if i have root? that really sux and if i had known that when i flashed i wouldnt have done it.
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A rather strange point of view!
Most rooted users wouldn't want to install an OTA because they would then lose root. On other phones (e.g. G1, Magic etc) most rooted ROMs have the OTA mechanism disabled.
The normal course of action for rooted users is to wait for someone to repack the update as a rooted update.zip.
Regards,
Dave
Hey,
When i first got my desire, one of the first things i did to it was root it and install the blank generic HTC rom (to get rid of all the crap my service provider had put on it). However, as its rooted i cant install the OTA update over the air. So ive downloaded the latest one from this forum but how to i install just the update exactly? Actually, i think i just downloaded the non root OTA update, is there a rooted 1.21... update somewhere?
Also, when i initially put the new rom on my phone, i didnt put app2sd on there as i heard about all these phones being bricked and didnt want to lose my nice new shiny desire, but ive heard this problem is now solved. How do i go about installing it now? Do i have to reflash everything or can i just install it over the top as if its an app itself somehow?
so to summarise:
1. how to install OTA manually
2. How to install App2sd
Thanks for you help
WTF I checked for the update last week and I saw it on my phone, just as I was going to update I saw there were problems doing the update with a debranded orange phone and decided to wait. I have since seen that updating with a gold card solved most of the problems except for sim locking which is easy to solve with an unlock code. Decided to update today put in my gold card and checked for update and get the message that there is no updates available and my phone is up to date. I'm on software 1.15.405.4 so whats all that about. I don't want to reflash as its a pain to reinstall everything. Looks like I will have to wait for froyo.
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WTF I checked for the update last week and I saw it on my phone, just as I was going to update I saw there were problems doing the update with a debranded orange phone and decided to wait. I have since seen that updating with a gold card solved most of the problems except for sim locking which is easy to solve with an unlock code. Decided to update today put in my gold card and checked for update and get the message that there is no updates available and my phone is up to date. I'm on software 1.15.405.4 so whats all that about. I don't want to reflash as its a pain to reinstall everything. Looks like I will have to wait for froyo.
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T-Mobile pulled the update due to customers experiencing problems with it. Maybe Orange have decided to do the same.
You can just get the ROM from the ROM Dev forum and flash it with your Goldcard and then unlock it
Was the UK Voda one pulled?
I don't think the update is through orange as I have debranded and flashed a generic ROM using a goldcard when I first got the desire around 2 months ago.
I also know of the ROM that is in the dev forum but as explained I am damn lazy and really don't want to have to go through the process of reflashing as I would have to do a backup and set up all my accounts and download all my apps again. That was why I was hoping to do the OTA update with a goldcard so all I would have to do is put in an unlock code.
Prob just gonna have to wait unless someone has the OTA file
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Prob just gonna have to wait unless someone has the OTA file
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Thanks think your right, does anyone have it?
this is my second thread about this issue, and PLEASE don't answer if you don't know how i could do this. i DON'T want a rooted/modded whatsoever 2.2, just the update that came today.
i guess my best bet would be flashing a htc europe generic rom and get the OTA, but how do i do that?
If your phone is from a network provider then it will more than likely need rooting even if you just want to flash it with a generic HTC ROM.
If it was purchased SIM free then it should already have a generic ROM and it will just be a matter of time before you get the OTA update.
Have you tried manually chacking for an update on the phone?
maxupp said:
this is my second thread about this issue, and PLEASE don't answer if you don't know how i could do this. i DON'T want a rooted/modded whatsoever 2.2, just the update that came today.
i guess my best bet would be flashing a htc europe generic rom and get the OTA, but how do i do that?
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Here's how
I'm Rooted and I still want the official update after reading the warning.
1) Make a goldcard using this guide (For Desire too)
2) Download this
3) Double click it and follow the instructions.
4) When the update is ready to be pushed out, you will get a notification.
(taken from the Official foyo update thread....please search or read before making threads like this)
Also consider looking at this
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/307683/howto-unroot-your-htc-desire/
BTW, if you do this you will not be able to unroot again untill a new root is found which could take weeks, or could never happen. You loose the ability to install custom roms, or non sense roms.
@ shetlander: it IS rooted, but i'm not able to flash generic, it simply doesn't work
@jedipottsy: i don't have a micro SD card available, but as i said, the phone IS rooted, so i there any way to do it without one? maybe a dump of a generic firmware instead of a ruu.exe?
edit: i forgot to mention, i had a leaked 2.2 build flashed before, but then flashed back to t-mobile rom. what doesn't work ist the flash to htc europe generic
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@ shetlander: it IS rooted, but i'm not able to flash generic, it simply doesn't work
@jedipottsy: i don't have a micro SD card available, but as i said, the phone IS rooted, so i there any way to do it without one? maybe a dump of a generic firmware instead of a ruu.exe?
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nope, need an sdcard, can't flash an official over an unofficial, you need sd to restore to an older official.
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nope, need an sdcard, can't flash an official over an unofficial, you need sd to restore to an older official.
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well i was able to got to a defrost build and back to stock without goldcard, i don't see why a htc generic can't function (
cant see the advantage of using the official, you loose too much for little gain
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741663 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741755
there is full 2.2 with extras, or plain with root, much easier to install and you dont loose root
thx jedi, i am actually flahshing the thingy with busybox(whatever that does), there's no way i'm gonna miss teeter ^^
maxupp said:
this is my second thread about this issue, and PLEASE don't answer if you don't know how i could do this. i DON'T want a rooted/modded whatsoever 2.2, just the update that came today.
i guess my best bet would be flashing a htc europe generic rom and get the OTA, but how do i do that?
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Download this rom:
http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bra...00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed.zip
change the name to PB99IMG and put it on your gold card, boot into recovery and select fastboot, it will install the generic 1.21 rom, then when you check for updates the froyo update will be there, btw doing this wipes everything on your phone. Worked for me although I didn't install the froyo update as I am scared of the bootloader.
Hi Guys
I was a bit dumb. I installed the OTA update on a non stock desire. I have flashed the phone with the stock HTC froyo rom (originally orange) and put on the last update by manually updating with a goldcard.
I tried to install the latest OTA with the goldcard in thinking that would work but apparently not. Now my WiFi is dead. Whenever I try and turn it on it just goes into an error state. I know I can recover it by reflashing but I would rather not do that as I don't have root so cant backup. Is there any other way round this?
Please help, I'm really struggling to work out what to do. Last time I did this without a gold card I just put the update back on manually with the card in and it seemed to resolve it. This time though its not having it (or I updated using the wrong file!!)
If you had your gold card then it should've worked without issues. Best to download the OTA update and flash it manually (with your gold card of course)
Here's the OTA file for 2.29.405.2:
http://fotadl.htc.com/OTA_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.2-2.10.405.2_R_P_release8gn61bgo3rswcw24.zip
Thanks Eddy
That'worked like a charm. Looks like my goldcard was the problem. Not sure why though. I only created it last week and it was fine, tried to redo it just in case and the string in the hex editor was totally different. Very odd, either way all sorted now. Thanks again for the help.