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*NOOB* need help w/ rooting

Sup guys. I need help with rooting my HTC Desire HD, i want to use Unrevoken but i have a problem: in the compitable list it says htc desire not htc desire hd, does the hdh also counts as a desire? Thx guys and sorry for my bad english
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Hi xOMG. I am not sure about Unrevoken, but as far as I know, the Desire HD actually can be rooted using VISIONary+ app.
The app has been removed in the Market. But you can go to this site and download the apk file for installation. http://android.modaco.com/content/software/320350/19-nov-r14-visionary-one-click-root/
You may consider downloading any file explorer from the market so that you can install the apk file. Read the steps carefully before you use VISIONary+. Do it at your own risks. Lol.
EDIT: Oh by the way, your English is not bad and its perfectly understandable. Really.
Cheers. =)

I tried V+ but it "Crashes" after the black screen, had to wait more then a minute, is that okay? Should i try it again?
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Wat build number are you on check it, it has to be below 1.72
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damn! I have 1.72.405
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Its cool no biggy just downgrade look at the 8th post in android development section theres a tutorial there easy enough to follow
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I am at version number 1.8....
I need to downgrade to root. I was always of the understanding that my device was already rooted I have s-off and i just checked in bootloader.
I just want to know what is the best way to back up my data before hand?
So once i am rooted i can put it straight back on?

Yes. You have to have build number below 1.72xxxxxx in order you to use VISIONary+ to root your device. Else the rooting process will not work. I have my build number 1.32xxxxxx when I first bought my Desire HD. So it means I do not need to do any downgrading.
Pauly_k, in the first place, what are you planning to back-up? The stock ROM? If you are planning to switch to other ROMs, the app ROM Manager from the market, can be used as a tool to switch ROMs and also back-up ROMs. If apps and everything I would recommend Titanum Back-Up app.
When you do a Radio S-OFF and/or ENG S-OFF exercise, you do not need to on and off it back everytime. You can just leave it OFF all the time. It will not affect your device in everything e.g. performance. OFFing it allow you to gain full access into other area in your device such as to flash new radios.
Unless you wish you send back your device to HTC for say, warranty purpose, then yes of course you have to ON it back. Lol.
Cheers.

[Q] Help me get back to stock!!

I have a Telus Desire HD and I managed to downgrade then root and Radio s-off,then installed Revolution HD 5.2.3 and everything is great.
However now i am selling it and the person that wants it says he wants it stock with no root or custom anything.
Honestly I don't know how to go about it to do this and that is why I need some help from someone that has more experience and knowledge than me.
Thanks in advance and if i left out any important info about my phone let me know and i will include it.

You should have made a backup of your stock rom .
if you did flash it though recovery. It will lose root. Still be s-off but they wont know ha.
failing that you need an official ruu. This is an .exe file used. With a windows pc. You will find these in the dev forum or the htc website. Ruu will.remove s-off radio-off and the eng hboot.
if you dort have a pc or cant connect your dhd to it. Flash a stock (but custom) ·rom and tell them its done.
.if they dont mod phones they wont know the difference.
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Thanks twiztedvvv for replying...
I'm gonna run down once more what is on the DHD at the moment so I can get the correct info on how to bring this back to stock.
Revolution HD 5.2.3
Clockworkmod latest
cid TELUS001
ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-085.0007
Radio-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
Oct 11 2010,12:47:02
Before I rooted and installed custom rom the phone had the Telus logo when it booted but now its gone since I rooted and flashed the custom rom.
I managed to download to RUU's...
RUU_ACE_GINGERBREAD_S_TELUS_WWE_2.43.661.1_R_Radio_12.56.60.25_26.10.04.03_M_release_194001_signed
and
RUU_Ace_TELUS_WWE_1.84.661.1_R_Radio_12.35d.60.140f_26.06.03.24_M2_release_168987_signed
So after reading this what is your recommendation?Do i still need the gold card to flash the stock rom?
Thanks for the help bud!

Personally i would go for the first one you listed. Connect your phone to htc.sync and double click the ruu. It should run the update and return your phone to stock. No goldcard or special method needed. Let me know if it goes well?
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Oh man I think something is wrong....I fired up the first RUU and went trough all the instructions and hit update and it rebooted the phone to the black screen with the htc logo and its been sitting there for like over 30 min.What should I do,should I disconnect and try again or what.
I am so scared that this damn phone is bricked,please help!!
Edit:
Wow I almost got a heart attack and thought it bricked but was relieved when it booted up again.
But now I am scared to attempt this again and I don't know what went wrong.

Did it flash the RUU? or are you still rooted?
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No,unfortunately it did not flash cause it got stuck at the black HTC screen and then I disconected the cable rebooted the phone.
And now I am totally scared to even make a second attempt but eventualy I will have to.What is the chance of bricking the phone while running th RUU?

I have never heard of it happening before but I don't want you to be the first.
I don't understand why it didn't flash. If Ruu are not compatible it won't try to flash them. Usually.
I know its not morally right. But could you flash a stock rom via recovery then remove the superuser app. Giving the impression of being stock. Will be safer for you.
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twiztedvvv said:
I have never heard of it happening before but I don't want you to be the first.
I don't understand why it didn't flash. If Ruu are not compatible it won't try to flash them. Usually.
I know its not morally right. But could you flash a stock rom via recovery then remove the superuser app. Giving the impression of being stock. Will be safer for you.
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Is it possible to even brick with RUU at all?I want to give it a second try but the thought off bricking is scaring me.I use to own an Iphone before I switched to Android and I had the worst experience with the Iphone that it left a mental scar on me.
Anyway I spoke to the guy that wants to buy my phone and he is basicaly now saying that he wont mind having the phone rooted but he would like to have a stock rom on it.
I tried to tell him that the current rom that I have on (Revolution HD 5.2.4) is way better than stock but he is not listening to me.

There are stock roms in the dev section. Ill grab a link for you if I have time. Bit busy at the monent sorry.
Idont think you can brick with an ruu but I'm not 100 percent. Id go with the stock rom through recovery.
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twiztedvvv said:
There are stock roms in the dev section. Ill grab a link for you if I have time. Bit busy at the monent sorry.
Idont think you can brick with an ruu but I'm not 100 percent. Id go with the stock rom through recovery.
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No problem bud I will wait patiently for that link.
Maybe the ones I have are not compatible or the wrong ones,I have no idea at all.
I apreciate your help my friend and I am sure glad I signed up here and I have a great deal of learning to do.Thanks again!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059563
This, I believe, is the best option. And the safest.
Its a standard zip to flash through recovery. Its rooted but as the person buying the phone said they want stock. This is the closest you will get without an RUU. Glad to be able to help.
Out of interest are you getting another android after selling your dhd.
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twiztedvvv said:
Out of interest are you getting another android after selling your dhd.
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I am definetely getting another Android.I am never going back to iPhone ever,it was a nightmare owning an iPhone in the past and it left me disappointed.
I am gonna get the sane as I have now a desire Hd but one that is new and comes with warranty.The one I am selling was used when I bought so no warranty.
I will let you know how it goes and thanks again for helping out,much appreciated.
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Not sure why the ruu failed. But if you want to give an alternative a try is run the ruu for the first two steps, right before it begins flashing. Go into your temp folder. You'll see a folder named bunch of gibberish. In there look for rom.zip. copy it and rename it PD98IMG. Place in the root of your SD card and flash through hboot

So I am on Windows 7 and where is this temp folder located specifically?
Could it be possible that the RUU failure is caused by win7?
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In the start menu search %temp%.
Not sure. Could be maybe a driver issue? Did you have USB debugging on? Maybe a bad download?
I've ran ruus on windows 7. So I doubt its the os

I think I did have usb debuging on....you think tat could be the problem?
And thanks for the search tip I managed to find the folder.
I will give this a shot in the morning with a nice cup of coffee .
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ive always have mine to have usb debugging on when connected to a pc, but not positive that it is required for the ruu. Ive only ran an RUU a couple of times.
Also do you have HTC Sync installed? if not install it and try RUU again. Personally i prefer the PD98IMG method though. keep us posted

I do have HTC synch installed so I think that can't be the problem.
I'll try the RUU method one more time and if it fails then I will try your method.
Thank's for your kind help sir.
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ok. let me know if it works. maybe try the other ruu this time. first one you tried must be wrong. good luck

Should I unroot?

I'm due my upgrade in a few days and am selling my beloved desire to one of those mobile flashback sites and wanted to know if I should unroot it as I have s-off and rcmix Rom installed. On these site they only really state that itmys full switch on.
What's your thoughts?
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I'd unroot it personally

And probably load Froyo on it too
@Eddy: Sold your Desire, have you?

If I was you I'd unroot it. Leaving on a custom ROM just means there's something for the cashback website to moan about (and possibly not accept).
Unroot. It's not like it takes long to do it.

thanks folks.
issue i have is that my desire is a branded t-mobile uk device and i rooted using unrevoked and every time i have tried to create a goldcard it hasn't worked.
is there any other way to unroot branded devices?

stewart30 said:
thanks folks.
issue i have is that my desire is a branded t-mobile uk device and i rooted using unrevoked and every time i have tried to create a goldcard it hasn't worked.
is there any other way to unroot branded devices?
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Search for the threads on Goldcard. See my thread on "How to unbrick the Desire". It has a good Goldcard FAQ

Just got confirmation from fonebank. They accepted the phone even though it had root and s-off
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How to get to stock phone ready for warranty?;

Before I get flammed......I have spent the last 40 mins searching xda and google and couldn't find anything!
Basically I dropped my phone earlier today and have cracked the entire screen :'( I am obviously rooted, got eng s-off, hboot etc.. My phone is unbranded and from UK.
What is the procedure to return to stock?? I don't know what the newest ruu is or where to get it. Anyone quick help would be good as I need to take it back tommorow and it is already late here in London :/ plus I've got college tommorow morning! Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382235
That maybe ?

Thanks, but thats a Rom :/ I need a stock ruu
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yvibes said:
Thanks, but thats a Rom :/ I need a stock ruu
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Most of them won't notice, I sent my 1st rooted, s-off DHD back in, but I'm American, and AT&T doesn't know anything about development. but the ACE hack tool (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1259821) can easily reset your DHD to stock, just press "o" ... simple eh?
If I helped you, please hit thanks!

What carrier are you with
check in this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19101263#post19101263
by FOOTBALL
Click on the filefactory link in the first post. These are the newest available RUU.
From your location tag, since ur from UK, the RUU roms available from the link above are only for Three_UK, TMobile_UK and Orange_UK.
As a reminder rooting and downgrading after the repairs from these RUU will require a goldcard, the warranty repair center will upgrade your rom anyway to the newest version anyways as per their procedure.
The ACE Hack tool return to stock above only works for for AT&T, Telus and WWE CID HTC__001.

Forgot to mention my dhd is unbranded I've read the advanced kit but its quite hard to understand :/ can anyone help me with a breakdown of what I'm supposed to do?? The user above who said just press 'o' what does that mean?
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Delete this thread...thanks, I used the advanced ace hack kit and am succesfuly back to stock
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[Q] Can I install the JB OTA 4.1.x RUU without problems? coming from hboot 1.31?

My phone is on Hboot 1.31 and I'm using the cyanogen 10 rom. I'd like to install the latest Jelly Bean OTA RUU from htcruu.com.
Will I be able to install this even though I'm on Hboot 1.31 without any problems? Can I just run the exe and be done with it?
http://www.htcruu.com/Endeavor/RUU_...Radio_5.1204.162.29_release_298897_signed.exe
I have checked that my htc version should work with the RUU.
Thanks
Chris

Yes that will work just fine. It will update the hboot too.
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Will it un-root it?
sashank said:
Yes that will work just fine. It will update the hboot too.
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Thanks.
Will it un-root my device and make it look like it's never been touched?
My HTC One X has recently suffered some kind of major battery/over-heating problem which means it now shuts down when being used intensively for a short period, and it also won't charge over 60%. I need to send it back to HTC (I'm still in warranty) but I know they won't touch it if they think I've voided the warranty.
Chris

evilgeeius said:
Thanks.
Will it un-root my device and make it look like it's never been touched?
My HTC One X has recently suffered some kind of major battery/over-heating problem which means it now shuts down when being used intensively for a short period, and it also won't charge over 60%. I need to send it back to HTC (I'm still in warranty) but I know they won't touch it if they think I've voided the warranty.
Chris
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No, nothing can "un-root" your device if you don't have S-OFF. And even if you did, they would know that you unlocked your bootloader because you did it at HTCdev.
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That's right. Unfortunately the only bootloader unlock method for the One X is via HTCdev, which voids your warranty. Even if you run an RUU and return to stock, the bootloader will display 'RELOCKED' at the top. Phones like my HTC Desire HD have other bootloader unlock methods with full S-OFF, and returning to stock will bring it to an untouched state that doesn't void warranty. This isn't possible on One X.

The answers here are correct except for the unrooting part, it will unroot the rom because you will go back to stock JB