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Im massively confused.
I would like to return my desire to stock, I've had nothing but signal problems since rooting and flashing another rom.
My phone was originally an o2 branded phone, so I have downloaded the RUU for the o2 (i'm guessing this includes the radio?) I've tried running the RUU and its gives me an error about my bootloader, I've just checked and the bootloader is 0.80.
Now this is where i'm getting confused, I can't wholeley remember what SDcard I made my goldcard. So do I need to make a new goldcard in order to compelte the Unroot or do I need to downgrade 2.2 to 2.1 using this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768256 and then start again...
Or am I miles out?
Which ruu did you try?
This is the most recent one on shipped roms:
http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...00.32U_5.09.05.30_2_release_144166_signed.exe
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better link:
http://www.multiupload.com/7YMY6RLCKY
Right i've been trying most the night to get this sorted,
the first link doesn't seem to download anything,
the second downloads just fine and then runs then I get a error (110) File open error. leaving the phone with the HTC logo and 4 ! marks on four coners, I've tried re downloading the file aswell
this is the information that I get when I unplug the phone from the computer.
bravo PVT1 ship S-on
Hboot 0.93.0001
Microp -031d
touch panel - synt0101
radio 5.09.05.30.2
aug 18 2010 17.52.18
RUU
parsing
1.splash - ok
2.boot - ok
3. recovery - ok
4. radio cust - ok
5. splash1 - ok
6. radio V2 - ok
7. System - FAIL PU
8. userdata - ok
Partition update fail
update fail
You don't need a goldcard if you flash the ruu which was installed on your phone when you bought it.
So if you phone was o2 branded and you flash a o2 ruu , you don't need a goldcard. If you want to flash a wwe ruu (unbranded) you do.
Did you write down the exact firmware version before rooting?
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Right so its just about finding the correct RUU to get the phone working again?
Unfortunately I did'nt write any information down
afternoon bump.
Really could do with my phone up and running
any ideas?
Did you boot your phone in fastboot and then run the ruu?
Lennyz1988 said:
Did you boot your phone in fastboot and then run the ruu?
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How do I boot in to fastboot? Normally pressing vol - + Power would = fast boot right? doing this does nothing.
Should be power and BACK key
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cant do nothing with any of the buttons, the only time the screen changes is when i unplug the phone from the usb (connected to computer) then i get a white screen that gives me some hboot information and under that ( normally where you would expect to see the bootloader etc it just says RUU, but again none of the buttons function.
Do you know how to use fastboot or adb?
BigMrB said:
Do you know how to use fastboot or adb?
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I dont have a clue how to use either tbh, but Im willing to learn if its what I have to do to get this brick unbricked
Download the ruu again from the link eddy gave you.
Then use EddyOS his instructions about extracting the .zip file from the .exe you just downloaded.
You can extract the ROM.zip from any RUU to install via ZIP
Start the RUU and once at the first main screen click Start>Run and type
%temp%
now, find the newest folder and in there will be a ZIP file called Rom - copy this to your desktop and rename it PB99IMG. (Don't extract the file) Now copy this to your SD card and start the phone in HBOOT (turn it on whilst holding volume down). It will find the file and start the update. Just follow the instructions...
Do all this while not plugged into your computer. Not sure if it will work, but it's worth a shot.
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Has anyone got a got a guide on how to change to CM7 boot?
Also, do you need to be s-off to do it?
Go to --> Alpharev
Code:
1) Nandroid backup in recovery.
2) Verify the MD5SUM of the file you downloaded against the one in the table.
3) Flash HBOOT with your phone in fastboot mode (Back+POWER) -> 'fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img' (change into the correct filename for the HBOOT you downloaded)
4) 'fastboot reboot-bootloader'
5) 'fastboot erase cache'
6) Boot recovery, wipe everything and restore.
And: Yes, you need S-Off
Thanks, is it possible to s-off without using a cd?
You don't need to be s-off to flash CW recovery, only rooted. Although Alpharev will do this. (kills 2 birds with one stone). I rooted, z4root, installed CW along with Rom Manager. Flashed ROM.
The only advantage to s-off, is that you can change the "splash image" (not boot animation) Boot animation can be changed without s-off.
You don't need to run from cd.
But.... You have to have drivers installed.
Sure, you can either create a bootable usb-stick or start the image as a virtual system with virtual box. Please use the forum search, there is a really good tut including a step by step guide for each method.
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Moscow Desire said:
You don't need to be s-off to flash CW recovery, only rooted. Although Alpharev will do this. (kills 2 birds with one stone). I rooted, z4root, installed CW along with Rom Manager. Flashed ROM.
The only advantage to s-off, is that you can change the "splash image" (not boot animation) Boot animation can be changed without s-off.
You don't need to run from cd.
But.... You have to have drivers installed.
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Except that he is talking about a custom hboot and not of cwm recovery.
For flashing hboot you need s-off!
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Tillus said:
Sure, you can either create a bootable usb-stick or start the image as a virtual system with virtual box. Please use the forum search, there is a really good tut including a step by step guide for each method.
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Bootable usb would be perfect, ill search the forum to how to do this.
325i. said:
Bootable usb would be perfect, ill search the forum to how to do this.
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Just download the CD iso image and use this tool (or similar) to make a bootable USB from it:
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
Moscow Desire said:
The only advantage to s-off, is that you can change the "splash image" (not boot animation) Boot animation can be changed without s-off.
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Not true,there are many many more advantages of having s-off your Desire,and one of them is becoming more useful and needed these days,and that one is precisely what OP of this topic is trying to do: flash CM7 Hboot to have csutom partition sizes,and have more space on /data partition for app or dalvik cache (if using Data++ ROMs). And that can not be done if S-on.
Thats the thread I was talking about.
Tillus said:
Thats the thread I was talking about.
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thxs for that i am now s-off used boot cd. so if i wonted to flash say Rom ([ROM][17/04][Sense2.1 GingerBread]InsertCoin CM7/A2SD+ v01 |Cam working|TV animations)
it says i need CM7 HBOOT how would i install this i cant seem to find this out, i am new to android and have used lee droids and a few other Roms but would like to use the rom i said about but dont know how
tvr84 said:
thxs for that i am now s-off used boot cd. so if i wonted to flash say Rom ([ROM][17/04][Sense2.1 GingerBread]InsertCoin CM7/A2SD+ v01 |Cam working|TV animations)
it says i need CM7 HBOOT how would i install this i cant seem to find this out, i am new to android and have used lee droids and a few other Roms but would like to use the rom i said about but dont know how
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You need the android sdk to get abd and fastboot running. You can download this here:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
then open Programfolder/tools in commandline, boot your phone in fastboot-mode (swich off, then switch on while hitting back-key (back!, not vol-down).
Then in commandline type in "fastboot devices" to check if your phone is connected properly (it should show you, if a phone is connected). If yes, use the steps I posted earlier and are described on alpharev.nl
Personally..
I used the CD, followed the prompt to s-off.
Then once s-off and custom bootloader was install, I then used the PB99IMG.zip from AlphaRev to change my partitions to CM7 hboot
http://alpharev.nl/PB99IMG_bravo_cm7.zip
Easy as.
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Tillus said:
You need the android sdk to get abd and fastboot running. You can download this here:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
then open Programfolder/tools in commandline, boot your phone in fastboot-mode (swich off, then switch on while hitting back-key (back!, not vol-down).
Then in commandline type in "fastboot devices" to check if your phone is connected properly (it should show you, if a phone is connected). If yes, use the steps I posted earlier and are described on alpharev.nl
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You don't need to use fastboot to change partition sizes, just use the PB99IMG.zips, even easier.
But having the adb/fastboot stuff sorted, is always a plus.
garpunkal said:
You don't need to use fastboot to change partition sizes, just use the PB99IMG.zips, even easier.
But having the adb/fastboot stuff sorted, is always a plus.
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Hi, I've got fastboot setup etc. But can't seem to find a guide on how to change all the partition.
So all you're saying is that if I put the PB99IMG.zips into my sd card and boot into Bootloader, it'll install automatically AS WELL as do the partitions for me? And one more thing if I may (just for clarity) do I put the PB99IMG.zips onto the root of my sdcard or into one of the subfolders and if so which one?
Thanks and sorry for the bombardment of questions!
You will have costom MTD partitions CM7 for exempl: h-boot 130M sistem, 5M Chace, 302M data.
If you mean the EXT partitions? You must still make a ext partition wit cwm or gparted orrommanager.
Put the PB img on your SDcard, the map doesnt matters, because the phone will recognize it enywhere.
usefull GUI app for flashing boot:
FastbootCommanderV.1.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=823315
tvr84 said:
thxs for that i am now s-off used boot cd. so if i wonted to flash say Rom ([ROM][17/04][Sense2.1 GingerBread]InsertCoin CM7/A2SD+ v01 |Cam working|TV animations)
it says i need CM7 HBOOT how would i install this i cant seem to find this out, i am new to android and have used lee droids and a few other Roms but would like to use the rom i said about but dont know how
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Hi,
about CM7 and the rom you want to try, you can have a look to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13084241&postcount=17
I try to resume my experience...
Hope it will help you.
Sup guys! im kinda new to this forum and im kinda stuck with S-Off Precedure With Alpharev.
I am not sure which hboot to download so i went to "bravo_alphaspl-cm7r2.img"
I had burn the img to be bootable disc and when it boots, it read the disc and it prompt me to boot back in windows xp.
Did i download the wrong hboot or i am not burning a bootable disc?
THANKS IN ADVANCE
You need to download and burn the Alpharev utility to disc, boot that and it will run you through the s-off procedure. You then flash the .img file you currently have through fastboot.
snazer said:
Sup guys! im kinda new to this forum and im kinda stuck with S-Off Precedure With Alpharev.
I am not sure which hboot to download so i went to "bravo_alphaspl-cm7r2.img"
I had burn the img to be bootable disc and when it boots, it read the disc and it prompt me to boot back in windows xp.
Did i download the wrong hboot or i am not burning a bootable disc?
THANKS IN ADVANCE
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That is a hboot paritioning image.
You should download this http://alpharev.nl/alpharev.iso and burn it on a cd.
To flash the image file you mentioned use this procedure:
1) Nandroid backup in recovery.
2) Verify the MD5SUM of the file you downloaded against the one in the table.
3) Flash HBOOT with your phone in fastboot mode (Back+POWER) -> 'fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img' (change into the correct filename for the HBOOT you downloaded)
4) 'fastboot reboot-bootloader'
5) 'fastboot erase cache'
6) Boot recovery, wipe everything and restore.
Read more carefully the page.
Thank you so much!
Also, try to push HBoot img with Android Flasher. Pretty simple to use.
My phone is bricked I think
Erm guys, I have a huge problem. I think I just brick my phone.
While I was upgrading my htc desire radio, I think I rebooted the phone. Now I can't on or even charge the phone.
Is my phone screwed?
Something going wrong while flashing a radio can brick your phone. I assume the computer doesn't recognize it and you can't boot into fastboot? Hope that's not the case.
nope i cant boot it up in any way. Even when i plug into a power supply, the orange light does not light up
It would seem to me that your phone is bricked. Might have to send it in for warranty unless someone else has any ideas.
OH GOD! I am so ******* screwed huh?
Unless someone says otherwise, yes. Sorry.
No fastboot either ? Back button + power
im about to sell my Desire and i need to go back to stock rom.
Its running Runnymede AIO V6.0.4.3 Special Edition med 4EXT Recovery.
While installing a stock rom i got an error with the system files (see picture)
Now i cant do anyting it just shows me the HTC Logo with 4 white triangles with exclamation marks. i cant get in recovery or anything.
Does anyone have an idea for what to do ?
if u tried to run a ruu.exe file then it failed coz u still have CM7r2 hboot, u should of used the AlphaRev downgrader first. the CM7r2 hboot system partition is too small for the ruu
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It should be easy.
Flash this in bootloader (Vol Dn + Power). Put the file on root of your SD Card. Then rename it to PB99IMG.zip
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-4hydAqepNwbUZqWUd0ZTlFaW8
Then then pull your battery off, and copy on your root of SD card file below. It is unrooted stock ROM for desire. Again, you have to rename this file to PB99IMG.zip and flash in bootloader. It should be working.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-4hydAqepNwYkcwaFoySU9iX3M
I did this yesterday and was before using the same rom as you do. My proximity sensor does not work properly so I have to send my device to the service.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801161
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xpeter88 said:
Flash this via fastboot. Put the file on root of your SD Card. Then rename it to PB99IMG.zip
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imo this is not fastboot flashing. Flashing from fastboot means putting the device in fastboot mode, connecting the PC with USB and executing the fastboot program with the img file as argument.
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imo this is not fastboot flashing. Flashing from fastboot means putting the device in fastboot mode, connecting the PC with USB and executing the fastboot program with the img file as argument.
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And how do you call it? You need to flash this two ZIP files from Fastboot (you do not need USB connection with PC or Andrid Flasher utility) when requested files are stored on SD card. When you enter fastboot mode it will search for file PB99IMG.zip and if found this on your SD card root it give you an option to flash it.
xpeter88 said:
And how do you call it? You need to flash this two ZIP files from Fastboot (you do not need USB connection with PC or Andrid Flasher utility) when requested files are stored on SD card. When you enter fastboot mode it will search for file PB99IMG.zip and if found this on your SD card root it give you an option to flash it.
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There are two modes during booting. One is the bootloader mode and the other is the fastboot mode. It is in bootloader mode (Vol Dn + Power) that PB99IMG.zip files are flashed.
handy5876 said:
There are two modes during booting. One is the bootloader mode and the other is the fastboot mode. It is in bootloader mode (Vol Dn + Power) that PB99IMG.zip files are flashed.
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You´re right. I changed this two terms by a misstake. My first post updated.
Anyway, this method it the easiest way how to unroot the phone that works (executable file RUU was not working for me in windows)
@xpeter88 what are the names of these file u are telling him to use?? u cant just tell some1 flash these n not say what they are. what hboot and what rom? lol and my computer blocked it, malware or something
Sent from my HTC Desire
Anyway getting to the OP as suggested by jmcclue you must:-
- download downgrade img from alpharev.nl.
-Flash it from fastboot.
-Download 2.3 RUU from shipped roms and run the exe from PC.
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go here then kernel source code/ see downloads/ filter by device(desire) then under check other then find files. there u will have 2.3 upgrade for all desire (gsm)
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http://htcdev.com/
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jmcclue said:
@xpeter88 what are the names of these file u are telling him to use?? u cant just tell some1 flash these n not say what they are. what hboot and what rom? lol and my computer blocked it, malware or something
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The names you should be able to see
1. PB99IMG_downgrade from alpharev.nl ... http://alpharev.nl/PB99IMG_downgrade.zip
2. PB99IMG_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.2_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_151783_signed from this forum. ....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
I just posted links from my folder, they surely are not infected. The reason of this is that I was on my Desire-tapatalk so I did not have time to look for the original sources of that files when I already have it stored on one place.
xpeter88 said:
The names you should be able to see
1. PB99IMG_downgrade from alpharev.nl ... http://alpharev.nl/PB99IMG_downgrade.zip
2. PB99IMG_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.2_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_151783_signed from this forum. ....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
I just posted links from my folder, they surely are not infected. The reason of this is that I was on my Desire-tapatalk so I did not have time to look for the original sources of that files when I already have it stored on one place.
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Yes, go ahead and flash that RUU, and if you have branded phone you'll get your desire stucked at hboot.
Jmcclue already told him what to flash, 2.3 RUU is made for all Desire versions, no matter of brand.
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nlooooo said:
Yes, go ahead and flash that RUU, and if you have branded phone you'll get your desire stucked at hboot.
Jmcclue already told him what to flash, 2.3 RUU is made for all Desire versions, no matter of brand.
Sent from my HTC Desire using flashes and thunders
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lambada24 in post "insufficient memory" chose ur modded stock rom to flash
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Wow... thanks a lot for all your help.
The problem is. I cant get into any fastboot. Nomatter what i do, the only thing that shows up when i turn the phone on is a HTC Logo with 4 white triangles with exclamation marks. Holding down backarrow or vol dn doesnt do any thing.
Thomas_G said:
Wow... thanks a lot for all your help.
The problem is. I cant get into any fastboot. Nomatter what i do, the only thing that shows up when i turn the phone on is a HTC Logo with 4 white triangles with exclamation marks. Holding down backarrow or vol dn doesnt do any thing.
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download stock hboot from alpharev and flash it via fastboot commands and use the 2.3 ruu upgrade
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Im not that advanced in using fast boot.
What cmd in fastboot would you use?
Thomas_G said:
Im not that advanced in using fast boot.
What cmd in fastboot would you use?
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fastboot flash hboot c:\bravo_alphaspl.img
download bravo_alphaspl.img and put it in ur C:\ drive on ur computer
Oh yes Oh yes... It all works
Thanks for helping out
Thomas_G said:
Oh yes Oh yes... It all works
Thanks for helping out
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lol, did u use the ruu ? does ur phone boot now??
Dear all,
I have been looking around the forums and downloaded a few things and looked at various solutions, but I am stuck at the first hurdle.
I have been given an htc Desire Bravo that just will not boot. I do not know how it failed originally but I can only get it into the boot screens, either the fastboot/hboot logon ot the 5 buzzes and the htc logo lock. Also it takes about 30 minutes with the battery out after every failed boot attempt to restart the boot screen.
I have run adb but it cannot tell me a cid number, I have a micro sd card in it but it does not have the pb99diag.zip on it. When I put such a file on the sd card it does not find it. Communication via adb and the phone has varied success. I suspect it is drivers and what I read is an old adb bug where server is out of date.
I have never done this before this weekend so please be gentle with me!
If I can get it to work, even to use it like a wifi tablet without phone I would be happy. I am in the UK and if we have real success I would get it on tesco PAYG
I get the "cannot find pb99diag.zip etc" dialogue when going into hboot.
The logon says
BRAVO PVT-1 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0001
MICROP-031d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO 5.11.05.27
AUG 10 2010, 17:52.18
Can someone suggest where to start? I have tried a number of guides on the forum but no success so far. Even just getting an os running would be success. I will be looking at this each evening so apologies if I seem slow to respond
Thanks
Adrian
First make S-Off. I forgot how but if i think right, you must it do via revolutionary, If it success, then download 4ext recovery.IMG and flash it via fastboot and reboot in bootloader in your recovery
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battlekaier said:
First make S-Off. I forgot how but if i think right, you must it do via revolutionary, If it success, then download 4ext recovery.IMG and flash it via fastboot and reboot in bootloader in your recovery
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Thank you battlekaier, I will try this out tonight when I get home and will report back.
A
ukubuntu said:
Thank you battlekaier, I will try this out tonight when I get home and will report back.
A
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After you s off u can flash hboot the easy way but first s off.
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If u phone does not boot then u can NOT s-off, ur phone needs to be booted.. also if ur s-on and not rooted then all u can do is flash a ruu.
Did u try factory reset from bootloader menu? Try that first, u never know but chances r ul prob need to ruu a ruu.
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If u phone does not boot then u can NOT s-off, ur phone needs to be booted.. also if ur s-on and not rooted then all u can do is flash a ruu.
Did u try factory reset from bootloader menu? Try that first, u never know but chances r ul prob need to ruu a ruu.
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Hi jmcclue,
Thanks for the comments. I can boot to the HBoot and Fastboot screens, thats how I could find the S-ON and version data. If I get it to reboot, I get either a white screen with just "htc" on it, or 5 buzzes and a screen with no life at all. I am hopeful to get it to S-OFF as I have had some communication through the usb to pc connection. I am not sure if I can do an RUU update as I don't seem to have a CID. I do not have a factory reset option on the HBOOT screen. I have tried clear storage but that has no effect. Perhaps I need the S-OFF first.
Cheers again,
A
Use the 2.3gb update ruu its wwe (world wide english) so dont worry bout cid. U can find it in bortaks troubleshooting guide in resources section and its naned 2.3.3 ruu. U will find it easy enough in google aswell. Search for "htc desire 2.3gb update" its a exe file so just boot ur phone into fastboot, plug in ur phone and run the ruu, hopefully it willvwork. Im a bit worried tho about the 5 vibrations u get, maybe a sign of hardware failure. But try that ruu anyway. And again u can not get s-off unless ur phone is fully working/booted.
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Use the 2.3gb update ruu its wwe (world wide english) so dont worry bout cid. U can find it in bortaks troubleshooting guide in resources section and its naned 2.3.3 ruu. U will find it easy enough in google aswell. Search for "htc desire 2.3gb update" its a exe file so just boot ur phone into fastboot, plug in ur phone and run the ruu, hopefully it willvwork. Im a bit worried tho about the 5 vibrations u get, maybe a sign of hardware failure. But try that ruu anyway. And again u can not get s-off unless ur phone is fully working/booted.
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Many thanks
Well that was a bit wierd
If anyone can see where I went wrong, feel free to say.
I could not seem to get the link between the phone and the pc so I removed the htc sync and restarted the pc. I could then connect to the phone in some way as abd gave a command error when I sent a fastboot oem readcid which it normally does. So leaving it in fastboot with usb I ran the wwe~.exe file and it all seemed to be doing installing. There were tens of installations going to the phone I guess each reaching 100%. Suddenly I had a web page popup in my browser s.rev2pub.com/ul_cb/player.html?a=19471543&context=c23573548&size=800x600&rt=popunder&ci=10&cb=[CACHEBUSTER] recommending I download latest drivers. The wwe ruu vanished and I have no continuing processes in Task manager that I can see.
So, should I have installed in hboot? Thankfully I can still get the phone to power on. What should happen after the exe file installs?
I am able to get some response from the phone as adb devices returns the phone device number. So I hope I can try again.
Any thoughts?
Many thanks
Revolutionary S-OFF and recovery
ukubuntu said:
Dear all,
I have been looking around the forums and downloaded a few things and looked at various solutions, but I am stuck at the first hurdle.
I have been given an htc Desire Bravo that just will not boot. I do not know how it failed originally but I can only get it into the boot screens, either the fastboot/hboot logon ot the 5 buzzes and the htc logo lock. Also it takes about 30 minutes with the battery out after every failed boot attempt to restart the boot screen.
I have run adb but it cannot tell me a cid number, I have a micro sd card in it but it does not have the pb99diag.zip on it. When I put such a file on the sd card it does not find it. Communication via adb and the phone has varied success. I suspect it is drivers and what I read is an old adb bug where server is out of date.
I have never done this before this weekend so please be gentle with me!
If I can get it to work, even to use it like a wifi tablet without phone I would be happy. I am in the UK and if we have real success I would get it on tesco PAYG
I get the "cannot find pb99diag.zip etc" dialogue when going into hboot.
The logon says
BRAVO PVT-1 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0001
MICROP-031d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO 5.11.05.27
AUG 10 2010, 17:52.18
Can someone suggest where to start? I have tried a number of guides on the forum but no success so far. Even just getting an os running would be success. I will be looking at this each evening so apologies if I seem slow to respond
Thanks
Adrian
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Hey Adrian, I had the same problem as you did, hopefully I can be of help.
First, like everyone else is saying you will need S-OFF.
To do this head to this site on your PC revolutionary.io hit download for windows or Linux or whatever your pc is running, then you will need to fill out information about your device (see attached screenshot). Device, HBoot number, and serial number, (the serial number can be found behind the battery of your device). Once you have done that, click "Generate Key". it will give you a key, remember it or write it down.
Then, open the file that was downloaded, and extract the contents to your documents and Run the revolutionary( should look like the screenshot attached). Plug your device in (assuming you have the drivers) and it should ask you to enter the beta key we had before. Enter that and hit enter. it will then S-off your Desire and soon ask if you would like to install a custom recovery. hit Y and then enter, once that is finished, unplug your device and in HBoot go to "Recovery". Now you can flash a ROM of your choice.
Hopefully I made sense!
Best of luck
Neibaf97 said:
Hey Adrian, I had the same problem as you did, hopefully I can be of help.
First, like everyone else is saying you will need S-OFF.
To do this head to this site on your PC revolutionary.io hit download for windows or Linux or whatever your pc is running, then you will need to fill out information about your device (see attached screenshot). Device, HBoot number, and serial number, (the serial number can be found behind the battery of your device). Once you have done that, click "Generate Key". it will give you a key, remember it or write it down.
Then, open the file that was downloaded, and extract the contents to your documents and Run the revolutionary( should look like the screenshot attached). Plug your device in (assuming you have the drivers) and it should ask you to enter the beta key we had before. Enter that and hit enter. it will then S-off your Desire and soon ask if you would like to install a custom recovery. hit Y and then enter, once that is finished, unplug your device and in HBoot go to "Recovery". Now you can flash a ROM of your choice.
Hopefully I made sense!
Best of luck
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Thank you Neibaf97
Can I confirm that I can do this from the HBOOT screen or the fastboot screen? Also where jmmclue said if I can't boot then I can't S-Off, does that mean boot to the HBOOT screen or into Android? Then if I want to load say WWE, do I put that on a microSD to get it to recover?
thanks again
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ukubuntu said:
Thank you Neibaf97
Can I confirm that I can do this from the HBOOT screen or the fastboot screen? Also where jmmclue said if I can't boot then I can't S-Off, does that mean boot to the HBOOT screen or into Android? Then if I want to load say WWE, do I put that on a microSD to get it to recover?
thanks again
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He means into android.
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lilsafbig said:
He means into android.
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Thanks lilsafbig, that was a little too ambiguous to understand, but I have a few developments.
I am able to communicate to some degree with adb between phone and pc. Before I was unable to get anything back but now with the right syntax I have got back the CID as HTC_001 and the device number. But when I run revolutionary from the fastboot USB screen the revolutionary continues to wait for the device to show. Is it likely that USB degugging was off prior to the failure, is there a way to get it on. I suggest this as when I connect it to my pc it recognizes the device and shows in the device manager as an htc unspecified device (this is progress). As I cannot boot android it does not show as an additional drive in file manger. when I try some of the fastboot oem commands I get bad command errors, whilst fastboot getvars is ok. Could this be why I cannot get revolutionary to S-OFF!
Thanks
additional info, when usb is in an in fastboot usb, the device manager sees it as android 1.0
ukubuntu said:
additional info, when usb is in an in fastboot usb, the device manager sees it as android 1.0
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also tried "fastboot oem writecid 11111111" and got "FAILED(remoteartition is not existed).."
ukubuntu said:
also tried "fastboot oem writecid 11111111" and got "FAILED(remoteartition is not existed).."
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So..... does this mean I am bricked?
BUMP!
ukubuntu said:
So..... does this mean I am bricked?
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If you can still get to bootloader / fastboot screen, then you are rarely ever bricked.
1. Ignore anything and everything to do with revolutionary and fastboot for now. I'm afraid the first few posts while trying to be helpful have been misleading. Get your phone booting up into Android OS first, i.e. into a stock ROM using an RUU
2. Use the 2.3.3. GB RUU, nothing else, it doesn't need a goldcard or care about CID etc.
3. Download it from the bottom here, then use Bortak's troubleshooting guide stickied to the top of Q&A, Point [7] to run it as a PB99IMG.zip from the root of your sdcard. That way you don't need to run it through USB or care about what drivers are installed.
Thank you Eddie, I will try that. I did try flash a PB99IMG.zip before with no success but I will try again.
I found it here Official Stock Sense Gingerbread_v1.2 GB-2.3.3_A2SD – http://androidba.se/J7 for desire (neophyte)
I hope it can work out ok. I guess I format the sd card to fat32 not ext4
Will let you know how it goes.
Thanks,
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ukubuntu said:
Thank you Eddie, I will try that. I did try flash a PB99IMG.zip before with no success but I will try again.
I found it here Official Stock Sense Gingerbread_v1.2 GB-2.3.3_A2SD – http://androidba.se/J7 for desire (neophyte)
I hope it can work out ok. I guess I format the sd card to fat32 not ext4
Will let you know how it goes.
Thanks,
A
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That's a custom rom.
Here's the link for the 2.3.3 ruu.
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/downl...uu-now-to-update-to-to-the-latest-android-os/
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ukubuntu said:
I did try flash a PB99IMG.zip before with no success but I will try again.
I found it here Official Stock Sense Gingerbread_v1.2 GB-2.3.3_A2SD – http://androidba.se/J7 for desire (neophyte)/
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That did not work because the file is not an RUU...it is a stock rooted custom ROM with A2SD (the clue is in the name). It is designed to flashed in recovery like any other ROM. Renaming it to PB99IMG.zip won't do anything.
Use the actual shipped roms RUU link provided.
Reformat your sdcard to a single FAT32 partition if necessary, then follow Method [7] of the guide, place only the PB99IMG.zip on the root of the sdcard (not in any folder)