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[Q] Completely lost "Noob" trying to flash a stock ROM

I am actually shocked that I kind of understand what my subject is - I have been reading and googling and searching on this forum and even the threads that say they are "basic" and go "step by step" are completely Greek to me. So I apologize as I'm sure this is very basic and has been asked before but I really don't know what else to do.
HTC Desire HD
Sense Version 2.1
Currently have LeeDroid installed by the previous user (I bought this phone used).
I just want to get it back to the "normal" ROM...whatever that is.
I have found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842937
but even this does not making any sense to me:
Requirements
In order to use this ROM on your device, you must have a custom recovery image installed (Clockwork Mod).
Can someone please help me? I really really appreciate it.

to quote Doktaphex
"DO NOT FLASH A NEW RUU OR OFFICIAL ROM IMAGE UNLESS YOU *REALLY* KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING !"
It is essential. Get use to all the basics of rooting and flashing. maybe this can help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841076

Thank you. I have been reading through that and I'm still lost. I definitely don't want to do anything stupid though so I may just be stuck with this thing, and all this stuff is way over my head.
Thanks for the fast reply!

What is your ultimate aim with your phone?
Are you interested in custom ROM's, root access, sim unlock etc, or would you simply like to put some official HTC firmware back on the phone?
In my limited experience is it very easy to return to a stock ROM using RUU (Rom Upgrade Utility). No difficult steps required or hacks needed.
Check this recommended starters link, and scroll to the 'Stock Rom' section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846248

I suppose you were refering to Stock/Original ROM (the one that HTC had provided) when you say "normal ROM", downloading RUU will be the easiest. You can try try to search on google or you can also try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=824357&highlight=official+ruu
You may also need HTC sync for the drivers.

[Q] What RUU for HTC Wildfire?!

Hey guys. I want to go ahead and start the process of rooting my HTC Wildfire, but the problem is, the current Revolutionary build supports only the 1.01.0001 HBOOT version. Mine is (you guessed it) 1.01.0002.
Luckily, HTCDev.com has finally launched their Bootloader unlock process that seems to be considerably easier than using GoldCard (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1145035).
Problem is, when I get down to the RUU download list on the first page of instructions, my carrier isn't there (I currently live in Malaysia and use Maxis). There is, however, an HTC WWE RUU at the bottom available for download.
A little help guys, cause I'm VERY new to this all and would REALLY love some help on what to do.

your link to the respective thread seems to be broken ;-)
Swyped via XDA app from my %s (buzz)

eventcom said:
your link to the respective thread seems to be broken ;-)
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Whoops. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145035
There we go.
This might also be of help? http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1037183.html
I just want to see if there's a simpler and less-likely-to-get-your-phone-bricked alternative to the Gold Card method.

MrHadrov said:
Whoops. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145035I just want to see if there's a simpler and less-likely-to-get-your-phone-bricked alternative to the Gold Card method.
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Yep understood. Well I just wanted to make sure to know that other method (or not). There will be a bit of risk left with all methods to root, s-off, debrand or flash a device - so the only helpful thing might be experiences of others...
That's a point where I probably could be of some help: people unlikely will come back with success stories, most likely they will post errors and problems- so here is my report: I haven't had any issues, problems, hassle with the gold card method (the thread you were pointing to) and I am not a developer, programmer or other kind of a "pro" plus this has been my first experience with rooting a phone.
what I should mention: I've been in the same dilemma: that gold card method did sound complicated and the reports feared me a bit, too ;-)
There's one thing I'd suggest either way: I did follow the instructions carefully - step-by-step, after reading them carefully - twice at least and I've kept an eye on all warnings.
Regarding the other method: if I would have to choose between the two methods I most likely would do the gold card method again. Because it worked for me - sure - but after reading the respective threads, e.g. this one I would feel more safe to do it the hard way ;-)
HTH
Swyped via XDA app from my HTC wildfire (buzz)

eventcom said:
Yep understood. Well I just wanted to make sure to know that other method (or not). There will be a bit of risk left with all methods to root, s-off, debrand or flash a device - so the only helpful thing might be experiences of others...
That's a point where I probably could be of some help: people unlikely will come back with success stories, most likely they will post errors and problems- so here is my report: I haven't had any issues, problems, hassle with the gold card method (the thread you were pointing to) and I am not a developer, programmer or other kind of a "pro" plus this has been my first experience with rooting a phone.
what I should mention: I've been in the same dilemma: that gold card method did sound complicated and the reports feared me a bit, too ;-)
There's one thing I'd suggest either way: I did follow the instructions carefully - step-by-step, after reading them carefully - twice at least and I've kept an eye on all warnings.
Regarding the other method: if I would have to choose between the two methods I most likely would do the gold card method again. Because it worked for me - sure - but after reading the respective threads, e.g. this one I would feel more safe to do it the hard way ;-)
HTH
Swyped via XDA app from my HTC wildfire (buzz)
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Awesome. Thanks man! Is that the one you followed? Because there seem to be a couple of threads around that seem to be almost identical. I'd like to know if there's differences in practicality and guarantee of success in some of them. This one that you posted seems pretty comprehensive.

MrHadrov said:
Hey guys. I want to go ahead and start the process of rooting my HTC Wildfire, but the problem is, the current Revolutionary build supports only the 1.01.0001 HBOOT version. Mine is (you guessed it) 1.01.0002.
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This is my method.
Run an RUU for wildfire.
- Download (RUU_Buzz_HTC_WWE_1.14.405.2_R_C_Radio_13.45.55.24 _ 3.35.15.19_release_141106_signed) from android forums.
- Connect phone to PC and run RUU
- This downgrads phone OS to eclair (android 2.1)
- Let it do the bizniss
- Revolutionize for S-OFF
- Root with unrevoked 3
- Flash CM7 and gApps

Hey guys. It all went great. I rooted today and am running Gingerbread 2.3.7. A big thank you to eventcom!
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using xda premium

glad to hear that everything went well - as I said before: the risk is yours I could only tell from my experiences...
Regarding your question which thread I meant: yes, this mainly has been the source I tried to follow. But as I mentioned before I did read a lot (also in German...) and tried to collect the useful stuff and kinda sorted it later - prepared all hints for troubleshooting etc.
It's always a good idea to do so. If you have any serious doubts they most likely come from missing knowledge - so best idea: read even more ;-)

[SOLVED] New HTC Desire (Android) user, need help

Before all jump on me being noob, yes I watched video and read rules. I hope I post this thread in place where it belongs.
I am not native English speaker so please don't throw me in fire if you see some writing errors.
I have always been Nokia user, from 1995 to this day, and now I got HTC Desire, it is old but I got it for free, it was in the box almost 1-2 years (never used) and that person discovered it before a month and gave it to me because he don't need it.
This thing is along first editions by the look of it, Android 2.1 Eclair, Amoled
I have updated it to latest official update (as I can remember 2.2.2)
I got spare MicroSD card (8GB class 10) and it working good with it (looks better then 4GB one I got with phone)
I also added some aps etc..memory was soon filled..I saw on Google that its common problem.
Now after some intro..lets go to my questions..
1. My goal is to root device and put best/stable rom with HTC Sense thing, mostly for additional memory on SD and as I did understand better control and speed of my phone - is that correct?
2. Is it possible to back-up EVERYTHING on my phone, store it to PC, and return it if I am not happy with new ROM, so I can continue to use it exactly where I left it with all my apps and file there?
3. I really don't know anything about android (some things I have read about rooting on google..) so I would need help, someone to point me at correct tutorials and rom to download. Maybe I am Android noob but I am good with PC so dont worry I will make some noob mistakes while rooting and adding new rom.
All my phone info I could find:
So its 2.2.2.
Baseband: 32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27
Kernel: 2.6.32.15-gf5a401c [email protected] #1
Build no: 2.29.405.14 CL345208
Software: 2.29.405.14
Browser: Webkit 3.1
Hboot
Bravo PVT1 Ship S-ON
Hboot-0.93.0001
Microp-031d
Touchpanel-synw0101
Radio-5.11.05.27
Aug 10 2010
If someone have will to help I would be grateful.

try this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189
pretty straight foward, next time please search before starting a new thread
and if that doesnt work, search how to root desire with revolutionary

i first started with this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084
very helpful if you don't know anything about what you're doing (like you and me) ^^
the most difficult question would be, which ROM to use. you said you'd like to keep Sense.
well here is an overview of every ROM you can get for your desire:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809328
find out the differences between them, and then decide which one suits you best. but don't be afraid to try non-sense (haha, no pun intended ) ROMs.
now some explicit answers:
(1) yes, almost every ROM allows you to move internal storage to your SD and some even speed up your device. with some you could experience reboots now and then, but thats rather rare.
(2) yes, you can backup everything. there are two ways to do that:
a - NANDroid backup: it creates some kind of an image (like the .ISO is the image of a DVD), which can be restored, so that your phone looks the same as before.
i recommend it every time you change or update your ROM. NANDroid backups are available after you rooted and S-OFF'd your device.
b - there are many apps on the market to backup nearly every part of your user data. the most popular is Titanium Backup. it can make a copy highscores, user input like passwords, bookmarks of your browser, and so on.
contacts can usually be secured via your googlemail account.
all of those backups can and will be placed on you SD card, from where you can easily copy them to your desktop pc.
question 3 is already answered...keep an eye out for sticky threads (the ones pinned on top of every sub-forum) and you will find all the information needed.
good luck.

The easiest way to learn about android is to test it out..play with it as much as you want and about rooting use revolutionary, it's the fastest and easiest method.Also, about restoring your Rom, you can do that by backing it up in recovery, nandroid backup as they call it.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app

the two guides linked in the posts 2 and 3 are quite outdated. neither even mention revolutionary.
revolutionary does not give you root. it performs s-off. root comes after flashing the superuser.zip.
@OP, i always recommend this set of guides, which explain a bit more in detail about what everything is first, so you can get an understanding of what you're doing before you do it (just as important!). the video guide is also useful to take you through the actual process.
take your time, i'm sure you'll eventually find what you want :good:

Thanks to all, I will "study" all links before proceed, Like I said I was just looking for few answers with directions of correct tutorials.

hmm..after reading all that stuff I am just confused.
Can anyone point at step-by-step tutorial of how to just make my phone have additional memory on SD card, I want to keep my official 2.2.2. ROM with all apps installed.
As I understand I need to root phone and make some linux partition on SD.
Now, I don't know how to keep apps already installed etc so thats where you guys step in with tutorials for my problem.
Few things to keep in mind:
I dont want S-OFF if not needed
I dont want to change my RADIO, ROM or whatever.
Just additional memory on SD card.
Thanks advance.

in that case you should take a look at this:
Link2SD
it's an application that allows you to move apps to your 2nd SD partition. no need to flash ROMs or anything else.
the only premise is that you need root.
i don't know if this app has any disadvantages...
but i recommend you to take a closer look at flashing ROMs anyways, because most people (including me) claim that their phone was kinda revived with a new custom ROM.
it's really worth a try. sure, there's a huge amount of reading involved, but in the end it's simpler than you think.

NewAndroidNoob said:
hmm..after reading all that stuff I am just confused.
Can anyone point at step-by-step tutorial of how to just make my phone have additional memory on SD card, I want to keep my official 2.2.2. ROM with all apps installed.
As I understand I need to root phone and make some linux partition on SD.
Now, I don't know how to keep apps already installed etc so thats where you guys step in with tutorials for my problem.
Few things to keep in mind:
I dont want S-OFF if not needed
I dont want to change my RADIO, ROM or whatever.
Just additional memory on SD card.
Thanks advance.
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first you need root to install titanium backup then, you can take complete backups of your apps, cuz installing a custom ROM will surely destroy the apps.......just take your time, you'll get it........ I took 3 Weeks like you , reading, searching and reading some more..... Then i started doing, and all things fell in place., 1 year has passed and not looking back....
Regards
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app

NewAndroidNoob said:
hmm..after reading all that stuff I am just confused.
Can anyone point at step-by-step tutorial of how to just make my phone have additional memory on SD card, I want to keep my official 2.2.2. ROM with all apps installed.
As I understand I need to root phone and make some linux partition on SD.
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it does take a lot of time to understand it all, that's a good thing. many people with no experience with rooting have used the guides successfully
as above, links2sd should work. however, i was exactly the same, thinking i didn't want a custom rom, just thought i wanted more memory. but a custom rom is well worth the time when you find the right one for you. :good:
the guides will show you how to partition sd card properly (gparted or 4ext recovery)
Now, I don't know how to keep apps already installed etc so thats where you guys step in with tutorials for my problem.
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BU7CH4 said in 3rd post...use apps like titanium backup. please read what we tell you
Few things to keep in mind:
I dont want S-OFF if not needed
I dont want to change my RADIO, ROM or whatever.
Just additional memory on SD card.
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s-off is not absolutely necessary, but is much more versatile, and more useful if things go wrong in the future. revolutionary will perform s-off anyway, and is ideal for your hboot version. don't be scared of it.
upgrading radio is not absolutely necessary

So after all readings and courage building, today I have decided to run operation X (lol)
Here is what I have done for now:
1. Done many things with PC drivers and comms PC-Mobile
2. S-OFF via Revolutionary
3. Denied CUSTOM RECOVERY from Revolutionary, read somewhere that 4EXT Recovery Touch is better. (I hope I didn't do something wrong with this decision)
4. Installed 4EXT Recovery Touch - custom recovery
5. From Recovery installed Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed
Now, it looks like I have now HTC Desire with S-OFF and root.
If I understand correctly now I can install titanium backup and also do nandroid backups.
After all backups I do, then I can proceed to new custom roms, extend memory to SD etc..still I am not sure do I want do more then extend mem.. Well, with time I will probably explore new roms just for fun or whatever.
But for today I have done enough (too much stuff in short time for newbee ))
BTW for now all has gone without problem or errors.
Thank everyone on help.
This thread can now be closed.

thread wont be closed, just edit the title to [SOLVED] New HTC Desire etc
happy flashing
Sent from my HTC Desire

jmcclue said:
thread wont be closed, just edit the title to [SOLVED] New HTC Desire etc
happy flashing
Sent from my HTC Desire
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Oh, lol, habits from other forums..sorry, there, title changed :victory:

NewAndroidNoob said:
So after all readings and courage building, today I have decided to run operation X (lol)
Here is what I have done for now:
1. Done many things with PC drivers and comms PC-Mobile
2. S-OFF via Revolutionary
3. Denied CUSTOM RECOVERY from Revolutionary, read somewhere that 4EXT Recovery Touch is better. (I hope I didn't do something wrong with this decision)
4. Installed 4EXT Recovery Touch - custom recovery
5. From Recovery installed Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed
Now, it looks like I have now HTC Desire with S-OFF and root.
If I understand correctly now I can install titanium backup and also do nandroid backups.
After all backups I do, then I can proceed to new custom roms, extend memory to SD etc..still I am not sure do I want do more then extend mem.. Well, with time I will probably explore new roms just for fun or whatever.
But for today I have done enough (too much stuff in short time for newbee ))
BTW for now all has gone without problem or errors.
Thank everyone on help.
This thread can now be closed.
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Why too much? On my first day i corrupted my nand guess it couldnt hold out on so much flashing in one day.. ) anyway have fun with your new toy

[Q] Quick check before flash

Just about to root my desire HD before flashing a new ROM. Before anyone blasts me, I have read around and searched a lot but I can't really see one definitive place where all the info is. So if you've got this far, I only wanted to check I was going about it the right way before cracking on.
I've got the 'Advance Ace Hack Kit' from here > http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=74
I've read the 'effen manual'.
I've read a lot in here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30007255
I've seen this : http://www.xda-developers.com/android/how-to-root-the-htc-desire-hd/
So I think to root my phone and achieve S-OFF I can simply let the Advance Ace Hack kit do its thing, step by step. At which point my phone shoulo then be rooted with CWM installed and I can then flash a new ROM (after dropping .zip on SDCARD).
I've seen 4EXT mentioned in the android development section, I guess this is an alternative to CWM rather than mandatory.
Really I just wanted a few votes of 'that looks right' or 'you've missed some stuff, don't do it like that'.
It doesn't seem that complicated, which is what I'm bothered about. I've flashed previous handsets, just not droids yet.

Sounds about right. Just read the effen manual again.
Yes, 4ext is an alternative, both have a touch version.
For future reference, if you have a question, it goes in the Q&A thread.
Sent from a dream.

Teichopsia said:
Sounds about right. Just read the effen manual again.
Yes, 4ext is an alternative, both have a touch version.
For future reference, if you have a question, it goes in the Q&A thread.
Sent from a dream.
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Thanks very much for the input.
Q&A Thread - got it - It's been a while since I've been on here.

New to the Vision

Hi
I had a p350 for ages, finally got a Vision, and now I'm stumped as to how to push a new kernel/baseband/rom to it.
Searching the forum gave me nothing of value, can anybody possibly link me a tutorial?

Think of baseband as radio, just so you don't go looking for it
The best way to root your phone to do all these things is to exploit with gfree, which will probably require a downgrade first.
Just do an xda or Google search for one of three guides, or all three, the more reading you do the better
Xda wiki vision
Cyanogenmod wiki root HTC desire z
Strawmetal PDF guide root HTC g2 dz
Don't use any other guide but the ones mentioned and you'll be fine, if your confused on what to do after root search the general section of this thread and find a tutorial made by rizzoizzo to flash your first ROM and more
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

Cheers, it was just the first few things that had me stumped.

I realize that this is still not quite the right forum, but I am new to the vision much like the title of the thread would suggest :|
Alright, I got SlimRom 4.2.2 to boot I just have to go and change to DPI to something acceptable for my sister's standards xD what in the world is 4ext recovery? I know 4ext is a file system format or something of the sort, but I have never heard of it as a recovery...
Please point me in the direction of you "Stupid Questions" thread, or what you have as an equivalent. Most device forums has it sticked xD

First thing you need to know is how to root properly, there are a few ways to gain root but the o lay good way for this phone is with the gfree method, if you did any other way fix it now before you end up with headaches. A post above explains where to go
Next being your new to HTC, I highly suggest learning fast boot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27796375
I also have a more comprehensive yet unfinished guide at xda-u, but this will due and will also get you 4ext recovery (ext 4 is a partition type, 4ext is the best recovery made for android)
Also see this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33917375
Knowing what's here ahead of time before you run into a problem can help
First time flashers on the vision may be helped here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31249070
I'd link you more guides but its a pain on a tablet, just let me know if you need a hand. And yes there should be a new q&a thread made up for this forum with all the proper links... If anyone want to help out this community a massive set of updated links to the right stuff would be great and certainly warrant a sticky
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

Thanks, looks like I got some reading to do...