It is possible somehow to check if you have Desire Z or G2?
I am asking because I would like to find stock ROM for my phone. What I know is that CID is HTC_032 if it is of course useful information. My operator is Era.
Your kidding right?
Anyway just look at the back of your phone if it just says hTc than you have the desire z if it says G2 you have the G2, but the G2 is only on tmobile so unless you imported it you have the desire Z.
Or if it says tmobile on the top of the screen its a g2.
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Ok thanks guys i wanted to make sure i know all about that
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If you are still on the stock ROM, you can check the ROM version by going to Settings>Phone Information>Software, or something similar (I'm not on the stock Sense ROM anymore, so my menus are a bit different). You should be on the stock Euro Desire Z ROM, but there are 1.34 and 1.72 versions (and multiple versions of each). Newer DZ's might be shipping with the 1.72.
You can get the stock ROMs here:
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Vision
Ok nice link, but has sb some key to figure out which could be the one from Era or at least for Polish market?
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Are you still on the stock ROM? Did you check the ROM version like I instructed?
Unfortunately not and this my problem.
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Looks like the OP has a DZ and not a G2. How can you tell? The XDA app detects what phone you have, correct?
Correct me if i am wrong, but having "HTC Vision" would mean "HTC Desire Z" and having "T-Mobile G2" would mean "G2". Unless that is ROM dependent, but still, it is a slight indication.
Did you purchase the phone used? Where are you located in the world?
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Did you purchase the phone used? Where are you located in the world?
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No I bought it as a new from one of our telcom providers Era. So it was probably branded, right? My region is Poland.
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Did you do a Nandroid (Clockworkmod) backup before flashing the custom ROM? You should always do that. That will let you return to stock. Not sure how much branding the Euro carriers do to their phones. Someone else on your carrier will need to provide some info.
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Did you do a Nandroid (Clockworkmod) backup before flashing the custom ROM? You should always do that. That will let you return to stock. Not sure how much branding the Euro carriers do to their phones. Someone else on your carrier will need to provide some info.
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Yes, now I know it so now I am like Robinson Crusoe, flashing new ROMs and making backup from the last one which was working. Now I am on Virtuous and I like it pretty much.
I kinda figure that would be the case (no backup) but just threw it out there, as it certainly doesn't hurt to ask.
Does your carrier have stores where you can walk in and look at the demo model to see what ROM version? Was the stock ROM in English, or Polish? If English, I'm guessing that one of the WWE ROMs on shipped-roms.com is what you want, but there are 8 to choose from.
Otherwise, I think users on here from your carrier are your best hope. Maybe change the title of the thread to something like "Please help: Polish Era customers, Stock ROM version needed" to get their attention.
Any particular reason you want the stock ROM? Do you need to return to factory condition for warranty, or just want to have the stock ROM on hand in case that ever happens?
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Any particular reason you want the stock ROM? Do you need to return to factory condition for warranty, or just want to have the stock ROM on hand in case that ever happens?
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The second one, in case that ever happens.
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Also dz has a tab key instead os www. And .com button
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Did you do a Nandroid (Clockworkmod) backup before flashing the custom ROM? You should always do that. That will let you return to stock. Not sure how much branding the Euro carriers do to their phones. Someone else on your carrier will need to provide some info.
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Is it possible somehow to make a backup of original stock Rom, if it is 1.7 or 1.8? I had to make a downgrade before rooting to 1.34 according ti the guide, so you do you mean backup of 1.34 or 1.7?
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It never hurts to make a back up of both.
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It never hurts to make a back up of both.
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Ok, but how to do this before downgrading and rooting? I have found a colleague who has the phone from the same operator I would like to get from him his Rom because I didn't make backup of my own original stock one. We would like to do this before downgrading and rooting. How to do that?
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I really want to root my deisre, but I dont know where to start.
My system information on desire is
Android version 2.2
Baseband 32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2
Kernel 2.6.32.15-gd966f2c0
Build 2.14.207.1 CL233777
All I want to do is be able to install apps2SD, I read somewhere with app2sd+ it lets you fool the phone in thinking you have more internal memory is this true?
I am a complete NooB at this so I just dont want to jump right in, I would like to somehow backup my stock ios so if anythink does go wrong and can reinstall back to default. All help welcome
shanks
look at the stickies, theres ghuides for everything!
if anything does go wrong, then just get the same RUU you've got now, and flash..
hope this helps!
Seems my ruu is.nt there?
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You put 2.13.207.1 before, 2.14.207.1 (o2 UK) is here
http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...00.32U_5.09.05.30_2_release_144166_signed.exe
Lol I never I just checked, so is ill all good then. If I mess up I can just install that ruu you posted
Thanks again great support on this site ha
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You can indeed but if you read the guides carefully and be thorough you can't really go wrong
Thanks I'll have ago on Saturday off work then, if I do all this and 2.3 comes out can I still update or have I got to install a 2.3 Rom.
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A 2.3 official update to a branded desire is not going to come soon, anyhow you'll be rooted soon and a custom rom version of 2.3 will be released months before the official, so you might as well just stick with a custom 2.3 ROM.
But if you decide you want the official 2.3, then you apply the RUU, and then the update.
Ok thanks witch Rom is the best out there for app2SD?
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Ok thanks witch Rom is the best out there for app2SD?
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Anything that supports EXT4
EXT3 is enough for A2SD+
Am going to try leedroid that seems the best out there from what I read
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It's not, just a lot of people seem to recommend it...
What would you say is better?
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It's not really fair on the dev's to state a 'best' rom, i would suggest you try a few different roms out as it will be down to your own personal preference. The most popular ones are listed on the first page of the Android Development section of the forum. Have fun flashing
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That's about as good a reply as you'll get
Yes your probably right, I'll try leedroid out first. If it dose what it say I don't think ill try anymore. Just want 1gb of internal memory lol
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It's not really fair on the dev's to state a 'best' rom, i would suggest you try a few different roms out as it will be down to your own personal preference. The most popular ones are listed on the first page of the Android Development section of the forum. Have fun flashing
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Hi forum...
In the Sonyericsson X10 section, we have a flash util, so we can flash whatever firmware version we want...
Do something like that not exist for the desireHD ?
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It's called radio S-OFF.
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Hi forum...
In the Sonyericsson X10 section, we have a flash util, so we can flash whatever firmware version we want...
Do something like that not exist for the desireHD ?
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Thanks for your answer..
So there is no flashtool to use, in order to revert back to an older Rom like them we have available to our X10 phones ?
The x10 can be flashed with all kind of stock roms using a simple flashtool, and without any changes like Root and s-off things...
The tool probably act like Sonyericssons update service SEUS..
But to understand this correct, there is no way back at all for us who didn't think about it, and just updated to the latest firmware ?
I'm sorry for the questions, but many things is called something else, and looks completely different here at desire hd section, when I am used to the x10 terms...
So it is all a little confusing...
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pshdo said:
Thanks for your answer..
So there is no flashtool to use, in order to revert back to an older Rom like them we have available to our X10 phones ?
The x10 can be flashed with all kind of stock roms using a simple flashtool, and without any changes like Root and s-off things...
The tool probably act like Sonyericssons update service SEUS..
But to understand this correct, there is no way back at all for us who didn't think about it, and just updated to the latest firmware ?
I'm sorry for the questions, but many things is called something else, and looks completely different here at desire hd section, when I am used to the x10 terms...
So it is all a little confusing...
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Take a look in the Android Development section of the DHD Forum and you will find all you need. You do need to get root and then RADIO S-OFF but there are two simple tools to achieve that. See HERE for the guide.
If u accepted the latest OTA and did not have radio S-OFF then there is no way back................at the moment.
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Thank you both for your answers, even though it was not what I was hoping for...
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Alright, I have a couple questions with the Desire Z from the Canadian provider Bell.
I am out to buy one in a matter of hours and I want to know (and most likely reassure that I have a plan to fall back to) that I am able to restore my Desire Z to its original stock ROM, and unlock the perma-root.
However, I am really uncertain; I've found a ROOT/UNROOT thread on the Desire Z.
Does it update if the firmware is out of date, and where's the Bell Stock ROM?
Link is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11419864
I apologize in advance if I may have missed the thread of the ROM.
Well as long as you get the orginal stock rom that came with the phone it will update it self then ask you to install the update but that from my knowledge.
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Well as long as you get the orginal stock rom that came with the phone it will update it self then ask you to install the update but that from my knowledge.
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Oh, Really?
By the way, thanks for the fast reply.
I have AT&T flavor of m8. I have heard that people are flashing roms from international versions to AT&T versions. Something like this used to be a big no no.
1. Can someone please help me in identifying how is this possible?
2. Which ROMs from this m8 forum can I install on my AT&T version?
I'm S_offed.
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I have the att m8 which I converted fully to gpe...can't go back to sense till ruu's become available later if I wanted to...anyway the reason international Roms work is because the att version is pretty much the same hardware as international/gpe... Any ROM from the international side will work... Before I did the ruu gpe conversion...I ran viper arhd insert coin virtuous renovate on my att m8 with no issues.
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Ok, I really want to try a few roms from international section. Is there any rom that I have to avoid?
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As you are s-off, could you not update your cid and firmware? Then you are free to flash any rom.
I'm not really clued up on carrier branded phones through so I could be mistaken.
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As you are s-off, could you not update your cid and firmware? Then you are free to flash any rom.
I'm not really clued up on carrier branded phones through so I could be mistaken.
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I was wondering if modem or any driver component meant for specific version of hardware is included in Rom, and I flash it over to AT&T version, then will it not be a problem? But I think it really not is an issue.
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CID/MID has nothing to do with roms, the only time this comes into play is if you are trying to OTA or RUU back to stock, RUU and OTA check the CID/MID and determine whether or not the model is compatible with that particular OTA/RUU... As for modems, generally roms do not include radios/basebands, most roms are just system/boot, if a radio is included it is more then likely stated in the Devs OP, also with S-Off its easy enough to fix radio issues should you run into this. As I said the ATT variant is based off the international and gpe variant hence any rom will work.
You don't need to update the firmware. You can flash any gsm Rom. They pretty much all have the att apn but if not just manually input it.
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Hello I have an HTC One M8 from tmobile and I want to root it. I was going to wait until I upgraded to lollipop and then root but from the looks of it, it will take some time until tmobile releases the update. Do you think i should wait until the upgrade and then root? Or should i root then update? How much time do you think it will take for the carriers to release the update?
Thanks in advance
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I would think that the update to Lollipop should be hitting us soon. HTC's promise is that the update will be out within 90 days of source code release which was Nov. 4th. Just a few more weeks and we should have it. If you check HTC's software update status site it says that its being integrated, then will need certified and then rollout. The developer/unlocked versions had rollout within a few days of starting certification.
Thanks, so whats the safest method to root the phone? Ive seen an htc quick root tool but is it updated to work with my phone?
Thanks again
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Thanks, so whats the safest method to root the phone? Ive seen an htc quick root tool but is it updated to work with my phone?
Thanks again
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I just used fastboot commands since my computer is a Mac and most of the quick tools are meant for windows. I unlocked the bootloader with HTCDev, then installed TWRP then let TWRP root the phone. I then went on to S-Off and flash the GPE RUU and found that I liked Sense better than GPE.
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I should point out that I am now back to completely stock with S-Off.
I dont know much about rooting but I see people that install cyanogenmod...can I install that? Is it better than the stock m8 OS?
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I dont know much about rooting but I see people that install cyanogenmod...can I install that? Is it better than the stock m8 OS?
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I personally like stock. Cyanogenmod is a AOSP modified ROM and pretty well made based on when I was using it a few years ago. Can't help but expect they've only gotten better. If you move away from a stock sense or a modified sense ROM, you will lose some of the specific features of the phone (proper use of dual lens camera, quick unlock shortcuts, blinkfeed, etc.)
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I personally like stock. Cyanogenmod is a AOSP modified ROM and pretty well made based on when I was using it a few years ago. Can't help but expect they've only gotten better. If you move away from a stock sense or a modified sense ROM, you will lose some of the specific features of the phone (proper use of dual lens camera, quick unlock shortcuts, blinkfeed, etc.)
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Oh so what can I install if I cant install modified roms? What other advantages i have with root? I know I can have apps like titanium backup and greenify but those things arent that important to me.
Thanks again youve been a great help
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