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Hi peeps, been looking around this awesome forum for a couple days and sort of figured it out but I have a couple if questions and thought I would ask first. Well root with revoked unless slcd, is that right? How do I find out what i have?. How to back up my important stuff, is there an all in one or a particular set of actions?. And which rom I want, was looking to get the desire hd rom but does everything work ok? And what's with the radio version?. Sorry for the noobie post but there is that much into coming out of that search bar it's a little overwhelming. Thanx for any help in advance.
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You can use unrEVOked to root any Desire, regardless of screen. You can't backup completely until rooted, but once done you can do a Nandroid backup which basically creates a shot of your phone at that point so you can return to it - kinda like System Restore in Windows.
The radio is the equivalent of drivers - it allows Android to talk to the hardware. Always use the recommended radio in a ROM thread until you know what you're doing
However, before doing ANY of that, do the following:
1. Go to Settings>About phone>Software information and take note of the software version
2. Go here and see if there is a file matching your version. If there is, download it and keep it safe as if you ever need to go back to stock you'll need to use it.
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Bravo
Thanx for all the info and help. Will have a crack after work. But be warned I could be back later. Lol
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Hi, back again.Can someone tell me where to get a custom recovery image to use with unrevoked.And how do i back up my phone or flash a cutom ROM, (and how do i know which one i want lol) sorry but theres a lot goin on and i am having trouble digureing out whats next.Cheers
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Hi, back again.Can someone tell me where to get a custom recovery image to use with unrevoked.And how do i back up my phone or flash a cutom ROM, (and how do i know which one i want lol) sorry but theres a lot goin on and i am having trouble digureing out whats next.Cheers
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download rom manager, or just search for recovery image in the devlopment thread.
cheers!
oh and there will be an option for you in the recovery menu to make a backup, so dont worry, just remember to always nandroid backup before installing a new rom/kernel etc!
Hi, got the image but revoked is missing a driver, tried looking for it which resulted in me downloading the sdk but revoked doesn't seem to see the driver it wants. Do you know which one it's after? Or where I might get it?
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Sorry just found it thanx anyway.
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Hi, got the image but revoked is missing a driver, tried looking for it which resulted in me downloading the sdk but revoked doesn't seem to see the driver it wants. Do you know which one it's after? Or where I might get it?
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If you haven't already... install HTC Sync (for the drivers)... Just remember to uninstall again before running unrevoked...
This worked for me, hope it helps
Right need some more help. Got the whole thing going but it obviously needed some input which i had no clue about so I proceded to crumble like a school girl thinking I was soon to be the proud owner of a brick lol. So is there a walk through so I know what to press and if it's all going to plan?. Thanx again
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Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814381
Wehey, i have a rooted Desire.Thanks for your help and patience with such noobie questions.
... before i shell out for another phone because I'm an idiot.
Anyway, I'd been doing some reading and had a thin history of rooting with my G1 which went rather well.(in that I never bricked it)
I did the same with my phone now, the G2. I got it when it first came out, got comfortable with it and finally decided to root it. I guess I didn't do enough research because I used Visionary to root and I believe I am now bricked. I have been up and down the forums for a solution or even a confirmation that I'm bricked for the last 4 hours. I kid you not. I even went into different phone sections in case I found something that could help but zilch.
So yell at me for not doing enough research and reading before i started rooting, but don't yell about this same question being asked over and over again.
Anyways, I can only get to the first white "HTC" screen and freezes.
I can get to HBOOT and that says:
Vision PVT SHIP S-ON
H-Boot-0.02.0000
Microp-0425
Radio-26.03.02.26_M
cMMC-boot
HBOOT
If I try to go to recovery it goes to that little black phone with the red traingle.
If I try to go to factory reset it goes to a green circle with a load bar that just looks like it's working but then it goes back to the white HTC screen and stays.
I have SDK and even though my computer recognizes that an Android 1.0 device is attached, when I "adb devices", nothing is listed.
So what's my diagnoses pros?
Thanks for any help or any response at all in advance.
Dea.
Its not looking good my friend, what exactly have you done to your phone so far?
If it is stuck in a boot loop and you have S-on the only possible thing you can to do fix it is flash the stock PC10IMG, but this will only work if you had the pre-OTA rom on your phone 1.19 and I really doubt that you did. If you had the wifi calling app you had the OTA 1.22 rom not the 1.19 rom. Trying to flash the stock PC10IMG onto your phone if it had the OTA rom 1.22 will cause it to do exactly what is happening now.
There's a file called "pc10img.zip" (the default firmware) that can be placed in the root of your SD, and should automatically be detected and offer to start flashing. I think this is how I recovered my phone which was in a similar state. Someone here could probably link you to the proper file (I'm sure there's different versions for DZ and G2). Good luck...I think you can probably save it.
I'm pretty sure mine was doing the same thing yours is, and I'm happily rockin' CM7 now, and loving it more than ever.
@joemm, Well I had 1.22 on there since I remember having wifi calling. I know you advised me not to but I might look into the PC10img.zip just because it can't get much worse than this honestly.
@hexapus, thanks for the advise. I'll have to look for my sdcard adapter first though. can't seem to find it at the mo'.
And when it does its sd card check on HBOOT, by the way, it says that all the files it wants to load, it says "No image!"
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And when it does its sd card check on HBOOT, by the way, it says that all the files it wants to load, it says "No image!"
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Thats because its looking for the file named PC10IMG.zip, this is the only file name it will load and it must be on the root of your sdcard.
Check your PM i will message you right now.
This is a link to a page containing instructions for a manual update to 1.22 and a link to the update.zip. Maybe this will work if all else fails by applying the OTA update again.
http://www.talkandroid.com/20232-tutorial-manually-update-t-mobile-g2-remove-google-goggles/
You might be able to hex edit the pc10img.zip so it thinks its version 1.22.
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I also had this same issue, in that I tried visionary and had the same issue. I took mine to the tmobile store and let try to fix it, which they couldn't, and when they asked me what happened I said I was uninstalling an app that was a live screen because it was acting werid. Because I was still under warrenty they help me get a new one sent to me.
Worked out for me, now I read and read and read more. I am rooted via rage and gfree but still run stock.
Good luck
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Well, everyone, after further button pushing, it looks like I can get into stock recovery. Should I do a wipe and flash a manual update of 1.22? The only reason I ask at this point is that if I try to do this, fail and then try to get it replaced, they might see that I tried to root and not replace it. (I have insurance as well btw.)
dealunae said:
Well, everyone, after further button pushing, it looks like I can get into stock recovery. Should I do a wipe and flash a manual update of 1.22? The only reason I ask at this point is that if I try to do this, fail and then try to get it replaced, they might see that I tried to root and not replace it. (I have insurance as well btw.)
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The link I gave to you above has some great instructions on applying the manual update again. In my opinion its your best option at this point. BTW I have insurance too. I'm always worried that I might lose my phone!
It won't let you apply the 1.22 update zip because it is not a full rom, people have tried before and it doesn't work, but I guess like you said what have you got to lose.
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joemm said:
It won't let you apply the 1.22 update zip because it is not a full rom, people have tried before and it doesn't work, but I guess like you said what have you got to lose.
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joe, check out the second part of that link I provided above. The part about those with the google goggles fix. Do you think that would be a good second choice? I don't know if the OP knows how to do a fastboot flash, but it seems like it is more comprehensive. Do you think that it would reverse the effects of the Visionary perm root attempt?
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joe, check out the second part of that link I provided above. The part about those with the google goggles fix. Do you think that would be a good second choice? I don't know if the OP knows how to do a fastboot flash, but it seems like it is more comprehensive. Do you think that it would reverse the effects of the Visionary perm root attempt?
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At this point for him I don't see how its gonna hurt to try, but in my experiences in this forum I have not seen anyone able to flash the update 1.22 .zip after being stuck in a S-On Bootloop. Its either gonna work or it wont let him flash it at all, so I really cant see how it could hurt to try. As far as the 1.19 rom it wont let him flash it because it will give a error that the main version is older.
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The link I gave to you above has some great instructions on applying the manual update again. In my opinion its your best option at this point. BTW I have insurance too. I'm always worried that I might lose my phone!
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yea. It's how I realized I could still get into recovery. Thanks for the link. I'm at work right now so I won't be able to work on it till later but Wish me luck!
dealunae said:
yea. It's how I realized I could still get into recovery. Thanks for the link. I'm at work right now so I won't be able to work on it till later but Wish me luck!
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OK, good luck! I hope that it, or something else, eventually works for you. Keep us updated....
So ended up getting a new phone. An htc g2. (sigh) I still really want to to root but am not officially terrified. ha. Looks like a lot of research and reading is in my future.
dealunae said:
So ended up getting a new phone. An htc g2. (sigh) I still really want to to root but am not officially terrified. ha. Looks like a lot of research and reading is in my future.
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Lol... no need aha. If you have the basic concept of rooting you should be fine. Of course u just follow each step for rooting. Wish u luck
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You didn't fix the old one? The pc10img fix almost certainly would have cleared it all up.
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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!!
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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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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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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
Ok I got a question that I am sure has been asked but I have looked and wanted to be sure since I am venturing into a new world here. I have a friends Verizon Droid Incredible 2 with .97 HBoot and Froyo. I would like to either root his phone with current setup or know where to find an Official GB update for his phone in exe format. If someone can point me in that direction it would be greatly appreciated. I know how to use Revolutionary...
Just that Inc come if different models it seems and I want to be sure I give him the right info. He also has it flashed to Metro and I want to make sure if anyone knows will running exe change any firmware settings.
Thanks for you help and sorry for not finding it on my own since I know its out there... Just kinda want to make sure its the right thing I find. I did find a couple of update zips but he is more comfortable running an exe..
Thanks again
This is not an exe format ruu but its every bit as easy to use. Flash this in hboot then run revolutionary. Easy peasy. http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...8-605-4-same-as-the-official-gingerbread-ota/
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Also running any ruu will absolutely change your firmware that's the whole point of it. I must admit I don't know much about metro but if he can use it with the stock Rom I'm 99 percent sure he can use it with the one I posted. Pm me if you need help with installing it
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Well I'm trying to flash a radio and I dunno why? I try do it by command when the phones in bootloader and I get a error message like remote not allowed. But I don't get it and what to do. I've put a photo of my boot loader if it helps
If anyone could help it would be very appreciate it
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I just started to read last night how to flash one, not much i can help with.
Did you, being in the rom check usb debugging or whatever its called?
Edit: oh my, whatever happened to my grammar? No more posting before my first cup of coffee.
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Its because you don't have eng soff. For us "regular" soff we flash a radio via a pd98img formatted zip. If you really want eng soff use the ace hack kit to install it
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kyaldearing said:
Well I'm trying to flash a radio and I dunno why? I try do it by command when the phones in bootloader and I get a error message like remote not allowed. But I don't get it and what to do. I've put a photo of my boot loader if it helps
If anyone could help it would be very appreciate it
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OK guy flashing radios are not an easy task. Especially trying eng s-off and command flashing them. It is not for the noobies to attempt. Please research and read up as much as you can on radio flashing before you end up with an unrepairable expensive paper weight. Flashing radios in pd98img zip formats are the easiest and safest way without eng s-off.
Also radios are based on your region. You may flash a radio and end up with worse service. There's and old saying "if it ain't broke don't fix it"
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OK guy flashing radios are not an easy task. Especially trying eng s-off and command flashing them. It is not for the noobies to attempt. Please research and read up as much as you can on radio flashing before you end up with an unrepairable expensive paper weight. Flashing radios in pd98img zip formats are the easiest and safest way without eng s-off.
Also radios are based on your region. You may flash a radio and end up with worse service. There's and old saying "if it ain't broke don't fix it"
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I have tried doing it as pd98img but it finds it and then says parsing pd98img and then does nothing.
and my service isn't the best and my battery life is terrible with whatever I do it didn't work and also I know your trying to help but your don't have to be all high and mighty and arrogant about knowing what I dont
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877295&page=201
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12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M radio version in a flashable PD98IMG.zip. I downloaded it somewhere from ARHD 6.3.1 thread, checked MD5Sum, packed it into a template PD98IMG.zip, unzipped it, checked MD5Sum again (was the same ).
I then calculated the MD5Sum of the new created PD98IMG.zip with the radio.img in it (the one I'm providing here).
The MD5Sum is: 599913d5041450b5c169f65b09b2f859
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So download it, put it onto your SD Card and check the MD5Sum before - should work like a charm then.
[I'm not responsible for any possible brick ]
Download that radio version and check md5. Put PD98IMG.zip root of sdcard. Take battery out and put it back in. Then press vol- down and press power button. Phone will ask perform update if all has gone well. If not there is something wrong in your phone software.