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Trying to root Desire with 0.80 bootloader

Hi guys. Pulling my hair out because cant root my Desire since updating to a 1.21 ROM. I debranded my Desire fine with the 0.75 rooting process but when I try this guide here. I cant root now.
When I get to the part where I have to apply the sd card update zip the phone gives me a message saying E:faild to verify the whole-signature installation aborted. I have tried re downloading the file using a different sd card nothing works..
please help

Try using a Gold Card if u followed the guide and still have signature error.
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Trucido said:
Try using a Gold Card if u followed the guide and still have signature error.
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Am using a gold card. Still no go..

do i need a gold card if I have already debranded?

Full messages of what it says. Note step 1 in the r6 toolds completes fine.
E:Can't open /cache/recovey/command
--Wiping data...
Formatting DATA:...
Formatting CACHE:...
Data wipe complete.
--Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
OPening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification faild
Installation aborted.
Hard tired with and without a gold card and on two different computers.. Can figure this out

Im no expert at rooting or anything,(i haven't even rooted), but it could be cause you have a telstra model desire. Theres a rom with froyo+sense that works on the A8183 on whirlpool forums, so have a look there

jniranjan said:
Im no expert at rooting or anything,(i haven't even rooted), but it could be cause you have a telstra model desire. Theres a rom with froyo+sense that works on the A8183 on whirlpool forums, so have a look there
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The problem is I cant even get to the process of flashing another rom. I am trying to get root access to perform this step. I have already debranded it and got root access once before with the 0.75 boot loader. Now I cant with the 0.8 boot loader following the instructions to the letter...

I have an unbranded and unlocked Desire ( singapore import ), and still needed a Gold Card.
But i have heard of many people on forums saying that they had to try multiple brands of uSD card before they had a Gold Card that worked.
I used the rooting guide in the very first sticky post in this sub-forum using the live CD method, and it failed at the same point as you, but making a gold card fixed the problem.

My desire also has the .80 bootlader, but use the method provided by theunlockr.com and your home free

Have you tried unrEVOked 3?

danielhtc said:
The problem is I cant even get to the process of flashing another rom. I am trying to get root access to perform this step. I have already debranded it and got root access once before with the 0.75 boot loader. Now I cant with the 0.8 boot loader following the instructions to the letter...
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Look at the unlockr.com. They have some video's online on rooting. Possibly it will help you. Success with it!

http://unrevoked.com/recovery/
Read the Forum before starting a Thread!
Its one-Click Root!

danielhtc said:
The problem is I cant even get to the process of flashing another rom. I am trying to get root access to perform this step. I have already debranded it and got root access once before with the 0.75 boot loader. Now I cant with the 0.8 boot loader following the instructions to the letter...
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Download THIS and follow the rooting instructions to root a phone on HBOOT 0.80 - the files are different to 0.75 (a quick read of the MCR root guide would've pointed this out)

Ok it's all good now. I had all the right programs etc but a third download of those tools from the alternate link seemed to work. The step 1 thing went twice as long the with the newly downloaded r6 tools.
I now have a recovery image and a 2.2 rom installed . Thanks for the unrevoked3 suggestion guys .

Why dont u use the safe One Click Method!? OMG

xtcislove said:
Why dont u use the safe One Click Method!? OMG
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Lol. Because I was not awear of it. I just google'd debranding htc desire and all the manual stuff comes up so that's where I started..

i rooted my desire about 5-6 days ago i am running on the .80 bootloader and the 1.15 rom thru HTC, but now the issue im running into, and maybe someone can guide me on this is..... I can not get into recovery or flash a custom recovery image! should i just re-flash to stock, unroot, and go thru the Unrevoked3 process to get everything working... I want to be able to load custom roms either directly thru downloading them from the web and saving them to my sdcard or thru rom manager and i cant....
If I go into fastboot mode and then bootloader then recovery it pops up the HTC logo for 2-3sec then goes right back into fastboot mode.

Rooting problem, please help

Hi first post
I've been rooting my desire today using the forum guide and may have run into a problem. I thought I better ask questions before I make matters worse.
I ran into a problem when I couldn't get the r5-desire-root-alt zip file to download, so I googled htc desire root in hope of finding it elsewhere, which I thought I did. I had in fact found r6-desire-root-alt and set about using the guide on this forum with the above file.
I've ran into a problem when I get to "In the command prompt/terminal window, enter either 'step2-windows.bat', './step2-mac.sh' or './step2-linux.sh' as appropriate." as the step 2 bat file doesn't exist in r6.
I've since been able to download the r5 file and I'm hoping that I can use the step2 bat from that but think it would be wise to ask people a bit more savvy when it comes to doing this.
The guide I found with the r6 file is on modaco. My other option is to follow the latter stages of that guide but I haven't copied the update zip to my sd card, which is now in my desire and in recovery mode. I didn't want to disconnect, turn off and do this in case I made matters worse.
All help & advice appreciated.
If it helps at all my software is version 1.19.161.5 (Vodafone UK) and the bootloader is 0.80.0000

Can you boot into your normal ROM or have you kept it in recovery???
If you can you should use the one click root method by Unrevoked you can use this to root your HTC desire on one click
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I've left my phone as is in recovery mode. I didn't want to do anything that might cause problems.

[Q] Downgrade doesn't work: Main Version is older! Update fail!

Hello everyone,
I've the following problem:
(see attached file)
This happens after he's checking the PB99IMG.zip file.
I've the following stuff on my SD card (it's a Goldcard and my device isn't branded):
(see attached file)
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for all answers or possible solutions.
(sorry for my English, I'm from the Netherlands)
Greets,
Edzio

It would help if you also specify what are you trying to do

Well I'm trying to ROOT my HTC Desire. And for that I need HBOOT 0.80 or lower. I have HBOOT 0.92 so I searched what I have to do to get a HBOOT 0.80. And from what I have understood I had to downgrade my device. So I followed the tutorial to do that, but it doesn't work because I says that the update failures and that the main version older is.
So what am I doing wrong?
I followed this tutorial:
mikesouthby.co.uk/2010/08/htc-desire-downgrading-hboot-and-installing-custom-froyo-rom/
And I got stuck at this step:
Press the Volume Up key to begin the downgrade process. Once the downgrade has started wait until all of the steps have completed, your Desire will automatically reboot during this process. It’s important that you do not interrupt the power or turn your phone off whilst the downgrade is talking place
But instead that the downgrade process starts it stops and says:
The main version is older! Update fails!
That is what I am trying to do.

there is a new method now (using unrevoked tool). As far as i know HBOOT version does not matter and its just 1-click and your rooted.

IF the unrEVOked 3.21 method doesn't work for some reason, follow this guide to downgrade (it works for everyone, if it doesn't for you you're doing something wrong)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768256

As Eddyos says if you follow the instructions on the link he posted you can't go wrong! I went from Froyo with hboot 93 back to 2.1 using this very method, I then installed a pre rooted Froyo using clockwork recovery to flash it.....If I can do it......;0-)
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Now, V2.37 downgrade has no specific news?

Now, V2.37 downgrade has no specific news?

I think it's being worked on. There's quite a few people looking for this, so I think we just need to wait!

I am also looking for a way to root 2.37.
Please, Please someone help....

me to looking for a way to downgrad 2.42

Just be patient guys...and please donate when the new GingerBreak is released to show your support for these hard working heroes!
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Can someone please advice me on how to check if mine is version 2.37? Isit the build number ?

Yes, it is the build number in the Software-Information menu.

I can't connect to the internet, trough mobile or with wireless after upgrading this. Wanna downgrade!!!

same issue
i bought hd desire a9191 throw ebay site, softwarebuild is 2.37
so pls any one know to how downgrade it,, just tell my cus am diying loooooooooool

When can we root it！！ T_T

Would be interesting !! Please

i ask htc..they say only can downgrade in customer service

But how to downgrade branded phone with S-ON? -> I can't root!

Fabipro said:
But how to downgrade branded phone with S-ON? -> I can't root!
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Check it. Use the gingerbreak method. It works.
http://driphter.com/index.php?topic=3867.0
I had accidentally tried 2.37 via the pd98img and everything was locked up, so I wanted to get back to 2.36 but the RUU no longer would work. Im suprised my steps & toolkit still worked considering people are saying that the last version of gingerbreak didnt work. Well it still did for me (and a few other users) and NO goldcard was needed.

It doesn't work for me
At step 1. Download and Run this RUU to downgrade your device (plug in, run it, and let it do its magic): I got a failure (-> picture).
In Englisch: failure 140: Bootloader-Version-Failure
The ROM Update Utility Programm can't update the Android-Phone.
You need the right one and try again.
But which one is right? I tried more than ten ...
Again: I have (telekom)-branded Gingerbrad 2.37.111.6. No root an S-ON
help me please
thanks
greez Fabi

which RUU are you using are you using?
try skipping the RUU part of it, and just start at step 2 with the gingerbreak method.

Are you saying that Gingerbreak method in your post works on an S-ON 2.37 phones?

I wasn't able to make gingerbreak work either. My phone also lagged and FC with most widgets, won't connect to the mobile and wireless network. I thought I broke something by having radio s-off. But fortunately after Factory reset and wipe cache. everything went smoothly. Trouble is I have to setup my DHD again. ontly thing I was able to successfully restore was the contacts. using the built-in export tool.

JSLEnterprises said:
which RUU are you using are you using?
try skipping the RUU part of it, and just start at step 2 with the gingerbreak method.
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I tried the SAME .exe from another page...
So start at step 2 with gingerbreak: (in Charge mode?!)
At step 4 my phone doesn't install Gingerbreak from PC - so I copied the apk to my device, run it but nothing happens. It sags only: Rooting...; Running exploit...; This may take a few minutes! Device will reboot on success.
Now I'm waiting more than a half an hour! What's wrong?
FAbi

So why not upgrade? I mean does anyone know how to create FOTA updates? Coz maybe we can trick the phone to update to 1.32 but maybe change the numbers to 2.38 or something like that.
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[Q] Unrevoked Rooting Problems

Hey,
I've been trying to root my HTC Desire, which led me to Unrevoked (instructions from rootmydroid.co.uk).
I've installed and uninstalled HTC Sync, enabled USB Debugging, allowed Unknown Sources, etc.
Using both the latest version of Unrevoked 3.32 and older 3.21 - the software reports "Internal error: Couldn't find misc".
I was then told to use a custom recovery image, which I downloaded and used with Unrevoked (both versions), where it all went well until it stopped at the recovery image screen and appeared to be doing nothing. After reboot, still no root.
Hopefully you guys can help me out.
Chris

installed the hboot drivers from unrevoked?
actually - do a search on the forum - I am 99% sure someone had the 'misc' error before and there's a fix for it...

Just spent an hour researching and as I went to post it I got a white screen, losing my post. Stupid phone, I'll use the app in future.
Basically, I couple posts say that downgrading the HBOOT worked for them. A couple others recommend following the manual DIY guide, though being new to this I'd probably avoid that.
I should probably point out I have an Orange branded Desire. One post said that previously these phones needed to pay for a 'gold card' to get rooted, but wasn't sure if this was still the case.
So, just wanted to ask afresh on advise for steps to take to do this.

Gold card probably needed then as branded
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You can make yourself a gold card
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I implemented the gold card successfully. Using Unrevoked3, it goes well until "running root...", "this was a triumph", "Internal error: failed to unlock NAND flash?". (The older Unrevoked 2.2 still returns the misc error).
I have installed Unrevoked's HBOOT drivers & restarted PC, installed and uninstalled HTC Sync... to no avail.
Any help appreciated.

ChrisLozeau said:
I implemented the gold card successfully. Using Unrevoked3, it goes well until "running root...", "this was a triumph", "Internal error: failed to unlock NAND flash?". (The older Unrevoked 2.2 still returns the misc error).
I have installed Unrevoked's HBOOT drivers & restarted PC, installed and uninstalled HTC Sync... to no avail.
Any help appreciated.
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What hboot version do you have?

MatDrOiD said:
What hboot version do you have?
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0.93.0001
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Downgrade your phone to stock 2.1 and run unrevoked again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768256
Actually, unrevoked can root android 2.2 (froyo), but sometimes there appear issues like yours.

hi, wich clockwork did you use with unrevoked??
did you already try this one => http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22152187/recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.8-bravo.img
before launch unrevoked, look into your phone for an app called Zysploit, if there uninstal and go to proceed unrevoked.
launch unrevoked click menu file select custom recovery and go to this dowloaded. make sure disable security is check.
let us know how this work
hopez

fragargon said:
hi, wich clockwork did you use with unrevoked??
did you already try this one => http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22152187/recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.8-bravo.img
before launch unrevoked, look into your phone for an app called Zysploit, if there uninstal and go to proceed unrevoked.
launch unrevoked click menu file select custom recovery and go to this dowloaded. make sure disable security is check.
let us know how this work
hopez
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Hi, thanks for the suggestion but I still get the same error with the custom recovery. I removed the Zysploit app. I don't know if "disable security is check", where is that?
Also, I don't know if it's worth pointing out but when it reboots during the Unrevoked process and goes to the menu it says something like this (copied from internet)...
sd cheking....
Loading...[PB99DIAG.zip]
No image!
Loading...[PB99DIAG.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
Loading...[PB99IMG.zip]
No image!
Loading...[PB99IMG.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
MatDrOiD said:
Downgrade your phone to stock 2.1 and run unrevoked again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768256
Actually, unrevoked can root android 2.2 (froyo), but sometimes there appear issues like yours.
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Thanks, seems like the only solution. So I backup, downgrade to stock 2.1, root with unrevoked3, then flash a ROM?
Could you point out which ROM it is I need to have HTC Gingerbread unbranded please? I want to upgrade to 2.3, while also removing Orange's crapware to save space.
P.S. Why is there two categories for Desire and Bravo on shipped-roms.com? Aren't they the same thing?

Hi, it s normal process that phone reboors during unreevoked process BUT it annoting that it checking and loading that file on your sd card... Why os that file PB99XX.IMG on your sd card? Try rename extension by adding. old and redo the process. Should work without doing downgrade or ruu.
Hope this help
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

fragargon said:
Hi, it s normal process that phone reboors during unreevoked process BUT it annoting that it checking and loading that file on your sd card... Why os that file PB99XX.IMG on your sd card? Try rename extension by adding. old and redo the process. Should work without doing downgrade or ruu.
Hope this help
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That file isn't on my SD card.. which is why it says it can't find it I presume. I don't know why it's looking for it or what it is...

Dunno why it s asking this... Maybe anorher could give the reason.
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MatDrOiD said:
Downgrade your phone to stock 2.1 and run unrevoked again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768256
Actually, unrevoked can root android 2.2 (froyo), but sometimes there appear issues like yours.
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I followed the guide, but I'm getting "adb not recognized as an internal or external command" repeatedly. Do I need the Android SDK installed or something (it doesn't say that).

I reaplied to you an android forums. But matDroid is correct. And yes you need adb set up. See the adb faq in my Sig. It gives you the minimum effort method to achieve this

Thanks, I got adb working after isntalling Android SDK quite some time ago, just haven't updated this thread since.
As I mentioned on Android Forums, the downgrade didn't go well (similar to this photo).
I then tried installing a couple RUU's, which I'm told were the wrong ones, leaving me with the HTC logo and 4 /!\
Installing a stock RUU has brought it back to life.
I'll continue trying to root soon.