Hi all,
Really sorry if this has been asked but I'd really like everyone's opinion on rooting this device.
Like, why? Is it easy to get wrong? Can it be reversed? Is it easy to back up? Etc.
Thanks so much guys, I'm just so worried about doing it and ending up with a bricked phone. I love my Desire. I'm sure you all understand
Firstly, go to Settings>About phone>Software information and post up the Software version. If there's an RUU (ROM Upgrade Utility) available for your current version then yes it's reversable
You can't backup your phone until you've rooted, hence the importance of an RUU to get back to stock should you ever need to.
As for should you root, it's up to you. Why do you want to root?
EddyOS said:
Firstly, go to Settings>About phone>Software information and post up the Software version. If there's an RUU (ROM Upgrade Utility) available for your current version then yes it's reversable.
You can't backup your phone until you've rooted, hence the importance of an RUU to get back to stock should you ever need to.
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Thanks for that!
EddyOS said:
As for should you root, it's up to you. Why do you want to root?
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I heard it allows for a faster unit, more memory, better Apps2SD function, more fun with the unit, more apps etc?
Na I wouldn't bother
dieselboy said:
Na I wouldn't bother
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How come?
feedesire said:
How come?
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Can be time consuming. <- this is not really a valid reason
dieselboy said:
Can be time consuming. <- this is not really a valid reason
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Definitly time consuming ! This would be a valid reason is you ask my wife ...
Yes root it.
Opens the door to expand on the functionality of your Desire.
Put it this way, my desire arrived in the post in the morning, by afternoon it was rooted..
Think that says it all really. Good luck.
Wow. There are a lot of different views. Might need to let the poll decide haha.
I'm just scared, don't wanna brick it!
feedesire said:
I'm just scared, don't wanna brick it!
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Just read before you do it, don't begin before you understand what you do, and everything will be ok !
If you answer my first question we can let you know if there's an RUU so you can get back to stock if needed. Will take some risk out of it
EddyOS said:
If you answer my first question we can let you know if there's an RUU so you can get back to stock if needed. Will take some risk out of it
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Download this to get back to stock if needed:
http://www.multiupload.com/LEJCW182AH
Nothing to stop you now, really
I rooted my Desire the same day it arrived.
Nothing to worry about, its really HARD to *@^$ up something, you shouldn't S-OFF yet tho that is bit more risky but really go for Root and Custom ROM's.
ps.
I have same RUU as you.
EddyOS said:
Download this to get back to stock if needed:
http://www.multiupload.com/LEJCW182AH
Nothing to stop you now, really
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Thank you
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
k3lcior said:
I rooted my Desire the same day it arrived.
Nothing to worry about, its really HARD to *@^$ up something, you shouldn't S-OFF yet tho that is bit more risky but really go for Root and Custom ROM's.
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I have same RUU as you.
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What does S-off do?
Have a read here: http://alpharev.nl/
But really stick to rooting yet before you learn more.
k3lcior said:
Have a read here: http://alpharev.nl/
But really stick to rooting yet before you learn more.
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Thanks! Definitely be checking all this awesome stuff out after exams
Almost wish someone could do it for me, but I know I'd be upset if I didn't do it myself
S-off allows you to change the partition layout of the phones memory and delete system apps with titanium. S-off is for advanced users who want to do special things.
To answer your question:
Rooting is not really dangerous because you can almost always go back to stock rom.
Ask yourself what you want to do with your phone. If you just want to download apps and use them then you don't need root. But if you want to try out different ROMs (Sense, Sense HD, pure, MIUI) then go ahead and root.
There is a nice video tutorial sticky in the dev forum, that shows how to root and what kinds of roms there are.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084
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I read and researched for a good long time before doing anything, I reccommend you do that! I definitely recommend root though, I did root and s-off and now I have:
Better battery life
no unwanted apps clogging my system
much more free ram and internal storage
a choice of any rom (I choose oxygen)
ability to r/w to any part of my device while my phone is booted.
You will read about peoploe bricking their phones and such, but it seems to me the vast majority of cases have no problems at all if you follow instructions carefully.
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Hi there
Im asking if somebody can tell me how to get back to stock. I've rooted my phone using unrevoked and have clockwork installed, I've been playing around with custom ROMs and Ive had fun but I want to go back to stock.
Id like to go back to a completely stock environment on 2.2, its an SLCD screen and I have a goldcard ready.
Thanks for any help
Yours Toyface
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There's a link in my SLCD FAQ below.
toyface said:
Hi there
Im asking if somebody can tell me how to get back to stock. I've rooted my phone using unrevoked and have clockwork installed, I've been playing around with custom ROMs and Ive had fun but I want to go back to stock.
Id like to go back to a completely stock environment on 2.2, its an SLCD screen and I have a goldcard ready.
Thanks for any help
Yours Toyface
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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Hi,
may I ask you why you decided to go back to stock? Unhappy with modded roms or simply bored with them? Was it worth it? I am considering playing a little too, but I can't say that I'm not happy the way it is!
Thanks & ciao
Luca
I had alot of fun, and the ROMs that the devs here have worked on are utterly fantastic without question. especially LeeDroid and Pays Rom. Both very good, but really it's A2SD that I can't be dealing with. Other than that Id like to be able to update the GApps. I guess the more things change you want them back to normal
teppic74 said:
There's a link in my SLCD FAQ below.
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Thanks however I don't really see much that answers my question, I want to go back to stock completely, no clockwork and no root.
Can I do this by plugging in my Goldcard and running an official RUU on my PC?
Yes, and the link is in there as I said.
Thanks for you reply toyface!
However, what do you mean by GApps? Google Apps?
I'm sure I'll root my phone, but 1st I want to have the way back safe in some folders on my pc. I know it should not be too difficult to find the stock rom (plus my phone is unbranded, so no need for goldcard or anything), but, so far, I haven't been able to understand which one is the right one for my phone among the many that one can find on this website.
I guess I need to post this question too!
Thanks again TF
Luca
You're right the link is in there, sorry, it's been a long day, great FAQ btw thank you very much!
Yeah, the google apps as in GMail and the rest of the family. I really like the custom ROMs that the devs here have cooked up, I feel the best is LeeDroid, but if you were going for your first go around ROM wise I'd wait a little bit, there working on getting the Desire HD ROM ported properly, and when that happens, the ROMs will be even better!
Thanks for the advice TF!
I'll pretend I understood exactly what you mean by porting the Desire HD ROM!
However, one other thing that keeps me from rooting now is that I may want to upgrade to the HD and so willl need to get back to stock in order to trade in my phone to the dealer.
Furthermore, I hope we'll see Gingerbread soon and that may be the time to root and flash a cooked rom with android 3 since, as usual, HTC will get there much later than google release it.
One last question, if you can spare some more time: One of the feature I'm after, as stupid as this may sound, is waking up the phone using the trackball. Is it true that this a feature available right after rooting even without flashing any rom. It sound strange to me but I read it somewhere here and nobody denied it, so I guess it could be true.
Ciao TF and good night
Luca
ok just got my htc desire today and i want to root it.
im not sure if i have a branded or unbranded device?
all i know is theres a t mobile splash screen when it starts up, theres no other writing on the phone or anything.
can i use the revoked method?
You have a branded phone. If using unrevoked it doesnt matter. Like to add using unrevoked is the easiest method.
oh ok i thought you needed a gold card or something
so guys can i use the revoked method?
unrEVOked doesn't need any Gold Cards. But the first thing you should do now is to record down your OS version and download the right RUU to unroot.
p/s: unrEVOked is very simple. Make sure the drivers are installed and all that jazz and you'll be fine.
sakai4eva said:
unrEVOked doesn't need any Gold Cards. But the first thing you should do now is to record down your OS version and download the right RUU to unroot.
p/s: unrEVOked is very simple. Make sure the drivers are installed and all that jazz and you'll be fine.
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Though Unrevoked does not need a goldcard, since you are having a branded Desire, creating a goldcard is the first thing you should do. You never know when a rooting process can go bad. Even a power failure on a PC can interrupt the flashing process. In such a case, you might need to restore the device to its original state, for warranty purpose or for solving the problem. In either case you will need a gold card. So create one right away!
so just to clarify, i should create a gold card, then use unrevoked method?
ElimElim said:
so just to clarify, i should create a gold card, then use unrevoked method?
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Yup.
Create a goldcard, store it someplace safe, and forget about it.
Then, root with Unrevoked.
And.. it would be helpful if you'd title future posts with the nature of the questions itself. Helps people help you better. If you would, please change the title of your first post to Need help rooting, or something similiar. That way people can search and find posts better..
All the best with the rooting!
droidzone said:
And.. it would be helpful if you'd title future posts with the nature of the questions itself. Helps people help you better. If you would, please change the title of your first post to Need help rooting, or something similiar. That way people can search and find posts better..
All the best with the rooting!
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thank you very much for your help
will do in the future
As mentioned above, go to Settings>About phone>Software information and make a note of the software version. Once you have it, go here:
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Bravo
And if there is a file there matching your version number download it so you can always go back to stock
Hi,
I have an issue, i am trying to radio s - off my device so i can flash a different radio as i have heard it can improve signal and possibly battery.
I have eng s - off which shows in the bootloader screen, but the CID says HTC_001 which i believe means that I do not have Radio S-off, correct me if i am wrong on this please
I used the tool which is metioned in one of the threads in here where all you do is highlight an option on the pc (Radio S-Off. Super CID and SimUnlock (usual) ) and click on Do it! , so i did and it gets to a certain point and then hangs on the pc and my phones screen goes off, i have to pull the battery to get it to come back on again, i do not get a request for super user and nothing else seems to happen besides the screen going off.
If anyone knows how this procedure is supposed to happen then please let me know, I have read through the thread which i got this tool from but there doesn't seem to be any detail of the prog hanging, I don't want to brick my device either so please only reply if you have some experience with this.
Thanks in advance.
Presently i am using Coredroid Themed
Leedroids 2.2.4 kernel
Clockwork 3.0
You should read the tool's requirements better.
jkoljo said:
You should read the tool's requirements better.
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Ah yea, i have to downgrade again, won't work on 1.72 or above, seeing as i'm on coredroid it looks like the only way to do it is to downgrade, why couldn't you have just said that though.
Because I want people to learn things themselves. You do not need to downgrade, you can read the FAQ and find out that you can flash Raidroid. The tool will work on raidroid.
jkoljo said:
Because I want people to learn things themselves. You do not need to downgrade, you can read the FAQ and find out that you can flash Raidroid. The tool will work on raidroid.
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Granted, i know what you mean, but i was at work and was flapping a bit so sorry bout that, knowledge is free theres no need to hold back on something when the answer is quite simple, people in need of things tend to over complicate things where as someone in the know has the ability to tell the person straight what to do.
Thanks for helping, i appreciate it.
jkoljo said:
Because I want people to learn things themselves. You do not need to downgrade, you can read the FAQ and find out that you can flash Raidroid. The tool will work on raidroid.
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Is that because it's lower than 1.72 right?
Yep that is right
Would lie to root my phone but i am scared! I've seen and read so many tutorials that my mind is full. It seems using unrevoked method is the easiest? I've had my desire nearly twelve months and use launcher pro.
Is it full proof (even for a dummy?)
After it is rooted how do i put the roms on?
Will i loose all the apps i have installed?
I suppose i'm only doing it to:
1: Get it running 2.3
2: Get rid of the low space warning.
Any info muchly appreciated.
Thanks Neil
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084
Just follow these videos.
mercurystar999 said:
Would lie to root my phone but i am scared! I've seen and read so many tutorials that my mind is full. It seems using unrevoked method is the easiest? I've had my desire nearly twelve months and use launcher pro.
Is it full proof (even for a dummy?)
After it is rooted how do i put the roms on?
Will i loose all the apps i have installed?
I suppose i'm only doing it to:
1: Get it running 2.3
2: Get rid of the low space warning.
Any info muchly appreciated.
Thanks Neil
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Neil,
Unrevoked is a very easy process on the whole as long as you follow the instructions to the letter. Once you are rooted, go download Rom Manager from the market and you can use that to select many roms to download and install from directly inside that app.
You will want to get Titanium Backup and use this to ensure you backup all of your apps and their data. Once last thing, if you use Rom Manager, when it offers to do a nandroid backup before installing a new rom, ACCEPT THE OFFER.
If there is one thing you can never do too much it is a nandroid backup!
Good luck
One of the links to get my ruu rom is broken and not valid is this something i need?
I have 32.48.00.32U_5.11.05.14
mercurystar999 said:
One of the links to get my ruu rom is broken and not valid is this something i need?
I have 32.48.00.32U_5.11.05.14
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That number is the baseband (the radio) and not the rom. What software version does your rom say at present and is it a branded rom? What network are you on also?
mercurystar999 said:
One of the links to get my ruu rom is broken and not valid is this something i need?
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You need the serial number from under the battery.
I understand that you must have read a thousand different tutorials on rooting and you are likely more confused than when you started out. I was the same...I read so much, I scared myself stupid! Without wantiong to load you with more info, I found these instructions http://www.t-mod.org/?page_id=11 to be very easy to follow and understand.
The site is actually Australian and the ROMs they link to have been modified for Australian use, but when you are instructed to download a ROM for use, just find one here and continue with the instructions. I recommend you start with something like this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038195 as it will require no special tricks to get working, as some other ROMs do. Once you have the idea, you can then flash whatever you like.
Above all, take your time. Set yourself a couple hours to do the procedure and follow each step carefully. Once you are done, you will be amazed how simple it really was
Software number is 2.25.771.1 I'm on 3 UK.
God knows why i wrote the other number in!
The serial number is HT07TPLO2916.
777Ace. That looks a more comlicate method than this one?:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084
Mmmm, not sure. It really comes down to what you are comfortable with. I found the other site simple to understand, but I will admit I got pretty confused about using a USB stick to boot alpharev...the guy in your link uses a CD, which is a much simpler method imo.
But as I say, if it's easier for you to understand, by all means go that way...just remember to take your time and all will be well
Do I need that ruu rom and can anyone link me to the correct one to download?
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Do I need that ruu rom and can anyone link me to the correct one to download?
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I think you need an hour just reading the guides....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189
If you still have question come back
Just go to htc.com > Support > ROM upgrade for HTC Desire (your Tel-co).
You really only need that RUU as a safety net in case something gets ballsed up and you need to restore to stock, but also handy if you do not have the 0.93 HBoot. Just run the upgrade before you start anything and the HBoot will update for you.
Hi folks,
I have a HTC One M8 that is registered with HTCDev and also S-Off (courtesy of the awesome sunshine tool). In the settings app, I have a red text telling me this is now a test device and all my data are belong to HTC. (As someone posted here months ago.)
I am not sure if I want to cripple the Udove.apk because I'm concerned about the next OTA update. Is there a way to "unregister" with HTC or more technically, relock the bootloader without loosing S-Off? Is there a way to determine I have a stock hboot if I'm not sure if I messed with it in the process?
Thanks for reading
This really is just a follow-on of your other thread, so I don't know why you started a new one.
The phone will come up as a test device since its s-off. Relocking the bootloader won't change that, nor will it effect s-off.
Try to freeze the app with Titanium. Or remove it now, and revert to the stock ROM when its OTA time.
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This really is just a follow-on of your other thread, so I don't know why you started a new one.
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I did not mean to offend anyone, I was just thinking my question in this thread differed from the previous one and might not be found by the right people under the other title.
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The phone will come up as a test device since its s-off. Relocking the bootloader won't change that, nor will it effect s-off.
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Thanks for clearing that up. I had so far been unable to figure out if this test device thing was connected to s-off, bootloader or both of them.
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Try to freeze the app with Titanium. Or remove it now, and revert to the stock ROM when its OTA time.
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I could try Titanium, yes. Since my motivation to go all over several app setups is decreasing, I will avoid flashing as best as I can.
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I did not mean to offend anyone, I was just thinking my question in this thread differed from the previous one and might not be found by the right people under the other title.
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No worries, I was not offended. But you posed similar or related questions in your other thread, so IMO its redundant to start a new thread and ask them again.
Its pretty typical for additional questions to pop up during your thread as the issue evolves and the discussion progresses. But IMO no need to create new threads as that happens.
I have HTC M8 and I want to run custom rom but have this red text.. now I am s-off and rooted, so I can delete system apps.. which apps no I need to remove so it won't sent anything to the HTC?
Thank you very much for answers...