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Is there any guide or instructions how to root and flash the Desire with a new custom ROM?
Im so confused right now, rooted my Hero and flashed it dozen times but now its different with Desire. Plz someone help?
Take this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=672770
Do i have to make a goldcard if i have a unlocked and unbranded Desire in sweden? 0.80 bootloader...
I think you have to.
I've done it with a goldcard, have also a unclocked device.
Unbranded devices generally don't need gold cards.
cedeel said:
Unbranded devices generally don't need gold cards.
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Yep totally correct! If the handset was unbranded when new then no goldcard is needed. I didn't need one on mine.
socktug said:
Yep totally correct! If the handset was unbranded when new then no goldcard is needed. I didn't need one on mine.
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thx for the info, didn't know that
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Unbranded devices generally don't need gold cards.
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Thank you
So practicly what i have to do is this:
if you have a bootloader version 0.80.xxxx or below AND a current ROM of 1.21.xxx.x or below -
Part 1
Part 2
*- Copy the 'rooted update' you downloaded above to the root of your SD card, before replacing it into your device
*- Turn off your HTC desire, then turn it back on with the 'back' button held down. You'll see 'FASTBOOT' written on the screen in a red box.
*- Connect the phone to your computer, then run the 'test ruu' that you downloaded above (it may take a short while to start). Let the update complete and turn your device off as soon as it reaches the configuration wizard. If you need USB drivers, you can find them as part of the HTC Sync install.
*- Your device should now be off. Unplug the device from your computer. Turn it on again while holding down the 'volume down' button this time. The screen will look similar to before, but will say 'HBOOT' instead of 'FASTBOOT'. Use the volume buttons and the power button to select the 'RECOVERY' option. You should then see a screen with a red triangle - at this point, plug it into your Linux or OSX computer.
*- Now you need to unzip the 'push files' zip that you downloaded above. When you have done so, you'll see a file called 'recovery-linux.sh' or 'recovery-mac.sh'. Run the one appropriate to your operating system and the screen of your device should change to display the green recovery image menu.
*- In the recovery image (moving around using the optical trackball), select 'Wipe -> Wipe data /factory reset' then 'Flash zip from sdcard' and choose the rooted update. Confirm with the trackball and the update process will begin. It'll take a little while, so go make a nice cup of tea.
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I hope i havent forgot anything? Im pretty nervous right now :/
I don't want to confuse issues, but that one looks a bit out of date. it will work fine, but there is a newer slightly easier method now.
Are you confident in following basic instructions on using linux? I wasn't but it is so easy that anyone can do it!
Take a look here and see which one you prefer.
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/308542/r4-htc-desire-easy-rooting-guide-with-tiny-core-linux/
All you need to do with this one is download the appropriate file, burn it to disc and type 4 commands in linux.
Or just use r5. The scripts are good and shouldn't cause any trouble. If you are on linux/mac you might need to change permissions on some files though.
socktug said:
I don't want to confuse issues, but that one looks a bit out of date. it will work fine, but there is a newer slightly easier method now.
Are you confident in following basic instructions on using linux? I wasn't but it is so easy that anyone can do it!
Take a look here and see which one you prefer.
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/308542/r4-htc-desire-easy-rooting-guide-with-tiny-core-linux/
All you need to do with this one is download the appropriate file, burn it to disc and type 4 commands in linux.
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Without a doubt that seems easy, i just wonder if i can do it the same way with Ubuntu 9.10 ? Its because i have a livecd with Ubuntu but no empty cd to burn on
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Without a doubt that seems easy, i just wonder if i can do it the same way with Ubuntu 9.10 ? Its because i have a livecd with Ubuntu but no empty cd to burn on
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Try this one then! http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/307365/24-may-r5-htc-desire-rooting-guide-now-with-hboot-0-80-and-os-to-1-21-support/
socktug said:
Try this one then! http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/307365/24-may-r5-htc-desire-rooting-guide-now-with-hboot-0-80-and-os-to-1-21-support/
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That is the guide i read first, but now it seems there is a better solution with linux.
I'm not sure what newer method you mean?
At the end of the day, any of the methods posted here will work for you. The first one I pointed to with tiny core linux was for me the easiest.
Just give one of them a try and post back if you encounter any problems, if the worst happens and you make a mistake and cause the usb to be bricked, it can now be easilly fixed.
As far as I am aware there are no other issued you can run into if you follow the guides.
Yeay, i just found a cd-rw at home
I will now erase the disc, burn the .iso file on it and start rooting
Wish me luck!
Lol. Good luck. Once you start flashing custom roms, you will never be happy and want to keep trying more!
socktug said:
Lol. Good luck. Once you start flashing custom roms, you will never be happy and want to keep trying more!
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I know Ive had a Hero for about a year now
you dont need to use linux anymore there is a windows method
all you need is to download the pushfiles and extract them in the desire root files click on recovery windows.bat when you get to the triangle on the desire it will take you to the recovery options
also ur device has to be connected with usb and dont remove the usb when you updating the rom
tori007 said:
you dont need to use linux anymore there is a windows method
all you need is to download the pushfiles and extract them in the desire root files click on recovery windows.bat when you get to the triangle on the desire it will take you to the recovery options
also ur device has to be connected with usb and dont remove the usb when you updating the rom
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That is the method to go to recovery after rooting. You still need to root first. Also, the windows method may be easier, but a lot of people are commenting on driver problems. The linux method is by far the least problematic.
Just my opinon of course!
i did not have any issue while rooting go to the hero section and use those drivers they worked fine for me
Can someone outline how I unroot (for insurance) I want to get it back to stock in case I have to take it in. Do I just have to flash the stock RUU?
Now that we have full NAND root, how do I unroot from that?
run the stock Ruu like just like the hero
Yep just run the stock 1.32.651.6 RUU I did your Link searching for ya just plug in your phone and run it.
http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Sup...Radio_1.39.00.05.31_release_171253_signed.exe
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Yep just run the stock 1.32.651.6 RUU I did your Link searching for ya just plug in your phone and run it.
http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Sup...Radio_1.39.00.05.31_release_171253_signed.exe
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Thank you very much!
seems like a simple process..but Im new to android phones.
Do you run this .exe on the phone? or connected to USB to PC. Not that I will be wanting to un-root anytime soon but it might be good to know down the line.. thanks..
elstupidos said:
seems like a simple process..but Im new to android phones.
Do you run this .exe on the phone? or connected to USB to PC. Not that I will be wanting to un-root anytime soon but it might be good to know down the line.. thanks..
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.exe will always run from windows computer. android is linux based, no .exe file will run on the android phone.
for the RUU .exe follow the directions on your windows computer, it will guide you through the process, will need USB cable.
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.exe will always run from windows computer. android is linux based, no .exe file will run on the android phone.
for the RUU .exe follow the directions on your windows computer, it will guide you through the process, will need USB cable.
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Is it possible to flash it from the phone, and not need a windows computer?
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Not with a exe. I'm not sure how the architecture is built for the phobe, but u don't see why flashing a ruu from SD wouldn't work if one were built that way.
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All a Ruu is a wrapper. The Ruu just checkes a few things then executes scripts. its kinda just like an automatics ADB.
If you run the EXE is extracts a bunch of files including a ROM.zip. You could probably copy that to your phone and install it from there using the recovery firmware.
I'm trying to restore using this method. The phone is definitely recognize by the software, (it shows the current .1 image version) it jumps to the black HTC screen then sits at "waiting for bootloader" then times out with a ERROR 171 "cannot connect to your android phone" message. Any suggestions? If I run adb devices command the phone is recognized. Any suggestions?
Edit: It seems on the 4th try it worked. At least the updating percentage is moving up.
Why can't a basic rooted rom with recovery be created using this method. That would really be a "1 click" root.
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Is it possible to flash it from the phone, and not need a windows computer?
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i've seen it posted on here, if you take the rom.zip which comes inside the ruu .exe and put it on the root of the sdcard, rename it PC36IMG.zip and boot into the bootloader, vold down + pwr, it will flash the phone w/o needing a computer.
i haven't personally tested it, so use at your own risk.
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"Now that we have full NAND root, how do I unroot from that?"
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Updated first post
"Now that we have full NAND root, how do I unroot from that?"
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Run the ruu, you will be completely stock after that.
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Run the ruu, you will be completely stock after that.
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Thank you
When un-rooting, do you need to have the HTC drivers installed on your Windows machine? What mode (charge, disk mount, etc) does the EVO have to be in when you connect it via USB? Does HTC sync have to be installed or the Android SDK?
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When un-rooting, do you need to have the HTC drivers installed on your Windows machine? What mode (charge, disk mount, etc) does the EVO have to be in when you connect it via USB? Does HTC sync have to be installed or the Android SDK?
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Phone should be fully charged. Really you just need enough juice to ensure it doesn't crap out during the flash process (could brick your phone).
I don't believe you need the HTC drivers, but every time I've run a ruu they were already installed on my machine, so I don't know.
Disk mount mode won't matter because the ruu will restart the phone before it has its way with it.
sync and sdk don't matter, the ruu is a self contained utility that issues adb commands to your phone.
Alternatively the ruu can be "run" by putting the proper file on the root of your sd card and powering your phone on with your volume down button pushed in.
To make the change back
I have done it 2x's and this worked both times. I tried to install the original Sprint Rom with the file provided here. Each time it stopped at the black HTC screen. All that needs to be done is to re-try the install of the original sprint Rom when it is at the black HTC screen. When the installation program says it can't complete and closes (wait for that to happen) just double click on the install program again (while you are at the black HTC screen (don't unplug from your computer)). When you try the install the second time at the black HTC screen, a green progres bar shows up on said screen and will show you the install progress. Hope this helps
Thanks guys! I was trying to mount the disk, then install HTC sync, etc. Leaving it on the black screen seemed to make the difference for whatever reason...
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Phone should be fully charged. Really you just need enough juice to ensure it doesn't crap out during the flash process (could brick your phone).
I don't believe you need the HTC drivers, but every time I've run a ruu they were already installed on my machine, so I don't know.
Disk mount mode won't matter because the ruu will restart the phone before it has its way with it.
sync and sdk don't matter, the ruu is a self contained utility that issues adb commands to your phone.
Alternatively the ruu can be "run" by putting the proper file on the root of your sd card and powering your phone on with your volume down button pushed in.
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Hey there! Having trouble unrooting from latest xda root method. I run the RUU and keep getting error 170- usb connection error. Is the driver not installed. Stupid me, when it prompted to install the driver before, I hit 'never for this device'. Any reversal for this??? Thx in advance!
Thanks in advance to/for any and all help, long story short: I need a genius workaround to Root my Evo 4G
What's Wrong: (Keep in mind I've tried and am aware of the necessary settings/steps)
1. PC doesn't detect USB connected/debug enabled Evo
2. USB selection on Evo seems broken. Only the 'Debug Enabled' notification alerts of activity
3. All update.zips fail Signature Verification in Recovery
4. HBOOT 'SD Whatever' it said doesn't say it anymore when HBOOT loads and scans the SD card
5. HBOOT USB does nothing when the Evo and PC are connected. There's more, but minor I think.
What Works:
1.This fast ass processor, hells yeah! If you haven't, try 'My Paper Plane2' from the Market. Stellar.
Assumed/Possible Solution Routes: (Cue the Elite, at least one of these could work, right?)
1. Fix Signature Verification(s) for Recovery update.zips
- About this, I got error 'E: Error in cache/recovery/command' in Recovery, so with Root Explorer I made recovery and command folders with their respective permissions and now get 'Error in CACHE: recovery/command (Bad file number). Was my guess at all close to fixing that?
2. Somehow reflash HBOOT with S-ON in Recovery
3. Android executed 1-click/auto/apk permanent Rooter
4. S-OFF during z4Root's temporary Root
5. Manual missing/broken system file replacement in Root Explorer
6. Terminal Emulator - USB Debug or .img flash?
Thanks again for the help, I'm not new but I did break some of this myself. Using a rooted Huawei Ascend (I've done 4, everyone around me has this stupid phone), I guess I just assumed I was a developer and jumped right in. Lesson Learned=D
No rooted roms will work until you're rooted "s-off" but im assuming you're on the comp right now right? If so maybe this could help you!
http://noobgui.de/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
No usb or hboot, ouch.....
Usb fix :-(
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695243
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Yeah, Im on now. i have seen both pages, but the Evo Root Wiki i had lost in the sea of links earlier, so thanks.
log3an said:
Yeah, Im on now. i have seen both pages, but the Evo Root Wiki i had lost in the sea of links earlier, so thanks.
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Last I saw the EVO root wiki was way outdated.
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go to unrevoked.com and download the unrevoked forever tool and make sure you have the adb & hboot usb drivers installed on you pc. Everything you need can be found at unrevoked site for usb drivers, etc. Boot into Hboot on your evo. Connect to your pc with usb cable and choose charge only. Then select Fastboot or Hboot on your evo and press power button. Then run the unrevoked reflash package you have already downloaded. Let it do it's thing and you will have a new Clockwork custom recovery.
Thanks, but Ive tried all the easy options, im going to need to command line some crap. Im going to generalize my problem and edit this post.
Hello xda, in accordance with the signup video I have scoured the earth looking for an answer. However I'm not sure how much necro posting is frowned upon here so I thought it would be safer to just start a new thread.
I have an HTC Desire HD from Telus(for use on the Rogers network). I am in the process of rooting it but have encountered a problem. I can gain temporary root on the terminal emulator(Because the $ turns to #) however when attempting to run clockwork flash clockworkmod recovery I get the error "An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!"
I get the same error when attempting the "Fix Permissions" so I'm currently at a loss of what to do.
I have the ninja superuser icon in the apps menu however when I open it the screen is blank. I am unsure if this is how it is supposed to be or not. I have seen several references to a permission box that pops up during some of the steps but I haven't seen that at all.
I've tried four separate methods, the last of which coming from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954997
I am currently at step B.d which involves running the S-OFF tool and Easy Radio OFF tool. But still clockwork will not flash a backup, and when I restart the phone I can not get super user to work on the terminal (ie by typing su) and must use the rage method to regain temporary root.
Also, I don't know if this is related or not, but when I restart the phone and attempt to boot in recovery mode, the volume buttons don't allow me to select other options, and instead the phone just forces me to reboot normally.
Some more facts:
model HTC Desire HD A9191
Build # 1.32.405.6
Android 2.2
Anymore info I'm probably forgetting just ask away!
So my question is: Can anyone identify what the issue is?
Thanks much for taking the time to read my question.
Does visionary not work for you?
I've seen that alot of success has been gained by doing temp root and perm root through it?
It does sound like the rage method might not be working for you from what I can tell..
I do want to check all the steps you followed before where fine?
Sent from outer space on my DHD running beatmod gingersense v1.3
Visionary was how I rooted mine. Worth a try if you havent tried it: http://android.modaco.com/content/software/320350/19-nov-r14-visionary-one-click-root/
Thanks for the visionary suggestion, but Visionary still isn't working :/
Has visionary been tested with the Telus Desire? I heard there was a difference. What happens when I attempt to temproot is it moves to a blank screen then goes back to the menu.
When I used visionary on 1.32 it did not always work first try ... generally always worked after 2 runs. then used it to perm root
It works. You do not have Telus software in your phone anymore.
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Try my method (I made it because the methods I found for my Telus desire HD were flaky at best and only got temproots from it.)
Since you already flashed to 1.32 start at step 2
If you want to go gingerbread, dl the 2.36.405 ruu and use that and your pc to put 2.3.3 on it (dont worry, it works fine, i was using it since it came out and built a rom based off that, kingdom, and pyramid roms for my own sense 3 rom) and use the gingerbreak method.
http://driphter.com/index.php?topic=3867.0
Still haven't managed to get root. JSLEnterprises my antivirus won't let me download your file :/
I'm at a loss for what to do.
lemonpartyz said:
Still haven't managed to get root. JSLEnterprises my antivirus won't let me download your file :/
I'm at a loss for what to do.
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Disable your Antivirus (Avast say's its malicious), Norton or F-Prot says its clean.
and Internet Explorer 9 says its not trustworthy (because there's .bat files in the zip), Firefox says its fine.
There is no malicious code in the zip, you can edit each individual batch file in the Resource folder to see the code. Its very simple and basic.
I disabled my antivirus, but when I run Install Visionary nothing happens. The CMD window opens and says it has been succesfuly installed but nothing has been installed, and nothing appeared in the app menu.
Edit: I went into the resource folder and then followed the steps from there and everything worked, except I still don't have the # symbol in terminal (even when entering "su") and ROM manager still gives me the same error.
lemonpartyz said:
I disabled my antivirus, but when I run Install Visionary nothing happens. The CMD window opens and says it has been succesfuly installed but nothing has been installed, and nothing appeared in the app menu.
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go into the resource folder, edit the visionary install batch in notepad, delete the "cls" line, save and exit
rerun it with the phone attached. See if it truly installed successfully.
lemonpartyz said:
I disabled my antivirus, but when I run Install Visionary nothing happens. The CMD window opens and says it has been succesfuly installed but nothing has been installed, and nothing appeared in the app menu.
Edit: I went into the resource folder and then followed the steps from there and everything worked, except I still don't have the # symbol in terminal (even when entering "su") and ROM manager still gives me the same error.
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you dont need to use the termial in my method.
Once visionary is installed, and you run it, and everything is done exactly whats described in my 9 easy steps thread (along with outcomes along the way), then you should be perm rooted, with s-off and eng-off with supercid.
I managed to install visionary with your method, however when running Eng-S I encountered the error "Bootloader corrupt, DO NOT REBOOT! Seek help from XDA!"
Help?
Edit: Followed the advice here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14936635 and s-off worked properly this time. Hopefully my DHD won't brick on reboot. Could super user be the problem? it never asks me for permissions or anything, all I have is an icon and a blank screen when i open the app.
Edit2: Rom manager took three attempts to install correctly. Still the same result "An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!"
FML
lemonpartyz said:
I managed to install visionary with your method, however when running Eng-S I encountered the error "Bootloader corrupt, DO NOT REBOOT! Seek help from XDA!"
Help?
Edit: Followed the advice here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14936635 and s-off worked properly this time. Hopefully my DHD won't brick on reboot. Could super user be the problem? it never asks me for permissions or anything, all I have is an icon and a blank screen when i open the app.
Edit2: Rom manager took three attempts to install correctly. Still the same result "An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!"
FML
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looks like the superuser application isnt running properly.
I would use the 1.32 ruu (not the pd98img.zip off the sd) and then from a fresh install (without resoring any data other than google account to visit the market)
run through the visionary, s-off tool, eng-off tool, and then reboot again, then install rom manager from the market, run it, it should ask you for permission and may hang for a second, and then say you have about 5 seconds to allow root permissions.
Then install rom's away. if you're not into making seperate rom specific app folders on your sd card, google JSL Er3BuS. its a sense 3 rom without the extra scripts.
How do I install the 1.32 RUU if I can't install it from the SD card?
Thanks!
lemonpartyz said:
How do I install the 1.32 RUU if I can't install it from the SD card?
Thanks!
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It is very easy mate,
1. Download the RUU of your choice from http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Ace
2. Put your phone in charge mode only with USB debug on.
3. Make sure you have HTC Sync installed on your PC, and close HTC Sync application from your system bar in windows (make sure that HTC Sync is not running as all you need is the driver)
4. Right click on the RUU file and select "Run as Administrator"
5. Connect your DHD by the USB cable to your PC.
6. Click some boxed and "next"s.
7. Waiting!
8. Profit!
I tried following the steps here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841890
But got the error "ERROR [120]: Low MAIN BATTERY POWER. When the battery is above 30%.
This is getting ridiculous lol
I'm sorry I'm such a bother.
naailalzuhir said:
It is very easy mate,
1. Download the RUU of your choice from http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Ace
2. Put your phone in charge mode only with USB debug on.
3. Make sure you have HTC Sync installed on your PC, and close HTC Sync application from your system bar in windows (make sure that HTC Sync is not running as all you need is the driver)
4. Right click on the RUU file and select "Run as Administrator"
5. Connect your DHD by the USB cable to your PC.
6. Click some boxed and "next"s.
7. Waiting!
8. Profit!
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Tried this, now the update process has taken 45 minutes.
Well, it took 5 hours to finish, but finish it finally did. Rom manager installed no problem, flashed no problem and I am in the process of installing cryogen. Thanks everyone for their help and kind words.
Fingers crossed cryogen works.
I'm going away for the weekend, but when I come back I'll update this thread with the full details of what went down so hopefully someone will be helped by my many many hours spent raging.
-Lemonpartyz
lemonpartyz said:
Well, it took 5 hours to finish, but finish it finally did. Rom manager installed no problem, flashed no problem and I am in the process of installing cryogen. Thanks everyone for their help.
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Glad its sorted for you , and hoping it status that way...enjoy your custom roms setting your phone free
Look forward to your post letting us know how its going.
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Hi,
HTC Desire running 4.1.2 CyanogenMod CM10 4.1.2 VJ
I've spent hours searching threads and waited for days just to get the chance to download a linux OS to install on my Virtualbox as I have a Mac that won't run Revolutionary. (I have no download allowance left on my broadband and now I'm stuck with the first Linux OS I got, which is Mint Cinnamon 14) + I have no access to Windows or a copy of.
I need to repartition my SD card as my phone started going into boot loops over the course of a few days and I had to keep popping the battery, but then the SD ext got totally corrupted after flashing Jellybean 4.1 and my trying to get a2sd to work.
I can still turn the phone on and use jellybean as my phone has the superuser app and was partically rooted with unrevoked, it's just the phone is not S OFF and I need that to be done in order to run the program I bought called Ext4 Recovered, as I'm stick of Gparted messing up my Mac's startup drive and auto booting as Gparted, and I liked the touch scren features of Ext 4 Recovered.
Ok so that's background.
I finally got Linux Mint to install and downloaded Revolutionary to its desktop. But it wouldn't unzip, so I right clicked, extracted the file and saw the program.exe but that won't open ethier. Followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192806 but that doesn't work i.e going in terminal.
It said following:
[email protected] ~ $ sudo ./revolutionary
sudo: ./revolutionary: command not found
[email protected] ~ $ ./revolutionary
bash: ./revolutionary: No such file or directory
[email protected] ~ $
Linux can see my phone is connected but I can't run the program!
Am so tired of having no phone functions, been a week now! Please can someone help me get this program to work on my Mac's Virtualbox?
fluttershutter said:
Hi,
HTC Desire running 4.1.2 CyanogenMod CM10 4.1.2 VJ
I've spent hours searching threads and waited for days just to get the chance to download a linux OS to install on my Virtualbox as I have a Mac that won't run Revolutionary. (I have no download allowance left on my broadband and now I'm stuck with the first Linux OS I got, which is Mint Cinnamon 14) + I have no access to Windows or a copy of.
I need to repartition my SD card as my phone started going into boot loops over the course of a few days and I had to keep popping the battery, but then the SD ext got totally corrupted after flashing Jellybean 4.1 and my trying to get a2sd to work.
I can still turn the phone on and use jellybean as my phone has the superuser app and was partically rooted with unrevoked, it's just the phone is not S OFF and I need that to be done in order to run the program I bought called Ext4 Recovered, as I'm stick of Gparted messing up my Mac's startup drive and auto booting as Gparted, and I liked the touch scren features of Ext 4 Recovered.
Ok so that's background.
I finally got Linux Mint to install and downloaded Revolutionary to its desktop. But it wouldn't unzip, so I right clicked, extracted the file and saw the program.exe but that won't open ethier. Followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192806 but that doesn't work i.e going in terminal.
It said following:
[email protected] ~ $ sudo ./revolutionary
sudo: ./revolutionary: command not found
[email protected] ~ $ ./revolutionary
bash: ./revolutionary: No such file or directory
[email protected] ~ $
Linux can see my phone is connected but I can't run the program!
Am so tired of having no phone functions, been a week now! Please can someone help me get this program to work on my Mac's Virtualbox?
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you did cd (change directory) to the path of where you extracted revolutionary right? Also, it shouldnt be an .exe so make sure that you downloaded the one for linux not windows.
Btw i just tried it using using Mint 14 and it opened fine.
Try downloading it again. heres the linux version: http://revolutionary.io/revolutionary-0.4pre4.tgz
Put it into your downloads folder, then right click and extract here
Open terminal and run: cd ~/Downloads
Then run: sudo ./revolutionary
Can't Run Revolutionary on Linux
Thanks, I will try that. I thought it was weird having an Exe file too but I'm sure I clicked the Linux link. I was very tired though. Will try this now. :fingers-crossed:
Still having issues with Linux Mint 14 and Revolutionary
fluttershutter said:
Thanks, I will try that. I thought it was weird having an Exe file too but I'm sure I clicked the Linux link. I was very tired though. Will try this now. :fingers-crossed:
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So I charge in, all fired up with your advice thinking 'Yeah I can do this!' Download the link you pasted, extracted file to downloads folder, it is the same file as I had. Then Linux messes it all up!
I can't see any applications menu on my version. The bottom status bar has nothing. All I can do is navigate folders like desktop, pictures, I could get on Firefox but then the screen keeps going small and showing multiple desktops and I have to click the window I was working in again. RIght clicking on the Rev file and selecting terminal does not open terminal, I can't find a list of programs separately to open Terminal either. Then the whole thing stopped responding to be and crashed.
And to make it all the worse. I have to go horse riding with my other half's young nephew when it's snowing and I am am not a horse person who likes horse riding! I just want to stay in and fix my stupid phone!!! RANT RANT sorry btw.
You don't have any windows computer, or a friend with one?
fluttershutter said:
So I charge in, all fired up with your advice thinking 'Yeah I can do this!' Download the link you pasted, extracted file to downloads folder, it is the same file as I had. Then Linux messes it all up!
I can't see any applications menu on my version. The bottom status bar has nothing. All I can do is navigate folders like desktop, pictures, I could get on Firefox but then the screen keeps going small and showing multiple desktops and I have to click the window I was working in again. RIght clicking on the Rev file and selecting terminal does not open terminal, I can't find a list of programs separately to open Terminal either. Then the whole thing stopped responding to be and crashed.
And to make it all the worse. I have to go horse riding with my other half's young nephew when it's snowing and I am am not a horse person who likes horse riding! I just want to stay in and fix my stupid phone!!! RANT RANT sorry btw.
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loool. If your overall goal is to just make the sd-ext partition why not just use gparted?
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loool. If your overall goal is to just make the sd-ext partition why not just use gparted?
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Well I know I could and have before but I never have any luck with getting SD ext to accept my app's via A2SD and I am wondering if it's cos I'm not S OFF + as I say, I like the touch screen recovery UI of Ext4 Recovered and how easy it is to try ROM's out.
My goal is to have JellyBean running with app's moved to SD and enough memory to download all the app's I want. I haven't even got facebook or Google Maps at the mo and I'm missing them!
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Well I know I could and have before but I never have any luck with getting SD ext to accept my app's via A2SD and I am wondering if it's cos I'm not S OFF + as I say, I like the touch screen recovery UI of Ext4 Recovered and how easy it is to try ROM's out.
My goal is to have JellyBean running with app's moved to SD and enough memory to download all the app's I want. I haven't even got facebook or Google Maps at the mo and I'm missing them!
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I may be able to get Windows actually. I'll see. Just can't upgrade my broadband allowance to try different Linux's as provider wants a new 18month contract to do so and I'm off to out the country for a few months soon so no point.
Meanwhile though if any uses Linux Mint 14 and knows how to get it to show the programs installed like Windows has in its start menu, I'd appreciate it.
fluttershutter said:
I may be able to get Windows actually. I'll see. Just can't upgrade my broadband allowance to try different Linux's as provider wants a new 18month contract to do so and I'm off to out the country for a few months soon so no point.
Meanwhile though if any uses Linux Mint 14 and knows how to get it to show the programs installed like Windows has in its start menu, I'd appreciate it.
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in the bottom left corner there should be button labelled "menu" (similar to the windows start button)
Click on it>go to accessories>then click on terminal
chromium96 said:
in the bottom left corner there should be button labelled "menu" (similar to the windows start button)
Click on it>go to accessories>then click on terminal
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Thanks for the help guys but I've got Windows 7 now for my Mac, so am going to give that a go. I will report back if I manage to S OFF successfully.
fluttershutter said:
Thanks for the help guys but I've got Windows 7 now for my Mac, so am going to give that a go. I will report back if I manage to S OFF successfully.
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Windows didn't work with the legit serial I had so I finally figured out Linus Mint 14 and could run the Revolutionary program but guess what??? I got the old
'"Sending in Caroline...
Retrieving Caroline from certain doom...
Retrying Caroline...
Caroline failed, but had this to say: entation fault"'
error!
Now I've read I need a different ROM from my current one which is 4.1.2 CyanogenMod CM10 4.1.2 VJ!
Read this link http://androidforums.com/desire-all...ary-s-off-caroline-failed-entation-fault.html
but can't understand ilivid's stupid website which just makes me download files I don't want wasting my allowance!
Which ROM works with Revolutionary for my phone??? And more importantly... where can I download it securely?
fluttershutter said:
Windows didn't work with the legit serial I had so I finally figured out Linus Mint 14 and could run the Revolutionary program but guess what??? I got the old
'"Sending in Caroline...
Retrieving Caroline from certain doom...
Retrying Caroline...
Caroline failed, but had this to say: entation fault"'
error!
Now I've read I need a different ROM from my current one which is 4.1.2 CyanogenMod CM10 4.1.2 VJ!
Read this link http://androidforums.com/desire-all...ary-s-off-caroline-failed-entation-fault.html
but can't understand ilivid's stupid website which just makes me download files I don't want wasting my allowance!
Which ROM works with Revolutionary for my phone??? And more importantly... where can I download it securely?
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What do you mean by which ROM works with revolutionary?
Revolutionary doesn't install ROMs...it gives you s-off and a custom recovery.
What are you trying to do?
What have you done so far?
chromium96 said:
What do you mean by which ROM works with revolutionary?
Revolutionary doesn't install ROMs...it gives you s-off and a custom recovery.
What are you trying to do?
What have you done so far?
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OK so I managed to find an old copy of Gingervillian 2.3 (F1-GB-V3-(ENG-A2SD)-Signed 2) and flashed that because Jellybean wasn't having it, with previous error.
Gingervillian runs fine. Checked I had USB debugging on and did a NAND backup. Downloaded the Superuser app from the rev.io website and put that on my root of my sd card ready.
Ran Rev.io on LINUX Mint in terminal, so don't need the fastboot drivers, as says is self contained and it just gets stuck at Zerging Root, may take a minute. Takes 10min and nothing, I just saw my hardward keys light up for a bit and go out. So I unplugged phone and pulled battery and restarted phone, which started fine.
See screenshot.
I don't know what to do to get it to run right through. Been searching web but everyone uses Windows not Linux! I must be still missing something but I swear I get through one stage and I find another door!!
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OK so I managed to find an old copy of Gingervillian 2.3 (F1-GB-V3-(ENG-A2SD)-Signed 2) and flashed that because Jellybean wasn't having it, with previous error.
Gingervillian runs fine. Checked I had USB debugging on and did a NAND backup. Downloaded the Superuser app from the rev.io website and put that on my root of my sd card ready.
Ran Rev.io on LINUX Mint in terminal, so don't need the fastboot drivers, as says is self contained and it just gets stuck at Zerging Root, may take a minute. Takes 10min and nothing, I just saw my hardward keys light up for a bit and go out. So I unplugged phone and pulled battery and restarted phone, which started fine.
See screenshot.
I don't know what to do to get it to run right through. Been searching web but everyone uses Windows not Linux! I must be still missing something but I swear I get through one stage and I find another door!!
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It could be your ROM. Maybe try flashing an ruu or something stock, then run revolutionary.
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It could be your ROM. Maybe try flashing an ruu or something stock, then run revolutionary.
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Thanks but the prob is I don't know what the RUU ROM's are and all the old one's I used to use when I first rooted my Desire in 2010 have had their links disabled. I only have Leedroid, Gingervillian and maybe Oxygen somewhere on my backups.
Does anyone know which ROM will work with Revoluntionary and of a link where I can still download the ROM? All the server sites I go on are full of pop up's and dead end's.
I really want to use my EXT4 touch Recovered app. But can't til I get S OFF.
Heres the ruu. http://d-h.st/d44
Put it on the root of your SD card and don't rename it.
Then boot into hboot and wait a couple seconds, it will ask if u want to install so click yes.
That will completely restore the phone to official stock 2.3
Also i believe you must have stock hboot before you do this.
Good luck
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Heres the ruu. http://d-h.st/d44
Put it on the root of your SD card and don't rename it.
Then boot into hboot and wait a couple seconds, it will ask if u want to install so click yes.
That will completely restore the phone to official stock 2.3
Also i believe you must have stock hboot before you do this.
Good luck
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Ok thanks for that but how do I know if I have the right HBOOT?
Mine is
bravo pvt1 ship s-on
hboot 0.93.0001
microp-031d
touchpanel synw0101
radio 0-5.11.05.27
aug 10 2010 17.52.10
I can't make any gold cards or whatever. I wouldn't have a clue where to start and I don't have windows.
I even tried just partitioning my sd with GParted which I've used before, but I can't remember how I got it to recognise my phone connected via USB! it has debugging on and I select usb storage in use once I start gparted in virtualbox, but nothing comes up even refreshing several times.
So now I can't even fix my phone via gparted giving up on S OFF.
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Ok thanks for that but how do I know if I have the right HBOOT?
Mine is
bravo pvt1 ship s-on
hboot 0.93.0001
microp-031d
touchpanel synw0101
radio 0-5.11.05.27
aug 10 2010 17.52.10
I can't make any gold cards or whatever. I wouldn't have a clue where to start and I don't have windows.
I even tried just partitioning my sd with GParted which I've used before, but I can't remember how I got it to recognise my phone connected via USB! it has debugging on and I select usb storage in use once I start gparted in virtualbox, but nothing comes up even refreshing several times.
So now I can't even fix my phone via gparted giving up on S OFF.
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Well in the end I found Gparted was installed by default on the Linux Mint Virtual machine I'd set up and as I could get my phone to show up in Linux, Gparted there found it. I deleted the corrupted ext 3 or 4 partition and recreated it, leaving the FAT 32 portion untouched. Am just flashing JellyBean back on to see if the script for a2sd can use the Ext4 now.
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Well in the end I found Gparted was installed by default on the Linux Mint Virtual machine I'd set up and as I could get my phone to show up in Linux, Gparted there found it. I deleted the corrupted ext 3 or 4 partition and recreated it, leaving the FAT 32 portion untouched. Am just flashing JellyBean back on to see if the script for a2sd can use the Ext4 now.
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Have you ever flashed an hboot before? If not you have stock.
U should really try to s-off, its definitely worth it and it will be helpful in the long run.
Just flash the ruu I linked, and try revolutionary again. I'm pretty sure it will work.
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Have you ever flashed an hboot before? If not you have stock.
U should really try to s-off, its definitely worth it and it will be helpful in the long run.
Just flash the ruu I linked, and try revolutionary again. I'm pretty sure it will work.
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Thanks for your continued help!
I've now made some progress and got Jellybean reinstalled and ran the terminal script to enable a2sd which worked this time! No corrupted SD ext and when I rebooted I got 118mb internal memory or more. It's gone down to 28mb now though after restoring most of my 141 app's from Titanium plus but I can see the SD ext shows 512mb used out of the 1GB I allocated so that is working!
I also got my last Nandroid backup to work which previously just bootlooped due to the corrupt sd ext and retrieved a few important text messages I'd saved to my SMS backup app, which is nice! I've got 3 years of text messages stored so am quite precious about them!
Once I complete my restore, I'll do a new Nandroid backup and copy it to my Mac and then maybe start exploring S Off again.
The thing though that worries me about S OFF is that even if I do succeed in doing it, there seem to be more hoops to jump through even then! E.g. re-rooting and then there are peeps who have changed their Desire Bravo's internal memory partition, which sounds pretty serious.
As I say, I'd like to be able to use EXT4 recovered but I do have 2 weeks to get a refund if I don't S OFF.
I'll see how I go and report back if I get S OFF.