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ClockworkMod broken?

Hey there.
I just got myself a (white) Desire with SLCD:
BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-ON
RADIO-5.11.05.27
Since i want to install oxygen2 RC7 i rooted the phone first with unrevoked3.
It seems that it worked since "Rom Manager" got su. But booting into Recovery gives me following lines:
E:cant mount cache:recovery/command
E:cant find misc:
because of that i cant do a nandroid backup and i guess flashing a new rom also wont work.
so i tried to re-root the Desire with unrevoked several times (using Linux Ubuntu) but nothing changed. Furthermore unrevoked told me, that my firmware was too new (because i'm already rooted?)
so i tried flashing AmonRa 2.0 with unrevoked. wont work and firmware still too new.
so i tried:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-desire-v2.0.0.img in cmd (after downloading Android SDK)
but it said something about signature verify fail.
After a while i found a workaround by booting the AmonRa recovery first with:
fastboot boot recovery-RA-desire-v2.0.0.img
but it told me something about FAILED <remote: not allowed>
I guess flashing the stock rom from shippedRoms and re-rooting the desire wont work since i dont believe that flashing a ROM is possible. Also i'm new to this stuff (rooted and flashe Desire with AMOLED before) and would prefer to not brick my phone
any ideas?
(btw: please excuse my bad english)
edit: i can't even wipe the phone. if i try it gives me the mentioned lines from above.

Have you read the stickie in general? There the pvt4 situation is explained.
Also a ruu (stuff from shiped roms) does not require root.
So you can unroot and use unrevoked again with the right recovery image or if your comfortable S-offing you could do that and use fastboot to flash the recovery image.
Keep in mind that you are the only one responsible for your phone, no one else.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

thanks!!
i overlooked this thread. As soon as the desire gets home (actually it belongs to my girlfriend) i'm gooing to try again by flashing RUU and rooting again with AmonRa Recovery since i don't know if S-offing the device would be the best idea.
Thanks so far. I will report in time.

hey.
i just found out, that the phone is a branded one (vodafone_fr).
So just in case i created a goldcard as long as the device is running.
I downloaded following RUUs:
OTA_Bravo_Vodafone FR_(A1 Österreich)_von 1.21.163.2 zu 2.10.163.1
OTA_Bravo_Froyo_Vodafone FR_(A1 Österreich) von 2.10.163.1_zu 2.33.163.1_R
i renamed it to PB99IMG.zip, put it on the SD Card and restarted the phone while holding volumeDown.
After a while it gives me "PB99IMG.zip.....No image or wrong image"
After reboot nothing changed.
Is there any possibility to get a working RUU for my Desire (2.33.163.1).
Or HAVE i to go via alpharev S-off?
Man, with my PVT1 Amoled Desire the whole procedure was done within half an hour.
greetz

You don't rename the RUU itself, you need to extract the ROM.zip file from the RUU and rename that. Follow this guide I posted on another thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10509780&postcount=102

Hey guys and thanks for your help.
I managed to get root via unrevoked and flash AmonRA by uninstalling zysploit FIRST. Now unrevoked didnt tell me anymore that my firmware ist too new.
Summarizing: If yout get something like this after rooting with unrevoked:
E:cant mount cache
E:cant find misc
than u just have to re-root your desire with unrevoked. This time you have to load a custom recovery (i recommend AmonRa 2.0 since it worked for me) and deinstall Rom Manager and zyploit from your phone before plugging in you phone.
In the Linux Terminal it still says "Error n=-1 ... no such device " three times but it stills works.
Now it was possible for me to run a nandroid backup and to partition the sd
THANKS guys

looking for guide

I'm looking for guide step-by-step howto install CM7 on HTC Desire, Phone is not rooted so this need to be done first, also need some guide.
Problem is that phone is PVT4 40000, is there any way to install that CM7, S-OFF nad other stuff without problems?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788044
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084

Partially wrong/right.
You have PVT4 so when you root you need to have AmonRA recovery installed instead of CWM recovery (this comes with Unrevoked). Download the Amon recovery and when you run unrevoked, don't plug your phone in. Go into the menu, top left in the program, select custom recovery and select the AmonRA.img file. This will flash the right recovery for you. I should point out just in case that when you have rooted, backup your current rom by going into recovery and going to backup and restore then backup.
S-Off isn't necessary but you can do it. All you do is go to http://alpharev.nl, download the Flash Utility, burn it to CD or USB and boot it in the POST check. Read the stuff on the utility and also follow the instructions on the website.
After you have rooted at least, you can flash CM7 (if your S-Offing then do this after that). Put CM7 on your phone and gapps (links are both in the CM7 thread), then flash CM7. Reboot then flash gapps then your done.

So as I've understood, first CM7 then S-OFF, right?

mesiu84 said:
So as I've understood, first CM7 then S-OFF, right?
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I own a PVT4 Desire as well and what I did was: first root it by Unrevoked, then update Clockworkmod Recovery, S-OFF and CM7. Worked as a charm.

mesiu84 said:
So as I've understood, first CM7 then S-OFF, right?
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Just dont flash any d2ext ROM if you wanna S-OFF, some stock one would be best.
After you S-OFF and change partition table to your preferences, flash the ROM you wanted. ;-)

I've got warning "is your firmware to new?" is there any way to fix this without wiping all data?

fixed by installing once more unrevoked (normal) there were errors when entering recovery, and then I've once more installed unrevoked but this time using amon-ra and all is OK now, so the phone is rooted and S-OFF, tomorrow I will try do nandroid backup and update to CM7

Got stuck at bootscreen after s-off need help[Q]

Today I rooted my HTC desire using unrevoked, then later I tried alpharev hboot reflash utility S-OFF on it. But it got stuck on step 3.
Then after 20 mins, I unplugged the device. Now after every reboot, I am getting bootloader screen. From that screen I can see that S OFF is successful. But am getting stuck at boot screen everytime I power it up. I found some members got round this problem by flashing nandroid backup or some ROMs. I haven't created any backup yet. Is it possible to fix this problem by flashing any stable custom ROM, from clockwork recovery menu.

Yes, why would you make a post for that and not just flash a rom?

Okay. Will try flashing a ROM. Will anybody recommend which ROM is safe to flash. I have rooted using unrevoked 3, s-offed using alpharev. Can boot into ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.0.7

sthbr82 said:
Okay. Will try flashing a ROM. Will anybody recommend which ROM is safe to flash. I have rooted using unrevoked 3, s-offed using alpharev. Can boot into ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.0.7
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Try Oxygen, it's fast and light.

sthbr82 said:
Okay. Will try flashing a ROM. Will anybody recommend which ROM is safe to flash. I have rooted using unrevoked 3, s-offed using alpharev. Can boot into ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.0.7
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Depends on what your after.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809328
Big long list of all the roms to flash.

sthbr82 said:
Okay. Will try flashing a ROM. Will anybody recommend which ROM is safe to flash. I have rooted using unrevoked 3, s-offed using alpharev. Can boot into ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.0.7
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if u didn't get past step 3 then u didn't s-off . one of the things that interfere with s-offing is if u have a data2(something) script installed (with ext partition on ur sd card) , i remember it caused me troubles back then and i got stuck also on step 3.

I am flashing
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074700
I haven't partitioned SD card yet. Hoping flashing this ROM wont screw up things with my limited 500MB internal storage.

You have just rooted.
I would recommend flashing this one... Once things go smooth u can try newer modified roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773997

Thanks for your replies. I flashed the stock ROM,and later LeeDroid 2.4.1. Both of them worked without any issues.

Stuck in a boot loop - Expert advice urgently required!

Ok I really need XDA to help my friend out in his hour of need (Yes it is my friend, honest!)
Having become impatient with HTC's will they/won't they HTC Desire Gingerbread support, he decided it was high time to root his o2 HTC Desire GSM.
Using Unrevoked he rooted his handset and installed Clockwork Mod recovery. So far so good. What he didn't have however was S-Off - that was to be the next step. Before going ahead he decided to make a Nandroid backup. Again so-far so good. Then he decided to restore that backup. This is where it goes wrong. After restoring he is stuck in a boot loop (and he's tried wiping cache etc etc, so that's not the reason). He can get back to recovery (So I don't think he's bricked), but can't seem to install any fresh ROM's such as the latest Miui. I've got a feeling the roms he is trying to install are trying to write to /system which is currently protected due to the lack of S-Off, but this is at best an educated guess. So a couple of questions:
1: Are there any rom's he can install without S-Off being required?
(Were there custom rom's pre S-Off that could be installed? - If so can you link to one - I was under the impression that achieving S-Off only became possible at the end of last year, so if so how did or could you flash a custom rom beforehand?)
2: Would flashing the official HTC o2 rom through clockwork mod recovery get him back in action? If yes, I presume this would remove root and custom recovery?
I would add that he's fairly new to the rooting scene and ADB is probably a little advanced for him at this stage.
Thanks in advance,
Robbie.

OriginalThinking said:
1: Are there any rom's he can install without S-Off being required?
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I'm no expert, but I flashed Leedroid v2.5 while S-on, without a problem. Download it from the thread (I can't post links yet, sorry, but if you put 768703 into the search box, it's the top result), put the rom on the sdcard (via pc) boot to clockworkmod, and install update. May not be an ideal solution, but maybe worth a try?

There isn't any rom which requires s-off.
Flashing the official o2 htc rom will set the phone to state before using unrevoked.
Which hardwarerevision does your friend's desire have? Check out this way:
1.) Download connectbot from android market
2.) Start it, set "local" and write any name
3.) Type
Code:
cat /pro/mtd
Now look at the column "erasesize". If there stands a 40000, your friend's desire has a newer hardwarerevision. With this the usually flashed recovery by unrevoked (clockworkmod recovery) does not work.
You have to flash a different recovery, amonra 2.0.1.
Download the img here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20471345/SUroot/Tools/Android/Recovery/recovery-RA_2.0.1.img
Then, start unrevoked, file>custom recovery>choose downloaded recovery. Now run unrevoked again. Now your friend should be able to flash things like custom roms from recovery.

[Q] Cannot access Clockwork on S-off Desire PVT4

Hello,
I'm a real newbie and decided to root my Desire PVT4. The problem is that after that I decided to go back to the stock ROM and here's what happened:
1. In the beginning I rooted it with unrEVOked.
2. Then I used alpharev 1.8 to turn S-off
3. Then I played with various ROMs after I backed up my stock ROM from ROM Manager (don't know if that's called Nandroid backup).
4. But this morning I flashed a different HBOOT (first one for Oxygen, then one for Cyanogen) to the phone and from then on didn't manage to restore the stock ROM at all, I tried using PB99IMG_stock from alpharev's website but that didn't work. The phone was still working.
5. So I decided to flash what I think it's called RUU which I downloaded separately. It loaded in HBOOT and said it cannot change bootloader (probably because I've left it S-OFF) but itand then finalized it's thing.
6. Now when I turn it on normally it loads the white HTC screen and then gives me a phone with a red triangle sign in it.
7. When I turn it on with the power key + volume down key it loads HBOOT but I cannot access Recovery to flash another ROM.
Can you tell me if there's a way I can flash a recovery tool? And if yes - is there a way to turn S-ON back on that phone in order to install a stock ROM?
Thanks

I had the same problem a while back. And I am still a noob.. but this is how I fixed it... I ran an ruu just like u did to fix a bad partition. When u do that it overwrites ur recovery partition an u loose root and clockworkmod. So now u should just be able to run unrevoked again an see if that fixes it!
Let me know if it helps!

Thank you, but does unrEVOked work when there's no access to the Android itself?
EDIT: I managed to make it run - just flashed the stock HBOOT from alpharev and then reinstalled the RUU from the HBOOT. But why is it running now, the phone is S-OFF and it now DOESN'T have root? Is there a way to remove S-OFF or it's not worth bothering?

Hmm.. I would have thought unrevoking it would have turned it to s-on.. but thats beyond me. I think if you google "Unrevoked Forever" they have something called s-on that turns it back on. but i dont think they have it for desire.. But you have to have root access and Clockworkmod i believe.

I have it running now, but like you said - couldn't find a way to turn it S-ON with Unrevoked Forever.

Clockworkmod recocvery does not work on pvt4 desires. You have to flash amonra recovery. You are s-off, so you can do it via fastboot.

Lol just a heads up. Unrevoked forever doesn't work for gsm.
Swyped...

Clockwork DOES work with PVT4 phones. I have one and, so I know. I used it to flash yesterday (if someone wants to do a guide on how to get Amon-RA, then I'm all for that, please post it)
Download ROM Manager, if you can get into your phone and you can boot to CWM from there.
When I used AlphaRev 1.8 to S-OFF it installed Clockwork for me.
However, there's a thread here that guides you through S-OFF'ing, and there's a bit at the bottom of the first post about losing recovery and how to get it back.
How to flash your recovery using ClockWork's image :
Download Clockworkmod 2.5.0.7 recovery image from official AlphaRev thread for bravo.
Move the file into "C:\android-sdk-windows\tools" (default sdk android folder's installation).
Verify MD5 checksum of the image with a freeware like HashCalc or something (IMPORTANT !).
Go to the main menu of your AlphaRev HBOOT (turn on your device with return button pressed).
Go to "FASTBOOT" mode.
Go to your computer and open a new terminal (Administrator privileges required if Windows Vista or 7).
Enter exactly this (without ") : "fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-bravo.img".
Now you will have a ClockWork Recovery image installed and working
Note 2 : If your device freeze on boot logo, apply your Nandroid backup that your did before S-OFF.. that should do the trick.
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you are still s-on cause the new alpharev hboots are made this way (so the ruu doesnt overwrtie them)
if you want to S-ON download bravo_downgrade from alpharev.nl, flash it using fastboot or PB99IMG method and then run a RUU
if you want to go-on with custom roms just flash new recovery image with fastboot and then a custom rom, you dont even need to root your current rom

Thank you all, your advices really helped me. Thanks!