[Q] New DHD want to root, goldcard required? - Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys, just moved on from owning a desire to a dhd. Only had it for about an hour and i want to root and flash a custom rom onto it. Just a few questions though.
The phone is sim free and not locked to any network and it is running 2.2.1. Now i know that i am going to have to downgrade it first but will i need to create a goldcard first?
software number is 1.72.405.3
thanks.

Goldcard is not needed.

jkoljo said:
Goldcard is not needed.
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If you search the desire HD development forum for jkoljo, hes put together a sweet one click root /s-off tool
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[Q] - Do I need to root my Desire?

hi all,
i just got myself a Telstra Desire. have been using HD2 for a while and decided to go onto the Android bandwagon.
In HD2, i know what to do for flashing ROM but not in android.
my question here is do i need to "root" my Desire if i want to install this ROM onto my Desire "RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed.exe"?
My main purpose is to remove all the Telstra branded bloatware on my Desire.
Thank you for replying.
You do not need to root to install a RUU, you will need to create a gold card (search Google)
_Dennis_ said:
You do not need to root to install a RUU, you will need to create a gold card (search Google)
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thanks. will give it a go.
jellyfish0000 said:
thanks. will give it a go.
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If you run into difficulty with creating the Gold Card, try using the Gold Card tool in my sig below.
MasDroid said:
If you run into difficulty with creating the Gold Card, try using the Gold Card tool in my sig below.
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thanks. will that a go later.
I'm in the same situation. I just gave my wife a Desire for Xmas and want to know if it is necessary to root the device to flash a custom ROM. And if so, can I use unrevoked3 to do so?
Yes, to flash a custom (unsigned) rom, then you will need to root your desire, you can use unrEVOked for this. If you are branded, then all you require to flash official (signed) roms (like the official ruu posted above) is a Gold Card to unlock your phones CID.
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Goldcard??

Is it possible to make a goldcard for my HTC Desire if it is not booting into recovery e.g can i make one on the pc?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189
heres a link to a guide to make a goldcard. i dont remember having to do it in recovery when i made mine a long time ago, but i would recommend just rooting it with unrevoked. saves all the hassle
@Kokocabana
I'm a noob with a Telstra branded Desire 8183. Does unrevoked kill the need to use a goldcard completely? I researched a lot but can't find whether it works on a branded desire. I plan to use GingerBurst ROM so I'm hoping this will all be compatible.. I really don't wanna brick this phone!
Any help is greatly appreciated
mimicuk said:
Is it possible to make a goldcard for my HTC Desire if it is not booting into recovery e.g can i make one on the pc?
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You can create a goldcard with linux:
http://www.nazriawang.com/2010/04/how-to-create-goldcard-with-ubuntu.html
timmaaa said:
@Kokocabana
I'm a noob with a Telstra branded Desire 8183. Does unrevoked kill the need to use a goldcard completely? I researched a lot but can't find whether it works on a branded desire. I plan to use GingerBurst ROM so I'm hoping this will all be compatible.. I really don't wanna brick this phone!
Any help is greatly appreciated
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You need a goldcard, if you want to install a ruu and get an cid error. Using unrevoked cannot avoid this.
No goldcard required, I used unrevoked and flashed cm7 rom.. no problems at all
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timmaaa said:
No goldcard required, I used unrevoked and flashed cm7 rom.. no problems at all
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Ruu means stock rom, so the official released roms by htc. Has nothing to do with customs roms.
Ahh ok thanks for clearing that up for me, I'm new to all this
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[Q] Downgrade HTC DHD and upgrade it again

Hi All,
I'm newbie for rooting.. I have HTC DHD which has 2.3 gingerbread and 2.37 build. i read lot of posts to downgrade and root. my question is.. if i downgrade it can i restore it back to previous version (for warranty purpose.. because i just bought it few months before.. still covers it's warranty)...
Thanks in advance...
Ezhil
Yes you can. My dhd is still under warranty and I rooted after having it 4 days. Be sure you make and keep a backup of the stock rom as soon as your rooted. I have a copy on my sd and my laptop.
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HI twiztedvvv,
Thanks for your response... Is it possible to take back of stock rom before root the phone. because i read from some posts saying, in order to root my device i need to downgrade it's firmware to lower version.
ezhillmaran said:
HI twiztedvvv,
Thanks for your response... Is it possible to take back of stock rom before root the phone. because i read from some posts saying, in order to root my device i need to downgrade it's firmware to lower version.
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i apologise. i forgot that you have to downgrade first. without root you cant create a back up. its not vitaly important just a handy thing to have. not to worry. you can just use an RUU to restore your phone to stock should you need to use thr warranty.
Thanks twiztedvvv.. Is it possible to have dual boot in my desire HD?
Yes there is a post with the instruction on how to do it in the dev forum. I can't get you a link right now though so do a search.
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[Q] Official rom + Desire HD rooted

Hi guys,
I have a question about : Official Rom & Root.
Firstly, I have downgraded my HTC Desire HD with Advanced Ace Hack Kit and rooted my phone with this same software. (ROM 2.3.3 w Sense 2.5)
All is perfect.
But now, i would like to upgrade my phone with this official ROM (2.3.5 w Sense 3.0) :
RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_WWE_3.12.405.1_Radio_12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M_release_225512_signed.exe
Is it going to run ?
I presume that i will lost my ROOT, S-OFF, and data, but...Could I keep my Sim Card unlocked ?
Thank you very much
Is the ROM rooted?
If you flash the ruu, you will lose root and data. Soff and simunlock wont be touched.
Isn't there a rooted stock in the dev section from a month ago .that's where you need to look..its rooted but literally untouched
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snowpatrol1702 said:
Isn't there a rooted stock in the dev section from a month ago .that's where you need to look..its rooted but literally untouched
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Thank you all.
Do you mean this one ? :
DHD_WWE_3.12.405.1_STOCK_rooted_by_nitr00
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382235
I've found a way to install this rom directly from the SD card by renaming the ROM : PD98IMG.zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382928
Do you think that could work fine with this method ?
Note : I'm not really interested by a rooted rom, just want to keep my sim unlocked.
jcbnews said:
Thank you all.
Do you mean this one ? :
DHD_WWE_3.12.405.1_STOCK_rooted_by_nitr00
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382235
I've found a way to install this rom directly from the SD card by renaming the ROM : PD98IMG.zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382928
Do you think that could work fine with this method ?
Note : I'm not really interested by a rooted rom, just want to keep my sim unlocked.
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Rooted phone = rooted ROM. Flashing an RUU will revert back to stock. Snowpatrol posted it, there is a link to a rooted RUU, completely stock, nothing had been changed at all. Go through DHD Dev section, it's in there somewhere.
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djolebih said:
Rooted phone = rooted ROM. Flashing an RUU will revert back to stock. Snowpatrol posted it, there is a link to a rooted RUU, completely stock, nothing had been changed at all. Go through DHD Dev section, it's in there somewhere.
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It's okay, i'm going to see if i find a way through Dev section.
I will come back if i find a link.
Thank you

htc desire(bravo) help

i have htc desire (bravo) 2.3.3 ginger bread i dont know how root it main prob im faceing is low memory
plz help me out with full ditale or video thank u
bad_boys said:
i have htc desire (bravo) 2.3.3 ginger bread i dont know how root it main prob im faceing is low memory
plz help me out with full ditale or video thank u
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Revolutionary can root and S-off the official HTC Android 2.3 ROM.. go here
newsoup said:
Revolutionary can root and S-off the official HTC Android 2.3 ROM.. go here
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Revolutionary does not root ur phone, it only gives u s-off and recovery if u choose it.
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bad_boys said:
i have htc desire (bravo) 2.3.3 ginger bread i dont know how root it main prob im faceing is low memory
plz help me out with full ditale or video thank u
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Click Desire All Things Root in my sig to learn and how to s-off & root ur phone
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jmcclue said:
Click Desire All Things Root in my sig to learn and how to s-off & root ur phone
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nevertheless .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvg0i8in96M&list=UUpTJpiBpa2hmPNs49odExVA&index=6&feature=plcp
newsoup said:
nevertheless .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvg0i8in96M&list=UUpTJpiBpa2hmPNs49odExVA&index=6&feature=plcp
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That vid is for desire s
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jmcclue said:
That vid is for desire s
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yep .. desire s appears on video but as you can read in the memo associated in the same youtube page it works even on "HTC Desire, HTC Desire S, HTC Wildfire, HTC Aria, HTC Incredible S, HTC Droid Incredible 2, HTC Thunderbolt, HTC Evo 4G, HTC View, HTV Flyer, HTC Sensation, HTC Evo 3D and the myTouch 4G" (the memo contains also text of all procedure ..
I think is interesting for the bad_boys question, first is a all-in-one procedure to SOFF, Recovery acquisition and Root, after becouse to root a Desire already on GB require a more complicate procedure respect a froyo based one.
Revolutionary does not root your phone a jmclue said. It uses temp root (I believe) to gain s-off and flash a custom recovery.
The easiest way to obtain root after using revolutionary is to flash an already rooted custom rom.
If you want to root your current rom I think there is a zip file you can flash to do this.
I personally rooted my desire and flashed recovery using an older version of unrevoked (I think it was 3.21). I s-off'ed using alpharev some months later. It is not necessary to be s-off to flash custom roms. If you can get it to work I personally think it is easier to use unrevoked as it is a one click solution. Read all the guides before attempting this however.
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hans moleman said:
Revolutionary does not root your phone a jmclue said. It uses temp root (I believe) to gain s-off and flash a custom recovery.
The easiest way to obtain root after using revolutionary is to flash an already rooted custom rom.
If you want to root your current rom I think there is a zip file you can flash to do this.
I personally rooted my desire and flashed recovery using an older version of unrevoked (I think it was 3.21). I s-off'ed using alpharev some months later. It is not necessary to be s-off to flash custom roms. If you can get it to work I personally think it is easier to use unrevoked as it is a one click solution. Read all the guides before attempting this however.
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I also used unrevoked 3.21 .. but I'm not sure that it works on 2.3.3 (as - it seems - Revolutionary does) .. naturally another way is to come back on froyo.
Yes revolutionary is for 0.93.0001 & 1.02.0001 hboots and is very very simple and straight foward to use
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newsoup said:
I also used unrevoked 3.21 .. but I'm not sure that it works on 2.3.3 (as - it seems - Revolutionary does) .. naturally another way is to come back on froyo.
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S-off has nothing to do with android version on your phone or with root. Everything depends on your hboot version.
Revolutionary does the job with 0.93 and 1.02 hboot, for older versions of hboots Alpharev Reflash Utility should be used.
The problem with Unrevoked is that it cannot bypass never hboots to flash superuser to system.
newsoup said:
I also used unrevoked 3.21 .. but I'm not sure that it works on 2.3.3 (as - it seems - Revolutionary does) .. naturally another way is to come back on froyo.
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unrevoked wont work on gb wwe. Use superoneclick instead, reboot your pc until it doesnt freeze (not responding)
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which way should i go plz help me for easiest way thank u
imo jmcclue has given the right advice and dont do anything else. You can find detailed instructions in the guide he has referred to but the overall picture is like this:-
- Use revolutionary from revolutionary.io to get SOFF. As part of this process you will also get a custom recovery.
- Flash root package from revolutionary.io if you want to get root on current rom else choose a custom rom and flash from recovery.
Thats all

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