[Q] Vodafone Branded Desire Z - G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

This is an absolute nightmare. I just got a Desire Z and i cant root it or even downgrade because it uses a 1.85 firmware and the INFOCID is HUTCH001 which is insane..
Anyways, so far I've tried using gfree under psneuter to change to CID and its worked but when i go to flash the rom it'll always come up with the incorrect ID thingo so I technically cant root this badboy..
anyone got any idea as to how you would root a Vodafone Desire Z running a 1.85 firmware with a 0.85 hboot?

Aegishua said:
This is an absolute nightmare. I just got a Desire Z and i cant root it or even downgrade because it uses a 1.85 firmware and the INFOCID is HUTCH001 which is insane..
Anyways, so far I've tried using gfree under psneuter to change to CID and its worked but when i go to flash the rom it'll always come up with the incorrect ID thingo so I technically cant root this badboy..
anyone got any idea as to how you would root a Vodafone Desire Z running a 1.85 firmware with a 0.85 hboot?
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heya i'm in the same situation as you trying to root my android from vodafone with firmware 1.85. i know of one guy who has done it but still waiting for his response to hear the extra steps he took. i thing for sure i know is u cant root it directly as yet, you have to downgrade the firmware then root that firmware. it involves creating a goldcard for your microsd. not clear about the next steps but thats all i know for now. if u succesful pliz inform me

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13304441#post13304441

Managed to root mine did u end up being successful?

tererai said:
Managed to root mine did u end up being successful?
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tererai, what's steps did you follow to root your desire z? I'm in the same boat with a Vodafone 1.85 and want to sim unlock it but am finding it a real headache to even know where to begin.

Hey sorry for the delay, been successful?
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help with orange uk rooting

Evening one and all...
Am looking for some help with rooting my Orange UK HTC desire. Have tried many times to root the device but as the radio keeps gettin upgraded I keep gettin the network locked message once rebooted.
Can.someone please give me detailed instructions on how to root the device without upgrading the radio as I really don't have a clue. Have managed each time to downgrade the radio and flash back to generic rom, am however wanting to root the device.
Many thanks for any advice you can give me.
Danny ;-)
danny26 said:
Evening one and all...
Am looking for some help with rooting my Orange UK HTC desire. Have tried many times to root the device but as the radio keeps gettin upgraded I keep gettin the network locked message once rebooted.
Can.someone please give me detailed instructions on how to root the device without upgrading the radio as I really don't have a clue. Have managed each time to downgrade the radio and flash back to generic rom, am however wanting to root the device.
Many thanks for any advice you can give me.
Danny ;-)
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are you trying to root or unlock your fone? even if you root and debrand your desire it will still be simlocked to orange
Just want to root it mate. Not interested in unlocking as I am on Orange and not planning to change.
Cheers mate
easy way to root
1) download this file http://www.mediafire.com/?hzeke0niozm
2) copy file to sd card
3) put sd card in fone
4) put fone in recovery
5) choose flash zip from sd card
6) pick rootedupdate.zip
7) wait to complete
8) rooted lol
Thanks mate. Gonna give it a bash now
Wish me luck
;-)
danny26 said:
Thanks mate. Gonna give it a bash now
Wish me luck
;-)
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its how i rooted my official rom so it should work and if you downgraded it should defo work with older bootloader versions
You'll need to use a goldcard root an orange branded desire, without it, the flash will fail.
acolwill said:
You'll need to use a goldcard root an orange branded desire, without it, the flash will fail.
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This.
Follow Paul's r6 method from http://desire.modaco.com its the easiest way possible IMO.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
acolwill said:
You'll need to use a goldcard root an orange branded desire, without it, the flash will fail.
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He must already have a goldcard if you look as he says he has already downgraded to a generic rom
danny26 said:
please give me detailed instructions on how to root the device without upgrading the radio as I really don't have a clue. Have managed each time to downgrade the radio and flash back to generic rom, am however wanting to root the device
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Just look for a ROM that states 'no radio's in the title, that way it'll keep your current working radio.
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yes.
DO not upgrade radio unless your phone is unlocked.
All custom ROMs here on XDA do not contain radio's so you should be fine just flashing a new ROM after you have rooted. Changing the radio is a optional step if you are unlocked or not on Orange.

Vodafone 2.2 update advice

Hi all
I have rooted my phone to put a custom rom on using the 1 click method.
I have just put the stock vodafone 1.19 rom back in in prep for hopefully getting the 2.2 update. However i am thinking vodafone will take there usual slow assed time in getting it to us so i would want to put the WWE version on my unbranded Vodafone handset.
Now what i am wondering is how can i install a WWE version when the last time i tried i got a "this is not the correct update for your phone" or similar msg in the install.
is it something to do with this goldcard thing i have seen about here?
thanks all
Also tryed your method and got the same error. Can't seem to find anything on it so for the moment ill stick to 2.1 then update when a modded rom comes out.
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Your phone could need unlocking. However first try a goldcard to flash from vodaphone Rom to stock.
Bring on 2.2
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lennshow66 is right, You need a "gold card" to flash a stock rom, Rooted or not!
Edit: Good guide HERE if you don't know how!
this is interesting...
rob81h said:
lennshow66 is right, You need a "gold card" to flash a stock rom, Rooted or not!
Edit: Good guide HERE if you don't know how!
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actually unrevoked method roots without the need of a goldcard.
Yes but to flash a HTC RUU rom you need a goldcard in your phone because the ruu rom uses it's own bootloader/recovery, If you don't have a goldcard in your phone an official rom will always throw up a ID Error!
Edit: On branded phones!
thanks all thats exactly what i needed to know
Thanks all guys its worked well, goldcard created via the excellent guide and then i installed the stock WWE install. so hopefully as my phone is a vodafone that was auto unlocked and now i have a goldcard i might get the update this weekend

[HELP] Debranding Tmobile UK Desire Problems

Hi all
I am trying to debrand my T-mobile desire. I have rooted my phone and removed the security lock. I have also created a gold card and inserted it into the phone.
However when i run the stock HTC RUU it reboots the phone into the boot loader and then gives me an error saying it cant update the rom.
This is now deiving me crazy. As i am a complete noob at flashing android phones.
Any help will greatly appreciated. As i feel it is something i am doing wrong.
Thanks
Jonathan
If you have rooted your phone you don't really need the gold card, as that was a method used to debrand a phone without having to root.
Which method did you use to root your phone?
anoniemouse said:
If you have rooted your phone you don't really need the gold card, as that was a method used to debrand a phone without having to root.
Which method did you use to root your phone?
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Hi
I used the unrevoked on click root .
anoniemouse said:
If you have rooted your phone you don't really need the gold card, as that was a method used to debrand a phone without having to root.
Which method did you use to root your phone?
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Not entirely true. I rooted my Desire first then used an ruu but I have to use a goldcard to do it.
To be honest, you don't really need to debrand your phone. Just whack a rom on it.
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Yeah I know I can put another Rom on . But at the moment I just want to try the stock HTC Rom.
Make sure you use a pre rooted rom otherwise you could find yourself losing root, could be a bit of a problem too with htc locking down thier phones.
I am not too bothered if it does remove root.
I assume it can be re rooted .
I know there were reported problems over on the android forums from some people losing root & not being able to root again.
Not sure if that was sorted out, could be a good idea to ask around some more to be certain.
You sure the ruu is a complete dl? Have to download multiple times off shipped roms, first few tries are always partials.
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Still I am fine with that just need to get the T-Mobile sh*t.off the the phone. As they think it exceptable not to realise Rom updates . When HTC clearly think it is needed.
BashyUK said:
You sure the ruu is a complete dl? Have to download multiple times off shipped roms, first few tries are always partials.
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That's a useless site now. There is an ruu thread, go in there and click the link to the latest wwe ruu. Scroll through till you get a multiupload link, download that.
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I download the rom the ruu thread. I will try re downloading it.
am I right in thinking that I should be downloading the WWE Rom for the UK?

Now, V2.37 downgrade has no specific news?

Now, V2.37 downgrade has no specific news?
I think it's being worked on. There's quite a few people looking for this, so I think we just need to wait!
I am also looking for a way to root 2.37.
Please, Please someone help....
me to looking for a way to downgrad 2.42
Just be patient guys...and please donate when the new GingerBreak is released to show your support for these hard working heroes!
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Can someone please advice me on how to check if mine is version 2.37? Isit the build number ?
Yes, it is the build number in the Software-Information menu.
I can't connect to the internet, trough mobile or with wireless after upgrading this. Wanna downgrade!!!
same issue
i bought hd desire a9191 throw ebay site, softwarebuild is 2.37
so pls any one know to how downgrade it,, just tell my cus am diying loooooooooool
When can we root it!! T_T
Would be interesting !! Please
i ask htc..they say only can downgrade in customer service
But how to downgrade branded phone with S-ON? -> I can't root!
Fabipro said:
But how to downgrade branded phone with S-ON? -> I can't root!
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Check it. Use the gingerbreak method. It works.
http://driphter.com/index.php?topic=3867.0
I had accidentally tried 2.37 via the pd98img and everything was locked up, so I wanted to get back to 2.36 but the RUU no longer would work. Im suprised my steps & toolkit still worked considering people are saying that the last version of gingerbreak didnt work. Well it still did for me (and a few other users) and NO goldcard was needed.
It doesn't work for me
At step 1. Download and Run this RUU to downgrade your device (plug in, run it, and let it do its magic): I got a failure (-> picture).
In Englisch: failure 140: Bootloader-Version-Failure
The ROM Update Utility Programm can't update the Android-Phone.
You need the right one and try again.
But which one is right? I tried more than ten ...
Again: I have (telekom)-branded Gingerbrad 2.37.111.6. No root an S-ON
help me please
thanks
greez Fabi
which RUU are you using are you using?
try skipping the RUU part of it, and just start at step 2 with the gingerbreak method.
Are you saying that Gingerbreak method in your post works on an S-ON 2.37 phones?
I wasn't able to make gingerbreak work either. My phone also lagged and FC with most widgets, won't connect to the mobile and wireless network. I thought I broke something by having radio s-off. But fortunately after Factory reset and wipe cache. everything went smoothly. Trouble is I have to setup my DHD again. ontly thing I was able to successfully restore was the contacts. using the built-in export tool.
JSLEnterprises said:
which RUU are you using are you using?
try skipping the RUU part of it, and just start at step 2 with the gingerbreak method.
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I tried the SAME .exe from another page...
So start at step 2 with gingerbreak: (in Charge mode?!)
At step 4 my phone doesn't install Gingerbreak from PC - so I copied the apk to my device, run it but nothing happens. It sags only: Rooting...; Running exploit...; This may take a few minutes! Device will reboot on success.
Now I'm waiting more than a half an hour! What's wrong?
FAbi
So why not upgrade? I mean does anyone know how to create FOTA updates? Coz maybe we can trick the phone to update to 1.32 but maybe change the numbers to 2.38 or something like that.
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[Q] Problem whit root i cant found any program

well that the title says i have problem to root my inspire 4g of at&t i cannot find any program that works correctly nowadays i unlock the bootloader using the method of htcdev, i have to update the bootloader to work correctly using the ruu my software it's GB 2.3.3 and the sense version is 2.1 in case of root i have to downgrade my cellphone beacouse it's whit ruu and retun stock or what. sorry guys i am very noob if anyone can help my i will apreciate for all my life. have a nice day
Optimaizer said:
well that the title says i have problem to root my inspire 4g of at&t i cannot find any program that works correctly nowadays i unlock the bootloader using the method of htcdev, i have to update the bootloader to work correctly using the ruu my software it's GB 2.3.3 and the sense version is 2.1 in case of root i have to downgrade my cellphone beacouse it's whit ruu and retun stock or what. sorry guys i am very noob if anyone can help my i will apreciate for all my life. have a nice day
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If your bootloader is already unlocked, flash CWM recovery and then Superuser. Follow the guide in my signature. Being new or a noob won't excuse your from reading and searching.

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