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[Q] Can't flash OTA Update?

Hey guys
So I've been reading forums and websites for a long time now and haven'f been able to fix this.
I have a T-Mobile branded Desire with a Golden Card. I flashed a RUU from shipped-roms.com, then rooted (unrevoked3) it. After a while I removed the rooting with unrevoked3 and flashed a new fresh RUU.
Now the problem is: even thou my Desire does download OTA updates, when booting into update it aborts the procedure with status 7, because my ro.cid still is T-Mobilized.
What did I do wrong?
How can I make it update normally as a generic (unbranded) Desire?

You can't run the OTA on a debranded handset, seems Google changed something in the update ZIP. You'll have to flash the RUU to get it. I assume you're trying to get 2.29.405.5?

2.29.405.5
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Exactly.
You'll have to flash the RUU to get it.
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This one?
RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed.exe
How can I change the ro.cid prop or where is it located?

That's the one, but why do you need to change that file?
EDIT: You can't change the CID of your phone. Seems Google have changed the OTA updates so you might have to flash the RUU every time a new one is out. We won't know until a new update is released

Thank you for your quick reply.
So if I'm getting this right there is no way to actually really permanently debrand an HTC Desire?

How about rooting and disabling signature verification, would that enable me to install the OTA?

shadow player said:
How about rooting and disabling signature verification, would that enable me to install the OTA?
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No. Never, I repeat: NEVER ota-update a custom Rom! You can either flash a close-to-stock custom rom (and then NOT install ota-update!!), maybe flash one based on the newest htc-rom, so you are not tempted to install the ota update, or install the ruu of the branded stock rom you bought your phone with and wait for the update to appear.

Tillus said:
No. Never, I repeat: NEVER ota-update a custom Rom! You can either flash a close-to-stock custom rom (and then NOT install ota-update!!), maybe flash one based on the newest htc-rom, so you are not tempted to install the ota update, or install the ruu of the branded stock rom you bought your phone with and wait for the update to appear.
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I'm using a stock RUU firmware...

But you're DEbranded which won't allow you to get the OTA. The ONLY way you can get it is to flash the RUU

EddyOS said:
But you're DEbranded which won't allow you to get the OTA. The ONLY way you can get it is to flash the RUU
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Thank you for making that clear. I'm really a n00b on this topic. Thanks for all your help. I'm trying to understand,
So an UNbranded (from factory) and a DEbranded (by me) phone still have differences?
On what kind of phone (branded, unbranded or debranded) would the OTA just work normally?

unbranded would get updates from HTC, branded from the operator, debranded either OTA (if they work in future) or RUUs

Hi, i've found this post and I'd like to know if there's a way to change everything in a operator branded desire to appear an unbranded one and get OTA from HTC?

Gold card should do it but other than that no

[Q] Desire HD back to latest stock Vodafone UK rom?

Hello people.
An android newbie here. I have beem doing quite a bit of reading on this forum, but this is my first time posting. I have looked around all over the place and I have reached a point where I am confused of how to go about the task I am wanting to accomplish. Here goes:
I bought a desire HD on vodafone last week, it had 1.75.161.2 firmware on it. I stumbled across these forums and decided to flash a custom ROM (Leedroid). I was successful a this task, but now i have a charging problem with my phone. If i understand correctly, my warranty is void with a custom ROM, so I would like to know how i could get back to my stock Vodafone ROM (1.75.161.2), also with the branded vodafone logo that used to appear before i flashed to custom ROM.
Again, sorry if there is stuff about this posted elsewhere, I have been reading, but i am really confused.
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards

You have to run a RUU if you want to return to stock.
I don't have any links to official RUUs atm, but check the threads in the android developement section. There should be one with vodafone branding
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Flussen said:
You have to run a RUU if you want to return to stock.
I don't have any links to official RUUs atm, but check the threads in the android developement section. There should be one with vodafone branding
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk
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Thanks for your reply.
I have installed a Vodafone branded RUU, I have also found a Vodafone backup which I have tried. I get the branding back, but I cannot get any updates OTA. I'm now on 1.39.161.1. There clearly is a 1.75 update on Vodafone, I used to be on it and my friends are on it.
Any help for me to receive these OTA updates?
Regards

I think 1.75 was pulled by HTC at the same time as the 1.72 update, due to some major bugs.
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nickhammond121 said:
I think 1.75 was pulled by HTC at the same time as the 1.72 update, due to some major bugs.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App
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Vodafone website states 1.75 is the latest. Last week I had 1.75 I don't think 1.75 was pulled. 1.72 was definitely pulled.
http://help.vodafone.co.uk/system/selfservice.controller?CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&ARTICLE_ID=3818083&PARTITION_ID=1&CONFIGURATION=1058&CURRENT_CMD=BROWSE_TOPIC&PAGE_TITLE=Article%20Details

Anothe DHD noob question here. I bought a DHD off eBay and I know it is locked to Vodafone, but I'm not sure if it's branded. If I don't get the Vodafone logo when I switch it on does that mean it's not branded?

Check the firmwareversion. If it's like 1.32.405.3 it's unbranded. The important part is .405. That means that it's unbranded.
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It's 1.72.405.3
So it's unbranded but I need to downgrade in order to root and S-OFF etc?

Yes, you need to downgrade it to 1.32. But you don't need to create a gold card
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Hi, I've the same problem, I need to get back to voda 1.75
First of all, did you used hboot S-OFF or radio S-OFF ?? Because if you used hboot you won't be able to recover the original boot to S-ON and your phone will be out of warranty regardless of the ROM it has installed.
As I understand it, if you've flashed the 1.39 branded RUU back to the phone that should've give you the stock vodafone recovery wich is what is needed in order to get Voda Branded OTA updates, am I right?
So I don't get why aren't you receiving the 1.75 OTA, do you have superCID?
Anyone knows if there is a 1.75 Voda RUU available somewhere to flash manually?
dadon123 said:
Thanks for your reply.
I have installed a Vodafone branded RUU, I have also found a Vodafone backup which I have tried. I get the branding back, but I cannot get any updates OTA. I'm now on 1.39.161.1. There clearly is a 1.75 update on Vodafone, I used to be on it and my friends are on it.
Any help for me to receive these OTA updates?
Regards
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Pitchb3nd said:
Hi, I've the same problem, I need to get back to voda 1.75
First of all, did you used hboot S-OFF or radio S-OFF ?? Because if you used hboot you won't be able to recover the original boot to S-ON and your phone will be out of warranty regardless of the ROM it has installed.
As I understand it, if you've flashed the 1.39 branded RUU back to the phone that should've give you the stock vodafone recovery wich is what is needed in order to get Voda Branded OTA updates, am I right?
So I don't get why aren't you receiving the 1.75 OTA, do you have superCID?
Anyone knows if there is a 1.75 Voda RUU available somewhere to flash manually?
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Hi.
Looks like we're stuck in the same boat! I have reflashed the original radio and the original hboot. Also put my cid to stock (VODAP001), and turned radio s-on. Reflashed clockworkmod recovery to original stock recovery, got the phone back to 100% the way it was when I took it out of the box, yet still I cannot get the OTA update to 1.75.161.2
I'm on 1.39.161.1, stock Vodafone UK firmware. I followed a guide off another forum (german forum) nd thanks to Google translator I managed to follow the steps. But still stuck at the OTA issue.

yep, so it seems.
Could you post the link to that thread on the german forum?
Thanks
dadon123 said:
Hi.
Looks like we're stuck in the same boat! I have reflashed the original radio and the original hboot. Also put my cid to stock (VODAP001), and turned radio s-on. Reflashed clockworkmod recovery to original stock recovery, got the phone back to 100% the way it was when I took it out of the box, yet still I cannot get the OTA update to 1.75.161.2
I'm on 1.39.161.1, stock Vodafone UK firmware. I followed a guide off another forum (german forum) nd thanks to Google translator I managed to follow the steps. But still stuck at the OTA issue.
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http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.handy-faq.de/forum/htc_desire_hd_forum/190019-htc_desire_hd_originalzustand_auslieferungszustand_wiederherstellen.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3D1.75.161.2%2Bvodafone%2Buk%2Bruu%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1B3GGLL_en-GBGB379GB379%26prmd%3Divnsfd&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&usg=ALkJrhhBi3KYTytikXPK9TRzc9bFaCDKaA
There you go. Its the second set of instructions which i followed Have a gander.

Hi guys,
Sorry to dig this one up but I've hit a bit of a snag with my phone and could do with some assistance.
I got the phone originally with a Vodafone ROM and decided to debrand it to a plain HTC ROM - 1.72 using a de-brand pack I got from Fonefunshop. It appears that based on the fact the phone still has a Vodafone serial number but a HTC ROM I cannot receive OTA updates (I want Gingerbread ) then I need to revert back to stock. Ironically Vodafone released 2.3 earlier than HTC which was annoying to say the least.
I've been hunting round for the stock Vodafone RUU for 1.36 but I don't know if I can downgrade for starters, nor can I find any Vodafone RUU files anywhere including on here nor on Stock-ROM's.
Can anyone give me some help with this?

When I bought my phone from Vodafone on contract in November it came unbranded and unlocked. Nothing to do with Vodafone at all, apart from the CID. So if you just flash back to the stock 1.32 ROM and change the CID to the Vodafone one which I think is VODA_0001 (Dont quote me on that, its off the top of my head but there is a thread here somewhere that has it in), then make your phone S-on to get the updates.
That way you will be completely stock.

I'm in the same boat too
Flashed the non-branded software when I got the phone last year. Now I can't get the OTA update to 2.3.
Does anyone have a link the the stock 1.32 ROM and also a guide on how to change the CID and to make the phone S-on to get the updates?
Thanks
Lee

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dadon123 said:
Thanks for your reply.
I have installed a Vodafone branded RUU, I have also found a Vodafone backup which I have tried. I get the branding back, but I cannot get any updates OTA. I'm now on 1.39.161.1. There clearly is a 1.75 update on Vodafone, I used to be on it and my friends are on it.
Any help for me to receive these OTA updates?
Regards
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Please can you tell me where you found the Vodafone branded RUU. I really need it and haven't been able to find it anywhere.Thanks

Question about OTA updates...

I have a O2 UK branded hox, which i've unlocked and use on Tesco Mobile's network (actually uses O2 network) but just wondering if I would still receive OTA updates if I revert back to stock, as it was my understanding they were pushed out by the network providers?

Yes you can still receive OTA updates if you revert back to stock .

The phone checks HTC servers for updates using the Internet. It has nothing to do with the provider.

BenPope said:
The phone checks HTC servers for updates using the Internet. It has nothing to do with the provider.
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Correct. It's the software build you're using that determines the updates. For example, if you're running x.xx.61.x (Orange UK) and you don't change this bar using a different SIM card you'll only get update that have x.xx.61.x in it

Thanks guys just gotta figure out how to put it back to stock now....

What HBOOT are you on? If you're on an earlier one you might be able to get away with the 1.2x RUU but if you had the 2.17.61.x OTA update recently I believe you're stuck as that RUU hasn't surfaced yet

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What HBOOT are you on? If you're on an earlier one you might be able to get away with the 1.2x RUU but if you had the 2.17.61.x OTA update recently I believe you're stuck as that RUU hasn't surfaced yet
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0.96 is my hboot

Pretty sure the existing Orange UK RUU will do the job for stock in that case, then
EDIT: This one should do...
http://htcruu.com/Endeavor/RUU_ENDE...Radio_1.1204.105.14_release_260736_signed.exe

EddyOS said:
Pretty sure the existing Orange UK RUU will do the job for stock in that case, then
EDIT: This one should do...
http://htcruu.com/Endeavor/RUU_ENDE...Radio_1.1204.105.14_release_260736_signed.exe
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Ah sorry i just changed my avatar, just changed last month from orange to tesco mobile, but my phone is a O2 branded handset which is why i'd need an O2 RUU

EddyOS said:
What HBOOT are you on? If you're on an earlier one you might be able to get away with the 1.2x RUU but if you had the 2.17.61.x OTA update recently I believe you're stuck as that RUU hasn't surfaced yet
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All this RUU stuff pickles me.
How do you know the correct RUU for your model?
Thanks !

Wilks3y said:
All this RUU stuff pickles me.
How do you know the correct RUU for your model?
Thanks !
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If you've not unlocked/rooted/gone custom at all it's very simple! Go to Settings>About phone>Software information and make a note of the build number, e.g. 2.17.401.2
THEN see if it's available for download. In this case, it is...
http://htcruu.com/?dir=Endeavor
RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.17.401.2_Radio_2.1204.135.20_release_274900_signed.exe
Having the RUU for your phone to hand makes it a LOT easier to get back to stock should you need to
To the OP, this one should do the job but can't guarantee...
RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_O2_UK_1.26.206.2_Radio_1.1204.90.13_release_251230_signed.exe

EddyOS said:
To the OP, this one should do the job but can't guarantee...
RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_O2_UK_1.26.206.2_Radio_1.1204.90.13_release_251230_signed.exe
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Ok thats the one I have thanks, just need to figure out which boot img to flash as there are 2 on the guide i read 1.26 or 2.17 or something

Take the boot.img from the RUU...although you don't need to if you're going to flash the RUU. All you have to do is relock the bootloader and run it when the phone is in fastboot mode - it'll put it back to 100% stock

Many thanks, just found my original Nandroid too should I need it

EddyOS said:
If you've not unlocked/rooted/gone custom at all it's very simple! Go to Settings>About phone>Software information and make a note of the build number, e.g. 2.17.401.2
THEN see if it's available for download. In this case, it is...
http://htcruu.com/?dir=Endeavor
RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.17.401.2_Radio_2.1204.135.20_release_274900_signed.exe
Having the RUU for your phone to hand makes it a LOT easier to get back to stock should you need to
To the OP, this one should do the job but can't guarantee...
RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_O2_UK_1.26.206.2_Radio_1.1204.90.13_release_251230_signed.exe
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Cheers bud, theres so many terms etc for Android, RUU, Endevour etc etc, some of them are just tricky to get your head round

Endeavoru is the HTC codename for the One X, in the same way Pyramid is the Sensation

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Endeavoru is the HTC codename for the One X, in the same way Pyramid is the Sensation
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Ahhh, thanks for that info mate much appreciated.

Managed to do it by restoring my original nandroid I did as soon as I unlocked the bootloader, at first it was boot looping but i flashed the boot.img from nandroid and it is fine, ota showed the 4.0.4 update immediately and managed to download it, now back onto arhd 9.7.2 so at least I know I can get back, will just have to relock it next time and flash stock recovery. will just have to figure out which recovery would be needed.

You don't need to relock to install OTA.

Installing Jelly Bean on my One X

Hello,
I have a branded One X with the "VODAP102" CID.
If Vodafone is releasing his OTA update for this CID. Am I going to get the possibility to upgrade to Android Revolution 12?
I know it's not possible at the moment because I have this branded one, but what does the future says?
.Jeroen

jeroenl said:
Hello,
I have a branded One X with the "VODAP102" CID.
If Vodafone is releasing his OTA update for this CID. Am I going to get the possibility to upgrade to Android Revolution 12?
I know it's not possible at the moment because I have this branded one, but what does the future says?
.Jeroen
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Yes, once Vodafone release the update you can flash any of the custom JB rom. It may be ARHD 56 by the time you get the update, but yes you can

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Yes, once Vodafone release the update you can flash any of the custom JB rom. It may be ARHD 56 by the time you get the update, but yes you can
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Fully agree
Sent from HOX with ARHD 13

i have the same cid. so till then we only can flash ics right?

Yes I think so.
I've read the Vodafone Weekly Update blog and they're saying that Jelly Bean is in the testing fase at this moment so we can get an OTA within a few weeks.
Or we need te hope that there is going to be a fix to change the S-ON function to S-OFF.

Hey guys,
One more poor guy suffering from Vodafone upgrade policy... Here is my story...
I used to be on ARHD 9.x before I switched to CM10 official nightlies. Although I generally like CM I would like to switch back to ARHD to benefit from Sense cam etc. I tried this RUU thing to go back to stock, wait for HTC JB update ad then flash ARHD 13 but failed (RUU procedure aborted with error messages / wrong version or something like that). Lost all my data, by the way, because I did realize too late that even only starting the RUU procedure would also kill the internal SD... I have a HOX originally purchased from Vodafone Germany and the CID is VODAP102.
In a nutshell, does anyone here have an idea how I can get back to ARHD?
Thanks for reading my post, I appreciate your feedback.
Frank
PS: Hope you don't mind I am posting in your thread but I thought we are aiming at the same target...
PPS: HBOOT 1.12.000, RADIO 1.1204.90.13
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Using an RUU doesn't touch the SD card

Well, mine was definitely erased. If any other action triggered this I don't know which... I don't doubt what you are saying so I will probably have made another mistake.
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F626 said:
I tried this RUU thing to go back to stock, wait for HTC JB update ad then flash ARHD 13 but failed
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I have a HOX originally purchased from Vodafone Germany and the CID is VODAP102.
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You can't go to ARHD 13 because it requires an updated hboot, which is not yet available for your CID.
You'll have to install 9.7.2 in the usual way.

Please Help
I have vodap102 HOX how can i go back into ICS 4.0.4 ? im on jb

EddyOS said:
Using an RUU doesn't touch the SD card
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Actually some RUU's wipe the whole SD clean, 100% sure that my old(1.xx.xxx.xx) ruu wiped my SD. because I used the same RUU twice to wipe the SD
(all songs/pics/zips were gone).

stiffmeinster said:
Please Help
I have vodap102 HOX how can i go back into ICS 4.0.4 ? im on jb
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How is it possible?

Need help updating phone... H3G User.

Im on the same version of Android since i got the phone, the bootloader is unlocked with S-ON and it has been working fine since i got it. I heard 5.1 had been released, is there a H3G RUU for the new version or can i use the Europeon one.. my CID Num is H3G__001.
Because i am rooted it says it cant check for updates, can anyone tell me what i can do?
I thought about restoring the original software RUU and then updating, but what if my service provider hasnt released the update, unless their is another H3G M9 user on the forum who can tell me different.
Thanks.

AwaisKhan said:
Im on the same version of Android since i got the phone, the bootloader is unlocked with S-ON and it has been working fine since i got it. I heard 5.1 had been released, is there a H3G RUU for the new version or can i use the Europeon one.. my CID Num is H3G__001.
Because i am rooted it says it cant check for updates, can anyone tell me what i can do?
I thought about restoring the original software RUU and then updating, but what if my service provider hasnt released the update, unless their is another H3G M9 user on the forum who can tell me different.
Thanks.
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Your best bet is to S-OFF, then Super CID. After you have done that just restore the newest WWE RUU. That way you're on the latest version and can continue to receive any new updates a lot sooner - none of that waiting for the network to release the update. Especially with marshmallow round the corner.

benjamin.j.goodwin said:
Your best bet is to S-OFF, then Super CID. After you have done that just restore the newest WWE RUU. That way you're on the latest version and can continue to receive any new updates a lot sooner - none of that waiting for the network to release the update. Especially with marshmallow round the corner.
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Are their any other ways of doing it without S-Off?
Thanks

AwaisKhan said:
Are their any other ways of doing it without S-Off?
Thanks
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Other than the way you stated not really. If you don't want to go S-OFF then you'll need to restore stock and update, then root again.

Hey there buddy.
What the chance you backed up your stock H3G recovery.
I flashed TWRP and forgot to take a backup, now can't flash the update.
I posted in this forum asking in anyone had the UK H3G stock recovery but no answers.
Cheers.
Greg
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