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Hello there xda-devs!!
I own an htc desire A8181 (amoled i think) and i fell into the temptation to root it. The problem is that i updated OTA into 2.2 froyo and my hboot now is 0.93.00001 on which the unrevoked method wont work (at leat for me it did not, as it showed : "validation error: backup cid is missing" ). I have installed the modified drivers and my desire is unbranded. I was hoping to find a method to root without losing any data or settings and since everyone showed as an alternative hboot downgrade and custom rom, so i thought " what if i downgraded hboot but i did not flash a new rom ", but the question is "is it possible?"
As you may have figured out, i dont know much about rooting/flashing etc, although i have some experience from flashing kaiser and some others, but i am willing to learn. If anyone could give me a hint/link/suggestion or solution to my problem it would be gratefully appreciated
PS thank you in advance and sorry for my english
dexter93 said:
Hello there xda-devs!!
I own an htc desire A8181 (amoled i think) and i fell into the temptation to root it. The problem is that i updated OTA into 2.2 froyo and my hboot now is 0.93.00001 on which the unrevoked method wont work (at leat for me it did not, as it showed : "validation error: backup cid is missing" ). I have installed the modified drivers and my desire is unbranded. I was hoping to find a method to root without losing any data or settings and since everyone showed as an alternative hboot downgrade and custom rom, so i thought " what if i downgraded hboot but i did not flash a new rom ", but the question is "is it possible?"
As you may have figured out, i dont know much about rooting/flashing etc, although i have some experience from flashing kaiser and some others, but i am willing to learn. If anyone could give me a hint/link/suggestion or solution to my problem it would be gratefully appreciated
PS thank you in advance and sorry for my english
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AFAIK, the latest unrevoked works fine with the 0.93.00001 - quite sure I read this in one of the threads.
Read these links for detailed info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788044
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189
That's where I started my reading..
Cheers!
never mind.
cthdesire said:
AFAIK, the latest unrevoked works fine with the 0.93.00001 - quite sure I read this in one of the threads.
Read these links for detailed info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788044
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189
That's where I started my reading..
Cheers!
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Thanks for the quick response! Actually these posts were the first that i read when i first thought of rooting and i believe that i have correctly followed the steps of the how to for the unrevoked (version 3.22 straight from the unrevoked site) and i tried twice on different computers(both running win xp home x86). As for the alternatives on benko's tut, none of them supports OTA 2.2 froyo...
After thought and some reading, I decided that I will downgrade to 2.1, root using unrevoked and then flash to prerooted froyo. Actually, since the point is not to lose settings or data, does anyone know a safe way to back up everything and restore them to the new rom?
I have the same model as you mate and the latest unrevoked worked for me, I downloaded the one straight from their website.
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Had you also updated OTA with froyo? If yes then why doesn't it work for me? I am sure that the phone is unbranded. Maybe it's something else and not hboot? My current specs are:
*Hboot:: 0.93.001
*Radio: 5.11.05.27
*Rom: 9.29.405.2 (got the update a week ago)
The only thing that I did not follow in the unrevoked guide, was that I didn't select hboot while loading the drivers, because I could not, no matter how many times I pressed the volume down button.I just waited for it to change to usb plug. Could that be the problem?
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Something else I noticed the first time I tried with unrevoked, was that in the revoked window it showed "triumph" for a moment and then it rebooted for the last time and then it showed "validation error..". Strange is that it never showed it again not even on the 2nd or 3rd try...What could that mean?
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Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853583
Might be relevent
EddyOS said:
Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853583
Might be relevent
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Thanks for the tip, but this is about BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-ON while my desire is PVT1 SHIP S-OFF and it says that these are able to root but not flash a Rom, while I can't even root.. and the errors do not match..
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If you're S-OFF now then you don't need to root - if anything you might be already!
As you hadn't said anything about the rest of the HBOOT I thought I'd mention it but I'm on 0.93 and can root with no issues
And what does it mean? I am already root and I don't know it? And why does then the unrevoked method not work and where is the superuser app?
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If the Superuser app isn't there then you're not rooted, so that clears that up...
Go read the S-OFF thread in Development and post a query on there. It sounds like you may have a facotry unlocked bootloader which is extremely rare but best go and confirm it in the forum
Ok. I'm going now. Thank you Eddy and the others for your great help
*forgot to mention: the s off I wrote was after the failed tries with unrevoked(before I hadn't noticed if it was on or off) also the phone was destined to be a demo in a store*
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mine was a branded t-mobile one
PVT-3 Ship S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0001
MICROP-051d
Radio-5.11.05.27
Aug 10 2010
try installing the HTC sync drivers and then remove HTC sync and try again.
If possible switch to Ubuntu and root, its much better.
I have already installed the HTC sync drivers and removed the HTC sync, but I will try reinstalling..You think that through Linux it might succeed?
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[edit]: tried again in windows removing reinstalling etc. and in slax live cd. Still no luck as the "validation error: backup cid is mising" wont stop appearing
[Second edit] I'm root now. Followed turkeys' tut
Hi I recently tried using unrevoked 3.22 and it really didnt seem to work as I got a "validation error: backup cid is mising". However after a reboot I found myself in clockworkmod recovery, so that part seemed to work. However straight afterwards I tried to start the phone, I discovered had no access to SD card and any attempt to access phone via USB also gone, it seems Bluetooth is also gone. However I got the SD card back again using FASTBOOT, has anyone got any ideas how I could possibly get USB back?
Hello cletus. I may not know the solution to your problem, but usually posting some further info about your device(HBOOT, radio etc) and the exact steps you made before that problem, might help someone that would like to help
I really hope that you find a solution to your problem
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cletus69 said:
Hi I recently tried using unrevoked 3.22 and it really didnt seem to work as I got a "validation error: backup cid is mising". However after a reboot I found myself in clockworkmod recovery, so that part seemed to work. However straight afterwards I tried to start the phone, I discovered had no access to SD card and any attempt to access phone via USB also gone, it seems Bluetooth is also gone. However I got the SD card back again using FASTBOOT, has anyone got any ideas how I could possibly get USB back?
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Hey there! Found a solution: usb brick fix guide
anyone out there knows how to root DHD after downgrade? i downgraded my unit to 1.32 after 2.2.1 update (via OTA) messed with my rooted DHD. i used goldcard. now i cant root using visionary or z4root. just shows "rooting device, please wait" but nothing happens. i even reflashed it thinking that something went wrong with the 1st downgrade.
any idea what to do next? i really need to root my DHD.
i used this downgrade tutorial...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003
Have you tried to RUU 1.32 and then start over with visionary, you will loose all data again though
Regards
i reflashed again using RUU_Ace_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.32.707.1_Radio_12.28a.60.140e_26.03.02.08_M_release_153610_signed.exe but still the same. i think the problem is i already have my DHD S-OFF. My unit is already rooted using visionary before i upgrade via OTA. when i downgraded, my unit is still on S-OFF. i'm trying to find a way to turn it on again without rooting. i even tried manual root but still no luck. any suggestion?
I don't think that it matters that you are already S-OFF, I flashed back to stock with RUU couple of times while my phone is radio S-OFF. Just could root again with visionary with no problems at all.
hmmm.... that is the only reason i can think of that may be causing my DHD not to root. i'm planning to try unrEVOked 3.32. any thoughts on it?
boyoyong1980 said:
hmmm.... that is the only reason i can think of that may be causing my DHD not to root. i'm planning to try unrEVOked 3.32. any thoughts on it?
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No sorry, I'm not familiar with unrEVOked , sorry
everything went well without error with the OTA update, downgrade & reflash. can't seem to find any DHD owner with same problem as i am.
UnrEVOked will not work, it is useless to even try. Try uninstalling Visionary, and install the latest version from MoDaCo forums, you can find an official thread there.
By the way S-OFF does not interfere with the OTA in any way.
We can downgrade the system to a lower version to solve this problem
i'm already using the latest version of visionary (r14). seems odd coz everyone seems able to root after downgrade using visionary except me. it used to work for me before though. duno what went wrong now.
I seem to have the same problem as you. I downgraded due to a problem with my Device not being able to boot up after powering down. It worked perfectly after the downgrade but after that i tried rooting again with the visionary and easy radio tool. Got the same problem. I do achieve permroot. But i cannot Radio S-OFF. when i do that then i get these problems.
Were you able to solve your problem?.
Im using the easy radio tool to set the eng s-off but everytime i try to run it it fails and says it cant find the file, and yes my phone is rooted and running coredroid 4.6, just trying to flash radio, can anyone point me in the right direction
ozten said:
Im using the easy radio tool to set the eng s-off but everytime i try to run it it fails and says it cant find the file, and yes my phone is rooted and running coredroid 4.6, just trying to flash radio, can anyone point me in the right direction
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easy radio tool is for radio s-off.. not eng s-off
for eng s-off use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855403 also from jkoljo
if you have any problem using that, ask him in that thread. he reply quite fast.
thanks . ... .. . . .. ... . .. .
s-off tool not working
Hey I may be having a similar problem but I am such a newb to the forum, it won't let me ask in this in the thread that I would like to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855403&page=55
Anyway, I have permrooted but when I try to run either the eng tool or the s-off tool I get a "the application failed to initialize properly"
I obviously have reverted down to a 1.32 boot loader from a 1.8x. Everything has work well up until this point.
My only thought is maybe cause I trying the executable tool on an xp computer but I havn't found anyone with the same problems....
thoughts?
Hey guys,
i've updated the radio to 32.56.0032U_5.17.05.23. from this time i got hard problems. the wlan turns on and off all the time, and if i want to go in the wlan-settings the device freezes, if i install an app the device freezes too, well actually it freezes at everything lol. even a ruu cant delete the s-off.
is it bricked? or what is this?
i hope you guys could help me
Lol bricked. Such an over used word nowadays. Just flash an older radio.
yea the ruu put an older radio on, but still doesnt work.
and why doesnt the ruu remove s-off?
If you got the newer hboots then you will need the downgrader hboot to downgrade.
Swyped...
so i did a downgrade, but s-off and its hboot is still there....
i got it fixed, mods can close/delete the thread
Tell us first what you did exactly to fix your problem, that might help someone else in the future.
I'm having a problem after rooting via unrevoked my cellphone stuck/stop working while recording video i have flashed Insertcoin's 2.1 A2SD 1.1.3 ROM last time i rooted via revolutionary.io n inserted the same rom, that time video recording was workin' fine, what do u guys think?what went wrong?
Why did you root your phone two times?
Try another rom to preclude it's the rom.
OH yeah have another problem when i lower my desire's brightness to almost 0% black colors on my screen turns to be as purple color :/ what kinda problem is this?
If you answer my questions / try my suggestion, I will answer your second question.
MatDrOiD said:
Why did you root your phone two times?
Try another rom to preclude it's the rom.
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First thing i rooted using revolutionary tools at the first place flashed sum roms then finally found insertcoin 2.1 a2sd it was working fine.
Second i used RUU to revert back to the stock rom n all that coz i wanted to give my cell to sum one else.
Third i didnt gave my cell so decided to root again but i couldnt as my cell (still) was S-OFF n my H-BOOT version was updated so i couldnt root it again using revolutionary,there was no clockworkmod as well,no SuperUser then i tried to install CWM through SD card it didnt help too.after 3 hours of search n trouble n experimentation i decided to root it again
Thats y i decided to root my cell via Unrevoked
Okay, now try another rom.
Dude the thing is i used the same rom both times n yeah most probably changing the rom will help but i want this rom
bump bump bump
Okay!!! the thing is i've flashed a new rom n the problem persists
Flash gingerbread RUU, use revolutionary.io and flash the rom you want again. Further and detailed information can be found in bortaks guide.
1st do i have to unroot before flashing gingerbread RUU?coz last tym i didnt unrooted my device before flashin RUU n i had many troubles such as CWM wasnt installed nor superuser while Security was off.
2nd my hboot version is updated n the updated (hboot version) is not available in revolutionary.io
3rd i'd really appreciate if u post links here (gingerbread RUU n bortaks guide)
n thx alot for ur tym mate
If you flash RUU, you will loose S-OFF, root and recovery. Furthermore, your hboot will be updated to 1.02.0001 (GSM Desire). This hboot version is supported by revolutionary.io.
Just to be sure: You have a GSM desire right?
yup its GSM
Okay, so you can do what I told you.
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Man can u share the RUU's link what u want me to flash???
Talking about this ruu?
http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...Bravo&file=HTC_Desire_Android_2.3_Upgrade.zip
Should be, but I recommend to take the one from htcdev.com:
http://www.htcdev.com/process/legal_download/152
Man my ruu is stuck at 72% (updating system) its been 25 mins now what should i do now?
okay the thing is i've used another ruu n my current hboot version is 6.93.1002 where on the other side revolutionary.io only supports 0.93.0001 n 1.02.0001 :/
Cancel process, flash hboot_downgrader from alpharev-website, then run RUU again.