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[Q] Help Please Downgrading From 2.36.405.8

i used Ruu to install new gingerbread but I found out the hard way that I can not root my DHD please help if anyone know how too many thanks
ps
i have tride gingerbreaker 1.2 and that dont work

Hi ilyasgungor
ilyasgungor said:
i used Ruu to install new gingerbread but I found out the hard way that I can not root my DHD please help if anyone know how too many thanks
ps
i have tride gingerbreaker 1.2 and that dont work
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The best place to start:- [GUIDE] How to downgrade 1.7x/1.8x/2.x to 1.32.405.6
Take Care
TheQuest

Tried that yesterday. Didn't work for me. Something about inappropriate ioctl for device. Will try again after work.

thank for the help but i have tried all that the problem is it does not allow acces it keep saying acces is denied and you dont get The # after adb shell, i used gingerbreaker 1.2 it installes superuser but you cant connect via easy s-off it keep saying connection error, tried to install rom manager but once you run gingerbreaker it disables the cd card, which you need to restart once you restart super user is no longer there so its a loop i have been going around for 8 hours last night i guess you cant root new 2.34.405.8 unless they bring new rooting alternatif to downgrade or visionary which at the mo version 1.4 dont work ether

Better of using the link provided before.
2 mistakes when making a goldcard are:
1. You should use mmc2 instead
2. When they say "reverse CID" they actually mean reverse the order after splitting them in sets of twos.
i.e. 12345678 hex reversed is NOT 87654321
Its 12 34 56 78 reversed into 78 56 34 12
This webpage mentions use of gingerbreak
http://driphter.com/index.php?topic=3867.0

many thanks but i have tried all above still not working, my phone is not locked so i guess i dont need a gold card even thou i have done that i guess i have to wait till there is some other ways gingerbreaker as i my post above not working i think we need to wait for a new version or somthing well many thanks guys i keep using this rom for now well i dont have any other options lol

androidboy34 said:
thank for the help but i have tried all that the problem is it does not allow acces it keep saying acces is denied and you dont get The # after adb shell, i used gingerbreaker 1.2 it installes superuser but you cant connect via easy s-off it keep saying connection error, tried to install rom manager but once you run gingerbreaker it disables the cd card, which you need to restart once you restart super user is no longer there so its a loop i have been going around for 8 hours last night i guess you cant root new 2.34.405.8 unless they bring new rooting alternatif to downgrade or visionary which at the mo version 1.4 dont work ether
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Do you get $ after the adb shell?
If you do then you need to type su after the $ and hit enter. then watch your phone, it should ask to allow superuser access. Click allow and the cmd will change to #

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Admin>cd..
C:\Users>cd..
C:\>cd downgrade
C:\Downgrade>
C:\Downgrade>adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
1232 KB/s (557962 bytes in 0.442s)
C:\Downgrade>adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
154 KB/s (15837 bytes in 0.100s)
C:\Downgrade>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/psneuter
C:\Downgrade>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
C:\Downgrade>adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
Failed to set prot mask (Inappropriate ioctl for device)
C:\Downgrade>adb shell
$ su
su
su: permission denied
$
this is what i am getting

between you typing su and the reply of su denied your phone will be asking for you to allow superuser access. You need to allow it. Make sure your screen isnt going off during the cmd process , eitherset it to not go off or keep touching the screen.
also if you have superuser on your phone after doing gingerbreak then you dont need to do any of the adb commends with psneuter in them.
C:\>cd downgrade
C:\Downgrade>
C:\Downgrade>adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
C:\Downgrade>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
C:\Downgrade>adb shell
$ su
Thats all you need to see^

no i dont get nothing on the phone ??? i have installed super user app but that didnt make any different i have no root or s-off it keep coming up with access denied.

oh and gingerbreak not working too it runs restarts the phone but i dont get no super user , the super user i had it was the one i downloaded from app market yeah i know it dont work that way which i found out about it lol, put it this way i have tried everything and anything i could find so far i have spent over 10 hours on this so far and none of the recomendations have worked i think the old way of rooting no longer works with new update

After doing it myself, I would recommend trying gingerbreak again and again and again. It took me and another guy almost 4 hours running it and restarting our phones until it finally worked. Then when you type Su it will change to #.
At least, we were somewhat lucky and it worked even after many hours.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App

Hi arkanovios thanks for your reply i have tried it for last 2 days and its not working well i guess i just have to give up now many thanks
anyway

The trick is to accept all force closes when gingerbreak is running, and then leave it open when it finishes, even if it says failed. Then run command su, and accept superuser request in your phone.
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk

but there is no force closes

kl44tu said:
but there is no force closes
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But IF there is....

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003&page=121

kl44tu said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003&page=121
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What point are you trying to make? Do you have a question?
Sent from my Ericsson T39m

androidboy34 said:
Hi arkanovios thanks for your reply i have tried it for last 2 days and its not working well i guess to now many thanks
anyway
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nooooo don't give up i have Solution
1- dawnlaod this and instal
RUU_Ace_HTC_ARA_1.83.415.4_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17_M2_SF_release_168914_signed.exe
from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-933960.html
2- downgrade to 1.32.405.6
I wait for thanks

I'm in the same case (on a branded HTc desire HD from sfr, france), and the RUU above refuses to install as well.

[Q] DHD - Changing boot script "gps.conf" related

Hi there im a beginner user so pls bare with me,
In Feb i became the proud owner of a Desire HD running Froyo 2.2 which was working perfectly, then i applied the OTA firmware update which screwed up my GPS's ability to get a lock. To fix this i read numerous forums and what i did was downgraded back to the original firmware my phone came with 1.32.405.3 and also used ADB to change the /system/etc/gps.conf file from reading:
NTP_SERVER=north-america.pool.ntp.org
to
NTP_SERVER=nz.pool.ntp.org
.....as i live in New Zealand..........I did this by copy the file /system/etc/gps.conf from my phone to my computer changed the code and used the following adb code in command prompt to push my updated gps.conf file back into the /system/etc/ folder in my phone:
adb devices
adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
adb push gps.conf /system/etc/gps.conf
adb shell mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
exit
After that i was delighted to see that my GPS started working again but what i had discovered was that when i restarted my phone the first line of code in the gps.conf file reverts back to NTP_SERVER=north-america.pool.ntp.org which means my GPS doesn't get a lock again so i then manually do the process i mentioned above to change North.America to NZ, this process isnt a big hassle but more an inconvenience and was thinking there has got to be a way to change the loading script or something like that so that every time my phone restarts the code reads NZ.
So in essence i am trying to find out if anyone knows a way to make the first line of code in the gps.conf file read NZ i/o North.America everytime i restart my phone WITHOUT ROOTING IT (personal preference)......there must be a way to temp root using adb then change the code within the boot image or script however it works im not sure.....?
Your help is much appreciated

Hi HakaWaka
You have to root it if you wanna make it easier. (That's one of the advantages of rooting)
You can use Visionary+ to temproot and permroot your Desire HD. However, even if you wish to just temproot it, after you change your ntp server, no matter what if you reboot your phone it will be back to normal. (i.e. it will be back to north-america) I tried it before, thats why i know.
If you permroot it, it will be easier. Once you permroot it, just install FasterFix. Downloadable from Market. And from there, change your ntp server, it is just that simple though. Changes will remain no matter how many times you reboot your phone.
Cheers mate.

Thanks superstick1!
I've tried using Visionary+ to temproot but it starts to load then shows a white screen indicating that it's jammed so im worried to do a permaroot and screw the phone up :S.
Anyone know a safe and sure way to root the DHD?

HakaWaka said:
Anyone know a safe and sure way to root the DHD?
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There are lots of guides linked in the sticky at the top of the Development forum that go into step by step details. But if you're on 1.32.405.6 then Visionary should work. I noticed you said 1.32.405.3 in your first post, was that a typo or are you on the Vodafone RUU? If you are I would switch to 1.32.405.6 and try again.

I just double checked and nope it was no typo firmware = 1.32.405.3. I might try switching to .6 and try Visionary again...
Cher cher

[Q] Cant Root 2.3.3 unbranded htc desire hd

Originally Posted by ruben_swing
1st you will need the following files
GingerBreak from http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/04...ngerbreak.html
misc_version from http://www.multiupload.com/A9PNGVBWBE
Default rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003
and Android SDK http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Also you will need a clean SD card 1 gig or more should be fine (smaller is better)
Unzip GingerBreak and misc_version into a folder say c:\Downgrade (I normally use 7Zip)
You should have:
c:\Downgrade\GingerBreak with 5 Files
c:\Downgrade\misc_version with 4 Files
Make sure you installed Android SDK's Platform tools and updated your path to reflect this
IE: run SDK Manager and install Android SDK Tools and Google USB Driver pack if you don t have HTC Sync driver running.
Format the SD card and copy the rom.zip into the base of the card, not a sub directory. (Do not unzip)
Now: Plug in the phone to the USB and make sure Debugging is on and the phone is set to charge only.
Then open Command prompt ie: run cmd.exe
Go to your Downgrade directory and test if your adb command is in the path. ie: run it and make sure it lists switches and not say file not found
Then run as follow
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb push GingerBreak /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/GingerBreak
adb shell
./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak
if you fail to get root ie: prompt does not return to # or get a endless sendmsg() failed? Error, reboot the phone and repeat the commands above. The phone I used, took 3 tries to get this right.
at the # run the following
cd /data/local/tmp
./misc_version -s 1.31.405.6
When its done exit cmd and goto your phone, Reboot it while pressing volume down.
It will come up with a menu and follow the update instructions.
You should then be on Android version 2.2 when done.
Please note the rom that is supplied works with unbranded phone only if you have a branded phone you will need to make a goldcard. If you want to know how to make one, google is your friend sorry.
Hello Folks,
I have the same software as mentioned in the first post above:
Android Version: 2.3.3
HTC Sense Version : 2.1
Baseband : 12.54.60.25U_26.09.04.11_M2
Kernel : 2.6.35.10-g0956377 ([email protected]#1)
Build Number : 2.36.405.8 CL47853 release-keys
Software : 2.36.405.8
and tried the solution as given to the reply to the post. I have an unlocked unbranded HTC Desire HD. The cmd window looks like below.
c:\Htc>adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb server is out of date. killing...
*daemon started successfully*
410 KB/s <16830 bytes in 0.04s>
c:\Htc>adb push GingerBreak /data/local/tmp
adb server is out of date. killing...
*daemon started successfully*
410 KB/s <16830 bytes in 0.04s>
c:\Htc>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb server is out of date. killing...
*daemon started successfully*
c:\Htc>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/GingerBreak
adb server is out of date. killing...
*daemon started successfully*
C:\Htc>adb shell
adb server is out of date. killing...
*daemon started successfully*
$su
su: permission denied
$
I would appreciate if anyone could help me out. One other thing is the I was a bit lost about the installation of the Android SDK Platform etc...as mentioned, I presume it is required if you don't have HTC sync/drivers installed! Or is still needed?.

Just follow jkoljo method, worked for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003
I think you need to run GingerBreak in you method instead of typing su
Hope that will help.

naailalzuhir said:
Just follow jkoljo method, worked for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003
I think you need to run GingerBreak in you method instead of typing su
Hope that will help.
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Thanks for the reply mate. It's my mistake, I was actually typing the cmd window in the forum so might have omitted the line actually. So yeah, I did run the gingerbreak following
adb shell
./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak
after which it again returns to $. I read in the same thread below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003
that you have to get a # instead of $. So if you get $ then type su to get super user. It is said that a window will pop up on phone after typing su in cmd asking for permission. But I don't get any such pop up on my phone screen. Also, after running Gingerbreak, the cmd just returns the same $. Gingerbreak does not even run as far as I can say.
I wonder why after each adb command it returns:-
adb server is out of date. killing...
*daemon started successfully*
Any thoughts...

Use the adb that comes with jkoljo downgrade pack, and install HTC sync on your PC.

hello.. i have a desire hd with build number 2.37. based on gingerbread 2.3.3 .. i have a unbranded desire hd with s-off.. is it possible for me to downgrade to 2.2.. i followed ur guide using dhd in charge only with debugg mode but every time it gives me erroe that adm is out of date killing deamon started succesfull.. pls help i m fed up with the stock rom .. gingerbread ota is full of bugs and with connectivity problems.. thankz in advance

As far as I know, you cannot temp root 2.37 and hence downgrade is impossible at present
But you mentioned that you have S-off... how is that possible? Because if it is S-off, I am sure you can flash a custom recovery and then flash a custom Rom.

naailalzuhir said:
Use the adb that comes with jkoljo downgrade pack, and install HTC sync on your PC.
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Thanks for the reply. Yes, I am using the adb that came with the xda thread to downgrade. It's a folder that contains the adb and other stuff like GB........Yes, I do have HTC Sync installed on the PC as well.....so far I tried both my notebook and home desktop...same results. So confused...

I have s-off because when I was on froyo with build number 1.32 I rooted my dhd.. and now I updated it 2.3.3. Check the last post they say u can try downgrading if u have dhd with s-off
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App

If you have S-OFF you should be able to flash CWM and install another ROM as naailalzuhir says. If you go to the CWM thread in the development section, it will tell you how to flash CWM from fastboot. When that is installed you should just be able to install a different ROM without downgrading. I think, but lets wait for soebody else's opinion on that.

Petronoid said:
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I am using the adb that came with the xda thread to downgrade. It's a folder that contains the adb and other stuff like GB........Yes, I do have HTC Sync installed on the PC as well.....so far I tried both my notebook and home desktop...same results. So confused...
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Do you have anything from SDK running in background? Check your task manager, if you have adb.exe running, terminate it before running adb shell command.
I am assuming that you closed HTC sync software on your PC, plugged with USB debugging mode and charge only.
Hope that can help.

gagan01 said:
I have s-off because when I was on froyo with build number 1.32 I rooted my dhd.. and now I updated it 2.3.3. Check the last post they say u can try downgrading if u have dhd with s-off
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Hmm interesting You can indeed flash a custom Rom then and forget the hassel to root.
See these two posts in the forums for guidance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1017364 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=948304
NOTE: try to download 3.0.2.6 instead of 3.0.0.5 for EXT4 support.
Cheers

U want to say that if I Ve s-off I can flash custom Rom directly .. irrespective of temproot and that stuff... Guyz do temproot those u Ve s-on.. if this is soo I m on the top of the world

Also one thing does flashing from cwm is different than flashing custom Rom from rommanager.. I installed Rom manager but the option to flash cwm is not clickable .. pls help
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App

That should be because you're not rooted so you do not have access to the recovery directory whilst booted into Android. You can also flash CWM from fastboot, bypassing the Android system completely. Instructions how to do that and the CWM files are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1003723
Please wait for somebody's confirmation before attempting that though.

There is one more question if sumthing goes wrong while flashing then my phone ll be dead or get reverted to stock Rom.. if any unfortunately phone becomes dead then is there any chance reviving it back again.. I know its a dumb question but matters to me most cuz I can't spend again 30grands buying it...
mechanical engineer

Pls answer me.. I ve downloaded the pd918.zip file and I ve put it in root of SD card... Now I ve s-off. And when go into bootloader screen it analyses the image ask me to update... So am I eligible to do the downgrade process without having temproot...
mechanical engineer

[Q] Downgrade htc desire hd problem HELPPPP

hi ive been trying to downgrade through this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003
ive done everything it says and i type in the following
adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
the problem i have is with the last one the computer says
failed to set prot mask< innapropriate ioctl for device>
please help me...

try THIS guide, it's quite simple.

Plz help Hardcore_xXx
HardCore_xXx said:
try THIS guide, it's quite simple.
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I went ahead with this thread that you suggested .
But in the end of "Downgrade" step, after 5th step,
I get an error saying "Main version is older, Update fail" It doesnt go till the (confirm if you want to install this rom- step).
I am a noob at this and this is my first time trying to root my phone.
Btw, I have a Desire Hd with 2.3.3 and build version 2.37
Please help me downgrade it and then I will proceed to root as mentioned in the above link

You do not have to create GOLDCARD if your device is not branded (orange, vodafone and such), so you can just use your regular sd card.
that guide works 100%, just read carefully.

HardCore_xXx said:
You do not have to create GOLDCARD if your device is not branded (orange, vodafone and such), so you can just use your regular sd card.
that guide works 100%, just read carefully.
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So you mean to say that I should just ignore the goldcard step and start with placing the zip file in the root and executing 'Run this for downgrade' step..?? (After temproot step ofcourse)

HardCore_xXx said:
You do not have to create GOLDCARD if your device is not branded (orange, vodafone and such), so you can just use your regular sd card.
that guide works 100%, just read carefully.
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So you mean to say that I should just ignore the goldcard step and start with placing the zip file in the root and executing 'Run this for downgrade' step..?? (After temproot step ofcourse )

cocopops192 said:
hi ive been trying to downgrade through this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003
ive done everything it says and i type in the following
adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
the problem i have is with the last one the computer says
failed to set prot mask< innapropriate ioctl for device>
please help me...
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@cocopops192
try the method hardcore_xXx suggested.
I had problem in the first trial,
But i just tried it again, and what do you know.. IT worked like a charm..
Try it again and let me know how it goes..
@hardcore_xXx
Thank you man.
I came home and tried it once, And IT WORKED...
Thank you once again.

kush4u123 said:
So you mean to say that I should just ignore the goldcard step and start with placing the zip file in the root and executing 'Run this for downgrade' step..?? (After temproot step ofcourse )
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exactly. as i said, goldcard is only for branded devices.
kush4u123 said:
@cocopops192
try the method hardcore_xXx suggested.
I had problem in the first trial,
But i just tried it again, and what do you know.. IT worked like a charm..
Try it again and let me know how it goes..
@hardcore_xXx
Thank you man.
I came home and tried it once, And IT WORKED...
Thank you once again.
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Not a problem, i like to help when i can. just hit the Thanks button

I have similar problems. My latest problem being when i follow the gingerbread part cmd codes, I get to the last one before temproot and it does its stuff.. the only # i get is at the start of the results being "fre3vo by #teamwin"... the last thing in the results, is says "running exploit" then waits for my next command...
so i try the second to last command (cd /data/local/tmp) after you get the # ... Which im pretty sure i didnt because i get "path not specified" !! i think it may just me being dumb somewhere along the line..
but any helps appreciated!

if you follow those guides i linked you can't go wrong. be sure to follow step by step and read carefully.

Ok.. well il give it another go... i'l create the goldcard again.. i didnt bother doing that after the first time.. i thought once done it was done. but i may have mucked up somewhere so from scratch is the way forward..
Thanks
p.s im 2.3.3 is fre3vo the correct option?...
i saw on another forum, in the cmd codes it was gingerbreak rather than fre3vo or psneuter.. if im doing it wrong where can i get the gingerbreak file ?
Thanks again!

Eventually got downgraded to stock 1.32.. now perm rooted.. next CUSTOM ROM!

there ya go i told you it will work

[Q] ADB on Rooting

I am going to root using the [GUIDE][30/06/2011]Root AND Downgrade Desire Z/G2(S-OFF/ClockWorkMod) -No Gingerbread topic to root. I have a question though regarding ADB as i dont want to brick my phone.
when it says :
Now you are ready to begin:
1. Open a CMD prompt window
2. Navigate your way to the folder with psneuter & misc_version IN CMD PROMPT. (So the cmd prompt window should be something like this C:\RootVision> )
3. Now we will use the following 5 commands one after the other
Code:
adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell
do i need to mount the phone or just do this:
Plug phone in
turn on usb debugging
navigate to folder
type in 5 commands or do i need to "register" or "identify" the phone that I want to move the psneuter for example to ? or do I just type in the commands without doing anything ?
so basically I dont need to connect to my phone it does it automatically.
in other words if I just plug my phone in and open up cmd and the first 2 commands are this:
cd C:/RootVision
adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp
Then psneuter will be 'pushed' to my phones /data/local/tmp directory ?
Sorry for the confusing post but trying to get my confusion across.

bump..................

As long as you are in the adb folder it will work by just entering the commands. If you feel more comfortable knowing adb properly sees your phone just type 'adb devices' in command prompt while in your adb folder. It should return something like 'HTC0098755432' or something with a lot of numbers, as long as it doesn't say "No Devices Found" then you're good
Edit: Also I seriously recommend the wiki here on xda for rooting, it's much more concise and provides links to everything you could need
Sent from my Bulletproof G2

PaganAng3l said:
As long as you are in the adb folder it will work by just entering the commands. If you feel more comfortable knowing adb properly sees your phone just type 'adb devices' in command prompt while in your adb folder. It should return something like 'HTC0098755432' or something with a lot of numbers, as long as it doesn't say "No Devices Found" then you're good
Edit: Also I seriously recommend the wiki here on xda for rooting, it's much more concise and provides links to everything you could need
Sent from my Bulletproof G2
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I find the layout too hard on the eye. Would the topic I referred to work safely to root the desire z ?

If you find it hard on the eye, use the cyanogenmod guide
It's just a stripped down version of the xda wiki.
-Nipqer

trippinz said:
I find the layout too hard on the eye. Would the topic I referred to work safely to root the desire z ?
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It would most likely work, although being a guide already 4 months out of date, I can't say for sure. What I am absolutely sure of is that the xda wiki or the cyanogen wiki pointed out by the post above me will work and work safely with little to no chance of brick as long as you follow the instructions. Ultimately it's your device to do with as you wish, we simply were pointing out guides that are tested and known to be good
Sent from my Bulletproof G2