Hi,
I recently installed an alpharev hboot, but else but satisfied with the fact that I suddenly only had 6MB left of space on my phone I tried to push in an original RUU to reset the hboot. Wich was partly succesful. Now though I discovered the Alpharev hboot still was there, and this resulted in my phone getting stuck at the very first bootscreen where it says HTC.
The plan so on is to root it, and load in the backup I took with Rom Manager.
So, are there anything I can do? Push in a ROM manually, or something like that?
EDIT: I have now found that there is a downgrade hboot, wich I have flashed in now. Though it looks to be too late..
-Djomes
what HBOOT did you use and with witch ROM did you use it on.... changing the HBOOT to any thing other then stock if you are using a stock rom will make you lose space... you need to take a look and see what hboot is needed for your rom
If you want to go back to S-OFF then just flash a stock RRU
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I need the help of an expert!
I did the unrevoked root, which I misread (apparently) thinking that it did a backup of my current rom. Then I tried to flash pre-rooted stock 2.2 and upon reboot it's stuck at carrier screen (Alltel).
I decided to reload stock, but as I said I was apparently mistaken about unrevoked doing a backup.
Is the device bricked? Any rom I try to flash doesn't work. I can boot into recovery, i can mount usb, but that's it.
My ultimate goal would be to put rooted (or unrooted then root afterward) 2.2 on the phone. At this point I'd settle for 2.1 so the phone... works...
I aint no expert I'm afraid, but just a thought...
did you do a factory wipe/cache wipe/dalvick wipe before you flashed?
On my first attempt, I forgot and ended up stuck on the bootscreen.
I had a similar problem before, can't mount as usb, sd card does not work. You may want to try out the steps from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=691639 . This worked for me.
Thanks,
I did do a data wipe, cache and dalvik wipe prior to flashing. I've gone through the full process a couple of times including battery pulls after reboot and hang.
I have usb mount through recovery (whatever recovery unrevoked placed on it). I can access my sd card through usb, I just don't know how to get this phone back to stock. I would be happy with almost any daily use rom at this point...
If you want to go back to stock you need to look for the RUU (stock Rom) for your carrier.
If you search this forum there is a thread somewhere which lists all the new RUU's
here it is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
Here's some phone info (in case it helps)
BRAVOC DVT2 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.98.0000
MICROP-051e
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-2.05.10.00.11
If you find the correct RUU for your carrier then follow these instructions to revert back to stock
http://theunlockr.com/2010/06/07/how-to-unroot-the-htc-desire/
Thank you. Was not aware of RUU's for download, searching now.
Do you know if a Verizon RUU would work with Alltel? I only ask because I'm not finding the Alltel RUU... Perhaps my search terms could be better? I'm searching "Alltel Desire RUU"
Update-RUU
Ok, I found an RUU file, for my Alltel CDMA HTC Desire....
But it's exe? And the instructions I read tell me to plug my usb and (in the android interface) select "htc sync" for how it should connect. I don't have any UI, because I don't have an OS! Thoughts on how I could use this file or should I keep looking for a zip to flash?
When it says HTC Sync, it means the program you download from HTC. The one for syncing your phone. Go to the HTC site and you will find it on the download page.
Edit: Ah I see what you are saying! Not sure on what to do if you can't select HTC Sync on your phone. Maybe try running the RUU.exe and see what happens?? Sorry if this doesn't help
Just a thought, the ROM's you are trying to flash, they are for CDMA Bravo and not the UK ROM's ?
Yes CDMA Bravo
thanks though.
Maybe take a look at this thread. It tells you how to remove the ROM from the RUU so that you can put it on to your SD card and flash it from recovery. (at least I think that is what it does?
Edit: Sorry!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10509780&postcount=102
I also read somewhere that if you put the phone into Fastboot , then connect to your PC and run the RUU.exe, it should work if you are S-OFF
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842703
THAT SOUNDS AWESOME.. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Would you post the link though?
Perfect! This extracting the ROM worked! Tried everything again with newer version of unrevoked (had one downloaded to hhd, idk why it didn't occur to me to check for updates). Now running Cyanogen 6.1
Now if I can just figure out how to get the auto-backlight adjustments to not be so dim most of the time...
Excellent, glad you got it working again
Once you've played with CM6, you should try CM7, its good enough for daily use. In fact I use the nightly's (this ROM flashing becomes a bit addictive after a while)
Hi
I'm trying to change from Oxygen modified Alpharev to CM7 modified alpharev, but with no luck.
I've searched the forums and have found a few related threads but none of them worked for me. Apologies if the answer is there and I've missed it!
I'm currently running the latest Oxygen rom on my rooted HTC Desire (Vodafone UK), with the Oxygen specific version of Alpharev's HBOOT 0.93.0001 and Radio 5.17.05.23
I'm now wanting to try another rom and know I'll need to change to a different custom HBOOT first, but I just can't figure out how to change from one hboot to another.
I tried downloading the zip version of the CM7 hboot and install it from my SD card (renamed it, placed it in the root, then booted into HBOOT) but I get an error message 'incorrect CID'. I've also tried the 'Stock' and 'downgrader' versions of Alpharev but get exactly the same error.
I'd originally tried burning the .img version of the file to disc then booting into the disc, as I did when I initially installed Alpharev but, I suspect that because, unlike the original alpharev file, it was an .img as opposed to the .iso, the disc wasn't bootable, so didn't work.
I contemplated reinstalling stock rom and then rerooting but I suspect that wouldn't work either until I've changed my HBOOT.
I've never had to Goldcard so don't have one that I can use.
Any gentle nudging in the correct direction to resolve this would be greatly appreciated.
You can create a goldcard every time with goldcardtool. The goldcard is only connected to sd card and not to your phone (or its os).
Furthermore, the version with pb99img.zip files does not work very often. Just do it with fastboot (you can use fastboot, because you are still s-off, that is what I get from your post). First flash downgrader, than the stock hboot.
MatDrOiD said:
You can create a goldcard every time with goldcardtool. The goldcard is only connected to sd card and not to your phone (or its os).
Furthermore, the version with pb99img.zip files does not work very often. Just do it with fastboot (you can use fastboot, because you are still s-off, that is what I get from your post). First flash downgrader, than the stock hboot.
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You're right, I am already s-off, which to be honest is my main problem, since I managed to go s-off originally with no issues!
I'll have a go at making a goldcard over the weekend, then take it from there. Am I right in saying that to do the fastboot method, I'll need to install the android sdk?
Yes, you need to install android sdk.
Sent from Oxygen
Hi!
I'm having several issues with my DHD, one of them being that suddenly, for no reason, I can only boot in HBOOT...
That's why I need to send my phone back to warranty, and therefore to get it completely back to stock, and I have a few questions I'd like to ask before I start messing with my phone :
_If I flash an RUU, I assume my phone will be back to stock firmware and radio?
_How do I remove CWM?
_I'm not sure if I'm radio S-OFF, how do I know it and how to set it back to S-ON?
_I currently have SuperCID (1111111 or something like that), how to set it back to normal?
_Most important of all, if I flash an RUU, will I still be able to flash the original HBOOT?
Many thanks in advance!
PS: I know that there are already many threads about how to get back to stock, but I'm pretty sure none of them answer all of the above questions.
All you have to do is install from pc using RUU with exe(not zip from sd card) so that you don't have to worry about anything. Simply connect to pc and run exe..done.
Using the RUU also removes anything custom. ENG-S-OFF CWM etc will be gone. You will have to do the downgrade and root process over.
fuzzbeans said:
Using the RUU also removes anything custom. ENG-S-OFF CWM etc will be gone. You will have to do the downgrade and root process over.
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Not really, He'll still have Radio S-Off, so he'll be able to downgrade with an earlier version RUU without having to temproot.
I've just flashed the 1.32.405.6 RUU and everything is working fine. Thanks for the fast replies !
I've messed up big time now guys.
The background to the issue is that i wanted to upgrade my DZ to android 2.3 but when I tried to install the update Clockwork recovery wouldn't install it, so I figured that I need to install the original bootloader.
So I went into hboot and install what I tought was the original, it was, but it was for the G2.
So I tried in all kind of ways to get back to the DZ hboot but nothing works.
And after doing to many things, the latest thing I did was flashing a nandroidbackup from my DZ, and now I am stuck at boot screen.
However I can get into hboot and Clockwork recovery, so I don't think I am totally screwed, right?
But is there a way to get back to my old DZ at all?
Edit: I have the DZ bootloader now, but when in hboot trying to update to DZ it just fails.
Edit 2: Just wanted to say that I solved the problem, found an older nandroidbackup and flashing that one did the trick, sorry for posting..
Hi all,
So long story short, I lost my Sensation in Thailand and am holding off buying a new phone until the One XL is released. In the mean time, I'm trying to recondition my Desire. It is rooted, but doesn't have S-Off. It is running HBoot 0.80.0000.
I want to flash a Data++ Hboot, as the low storage space warnings used to drive me crazy!
I want to use Revolutionary to obtain S-Off. but it only supports HBoot 0.93.0001 and upwards. I have no idea how to update my HBoot without having S-Off.
Tried the alpharev iso method, (which doesn't seem to care about the HBoot version) but it fails at step 3 (seems to boot loop). Thankfully it didn't brick!
So my question is:
How can I get S-Off?
Cheers.
Did you tried to flash the official 2.3 GB and then S-OFF?
It should change your hboot to 1.02.0001.
k3lcior said:
Did you tried to flash the official 2.3 GB and then S-OFF?
It should change your hboot to 1.02.0001.
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This seems like the most logical answer.
Download this http://www.htcdev.com/process/legal_download/152
Then use revolutionary.
You'll only need the Data++ HBoot if the ROM you intend to use requires it. Make sure you pick the ROM you want first and flash the HBoot that applies to it, otherwise you'll have to flash downgrade and flash new Hboot all over again, making more work for yourself.
Thanks for the feedback all.
Ended up having to give up cos the phone keeps randomly boot looping. Sometimes it will boot, other times it reboots as soon as sense loads and then goes into a reboot loop.
I somehow managed to flash a stock ROM and remove root, yet it still randomly boot loops, so I'm suspecting it's hardware related, which totally sucks!
Would you agree with this assessment? If not, what else could be causing it to randomly reboot?
Cheers!
Try underclocking the phone's CPU and try it again. Also, try flashing to Cyanogenmod 7.1 ROM, run that on my Desire and I have no stability issues, unlike older ROMs.
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Try underclocking the phone's CPU and try it again. Also, try flashing to Cyanogenmod 7.1 ROM, run that on my Desire and I have no stability issues, unlike older ROMs.
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Doubt it'd help. Boot cycling happens outside of the actual ROM.
An update on the S-Off process...
I successfully flashed the Gingerbread ROM and then got S-Off using Revolutionary. I flashed the Data++ HBoot and then flashed Leedroid HD v3.3.3-R5 Data++ build. Worked first boot and I was able to install a few apps and work the phone. Rebooted to see what would happen and then got boot loops (sometimes got as far as displaying the unlock screen before restarting but often rebooted whilst displaying the custom Leedroid boot animation).
Seems If I leave it off for a while it will successfully boot off a cold start, but once it's been on a while it boot loops. Overheating CPU??
If this is not hardware related, I'm out of troubleshooting ideas...
At this point, the phone is well and truly out of warranty, so I'm happy to tinker with it. Would it be worth taking it apart? Is it possible to add thermal paste to the CPU?
Would love some suggestions!