Hi Everyone,
I would be very grateful for a little help.
I have an Orange UK branded desire. Like everyone else the Orange branding really annoyed me so I have followed the guide to create a goldcard and have rooted and flashed a stock HTC rom. (so I'm currently using 1.15.405.4)
This is as far as I got before I left it.
So, am I right in thinking that to now get a rooted version of FroYo onto my desire all I need to do is;
1. Update the radio to the latest one, which will lock me out of my phone regardless of what network I'm on
2. Purchase an unlock code to get me back into my phone.
3. Use an application like ROM Manager to flash a FroYo rom onto my phone. (will I need to use my goldcard if I used ROM Manager?)
Is there anything else I should be aware of? I have been reading around and it seems fairly straight forward but I believe there are some issues with de-branded Orange phones.
Apologies if this has already been covered in another thread, but I'm really new to all this and to say I'm a little worried that I'm going to brick my desire is a major understatement!
Thanks again for any help!
Yep you pretty much have it spot on! Although it sounds like you haven't rooted yet. You will need to do this in order to flash a rooted ROM!
You can use Unrevoked 3 to root your phone, really easy with a couple of clicks.
Although I have personally used an unlock code my friend with an Orange Branded desire didn't get locked out when he used the latest radio, so looks like you may be in luck! Probably worth trying before you purchase a code
magicwaz said:
Hi Everyone,
I would be very grateful for a little help.
I have an Orange UK branded desire. Like everyone else the Orange branding really annoyed me so I have followed the guide to create a goldcard and have rooted and flashed a stock HTC rom. (so I'm currently using 1.15.405.4)
This is as far as I got before I left it.
So, am I right in thinking that to now get a rooted version of FroYo onto my desire all I need to do is;
1. Update the radio to the latest one, which will lock me out of my phone regardless of what network I'm on
2. Purchase an unlock code to get me back into my phone.
3. Use an application like ROM Manager to flash a FroYo rom onto my phone. (will I need to use my goldcard if I used ROM Manager?)
Is there anything else I should be aware of? I have been reading around and it seems fairly straight forward but I believe there are some issues with de-branded Orange phones.
Apologies if this has already been covered in another thread, but I'm really new to all this and to say I'm a little worried that I'm going to brick my desire is a major understatement!
Thanks again for any help!
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Hello there,
I am not sure that debranding was necessary, you could have rooted the phone using unrevoked, then just flash a rooted official froyo. And if you had unlocked your phone first, then you could have also flahed the latest radio rom.
I would say unlock your phone first, root it, then flash the latest radio, then flash a rooted froyo rom of your choice.
Thanks for the really fast responses.
I thought I had already rooted it? How would I tell if its rooted? I've already installed the ROM Manager app and Titanium Backup which say that they need root to work. Titanium Backup also says "Root access=> OK (BusyBox 1.16.0 from app)"
your defo rooted if the app says that
Strange people should say your not rooted, you can get rooted stock roms after all thats what I did. I'm on tmo and I flashed back the same firmware before flashing froyo no sim lock when I finally got to froyo cause I had trouble flashing recovery.
I have read some stuff on orange sim locking, try looking at the unlockr wbsit I think there is a tutorial there that mentions what to do when this happens.
Best thing to do tho is go to the Macardo android website (hxxp://android.modaco.com) they are really helpful there you'll get instant replies worth listening too, anyone worth listening too on here is far too busy
If you flash the latest radio you will not get simlocked (@satnile)
Just wanted to say thank you for all your help, I done it! I am now using FroYo on my (previously orange branded) Desire. Its awesome!
Also thanks for letting me know that I didn't have to buy an unlock code. Saved me few quid!
I don't think I want to be messing around with my phone like this again... well... maybe until the next major update
Thanks again!
But you just forgot to mention which method you've used.
That would probably help!
I had already followed the instructions on how to root a branded desire and install a stock htc rom that is posted on these forums.
This left me with a rooted, debranded desire. I lost all my contacts in the process, but thankfully I had synchronised it with HTC Sync a little while ago, so I was able to retrieve my contacts from that. Also having the desire set to automatically back-up things in its own settings, helped get back my text messages and saved wifi/bluetooth connections.
I then found the ROM I wanted to install. I just wanted the stock FroYo ROM. I picked one that was already rooted and did not update the hboot as I read there were issues if it did update it.
I followed instructions, also on these forums, on how to install the latest radio. I wasn't sure if I should have done this with my goldcard in the phone, but I used it anyway! That went fine and I was also not sim locked out, which saved me some money.
I copied the FroYo ROM I wanted onto my normal micro-SD card (not my goldcard), then used ROM Manager (downloadable via marketplace) to install the ROM. I was expecting it to take some time to install (10min+), but its pretty quick. The phone took a bit longer to boot up after the update.
Thankfully everything went well and I didn't even lose anything on the phone! Nothing was affected. I had all my apps, contacts, settings, background, ringtones, widgets etc... all set as normal. I was expecting them to be all wiped so I had backed up everything using Titanium Backup.
I hope that helps anyone who is about to void their warranty!
Any questions, just ask and I'll do my best to answer them. I'm definitely no expert, so all I can really talk about is what I did. I'm sure people will say there was an easier way to do it, but this is how I understood the process from the many guides out there.
Hi,
I currently have a VF UK Desire, which has been updated with the recent branding.
I'm planning on rooting the phone and installing "NexTSense v5.0 Sense-FroYo 2.2 Official"...
Once this is done, can I run a RUU (say RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed.exe) to unroot my phone is I have issues and need to send back for warranty repairs?
Thanks,
Kiz
Hi there, you can indeed unroot your phone but the problem is that the bootloader will remain unlocked meaning that it is possible to tell that the phone has been messed with. I don't know for sure if that ROM would unroot the phone though, not that it really makes a differance especially if you find you need to return it for a reason that would prevent you restoring such as a broken USB port
Hi everyone,
I've been searching madly for this to no avail. Unfortuantely I've been having some random reboot issues with my Play and it's looking like it's hardware based. Restarting several times per day, usually when coming out of screen lock. Tried flashing multiple firmwares, different kernels, wiping out everything with CWM. Still no luck.
I'm about to return the handset to Telstra to see about a repair as it's still under warranty. Problem is, Telstra is anal about having their own stock software still on the handset. I didn't think to make a backup of the stock Telstra firmware before flashing a generic UK ROM (I know, stupid).
Could anyone point me in the direction of a stock Telstra ROM? Preferably FTF?
99 views and nobody has anything?
I'm having this exact same problem. Did you find a solution for it? I've tried heaps of things, but I have no idea what the problem is, however it's really frustrating. Thanks
Could you perhaps send it back to Sony (with a locked bootloader and no root)? If it's a hardware issue they shouldn't have a problem I think.
I don't have a problem but I have also been scouring the net for an FTF or whatever for stock Telstra R800a incase I need to return it. I read that there is an update for R800a on Telstra if you use PC Companion, but we would need a build.prop from original Telstra firmware for it to recognize.... could somebody share it?
I know it might only be an OTA update, but it's worth a try to get original build.prop values from stock and extract the update from PC Companion cache. Please, if anybody on stock Telstra firmware not yet updated in PC Companion could share their build.prop file, it could help.
DEVICE HTC one X
Android version 4.1.1
HTC Sense 4+
Hello XDA World,
Wonder if someone can help me. Recently I tried to install a custom ROM of KitKat on to my android device. It got stuck in a bootloop and did not work. with restoring my backup somehow got curruptted or I made a mistake along the way and got a new handset.
The problem I got is this, with my new handset its running the software noted above. However, when I had my old handset it was running 4.2.2 and sense 5. If I do a check software updates its says my phone is up to date. If i go to HTC dev site they say 4.1.1 is the latest I can have, but other networks have 4.2.2.
If I install one assigned to another network, would affect my phone and network connection?
On a side note is there any other recomment custom ROM's to get a newer version of Android that would work on a HTC oneX.
Many Thanks for any help possible
I've rooted and flashed custom roms many times during the years on many devices, but this is the first time I've needed to go back to stock and it didn't really go as planned.
The reason is I planned to use my old retired One X as work phone and use my work phone for other purposes and our company is using MobileIron which requires an unrooted phone and also adds several other limitations to the phone (requires a five digit pin, doesn't allow stuff on the lock screen etc.).
I was previously running a Resurrection Remix (Android 5.1) on it with the new layout, but I installed an old Philz recovery, reformatted the sd card, flashed this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546970, that was supposed to be completely stock, not rooted, no busybox etc. and then also installed the stock recovery after the rom. After that I was able to take an official OTA update to fix the heartbleed bug (4.18.401.4) and I thought everything was fine.
I then registered and installed MobileIron and also that looked fine and I got a nice green checkbox that all was ok, but when I did the final step to try to connect to the corporate Exchange ActiveSync that failed and I got a mail telling me something like "Critical. Your mobile device has been detected as compromized (jailbreaked or rooted). All access to corporate information has been blocked/removed from the device.".
Does anybody know what MobileIron is looking for and if there is any way to be more stock than I currently am? I don't suppose it will check for an unlocked bootloader? I do have an old RUU lying around "RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_JB_45_S_HTC_Europe_3.14.401.31_R_Radio_5.1204.162.29_release_302015_signed". But it feels wrong to use a RUU to downgrade the phone (if that's even possible on a S-ON phone?), and even if I did would I be able to upgrade to the current version using OTA's in that case? If it matters my CID is HTC__Y13.