I wanted to install a custom rom on my Wildfire and I succeeded, but I realized that I didn't install hacked Hboot drivers. At first I thought they were not needed, because I used Alphrev X beta to S-OFF my phone. Are there things that could go wrong in the future, if I did something wrong?
thank you
EDIT: I want to S-OFF another Wildfire and install Custom recovery+rom, should I first install hacked Hboot drivers, or not since I didnt do it the first time?
Hacked hboot drivers are to be installed in pc right. They are the drivers for pc to interact with a phone in fastboot mode. Installing custom Rom is entirely done from phone without even connecting to pc right . Then why is the need of those drivers for installing custom roms. Not at all needed.
Hacked hboot drivers are needed for alpharevx process in Windows pc only. And I think if HTC driver (not HTC sync) is installed they are also not needed. I think HTC driver includes hacked hboot drivers.
I have used usb tethering and adb and fastboot flashing (of recovery, boot, system, data, splash and other things) only with HTC driver installed. I never installed hacked hboot drivers seperately. Although I haven't done alpharevx process in windows environment to confirm that.
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bharatgaddameedi said:
Hacked hboot drivers are to be installed in pc right. They are the drivers for pc to interact with a phone in fastboot mode. Installing custom Rom is entirely done from phone without even connecting to pc right . Then why is the need of those drivers for installing custom roms. Not at all needed.
Hacked hboot drivers are needed for alpharevx process in Windows pc only. And I think if HTC driver (not HTC sync) is installed they are also not needed. I think HTC driver includes hacked hboot drivers.
I have used usb tethering and adb and fastboot flashing (of recovery, boot, system, data, splash and other things) only with HTC driver installed. I never installed hacked hboot drivers seperately. Although I haven't done alpharevx process in windows environment to confirm that.
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so what you are saying is that they are not going to give me some problems?
btw i used a windows pc, i installed htc sync and then deleted it and after that i just tried to S-OFF my wildfire etc.
thank you
darrie1 said:
so what you are saying is that they are not going to give me some problems?
btw i used a windows pc, i installed htc sync and then deleted it and after that i just tried to S-OFF my wildfire etc.
thank you
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They won't give you any problems with installing and using custom roms.
And you have already used alpharevx. The errors with the drivers will be either they will do the process successfully or they will completely interrupt the process. No long term effects.
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sorry but i have one last question:
I want to S-OFF another Wildfire and install Custom recovery+rom, should I first install hacked Hboot drivers, or not since I didnt do it the first time im not sure?
For alpharevx process you need drivers in windows pc.
Go with this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15226717&postcount=68
I think HTC driver will be enough in windows platform. No drivers needed for Linux. And you can try that with just installing HTC driver first. A lack of driver will never brick your device. And if HTC driver is not enough then you can go with installation of hacked hboot drivers. And uninstall HTC sync if present.
Actually, I have done the process in Linux OS which is more compatible over windows.
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As part of installing unrevoked3 we install drivers on the PC which I believe have been hacked to do the root. After successfully rooting the phone (and installing unrevoked forever) should we revert to the stock device drivers since I assume we'll never need the hacked ones again, or is it fine to keep using the hacked ones?
They weren't hacked... They were the drivers your phone needed to communicate while in the bootloader.... They only show up if you boot in the bootloader mode...
I am about to root this EVO for my first time and want to use the unrevoked method. I am still a little scared as I do not want to brick the phone. Is it really just one click or is there some more steps I need to know about other than installing the HBOOT drivers. And also does unrevoked automatically flash 2.2 or do I have to do that also? Just looking for some more general info on what I should know before I actually go ahead and do this, since the website does not provide much.
That's all you need. Follow the guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787304
Make sure your phone is up to date before you root. Menu-System-System Updates-HTC Software updates. You should be on the latest OTA 3.29.xx. Then you don't need to worry about flashing a rooted stock rom.
With the HTC Sync issue, is that something I have to uninstall on my phone or pc? I dont think I have it installed, is it a program or driver?
fmedina2 said:
With the HTC Sync issue, is that something I have to uninstall on my phone or pc? I dont think I have it installed, is it a program or driver?
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Download and install htc sync on your computer. Then reboot. Then uninstall htc sync from control panel but leave the htc drivers in place. Reboot again, and run unrevoked.
eyeballer1 said:
Download and install htc sync on your computer. Then reboot. Then uninstall htc sync from control panel but leave the htc drivers in place. Reboot again, and run unrevoked.
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Leave the HTC Driver installer in place you mean?
Done. So much more simpler than I imagined.
Congrats
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Trying to use Unrevoked3 to flash my Desire GSM, but I can't seem to get past the "Waiting for device" part.
I have installed the HBOOT drivers properly, and I plugged in the phone via USB and I have USB debugging enabled.
And yes, I have tried running it from Administrator.
As far I've read, these are the only required steps for it to work. Am I missing something?
p3lim said:
Trying to use Unrevoked3 to flash my Desire GSM, but I can't seem to get past the "Waiting for device" part.
I have installed the HBOOT drivers properly, and I plugged in the phone via USB and I have USB debugging enabled.
And yes, I have tried running it from Administrator.
As far I've read, these are the only required steps for it to work. Am I missing something?
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Did you install HTC Sync for the Device drivers whilst booted and not in hboot?
this isn't dev related btw, please post those things in Q & A or general, thx
I have the same issues on my 0.93 hboot. Deinstalles HTC Sync and installed the usb drivers? I'm stuck at waiting for device
1. this should be in Q & A
2. what sw version of htc rom are you on?
d0msen said:
Did you install HTC Sync for the Device drivers whilst booted and not in hboot?
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Never installed HTC Sync.
I generally never install software I have no use of
d0msen said:
this isn't dev related btw, please post those things in Q & A or general, thx
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Suppose thats right, I'm not too familiar with these forums, though a mod could move this topic if needed.
poope said:
I have the same issues on my 0.93 hboot. Deinstalles HTC Sync and installed the usb drivers? I'm stuck at waiting for device
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check if youe phone is listed as having correctly installed drivers in device manager, if so, did you maybe forget to activate usb-debugging?
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Never installed HTC Sync.
I generally never install software I have no use of
Suppose thats right, I'm not too familiar with these forums, though a mod could move this topic if needed.
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As in the HTC sync must be installed first, then uninstalled. The HTC drivers is a requirement for unrevoked to work.
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Never installed HTC Sync.
I generally never install software I have no use of
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You can uninstall the software itself after installing it while keeping the drivers.
Anyway, the drivers come with the software so you gotta install it at least once ;-)
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As in the HTC sync must be installed first, then uninstalled. The HTC drivers is a requirement for unrevoked to work.
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Thanks, this fixed my issue
Now that my Desire is rooted, do you guys have any suggestions on what ROM to use?
Just used the default one that came with unrevoked3, but I know that there are more out there.
Preferably one with Froyo or Gingerbread (not sure if its available yet tho)
check out what they offer, most are different but have lots in common as well. Gingerbread ROMs are not available yet.
Hello everybody, I'm here because I need help..
My HTC desire refuse to be rooted : when I plug it on my PC (Win7-Pro) Unrev0ked (3.32 & 3.31) always says "waiting for device [...]".
I installed HBoot drivers, didn't installed HTCSync, checked debugging usb on, set the phone on "charge only" and have +20mb of free space on rom.
My phone in reconnized as "ABD" in device manager.
Phone specs :
Code:
Version d'Android : 2.2
Version de bande de bade : 32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27
Version du noyau :2.6.32.15-gf5a401c
Numéro de build : 2.29.405.5 CL293415 release-keys
Numéro logiciel : 2.29.405.5
SLCD version_A8181
So, what did I forget, and what should I do?
Thank
PS : I'm French, so sorry for my non-perfect english
Turned any antivirus etc off?
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No antiviruses are installed
Try on another pc if you can
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I have tried on 3 pc (one on xp, one on 7 and mine ) but no results
Try unrevoked 3.21 and also HTC Sync is needed for the drivers, but after installing, you should uninstall it.
Omg thank-you , i'll try this tomorrow !!!
It works (in usb2 no but on usb3 yes : why?) I flashed a gingerbread rom (oxygen) and it works perfectly !!!
Similar problem
I have a similar issue.
I have the Hboot driver installed, running Win7 Pro 64-bit (also tried on win xp), disabled anti-virus, installed HTC sync and removed it (this didn't work), installed HTC sync and cancelled the installation after the drivers etc were installed and before HTC Sync proper was installed (this didn't work either).
The phone was rooted and went in for a screen replacement to my non-network warranty repair (bank insurance) and they sent it back restored to factory and what appears to be OTA updated.
In Hboot I have the following displayed:
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0001
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.11.05.27
Aug 10 2010.17:52:18
I always just end up with "Waiting for device" in unrevoked 3.32. Any suggestions or what am I doing wrong? I have read thru quite a few similar posts and tried just about every combination of suggestions I could ind to no joy. I have to be doing something simple wrong, but for the life of me I can't figure out what.
after installing htc sync and connecting your phone to your pc, doesnt it acknowledge you phone is connected?
Unrevoked never worked for me, I tried everything to the point of going crazy. So I used alpharevx and now I'm running custom 2.3.3 ROM with sense 2.1. Very easy, and fast. It gives you S-off too.
The way I read it, I was to install the app and drivers, then immediately uninstall the app. I have never actually synced my phone to my pc. Although when I reboot the phone into hboot the pc device manager recognises the phone as an android device.
Am I supposed to install htc sync, sync the phone and THEN uninstall it?
Yes, but only the software, you need the drivers for unrevoked.
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Also try an earlier version of unrevoked like 3.2x instead of 3.32
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Ok, it must have been Win7(64-bit). I tried it on the wife's Vista laptop and it worked. So now running Cyanogenmod7.
Thanks for all the suggestions.
Good stuff.. enjoy
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Win 7 x64 works fine for me. In my case the problem was solved by installing HTC Sync, and de-installing (leave the drivers).
Instead of rooting through unrevoked (if you can't), S-OFF your phone using alpharev, fastboot flash recovery and then backup your original ROM, and install the ROM you want.
Good luck.
Hi everyone, I need a little help here, I tried searching and couldn't find anything. So here I go.
My friend has a Desire from Altel which is at 2.1-update1, and band 2.05.10.08.11
I am trying to gather information so I can root it for him. Like previously stated it is a Altel CDMA model stuck on 2.1 and I can't get the unrevolked to see the phone. what is the method to rooting this phone? Could someone point me in the right direction? Do I have to update it with the CDMA RUU version 2.36.605.1 from Verison?
Thanks for the help
Are you sure you have the correct USB drivers installed? If you dont have the usb drivers installed (or the wrong one), unrevoked wont be able to see your Desire. I thought Unrevoked needed custom usb drivers by unrevoked themself.
EvertorN said:
Are you sure you have the correct USB drivers installed? If you dont have the usb drivers installed (or the wrong one), unrevoked wont be able to see your Desire. I thought Unrevoked needed custom usb drivers by unrevoked themself.
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I am actually using the OSX version, I will try it on a windows machine next time he is over...
Use revolutionary, flash recovery, flash superuser.zip