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[Q] Flashed GB official ruu. Can not root. Help...

Hi Fellow xda.
I have flashed the official Gingerbread ota update ruu to my desire.
After that i realized that i couldnt root or go back to Oxygen rom, now that the hboot version is 1.02
Before i had hboot version 0.93 i think.
I have tried the downgrade to 2.1
and root again with unrevoked.
None of these 2 methods work.
Is there any other way to go back to rooted and custom recovery to oxygen rom or hboot 0.93?.
With oxygen and launcherpro my desire feels faster than stock sense
Anyone else have this problem?

There is currently no method of downgrading the hboot or rooting the official GB RUU.
I guess all you can do is wait until somebody figures a way to root and install custom recovery
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Ops good job I never installed this. I read others having this problem also.

Same situation, precipitaded mself, now can't root and all my backups are Titanium backups, have nandroid backups but can't use them....
damn...
isn't it possible to downgrade hboot?

I am also facing this problem. Is there any solution available now?
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Device:
HTC Desire: Android 2.3.3 official Gingerbread rom.

No solution - check Alpharev/Unrevoked updates - if there will be a solution, it will probably be in the developement section.

Someone said that they used a Froyo RUU to downgrade then they just rooted. But it didn't work for other people but I think its with a shot. Otherwise you'll have to wait.
Swyped...

Hmmmm...I did not know about this...
I did not flash the RUU directly but tried to flash the rooted or modified ones from this forum...and decided to keep InsertCoin 1.0.9
How did the devs root it then? Perhaps, try asking Baadnewz and/or NeoPhyTe for help, since they have released the rooted official update.

I don't think they rooted it as such, but more of "ported" it. I don't know a thing about rom development but go and ask him.

aaa said:
Hmmmm...I did not know about this...
I did not flash the RUU directly but tried to flash the rooted or modified ones from this forum...and decided to keep InsertCoin 1.0.9
How did the devs root it then? Perhaps, try asking Baadnewz and/or NeoPhyTe for help, since they have released the rooted official update.
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The difference is that when u run the ruu, it will overwrite ur hboot, ur recovery, ur rom, ecc, everything...So u lost root, because the ruu restore everything as stock.
In particular after run the ruu, the new hboot installed doesn't allow to root again and doesn't allow to change hboot at the moment.
Instead, when u flash the rooted rom based on official gb (u already have root and u don't lost it, simply), the zip contain only the rom part and with inside the super user apk (that allow root permission), so flashing it u will continue to have ur recovery, ur hboot, ur root permissions.
Instead when running the ruu, so u lost root, there is no way to install again a custom recovery and there is no way to push the super user apk into the rom (unrevoked / alpharev doesn't work)..At the moment.
From devs side, create a rooted rom is easy, as they extract from the ruu only the rom and make it rooted pushing in the zip that they are going to create the super user apk and some other tweaks to the kernel as well...All this can be done with the dsixda kitchen
I hope everything is clear now

shankly1985 said:
Ops good job I never installed this. I readothers having this problem also.
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That you did. There are plenty of threads with that information available.

is there a way to root now?
we should wait?

Okay well then i guess im stuck like others :S
i was just thinking if there was a way to get superuser rights by using the terminal or adb.
i did also try the old root method for the desire that came before unrevoked. That didnt work.

Thank goodness...I was tempted to flash the original RUU...but my stomach told me not to do it...I would have been in the same situation if had flashed it too...
I hope there will be an easy solution in the near future for you guys
@andQlimax: Thanks for the information so...so, I hit the thanks button

Popenda said:
Okay well then i guess im stuck like others :S
i was just thinking if there was a way to get superuser rights by using the terminal or adb.
i did also try the old root method for the desire that came before unrevoked. That didnt work.
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and what should we do now?
except waiting

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151765
That's prob as close as you'll get to the update without flashing the RUU.

Meaple said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151765
That's prob as close as you'll get to the update without flashing the RUU.
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i can't access recovery

I think gingerbreak can still temp root this build if it helps.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App

ste1164 said:
I think gingerbreak can still temp root this build if it helps.
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Have the same problem as others here. Tried both apk and adb with GingerBreak. No luck
...but I'm trying to play around a bit and got a noob idea to use ARUWizard to flash custom rom. I've extracted RUU 2.29 and RUU 2.3.3 and replaced 2.3.3 rom.zip with the one from 2.29. It didn't work of course as newer version has been discovered but I was wondering if it's possible just to root the standard rom.zip and put it back. Is there any chance that it works?

Have anyone rooted htc desire with Gingerbread RUU update ?
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[Q] Half bricked dhd after Adv Ace Hack tool

I have a dhd with latest 2.3.3 ota stock rom for europe. I tried the adv ace hack tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1259821 and I got Cwm but no s-off. And the rom did not want to boot.
I tried a custom rom flashed through cwm but it wont boot either. Im getting stuck on the white screen.
Im currently downloaded a pd98img of stock rom. I am wondering if I put it on the sdcard and flash it through hboot will the phone work again?
Need help asap

hg3atintin said:
I have a dhd with latest 2.3.3 ota stock rom for europe. I tried the adv ace hack tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1259821 and I got Cwm but no s-off. And the rom did not want to boot.
I tried a custom rom flashed through cwm but it wont boot either. Im getting stuck on the white screen.
Im currently downloaded a pd98img of stock rom. I am wondering if I put it on the sdcard and flash it through hboot will the phone work again?
Need help asap
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Well you won't be able to flash a custom rom if you have s-on. Yes it should work again if you flash a ruu official rom. Once that's done. S-off and your done.
Guessing you did something wrong hence the issues you faced
Sent from my Desire HD using xda premium

My Dhd was the same as yours and didn't have any problems. Did you ask for some help on the irc channel or did you just not read the manual

Was about to try the ace-hack until i read this post. Total noob at this been looking for months to do this. If i run the hack can i just put say leedroid on a new sdcard and install through CWM. I just need to know if it all goes wrong can i get back to stock rom with the PD98IMG...
Never mind the phone i'll be brickin' myself....
Thanks in advance.

for stock devices, the HACK kit is probably the easiest and fastest one-step process to S-OFF, ROOT, install CWM for flashing custom ROM's , downgrading etc
i tried it yesterday and it worked flawless for me, just read the manual and follow it step by step..

Cheers, maybe give it a try later.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

hg3atintin said:
I have a dhd with latest 2.3.3 ota stock rom for europe. I tried the adv ace hack tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1259821 and I got Cwm but no s-off. And the rom did not want to boot.
I tried a custom rom flashed through cwm but it wont boot either. Im getting stuck on the white screen.
Im currently downloaded a pd98img of stock rom. I am wondering if I put it on the sdcard and flash it through hboot will the phone work again?
Need help asap
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I had the exact same problem 2 nights ago!
What I did: Downloaded a stock 1.32 rom, named PD98IMG.zip and put it onto the root of my SDcard, then entered bootloader (holding volume down and the powerbutton) and then you just wait for it to scan the SDcard. Once it finds the PD98IMG it asks you if you want to install. Follow the screen intructions and you'll be fine.
After I got the stock rom up and running (1.32) I downloaded visionary from the android market place, and rootet id through that. There are good guides on how to do this on the web. Just search for "How to root Desire HD", and skip the downgrade step, cause if you installed the 1.32 edition, you just did
Good luck, hope this helps!

sl4mp said:
I had the exact same problem 2 nights ago!
What I did: Downloaded a stock 1.32 rom, named PD98IMG.zip and put it onto the root of my SDcard, then entered bootloader (holding volume down and the powerbutton) and then you just wait for it to scan the SDcard. Once it finds the PD98IMG it asks you if you want to install. Follow the screen intructions and you'll be fine.
After I got the stock rom up and running (1.32) I downloaded visionary from the android market place, and rootet id through that. There are good guides on how to do this on the web. Just search for "How to root Desire HD", and skip the downgrade step, cause if you installed the 1.32 edition, you just did
Good luck, hope this helps!
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You couldnt provide the links to the stock rom im not able to find it! As you can tell I have the same issue!

mciscrazy said:
You couldnt provide the links to the stock rom im not able to find it! As you can tell I have the same issue!
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Use this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003
1.32.405.6 - http://www.multiupload.com/BTJ8KY0KH9
Good luck

affinity121 said:
Well you won't be able to flash a custom rom if you have s-on. Yes it should work again if you flash a ruu official rom. Once that's done. S-off and your done.
Guessing you did something wrong hence the issues you faced
Sent from my Desire HD using xda premium
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+ 1, s-off by away

u r the SAVIOR ... AWESOME!!!... i tot i bricked my friend`s DHD.....
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sl4mp said:
I had the exact same problem 2 nights ago!
What I did: Downloaded a stock 1.32 rom, named PD98IMG.zip and put it onto the root of my SDcard, then entered bootloader (holding volume down and the powerbutton) and then you just wait for it to scan the SDcard. Once it finds the PD98IMG it asks you if you want to install. Follow the screen intructions and you'll be fine.
After I got the stock rom up and running (1.32) I downloaded visionary from the android market place, and rootet id through that. There are good guides on how to do this on the web. Just search for "How to root Desire HD", and skip the downgrade step, cause if you installed the 1.32 edition, you just did
Good luck, hope this helps!
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my savior!!!!!

[Q] Unable Root HTCWildfire-A333

Hi Guys,
Having Problem in Rooting for my WildFire-A333.
Find Below are my Specifications.And Yes I tried both SuperClick and UnRevoked but it seems doenst work.
Model:HTCWildFire-A333,
S-ON(Unable to do S-OFF),
HBoot:1.02.0000,
Android 2.2.1,
Kernel Version:2.6.32.21-g6c55ee4
HELP!!!!
Thanks

How did you get that hboot, did the phone come with it? Never seen it before. Try to go to revolutionary.io and try to downgrade your hboot so you can s-off. After you have s-off you can then root and custom rom like mad ;-) if you can't downgrade the you can go to htcdev and get your bootloader *unlocked* but that will void your warrenty and they will definitely know about it.
sent from my android powered. tank using xda premium B-)

dhavalmehtas said:
Hi Guys,
Having Problem in Rooting for my WildFire-A333.
Find Below are my Specifications.And Yes I tried both SuperClick and UnRevoked but it seems doenst work.
Model:HTCWildFire-A333,
S-ON(Unable to do S-OFF),
HBoot:1.02.0000,
Android 2.2.1,
Kernel Version:2.6.32.21-g6c55ee4
HELP!!!!
Thanks
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Looks like you have updated the HBOOT from HTCDev site.
If yes you can use HTCDev site Bootloader unlock tool to unlock your bootloader which will make your device rootable. (it will still show S-ON though).

Nop,HBOOT came with this device itself.
i tried both htcdev,they says unable to bootloader for this ROM.

The HBOOT must have been updated somehow. Is it a new phone or did you get it second hand.
Did you try HTCDev method from the steps after the HBOOT update is done.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using Tapatalk

The HBOOT must have been updated somehow. Is it a new phone or did you get it second hand.
Did you try HTCDev method from the steps after the HBOOT update is done.
Nop its not updated it is as it is which i bought almost 1 year ago.
Its Not Second Hand
Yes I tried and result was unsuccessful.(ROM IS NOT SUPPORTED)
it says your rom version is not supported currently,but there will be an update soon that will be supported.
i have selected "hTC Asia India" as carrier. is it wrong??

I believe first you tried to update HBoot which failed then you tried to unlock bootloader without updating HBoot and that also failed.
If that is the case you have two options.
1. Search the forums to downgrade your HBoot to 1.01.0001, if you can successfully downgrade your Hboot you can use Revolutionary to get S-OFF.
2. Wait sometime to see if HTCDev site gets updated with support of your ROM and then try again.
Also if your existing ROM is India specific then you should select "HTC Asia India"
Mine is 2.25.720.1 CL299250 release-keys which is for India.

hello ,
i unlocked my bootloader using htc dev website ,and then i rooted the phone using gingerbreak v1.2.
the phone got rooted successfully but when i tried flashing CM7 on my phone ,through rom manager ,my phone restarted after asking superuser for permission .
after the restart , the phone hangs with a white screen with HTC logo .
i had flashed clockworkmod recovery before getting CM7 .
i tried going to recovery from bootloader and from pc .
please help guys ,i am really stuck in here .

sorry but this may help. Install CM7 using recovery not through rom manager. This may fix your problem.I hope =)

dkaushik95 said:
hello ,
i unlocked my bootloader using htc dev website ,and then i rooted the phone using gingerbreak v1.2.
the phone got rooted successfully but when i tried flashing CM7 on my phone ,through rom manager ,my phone restarted after asking superuser for permission .
after the restart , the phone hangs with a white screen with HTC logo .
i had flashed clockworkmod recovery before getting CM7 .
i tried going to recovery from bootloader and from pc .
please help guys ,i am really stuck in here .
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Hi.. u just try rooting your phone again using "unlockroot" one click tool(www.unlockroot.com) (as i did) or use htc super tool ...
Later install cwm recovery via fastboot method..plzz dont do it via rom manager as it just gives a temp recovery...
Then you can install custom rom's by going into cwm recovery..
IMP: make a backup of ur existing rom b4 flashing a custom rom and do a data reset b4 flashing..
hope this helps....

Still Not working Guys,please help I am just fed up with this message"low memory disk space"
Want to root anyhow..HELP!!
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using xda premium

dhavalmehtas said:
Still Not working Guys,please help I am just fed up with this message"low memory disk space"
Want to root anyhow..HELP!!
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using xda premium
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Give my guide a go, it's in my sig .
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using xda premium

rmittal said:
Looks like you have updated the HBOOT from HTCDev site.
If yes you can use HTCDev site Bootloader unlock tool to unlock your bootloader which will make your device rootable. (it will still show S-ON though).
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Sorry - I have followed the HTCDev side and I have unlocked the bootloader (it shows nice 'UNLOCKED' on power+volume down on boot). However I cannot find a way to actually root the device. How can I do it?

mpiechotka said:
Sorry - I have followed the HTCDev side and I have unlocked the bootloader (it shows nice 'UNLOCKED' on power+volume down on boot). However I cannot find a way to actually root the device. How can I do it?
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Follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22011309&postcount=4 post from me. I did it that way and it is the safest way because it does not try to use any kind of hack to root your phone.
Regards,
Rajiv

rmittal said:
Follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22011309&postcount=4 post from me. I did it that way and it is the safest way because it does not try to use any kind of hack to root your phone.
Regards,
Rajiv
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Thanks. I have successfully flashed clockworkmod. Then I've made nandroid backup (and flashed cyanogenmode - it seems to be much more responsive).
The only alteration was that I have used the fastboot utility from Google Android SDK.

mpiechotka said:
Thanks. I have successfully flashed clockworkmod. Then I've made nandroid backup (and flashed cyanogenmode - it seems to be much more responsive).
The only alteration was that I have used the fastboot utility from Google Android SDK.
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Happy that you succeeded.
The fastboot utility you needed to download from the suggested post was also from Google Android SDK albeit an older version.
Regards,
Rajiv

Fail to Root Desire

Hi guys, i'm new here, and YES! i have already a problem ...
So I got the Desire a few weeks ago, and I wanted to root it, then to install a cool ROM.
(I precise that I have Android 2.2, and HBOOT 0.93)
So I followed all the tutorials about rooting Desire, and I'm stuck everytime at the same point : UNREVOKED !!
I have done all the work like : HTC Sync uninstalled, download good drivers, USB debug, ..., and Unrevoked can't root my phone..
It says : " Rebooting
Waiting for bootloader...
Waiting for HBOOT to be ready
Waiting for Reboot
Internal error : couldn't find misc "
What's that ? I googled it but without many results...if you guys could help me please !!
Thanks !

did you try this guide? check part 15
are you on the stock rom right now?
and s-off or on?

Use revolutionary to s-off and install recovery, and then root.

abaaaabbbb63 said:
Use revolutionary to s-off and install recovery, and then root.
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Ok I'll try it ASAP ! Thank you !!

Revolutionary
Ahmed93 said:
did you try this guide? check part 15
are you on the stock rom right now?
and s-off or on?
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OK so i did the Revolutionary method and it seems that it worked, but actually i can't say that i'm sure...how can i know that it worked?
I have installed Superuser but there are no apps in it...

You know revolutionary worked if you are s-off and have a custom recovery.

Root worked or not..?
abaaaabbbb63 said:
You know revolutionary worked if you are s-off and have a custom recovery.
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So I rebooted holding Volume Down and Power, and on the menu it says S-OFF and Revolutionary is installed successfully. But I tried to use some apps which need to be rooted and it didn't work...

ChargementEnCours said:
So I rebooted holding Volume Down and Power, and on the menu it says S-OFF and Revolutionary is installed successfully. But I tried to use some apps which need to be rooted and it didn't work...
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Flash this from recovery:
http://download.chainfire.eu/310/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.04.zip

Root worked or not..?
OK i'll do it in one hour. Thank you btw !!

No problem.

Now rooted !
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No problem.
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OK so now i'm rooted !! Thank u again ! Now o'll try to install a Cyanogen ROM !

screen goes black after rebooting

Everything was going fine i made up my mind to install blackout rom today i downloaded and installed in the end of installation it says click finish to reboot installation complete i clicked n phone reboot htc logo comeup then screen goes black
before this rom i was using SVHD rom ...soo after this problem i go back to flash SVHD n guess what i faced the same problem with SVHD too
i cleaned cache dlvk reset n all that but nothing happened help me out

khan12343 said:
Everything was going fine i made up my mind to install blackout rom today i downloaded and installed in the end of installation it says click finish to reboot installation complete i clicked n phone reboot htc logo comeup then screen goes black
before this rom i was using SVHD rom ...soo after this problem i go back to flash SVHD n guess what i faced the same problem with SVHD too
i cleaned cache dlvk reset n all that but nothing happened help me out
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Do you have S-Off?

mickeyasamoah said:
Do you have S-Off?
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yes sir
i have soff
i installed stock rom back.... do i have to downgrade again to root my htc ?
last time i downgrade then able to s off and root by ace hack tool kit
is there any difference in stock n custom rom battery backup

khan12343 said:
yes sir
i have soff
i installed stock rom back.... do i have to downgrade again to root my htc ?
last time i downgrade then able to s off and root by ace hack tool kit
is there any difference in stock n custom rom battery backup
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You could flash a custom recovery through bootloader and then flash a custom rom. without downgrading.

mickeyasamoah said:
Do you have S-Off?
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If you are S-OFF that will stay. So you can flash a custom recovery and a rom. You might need to use the PD98IMG way to flash the recovery if you do not have eng s-off
Sent from my SM-N900 using xda app-developers app

glevitan said:
If you are S-OFF that will stay. So you can flash a custom recovery and a rom. You might need to use the PD98IMG way to flash the recovery if you do not have eng s-off
Sent from my SM-N900 using xda app-developers app
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thanks ill try
one more things sir why we have to downgrade why cant we do it simply reason behind it

khan12343 said:
thanks ill try
one more things sir why we have to downgrade why cant we do it simply reason behind it
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The reason why the downgrade was needed was because, Someone would want to root his or her device without changing the rom. In this case, the loop hole that made rooting possible was closed in the 2.3 update. So if you were to try and root your device with the 2.3 rom, it would fail. In order to achieve the root previllage, you had to downgrade to an android version where the loop hole that allows the phone to be rooted is still available.
But in your case, if you want to flash a custom rom, there is no need to downgrade. All you need to do is flash a recovery by the PD98IMG.zip way.
Or to flash it using the fastboot commands from pc, you could flash an ENG-HBOOT via the PD98IMG.zip in bootloader then use your pc(fastboot commands ) to do whatever you want.
Got it now?

mickeyasamoah said:
The reason why the downgrade was needed was because, Someone would want to root his or her device without changing the rom. In this case, the loop hole that made rooting possible was closed in the 2.3 update. So if you were to try and root your device with the 2.3 rom, it would fail. In order to achieve the root previllage, you had to downgrade to an android version where the loop hole that allows the phone to be rooted is still available.
But in your case, if you want to flash a custom rom, there is no need to downgrade. All you need to do is flash a recovery by the PD98IMG.zip way.
Or to flash it using the fastboot commands from pc, you could flash an ENG-HBOOT via the PD98IMG.zip in bootloader then use your pc(fastboot commands ) to do whatever you want.
Got it now?
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its done why am not able to use blackout rom ...screen goes black after rebooting ...n if i try to to flash any other rom after blackout same problem occurs ..why is that