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[Q] Flashing new Recovery?

I root-ed the phone with the unrevocked app,and put a new custom rom,etc.
But i want to flash the AmonRa recovery,i dont like the CMW...i tried with several versions of the unrevocked app,selecting "custom rec.img" and still nothing...help
?

"Still nothing" is probably not the error you are getting.

No,no
It finishes without a problem in version 3.2 and 3.31 ,but nothing happens,the recovery doesnt get flashed.
And in version 3.1 i think it just gets sruck at "waiting for root".
but i found a way to flash a new recovery,via Fastboot,just have to get s-ff first.

aca85 said:
No,no
It finishes without a problem in version 3.2 and 3.31 ,but nothing happens,the recovery doesnt get flashed.
And in version 3.1 i think it just gets sruck at "waiting for root".
but i found a way to flash a new recovery,via Fastboot,just have to get s-ff first.
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go to this site: http://alpharev.nl/
download the iso and burn a bootable disk.
boot from disk, follow instructions and flash amonra
once successful you will have a different recovery and s-off

Yeah thats what i plan on doing...just one question about the procedure
burn cd
do the alphrarev s-off
flash new rec.via fastboot
(after the new flash,do i need to do a wipe+new rom,or do i just reboot and all is well with the current rom?)

This procedure won't affect your current rom at all, it will only give you s-off and the alparev recovery ... so there is no need to flash another recovery through fastboot as this procedure already takes care of that!
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Thats about right, and you dont need to wipe anything to push new recovery. I would also recommend using a usb pendrive to s-off your phone. Just make a bootable usb with alpharev on it and let it run. Instructions can be foind in software development forum.
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cannot install new kernel

i've tried to install a kernel on my desire z with ckockwork recovery, but after reboot i still have the old kernel... :/
tried this one http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...or-desire-hd-z-and-mytouch-4g-overclock-cifs/ and that one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847672
stock rom
phone is rooted
gingerbread 2.3.3
kernel: 2.6.35.10
build number 2.42.405.2

graf_schokola said:
i've tried to install a kernel on my desire z with ckockwork recovery, but after reboot i still have the old kernel... :/
tried this one http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...or-desire-hd-z-and-mytouch-4g-overclock-cifs/ and that one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847672
stock rom
phone is rooted
gingerbread 2.3.3
kernel: 2.6.35.10
build number 2.42.405.2
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Are you fully rooted with s-off?
What steps did you take to install it?
What errors showed, if any?
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graf_schokola said:
i've tried to install a kernel on my desire z with ckockwork recovery, but after reboot i still have the old kernel... :/
tried this one http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...or-desire-hd-z-and-mytouch-4g-overclock-cifs/ and that one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847672
stock rom
phone is rooted
gingerbread 2.3.3
kernel: 2.6.35.10
build number 2.42.405.2
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Rather than that version of Unity, see here for the most up to date one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1121937

i have s-on but unlocked it with htc's unlock bootloader. how do i get s-off?

You can't get s-off yet with that method, we still need to figure it out.
To flash a kernel, pull the boot.img from the zip you want to flash, and use fastboot mode and 'fastboot flash boot boot.img' to flash the kernel.
-Nipqer
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hey nipqer,
hey guys,
I'm a noob and whatI wanted to do is having root,
i've succeeded with the htc official boot unlocker (didn't knew it was that crappy)
and using supertool (with zergrush exploit method)
now that i'm less of a noob , I 've found out that I don't have s-off
so you are 100% positive when you're saying it's not possible to have it?
is it the reason why when I want to save my current rom in rom manager it shows me a red !
and tells me: “e:can't open /cache/recovery/command”?
I want to install a new kernel for overclocking, do you confirm that what you are saying is the only method for my situation?
"to flash a kernel, pull the boot.img from the zip you want to flash, and use fastboot mode and 'fastboot flash boot boot.img' to flash the kernel."
thanks a lot.

The red triangle with ! is the stock recovery.
The htcdev method keeps recovery and boot locked, unless you flash it via fastboot.
So pulling a boot.img and 'fastboot flash boot boot.img' is the only way
(though I have heard of someone working on a recovery to defeat protection, no idea how its coming along though)
-Nipqer

thanks a lot for your answer, so that's why I can't save with rom manager right?
another question before I flash my boot.img, because i want to be sure and I didn't found a clear answer yet..
can I get a boot.img extracted from any rom for Desire z ,i'm thinking about a virtuous unity for exemple...
will that work or do I have to get a special kernel?
do I risk a brick flashing that way?
thanks

Yeah that's why rom manager won't flash a recovery.
I really advise you to use the kernel that came with the rom.
Though most aosp kernels will work with other aosp roms, and same with sense (doubt sense 2 will work with sense 3.x and such like)
Also, you may have to replace certain files in the rom for everything to work (wifi, camera, etc)
There is no brick risk
-Nipqer

ok thanks
so you advice that I dont flash the kernel at all?
what I understand is that it's way too different from the original Rom, right?
I've got a couple more questions for you if you don't mind
what if it's from a ROM that's close to sense, like the VIRTUOUS SENSE ?
and is it possible to save my kernel as a backup or not ?
it's really a pain in the ass as I only want to overclock my DZ a bit...
And I really hope someone finds a solution for that S-ON problem with the official HTC unlocker...
thanks a lot again!

Well instead of flashing just a new kernel and staying on stock rom, I'd say change the whole rom.
Virtuous Sense is just an optimized stock rom, it is real nice if you want to stay as close to stock as possible.
Though the kernel should work, if you don't want to change rom.
As for backing up your kernel, you should be able to backup boot in recovery. It's just reflashing it which is a bit of an issue.
I'm pretty sure the next version of 4ext recovery will have a feature to allow boot.img to be flashed from recovery.
how do you mean, s-on problem? If you want to get s-off you can relock your bootloader, downgrade and run gfree
-Nipqer

ok then ,I have to agree on a whole new rom as well as it makes a lot more sense.
thing is ,for some reason I'd like to backup and be able to restore my original kernel, I like the idea of coming back to stock, so I guess I will wait for 4ext.
stupid question: is it possible to have several recoveries?
I mean I already have clockworkmod recovery.
I'm talking about the lack of S-OFF for the HTC official method (it was easy but it sucks) maybe I will find some time to apply the XDA method some day...downgrades kept me from doing it(yeah I know ,I'm not the same to feel that stupid
thanks

When you downgrade its only to exploit a loophole to let you permenently root your phone. Once rooted you will then be able to upgrade to many roms, all of which will be an upgrade. As for two recoveries not at the same time but you can always change to 4ext or what have you
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ok thanks for the reply...
for the recovery,it seems that with the 4ext updater tool even if I install a recovery from there, it's still clockworkmod...there is also 2 versions with newer recoveries for the pro one??
gonna flash it manually...
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Nipqer said:
Well instead of flashing just a new kernel and staying on stock rom, I'd say change the whole rom.
Virtuous Sense is just an optimized stock rom, it is real nice if you want to stay as close to stock as possible.
Though the kernel should work, if you don't want to change rom.
-Nipqer
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well ,I just flashed the boot.img alone form virtuous sense,It's nice because I have overclocking now
what isn't that nice is that it seems that the Wifi doesn't work any more...any idea?

A full wipe and reflash may cure your wifi problem
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thanks a lot,thing is I flashed the kernel only,so i guess it only works with a full rom install
I would have loved to find a kernel that's close to sense 2.1 with overclock...

The kernel may not fully be compatible with your rom, maybe try a similar custom rom with the kernel supported by the dev or try a diffrent kernel to flash over existing rom
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Sorry about the little bit of offtopic, but I think it will be alright if I ask it here...
So, how do you flash kernel? Is it just a .zip file that can be flashed from recovery (I have S-OFF)? And will that erase all my apps and data if I already use custom ROM?

[Q] [Question] Updating the radio image of WFS !

I was wondering that we all need S-Off to our phone to upgrade radio image manually else it gets updated only with either official update or with official ruu update file.....
We all know that we can easily find rom.zip file from the installation process of an official RUU.... I was wondering that if in between the process when the installer check information on our phone, if open the installer and get the rom.zip to change the radio.img from radio.img of europe or any other latest ruu, would it update the device with the latest radio ????
I m going deep into this process cos I couldn't get my phone S-Off due to certain reasons and want to get the latest radio update but I m bootloader unlocked which won't let me update the radio using fastboot commands cos it could only be done using official installation process....
If this helps then all of us would be able to b on the latest radio from htc which has an advantage of higher signal receiving capacity............

nikhilkaushik said:
I was wondering that we all need S-Off to our phone to upgrade radio image manually else it gets updated only with either official update or with official ruu update file.....
We all know that we can easily find rom.zip file from the installation process of an official RUU.... I was wondering that if in between the process when the installer check information on our phone, if open the installer and get the rom.zip to change the radio.img from radio.img of europe or any other latest ruu, would it update the device with the latest radio ????
I m going deep into this process cos I couldn't get my phone S-Off due to certain reasons and want to get the latest radio update but I m bootloader unlocked which won't let me update the radio using fastboot commands cos it could only be done using official installation process....
If this helps then all of us would be able to b on the latest radio from htc which has an advantage of higher signal receiving capacity............
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I *think* its possible to update the radio while s-on. But a downgrade would not be possible at all.
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Found another way out !
heavy_metal_man said:
I *think* its possible to update the radio while s-on. But a downgrade would not be possible at all.
Well I m sure downgrading needs a way out but I have found a way to get radio and hboot updated while staying s-on and unlocked....
If we install an RUU directly on unlocked state it doesnt get installed and gives some error but if we manage to install correct region files from the RUU made for our own region and only, system.img, recovery.img and boot.img needs to be flashed through adb tools using fastboot commands and when its done, just be patient and let the installation complete and then when it starts, we get a fresh mobile with new NON-ROOTED phone.... Don't root it so far and check system for updates and let it update and voila ! It'd update radio and hboot....
I m not sure what my hboot version was before update but my radio version was 7.53 before update but after it turnt into 7.57............
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Or you could take the radio from the ruu rename it to pg76img.nbh (I think) and boot to BootLoader
As long as it is an update it should work without an issue
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What I did was:
1) Lock bootloader using 'fastboot OEM unlock'
2) Extract rom.zip from an ruu (NOT the latest!) and then separate it into system.img, boot.img, recovery.img, etc...
3) Using fastboot, flash system.img, boot.img and recovery.img.
4) Again, using fastboot, wipe the data and cache partitions.
5) Now boot into your stock android.
6) Download the latest ruu and run it, following the on screen instructions.
7) This ruu will update your entire phone (INCLUDING the radio) to the latest version.
8) Now, reunlock your hboot using htcdev.com.
9) Flash clockworkmod recovery using fastboot.
10) Install whatever custom rom you want, or keep the stock rom.
Simple!
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Well done man
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Thanks, I don't have a clue about developing roms. But I'll give back to the xda community in any other way I can...
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I did the same !
artturnip said:
What I did was:
1) Lock bootloader using 'fastboot OEM unlock'
2) Extract rom.zip from an ruu (NOT the latest!) and then separate it into system.img, boot.img, recovery.img, etc...
3) Using fastboot, flash system.img, boot.img and recovery.img.
4) Again, using fastboot, wipe the data and cache partitions.
5) Now boot into your stock android.
6) Download the latest ruu and run it, following the on screen instructions.
7) This ruu will update your entire phone (INCLUDING the radio) to the latest version.
8) Now, reunlock your hboot using htcdev.com.
9) Flash clockworkmod recovery using fastboot.
10) Install whatever custom rom you want, or keep the stock rom.
Simple!
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Well I did the same And now I m happy with my new radio

Won't work !
heavy_metal_man said:
Or you could take the radio from the ruu rename it to pg76img.nbh (I think) and boot to BootLoader
As long as it is an update it should work without an issue
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This process won't work until the device is S-Off cos it doesn't get permission to write the radio until it is S-Off. Device unlocked won't help !

nikhilkaushik said:
This process won't work until the device is S-Off cos it doesn't get permission to write the radio until it is S-Off. Device unlocked won't help !
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Hmm. I didnt think it would have an issue with an official update. Well that's proved me wrong
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Stock ROM HTC Sync HBOOT change?

Hi, i am wondering about changing to a stock rom on my brothers HTC desire.
I do not need root or custom rom on this phone right now, but maybe in the future.
It is an ICS custom rom on it today and HBOOT 0.93. With root and maybe S-OFF.
I am a little afriad to utdate/downgrade to stock rom because i have read several places that if the HBOOT updates to newer than 0.93 i will not be able to root the phone later.
But i read this was via OTA, I will be using HTC Sync for the update.
This will be my phone number 2 and i just want everything to work, newer rom functions is not that important.
I hope anyone will give me some help, becase this phone is WAY more difficult to root and customize than my SGS.
Thanks i advance

Kanakas said:
Hi, i am wondering about changing to a stock rom on my brothers HTC desire.
I do not need root or custom rom on this phone right now, but maybe in the future.
It is an ICS custom rom on it today and HBOOT 0.93. With root and maybe S-OFF.
I am a little afriad to utdate/downgrade to stock rom because i have read several places that if the HBOOT updates to newer than 0.93 i will not be able to root the phone later.
But i read this was via OTA, I will be using HTC Sync for the update.
This will be my phone number 2 and i just want everything to work, newer rom functions is not that important.
I hope anyone will give me some help, becase this phone is WAY more difficult to root and customize than my SGS.
Thanks i advance
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Don't worry, every hboot can be hacked. Only 1.03 is a little dodgy, but running an official update will give you at most 1.02 hboot that's easy to handle with revolutionary.
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 2 Using Flashes and Thunders

Thats nice to hear
I wonder if i perhaps should go for the pre rooted stock rom from this forum instead.
It should work just as nice as the stock HTC sync rom?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773997
Also i am a little unsure about how important radio is.
I have a different radio on it today than the rom required.
A have read the noob proof guide but i didnt undersdtand how to flash the radio, can it be done in clockworkmod recovery?
On om my SGS all this can be done in either odin or clockworkmod, so i wonder if this can be done in CWM for the desire too, because it is already rooted and HBOOT'ed?
Many thanks.

radio can be flashed through CWM recovery but only v2.5.0.7 or older. best to flash it via fastboot commands. click adb & fastboot in my sig for a guide
heres a link for
latest radio
Sent from my HTC Desire

HEEELP!
I may have a big problem.
I found out that the phone was S-ON and followed the Noob proof guide using alpharev to S-OFF it.
The 2 first steps went fine but step number 3 will not start
On the computer i just says, "waiting for flashing to complete".
But it never starts on the phone.
It also say on the computer that if i turn of the phone now it will be bricked, i dont wanna brick it.
What should i do????!?

****. I waited for an hour like the noob proof guide said i should and the i pulled the plug.
But now my phone will not boot into android. Just goes straight to fastboot mode.
What are my choices now?

Run 2.3 ruu and then all from start.
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nlooooo said:
Run 2.3 ruu and then all from start.
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2.3 RUU via HTC sync or via fastboot? Or via the lin from your signature?
Sorry for being noobish, i just havent gotten the hang of this HTC way of doing it yet

In my signature is only a way how to obtain it. When you download it, it's .exe file packed in zip archive. Unpack it and run from yout PC. Make sure you have HTC sync installed on your PC prior running ruu.
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Thanks I managed to install the 2.3 RUU.
I think i will just keep it stock this way for a while until my brother wants it back.
It is nice to have a phone that just works without beeing tweaked

HTC desire HD bootloop

I was helping out a friend to flash a custom rom , to update his device to a newer version , as a former LG optimus 3d owner i figured nothing can be more problematic , so we went on to unlock the device with easyunlocker tool , then flashed the latest twrp recovery from fastboot. We first tried Legacycarbon , it was stuck in a bootloop with htc logo without the quietly brilliant bit. Then we tried pac-man 4.2.2 bootloop again , lastly we tried cyanogenmod 10.1 again bootloop... First i thought maybe it's the recovery , i flashed the latest clockwork non-touch and flashed all these roms , still bootloop... My friend accidentally wiped the backup we made of the stock rom. Now the device is soft bricked. I've heard people talk about 4ext recovery , so i thought maybe i should give it a try but as it turns out , the only way to install it is with the play store app. As the device is soft bricked i need a fastboot image.
So my question is , what could be the problem ?
If you think the the problem is with the recovery can you export your recovery partition so i can use it through fastboot?
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You can flash the. .img file from fastboot, but recovery is not the problem. Try wiping all partitions (/data /cache and /system), and flashing a rom
Inviato dal mio GT-I9100

totalnoob34 said:
You can flash the. .img file from fastboot, but recovery is not the problem. Try wiping all partitions (/data /cache and /system), and flashing a rom
Inviato dal mio GT-I9100
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Yeah , i left that out. As a nexus owner i have a habit of wiping my system , data , cache and dalvik-cache partitions. I've managed to get a recovery backup from another friend who owns the same device , and flashed it to the phone , now it's working.
Although i'm very curious as to why it gets stuck in a bootloop...
I think it may be because of the partition size difference , then the ROMs that i downloaded didn't contain partition images , still it was through teamviewer , i couldn't really extract his partition table to take a look at it , i'll do that when i get my hands on the device.

Hi! It seems to be the same problem I met since friday. My HTC DESIRE HD doesn't want to start, it goes on a bootloop at the logo cyanogenmod.. I had the CM 10.1, so I have now tested to make a new installation by replacing it with a newer version of CM 10.1 but it's always the same problem.. bootloop again and again.
Moreover I have flashed the boot.img which was in the folder off CM 10.1 but no result.. I've tried to do it with MIUANDROID rom and it seems to be the same bootlooping again..
Please can someone help me?
Thanks

sosointello said:
Hi! It seems to be the same problem I met since friday. My HTC DESIRE HD doesn't want to start, it goes on a bootloop at the logo cyanogenmod.. I had the CM 10.1, so I have now tested to make a new installation by replacing it with a newer version of CM 10.1 but it's always the same problem.. bootloop again and again.
Moreover I have flashed the boot.img which was in the folder off CM 10.1 but no result.. I've tried to do it with MIUANDROID rom and it seems to be the same bootlooping again..
Please can someone help me?
Thanks
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Try flashing a RUU. If that is not working and you are still on a bootloop then it might be a motherboard issue.

glevitan said:
Try flashing a RUU. If that is not working and you are still on a bootloop then it might be a motherboard issue.
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be careful as re installing RUU might not let you re rooting it ...

zinedzine said:
be careful as re installing RUU might not let you re rooting it ...
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How come?
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zinedzine said:
be careful as re installing RUU might not let you re rooting it ...
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He should be able to unlock with HTCDev and root, or use the AAHK2 to s-off and root. I'm not sure if OP had already unlocked the bootloader, but there's a chance that the ruu won't update it (newer/same version as included in the ruu) meaning he'd keep his BL unlock
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from what i've read here on the forum, and if my understanding is correct, ruu are like "original" roms. files that we don't flash from recovry.
it's a différent method and in the end we obtain a stock phone with an "untouched" os like an original one.
if it is the case then you should install a ruu with android 2.3.5 on it, as if you update up to a ruu with android 2.3.7, again from what i've read, it won't be possible to root back the phone then.
i might be wrong but just thought i'll point it out to you so you can research on that.
it's possible that by now there is a way, but i havn't read or heard about it.

Justice™ said:
He should be able to unlock with HTCDev and root, or use the AAHK2 to s-off and root. I'm not sure if OP had already unlocked the bootloader, but there's a chance that the ruu won't update it (newer/same version as included in the ruu) meaning he'd keep his BL unlock
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Well you are definitely wrong. All versions are rootable. Ruu stands for remote update utility and it is the stock firmware of the device.
You cannot flash a ruu in recovery but have to do it in fastboot. From there you can unlock the bootloader and root.
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glevitan said:
Well you are definitely wrong. All versions are rootable. Ruu stands for remote update utility and it is the stock firmware of the device.
You cannot flash a ruu in recovery but have to do it in fastboot. From there you can unlock the bootloader and root.
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I think I might've completely screwed up what I was trying to say or you may have misunderstood what I was saying. So I'm just going to refer back to what I was trying to explain in context of an older HTC device (Wildfire, in this case).
In some scenarios with the Wildfire, we were able to run an RUU and successfully roll back to a stock rom whilst retaining a S-OFF bootloader (Meaning the ability to use fastboot to flash a recovery and root using a su zip was possible). I think I was trying to say this may be possible/may occur with the DHD. Meaning that OP would just have to use fastboot to flash a recovery and an appropriate superuser zip to get root, and therefore any version would be rootable (even if he rolled back). However at this point I'm not sure if the DHD RUU's overwrite the hboot/bootloader. (I've never really felt like flashing one and I don't feel like getting another sim unlock code at this point)

Justice™ said:
I think I might've completely screwed up what I was trying to say or you may have misunderstood what I was saying. So I'm just going to refer back to what I was trying to explain in context of an older HTC device (Wildfire, in this case).
In some scenarios with the Wildfire, we were able to run an RUU and successfully roll back to a stock rom whilst retaining a S-OFF bootloader (Meaning the ability to use fastboot to flash a recovery and root using a su zip was possible). I think I was trying to say this may be possible/may occur with the DHD. Meaning that OP would just have to use fastboot to flash a recovery and an appropriate superuser zip to get root, and therefore any version would be rootable (even if he rolled back). However at this point I'm not sure if the DHD RUU's overwrite the hboot/bootloader. (I've never really felt like flashing one and I don't feel like getting another sim unlock code at this point)
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No problem man, but Hboot and S-OFF are not the same. All RUU's have partitions in them including bootloader, however nand partition is not reverted to S-ON by flashing an stock rom, unless you specifically do that. There is no risk to lose the S-OFF state by flashing a RUU.

glevitan said:
Well you are definitely wrong. All versions are rootable. Ruu stands for remote update utility and it is the stock firmware of the device.
You cannot flash a ruu in recovery but have to do it in fastboot. From there you can unlock the bootloader and root.
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I stand corrected Monsieur :highfive:

??
i dont now .......:cyclops:

I didn't see mention of s-off in your question. If you are not s-off, you have to extract the rom's boot.IMG and fastboot flash it after rom installation.
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You can install with RUU, then u can downgrade, root, s-off it with AAHK2. So it's possible to root it