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UnrEVOked woes

Okay here is the situation. I'm trying to root a HTC Desire using unrevoked on my laptop that I've used to successfully rooted another desire in the past. It get so far into the sequence then it says "error getting root, is your software too new"
The phone is a 'new' generic replacement from t-mobile but is showing as being s-off even though it hasn't been touched!?!?
Can any please give me advice on what to try next?
Desires spec:
Hboot
0.93
S-off ??
Software
2.2
Baseband
32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27
Build number
2.29.405.5
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Try flashing a recovery via fastboot.
If it works you should be s-off. Was it s-off before you touched it?
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I can see this thread may get a lot of views if your phone came from the factory s-off
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I had this problem trying to change the recovery program from clockwork to RA 2.0on my rooted desire. I was using unrevoke to flash the RA 2.0 recovery image file. I had to roll back from 2.3.3 to 2.2 and do a factory reset. As you are on 2.2 all you can try is the reset option.
Being already rooted wasn't the problem and if you Google your error message will find known issues with unrevoked.
Hope this helps.
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Yes it was s-off before I touched anything.
I've been reading this thread from the stickies though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853583
[CAUTION] New HTC Desire model spotted. PVT4 - S-OFF: works (AlphaRev 1.8)
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I had the same problem with my phone.
Start with a downgrade to original 2.1 and then run unrevoked and then alfarev to s-off,
I followed a very nice video guide i found on the development forum,
It was the only thing that worked for me.
Hope it works for you to.
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howelljones said:
Yes it was s-off before I touched anything.
I've been reading this thread from the stickies though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853583
[CAUTION] New HTC Desire model spotted. PVT4 - S-OFF: works (AlphaRev 1.8)
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The mention of S-OFF on that thread just means that it can be done. Not that every PVT4 model has S-OFF out the box. Seems like you might be lucky in that you have factory S-OFF. I take it it doesn't have the pink AlphaRev banner at the top above where it says S-OFF?

EddyOS said:
The mention of S-OFF on that thread just means that it can be done. Not that every PVT4 model has S-OFF out the box. Seems like you might be lucky in that you have factory S-OFF. I take it it doesn't have the pink AlphaRev banner at the top above where it says S-OFF?
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Correct it doesn't have the pink AlphaRev banner yet it still says s-off.
Still can't root it thought.
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Go to alpha rev irc see if they can help
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i got a t-mobile branded desire that was s-off from factory, i had problems using unrevoked on my pc, tried it on a friends and it worked fine
try a different pc and make sure you have the drivers installed and htc sync uninstalled

if you have an eng hboot you can try fastboot flashing the recovery then using the recovery to flash a rooted rom
failing that you can try the old fake flash method of having cwm as an update.zip
booting to recovery the flashing the update.zip which will take you to cwm
it doesnt actually install a new recovery as its fake flash
does the device look slightly different? like brushed aluminium?
i had one of these old s-off eng devices to play with last year.

[Q] help wanted to downgrad

i have htc desire gsm
i mad big stupid move and update to last stock rom 2.3
And i discover there is very cool roms call cyanogenmode
so i need to install it but this no way to do it with out root
ok i know all that risk about it
but 2.3 i can not rooted with available tools
so to do s-off and root
i need to install rom 2.1 yes or i am wrong .
help me now because i do not know where i can start ok
Best regards for all

I think revolutionary/alpharevx may be able to give you s-off and ClockworkMod recovery
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Android 2.3 can be rooted with revolutionary. Under supported devices the desire with bootloader version 1.02.0001 (the bootloader version the desire has after gingerbread update) is listed.
Swyped from Oxygen with Transparent XDA App

i use revolutionary to rooted my htc desire gsm
but not working it is tell me you frimware is new and not rooted .
best regards

wanyce said:
i use revolutionary to rooted my htc desire gsm
but not working it is tell me you frimware is new and not rooted .
best regards
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Use irc channel.

Revolutionary only gives s-off. To get root, flash the zip from their documentation page
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[Q] How to root my desire z?

I recently bought a second hand desire z, it comes with android 2.3.3, hboot 0.85.0013
How do I root it? Permanant root, do I need to downgrade?

sebastianlow said:
I recently bought a second hand desire z, it comes with android 2.3.3, hboot 0.85.0013
How do I root it? Permanant root, do I need to downgrade?
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yes you have to downgrade... i used this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
...for perm root i would suggest to use the wiki guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...sion#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD

thanks, no one click root? It looks so complicated...

There is also a one click root... But i dont recommend it, because it has a high potential to brick your phone
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Thanks! I rooted it yesterday, took me 5 hours to downgrade and root, but was all worth it. Wasnt very hard, the steps were easy to follow. (I have some experience with adb)
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Perfect guide

I have looked through the DHD QandAs and am still not sure of how to root my phone I really don't want to brick it so I want full guidelines on unlooking hboot getting s-off and for the rooting I think I can take it from there but I do know that rooting is save when you have unlooked hboot and s-off pls I need help any body
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I have a g2 rooted but in the process of unlocking the SIM I got s-off and hboot unlocked but not sure on how to do it on the DHD
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I had to read your post twice to understand it. Here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30007255
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AAHK retired, how to root DHD now??

I rooted my desire hd one year ago using aahk, today i tried to root my friend's dhd using aahk, but failed
Can anyone help me to root htc desire hd
I'll be very thankful. .
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Easy Ace Root Tool.

I don't have my DHD fully rooted, but anyway.
First you have to unlock your bootloader, find instructions on htcdev.com for it. Then you can flash a stock rom with SU acces, so you'll be rooted. But I recommend you to S-OFF the DHD also, I myself didn't figure out how to do it yet.
Still learning

SmikkelMikkel said:
I don't have my DHD fully rooted, but anyway.
First you have to unlock your bootloader, find instructions on htcdev.com for it. Then you can flash a stock rom with SU acces, so you'll be rooted. But I recommend you to S-OFF the DHD also, I myself didn't figure out how to do it yet.
Still learning
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shafqat93 said:
I rooted my desire hd one year ago using aahk, today i tried to root my friend's dhd using aahk, but failed
Can anyone help me to root htc desire hd
I'll be very thankful. .
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You can try this tool (aahk2) that is found on a german forum. I got my DHD rooted and S-OFF using this tool only. Just translate the page, read instructions carefully and you are done!
http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-ha...im-unlock-s-off-supercid-custom-recovery.html

AAHK is retired and unsupported. It also can't download the RUUs it needs anymore because the server was taken down. Use at your own risk.