Hi. I recently bought I HTC Desire with froyo branded by Orange Spain.
The problem is that I can't find a way to root it, since it has already instaled froyo and the downgrading tutorials only work for unbranded phones.
Does anyone know any way I can get this phone rooted?
Try here. It is in post 3
Just use unrevoked.
There's plenty of threads discussing the process.
Be aware though, that there isn't currently any RUUs available for Orange so going back to completely Orange stock with no root can't be done.
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Oh, and make sure you make a goldcard before you do anything.
This will help if you need to use a non-orange rom in the future.
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Thanks for the replies!
Hi, I have an Desire HD from telus, It was rooted, s-off, then hboot-off to get fastboot commands, I flashed CWM 3.0 then CM7 and finally reinstalled the proper radio via fast boot.
However I seem to have no sound at all, not in the earpiece during calls or the back speaker.
Did I kill the phone?
mafiaboy01 said:
Hi, I have an Desire HD from telus, It was rooted, s-off, then hboot-off to get fastboot commands, I flashed CWM 3.0 then CM7 and finally reinstalled the proper radio via fast boot.
However I seem to have no sound at all, not in the earpiece during calls or the back speaker.
Did I kill the phone?
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When you say you reinstalled the proper radio via fastboot... could you explain precisely what you mean? Usually HTC Androids of different hardware bands can still all use the same radio firmware.
When I downgraded it changed the radio so I put the telus one back on.
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menu-settings-sound-volume
is it on max?
Yup it was at max, I ended up getting it replaced, I'm gonna hold out on rooting it and stuff until people find out why the telus version is having these problems.
mafiaboy01 said:
When I downgraded it changed the radio so I put the telus one back on.
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How did you locate the Telus radio to put it back on? To my knowledge there is no such radio easily available on the forums. Are you saying you made a backup of the radio and restored it later? Please clarify exactly how you did this and be as specific as possible. I have a gut feeling this is how you broke it.
Same thing Happened to me. bought a Desire HD this morning from telus, Rooted , S-Off and super-CID...
now theres no sound at all
Got it off the forum
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hydroxide said:
Same thing Happened to me. bought a Desire HD this morning from telus, Rooted , S-Off and super-CID...
Return to stick and get it exchanged at TELUS.
We should have a warning for this before more people start rooting.
now theres no sound at all
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mafiaboy01 said:
Got it off the forum
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Again... please give more detail? Can you provide a link to the Telus radio you flashed to your DHD?
cmstlist said:
Again... please give more detail? Can you provide a link to the Telus radio you flashed to your DHD?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877295
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Okay now I see what you mean. There's a thread.
Question: When you say you tried flashing back to stock, did you use the Telus Ace RUU that is posted on the forums?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=932771
And your sound still didn't come back?
No I didn't, I already got it replaced and haven't tried again. But it seems like more people are back.g the problem.
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hydroxide said:
Same thing Happened to me. bought a Desire HD this morning from telus, Rooted , S-Off and super-CID...
now theres no sound at all
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I would also try flashing the TELUS ruu as recommended above.
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And let us know if that fixes it =)
If I am not mistaken, the route:
Downgrade -> Radio S-OFF -> Telus RUU
should lead you to almost back where you started from but now with S-OFF. If everything is functional at that point, perhaps you could permroot from there and put in the custom recovery. Then try flashing custom ROMs and hopefully the sound won't go away.
Ya, but still would be nice to know the root of the problem.
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I wonder if there is a specific sound component in this phone that is just different hardware from the Euro/Asian versions, and the older firmwares (maybe in radio, maybe in HBOOT?) don't have a driver for it.
On the non-HD Desire there was an issue where if you try to downgrade to an Eclair firmware meant for an AMOLED phone and you have SLCD, you end up with no display. I am reminded of that. The quickest solutions were to upgrade back using the RUU with the right hardware support.
Thankfully it's easier to find your way around a no-sound phone than a no-screen phone!
Ya that does sound easier then the original one.
Where is the TELUS ruu?
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mafiaboy01 said:
Ya that does sound easier then the original one.
Where is the TELUS ruu?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=932771
RUU_Ace_TELUS_WWE_1.84.661.1_R_Radio_12.35d.60.140 f_26.06.03.24_M2_release
This appears to match exactly the reported baseband version and build number for the unmodified Telus Desire HD.
mafiaboy01 said:
Ya that does sound easier then the original one.
Where is the TELUS ruu?
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Thanks for your reply to me at howard forums...
Here you go...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=932771&highlight=telus
Sup guys. I need help with rooting my HTC Desire HD, i want to use Unrevoken but i have a problem: in the compitable list it says htc desire not htc desire hd, does the hdh also counts as a desire? Thx guys and sorry for my bad english
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Hi xOMG. I am not sure about Unrevoken, but as far as I know, the Desire HD actually can be rooted using VISIONary+ app.
The app has been removed in the Market. But you can go to this site and download the apk file for installation. http://android.modaco.com/content/software/320350/19-nov-r14-visionary-one-click-root/
You may consider downloading any file explorer from the market so that you can install the apk file. Read the steps carefully before you use VISIONary+. Do it at your own risks. Lol.
EDIT: Oh by the way, your English is not bad and its perfectly understandable. Really.
Cheers. =)
I tried V+ but it "Crashes" after the black screen, had to wait more then a minute, is that okay? Should i try it again?
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Wat build number are you on check it, it has to be below 1.72
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damn! I have 1.72.405
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Its cool no biggy just downgrade look at the 8th post in android development section theres a tutorial there easy enough to follow
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I am at version number 1.8....
I need to downgrade to root. I was always of the understanding that my device was already rooted I have s-off and i just checked in bootloader.
I just want to know what is the best way to back up my data before hand?
So once i am rooted i can put it straight back on?
Yes. You have to have build number below 1.72xxxxxx in order you to use VISIONary+ to root your device. Else the rooting process will not work. I have my build number 1.32xxxxxx when I first bought my Desire HD. So it means I do not need to do any downgrading.
Pauly_k, in the first place, what are you planning to back-up? The stock ROM? If you are planning to switch to other ROMs, the app ROM Manager from the market, can be used as a tool to switch ROMs and also back-up ROMs. If apps and everything I would recommend Titanum Back-Up app.
When you do a Radio S-OFF and/or ENG S-OFF exercise, you do not need to on and off it back everytime. You can just leave it OFF all the time. It will not affect your device in everything e.g. performance. OFFing it allow you to gain full access into other area in your device such as to flash new radios.
Unless you wish you send back your device to HTC for say, warranty purpose, then yes of course you have to ON it back. Lol.
Cheers.
Hi, I was trying to root my Desire HD using unrevoked. I was stuck at the part that the unrevoked software said device'ace' is not supported at the time. Wat does that mean?
That software can't root your device. Probably it will be supported in a later release.
... this is the Desire forums, not the Desire HD forums. You might want to go look there instead.
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Hello,
I just got my new HTC desire Z to replace an HTC Inspire as I missed having a physical keyboard. I'd like to run Energy's rom as I have previously on other phones, but looking around it seems as though this phone is more of a PITA. So I haven't even powered it on yet, but before I do, don't update the oem software, correct? I need to unlock and root before I do any upgrade?
Thanks in advance!
Brad
Here's the rom I'd like to run...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1401560
Yep don't upgrade. If your phone already has upgraded firmware then you'll have to downgrade before rooting. Follow the wiki for rooting g2/dz found on xda, this is the safest way to do so and if you read first and understand the basics you'll be done in under an hour easily
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