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Hi everyone
I posted earlier asking for help on rooting and flashing custom roms. I was kindly given the link to the complete guide in the desire development section.
I followed all the steps and successfully created a goldcard and flashed the device with the stock rooted desire rom, however that's as far as I got as now my phone's screen won't work at all. This is what makes me think it's an SLCD model as I've heard such problems as well.
I've tried using unrevoked to flash the slcd modified recovery image, that doesn't work either. I've all drivers installed correctly and followed everything precisely.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
What rom exactly did you flash with?
I followed this guide theunlockr.com/2010/06/07/how-to-root-the-htc-desire
Basically I got as far as applying a stock Desire rom that was rooted. After that the screen no longer works. The phone itself works as unlocking and locking prompts the phone to light the hard buttons and also receiving calls work.
At this pointI'm not fussed if someone can tell me how to put a rom on there that will work whatever it be, i'll ust have to do it blind as I can't use the screen. I've got the goldcard ready.
A ROM guaranteed to work is the official Froyo. It cannot be rooted:
http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bra...3.00.32U_5.09.00.20_release_140022_signed.exe
An earlier ROM may work but it would depend on which ROM you flashed.
Thank you for replying, I will try this in the morning as I need sleep
Can you let me know if this will fix the problem with my screen not working?
Yes, that's the point of it...
You might want to view teppic74's FAQ as well...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749551
My situation was a bit different.
I got an Asian ROM & wanted the European ROM. I followed 1 of the guides here & somehow i got a black screen (SLCD brick), possibly because I got the wrong RUU.
Found this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748498
I followed method 1, didn't work.
But method 2 is a cure.
dsymbol said:
My situation was a bit different.
I got an Asian ROM & wanted the European ROM. I followed 1 of the guides here & somehow i got a black screen (SLCD brick), possibly because I got the wrong RUU.
Found this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748498
I followed method 1, didn't work.
But method 2 is a cure.
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That thread is out of date now. See the FAQ instead.
Thank you ever so much for that link teppic I had come across other stock ROMs however I hadn't come across that one, this has sorted all my problems and got me 2.2.
Thank you ever so much
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Hi Guys,
So I rooted my stock Incredible a few months back using Unrevoked and nandroid backup, and I know 2.2 just finally came out officially.
I've been keeping up with the forums but having a great deal of time figuring out how to upgrade to 2.2 with root. I actually received the notification from my phone that the update was out -- so I downloaded the update via my phone, and while it was trying to upgrade, the phone locked up -- then the update got lost after that and it says my phone is up to date yet I don't have 720p video recording.
I guess my main hurdle is overcoming all these technical speak -- upgrading radio? adb? recovery? kernel? All I want is to do the necessary minimum in order to upgrade from my rooted 2.1 to rooted 2.2.
Would someone please be kind enough to lend a hand? I've looked through "HTC DROID INCREDIBLE helpful/popular threads [LOOK HERE FIRST]" and other threads, but just get lost in the jargon.
Thanks!
These are some instructions I used to do what you want to do. I also added my comments on how I did it later in the posting. Thanks to Heathsrow for his help.
http://androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/162003-i-just-rooted-what-next.html#post1482771
Updating the radio was the scariest part for me cause done wrong and it could brick your phone. Follow the steps slowly and precisely and it should be fine though.
Thread moved to Q&A.
Are you referring to the post by Heathsrow? But those are instructions to go from a Stock 2.1 to rooted 2.2..
I have a rooted 2.1 already. Will it matter?
This is the guide I started checking out last night. Thinking of doing it today!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771178
Make sure you apply s-off before installing 2.2, either the OTA or the RUU otherwise you will not be able to root it without downgrading back to 2.1.
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Just wanted to say I followed this guide instead
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=760306
It's a lot easier. if you're already rooted on 2.1 start on step 9.
You can download unrevoked-forever at the top of the guide and the 2.15 radio.
Just make sure you follow the guide exactly and read the warnings about updating the radio.
Hey everyone. I have an HTC Desire CDMA on U.S. Cellular. I had the pre-installed version of Android, 2.1, and I had rooted it using the unrEVOked method. Recently, the 2.2 update became available on the HTC website, so I decided to attempt an update. During the update, it hung at a screen with silver HTC letters and gave me error 171, being that there was a USB connection problem. I unplugged the USB cord and the screen switched to an HBoot type of screen with EUU selected, but nothing was able to be clicked on. If I plugged the cord back in, it would go back to the HTC screen. The only way to get out of it was to remove the battery.
Well I went on like this for a few more tries, with compatibility mode on the PC, running as administrator, switching which mode the phone was in when it was plugged in, and I never got it to work. I read somewhere that I needed to enable S-ON, but the utility to do that never worked.
There's a lot more tinkering I did, but nothing major. Eventually, I went into the recovery part of HBoot and wiped everything I could see. Now my phone would no longer boot into Android 2.1 as it had been doing before. When I started it up, it would just go to the HBoot screen and recovery screens.
I have attempted a few images of said-to-be-working U.S. Cellular HTC ROMs, but nothing has worked. I currently have a phone stuck in HBoot, and the only way I can get into it is to mount the SD card in the recovery screen and access files there. I can still install .zips from the SD card, so if there is one that would help me out, that would be just fabulous.
Now, the ideal thing would be to be able to just move right onto 2.2. Unfortunately, I don't think this will work. So I will be just fine if someone can help me restore it to 2.1, like it was when I first got it.
Also, I've been contemplating just taking it to my U.S. Cellular booth in the mall and asking if she can do a complete wipe/restore of the original software. Can the people in the stores do that? When I got it, the woman there didn't seem like she knew much about Android, so I don't think she would be able to tell that I had rooted it. Would she give me a replacement phone? What should I tell her that happened? By stretching the truth, I could say that it messed up during the update and I'm stuck with nothing on my phone now, but I don't know if she could do anything about it.
Anyway, I would REALLY like to get this fixed this weekend, and if that isn't possible, then within the next two weeks. If you have questions, feel free to ask. I'm new to these forums, but I would guess that it would email me if I get replies to this thread. If it doesn't, please email me at gavin at gavinroskamp dot com, where I'll be sure to reply.
Thanks again everyone, and I really really hope I can get this thing fixed!!!
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GavinRoskamp said:
Hey everyone. I have an HTC Desire CDMA on U.S. Cellular. I had the pre-installed version of Android, 2.1, and I had rooted it by. During the update, it hung at a screen with silver HTC letters and gave me error 171................
Anyway, I would REALLY like to get this fixed this weekend.
Thanks again everyone, and I really really hope I can get this thing fixed!!!
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Do you know anyone else with the same phone and carrier? You need to make a gold card so that you can recover ur phone with a non US Cellular ROM.ZIP or RUU. If you know someone then you can use their phone to make ur SDCard in to a goldcard which then let's u flash another carriers ROM.
Also have a read of this thread it has a lot of useful info....albeit related to gsm Desire but you might find some trick from the first post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831734
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I did some researching for you and possibly others with the same effect as you had, i found this info posted by Joehunni on AndroidForums but it originally came from XDA so the original author is unknown. the similarity is the 171 ERROR that you reported:
"....Ok, so I know i'm not nearly the only person whos had a ****load of problems trying to run an RUU so this is for some of you that had the same issues as myself. I originally saw this posted on an xda forum and it worked for me so i'm passing it along. If you are trying to RUU and keep getting stuck at the "waiting for bootloader" screen and then it ultimately fails with usb connection error 171, try this. After going through said process, instead of unplugging the phone, pulling the battery, hanging your head, and saying FML, all you have to do is leave the phone as is after first failed RUU attempt then re-run it. I know it sounds rediculously simple and impossible but trust me, just run it a second time without messing with the phone or anything (still stuck at the black HTC screen) and then run the RUU installer again, IT'S THAT EASY, enjoy! Hoped this makes someone elses day, or rather, lifetime of the phone!...."
THIS THREAD gives you the RUU but alas not for US Cellular but will get you back to a working phone I think.....: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850617
I have found out. From doing this on my uscc desire. that the 171 error comes from a failed loading of the htc boot drivers. Try reinstalling the drivers that you can get from unrevoked.
I do know someone with the same phone/carrier, but she lives about 50 miles away. I'm not sure when the next time I'll see her will be, but it won't be until a major holiday. I've looked at a generic guide to making a goldcard, and it looks pretty intense. I feel that I would be able to do it if I had to though.
Now for the non-U.S. Cellular RUU. If I were to go this route, would I simply load a rom.zip onto my sdcard and boot, would I load it on into a folder and under recovery, choose to install it, or would it be like the 2.2 U.S. Cellular RUU that I have that requires verification that I have the 2.1 official software or whatever? Also, when I go to update to 2.2 using the U.S. Cellular RUU, will it fail again?
Overall, my ideal situation now would be to first get my phone back to a working condition, as in being able to receive phone calls/texts and stuff on U.S. Cellular, and it doesn't matter what ROM I have to use, as long as it makes the phone work as a phone. Then, the next step would be to reset to a default image and/or update to the HTC/U.S. Cellular 2.2 RUU.
I'm also kinda confused with the goldcard thing. If I get the goldcard, will I then be able to flash an HTC Desire ROM for alltel or whatever the carrier is? Will it disconnect me from U.S. Cellular if I try flashing it? At this point, I'm willing to try just about anything. I won't be able to make it to town this weekend (or most likely this week either) to see if the U.S. Cellular lady can completely wipe/restore or replace the phone, so I will try as many things as possible before then.
Hey guys, I got it working again! Turns out I was able to extract the ROM from the RUU updater for 2.2 for my phone, rename it to PB99IMG.ZIP, put it on the SD Card, boot into HBOOT, and it installed 2.2 and everything is working again! No need for anything else at all. I'm surprised!
If anyone needs the 2.2 image for an HTC Desire CDMA on U.S. Cellular because you accidentally did something wrong, or even if your RUU utility isn't working, just message me or reply to this or something and I'll send you a link to it. The best way to get ahold of me is gavin at gavinroskamp dot com, or to ask me on Twitter. @GavinRoskamp.
Cheers!
Glad you got it working again and also on US Cellular!
To make goldcard is two click software, its very easy just use the Goldcard tool for windows. I will email the program to you. Making a goldcard now just adds some table code to ur existing card and you can still use it as normal. Also that code is not removed even if you reformat the SDCard. The code is only read by your phone at the time of a ROM update, it allows non carrier ROMs to be flashed such as a "stock rooted" ROM which don't have all of the carrier bloatwares and an restrictions that your carrier may have built in.
EDIT: I got a bounce back from your e-mail when i attached the Goldcard tool so here is the direct link: http://www.multiupload.com/Z4OE18SV7J all this info is contained in the first thread that i pointed you towards in post #2.
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What address did you try sending to? Was it over 20 MB?
Thanks for the link nevertheless.
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What address did you try sending to? Was it over 20 MB?
Thanks for the link nevertheless.
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No its below 1mb. I sent to the same email as u posted and where I sent you some info about 20 hours ago
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Hmm. Not sure why it didn't work. Thanks for the link though!
Hi, and thanks in advance for anyone who can help.
I have a desire hd phone, witch I love anyways I had it rooted a few months ago by a local phone shop, but I didn’t really see the benefit from it, in fact it caused problems so I performed a full factory reset within a few days, and thought that was the end of it.
Anyways my phone received the option to update to the 2.3 gingerbread on Monday, it downloads fine, and then when the install starts it freezes at about 20% of the way thorough.
I have contacted HTC several times about it, they say the phone will not update if it’s been rooted and I have to send it back to them to have it re-flashed, one person said it would cost £30, another said £200 so I would rather not send it to them. the last guy I spoke to was very helpful, he said it was possible for me to reflash the phone to its original ''shipped'' state, and if I joined a help forum I could possibly get some help, but he was unable to advise me on this., so here I am!!!
I received the phone new in January and it has had no updates until the one on Moday, and it was rooted using visionary a few months ago, I have performed several factory restores since then.
Current software is:
android version 2.2
baseband version 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_m
build number 1.37.771.3 CL290190
software number 1.37.771.3
im in the uk, and on the 3 network
Many thanks,
Jamie
Jamie.Desire.HD said:
Hi, and thanks in advance for anyone who can help.
I have a desire hd phone, witch I love anyways I had it rooted a few months ago by a local phone shop, but I didn’t really see the benefit from it, in fact it caused problems so I performed a full factory reset within a few days, and thought that was the end of it.
Anyways my phone received the option to update to the 2.3 gingerbread on Monday, it downloads fine, and then when the install starts it freezes at about 20% of the way thorough.
I have contacted HTC several times about it, they say the phone will not update if it’s been rooted and I have to send it back to them to have it re-flashed, one person said it would cost £30, another said £200 so I would rather not send it to them. the last guy I spoke to was very helpful, he said it was possible for me to reflash the phone to its original ''shipped'' state, and if I joined a help forum I could possibly get some help, but he was unable to advise me on this., so here I am!!!
I received the phone new in January and it has had no updates until the one on Moday, and it was rooted using visionary a few months ago, I have performed several factory restores since then.
Current software is:
android version 2.2
baseband version 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_m
build number 1.37.771.3 CL290190
software number 1.37.771.3
im in the uk, and on the 3 network
Many thanks,
Jamie
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Hey dude, this link should help. I'm currently downloading it so that I can help you further when you get it also.
I would think twice about reverting everything back to stock though. You are now in the right place, the shop you went to, to get your phone rooted was the wrong place! We are a friendly bunch for the most part so do some reading in the desire HD general section and you'll find some nice ROMs that are close to stock firmware but perform better. If they're not for you then feel free to flash the official ROM from your provider that I have linked to above.
Oh yeah, Welcome to XDA!
Thanks for that, How do i go about installing it, and will it completely revert the phone back to its original state so i can use the ota update and get the 2.3 gingerbread?
And thanks again for your help
Damnit, what I've linked to is actually someones backup of a stock 3 ROM so it won't be quite back to factory fresh. Let me do some digging, I'll be back.
EDIT: What exactly did the shop do, other than use visionary? You could try AMT tools from here and query the device info, that should at least let us know what they have and haven't done to the phone. I suspect that they have set a super CID hence why the update won't go through. Try AMT and report back.
Thankyou very much your help is appreciated.
Should i try the link you posted earlier??
Just use AMT tools that I linked to above in one of my edits and check the CID, If it is just the CID that has been altered, then you can use this tool to reflash a 3UK CID which is H3G__001
when i use AMT it says AMT is designed for use with Desire HD and Dsire z / G2 ONLY But i have a desire HD ????
Strange, is there an option to click OK or ignore?
EDIT: Weird, I just booted into windows and I get the same thing with AMT tools. Now I'm really confused. Try using the other tool that I linked to and see what that displays.
EDIT 2: Just had a thought. Pull your battery then put it back in. Hold 'down' on the volume rocker then press the power button. Your phone should start in the bootloader and we should be able to get some more info. Once you've done this, list everything that it says in the bootloader screen.
Sorry, my brain is a bit slow today for some reason.
Ok ill do that now, i have also just rooted my phone again using visionary (i followed the link in your earlier message. so its rooted again now. cant believe i paid £20-00 to have that done, it took me less than 5 minutes to do it
ace pvt ship s-on
hboot-0.85.0007
microp-0438
radio-26.03.02.26_m
emmc-boot
oct 11 2010, 12:47:02
Jamie.Desire.HD said:
ace pvt ship s-on
hboot-0.85.0007
microp-0438
radio-26.03.02.26_m
emmc-boot
oct 11 2010, 12:47:02
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OK, so it would seem as though all they did was root it and leave most things intact, I think they must have changed your CID though probably using the jkoljo's radio S-OFF tool.
Run that tool and try to change your CID to whatever it was that I said before H3G__001 I think it was, or you could equally use that tool to get radio s-off super-CID and sim-unlock, then install ROM manager from the market, flash Clockwork Mod Recovery and then flash a custom ROM after making a backup of course.
The world is your lobster at this point and flashing new ROMs can be fun. I might have to re-flash my current ROM myself as I think I've screwed something up with it from messing around too much earlier today
i dont understand the open "Desire HD easy radio tool.exe'' where is that??
Please remember i am a complete noob when it comes to this, lol
i had to download the visionary app using my phone as my laptop kept saying it had a virus.
i have downloaded the premium rom manager app, can you recomend and good roms, or where i can get a list of them? also could you explain in noob terms how to change my phone so i can get the 2.3 update? the cid bit!!!
Thank you, you have been very helpfull.
Jamie.Desire.HD said:
i dont understand the open "Desire HD easy radio tool.exe'' where is that??
Please remember i am a complete noob when it comes to this, lol
i had to download the visionary app using my phone as my laptop kept saying it had a virus.
i have downloaded the premium rom manager app, can you recomend and good roms, or where i can get a list of them? also could you explain in noob terms how to change my phone so i can get the 2.3 update? the cid bit!!!
Thank you, you have been very helpfull.
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I'm gonna point you to this thread as it has everything you could possibly want or need to know in it. There is a link there to a thread all about how to flash a ROM, what tools you need on your PC etc..
With regards to how to get 2.3 onto your phone pretty much every ROM you'll find in the DEV section is based on 2.3. That thread I've linked also has links to pretty much every ROM currently available for the DHD and everything is explained far better than I would be able to explain things.
The tool to get Super-CID, which really only helps when it comes to flashing Radio's (which is something I would avoid until you've found your feet a little, however it's worth doing now, as it is simple and relatively worry free) is at the bottom of this post.
Happy reading and just remember that as long as you read all the instructions for something before starting it and you feel comfortable with what the instructions are explaining, then you will succeed with your end goal.
The tool to get Super-CID, which really only helps when it comes to flashing Radio's (which is something I would avoid until you've found your feet a little, however it's worth doing now, as it is simple and relatively worry free) is at the bottom of this post.
I have downloaded this, but i have no idea how to use it! i extracted the files to my desktop, it has a few different applications in there, one says start here but when i open it a command prompt comes up on my pc screen, i dont know where to go from there
Jamie.Desire.HD said:
The tool to get Super-CID, which really only helps when it comes to flashing Radio's (which is something I would avoid until you've found your feet a little, however it's worth doing now, as it is simple and relatively worry free) is at the bottom of this post.
I have downloaded this, but i have no idea how to use it! i extracted the files to my desktop, it has a few different applications in there, one says start here but when i open it a command prompt comes up on my pc screen, i dont know where to go from there
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You should extract them into one folder, then from there you should be able to double click the only thing that looks like a program icon. If nothing is happening it would suggest that you need to update your .NET framework. Do that by running windows update or going here.
Honestly....... the best thing to do would be to go here and read the basic setup bit so that your PC is ready for everything, and then read the rest of that little guide and it should hold your hand through the whole process.
im going to attempt a custom rom form the link you gave me (everything desire hd) do you have any recomendations??
Cyanogenmod is interesting as it more like stock Android, MIUI is similar to iOS and then you have the sense ROMs with tweaks and whatnot. Have a look at the options available in the screenshots and see what you like the look of, it's a very subjective thing as some like one thing and others like something else.
the link you gave me for the rado code was missing the important bit!
i managed to find it somewhere else
http://igyaan.in/2011/01/how-to-root-htc-desire-hd-included-downgrade-from-1-72-405-3-to-1-32/
have a look at the link you gave me, it is missing the main programme.
do you have to go through the root procedure every time you use the radio tool, or will it work every time after the phone is rooted. the reason i ask is that i just tried to do it and it said ''operation failed, probably connection'' ill try it again now
Jamie.Desire.HD said:
the link you gave me for the rado code was missing the important bit!
i managed to find it somewhere else
http://igyaan.in/2011/01/how-to-root-htc-desire-hd-included-downgrade-from-1-72-405-3-to-1-32/
have a look at the link you gave me, it is missing the main programme.
do you have to go through the root procedure every time you use the radio tool, or will it work every time after the phone is rooted. the reason i ask is that i just tried to do it and it said ''operation failed, probably connection'' ill try it again now
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It usually fails the first time, I don't know why. After a reboot it worked for me, keep your phone screen on though as the package will request superuser permission.
That link is definitely not missing anything as I've downloaded and run it from that link several times, but maybe your download got corrupted.
Glad all seems well now anyway.
Hey Guys,
Ok here is my problem. I have a droid incredible 2 flashed to straight talk That is not the issue also it is rooted and rommed with
skyraider 1.3 that works fine it is no problems there the problem i am having is trying to get s off I have read and read and tried
going through the comprehensive s-off downgrade tutorial. I do have some skills in linux i got adb to work no problems
howeveri got the phone to go to 205.618.03 but when i go to flash the ru it gives me an error parsing zip and whamo quits.
the phone is unlocked s on i have tried for 2 days now stayed with it till 3 in the morning.. the phone works but i want to be able
to flash radios as i am on 312 and would like to upgrade the radio. has anyone had this problem or is it just my phone I have no problems following instructions and i know this is a dated phone but i like it and i want to be able to upgrade the radio any kind of assistance would be greatly appreciated.. I thank you for listening to me whine, and i do appreciate any assistance given
thank you
Mondo