[Q] Help for re-rooting - Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I have a white HTC Desire (Virgin Mobile) that somebody let me to help him.
It's already rooted (I think with unrevoked) and has clockworkmod recovery.
He tried to install MIUI but he got a loop boot on bootanimation...and nothing else...
I restored a previous nandroid backup (I think the original rooted rom)
but rooting behaves strangely some app says there is no root access
I tried to run again unrevoked... it failed with no update of the recovery / and unable to get root rights
I tried to change the recovery (for 4EXT ) but...it failed... asked me for busybox and busybox can't install because of no root access
I'm a bit lost.... How can I a clean root and an up to date recovery?
Thanks for your help
M

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S-OFF with revolutionary, then flash recovery, format everything and then install MIUI. If you're using the Data2EXT version make sure you have the correct EXT4 partition set up on your SD-Card.
You can get help on my guide.

Tanks... I'm going to try with revolutionnary!
Sorry for the post error!
M.

bortak said:
You can get help on my guide.
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I just read on your guide that with PVT4 phone we cannot use clockworkmod 2.x.x.x
This phone is PVT4 and the recovery is 2.5.0.7
don't know how it comes here... but it's probably why I have problems to replace it...
which recovery do you recommand?
Is 4EXT recovery would be OK?
Thanks for your help

moreje said:
I just read on your guide that with PVT4 phone we cannot use clockworkmod 2.x.x.x
This phone is PVT4 and the recovery is 2.5.0.7
don't know how it comes here... but it's probably why I have problems to replace it...
which recovery do you recommand?
Is 4EXT recovery would be OK?
Thanks for your help
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All the recoveries I've mentioned are good, choose whatever you want!

moreje said:
I just read on your guide that with PVT4 phone we cannot use clockworkmod 2.x.x.x
This phone is PVT4 and the recovery is 2.5.0.7
don't know how it comes here... but it's probably why I have problems to replace it...
which recovery do you recommand?
Is 4EXT recovery would be OK?
Thanks for your help
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Not all PVT4. Only SOME PVT4 have a different NAND chip with erase size 40,000. if PVT4 and erase size 20,000, 2.5.0.7 works well. If 40,000, use Amon RA.
Use the command from a terminal emulator or adb
Code:
cat /proc/mtd
(note the space between cat and /proc) to ascertain which erase size you are.

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[Q] advice needed please guys

i have a desire that has been unrevoked and clockworkmod installed i have also installled miui rom, but i would like to install amon_ra recovery as i prefer it as it has partition tools and alike and its what im used to as i have a Hero as well.
my question is this can i use unrevoke on the rom i have installed to flash the amon_ra recovery or not? or can i just use a terminal emulator like i did on the hero when i update it.
or is there another way
p.s it is not s-off ONLY unrevoked
thanks in advance
Should be able to do it again and flash AmonRA over CWM - not tried it myself, though
well i will give it a go later

[Q] Status Error 7 - Can't flash OxygeN

Hello
Everytime I try to flash the OxygeN ROM or any ROM for that matter I get an error:
assert failed: write_raw_image ("/tmp/boot.img", "boot") Error in /sdcard/update.zip (Status 7)
What am I doing wrong? Can anyone help please??
Thanks
thecf said:
Hello
Everytime I try to flash the OxygeN ROM or any ROM for that matter I get an error:
assert failed: write_raw_image ("/tmp/boot.img", "boot") Error in /sdcard/update.zip (Status 7)
What am I doing wrong? Can anyone help please??
Thanks
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Are You using a Gold Card? Are you rooted?
To make a Gold Card;
http://www.droid-den.com/android-guides/android-guide-how-to-create-a-gold-card
The gold card, allows you to install unsigned ROMs in the beginning, a must for Desire owners. After that;
Then root your phone;
Then flash a custom ROM.
Seriously, were past the stage of 50 billion processes.
http://android.modaco.com/content/software/308798/pc-application-goldcardtool/
Sent from CM7
Hello sirs,
I have the same exact problem.
I'm using a Goldacard (via GoldcardTool) and my Desire is rooted (i have Super User on my Apps list) with Clockworkmod recovery.
My HBOOT is 0.93 and I'm on 2.2 official ROM.
Appreciate all the help for this noob.
Thank you very much
nonofficialcover said:
Hello sirs,
I have the same exact problem.
I'm using a Goldacard (via GoldcardTool) and my Desire is rooted (i have Super User on my Apps list) with Clockworkmod recovery.
My HBOOT is 0.93 and I'm on 2.2 official ROM.
Appreciate all the help for this noob.
Thank you very much
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I think, remove goldcard, insert blank sd, download latest oxygen to root of this sd, wipe everything in cwm, flash rom.
Hope that works, its the process I followed!
stringer7 said:
I think, remove goldcard, insert blank sd, download latest oxygen to root of this sd, wipe everything in cwm, flash rom.
Hope that works, its the process I followed!
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Will try out that one one sir, thank you!
Flashed ROM on a non-goldcard sd and i still have the same problem.
Already tried on Oxygen, Leedroid, SupeRomHD and RCMixS. With or without goldcard. Hboot 0.93 on Stock 2.2 ROM with S-ON.
Please help
nonofficialcover said:
Already tried on Oxygen, Leedroid, SupeRomHD and RCMixS. With or without goldcard. Hboot 0.93 on Stock 2.2 ROM with S-ON.
Please help
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You're desire isn't PVT4 by any chance is it?
If so I know there are problems using clockwork, and I wonder if that's contributing?
stringer7 said:
You're desire isn't PVT4 by any chance is it?
If so I know there are problems using clockwork, and I wonder if that's contributing?
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Sir,
It is a PVT4. I was able to solve it by doing S-OFF
After which all my previous problems were solved - nandroid backup, modify my phone partitions and flash custom ROM.
Nevertheless it's really recommend to use amonra recovey instead of clockworkmod if you have a pvt4 desire (to avoid strange issues):
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20471345/SUroot/Tools/Android/Recovery/recovery-RA_2.0.1.img
Another Status 7 error here.
I have a Desire with Oxygen 2.1.4 and when trying to update to 2.1.5, I got this error.
Reading through your posts and watching videos on YouTube, tried 2 methods of flashing Amon Ra over ClockworkMod to fix the Status 7 error:
1. With ClockworkMod Rom manager app, which grayed out the alternate recovery field in the app and did not allow, and
2. With the android emulator app which did not found the flash_image command
Is there an another SAFE way to flash Amon Ra Recovery 2.0.0 over ClockworkMod recovery?
Awaiting your much appreciated answer.
Unrevoked 3.21 and select custom recover img
Nothing. Flashed the Amon Ra recovery, cleared all cache, still nothing.
Back to ClockworkMod again.
Status 7 error on me like a nightmare
Have other suggestions?
Try this command...
fastboot oem eraseconfig

[Q] How to update from ClockworkMod recovery 2.5.0.7 to 3.0.0.5?

Need to update my recovery for successful flash of baadnewz desire S
port. Ive got the image, cant find the option in bootloader to install it
though. I am s-off. Searched everywhere but cant find a direct answer.
Any help is appreciated.
Use the fastboot commands to flash it, or the flasher app in ROM Development
EddyOS said:
Use the fastboot commands to flash it, or the flasher app in ROM Development
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Thanks for the quick answer. Im going to try that now. Another question if i may, sorry if its
noobish just not up to date on this stuff, will say Leedroid or sense roms still work if i have
CM7 hboot?
Edit : Anyone in the same boat go here :
[UTILITY] Android Flasher(Recovery,splash1,Radio,HBOOT,bootanim)[V1.6.1](15/01/11)
Now i really need help. My phone is hanging in fasboot mode while i was
flashing hboot with the flasher. what to do next?
esk02k said:
Now i really need help. My phone is hanging in fasboot mode while i was
flashing hboot with the flasher. what to do next?
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Can you get into recovery? If so, you could try restoring nandroid and checking that the hboot file downloaded OK - if it came with an MD5 it's worth checking that - before giving it another go.
I've never used the flasher, just adb commands. Never had a problem flashing hboot tables.
00droid said:
Can you get into recovery? If so, you could try restoring nandroid and checking that the hboot file downloaded OK - if it came with an MD5 it's worth checking that - before giving it another go.
I've never used the flasher, just adb commands. Never had a problem flashing hboot tables.
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Yea my own stupidity i guess. well im gonna pull the battery. lets see what
happens then.
edit : its ok regained control after unpluging usb. how do i know if it installed.
i am familiar with adb. how do i flash the cm7 hboot via that?
I also had problem with the flasher when I started in windows, then the phone just couldnt start or flash a new rom, but when I started the phone with backbottom ipressed and then started Android flasher all worked perfect.
esk02k said:
Yea my own stupidity i guess. well im gonna pull the battery. lets see what
happens then.
edit : its ok regained control after unpluging usb. how do i know if it installed.
i am familiar with adb. how do i flash the cm7 hboot via that?
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Good news! To check your recovery you can either just boot into recovery and see what version you have, or remain booted and look in /sdcard/clockworkmod.settings (open as text file) to see the version number.
To flash hboots - check the instructions on the Alpharev site: www.alpharev.nl
EDIT: I found this post helpful as the instructions at alpharev are a little minimal at first sight. Obviously you are using the CM7 table not the Oxygen one!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=882758
Hi guys, I'm a little stuck/confused. When I boot my phone in Recovery Mode it says I'm running Clockwork Mod v2.5.0.1.
I installed a new version of ROM Manager (v3.0.1.0) flashed ClckworkMod Recovery and that says I have v 2.5.0.7 - so:
1. How do I ensure that the recovery mode is v 2.5.0.7
2. Do I need to unistall ROM Manager or,
3. Just leave it be?
System details:
Rooted HTC Desire
Android version 2.2.1
Baseband version 32.54.00.32U_5.14.05.17
Kernel 2.6.32.36_rcmix_11032
Build number
RCMix HD v3.6.1 D2Ext Rotate
The numbers above don't mean much to me - I'm not a dev.
Thanks in advance.
*EDIT*
I've since downladed and installed the .zip found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=839640
It worked but ROM Manager still says the current recovery is version 2.5.0.7 although when I rebooted the writing was orange. I hope that makes sense to someone...
djkaija said:
It worked but ROM Manager still says the current recovery is version 2.5.0.7 although when I rebooted the writing was orange. I hope that makes sense to someone...
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This is perfectly normal as 3.0.0.5 isn't an 'official'/final release yet.

Unable to flash recovery already s-off

I couldn't flash recovery through fastboot it gave me error :remote not allowed
I already got s-off by xtc clip.
also I tried by alpha but it says also failed to flash recovery
plz help me
Have you tried putting a P32IMG.zip recovery on your SD card and flash through HBOOT?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1185490
also try rmc's fix
just go here. install this zip, you should be fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160745
jrm422 said:
just go here. install this zip, you should be fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160745
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that won't do him any good as it's meant to give permanent root and be flashed from (a modified) recovery, it doesn't install a modified recovery. He should be fine flashing one of mine that leerage linked
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[Q] New Clockwork Recovery 5.0.0.0

Hi... I just found that Clockwork Recovery has new version from their website but in zip format. Try to install it through ROM Manager and recovery mode but it is just temporary recovery. Every time I enter recovery mode by pressing power and vol down and choose recovery it is back to old recovery.
Does anyone try this new recovery and how to make it permanent or is it available in img format so I can flash it using Android Flasher.
for your reference please find it here :
hxxp://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.0.0-bravo.zip (please change hxxp into http)
*** sorry for my horrible English and grammar
it is cause you use the fake-flash method, launching CWM 5.0.0 by flashing a .zip file from your current recovery.
in order to permanently change your recovery you would have to be S-OFF and have a .img file of the new recovery
My HTC Desire already S-OFF but where to find this img file of new CWM Recovery?
I have search over Google and this forum but did not found. Is it possible to change this zip file into img file?
The file:
http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.0.0-bravo.img
Md5Sum:
http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.0.0-bravo.img.md5sum.txt
davebugyi said:
The file:
http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.0.0-bravo.img
Md5Sum:
http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.0.0-bravo.img.md5sum.txt
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Thank you very much... how can I missed that
davebugyi said:
The file:
http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.0.0-bravo.img
Md5Sum:
http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.0.0-bravo.img.md5sum.txt
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You are smart
CWM website folder can browse
got it
http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/
recovery-clockwork-5.0.0.0-bravo.img 30-Aug-2011 23:25 3106816
recovery-clockwork-5.0.0.0-bravo.img.md5sum.txt 30-Aug-2011 23:25 92
Easier just to look here:
http://www.clockworkmod.com/recovery_images.html
EddyOS said:
Easier just to look here:
http://www.clockworkmod.com/recovery_images.html
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Yes but not all file available.
like HTC Bravo only latest recovery in zip format only.
Thanks
Yeah, but as this thread is for v5.0.0.0 then people will want the newest will they not?
someone already did some test?
for example backup the current rom (maybe one with ext partition), then flash an other rom (just for test), and then restore the backup (and see if boots and everything ok)?
i will try later anyway, but of course will be nice to already know if its work or have some problems
Has any one had the edify script error with CWM 5.0.0.0 recovery ?
I flashed CWM 5.0.0.0 today via fastboot and it works fine - however I tried flashing Cool 3D V9 Rom and then when i flashed the boot loop fix & got the edify scripting error does any one know of a work around ??? I did a search and i found some code by coolexe and baadnews but not sure if there is a way to fix this ?
-Dan
danw1million said:
Has any one had the edify script error with CWM 5.0.0.0 recovery ?
I flashed CWM 5.0.0.0 today via fastboot and it works fine - however I tried flashing Cool 3D V9 Rom and then when i flashed the boot loop fix & got the edify scripting error does any one know of a work around ??? I did a search and i found some code by coolexe and baadnews but not sure if there is a way to fix this ?
-Dan
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ask the dev to update the script in the flashable zip or flash a 2.x recovery (amend script is no more supported from 3.x and up, only edify is supported)
anyone have a changelog? cant find one anywhere!
andQlimax said:
ask the dev to update the script in the flashable zip or flash a 2.x recovery (edify script is no more supported from 3.x and up)
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Thanks for the advice will do.
sjknight413 said:
anyone have a changelog? cant find one anywhere!
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follow koush or clockworkmod on twitter..5.x has faster backups (now it used .tar files) and preserve the file system of each partition (if ur sd-ext is ext3, it will be backup and restore as ext3, if u have ext4 it will be ext4, etc..with previous cwm recoveries the sdext was restored always as ext3)
also a new color sheme..now is blue light
edit: new recovery seems available 5.0.1.0 http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.1.0-bravo.img
I read from a koush twit :
"Desire and Desire CDMA users: I have just switched you to real flashing rather than fakeflash. You will need to S-OFF. with unrevoked."
so, out of curiosity, how Rom Manager can flash the recovery for real?
I always use fastboot, and i though there was no other way than that and the PB99IMG.zip method..
Someone know how that works (i mean the flashing through an app)?
i'm fine with 4.xxxx
andQlimax said:
I read from a koush twit :
"Desire and Desire CDMA users: I have just switched you to real flashing rather than fakeflash. You will need to S-OFF. with unrevoked."
so, out of curiosity, how Rom Manager can flash the recovery for real?
I always use fastboot, and i though there was no other way than that and the PB99IMG.zip method..
Someone know how that works (i mean the flashing through an app)?
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Well there have always been another way just not on desire, since s-on users couldn't write to system or recovery while system was booted. But with s-off using a flash_image script will work just fine, which is pretty much what rom manager does(i assume).
So I asked koush on twitter to change us to native recovery flashing since s-off have been around for quite some time for desire
edit: so for everyone s-off that means: to update just install/open rommanager and press "flash clockworkmod recovery"(tested and working just fine)
mortenmhp said:
Well there have always been another way just not on desire, since s-on users couldn't write to system or recovery while system was booted. But with s-off using a flash_image script will work just fine, which is pretty much what rom manager does(i assume).
So I asked koush on twitter to change us to native recovery flashing since s-off have been around for quite some time for desire
edit: so for everyone s-off that means: to update just install/open rommanager and press "flash clockworkmod recovery"(tested and working just fine)
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Thanks to ur tips, i found how it works!
from the terminat emulator on the phone:
Code:
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
that should flash the recovery (even other partition i though), without use fastboot and without use the pc! thats nice!
On AOSP roms the flash_image utility is already included on /system/bin..in other roms (like stock ones) it should be downloaded and placed on the phone and used in the same way
that probably what rom manager does
So there is no way to get the latest version of ClockworkMod Recovery if we are on S-ON ?

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