Edit: this appears to have been an issue with my USB cable. Thanks anyway to kotag82 for all his help.
I am trying to unroot my desire because the power button is broken and I need to send it in for warranty. I currently have CM7 installed, with the Bravo CM7 r2 HBOOT from AlphaRev.
I am trying to flash the stock desire HBOOT but I get this error:
Code:
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))
finished. total time: 0.001s
I have checked the MD5 of the .img
I don't know what to do next.
Thanks
Edit: also the RUU can't see my phone. I assumed that was because I'm not using Sense so HTC Sync doesn't connect, but it may be relevant.
Did you try to flash downgrade first, cm7/r2 has protection
kotag82 said:
Did you try to flash downgrade first, cm7/r2 has protection
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I did not, please could you point me in the right direction? I have never heard of that before.
It has protection(RUU can't overwrite it) download downgrader from alpharev: first flash it reboot and flash stock one
Edit... sorry you can do it without downgrader my bad...
did you try fastboot devices?
Code:
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot flash hboot bravo_downgrade.img
< waiting for device >
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... OKAY [ 0.087s]
writing 'hboot'... OKAY [ 0.152s]
finished. total time: 0.239s
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... ^C
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... ^C
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot devices
HT03FPL01263 fastboot
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl.img
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))
finished. total time: 0.003s
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot devices
HT03FPL01263 fastboot
"^C" was where it was just hanging for ages and I cancelled the command.
But now downgrade is flashed atleast. But that does mean I'm now stuck in a bootloop.
Hi try this stock hboot, stock.img inside
kotag82 said:
Hi try this stock hboot, stock.img inside
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Is this more likely to work than the stock hboot on http://alpharev.nl/ ?
I'm slightly hesitant about flashing something I don't know where its from..
Edit, its MD5 is identical. I tried it anyway but I had the same message. "sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))"
this was downloaded from alpharev ages ago, i flashed it 1 hour ago... everything ok, i just renamed it because of im lazy to type it all...and im using rmd recovery too to flash it... see my signature, there is an option flash image in recovery menu... try to flash your original from alpharev to see if it is working... if not try mine... btw it looks like your file is corrupted
I did have a go with it, but had the same trouble. I don't think my download is corrupted because the MD5 matches what it shows on the alpharev website.
have you tried pb99img.zip method?
Ok, I tried with another USB cable and this time was successful. I don't know if that is coincidence or not but I'm happy with it. Hopefully the RUU will work once I restore Sense from nandroid.
Ruu should work now... good luck... did you use original htc usb cable?
just curious..
trying to switch partition tables on HTC desire GSM
Hi all - I've got a similar problem to that which was discussed here.
In my case I've been using my HTC desire with cyanogenmod7 BRAVO N1table partition for nearly a year now. Lately I'm noticing I am running out of space with my huge app appetite so I thought I would change the partition table to the BRAVO cm7r2 (which was not around when I first reset the partition table).
I managed to get fastboot working on my ubuntu 11.10 machine after some strife but I am stuck when it comes to flashing the hboot .img file with fastboot.
I followed the instructions on alpharev.nl and various other sites to no avail...
when I run the command:
fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl-cm7r2.img
the response i get from the terminal is:
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))
I am sadly quite a n00b when it comes to this stuff and really don't know how to interpret this message... I tried the bravo_downgrade.img file with fastboot flash hboot in a similar fashion and got the exact same error message
I hope the question makes sense and I've not been too verbose...
for further info, on my phone i see the following when I'm in HBOOT USB PLUG mode, from the top:
AlphaRev N1Table
BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.93.1000
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.11.05.27
Aug 10 2010, 17:52:18
HBOOT USB PLUG
Any more info required just let me know - Thanks in advance for any help you can offer
something is wrong but try pb99200.zip method, place it in root of your sdcard and start the phone vol- and power buttons together
Sorry forgot to mention - I did try the PB99IMG.zip method... I put it in the root of the SDcard as per the alpharev and your instructions.. I get the error:
CID incorrect!
Update Fail!
Do you want to reboot device?
<VOL UP> Yes
<VOL DOWN> No
I read up on this a bit too and I'm having trouble understanding exactly what the error means but it seems I may need to use a GoldCard? Just researching those now... perhaps I will try to make one.
Is there any possibility that my ubuntu fastboot is not working as normal? I have windows 7 dual booted so I thought next I might try running fastboot from there as it seems there is more support for windows in general... could I use a program like androidflasher to flash partition table changes?
Thanks for your super speedy reply!!!
i think golcard is needed i can't confirm as all my sdcard are goldcards
yes you can try android flasher or you can try that via RMD recovery flash image section there just put your image file on sdcard
I just had this problem after flashing cm7r2, but only because I was silly and did these steps in the wrong order:
4) 'fastboot reboot-bootloader'
5) 'fastboot erase cache'
Follow the above after fastboot flash hboot image.img and you should be fine
Bingley said:
4) 'fastboot reboot-bootloader'
5) 'fastboot erase cache'
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If the command does not give effect, then remove the battery for a while. It had just helped me.
ze7zez said:
If the command does not give effect, then remove the battery for a while. It had just helped me.
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2012 dude
Do you know where a full description of the solution to the problem of "FAILED status of malformed"?
I added something from each other, which may one day help someone.
dear all
i am using GN 4.2.2 stock
at the moment i can go to fastboot and i flash clockwordmod recovery v6.0.1.9
i did this because my phone startted to reboot
at the GB logo
.
now problem is i cant flash ROM to sdcard.
here is the output
=================
sending 'bootloader' (2308 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.260s]
writing 'bootloader'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.435s
==========================
sending 'radio' (12288 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.353s]
writing 'radio'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 2.060s
===================================
in recovery when i am trying to mount sdcard.
===============
Error mounting sdcard
Are u trying to flash the rom immediately after unlocking the bootloader?? When the bootloader unlock is performed, the data is wiped completely.. Now u have to restart the device to mount the sd card again in recovery..
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
1) you will never be able to mount the sdcard in recovery, so stop trying
2) what is the fastboot command you typed to generate the output?
Zepius said:
1) you will never be able to mount the sdcard in recovery, so stop trying
2) what is the fastboot command you typed to generate the output?
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fastboot commands i tried are
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxla02.img
i cant flash any thing
i am stuck
is my sdcard gone
????
amith007 said:
Are u trying to flash the rom immediately after unlocking the bootloader?? When the bootloader unlock is performed, the data is wiped completely.. Now u have to restart the device to mount the sd card again in recovery..
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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yes i unlocked bootloader, and yes all data must have been wiped out.
i restarted into recovery but with recovery i cant mount the sdcard
!!!!!
zakisays said:
fastboot commands i tried are
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxla02.img
i cant flash any thing
i am stuck
is my sdcard gone
????
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do you have the files in the same directory with your fastboot.exe?
you could also boot into your custom recovery and use adb to push a rom to your phone.
zakisays said:
yes i unlocked bootloader, and yes all data must have been wiped out.
i restarted into recovery but with recovery i cant mount the sdcard
!!!!!
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Perhaps you didnt read the post, so I will quote it here:
Zepius said:
1) you will never be able to mount the sdcard in recovery, so stop trying
2) what is the fastboot command you typed to generate the output?
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Zepius said:
do you have the files in the same directory with your fastboot.exe?
you could also boot into your custom recovery and use adb to push a rom to your phone.
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fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxla02.img
can you sent me the link to the steps for custom recovery & adb push
let me try it
thanks in advance
zakisays said:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxla02.img
can you sent me the link to the steps for custom recovery & adb push
let me try it
thanks in advance
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first, flash cwm 6.0.2.3.
look in problem can happen section in my thread
samersh72 said:
first, flash cwm 6.0.2.3.
look in problem can happen section in my thread
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i gave the following command
H:\Galaxy Nexus (yakju)>adb -d push "H:\Galaxy Nexus (yakju)\Stock-Unroot Jelly
Bean GNex GSM.zip" /sdcard/
its almost 2 hours now the command hasnt finished executing, hope all is going ok
ok i cancelled the previous command .
rebooted to recovery , mounted /data and /system
then reran push command.
got the zip file into sdcard
then tried installing , error generated
finding update package
opening update package
installing update
Installation aborted
!!!!!
please help
thanks
just do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Zepius said:
just do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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well i followed the steps.
i got error as below
===================
H:\brick\xda-24-3-2013\yakju-jdq39>fastboot.exe flash bootloader bootloader-magu
ro-primelc03.img
sending 'bootloader' (2308 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.260s]
writing 'bootloader'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.507s
================================
i hope now its clear what i am facing.
i can boot to fastboot and to recovery , but cant do anything else
if i flash something then the "Too many links error" comes
thanks for the help , is there anything else i can try
========================
ok i found something interesting
when i flash something i get the error " Too many links"
then when i run fastboot.exe devices , i get
???????????? fastboot
and after reboot i get
H:\brick\xda-24-3-2013\yakju-jdq39>fastboot.exe devices
My IEMI number fastboot
y is this happening
*sigh* ...
Op, uninstall all drivers, reboot your system;
Connect device in fastboot to PC, manually update drivers, disconnect device, reboot PC
Connect device again, flash recovery, after it finishes, disconnect USB, use volume keys to "reboot recovery", reconnect USB, manually update drivers again
'adb devices' should return your SN
'adb push ROM.zip /sdcard/' or if that doesn't do it, 'adb push ROM.zip /data/media/'
Sent from my Nexus
Hello,
Im having reallly big problem with my Desire HD device and unfortunately,I realize this is only my fault and inadvertence. Im hoping that someone will help me with my problem...
First of all, I've had stock 2.3.5 on my device and every possible blockade. I've used Downgrade_v2 files (with adb and Gingerbreak and 1.32 stock android) but it wasn't working as it supossed to do. I've found nice tool to unblock DHD, called EasyAceRootTool. Everything went OK, new H-Boot was uploaded, unblock process went smoothly, Revovery Touch was uploaded to DHD as well, Superuser was installed too.
And at this level I've hurried too much, because I've installed by recovery new rom on Android 4.0.4 , this one : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839004
And of course... I know now iVe forgot to make S-OFF, android doesn't start, nothing happens at all....
My Hboot now says :
Hboot :
***Relocked***
ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.0020029
RADIO -26.14.04.28_M
Ive tried a lot of soutions
1)Install PD98IMG.zip on sdcard (2 different stock roms) but when Bootlader is checking image, it says, that newer android is already on device
2)Install RUU, It says that there is a problem with Hboot and i need to wait for upgrade
3)Install PD98IMG.zip (pulled out from stock RUU) by recovery, it says that this image is "bad"
4)Restore backed up adnroid from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920876&highlight=hboot, from section "Install stock Vodafone ROM", but it didn't helped as well, it says MD5 checksum failed...
5) When im trying to unlock Hboot in EasyAceRootTool, it communicating with device, but then it says : "Your device is not recognized"
Please guys... what else should I do ??
ps. I know there's a lot of grammatic mistakes, sorry for that. I was trying to check what I was writing
You've relocked your bootloader. You need to re-unlock it. Also, each time after you flash a ROM, you need to extract the boot.img from the ROM zip and
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
bananagranola said:
You've relocked your bootloader. You need to re-unlock it. Also, each time after you flash a ROM, you need to extract the boot.img from the ROM zip and
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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tried to do that in bootloader is fastboot mode, and it says :
C:\win>fastboot flash boot boot.img
sending 'boot' (2932 KB)... OKAY [ 0.496s]
writing 'boot'... INFOsignature checking..
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 0.973s
peanek said:
tried to do that in bootloader is fastboot mode, and it says :
C:\win>fastboot flash boot boot.img
sending 'boot' (2932 KB)... OKAY [ 0.496s]
writing 'boot'... INFOsignature checking..
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 0.973s
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Like I said, you relocked your bootloader. First you need to re-unlock your bootloader.
bananagranola said:
Like I said, you relocked your bootloader. First you need to re-unlock your bootloader.
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Sorry, I haven't read properly
C:\win>fastboot flash unlocktocken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktocken' (0 KB)... OKAY [ 0.014s]
writing 'unlocktocken'... INFOsignature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 0.019s
It's an unlock coode made in HTCDev.com, with a signature of my handset...
Is your phone in fastboot mode?
bananagranola said:
Is your phone in fastboot mode?
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OK, there was a trivial bug, I've wrote unlocktocken instead of unlocktoken it is working now !!
Thanks man, I was fighting with this device for more than whole week, thanks for your help
peanek said:
OK, there was a trivial bug, I've wrote unlocktocken instead of unlocktoken it is working now !!
Thanks man, I was fighting with this device for more than whole week, thanks for your help
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Ok, Im having other problem, tried to use fastboot flash boot boot.img, everything went OK, file was sended, but nothing happens, Hboot is still 2.00.0029, tried to use RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_WWE_3.12.405.1_Radio_12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M_release_225512_signed, but after reboot, when i see HTC on black screen, when RUU should send new update, error is occured.
PD98IMG.zip on sdcard can't install too.
peanek said:
Ok, Im having other problem, tried to use fastboot flash boot boot.img, everything went OK, file was sended, but nothing happens, Hboot is still 2.00.0029, tried to use RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_WWE_3.12.405.1_Radio_12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M_release_225512_signed, but after reboot, when i see HTC on black screen, when RUU should send new update, error is occured.
PD98IMG.zip on sdcard can't install too.
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The boot.img isn't the bootloader. You need to flash the ROM (not RUU), then fastboot flash the boot.img.
bananagranola said:
The boot.img isn't the bootloader. You need to flash the ROM (not RUU), then fastboot flash the boot.img.
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C:\win>fastboot flash zip UPDATE.zip
sending 'zip' (336097 KB)... OKAY [ 57.277s]
writing 'zip'... INFOadopting the signature contained in this i
mage...
INFOzip header checking...
INFOzip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 62.750s
or 2 others zip with ROM I've downloaded. Hboot is unblocked for 100%
Wait, no. Flash the ROM from recovery. You can't flash zips like that in fastboot. You can flash ROM images, but it makes more sense for you to get a recovery and flash zips instead.
If you don't have a recovery, first you need to install one. If you have a rooted ROM, you can install a recovery from apps: ROM Manager for ClockworkMod, 4ext Updater apk (from 4ext's website) for 4ext, and GooManager for TWRP. If you don't, download a recovery.img and flash it from fastboot:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
.
If you do, just go straight to flashing the zip from recovery. Then,
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
.
bananagranola said:
Wait, no. Flash the ROM from recovery. You can't flash zips like that in fastboot. You can flash ROM images, but it makes more sense for you to get a recovery and flash zips instead.
If you don't have a recovery, first you need to install one. If you have a rooted ROM, you can install a recovery from apps: ROM Manager for ClockworkMod, 4ext Updater apk (from 4ext's website) for 4ext, and GooManager for TWRP. If you don't, download a recovery.img and flash it from fastboot:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
.
If you do, just go straight to flashing the zip from recovery. Then,
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
.
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OK, first of all, I'm having recovery, 5.8.7.2 Touch version that was installed with EasyAceRootTool.
I can't install any .apk, because I have now installed 4.0.4 rom, and because of S-ON, it will not start. I was trying to install few roms from recovery of course (Stock versions downloaded from xda, 1.32 versions and 2.3.5.), but every time I am doing this, revovery give me a error "installation aborted (bad)" it's from a PD98IMG zip downloaded from xda and rom.zip pulled out from "RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_WWE_3.12.405.1_Radio_12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M_release_225512_signed"
When I am trying to do in fastboot mode :
Code:
fastboot flash system system.img
(system.img from stock roms, they are uploading, says OK for writing, but when I reboot phone, I see green HTC on white screen, then black screen, and then everytime phone reboots in recovery.
Few minutes a go i tried :
Code:
fastboot eease cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip PD98IMG.zip
but every time it says :
Code:
C:\win>fastboot flash zip UPDATE.zip
sending 'zip' (336097 KB)... OKAY [ 57.215s]
writing 'zip'... INFOadopting the signature contained in this i
mage...
INFOzip header checking...
INFOzip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 62.713s
peanek said:
OK, first of all, I'm having recovery, 5.8.7.2 Touch version that was installed with EasyAceRootTool.
I can't install any .apk, because I have now installed 4.0.4 rom, and because of S-ON, it will not start. I was trying to install few roms from recovery of course (Stock versions downloaded from xda, 1.32 versions and 2.3.5.), but every time I am doing this, revovery give me a error "installation aborted (bad)" it's from a PD98IMG zip downloaded from xda and rom.zip pulled out from "RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_WWE_3.12.405.1_Radio_12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M_release_225512_signed"
When I am trying to do in fastboot mode :
Code:
fastboot flash system system.img
(system.img from stock roms, they are uploading, says OK for writing, but when I reboot phone, I see green HTC on white screen, then black screen, and then everytime phone reboots in recovery.
Few minutes a go i tried :
Code:
fastboot eease cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip PD98IMG.zip
but every time it says :
Code:
C:\win>fastboot flash zip UPDATE.zip
sending 'zip' (336097 KB)... OKAY [ 57.215s]
writing 'zip'... INFOadopting the signature contained in this i
mage...
INFOzip header checking...
INFOzip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 62.713s
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What are you trying to do?? If you have an unlocked bootloader a RUU will never flash. Besides, being S-ON requires the specific RUU for your device.
If you have CWM and an unlocked bootloader, you can flash any custom rom in recovery but need to flash boot.img after flashing the rom.
You can't flash apks in recovery, only zips. Then fastboot flash the boot.img.
bananagranola said:
You can't flash apks in recovery, only zips. Then fastboot flash the boot.img.
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glevitan said:
What are you trying to do?? If you have an unlocked bootloader a RUU will never flash. Besides, being S-ON requires the specific RUU for your device.
If you have CWM and an unlocked bootloader, you can flash any custom rom in recovery but need to flash boot.img after flashing the rom.
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Ok, I was trying to put this device on feet, because it wasn't load any ROM I was flashing. There's a lot of tools and tutorials that I was reading before flashing DHD on xda and other forums. I was convinced, that I need S-OFF to use custom ROM. Few minutes a go I flashed Sabsa-Prime ROM by Recovery, then i searched for boot.img in Sabsa_Prime_v16.0_By_AlirezaB.zip, flashed it in fastboot, anddddd tadaaam...Everythings working perfectly
Thank You gyus, I really appreciate your help !! I was really stuck on this device...
Best Regards !
I need help...NOOB!!!
Hi there i need help.. my phone is stuck on a relocked screen and i cant get it tp power up... i will post a pic so maybe someone can help me out asap...
good
hiii please help mee!!
peanek said:
Hello,
Im having reallly big problem with my Desire HD device and unfortunately,I realize this is only my fault and inadvertence. Im hoping that someone will help me with my problem...
First of all, I've had stock 2.3.5 on my device and every possible blockade. I've used Downgrade_v2 files (with adb and Gingerbreak and 1.32 stock android) but it wasn't working as it supossed to do. I've found nice tool to unblock DHD, called EasyAceRootTool. Everything went OK, new H-Boot was uploaded, unblock process went smoothly, Revovery Touch was uploaded to DHD as well, Superuser was installed too.
And at this level I've hurried too much, because I've installed by recovery new rom on Android 4.0.4 , this one : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839004
And of course... I know now iVe forgot to make S-OFF, android doesn't start, nothing happens at all....
My Hboot now says :
Hboot :
***Relocked***
ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.0020029
RADIO -26.14.04.28_M
Ive tried a lot of soutions
1)Install PD98IMG.zip on sdcard (2 different stock roms) but when Bootlader is checking image, it says, that newer android is already on device
2)Install RUU, It says that there is a problem with Hboot and i need to wait for upgrade
3)Install PD98IMG.zip (pulled out from stock RUU) by recovery, it says that this image is "bad"
4)Restore backed up adnroid from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920876&highlight=hboot, from section "Install stock Vodafone ROM", but it didn't helped as well, it says MD5 checksum failed...
5) When im trying to unlock Hboot in EasyAceRootTool, it communicating with device, but then it says : "Your device is not recognized"
Please guys... what else should I do ??
ps. I know there's a lot of grammatic mistakes, sorry for that. I was trying to check what I was writing
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