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[Q] Refresh Desire using RUU

My Desire has been S-OFF and I'd like to refresh it with RUU. What should I pay attention?

According to this information - nothing.
Bootloader version mainly and RUU version.

Dreamingman said:
My Desire has been S-OFF and I'd like to refresh it with RUU. What should I pay attention?
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Do u have custom HBOOT?

Is your hboot 6.93.0001? If it is, flash hboot downgrader from AlphaRev site then just flash RUU over it. Also make sure your RUU is the latest one and not an old one.
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also running a RUU does not necessarily "refresh" it.. you'd do exactly the same with:
Code:
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata (or data can't remember which)
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase recovery (you'll need to flash recovery again)
So might as well not risk bricking it with a RUU in case something goes wrong..

Need Help, my Desire stuck at Fastboot

During AlphaRev 1.8 HBOOT reflash utility, my phone freezed at stage 3 of 3 for about an hour... Pulled out the battery, turn back on & stuck at Fastboot.. (see image) managed to switch between fasboot & hboot.. it'll hang when i switch to Android System Recovery mode...
cant even do the Goldcard
I need help...

solleh.mc said:
During AlphaRev 1.8 HBOOT reflash utility, my phone freezed at stage 3 of 3 for about an hour... Pulled out the battery, turn back on & stuck at Fastboot.. (see image) managed to switch between fasboot & hboot.. it'll hang when i switch to Android System Recovery mode...
cant even do the Goldcard
I need help...
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Use your other android phone for the goldcard. Then flash the 2.2 WWE RUU. If that fails, use the 2.3 one.

Thanx bortak, i'll try..

Bortak, why adb still cant find my device? for Fastboot it's ok...

I'm preety sure you won't be able to do what you're up to with Alpharev cause you have 0.93 hboot, you need revolutionary for that.
But, if you use 2.2 RUU it can happen to downgrade hboot to 0.88 so then you can try with Alpharev.
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solleh.mc said:
Bortak, why adb still cant find my device? for Fastboot it's ok...
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adb needs android running or recovery
nlooooo said:
I'm preety sure you won't be able to do what you're up to with Alpharev cause you have 0.93 hboot, you need revolutionary for that.
But, if you use 2.2 RUU it can happen to downgrade hboot to 0.88 so then you can try with Alpharev.
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Alpharev is ok with 0.93(mine was 0.93 and 2.29.405.5) but it is obsolete and requires stock rooted ROM (unrevoked root must be done prior s-off procedure), revolutionary can do everything in one go I prefer Revolutionary

bortak said:
Use your other android phone for the goldcard. Then flash the 2.2 WWE RUU. If that fails, use the 2.3 one.
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Thanx Bortak!... I managed to flash the WWE RUU 2.3... I make the goldcard from my Galaxy Note...
Ok, next guide me on how to;
1. S-Off
2. Upgrade my Desire to Cyanogenmod 7 or Cyanogenmod 9 (which is stable...)

Revolutionary.io
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Like kotag said revolutionary. But before flashing of rom I suggest you to upgrade recovery, because revolutionary installs some old version. My recommendation is 4ext, install 4ext recovery updater and then flash recovery from it.
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[Q] Cyanogenmod 10 hboot 1.28 boot loop

Hi guys just some help regarding wanting the new CM 10 rom but it won't let me flash as I have hboot 1.28 and yes I have heard some people haven't made it to work and some have. It is because I used the new Android Revolution HD 1.11 and I know that hboot 1.28 was required so anyways I wanna switch to CM 10 and previously it worked because I had hboot version 1.12. Now when I flash the boot.img given my CM 10 developers it will just keep restarting or stay in the HTC Quietly Brilliant screen. I downloaded a boot image for hboot 1.28 that was in the forums for CM 10 but still no luck. Am I missing something or what. Also a Final question if I put my phone back to the stock RUU which is given by Football will my hboot be restored to the previous version and NOT 1.28. I'm sorry I'm such a noob I haven't checked yet but don't want to waste my time doing it if it doesn't. Thanks a lot of help will be appreciated

HBoot downgrade is not possible unless you have s-off. Older RUU's won't work
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I guess the new boot.img you mentioned is this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32486421&postcount=7308
That does work with CM10 and hboot 1.28. Did you erase the cache after you flashed the boot.img? fastboot erase cache

Marc199 said:
HBoot downgrade is not possible unless you have s-off. Older RUU's won't work
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I have checked everywhere in bootloader to see if I have s-off but cant find it. Where is it?
And I believe i did erase the cache in fastboot but ill give it another whirl to see if will work.

kilp12 said:
I have checked everywhere in bootloader to see if I have s-off but cant find it. Where is it?
And I believe i did erase the cache in fastboot but ill give it another whirl to see if will work.
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It's unlikely that you have S-OFF, but go into the bootloader screen and the you will see either SHIP S-ON or SHIP S-OFF.

Thanks guys for your help. Man I'm such a nut. And yes fastboot erase cache worked and I have S-ON. Why is it so important for people to have S-OFF can someone explain me. :victory:

kilp12 said:
Thanks guys for your help. Man I'm such a nut. And yes fastboot erase cache worked and I have S-ON. Why is it so important for people to have S-OFF can someone explain me. :victory:
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Well, for one thing you would just be able to flash the entire ROM including boot.img just by flashing the ROM .zip file from recovery. But with S-ON, recovery is not able to write the boot.img, that can only be done from the bootloader.
Also, if you have S-OFF you can downgrade your hboot. Currently there is a big to do about hboot 1.28, but if you install that and do not have S-OFF you can not go back to a lower numbered hboot.

And people don't agree with the warranty terms of HTC and unlocking, so would like to install custom ROMs and then hide that from HTC when it's convenient (warranty claim).

That's what i was looking for! Finally found it
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I had the same problem. Boot.img is not being flashed correctly when you are installing your rom. I found boot.img inside the rom .zip file and just extracted it separately.
Instructions on how to flash boot.img are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270

Messed up cant htcdev to unlock boot

Hi All
I tried the ace hack kit again to get s-off and really messed up
It went through the process until it said radio flashed please wait....
Phone rebooted and stuck on the white htc screen
Managed to recover with a pd98.img but this has wiped my root and 4ext and the phone boots into 2.33 sense 2.1
hboot has changed from 2.0xxxxxxx to 0.85.0024
Problem is when i do the htcdev procedure to unlock the bootloader i get an error when running fastboot oem get_identifier_token
It just says bootloader command error
Help!!
Stu

You'll need to update the firmware to the latest

hacktrix2006 said:
You'll need to update the firmware to the latest
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How do i do that if i cant unlock the bootloader to install a custom recovery?

You download the lastest RUU you can find for your phone from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2094087

hacktrix2006 said:
You download the lastest RUU you can find for your phone from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2094087
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Ok thanks
My DHD was originally branded Virgin from the UK the cid is VIRGI001
I can see some UK Orange on the site but cant see a virgin
Which one can I use?
Stu

Then you will need to make a Goldcard then download the WWE Version then run the .exe and get the rom.zip file copied some where then with goldcard inplace run fastboot with the following commands
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip rom.zip
That will then flash it. make sure before running fastboot your in the same place as fastboot and the rom.zip file though

hacktrix2006 said:
Then you will need to make a Goldcard then download the WWE Version then run the .exe and get the rom.zip file copied some where then with goldcard inplace run fastboot with the following commands
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip rom.zip
That will then flash it. make sure before running fastboot your in the same place as fastboot and the rom.zip file though
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Ok made the goldcard (hopefully)
My image build is 2.50.405.2
There isnt a build higher than this on the list but there is a wwe build with the same number
RUU_Ace_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.50.405.2_Radio_12.54.60.25_26.09.04.11_M2_release_199042_signed
All the other builds are lower
Will this work?
Stu

ps
On Windows 7 any idea where the rom zip is extracted to when the exe is run?

Rom.zip will be any one of the folders in temp just type %temp% in run box. As for the Rom if that's the latest then it's the latest.
Also 3.x.405 is latest
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All looks like it worked
The fastboot sent a load of files to the phone
And it completed ok
But phone is still on the black htc screen with the green progress bar appx 95% across
What do i do now?

If fastboot says completed just type.fastboot reboot
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Ok waited about 10 mins then did fastboot reboot
Nothing changed and i still cant get_identifier_token
See attached
Stu

Have you installed the HTC dev boot yet if not then do the same with that
As you did with the ruu via fast boot
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Hi Hacktrix
You're being really helpful and I appreciate it.
Sorry for being a bit thick but what do you mean by installing the HTC dev boot?
Have i missed something?
I cant get the token still as it still says bootloader error
Flashing the rom.zip seems to go without error but nothing changes on the phone
Cheers
Stu

Not a problem. Right have you gone to the HTC dev site and registered
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If so i can do everything for you including S-Off'ing your device if you want that done too.

Yes im reg on htcdev
I already htcdev unlocked this phone prior to me messing it up with the ace hack kit
yes id like it s-off as well
Just easier flashing roms as before had to flash rom and fast boot the boot.img
stu

Send me a PM and i will help you ok mate

pm sent with my email addy
Cheers

[Q] [SOLVED!]HTC Desire z bootloop

So,
I just bought a Htc Desire z a few days ago. Unlocked the bootloader, Installed CWM. All was going well until I decided to flash a Rom then the phone when into a bootloop and CWM stopped working.
So far I've fixed the recovery through fastboot but I'm still in a bootloop.
Any Ideas?
Additional details:
I'm on Ubuntu, I'm not so good with fastboot(or adb), the phone is a Turkish HTC desire Z, I have a NAndroid back-up right before I flashed the rom. I've tried combining it with the stock recovery. Obviously didn't work.
what's on my HBoot screen
VISION PVT S-ON
HBOOT 0.85.0015
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.10.04.03_M
eMMC-boot

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Educated guesses are welcome too!

runoono said:
So,
I just bought a Htc Desire z a few days ago. Unlocked the bootloader, Installed CWM. All was going well until I decided to flash a Rom then the phone when into a bootloop and CWM stopped working.
So far I've fixed the recovery through fastboot but I'm still in a bootloop.
Any Ideas?
Additional details:
I'm on Ubuntu, I'm not so good with fastboot(or adb), the phone is a Turkish HTC desire Z, I have a NAndroid back-up right before I flashed the rom. I've tried combining it with the stock recovery. Obviously didn't work.
what's on my HBoot screen
VISION PVT S-ON
HBOOT 0.85.0015
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.10.04.03_M
eMMC-boot
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How did you unlock the bootloader? With HTC dev?

runoono said:
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Hi,
VISION PVT S-ON
It means security ON
So, it won't let you flash anything
First, you have to run a rom again (dunno how....
from bootloader what are yours options? You can go to recovery?
if not, maybe installing a RUU from bootloader... But wait, i'm not sure you can...
And then, you'll start again :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348266

Kéno40 said:
Hi,
VISION PVT S-ON
It means security ON
So, it won't let you flash anything
First, you have to run a rom again (dunno how....
from bootloader what are yours options? You can go to recovery?
if not, maybe installing a RUU from bootloader... But wait, i'm not sure you can...
And then, you'll start again :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348266
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Or he could just use the fastboot command: Fastboot flash boot boot.img like i do?
I have S-on too.

Now we're going to
Kéno40 said:
Hi,
VISION PVT S-ON
It means security ON
So, it won't let you flash anything
First, you have to run a rom again (dunno how....
from bootloader what are yours options? You can go to recovery?
if not, maybe installing a RUU from bootloader... But wait, i'm not sure you can...
And then, you'll start again :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348266
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No actually I can extract a RUU to a IMG file.
I currently can go into the bootloader(therefore into fastboot) and I can flash recoveries long as they're in img format.
I know this going to sound stupid considering that I got this far but what exactley is a RUU ? I mean I know I got the Hboot update from one but do they contain stock Roms as well?
rmw98 said:
How did you unlock the bootloader? With HTC dev?
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I strung a few together tutorials but you know they're all same. sudo fastboot oem get_identifier_token. So yes.

I strung a few together tutorials but you know they're all same. sudo fastboot oem get_identifier_token. So yes.[/QUOTE]
in that case you just have to copy the boot.IMG file from the rom you downloaden. Put it in the map with fastboot etc. Then open a terminal and type fastboot flash boot boot.img I dont know if how this works on Ubuntu. But i think its something like that on Ubuntu.

rmw98 said:
I strung a few together tutorials but you know they're all same. sudo fastboot oem get_identifier_token. So yes.
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in that case you just have to copy the boot.IMG file from the rom you downloaden. Put it in the map with fastboot etc. Then open a terminal and type fastboot flash boot boot.img I dont know if how this works on Ubuntu. But i think its something like that on Ubuntu.[/QUOTE]
finally something that is NOT Hboot or the recovery menu and certaintly is not the HTC logo. I'll try to find a s-off tutorial. Thanks :good:

runoono said:
in that case you just have to copy the boot.IMG file from the rom you downloaden. Put it in the map with fastboot etc. Then open a terminal and type fastboot flash boot boot.img I dont know if how this works on Ubuntu. But i think its something like that on Ubuntu.
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finally something that is NOT Hboot or the recovery menu and certaintly is not the HTC logo. I'll try to find a s-off tutorial. Thanks :good:[/QUOTE]
So it works? Glad to help!

rmw98 said:
I'll try to find a s-off tutorial. Thanks :good:
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here you have the recommanded method, but it depends if you can boot a ROM or not....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348266

here you have the recommanded method, but it depends if you can boot a ROM or not....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348266[/QUOTE]
didn't see much on s-off. You do have anything else?

Its in the first post, first you need to get a factory image running and relock your bootloader, then follow the steps in the xda wiki or strawmetals PDF guide. If you don't want to do this and would rather keep secure flags on then then each ROM you flash you will need to fastboot flash the kernel when done
But I highly recommend to get true radio s-off
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