[Q] [ Help needed ] - Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Since I'm a noob when looking HTC devices, (dozens of Galaxy devices gone trough my clockwork) and new in this section of xda forums, can someone point me in right direction.
For Samsung galaxy s1 and s2 there is enough clockwork flashable rom images that are basically stock rom with CWM Recovery, root and busybox (In fact minor but important changes of stock rom).
Is there something like that for Desire HD?
Thank you in advance!

Hi, welcome! If you mean an improved stock ROM the best one is no doubt the Revolution HD. You can find it in the development forum.
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this rom looks to me significantly altered, what I am looking for is practicaly a stock rom packed as cwm flashable with root and busybox, with as little alterations as possible.
(very demanding user is sucking my blood...stock rom is usually solution to shut them up)

borstri said:
this rom looks to me significantly altered, what I am looking for is practicaly a stock rom packed as cwm flashable with root and busybox, with as little alterations as possible.
(very demanding user is sucking my blood...stock rom is usually solution to shut them up)
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if you're really looking for a "stock" rom then you'll have to search development section and grab a RUU. Once done, you can flash CWM and root it. Although i heard that latest versions of GB are having issues being rooted although the adb method is a universal one and shouldn't be a problem.
here is the guide on how to install the RUU

Or you can download this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382235
Rooted completely stock Android 2.3.5 sence 3.0, with superuser and busybox.
If you want cwm then all you need to do is to download Rom manager from android market and flash latest cmw.
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Ota update

Hi I am running a froyo mod and have been for a while now.
How can I get the official ota update for froyo?
Or am I just as well off sticking with the mod I am running .... I'm not sure what benefits the official release has over the current mod I am using
Thanks for any help here
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Well if you install the official, you will lose root and who knows when you will be able to gain that back.
Personally I see no point in getting the official as these mods are cleaner, faster, tweaked and well supported for.
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If you really do want to get the official OTA update you'll have to flash back to an HTC ROM and then update.
There are already quite a lot of ROMs available in the development section which are based on this weekend's update which won't mess with your root.
I installed one which is close to the stock ROM but with root access and busybox. It's perfect for me and I still have root.
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franklinvv said:
There are already quite a lot of ROMs available in the development section which are based on this weekend's update which won't mess with your root.
I installed one which is close to the stock ROM but with root access and busybox. It's perfect for me and I still have root.
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i second, no point in running official atm :S
Just installed it and it went wrong. My desire is a standard no root no flashed out of the box. HelixLauncher2 crashes and because it is my default home the phone restarts it again and again. phone is useless. Any help other than hard reset?
UPDATE: just started the phone in safe mode (holding menu while powering it up) and Listo, unistall helixlauncher2 before the update ......

HOW TO: Backup Non-Rooted Stock Rom before go on rooting or flashing roms?

Dear experts in xda,
I got am Asia (Chinese) 2.1 Non-root stock Desire for myself, I thinking not waiting for the official release for Asia and try some Europe roms out here. but I'm afraid that I might need to come back to the stock Chinese rom sometimes, yet I can't find any on the web (some are testing versons).
I want to know how could I make myself something like an RUU or anything to back up my current un-rooted stock rom? so that I could make sure I can come back to my Chinese rom.
thank you so much
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
Have you tried this thread?
hongkongtom said:
Dear experts in xda,
I got am Asia (Chinese) 2.1 Non-root stock Desire for myself, I thinking not waiting for the official release for Asia and try some Europe roms out here. but I'm afraid that I might need to come back to the stock Chinese rom sometimes, yet I can't find any on the web (some are testing versons).
I want to know how could I make myself something like an RUU or anything to back up my current un-rooted stock rom? so that I could make sure I can come back to my Chinese rom.
thank you so much
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You can also do a nandroid backup. Root (use unrevoked3, fast and safe), then install ROM Manager from the market. Run it and tap the "Backup Current ROM" entry. Enter the name for your backup, allow ROM Manager to use su. Your device will reboot into recovery and make a complete backup of all your data (the ROM, apps, etc.). You can always restore it from recovery or ROM Manager.
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Well, that's what I did. Running Pinky Desire now, with nandroids for NextSense, LeeDroid, stock Eclair and OTA FroYo
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kushion said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
Have you tried this thread?
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I've tried and come back to this thread every couple of days, they don't have ASIA CHT verson.
K900 said:
You can also do a nandroid backup. Root (use unrevoked3, fast and safe), then install ROM Manager from the market. Run it and tap the "Backup Current ROM" entry. Enter the name for your backup, allow ROM Manager to use su. Your device will reboot into recovery and make a complete backup of all your data (the ROM, apps, etc.). You can always restore it from recovery or ROM Manager.
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It sounds cool, I'll give it a try when I have time, but in case I wanna upgrade to Official ASIA CHT 2.2 verson when it rolls out, could I unroot using unrevoked3 as well?
K900 said:
Well, that's what I did. Running Pinky Desire now, with nandroids for NextSense, LeeDroid, stock Eclair and OTA FroYo
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thx
thx guys for helping out. but 1 last simple question,
is there no way to backup my stock rom WITHOUT rooting or flashing custom roms?
Guys, I have finally rooted with Unrevoked 3, but I found App2Ssd is more complicated than I think,plus I heard that 2.2 for Asia has already rolling out,
Assuming I can't find my current ROM on the web,how could I unroot without my current RUU?
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Help flashing new sense Rom

Hi all I have a desire de branded from orange running latest HTC rom. I was wondering if there is anyone in the colchester area who would be willing to help me flash a new sense Rom I have read a few guides about changing SD card and all and sounds to confusing so any personal help would be much appreciated. Or a really dumbed sown guide with links to every thing I need thanks all
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When you say 'new' Sense I take it you mean one of the HD ROMs? This is the only way to get Sense 2.0 at present
Yes I did mean the dhd Rom just wanted to see what it is like ,
Also if I root with unrevoked will I loose my set up or does it back that up in the process
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Rooting doesn't change anything except to give you root access and flash a custom recovery. The phone will still run exactly as before. You can back up the ROM before flashing by doing a Nandroid backup. Then you can flash a custom ROM but for instructions on that either read the ROM thread or search for threads on flashing a new ROM as it's not the place to do it here

[Q] if i root my htc desire z and flash custom rom,can i still get ota update?

well i was planning to root my desire z for this Virtuous Affinity v1.48.0 rom,looks cool =D.But if the future ota come out,can i just flash the ota rom (OTA_Vision_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.42.405.2-1.82.405.1_R_release_199251k3r3wb3a4l4wniec) to remove root and receive future ota updates?i know its stupid question..but im puzzled can someone tell me how to get official update if i have gotten root and custom rom? thanks
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well i was planning to root my desire z for this Virtuous Affinity v1.48.0 rom,looks cool =D.But if the future ota come out,can i just flash the ota rom (OTA_Vision_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.42.405.2-1.82.405.1_R_release_199251k3r3wb3a4l4wniec) to remove root and receive future ota updates?i know its stupid question..but im puzzled can someone tell me how to get official update if i have gotten root and custom rom? thanks
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If you're running a custom ROM you won't receive the OTA notification but you could always just download it manually.
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OriginalGabriel said:
If you're running a custom ROM you won't receive the OTA notification but you could always just download it manually.
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The ROM needs to have the updater apk stripped out for it not to work afaik?
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If you're running a custom ROM you won't receive the OTA notification but you could always just download it manually.
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Means if I'm using affinity I wont receive ota update,I know. What I means was can I just flash that official Rom with clockwork mod?after flashing back to official Rom I know I lost root and s on back. So will it receive ota notification if I flash the official Rom? I'm abit confuse >< srry I'm bad in this...
it´s not that easy to return to stock... the best thing you can do is follow the wiki for rooting. the wiki also descripes a way to return to stock (means reinstall official recovery, s-on and remove superCID)
here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
and if you are waiting for a update to 4.0 ICS you better stay rooted and use customs roms
EDIT: in my country updates are recieved through carrier, so i think it´s important to have the original carrier firmware and CID to recieve ota updates
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it´s not that easy to return to stock... the best thing you can do is follow the wiki for rooting. the wiki also descripes a way to return to stock (means reinstall official recovery, s-on and remove superCID)
here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
and if you are waiting for a update to 4.0 ICS you better stay rooted and use customs roms
EDIT: in my country updates are recieved through carrier, so i think it´s important to have the original carrier firmware and CID to recieve ota updates
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Thx a lot hoffmas!=) well,how can you be so sure desire z would get ics? And if I flash virtuous affinity v1.4.6,then I want to update it to version 1.4.8. Do I have to factory reset and wipe everything in order to update to v1.4.8? I can use the virtuous unity v9 kernel right?? I know its stupid question..hope someone can help me with it =/
the desire z will probably get a update to ics and if so you will see a thread on xda with the stock rom to flash without loosing root but for sure cyanogen is going to be faster
wiping is always a good idea. best thing is to use superwipe and the wipe options in the recovery (system/data/cache)
here is a link for the superwipe (flash it through recovery):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044992
you can use unity v9 (flash it after first time booting), but unity v10 kernel is included in virtuous affinity 1.48
pls use the thanks button if my posting helped you
hoffmas said:
the desire z will probably get a update to ics and if so you will see a thread on xda with the stock rom to flash without loosing root but for sure cyanogen is going to be faster
wiping is always a good idea. best thing is to use superwipe and the wipe options in the recovery (system/data/cache)
here is a link for the superwipe (flash it through recovery):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044992
you can use unity v9 (flash it after first time booting), but unity v10 kernel is included in virtuous affinity 1.48
pls use the thanks button if my posting helped you
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Thx, but the unroot part is so complicated,instead of using that wiki, can I use this guide?
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-unroot-t-mobile-g2-htc-desire-z-complete-guide/
Sure there are different ways to return to stock, but i only post links to guides i used myself (so i know they work)
So maybe someone else knows, if the guide you posted works...
Actually the wiki looks complicated, but it isn't. It's a step by step guide and what is most important: it is a safe way
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About the super wipe,I should flash those 3 zip once I have root on stock rom?
No, you have to choose one .zip and flash it through recovery after you rooted an installed a custom recovery....
So if you want to install virtuous affinity use superwipe before flashing affinity (after using superwipe you have to install a new rom, because the old one is gone)
You are sure you know what you are doing? Do some researching before you start to root your device... Rooting means you can brick your phone.
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hoffmas said:
Sure there are different ways to return to stock, but i only post links to guides i used myself (so i know they work)
So maybe someone else knows, if the guide you posted works...
Actually the wiki looks complicated, but it isn't. It's a step by step guide and what is most important: it is a safe way
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169004 can i just flash the 1st ota rom (only root and busybox added)? then check for future ota updates?
i don´t think you will recieve future ota updates using this rom... but roms like that one are the reason for me to say, that there is no point once you are rooted to wait for ota updates
official updates do come from your carrier and so its important to have the original CID and carrier firmware, as i mentioned already.
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I know wat do know what root means,I rooted wildfire and flash custom Rom before..but I don't plan to reverse back to stock since I already know they will be no future update..but for my desire z..is just that I'm impatient of waiting the ota...so maybe have a try on affinity,but I can't flash the official ota Rom (2.3.3 and sense 2.1) to return everything stock right? I know..kinda dumb of me,forgive me on my stupidity >~<
no i don´t think so... but maybe i am wrong. As i returned to stock for warranty, i did everything as written in the wiki guide and because i didn´t find the original vodafone firmware i did not recieve ota updates (even with original recovery, simlock and CID restore)
but i´m not a dev... maybe i´m completly wrong
If I'm grasping this correctly, you are worried that you won't receive OTA after rooting and flashing? I'm curious as to what OTA you are waiting for and what it has that other ROMs don't? (Honest question, I think the Z's had a few more updates than G2)
Not knowing aside, i'd say root it, flash what you want, and only return to stock if needed for warranty. Chances are you're going to find more support from the community here than with the manufacturer.
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biohazrd51 said:
If I'm grasping this correctly, you are worried that you won't receive OTA after rooting and flashing? I'm curious as to what OTA you are waiting for and what it has that other ROMs don't? (Honest question, I think the Z's had a few more updates than G2)
Not knowing aside, i'd say root it, flash what you want, and only return to stock if needed for warranty. Chances are you're going to find more support from the community here than with the manufacturer.
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Exactly! Well,wat I'm worrying was after I root and flashed then, the official ota (maybe sense 3.0) roll out then I will be stuck at root =/ I knw root I can do a lot of stuff..but idk y my mind just like stock =/ if the sense 3.0 of the future update can have horizontal home screen I will get it..
I don't know truthfully. My guess is that any update that WOULD come out would then immediately be ripped apart by the community and made better anyways. There are already quite a few ROMs with Sense 2.1/3.0 features, 3.5, etc, and ports from other phones that support landscape mode (a mt4g ROM if I recall).
You can always return to stock, though I don't think you'd ever want to. ;-)
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biohazrd51 said:
I don't know truthfully. My guess is that any update that WOULD come out would then immediately be ripped apart by the community and made better anyways. There are already quite a few ROMs with Sense 2.1/3.0 features, 3.5, etc, and ports from other phones that support landscape mode (a mt4g ROM if I recall).
You can always return to stock, though I don't think you'd ever want to. ;-)
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Desire z support my touch 4G Rom? But if my stock Rom is rooted,I caIn't receive ota right?
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I mean I can't receive ota right?
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[Q] Rooting HTC One VX

Can someone tell me how to root an HTC One VX. I have been all over the Internet looking and have found several sites but the issue is that the root package file does not download. When clicking on the root package it goes to a website and then it does not display anything because the page times out. Does anyone have the root package?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37122051
Bringing Life To The " Vivid, Incredible 4g, One XV "... Oh yeah.!!
one vx root
I cannot get it to root for anything which really sucks because i wanna install a custome rom:crying:
Check JMZ's root method in one VX development or original development can't remember which one it's in. I am full rooted running JMZ's custom rom. Not on computer so can't post link. Just look around its there
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htc dev unlock, then you can do fastboot flash recovery (custom recovery) once got custom recovery you can either flash JMZ custom rom, JB rom, or Flash the SU.zip and keep it stock with root

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