[Q] Bad repairman + bad ROM = what next? - Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So after getting frustrated trying to fix things myself, I decided to just hand the phone over to a repairman. I chose the worst possible one.
So now I have a Desire with Android Freedom by MONI69 installed with all its Sense and bloatware. And 64MB free internal memory. And doing a factory-reset does nothing (so this ROM is essentially as-new-factory-condition).
Should I...
a) just flash Oxygen as one normally might?
b) use revolutionary first?
c) something else, for which there is an easy-to-follow guide online?
I'll be upgrading in about 5 months, so I don't need to be pushing it to be all it can be. Just functional with Oxygen.
Relevant bits:
clockworkmod 2.5.0.1
android 2.3.3
baseband 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.23
kernal 2.6.35.10-g3f43272
[email protected] #1
build number 3.14.405..1 CL96875 release-keys
Android Freedom 2.2.2 V1 by MONI69
Webkit/533.1
Bravo PVT-1 S-on
HBoot 0.80.0000
microp 031d
toouchpanel synt0101
radio 5.17.05.23
mar 29 2010 21:34:33

Well you can flash Oxygen but it will not really fix your internal memory issues since you are on Stock HBoot. I'd S-off first change Hboot or Oxygenr2 then flash Oxygen.

stankyou said:
Well you can flash Oxygen but it will not really fix your internal memory issues since you are on Stock HBoot. I'd S-off first change Hboot or Oxygenr2 then flash Oxygen.
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Thanks. According to revolutionary.io, that tool only supports
HTC Desire (bravo) 0.93.0001, 1.02.0001
While I'm on 0.80.000
Is that a recipe for disaster? I can probably coast on what little memory I'll get back with Oxygen for 4-5 months.

Check unrevoked.com and see if it covers your hboot.. I bet someone here can verify this.
Or you can upgrade to the Official HTC Gingerbread RUU then use revolutionary.

stankyou said:
Check unrevoked.com and see if it covers your hboot.. I bet someone here can verify this.
Or you can upgrade to the Official HTC Gingerbread RUU then use revolutionary.
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Unless I missed something, unrevoked just roots but leaves S-ON. Unrevoked forever doesn't work with GSM Desires.
So upgrading to official HTC Gingerbread RUU will alter the HBOOT to something revolutionary-friendly?

My bad. Sorry. http://alpharev.nl/ should get you s-off and the correct hboot to flash.
Check this guide to be sure.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632
Item number 3.

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[Q] Unrooting HTC Desire

Hey Guys,
I've got an HTC Desire, from 3 - it came with all the Three UK stuff on it (like the boot screen etc), but I rooted it, and flashed it with OXYGEN MOD, the latest one...but I'm now sending my phone in for a small repair job, and need to reflash it to stock.
I've made the goldcard etc, and am trying to flash it with an RUU H3G_UK rom, which I downloaded (RUU_Bravo_H3G_UK_1.22.771.1_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_127568_signed.exe). However, when I try to update it using PB99IMG.zip method, it says:
Code:
'Main Version is older!'
'Update Fail!'
'Do you want to reboot device?'
'<VOL UP> Yes'
'<VOL DOWN> No'
Any ideas as to what I should do?
Cheers. Phil.
Oh, and I thought I should post this too:
Code:
BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.00001
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101
RADIO-5.11.05.14
AUG 10 2010, 17:52:18
Yep this happens because you will not be able to downgrade the hboot with this official update, and because it is an old 3 rom, it contains an old bootloader.
You will either have to find a newer 3 rom with something like 0.93 bootloader or a newer wwe rom(3/htc won't care).
You might also be able to somehow flash an older bootloader using an s-off bootloader and fastboot, and then run the update afterwards, but that is way too complicated.
Which part of this?:
Code:
RUU_Bravo_H3G_UK_1.22.771.1_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_127568_signed.exe
...contains the HBOOT version?
It doesn't, but the branded official roms are always that old, and as the rom version is 1.xx i know it is an android 2.1 rom, which means hboot 0.75 or 0.80.
Also your error message state the problem quite clearly.
And to clarify my last answer.. No you will not be able to find a 3 branded rom with a 0.93 hboot, so go for a wwe instead.
What about this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768256
Don't use that - your Desire didn't come on that 3 UK RUU so no idea how it'll behave as you have a PVT4 Desire
There isn't a newer RUU and those old ones are for AMOLED Desire's only - you're kinda stuck
That might and might not work. It depends on the hboot included. The topic you link to uses a hboot version 0.83, because it works with all slcd phones as well. So if the 3 ruu contains 0.83 as well, this should work, and if it doesn't, you wont be able to install it anyway.
Now for gods sake please listen to me when i tell you that neither 3 nor htc will care whether your phone contains a branded rom.. They might not even care if it is rooted. So please just flash the damn wwe 2.2 rom...
My last post in here i think you get what i think you should do and i cant/wont help you risking doing something stupid.
Good news fellows
I flashed it using this:
RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.2_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_151783_signed
and it worked no problem, I'm now back running Froyo 2.2 woop. cheers!

[Q] am i able to turn s-off on my wildfire

im a little confused would i be able to turn s-off on my wildfire ?
my phone details...
hboot-0.80.0002
radio-3.35.20.10
microp-0622
android version-2.2.1
baseband 12.55.55.24h_2.35.20.10
kernal 2.6.32.21
if i am able to turn s-off on my phone would you be nice enough to link me to the right page ?
thanks in advance !!
You will have to upgrade to an official Froyo build before you can get S-OFF. AlphaRev X supports only HBoot 1.01x devices. Not the older 0.80x devices. (Yet)
Use the WWE 2.22.405.1 RUU from Shipped ROM's, and after that, you should be good to go.
thanks for your help i shall be doing this shortly

Hboot 1.02.0000

Can I downgrade Hboot 1.02.0000 to get S-OFF?
Cherokee007 said:
Can I downgrade Hboot 1.02.0000 to get S-OFF?
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I also wanted to know how to downgrade the hboot 1.0.2. other way is that alpharev update version of its software and included in this a patch for the new version hboot.
continue in the search.
lordstein said:
I also wanted to know how to downgrade the hboot 1.0.2. other way is that alpharev update version of its software and included in this a patch for the new version hboot.
continue in the search.
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try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1277266
just to be clear - this doesn't work
There is no S-OFF for HBOOT 1.02.0000 on the MT3GS.
In your travels you may have also found links to this encouraging post at http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1277266
I've tried this method, walked through it all, even tried some other things and generally wasted a lot of time...
So just to be clear for those searching and finding this wonderful link to a possible method... IT DOESN'T WORK.
ESPRESSO PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT 1.02.0000
cm7.1
and used to have S-OFF until the F*&ing warranty replacement came 2.2.1ing along
HTC lets you unlock your bootloader
go to htc or look on here and you should find out how to do it its for us with 1.02 but i havent been able to do it let and having a unlocked bootloader is the same thing just for the hboot 1.02 like s-off is for hboots lower i hope i helped

[Q] Ginger to Froyo downgrade, Desire neverlocked

Hi guys,
I upgraded my stock non-rooted Froyo to Gingerbread (I know... stupid). Phone is neverlocked; I know want to donwgrade back to FroYo, for several reasons, the most important one was that everything worked .
Bellow are my software details. Can you tell me if downgrade is possible, and which stock rom should I choose? Thanks a million!
BRAVO PVT3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT 1.02.0001
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.17.05.23
Android version 2.3.3
Baseband version 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.23
Kernel Version 2.6.35.10-g3f43272
Software number 3.14.405.1
deviltry said:
Hi guys,
I upgraded my stock non-rooted Froyo to Gingerbread (I know... stupid). Phone is neverlocked; I know want to donwgrade back to FroYo, for several reasons, the most important one was that everything worked .
Bellow are my software details. Can you tell me if downgrade is possible, and which stock rom should I choose? Thanks a million!
BRAVO PVT3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT 1.02.0001
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.17.05.23
Android version 2.3.3
Baseband version 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.23
Kernel Version 2.6.35.10-g3f43272
Software number 3.14.405.1
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Somebody help us, i have the same problem... (T,T)
I downgraded to the original Froyo using official RUU.
Worked (s) like a charm,
deviltry said:
I downgraded to the original Froyo using official RUU.
Worked (s) like a charm,
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no it doesn't, you can't roll back software versions using RUUs... you probably had a freak stroke of luck where the bootloader wasn't for some reason updated.
To downgrade, you need to S-OFF with revolutionary, then flash the downgrader from alpharev, then run a WWE RUU. That will do it for you.

[Q] downgrade hboot 1.03

hi
i have htc desire upgraded by mistake to hboot 1.03
after that i unlocked it using official htc bootloader unlock.
afterwards i ran unrevoked with custom recovery rom
and installed oxygen 2.3.2
current atatus
hboot
*** UNLOCKED ***
BRAVO PVT3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.03.0003
MICROP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101
RADIO-5.11.05.27
Dec 21 2011,20:44:09
can i downgrade hboot
can i do s off?
thanks a lot
with goldcard flash RUU and start rooting process again...
thanks for the help but unfortunately it does not work :-(
by saying goldcard rru flash, you mean to create an goldcard
and with the card inside, to install the official rru.
i tried rru 1.12 and 2.29 and they failed :-(
any ideas?
Read the Thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794314 carefully and also the alpharev website http://alpharev.nl/. Hopefully u will get the answer.
twisted_forever said:
Read the Thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794314 carefully and also the alpharev website http://alpharev.nl/. Hopefully u will get the answer.
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No he won't. Alpharev or revolutionary don't support the new hboots, so you can't S-OFF, as far as I know there still isn't a way to downgrade, and you can't flash an older RUU since it won't let you. It was a stupid mistake of even using it in the first place.
so, there is no hope for me :-(

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