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[Q] Flashing new Recovery?

I root-ed the phone with the unrevocked app,and put a new custom rom,etc.
But i want to flash the AmonRa recovery,i dont like the CMW...i tried with several versions of the unrevocked app,selecting "custom rec.img" and still nothing...help
?

"Still nothing" is probably not the error you are getting.

No,no
It finishes without a problem in version 3.2 and 3.31 ,but nothing happens,the recovery doesnt get flashed.
And in version 3.1 i think it just gets sruck at "waiting for root".
but i found a way to flash a new recovery,via Fastboot,just have to get s-ff first.

aca85 said:
No,no
It finishes without a problem in version 3.2 and 3.31 ,but nothing happens,the recovery doesnt get flashed.
And in version 3.1 i think it just gets sruck at "waiting for root".
but i found a way to flash a new recovery,via Fastboot,just have to get s-ff first.
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go to this site: http://alpharev.nl/
download the iso and burn a bootable disk.
boot from disk, follow instructions and flash amonra
once successful you will have a different recovery and s-off

Yeah thats what i plan on doing...just one question about the procedure
burn cd
do the alphrarev s-off
flash new rec.via fastboot
(after the new flash,do i need to do a wipe+new rom,or do i just reboot and all is well with the current rom?)

This procedure won't affect your current rom at all, it will only give you s-off and the alparev recovery ... so there is no need to flash another recovery through fastboot as this procedure already takes care of that!
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Thats about right, and you dont need to wipe anything to push new recovery. I would also recommend using a usb pendrive to s-off your phone. Just make a bootable usb with alpharev on it and let it run. Instructions can be foind in software development forum.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

[Q] Enraging clockworkmod error

Hi guys
I'm getting an error anytime I try to do something on my orange-branded Desire. It won't wipe data/factory reset and it won't install a rom/zip.
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assert failed write raw image("tmp/boot.img"."boot" e:error in /sdcard/rom.zip status 7
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hboot v = 0.93.0001
clockworkmod v = 2.5.07
Any ideas guys? Thanks.

Less than a min of searching
http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/nook-color-technical/11729-clockwork-mod-status-7-a.html

This guide is written for Nook colours. Will the USB bootable clockwork recovery work for Desire?

JellyXDA said:
Hi guys
I'm getting an error anytime I try to do something on my orange-branded Desire. It won't wipe data/factory reset and it won't install a rom/zip.
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assert failed write raw image("tmp/boot.img"."boot" e:error in /sdcard/rom.zip status 7
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hboot v = 0.93.0001
clockworkmod v = 2.5.07
Any ideas guys? Thanks.
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Which hardwarerevision does your desire have? You find this out, when you boot into hboot (start phone with pressed volume down and power button at the same time) and read the number in the first line behind the "pvt".

ship s-on
PVT4
hboot 0.93.0001
microp - 051d
touch panel - synt 0101
radio - 5.10.05.30
Tried flashing a different recovery image via clockworkmod and it failed at getting root, complaining of a possible newer firmware revision, which isn't the case because I rooted it a day ago, and superuser permissions app is in the appdrawer.

JellyXDA said:
ship s-on
PVT4
hboot 0.93.0001
microp - 051d
touch panel - synt 0101
radio - 5.10.05.30
Tried flashing a different recovery image via clockworkmod and it failed at getting root, complaining of a possible newer firmware revision, which isn't the case because I rooted it a day ago, and superuser permissions app is in the appdrawer.
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Clockworkmod does not work with pvt4 desires. You have to flash amonra recovery. Download it here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20471345/SUroot/Tools/Android/Recovery/recovery-RA_2.0.1.img
Run unrevoked again like before, but now integrate amonra recovery before:
File>Custom Recovery>choose downloaded amonra-img.
After this is finished, try to flash the rom you want again.
No warranty for any damage.

MatDrOiD said:
Clockworkmod does not work with pvt4 desires. You have to flash amonra recovery. Download it here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20471345/SUroot/Tools/Android/Recovery/recovery-RA_2.0.1.img
Run unrevoked again like before, but now integrate amonra recovery before:
File>Custom Recovery>choose downloaded amonra-img.
After this is finished, try to flash the rom you want again.
No warranty for any damage.
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Thanks, but I tried that, it fails at "running root", possibly because it's already (semi?) rooted. Superuser is installed.

JellyXDA said:
Thanks, but I tried that, it fails at "running root", possibly because it's already (semi?) rooted. Superuser is installed.
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Hm... i hope, you can also boot into recovery... another idea is to flash recovery with this method:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/
Last idea, if you used windows, you could try linux:
http://rootmydroid.co.uk/guides/desire/howtolinux-root-your-desire-using-unrevoked-in-linux/
This method works for somebody in cyanogenmod forum:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/7766-flash-recovery-image-from-pc-via-usb/
If these things does not work, i am finished with my knowlegde. Maybe another one has an idea.
No warranty for any damage.

hi,
i got the same issue at beginning.
i did unrevoked 3.21 with 2518 cmw, i made i nanbck and was ready to s-off
it s only when s-OFFed that a flash amonRA 201 (i did it with fastboot)
so hehe is the link (before starting the process look at your app manager if an app called Zysploit is in - if so uninstall that app) then run unrevoked linked
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22152187/reflash_package3.21.exe
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22152187/recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.8-bravo.img
hope this help

Thanks guys, I will try both of your suggestions.

Recommend fastboot method
Code:
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery "imagename".img
You can also wipe everything from here. More on fastboot here:
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fastboot

stringer7 said:
Recommend fastboot method
Code:
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery "imagename".img
You can also wipe everything from here. More on fastboot here:
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fastboot
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I thought one could use fastboot only if one is s-off.

Would this work?
http://www.roms-au.com/installation/extras/alpharev/

MatDrOiD said:
I thought one could use fastboot only if one is s-off.
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Correct. Missed that bit...!

If I could somehow unroot it and return it to stock, then I could re-root and flash Amon-Ra instead of clockworkmod, which I am assuming would achieve S-OFF too?
Only thing is it's an SLCD Desire (I think, going by the HBOOT) and so I don't want to slcd-brick because I don't have a gold card or anything to restore it.
Or perhaps AlphaRev could help me solve all of my problems?
I really don't know at this juncture

Create goldcard with linux:
http://www.nazriawang.com/2010/04/how-to-create-goldcard-with-ubuntu.html
Then follow this guide:
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/307683/howto-unroot-your-htc-desire/
Now you are back to stock with s-on and you can run unrevoked with custom recovery (amonra) again. Now, to get s-off you need to use alpharev:
http://alpharev.nl
Nice video tutorial (step four):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084
No warranty for any damage.

Can I skip the first two steps and just go straight to alpharev? Then I can install amon-ra and then use that.

According to this tutorial you could skip the first two steps.
But i do not know it with 100 percent.
So i recommend to ask the alpharev guys in irc. They will help you.

[Q] Flashing new recovery when already rooted...

Here is my phone info;
BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-ON (20000 Erasesize)
HBOOT-0.93.0001
MICORP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.17.05.08
Aug 10 2010,17:52:18
Phone is rooted with CWM 2.5.0.7 installed, running ROM in my sig. I wanted to update to Amon RA recovery, and a search pointed me at unlockr;
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/
I followed the guide, opened terminal and typed the following command;
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-desire-v2.0.1.img
In terminal I get a load of lines saying "erase failure" and "skipping write block", at the very end "error writing recovery: No space left on device".
Any help greatly received, also, is that the latest, best, version of Amon RA?

hi to be able to do so (flash recovery) you must be S-off
otherwise it would not work coz security reasons.
anyway if you manage to be S-OFF, do the following
from fastboot command type those command:
Code:
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery c:\wherethefile\yourrecovery.img
fastboot reboot
it takes 5 minutes to do so
hope this help

If you are not s-off (or do not want to manage it), you could try this method:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/

MatDrOiD said:
If you are not s-off (or do not want to manage it), you could try this method:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/
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Hi, if you noticed that is the link I already posted... apparently it only works for s-off.
I tried to s-off twice earlier, but it failed both times, will post screenies of the error I received both times.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

jimbobaggies said:
Hi, if you noticed that is the link I already posted... apparently it only works for s-off.
I tried to s-off twice earlier, but it failed both times, will post screenies of the error I received both times.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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Is your rom using a2sd or similar? This can interfere with the alpharev utility.
I had to do a full wipe, install rooted stock rom (Oxygen as it happened), then run the live CD method for it to work.
You should then be able to switch recovery via fastboot.
Nandroid backup first!

jimbobaggies said:
Hi, if you noticed that is the link I already posted... apparently it only works for s-off.
I tried to s-off twice earlier, but it failed both times, will post screenies of the error I received both times.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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Yes, thanks, you are right. Overread this.

Bravo with SHIP S-OFF unable to flash with fastboot

Hi all, after reading through several tutorials including Bortak's and asking questions in chat rooms, I finally felt like I need to reach out for help on the forum. I have a HTC Desire that was hanging on white HTC screen and had no recovery. I have flashed with AlphaRev HBOOT and it now shows the following in Bootloader:
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.93.1002
MICROP-031d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.17.05.23
I have tried flashing CWM recovery but when I try to load recovery from the Bootloader it just vibrates 7 times and then vibrates. I just want to get the phone working again, but I am not sure what I need to do or what ROM/RUU I need to use. Also, when I try to flash from fastboot it gives me: "FAILED (remote: not allowed)"
Is this something to do with SHIP S-OFF and not ENG S-OFF. I think getting recovery working is the first step but I am lost.
Any help would be highly appreciated.

what did u, or were u trying to do before this happened?
Sent from my HTC Desire

jmcclue said:
what did u, or were u trying to do before this happened?
Sent from my HTC Desire
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I bought the device like this with SHIP S-OFF. It was fine, and then it started hanging at the white HTC screen, and would only boot up correctly once every handful of times. I assumed the ROM was unstable and wanted to flash a stable version of CM 7. However when I realised that there was no recovery I resorted to Fastboot. I then flashed an RUU zip (gingerbread) via fastboot and now it wont start at all, instead it keeps restarting. I have flashed CWM via fastboot to try and get recovery working but when I select recovery from bootloader it just vibrates 7 times.
My objective now - just to get the phone working again

when u hold volume down + power, what hboot is in the bootloader? (pink at top) also u could tried android flasher or the PB899IMG method to install recovery.
Sent from my HTC Desire

jmcclue said:
when u hold volume down + power, what hboot is in the bootloader? (pink at top) also u could tried android flasher or the PB899IMG method to install recovery.
Sent from my HTC Desire
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The pink at the top is "--- Alpharev ---". I did try to use Android flasher to flash recovery in fastboot mode but it says I need ENG bootloader or something.

oh rite. im not really sure im afraid, but i think u will have to use the bravo_downgrade.img from Alpharev or the PB99IMG_downgrade if u cant use fastboot commands then run a ruu. i think when u tried the ruu and it failed it was because ur hboot is 6.93.1002 which cant be overwritten by an ruu. The ruu to use would be the exact 1 for ur phone - devise, brand, region ect or use the 2.3 upgrade which is for all and can be found at HTCDev/ kernel source code/ see downloads/ filter by device (desire) below check other then find files, then ul see 2.3 ruu upgrade..
just wait and maybe some1 can confirm this first before trying it or if they have an answer

jmcclue said:
oh rite. im not really sure im afraid, but i think u will have to use the bravo_downgrade.img from Alpharev or the PB99IMG_downgrade if u cant use fastboot commands then run a ruu. i think when u tried the ruu and it failed it was because ur hboot is 6.93.1002 which cant be overwritten by an ruu. The ruu to use would be the exact 1 for ur phone - devise, brand, region ect or use the 2.3 upgrade which is for all and can be found at HTCDev/ kernel source code/ see downloads/ filter by device (desire) below check other then find files, then ul see 2.3 ruu upgrade..
just wait and maybe some1 can confirm this first before trying it or if they have an answer
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Do you think the fact it is SHIP S-OFF and not ENG S-OFF have anything to do with it?

jrahmad98 said:
Do you think the fact it is SHIP S-OFF and not ENG S-OFF have anything to do with it?
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really dont know, my bootloader is the same as urs, ship s-off. u could try installing recovery as PB99IMG
link below and just follow instructions. hopefully it will work, it will say update recovery, vol up for yes then it will ask to reboot? vol down for no then try get into recovery
Sent from my HTC Desire

http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&sourc...loGwDw&usg=AFQjCNEUGZl30YGTkx5scB6jgMA9qi5a9g
Sent from my HTC Desire

check out bortak's guide. for what i know (since surfing xda), it is wrong to flash a ruu while you have a 'custom' hboot (the hboot is very important. you can see what hboot you have on the pink line. in fastboot screen. is it Alpharev Data++, Alpharev cm7r2?) but, as long as the screen of the phone is 'alive', there's always a solution.
for more info, go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17829936
good luck.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app

It's not a problem to run RUU if you have custom hboot as long as it have stock partition table. Just try to flash downgrade from alpharev site and then run RUU from your PC.

nlooooo said:
It's not a problem to run RUU if you have custom hboot as long as it have stock partition table. Just try to flash downgrade from alpharev site and then run RUU from your PC.
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OK so I downgraded the HBOOT using the downgrader from AlphaRev, then I ran the RUU for Android 2.3, but it still wont boot up. White screen appears for about 10 seconds then keeps restarting. Also the same happens when I try to open recovery from Bootloader. After running the RUU my bootloader shows the following:
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-1.02.0001
MICROP-031d
RADIO-5.17.05.23
Any suggestions what to do next?

strange, when i used the downgrader (PB99IMG) it made me s-on then i ran the 2.3 ruu upgrade then used revolutionay to s-off. (dont ask why) lol
edit: when i used the 2.3 ruu i extracted the rom.zip and renamed it PB99IMG and ran it that way
Sent from my HTC Desire

jmcclue said:
strange, when i used the downgrader (PB99IMG) it made me s-on then i ran the 2.3 ruu upgrade then used revolutionay to s-off. (dont ask why) lol
Sent from my HTC Desire
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the PB99IMG method didnt work for me - it didnt prompt me to update at all. It just keeps restarting at the HTC screen. Fastboot is still not letting me flash anything its saying FAILED: (remote: not allowed). Recovery is not working - is there anything else I can try?

jrahmad98 said:
the PB99IMG method didnt work for me - it didnt prompt me to update at all. It just keeps restarting at the HTC screen. Fastboot is still not letting me flash anything its saying FAILED: (remote: not allowed). Recovery is not working - is there anything else I can try?
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thats very strange PB99IMG did not work. if "PB99IMG.zip" is on ur sdcard (not in any folder) bootloader should load it. did u rename it to PB99IMG.zip?

jmcclue said:
thats very strange PB99IMG did not work. if "PB99IMG.zip" is on ur sdcard (not in any folder) bootloader should load it. did u rename it to PB99IMG.zip?
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Yes, for some reason doesnt pick it up. I'm really unsure what to do. I cant flash using Fastboot, and after flashing the RUU I have lost the AlphaRev HBOOT and I cant get recovery. Can it really be bricked?

jrahmad98 said:
Yes, for some reason doesnt pick it up. I'm really unsure what to do. I cant flash using Fastboot, and after flashing the RUU I have lost the AlphaRev HBOOT and I cant get recovery. Can it really be bricked?
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put this in ur sdcard then from phone off hold volume down + power n see if it finds it
(4ext recovery)

jrahmad98 said:
I bought the device like this with SHIP S-OFF. It was fine, and then it started hanging at the white HTC screen, and would only boot up correctly once every handful of times. I assumed the ROM was unstable and wanted to flash a stable version of CM 7. However when I realised that there was no recovery I resorted to Fastboot. I then flashed an RUU zip (gingerbread) via fastboot and now it wont start at all, instead it keeps restarting. I have flashed CWM via fastboot to try and get recovery working but when I select recovery from bootloader it just vibrates 7 times.
My objective now - just to get the phone working again
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I am not familiar with this method of running a RUU by flashing it as a zip from fastboot. The standard method is to execute the RUU.exe from PC while the device is in Fastboot mode. Could this be the root problem ?

[Q] When taking s-off by AAHK 29-10-11 DHD is bootlooping

Hello,
I've a problem. I want to my DHD was unblocked. So, I Did S-off by AAHK 13-01-12 and when my DHD is reboot on hboot mode this doesnt found PD98IMG.zip . OFC. I write to sd card few other zip. but this not help.
I download older version AAHK - 29-10-11 and when DHD reboot I see bootloop. In CMD i found flashing radio.. - This is reason to bootloop.
If I've S-on I can't flash radio by fastboot, yes?
If this true how I Fix it? On the recovery mode? I dont know how...
Please help me Fix It and make s-off

I think you can flash it if you are unlocking your device via htvdev or maybe aahk2 will fix it
From HTC

PabloF93 said:
Hello,
I've a problem. I want to my DHD was unblocked. So, I Did S-off by AAHK 13-01-12 and when my DHD is reboot on hboot mode this doesnt found PD98IMG.zip . OFC. I write to sd card few other zip. but this not help.
I download older version AAHK - 29-10-11 and when DHD reboot I see bootloop. In CMD i found flashing radio.. - This is reason to bootloop.
If I've S-on I can't flash radio by fastboot, yes?
If this true how I Fix it? On the recovery mode? I dont know how...
Please help me Fix It and make s-off
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With S-ON you can't flash a radio as your nand partition security is still on even with an unlocked bootloader. Try flashing a ruu to get to normal state and then re try what you were trying to do. Besides, do not use the Hack Kit but the new version AAHK2 to be found in the general section of the forum.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app

If you want to make it rooted, but s-on, flash clockworkmod recovery into your device by fastboot, then put your downloaded ROM.zip into main directory of sd card, and go to recovery do full wipe, dont forget to go advanced and wipe dalvik and battery status, then install from zip. Reboot after complete again into fastboot open cmd and dive to directory where you extracted boot.img from ROM.zip and type "fastboot flash boot boot.img" and "fastboot reboot". If you need more help pm

I've software number 3.12.405.2 - btw. this number is very rare..
so I must flash RUU on the hboot?
maybe i must flash into the recovery? - what software i need?
How do I download ruu ?
Lol uncle google doesn't help or I don't know how to find it.
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Okey, I fix it..
I turn on fastboot mode and aah 2 I flash radio for eeu - this fix radio.
Next I lounched normal aahk and all is ok.
I've s-off , custom recovery and custom rom.
Thanks Guys!