Hey Guys,
im getting a Desire through Telstra tonight, and the first thing i want to do is debrand the thing.
I have read up on some things but still a little confused, can someone point me in the right direction, of 1 how to unlock the phone, root it and the best ROM to install on it.
Much Appreciated
Ok i think i know what im doing now.
One thing though, i just want a normal rom to put on it, just debranded, can anyone recommend me something?
I dont really want custom roms etc
Look in the sticky in rom section, shows the stock roms available. Then you can upgrade to stock 2.2
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Ok so if i use this rom
RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4. 06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed.exe
Which are not rooted do i still need to root the device etc or can i just use this rom and it will update and remove the telstra stuff?
And is this the latest normal 2.2 Rom?
You need to root to debrand, then put the stock Rom on
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Ok no worries ill do that, but is the rom i posted the correct Stock 2.2 Rom i would use in AUS? for the Desire?
Just remember having a goldcard always inserted, while debranding and OTA updating.
I was gunna do this method, no goldcard needed.
http://myhtcdesire.com/modding/how-to-root-your-desire-easily-method-2
But do i only have to have the goldcard inserted while updating and rooting, then i can remove it?
Widge86 said:
I was gunna do this method, no goldcard needed.
http://myhtcdesire.com/modding/how-to-root-your-desire-easily-method-2
But do i only have to have the goldcard inserted while updating and rooting, then i can remove it?
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HI there,
I used the unrevoked method and this provides "root" and ClockworkMod Recovery. I then initially downloaded [ROM-FroYo] Official Froyo HTC Sense ROM (16/07 v1.0c | OpenDesire Team) link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=726300
The above rom is very much like the standard HTC sense ROM but without the Tel$tra bloatware. Have a good search on xda though as there have been a number of roms (sense like) been released since this one.
I have since moved on to [ROM-FROYO AOSP] OpenDesire v3.6.1 (720P | 2.6.34.5 SVS KERNEL | 1305mhz) (26/08). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712615
This rom is a "vanilla" (plain) version of the android OS and is half the size of the sense ROM, and is clean and fast, but you lose the "sense" interface and the HTC FM radio.
Everything else camera, wi-fi, GPS, phone, etc works perfectly from me.
BTW, all this is on a Tel$ta Desire (A8183) that is 3 months old. I have had no probs at all.
Hope this helps
Thats awesome info great so ill use the guide i posted to Root the device then i can install any ROM i wont, i think ill use the original 2.2 Rom that i posted earlier in the thread
to confirm even if i want to use a stock HTC RUU rom from the Stock Rom page i still have to Root my device?
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to confirm even if i want to use a stock HTC RUU rom from the Stock Rom page i still have to Root my device?
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It would be pointless rooting before applying an RUU, as it's not necessary and the flash process will remove root anyway.
That RUU you pointed to will break a Desire with an SLCD screen, so be warned.
Ok so i should just use a hacked rom thats based on the normal one, how do i find out if the phone i have is SLCD?
You can still use an official ROM. Read this for lots of info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749551
WOW now im even more confused i used to be able to hack my old HTC Touch Pro easily lol.
Ok so i have to hope my Telstra delivered phone is still AMOLED, then i wont have any dramas, to be honest im not much into running a custom rom, id rather just get rid of the telstra crap thats going to be on the phone, but i also do not want to brick it or break the screen in the process.
So if i just use one of the RUU updates in your post you linked me too it doesnt matter if its AMOLED or SLCD i can update to it without rooting?
Ill get the phone first work out if i have SLCD or not, then go from there.
I wont Froyo on my phone and no telstra stuff so i can make a goldcard and update, or if i have a AMOLED phone use the Rooting tool and update to any rooted ROM correct?
You can debrand on any type of screen using the correct RUU. You can root both types too.
If you root you cannot run an official ROM, but you can run something almost exactly the same.
Which Froyo Rom (rooted) would be the closest to stock?
To Confirm if i have an AMOLED phone i can just update a Stock Non Branded ROM without rooting? By placing the update.zip on the phone and updating using recovery mode?
Widge86 said:
Which Froyo Rom (rooted) would be the closest to stock?
To Confirm if i have an AMOLED phone i can just update a Stock Non Branded ROM without rooting? By placing the update.zip on the phone and updating using recovery mode?
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hi widge
just go with the flow, unbrand it, root it and play with all the roms, your gonna love it. try em all and see what u like best. I am on nextsense rom 7 at the mo and waiting for the kitchen to open again so i can do some cooking. Tried opendesire a while back and it was pretty mint, may take a lokk at it again myself.
You can't switch to an unbranded rom by using update.zip files, you use an RUU to flash the phone, which requires a goldcard.
To install custom roms you root and install them as zip files in recovery.
You can do both on an SLCD or AMOLED screen, but with an SLCD screen you have to be more careful which RUU you use.
Hi,
Is it possible to bring my desire back to stock Telstra 2.1-update1 without any evidence its been rooted and had a Rom flash?
I need to send it off for repairs because I'm having issues with the battery.
Atm I'm running tmod 1.4
Ty
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Not without a Telstra RUU. Your best bet would probably be to use a generic RUU.
Regards,
Dave
Try with this for example - http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bra...4_R4_Radio_32.30.00.28U_4.05.00.11_123851.exe
This is a Telestra shipped rom
Thanks for the replies, I decided to go with a RUU from HTC
I flashed my desire with:
%5CHTC%20Desire%5CRUU_Bravo_Telstra_WWE_1.25.841.5_Radio_32.41.00.32U_4.08.00.09_release_134289_signed.exe[/url]
And it seems like its back to 100% stock, only question is, does the stock production roms recovery screen show just a phone and a picture of a triangle with a exclamation mark through it? ( this is what i see )
My friend has installed a custom ROM on his HTC Desire. It is not working properly so is there any way he can revert back to the original HTC Desire firmware?
I have looked online and cannot find it for him. I use an SGS with the original Samsung firmware (not the one from my provider) from Sam Firmware, which is what made my friend mess with his.
Ask your friend to install this ROM. Its original stock firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773997
or look for the right RUU update, to get the device completely back to stock (unrooted)
be careful to use the right file though
is this even possible anymore?
Im hoping to sell on my HTC desire HD As i have just acquired an ARC S, so i want to UN-everything (unroot etc)
HOW??? the guides that are left are all too old and have broken links? and an RUU i tried doesnt want to connect
currently the phone is running blakcice CM7 so maybe i need to go to a sence rom first???
Don't you have a NAND backup from when you first flashed?
Use the hack kit. It has a return to stock option
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Hi everyone,
I rooted my brother's HTC Desire Z from Bell by following these guides (http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/HTC_Desire_Z:_Firmware_Downgrade_(Gingerbread), http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_vision). I rooted it for the sole purpose of being able to sim unlock and everything worked fine.
Now my only problem is, I don't know how to update from Froyo 2.2 to Gingerbread 2.3. I tried searching for software updates from the phone settings, but nothing turned up. I want to update it because some apps won't run on 2.2 and I don't want to use a custom rom because my brother will just get confused from the new ui and ask me a bazillion questions.
Also, the rom I am using right now is the stock rom of htc dz, but from a different country (I forgot to backup the original). Can anyone provide me the stock rom (rooted?) for HTC Desire Z from Bell (Canada). I don't think factory resetting it or hard resetting it will help cause the rom will remain the same.
One last question, if I unroot the phone and everything, will the phone remain sim unlocked?
Sorry for being a noob and thanks in advance.
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So you downgraded to 2.2 did you then use gfree to exploit and root?
Boot to bootloader and write everything from that screen down here
How exactly do I boot to bootloader? Is it Power + Volume Down? If it is, doing so only gets me to a screen searching for an image with the only choice being to update or not.
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Take the sdcard out of your phone and try again