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Bricked Desire, out of ideas

Good afternoon:
Recently my sister in law gave me his Desire so I could take a look at it.
She says the phone started to freeze a lot and random reboots. Then the phone won't switch on at all, when it did it showed a white screen (I suspect she talks about the bootloader one). Next the phone never booted again, showing the htc screen with four exclamation triangles in the corners.
She is not an experienced user at all, the phone is a Vodafone one, unlocked.
It had the latest Vodafone stock rom installed. The phone doesn't have root, S-OFF or a gold card.
I tried to flash it with the latest Vodafone UK ruu and the gingerbread one from Shipped Roms and it fails with an error 152.
If I flash those roms with fastboot I get a FAILED (remote: 51 partition update fail).
Both methods give me a RADIO_V2 - Fail-PU.
We can't send the phone to HTC because the company doesn't even exist in Argentina. Also the phone its from Spain, so we have no warranty at all.
Is there any hope?. I've tried searching the web but I had no luck.
Thanks in advance.
Whipon.

It's a radio brick. Contact HTC for warranty repair is the usual response....
No s-off, no fix
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rootSU said:
It's a radio brick. Contact HTC for warranty repair is the usual response....
No s-off, no fix
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Thanks a lot for your reply .
Any method to get S-OFF?

unrevoked should do the trick

Whipon said:
Thanks a lot for your reply .
Any method to get S-OFF?
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i wouldnt get s-off, keep it completley stock or they might not replace it
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stumpyz9 said:
i wouldnt get s-off, keep it completley stock or they might not replace it
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true true true,didn't read post fully,dnt get s-off

Ty5982 said:
unrevoked should do the trick
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Thanks man. If it supports latest boot loader, perhaps we have another chance.
@stumpyz9: Don't worry, phone is not under warranty, and we don't have any HTC service in Argentina ^^.

Whipon said:
Thanks man. If it supports latest boot loader, perhaps we have another chance.
@stumpyz9: Don't worry, phone is not under warranty, and we don't have any HTC service in Argentina ^^.
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ohh, time to have some fun then lol
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stumpyz9 said:
ohh, time to have some fun then lol
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We have nothing to loose. Afterall the phone cost her nothing.
I enjoy doing this type of job, so it will be fun.

Well you can't s-off because it doesn't boot. The only fix would be HTC.
You could try flashing a RUU from fastboot....
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rootSU said:
Well you can't s-off because it doesn't boot. The only fix woould be HTC.
You could try flashing a RUU from fastboot....
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Flashing from fastboot gives me a remote error: FAILED (remote: 51 partition update fail).
As I said we have no HTC repair service in Argentina.
All I can do is triying to fix it through the computer or throw it away u_u.
Can't I erase the radio and reflash it?. Do I need S-OFF to do that?.

can u flash a recovery

yah s-off would be required, but thats kind of impossible, and if your gunna throw it away you could always send it to me lol, i love to take **** apart
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I know you have no HTC. But that is only option.
Throw it in the bin or sell for spares maybe then. You can't fix broken device without s-off, you can't s-off without working device.
Even if s-off, fix is very unlikely. HTC swap out the mother board when this happens, so nothing you can do
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lol
You will laugh a lot when you know how I fixed it.
I had another Desire with its digitizer cracked. It was from a friend who dropped it.
I just swapped the motherboards.
The dissasembly and assembly videos in Youtube were very usefull .
It was a lot of fun.
Thank you very much for all your help .

A good question
Wait a minute, how she can prevent this from happening again?.
She just was using his phone as a normal user. The phone was plain stock.

Excellent.
Well you can't prevent it if she didn't.do anything to cause it. It was probably destined to go faulty from the start
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Quickest, most simplest way to achieve root and s-off is by using this method http://revolutionary.io/

Zafatron said:
Quickest, most simplest way to achieve root and s-off is by using this method http://revolutionary.io/
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read the 1st page,already mentioned,READ,READ,READ AND READ AGAIN B4 POSTING

Thanks ^^
Well, thanks guys.
Should I S-OFF the "new" phone?. New motherboard is from an almost new phone.
Just in case this issue appears again in the future.

S-off

Hey!
If I unlock my phone now via htcdev, s-on I guess, am I able to make it s-off later via 'custom' procedure?
Thanks for answer
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Your details will be logged with HTC so pointless. If you can wait then best to wait or if you just want to go ahead you can unlock via HTC dev.
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i dont care about my logged details on htcdev.
the main point is that i can be sure that its be possible to make it s-off *after* unlocking with htcdev.

stiffmast3r said:
i dont care about my logged details on htcdev.
the main point is that i can be sure that its be possible to make it s-off *after* unlocking with htcdev.
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Pretty sure it can still be done (going S-OFF) if you "relock" the device through HTC Dev.

oh, i can relock it via htcdev? cool....
i have no experience with htcdev, and have my "HOX" (new name for the one X? saw it sametimes here ) since yesterday.
maybe its better to wait 1 week or 2, but ima flashaholic....
i must do it, I MUST DO IT!!!!!111

stiffmast3r said:
oh, i can relock it via htcdev? cool....
i have no experience with htcdev, and have my "HOX" (new name for the one X? saw it sametimes here ) since yesterday.
maybe its better to wait 1 week or 2, but ima flashaholic....
i must do it, I MUST DO IT!!!!!111
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Yeah I think it's possible. Keep in mind that a "relocked" device is not the same thing as "locked" device. HTC will know that your device has been unlocked and the warranty is still less then with a locked device!

yeah, i think the warranty is not a big problem, i got a "good guy" at a store

Yes but if you want to send the device off to HTC for a warranty repair a year down the line that's where the issue will kick in. Hence making sense to wait for S-OFF. And potentially for resale value a locked bootloader sounds better than a relocked bootloader.
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I've heard HTC don't care if its unlocked. My friend told me as long as your issue isn't from overclocking till it fries or something, they don't care and will take it.
Plus with s-off, you can erase all traces on the phone that it was unlocked. Of course HTC probably still knows since you submitted but I've read and my friends told me HTC don't really care as long as you didn't cause it thru software.
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Rooting a locked phone - IT'S COMING!!

Seems the legend that is Paul O'Brien has successfully rooted a locked phone...if you wish to try then please go to the MoDaCo site to get the link
http://www.modaco.com/topic/353986-...t-unlocking-the-bootloader-windows-mac-linux/
Paul hasn't tested it fully so this is an early exploit so make sure the RUU for your phone is available as, if things go wrong, you could be screwed!

you can test already but be aware that its early alpha and it could harm your phone

He has a s-off device so it might not work but hopeful for guys who haven't unlocked.
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some have testet it and say it works with locked devices

N3m3515 said:
you can test already but be aware that its early alpha and it could harm your phone
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Yeah, was creating the thread when I saw he'd posted the r3 file online so will update the OP

Paul says that the worst Case Scenario would be that u must use a RUU, nothing about Brick!

i heard that some say that there is a tempered message in the hboot. so maybe there is still a sign for htc that you have modified something

He did it for the HTC Desire so I don't doubt him!

Forsaked said:
Paul says that the worst Case Scenario would be that u must use a RUU, nothing about Brick!
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Must like when people use super wipe without the Rom on the sd
I'm already unlocked so I'm more interested in s-off.
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So if this works what can I do? Just use root apps or can I install custom roms as well or do I need an unlocked bootloader for that
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At the moment, just root apps...there's a chance it might lead to ROMs, though (fingers crossed)

Forsaked said:
Paul says that the worst Case Scenario would be that u must use a RUU, nothing about Brick!
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True but not everyone has access to RUU's, a lot of suppliers havent put out ones for the 1.28 base so all those who have done an OTA update can no longer use the 1.26 RUU because of the updated HBOOT.

N3m3515 said:
i heard that some say that there is a tempered message in the hboot. so maybe there is still a sign for htc that you have modified something
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I had a guy come into my shop today that did this and his hboot said tampered. It messed up his answer and end call bit like a nice guy I am I fixed it for him.
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n1kon said:
I had a guy come into my shop today that did this and his hboot said tampered. It messed up his answer and end call bit like a nice guy I am I fixed it for him.
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how did you fix it?

Mce flash but was on the one s not x
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Seems like this is only working with s-off'ed devices so far..
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Yep no one else can get it to work just paul :/

How did he get an S-OFF device?

DARKKRAKEN said:
How did he get an S-OFF device?
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Probably directly from HTC, seeing as he helps them out with things

this method fortunately does NOT work!

[Q] questions about unrooting Optus one x

Hi all
I am trying to unroot my optus one x but I had a few questions.
The first question is there a different recovery for the optus one x? the second is there anywhere I can get the 1.29.980.11 image file to download? and if I do relock my boot loader can they tell if I unlocked my bootloader?
If anyone can help this would be great

theH4Z said:
Hi all
I am trying to unroot my optus one x but I had a few questions.
The first question is there a different recovery for the optus one x? the second is there anywhere I can get the 1.29.980.11 image file to download? and if I do relock my boot loader can they tell if I unlocked my bootloader?
If anyone can help this would be great
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Hi;
No, the recovery for all Endeavor phones (Normal One X) are the same, no matter what operator/service provider you use...
Latest RUU for your device is 1.28.980.10 after that Optus didn't release any updates... So you have to go with that version or use a custom ROM...
The link to download the above version is this (Credits to Footbal for the link)
Code:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/4nec4tdhfgft/n/RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_Optus_AU_1.28.980.10_Radio_1.1204.103.14_release_258004_signed.exe
Yes, They can see that your phone was unlock before, because after re-locking your phone it will say "RE-LOCK" in HBOOT not LOCK...

Will they still cover the warranty on it if they saw that it said relocked? and thank you very much for responding quickly

theH4Z said:
Will they still cover the warranty on it if they saw that it said relocked?
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Legally no, unlocking voids warranty, and they warn you about it when you are trying to unlock... But sometime they honor the warranty in case of hardware problems...

what if I crack my screen could I get a replacement for a fee still?

theH4Z said:
what if I crack my screen could I get a replacement for a fee still?
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Yes, they will still support your phone, repairing the problems for a fee (they wouldn't change it free of charge anyway, cause you cracked your screen, it's not on warranty)
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srashedian said:
First of, you cracking your screen is your fault and it would not be under warranty (they will repair it for you, but they will charge you)
Second, as I said, technically you have no warranty whatsoever, but they MAY still change your phone because of physical problems just as a favor...
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well thank you for your help

theH4Z said:
well thank you for your help
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I misunderstood your previous post a bit, although the answer was correct, I've cleared it...
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Factory unlocked and S-OFF

Noob question: I've ordered a factory unlocked M-8 from Amazon which should be arriving in a couple of days. Does HTC ship these devices with S-OFF (that is, is being factory unlocked automatically make it S-OFF), or will I have to do that in order to flash custom ROMs? The last HTC I had was the Vivid, and I had to do the wire trick to make it S-OFF. It seems the process is simpler now with Firewater, but just wondering what to expect. Thx.
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bruce7373 said:
Noob question: I've ordered a factory unlocked M-8 from Amazon which should be arriving in a couple of days. Does HTC ship these devices with S-OFF, or will I have to do that in order to flash custom ROMs? The last HTC I had was the Vivid, and I did the wire trick to make it S-OFF. It seems the process is simpler now with Firewater, but just wondering what to expect. Thx.
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"Factory unlocked" means "SIM unlocked/Carrier unlocked" i.e. You can use it on any network
The bootloader won't be unlocked and it won't be S-OFF from HTC.

donalgodon said:
"Factory unlocked" means "SIM unlocked/Carrier unlocked" i.e. You can use it on any network
The bootloader won't be unlocked and it won't be S-OFF from HTC.
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Ah, OK, gotcha. Thx.
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But even without s off, you can still flash roms you just need to unlock the bootloader via htc dev

RossMacgill said:
But even without s off, you can still flash roms you just need to unlock the bootloader via htc dev
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Right. I remember this now from having had the Vivid a few years ago. Major brain fart, lol. It's a ***** getting old (sigh)...
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