[Q] Desire HD cannot enter bootloader.. - Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have rooted and have Ace Pvt Eng S-off using AAHK.. fyi, mine is GB shipped, but fortunately pseudo eng boot is working fine..
The problem is when i have flash custom ROM viper and set it up everything, when i enter hboot, i and enter fastboot in the dropdown in hboot menu, after i select bootloader, it scan for a while and it shows message "[PD98DIAG.nbh] No image or wrong image!" or something like that, it is blinking very fast..
But, the phone itself is working, and boot viper very well.. so my question is, do i need to bother putting the right image inside directory somewhere in the sdcard or just left it be?
Sorry for asking this, if there is any thread explaining about this, please direct me to the right way..

yumm91 said:
I have rooted and have Ace Pvt Eng S-off using AAHK.. fyi, mine is GB shipped, but fortunately pseudo eng boot is working fine..
The problem is when i have flash custom ROM viper and set it up everything, when i enter hboot, i and enter fastboot in the dropdown in hboot menu, after i select bootloader, it scan for a while and it shows message "[PD98DIAG.nbh] No image or wrong image!" or something like that, it is blinking very fast..
But, the phone itself is working, and boot viper very well.. so my question is, do i need to bother putting the right image inside directory somewhere in the sdcard or just left it be?
Sorry for asking this, if there is any thread explaining about this, please direct me to the right way..
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That is perfectly normal....everytime you enter hboot, the phone parses for a PD98IMG.zip file and if you don't have any shows that message. What are you trying to do with the bootloader? Don't mess with that partition as you can end up with a brick. :good:

glevitan said:
That is perfectly normal....everytime you enter hboot, the phone parses for a PD98IMG.zip file and if you don't have any shows that message. What are you trying to do with the bootloader? Don't mess with that partition as you can end up with a brick. :good:
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I see. So, where can i find the PD981IMG.zip and where should i put it into? fyi, i dont have systeminfo in bootloader but i saw some FAQ and they said that it is normal. But, with that, i dont know if i have a superCID or not. I think i read it somewhere that saying we should rename the custom ROM that we currently use into PD98DIAG.nbh and put it into the root directory so that it will not shows the message "[PD98DIAG.nbh] No image or wrong image!" again.. but is it true? I take a look at the aahk PD981IMG.zip compressed file and custom ROM compressed file but they are completely different..
I'm not using aahk PD981IMG.zip because it is downgrade ROM if i'm not mistaken which is downloaded during rooting, and if i put that file and the bootloader is reading that file, maybe there will be some inconsistency as i am running viper.. Right now i am currently running viperdhdv1.2.3, but i afraid that i might brick my desire hd if i flash another rom.. is that possible? what do you think glevitan?

yumm91 said:
I see. So, where can i find the PD981IMG.zip and where should i put it into? fyi, i dont have systeminfo in bootloader but i saw some FAQ and they said that it is normal. But, with that, i dont know if i have a superCID or not. I think i read it somewhere that saying we should rename the custom ROM that we currently use into PD98DIAG.nbh and put it into the root directory so that it will not shows the message "[PD98DIAG.nbh] No image or wrong image!" again.. but is it true? I take a look at the aahk PD981IMG.zip compressed file and custom ROM compressed file but they are completely different..
I'm not using aahk PD981IMG.zip because it is downgrade ROM if i'm not mistaken which is downloaded during rooting, and if i put that file and the bootloader is reading that file, maybe there will be some inconsistency as i am running viper.. Right now i am currently running viperdhdv1.2.3, but i afraid that i might brick my desire hd if i flash another rom.. is that possible? what do you think glevitan?
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WHAT???? I can not get a single word of what you said. What are you trying to do?? that is the perfect path to mess your device. Please search and read before messing your device. Use the guide and the thread in my signature to help yourself.

glevitan said:
WHAT???? I can not get a single word of what you said. What are you trying to do?? that is the perfect path to mess your device. Please search and read before messing your device. Use the guide and the thread in my signature to help yourself.
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LOL.. sorry about my messy explanation.. orait, start from the beginning. Please bear with me...
i have desire HD, GB shipped..
by using AAHK, i finally rooted it with pseudo eng hboot,
install CWM > flash viperdhdv1.2.3 > working fine..
Ok now when i enter bootloader, ( vol- + power button), it does not list systeminfo, so with that I cannot determine whether my device have SuperCID or not, because then i cannot flash unbranded ROMs.. so, question is:
Is there any way to know the CID besides systeminfo?
Is not having SuperCID will prevent my device from flashing any custom ROM?
Regarding this:
Code:
sd checking....
loading....[PD98DIAG.zip]
No Image
Loading....[PD98DIAG.nbh]
No Image or Wrong Image
Loading....[PD98img.zip]
No Image
Loading......[PD98img.nbh]
No Image or wrong image.
Where can i find the right img or nbh file? Do i need to rename the customROM boot.img into one of that and put it into root directory?

yumm91 said:
LOL.. sorry about my messy explanation.. orait, start from the beginning. Please bear with me...
i have desire HD, GB shipped..
by using AAHK, i finally rooted it with pseudo eng hboot,
install CWM > flash viperdhdv1.2.3 > working fine..
Ok now when i enter bootloader, ( vol- + power button), it does not list systeminfo, so with that I cannot determine whether my device have SuperCID or not, because then i cannot flash unbranded ROMs.. so, question is:
Is there any way to know the CID besides systeminfo?
Is not having SuperCID will prevent my device from flashing any custom ROM?
Regarding this:
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sd checking....
loading....[PD98DIAG.zip]
No Image
Loading....[PD98DIAG.nbh]
No Image or Wrong Image
Loading....[PD98img.zip]
No Image
Loading......[PD98img.nbh]
No Image or wrong image.
Where can i find the right img or nbh file? Do i need to rename the customROM boot.img into one of that and put it into root directory?
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WHATTTTTT??? no buddy...you are doing everything wrong. IF you are S-OFF and have CWM or other custom recovery, then you are ready to go. SuperCID is not for custom roms...it has to be with carriers. System info is never displayed in hboot except for the hboot and radio version...do me a favor, read what I told you or the next time you will be asking help because you got stuck...

glevitan said:
WHATTTTTT??? no buddy...you are doing everything wrong. IF you are S-OFF and have CWM or other custom recovery, then you are ready to go. SuperCID is not for custom roms...it has to be with carriers. System info is never displayed in hboot except for the hboot and radio version...do me a favor, read what I told you or the next time you will be asking help because you got stuck...
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Ok the file for the zip and nbh is the update image, so if i doesnt want to update anything, why should i put anything inside isn't..
Orait, that one is settled.
When i enter bootloader, it shows "ACE PVT ENG S-OFF RL"
From what i read, RL stands for Relocked right? So is it mean i need to unlock it first to install custom ROM or what? And from what my friends said, ENG S-OFF is not stable and dangerous to flash custom ROMs as there is a chance to brick the device, so first i should try to make it shows "ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF" and after that I will be able to flash any ROM safely.. is that true?

yumm91 said:
Ok the file for the zip and nbh is the update image, so if i doesnt want to update anything, why should i put anything inside isn't..
Orait, that one is settled.
When i enter bootloader, it shows "ACE PVT ENG S-OFF RL"
From what i read, RL stands for Relocked right? So is it mean i need to unlock it first to install custom ROM or what? And from what my friends said, ENG S-OFF is not stable and dangerous to flash custom ROMs as there is a chance to brick the device, so first i should try to make it shows "ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF" and after that I will be able to flash any ROM safely.. is that true?
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You are not paying attention, are you?
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app

Like the other person said please do a bit.more research and listen a bit more....don't mess with the partitions in your bootloader with s-off you can do some real damage...you don't need to unlock your bl if you already have s-off just go into recovery wipe and flash the zip...

omario8484 said:
Like the other person said please do a bit.more research and listen a bit more....don't mess with the partitions in your bootloader with s-off you can do some real damage...you don't need to unlock your bl if you already have s-off just go into recovery wipe and flash the zip...
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I guess this is too much for me to comprehend so i just left it right there...
From what i read,
-S-off means security for NAND memory is deactivated, so we can write whatever we want on that..
-ENG hboot is a more advanced hboot compared to stock hboot, like able to flashing kernel or new radio using fastboot..
-So, if i just flashing new custom ROM without flashing radio, this means that my risk of bricking device is near zero right?
-So my question is, if eng hboot is better, why radio s-off is recommended in some thread?
-and why i have RL(Relocked) at the end of S-off?
Please give me some thread that explains about that.. I saw some thread but it is not answered. =.=
p/s: need to have some coffeeee....

yumm91 said:
I guess this is too much for me to comprehend so i just left it right there...
From what i read,
-S-off means security for NAND memory is deactivated, so we can write whatever we want on that..
-ENG hboot is a more advanced hboot compared to stock hboot, like able to flashing kernel or new radio using fastboot..
-So, if i just flashing new custom ROM without flashing radio, this means that my risk of bricking device is near zero right?
-So my question is, if eng hboot is better, why radio s-off is recommended in some thread?
-and why i have RL(Relocked) at the end of S-off?
Please give me some thread that explains about that.. I saw some thread but it is not answered. =.=
p/s: need to have some coffeeee....
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Just answer this: How on earth is your bootloader relocked, if you never unlocked it?
ENG S-OFF should not be used. S-OFF is more than enough and allows you to flash whatever you want. PERIOD.....don't waste more time.

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Whats the deal with the factory unlocked bootloader phones(S-OFF)?

Hey there xda!
I was wondering, why factory S-OFF phones(speaking as an owner of a desire a8181) cant be rooted using the unrevoked method? Anyone got a clue?
why? you have a factory S-off Desire? (apo pou re mastora)?
dexter93 said:
Hey there xda!
I was wondering, why factory S-OFF phones(speaking as an owner of a desire a8181) cant be rooted using the unrevoked method? Anyone got a clue?
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Swithc off the phone, then press volume down while pressing also the power button untill it boot on the bootloader (white screen)..There u will see on the top S-ON !!!!!
If u see S-OFF mean YOU (or someone else if u bought on ebay) did a full root on it with some specific procedure
If u have S-OFF but no root permission, just run an RUU and then root again with unrevoked.
andQlimax said:
Swithc off the phone, then press volume down while pressing also the power button untill it boot on the bootloader (white screen)..There u will see on the top S-ON !!!!!
If u see S-OFF mean YOU (or someone else if u bought on ebay) did a full root on it with some specific procedure
If u have S-OFF but no root permission, just run an RUU and then root again with unrevoked.
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there are phones that come from factory with S-OFF.. read somewhere it's developer phone or something.
if S-OFFed using AlphaRev, make sure hboot is not updated too when running RUU, otherwise the security will be turned on again.
back on topic, not sure why that version of Desire can't be rooted with Unrevoked.. read the other day someone else was having the problem too.
w.0.o.t said:
back on topic, not sure why that version of Desire can't be rooted with Unrevoked.. read the other day someone else was having the problem too.
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this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853583
I'm not too sure why some come factory s-off, but considering it is, have you tested to see if fastboot works? If it does, all you need to do, is download a recovery image (I use RA-Desire) put the phone in fastboot mode and run "fastboot flash recovery INSERT FILENAME". Assuming that works, you can just install a custom rom with root included. Unfortunately this is all just theory as my phone was s-on when I got it. So do anything at your own risk
Edit: just another thought. Because you are s-off, it might be possible to go into the default recovery/bootloader and use "adb pull /" to pull a complete copy of your system etc (as a backup), and then use "adb push ROMFOLDER /" to install a custom rom, although if the rom normally runs scripts while flashing as a zip, this might not be possible unless someone sends you a copy from their already installed phone, same as before, do at your own risk because I have no idea if it would work
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mariosraptor said:
why? you have a factory S-off Desire? (apo pou re mastora)?
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Well i believe so. The phone i m talking about was destined to be a demo in a store (sth vodafone)(it came in a plain white box with just the charger inside, when i tried to download htc sync from htc it could not recognise the imei and it had a demo video that appeared every 2 minutes) Actually i'm not sure, because i first noticed the s-off after a failed attempt with unrevoked(before i did not notice if it was on or off). The phone is generally untouched, as i got it brand new(na'nai kala h mana pou douleuei sti vodafone). bEFORE attempt rooting, i had updated OTA to 2.2 froyo(wwe unbranded). @cr1960 i have not that version. My current spes are:
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT 0.93.0001
RADIO 5.11.05.27
*ROM: 2.2 OTA official htc update v.2.29.405.2
@w.0.o.t: how to ruu? is it safe? do i lose settings or data?
@NeoDriver: how do I test fastboot?
Thanks for the quick responses!
[edit] i have found another guy with s-off that he couldnt root with unrevoked(same error), but he was on stock 2.1 with 0.7 hboot
There's nothing above the S-OFF part when in HBOOT which is in pink at all no?
Quick question, when you go to the bootloader, does it display "ALPHAREV" at the top? It's just that your HBOOT (v0.93.0001) with S-OFF, is what the alpharev s-off gives.
Either way, to test fastboot, power off your phone and plug it into your USB. Hold the BACK button on the front of your phone and power it on, let go once you are in fastboot. You should be shown a white screen very similar to the bootloader but it should say FASTBOOT USB. In the tools folder of the Android SDK is fastboot. Open a cmd prompt, cd to the tools directory and run "fastboot devices". Your device should be there. Next thing to do would be "fastboot flash recovery FILENAME"
Im just not too sure if these fastboot commands are only active in AlphaRev's images =/
Oh and running an RUU is perfectly safe but as far as I know, it is a complete wipe of everything!
Hope this helps
when in bootlader i see:
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.93.0001
MICROP-031D
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.11.05.27
Aug 10 2010,17:52:18
HBOOT
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN> to next item
<POWER> to select item
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
CLEAR STORAGE
SIMLOCK
nothing is pink, no alpharev, for colours check the .doc(dont have a camera now)
[edit] @neodriver: i can get into fastboot usb, but for the rest, i wait for the sdk to finish downloading
Hmm, Odd =P
How did trying fastboot go? Any luck with flashing a recovery?
check my previous post
[edit] Im having a little problem with the fastboot. installed the sdk, navigated innto cmd to "tools"folder and found a "fastboot.exe" no fastboot services. Tried to execute it with "start fastboot.exe" and it failed(could not find "AdbWinApi.dll"). any clue ?
you literally just need to type fastboot, thats it, it should then give you a list of stuff. use fastboot devices to make sure your phone is being seen by it.
dexter93 said:
check my previous post
[edit] Im having a little problem with the fastboot. installed the sdk, navigated innto cmd to "tools"folder and found a "fastboot.exe" no fastboot services. Tried to execute it with "start fastboot.exe" and it failed(could not find "AdbWinApi.dll"). any clue ?
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You don't run the files in the folders, you use a command prompt to run the fastboot commands
still cant find AdbWinApi.dll, trying to re install sdk...
[edit] reinstalled and retried but it still cant find the dll. somewhere i read that i should install htc sync, will that do ?
Run SDK Manager.exe and download "Android SDK tools". I forgot it doesnt come with everything nowadays.
Ok, after just updating my SDK, it seems like google has moved the dll you need. Copy the fastboot.exe from /tools to /platform-tools then run it from that folder =) Thats should make it work
thanks for the tip. followed it and did a quick vid. if you'd like check it out, i think it went good
That does seem to be working, if you wanna be brave you could try flashing a custom recovery and see if it completes
EddyOS said:
That does seem to be working, if you wanna be brave you could try flashing a custom recovery and see if it completes
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Well, here we go again. how? someone gave me these instructions, but im not sure:
Download any rooted ROM you like and place on SD.
If you want a ROM with A2SD+, then partition SD properly before copying ROM.zip
Download AmonRA 2.0.1 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4481275/reco...ire-v2.0.1.img
Flash it with Android Flasher http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638
Boot device into recovery and flash the ROM.zip from the SD.
I also found a guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814381
which also has a solution to the cid error i get, but is the risk worth taking?
Anyway got some general questions:
1) to flash a rom you need to be root or root is only for pre-rooted roms?
2)i see custom recovery everywhere but no explanation on "what is it", "what does it do"
3)is there a way to backup email and sms from the htc mail apps?
4)will a factory reset delete anything on my sd card?
Guys im really sorry to post such n00b questions(i hate being n00b). please excuse me

[Q] Before attempting flashing my first radio...

I've been using custom ROM's on my DHD for a couple of months now but have never flashed off the stock Radio.
Im thinking about it now, and have read this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896597 but want to make sure I know a couple of things before trying it cus i know it can screw stuff up
First, do I have both Radio S-off and Eng s-off? I've checked the first line of my bootloader which is ' ACE PVT ENG S-OFF ' which I guess means I have ENG S-OFF but what about Radio S-OFF?
Also, what precautions should be taken before flashing a radio? I know with ROM's it's Nandroid etc, but what about Radios?
Cheers!
Hi,
If you look at "system info" in the bootloader, what does your CID read? If you used the all in one tool to Radio S-OFF, SIM Unlock, etc then your CID should read CID-11111111
You should always double check the MD5 of the radio before flashing, just to ensure you don't flash a corrupted file.
I assume you know you have to flash radios with fastboot?
id say b4 u actually flash, type
fastboot devices
if it reads your phones serial numnber, u should b good 2 go
LINKSLOVESANDROID said:
if it reads your phones serial numnber, u should b good 2 go
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That does not tell anything about radio s-off.
Hey guys thanks for all the quick replies! I know about flashing vi adb which I'm ok with, is there any kinds of back ups to do first?
Also, since I already have my ROM installed, will it need redoing after the radio? I read somewhere that the Radio needs doing before ROM...
Cheers
It does not matter when you flash the radio, before or after the ROM. ROM is not affected by radio, so you do not need any backups. Just go ahead and flash.

[Q] no system installed ... Update fail !

hi,
trying to unroot, un-alpharev, un everething to take phone to warranty fix (gps not working anymore).
ive run the RUU, but HBOOT wasnt 'fixed'. so then i extracted rom.zip, renamed it to PB99IMG.zip and put to root of sdcard but when updating through hboot the position BOOTLOADER is BYPASSED (all others are OK).
how to remove alpharev text bootloader ? how to unroot ? (my hboot is 6.93.1002)
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please check this post : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16044493
Do you have a CDMA phone? The latest HBOOT version is 0.930001
oh, should have said that before - this is GSM phone
my question is to:
-load stock recovery
-load stock hboot
-remove 'alpharev' on hboot
-to s-on
First Downgrade ur HBOOT, from alpharev.nl
then flash RUU
with PB99IMG_DOWNGRADE from ALPHAREV site i get HBOOT 6.93.9999....
Use Fastboot commander to flash downgrade image
reboot bootloader, thn u get "ALPHAREV UNLOCKED"[ on bootloader screen.
next you can run RUU/I]
If you flash this, you will be on older boot ver
http://alpharev.nl/PB99IMG_downgrade.zip
no change...
still on hboot screen i have :
--- Alpharev ---
BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.93.1002
...
Have you flashed RUU????
yes, i did - no change.
when flashing 'downgrade' from alpharev im getting hboot ver 6.93.9999 so i flashed with hboot-stock from alpharev so i get 6.93.1002...but how to get 0.92/0.93 ?
Getting out of mind now
well, now i can only say l try downgrading froyo 2.2 to 2.1.
or w8 fr others suggestion
ok...any guide? will give it a try...
also a question - why , when installing PB99IMG (full) through HBOOT i get BYPASSED on downloader ? how can I (we) switch it to OK ?
Ok first flash the stock bravo HBOOT, then flash the downgrader (all in fastboot), then run the RUU and you will be a-okay. Try running the RUU from your PC instead of the PB99IMG if it doesn't work that way.
gekko44 said:
yes, i did - no change.
when flashing 'downgrade' from alpharev im getting hboot ver 6.93.9999 so i flashed with hboot-stock from alpharev so i get 6.93.1002...but how to get 0.92/0.93 ?
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Wow just wow...
10 people tell you to follow 2 simple steps and you do something completely different. No wonder it went wrong, never should have rooted in the first place.
Do as follows and i promise you it'll work:
1. flash downgrader hboot either via "fastboot flash hboot downgraderhboot.img" or by using the PB99IMG.zip containing it from alpharev.(it will and should still say 6.93.1002)
2. flash the ruu by putting the extracted PB99IMG.zip on and let the downgrader hboot flash it
Can give you the technical reasons for why everything you have done is wrong, but i won't bother.
ok....i flashed with stock bravo HBOOT, then flashed the downgrader (all in fastboot) and then run RUU.....
got HBOOT 0.83.0001, NO alpharev.....but...RUU failed to finish update (error 140) and have no system at all...all i can is to get to hboot menu....
@mortenmhp
im a noob not an expert. thanks for helping me feeling like an idiot...
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when trying to update trough PB99IMG i get :
Main Version is older !
Update Fail!
gekko44 said:
ok....i flashed with stock bravo HBOOT, then flashed the downgrader (all in fastboot) and then run RUU.....
got HBOOT 0.83.0001, NO alpharev.....but...RUU failed to finish update (error 140) and have no system at all...all i can is to get to hboot menu....
@mortenmhp
im a noob not an expert. thanks for helping me feeling like an idiot...
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np exactly what i was going for....
0.83 is very old (from android 2.1 rom) and error 140 is a bootloader version error which indicates that you are not allowed to downgrade. Get the newer ruu instead as advised all over this forum(version is 2.29.405)
Also sorry for being harsh, but I've personally explained this exact problem 2-3 times and seen plenty of others trying to do the same, so i know there are several topics explaining it just fine if you bothered to search properly.
ok...used newest RUU (RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed) , extracted rom.zip, changed name to PB99IMG.zip, put to sdcard...now i get CID INCORRECT...ehhh....searching this (and some other) forums all the time... damn...i really feel stupid....
gonna try with goldcard.....tomorrow morning....got enough of this for today...thanks everyone for their time and effort....hope the GC will do the stuff..
bah sure u downloaded the right file and not one for cdma or t-mobile eg.?
Also please boot to fastboot and plug it via usb and enter "fastboot oem boot" find the line that says CID and type the output here.
You should also be able to compare the cid of your device from above to a file in the PB99IMG.zip
edit: also your device might be branded meaning it will have another CID and it wont allow you to install the wwe one. Then you'll have to either find one for your carrier or make yourself a goldcard(allowing you to install the wwe ruu anyway).
Did what You suggested , got:
... INFO[ERR] boot image does not exist!!!
OKAY
...
EDIT:
downloaded 3rd from this list forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
mortenmhp said:
Wow just wow...
10 people tell you to follow 2 simple steps and you do something completely different.
No wonder it went wrong, never should have rooted in the first place.
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Did you forget your chilax-pills today?
Where you born with all that knowledge, as the only one in the world? No...?
Well then... everybody is at a different level of knowledge in here...
so please take your chilax-pills, go get laid, or whatever you need,
and try talking a little bit more kindly to people,
instead of bashing them with "Im soooo good - and you`re sooo stupid" attitude,
or just dont help! No need to trash people like that!
Have a nice day.

[Q] Installing Custom Roms

ok soo ive had time to finally sit down and start installing custom stuff to my hox. I went through all the steps to set it up and ive unlocked booloader, and instaled custom recovery.
I went to go flash a rom lets just say android revolution but i havent decided which yet. Im alittle confused about the instructions.
it turns out my HOX is s-off (it says s off on the top of bootloader screen). and my CID is 11111111 and my hboot is 1.39.
So these are my qs:
-What does s-off really mean? Does it let me skip any steps or does this matter.
-Why is my CID like that? After looking at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975140, I don't see my CID listed. Did i get like a fake HOX or something? (When i go through the setup it doesn't let me uncheck the "provide annonymous info to HTC" agreement because it says my device is a test device if that helps...)
-What is a "Proper HBOOT version for Jelly Bean based ROM"? (This is from te Andoid revolution HD instructions) I think I have a correct HBoot but idk what im supposed to be looking for
This isnt my first time installing custom roms but it was much more simple with my old phones than this. I dont wanna eff anything up cause I cant afford to get another beautiful hox
Thanks in advance for the help guys :good:
PaKii94 said:
ok soo ive had time to finally sit down and start installing custom stuff to my hox. I went through all the steps to set it up and ive unlocked booloader, and instaled custom recovery.
I went to go flash a rom lets just say android revolution but i havent decided which yet. Im alittle confused about the instructions.
it turns out my HOX is s-off (it says s off on the top of bootloader screen). and my CID is 11111111 and my hboot is 1.39.
So these are my qs:
-What does s-off really mean? Does it let me skip any steps or does this matter.
-Why is my CID like that? After looking at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975140, I don't see my CID listed. Did i get like a fake HOX or something? (When i go through the setup it doesn't let me uncheck the "provide annonymous info to HTC" agreement because it says my device is a test device if that helps...)
-What is a "Proper HBOOT version for Jelly Bean based ROM"? (This is from te Andoid revolution HD instructions) I think I have a correct HBoot but idk what im supposed to be looking for
This isnt my first time installing custom roms but it was much more simple with my old phones than this. I dont wanna eff anything up cause I cant afford to get another beautiful hox
Thanks in advance for the help guys :good:
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- S-off is security off, you can flash complete roms from the recovery, no need to flash the boot.img with fastboot commands.
- your cid is kinda special, you are able to change it to any regio cid becase your phone is s-off. Its a lucky thing id say.....
- the proper hboot for JB are all hboots from 1.31 up to 1.39
You can put a rom onto the sdcard and perform a full wipe and then install the new rom.zip. you do not need to flash the boot.img seperatly like we have to do with s-on devices.....
Hope this helps
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Mr Hofs said:
- S-off is security off, you can flash complete roms from the recovery, no need to flash the boot.img with fastboot commands.
- your cid is kinda special, you are able to change it to any regio cid becase your phone is s-off. Its a lucky thing id say.....
- the proper hboot for JB are all hboots from 1.31 up to 1.39
You can put a rom onto the sdcard and perform a full wipe and then install the new rom.zip. you do not need to flash the boot.img seperatly like we have to do with s-on devices.....
Hope this helps
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ok so i just ignore the boo.img stuff cause i dont need to flash it... sounds good makes life a bit simpler almost like flashing on my old phone . as for CID, if i change it to any old regular one can I change it back? is there any advantage to changing it? what does CID actually mean... also what does hboot mean/do? Im only interested in JB roms so i shouldnt have to worry about that right?
If you only want to install JB custom roms you dont need to change anything......flash away i dont know too much about changing the cid. But you are pretty much able to run all software from every country. Like mine cid is european so i can only flash the european software to it. You are able to change the cid so you are also able to flash official asian software and the bootloader is sort of the bios from a pc....
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HT Desire HD stuck with HTC logo (and CWM)

Hi all,
First of all, I can imagine that this problem has already been encountered a million times, but I tried searching the forum and didn't see the exact same problem as mine with the same setup. I'm happy to read more if someone points me to another thread with the solution.
Long story short, I tried flashing JellyTime_42 on this phone and even though everything seemed to work well, it's not booting and I'm stuck with the HTC logo.
unlocked the bootloader with HTC dev
flashed CWM recovery 5.8.1.5-ace
uploaded cm-JellyTime_42 and gapps.
wiped data, cache and dalvik cache using CWM
installed JellyTime
rebooted... and that's where I am now.
Some info about the phone itself. It's an Desire HD on ATT. cid: CWS__001
*** UNLOCKED ***
ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0030
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.17.14.11_M
eMMC-boot
As I said, I can fastboot, and although I'm not sure how to push other stuff to the phone, that part seems functional.
Thanks a lot for your help!!
Nick
You need to fastboot flash the boot.img from the ROM zip.
bananagranola said:
You need to fastboot flash the boot.img from the ROM zip.
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Thanks so much bananagranola, that worked and I can now boot and use the phone!
(for some reason I never saw that step mentioned in any tutorial)
Thanks again
Most tutorials are for S-Off.
Yes, the preferred unlock method for the DHD/I4G is to get S-OFF using the Advanced Ace Hack Kit (AAHK). You can still do that, you just need to relock your bootloader and run the AAHK. The command to relock was given in the last step of HTCdev unlock.
You better do that soon though, if you want. - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38157931
There are 2-3 tutorials in the Ace Think Tank thread for both the AAHK and HTCdev methods of unlock. I've made one for flashing a ROM after HTCdev unlock too. You'll find all the information you'll need about this phone in the Ace Think Tank thread. Look through it.
Also, I suggest you use either 4ext or TWRP recovery rather than CWM. CWM is very dated and causes problems while installing some ROMs (like the recent ViperDHD updates).
For 4ext - Download and install 4ext Recovery Updater from www.4ext.net and flash the latest touch recovery.
For TWRP - Install Goo Manager from Play Store->Menu->Install OpenRecoveryScript
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Hi sashank,
Thanks for your input.
Why is AAHK the preferred method? It seems way complicated compared to what I've done, but probably I'm missing something. That said, the phone works like a charm now after flashing boot.img.
Because if you have S-OFF, you won't need to flash boot.img every time you flash a ROM/kernel/ROM update. You don't need to have a PC with you just to flash a ROM. Also, you can directly restore a backup with no hassle. With HTCdev unlock, you need to flash the boot.img in the backup folder separately to complete the process. I do this for my friend's One X because it doesn't have an S-OFF method unfortunately, and it's quite a hassle. If you're okay with flashing boot.img every time, then stick with HTCdev unlock, no problem.
AAHK is actually quite simple to use. It does everything for you. You just need to follow the instructions to the letter, select a few options correctly and it does the rest. Don't be intimidated by it.
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Nico7578 said:
Hi sashank,
Thanks for your input.
Why is AAHK the preferred method? It seems way complicated compared to what I've done, but probably I'm missing something. That said, the phone works like a charm now after flashing boot.img.
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Nico, HTCDEV just allows you to have a limited control over your device. You will still be linked to your carrier or sales code (CID) and will not be able to flash RUU from other carriers/geographical areas. That might sound useless now, but belive me that when you get stuck and can not find a RUU for your device you will remember it!
Besides, HTCDEV will not allow you to flash radios and some other stuff. Not to metion that your bootloader says *UNLOCKED* in a beautiful pink color at the top...LOL
S-OFF disables all kinda of security in the phone (nand security off) and that allows you to flash anything at all. From RUU's to radios without facing issues. Besides, that is completely reversible and will leave no traces of being S-OFF if you need to get to a service centre.
Nico7578 said:
Hi sashank,
Thanks for your input.
Why is AAHK the preferred method? It seems way complicated compared to what I've done, but probably I'm missing something.
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Because AAHK gives you full control on your device. It basically gives you permanent root privileges, S-OFFs your phone and with SuperCID (if needed) you actually unbrand your phone...that is that you can install every ROM you want on it.
It's not so difficult, to be honest, you just need to carefully read the guide and you'll soon unleash the real power of your device
NeoLocutus said:
Because AAHK gives you full control on your device. It basically gives you permanent root privileges, S-OFFs your phone and with SuperCID (if needed) you actually unbrand your phone...that is that you can install every ROM you want on it.
It's not so difficult, to be honest, you just need to carefully read the guide and you'll soon unleash the real power of your device
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I think that something is wrong there. The root access is only to rom level. If you flash a RUU you will lose root privileges until SU is flashed again. What the Hack Kit gives you is S-OFF permanently, which is reversible anyway.
Please Help
Hello
I need help. Please
I recently brought a friend's phone (Desire HD) to flash custom ROM on. I flashed boot.img via fastboot but when I select recovery, A white screen with HTC shows and after a few seconds, black screen occurs. I know screen is on however. I dont know what to do. The bootloader says unlocked but it says
S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0029
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.14.04.28_M
eMMC-boot
The steps that I did was.
1. I unlocked the bootloader via HTCDev. It gave me error so I updated via RUU manually through fastboot.
2. After that, I was able to unlock the bootloader via HTCDev.
3. I followed this (http://www.teamandroid.com/2013/04/...android-422-jellytime-jelly-bean-rom-guide/2/) to flash method to Jelly-time on DHD. But when I flashed boot.img via fastboot cmd, it does not go to Recovery, it only shows phone with exclamation mark. If I reboot the phone, it shows white HTC screen and then black black screen. Please help me what to do. After unlocking via HTCDev, I didn't intall CWM, I though flashing boot.img is actually installing CWN :'|
Thanks a LOT in advance
I worked it successfully. I fastboot flashed CWM and it worked. Case closed

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