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since my rebooting issue has gotten progressively worse, i'm obviously now going to have to get the phone back in for repair.
i assume i'll need to re-root it and re-flash the stock rom to be on the safe side, in case of any accusations i've invalidated the warranty. i know it sounds like a daft question, but what exactly is the stock rom ?
is it the official HTC Sense rom ? i guess i'm so used to using OpenDesire and, more recently, Oxygen, i've kind of lost sight of what the official rom used to look like.
cheers
This is where you have a problem. You need to put the Orange ROM back on it and that is the only ROM never to have been leaked...you'll either have to put a stock WWE ROM on it or hope Orange are nice enough to not invalidate your warranty and fix it regardless...
You could try this but there's no guarantee it'd work...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=796975
The method eddyOS posted woirks fine for me I tested it after I debranded my desire then rooted it.
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This is where you have a problem. You need to put the Orange ROM back on it and that is the only ROM never to have been leaked...you'll either have to put a stock WWE ROM on it or hope Orange are nice enough to not invalidate your warranty and fix it regardless...
You could try this but there's no guarantee it'd work...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=796975
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Orange replaced my desire with that rom on it. It but it leaves superuser apk in system apps and probably busybox and whatever else unrevoked adds to /system too. But it will be unrooted with stock radio, recovery and hboot. The only difference is superuser.apk afaik.
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Orange replaced my desire with that rom on it. It but it leaves superuser apk in system apps and probably busybox and whatever else unrevoked adds to /system too. But it will be unrooted with stock radio, recovery and hboot. The only difference is superuser.apk afaik.
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Hi,
does this process also work for SLCD's? or is it just for AMOLEDs.
Ta
Mike
Don't know. Wouldn't reccomend trying untilled you have a definate answer to be honest. I don't think slcd devices were out at the time that image made so it probably don't support it.
I would stick with the stock European unbranded rom myself, ignorance is bliss of they ask anything.
Pretty sure it's AMOLED only...there's a chance an Orange RUU might be available soon
Oh really - keep us posted!
There's nothing wrong with my Orange Desire but I like to know what options are available to unroot it if things go pear shaped.
Thanks for the info.
Assuming an Orange RUU doesn't become available, I would imagine the method mentioned above could be used if anyone was available to supply a NAND from an SLCD on 2.1?
Mike
Cant see anythign bar the startup screen on mine that says " Orange " I have taken off all the demo rubbish ... so they would only know .. by looking at the build number etc... the look of the phone lloks like anything else out there ....
as long as you dont put Windows 7 on there !! LOL should be ok
It wont work with SLCD as it was from the nandroid of my phone which is AMOLED.
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This is where you have a problem. You need to put the Orange ROM back on it and that is the only ROM never to have been leaked...you'll either have to put a stock WWE ROM on it or hope Orange are nice enough to not invalidate your warranty and fix it regardless...
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Appreciate the link - thanks. I'll have to put that rom back on it and hope for the best.
Worst case scenario, i'll just have to sell the desire on ebay and claim ignorance to the rebooting .. not that i'd do that of course
I wouldn't worry too much I had to send back my last phone, a tocco, I had debranded it and ruined the camera by try to flash new firmware on it, they replaced it with no problem. I remember I saw posted in a forum from someone that works at orange claiming they don't check firmware etc anyway
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that's encouraging to know craig, thanks.
i got my desire from phones4u initially, but I got the impression from speaking to the manager today that it would be sent back to HTC rather than Orange.
It's going to be a few days before I can borrow a phone to use in the mean time, so i can always decide if i'm going to follow the procedure to re-root and go back to the stock flash.
I might meet them halfway and just get a rom that looks like it's stock - i've unlocked the handset as well so I'd rather not chance paying to do that again.
Ha HA! It worked
Back to the Orange Sense crap Rom.
God it's horrible. I've been using custom roms for so long, i've forgotten how Sense actually looks
Anyway, it's randombly rebooted twice since i've restored the stock rom so the problem hasn't gone away. but at least i'll be happier sending it back for repair now.
(And it's just rebooted itself a third time while i've been typing this )
I'd first get the 2.2 OTA and make sure it's not fixed in that but yeah send it back if still doing the same. Chances are getting a replacement will leave you with an SLCD screen so this roll back won't be possible
The third reboot actually did happen after the 2.2 update.
I don't mind so much if i get an SLCD screen in a way - as long as I can flash another rom back on to it then i won't mind.
I accept it's a gamble in case it goes wrong again but I really don't want to keep this sense on it any longer than I have to.
this isn't good .. i was fiddling with the phone just now and it randomly rebooted - again.
It came up to the white screen with the HTC logo and didn't move. I popped the battery and turned it back on again and it's now stuck at the HTC screen again.
Getting rather concerned it's just died totally ..
I think it's gone .. i can't even get it in to recovery. My only option is to try the "clear storage" option for a factory reset. if that doesn't work ...
Hey everyone. I have an HTC Desire CDMA on U.S. Cellular. I had the pre-installed version of Android, 2.1, and I had rooted it using the unrEVOked method. Recently, the 2.2 update became available on the HTC website, so I decided to attempt an update. During the update, it hung at a screen with silver HTC letters and gave me error 171, being that there was a USB connection problem. I unplugged the USB cord and the screen switched to an HBoot type of screen with EUU selected, but nothing was able to be clicked on. If I plugged the cord back in, it would go back to the HTC screen. The only way to get out of it was to remove the battery.
Well I went on like this for a few more tries, with compatibility mode on the PC, running as administrator, switching which mode the phone was in when it was plugged in, and I never got it to work. I read somewhere that I needed to enable S-ON, but the utility to do that never worked.
There's a lot more tinkering I did, but nothing major. Eventually, I went into the recovery part of HBoot and wiped everything I could see. Now my phone would no longer boot into Android 2.1 as it had been doing before. When I started it up, it would just go to the HBoot screen and recovery screens.
I have attempted a few images of said-to-be-working U.S. Cellular HTC ROMs, but nothing has worked. I currently have a phone stuck in HBoot, and the only way I can get into it is to mount the SD card in the recovery screen and access files there. I can still install .zips from the SD card, so if there is one that would help me out, that would be just fabulous.
Now, the ideal thing would be to be able to just move right onto 2.2. Unfortunately, I don't think this will work. So I will be just fine if someone can help me restore it to 2.1, like it was when I first got it.
Also, I've been contemplating just taking it to my U.S. Cellular booth in the mall and asking if she can do a complete wipe/restore of the original software. Can the people in the stores do that? When I got it, the woman there didn't seem like she knew much about Android, so I don't think she would be able to tell that I had rooted it. Would she give me a replacement phone? What should I tell her that happened? By stretching the truth, I could say that it messed up during the update and I'm stuck with nothing on my phone now, but I don't know if she could do anything about it.
Anyway, I would REALLY like to get this fixed this weekend, and if that isn't possible, then within the next two weeks. If you have questions, feel free to ask. I'm new to these forums, but I would guess that it would email me if I get replies to this thread. If it doesn't, please email me at gavin at gavinroskamp dot com, where I'll be sure to reply.
Thanks again everyone, and I really really hope I can get this thing fixed!!!
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Hey everyone. I have an HTC Desire CDMA on U.S. Cellular. I had the pre-installed version of Android, 2.1, and I had rooted it by. During the update, it hung at a screen with silver HTC letters and gave me error 171................
Anyway, I would REALLY like to get this fixed this weekend.
Thanks again everyone, and I really really hope I can get this thing fixed!!!
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Do you know anyone else with the same phone and carrier? You need to make a gold card so that you can recover ur phone with a non US Cellular ROM.ZIP or RUU. If you know someone then you can use their phone to make ur SDCard in to a goldcard which then let's u flash another carriers ROM.
Also have a read of this thread it has a lot of useful info....albeit related to gsm Desire but you might find some trick from the first post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831734
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I did some researching for you and possibly others with the same effect as you had, i found this info posted by Joehunni on AndroidForums but it originally came from XDA so the original author is unknown. the similarity is the 171 ERROR that you reported:
"....Ok, so I know i'm not nearly the only person whos had a ****load of problems trying to run an RUU so this is for some of you that had the same issues as myself. I originally saw this posted on an xda forum and it worked for me so i'm passing it along. If you are trying to RUU and keep getting stuck at the "waiting for bootloader" screen and then it ultimately fails with usb connection error 171, try this. After going through said process, instead of unplugging the phone, pulling the battery, hanging your head, and saying FML, all you have to do is leave the phone as is after first failed RUU attempt then re-run it. I know it sounds rediculously simple and impossible but trust me, just run it a second time without messing with the phone or anything (still stuck at the black HTC screen) and then run the RUU installer again, IT'S THAT EASY, enjoy! Hoped this makes someone elses day, or rather, lifetime of the phone!...."
THIS THREAD gives you the RUU but alas not for US Cellular but will get you back to a working phone I think.....: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850617
I have found out. From doing this on my uscc desire. that the 171 error comes from a failed loading of the htc boot drivers. Try reinstalling the drivers that you can get from unrevoked.
I do know someone with the same phone/carrier, but she lives about 50 miles away. I'm not sure when the next time I'll see her will be, but it won't be until a major holiday. I've looked at a generic guide to making a goldcard, and it looks pretty intense. I feel that I would be able to do it if I had to though.
Now for the non-U.S. Cellular RUU. If I were to go this route, would I simply load a rom.zip onto my sdcard and boot, would I load it on into a folder and under recovery, choose to install it, or would it be like the 2.2 U.S. Cellular RUU that I have that requires verification that I have the 2.1 official software or whatever? Also, when I go to update to 2.2 using the U.S. Cellular RUU, will it fail again?
Overall, my ideal situation now would be to first get my phone back to a working condition, as in being able to receive phone calls/texts and stuff on U.S. Cellular, and it doesn't matter what ROM I have to use, as long as it makes the phone work as a phone. Then, the next step would be to reset to a default image and/or update to the HTC/U.S. Cellular 2.2 RUU.
I'm also kinda confused with the goldcard thing. If I get the goldcard, will I then be able to flash an HTC Desire ROM for alltel or whatever the carrier is? Will it disconnect me from U.S. Cellular if I try flashing it? At this point, I'm willing to try just about anything. I won't be able to make it to town this weekend (or most likely this week either) to see if the U.S. Cellular lady can completely wipe/restore or replace the phone, so I will try as many things as possible before then.
Hey guys, I got it working again! Turns out I was able to extract the ROM from the RUU updater for 2.2 for my phone, rename it to PB99IMG.ZIP, put it on the SD Card, boot into HBOOT, and it installed 2.2 and everything is working again! No need for anything else at all. I'm surprised!
If anyone needs the 2.2 image for an HTC Desire CDMA on U.S. Cellular because you accidentally did something wrong, or even if your RUU utility isn't working, just message me or reply to this or something and I'll send you a link to it. The best way to get ahold of me is gavin at gavinroskamp dot com, or to ask me on Twitter. @GavinRoskamp.
Cheers!
Glad you got it working again and also on US Cellular!
To make goldcard is two click software, its very easy just use the Goldcard tool for windows. I will email the program to you. Making a goldcard now just adds some table code to ur existing card and you can still use it as normal. Also that code is not removed even if you reformat the SDCard. The code is only read by your phone at the time of a ROM update, it allows non carrier ROMs to be flashed such as a "stock rooted" ROM which don't have all of the carrier bloatwares and an restrictions that your carrier may have built in.
EDIT: I got a bounce back from your e-mail when i attached the Goldcard tool so here is the direct link: http://www.multiupload.com/Z4OE18SV7J all this info is contained in the first thread that i pointed you towards in post #2.
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What address did you try sending to? Was it over 20 MB?
Thanks for the link nevertheless.
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What address did you try sending to? Was it over 20 MB?
Thanks for the link nevertheless.
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No its below 1mb. I sent to the same email as u posted and where I sent you some info about 20 hours ago
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Hmm. Not sure why it didn't work. Thanks for the link though!
I've been trying to flash the CDMA Wildfire's SPL (from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11712773&postcount=1) onto my Alltel Wildfire. Since there's no custom recovery (yet), I traced the steps from here and modified my misc and cache partitions manually on my PC, then flashed them with flash_image. Unfortunately, it's not working.
I thought I might be doing something wrong, so I pulled out my old CDMA Hero and tried the exact same thing, but it worked on the Hero. What am I doing wrong? Is it because the rom is designed for Verizon, or did HTC just remove that update functionality? Any suggestions, hints, etc. are greatly appreciated.
EDIT: I just looked back at the post, and the rom isn't "designed" for Verizon, xHausx just said "Verizon's version of the Wildfire", referring to CDMA as opposed to GSM. My bad.
Wow. Nothing? I'm just looking for suggestions or opinions. I'm willing to try anything
Depending on how much spare time I get today, I might try reversing the stock recovery to see if there's anything in there related to flashing the bootloader. I'll post back if I find anything.
im going to try getting s off on this wildfire bee cdma. i will let you no what i find.
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im going to try getting s off on this wildfire bee cdma. i will let you no what i find.
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Awesome! Just thought I'd share some of my failed attempts to speed things up:
I replaced the public key with the test key in the stock recovery's /res/keys file, then tried a write_firmware_image. Didn't work.
I replaced the kernel in the boot.img with the bootloader, and set the load address to 0 ("jumpspl style"). Didn't do anything noticable (stayed on Alltel logo).
Another thing I noticed is my Bee's model number is PD0610000, and the one in the rom above is PD0611000. I don't know if there's anything significant in that, but between that and the massive difference in hboot versions, I'm afraid to try and flash that rom. Luckily, I found the alltel one here: h**p://u.115.com/file/t5f03f513d (can't link, even though I did before. hmm...). Someone would need to make some S-OFF patches, though, since it's a SHIP SPL.
I also thought about a unrEVOked forever style "radio hack" (for lack of a better term), but I'm not sure how to proceed down that road.
Good luck to ya
Isaac356 said:
Awesome! Just thought I'd share some of my failed attempts to speed things up:
I replaced the public key with the test key in the stock recovery's /res/keys file, then tried a write_firmware_image. Didn't work.
I replaced the kernel in the boot.img with the bootloader, and set the load address to 0 ("jumpspl style"). Didn't do anything noticable (stayed on Alltel logo).
Another thing I noticed is my Bee's model number is PD0610000, and the one in the rom above is PD0611000. I don't know if there's anything significant in that, but between that and the massive difference in hboot versions, I'm afraid to try and flash that rom. Luckily, I found the alltel one here: h**p://u.115.com/file/t5f03f513d (can't link, even though I did before. hmm...). Someone would need to make some S-OFF patches, though, since it's a SHIP SPL.
I also thought about a unrEVOked forever style "radio hack" (for lack of a better term), but I'm not sure how to proceed down that road.
Good luck to ya
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i have two of these bee's i have one rooted but no recovery. so i was looking to see if i can get s off. but i should be able to spend mo time on them now.
bump for this thread. Is there any S-off available now for HTC Bee? I need it so bad. Thanks
Sorry for the near-necropost
Okay guys. It's not my main phone, so it's not a priority. But this is the only phone I have that I haven't been able to customize.
I'm very familiar with dirty root methods, I have a rooted/S-OFF'd Tb that I did by hand. If anyone knows/has the files I need to get a dirty S-off, I'd be more than happy to try and do this, and I'll post my results (best scenario, a guide) afterward.
Anyone? Please?
All the best,
-HG
motoyola said:
bump for this thread. Is there any S-off available now for HTC Bee? I need it so bad. Thanks
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Re: bump Im looking for the same thing.
still nothin?
Any progress in rooting this? Any available RUU? Thanks!
HalosGhost said:
Okay guys. It's not my main phone, so it's not a priority. But this is the only phone I have that I haven't been able to customize.
I'm very familiar with dirty root methods, I have a rooted/S-OFF'd Tb that I did by hand. If anyone knows/has the files I need to get a dirty S-off, I'd be more than happy to try and do this, and I'll post my results (best scenario, a guide) afterward.
Anyone? Please?
All the best,
-HG
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Do you still want to work on this phone? I have the Alltel and C Spire RUU but don't where to start.
Hi HalosGhost,
I really don't know which files you need, but I'm willing to send you whatever you told me to send you (from the phone), I'm able to have root access, and also I have a "backup" (since this "bee" doesn't have a way to backup the actual ROM) that I found in a chinese site: RUU_Bee_Alltel_WWE_1.07.671.2_Radio_1.00.00.1001_NV_Alltel_2_60_NoCNV_release_152081_signed.exe[/URL] (referenced by Isaac356, I tested and I did a successful re-flash to my cell) and I know it has the damn'd lock AKA nand lock, so I was unable (and as far as I understand, no1 has) to flash it because this one is preventing us from doing it.
If anybody has another tip I missed please say it now.
So, what you need, buddy?
NOTE: Grrr! I need it to take out the link: so I post it here: http: // u.115.com/file/t5f03f513d
PS, I missed to mention that I tried the GoldenCard creation but all I tried did NOT work
any news about this? I tried using HTCDEV to gain S-off but still no luck. It Just updated my hboot.
Hi, and thanks in advance for anyone who can help.
I have a desire hd phone, witch I love anyways I had it rooted a few months ago by a local phone shop, but I didn’t really see the benefit from it, in fact it caused problems so I performed a full factory reset within a few days, and thought that was the end of it.
Anyways my phone received the option to update to the 2.3 gingerbread on Monday, it downloads fine, and then when the install starts it freezes at about 20% of the way thorough.
I have contacted HTC several times about it, they say the phone will not update if it’s been rooted and I have to send it back to them to have it re-flashed, one person said it would cost £30, another said £200 so I would rather not send it to them. the last guy I spoke to was very helpful, he said it was possible for me to reflash the phone to its original ''shipped'' state, and if I joined a help forum I could possibly get some help, but he was unable to advise me on this., so here I am!!!
I received the phone new in January and it has had no updates until the one on Moday, and it was rooted using visionary a few months ago, I have performed several factory restores since then.
Current software is:
android version 2.2
baseband version 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_m
build number 1.37.771.3 CL290190
software number 1.37.771.3
im in the uk, and on the 3 network
Many thanks,
Jamie
Jamie.Desire.HD said:
Hi, and thanks in advance for anyone who can help.
I have a desire hd phone, witch I love anyways I had it rooted a few months ago by a local phone shop, but I didn’t really see the benefit from it, in fact it caused problems so I performed a full factory reset within a few days, and thought that was the end of it.
Anyways my phone received the option to update to the 2.3 gingerbread on Monday, it downloads fine, and then when the install starts it freezes at about 20% of the way thorough.
I have contacted HTC several times about it, they say the phone will not update if it’s been rooted and I have to send it back to them to have it re-flashed, one person said it would cost £30, another said £200 so I would rather not send it to them. the last guy I spoke to was very helpful, he said it was possible for me to reflash the phone to its original ''shipped'' state, and if I joined a help forum I could possibly get some help, but he was unable to advise me on this., so here I am!!!
I received the phone new in January and it has had no updates until the one on Moday, and it was rooted using visionary a few months ago, I have performed several factory restores since then.
Current software is:
android version 2.2
baseband version 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_m
build number 1.37.771.3 CL290190
software number 1.37.771.3
im in the uk, and on the 3 network
Many thanks,
Jamie
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Hey dude, this link should help. I'm currently downloading it so that I can help you further when you get it also.
I would think twice about reverting everything back to stock though. You are now in the right place, the shop you went to, to get your phone rooted was the wrong place! We are a friendly bunch for the most part so do some reading in the desire HD general section and you'll find some nice ROMs that are close to stock firmware but perform better. If they're not for you then feel free to flash the official ROM from your provider that I have linked to above.
Oh yeah, Welcome to XDA!
Thanks for that, How do i go about installing it, and will it completely revert the phone back to its original state so i can use the ota update and get the 2.3 gingerbread?
And thanks again for your help
Damnit, what I've linked to is actually someones backup of a stock 3 ROM so it won't be quite back to factory fresh. Let me do some digging, I'll be back.
EDIT: What exactly did the shop do, other than use visionary? You could try AMT tools from here and query the device info, that should at least let us know what they have and haven't done to the phone. I suspect that they have set a super CID hence why the update won't go through. Try AMT and report back.
Thankyou very much your help is appreciated.
Should i try the link you posted earlier??
Just use AMT tools that I linked to above in one of my edits and check the CID, If it is just the CID that has been altered, then you can use this tool to reflash a 3UK CID which is H3G__001
when i use AMT it says AMT is designed for use with Desire HD and Dsire z / G2 ONLY But i have a desire HD ????
Strange, is there an option to click OK or ignore?
EDIT: Weird, I just booted into windows and I get the same thing with AMT tools. Now I'm really confused. Try using the other tool that I linked to and see what that displays.
EDIT 2: Just had a thought. Pull your battery then put it back in. Hold 'down' on the volume rocker then press the power button. Your phone should start in the bootloader and we should be able to get some more info. Once you've done this, list everything that it says in the bootloader screen.
Sorry, my brain is a bit slow today for some reason.
Ok ill do that now, i have also just rooted my phone again using visionary (i followed the link in your earlier message. so its rooted again now. cant believe i paid £20-00 to have that done, it took me less than 5 minutes to do it
ace pvt ship s-on
hboot-0.85.0007
microp-0438
radio-26.03.02.26_m
emmc-boot
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Jamie.Desire.HD said:
ace pvt ship s-on
hboot-0.85.0007
microp-0438
radio-26.03.02.26_m
emmc-boot
oct 11 2010, 12:47:02
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OK, so it would seem as though all they did was root it and leave most things intact, I think they must have changed your CID though probably using the jkoljo's radio S-OFF tool.
Run that tool and try to change your CID to whatever it was that I said before H3G__001 I think it was, or you could equally use that tool to get radio s-off super-CID and sim-unlock, then install ROM manager from the market, flash Clockwork Mod Recovery and then flash a custom ROM after making a backup of course.
The world is your lobster at this point and flashing new ROMs can be fun. I might have to re-flash my current ROM myself as I think I've screwed something up with it from messing around too much earlier today
i dont understand the open "Desire HD easy radio tool.exe'' where is that??
Please remember i am a complete noob when it comes to this, lol
i had to download the visionary app using my phone as my laptop kept saying it had a virus.
i have downloaded the premium rom manager app, can you recomend and good roms, or where i can get a list of them? also could you explain in noob terms how to change my phone so i can get the 2.3 update? the cid bit!!!
Thank you, you have been very helpfull.
Jamie.Desire.HD said:
i dont understand the open "Desire HD easy radio tool.exe'' where is that??
Please remember i am a complete noob when it comes to this, lol
i had to download the visionary app using my phone as my laptop kept saying it had a virus.
i have downloaded the premium rom manager app, can you recomend and good roms, or where i can get a list of them? also could you explain in noob terms how to change my phone so i can get the 2.3 update? the cid bit!!!
Thank you, you have been very helpfull.
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I'm gonna point you to this thread as it has everything you could possibly want or need to know in it. There is a link there to a thread all about how to flash a ROM, what tools you need on your PC etc..
With regards to how to get 2.3 onto your phone pretty much every ROM you'll find in the DEV section is based on 2.3. That thread I've linked also has links to pretty much every ROM currently available for the DHD and everything is explained far better than I would be able to explain things.
The tool to get Super-CID, which really only helps when it comes to flashing Radio's (which is something I would avoid until you've found your feet a little, however it's worth doing now, as it is simple and relatively worry free) is at the bottom of this post.
Happy reading and just remember that as long as you read all the instructions for something before starting it and you feel comfortable with what the instructions are explaining, then you will succeed with your end goal.
The tool to get Super-CID, which really only helps when it comes to flashing Radio's (which is something I would avoid until you've found your feet a little, however it's worth doing now, as it is simple and relatively worry free) is at the bottom of this post.
I have downloaded this, but i have no idea how to use it! i extracted the files to my desktop, it has a few different applications in there, one says start here but when i open it a command prompt comes up on my pc screen, i dont know where to go from there
Jamie.Desire.HD said:
The tool to get Super-CID, which really only helps when it comes to flashing Radio's (which is something I would avoid until you've found your feet a little, however it's worth doing now, as it is simple and relatively worry free) is at the bottom of this post.
I have downloaded this, but i have no idea how to use it! i extracted the files to my desktop, it has a few different applications in there, one says start here but when i open it a command prompt comes up on my pc screen, i dont know where to go from there
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You should extract them into one folder, then from there you should be able to double click the only thing that looks like a program icon. If nothing is happening it would suggest that you need to update your .NET framework. Do that by running windows update or going here.
Honestly....... the best thing to do would be to go here and read the basic setup bit so that your PC is ready for everything, and then read the rest of that little guide and it should hold your hand through the whole process.
im going to attempt a custom rom form the link you gave me (everything desire hd) do you have any recomendations??
Cyanogenmod is interesting as it more like stock Android, MIUI is similar to iOS and then you have the sense ROMs with tweaks and whatnot. Have a look at the options available in the screenshots and see what you like the look of, it's a very subjective thing as some like one thing and others like something else.
the link you gave me for the rado code was missing the important bit!
i managed to find it somewhere else
http://igyaan.in/2011/01/how-to-root-htc-desire-hd-included-downgrade-from-1-72-405-3-to-1-32/
have a look at the link you gave me, it is missing the main programme.
do you have to go through the root procedure every time you use the radio tool, or will it work every time after the phone is rooted. the reason i ask is that i just tried to do it and it said ''operation failed, probably connection'' ill try it again now
Jamie.Desire.HD said:
the link you gave me for the rado code was missing the important bit!
i managed to find it somewhere else
http://igyaan.in/2011/01/how-to-root-htc-desire-hd-included-downgrade-from-1-72-405-3-to-1-32/
have a look at the link you gave me, it is missing the main programme.
do you have to go through the root procedure every time you use the radio tool, or will it work every time after the phone is rooted. the reason i ask is that i just tried to do it and it said ''operation failed, probably connection'' ill try it again now
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It usually fails the first time, I don't know why. After a reboot it worked for me, keep your phone screen on though as the package will request superuser permission.
That link is definitely not missing anything as I've downloaded and run it from that link several times, but maybe your download got corrupted.
Glad all seems well now anyway.
It's looking like I'm going to be getting the M8 from T-Mobile this weekend! I usually root my phones and would appreciate some clerification before I make the purchase.
I'd like to unlock the bootloader and install a custom rom, most likely Cyanogenmod. It sounds like it should be something that I could do without too much issues. Just looking for verification.
Also, I've had instances where I've broken or had other issues with my phones and have had to have them replaced. I usually get the insurance due to my increased chances of something happening to the phone. So, how easy is it to unroot to send back for replacement? I read that it might not be possible?
I'm coming from a S4 on Verizon and I know big red likes to lock things down. From what I understand, T-Mobile is more "root" friendly. Thanks in advance for the help!
TMOBILE HTC M8 have just one probleme at the moment is the S-OFF , the methode described by firewater doesn't work for him so you will pay 25$ to get the s-off (sunshine app) ; and for unrouting ,locking , and back to s-on it's verry easy when you are s-off for assistance reasons there is a lot of explanations in this forum :fingers-crossed:
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TMOBILE HTC M8 have just one probleme at the moment is the S-OFF , the methode described by firewater doesn't work for him so you will pay 25$ to get the s-off (sunshine app) ; and for unrouting ,locking , and back to s-on it's verry easy when you are s-off for assistance reasons there is a lot of explanations in this forum :fingers-crossed:
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Yeah, I did come across that post. I don't mind paying $25 if that goes me going.
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It's looking like I'm going to be getting the M8 from T-Mobile this weekend! I usually root my phones and would appreciate some clerification before I make the purchase.
I'd like to unlock the bootloader and install a custom rom, most likely Cyanogenmod. It sounds like it should be something that I could do without too much issues. Just looking for verification.
Also, I've had instances where I've broken or had other issues with my phones and have had to have them replaced. I usually get the insurance due to my increased chances of something happening to the phone. So, how easy is it to unroot to send back for replacement? I read that it might not be possible?
I'm coming from a S4 on Verizon and I know big red likes to lock things down. From what I understand, T-Mobile is more "root" friendly. Thanks in advance for the help!
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So far on mine, I have unlocked the bootloader through HTCDEV (which is free), installed TWRP, achieved S-Off through Sunshine (didn't even try firewater) flashed the GPE RUU for full Google Play Edition conversion (pretty cool to be able to do this), decided to go back to sense (which took some work). I am no developer, but I can follow directions pretty well and I am pretty comfortable with Terminal on my Mac. The most challenging part was reverting back to sense as it had a lot of steps. I'd say all of it is pretty easily done. The only thing I haven't tried to do is set S-On and reset the factory lock on the bootloader so it doesn't advertise that its been relocked. I have no reason to do this yet.
I personally think the relocked thing is a little ridiculous if you don't want us to unlock the boot loader why do they make it so easy hey at least there not as bad as Samsung
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So I got my M8 yesterday and am wondering how long I can hold off rooting it. I usually like to wait a little bit to make sure the phone is okay before going through the process. One thing the sales guy told me that I found interesting is that they unlock the phone once it's paid for. So, if I unlock it using the methods found here, that should still be okay, correct?