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[Q] Can't get root with s-off ;f

hello,
recently s-off my wf, then i downgrated it, now i have hboot 0.8 and one major problem.. cant install custom recovery, i have uploaded pc49img.zip onto my sdcard but it doesnt work, the bootloader says "image not found", eventhough i,ve tried to manage root via unrevoked 3.x but it doesnt seem to work, i've read that unrevoked 3.14 can manage it but i cant find it on the web, i need windows version, can anyone help or upload unevo 3.14?
cheers

You have s-off, fastboot flash recovery
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in bootloader, in fastboot i do not have 'flash recovery'. as i said for now i only have s-off ang hboot 0.8 i need to manage root access but unrevoked 3 doesn't work it says 'fail to get root. is your firmware too new?" i have androgid 2.1-update1, someone said i need to download 3.14 and it will work

mlotson said:
in bootloader, in fastboot i do not have 'flash recovery'. as i said for now i only have s-off ang hboot 0.8 i need to manage root access but unrevoked 3 doesn't work it says 'fail to get root. is your firmware too new?" i have androgid 2.1-update1, someone said i need to download 3.14 and it will work
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He meant in terminal - u need to have fastboot installed, then
$fastboot flash recovery /path/to/<recovery>.img
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Fastboot

i am on w7 not linux ;f

I was only saying what he meant. anyway, the fastboot binary should be in the android sdk. Or, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=463627

i've starded all over again,
1. installed htc sync
2. ruu with older version
3. uninstalled htc sync
4. check if drivers fron htc sync are installed
5. installed hboot android driver
6. ran unrevoked 3
now the rooting process seems to be done properly, it says "it was a triupmh", next it reboots my phone and at the end it says "Validation error: Backup CID is missing", i've tried two times.., just to be sure i checked do i have superuser icon, but it's just not there.. ; /
anyone help?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12188132&postcount=15

i've tried it already.. with 2nd method the problem is my phone doesnt see the cwm img which causes the bootloader not installing it.. ;/

mlotson said:
i've tried it already.. with 2nd method the problem is my phone doesnt see the cwm img which causes the bootloader not installing it.. ;/
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Fix Backup CID Missing Errors:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8926494&postcount=8

cheers mate, finaly it worked. now only thing that left is to update cmw and flash cm7 and nightlies.
thx a lot!

First download this ROM *RUU_Buzz_HTC_WWE_1.14.405.2_R_C_Radio_13.45.55.24_3.35.15.19_release_141106_signed.exe* after that flash you Htc with him then download *unrEVOked-3-2-Windoze.exe* and then root your Htc with it it works for me try it.

Windows users are seriously incapable of using a one-line command to flash recovery..? They'd really rather go through RUU + rageagainstthecage/Unrevoked, just to install root the "easy way" and have a GUI..? You don't deserve S-OFF.

NickHu said:
Windows users are seriously incapable of using a one-line command to flash recovery..? They'd really rather go through RUU + rageagainstthecage/Unrevoked, just to install root the "easy way" and have a GUI..? You don't deserve S-OFF.
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Hey go easy on them.. I doubt they even know the full power of s-off. They're just ordinary users who want a taste of root, and they read in the forum that they need something called "s-off" to for that
Although, it does make me super jealous when ordinary users get s-off... can't help it though

nhnt11 said:
Hey go easy on them.. I doubt they even know the full power of s-off. They're just ordinary users who want a taste of root, and they read in the forum that they need something called "s-off" to for that
Although, it does make me super jealous when ordinary users get s-off... can't help it though
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It does seem like a HUGE WASTE though... Between a choice of easy root, and S-OFF, I know which I'd pick.

NickHu said:
It does seem like a HUGE WASTE though... Between a choice of easy root, and S-OFF, I know which I'd pick.
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Well 2.2 users have no choice so.....

Moved to general

Hey im on win7 too, im not incapable
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

kevin2516 said:
Hey im on win7 too, im not incapable
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App
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'Course you're not. Personally, I'm not a big fan of Linux anyway. OS X ftw
Oh and for everyday computing I'd much prefer Windows over Ubuntu, but IMO neither is as polished as mac

nhnt11 said:
'Course you're not. Personally, I'm not a big fan of Linux anyway. OS X ftw
Oh and for everyday computing I'd much prefer Windows over Ubuntu, but IMO neither is as polished as mac
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Did you know that OSX is a linux? You must read a littlebit. Anyhow im magic developer and need help rooting friends WF since he has Froyo update on his phone i didnt manage to use Unrevoked method and i know he has S-OFF and had 1 thread started bu no1 gave me an right answer. So can i use fastboot commands on new Froyo updated bootloader? Or can i use this method ?

[Q] Flashed GB official ruu. Can not root. Help...

Hi Fellow xda.
I have flashed the official Gingerbread ota update ruu to my desire.
After that i realized that i couldnt root or go back to Oxygen rom, now that the hboot version is 1.02
Before i had hboot version 0.93 i think.
I have tried the downgrade to 2.1
and root again with unrevoked.
None of these 2 methods work.
Is there any other way to go back to rooted and custom recovery to oxygen rom or hboot 0.93?.
With oxygen and launcherpro my desire feels faster than stock sense
Anyone else have this problem?

There is currently no method of downgrading the hboot or rooting the official GB RUU.
I guess all you can do is wait until somebody figures a way to root and install custom recovery
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Ops good job I never installed this. I read others having this problem also.

Same situation, precipitaded mself, now can't root and all my backups are Titanium backups, have nandroid backups but can't use them....
damn...
isn't it possible to downgrade hboot?

I am also facing this problem. Is there any solution available now?
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Device:
HTC Desire: Android 2.3.3 official Gingerbread rom.

No solution - check Alpharev/Unrevoked updates - if there will be a solution, it will probably be in the developement section.

Someone said that they used a Froyo RUU to downgrade then they just rooted. But it didn't work for other people but I think its with a shot. Otherwise you'll have to wait.
Swyped...

Hmmmm...I did not know about this...
I did not flash the RUU directly but tried to flash the rooted or modified ones from this forum...and decided to keep InsertCoin 1.0.9
How did the devs root it then? Perhaps, try asking Baadnewz and/or NeoPhyTe for help, since they have released the rooted official update.

I don't think they rooted it as such, but more of "ported" it. I don't know a thing about rom development but go and ask him.

aaa said:
Hmmmm...I did not know about this...
I did not flash the RUU directly but tried to flash the rooted or modified ones from this forum...and decided to keep InsertCoin 1.0.9
How did the devs root it then? Perhaps, try asking Baadnewz and/or NeoPhyTe for help, since they have released the rooted official update.
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The difference is that when u run the ruu, it will overwrite ur hboot, ur recovery, ur rom, ecc, everything...So u lost root, because the ruu restore everything as stock.
In particular after run the ruu, the new hboot installed doesn't allow to root again and doesn't allow to change hboot at the moment.
Instead, when u flash the rooted rom based on official gb (u already have root and u don't lost it, simply), the zip contain only the rom part and with inside the super user apk (that allow root permission), so flashing it u will continue to have ur recovery, ur hboot, ur root permissions.
Instead when running the ruu, so u lost root, there is no way to install again a custom recovery and there is no way to push the super user apk into the rom (unrevoked / alpharev doesn't work)..At the moment.
From devs side, create a rooted rom is easy, as they extract from the ruu only the rom and make it rooted pushing in the zip that they are going to create the super user apk and some other tweaks to the kernel as well...All this can be done with the dsixda kitchen
I hope everything is clear now

shankly1985 said:
Ops good job I never installed this. I readothers having this problem also.
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That you did. There are plenty of threads with that information available.

is there a way to root now?
we should wait?

Okay well then i guess im stuck like others :S
i was just thinking if there was a way to get superuser rights by using the terminal or adb.
i did also try the old root method for the desire that came before unrevoked. That didnt work.

Thank goodness...I was tempted to flash the original RUU...but my stomach told me not to do it...I would have been in the same situation if had flashed it too...
I hope there will be an easy solution in the near future for you guys
@andQlimax: Thanks for the information so...so, I hit the thanks button

Popenda said:
Okay well then i guess im stuck like others :S
i was just thinking if there was a way to get superuser rights by using the terminal or adb.
i did also try the old root method for the desire that came before unrevoked. That didnt work.
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and what should we do now?
except waiting

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151765
That's prob as close as you'll get to the update without flashing the RUU.

Meaple said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151765
That's prob as close as you'll get to the update without flashing the RUU.
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i can't access recovery

I think gingerbreak can still temp root this build if it helps.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App

ste1164 said:
I think gingerbreak can still temp root this build if it helps.
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Have the same problem as others here. Tried both apk and adb with GingerBreak. No luck
...but I'm trying to play around a bit and got a noob idea to use ARUWizard to flash custom rom. I've extracted RUU 2.29 and RUU 2.3.3 and replaced 2.3.3 rom.zip with the one from 2.29. It didn't work of course as newer version has been discovered but I was wondering if it's possible just to root the standard rom.zip and put it back. Is there any chance that it works?

Have anyone rooted htc desire with Gingerbread RUU update ?
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HTC Desire (S-ON, HBOOT - 1.02, SLCD)

HELP! How to downgrade from HBOOT 1.02.0001?

I guys,
Does anyone can help me to downgrade from HBOOT 1.02.0001?
Thank you
Jeanphi

Jeanphi12 said:
I guys,
Does anyone can help me to downgrade from HBOOT 1.02.0001?
Thank you
Jeanphi
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Dont post this in the dev section but post it in the q&a plz.. also try searchin the dev section, you will find an answer.
Greetz
Sent from my HTC Desire runnin Cool VisionS v1.2

Jeanphi12 said:
I guys,
Does anyone can help me to downgrade from HBOOT 1.02.0001?
Thank you
Jeanphi
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Sure thing. And after that you'll require my assistance with changing your diapers, yes?

Questions or Problems Should Not Be Posted in the Development Forum
Please Post in the Correct Forums and Read THIS
Moving to Q&A

Why do you think you need to downgrade your hboot? What benefits do you expect to gain from doing so?
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

as rootsu said, theres no benefits
but if you really want to then head over to the alpharev site and download the hboot downgrader, flash that either by fastboot or the pb99img.zip method, then run a froyo ruu

I already tried using the hboot downgrader but it didn't work.
I also tried unrevoked...
Thank you all for your help
Sorry not to have post at the right place...

rootSU said:
Why do you think you need to downgrade your hboot? What benefits do you expect to gain from doing so?
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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I install the latest "official" Gingerbread from here http://www.htcdev.com/process/legal_download/152 but there are too many bugs...
I want to go back to official froyo to unrevoked again...

Jeanphi12 said:
I install the latest "official" Gingerbread from here http://www.htcdev.com/process/legal_download/152 but there are too many bugs...
I want to go back to official froyo to unrevoked again...
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what bugs have you found?

you cant do that, but you can go to http://revolutionary.io and flash a custom hboot, then you can decide if you want to:
1) Flash the downgrader.img and run a Froyo RUU to remain stock OR
2) Flash custom recovery (and root or flash custom ROM)
What is the ultimate goal? You want to be rooted and with custom ROM?

elliottg61 said:
what bugs have you found?
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When I use Icoyote and google nav, if I have a new emal, it bugs...
Not enough memory... big problem

rootSU said:
you cant do that, but you can go to http://revolutionary.io and flash a custom hboot, then you can decide if you want to:
1) Flash the downgrader.img and run a Froyo RUU to remain stock OR
2) Flash custom recovery (and root or flash custom ROM)
What is the ultimate goal? You want to be rooted and with custom ROM?
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Thank you very much for your help, IT WORKED WELL, I can come back to custom rom now...
I wish you a nice weekend!
Jeanphi

Is there a way to S-on again ? or change HBOOT?
I try to downgrade but I still have the S-OFF hboot 6.093.1002.
Thank you

only way to s-on is to flash downgrader.img then run RUU. S-off is good though.

rootSU said:
only way to s-on is to flash downgrader.img then run RUU. S-off is good though.
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I tried several times but it did not work...
The procedure succeed when the downgrde is down I can read "[2] boot loader = bypassed"... others are OK
I tried also other think... flashing with different RUU Roms, works every time except the boot that didn't change...
Did you succeed overwriting the hboot after s-off on time?
I think I will leave it so
Thank you for the time you gave me
Jeanphi

Jeanphi12 said:
I tried several times but it did not work...
The procedure succeed when the downgrde is down I can read "[2] boot loader = bypassed"... others are OK
I tried also other think... flashing with different RUU Roms, works every time except the boot that didn't change...
Did you succeed overwriting the hboot after s-off on time?
I think I will leave it so
Thank you for the time you gave me
Jeanphi
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flash the downgrader mean u type from a shell on ur computer the command "fastboot flash hboot downgrader.img"..did u do that? it succeded?
after run the ruu

see this thread

andQlimax said:
flash the downgrader mean u type from a shell on ur computer the command "fastboot flash hboot downgrader.img"..did u do that? it succeded?
after run the ruu
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I followed this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768256
Windows Installation
0. Install HTC Sync (driver required).
1. Extract the downloaded zip file fully (do not just click on the zip file).
2. Enable USB debugging on your phone. Ensure 'ask me' is set under 'Connect to PC' setting with 'charge only'. Plug in your phone.
3. Double-click on the win-down file.
4. Follow instructions and wait.
I also used this one, don't know if it is the same
http://alpharev.nl/PB99IMG_downgrade.zip
Same problem
If I didn't use the right method, please let me know and explain me if possible.
Thank you.
I know that I am a novice but I want to learn.
Jeanphi

Hey, take a look at this two site - Revolutionary tool (the evolution of the unrevoked tool)
revolutionary.io/
unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/revolutionary
I was able to re-root my desire with Android 2.3.3 & Hboot 1.02.001

I left trying to downgrade hboot and I install last leedroid HD, it seems to work (little bit slow). Strange thing, I can not flash the last radio...
Thank you all for your help.
Regards

How to S-off after HTCDev Unlock?

Hi everyone,
I want to S-off my device again, so I don't need to reflash the Boot.img of every custom rom over and over again.
I've tried to flash my device with the DHD Stock 1.32 Rom to use jkoljo's method for S-off'ing my device.
So I put the PD98IMG.zip on my SDcard and let the HBoot flash it. After the reboot I got stuck at HTC Logo and this happens too after flashing PD98IMG.zip's boot.img
So is there another way to S-off my device while I'm HTCDevUnlocked or is it game over for S-off?
I've googled for some time on the net, but I couldn't find a DHD specific result.
Thanks in advance!

****head said:
Hi everyone,
I want to S-off my device again, so I don't need to reflash the Boot.img of every custom rom over and over again.
I've tried to flash my device with the DHD Stock 1.32 Rom to use jkoljo's method for S-off'ing my device.
So I put the PD98IMG.zip on my SDcard and let the HBoot flash it. After the reboot I got stuck at HTC Logo and this happens too after flashing PD98IMG.zip's boot.img
So is there another way to S-off my device while I'm HTCDevUnlocked or is it game over for S-off?
I've googled for some time on the net, but I couldn't find a DHD specific result.
Thanks in advance!
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No need to google around lol when you have xda forums
Try this tool here

shad0wboss said:
No need to google around lol when you have xda forums
Try this tool here
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Thanks, will try it when I got the time
I guess, I need to be on an original rom or a Sense-rom
Do you know how I can flash an original rom from HTC itself? I thought it was like putting P98IMG.zip on the sd and let HBoot find it and flash it.
But after that I got stuck at HTC-logo, and flashing the boot.img doesn't work neither :s
I really don't know how to flash DHD's Froyo rom after (HTCDev) unlocking my device

Run the RUU of the OS you were last on, so if you were on WWE 2.50 run that RUU, or if you were on 3.12 Sense 3.0 then run that, relock the bootloader, and run attn1's Ace Hack Kit, it will automatically do the downgrade for you so you get S-OFF.

Hunt3r.j2 said:
Run the RUU of the OS you were last on, so if you were on WWE 2.50 run that RUU, or if you were on 3.12 Sense 3.0 then run that, relock the bootloader, and run attn1's Ace Hack Kit, it will automatically do the downgrade for you so you get S-OFF.
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So I need to relock it before I can run that RUU?
Ok, I will try it when I have the time to do it.
Thanks everyone!

[Q] Error 191 when using RUU - Rom not supported

G'day Guys,
I am trying to root my desire HD. currently 2.3.5
I initially followed the HTCDEV method
For my phone which downloaded the RUU program. PD9810000_Ace_Sense30_S_hboot_2.00.0029.exe
this is for Desire HD Vodaphone australia.
I ran the RUU successfully once. It supposedly upgraded the image from 2.12.178.2 to 3.13.0.0
apon rebooting into the fastboot screen as per the HTCDEV instructions when attempting to fastboot I recieved errors saying
"no image or wrong image" or something to that effect.
at this point I went back to the drawing board and tried the HOW TO ROOT WITHOUT HACK KIT thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2168500) method and script for unlocking the bootloader. which downloaded the same RUU program
apon running it this time it still wished to updrade from 2.12.178.2 to 3.13.0.0 and i recieved the error
ERROR [191]: Rom is not supported
I have searched several threads with this error however none of them seemed to have a solution ie.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2264987
I cannot locate and temporary ROM zips as per this thread below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21231962
EDIT Just found and am re-naming the rom zip as PD98IMG.zip then copying it to sd card root folder.
will update thread with result. apologies again
Appologies for the first thread question and its length.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks and Regards
Ben

So I renamed the rom.zip file copied it to the root folder of the SD card.
booted into fast boot. updated
it said "parsing bootloader complete"
however the phone still appears to be 3.12.178.2 ...
the next step
step 8
htcdev[dotcom]/bootloader/unlock-instructions/page-3
"fastboot oem get_identifier_token"
wont run as it sits there <waiting for device>
if I run the RUU again it still says need to update to 3.13 and that its error 191 invalid rom.
help guys

slickncghia said:
G'day Guys,
I am trying to root my desire HD. currently 2.3.5
I initially followed the HTCDEV method
For my phone which downloaded the RUU program. PD9810000_Ace_Sense30_S_hboot_2.00.0029.exe
this is for Desire HD Vodaphone australia.
I ran the RUU successfully once. It supposedly upgraded the image from 2.12.178.2 to 3.13.0.0
apon rebooting into the fastboot screen as per the HTCDEV instructions when attempting to fastboot I recieved errors saying
"no image or wrong image" or something to that effect.
at this point I went back to the drawing board and tried the HOW TO ROOT WITHOUT HACK KIT thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2168500) method and script for unlocking the bootloader. which downloaded the same RUU program
apon running it this time it still wished to updrade from 2.12.178.2 to 3.13.0.0 and i recieved the error
ERROR [191]: Rom is not supported
I have searched several threads with this error however none of them seemed to have a solution ie.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2264987
I cannot locate and temporary ROM zips as per this thread below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21231962
EDIT Just found and am re-naming the rom zip as PD98IMG.zip then copying it to sd card root folder.
will update thread with result. apologies again
Appologies for the first thread question and its length.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks and Regards
Ben
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The top part, the one where you say RUU, that's not a RUU, that just simply updates the HBOOT.
You need to follow this guide.

Steam. said:
The top part, the one where you say RUU, that's not a RUU, that just simply updates the HBOOT.
You need to follow this guide.
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thanks, yeah i was following that guide.
part of that guide is the "unlock bootloader" portion. I believed thats what the RUU was doing... as those were the steps i was doing.
I was trying to unlock to bootloader. which the guide states you need to do IOT continue on to the ROM steps in the guide you linked.
has anyone had success unlocking the bootloader or any ideas for my issue
thanks for the response. makes sure im on the right path,
Cheers
Ben

slickncghia said:
thanks, yeah i was following that guide.
part of that guide is the "unlock bootloader" portion. I believed thats what the RUU was doing... as those were the steps i was doing.
I was trying to unlock to bootloader. which the guide states you need to do IOT continue on to the ROM steps in the guide you linked.
has anyone had success unlocking the bootloader or any ideas for my issue
thanks for the response. makes sure im on the right path,
Cheers
Ben
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Use a goldcard to flash a ruu that supports hboot update. That will allow you to unlock the bootloader.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app

glevitan said:
Use a goldcard to flash a ruu that supports hboot update. That will allow you to unlock the bootloader.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app
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Ok im ready to do this. got my CID... however it appears the Revskills goldcard generator is down and has been for a while
does anyone know of a current goldcard generator that is working.
EDIT:
ok its Alice down the rabbit hole at the moment.
I think I have created a gold card using this tool ... that you posted lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288012
there are allot of threads asking for goldcards so hopefully this helps someone.
now i just have to work out how to ... Use a goldcard to flash a ruu that supports hboot update. That will allow you to unlock the bootloader. lol

apologies for the n00bage.
now I have a gold card. just trying to work out the next step to find a RUU that will support hboot update on htcdev
can anyone point me to an appropriate RUU? Glevitan perhaps?
thanks all for the help so far its been great

FYI I completed step 1 from this site http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f66...-os-s-off-change-imei-cid-hxc-dongle-1548982/
1.root ur phone :for root u mus unlock boot loader with htcdev/bootloader
hboot 2.00.0029 support token key for unlock bl 2.00.0027 stok not support
u must update hboot to 2.00.0029:
download this rom copy to your c:\ drive so download this dhd update hboot by behtash.rar
and run hboot update by behtash.bat in normal mode ,waiting until flash hboot complete
ok u can now unlock bl with htcdev.com\bootloader
however it would not unlock on htcdev it just sat there saying [waiting for device]
I think my fastboot program may be the issue due to it being the same 69k version that this chap had an issue with
http://androidforums.com/cdma-evo-3d-all-things-root/476366-help-w-htcdev-waiting-device.html
downloading sdk
MY current stats are
hboot-2.00.0029
radio-26.14.04.28_m
android 2.3.5
htc sense 3.0
software version 3.12.178.2

slickncghia said:
apologies for the n00bage.
now I have a gold card. just trying to work out the next step to find a RUU that will support hboot update on htcdev
can anyone point me to an appropriate RUU? Glevitan perhaps?
thanks all for the help so far its been great
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Find what build version and main you are running by using the command in fastboot USB:
fastboot getvar all
Delete the IMEI and paste the outcome
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using xda app-developers app

glevitan said:
Find what build version and main you are running by using the command in fastboot USB:
fastboot getvar all
Delete the IMEI and paste the outcome
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using xda app-developers app
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I was being a numpty and didnt have sdk installed. I have to crash tonight but will install it tomorrow. then try htcdev again,
if it dosent work i will do as suggested. if its something that simple I will feel a bit stupid. will keep you guys updated.
thanks again all for your help

Ok I have unlocked bootloader. I was being a bit of a numpty and not doing the "get identifier token" command whilst the phone was actually on fastboot... the htcdev instructions confused me.
I will keep this post open as I know i will have more problems as I go.
Thanks all for your help so far
do i have to
3. Download rooted stock rom: http://www.multiupload.nl/20T9R21IGY
(link to rom thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...t=rooted+stock )
copy the ROM zip file to your SD card.
as per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2221039
or can I go straight to download a newer rom. a 4.2 or something and continue on the process

Ok, where I am at.
I have flashed the stock rooted rom as per the guide.
it works fine and has root access.
I didnt go through the process for S-OFF from step 6 onwards as I got a little lost what i needed to do as I had already done some of the goldcard steps. either way.
I am currently unlocked and rooted. with 2.3.5 stock rooted rom.
I tried to install a cryogenmod rom and jellytime rom.
as per this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1866122
I installed them from the cwm recovery then tried to "flashboot flash boot boot.img" with their respective boot.img.
both roms didnt progress past the htc boot screen they just black screened.
can anyone hint why these roms wouldnt load? is it an s-on issue? or am i lost with the boot.img or missing another step?
i have reloaded the stock rooted image using cwm and flashboot flash boot boot.img
Thanks all
Ben

The command is "fastboot," not flashboot." Are there any errors when you run it?

bananagranola said:
The command is "fastboot," not flashboot." Are there any errors when you run it?
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Yeah fastboot was what I was using . Typo sorry. Still not working. Should they work whilst using this method?

slickncghia said:
Yeah fastboot was what I was using . Typo sorry. Still not working. Should they work whilst using this method?
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Again, is there an error message?

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Again, is there an error message?
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Ah appologies I am blind today.
No error msgs. Boot.IMG is coppied over as it is when I do it with the rooted stock Rom.
Just when rebooting afterwards. The phone does its .HTC flash screen for like 30 secs then it goes to a black screen (phone on) indefinitely.
The process I am using is
1 zip Rom on sdcard.
2 cwm delete user data
3 cwm install zip image from sdcard which works
4 reboot
5 fastboot USB
6 from pc: fastboot flash boot boot.IMG (extracted from Rom zip)
Am I doing anything incorrectly or missing a step.
Rooted, unlocked bootloader s-on
Thanks all

Is the phone in fastboot? What ROM? What recovery version?

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Is the phone in fastboot? What ROM? What recovery version?
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The phone was in fastboot USB
The working Rom is the one listed shoved from the full root sticky..3.12.405.1 rooted by nitr00
The 2 Roms that failed were jellytime and cryogen. Either the current or most recent stable apparently
Recovery is cwm. It's a slightly older version I think though. It was the only one I could find at the time.
Maybe 2. Something. I'll reboot now and check. Could that be an issue?

Bootloader unlocked
Hboot 2.00.0029
Radio 26.14.04.28m
Cwm recovery v 2.5.1.2

Yay just tried with the latest version of CWM and it works... FFS why wouldnt I have used the current version.
anyway I am playing with 4.2.2 jelly time now.
Thanks so much every contributor. your replies helped me keep going.