[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charris:
ok i did a gold card too but no succes....fastboot flashing fails at 51 update partition...:(

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,82

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,90

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,97

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,100

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,6

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,14

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,19

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,27

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,36

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,44

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,51

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,59

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,68

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,76

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,85

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,95

FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

finished. total time: 243.849s

c:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools>fastboot flash zip vodafone.zip

sending 'zip' (138081 KB)...

OKAY [ 19.247s]

writing 'zip'...

(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...

(bootloader) signature checking...

(bootloader) zip header checking...

(bootloader) zip info parsing...

(bootloader) checking model ID...

(bootloader) checking custom ID...

(bootloader) checking main version...

(bootloader) start image[hboot] unzipping for pre-update check...

(bootloader) start image[hboot] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,hboot,0

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,hboot,100

(bootloader) start image[radio] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,0

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,8

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,16

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,24

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,32

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,41

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,49

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,57

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,65

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,74

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,82

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,90

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,97

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,100

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,6

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,100

(bootloader) start image[rcdata] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,rcdata,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,rcdata,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,rcdata,100

(bootloader) start image[boot] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,boot,0

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,boot,48

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,boot,91

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,boot,100

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,boot,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,boot,45

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,boot,90

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,boot,100

(bootloader) start image[recovery] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,0

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,32

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,52

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,83

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,100

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,recovery,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,recovery,22

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,recovery,44

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,recovery,67

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,recovery,89

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,recovery,100

(bootloader) start image[system] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,0

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,3

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,7

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,11

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,14

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,18

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,22

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,25

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,29

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,33

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,37

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,40

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,44

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,48

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,51

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,56

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,59

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,59

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,59

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,62

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,64

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,68

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,70

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,74

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,76

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,78

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,81

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,84

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,87

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,89

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,93

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,95

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,97

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,system,100

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,59

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,62

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,64

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,68

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,70

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,72

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,76

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,78

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,81

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,84

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,87

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,89

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,93

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,95

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,97

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,system,100

(bootloader) start image[userdata] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,userdata,0

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,userdata,100

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,userdata,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,userdata,100

(bootloader) start image[sp1] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,sp1,0

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,sp1,100

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,sp1,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,sp1,100

FAILED (remote: 51 partition update fail)

finished. total time: 138.431s

c:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools>fastboot oem boot

...

(bootloader) setup_tag addr=0xA0000100 cmdline add=0x8E0800C4

(bootloader) TAG:Ramdisk OK

(bootloader) TAG:smi ok, size = 0

(bootloader) TAG:hwid 0x0

(bootloader) TAG:skuid 0x21F04

(bootloader) TAG:hero panel = 0x0

(bootloader) TAG:engineerid = 0x0

(bootloader) MCP dual-die

(bootloader) MCP dual-die

(bootloader) TAG:mono-die = 0x0

(bootloader) Device CID is super CID

(bootloader) CID is super CID

(bootloader) Backup CID is empty

(bootloader) setting->cid::11111111

(bootloader) serial number: HT05PPL02709

(bootloader) commandline from head: no_console_suspend=1

(bootloader) command line length =451

(bootloader) active commandline: board_bravo.disable_uart3=0 board_bravo.

(bootloader) usb_h2w_sw=0 board_bravo.disable_sdcard=0 diag.enabled=0 boa

(bootloader) rd_bravo.debug_uart=0 smisize=0 userdata_sel=0 androidboot.e

(bootloader) mmc=false androidboot.baseband=4.06.00.02_2 androidboot.cid

(bootloader) =11111111 androidboot.carrier=ALL androidboot.mid=PB9920000

(bootloader) androidboot.keycaps=qwerty androidboot.mode=normal androidbo

(bootloader) ot.serialno=HT05PPL02709 androidboot.bootloader=1.02.0001 zy

(bootloader) gote_oneshot=off kmemleak=off no_console_suspend=1

(bootloader) aARM_Partion[0].name=misc

(bootloader) aARM_Partion[1].name=recovery

(bootloader) aARM_Partion[2].name=boot

(bootloader) aARM_Partion[3].name=system

(bootloader) aARM_Partion[4].name=cache

(bootloader) aARM_Partion[5].name=userdata

(bootloader) partition number=6

(bootloader) Valid partition num=6

(bootloader) jump_to_kernel: machine_id(2457), tags_addr(0x20000100), ker

(bootloader) nel_addr(0x20008000)

(bootloader) -------------------hboot boot time:175173 msec

FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

finished. total time: 25.372s

c:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools>fastboot flash zip gingerbrade.zip

sending 'zip' (154011 KB)...

OKAY [ 21.027s]

writing 'zip'...

(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...

(bootloader) signature checking...

(bootloader) zip header checking...

(bootloader) zip info parsing...

(bootloader) checking model ID...

(bootloader) checking custom ID...

(bootloader) checking main version...

(bootloader) start image[hboot] unzipping for pre-update check...

(bootloader) start image[radio] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,0

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,7

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,15

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,23

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,31

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,39

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,47

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,54

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,59

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,66

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,74

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,82

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,90

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,97

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,radio,100

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,6

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,radio,100

(bootloader) start image[sp1] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,sp1,0

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,sp1,100

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,sp1,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,sp1,100

(bootloader) start image[recovery] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,0

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,35

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,69

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,recovery,100

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,recovery,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,recovery,33

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,recovery,66

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,recovery,99

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,recovery,100

(bootloader) start image[sp2] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,sp2,0

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,sp2,100

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,sp2,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,sp2,100

(bootloader) start image[rcdata] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,rcdata,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,rcdata,0

(bootloader) [RUU]WP,rcdata,100

FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

finished. total time: 102.556s

c:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools>fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.02.0001

(bootloader) version-baseband: 4.06.00.02_2

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: 051d

(bootloader) version-main:

(bootloader) serialno: HT05PPL02709

(bootloader) imei: 353833044492376

(bootloader) product: bravo

(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8x50

(bootloader) modelid: PB9920000

(bootloader) cidnum: 11111111

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4118mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: on

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: RUU

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: a7cdbe26

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.009s