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[Desire Android Development] cna88:
Does it requires different steps for flash ROM if I want to use a custom rom instead ?
[Desire Android Development] brianius:
I'm new to the desire and goldcard - I have a Vodafone-branded (but w/o SIMLock - branding is only a vodafone theme for sense) HTC Desire and wondering if

I'll get the OTA updates from HTC after goldcard method?

Because my ROMversion is 1.19.161.5 like vodafone_uk's last release, but would like to have the new 1.21.405.2 from htc. Is this possible or nonsense?

Thanks in advance! ;)
[Desire Android Development] sky|ined:
I unlocked my Desire today using benko's guide. it was smooth and easy. Thank you for this great walkthrough! :)
[Desire Android Development] manisa236:
Hi All,

I have read the Goldcard instructions, but would like to make sure as a noob.

I now have 4 GB stock MicroSD that's been delivered with the phone, preformatted and preinstalled with some programs such as HTC Synch.

Can I just use it and make a Goldcard without formatting, not even taking it out from the phone?

Would I loose any data or end up with corrupted data if I do that?

I would like to have my Goldcard always in the phone for future OTA updates (have a branded T-Mobile NL desire).

Many thanks..
[Desire Android Development] neitin:
Hi all, I have a unbranded rooted desire bought in Europe and I want to flash RUU_Bravo_hTC_Asia_India_1.21.720.4_Radio_32.36.00 .28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_127705_signed.exe this rom without brick and loosing root, can someone guide me how to do it

Thanks in advance
[Desire Android Development] A|ex:
I have no problems with the rooting process as i did mine a long time ago, for a desire user who has been using their phone now for a while , saves etc. Does rooting via the recovery wipe the data on the entire device? I am fairly sure it does but would like clarification
[Desire Android Development] unikum:
How do you get a working adb shell? step by step please, i dont get it....
[Desire Android Development] vonacid:
Hi all! I need some advise on getting my desire root.

Bascially, mine is a Singapore Desire of bootloader version 0.8.0000 and my rom version is 1.19.XXX.X

I've already successfully created a goldcard based on the theunlockr.com

My problem comes in the guide which mentioned that its for "Bootloader version 0.75.XXXX or below AND a ROM version of 1.21.XXX.X or below".

I understand from the 1st post on this thread that its still possible root when i have bootloader version 0.8.0000. But can i know if its still possible for me to root when my rom version is 1.19.XXX.X?

Anyone can pls advise me? I'm gg crazy over the limited space on my phone when i own a 16GB SD card, and the battery life is driving me nut!~ >.<"
[Desire Android Development] benko286:
Should..but they don't :(
[Desire Android Development] Jesterz:
I know, but we will tell them ;)

I don't want to tender towards people who are lazy and don't want to click 1 extra time.
[Desire Android Development] DrogenDiego:
Got a kinda stupid question how do i know if my device is branded? The shop where I bought it from told me that it comes from vodafone but has no branding from the outside neither from the inside so I'm assuming it's a generic device. How can I tell for sure?

Thanx in advance greetz alex
[Desire Android Development] benko286:
if you can put any sim card than it is unbranded, I believe that yours is unbranded(mine is from vodafone too, unbranded:)
[Desire Android Development] Saf98:
But if he wants to give it away with Romanian language he will probably have to a custom rom but if it is on on stock then that's good but it isn't.
[Desire Android Development] Pepie:
Hey,

Can anyone help me unroot the phone and install stock android?

I downloaded RUU and it recognized my phone, but when it restarted into bootloader it won't recognize it anymore and gives me an error.

Do I need other drivers or somethings?

Thanks in advance,

Pepie
[Desire Android Development] Saf98:
What error does it show?
[Desire Android Development] Pepie:
Well, RUU just says it can't find my HTC desire when I connect it to my PC

The problem is that when I check device manager on windows it also doesn't show my htc desire as it should.

In device manager my HTC desire is listed with an error symbol, so it says it doesn't work correctly.

I don't know what to do
[Desire Android Development] Saf98:
Its probably a driver not installed, click on the error it should fix it for u.
[Desire Android Development] Pepie:
I tried but it didnt fix it, the problem is all the errors are in dutch and its quite difficult to translate them.

"The USB device connected to your PC caused an malfunction. Windows doesn't recognize it"

It suggests me to reconnect it to my pc, but that doesn't solve the problem either.

"If the device still isn't recognized it might not work properly."

No idea how to fix the error.

This is a picture of it, with english text. (I use Win8, 64bit)
[Desire Android Development] Saf98:
Try uninstalling and try connected through different USB hubs, are u s off can u get into bootloader? Because u can flash an ruin through that PB99img.zip method I think.
[Desire Android Development] aelfinn:
No S-OFF method working

I’m trying to put a new recovery and a KitKat ROM on a Desire, which is apparently rooted but won’t respond to any of the usual S-OFF methods, i.e. Unrevoked and Alphrev’s boot CD. The phone’s configuration as per its bootloader screen is:

S-ON

HBOOT-0.93.0001

MICROP-051d

TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101

RADIO-5.09.05.30_2

Aug 10 2010, 17:52:18

Alpharev’s boot CD just hangs after a time, Unrevoked says it can’t get root, and revolutionary fails too. (I suppose Unrevoked must have partially succeded once, since the device is rooted, has CWM 2.5.0.2 recovery, and is running a custom ROM. But I can’t flash a new hboot, radio, or recovery since security is still on.) Is there anything else I can try?
[Desire Android Development] Saf98:
Well u can still flash a recovery like 4ext through fastboot.
[Desire Android Development] Saf98:
Well u can still flash a recovery like 4ext through fastboot and custom Rom
[Desire Android Development] darkman088:
Hello,

you are saying:

---- For a bootloader of 0.75.* or lower AND a current ROM of 1.15.* or lower Download

---- For a bootloader of 0.80.* or lower AND a current ROM of 1.21.* or lower Download

I have HBOOT-0.93.0001. What to do in this case ? How to root my HTC Desire device ? Thanks a lot!
[Desire Android Development] Saf98:
What android version you on?
[Desire Android Development] 27matias07:
Please help

I cant root my device and flash other rom becouse all links are deleted. Can someone help me? :confused:
[Desire Android Development] fusion1296:
hi all,

the new rooting method i assume to be the best method for safe brick free rooting ?

i have a few questions , once you have your goldcard done then you do step 1 it flashes testimage.zip at this point is the phone rooted ?

after this you then enter recovery and Apply sdcard:update.zip does this load a generic rom and if so which one ( will it have all the things that my original rom has on it , vodafone UK )

if i wanted to use fake flash , could i use this and load any rom or must i 1st flash the update .zip that is in the download ?

what i am saying is can i do step 1 , testimage then go for fakeflash ?

thanks in advance
[Desire Android Development] azars:
Stuck on White HTC screen (HTC Desire, orange uk)

Hey all,

My desire is stuck on the white screen with the green HTC logo on.

I basically tried to root my phone, i created the gold card no problem and started following the steps on the unlockr.com

I got to the step where i download r5-desire-root-alt.zip, extract it and i then ran step1-windows which seemed to go okay, then next step was to go into the recovery part from the bootloader, but its been stuck on the white screen since this step

Any ideas whats going on? Its my phone screwed?

Running windows 7

Many thanks,

Stuart
[Desire Android Development] benko286:
As I said many many times..use Linux for rooting much safer!

Don't know what to do, I will try step2.bat again..but not sure!
[Desire Android Development] geektastic:
stuart, go to the modaco website again and get the new 1 step r6 root files. re-run step 1 using these files and you should be golden mate
[Desire Android Development] azars:
have you got the link please?
[Desire Android Development] azars:
i think i've found it. wish me luck....
[Desire Android Development] azars:
Followed the steps and got to this part:

Navigate to the 'BOOTLOADER' and then 'RECOVERY' option on the menu, using the volume buttons to move and the power button to select.

The phone just stays on the white screen with the green HTC logo again.

How long does it normally take to come up?
[Desire Android Development] ff293:
when i try "10.Navigate to Flash zip from sdcard using optical tracker, select .zip confirm it and wait until process finish..." in "how to flash room"..itvcnt find any .zip file...

something wrong ?
[Desire Android Development] bradputt:
did you put the zip files into your sd card?
[Desire Android Development] vonacid:
Hi all,

I'm using Tiny Core Linux to root my desire.

I've followed and managed to finish the steps until sudo ./step1/sh and also waited for the phone to restart back into the white bootloader screen.

I continued the step 8 to type in sudo ./step2.sh into the command. But it stopped saying "Device not found".

I've tried many times but still the same result... anyone can advise me pls?

P.S: I have tried using Windows to root... the same thing happens when it comes to step 2 too...

=========================PROBLEM SOLVED==================================================

I bascially reinstalled my HTC sync again and put in my goldcard again and do everything all over. Managed to do it. Thanks anyhow~
[Desire Android Development] freaksey:
Hi there,

I'm trying to update my ROM to the lastest FROST ROM.

At Windows it always failes to install the 'Android 1.0' driver. But I have HTC Sync and Android SDK installed.

Now I'm trying to flash the ROM with the tiny core Linux but it cant find the device..

any idea?
[Desire Android Development] ff293:
How to flash ROM

1.You need to have HTC Sync and Android SDK installed

2.Download this

3.Turn off Desire and then turn it on while holding back button to enter bootloader(white screen)

4.Once in "white screen" press power button again to enter bootloader

5.Connect Desire with PC

6.Press Volume Down and than Power to enter Recovery

7.Now the red triangle should show up, go to folder you downloaded file and press recovery-windows.bat, recovery-mac.sh or recovery-linux.sh depending on which OS you have

8.Now you are in recovery mode (green screen), press Wipe and than Wipe data/clear storage, than press optical tracker to confirm it

9.After that press Volume Down to go back to main menu in recovery

10.Navigate to Flash zip from sdcard using optical tracker, select .zip confirm it and wait until process finish, after that press Reboot system and unplug you Desire

11.Enjoy your new ROM

......

it means i have to copy the Rom .zip file to sdcard frist.......dsnt it ? :|
[Desire Android Development] djoni1980:
obviously :)
[Desire Android Development] EddyOS:
Question about Android kitchens

How do you change the version in the Settings>About phone section? Knew how to do it with WinMo cooking but don't know on Android. Would be nice incase I wanted to share my own ROMs if I get into baking
[Desire Android Development] rolfd:
I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's in build.prop.
[Desire Android Development] rolfd:
Just had a look. If you open the .zip then go to system then build.prop. look for the line that says ro.build.description= Put your rom name in there.
[Desire Android Development] Rudolfje:
That's correct.

Quote from build.prop in Pays Desire Sense Bravesoul 2.0 ROM
[Desire Android Development] EddyOS:
ah, awesome - nice one guys!
[Desire Android Development] ff293:
i rooted my desire, after that i checked system software update, downloaded.....but can not install....

can some1 tell me y ? thx
[Desire Android Development] doinbox:
Why is this not a sticky?
[Desire Android Development] vtsma:
Questions for a new desire user

Hello people.

I'm a new desire user. I receive my desire with t-mobile customization. I like to change this ROM to an official and clean ROM, but I don't see in any forum, include this, an securely and easy step by step to do this. I read a lot of things in this forum but I have some questions.

1-) What's gold card?

2-) How can I see my bootloader version? It's important to change ROM?

3-) Wich ROM I select for my desire?

4-) The ROM for 8181 is the same for 8183?

5-) I like to see an easy, very very easy step by step for change my ROM to a clean and oficial ROM (no operator customizations).

The instructions in foruns is very complicated. I like to see an easy step by step for my problem, and the best way metod for do this.

Help me please. Thanks.
[Desire Android Development] ljesh:
No way I can do this.

I passed through the step 1

And on step 2 I get this constantly

Giving up now :/
[Desire Android Development] Nitrius:
Haven't done it myself yet, but i know that the root package has been updated. This guide is for r5, but r6 was released about 2 weeks ago: http://android.modaco.com/content/h...e-now-with-hboot-0-80-and-os-to-1-21-support/
[Desire Android Development] ff293:
have u made Goldcard.....i laso got the same w/o goldcard....but after i made a goldcard....n it's done.....
[Desire Android Development] rolphez:
HELP! Can't Root my HTC Desire A8183 Telstra Next G

Hi,

I've had a HTC Desire before A8181 and have had no problems at all rooting it and running other ROMs on it, anyway I was able to sell it for a good price and was able to buy a brand new one for a very cheap price but it was a Telstra Next G A8183 HTC Desire.

Despite me trying everything under the sun to root it, i have been very unsuccessful. Is there anyone here who could help?!

When I get the phone into FASTBOOT mode I get the following data (hope that helps):

BRAVO UNKNOWN SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.75.0000

MICROP-031d

TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101

RADIO-4.05.00.11

Mar 5 2010,21:12:15

I'm getting various errors and have tried rooting on windows and Tiny Core Linux, I always tend to get Step 1 to complete although I do get a FAILED message but and at step 2 I get "error: device not found"

I thought it could be that windows can not find the drivers so I decided to do it on Linux but that didn't work either.

If anyone can help that will be much appreciated.

Kindly,

Rolphez
[Desire Android Development] UnitedWeFall:
Hey,

I have the Telstra Desire also and followed these steps to root and flash it:

android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/311302/telstra-desire-stock-rom-gps-fix/

Try the Tiny Core Linux method from step 1.. it worked fine for me.
[Desire Android Development] cr1960:
you will also need to create a goldcard before you can root a Telstra branded A8183. No goldcard would account for your error in step 1 of the rooting process.
[Desire Android Development] qubz:
I have one and rooted it. You will need a gold card. I used the latest modaco guide with no problems on a macbook pro got it first shot -

http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/307365/14-jun-r6-riskfreeroot-htc-desire-rooting-guide-now-with-hboot-0-80-and-os-to-1-21-support/

Check your ROM/Build version, the old models before the gps fix were 1.15.xx, the newer ones with the fix are 1.16.xx in which case you use the version for bootloader 0.80.xxxx or below AND a current ROM of 1.21.xxx.x or below
[Desire Android Development] unclesomebody:
Has anyone got a fast mirror for the r6 root files?

Thanks
[Desire Android Development] freaksey:
Can someone explain me how to flash a ROM (not Root) with tinycore Linux?
[Desire Android Development] dnlgee:
Clicky!

Follow the above steps to enter recovery and then you just flash like your normally would.
[Desire Android Development] WheelieBin:
I just did mine and found that I had to do Step 1 twice (with GoldCard) - my housemate had the same experience. It'll fail on the first time through Step 1, but work the second time

Only interesting side effect I've had is mine has decided there's an update to be installed (1.21.4something, don't remember off the top of my head) and it fails every time I try it. Just running the standard ROM sans the Telstra crap.
[Desire Android Development] ljesh:
I tried to make a goldcard, but I am stuck at this step:

Enter 'adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid' and press enter. You should get a very long number which looks like this: 532600bd227d9c0347329407514d5402.

It seems my Windows 7 drivers do not work. I tried this from Windows 7, XP and Ubuntu. Same result everywhere :mad:
[Desire Android Development] dnlgee:
Do you get an error message? Have you got the Android SDK downloaded and unpacked?
[Desire Android Development] rolphez:
Thanks will try again now

Thank you all for your suggestions, to be honest I don't think i've tried step 1 twice, I'll give it a try now, and I have tried creating a gold card with 3 different micro sd cards, all 2 GB I don't think the size matter in this case does it?

Hopefully it will work now, will keep you guys posted, and again thanks for your input and help muchly appreciated!

One more question, from the following details taken from the fast boot window on the phone, do they look normal? I mean when it says "UNKNOWN SHIP S-ON" is that normal for it to be unknown?

BRAVO UNKNOWN SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.75.0000

MICROP-031d

TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101

RADIO-4.05.00.11

Mar 5 2010,21:12:15
[Desire Android Development] ff293:
do u try 2 do this step when ur desire is connected 2 pc with HTC sync mode....not bootloader.....install HTC Sync on ur pc first..... b4 that i also stuck at that step cuz i dit it with bootloader mode....
[Desire Android Development] tatey2457:
Yep that looks perfectly normal
[Desire Android Development] rolphez:
Didn't work :(
[Desire Android Development] WheelieBin:
How long does your Step 1 take to run? I'm not convinced it's completing Step 1 properly...

Which root instructions you following? The ones in the tutorial thread? (can't link coz my account is still 'new' - should have really posted back when I had my JasJAM LOL)

My FASTBOOT shows:

BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.80.0000

MICROP-031d

TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101

RADIO-4.06.00.02_2

Mar 29 2010,21:34:33

This is after successful rooting though.

One thing that did just cross my mind - are you remembering to swap MicroSD cards before going into RECOVERY for Step 2? I doubt it'd be able to write the zip file to the Gold Card, which would possibly result in the Device Not Found errors? I don't really know what I'm talking about here, this is my first time rooting an Android device, I'm just trying to rule out possibilities.

Mine is still refusing to install the 1.21.405.2 update - it reboots, the progress bar gets about 1/4 through and then I get a red question mark and it reboots again, but I'll throw up a new thread for that in the morning.
[Desire Android Development] ljesh:
HTC Sync doesn't work for me from the start. I simply doesn't sync on my Windows 7.

Anyway, since it doesn't work, I have tried installing different drivers and this is where it seems I have messed up. What I did now is installing the HTC original drivers that go with HTC Sync, and voila, it works :)

HTC Sync still doesn't work for me, but at least I managed to create a goldcard and root my Desire :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] crowstar:
After hearing that the desire doesn't support metamorph :( I want to know, how would you apply a theme to the desire without metamorph? AFAIK metamorph only replaces updated files, like the png's that we change in a theme. So can a similar thing be achieved in recovery? Or is the only solution to get a rom, copy the theme over, and then flash? I only ask because I want to test nexus themes on desire (vanilla).

Thanks you for any answers:).

P.S. This forum rocks socks!
[Desire Themes and Apps] infexis:
I was just going to post the same question ;)

What a coincidence :D
[Desire Themes and Apps] vanja:
You will have to manually edit framework-res.apk and sign it...
[Desire Themes and Apps] crowstar:
Yeah, I know how to add the theme to framework or browser apk, but how do i flash the new apk without metamorph
[Desire Themes and Apps] vanja:
push it to device using adb
[Desire Themes and Apps] crowstar:
Oh, so if I released a theme, which modifies every apk known to google, I would manually have to push every apk to the phone? could I do something like cp /system/* /system/

would that work?
[Desire Themes and Apps] vanja:
If you want to publish it, update.zip is the way to go. You need to create file structure indentical to one you want to flash into a rom, write a script and sign it.

You can find more about it in the general android section...
[Desire Themes and Apps] crowstar:
Cool, thanks.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr asphalt:
Hi,

my diamond 2 touch screen not respond on fingher push, any no apparent trauma or any new software installation were the cause.

Until yesterday everything worked very well, my terminal worked like a modem modem-wireless, but today the diamond 2 do not respond on push but the screen is on and readable. After a few hard resete, in spite of myself, the screen stop on the request of operator name because i'm not able to press the "next" key.

Have had similar experience?

Any solution?

Now my laptop do not recognize the drivers of the terminal so i cant update the firmware directly.. if is it i try to put the firmware on sd card, but i dont know if it is the solution of my problem.

thanks to all of you in advance.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MOZES:
WELL

SAME HERE...

this is a very common error
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Inman:
If it's software related, flash your ROM from your SD Card and you should get it back.

Also, after your PC recognizes your device again, you can use my Mobiler or Pocket Controller to access your screen from your PC.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr asphalt:
thanks a lot.... but i'm not able to sync with my pc and i don't know why... there is same key to revert back to original firmware/software without use the activesync?

i search *OEM.nbh firmware to put manual on my Sd card... but i do not find anything.

If not...thanks anyway.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Inman:
Is your ROM stock or custom?

What you need to do is find your original ROM, extract the .nbh file, rename it to TOPAIMG.nbh, place on root of FAT32 formatted storage card and go to bootloader mode by holding Volume Down before device begins to boot.

If your screen is still unresponsive, its a hardware issue and will need repairs.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr asphalt:
I've the stock rom with spl 1.83... but when i active the exe file on win7 i don't find the directory where the system extract the rom.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr asphalt:
if it is an hardware issue, why the Pc recognize the terminal like a modem and start an internet connection...there is something strange.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Inman:
For the ROM exe, right click and "Extract To:"

If your screen is bad, it would not affect the tethering function (using as a modem).

I believe you have this as a default setting and are unable to access the menu to change it because the screen is unresponsive, that's why you can't sync to Active Sync.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr asphalt:
Ok, i understand... but...

if i try insistently the screen occasionally responding....

Thanks a lot for your solution...

If this continues I guess the assistance was only my chance.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Inman:
When you connect the USB cable to get the USB connection pop up, try to change it to Active Sync from Internet Sharing, this will allow you to better access the device to fix it.

Just unplug and plug until you can get the screen to respond.