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[Desire General] rajib:
format system problem when changing hboot [fixed]

I had the same problem when when moving from cm7r2 to stock hboot. 4ext recovery could not format system.

had to install cwm recovery from fastboot, and cwm could format system.

later moved back to 4ext touch again, but cwm saved me that time. funny, because 4ext saved me from a similar situation on cwm.
[Desire General] xxxlux:
Thank you for your answer/help. Please give me an additional information. Which CWM you used to solve problem. Can I install CWM although my device is S-ON
[Desire General] rajib:
From my limited understanding (someone correct me if wrong), you cannot load custom recover if S-ON. Signature verification would fail.

So you need to S-Off first, following [TUTORIAL] How to S-OFF your HTC Desire. I was already S-Off and used CWM 5.0.2.7, it should be available somewhere to download.

good luck
[Desire General] xxxlux:
You are not wrong, I need S-OFF to replace recovery. Unfortunately I cant aply S-OFF because AlphaRev 1.8 HBOOT reflash utility and Revolutionary need device normaly booted, since my device is in fastboot mode both utility "wait for device..." and nothing more.

I can not believe that I cant do anything and have a bricked desire.
[Desire General] jmcclue:
flash the 2.3gb upgrade from htcdev then use revolutionary to s-off. u can also get the 2.3gb upgrade in bortaks troubleshooting guide in my sig, in bortaks guide go down to resources and the link is there.

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Desire General] xxxlux:
All solved

[/COLOR]

This solves all my problems, and turned brick into a phone. Thank you :o
[Desire General] jmcclue:
ur welcome :)

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Desire General] Steviebabes:
Struggling to S-Off

My old Desire has been brought back into service and I was running PA 2.54 fairly successfully, but wanted to move up to 3.15.

It steadfastly refuses to S-Off though. Currently has HBoot 0.75 and rooted, CWM 2.5.0.7 and now running Cyanogen 7.2.0.1

Alpharev sits at stage 3 for a couple of hours, can't unlock with HTC Dev as can't get token, fails with the following:

fastboot oem get_identifier_token

...

(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!

OKAY [ 0.012s]

finished. total time: 0.014s

If I try and use the HTC RUU update tool it fails wanting me to install 2.17.61.3 which is referenced in about 20 posts but no download link.

Anyone got any suggestions?
[Desire General] abaaaabbbb63:
Use the 2.3 RUU, and then use Revolutionary to s-off.

Your hboot is too old, and cannot be unlocked via token.
[Desire General] motasim masood:
I dont know i am in right section or not but need help ....i need to root and S-off my htc desire .....i go through on lot of forums here on xda and on google too but i did not find complete tools ....specially HBoot drivers if any one have please share ....i m really thankfull.
[Desire General] f0xy:
Is it definitely the really first HTC Desire you have?
[Desire General] motasim masood:
thanks bro for reply. :)

Yes brother it is ...actually my friend own this device but he dont know about to root and custom roms. I have experience with Galaxy series devices and i done sucessfully but htc i didnot get, seems pretty complex.
[Desire General] f0xy:
1. download the iso

2. use unetbootin (google for it) to flash the iso to a formatted flash drive.

3. boot your pc with the flash drive

4. follow instructions: basically nothing. press enter to boot, when asked to connect the phone, connect the phone, wait and it's done
[Desire General] motasim masood:
I already did like thta bro... But did not help me... It says like some files that didn't found on system... My HTC desire is not yet rooted..
[Desire General] FaserF:
I have just found my old HTC Desire (GSM) again.

Now I would like to install an Android 4.4 or 5.0 Rom on it, but for this I have to S-OFF it and install a custom recovery on it.

Is it still possible? As the most tools are down? And if yes, could someone give me the needed links etc? Thanks.

I am on Android 2.3

Have searched for hours. :/
[Desire General] ronaldace:
It is still possible. Revolutionary is available at http://rev.alpharev.nl/
[Desire General] ze7zez:
rev.alpharev.nl

I confirm that it works. Sometimes the page does not open immediately.
[Desire General] zarni000:
Any chance for a Desire CDMA S-OFF version?
[Desire General] ze7zez:
HC Desire CDMA, HBOOT 1.06.0000 is on the list.

Do you tried at all?
[Desire General] zarni000:
I am sorry but where do I get that? My HBOOT ver is 3.19 btw

thanks
[Desire General] ze7zez:
If you do not have HTC Desire [ Bravo/Bravoc], code: A8181, a search help in the appropriate section XDA forum.
[Desire General] zarni000:
It is Desire 510 cdma but doesn't say that code.
[Desire General] jds3118:
Just tried this on my cricket htc 626 desire when I booted up the iso it brought up the main info page then press continue been stuck at waiting for device any suggestions?
[Desire General] ze7zez:
Be exactly what's your problem?

Does the fact that you do not have a device that is compatible with the program/script placed on the ISO?

http://alpharev.nl/:

Supported devices:

HTC Desire GSM (Bravo), all hardware models (PVT4 too)

HTC Legend GSM, HBOOT 1.0+ is NOT supported

HTC myTouch 3G Slide (Espresso)

http://rev.alpharev.nl/:

Revolutionary 0.4pre4. Supported devices:

HTC Desire

HTC Desire CDMA

HTC Wildfire

HTC Aria

HTC Incredible S

HTC Droid Incredible 2

HTC Desire S

HTC Thunderbold

HTC Evo 4G

HTC View

HTC Flyer

HTC Sensation

HTC Evo 3D CDMA

HTC Evo 3D GSM

myTouch 4G Slide
[Desire General] jds3118:
My model is the desire 626 and the carrier is GSM (cricket) not found any info to weather it's bravo or an 626s the bootloader is unlocked through htcdev site rooted with twrp. Just trying to get s-off.
[Desire General] ze7zez:
You'll have to wait.

HTC is not in a hurry, left to unlock.

Unlock Bootloader - Supported Devices

Select “All Other Supported Models” at the end of the list, if you cannot find your device model listed. Devices launched after 9/2011 will be shipped with the unlock capability. Please check back often for updates on the unlock status of additional devices.
[Desire General] jds3118:
My bootloader is already unlocked and I have root. I'm trying to get s-off
[Desire General] glassofwiskey:
aplpharev problem!!!

hey guys,:)

first i had hboot 0.93 with android 2.2 then i update to 2.3.3 with hboot 1.02 .so for unlock bootloader i update hboot to 1.03 and after unlocked it, downgrade to 1.02 to s-off. i used aplpharev.iso with Sun VirtualBox. now i face with this problem!(in picture attached)

sorry for my english
[Desire General] glassofwiskey:
help!!!

what can i do?

please help me!!!:(
[Desire General] ze7zez:
Return to 2.3.3 and does not use any ISO but http://rev.alpharev.nl/
[Desire General] Robcr:
That doesn't seem to make sense

Alpharev 1.8 is on that page, which is an ISO,

REVOLUTIONARY keys do not seem to be available anymore even if you get revolutionary

Am I missing something?

FERK

I am missing something.

My firefox and old very simple browser which I backup try with dont display, or siplay the wrong page when rev link is clicked

Opera opens it

FERK FERK

Forget that - opera opens the spam site which is just adverts

Thought I was getting a key then - I was wrong.

So still puzzled
[Desire General] ze7zez:
You insert here the logs out of the window.
[Desire General] helix512:
i need some help please i cant fine away to S-OFF my Desire 626s from Canada on Eastlink. current Firmware is 1.24.428.4 please can annyone help
[Desire General] phr3ak128:
where is the hboot stored?

Where is the hboot stored? If it is in the nand then is it readable through /dev/mtd? If not, why? Thanks
[Desire General] ze7zez:
hboot

fastboot oem listpartition
...
(bootloader) [radio]:(OTHER) block start=0, size=497 (0 KB)
(bootloader) [hboot]:(RAW) block start=497, size=6 (768 KB)
(bootloader) [sp2]:(RAW) block start=503, size=7 (896 KB)
(bootloader) [mfg]:(RAW) block start=510, size=6 (768 KB)
(bootloader) [sp1]:(RAW) block start=516, size=9 (1152 KB)
(bootloader) [wifi]:(RAW) block start=525, size=5 (640 KB)
(bootloader) [recovery]:(RAW) block start=530, size=36 (4608 KB)
(bootloader) [boot]:(RAW) block start=566, size=24 (3072 KB)
(bootloader) [system]:(YAFFS) block start=590, size=2000 (264000 KB)
(bootloader) [cache]:(YAFFS) block start=2590, size=320 (42240 KB)
(bootloader) [userdata]:(YAFFS) block start=2910, size=1181 (155892 KB)
(bootloader) [misc]:(RAW) block start=4091, size=5 (640 KB)

misc = mtd0
recovery = mtd1
boot = mtd2
system = mtd3
cache = mtd4
userdata = mtd5

Normally hboot located in nand is not needed for android so you will not see it in /dev/mtd.

You can learn more from the Android HTC Hacking v0.5.pdf of >this post<.
[Desire General] benens:
Hi ,can someone post a link for hboot Cyanogen and TWRP Recovery for HTC Desire A8181? All links are deadThanks
[Desire General] Ulumia:
Use the WaybackMachine

If you don't know how to use this site, here's the link:

AlphaRev 1.8
[Desire General] Ulumia:
Why do you need TWRP?

Use 4EXT Touch
[Desire General] benens:
@Ulumia: Thanks.I want root my HTC Desire with hboot 1.03.Alpharev is deed now or do i register?
[Desire General] Ulumia:
[HTC S-OFF] - Revolutionary tool patched [RELEASED 2022-01-09]

As you may have noticed, the revolutionary.io's website is now down for a few months, letting owners of old HTC's devices unable to S-OFF their devices. However, I've been able to patch the revolutionary tool to avoid the need of a beta key...

xdaforums.com
[Desire General] benens:
Thank you very much for your help! I will not give up ,i will root this old Desire.Thanks again
[Desire General] :
same issue here - stop on step 3 without doin' anything - i've tried it several times, but after that i've had to flash my roms from the ground...
[Desire General] ephumuris:
What rom you using when trying to flash? I'm using Sense HD flashable v2. You using OD?
[Desire General] :
yapp, using OD 4.0.32
[Desire General] ghiki:
@Stoecki Hm, it's strange, have the same config and i got it, the only difference i see is that I have another radio (32.46... it saves more battery than 32.48) and Leedroid's A2SD+ ROM (but but I think it has nothing to do)
[Desire General] :
that's really strange

some others have the same config like me and it worked for them

maybe i should try to process that with another radio version...

...or is it because i use a mcbook pro? used a bootable cd
[Desire General] dw515:
Seems like this problem occurs quite often with OD (maybe it's the same problem for sense HD)

http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=alpharev

Get help there...

Or just try it with DeFrost or LeeDroid ... ;)
[Desire General] morcus:
It seems that it works well with LeeDroid 2.1a, but Boot.img file is just too big for my device...

Any good feedback with another rom ?
[Desire General] bertrobot:
Just flashed fine for me.

HBOOT 0.80

OD 4.0.32

Ran the procedure from bootable cd.
[Desire General] ephumuris:
Well i flashed a stock rooted Sense 2.2 rom. Then ran the .iso in VirtualBox and now i have S-OFF. Not sure whether it was the rom or the VirtualBox part that helped but i'm done now!

I think it could potentially be a problem with our burnt ISO files. I think VirtualBox sorted it for me.
[Desire General] BrainMcFly:
maybe downgrading to android 2.1 & Hboot 0.80

then rerooting an the s-off

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=768256

edit: Oh I see, to late ;)
[Desire General] raze1000:
F**kin Sh*t meself for 2 mins then

Took about 2 minutes to complete and all good.

SPECS...

UK Orange branded - unlocked (via unlock code)

Rooted with Unrevoked3

ROM AuraxTSense v7.6.1 HTC 2.2

ClockworkMod recovery v2.5.0.7

Hboot screen was...

BRAVO PVT3 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.75.0000

TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101

RADIO-5.10.05.23

MAR 05 2010

(CID: ORANG001)

Now.....

I burnt the iso to CD, booted it in a spare PC. (Operating system doesn't matter as it boots from CD)

Plugged in phone when prompted (phone was switched on and in the operating system not recovery)

PC did it's bit

Flashed up success and PC shut down.

Phone was left at Fastboot

Rebooted phone and all good.

Nice one
[Desire General] galaw007:
Worked flawlessly

Huge shout-out to the AlphaRev team!!:D

You are awesome!!

Worked flawlessly on a Australian A8183 with Defrost 4.8 Rom.

Hboot was 0.75 now version 0.93.0001 and S-Off!!!!1:D;):D:)

I burnt the .iso to CD, booted my laptop and watched the "magic" happen whole process took 2 mins max.

Started process with phone on and Defrost running.

Very happy.
[Desire General] TieT:
Wot a load of BS.

Virtualisation is not for the basic computer user, you have to know what ur doing.

Flashed mine in virtualbox, had some problems but got it done.
[Desire General] ephumuris:
Seeing as i was the first reply to this thread i posted my solution to my problem in there in large font. Hopefully anyone else who struggles can try what i did and may be able to fix it!
[Desire General] ephumuris:
The only problems i had with Virtualbox flashing it was that i had to manually remount the USB 3 times. Each time the phone rebooted.
[Desire General] TieT:
also if u add the android phone in ur virtual device ?

Settings

USB

then add the device.

Normally it connects back to your virtual machine then :)
[Desire General] GANJDROID:
:eek:

So, uh, whats the best way to do this? Virtualbox is confusing the hell out of me :(
[Desire General] BrainMcFly:
burn iso to cd

boot from cd

all done...
[Desire General] Jagdish84:
I just finished the prodecure, did it by burning the img file and just booting it, plug in your handset while turned on, and to quate paul "go make a cup of tea".

It didnt even break my Amonra recovery img like some ppl reporting, nicely done guys!!!
[Desire General] GANJDROID:
Yeah, thats helpful..
[Desire General] :
soo, now it's done!

i don't know what i've done wrong before

just followed my steps and now it is finish

new HBOOT with S-OFF

woooowww!! thx a lot!
[Desire General] GANJDROID:
What did you use to burn it to the cd?:o
[Desire General] VeeDubZ:
worked like a charm, thanks ief and the team great job.....now we can metamorph ect right?
[Desire General] Lennyuk:
burn it onto a cd and boot from it
[Desire General] ImEmJay:
I've also had to do some manual virtualbox usb reconnects because after the first step my phone had another id/name so it wasn't recognized by the virtualbox filter i've had setup before.

greets EmJay
[Desire General] Pyr0x64:
Or write it to a usb stick ;-)
[Desire General] Jagdish84:
Right click> Open with> Windows disc image burner
[Desire General] GANJDROID:
Ahhhhhhh, thank you :D

Also, any roms which dont seem to work properly with this? Read about problems with OD & HD roms
[Desire General] ph0rce:
Yeah, it is.

That's all there is to it, burn the cd / usb, boot it up, plug in phone, hit enter & wait. :)

If you're having problems with the process, check out the IRC channel, I was in there earlier & they are very helpful.

As I understand it, its not the rom which is the problem as people have done it on OD but the most common advice in the channel is to flash LeeDroid or Defrost.
[Desire General] HC4Life:
Hi,

I wanna know how exactly install this on my desire?

Thanx ;)
[Desire General] 360nitrous:
woohoooooo! just got it sorted out, it is honestly best to start the thing making sure everythin is plugged in currect and no chance phone could fall an knock wire out and jus go for a walk lol its less stressful lol

i burnt a cd using InfraRecorder (its free and works on XP) soon as program starts jus choose burn image an select the ISO

then reboot computer with cd in drive and change boot up to cd, wait for cd to load, then it says connect phone... plug it in an i jus walked away came back after makin some food an it was done!!

had hboot 80.

on opendesire .32

tons easier than i thought!!!! Brilliant work!
[Desire General] saisquare:
Another success case

OLED desire hboot 0.80 with MCR r9

burnt the image to USB and boot it

leave it for 5 mins

SWEET!

Edit: successfully flash over a new splash image but tried to install busybox directly with no luck.
[Desire General] ph0rce:
http://alpharev.shadowchild.nl/

Has all the information you need.
[Desire General] Jagdish84:
I myself running Neos AurxTSense 7.6.1 and prodecure ran nice clean and error free over here...
[Desire General] ItsDace:
success

OLED desire hboot 0.80

VMware Player

http://www.hiphip-array.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/flash.png
[Desire General] Pyr0x64:
If putting the iso onto usb, use this:

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
[Desire General] GANJDROID:
burnt to cd.

does the phone have to be in a specific mode when booting the cd, or just on normally?

And has anyone tried this on MIUI .24?
[Desire General] joostb1:
worked great in virtual box.

hboot 0.80

Thanks!
[Desire General] ph0rce:
Just normal mode is fine, the script handles the rest, I think there's been a few problems with MIUI on the IRC channel, if it doesn't work then you might need to flash another one.
[Desire General] Jagdish84:
I really cant see how there would be rom related issues...but im no expert :P

get USB Debugging going as well.
[Desire General] perevers:
Just did this.

Had HBOOT 0.80.

and im on OpenDesire 4.0.32

It took like 2 or 3 minuttes and all went fine, so now i have HBOOT 0.93.0001 and S=OFF

Thanks for this oppurtinity
[Desire General] typhex:
worked perfectly! hboot 0.92.0001
[Desire General] Vin 2:
0.93.0001 S-ON to S-OFF

success! thanks a lot
[Desire General] ph0rce:
The people in the IRC channel are, they wrote it! :p

IIRC its to do with the way it creates the root shell, they are looking into doing it themselves in the next release instead of using the ROM.
[Desire General] nbedford:
T-Mob Desire, running CM6 nighlty

0.75 to 0.93 S-OFF

Working

:D
[Desire General] Nekromantik:
thanks guys!!!

i got s-off woop
[Desire General] StuMcBill:
Does this mean noone has bricked using this procedure?

It just seems to be picky about which ROM you use to do it?
[Desire General] GANJDROID:
stupid cd isnt booting :confused:

this just isnt going well :(
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
Its not rocket science here, if the cd isnt booting your not selecting it as a boot device or its a bad burn.
[Desire General] ph0rce:
Have you set it to boot from CD in the bios or are you using a boot menu?

What did you use to burn the cd?

Try a USB stick instead?
[Desire General] GANJDROID:
Maybe its not, but not everyone here knows how to do things like this. jeez.
[Desire General] GANJDROID:
errr, no :p id do that how?

Used InfraRecorder
[Desire General] ph0rce:
If you haven't told your computer to boot from the cd, it won't.

You can either enter the bios & change the order of the boot devices or when your computer is booting, look for a prompt to press a key for a boot menu, usually it is F8 or F11 & select it from there.
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
Simple trouble shooting is all most users ask, Id usually be more nice but i caught your sarcastic remarks a few pages back and don't really feel like polishing my spoon now.

Step 1: boot from cd or what ever bootable device you have made from the iso.

Step 2: plug in the device

Step 3: follow the insanely direct and stupidly simple instructions on screen.

Stef 4: rejoice
[Desire General] Kameo:
I've burned it and the flashing process went successful through the 3 steps.

Asked me to press any key to shut computer down, but my phone is hanging at the fastboot screen...

I have a purple AlphaRev at the top,

BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-OFF

HBOOT-0.93-0001

MICROP-0.31d

TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101

RADIO-5.09.05.30.2

Aug 10 2010,17:52:18

FASTBOOT (or FASTBOOT USB if i plug my cable)

BOOTLOADER

REBOOT

REBOOT BOOTLOADER

POWER DOWN

I can't boot my phone... i can navigate through the menus but can't boot my Leedroid 2.1a rom :(

Any help guys?
[Desire General] keekje:
S-on was the reason why we couldn't use metamorph before?:confused:
[Desire General] GANJDROID:
Remarks? Where i said 'Yeah, thats helpful' im guessing. That was me stating how just saying 'burn it. boot it. done' is in anyway helpful to me and other people who arent familiar with processes like this.
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
choose reboot from the fastboot menu.
[Desire General] ph0rce:
You should try restoring from nandroid, assuming you made one or flash a new rom if you didn't. I believe its something to do with corrupting the boot image.

If you'd rather not take my advice, try the IRC channel & ask the pros.

EDIT

Although as the post above me says, have you just tried selecting reboot! I assumed that you'd already tried that & it still wasn't booting.
[Desire General] wph:
Succesful S-Off achieved earlier today with HBoot 0.80 and running OpenDesire 4.0.32
[Desire General] Jagdish84:
It wont let you boot once you press Reboot?!
[Desire General] morcus:
I'm just here to share my workaround (with help of IEF and other people on the IRC chan).

- Do Nandroid backup first

- Install then this official RUU file : http://www.shipped-roms.com/downloa...00.32U_5.09.05.30_2_release_142828_signed.exe

(will flash HBOOT 0.93).

- Once flashed, let's root it using Unrevoked.

- Let's then flash LeeDroid 2.1a

- Use AlphaRev (burn it or use a virtual machine)

- and make nandroid restore =)

Done
[Desire General] founti:
Success !

From 0.80 to 0.93 S-Off

German O2 Desire running LeeDrOiD 2.1a.

Used a USB Stick to boot the image on a IBM R52 ;) Worked fast without any Problems !

THX ! F*ckin great work ! or should i say.. AWESOME !!!
[Desire General] sander151187:
I succesfully installed this on the latest AuraxTsense. Next (n00b) question that rises to me is: "So how is this gonna help me?"
[Desire General] Kameo:
No it won't:mad:

I've tried everything before posting and read the whole thread...

Guess i'm stuck to restore nandroid or trying to flash Leedroid again.

I'll try reflashing and tell you back... it sucks so bad.
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
your boot image is corrupt, reflash a rom or restore boot.img from nandroid.
[Desire General] tatey2457:
The process is done...just pull the bat and reboot...all is fine
[Desire General] wph:
What I don't understand why it sucks so bad to restore a nandroid. Out of precaution I _always_ make a nandroid when doing such stuff. Restoring a nandroid takes just 5 minutes....?!?
[Desire General] Sabrezx:
Are you honestly saying you don't know how to select the boot device on your computer?? :eek:

With respect, maybe this is an operation you should not have undertaken.
[Desire General] donald-c:
Yeahh! It worked flawlessly :)

Although I can't get to recovery now, just stays on the "Why So Serious" screen lol.

Pressing up + power doesn't do anything :(

Any advice? Re-root?
[Desire General] Kameo:
@wph: the same goes for me.

I always make a nandroid backup, but this time the latest one was made 2 weeks ago : just before i installed Leedroid 2.1a.

So i thought that i had to reinstall everything and it's a pita. That's why i said that it sucks so bad.

Just reflashed leedroid.2.1a.rom and everything seems fine.

Thanks for your help guys.
[Desire General] Toisan:
Need Help too, tried it, and all works great, I thought so far, now i cant enter in my CkockworkMod recovery/Fakeflash, stock altime on the splash screen, if i pull battery out it works! somebody know why?

During the s-off process all works, after this too, my OD reboots and works...so i dont know why?

Flash AmonRar might help?

Thanks!
[Desire General] Maxi66:
R/W Access

So far everything went smooth - apart I had to reflash recovery image. Anyhow now going to /system/apps and want to delete apps it says "can not be removed". Files properties saying only "read". So it seams that still i have to set permissions somehow. How do I have to do that ?
[Desire General] gatsu_1981:
Ok, flashed through OSx inside VMWare fusion.

Created a new VM, with minimal settings, linux latest kernel, x86.

Booted, connected the Desire, when VMWare asked about the USB Device I choose to pass it to Linux and don't ask anymore.

Simply as that.

Removed that joker boot image, it was scaring me off :D