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[Desire General] dXsL:
camera flash light blinks???

hej,

on my bravo I applied the utility iso yesterday, but I have now the following problems:

1. at seemingly random times, the camera LED lights up for half a second. e.g. when i take a call, end a call, sometimes when I am in the launcher, going back and forth between pages. It started after applying the iso utility disk, and I noticed that when I boot I also see a short light at the same time the alpharev screen is displayed, so therefore I suspect the utility. It drives me nuts :) Anyone know why?

2. during patching yesterday, middle in the last step, I noticed it displayed "non-PVT4" on the phone display, while I'm certain I have a PVT4 device (in fastboot). Can anyone explain this?

3. I still have no access to /system. I want to edit build.prop, and tried (as I did on other devices) to make some changes but it tells me system is read-only. why?

more info: bravo PVT4 / rooted using revoke method / flashed Leedroid using clockworkmod / nandroid backup / alpharev s-off / cwm factory reset & clear dalvik cache & cache partition / restore backup

no partition tables have been changed, alpharev hboot is visible

EDIT:

4. camera/camcorder is not working since alpharev change. I can see backlight is working on the main display, but no image is visible.

I'm really suspecting Alpharev tool since it reported "non-PVT4" device while flashing step 3, although I have a PVT4 device. Perhaps it put the wrong "fix" on my phone because it detected the device wrong? Any other devs have a clue what could be the reason here?
[Desire General] ogre_x:
Yep, i dared to try it today - went smooth.
[Desire General] derlotse:
I can help with the read-only:

after su, remount the system partition in rw-mode by:

remount rw
[Desire General] dXsL:
how to undo AlphaRev changes?

Is there any easy way to reverse the AlphaRev changes? (the blinking camera light is not acceptable, and draining my battery within half a day :))

I'd rather not, but optionally I could flash a RUU with HBOOT update which in turn should overwrite AlphaRev's HBOOt. But which official RUU has a HBOOT update in it? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=695667 has 3 candidates but not sure which one to use.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated!
[Desire General] ZaLiTHkA:
If you use the HTC RUU for Gingerbread (the one that upgrades your HBoot), you'll be stuck on that ROM until somebody somewhere figures out how to get root and s-off for it... As far as I know, that still hasn't been done yet.

If you want to return to the stock HBoot, either simply to restore the defaults or in order to try get S-OFF again, have a read through the following two threads, either one of them should work for what you need to do:

[HOWTO] Downgrade Froyo (2.2) to Stock 2.1 (ANY HBOOT | WIN/LINUX/MAC | ROOT)

Looks like this is a full ROM that returns everything to a stock ROM from the ground up. Very thorough by the looks of it.

[RELEASE][CWM2] All desire HBOOT's ready for install via RECOVERY [S-ON/OFF][GSM]

Less comprehensive and extreme than the previous thread, this one should only replace the HBoot, leaving your current ROM intact. It also has the 'downgrader' HBoot (also on AlphaRev's site, by the way). After flashing that, you should be able to flash any other hboot regardless of the version number.
[Desire General] Sh0X31:
http://alpharev.nl/ down???

Can someone upload the ISO on a host like uploaded.to?
[Desire General] keyra74:
use revolutionary instead
[Desire General] ZaLiTHkA:
It's working just fine for me.. Can you still not get to it today? I'm busy backing up all my tools to my 4shared folder, if you're still stuck, I'll let you know when it's done.

Keep in mind Revolutionary is still in beta.. Not everybody would be quite so eager to use it just yet.
[Desire General] dXsL:
true, but seemingly the Alpharev iso utility is not working perfectly (it seems like it flashes non-PVT4 data onto a PVT4 device). Note that I have not tried the other AlphaRev method mentioned on their site; it could very well be that the other method works for PVT4 devices. I might try that (or Revolutionary as mentioned above) as soon as I get rid of the buggy AlphaRev HBOOT on my device.
[Desire General] ZaLiTHkA:
My Desire is a PVT4, and I used the usual AlphaRev 1.8 ISO method (burn ISO to CD, boot from CD, connect device) on my device with no problems at all. Not quite sure what problems it would cause, but either it didn't happen to me or I simply haven't noticed it yet...

I did change my HBOOT though, switched it out for the CM7r2 HBOOT. But I only did that recently when I wanted more space for apps on my phone. I never had any issues (unless you consider lack of space an 'issue') before that.
[Desire General] dXsL:
It is also the WEIRDEST thing I've seen.

My conclusion is that the problem is definitely NOT rom-related. I'll upload a Youtube video this weekend, so people can see it for themself:

When switching on the device, the AlphaRev boot splash is shown, and the camera LED light is on for half a second. 1-2 seconds later, while the AplhaRev boot splash still is showing, the camera LED blinks again.

And of course, while the ROM is running, the camera LED light is also on several times. But... since the camera LED light also shows before, I think it is HBOOT related.

Last night I charged the phone to 100%. between 23.00 and 04:30 battery level dropped to 4% *with no use at all* (I woke because of the battery alarm at 4.30).

if it would be a PC, I'd suspect the BIOS. or in windows SM, og AMT.

any ideas from AplhaRev devs?
[Desire General] WhoDunnit:
files in /data/alpha

Hello I tried to S-Off my Desire with alpharev1.8. This didn't work because I was not using a Stock ROM. Afterwards I used alpharev-x. That did work fine. Now I see there are some files left in /data/alpha. I assume these are the temporary files from alpharev1.8. Can I remove them, or are these files NOT temporary files and they are needed somehow?
[Desire General] snoof:
Ouch Alpharev website is down and I need CM7 R2 HBOOT...ok my phone will be a brick until website is up again :)
[Desire General] k3lcior:
http://thalamus.ineige.org/misc/HBOOTS/
[Desire General] ZaLiTHkA:
It's up for me... I always check a site using www.isup.me when I can't get to it: http://www.isup.me/alpharev.nl

I've got the CM7r2 file on my 4shared account if you need it (link).
[Desire General] snoof:
Thx all for mirrors :) My phone is safe now :-)
[Desire General] deejaydave:
AlphaRev 1.8 - device not recognized

I have a Desire, which I have rooted via Unrevoked =	ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.0.7. Done a nandroid backup:

Bravo PVT4 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.93.0001

MICROP-051d

TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101

RADIO-5.11.85.27

Aug 10 2010, 17:52:18

Still running:

Android Version = 2.2

Baseband Version = 32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27

Kernel Version = 2.6.32.15-gd96f2c0 htc-kernel@and18-2 #1

Build Number = 2.12.110.4CL274424 release-keys

Software Number = 2.12.110.4

Browser Version = webkit 3.1

Burnt the Alpharev 1.8 iso to disk and shutdown and booted into the cd.

Alpharev went through, found the phone then said

device not recognized:confused::mad:

What do i do now?

I see some people have had this problem - replies say to use another ROM - what ROM do you suggest???

That then allows me to S OFF via Alpharev

Thanks,

Dave
[Desire General] ogre_x:
Try revolutionary instead. It works for PVT-4 and gives you a newer recocery.
[Desire General] deejaydave:
Are you sure - says it is in Beta (developers only!!)

Thanks
[Desire General] ogre_x:
Of course it comes without warranties, but I ran it myself and it worked for the two Desires I tried it with.
[Desire General] deejaydave:
I will give it a try then! :)
[Desire General] ZaLiTHkA:
And? Any luck..? My Desire is also a PVT4, and although it's already rooted and s-off, it would be handy to know how reliable AlphRevX is for future reference.. :)
[Desire General] deejaydave:
Worked perfectly!! :):)

A lot quicker and better than Alpharev 1.8 AND it was done in windows - great!:p
[Desire General] ZaLiTHkA:
Awesome.. Good to know. Thanks for letting me know. :)
[Desire General] deejaydave:
Radio

As I an using Revolutionary now - how do I change / update the Radio?
[Desire General] paolo-red1:
Search in this forum's room:

- Android flasher

- Latest radio
[Desire General] radx:
Sorry if this sounds newbie, but i am new at this so... :)

I'm trying to get [ROM][15/08][STABLE][Sense2.1+3.0 GB]InsertCoin CM7 HBOOT/STOCK 1.1.1 on my phone and one of the requirements is that I change hboot. So far i've managed to install AlphaRev HBOOT S-OFF and now I want to use bravo_alphaspl-cm7r2.img. From what I gather by reading the thread here I need to use Android SDK and Flash this.

I'm still on HTC Stock Android 2.2 here. After I flash the new HBOOT how do I got about to launch Clockwork again? Wont it also go away with the new HBoot? I'm worried I'll brick the phone here. So thats why I'm asking first hand ;)
[Desire General] ziggy1001:
Hboot and recovery 2 separate non dependent things just boot into recovery after flashing new hboot and CWM whatever will still be there

hboot simply changes size of internal system/data/cache partitions nothing else
[Desire General] deejaydave:
Radx - exactly what am doing to my Htc Desire! add a new radio then flash [ROM][15/08][STABLE][Sense2.1+3.0 GB]InsertCoin CM7 HBOOT/STOCK 1.1.1
[Desire General] nfsnfsnfs:
Phone - HTC desire.

BRAVO PVT3 SHIP s-ON

HBOOT -0.93.0001

MICROP-051d

TOUCH panel - SYNT0101

RADIO 5.09.05.30_2

Aug 10 2010 , 17:52:10

STOCK 2.2 rom .

Steps followed.

1.Rooted using unrevocked.

2.Did a nandroid backup .

3.Enabled USB debugging .

4.Downloaded Alpharev 1.8 and booted the USB with alpharev image.When HTC desire is connected ,it gives device not recognized ,rebooting in 60 seconds.

Am I missing any steps ? ,Should it be in charge only move , should I wipe and clear ? what after that ?

thanks for any help /suggestions .
[Desire General] Ed Roid:
I had the unrecognized device problem too. I changed the Rom to another (no a2sd one) and then it was ok.

Sent from my Desire
[Desire General] ZaLiTHkA:
If you read the post properly, you'll see that nfsnfsnfs is using the stock ROM, so that shouldn't be a problem in his/her case.
[Desire General] Ed Roid:
I read properly, let me inform you my personal experience is that I had this exact problem with a stock Rom. That shouldn't, but that can be a problem.

Sent from my Desire
[Desire General] ZaLiTHkA:
Then maybe I misunderstood what you meant by an 'A2SD ROM'.. Moving an application to the SD card is a standard Android feature that every ROM has, whether stock or custom. This feature doesn't make it an 'A2SD ROM', it's simply a operating system feature.

On the A2SD side of things, when done through an automated script such as 'Darktremor A2SD' (which is built in to certain ROMs at build), then it's known to cause problems trying to disable or bypass bootloader security ('S-OFF' status) with AlphaRev. Hence the mention on the AlphaRev website regarding using a stock ROM while running their tool.

I'm not saying a stock ROM definitely won't be the problem, however it is extremely unlikely to be the cause of the problem.
[Desire General] Ed Roid:
I just wanted to say that trying another Rom may be a good idea, which Rom better shouldn't be an a2sd one. Maybe my English is bad, it is not my native language...

You can feel free to think it's a stupid advice, or a no-interest one, but a *fact* is that if I thought like you when I had this problem, my phone wouldn't be s-off right now.

Sent from my Desire
[Desire General] TVTV:
nfsnfsnfs, make sure your phone's screen is unlocked when you connect it to the USB port for the alpharev S-OFF process. You will see a pop-up launched by the superuser app which will ask you if you want to grant alpharev root permissions, bla-bla. Answer "yes" and let alpharev do its work. :)
[Desire General] deejaydave:
That's why I went for revolutionary :)
[Desire General] gdavies08:
this was a lot easier than i thought
[Desire General] ichi go:
Hello everyone,

I sent my Desire back to HTC for repair and they gave it back to me with a 0.93.0001 hboot.

I successfully rooted it and I tried next to s-off. The reflash utility 1.8 recognized it but at the end of the process I had an error message (unexpect unary something).

I thought that it was maybe the version of the hboot so I downgraded it to 0.83.0001.

I ran the reflash utility again, it found my phone but is unable to identify it anymore.

I tried next to use the new revolutionary tool but no luck too... Whern I run it, it says that my phone "bravo with H-BOOT 0.83.0001 is not supported at this time".

I'm quite out of solution...

Do someone have an idea about it? May the radio version be problematic?

Just for info, before sending it to HTC, I could s-off it without any problem.

Thanks a lot if someone can help!

EDIT : I managed to s-off my desire. I had to install a RUU with a hboot 0.80.0000
[Desire General] ziggy1001:
Not 100% sure of this but i seem to have found a conflict with the CM7/Oxygen r2 6.93.1002 hboots and Custom MTD partition scripts. I changed to an r2 hboot ages ago and by using Bravo Downgrader.img previously had no problem swapping hboots. I recently applied a 105/5 Custom MTD script and then wanted to go to Bravo Oxygen r2 despite bootloader confirming AlphaRev Oxygen r2 was installed and repeatedly running 'fastboot reboot-bootloader' , 'fastboot erase cache' data, system, boot, using CWM recovery to format boot, system, data, cache the old 105/5 partitions persist. The only way i could get to 100/5 was to run both MTD zips bravo-recovery-v1.5.3-CustomMTD and bravo-boot-v1.5.3-CustomMTD with mtdpartmap.txt "mtd 100 5", I used su df -h to confirm partition sizes and now a backup won't boot unless i flash just the bravo-boot-v1.5.3-CustomMTD. It's like the bravo-recovery-v1.5.3-CustomMTD settings are stuck

Have i missed something obvious?:o

EDIT

Fixed now but not sure if it was making a new backup or reflashing the main recovery that did it
[Desire General] Hypercaine:
Um, I have a noobish question here, but, I don't wanna make a mistake, so here it goes... Does revolutionary support alpharev's hboots? Since i'd like to flash cm7 r2, since it's for me the most stable one. Sorry if anybody asked this question before, and I didn't find it...
[Desire General] ZaLiTHkA:
Revolutionary

is

Alpharev and Unrevoked in one. It's stated pretty clearly on it's website. So there is no reason it can't be used to change hboot just as Alpharev is.

I may be wrong here, but to my knowledge there isn't any difference in stability with the hboots available from Alpharev's site. I think they all used the same base hboot, they simply have different sizes for /system, /cache and /data partitions.
[Desire General] Hypercaine:
Thanks ;) As for stability, some roms for me are more reliable when I use CM7 r2 :)
[Desire General] ibila:
Hello,

I am trying to update to alfarev r2 with the bp99img file renamed to bp99img.zip and flashed it trough recovery. But how do I check if it worked? Did I do it the right way?
[Desire General] k3lcior:
Go into bootloader (turn off phone, then hold vol - and power)

What does it say at the top with pink background?

Also you were supposed to rename it to PB99IMG.zip
[Desire General] ZaLiTHkA:
First off, looking through your previous posts, they all appear to be in the Acer Iconia A500 forum.. So, do you have an Acer Iconia or an HTC Desire...? If you have the Iconia, you should be looking in the Iconia A500 Android Development forum instead.

If you are doing this on a Desire though, here are a few points to keep in mind:

If your PC is set to hide file extensions, by renaming from 'PB99IMG' to 'PB99IMG.zip', the file may actually now be 'PB99IMG.zip.zip', which is incorrect.

You don't flash it manually through Recovery... As long as the file is on the root of your SD card and named correctly, the update process will start automatically as you enter the bootloader (volume down + power).

As k3lcior said, when you enter the bootloader, it will show your current HBoot version at the top, so check that first before you try anything else.
[Desire General] ibila:
thanks for your awnsers. I actually own both but im trying IT with the desire. I Will try IT from rootfolder as i downloaded it with my phone and in my download folder. Renamed the file the right way but did a typo here....:rolleyes:

Thnx
[Desire General] ibila:
now i get a cid incorrect error..
[Desire General] k3lcior:
Insert gold card.
[Desire General] ibila:
got it running with fastboot commander.:D
[Desire General] dinoalbert:
Please help needed very badly

Im currently on Stock Hboot S-On with AcesMod007 rom. I am right now doing this S-Off using Alpharev utility. Before that I watched the video tutorial first and even take notes of the steps. Heres what happened....

Step 1 of 3 went smoothly...phone rebooted....waiting for bootloader..Ok!

Phone booted for the next step...waiting for device to boot Android...Dozing off for a minute while we wait.

Step 2 of 3 is running...

Preparing phone for Hboot flash...DONE.

Rebooting phone.

error: device not found!!

waiting for bootloader.....

AT THIS POINT In noticed that my phone rebooted normally and stayed there and never booted back to hboot. I waited for long, nothing happened. I started to worry now as the PC screen stays on "waiting for bootloader...."

So what I did what turn of the phone and did the VolDown+Power, got to Hboot and then to Bootloader and connected again my phone to my PC with usb.

Then I noticed the process conitued and it now showed :

Waiting for bootloader.....Ok!

You think theres no problem there? I am not so confident on that :(

Anyway, it continued...

Booting your phone for the next step

Step 3 of 3 is starting. During this step blah blah....Do NOT TURN OFF....Hboot is being flashed during this stage and turining it OFF will BRICK your phone!

Waiting for flashing to complete.....

And so I waited....but its almost 30 minutes now and it stayed that way, nothing happened???? Is this normal?

I noticed my phone screen stayed in Hboot USB Plug screen....and its been 30 minutes now nothing happened. In the tutorial video I noticed it should be in white screen with HTC and in just less than a minute it shows Alpharev SPLBOOT version 2 until the whole process is finished.

What should I do next? Im afraid to press power button to select Fastboot as this might make my phone turn off and thereby BRICK it :( And Im afraid my phone's battery will soon drain and turn off the phone :(

Please advice...
[Desire General] k3lcior:
You tried to S-OFF with AcesMod007? You do realize you're supposed to do it with stock rooted ROM (it's stated on alpharev webpage under requirements)

It wont work if you have ROM using a2sd/d2ext scripts.

Just remove battery, wipe your current ROM and flash some stock rooted ROM (cm7 should work fine, or leedroid's froyo - i used this one), remember no A2SD/D2EXT ROM's when S'OFFing! (if i was you i would even remove ext partition from sd card)

After you S-OFF'd wipe everything again and now you can use any ROM you want. No worries should be fine. :)

Eventually you can use revolutionary.io , it's more noob friendly.
[Desire General] dinoalbert:
oh! that was indeed so stupid of me! I didnt read that one.

Thank you very much....you took away my worries. Thanks for the advice...will do as you instructed. Have to give this a rest for now I got exhausted :D
[Desire General] ZaLiTHkA:
It sounds as though it's not actually flashing the modified HBoot (to get s-off).. It's highly recommended to use a stock ROM while doing this because this process modifies system files. If you're using a ROM that has any A2SD scripts (this does not refer to the built-in 'Move to SD card' Android feature) then it won't work.

Essentially any ROM that is as original as possible should work (for example, it works fine while running Oxygen ROM because it's a clean AOSP), but if possible it's safest to do this with a stock ROM.

My suggestion:

Flash a stock 2.2 ROM

Either:

Root it with Unrevoked

Choose your Recovery (I recommend Amon_RA's 'RA-Desire' recovery, link in my sig)

S-OFF with AlphaRev

Or:

Root and S-OFF with Revolutionary

Make a nandroid backup!! Because you never know when you'll need it...

Flash your desired ROM.

Edit: Lol... I only saw k3lcior's reply after I posted mine.. :p
[Desire General] Lawliet:
Cyanogenmod works pretty well too.
[Desire General] dinoalbert:
thanks to you all...a good lesson to learn for me :)
[Desire General] boyzzj:
please help me

I do a s-off with revolutionary 0.4pre4 method on insertcoin series rom，but I can't flash cm hboot either by pb99img.zip througth fastboot or flash xxxx.img from recovery,by the way, i use rmd recovery 1.0.3.4. could anyone tell me that's why？Big thanks:p:D
[Desire General] PlayPetepp:
You're trying to flash hboot upside down. You can't flash PB99IMG.zip through fastboot and can't flash .img from recovery. Flash PB99IMG.zip while in hboot mode or flash .img file with fastboot while in fastboot mode.
[Desire General] boyzzj:
thank you!! but what is hboot mode? I have never heard about it:confused:
[Desire General] ZaLiTHkA:
Have look at this page, it gives some nice clear descriptions of various terms used in the Android world. :)
[Desire General] PlayPetepp:
Power off > hold voldown + press power > voila, hboot mode (bootloader). If you placed PB99IMG.zip on root of your sd card the phone will ask you if you want to update. That's flashing from hboot mode. But check every md5 of flashable recoveries or hboots or radios so you don't brick your device.
[Desire General] boyzzj:
many thank to you guys。Now I come to understand。you guys give me most useful stuffs。It's very kind of you
[Desire General] PlayPetepp:
Yes, we're very helpful. :D

And you're welcome. ;)
[Desire General] boyzzj:
but I come up a last question. Is there any diffence between revolutionary and AlphaRev S-OFF，are they have the same functions？Or in the other way， is revolutionary s-off the complete s-off'd?
[Desire General] PlayPetepp:
Both do the same regarding s-off. I think revolutionary also flashes recovery but can't say for sure 'cause I used alpharev.
[Desire General] boyzzj:
I haven't flash recovery when it prompt,then i quit that utility.I reboot to hboot,found "s-off" next to the HBOOT .I wonna try fastcommand connect to the PC when I back home,or I will try what you told me without PC.Hope it works。 :p thank you！and thank the community
[Desire General] AlxMAX:
I have read that revolutionary.io 0.4 can S-OFF an HTC Desire with HBOOT 1.02.0001 (which comes with the Gingerbread stock ROM release) since pre1 (now it's pre4). What's the HBOOT version after S-OFFing such phone? is it still 6.93.0002?
[Desire General] andQlimax:
ya should be that..the base hboot is always the 0.93
[Desire General] ZaLiTHkA:
AlphaRev and Unrevoked3 were combined to make Revolutionary. The only real difference in the S-OFF side are the various improvements that were added.

Check the Revolutionary wiki page for more information on supported devices.

Not quite... That is the most common version for the Desire (GSM Bravo), but definitely not the only version. The latest updates from HTC have HBOOT 1.02 instead of 0.93 or 0.80.
[Desire General] andQlimax:
i mean the hboot after revolutionary is 6.93.0002, but the base of this "hacked" hboot by alpharev/revolutionary is the 0.93
[Desire General] ZaLiTHkA:
Oh right.. That would be correct. The way you said it sounded very different though... :)
[Desire General] Mohsin...:
Please can somebody help me? I don't know is this problem has been posted before, but basically, I tried to do the s-off thing through alpharev iso. I've tried it on various computers, but I'm getting the same problem. Basically, it goes through steps 1 and 2 just fine, then on step 3, I get four lines of error messages on the computer saying 'unary operator expected'.

I've read that this happens to branded Desires, but mine is not branded. Any help is much appreciated.
[Desire General] andQlimax:
u need a rom with NO a2sd/data2sd etc..a stock rooted rom as stated on the alpharev site..or if ur hboot is 0.93 or up, use revolutionary.io, much simple