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[Desire General] wildpackets:
It's good to know that it is possible to return to the stock config. I think a lot of us "waiters" would get off the bench if we knew it was possible to go back to stock if necessary.

Juggalo_X, would you consider writing a step by step process for returning a Desire to the stock config? Since you have already done it...
[Desire General] ecitron:
The thread is not about how to flash a stock ROM.

I will pay to see you restoring a stock rom when The screen is dead or when your phone wont start...
[Desire General] AlphaX:
I got a Telus Desire, so here is my delema (and question)

1. Like HTC Sense and would like to keep it

2. Have a lot of reason to move to 2.2 (BT dialing)

3. want to root phone

I'm guessing there are stock HTC Desire rom floating around (from the factory unlocked desire) but are those rooted/rootable? I heard HTC has been making it harder and harder for us to root. And will rom for AMOLED work with sLCD phone?

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Oky did some more Google-ing and found this, might be useful to you guys

://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=741775

This is the rooted official Desire Rom

don't have time now but will have look through if this will work for our radio and sLCD issue.

if you guys already know, feel free to post and tell us ;)

AlphaX
[Desire General] peytral:
I tried a similar (probably the same) rom, but from this thread:

hxxp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=773997

I updated the radio to the latest, everything seems to be good and no bugs that I can see.
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
There would be no point in restoring a dead device.

I'm under the impression that you think htc checks the flash on every dead device? this is not so. its cheaper for them to replace the whole main board in a device rather then pay an engineer to remove the board put it on a bed of nails dump the rom via jtag routine and then analyze the binary images.

Also, If we're on the topic of paying me to restore a device with a blank screen send me one ;) ill jtag it for fun and restore the device. How much you willing to pay? i need a Desire Z you know :P

On a side note, In the past 5 years ive probably sent at the VERY least 15 bricked devices back to HTC, WITH software that would void the warranty on them. and i have ALWAYS got my device returned fixed under warranty every single time.
[Desire General] sookster54:
Pretty difficult to believe that. 15 bricked...

Also just about anyone (cell carrier, manufaturer via phone, etc) will tell you rooting, unlocking and modifying (removing bloatware) will void warranty. I have heard of people sending in devices with those and succeeding but not very often.
[Desire General] ecitron:
15 bricked in 5 Sears. A reason to not listen to you. Not everyone has the time to mess with their phones that much...learn to jtag..etc..
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
You don't know me so i can understand the doubt. U know i bricked 3 diamonds working with cmonex on a radio dump and reflash.

My last recent brick was a TP2 that i flashed a Whitestone radio to.

Got it replaced on the spot at the telus store.
[Desire General] the_ahmadzais:
Hey juggulo I pmed you
[Desire General] peytral:
Did anyone get the OTA update? Supposedly it is out now. Just curious... what radio version did it update to?
[Desire General] sctcts:
Just updated. Had root before, but no custom ROM and I think the root, or clockwork recovery mod caused some probems.. probably my own stupid fault for not just putting a custom ROM on it. Anyways, underwent the most stressful hour and a half of my life thinking that I had bricked my phone, but I managed to get it updated to the TELUS 2.2 ROM. If anyone else is having problems, just ask and I'll try to explain what I did.

To answer peytral's question, the TELUS 2.2 Froyo ROM has the following specs:

Android Version

2.2

Baseband Version

32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27

Kernel Version

2.6.32.15-g5d39305

htc-kernel@and18-2 #1

Build Number

2.25.661.2 CL262967 release-keys

Software Number

2.25.661.2

Browser Version

WebKit 3.1

I haven't had much time to play around with it, but overall everything feels much faster and smoother. Menus open quickly and scrolling is much smoother. I'll try to post an update tomorrow on how it's working.
[Desire General] mediocrejoker:
Just got the update, so far so good. Definitely seems faster though I have had an app or two lock up.

I will wait to pass final judgement but for now I'm happy, even if I didn't technically get the update in October.
[Desire General] Rebellion_CA:
I don't know ecitron, there isn't that much different from the HTC RUU and the Telus build. The only apps that are additional are the Voice command app and the Racing game.

I unbranded my HTC Desire a long time ago and was supprised at how little modification Telus actually did. As for disabling EDGE, that could be but I'm not positive. That would be a foolish move since AT&T is not ONLY HSPA and you get edge and GPRS frequently on their network. This would be the same for Rogers.

Plus this is supposed to be a global phone so it would have to have Edge on it since Bell, Telus, Rogers and AT&T went with the non-standard frequencies. Only T-Mobile and WIND have the proper 3G frequencies for NA.

Let's hope everyone does it right when they move to LTE. The G in GSM means Global, but the Yanks always screw with that aspect.
[Desire General] ohbe:
Do you have to be on Wi-Fi or anything to get the update? Checked my phone several times this morning and still no update!
[Desire General] hitreset:
I got mine last night at 11:58 and I'm in Ontario.
[Desire General] Albobear:
I have the same question, how does OTA updates work? I am at work with my 3g on but I see no changes/notifications of an update.
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
Telus pulled th update yet again. Any one get the zip? All i really want is the ril and radio. but ill take the whole zip to snoop.
[Desire General] woweezowee:
Why doesn't the bottom bar...dialer, globe, etc. look similar to the one below after the Official Update? :(
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
Because the ota update is a sense rom, the screen shot you posted is Google froyo.
[Desire General] sctcts:
I got the update zip at home, I can upload it later if you still need it. Are you sure Telus pulled it? It says "Upgrade your HTC Desire to Android 2.2 today" on their site.
[Desire General] 1point8t:
I think I have the same problem. Any help would be much appreciated.
[Desire General] woweezowee:
Sorry, I don't understand the difference....could you explain in detail?

Is there a way to get that without rooting?

This is all so confusing.
[Desire General] peytral:
Yeah that would be great if you could post it please! Thanks :)
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
Yes please, they did pull it. i read somewhere they tweeted that it will be Q1 2011 now.
[Desire General] iamdman:
I just updated to 2.2. I am using a Telus bought phone on Rogers. Since the update I am unable to get to Rogers.com email SMTP server, I get an error message.
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
whats the error?
[Desire General] iamdman:
Seems to be intermittent and the error is "Unable to authenticate", then the phone asks me to verify my SMTP settings which are smtp.broadband.rogers.com and port 25 as per rogers web site. Perhaps a rogers issue? Ironic though since it only started happening since I upgraded.
[Desire General] Cyler:
Woot! Just updated my phone. Non-rooted so everything went smoothly, although I had to make sure I had 25mb of free space.
[Desire General] ShensMobile:
Let us know how the Telus 2.2 rom is! I'm trying to decide between rooting or just using the OTA rom, since my phone is just horrendously slow and keeps crashing randomly. Rooting seems like the best choice, but if the Telus 2.2 rom is more stable and works just fine, I'll be happy with it.
[Desire General] woweezowee:
they pulled it about a week ago...it is back up now, just go through settings on your phone.

if it takes more than a few tries, it's because the servers are busy.

i just updated to 2.2 earlier today.

i still don't get the sense rom vs google froyo distinction.
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
I dont want to install it i just want whats in the zip file.
[Desire General] TheLastOne:
I'd like to know how this ROM is too. Does it still have the racing game trial and Cyberon Voice Dialer replacing google voice?

Also, the ROM seems to have a new radio, so if we can steal that, that would be great. I also with Telus would release RUUs so we could factory default our phones :S.
[Desire General] sctcts:
I'll post a detailed account of what I did when I get home tonight. If you can explain in depth what is happening with your phone and what you have done, it will make it easier for me to help.

Still has racing game and cyberon voice commander. The cyberon thing doesn't seem to replace the google voice search but I haven't tried out all of the features yet.

I also really wish Telus would release RUUs. It would make it much less stressful to root and flash.

For all those wanting the update zip file I'll upload it tonight sometime.
[Desire General] Paragon:
With the update my battery life sems to have taken a big hit. Anyone else have this problem?

Dave
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
Has some one uploaded this yet?
[Desire General] nate51:
I'm on the Desire unlocked and using Fido for a carrier, had zero problems updating, still able to make and receive calls. Nothing was lost in the update and I still have the Sense UI. Everything looks pretty much the same to me, a few icons have changed but they look better to me, it just runs 10x smoother. The Sense UI issue for some might be because it is disabled. I remember seeing something in the setting about enabling and disabling the Sense UI.
[Desire General] Albobear:
I just manually checked for update and finally it prompted me an update is available. However, when my download got to 100% it told me the file was corrupted. I tried to manually re-update and it told me no update is available. Can someone tell me what the heck is going on with this???? :(
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
Still waiting on an upload, My desire hasnt been propted for the update. i just want the guts of the zip anyways
[Desire General] sctcts:
I said I'll upload it later. I don't have it on the computer I'm using right now, nor do I have a cable to transfer it from my phone. Please be patient.

You can force a check for updates by going to Settings -> About Phone -> System Software Updates -> Check for Updates. I've heard you may have to be on WiFi for the update to show up.
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
no worries, it finally prompted me for an update. so i sniffed the link

http://fotadl.htc.com/OTA_Bravo_Fro....2-1.29.661.1_R_release_Pf7sjzjrgcmpsve12.zip

radio for those who just want that. http://www.mightyrom.com/mrx/MRX/Bravo/Radio/Signed/32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27.zip
[Desire General] jcglendenning:
could you take this zip and rename it to the pbimg.zip and run from bootloader. I have a rooted custom rom now and would like to go back to stock telus.

Cheers
[Desire General] marinierb:
You cannot use that zip to go back to stock. That zip is meant to update the previous stock version and nothing else. It is not a complete package. It is merely, for the most part, a bunch of patches, not a full blown install.

What you need is a RUU. Hopefully they will post one some day.

EDIT: Just checked the HTC download page for the Telus Desire (http://www.htc.com/ca/support/desire-telus/downloads/). They have posted instructions. No downloadable content whatsoever.
[Desire General] jcglendenning:
ok thanks for quick reply
[Desire General] shaboobla:
I downloaded the radio as it is newer than the one I am using, but I am currently running leedroid, so I have no need to update OTA..

Has anyone had success flashing the newer radio from Juggalo's post? I don't want to be the first one to try it ;)
[Desire General] -Mr. X-:
i flashed it fine with clockwork recovery
[Desire General] shaboobla:
Sweet! Flashing now! Thank you for the link and information Juggalo!
[Desire General] propped:
Originally Posted by shaboobla

I downloaded the radio as it is newer than the one I am using, but I am currently running leedroid, so I have no need to update OTA..

Has anyone had success flashing the newer radio from Juggalo's post? I don't want to be the first one to try it

i flashed it fine with clockwork recovery

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i have leedroid as well. can i use the full update? would you recommend only updating the radio?
[Desire General] shaboobla:
If you are already running a 2.2 ROM, I don't think that there is a point to going back to a stock OTA version of android.

The newer radio however might be worth flashing though. I'm trying it out now.
[Desire General] peytral:
Seems like the radio won't install, I get this:

E: Wrong Digest:

radio.img

E: Verification Failed

Googling reveals that this is because the radio isn't signed/won't work on amon ra recovery? =(
[Desire General] hitreset:
The update is a lot smoother and snappier. It has fixed many problems I found in 2.1. Especially the pesky one where the finger wouldn't go off if you received a text while an sms chat was open.
[Desire General] MrFlooD:
I have a major issue!

I installed the new update via Clockwork. Seemed ok, however anytime I try to download an app off the store is crashes!!

Problem 2: I go to load clockwork and the recovery seems to flashed back to stock!

I am very frustrated right now.

EDIT: Alright, did a factory reset and it fixed the Market Place issue. Clockwork is not a big deal, I can load it at a later time if I want too.
[Desire General] sctcts:
Problems installing update if already rooted

This is to anyone having major issues trying to install the update.

To make this clear from the start, I was rooted (via unrevoked 3) with clockwork recovery on my phone before I tried to install the OTA update. However I was still on the stock Telus 2.1 firmware. I downloaded the update, tried to install it but it crapped out half way through(triangle with exclamation mark and android bot). I opened up the clockworkmod recovery menu, it displayed the following error message:

E:failed to verify whole-file signature

E:signature verification failed

Installation aborted

After this I did some stupid screwing around to try to figure out what was going wrong. Looking through the menus of clockwork recovery I found an option to turn off signature verification and tried that (I was desperate at this point, and I don't recommend you do this). Once I did that it seemed to update but was caught in an endless boot loop, constantly rebooting at the HTC splash screen. What I did in the end to get it working was I grabbed the Froyo update off my SD card, renamed it to update.zip, went into recovery and flashed the firmware by choosing the option "Apply sdcard:update.zip". This got the phone to boot up and I now have 2.2.

EDIT: I found this link just now, which really sums up the best way to install it if you're having problems. How I didn't find this last night is beyond me.

EDIT 2: See below posts for info on Superuser Permissions and Market installation problems

http://androidforums.com/desire-sup...e-2-2-failed-verify-whole-file-signature.html
[Desire General] sctcts:
MrFlooD, do you still have your superuser permissions app? If so does it still work?
[Desire General] MrFlooD:
I do still have the app, but no it does NOT work. I installed Titanium BackUp and it sees the phone as Virgin.

We will need to root again.

Also did you read my edit? Factory reset will fix marketplace rebooting problem.
[Desire General] sctcts:
Yeah, I'm just resetting right now, I didn't see your post til after I'd already posted. Hopefully it works for me. Thanks for the info.

EDIT: Factory reset worked for app install problem for me as well.
[Desire General] MrPigCS:
Hi, I was having the same problem as you (OTA update of stock Telus 2.1, but rooted using Clockwork), however the only difference is that I can't access Clockwork. I just get the red yield + excalamtion mark. I fear my phone is dead :(

Edit: Upon closer inspection of the link you posted, my problem has been fixed. Thanks a million.
[Desire General] sctcts:
It's not! (Hopefully)

I had the exact same thing. You need to press power, or power + up volume, or maybe menu (I can't remember) to access the menu. Let me know if you have any futher troubles.
[Desire General] humaders99:
so i just tried this and im still getting an error:

assert failed: apply_patch_check(" /system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk", ./......)

E: Error in /sdcard/update.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted.

any workaround for this?
[Desire General] sctcts:
hm, I can't seem to find anything useful on that error with a quick search. Just checking, but are you rooted? and if so which method did you use to root, and which recovery do you have?

You could try redownloading the zip, maybe you got a bad copy?
[Desire General] humaders99:
i have clockwork mod and i used unrevoked 3, i'll try redownloading it. the thing is that i used to have defrost as my rom and then i used someones nandroid dump to get it back to telus stock but with no radio. Im not sure if that could be the issue or not.
[Desire General] sctcts:
Yeah, that is likely the issue. I'd recommend just sticking with custom ROMs if that's what you were doing before. The Telus ROM doesn't have anything special except for the new radio, which has already been extracted thanks to Juggalo_X if you look back a few posts. Doesn't hurt to try redownloading it though.
[Desire General] humaders99:
its because i wanted to use the warranty and have it unrooted. if this works will it unroot the device?
[Desire General] sctcts:
If you read the posts above between myself and MrFlooD, it does in fact remove root, but you are still stuck with the (now useless) Superuser Permissions app, which makes it pretty clear that you were once rooted. Then again, they might not notice it.
[Desire General] humaders99:
well actually i dont have superpermissions app on my phone because the nandroid dump i used didnt have it. Im about to try to update with the new radio installed.
[Desire General] humaders99:
so with the new radio installed it still didnt work. you dont happen to have anything else up your sleeves?
[Desire General] sctcts:
Do you have access to an old radio? Maybe try installing that if you do. To be honest I'm not the best person to ask about this stuff. I haven't installed a custom ROM (though I've read a fair bit about it) and mostly just figured out how to fix my problem through dumb luck. Maybe someone else in the forum will be able to help. There's some rather talented people that hang around here. Might be worth starting a new topic with your specific question.

Another thought just occurred to me. If you don't have root anymore, clockwork recovery may not be working right. Just a thought though. I don't really know the in depth relation between the two.

You could also try disabling signature verification and script asserts in clockwork before trying to install. Though this could leave you with a fully bricked device if you really do have a bad image (I think). Someone please correct me if I'm wrong on this. You could put the zip update file on your computer and check it against these checksums that I have for the version I used to ensure that it isn't corrupt in any way:

OTA_Bravo_Froyo_TELUS_WWE_2.25.661.2-1.29.661.1_R_release_Pf7sjzjrgcmpsve12.zip

MD5: 9a468588b5362ac7582a31df57abfd70

SHA-1: a960be0f2c45bfe63116819889c6a1fbdf7a6739
[Desire General] humaders99:
alright, well thanks for all your help anyways. greatly apprectiated!
[Desire General] smrtphusr:
help!

my phone was rooted but as some people were successful to upgrade to 2.2

i ran the ota update and my phone is in endless boot cycle!!

i cant even go in recovery as there s a red triangle with exclamation mark

what can i do?
[Desire General] sctcts:
Please read the posts I have made over the last few pages of this thread. I have explained how to escape the boot cycle of death, and how to get to recovery from the red exclamation mark, as well as explaining how to successfully update to the official OTA from a previously rooted installation having the problems which you describe above.

Were you running a custom ROM before you tried updating? I only know for sure that the OTA update works from a rooted (or non-rooted) stock telus 2.1 ROM.
[Desire General] smrtphusr:
where can i find the post?

edit: ill look in to it

and no i was running stock 2.1 no custom rom

thx for the reply.. i just need to work this out
[Desire General] smrtphusr:
sctcts

I read ur post but thing is i cant even go into recovery theres a red exclamation mark and wont go in have u had this same issue?
[Desire General] sctcts:
Follow the quoted instructions (which were posted earlier), in order to enter recovery from the red exclamation mark screen. I'm pretty sure it's volume up and enter at the same time but it might take a few tries. It might be menu or home if that doesn't work.
[Desire General] smrtphusr:
SWEET LOVE OF GOD!

IT REBOOTED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FREAKEN AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tears of joy!!!

I just pressed power + volume up button rapidly and got me into blue recovery menu and did apply from sd: update.zip omg what a freaken night

hell its 1 so its morning now

gotta love you SCTCTS! and XDA!

what if i missed this post... what if i went to local store tomorrow... what if they declined warranty because somehow they found out it was roooted...

thank u thank u thank u thank u!!
[Desire General] sctcts:
Haha, glad I could help. Imagine my excitement when I figured this out on my own at one in the morning last night :D
[Desire General] smrtphusr:
i feel you man

i really appreciate your help i really do

i just hope people find your post before screw it up and have a heart attack like me. lol

as people stated 2.2 seems smoother once i get bored ill do heavy research before i start tinkering with it again

one questions i still see clocworkmod recovery and superuser program

im assuming i havent lost my root then? even better lol
[Desire General] sctcts:
I haven't checked if my clockworkmod recovery was still there, I assumed it was gone since I updated through the blue (i.e. stock android) recovery. I did notice the superuser. According to MrFlooD in a previous post it is not working, but I haven't tried myself. Let me know if your's works. It's not hard to get root again if you want it, I'm pretty sure unrevoked supports 2.2 on desires now.
[Desire General] PERSIMMONS:
On a good note, I installed 2.2 for the HTC Desire on Telus.

On a bad note, I totally forgot to backup everything on my SD card.

How the hell do you forget something like that? I reformatted my SD card, without realizing it. -stupid-

PS. Thanks to all the tips and tricks, oh my god. I was in panic mode trying to get it to work. I'm a night owl and it's... almost 5am. Hello. Back to bed I go.

1. I'm a rooted user, so upon that came the upgrade problems (as I read in this thread)

2. Astro was being stupid with me. I tried to follow the instructions in the first post. But I ended up manually renamed the file on my desktop and had to run the file about... 4 times before the 5th time it went through

3. Now when I just tried to install ROM Manager from the market place, it's not working. I keep getting restarted. I fixed it, went through all the posts and tried the factory reset. (:

4. I'm going back to flashing ROMs

5. Screw you 2.2 with HTC Sense on this Desire.

6. Time to start all over with customizing.

7. The best part, I didn't lose any pictures of my baby niece, thank god for backing those pictures up. Any other file I couldn't care less.

Hopefully others are having a better time and better luck with Froyo + Sense.

By the way I think I'm going to have to root my Desire again. Nothing's working. Tried installing apps that needed super permissions no luck.
[Desire General] smrtphusr:
yes mine seems its not functioning

went in titanium backup but even if i try to dowload the busybox it says my phone is not rooted.

clockworkmod doesnt work either because in recovery mode, it does not boot into it and get red yield sign with exclamation mark

ill play around for a bit and root it once more using unrevoked