[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angusc:
Hi Droidzone,

Well I finally purchased my new Desire at Dubai Airport yesterday, I’m not sure if it is an AMOLED screen or not, but it does have an infinite viewing angle which I think is characteristic of the AMOLED screen devices? Also there is a referenc to the Disply Panel which might help to identify the screen type?

My device details from the FastBoot screen:

Bravo PVT4 SHIP S-ON

HBoot-0.83.0001

MICROP-051d

Touch Panel-SYNW0101

Radio-4.08.00.09

Jun 10 2010, 12:12:05

From the Device System menu:

Firmware Version 2.1 update1

Base Band 32.41.00.324_4.08.00.09

KERNEL 2.6.29-3dfdf77a

HTC-Kernel@and 18-2 #1

Build Number 1.30.415.3 CL208260 Release-Keys

Software Version 1.30.415.3

Browser Webkit 3.1

IMEI ***************

Serial SH0AMPL*****

Currently I have downloaded the OTA update "OTA_Bravo_HTC_ARA_2.32.415.3-1.30.415.3_releasepmkp36xx4xz4efkq" I also unziped this on my PC and found a "firmware.zip" file.....is this the required file for manual flashing by (PB99IMG.zip) or is it only available from the RUU.exe files?

I have made the original 4GB Memory card to a GOLDCARD and intend to use it as my daily storage card so that it is always available in my device if required. I also made another 4GB GOLDCARD as a back up to be kept safe in my draw for emergency use.

So my questions are;

1) Do you think my device is an AMOLED one? what is your Touch Panel number? Is it an identifier for AMOLED vs SLCD?

2) If i Root using the GOLDCARD and which RUU do you recommend, is it the WWE? Obviously I can not use the MODACO method as it is only for HBoot 0.80 and below and mine is 0.83.

3) After ROOTING and then installing another Regions ROM or Custom ROM will i be able to get back to the original Device condition of the OTA upgrade that has been sent to me?

4) Can i now just flash a general or Custom ROM directly onto my device using the GOLDCARD which will make it ROOTED, or do i need to first flash the same Region ROM RUU on to my phone to ROOT and then change to another Region ROM?

This is the output from running ADB:

... INFOsetup_tag addr=0xA0000100 cmdline add=0x8E

07E8CC

INFOTAG:Ramdisk OK

INFOTAG:smi ok, size = 0

INFOTAG:hwid 0x0

INFOTAG:skuid 0x26A02

INFOTAG:hero panel = 0x0

INFOTAG:engineerid = 0x0

INFOMCP dual-die

INFOMCP dual-die

INFOTAG:mono-die = 0x0

INFODevice CID is not super CID

INFOCID is HTC__J15

INFOsetting->cid::HTC__J15

INFOserial number: SH0AMPL*****

INFOcommand line length =402

INFOactive commandline: board_bravo.disable_uart3=0 board_bravo.

INFOusb_h2w_sw=0 board_bravo.disable_sdcard=0 diag.enabled=0 boa

INFOrd_bravo.debug_uart=0 smisize=0 userdata_sel=0 androidboot.e

INFOmmc=false androidboot.baseband=4.08.00.09 androidboot.cid=H

INFOTC__J15 androidboot.carrier=HTC-GCC androidboot.mid=PB992000

INFO0 androidboot.keycaps=qwerty androidboot.mode=recovery andro

INFOidboot.serialno=SH0AMPL***** androidboot.bootloader=0.83.000

INFO1

INFOaARM_Partion[0].name=misc

INFOaARM_Partion[1].name=recovery

INFOaARM_Partion[2].name=boot

INFOaARM_Partion[3].name=system

INFOaARM_Partion[4].name=cache

INFOaARM_Partion[5].name=userdata

INFOpartition number=6

INFOValid partition num=6

INFOmpu_nand_acpu_rw 23A 1000

INFOjump_to_kernel: machine_id(2457), tags_addr(0x20000100), ker

INFOnel_addr(0x20008000)

INFO-------------------hboot boot time:421221 msec

FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

finished. total time: 7.519s

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