yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Legend Android Development] TheGrammarFreak:
FroYo is HTC WWE 3.x, and éclair is 1.x and 2.x
[Legend Android Development] justcookiesncream:
Thank you!, so it doesn't matter which version of Froyo you're on but what the Hboot version of your phone is on that varies what guide you'll be using ? mine is asia's 3.15.707.3

Yes , one last thing;o how do I check whether all my contacts are properly syncd with Google ? As gmail does not display any of my contacts, if so how would I go about doing it ?._.
[Legend Android Development] TeCH-Guruz:
Ahh I was talkin Android version not HTC version more confusion.
[Legend Android Development] justcookiesncream:
Creating a goldcard procedure

What I did, installed visionary r13, clicked on "temproot now"

Access the adb shell via "cd c:\windows-anroid-sdk\platform-tools\adb shell"

however I got the $ sign and when I typed su it says "permission denied" what might be the problem? sorry._. new to this
[Legend Android Development] tomm3rd:
First I was like... but then I was like:confused:

Hey Guys,

I hope someone can help me. I followed some tutorials about rooting the HTC Legend. I followed some steps but when I had to downgrade my HTC Legend it went wrong, whatever I try every methode keeps saying, permission denied. And when I use the RUU Bootloader it says some kind of error:S I really want my Legend to get rooted! Can anyone help me?

Kind Regards Tom
[Legend Android Development] haha123:
After rebooting the bootloader in the second guide, it can't find LEGEIMG.zip. It says image is wrong. I have the LEGEIMG.zip in goldcard root. please help!
[Legend Android Development] TheLegendaryJay:
Format your SD card in a card reader, as FAT32, then create the Goldcard as described in the first post in this thread.

Make sure you get a

NEW

goldcard.img as Blay0 describes in the quoted post, my old Goldcard image I used with the 2.1-update1 no longer worked and I needed to get a new one. I think the CID changed when upgrading to 2.2.

This was my problem and doing what I described above solved my problem.
[Legend Android Development] justcookiesncream:
What about this?:

What I did, installed visionary r13, clicked on "temproot now"

Access the adb shell via "cd c:\windows-anroid-sdk\platform-tools\adb shell"

however I got the $ sign and when I typed su it says "permission denied" what might be the problem?
[Legend Android Development] TeCH-Guruz:
you could try visionary r14 but r13 worked fine for me and many others.
[Legend Android Development] GuestK00138:
Is this safe?

(or safe as it can be?)

I was previously rooted, but then the microphone on my handset broke, and I replaced it under warranty.

I now have a new handset, but it's back to the stock Vodafone UK Froyo build, with HBOOT 1.0

I'm really liking the look of Blay0's ROM, but fearful of breaking the phone...
[Legend Android Development] TeCH-Guruz:
I would say its as safe as it can be and BlaY0's rom is amazin 1500+ score on quadrant with data2ext :)

I have personally used this method to root my phone without any problems but if you are on hboot 1.00 there may be a easier/safer way of rooting but I am unsure about that.
[Legend Android Development] GuestK00138:
Trying it now...

In the 2nd guide, I can't crete the misc_backup.img --> "read-only file system".

Is this the S-ON / S-OFF thing?

How can I get around this?

Thanks.
[Legend Android Development] TeCH-Guruz:
Nothing to do with s-on looks like you dont have root when you type su in adb do you get a # ?
[Legend Android Development] GuestK00138:
Yep - tempRoot using Visionary

EDIT - just figured it out - I still had the SD Card connected as a disk drive to my PC D'oh!
[Legend Android Development] TeCH-Guruz:
Always the way something and nothing stopping things from doing as they are told lol good luck post back if you have any problems or once you are fully rooted.
[Legend Android Development] :
I've tried about 4/5 times now to download the "r4-legend-root.zip" file. Every time I try to extract it, I get a CRC check error.

Are there any other download sites?
[Legend Android Development] The_Hamster:
Can't get it to work. Keep getting an error.

adb push flash_image /data/local/
adb push flash_image /data/local/
adb: not found

¨

Or that adb isn't a command.

Anybody that can help me?
[Legend Android Development] :
Did you extract the file from the step to a different folder and run your 2nd command window from there?

If so, then you are running the command window from a folder that does not contain adb!

I extracted the files to a sub-folder of where the SDK is, so my commnd was:

adb push temp\flash_image /data/local/

etc.
[Legend Android Development] The_Hamster:
I got the SDK in C:\Root\AndroidSDK

And found adb in C:\Root\AndroidSDK\platform-tools

Tried having the files in the platform-tools folder, but didn't work. Will try to copy adb to the folder where i have the files
[Legend Android Development] The_Hamster:
Finally got it to work, but my phone can't find LEGEIMG.zip when rebooting into bootloader. Now what?
[Legend Android Development] :
Did you get any problem extracting the r4-legend-root.zip file?

I can't get access to the testimage.zip file to copy over...
[Legend Android Development] The_Hamster:
Extracted just fine, no problems there.
[Legend Android Development] The_Hamster:
Now on 2.1 like the guide says, but i don't understand the part with the FroYo update. Do i need to extract firmware.zip from the update or do i move the whole .zip to the SD-card?
[Legend Android Development] BlaY0:
Make sure 1st partition on SD card is fat32 formatted not fat16!
[Legend Android Development] :
I'm having a brain melt here, I think.

I've got the updated LEGEIMG.zip installed, but the instructions are now to install FROYO from Clockwork mode.

But after creating my Gold Card from scratch, I don't have the "update.zip" to apply, in order to get to ClockworkMod.

So, how to I apply the Froyo update, or do I skip straight to the unlocking procedure?
[Legend Android Development] The_Hamster:
Finally! No longer locked in by HTC. Thanks to all that helped :D
[Legend Android Development] :
Excellent news!

How did you get into Clockwork, in order to apply the froyo rom?

EDIT: Remembered about fake flash - got that going now, but an error when trying to flash the froyo update!
[Legend Android Development] TeCH-Guruz:
Did you root 2.1 before trying to install froyo?
[Legend Android Development] The_Hamster:
Actually i didn't, i just ran the Root-files, and it worked.
[Legend Android Development] :
I did, yes.

I think I've got it going now though.

A bit like Hamster above, I realised that at that stage I had an unrooted Eclair ROM, just like the instructions said, so I went on to the unrooting procedure.

It *seems* to have worked, as I'm currently flashing BlaY0s ROM...

(waiting for the first boot)
[Legend Android Development] TeCH-Guruz:
Good stuff I know its quite a lot of messing compared to 1 click root for most phones but worth it in the end.
[Legend Android Development] :
Famous last words!

b.05 ROM just doesn't seem to boot at all - stuck on the HTC logo for ages now...

Looks like I'll have to go hunting for answers again... :-(
[Legend Android Development] TeCH-Guruz:
Make sure you clear cache and it has taken me upto 15mins as it is deodexed for first boot.
[Legend Android Development] legend-ris:
Just one clarification

is it possible to do it with WWE FroYo ..or need to use Vodafone UK??

Thanks for great tutorial! :)
[Legend Android Development] TheLegendaryJay:
aka 'FAT' when formatting under Windows. There is a difference, and some people just see FAT and think it will do.

Format it from Windows using an SD card reader

, do not use your phone as a reader and do not format the SD card from the options in Android as it will not work - I tried this too and it just doesn't work. If you're using Linux you can still format it properly, and I shouldn't need to tell those who run Linux how to do that ;)
[Legend Android Development] lhekszi:
I hope someone can help me.So my problem is that i open Command Prompt(cmd) ,write what is in the instruction and nothing happened.It writes an error message that it cant handle with the insturciton. I dont know what to do:confused:
[Legend Android Development] marksken:
everything works until i com a the moment i have to run step2-windows.bat

i get the message

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037*

ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error: cannot connect to daemon

any tips ???
[Legend Android Development] TheLegendaryJay:
Search on here or Google on how to setup your ADB properly and learn something rather than just dullardly copy and pasting and screwing up your phone because you didn't understand what you were doing. ofc, I mean that in the nicest possible way :rolleyes:

From your ADB path type:

adb devices

You should get something returned to you like:

List of devices attached
HT851N003417 device

If not, try another USB port, unplug anything else, except phone, mouse and keyboard from your USB ports and try again on a different one.
[Legend Android Development] justcookiesncream:
EDIT

retrying
[Legend Android Development] marvon10:
HBOOT 1.01 root - ClockworkMod recovery

Hello,

Thanks for this great manual! I have HBOOT 1.01 and succesfully created a goldcard and flashed. Currently downgraded from 2.2 to 2.1! Now i have to run the rootedupdatezip by ClockworkMod recovery, but how to do this...? it is not working with the ROM Manager (in the bootloader a red sign appears). Can someone give me some advise how to proceed? Thanks a lot, Mark
[Legend Android Development] cigaro:
Have you downloaded the newest ClockworkMod Recovery via Rom Manager? If so, check if there is "update.zip" in the root on your sd card. Shut down your phone, then boot it into recovery (back button + Power = bootloader), there you start Recovery, when the red sign appears, press Vol up + Power and then go on with "run update.zip" and the ClockworkMod Recovery should start. If you want to have ClockwordMod as your default recovery without fake flash you need S-OFF.
[Legend Android Development] marvon10:
Do you mean the recovery-update.zip downloaded with rom manager?
[Legend Android Development] Oblignash:
At last rooted and happy, many thx!
[Legend Android Development] justcookiesncream:
EDIT

sorry for double post
[Legend Android Development] justcookiesncream:
Does this mean that I'd have to format it again and change it to fat32 in the card reader?
[Legend Android Development] justcookiesncream:
How did your phone finally manage to find LEGEIMG.zip? Mine is still stuck on "no image or wrong image" :(

Tried formatting to Fat32 4kb allocated space using my laptop, placed LEGEIMG.zip into the sd card and not into any subfolders, It didn't have a CID error so I don't think that that I've got an invalid goldcard so I've ran out of ideas to troubleshoot on my own, any suggestions?

EDIT:

Finally got through all the steps, not using a rooted Legend, I solved it by removing the .zip at the back of the folder name
[Legend Android Development] cigaro:
Yes, the recovery-update.zip. Rom Manager downloads it to the root of your sd by default. If you haven't rename it, you can use the method i described before and flash new roms, do a nandroid backup etc.
[Legend Android Development] justcookiesncream:
Using Blay0 0.6 now, I like the notification bar!:D
[Legend Android Development] marvon10:
Thanks a lot for your advise! Everything went well. My device is running now on Modaco custom rom R4.

Kind regards,

Mark
[Legend Android Development] zanbay:
At second step i have a trouble...

Can't go on...When I do adb devices, it says like that

List of devices attached

HT851N003417 offline

any help???:(

Also I tried plug unplog and other USB port...
[Legend Android Development] Crustyloaf:
Hi,

I've followed this excellent guide and (re)created a gold card (part 1), downgraded from Froyo (Vodafone German rom) to Eclair (part 2) and rooted the phone (part 3). I am currently on Eclair 1.31 with HBOOT 1.00.

The only thing I have been unable to do was the flashing of the Froyo rom in Part 2. I presume this upgrades HBOOT to 1.01.

I got the OTA Froyo rom from the link in the gude and then extracted Firmware.zip and put it on the root of the SD card. I then ran clockworkmod and tried to flash firmware.zip from the SD card. However, I always get the following:

Installing : SDCARD: Firmware.zip

Finding update package

Opening update package

E: Can't open /sdcard/firmware.zip

(bad)

Installation aborted

I've tried this before and after rooting the phone and both with and without a goldcard but still get the same error.

Anyone know what the problem is? (probably something simple that a numpty like me has missed!)

Is is really necessary to apply the firmware.zip? Will staying with HBOOT 1.00 be OK?
[Legend Android Development] erufu987:
Could someone please post an alternate link to Vodafone FroYo OTA update , the old one is not working for some reason :/
[Legend Android Development] anvendarnamn:
same here.. visionary link doesnt work either
[Legend Android Development] legend-ris:
RUU ROM-s for Legend is here: http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Legend

visionary is here - working link: http://content.modaco.net/dropzone/com.modaco.visionaryplus.r13.apk

Sorry, I need to ask again!

Can we use WWE Froyo OTA update /"firmware.zip" from it/ instead Vodafone UK which was mentioned in first post?
[Legend Android Development] gaz_armo:
Hi i was wandering if this will work on a legend running froyo (upgraded via vodafone) that has never been rooted?

THanks :-)
[Legend Android Development] TheGrammarFreak:
Should do. :)
[Legend Android Development] ebbox:
Hi guys

Thx for the time ur taking to help others :)

Ive got a rooted Desire and my girlfriend has a non-rooted Legend. Its really running like cra* after all the updates, so now I wanna make the jump and root it. The phone is not branded, so do I need to make a goldcard?

And what do you recommend using - Windows 7 x64 or Ubuntu 10.10?

Thx for your help
[Legend Android Development] erufu987:
..bump for this question :)

or an alternate link for Vodafone FroYo OTA update

please help guys \o/
[Legend Android Development] TheGrammarFreak:
You should be able to use it.
[Legend Android Development] erufu987:
Umm, when I try to download RUU from shipped roms it has only 4.4 mb, and it crashes on first screen

shouldn't it be bigger? other ruu's i've downloaded are usually 128 mb >.>
[Legend Android Development] TheGrammarFreak:
It should indeed be bigger
[Legend Android Development] legend-ris:
..maybe You can try from here ... it is about 120+ Mb in size

BTW. TheGrammarFreak Thank You for helping Us ...;)

..it is nice to know and have somebody who give u courage to jump forward :o
[Legend Android Development] TheGrammarFreak:
I always found it menacing when someone with 1000+ posts joined it. Lol ;)
[Legend Android Development] erufu987:
Umm.. this is a noob question.. but how to use (extract) firmware.zip from RUU?

RUU is a exe file :(
[Legend Android Development] TheGrammarFreak:
If you start to run the RUU, but without actually flashing the rom, you'll find rom.zip in the windows temp directory.

Sent from my GT-P1000
[Legend Android Development] AFX3D:
I have read through this thread. And i am going to try this one this week. And i hope it all goes well :]
[Legend Android Development] AFX3D:
THANKS

THANKS for this guide. Now i got root again.

And im gonna try that rom you wrote down now... =)
[Legend Android Development] mdondorp:
Everything till step2 worked, but I've repaired a broken screen a while ago which destroyed my trackpad.

I know most android devices don't have a trackpad so is there a workaround for my problem?

Or an alternative
[Legend Android Development] qzem:
Please write in the title of this thread, that this guide is for rooting Legend with Froyo and Eclair, cause you can root both OS with this guide, many users don't know this and they ask same question over end over again, in threads that are not meant for answering those question. A lot of them don't even know what is HBOOT. If you will change the title, maybe some people will discover this guide sooner, and stop asking this.

Cheers
[Legend Android Development] hinks:
Works!

Rooted HTC Legend 2.2 OTA w HBOOT 1.01 successfully!!!

Thanx to all great threads on this forum!

:cool:
[Legend Android Development] unzi200888:
can't understand why in the guide you use VODAFONE RUU 3.1.....

But in this guide is used 1.31 RUU file???

http://theunlockr.com/2010/12/13/how-to-downgrade-the-htc-legend-to-1-31-so-it-can-be-rooted/

it's also has nothing to do with visionary to clockworking mod....

Right now I'm running 2.2 froyo stock rom with hboot 1.001.

want to root and install CM 6.1....

Should I use your guide or guide from unlocker site?

Appreciate any help.
[Legend Android Development] EpicSauce:
I'm just as confused and like you, am running stock Froyo 2.2 (Vodafone Australia) with HBOOT 1.01

I'm amazed my phone is still working after my abortive attempts so far :rolleyes:
[Legend Android Development] justcookiesncream:
The instructions from theunlockr are for phones with Hboot below 1.01, follow the instructions stated here.
[Legend Android Development] unzi200888:
Are you sure, because in unlocker site said, quoting:

"This procedure will downgrade your phone from Android 2.2 Build 2.0.XXXX to Android 2.1 Build 1.31.XXXX."

If it android 2.2 so it deffinitly hboot 1.001, isn't it?

I thought that ruu update permanently update hboot to 1.001.
[Legend Android Development] unzi200888:
and I also can't understand this part:

" Next step is upgrading of rooted FroYo ROM. Put FroYo update ROM zip to your sdcard and install it via ClockworkMod recovery.....

So by now you will be on an unrooted Eclair rom...."

How can it be that you install froyo rom with root but in the end you have unrooted eclair rom????

btw, the link to vodafone rom doesn't work, and in shipped-roms it download only 4.4 mb(!) can I use this rom, instead:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=870345
[Legend Android Development] unzi200888:
someone? any help welcomed.
[Legend Android Development] unzi200888:
What is the exact process for someone who already has STOCK FROY with hboot 1.001 on his Legend?
[Legend Android Development] qzem:
This statement reffers to the next set of instructions, which are not for you. As I understand you already have Froyo rom installed. And if you want to root it just follow the instructions for Already OTA updated with HBOOT 1.00. This is the exact process! What else you don't understand??
[Legend Android Development] ThauExodus:
When you flash the testimage in part 2 of the guide you have an unrooted eclair rom. After that you can start with the step2.bat because everything what is done in step1.bat was done before at the hboot part. The step2.bat patches your eclair rom so it is rooted. After that the clockwork recovery can be used to flash a new rom
[Legend Android Development] unzi200888:
but i can install rom manager only after the whole process is done right?

and about this part in the end.

"Phone will reboot and find LEGEIMG.zip on your sdcard, copy it into RAM and check it."

How exactly I copy LEGEIMG.zip into ram?
[Legend Android Development] qzem:
Phone copies it, not you :)
[Legend Android Development] unzi200888:
hey man right now i'm stucked at this phase:

...you should have root privileges now (showing #). Next thing is backing up misc partition and replacing it with one from hack4legend-v5.zip. Extract this zip somewhere and fire another command promt there. Now you should upload flash_image binary and misc1-2.img:

Code:

adb push flash_image /data/local/

adb push misc1-2.img /data/local/

it gives me: adb not found.
[Legend Android Development] unzi200888:
the one problem in the end.

It can't find LEGEIMG when running bootloader???

What i do wrong?

removed .zip in the end of the file...

I used unlocker process to create gold-card - may it be the problem?

Update: yep, that was the problem :)
[Legend Android Development] gaga111:
thanks!

just rooted using this guide, first time i did it and it worked.

went into some problems but could solve them all using my brain and some google ^^
[Legend Android Development] psyionx:
Got it done!

finally i got my phone rooted. But i dont seem to remember and not too sure if i really did use 100% from this thread and some part form modaco side. but now after doing so much with my legend and some part feels like repeating steps.... got lost some where else and ended up rooted my phone.

i'm wondering. can we just temproot the OTA Froyo with VISIONary r13 / 14, make a goldcard, install ROM Manager, Flash ClockworkMod Recovery. and continue from download ROM or from SD card from ROM Manager? will this work?

i just dont get it why do we need to get to downgrade to eclair in this guide.

:confused:i'm a bit blur with my ending... currently ended up my legend on AleBabas rom. the Gingerbread + CynogenMod
[Legend Android Development] Semogair:
Hi guys.

Will this work on HTC Wildfire with Official Froyo 2.2 and HBOOT 1.01.0001 ?

I'm stuck with it and hoppefully this will work.:rolleyes:

Anyone try it on Wildfire?

Help :confused:

Cheers
[Legend Android Development] siroj:
After reading tons of posts and already have succesfully rooted my own Desire + change the ROM to CM7, there should be no problem rooting my wife's Legend. I only have one question regarding the goldcard. Both of our HTC's are completely unbranded and original HTC. If i read ok, there is no need for me to create a goldcard for the Legend and this is only necessary if you do have a network branded phone.

So, the short question is: Do i need to create a goldcard when i am going to root this phone (and run CM7 or any other ROM) if my wife's Legend is unbranded and original HTC?
[Legend Android Development] psyionx:
ok, i accidentally tested something similar it and it does not work. I was out on a bus ride and did something with the RomManager and blew my CM7... I went and Install Rom from SD card without wiping Data(i think this made my day) or did any backup which was still in my sd. I ended up with a looping boot splash screen. Lucky for me that i did not delete the LEGIMG.zip on the root of my sd and manage to boot that rom from bootloader.

and so still on my bus ride. i manage to download VISIONary r13 (modaco), and ROM manager from the market. I manage to get temproot, RomManager. When i try to install ROM from SD card using b-0.7.zip. It seems to manage to reboot Legend to recovery but stuck on the red [!] screen and do nothing. took my battery out a few times still the same result. Thus i still need to get back home after work to fix a new rom in using the tools found in r4-legend-root.zip.

One thing i learn from my bus ride. Leaving the LEGIMG.zip is a good last back-up plan to fix a looping splash screen when something went wrong on RomManager that was unexpected. at least i still get to call for help.

My legend [OTA Froyo]--->[Ecclair]---->[b-0.7]---->[CM7]---->[X](loop start) ---> [Ecclair]-----> [b-0.7 OR CM7 OR others i can test] ===> Got to love Rom manager.

its not hard to make a goldcard. you've done it b4. mine just saved me from a day without phone.
[Legend Android Development] siroj:
Indeed, its not hard to create one. But i dont have a spare SD card and i vagely remember that i dont need te create a goldcard if i have an unbranded, unlocked and original HTC device.

If there is no point in creating one because it is not needed in my situation than i would like to know ;)
[Legend Android Development] siroj:
If my memory isn't playing tricks on me, it's because the partition table of Froyo is different from Eclair and the needed HBOOT wouldn't fit.
[Legend Android Development] casklaverstijn:
Thanks!

It worked for me. After guide2 I got stuck though, nothing happenend for me. But after I went back into the bootloader, suddely it started flashing. From then on I could continue to guide 3.
[Legend Android Development] DMasta779:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=949297

Can someone help me?