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[Desire HD Android Development] dazza_84:
Yeah never mind I managed to do it :-) what I was doing was putting SD card into front of computer but I think the adapter thing must've write protected itself or summink so what I done was connected the phone to computer via usb and pressed disk drive connection and sent it to SD card that way, thanks for Ur help :-) its downgraded now so gonna hopefully flash Rom tonight, can I ask which Rom you are using??? I was thinking bout rcmix kingdom but also heard good stuff bout android revolution and leedroid so bit confused!!
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
RCMix kingdom is in a very early beta stage, do not flash that. I am part of ARHD Team, I develop the Android Revolution HD ROM. The latest 5.1.4 runs very well, you should try it :)
[Desire HD Android Development] invertedskull:
I have problem now... Upon successfully downgrading, my phone was reset to factory default settings, which is fine by me, I have all my stuff backed up.

Anyways, after I did all the first time user login stuff, I went to Market to start getting some apps I need for rooting (ASTRO File Manager). All the apps I had prior to the downgrade started to download, but all failing. I cancel them all (took a while!) and then tried to download just ASTRO. It too fails.

What should I do?

Edit: Actually, scrap that, think all the apps are actually downloading, its just taking forever...

Edit again: Nope, the apps aren't downloading, all but one failed. Any suggestions?
[Desire HD Android Development] keska:
I get an error at the 2nd 'gingerbreak command' in command prompt, the error;

$ Gingerbreak not found, is there anyone that has a solution? I have antivirus off, charge only, zip file is on the sd card, downgrade folder v2, no typos
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Please take a screenshot of your CMD window :)
[Desire HD Android Development] kentamayo:
I think I must be doing something wrong here..

I've done all the CMD line strings as written in this guide but I get a warning that the adb server is out of date...

anyways I procede to reboot my phone and the PD98IMG seems to be reading then and I end up back in the bootloader screen without having accomplished anything.

after rebooting I check my software version number and it still shows 1.84.XXX.X

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks!
[Desire HD Android Development] keska:
I tried, I need 8 posts to do so.... I guess I'll go around and thank some people...
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Your command line stuff is OK, you do not need to redo it ever again. Your problem with PD98IMG.zip has been discussed maybe a bit over million times.. Format your card w/ full format, or try another SD.
[Desire HD Android Development] kentamayo:
Thanks! Will try again later... it's 5:00 AM here and I need some sleep :P
[Desire HD Android Development] invertedskull:
I've edited my last post, it looks like I CANNOT download apps from the market. I don't know why this is, but I really need some help now! :(

I need to get Astro File Manager from the market cos my next step is to put Visionary on the phone then install it with Astro... ultimately I want Android Revolution running...

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: Some research implied it's a server-side issue, so maybe nothing I can do but wait it out. :S If anyone else has been in this situation, please let me know...

Edit: I've been able to install Astro by downloading the APK from the Market website. Still cannot download from the Market tho. :-(
[Desire HD Android Development] kentamayo:
I'm still stuck on the bootloader :(

after it gets done checking the PD98IMG.ZIP it shoots me right back to the bootloader screen... this is my 3rd card!

GAAH!
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Hmm, my market is having problems as well at the moment. You can try to do a factory reset, and also check that your Google account is working. But I still think that it is temporary.

And you are now using 100% clean HTC build, so there is nothing left of your higher build. That build is bugfree.. :)
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Are you using FAT32 with full format and default allocation size? Check the PD98IMG.zip MD5 sum, the file might be corrupted.
[Desire HD Android Development] kentamayo:
Yeah, I made sure to do a full format, how do I check the MD5 sum of the PD98IMG I have?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Google md5summer and compare result to md5sum in second post.
[Desire HD Android Development] kentamayo:
Thanks again, will try to download the PD98IMG again as well and see if that helps.

Cheers!
[Desire HD Android Development] invertedskull:
Glad to hear I'm no the only one then!

I did two factory rests and then three apps made it thru, yay! Then loads more worked. The rest are apparently downloading now, but it may have stalled again.
[Desire HD Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
I had problems when creating GoldCard with Revskills. A little trick I learnt is if you are running Windows 7 64 Bit, not sure what you are using, right click on the shortcut for Revskills and enable Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode and make sure you run as administrator also. Hope this helps. :)
[Desire HD Android Development] keska:
This is a follow up on my previous post:
[Desire HD Android Development] HC4Life:
Hi,

I upgrade my new Desire HD to Gingerbread 2.3.3 stock rom and now what i do? Can i use Gingerbreak tool to root my phone or i have to downgrade first?

Thanx ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
after typing adb shell, you need to type: /data/local/tmp/GingerBreak

where you have typed .data/local/tmp/GingerBreak

it needs to be a / and not a . if that makes sense. :)
[Desire HD Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
If you already have SuperCID (11111111) and / or S-OFF then you can downgrade as normal. But if your device is S-ON and CID locked then you will need to run GingerBreak to root your device before using misc_version to patch the version to allow you to downgrade.
[Desire HD Android Development] HC4Life:
So i need Gingerbreak tool before anything. Can u give me the link?

Thanx 4 your explanation ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
Download the Gingerbreak APK here!

Install it to your device and run the app, you may get an error say that it couldnt restart the device but if you restart it yourself manually, if superuser is still there, then you have PERM ROOT! :)
[Desire HD Android Development] HC4Life:
I will try.

Thanx once again ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] skanino:
... Is that correct?
[Desire HD Android Development] keska:
It does make sense and it helped, thanks alot. I followed the instructions to the character though... and it does show a dot on the opening post.
[Desire HD Android Development] ali_tofigh:
thanks for post .Really was great.very very thanks
[Desire HD Android Development] palexr:
I had that as well. I found this helped and got me passed it.

adb shell

rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh

adb shell

rm /data/local/tmp/sh

Then run gingerbreak again.
[Desire HD Android Development] skanino:
thanks :)

I do that and that okay.

But when I reboot on bootloader mod, nothing happened!

there is the PD98IMG.zip on my sdCard but nothing happened.

Actually there is a loading bar on the upper right corner, but nothing... :/
[Desire HD Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
Thats normal, that loading bar means the rom is loading. It can take a while so be patient.
[Desire HD Android Development] invertedskull:
If anyone is interested or needs to know (perhaps they get in the same situation), I still am having troubles downloading from the Market on my phone. However, I can log into the Market website on a desktop and download apps. Somehow that works and the apps get delivered to my phone.

I will be doing the root process tonight or in the next day or two and hopefully the issue resolves itself then. :)
[Desire HD Android Development] el saxo:
Hi, I was having same problem on my Froyo DHD, tried it about 5 times and kept getting the same error. I think I found the solution though after I searched the thread a LOT!

I tried entering the shell commands manually and it worked, so instead of entering the commands in jkoljo's guide for Froyo ROMs, try the following at your cmd prompt:

adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell

Now you should get a '#', so enter the following:

chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/psneuter
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
cd /data/local/tmp/psneuter
./misc_version -s 1.31.405.6

If it works, the results of your command-line should look like this:

C:\Downgrade>adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp
1743 KB/s (557962 bytes in 0.312s)

C:\Downgrade>adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
989 KB/s (15837 bytes in 0.015s)

C:\Downgrade>adb shell
# chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/psneuter
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/psneuter
# chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
# cd /data/local/tmp
cd /data/local/tmp
# ./misc_version -s 1.31.405.6
./misc_version -s 1.31.405.6
--set_version set. VERSION will be changed to: 1.31.405.6
Patching and backing up partition 17...
#

Now you can reboot into the bootloader (by holding down Vol Down) and should be able to follow the steps to flash the downgraded stock ROM. It worked for me and my DHD is now confirmed as running build 1.32.405.6 when checking under Settings>About Phone>Software Information

BTW, thanks a million to jkoljo for providing the guide in the first place - no idea why those steps dont quite work on my DHD but I would have been nowhere without this thread! :D

Next step is to permroot and flash my new ROM, but I need to sleep first lol!
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Hmm you are rooted already, why are you using this guide anyway? :D
[Desire HD Android Development] el saxo:
Do you mean me jkoljo?

No idea why it would already be rooted, I haven't attempted to root it since I bought it last year (brand new so couldn't have been a previous owner) so the only changes have been the OTA updates, and before doing the downgrade I had a build version that I didnt think could be rooted anyway - otherwise I wouldn't have bothered with the downgrade lol!

I'm confused now! lol
[Desire HD Android Development] skanino:
Thanks for all it works =d
[Desire HD Android Development] muml:
One of the users of our forum has a problem with the downgrade from 2.36.

He can't type in anything when he is in the device's shell:

Does anybody know this problem? He exactly followed the instructions. He also did a factory reset.
[Desire HD Android Development] shakadamus:
Thanks a bunch!
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Weird issue. Say to him that he should try another PC, the drivers might be a bit broken, so ADB bridge fails :)
[Desire HD Android Development] HC4Life:
I read the threads about how to root the device and how to downgrade and i'm little confuse cause i'm newbie in desire hd forum.

I bought a new Desire HD simlocked to Vodafone and i upgrade the stock rom from Android 2.2.1 to Gingerbread 2.3.3 with Sense 2.1. And now what i do first in order to root my device and start flashing custom roms.

Thanx ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
You are in the right thread - because you have to follow this one first :)

Then you can continue to Radio S-OFF, there is a link to that in the end of this guide.
[Desire HD Android Development] HC4Life:
Ok.

First i have to make a goldcard. Right? And it's very complicated to do that?

Thanx ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Yes you have to do that. Well, there is a link to a guide in first post, just follow it to the letter and you'll be fine.
[Desire HD Android Development] shan123:
Everything went well but its freezes in bootloader. Im using goldcard mmc 2 to downgrade from 2.36 version.
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Did you do a full format to your SD card? Try another SD, and be patient.
[Desire HD Android Development] muml:
He already did that. This was one of my first ideas to solve the problem.
[Desire HD Android Development] shan123:
It says CID incorrect but i chose mmc2!. Im trying to downgrade from 2.36 to 1.32.
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Are you sure that you used hexrev and hex editor properly? Try again.
[Desire HD Android Development] gffmac:
Thanks sooo much, got it to work, you guys are genius!!
[Desire HD Android Development] klaudino3:
Now it gives me "$".

Do you think its my operative system?

I have Windows 7.
[Desire HD Android Development] s0m3r:
i downloaded new and i have to extract PD98IMG.zip to SD card or i just put it in .zip file to SD card?

i dident extracted this file earlier.
[Desire HD Android Development] kuceens007:
how did you correct your error?

after file checking it says update failed,main version is older i did all correct like in 1 post
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
No, this should work just fine with W7. So, no errors and $? Reboot your phone and start from the beginning, please.

Just put it there, as it says in the guide.
[Desire HD Android Development] ranna:
after rebooting into bootloader with PD98IMG.zip on sd card, PD98IMG.zip loads, but after it's checked it just returns to bootloader menu.. redownloading PD98IMG.zip but anybody else experience this problem?
[Desire HD Android Development] s0m3r:
ok now it work i downloaded it for 3. time. do as guide say step by step and now it finally all works :D

Great job thx to all envolve :D
[Desire HD Android Development] klaudino3:
i rebooted the phone and started over but I just get this:

****://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr225/klaudino3/DHDpng-1.png
[Desire HD Android Development] dr.m0x:
It seems one or two have. Perhaps someone should post the md5sum for the pd98img.zip file? Might help people with troubleshooting.

Sent from my performance enhanced Desire HD.
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
klaudino3: You do not have psneuter in your downgrade directory.

PD98IMG.zip md5sum is D5067EAAD6D447797A67828B567901AF.
[Desire HD Android Development] Olli007:
holy crap!

It's done....The old Firmware is now on my DHD! :-)

It took 5 hours to complete it. Why? Because of the CID error i had!

If there is anybody who has problems with building the "Goldcard" try this:

When you are prompt to enter the following link...

adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid

...and you get the error: no such file or directory...

...try to enter the path with ...mmc0/mmc0.... OR ...mmc2/mmc2...

The Path with ...mmc2/mmc2... show me the right CID for my Sdcard and i could go on!

Thank you guys for the good job! Now i am able to flash a custom rom!!!

I'll donate to you for sure ;-)

So long!

Olli
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Thank you for this information, I will link your post to the first post :)
[Desire HD Android Development] klaudino3:
I think I have psneuter

This is my downgrade folder

****://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr225/klaudino3/DHDpng-2.png

Sorry for bothering you....
[Desire HD Android Development] ranna:
klaudino3: you need to rename psneuter.txt to psneuter (remove '.txt')
[Desire HD Android Development] klaudino3:
Thanks for the advice but now gives me another error in the end of the process

adb server is out of date. killing...

ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error:
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Reboot your computer to kill the adb.
[Desire HD Android Development] ranna:
just wanted to say.... WELCOME BACK ROOT!!!!

thanks sooo much!!! now to try out some of these roms.. =]
[Desire HD Android Development] kuceens007:
Yessss at last
[Desire HD Android Development] klaudino3:
Finally with all the help from jkoljo i get a "#" so i guess my phone is temproot

Thank you very much!!!!:D
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
I am glad you both got it working! :)
[Desire HD Android Development] nteeb:
There's a problem with my friends DHD.He followed the instructions exactly(unbranded device, with latest, 2.3 GB OTA update), and he got the double cross(#), right after the step 2b.

Afterwards he could no longer mount his sd card in his device, no helped rebooting, the only way to mount it again was a factory reset...So he couldn't make the final step to download-flash PD98IMG.zip from fastboot bootloader...

Any idea?

Thanks for advance.
[Desire HD Android Development] AndroidLEK:
Hi All,

I've sucessfully followed all the first couple of steps with the command prompt and then proceeded to reboot the phone into the bootloader but once the phone has scanned and checked the PD98IMG file it comes up saying that the update has failed as the main version is older. This has happened during every attempt that I done.

Any ideas guys? I am currently running on the leaked 2.36 RUU stock ROM and attempting to downgrade down to 1.32.

Thanks all - Liam
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Why did not he follow the guide, it says to put the PD98IMG.zip to the SD

before

doing all the commands. Just tell him to follow the guide to the letter and it will work.

Hi, something went wrong in the commands. Take a screenshot and I will investigate :)
[Desire HD Android Development] AndroidLEK:
Hi - thanks for the quick reply! :) I am unable to produce a screenshot at this time I'm afraid, but I hope this write up is some help to you:

Once I had navigated to the downgrade folder in command prompt, all I did was copy & paste what you put on your updated guide with the Gingerbreak code into the command prompt, and it it showed the "#" to alert me that it was successful and then I copied the last code from your guide to which I was met with the second "#" to alert me that too was sucessful. I then closed the command prompt and restarted my phone, with the down volume key held down.

The bootloader starts up and then it automatically finds the PD98IMG file, it scans the file and it checks it. However, once it has checked it - I am displayed with an error in red writing in the bootloader saying "Update FAILED - Main version is Older. Press POWER to reboot device"

Edit - I have ran the procedure again and this is exactly what my phone displays:

ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT 0.85.0024

MICROP-0438

RADIO-26.09.04.11_M2

eMMC-BOOT

Apr 12 2011, 00:55:45

HBOOT

Main Version is older!

Update Fail!

Press <POWER> to reboot.

I hope this is some help to you mate, thanks once again in advance :)

Liam
[Desire HD Android Development] mrbranch:
Hey guys, do i need to format the sd card after making a goldcard? PC prompts me to format it so that i can copy the downgrade image. i tried 2 SD cards already but to no avail. Any workaround?

edit: I always get CID Error.
[Desire HD Android Development] Jayanth.M.P:
hey i thought my DHD was unbranded, I bought it from HTC distributor in India(no carrier branding here)...the boot screen goes "HTC quitely brilliant". No custom software of any carrier on the phone...but I still get an Invaid CID error during the downgrade process.....Should I proceed with the goldcard method ?.... I am afraid of bricking the phone...hence asking this question.

My software is 1.84.720.3

Baseband : 12.28g.60.140fu.26.05.05.27_M3

I get the # and everything happens as in the screenshot in the first page.
[Desire HD Android Development] 730000229:
I've tried all effort to downgrade my DHD, still no luck. Tried Goldcard method with two different cards but same CID error.
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
I still need the screenshot, mate.. :)

You need to format it before doing goldcard procedure. If you format it afterwards, it will not be a goldcard anymore.

Yes. Just make a goldcard, put the PD98IMG.zip into card and go to bootloader. No need to run all the downgrading commands again.

Make sure that you are using mmc2.
[Desire HD Android Development] AndroidLEK:
Screenshot of the bootloader error on the phone itself, or the command prompt window?

Thanks - Liam
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Command prompt. I am pretty sure that I can find a mistake or fault in there.
[Desire HD Android Development] williamyi:
Hi, would like to seek advice from the experienced user.

I have follow the guide and successfully temp root the DHD

When I tried to load the boatloader and downgrade my software, I got an error message of incorrect CID no. However my DHD is not a branded device, and not locked down to any telco. Is there any other alternative I could use to downgrade my DHD in order to root and flash custom rom?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Then your device is regional. Make a goldcard. You could have solved your issue by using forum search.
[Desire HD Android Development] williamyi:
Thanks bro for the reply. Sorry for my noob question, wanna ask, I hv read through the GOLDCARD guide, wat is the meaning of "REVERSE CID NO"...is a term or I need to copy down the CID NO then to reverse it?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Goldcard helper gives you reversed CID, so it does the job for you.
[Desire HD Android Development] williamyi:
Thanks. Will give it a try and post back here. Hopefully it works. Thanks again for the light up bro.

Really a noob in programming..that's y needed lot of guidance
[Desire HD Android Development] matt95:
i have gingerbread and i've tried to do this...but at the passage "./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak" the cmd continue to write "sensmsg<> failed?"

what is the problem?
[Desire HD Android Development] matt95:
no problem!i had only to wait :)
[Desire HD Android Development] 730000229:
I've tried Goldcard method with my default samsung 8 gb card and with another 2 gb samsung card, but still no luck for downgrading. I've bought another 4 gb sandisk card today. I've some questions as noob;):

1. Do I need to regenerate CID reverse from Goldcard Helper as I've same CID number before in 2 different samsung card (8gb and 2 gb Samsung)?

2. Do I need to do Downgrade commandline after Goldcard or simply go to bootloader without commandline?
[Desire HD Android Development] 730000229:
Finally Done Yahoooooooooo, Thanks jkoljo..

Sandisk 4 gb card worked
[Desire HD Android Development] northern247:
help!

sorry new to the Desire HD and missing root access that i had with my androided HD2!

I have a Desire HD which is currently running FOTA Gingerbreak update version 2.3.3 built 2.36.405.8

Can this still be downgraded in this manner as i have been typing away all bloody evening in the CMD and I'm getting no where at all!

got to ./data/;pca;/tmp/GingerBreak and it comes up with a few lines of text and then says

"[-] Cannot copy boomsh.:Prmisssion Denied"

Would appreciate any help possible please.

phone is unbranded Desire HD

thanks

Matt
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Please do a search, that boomsh issue has been answered.
[Desire HD Android Development] slickric:
hey guys, im kinda in hope that i've made a noob mistake here because this is starting to really do my head in :(

temp root is dead simple, get the hash etc, get through all those steps no drama. from what i understand from doing a bucketload of reading is that i need a goldcard - cool, gave it a crack but no go. i've tried 2 different 2GB trancend, 8GB samsung and a 16GB sandisk but have had no luck at all with any of them :(

i've followed the goldcard instructions to the letter (no quick format) and it always without fail (either from my phone or externally) tells me that the card is corrupt and needs reformatting meaning i cant put the PD98IMG on after. if i do i get CID incorrect (hence the need for the goldcard). if i put the IMG on after format, then hex edit to make gold card the phone on reboot cannot find the IMG at all :(

next step was to look for a 1.32.x that matched what i have but cannot find one, dont believe they exist. currently have 1.84.720.3, phone is from India, isnt carrier locked (i know this because i use it in Australia with an Optus sim.)

im all outta ideas guys :( only next thing that i can think of is selling the phone and then buying one that is local and perhaps try again - extreme but i cant sit around with a stock phone (wouldn't be on a site such as this if i was comfortable with stock :)

thanks heaps in advance if anyone is able to help out.