yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire HD Android Development] jblues05:
I'm having trouble with the PD98IMG.zip file. From Properties, this is the file size: 287 MB (301,004,498 bytes), is this correct? Windows said that the file is an invalid file and the DHD in Hboot thrown errors "No Image!" but it did see the zip file. The thing is, I downloaded it twice, one from the mirror and one from multiupload. Both have the same exact file size, or is this just a coincidence?

Thanks for the temprooting method though!
[Desire HD Android Development] veasna.kelly:
Using ms5 checker to verify the one you have downloaded against the md5 checksum provided by uploader.

Then my next question to u is that have u created your gold card for ur hboot loader to recognize the zip file?
[Desire HD Android Development] Gene Poole:
If it is a goldcard issue, you'll get "Model ID Incorrect" after hboot finds the file and checks it out. Jblues05 is not getting that far yet. If you're using Windows to copy/rename the file, then it is possible that it is adding an extra .zip to the "hidden" file name which will make hboot reject it.
[Desire HD Android Development] jblues05:
Yes, it turned out to be a corrupted download.. thanks!

Edit: I got it! I had problems with my goldcard, it turns out I kept forgetting to do it in Physical drive instead of Logical. Thanks!
[Desire HD Android Development] shingers5:
WHERE can i find a valid stock 1.32. file to dopwngrade. downloaded many times all invalid

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all pd98img.zip i have downloaded are corrupted. is it my browser or what? where can i find a valid zip file to attempt this downgrade? PLEASE
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
www.shipped-roms.com
[Desire HD Android Development] shingers5:
no offense buts that where i got it from and same thing - invalid again! can you mirror one you used please?

even extracted rom.zip from temp folder and still corrupt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
What exactly is the problem u r facing? U want 1.32.x?
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
R u unable to open / run the file?
[Desire HD Android Development] shingers5:
its ok mateas this tool is the bomb-dada - WOW!!!!!!!!!! no downgrade necessary at all

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1259821
[Desire HD Android Development] vip333:
hey i followed the guide but isnt working for me...

it says 0 bytes loaded...

and instead of # i got $

any help here pls
[Desire HD Android Development] T7utmos:
hi ...

first .... thank you four your good work , and i hope to make downgrade my DHD .

i have implemented all the steps exactly but i det this result ( $) like this picture

:confused:

Is there any idea about this error?

notic ... my DHd software is ..

I hope to find a solution

thanks 4 all
[Desire HD Android Development] Gene Poole:
You missed a step. You have to actually run fre3vo:

adb shell /data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start FBB00000 -end FFFFFFFF

BTW, is that "HAWK" you tried to blot out?
[Desire HD Android Development] T7utmos:
Thank you for your interaction

yah .... it is Hawk ;)

but ... Where should I enter this code? :confused:
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
When you get to that step where you are in your screenshot, just run:

./data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start FBB00000 -end FFFFFFFF

You just type that after the '$', hit 'enter' and watch the magic happen.
[Desire HD Android Development] T7utmos:
alot of thanks

:)

You are the best

I have succeeded, and it was a successful way

I do not know how I can thank you in particular, also thanks to everyone who helped me

I hope to accept my friendship .. :)

And certainly there thanks to the blog .. :p

Again ... thanks thanks thanks

:D
[Desire HD Android Development] smartgig:
http://psas.revskills.de/?q=goldcard

This page returns 404 error !
[Desire HD Android Development] vip333:
helppppppppppppppppppppppppppp

i am stucked on the 1st step no bytes loaded

help pls tell me what to do?????????

this is what i always get
[Desire HD Android Development] Gene Poole:
Why don't you guys just use the Ace Hack Kit? It does all that stuff for you and has a built-in goldcard generator.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1259821
[Desire HD Android Development] timepassman:
Tip: if it doesn't goes into boot loader, disable fast boot at settings->power
[Desire HD Android Development] Sebianoti:
Took me ages to sort it out to run everything in CMD, about the whole day lol.

Anyway i'm in the bootloader and i select fastboot, then its loading the zip you provided, and it says no image

I'm suck,

here is a photo

(after the photo there was 1 more command saying no image)
[Desire HD Android Development] Gene Poole:
Make sure your image is named exactly "PD98IMG.zip" (and make sure windows didn't add an extra .zip as it likes to do) and that it exists on a good SDCard in the root directory of the card.
[Desire HD Android Development] Sebianoti:
Thanks, actually i needed to create a goldcard even tho my phone was unlocked
[Desire HD Android Development] no_johnr:
Not sure if you still interested in this info.

I just got my Device back from HTC Repair.

They only upgraded SW.

Scanning region fbb00000...
Potential exploit area found at address fbb7f800:1800.
Exploiting device...

And thanks again for this great exploit and guide!! Second time this have helped me root my Desire HD ;-)
[Desire HD Android Development] Boomey:
Hey,

When I got my Desire HD, Handtec screwed up the process and sent me a phone with Vodafone bloatware on it. That is, the phone is completely unlocked and usable on any network, but has Vodafone apps and boot up stuff on it. Do I still need to make a goldcard? Is there anything I can check on my phone to see if I need one?
[Desire HD Android Development] chayuk2:
Hi, i'm stuck at the the adb shell process.. it show $ at cmd..

How it happen?
[Desire HD Android Development] hubix:
Hi have a problem. I'm doing everything like in the tutorial and I have following problem: "PD91IMG.zip no image or wrong image" I've tired with 3 sd cards (no name2gb , kingston 8gb and san disk 8gb). Can you help me?
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
The file in ur sd is named PD91IMG

or PD98IMG?
[Desire HD Android Development] hubix:
PD91IMG if that help I have European version of DHD and I'm downgrading from 2.3
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
As the guide says that the name has to be pd98img.zip.. so the bootloader can detect ir
[Desire HD Android Development] hubix:
I've change the name and I have same problem...
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
Are u able to extract the zip file? May be its corrupt..
[Desire HD Android Development] hubix:
No problems. Maybe I should change name into pd98img.zip from PD98IMG.zip?
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
Is ur device radio s-off?
[Desire HD Android Development] Kapoue2:
Problem

I have a problem

I ran all the commands (from gingerbread path) and I got a permission denied at the misc_version command (in section 3). I have the # but I get a permission denied.
[Desire HD Android Development] akshay_redhat:
Please change the link for the gold card the link u told forwards to another link for the goldcard image and tht link is not working.....
[Desire HD Android Development] cal4877:
Would this work in the inspire 4g with gb 2.3.3?
[Desire HD Android Development] go2xraj:
Yes it works

Downgrade and root

Cheers...
[Desire HD Android Development] cal4877:
i keep on getting permission denied after the last command for gb 2.3.3 any ideas why?
[Desire HD Android Development] neotanker:
help neeeeds

Hi guys. I try this on my friend DHD 2.3.3 Sense 2.1

I did gold card with goldcar tool

then i downgrade it to 1.3

i ROOT it

but i get problem on Rom manager, which problem? read

i installed rrom manager,then i flash recovery-clockwork to 5.0.2.0

when i push to reboot into recovery i get black screen with phone logo with red triangle, no action, i wait 10 minutes:confused:

then i donwgrade recovery-clockwork to 3.0.0.5

again same picture on the screen.

i find button on the rom manager, that Install rom from SD card, i try it, it stuck with same problem when it want to go into recovery!

What can i do? Thanks

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friend just contineu that instruction. i did it. and it work good! if you want i can explane to you?

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Just check that it is goldcard. I stuck with this problem 1/5 day, i change SD card, and i make goldcard again with new card. and after that i followed instruction. Every were work great!

SORRY FOR ENGLISH, I know 6 languages, that is why it is difficult to me))))
[Desire HD Android Development] neotanker:
Guys i did it!!!!!!!!

it is working awesome. Today i just get it to recovery mode, ans i couldnt belive to my eyes:eek:

It is in recovery mode. I make full wipe and install Rom, well done!

So i can tell that This instruction is working. only problem with Gold card. if you get any problem just check that you have gold card or just change SD card. it work to me. And flash clockwork few times to get recovery mode. it work to me.

Goodlucks to every who want to do this!

HTC Desire HD

Android 2.3.3

Sense 2.1
[Desire HD Android Development] manrock111:
i have follow step by step instruction and able to enter into bootloader then it auto select PD98IMG.zip to flash and after a while it complete flash but when i restart ,my phone it shows build 1.84 as previous. i dont understand what is missing? how can i check i am on which version, is build number called version no.?

Please help i flash PD98IMG 4-5 times but still it shows 1.8 build number...

Edit: Ok I had this issue earlier but now i able to install custom rom thanks .
[Desire HD Android Development] cptsab:
Android Version 2.3.3

HTC Sense version 2.1

Baseband version 12.54.60.25U_26.09.04.11_M2

kernel 2.6.35.10-gd2564fb

Build number 2.50.405.2 CL87995 release-keys

Software 2.50.405.2

And after entereing all the commands it gives me $

PLEASE HELP . PM ME !
[Desire HD Android Development] EmptyArea:
Solution, enter the second to last command again,

adb shell

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Done on my new second DHD thanks.

Oh and don't forget to remove the pd98img.zip from the root of ur SD. :)
[Desire HD Android Development] MoJo:
In "How to ..." in section 3 I see command - ./misc_version -s 1.31.405.6, although topic's name is "[GUIDE] How to downgrade 1.7x/1.8x/2.x to 1.32.405.6". Does it misprint or not?
[Desire HD Android Development] Gene Poole:
In order to fool the hboot into installing 1.32.405.6, you have to make it think it has an older version than that on the phone, hence, 1.31.405.6 is written to the misc partition since it represents an older version number. You could probably put anything less than 32 into that field.
[Desire HD Android Development] elbono:
1000000 thanks
[Desire HD Android Development] MoJo:
Thanks!

Have Desire HD (Baseband:12.54.60.25U_26.09.04.11M2, Build: 2.37.720.3 CL56018, HTC__038 India AirTel), downloaded and extracted Downgrade_v3.zip, USB driver installed, but after entering string "./data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start FBB00000 -end FFFFFFFF" (from Section 2b [For Gingerbread ROMs, 2.x]) nothing happens and I didn't get "#" as shown on the picture.

P.S. Making GoldCard & will continue to downgrade...

P.P.S. Finished - just right after "Exploiting device ..." I got command line "C:\Downgrade>" again, now I should enter "adb shell" once more and I'm able to see "#"!
[Desire HD Android Development] neotanker:
here ismpictures of that it is working!
[Desire HD Android Development] ballubas:
Sorry to spam, but cheers guys for this:-)
[Desire HD Android Development] lavero.burgos:
Hmmm to many things to flash a ROM :(, now do telus users (Canada) need to get the goldcard ? i guess so, but i went to the link posted and i dont see where to enter the code and email :confused:

Veronica

..Figuring out how to root my bf's DHD uhmm :D
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
Have u tried ace hack kit? Ofcourse this guide is amazing but that tool is simple as well
[Desire HD Android Development] lavero.burgos:
Thank you for reply, well no i havent check but the thing is the phone came with the latest update 2.3.3 and as i have read for all the rooting and S-OFF needs to be with froyo 2.2, am i right???. I'll check the what you suggested, thank you.

Edit: [TOOL] AAHK Discontinued as of 05-12-2011 :( i have bad luck
[Desire HD Android Development] benjamin.j.goodwin:
IGNORE THIS I WORKED IT OUT, SORRY.

:)

Hi I am really new to this, well I did it successfully before but everytime I downgrade I can't get the goldcard with it too. Can someone break it down. Where do I do this bit? Sorry.
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
@ lavero, no download link for it?
[Desire HD Android Development] lavero.burgos:
No link just this:

[TOOL] AAHK Discontinued and unsupported as of 05-12-2011

closed due to people not respecting my wishes re reposts, creating a support nightmare.
[Desire HD Android Development] omnikohh:
helpppp

after downgrade procedure, my dhd 2.5 build don't start
[Desire HD Android Development] strauts:
Why do I got this?

Patching and backing up partition 17.....

Error opening input file
[Desire HD Android Development] kia1349:
hi friends

how to downgrade and root rom 2.3.5 build number 3.13.415.2 ???

please help me
[Desire HD Android Development] emreeken:
I am in 3.13.468.2 and I need to downgrade and root, too. I just can't find a way.
[Desire HD Android Development] razvan_day:
Is it posible to downgreade ? i have 2.3.5 built number 3.12.405.1
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
Have u guys tried rooting & doing s-off via Ace Hack Kit?

Edit: just read on the Ace Hack Kit thread that now it supports downgrading 3.12 / 3.13 builds..
[Desire HD Android Development] prateek.htc:
Err! I'm stuck at the $ (dollar) thingy too ..

Tried it 20+ times in the past 2 hours, I can get the # sign by typing 'adb shell' again, then the zip gets detected but the image does not get installed (only the yellow progress bar comes, then I am redirected to the main menu). Help?
[Desire HD Android Development] :
I've got the same problem. # doesn't show it stays on $. Is there a workaround without going through the hassle of installing hack kit?
[Desire HD Android Development] hashnoz:
i brick my inspire 4g after this method..why?
[Desire HD Android Development] zelendel:
Because this wasn't for your version. The inspire never came with this version. Visit the irc chat for the ace hack kit. They may be able to help you. Not sure though
[Desire HD Android Development] shad0wf0x:
It's happening to desirehd's shipped with gingerbread too, not just inspires. This thread needs a disclaimer stating not to try this if your phone shipped with gingerbread.
[Desire HD Android Development] citifone:
Dead Boot after downgrade

Yes, this thread should have warning about the shipped Gingerbread phone. After downgrading the new DHD, phone cannot power on, now has no bootloader. Phone will turn on by itself after about 10mins. It will vibrate then boot to v1.32 rom but I cannot flash any other rom because it won't boot to fastboot mode or get to bootloader mode. When I press volume down+power, it wont show anything. I tried to flash back the stock gingerbreak rom but when it switch to bootloader mode, phone would not reboot.

Any idea how to fix this problem please?
[Desire HD Android Development] zelendel:
Go to the ace hack kit IRC channel they maybe able to help.
[Desire HD Android Development] krowe985:
bricked, help!?

i've tried for 3 hours to get this method as it is to work on my HTC Inspire 4G that was shipped with Froyo, and had been updated via the Gingerbread OTA, the phone had never been rooted,

after some trial and error i finally got the cmd prompt codes to work as stated, restarted phone into bootloader, but it was saying it couldn't find the img or that it wasn't there.

so my purpose in this whole thing was to get back to the stock froyo, so i rebooted the phone, went through the cmd prompt steps again, gained temp root, version was changed, and closed cmd then ran the RUU_Ace_Cingular_US_1.80.502.3_Radio_12.39.60.19_26.06.04.06_M_release_166557_signed.exe, it went through everything properly, gave me no errors, did it in about 10-12 mins, said it was finished, i clicked finish, and now the phone won't turn on or respond to anything.

could anyone please help me?

ok, WTF!?@?!@?1@#

i took the usb cord out, and the battery, sim card, sd card, all covers off. let phone sit there for a few minutes, put just battery backing, and the battery back in and pressed and held the power button, nothing happened, tried to see if i could get into the bootloader, nothing, so i set the phone down and started searching xda for bricked help, after several minutes the phone randomly came to the white screen with green htc logo and started vibrating constantly, for fear of draining the battery completely, i removed the cover and turned the phone off. let it sit some more, did more research, put the battery back in and tried to start it up again with no success. so i got out my old HD2 put my sim in it being that it is unlocked and started getting it set up so that i could use for work later, then randomly it started vibrating at the white/green htc logo screen, this time i let it go on, it vibrated for about 2-4 mins, then stopped but stayed on the white/green screen, so i just left it there, then about 10-20 mins it finally went to the ATT "rethink Possible" boot screen, and came up, now the phone is currently on, running just fine with version 2.2.1, build 1.80.502.3 CL318736 release-keys, and seems to be working flawlessly.

what could cause this, why, how, what?

ok, so i went to turn the phone off to put sim card and everything back in, and now the phone is unresponsive again, letting it sit now and see if it repeats everything again.....
[Desire HD Android Development] krowe985:
soft brick update!?

well after going through the day using my phone that was so called "Bricked" i've come to the conclusion that my phone wasn't really bricked, but maybe soft bricked?

i can get into the boot load, but it is unresponsive while in boot loader. up and down and power buttons do nothing.

but it states on the screen:

ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT-0.85.0019

MICROP-0438

RADIO-26.06.04.06_M

eMMC-boot

Dec 27 2010, 14:47:30

Guess i need to go to the IRC Channel now?
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
Just a thought that have u tried putting PD**IMG.zip in the sdcard & then rebooting the device into recovery too see if it flashes the stck rom?
[Desire HD Android Development] Dad Pee:
Just did exactly that flashed it permroot soft install my roms all working good.
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
Good to hear this..
[Desire HD Android Development] hamdir:
guys can someone help

i unlocked an Arabic DHD with firmware 3.13.415.2 using the HTC dev website and installed 4EXT touch recovery

the strange thing recovery is fully working and once a rom is flashed its giving me proper info and everythin

yet when i reboot it gets stuck on the first HTC boot logo! :mad:

i tried 3 ROMs already
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
Try flashing the stock ruu
[Desire HD Android Development] hamdir:
i tried the 1.32 RUU no good

anyone has the link to the 3.13 RUU
[Desire HD Android Development] Hylfrid:
I've got huge problems;

I tried a Ace hack kit, but it only did so the phone boots with the white HTC-screen, and stops there. I can go into the boot-menu, but nothing happends..

How can I connect the HTC with the computer again, so I can root it so it works?
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
If you can boot into the custom recovery then use the option to mount as usb drive while ur device being connected with pc, copy the rom in sd & flash it via recovery
[Desire HD Android Development] Hylfrid:
Worked like a charm. Best regards, ty ty ty :D
[Desire HD Android Development] hitendra72:
unable to root

hi guys

i have a htc desire hd and i am trying to downgrade that. my software number is 3.13.707.4, and its android 2.3.5

i tried the gingerbread method for downgrading, but i am not getting the "#" prompt

in fact, after running the fre3vo command with the start/end parameters as mentioned, the process seems to stop at fff70000, and doesnt go all the way to ffffffff

can any one help? or am in the wrong thread altogether?
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
Is ur current rom rooted? Have u tried ace hack kit?
[Desire HD Android Development] star80:
SOLVED

edit--- It is ok now

I've connected my phone to computer and after waiting too much It got booted!

--------------------------

I have braked my friend's phone. It comes with htc logo with vibrating and noting happens then. what it irc channel and how to contact with it? any link ?

please help me
[Desire HD Android Development] so 77:
I have read the Effen Manual 4 times and I couldn't find the pass key?

and please don't tell me Really......................................
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
I think its p@ss :sly:
[Desire HD Android Development] so 77:
Thank you but it's not the one :confused:
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
Try finding $
[Desire HD Android Development] zelendel:
Ok Guys I am closing this up now as this is obsolete and should not be used. Use the Ace Hack kit instead
[Desire HD Android Development] dnlilas:
Finally I succeeded to downgrade to 1.32.x, followed by root, radio S-Off, SuperCid

install ClockWorkMod. I assume that only hboot (ENG S-OFF) would be the final next step.

Android Market is painful, after downgrading, I just enable Wi-Fi and go to Android Market

to install MyBackup Pro but unfortunately the market attempts to download all my known apps

(downloaded previously from Market). And the hundredths of downloads hang forever.

I have to stop them one by one.

Finally got MyBackup Pro operational and try a restore.

It restores apps OK (but need each time a dialog to accept install, really annoying).

But it incompletely restores apps data (e.g. Apps Organizer or Note Everything). Losing

Apps Organizer is really painful, since I have to re-label all my applications again!

Hum, I will try from now on Titanium Backup which would be better.

My contacts and calendar are restored flawlessly thanks to MyPhoneExplorer.

The market applications with cancelled download are not seen as installed

after my restore with MyBackup Pro ! So I have to reinstall each of them so that the

status with Market will be in sync (to benefit from update).

I think I have to spend few hours to got my settings as before the downgrade.

Afterwards, a complete Titanium backup (and nandroid backup = I have to learn how to do this)

would be done. Then I will try adventure with custom ROMs and flashing radio ROM :-).

Important : remember to remove the PD98IMG.zip from your SD card, otherwise next hboot will find it.
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Good point, I will add this to the first post!

By the way, it is easy to do a nandroid backup. Just go to the recovery, select backup/restore and do the backup.
[Desire HD Android Development] lilil:
Hey, I have 1.72.405.3 and a changed CID (not the original one) to get the OTA Update (I know we had the discussion :b).

If I would like to downgrade, does the changed CID have any effect on the whole process or can I use this guide without any problems??

Thanks..
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
I do not remember what CID you currently have.. But if it is HTC__001, then you can just follow the instructions. If it is something else, you have to make a Goldcard before the process.
[Desire HD Android Development] lilil:
I have HTC__102 (original cid is VODAP102). So can I just downgrade to 1.32.405.3 with goldcard and then change my cid to VODAP102 again ??
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Devices with following CID numbers do not need a Goldcard:

HTC__001

HTC__E11

HTC__N34

HTC__203

HTC__102

HTC__405

HTC__Y13

HTC__A07

HTC__304

HTC__J15

HTC__032

So you do not need to make one :)