yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire HD Android Development] slickric:
cant believe that this is post #1 after having been a member nearly 5 years - my bad :(
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
It's ok mate :)

Hmm, you should put the goldcard into your phone and try to move files then. I think it might work. Then make sure that you are using mmc2 to make the goldcard, not mmc1 or mmc0 like some guides suggest.
[Desire HD Android Development] darren486:
hi all. i'm quite new at this... im having a problem now, i've done the goldcard all the cmd thingy is working ok, but when i reboot the device, it keep prompting that the PD98IMG.zip image is not found, if i put in a normal memory, it will prompt that the CID is different... pls help
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Make sure that the md5sum of the image is correct. You can read the goldcard steps again to make sure it is done correctly. Remember to fully format your card to FAT32 before the procedure.
[Desire HD Android Development] darren486:
re-doing the goldcard again... re formatting it now. thx
[Desire HD Android Development] darren486:
work like a charm, downgraded successfully... thx alot bro
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Okay, cool, I am glad you got it working :)
[Desire HD Android Development] tsmetjen:
Hi guys,

just have a new Desire HD after breaking my HD2

I'm trying this gingerbreak but have a problem

did al the commands on my PC , got the # after the adb shell ./data/local/tmp/Gingerbreak command.

Got some sendmsg<> failed? messages but after a while the # cursor.

But from there I can no longer type instructions ; so the last commands from step 3 I cannot enter

Any advice

Desire HD is now on android 2.3

thx
[Desire HD Android Development] HC4Life:
Can i use a 16Gb microSD card to make a goldcard?

Thanx ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] slickric:
omfg... wish granted, noob mistake it was!

so i went back over all the steps again word for word and turns out that i was choosing the logical rather than physical disk in HxD... tip for anyone trying to make a goldcard and it keeps saying its corupt/needs reformatting etc - make sure you absolutley choose the physical disk as this creates this problem/error
[Desire HD Android Development] Kickasskev:
Sorted.....
[Desire HD Android Development] fshami:
Wohoo just downgraded my DHD to 2.2 in one go.

Good work guys!
[Desire HD Android Development] AndroidLEK:
Excellent, I've finally managed to get my phone downgraded back to 1.32 :)

I realised today what I've been doing wrong all along - I was copying the entire copy via copy & paste from the code box straight into the command prompt and that's why it never worked (my bad! *embarrassed*). Today, did another factory reset on the phone and this time on the command prompt I only copied each individual line at a time and then pressed enter - and voila, rebooted and my phone into bootloader it is currently downgrading as we speak!

How silly of my to get it wrong all along, but hey - you learn something new everyday don't you?

Many thanks Jkoljo, for this guide and the hard work you have put into this - It's greatly appreciated!

Best Regards - Liam
[Desire HD Android Development] HC4Life:
Sorry, but how to use "cmd". I put the commands and it says that "adb" it's not recognize as an internal or external command, operacional program or batch file. :(

Help me please :o
[Desire HD Android Development] giorgosfil13:
after "./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak" i get

" [-] Cannot copy boomsh.: Permission denied

$"

What the hell is wrong???????????
[Desire HD Android Development] AndroidLEK:
Pekas - make sure you have navigated to the extracted downgrade folder first in command prompt before carrying out the commands.

Giorgosfil13 - if you do a search on this thread for boomsh, you will find a couple of replies that offer a command line as a fix for boomsh.

Liam
[Desire HD Android Development] HC4Life:
How i navigate to the extracted downgrade folder in command prompt?
[Desire HD Android Development] AndroidLEK:
You need to see where abouts on your computer you have extracted the downgrade folder to, i.e. "C:/users/liam/downloads/downgrade" so in the command prompt once it's opened, you need to type in "cd downloads" and hit enter, If sucessful you then need to type "cd downgrade" and then hit enter again. You will then be inside the downgrade folder so you can then type in the downgrade commands.

Liam
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Yep, as AndroidLEK said, code: "cd [directory]" goes to a directory which is located in your current path (shown in cmd). Then command "cd .." goes back one directory, so you can navigate backwards.

For more specific info: http://www.ehow.com/how_5283872_use-command-command-prompt-window.html
[Desire HD Android Development] HC4Life:
Never mind. I already done it.

Thanx ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] HC4Life:
How can i install ClockworkMod Recovery and how i went in clockworkMod Recovery after install it?

Thanx ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
You have to get root & S-OFF first.. But after that you can download ROM manager from market. It is self-explanatory.
[Desire HD Android Development] HC4Life:
So i have to use your other tool hboot - ENG S-OFF. Right?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Or the Radio S-OFF tool, which I linked in the first post of this guide. Radio S-OFF is more suitable for a new user. ENG S-OFF is more "hardcore".
[Desire HD Android Development] HC4Life:
I used your Radio S-OFF tool and already download Rom manager from Market and flash ClockworkMod Recovery and i have v3.0.2.6. But if i want to flash a new radio i have to use ENG S-OFF. Right?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Yep that is right.
[Desire HD Android Development] HC4Life:
Everything is ok now.

Many thanx 4 your great stuff ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] deepakoffline:
i have tried each and every step carefully, 7 times to be exact, but unable to achieve the needful. also tried with goldcard and still it always gives the same error.... CID incorrect as mentioned by a fellow member in this post.

giving me at the moment as i'm just tired of trying and loosing my mind.

if anyone can please tell me what can be done in such a situation with CID error, i'll be highly greatful. thanks.
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Try another SD card, format it with full format to FAT32 before beginning, and make sure that you have read the instructions very carefully.
[Desire HD Android Development] deepakoffline:
nopes. it seeems that the new file system etc, dont know the technical terms, doesnt allow to achieve it. tried with 3 different sd cards. one from htc desire, my other phone which i rooted myself without much pain and not enjoying leedroid on it, but no matter what i do or try (did all the steps) the needful is not achieved. i dont know whats wrong or why its happening?!!

is there no other way of doing so?
[Desire HD Android Development] Lazy-eye:
tried it now for 7 times. still get the error "main version is older in Hboot''

i checked everry cmd line for 4 times. factory reset phone, formatted my sd card.

only thing is couldn't check is a different sd card.

can somebody tell me what i'm doing wrong...
[Desire HD Android Development] Andy:
Can you post screen shots of you cmd window, without knowing what you entered there's no way to diagnose the problem.
[Desire HD Android Development] Lazy-eye:
at first i had the boomsh error, solved it with:

adb shell
adb: permission denied
$ rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh
rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh
$ rm /data/local/tmp/sh
rm /data/local/tmp/sh

C:\Android\Downgrade>adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
1405 KB/s (15837 bytes in 0.011s)

C:\Android\Downgrade>adb push GingerBreak /data/local/tmp
1643 KB/s (16830 bytes in 0.010s)

C:\Android\Downgrade>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version

C:\Android\Downgrade>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/GingerBreak

C:\Android\Downgrade>adb shell
./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak$
./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak

[**] Gingerbreak/Honeybomb -- android 2.[2,3], 3.0 softbreak
[**] (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew. All rights reserved.
[**] Kudos to jenzi, the #brownpants-party, the Open Source folks,
[**] Zynamics for ARM skills and Onkel Budi

[**] donate to 7-4-3-C@web.de if you like
[**] Exploit may take a while!

[+] Plain Gingerbread mode!
[+] Found system: 0xafd17fd5 strcmp: 0xafd38065
[+] Found PT_DYNAMIC of size 232 (29 entries)
[+] Found GOT: 0x00014360
[+] Using device /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0
[*] vold: 1233 GOT start: 0x00014360 GOT end: 0x000143a0
[*] vold: 1233 idx: -3072 fault addr: 0x000132b4
[+] fault address in range (0x000132b4,idx=-3072)
[+] Calculated idx: -2005
[*] vold: 2328 idx: -0002005
[*] vold: 2328 idx: -0002004
[*] vold: 2328 idx: -0002003
[*] vold: 2328 idx: -0002002
[-] sendmsg() failed?
[-] sendmsg() failed?
[*] vold: 2487 idx: -0002001
[*] vold: 2487 idx: -0002000
[-] sendmsg() failed?
[*] vold: 2558 idx: -0001999
[*] vold: 2558 idx: -0001998
[*] vold: 2558 idx: -0001997
[*] vold: 2558 idx: -0001996

[!] dance forever my only one
# cd /data/local/tmp
./misc_version -s 1.31.405.6cd /data/local/tmp
#
C:\Android\Downgrade>

just copy paste from the first post..
[Desire HD Android Development] Andy:
I've bolded your problem
[Desire HD Android Development] Lazy-eye:
eeuh sorry.. not so advanced with linux..

can you help me a (large) bit more?
[Desire HD Android Development] Andy:
The bolded text shouldn't be on that line.

Once you get root, the command should be

cd /data/local/tmp
./misc_version -s 1.31.405.6

not

cd /data/local/tmp
./misc_version -s 1.31.405.6[B]cd /data/local/tmp[/B]
[Desire HD Android Development] Lazy-eye:
YESS

ive read it wrong i think! phone is now updating!

thanks!
[Desire HD Android Development] One who observes:
How long do we have to wait for the sendmsg failed to finish?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
From five seconds to five minutes. If it still does not finish, reboot your phone. If you still cannot get it working, make a factory reset and try again.
[Desire HD Android Development] eyeofthetiger:
Hi. I have had a problem downgrading but can someone advise best program to use to make screen shot?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
On your PC? Just press the print screen button in your keyboard, and the screenshot will appear on your clipboard. You can then paste that to Paint, for example, save it and upload here.
[Desire HD Android Development] eyeofthetiger:
No sorry I meant my phone screen picture.
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Hmm, there should not be much anything going on in your phone besides super user request. You cannot take a screenshot in bootloader. Use a camera.
[Desire HD Android Development] eyeofthetiger:
OK I will describe my problem. I have gone through all stages in description but when I get to this stage:

Put PD98IMG.zip to your SD card. You can close the cmd.

Reboot while holding volume down, it will go to the bootloader

Let it run the process

When it asks – do you want to start update

However it doesnt ask me to start update. I get the following message

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.
[Desire HD Android Development] schalli03:
tottaly helpless ;-(

hey there everybody!

I've got the following problem!

i've followed the instructions about 10 times up to now and i'm getting messed up seconds before the end o.O

(between the steps i reformated SD-card, factoryreset my DHD ... just to answer possible questions ^^ right before)

=> when the bootloader should ask me => Apply update (Volume UP) => IT ****ING JUST DOESN'T DO ANYTHING o.O it parses the zip-file and shows me anything from bootloader => radio_cust (1-13) and than freezes

WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING WRONG ?! pls help ;-( i'm really out of hope now -.-:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:
[Desire HD Android Development] I'm TheQuest:
Hi schalli03

Try using

Power Button

:eek:

Take Care

TheQuest :cool:
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Ok, I need a screenshot of your cmd window.
[Desire HD Android Development] schalli03:
Thanks @TheQuest ^^

... VERY funny ^^ i cant do anything @ this point -.- my phone totally freezes

corrupt p98img ?! hmmmm ;-(

any other suggestions !?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
It is corrupted, or your SD card is not properly formatted to FAT32. Try to do a full format.
[Desire HD Android Development] DeathJester:
Hey,

May I suggest putting a note into the first post, above the procedure to downgrade the phone, that this is a destructive process and will cause the loss of all of your data and programs? I realise that it's already posted in the FAQ, but that's below the instructions.

AFTER you've wiped your handset.
[Desire HD Android Development] eyeofthetiger:
OK here is pic of cmd. This is up to the section where I should get temproot. Insructions say I should get # but I get $! Is this correct?
[Desire HD Android Development] Andy:
Are you trying to downgrade 2.3?
[Desire HD Android Development] eyeofthetiger:
yes I am downgrading 2.3
[Desire HD Android Development] Andy:
You should of read the first post fully. You need to follow section 2b not 2a. :)
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Thanks for the suggestion. I will add a hint to first post :)
[Desire HD Android Development] eyeofthetiger:
Still no luck I am afraid. Downgrade folder is in C drive. Stock ROM is in SD card. I have applied 2b commands in cmd and this happens:
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Well are you sure that you downloaded the Downgrade_v2 from the first post?
[Desire HD Android Development] Andy:
Can you confirm GingerBreak is in the downgrade folder?
[Desire HD Android Development] Evostance:
Guys,

friend just did this and forgot to put the zip on his SD card.

His phone then rebooted itself and is now stuck on the exclamation mark.

he's put the zip on his sd card now, does he just have to volume down on reboot and jobs a good one?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Yep, he should now go to bootloader.
[Desire HD Android Development] Evostance:
He just booted and got to the white screen with the options.

Now what?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Well it should ask about updating. Make sure that the image is in the card. Try another SD. Try to full format the SD to FAT32.. Reading the second post does not hurt.
[Desire HD Android Development] Evostance:
Done all that. He just said he spammed some buttons in the bootloader and it started up lol :confused:

All sorted now, thanks :)
[Desire HD Android Development] euplio:
now on my dhd I have 2.3.3 official if I want to root I must downgrade to 2.2 and make root. Then can I upgrade to 2.3.3 official?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Yes you can, remember to get radio s-off before upgrading so that you can root again using gingerbreak :)
[Desire HD Android Development] euplio:
So: 1-Downgrade to froyo 2-root the phone 3- radio s-0ff (how I do to get radio s-off?) 4-upgrade to gingerbread 5-root ginger using gingerbreak
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Yes, and actually you should do temproot, not permroot, because it simplifies your process :) To get radio s-off, check my signature.
[Desire HD Android Development] syncopy:
I am trying to downgrade on a friend's DHD which was updated to 2.3.3 only this morning.

I receive the following (screenshots) errors when trying to downgrade.

P.S I did successfully downgrade on another DHD with FroYo.

EDIT: I did try steps (to the letter). Followed steps from 2b in the first post for Gingerbread.
[Desire HD Android Development] arcanemyth:
Same problem

I have the same issue as with the user above. Is it something to do with the "country dependent" firmware (mine is 2.37.720, which is Indian ROM) ?
[Desire HD Android Development] Andy:
From your first screenshot, how long did you leave GingerBreak running? Your second shot shows root was not achieved hence the $ instead of #

GingerBreak can take a little while.
[Desire HD Android Development] syncopy:
Thanks. I did leave it for around 3 - 5 minutes with no better result. I formatted the SD card (NOT the quick format) which took about 20 minutes. Also did a factory reset.

Created a gold card twice just to make sure it wasn't because of the gold card.

How much longer do you reckon I try with the commands?
[Desire HD Android Development] Andy:
Until it works, :)

I could try and give you hand if you wish.
[Desire HD Android Development] arcanemyth:
Hi andyharney

I have tried it like 5-7 times now, did factory reset,formatted the SD card as well. Same issue as that faced by cthdesire. I would appreciate if you could help me with the process.
[Desire HD Android Development] Andy:
If you install TeamViewer on your PC, I can verify and run the commands with you.
[Desire HD Android Development] arcanemyth:
Thanks,

please check your pm :)
[Desire HD Android Development] euplio:
All right, THANK YOU VERY MUCH...
[Desire HD Android Development] Andy:
I think HTC have patched the GingerBreak exploit in build 2.37.xxx.x
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Hmm.. Let's have some more feedback :)
[Desire HD Android Development] Andy:
I'm online with arcanemyth and GingerBreak freezes at,

vold: xxxx GOT start: 0x00014360 GOT end: 0x000143a0

GingerBreak is confirmed to work with 2.36 however the Indian firmware is 2.37
[Desire HD Android Development] paindoo:
In my view you were not able to get root because you did not put .(dot) before executing the last command in 2b instructions. Do that and see if it works.
[Desire HD Android Development] arcanemyth:
Thanks andyharney for that help. And as you said, even I am sure it is just a matter of time before another exploit is found.
[Desire HD Android Development] stianbert:
ive got it
[Desire HD Android Development] Anant:
Yes I am also trying to downgrade with Indian OTA update which is 2.37 GingerBreak.

It seems that the HTC have patched up the exploit.

I waited for almost half an hour with the command but it did not went further after this:-

vold: xxxx GOT start: 0x00014360 GOT end: 0x000143a0

I can further confirm that this Gingerbreak exploit worked when I used the stock UK ROM on my device.

So this may help the developers to find the new exploit to break the 2.37 Indian GingerBreak.

Any chances of breaking this.

I am waiting.
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Ok, so has anybody managed to downgrade the new indian build? If no, I will start investigating..

edit: Okay, I have contacted the Android Exploit Crew, author of GingerBreak. Let's see if they can do anything about this matter. In the mean time, 2.37 builds are not downgradeable.
[Desire HD Android Development] syncopy:
Executed the commands to the letter mate. I see that there are other Indian DHD users (with Gingerbread) having issues too - 2.37 builds basically.

So, it's not because of incorrect commands. Hopefully, someone comes up with a method to root, soon.
[Desire HD Android Development] syncopy:
Likewise. Waited for over 20 minutes with no positive developments. Back to square one.
[Desire HD Android Development] eyeofthetiger:
downgrade complete.

Thanks
[Desire HD Android Development] ruben_swing:
Thank you ... those words

are music to my ears, I am eagerly waiting for the exploit that will downgrade the indian gingerbread firmware. Muchas Gracias
[Desire HD Android Development] tibrocks:
..mine is 2.36..

any idea?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Try a factory reset, wait longer, reboot your phone, try again.. There is no simple fix :/
[Desire HD Android Development] tibrocks:
so it should work or it's in vain?
[Desire HD Android Development] tibrocks:
it WORKEEEDD!!
[Desire HD Android Development] paindoo:
I am facing strange issue, everything went fine and I managed to get "#" prompt, but when I reboot and go into bootloader, the bootloader does not pick the "PD98IMG.zip" file and it do nothing, I also format the SDCARD to FAT32, still no luck. Any solution?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Make sure that you do full format, and that the PD98IMG.zip is in the root of SD card (not in a folder). You can also check the md5sum of the zip, and try another SD card.
[Desire HD Android Development] Mardagg:
when i get the # I cant enter the command above. any suggestions?

I have the latest OTA in sweden atm, 2.36 so im following the 2b section
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Try another PC or factory reset your phone. Your ADB drivers seem to fail..
[Desire HD Android Development] Mardagg:
do i have to use those ADB files or can i use the ones from the SDK package?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
You can use the ones from SDK.
[Desire HD Android Development] Mardagg:
thx will try it with those then, will just copy over the files from the downgrade folder to the one with the SDK ones except the adb files ofc :D
[Desire HD Android Development] eyeofthetiger:
Hi there. I have recently downgraded to the 1.32 prior to flashing a custom rom. Unfortunately although gingerbread runs well my battery life has dropped from 24 hours to 12. I cant tolerate this and want to stick to android 2.2. Please can someone provide me with a list of official 2.2 stock roms so i can upgrade to latest froyo version rather then 2.3. Thanks
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Try ARHD 3.7 :) Raidroid 1.32.405.6 is also one option, but it is not optimized.
[Desire HD Android Development] ruben_swing:
Does anyone know yet for sure, whether gingerbreak crack for 2.37 is out or not?
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
It is not out yet.
[Desire HD Android Development] El Presidente81:
Despite an initial hiccup, I downgraded successfully using the steps above and am now running LeeDroid. (Sods law that just after I'd flashed, an update is released :p).

Thanks jkoljo and everyone else involved in the process.
[Desire HD Android Development] Mardagg:
this is what happens to me :S

I have tried using standard adb files and on a diffrent computer. and

this is what happens to me (check attached screenshot) and

it just stands there and nothing happens

and i cant type any commands..well atleast i cant see what i type

and if I type in adb shell and press enter and then enter the misc_version command

I just get it printed out again.
[Desire HD Android Development] Andy:
Have you tried copying the text from the browser then pasting it in?

To use paste click the cmd icon in the top left > edit > paste.
[Desire HD Android Development] Mardagg:
that i havent tried, but i can do that.

Edit: tried that and now i get this (check screenie)

and nothing happens.....stays like that for ever.
[Desire HD Android Development] fabbenation:
im sorry but what is a "CMD" , a command? where and how do i "open a cmd"?
[Desire HD Android Development] syncopy:
click "Start" > type "cmd" (for Vista and Windows 7), right-click "cmd" and click "Run as administrator."
[Desire HD Android Development] ruben_swing:
Thank you for replying jkoljo :)
[Desire HD Android Development] abhisahara:
@ jkoljo - So it means that Desire HD - 2.37.... cant be downgraded or rooted as of now :( ???

Please confirm. I so want root on my phone.

Earlier had Desire and it was so easy to root. Now after buying a brand new DHD (and updating via OTA to gingerbread) i cant :( :(
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Yeah, your OTA update killed the ability of rooting and downgrading. It most likely will be cracked, but it might take some time.
[Desire HD Android Development] Life Engineer:
Damnnnnnn

Hi everyone... I'm new to DHD and this is my first post about it!

I'm not a new user on android and it's tricks... however i dunno what hit me on my head and i was so excited after buying it to the extent that i made directly the OTA update :o! (slap on my face)

After waking up from my mistake, i want to root it now coz i have to migrate all my apps with the data from my HD2.

Now software number shows 2.42.415 with of course ginger 2.3.3.

Is that downgradable?!? Pls say yes... :o