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[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
It's frustrating huh? What makes it even worse is CWM seems to be working for some, but not for others (ie.us).
[HTC Inspire 4G] bubby323:
Recovery/Clockwork Fix

1. Download the attached PD98IMG.zip and put it on the root of your sdcard.

2. Reboot into the bootloader, using volume down and power while your phone is off.

( Make sure fastboot is off under settings > applications > fastboot, uncheck it.)

3. Select bootloader and let it search for the zip to update the recovery partition.

4. Download ROM Manger from the Android Market.

5. Open ROM Manager and flash clockwork recovery for the Desire HD.

6. Done!
[HTC Inspire 4G] ndwgs:
Bubby323, in the OP, you stated that in order to 'back-up' data, you annotated that Titanium Backup will back up data...

Doesn't TB requires ROOT in order to back up data?? I'm confused.

Please elaborate! Thanks! GRATIS!
[HTC Inspire 4G] bubby323:
Possibly, I wrote that really late at night. :p
[HTC Inspire 4G] djspira:
Yeah seriously man. I'm new at this but I sure can follow directions. I've started over, fixed permissions, tried different versions of recovery mode, with all the same result. I mean it works fine as is, but since I made it this far I really want to flash a new mod or something.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bubby323:
See the 2nd post for the recovery fix.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bubby323:
Here is an S-ON Tool I through together just for you and anyone who needs it. It's untested but it should work just fine.
[HTC Inspire 4G] djspira:
Sweet I will try right away and let you know. Thanks!
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
Thanks, I followed those instructions to a I but I still get the black screen when rebooting into Recovery. I already had ROM Mangager on my Inspire though, it showed me has having the newest Recovery but I flashed it again, I am going to try skipping steps 4 and 5 and see what happens.
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
You can install Rom manager while you are downgraded. Then get into recovery with no problem.

Thanks again for all the work you've put into this Bubby.
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
Nope, that didn't work either.
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
Well, I followed the One Click step for step, but I can't remember at what step it flashed CWM.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ScottTicino:
So I will have to update my sd card with the recovery file using a usb adapter and not in my phone than because I cant get my pc to recognize my phone when I connect the usb cable. I then can put the sd card back in my phone to finish the recovery.. Do you think that will work or do you have an idea on how to get my phone and pc to talk. The only way that my phone will let me scroll up and down in the bootloader is if I remove the sd card otherwise it keeps trying to load a failed zip file and keeps going through the reset loop... Thanks again...
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
I orignally used the Hack Kit, and then flashed the now discontinued Stock ROM, and CWM did the same thing. So, I went through and did the One Click and I am of course still getting the black screen with CWM, I am kinda at a loss what to do, I know I'm getting tired of flashing, reflashing and entering command lines ;) My Inspire 4G is rooted, has S-Off and has HSUPA enabled, I may just leave it alone, hopefully somebody will come up with a permanent fix for this.
[HTC Inspire 4G] djspira:
I tried the fix but same as california I already had cwm on there and same result. Question for RBDH, how did you get it to work in downgrade mode while still maintaining root for cwm to work?
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
I was wondering that too!
[HTC Inspire 4G] TomAG:
You need back rev CWM to version 2.5.1.13 (I believe). The native latest CWN install of 3.x.x.x supports Android 2.3 and above. You need to back rev and I believe that is what causes the 'Black SOD'. I read this in the post on another project.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ProAnon:
When doing the command line process and it says Forked xxxx, I get kinda stuck here...I tried going to home, then going apps, then Terminal, and my phone starts going incredibly slow and Terminal won't load. On occasion is will pull a black screen, but that is the most it will do.
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
Thanks, I see that version as an option to flash under "All ClockworkMod Recoveries", I will try that and report back.

Update-No go, I will try the other three listed there and see what happens.
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
If you have s-off then superoneclick will work to give the downgraded Rom root and Su. After that I went to the market and got Rom manager. Oh, remember to reset phone after running superoneclick.
[HTC Inspire 4G] rkn5555:
no sound

followed all instructions. phone boots with new downgrade. no sound. went through.

simpleonclick exploits. for s-off followed all prompts in terminal was told in terminal all was done.

still no sound. how do i go back to my stock out of box software?
[HTC Inspire 4G] djspira:
Thanks for the suggestion but I tried that already and the same "black sod." I'm beginning to suspect it was the gold card all along. California how did you make your gold card? I used simple gold card method but I used my cable to format and paste. Not sure if that could screw it up.
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
Rkn5555, Did you upgrade back to the stock rooted Rom?

I forgot to mention that I didn't need to back rev cwm version 2. Most of my problems were caused from not reseting the phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
I used the same method when doing the one click method, I don't think it matters though if you do it in the phone or in an adapter in the computer though as it seems to do the same thing, but I could be wrong. Before this I did it in the computer (using the hack kit and the now discontinued Stock ROM) and CWM caused the same issues, so I don't think that's it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=964841

I am tempted to flash that ROM, though I'm not sure if I can do it without CWM working properly.
[HTC Inspire 4G] rkn5555:
yes. got into boot menu. volumed down to factory reset. didnt work. trying again.
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
That's what I'm running now after getting cwm to work. Its pretty nice. Only one f/c so far and that was Xda app.

Rkn5555, in fastboot do volume up to upgrade back to stock.
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
I wonder, do you think it would fix my CWM issues? I am thinking I need a working CWM first to flash that, but it looks like maybe you don't even have to use CWM, just flash it through ROM Manager.
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=965207

I am looking at that one too.
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
Maybe, I tried that though and got a nice loop going. That's why I had to figure out how to get cwm working in the downgraded Rom. I can't remember the name, but there is a d/c rom where they were having the same problems. Someone in there fixed cwm almost same way I did. (were I got the idea) with revolution I'm not having any problems with cwm. But of course the trick is getting it to work in the first place.
[HTC Inspire 4G] epicKA8:
didn't work for me :(
[HTC Inspire 4G] rkn5555:
it wont let me , when i try to arrow down to factory reset. it just goes into hboot
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
Ya know, I was thinking of just renaming the rev rom to pd98img and seeing if it would work with fastboot. Could always try I guess.
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
Turn off the phone.

Get into fastboot and press power. Just let it run. What happens? If it ask if u want to upgrade just press up.
[HTC Inspire 4G] djspira:
Is "super one click" the same as bubby's one click? Cause if you start from the beginning it will just downgrade into a mode without root. RBDH you have made some good suggestions but vague at the same time. Could you clarify or elaborate?
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
Sorry, been awake too long. Superoneclick is the universal rooting tool. The version I have is 'superoneclickv1.65-shortfuse'. I found it when rooting my wifes cappy. when you start the app it has 2 tabs, universal and captivate. on the universal tab i just clicked the button labeled 'root' to get su on the downgraded rom. Here is a link for the current version.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682
[HTC Inspire 4G] epicKA8:
it does all that just fine, its when i try to install or boot from rom manager it just gives me the black screen still
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
oops, sorry. that was for rkn5555. The black screen is something that Bubby is working on for the next release. I figured out a work around but have obviously been up too long to properly convey how to do it. Look at some of my other recent post on how to do it. Hopefully they will make sense to someone that can lay it out properly.
[HTC Inspire 4G] djspira:
Thanks I'll give it a shot!
[HTC Inspire 4G] rkn5555:
no sound

in directions, after i do upgrade. then go back to gui and click exploit. i follow all directions , get to the "fork" then it says to open another terminal , will get a force close. of current i guess. but going back to apps and launching another terminal never launches one. but back in current terminal, click menu and reset terminal will bring up force close. then i follow the next set of commands. then get the "done" then directions state go back to previous terminal window. there isnt one since it force closes. does that step have any issues causing me not to be succesful at having sound?
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
Thanks from me too, I may have to try that!
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
it its talking about going back to the first console window on your computer. the no sound part is because you are still in the downgraded rom. the first console window you get on your computer walks you thru upgrading back to rooted stock.
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
So, would I have to go through the whole process again, or just flash the downgraded ROM (since I have S-Off already) and then Root using the method you listed?
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
just flash the downgraded rom and root it. make sure to reset phone before getting rom manager though. That whole phone reset part bout drove me insane.
[HTC Inspire 4G] rkn5555:
thanks, ok, let me ask then?

1: click first buttin in simpleone click.

= the downgrade process.

if i go through that.. then that means i was succesful with part 1?

then i click exploit... get both terminal windows giving me the correct ending comments.

what do i do next to get sound then? where am i messing up?
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
Thanks! Where can I get just the downgraded ROM? I flash that through Hboot, correct?
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
after that your phone should've went back to fast boot so it could upgrade the rom. (looks exactly like it did when you downgraded). Try resetting the phone into fastboot and push the power button. it will then say Hboot. It should look for PD98IMG.zip and ask if you want to upgrade it. By chance, at the top of fast boot does it say s-on or s-off?
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
When I did it I just re-ran the first part of Bubby's program to flash the downgraded rom. I probably should've said that in the first place. I tried doing it just with hboot without his program and all it did was reflash the rooted stock.
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
Ahh, okay, thanks for the help, I appreciate it!
[HTC Inspire 4G] RMXO:
Do I first have the phone on in recovery mode or just have it on?

I initialed started the process with the phone normally on. it did everything except for give me superuser access.

where did i go wrong?
[HTC Inspire 4G] rkn5555:
oh believe me im trying. on screen .

HBOOT

then instructions of what buttons to use

then FASTBOOT

RECOVERY then two more. but no mateter what i try to do it then launches hboot and loads pd98img.zip
[HTC Inspire 4G] djspira:
Trying it now, we may solve this just yet.
[HTC Inspire 4G] rkn5555:
no sound

it says S-OFF
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
so you do have s-off? if so, then that was the big hurdle. And if so you can go to the market to get the superuser app. (reset your phone after it installs). I am assuming you dont have the superuser app at all? What about sound?
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
I hope so! :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] rkn5555:
ok going to go get superuser app
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
hmm, you want it to flash the pd98img.zip. then reboot the phone normally. It should be the stock rom after that.
[HTC Inspire 4G] RMXO:
Yes, I have S-Off. I'm rebooting now to see if i can get the SU app in the market. I didn't have SU app initially & I panic'd hence my question.

EDIT: installing the SU app now & I have no sound. I'm going to flash Revolution ROM & then flash LeeDroid 2.2.2 Kernel

Thanks for your help
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
Okay, see if I have this right-

1. Flash Downgraded ROM using Bubby's OneClick.

2. Root using SuperOneClick.

3. Reset Phone.

4. Download RomManager and flash CWM.

4. Flash Stock, Rooted AT&T (or whatever one I want) Rom using Bubby's OneClick.

Good, bad, ugly? :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
I was thinking you wouldn't have sound. You still have the downgraded rom. No problem. Thats how I did it and Revolution with LeeDroid is nice!
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
I can't answer on step 4 because I didnt do that. I went straight from downgraded rom to Revolution. I already knew there was cwm problems with stock rooted so I didnt want to tempt fate. Otherwise, so much easier to follow than my rambling! (please remember, truck driver here, we ramble.....a lot, yet nothing is ever said)
[HTC Inspire 4G] angelchen1111:
Here's a much better way to enable sideload: You can enable the sideload option in the setting menu instead of messing with settings.db directly, here's how to do it:

find way to edit the /system/customize/CID/default.xml file and change <item name="unknown_sources_visibility">false</item> to <item name="unknown_sources_visibility">true</item>.
[HTC Inspire 4G] rkn5555:
no sound

ok. im letting it load/update pd98img.zip.

so, after it updates? i reboot my phone? and im back at the place i was when i first bought phone? am i correct in what im understanding?

just to be clear, when im in that boot up window. it does not let me select any of the listed commands. such as factory reset or recovery , it just goes into hboot and loads the pd98img is that normal?
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
You should be, except you will have s-off. You'll know for sure if you see all the at&t bloat again.
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
Okay, I think I will do that then, just skip the Stock Rooted altogether and go with Revolution. Now, it looks like from reading the Revolution Thread I will need to flash another Radio, correct? No worries on the rambling, us Railroaders do it too :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] djspira:
SUCCESS!!!!!!! RBDH you just made my late night. +1
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
I didnt flash another radio. All I did was flash 2.0.16 patch (i already had a full copy of 2.0.15). There is another thread talking of a confirmed sound fix also. Otherwise the sound is tinny but livable.

Must be nice working on the railroad. Tried getting on with BNSF for communications but started driving instead.

djspira, that is awesome to hear! Glad I could help.
[HTC Inspire 4G] rkn5555:
almost there. i was just paying attention to phone screen, since i was enter menu from rebooting and holding power and volume down.

well i went back to the terminal window on my pc and in simpleoneclick terminal window.. pressed any key and then it says loading stock.

and all works
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
Just a reminder that Bubby did post that he is working on fixing the cwm problem.

RKN5555, good to see you got it going.
[HTC Inspire 4G] djspira:
Running android revolution 2.0.16! Hsupa enabled! Overclocked to 1.2! Yes my weekend is complete.
[HTC Inspire 4G] RMXO:
for some reason I didn't get rooted. I had to use hack kit root command line method to get root access.

3. TEMPROOT, RADIO S-OFF, PERMROOT
Once the phone has been successfully downgraded, proceed.
hackerize-ace rage
Once this completes, Open terminal ON THE PHONE.
In phone terminal, type:
/data/local/tmp/rage
Wait for the message: "Forked #### childs."
Menu > Reset Term - Terminal Emulator will exit.
Launch Terminal Emulator again in the phone, it Force Closes. Launch a another time, and you'll have a temp root shell.
Again in the phone term emulator:
cd /data/local
./gfree -f
sync
/data/local/tmp/root
sync

Reason why I knew I wasn't rooted even though installing SU app from the market was ROM Manager gave me a you're not rooted error message when trying to install Recovery.

I had to redo the whole process to be sure then use the method above to get root access. On to flashing Revolution, LeeDroid kernel & tinny audio fix.

thanks for everyone's help, bubby & his testers. awesome work guys. i had a few quirks but I was able to overcome them. Can't wait until the next revision.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Bosnazmaj:
U might want to redo it. Make sure u follow the last steps where the original ATT Rom gets flashed back to the inspire
[HTC Inspire 4G] Chowlz:
Okay... I'm trying this think out... I'm a little nervous about bricking my phone actually. I forgot about the .zip file so I'm going at it again (thought I had to do that afterwards)...

Anyways, how long does this entire process take? It's on another * dameon started correctly * nothing is happening in my view....

Press any key to continue . . .
Changing directory to use the needed resources...
Restarting adb server...
Looking for device...
The script will not continue if your phone is not connected.
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
Pushing the files needed to downgrade your phone..
1453 KB/s (0 bytes in 557962.000s)
15 KB/s (0 bytes in 15837.001s)
error: protocol fault (no status)
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
--set_version set. VERSION will be changed to: 1.31.405.6
Patching and backing up partition 17...
Error opening backup file.
Pushing the exploitable rom to your sd card this could take a while.
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
failed to copy 'dwngrd.zip' to '/sdcard/PD98IMG.zip': Read-only file system
Done! Now rebooting into the bootloader to downgrade your Inspire.
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
When fastboot comes up press power to enter HBOOT, then press enter.
Press any key to continue . . .
Your phone should now search for the PD98IMG.zip, and then ask you to install th
e update.
Install the update. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Press any key to continue . . .
Plug your device in using the USB cable.
Then press enter to continue.
Press any key to continue . . .
Looking for device...
The script will not continue if your phone is not connected.
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *

Okay, I started all over, but I can't seem to find the the update after I get to HBoot. As soon as I press enter, I see some green lines on the phone talking about the the zip file. But when the command window asks about the update, I get this "Found new hardware" window for andriod 1.0 that won't install. After that, I'm stumped :[
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
RBDH, I have a question for you-Since my Inpsire is currently rooted and has S-Off, and CWM is on there (I have figured out it's there, the AT&T ROM though is causing the screen to go black, preventing you from seeing it)shouldn't I just be able to drop the Revolution, Core or whatever ROM onto my SD Card and install it through ROM Manager? If the AT&T Rooted Stock ROM is the issue with CWM Black Screen, it seems flashing a ROM that is compatible with it should fix the issue, or am I way off here?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Chowlz:
Okay, this is as far as I can get:

Press any key to continue . . .
Changing directory to use the needed resources...
Restarting adb server...
Looking for device...
The script will not continue if your phone is not connected.
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
Pushing the files needed to downgrade your phone..
1585 KB/s (0 bytes in 557962.000s)
989 KB/s (0 bytes in 15837.000s)
property service neutered.
killing adbd. (should restart in a second or two)
--set_version set. VERSION will be changed to: 1.31.405.6
Patching and backing up partition 17...
Error opening backup file.
Pushing the exploitable rom to your sd card this could take a while.
failed to copy 'dwngrd.zip' to '/sdcard/PD98IMG.zip': Read-only file system
Done! Now rebooting into the bootloader to downgrade your Inspire.
When fastboot comes up press power to enter HBOOT, then press enter.
Press any key to continue . . .
Your phone should now search for the PD98IMG.zip, and then ask you to install th
e update.
Install the update. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Press any key to continue . . .
Plug your device in using the USB cable.
Then press enter to continue.
Press any key to continue . . .
Looking for device...
The script will not continue if your phone is not connected.
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *

I get stuck at the "Install the update. Follow the on-screen instructions." Are these instructions coming from the phone or the computer? If it's the computer, all I'm getting is one of those new hardware installs. All I can remember seeing is green text about PD98IMG.zip momentarily on the phone. The new hardware won't install so I'm stumped. Where does this update come from and what should it look like?

Am I missing anything? I have the HTC Sync drivers installed, but I don't know if anything else is required. I've tried making a goldcard twice with the 8gb sansa class 4 microSD card that came with the phone. Would I need to use another microSD card? If so, how many gb should it be? I'll try downloading the software one more and going again when I have time later on today; It's 5AM right now where I live and I got class at 12:30.
[HTC Inspire 4G] LoganPhyve:
Thank you!

I'm sure I could make my way through the non-automated root, but waiting a day or two for a one-click was probably worth it. I'll be rooting this guy tonight! Much thanks for the hard work!
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrro82:
Confirmation number: 8WK43746HN202501J

Thanks again Bubby. Looking forward to the bloatware removal tool and all the other goodies you're gonna put in.
[HTC Inspire 4G] hitekredneck:
I seem to be having a problem with superuser. Anyone else getting force closes whenever any app requiring root access is opened? And does anyone have a cure for this problem?

I am trying to get Root Explorer working so that I can edit a file or two but it's a no-go as long as superuser keeps FC'ing.