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Official Eris RUU

Just in case you need it, here it is.
http://www.pcdphones.com/downloads/Eris MR1.zip

This is the Dec 11th update?

Yes but it is the full ruu not just the update if you use this you will loose all of you data and settings.

This may be a work around for those experiencing problems since the update.

this works great for the phone os issues caused by the update. but there are apps in the market that cause your phone to freak out. it's not the eris's fault or the apps fault. when upgrades happen like the way htc did this one it bound to cause some apps to freak out cause of the update. htc has no obligaton to support these apps either that's on the app creator to fix htc is only fixing it's own issues.
this is the reason why htc doe not like quick patches to thier phones. if you look at the history of the dream/G1 this is the first quick patch other than 1.30. because 1.29 allowed root level commands in the contacts area but that was to fix that problem not to fix customer complaints. i just hope htc goes back to the we'll get you a patch when we get you a patch mentality. cause it seems less problematic that way.
just my feelings

binny1007 said:
Yes but it is the full ruu not just the update if you use this you will loose all of you data and settings.
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Thanks! I did the manual update using RUU as soon as it came out and actually have been pretty lucky...None of the freezing up etc issues that people are having.

Anyone have an updated link?

Hungry Man said:
Anyone have an updated link?
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I've got the EXE if you have something/somewhere I can upload it to?

You could use megaupload? Or try uploading it to this site aka xda?
If I were to just install the 2.1 leak wouldn't that do basically the same thing? Or is this easier?

The RUU in this thread was for MR1, which is still Android 1.5. I think you're looking for the newer RUU: http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Des...WWE_2.36.605.1_release_signed_with_driver.exe

Ok so if I download that what do I do with it to unroot?

Hungry Man said:
Ok so if I download that what do I do with it to unroot?
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Attach your phone to your computer with the USB cable, and run the RUU program in Windows. It will wipe all data from your phone and return it to the stock 2.1 software, complete with the 1.49 S-ON bootloader, the default recovery image, and no root.
If you want to re-root from there, you'll have to use one of the new root methods, since your phone will be identical to the phones that Verizon is currently shipping out (with Android 2.1), not the original Android 1.5 version of the software.

Awesome, thanks a ton.

i am trying to use this to unroot my phone so i can send in for a replacement and it goes through all the checks and verifications. it rebbots to the bootloader then while updating signiture i get error 140 bootloader version error saying the rom update utility cannot update your android phone please get the correct rom update utility and try again?? if this doesnt work is there another easy way to unroot?

yamaha83 said:
i am trying to use this to unroot my phone so i can send in for a replacement and it goes through all the checks and verifications. it rebbots to the bootloader then while updating signiture i get error 140 bootloader version error saying the rom update utility cannot update your android phone please get the correct rom update utility and try again?? if this doesnt work is there another easy way to unroot?
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same here, ruu fails

sleepyastronaut said:
same here, ruu fails
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If you get a version error, you need to first run jcase's "Flash any RUU" hack.**
Note that (strictly speaking) jcase should have entitled his post "Flash any PB00IMG.zip ROM" because of another small complication: some ROMs do not have a compatible version of the "reboot" command (the RUU utility first uses the reboot command to put the phone into oem-78/RUU mode). If you insist on using the RUU utility, you can overcome this minor problem by first flashing a compatible ROM, such as PlainJane.
But, it is just as easy to flash the Leak-V3 PB00IMG.zip ROM, which produces the identical result as the "Official" RUU.
Note also that if you have used the RUU utility, them you already have USB drivers installed on your PC, and so getting adb running on the PC does not require setting up the full-blown SDK (you don't need Eclipse set up) : just download the SDK, unzip it, and you are ready to rumble.
To reiterate: if you get a version error, you need to run jcase's "Flash any RUU" hack first; after that, you can either run the HBOOT+Leak-V3 PB00IMG.zip install, or the RUU. The PB00IMG.zip method has no dependencies, and is somewhat easier.
bftb0
** Note there is a minor mistake in the instructions given in the OP of the "Flash any RUU" thread; be sure to read the first dozen posts or so - the correction is given.

thenestor said:
The RUU in this thread was for MR1, which is still Android 1.5. I think you're looking for the newer RUU: http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Des...WWE_2.36.605.1_release_signed_with_driver.exe
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This is the exe that I used to restore my Eris from Kaos Froyo to Stock 2.1. All I did was run the exe file and follow simple prompts. It took about 10-15 mins and the Eris was ready to return to VZW.
Very nice work, Thank you Devs!!!

Does flashing RUU replace the kernel and/or radio? Just wondering

jsuh said:
Does flashing RUU replace the kernel and/or radio? Just wondering
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I'm pretty sure it replaces both. That's how people discover new kernel and radio versions.
Sent from my xtrSENSE Eris using XDA App

Any idea what I'm doing wrong here?
Windows 7 SP1 x64

[Q] Rogers Unrooting Woes.

Ok. So I have a Rogers Dream. I rooted it and flashed to cyan froyo. All was well. Long story short I need to send the phone back to rogers. I tried the first unrooting procedure I found and am stuck now. I tried the Dream/G1 unrooting method. I am now stuck with a T-Mobile G1 bootloader and cannot load any images from here.
I have spent the last 2 days seraching every rogers unrooting thread I could find with no success.
I am looking to get back to the rogers 911 update so I can send the phone back.
I hate to post when i'm sure it has been covered. But any help would be awesome. Any info you need I can provide asap

Sounds like you tried to install a T-Mobile ROM in a Rogers phone. You would have to use a gold card to make that work, but you would be left with a tmo branded phone. Try searching Rogers' site for their latest full ruu, probably the one with the 911 patch.

I have that. But I need to be able to boot up fully to run that. I have the t-mobile bootloader.. and thats it

You will need to reflash the T-Mobile rom with a goldcard until it will boot, root it via telnet after signing into Google (via a wifi hack?) then install 1.33.2003 spl, that will let you use fastboot to install 1.33.2005 and thus the rogers rom.
Hope the defect isn't going to interfere with this..

Ok. Now I just read a procedure on creating a gold card. This requires a running phone? This phone.. does not run. I can get into the bootloader and thats about all.

You can see if you can boot and wipe from recovery. If then android boots you may be able to skip the gold card.
However you are I assume stuck on HBOOT-0.95.0000
If you download the rogers nbh, rename it to DREAIMG.nbh, place it on the root of your SD and try to flash by turning the phone on holding camera, you will likely receive an error (if not it will flash the Rogers rom)
If you get the error you will need to flash rc29 the only DREAIMG.nbh known to work, the problem is its signed for the us T-Mobile region and you have a phone for the rogers Canada region.. the way to skip the region check is you make a goldcard and use that to flash the nbh.
This requires you to know the Cid of an SD card.. and the easiest way to find that is a working android / winmo phone (does not need to be the broken phone, you can make the goldcard on a friends phone and use it in yours). This is because most USB sdcard readers don't provide access to the cid.
With the goldcard you can try to flash rc29 again, hopefully boot android, root it like a T-Mobile phone, reinstall (carefully) dangerspl allowing you to at last safely flash the rogers rom.
Short of time travel and preventing your past self from installing a T-Mobile stock rom on a Rogers phone.. I'm short on alternative ideas.

I am stuck with HBOOT-1.33.0009
The RC29 DREAIMG.nbh wont flash.

skylinegts said:
I am stuck with HBOOT-1.33.0009
The RC29 DREAIMG.nbh wont flash.
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That is not the T-Mobile bootloader.. that is an older rogers one (and other HTC branded dreams)
And here is the rogers unroot instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...Branded_EBI1_Dreams#Returning_to_Stock_Rogers
And on the topic what isn't working that you are thinking the phone requires to be returned?

that worked! thanks!

[GUIDE] Installing RUU's

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At the moment, sometimes current RUUs (ROM Update Utility) do not flash from the latest RUU exe - many times it will not recognise the Desire HD.
If you are having this problem, this is how to flash the latest stock RUU.
The latest RUU at the time of writing is 1.32.405.6.
You can download the RUUs from xmoo's thread or from mousey_'s site.
note: This is mainly for stock phones, for vendor-derived ones (e.g Vodafone DHDs in Australia) you will also need a goldcard.
Common Steps
Download the latest RUU (1.32.405.6).
Run it as administrator.
Tick the 'I understand the caution indicated above...' box, and click next.
At this point do not go any further.
Navigate to C:\Users\Ivo\AppData\Local\Temp (Replace my username with yours; AppData is a hidden folder)
You should see one or two folders like this:
{719CE201-7B12-4A13-9AF6-8F359FE69C7B}
Go into the one with dotnetinstaller.exe in it.
Open up the next folder.
Copy rom.zip into another folder (outside of temp).
At this point just Cancel and quit out of the ROM Update Utility.
A) Install through PC
Download and install HTC Sync 3.0 and restart.
Download the 1.15.405.1 Test RUU. It is the only one currently known to find the Android DHD.
Start it the same way as before, get to the
1. Connect the Smartphone to the USB Cable.
step. (but no further)
Again, go to the AppData local temp directory (same as above), and find the folder with dotnetinstaller.exe and inside that, rom.zip
You want to delete the rom.zip (which is the 1.15 version) and replace it with (copy back) the 1.32 rom.zip you copied out earler.
DO NOT UPDATE WITH 1.15 ROM, IT IS NOT DESIGNED FOR RETAIL DHDs.
Now click through the next buttons.
The 1.15 Utility should now be set to update with the 1.32 rom. You will see the version number of the rom at the final step.
Click update and watch the magic happen
B) or Install through Phone
With the rom.zip you copied out earlier, rename it PD98IMG.zip
Copy this onto the root of your microSD card through some means (disk drive, ftp, wireless).
Restart your phone and boot into the bootloader by holding power and volume down at the same time as it restarts.
It should go into the bootloader, take a fair while to check the zip on the sd card, and then ask you if you want to flash it.
Say yes!
Hope this can help some people for whom the 1.32 RUUs aren't working for them

Thanks for putting up this post! I was about to request one last night.
Now if only there could be a similar guide to flashing custom ROMs

To force unroot, I could reinstall RUU 1.32.405.6 from Win7 without problems, a bit longer than updating/reinstalling a WinMo 6.5.x rom (my former HD2), but it went through...

Thanks Ivolol this worked a treat
Appreciate your guide and efforts.
I am running Win 7 64. folowed 1.15 method now running latest 1.32.405.6

Howling Wolf said:
To force unroot, I could reinstall RUU 1.32.405.6 from Win7 without problems, a bit longer than updating/reinstalling a WinMo 6.5.x rom (my former HD2), but it went through...
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Weird; I tested a couple of RUUs (not as many as xmoo did) and all of them couldn't connect to my phone (whereas 1.15 could).
It'd be interesting to find out what the factors are that cause this. ATM the guide above is what to do if someone finds themselves in the same situation (the current ROMs won't find the phone).

Howling Wolf said:
To force unroot, I could reinstall RUU 1.32.405.6 from Win7 without problems.
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+1 here, went through the normal RUU process fine just for ****s and giggles. I've extracted the ROM.zip though in case it's needed for future use.

sorry for the noob question..just had my DHD for the last 5 days. I come from galaxy S, and in there whenever we flash a rom all the data gets wiped out.
is it true also when we flash a RUU??
also if I do that...would i still be able to get OTA updates??

nandihno said:
sorry for the noob question..just had my DHD for the last 5 days. I come from galaxy S, and in there whenever we flash a rom all the data gets wiped out.
is it true also when we flash a RUU??
also if I do that...would i still be able to get OTA updates??
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I haven't got complete knowledge of the entire subject yet, but:
a RUU will completely wipe all user settings / apps. Won't do anything to the sd card though.
An update.zip is akin to an OTA update, it does not wipe user settings.
Flashing with a stock RUU will mean that you can still get OTA updates.

I've tried using the phone method and unable to flash successful. I believe you need a valid GoldCard to use this method.
Can you confirm if the GoldCard is required for doing it with the phone method?
In addition, once the unit (especially our Voda branded one) is flashed with the latest ROM, OTA may not run properly which will result in disabled functionality (as recorded in this thread: forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1575514, wifi stopped working). Theory said you'll need a GoldCard to get OTA to work properly (from another thread in XDA).
Thanks.

Great Guide thank you very much. Now i know to flash back to stock now if something gose wrong as iam a noob to android it took some time to work it out even tho it is a simple guide now i wanna know after getting perm root how do i flash a custom rom ? do i need clockwork mod?

tleehm said:
I've tried using the phone method and unable to flash successful. I believe you need a valid GoldCard to use this method.
Can you confirm if the GoldCard is required for doing it with the phone method?
In addition, once the unit (especially our Voda branded one) is flashed with the latest ROM, OTA may not run properly which will result in disabled functionality (as recorded in this thread: forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1575514, wifi stopped working). Theory said you'll need a GoldCard to get OTA to work properly (from another thread in XDA).
Thanks.
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There is a big reason I decided to buy my DHD outright and not through Vodafone
I'm pretty sure that Vodafone's OTAs will be different from HTC's. In order to get OTAs from Vodafone you will need their image on it.
Also with vodafone's ROM installed, I wouldn't think it would accept HTC's vanilla ROM/RUU without going through the entire root process (it would only accept Vodafone signed ROMs). So in order to get onto HTC's ROMs I would think you need to follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841076 before the phone will let you run a HTC RUU on it.
I haven't explored goldcards as I personally have no use for one, but you might also need one by the sounds of it for the Vodafone ROM to let you replace it. (edit: yes it looks like you need one to officially flash from a Vendor ROM to a generic one.)
So this guide is mainly for people with vanilla HTC phones. Although someone has posted a stock rooted Vodafone ROM on the phones so you might be able to use the same techniques outlined here with that.
ssimmmo said:
Great Guide thank you very much. Now i know to flash back to stock now if something gose wrong as iam a noob to android it took some time to work it out even tho it is a simple guide now i wanna know after getting perm root how do i flash a custom rom ? do i need clockwork mod?
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clockwork mod is useful but not entirely necessary. You might be able to use this guide's method to flash a custom ROM onto it (haven't tried yet), but otherwise I think what you need is a recovery img that will let you upload custom/unsigned ROMs onto it. And also S-OFF I imagine.

ok so i have S-OFF and clockwork mod recovery...
if i have the rom.zip and rename it to PD98IMG.zip and run bootloader.
i shouldnt have any problems flashing this rom??
BTW am using Aus branded Vodafone HDH.
also..IF i flash this rom..would i loose S-Off and clockwork recovery mod??
would flashing this allow me to gain OTA???

nandihno said:
ok so i have S-OFF and clockwork mod recovery...
if i have the rom.zip and rename it to PD98IMG.zip and run bootloader.
i shouldnt have any problems flashing this rom??
BTW am using Aus branded Vodafone HDH.
also..IF i flash this rom..would i loose S-Off and clockwork recovery mod??
would flashing this allow me to gain OTA???
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If you flash a stock RUU rom.zip then you will loose all custom apps, data, s-off, recovery, etc. It puts it to factory settings. If you are in the business of flashing ROMs then I wouldn't worry about OTA because the developers here will integrate HTC updates as they come out, if they come out
However yes I think if you flashed a stock RUU then you will be able to get OTA. You might still need a goldcard, I'm not exactly sure.

ivolol said:
mod: If this should be in DHD General, please move it
At the moment, sometimes current RUUs (ROM Update Utility) do not flash from the latest RUU exe - many times it will not recognise the Desire HD.
If you are having this problem, this is how to flash the latest stock RUU.
The latest RUU at the time of writing is 1.32.405.6.
You can download the RUUs from xmoo's thread or from mousey_'s site.
note: This is mainly for stock phones, for vendor-derived ones (e.g Vodafone DHDs in Australia) you will also need a goldcard.
Common Steps
Download the latest RUU (1.32.405.6).
Run it as administrator.
Tick the 'I understand the caution indicated above...' box, and click next.
At this point do not go any further.
Navigate to C:\Users\Ivo\AppData\Local\Temp (Replace my username with yours; AppData is a hidden folder)
You should see one or two folders like this:
{719CE201-7B12-4A13-9AF6-8F359FE69C7B}
Go into the one with dotnetinstaller.exe in it.
Open up the next folder.
Copy rom.zip into another folder (outside of temp).
At this point just Cancel and quit out of the ROM Update Utility.
A) Install through PC
Download and install HTC Sync 3.0 and restart.
Download the 1.15.405.1 Test RUU. It is the only one currently known to find the Android DHD.
Start it the same way as before, get to the
1. Connect the Smartphone to the USB Cable.
step. (but no further)
Again, go to the AppData local temp directory (same as above), and find the folder with dotnetinstaller.exe and inside that, rom.zip
You want to delete the rom.zip (which is the 1.15 version) and replace it with (copy back) the 1.32 rom.zip you copied out earler.
DO NOT UPDATE WITH 1.15 ROM, IT IS NOT DESIGNED FOR RETAIL DHDs.
Now click through the next buttons.
The 1.15 Utility should now be set to update with the 1.32 rom. You will see the version number of the rom at the final step.
Click update and watch the magic happen
B) or Install through Phone
With the rom.zip you copied out earlier, rename it PD98IMG.zip
Copy this onto the root of your microSD card through some means (disk drive, ftp, wireless).
Restart your phone and boot into the bootloader by holding power and volume down at the same time as it restarts.
It should go into the bootloader, take a fair while to check the zip on the sd card, and then ask you if you want to flash it.
Say yes!
Hope this can help some people for whom the 1.32 RUUs aren't working for them
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As I am Newbie of Android and I have noob quesitons. Could you please explain what is RUU and use this for what purpose?

Yeah. I got a goldcard inside of my phone but the bootloader doesn't recognize the P98IMG on my sdcard even though its there for sure. No idea how to fix this

Dr. lele said:
Yeah. I got a goldcard inside of my phone but the bootloader doesn't recognize the P98IMG on my sdcard even though its there for sure. No idea how to fix this
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How big is ur sd-card, and also what brand. Sometimes this is also a issue....

It's a kingston 8 gb class 4, but thanks for the tipp, I'll try another.
Yep, it was the sdcard xD. It's updating as I type

Carnt I just use the updater on the pc with the Rom? I have tried the method and I don't see a Rom file just a data1 file which is a ear file. I really would like stock ROM on my device
edit: i just used the exe and it installed perfect, so now it should be stock with no root,and sn

cxeka7 said:
As I am Newbie of Android and I have noob quesitons. Could you please explain what is RUU and use this for what purpose?
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An RUU is an exe which contains the stock 'firmware' from HTC to flash to your device. Basically it will do a full factory reset of your device. It won't wipe your sdcard but it will overwrite everything else.

it didnt asked me for anything on option B) or Install through Phone. i didnt get the option to flash it.

[HOWTO]Vodafone Froyo for DEbrandend Legends

1. DOWNGRADE to 1.31 using this tutorial.
You do this by copying the RUU on your Goldcard and executing it.
2. Keep your Goldcard in, install this RUU.
Maybe other RUU files work too, I tried this one only. After successful install, check for updates on your phone, upgrade to 2.1-update1 and then again to FroYo!
It didnt work for me without step #1.
Edit: Instead of the RUU mentioned above under #2, you may install other Vodafone RUUs adapted to your country. Haven't tried them out though, but the UK Vodafone RUU seemed to work according to macnpaul.

this will give you vodaphone firmware with branded apps/etc? does the vodaphone froyo not have the CID check?

this gave me froyo with a boot screen from A1 and as far as I can tell no vodafone apps.

did you use the RUU_Legend_Vodafone_AT_GER_Mobilkom_1.31.177.3.. instead of the RUU mentioned in the tutorial or after downgrading to 1.31. as explained in the tutorial?

does this involve rooting ?
cos that tutorial seems to be for rooting :\

no, I don´t think this involves routing,
I think this changes the version number for you get no error 140 when loading an older RUU

This method does NOT involve rooting.
Do one step after the other. First you install the first ROM (non-Vodafone), then you install the second ROM and then the upgrade path to froyo is available to you. This avoids the [140] error.
did you use the RUU_Legend_Vodafone_AT_GER_Mobilkom_1.31.177.3.. instead of the RUU mentioned in the tutorial or after downgrading to 1.31. as explained in the tutorial?
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After downgrading as explained in the tutorial.

RunSeven said:
This method does NOT involve rooting.
Do one step after the other. First you install the first ROM (non-Vodafone), then you install the second ROM and then the upgrade path to froyo is available to you. This avoids the [140] error.
After downgrading as explained in the tutorial.
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HELP!!
I did exactly as described in the tutorial, i.e. downgraded my debranded Voadafone Legend from 2.05 to 1.31 and then installed the German 1.31 rom. No problems. I then used the phone to upgrade OTA to german vodafone 2.05, again no problem. Finally I then used OTA to get Froyo. The update downloaded OK and seemed to install OK. However, when the phone rebooted the touchscreen doesn't work and I can't unlock the phone to use it. I've tried rebooting several times by removing the battery and also clearing the cache and doing a factory reset - all to no avail. The phone works as a can call it but I can't answer it as tghe screen doesn't work.
As I can't get into the phone at all I can't even set debugging mode to downgrade back to something that works.
Can anybody help me?
Thanks in anicipation.

RunSeven said:
This method does NOT involve rooting.
Do one step after the other. First you install the first ROM (non-Vodafone), then you install the second ROM and then the upgrade path to froyo is available to you. This avoids the [140] error.
After downgrading as explained in the tutorial.
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HELP!!
I did exactly as described in the tutorial, i.e. downgraded my debranded Voadafone Legend from 2.05 to 1.31 and then installed the German 1.31 rom. No problems. I then used the phone to upgrade OTA to german vodafone 2.05, again no problem. Finally I then used OTA to get Froyo. The update downloaded OK and seemed to install OK. However, when the phone rebooted the touchscreen doesn't work and I can't unlock the phone to use it. I've tried rebooting several times by removing the battery and also clearing the cache and doing a factory reset - all to no avail. The phone works as a can call it but I can't answer it as tghe screen doesn't work.
As I can't get into the phone at all I can't even set debugging mode to downgrade back to something that works.
Can anybody help me?
Thanks in anicipation.

Look here, this might help... others have experienced it too, it does not seem to relate to the update method.

RunSeven said:
Look here, this might help... others have experienced it too, it does not seem to relate to the update method.
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Yeh, I had a look at that earlier. He managed to get into the phone though so he could make changes. Mine is just stuck solid on the lock screen. I did just notice that when it is starting up the language on the lock screen goes from german to english and then back to german. Weird.
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated

you can´t get into bootloader?

nikst4 said:
you can´t get into bootloader?
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Yes I can. Will that help?
Another thing I tried that didn't help was renaming the German Froyo update file as update.zip and then installing from the SD though recovery. The full intallation seemed to happen but the screen still stays locked.
I also tried extracting firmware.zip from the update, renaming it to legeimg.zip and then puting it on the SD card. With a standard SD card fastboot says incorrect CID or something similar. With a goldcard it says no image or wrong image.
If it's of any use to anybody the Hboot version is on the phone 0.43.0001.

Probably a stupid question, I got a debranded vodafone legend with all the latests updates (apart from 2.2 obviously) and my hboot is 0.43.0001. But where can I check my rom version? Or is it 2.1 as shown under settings - software?

its something like 2.05.405.2 a little bit further down the menu.

Thanks that is what I ment. So I do need to downgrade first. Does anybody happen to have a mirror for the ruu file? Because shipped roms doesn't seem to work atm. All downloads get cut off.

Massive thanks to RunSeven
I followed the link to downgrade but used a vodafone UK rom (instead of the one mentioned) to put my Legend back to how it was before I debranded it. That allowed me to upgrade to FroYo using the OTA updates.
Obviously I now have the branding back, but I can live with that.

Worked for me!!
thanks !

Basically i'm after any advce please.
I debranded my Legend a few weeks ago (was UK Voda) its now on 2.03.405.3
I have an option ota to go to 2.05 then pressumably to froyo.
Do i give it a go, has anybody been able to get debranded to froyo via ota.
Or do i re-create a goldcard and go back to Voda 1.32 which i have downloaded ready.
If i stick with debranded and try froyo will it be any harder to go back to branded Vodafone after?
Or option 3 should i stick where i am and wait for a 2.2 RUU?

mancrunch said:
If i stick with debranded and try froyo will it be any harder to go back to branded Vodafone after?
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No, it won't be harder, I think. Probably the update to Froyo will fail with debranded rom, that is all.
mancrunch said:
Or option 3 should i stick where i am and wait for a 2.2 RUU?
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Don't know if that will ever arrive.

[q] why wont install any RUU on my phone? help

i want to root my wildfire but before doing it i want to be shure i could unroot it just in case i will ned warranty support.
so im trying to install the ruu, ive an italian small carrier wildfire, ive tried the h3g (that is not the phone carrier) and ive tried the generic wwe htc ruu (not thhe one for asia), different versione 14, 25, 37 but its not working anytime.
this is what happen when i run the ruu: the ruu after running says is waiting for bootloader, after waiting one minute it says error 171 usb connection so at this time the phone is in boot mode with the black background and the big htc write. i restart the ruu and this time goes on, but after saying its copying the firmware gives again error 131 client id and stop. after this the phone restart.
what can i do? do this means that theres no ruu for my phone to restore so i cant root or if i will i just wont be anyway able to unroot and will lose any warranty support?

Error 131 is generally issued when you have a specific operator Wildfire. You will need to create a goldcard to install the generic RUU then. Is your wildfire operator locked?

the only carrier customization is that theres only the carrier logo when the phone start up for the first seconds on the screen but the phone has no carrier lock or any other lock and no other customization, its totally a free lock phone.
just the phone is bought from a carrier that is like H3G and the froyo update too its not yet been released cause the carrier should do it.
its hard to do the goldcard? and if i restore the phone with a ruu that is not from the same carrier i will lose warranty support? only italian ruu ive found is from H3G, i know this is a totally not customized rom from H3G. Should i lose the warranty as this is anyway a factory ruu that will install the factory rom and is italian too?

Creating Goldcads is easy. There is a guide here on XDA, Just search for it.
As for whether you will lose warranty or not if you flash a WWE RUU, there is no way I can answer that, because, different companies follow different rules across the globe. Ex: Here in India, I am pretty sure they wont be bothered which RUU you have, as long as it is an RUU. (Coming to think of it, they are so unbothered they may even accept WF's with Custom ROMs )

calling htc tech support in italya they told me i cant change the ruu, if i put a different one i will lose warranty
theres a way to save the rom in my phone to revert to it? or theres a way to save the OTA to 2.2 that i will receive (i think this month) from my carrier to use it to revert to the official rom? or any other way to find my ruu from my carrier to download it from htc or web?

There is a way to backup the original ROM, but, that requires root itself. (Nandroid, available in ClockWorkMod). Since there is no RUU available for your carrier, and, since warranty support seems important to you, I would recommend you keep your phone as it is.
Also, one more thing, when you update to 2.2 OTA, you will lose the ability to root.

yes i know but i think soon there will be a wildfire 2.2 new unrevoked version so if i can save or download the ota to use it like a ruu i could update to 2.2 than root and use the old ota to restore the phone
the first reason i wanted to root the phone was to increase the cpu, theres no way to do it with the unrooted phone right?
actually i think i got to wait

raniero1 said:
yes i know but i think soon there will be a wildfire 2.2 new unrevoked version so if i can save or download the ota to use it like a ruu i could update to 2.2 than root and use the old ota to restore the phone
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I would actually wait till the tool releases, before updating to the new OTA, because, there is a lot of uncertainty when the new Unrevoked will release. As for downloading the OTA, I dont think there is a way again (atleast as far as I know) , if it is not listed at Shipped ROM's. If you download it, it installs itself.
raniero1 said:
the first reason i wanted to root the phone was to increase the cpu, theres no way to do it with the unrooted phone right?
actually i think i got to wait
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Correct. It most certainly requires root.