wej1976

Hello

I'm wanting to take my Desire back to an unrooted state (giving this phone to my wife) am I correcting in thinking that following the instructions in this thread that it'll take my phone back to a stock 2.2 sense rom?

Froyo RUU update available

I have an unbranded Desire for the carphone warehouse in England.

Regards

Will

EddyOS

Just use this one:

Shipped ROMs

SUroot

Providing your hboot is not newer than the ruu, it should work. If not you can download a newer one here: Index of /shipped/Bravo/

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teppic74

No, hboot is absolutely unrelated. It's only the software version that matters.

SUroot

I thought if the release was lower it then had an older hboot, which gave the error about an older version. I haven't done it myself.so you can install any ruu as long as Android is a later version, even if it includes an older hboot?

teppic74

Yes. The version of hboot is never checked and isn't ever relevant itself.

SUroot

ok thank you.

wej1976

Cheers for that guys.

Just run the rom installer all seems fine. although very bare, cant believe how much I'd altered from the stock setup.

Will

dj.GETAFIX

thanks lads...
im takeing mine back to the unrooted state with the 2.2 ruu..
only because im sick of my phone turning off all the time. this has ony
been a problem since i rooted the phone and after varios roms and constant
trying to get it sortied i feel its better to be without a2sd+ for the sake of my sanity...
will keep you updated if this solves the problem

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dj.GETAFIX

the ruu that was postied here fails to find the usb connection....
useing the old copy i first used: RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.09.405.8_Radio_32.43.00. 32U_5.09.00.20_release_140022_signed
runs even though it shows its an older version than curently in my phone then a quater way into the instalation i get an id error and it terminates the install

the error im getting is ERROR[131]:CUSTOMER ID ERROR
this is with the above stated ruu

Last edited by dj.GETAFIX; October 26th, 2010 at 08:12 PM. Reason: update of error name

EddyOS

That means you need a gold card as your Desire was likely to be a branded handset originally

dj.GETAFIX

im useing the same sd card that was used as a gold card to debrand it....
i found on xda a way to downgrade from froyo to stock 2.1
was so good that its taken it back to how it was includeing network branding,
i think it will work for all networks as it isnt specific for virgin.
here is the link if anybody wants to look at it:

[HOWTO] Downgrade Froyo (2.2) to Stock 2.1 (ANY HBOOT | WIN/LINUX/MAC | ROOT) - xda-developers

SUroot

Thats Teppic74's thread / tool. He posted it here too.

dj.GETAFIX

its a great thread and tool by him

means i can send my phone back for repair or get a replacement when they have 1 in stock....
the woman from virgin said i could have a better replacement since there out of desire's... she offered me a htc wildfire

SUroot

Oh god. She doesn't even know

kartnite

Unrooting will remove everything from the phone, right?

I rooted mine using Unrevoked and thankfully, I did not have to deal with reinstalling everything. But I don't think unrooting will offer a similar degree of comfort. Am I correct?

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SUroot

Correct. Any use of an ruu wipes the phone. The only need to unrooted is to return it, in which case you'd wipe it anyway

EddyOS

Now, if she'd offered a Desire HD then i'd be all over it!!!

dj.GETAFIX

cant see virgin getting any more top range phones in as they removed the desire and the galaxy s recently...
this has ment a shortage of replacement phones for nackered desire's
iv not asked about the galaxy s as i have spent £30 on 2 covers for the desire and a scratch cover for the screen. also iv changed my mind on the galaxy after looking at 1 again last week...

the only new top range phone is a nokia n8 with 12 mp cammera and smaller screen.. also its a symbian phone so ill pass on it and wait for a replacement desire or send direct to htc for repair

SUroot

The hardware looks nice on the n8. Wonder if they can get android running on it

Saint2710

I'd like to ask a question in this thread if I may? I have rooted my Desire using unrevoked. I have not yet loaded a custom rom - still using the original rom, The phone needs to go back for a repair to the Micro USB socket so should I need to unroot in case they notice and I find the warranty invalid? will putting the phone back to factory settings do this?

SUroot

No it wont.

You need to get an RUU from shipped roms and run it from a pc/

Index of /shipped/Bravo/

Was your handset branded originally?

Saint2710

No it was not branded originally, and my problem that I cannot connect to PC because of problem with Micro USB socket. Guess I'll just have to hope that they don't notice?

EddyOS

You could do it another way...you'll need a card reader and micro SD adapter...

1. Download the RUU the matches your vendor code, e.g. x.xx.405.x, from shipped-roms
2. Once downloaded, start running the RUU and once you get to the first screen click Start>Run on your PC and type

%temp%

3. Look for the most recent folder created in there. In this folder will be a ZIP file called Rom - copy it to the desktop
4. Once copied, close all windows and exit the RUU program
5. Rename the ROM file to PB99IMG.zip (not PB99IMG.zip.zip) and copy it to the root of your SD card (not in any folders)
6. Put the SD card back into your phone, hold volume down and press power
7. Assuming you boot into HBOOT it will find the file and ask you if you wish to start the update. Press volume up for Yes
8. Assuming it works you'll be back to stock!

Saint2710

Thanks EddyOS, Please be gentle as this will be the first time I have done this, the ROM which matches the phone build number is there (2.10.405.2) why do I have to rename the file to PB99IMG.zip ?
What are the chances of anything going wrong with this? (rough idea?)
would I be able to recover if anything does go wrong?

Thanks for the help so far

EddyOS

If you're on an x.xx.405.x code then you might as well get the 2.29.405.2 PB99IMG file from shipped-roms as it's newer than 2.10.405.2. Just download it, remove everything form the file name bar PB99IMG and then follow the rest of my instructions

EDIT: this file

http://shipped-roms.com/download.php?category=android&model=Bravo&file=PB9 9IMG_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.2_Radio_32.49.00 .32U_5.11.05.27_release_151783_signed.zip

Saint2710

OK, That's going to be my job tonight when I get home from work. Fingers crossed everything will be ok....

I admire all you that take the plunge and root and flash ROM's etc and really thank you all for the help offered to people like myself (although I did take the plunge and root)

I'll keep you posted.

EddyOS

I'm back to stock now, rooting is boring as I've no need for extra space with the 8 or so apps I use...the ZIP file update route is simple so long as you can rename a file correctly!!

Saint2710

Hey Guys! back to stock so I can return the phone for repair.

Thank you Sooo much for all your help. I love this site.

(Stupid Question mode

So is flashing the stock ROM as described the same procedure as flashing a custom ROM?

It really is THAT easy?

SUroot

Flashing a custom rom doesnt require a connection to your pc. You have to boot into recovery and flash it from SD card (its a zip file).

It can be easy, but depending what rom your going from and to, may require data wipes.

Sometimes you have to sacrifice data for a different rom.