Root Flashlight Problem After Upgrading To GingerBread - Help Please

[Xunny]

Hello Friends,

I have HTC Desire and a few days back I updgraded the software from Froyo 2.2 to GB 2.3.3. After the upgradation the Flashlight neither works as a widget not it is working in camera app.

Later on, I successfully rooted my device and installed and tried 4-5 different ROM's but the flashlight problem is persistent. I am getting really frustrated please help me friends.

Thanks in advance.

 

[SUroot]

did you do a factory reset at any point?

 

[Xunny]

Yes ! Bro, before rooting I did a factory reset .

 

[SUroot]

What custom roms have you tried?

 

[Xunny]

I tried these:
-- LeeDrOiD_HD_V3.3.3_GB-Port-R5-A2SD
-- Reflex_S_2.1.7_LITE_GingerBread_Sense-2.1_GRI40_A2SD+
-- DesireGRedition
-- [ROM] CyanogenMod-7 for Desire
-- Desire Gingerbread 3.14..405.1 | A2SD Base official HTC RUU |Android 2.3.3
-- GingerWally_v1.5 (Current One)

When I upgraded from Froyo to GB , I did so with RUU from Htc Developer site.

 

[SUroot]

can you try a 2.2 one please?

 

[Xunny]

Sorry bro, I am unable to understand what exactly you mean by 2.2. Do you mean to downgrade to 2.2 again or what ?

 

[SUroot]

flash an android 2.2 based custom rom and do a full wipe when you do. Then before restoring anything, test camera flash.

 

[Xunny]

Just a quick question ? Will a 2.2 based Rom not cause a messy thing over 2.3 ?

 

[SUroot]

no cause you'll be doing a "wipe data / factory reset" in recovery

 

[Xunny]

Thanks bro.. I will update you after trying this. Do you know some ROMs for 2.2 ?

 

[shauny13]

teppics rooted froyo rom at xda.

[ROM] [20/06] Pre-rooted Stock Froyo (2.29.405.5) [Optional mods] - xda-developers

 

[Xunny]

I was unable to install any 2.2 based custom ROM :-s as the installation aborted while flashing the ROM . So any idea ?

 

[Rastaman-FB]

installation aborted? with what error?
hmmm sounds like you might be using an new version of cwm

 

[Xunny]

This is the exact error message which I got while Flashing 2.2 based custom Rom:

" Amend scripting (update-script) is no longer supported.
Amend scripting was deprecated by Google in Android 1.5.
It was necessary to remove it when upgrading to the ClockworkMod 3.0 Gingerbread based recovery. Please switch to Edif scripting (update script & binary) to create working update zip packages.
Installation aborted."

And, I tried further 2.3 GB based custom ROM and they flashed successfully without such error (as above) but FlashLight problem still persisting.

Please, guide !!

 

[Rastaman-FB]

This is the exact error message which I got while Flashing 2.2 based custom Rom:



And, I tried further 2.3 GB based custom ROM and they flashed successfully without such error (as above) but FlashLight problem still persisting.

Please, guide !!

you are using a new version of cwm that doesnt support older roms because its stupid. thats why you have that problem
on all of our guides we have recommended that if you are on a erase size of 20000 you should use 2.5.0.7 and if you have 40000 you should use amonRA 2.0.1 which are both available from our root tools thread.

do not use the newer versions of CWM for desire

EDIT: you are not stupid, the recoveries are. no legacy support

 

[Xunny]

So, man what should be done now ?

 

[Rastaman-FB]

what i said
flash a supported recovery using fastboot (if you are s-off) and backup the current rom
wipe device and flash a 2.2 rom using the supported recovery

 

[Xunny]

Is there any tutorial for Flashing a Recovery image ? Right now my CWM version is 4.0

 

[Hadron]

Look at the fastboot faq - that will tell you how to do it.

 

[Xunny]

I found that thread and read it carefully, but just wondering which Recovery Image version should be flashed ? :-s I am confused a bit

 

[Hadron]

You can always use Amon RA 2.01.

If your erase size is 20,000 you can use ClockworkMod 2.5.0.7. Instructions for checking this can be found in the rooting FAQ, specifically this section (though I'd recommend reading the whole thing if you haven't already ).

Do note that nandroid backups made with one recovery (CMW or AmonRA) cannot be restored using the other one.

 

[Xunny]

I have Flashed ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.1.8 and Flash a 2.2 based custom ROM and sadly the main issue is still there :'( Flashlight problem is still persisting :s Really frustrated now

 

[SUroot]

Next step is to run a 2.2 RUU to take it back to stock. dont forget if you're s-off, you now need to fastboot flash (See faq in my signature - forget adb stuff) the alpharev.nl downgrade.img hboot to allow the ruu to flash over it.

 

[Xunny]

Am I supposed to use these commands :

fastboot flash hboot example.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader

*replace example with the name of the img.

Please, confirm :-s