Root Clockworkmod Problems

[wavemeister]

Need a bit a bit of help, thought I bricked my phone tonight Rooted using Unrevoked and all went well, phone working ok so decided to re-boot and do a backup. Got into Clockworkmod Recovery no problem and selected backup and restore.

Everything seemed to proceed ok and then when it had finished I selected reboot system now, however it just sat there rebooting over and over again to the HTC splash screen. I tried pulling out the battery but no joy so pulled out battery again and held vol- whilst power on and was able to reboot into the recovery. I selected restore and after it had finished this time after selecting reboot it sucessfully re-booted. Everything was fine, nothing lost.

So what went wrong after I did the backup? I was looking to install a custom mod but a bit nervous now

 

[Hadron]

Nothing to worry about. This does sometimes happen after the first nandroid, and the cure is to do precisely what you did: restore from the backup you just made. I'm pretty sure it's in the FAQ somewhere, but you worked it out anyway

It's a one-off problem the first time you do a backup, and you shouldn't see it again.

 

[wavemeister]

I read lots of info before taking the plunge and rooting, cant rember seeing anything about boot looping after taking a backup though. Thanks for the re-assurance, at least I know the backup works

 

[Hadron]

It is there - in the rooting FAQ, under the title "What is Nandroid Backup?", there is the following warning:

"**Note, there is a known issue whereby you can sometimes get into a bootloop after your first Nandroid backup if you rooted using unrEVOked 3.21 (or later) due to corruption of the NAND. Booting back into recovery and restoring the backup you have just taken should resolve this"

But as you say, there's a lot of stuff when you are new to it

 

[cinic]

Hi wavemeister,
I took the plunge today and entered the realm of rooting.
I had exactly the same happen, a little worried but all fine.

just wonder about moving to AmonRA rather than clockwork before i start to load custom roms. Mainly due to the sticky here.

 

[Hadron]

If you have a PVT4 device with erase size 40,000 then it's mandatory. Otherwise it's a matter of taste - some people really recommend Amon RA, but I'm still using ClockworkMod 2.5.0.7 because I've found no need to change. What I would say is don't "update" to a later clockwork - for the Desire 2.5.0.7 is the best release.

 

[cinic]

thanks Hadron.
PVT1 here, so will stick with clockwork.

 

[SUroot]

If you have a PVT4 device with erase size 40,000 then it's mandatory. Otherwise it's a matter of taste - some people really recommend Amon RA, but I'm still using ClockworkMod 2.5.0.7 because I've found no need to change. What I would say is don't "update" to a later clockwork - for the Desire 2.5.0.7 is the best release.

Agree 100%

 

[shyju]

Hi All,

Thinking to root, read the faq & guide, but this thing confusing me, it shows PVT4 20000 erase size in my desire, what should i do?

Thanks
Shyju

 

[SUroot]

You dont need to do anything different. If it were 40000 you would have to use AmonRA recovery. As it stands you do not, so follow the guide as you would for any 20000 device.

 

[shyju]

Thanks SUroot for the quick reply, my Desire have the below specs. Is this version able to root?

I have downloaded Hboot, Unrevoked 3.32, do i need to download Amon RA?

Also I searched for the stock RUU for this version, have seen two files, one with 87 MB, other with 26 MB, which one is correct, incase if I made a mistake and to get the original



Android 2.2
Baseband version : 32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27
Kernel version : 2.6.32.15-gd96f2c0
htc-kernel@and18-2#1
Build number : 2.32.415.3 CL283905 release keys
Software number : 2.32.415.3
Browser version : Webkit 3.1

Thanks
Shyju

 

[SUroot]

OK so you are on the ARA build so you MUST use unrevoked 3.32. You do not NEED AmonRA, but if you want you can use it.

The RUU you need is this one:
Shipped ROMs

 

[shyju]

Sorry to disturbing you again & again, but I am not happy with the stock one with the arabic pop up prayer timings five times a day, one in the middle of the night, any way to replace the stock ara to stock English

Thanks
Shyju

 

[Rastaman-FB]

Sorry to disturbing you again & again, but I am not happy with the stock one with the arabic pop up prayer timings five times a day, one in the middle of the night, any way to replace the stock ara to stock English

Thanks
Shyju

download the vodaphone RUU from shipped roms
create a goldcard and flash the voda RUU
(its a newer version than ARA as teppics downgrader does not work with ARA)

 

[SUroot]

You would only need to RUU to return to stock for warranty check anyway

 

[Rastaman-FB]

indeed and teppics downgrader works with the voda rom so if he wants to return back to ARA he can use that to downgrade and flash ARA

 

[shyju]

First of all thank you very much, Rastaman, SUroot,
I am very new to this kind of stuff, rooting, hacking etc, also not a software techie,

But by reading posts, reply, guide form AF thought of give it a try. (thinking of you guys give the full support) would like to ask you people few for doubts......If you feel these are foolish, just ignore me....

1. If something happens in between rooting, can i recover using the stock rom?

2. As Rastaman's reply, I understands, Vodafone RUU is the only updated/latest version than the ARA, (I was just ignoring the portion of Goldcard, from the guide, as i have a unbranded Desire, now have to go back to Goldcard section and read it

Thanks
Shyju

 

[Rastaman-FB]

how can you have unbranded desire if you have ARA?
they tell you its unbranded buts its a lie its actually Barti/Airtel if you have that build by default
you will still need a gold card to flash an RUU that is other than ARA.

It will be slightly more awkward to get back to ARA build as you cannot just simply flash ARA back on as it will be lower than the Voda build
What you can use is teppics downgrader to downgrade the rom to a 2.1 build so then you can flash ARA back on


thing is though:

if you are rooted you could just flash teppics stock rom (english base) and keep it rooted.
then you wouldnt need a gold card as you can just RUU the ARA as the bootloader has not changed

 

[shyju]

Hello Rastaman,

It's not Bharti/Airtel, I bought it from Dubai....don't know whether it's branded or not.......accepts most simcards from various providers.....used both Airtel and Idea..Docomo...

Thanks
Shyju

 

[SUroot]

Sim card has nothing to do with branding. That's sim lock and whether its unlocked or not.

Branding usually means a Rom (android) that has carrier/operator/network branding on it. Splash screens, apps etc etc. All software versions have a number x.xx.xxx.x

The xxx tells if its branded or not. Unbranded are all x.xx.405.x

As yours is not, even though it might not have splash screens or apps from a carrier, as it is not .405 it does not on 405 phones and as your phone is not 405, 405 Roms won't work with your phone so it is effectively branded. Trust me when I tell you this

 

[Rastaman-FB]

Hello Rastaman,

It's not Bharti/Airtel, I bought it from Dubai....don't know whether it's branded or not.......accepts most simcards from various providers.....used both Airtel and Idea..Docomo...

Thanks
Shyju

you misunderstand, its not about the simcard, its branded as htc india which is barti/airtel. its the only ARA provider which is classed as "unbranded" as it comes from HTC but ACTUALLY its not unbranded as the OS its fixed to ARA only thus needing a gold card

 

[shyju]

How can I check that, whether it's branded/unbranded.
How can it be an India branded, as I bought in Dubai...
Please clarify....

Thanks
Shyju

 

[shyju]

Thanks SUroot, so mine is branded, and i need to have a goldcard, as i have the software .415.3. Let me try to understand the goldcard stuff....(Rooting on hold, due to my little knowledge)

Thanks
Shyju

 

[shyju]

So I need to do the below steps in order to root & flash a custom rom...

1. Hboot to update the Android software
2. Unrevoked 3.32 to root
3. Goldcard...
4. Custom ROM flash....

Am I right? anything missing? please advise...

Thanks
Shyju

 

[SUroot]

You must first consider whether you want to use a2sd+ or not first. If you do, you will need to partition your card. Have a read of the a2sd+ faq in the sticky thread and see if that is for you.

If it is, be aware that making a partition will break the gold card so you will have to remake it.

I have step by steps how to make goldcard in rooting faq. Then follow the rooting guide, all in the sticky thread.

Come back to me if you have any further questions