MrLarner said:
hi mate, thanks for your reply on the forum, just wondered if you had a bit of time, if you could help me root my htc desire HD.
as i stated on the thread, i was reading the wrong page about making a gold card. i was reading how to create a gold card for htc desire and not htc desire HD lol.
but i have noticed its saying i need a spare micro sd card.
is this correct or can it be done without a spare 1?
Alright there buddy... I will walk you through what you need to do if you want. I'm at work though, so my replies may be a little sporadic!
You don't have to have a spare SD card... I used the one that came with the phone! Copy everything from the card to a folder on your desktop, so you can copy all back again once you're done with using it as a goldcard.
In the stuff I linked you to there is a goldcard tool (program for the PC) and, although it is for ther Desire, not the DHD, it does work... where it is asking for the MMC1 number, just put the (already reversed) MMC2 number that you get from the goldcard helper from the market (both the goldcard tool and the goldcard helper should be linked in El Presidente's thread).
Before you start with a goldcard and downgrading, etc. What firmware does your phone have on it? If it is 2.2 or 2.2.1 (Froyo), then you should be ok to downgrade. If you are on 2.3 (Gingerbread), it is possible to Gingerbreak and then download, but not if you have certain builds... the way to find out is (on one of your homescreens) "menu=>settings=>about phone" - you'll need to list the info you have there and I'll let you know what to do next.
