Root HBoot downgrade (HTC Desire CDMA)

Unfortunately I don't think there is a way. You presumably installed this hboot as part of the official unlocking and now want S-Off. Problem is that you need an earlier hboot to S-Off, and you need to be S-Off to downgrade the hboot. This is why we tell people not to use HTCDev to unlock the bootloader

The main thing is, why is fastboot not working? What happens when you try to use it? If we can get that working you can still flash recovery, and you don't need S-Off to flash ROMs.

 

And the phone is in fastboot mode (like hboot, only says fastboot on the screen)? I know that's a silly question, but have to check.

Have you tried different cables/ports? And the correct drivers are installed?

Just checking the basics here, as can't think of a reason it shouldn't work if all of those are ok. In fact if you have CM on that suggests you have a custom recovery, which means it must have worked at some point, so the question is why not now?

 

Fastboot only works when in fastboot mode.

ADB only works when running Android (usb debugging on) or when in a custom recovery.

So what you describe is correct and normal.

 

As I said in post #2, I don't know of any way.

However, you can do most stuff on this phone without S-Off. So the real question is, what do you want S-Off for? Because we may be able to suggest another way of doing it (unless it's a custom mtp, in which case there isn't an alternative).

 

All revolutionary does is give S-Off, so if that is not important there's no need to run revolutionary. You are already rooted.

As for storage, check the root memory faq in the All Things Root Guide sticky post. If you partition your card you can use a script or app (Link2sd or Simple2Ext, as you are running CM7) to use that for app storage.

The other trick is a custom memory table (mtp), but that does need S-Off. The custom hboots often used for this are only for GSM phones (and also require S-Off).

 

If tapatalk doesn't mangle it, the link is http://androidforums.com/showthread.php?p=1891277.

The sticky post is in the Desire All Things Root forum, at the top. I got the link from it (but tapatalk can be buggy with links, hence the caveat).

For partitioning, 4Ext recovery can do it, or else use GParted. Other recoveries will do it, but probably misalign partitions. Minitool Partition Wizard is not recommended - frequently messes up ext partitions to the point of unusability.

 

Tapatalk is an app for browsing forums. More convenient than a browser when on a phone, but not perfect.

You don't need a swap partition, and TBH 4GB is more than you need for ext (when I used such things with my Desire 1GB was more than sufficient).

If you have the ext partition set up correctly then as you are running CM then the simplest is probably to use an app called Simple2Ext (s2e), which you can install from the play store. This let's you move all apps to the ext partition, as well as cache and dalvik. That should gain you some space.

I'd take a nandroid backup first, since that will let you undo things easily if something doesn't work.