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Important: Do not update to 2.1 from htc!!!

Please listen up!
When the 2.1 is released;
Do not update your phone with the RUU from htc website or OTA because it will most likely lock up your bootloader and make you unable to downgrade, root and it will replace/delete you custom recovery boot menu and therefore UNABLE TO ROOT,DOWNGRADE AND FLASH ANY CUSTOM ROM!
I recommend waiting for a 2.1 based villain version or MODACO 4
YOU'VE BEEN WARNED; YOUR PHONE MAY BE "WRECKED"
if you goto modaco htc hero forum you'll find a similar thread with more information.
OFFICIAL SOURCE
www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=28

Thanks for the informations dude!
so when modaco 4 will release? waiting for.....

Thanks Yeah i planned on waiting for a rooted 2.1 update-hero-generic-x.xx.xxx.xx-release-rooted rom for flashing with recovery.

where is this discussed??
Link please

Dan330 said:
where is this discussed??
Link please
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OFFICIAL SOURCE!
www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=28

Thanks for pointing out my little 'article' over on VillainROM.co.uk
As we approach the end of the week, and the point where something interesting might appear at any time, please make sure everyone knows not to flash an RUU.
To re-iterate what I said over there, if you get access to the official RUU in your country or from your provider, please let one of the admins or moderators on VillainROM.co.uk know (you can identify us with the red and green nametags, or by clicking 'the team' at the bottom of the home page. We will then provide you with temporary login details to FTP the file to our server, and the update will be re-released within hours (probably within minutes of uploading)
Cheers, and don't go RUU-ing

Please make it a stickie.

Hertus said:
Thanks for the informations dude!
so when modaco 4 will release? waiting for.....
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I assume modaco 4 will be released shortly after the official 2.1 RUU, but it will always be well.. alpha and betas before the "real" modaco 4 is finished and we also have to wait until Teknologist releases his tweaked kernel to get the real modaco as we know from 3.2

Thank you!.... I was planning on installing the official one as soon as it is available under the assumption I could just flash a custom over the top of it once they had been tweaked.
You've saved me some heartache.
Assumption is definitely the mother of all f'ups.
Thanx again.

ddotpatel said:
Thank you!.... I was planning on installing the official one as soon as it is available under the assumption I could just flash a custom over the top of it once they had been tweaked.
You've saved me some heartache.
Assumption is definitely the mother of all f'ups.
Thanx again.
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Glad someone's been saved... Perhaps we should get a viral tweet going I'll start one tonight if I remember...
Pass the message on, folks...
Tweeted via. my user below. Feel free to add me and RT to android users etc. Spread the word, and hopefully we won't even need to find a way to root the new update

hehe before i look at this post i was thinking "the official 2.1 must be out any time soon,should i flash it or wait for the customs..?"....question solved

So.. Even other downgrading (like GoldCards) methods wont work..?

How
I can solve this problem
Because it happen yo my
I was rooed my hero
on day i run .exe file for htc ruu
it work at first but un the end it but me error
What i can do
sorry i but my broke English

harsha_aithal said:
So.. Even other downgrading (like GoldCards) methods wont work..?
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think about this: you are htc. you don't want people to root their phones. you get a major upgrade out there, and you know about the methods how to crack the security of the phone. would you fix them or not?

If somebody have SPL 1.76.2007 installed and wish to try official 2.1 form HTC you can do it in the following way:
1. Get rom.zip from 2.1 RRU
2. Unpack it on you hard disk
3. Make new archive HEROIMG.zip with following files from rom.zip:
- android-info.txt
- splash1_Hero_320x480.nb0
- boot.img
- radio.img
- system.img
- userdata.img
DO NOT INCLUDE recovery file (recovery.img) and SPL file (with name like hboot_7200A_1.76.0007_090804.nb0) into HEROIMG.zip.
4. Flash HEROIMG.zip
In this case you will able to root, downgrade or install custom rom.

FYI:
VillainROM will really come into life when we have the official 2.1 update.
But on topic - he's right. Remember those that used the official update last time and had to use the goldcard method to flash recovery?
We don't want that all over again.
Agreed: Sticky.

Al936 said:
4. Flash HEROIMG.zip
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flash through recovery image? would that work?

kendong2 said:
flash through recovery image? would that work?
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well surely you would have to sign it?

Making a ROM out of an RUU is a piece of piss
As soon as we have it, it's a battle of the upload speeds.
There will be a lot of ROMs out there, all based on the same build; too similar to differentiate.

Lennyuk said:
well surely you would have to sign it?
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yes, but it is still lacking an update-script, and contains only .img files. from what i know that is not suitable for the recovery... it might work with the unlocked bootloader, that is correct, but for that you need to flash every partition with the corresponding image...

[Q] Regarding ROM install newbie question

Hi,
I have HTC legend which is not rooted and it's unbranded.I wan't to install official rom butt i don't want to root my phone.Is this possibly?Do i need to root my device to install custom or official ROM from htc?
Thanks in advance

download some ROM from this site and install it
http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Legend/?C=M;O=D

Karooluss said:
download some ROM from this site and install it
http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Legend/?C=M;O=D
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thanks, & plz say how to install it?

Install HTC Sync, reboot your PC and connect phone. Double click on RUU you downloaded before anf follow instructions on screen. Simple as that.
Sent from my Legend using XDA App

AllWin said:
Install HTC Sync, reboot your PC and connect phone. Double click on RUU you downloaded before anf follow instructions on screen. Simple as that.
Sent from my Legend using XDA App
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Thanks a lot...& after installing this rom, can i install the application & games in sd card??

simply put, no, installing apps and games to the SD card isn't available with the stock ROM. As of now you can only do that with custom mods like Azure or Cyanogen.
BUT... when HTC decides to roll out Froyo to the legend, you'll be able to move some applications to the the SD card, but you're totally at the mercy of HTC if you go with a stock ROM.

I tried to install RUU but I got a customer ID error, does this mean I have a "branded phone" or are some of these ROMs locked to a region?

mtrax said:
I tried to install RUU but I got a customer ID error, does this mean I have a "branded phone" or are some of these ROMs locked to a region?
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Wrong gold card?

[Q] Benefits and downsides of rooting

So I was thinking to root my phone but then i read that official froyo is coming soon so i might wait but will sometime update to gingerbread when a good rom comes out. So i was wonderign is overclocking dangerous and can it brick ur phone? ALso do the roms have finnish language? And wtf does nandroid back up mean and sd card back up and titanium backup? And can I unroot easily and use official rom on a rooted phone? I know i probably could have found all this stuff somewhere but really cant understand any of that **** so if sum1 could explain it to me So to sum up Should i root? ty

dud3me said:
So I was thinking to root my phone but then i read that official froyo is coming soon so i might wait but will sometime update to gingerbread when a good rom comes out. So i was wonderign is overclocking dangerous and can it brick ur phone? ALso do the roms have finnish language? And wtf does nandroid back up mean and sd card back up and titanium backup? And can I unroot easily and use official rom on a rooted phone? I know i probably could have found all this stuff somewhere but really cant understand any of that **** so if sum1 could explain it to me So to sum up Should i root? ty
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Well you can wait for official froyo and update, or you can install roms now when there are plenty of good froyo roms already, which become updated on the release of official froyo.
Overclocking can't brick your phone, don't set it to max as it becomes unstable. I duno about language, ask the devs. Nandroid = take a backup of your entire rom (phone memory), sd card back up is obvious, titanium backup = taking a backup of all your apps and settings and storing it on your sd card so you can restore it back.
Yes you can unroot by dling any RUU from www.shipped-roms/shipped/Buzz -> Connect phone to computer with usb debugging on and run the RUU which is an .exe file. Then root with unrevoked.

How do I know which RUU to pick? And wtf is clockwork mod? And radio?
And going to recovery? Anyway so would u guys recommend rooting?

dud3me said:
How do I know which RUU to pick? And wtf is clockwork mod? And radio?
And going to recovery? Anyway so would u guys recommend rooting?
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RUU picking is very simple just look for the version number 2.1.x eclair 2.2.x froyo
and pick the one u want.
Clockwork mod is a utility for installing the roms and make back-ups of ur current rom with all you settings and files and everything.
I would definitely recommend rooting your phone cuz it allows u to take the most out of ur phone overclocking, live wallpapers (depends on ROM) and lots of other stuff
Good luck deciding

dannystppls said:
RUU picking is very simple just look for the version number 2.1.x eclair 2.2.x froyo
and pick the one u want.
Clockwork mod is a utility for installing the roms and make back-ups of ur current rom with all you settings and files and everything.
I would definitely recommend rooting your phone cuz it allows u to take the most out of ur phone overclocking, live wallpapers (depends on ROM) and lots of other stuff
Good luck deciding
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Yeah but how do I know which RUU I had? And how do U get to this clockwork think and wtf is kernel? Also does rooting decrease ur battery life?

dud3me said:
Yeah but how do I know which RUU I had? And how do U get to this clockwork think and wtf is kernel? Also does rooting decrease ur battery life?
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Oops i accidentally clicked the thanks button for you. LOL
Check which software version is. Usually in Menu -> About phone (or something similar). If the RUU of your version is not there, i would recommend dling a similar one to yours, or a WWE one. To go to clockworkmod (recovery menu). Hold down trackpad and press power button to turn on phone. This is where you can flash new roms, kernels etc (by going to Install zip from sd card). Kernels are ... special thingies for your phone that make it awesome, like Jacob's overclock kernel.
No rooting does not decrease your battery life, i wonder where you got that from :|

kevin2516 said:
Oops i accidentally clicked the thanks button for you. LOL
Check which software version is. Usually in Menu -> About phone (or something similar). If the RUU of your version is not there, i would recommend dling a similar one to yours, or a WWE one. To go to clockworkmod (recovery menu). Hold down trackpad and press power button to turn on phone. This is where you can flash new roms, kernels etc (by going to Install zip from sd card). Kernels are ... special thingies for your phone that make it awesome, like Jacob's overclock kernel.
No rooting does not decrease your battery life, i wonder where you got that from :|
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Lol I clicked ur thanks button coz u've actually helped me So does it matter where on the sd i install roms etc? U need kernell to overclock? So does overclocking boost the performance of the phone?

dud3me said:
Lol I clicked ur thanks button coz u've actually helped me So does it matter where on the sd i install roms etc? U need kernell to overclock? So does overclocking boost the performance of the phone?
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Hi, you have to copy the ROM's to the sdcard path, not in a folder.
You need an overclock kernel to overclock if you have a ROM wich doesn't have it. Usually, the Custom ROM's you can find on xda already have overclock kernels, so you don't have to flash one. If you want to overclock the stock HTC ROM, you will flash a new kernel.
Overclocking definitely improves the performance of the phone. You don't need to set it to 768 MHZ instead of the original 518. With just 576 (or less) for example, there is a big difference!

antonio1475 said:
Hi, you have to copy the ROM's to the sdcard path, not in a folder.
You need an overclock kernel to overclock if you have a ROM wich doesn't have it. Usually, the Custom ROM's you can find on xda already have overclock kernels, so you don't have to flash one. If you want to overclock the stock HTC ROM, you will flash a new kernel.
Overclocking definitely improves the performance of the phone. You don't need to set it to 768 MHZ instead of the original 518. With just 576 (or less) for example, there is a big difference!
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sdcard path? lol I really don't understand anything What about the radios? what do they do? And btw i coulnd't find buzz/wildfire RUU from shipped roms ANd when I root and if i don't install any rom will it just use the stock rom?

And do i need to install titanium back up and the nandroid thing before i root?

The ROM can be placed anywhere, on the root of the sd card, or in a folder. doesn't matter. all you do to flash it is go to 'Install zip from sd card' and then select the rom.
You can only install titanium backup after you root, and you can only do nandroid backups via clockworkmod (recovery) which is available when you root (using unrevoked).

dud3me said:
sdcard path? lol I really don't understand anything What about the radios? what do they do? And btw i coulnd't find buzz/wildfire RUU from shipped roms ANd when I root and if i don't install any rom will it just use the stock rom?
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1. SDCARD: I mean just in the sdcard, not in a folder inside the sd card.
2. Do not care about the Radio. The cooked ROM's will usually work. The Radio ROM contains the drivers for the communication devices of your phone. Some ROM's need one or more specific Radio ROM's to work properly. Usually the chef, who created the ROM recommends a Radio ROM. But don't mind, if your Radio Rom does not match, you can always flash another without needing to flash the ROM containing the Operating System (OS) again.
3. http://www.shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Buzz (You will ask which one you have to download, tell me where are you from)
4. When you root, you can keep using the stock ROM, but rooted (so privileges). You don't need to flash another ROM if you don't want to

antonio1475 said:
1. SDCARD: I mean just in the sdcard, not in a folder inside the sd card.
2. Do not care about the Radio. The cooked ROM's will usually work. The Radio ROM contains the drivers for the communication devices of your phone. Some ROM's need one or more specific Radio ROM's to work properly. Usually the chef, who created the ROM recommends a Radio ROM. But don't mind, if your Radio Rom does not match, you can always flash another without needing to flash the ROM containing the Operating System (OS) again.
3. http://www.shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Buzz (You will ask which one you have to download, tell me where are you from)
4. When you root, you can keep using the stock ROM, but rooted (so privileges). You don't need to flash another ROM if you don't want to
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I will ask you which one i need to download and i'll there you were I'm from - I'm from finland it's unbranded and just downloaded hte latest ota 1.37 something. So should i do this: I wayt till the official froyo comes (like a week) and update to it and then root and over clock but use the stock rom. Or should I root now and then unroot and update? TY

I dont think froyo is going to come out any time soon so u can forget about waiting a week for it
Srry dude
Sent from my wildfire using XDA App

dud3me said:
I will ask you which one i need to download and i'll there you were I'm from - I'm from finland it's unbranded and just downloaded hte latest ota 1.37 something. So should i do this: I wayt till the official froyo comes (like a week) and update to it and then root and over clock but use the stock rom. Or should I root now and then unroot and update? TY
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I would like to do what you are saying. Wait until the official Froyo expected for soon release and then root and flash an overclock kernel.
Do what you need. If you can wait "the week" (I hope...), wait.
But wait. I don't know what you want to do. Do you want to install Froyo now, just rooting you 2.1 stock ROM, or what?

dannystppls said:
I dont think froyo is going to come out any time soon so u can forget about waiting a week for it
Srry dude
Sent from my wildfire using XDA App
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I read from some french site, that it's estimated arrival is 13.12 so yeah.

antonio1475 said:
I would like to do what you are saying. Wait until the official Froyo expected for soon release and then root and flash an overclock kernel.
Do what you need. If you can wait "the week" (I hope...), wait.
But wait. I don't know what you want to do. Do you want to install Froyo now, just rooting you 2.1 stock ROM, or what?
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I think ill wait for the froyo to come and then root. And i probably won't root now coz u need to unroot to install the official update right? And btw which RUU I need from shipped roms to unroot?

dud3me said:
I read from some french site, that it's estimated arrival is 13.12 so yeah.
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I've read too, but we'll see the real arrival time, because Vodafone is releasing before, and Legend has just started. HTC said Wildfire updates will arrive when Legend are done, so I don't know when it will arrive.
I hope it's soon!!

dud3me said:
I think ill wait for the froyo to come and then root. And i probably won't root now coz u need to unroot to install the official update right? And btw which RUU I need from shipped roms to unroot?
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I use the 1.37 to have the stock ROM. I will flash this one to be able to update official Froyo.

antonio1475 said:
I use the 1.37 to have the stock ROM. I will flash this one to be able to update official Froyo.
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ok,but is it really safe to overclock, I mean can ur phone explode and stuff?
And how can i get the orginal kernell back? By unrooting?

Reflash original provider ROM brings back warranty?

Hello everybody,
I've my DHD since a few hours and would like to flash another ROM. I've to root it. No problem - enough guides can be found But is it enough to flash the original provider ROM to became "warranty compliant" again?
lg,
Funny

FunnyDingo said:
Hello everybody,
I've my DHD since a few hours and would like to flash another ROM. I've to root it. No problem - enough guides can be found But is it enough to flash the original provider ROM to became "warranty compliant" again?
lg,
Funny
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Technically no, if you have fiddled with the bootloader or uninstalled the original ROM you will have voided your warranty even if you put it back as was.
Practically, yes, no-one is gonna be able to tell what you've been up to if it's back to stock

ghostofcain said:
Technically no, if you have fiddled with the bootloader or uninstalled the original ROM you will have voided your warranty even if you put it back as was.
Practically, yes, no-one is gonna be able to tell what you've been up to if it's back to stock
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how can I reinstall the original ROM?

Flash one of the original RUU files.

Let me use this tread. I am new in DesireHD world , so i must learn and ask stuppid questions
Let's say that my desireHD is rooted and upgrade it with custom rom. If I want, I just DL original RUU and flash it and desire becomes as it was before root procedure?
TNX

Sorry to bring this back up guys but I could do with knowing this too.
I've had my DHD for about 3 months now, after the 1st month the proximity sensor broke so I had to send it back under warranty. I do want to flash it but I just want to make sure I can flash it back to stock without them knowing that I had rooted it?

If you flash an official "signed" HTC RUU then as far as HTC know its still under warranty.

andyharney said:
If you flash an official "signed" HTC RUU then as far as HTC know its still under warranty.
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Sorry for another noob question but is there a list where these official ROMs are available to download?

Look in the Dev section. One if the stickied posts "Desire HD files", has all the RUU's hosted. Make sure you flash the correct one.

How would I go about getting a signed RUU then? Sorry for these stupid sounding questions, I'm quite new to this)

but don't forget if you do radio s-off and super cid the stay on even after you install a ruu. someone is working on a tool to revert this process doh, i could be wrong on this, but that what i've read.

I'm pretty sure flashing an official HTC RUU will restore S-ON.
To flash a RUU ensure you have all the correct HTC drivers. Download & install HTC Sync for this.
Simply connect your DHD to your computer and run the RUU from your computer, just follow the prompts.

cattleprod said:
but don't forget if you do radio s-off and super cid the stay on even after you install a ruu. someone is working on a tool to revert this process doh, i could be wrong on this, but that what i've read.
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Yes that's right, although hboot s-off will be reverted by flashing ruu

andyharney said:
One if the stickied posts "Desire HD files", has all the RUU's hosted. Make sure you flash the correct one.
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Yes, thanks, I think I've found the right one. I am with T-Mobile UK though there is none of the carrier's own branding so I think from the info on the phone that it must be "RUU_Ace_HTC_WWE_1.32.405.6_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26_M_release_155891_signed". The only difference is the radio on the device has a "U" after the "e" and I cannot find the release number anywhere in the sofware info .

Sorry I don't know what versioning system HTC use with regard to ROMs & Radios. If your DHD came stock and unbranded to a particular carrier then you are correct with the WWE (World Wide English).

Could this stock rom be backed up with rom manager, then flashed back if need be? (BTW Andy, nice sig )

[Q] Touch Problem / software update

hi.
I have htc legend with stock rom and i didnt root it.
the touch has got problem. I checked it in forum and i found its software problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877976
it is amo led also.
so I wanted to know which rom is compatible with it and
how to flash the official ruu rom on it?
thanks in advance

pejman999 said:
hi.
I have htc legend with stock rom and i didnt root it.
the touch has got problem. I checked it in forum and i found its software problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877976
it is amo led also.
so I wanted to know which rom is compatible with it and
how to flash the official ruu rom on it?
thanks in advance
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all the rom's you find under "legend development" are made for htc legend so will work on your legend
what is your real question here?
-how to flash a official ruu? or how to flash a rooted one from this forum?

Hitmax117 said:
all the rom's you find under "legend development" are made for htc legend so will work on your legend
what is your real question here?
-how to flash a official ruu? or how to flash a rooted one from this forum?
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i have htc desire also. once i made it lcd-brick. because my desire was lcd and official ruu which i wanted to install didnt support lcd. thats why i asked this question here.
anyway , if all rom under legend development working for my legend, then my question is how to flash a n official ruu?
thanks

pejman999 said:
i have htc desire also. once i made it lcd-brick. because my desire was lcd and official ruu which i wanted to install didnt support lcd. thats why i asked this question here.
anyway , if all rom under legend development working for my legend, then my question is how to flash a n official ruu?
thanks
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to flash an official ruu; you create a goldcard (you can google for tutorial) and download an ruu (i prefer shipped roms, google that)

Hitmax117 said:
to flash an official ruu; you create a goldcard (you can google for tutorial) and download an ruu (i prefer shipped roms, google that)
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Thank you Hitmax117. really really I appreciate you.
just I want to be sure .
it means which ever ruu rom is here for htc legend, with this method i can flash it on device.
1- Its not related to it, the legend is lcd or led?
2- its not related to it, its rooted or not rooted?
again thanks.

pejman999 said:
Thank you Hitmax117. really really I appreciate you.
just I want to be sure .
it means which ever ruu rom is here for htc legend, with this method i can flash it on device.
1- Its not related to it, the legend is lcd or led?
2- its not related to it, its rooted or not rooted?
again thanks.
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official ruu's can be found here, i recomend you download a WWE (WorldWideEdition)
lcd,led, rooted or not rooted doesnt matter because you're installing an Official ROM by HTC
Remember this, if you install an ruu your hboot (some kind of bios) will be updated to 1.01 probably, which means you can't s-off your phone
To be sure you know this, RUU and Rom's that you find here are totally different
Make sure you make the right decision
If you still have questions feel free to ask

what about this method.
can I use this method?
http://theunlockr.com/2010/06/07/how-to-unroot-the-htc-legend/

pejman999 said:
what about this method.
can I use this method?
http://theunlockr.com/2010/06/07/how-to-unroot-the-htc-legend/
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yes you can, but I still think you need to make a goldcard first