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impossible to root HELP ME PLEASE

To all devs out there ,im been trying to root the hero for a week now ,ive tried every guide going also the gold card with 10 different sd cards with no luck.the rom what ive got is the release 2.73.405.66 rom.it has the new nboot is thats why i cant flash.is there any way i can wipe all date and software so i will have nothing on the phone and then install an earlier rom, its just an idea as im starting to lose it with this fone.i hope someone can help me or do i have to wait for the official update from htc

with this rom version you need to create a goldcard and downgrade your rom before you can install a custom rom. if you have problems with the goldcard you should be more specific.
waiting for the update doesn't seem like the best idea, because it might take some until a security flaw is found that allows to root the rom when already installed on the phone. if you have the custom recovery image you will be able to install the (pre-rooted) update short time after it was released.

You should be able to use fastboot for this issue.
Search around the forums, (also http://hero.modaco.com) and read about it.
All you need is the fasboot tool, a usb cable and the "debugging mode" switched on at ur phone...

everytime i create the gold card and try to downgrade the rom it states boot error 140.i follow the guides very indepth i get the serial number from the sdcard than i reverse the string and then replace the first two numbers or letters with 2 zeros how can you tell when the goldcard is on the sdcard.when i replace the sdcard back in sdcard reader it states that the folder is empty.im quite clued up on winmo but android is giving me a headache

wouldn't the fastboot give you the "remote: not allowed" error?
anyway, you can try:
start your phone by holding back and pushing power, you should see three skating androids. put recovery image in the folder where your fastboot.exe is, open terminal and go to that folder and type:
Code:
fastboot boot recovery-RA-hero-v1.5.3.1.img
if that works report back.
for the goldcard i can't help, never did it.

at last im rooted thanks for for the help .the way i did
(with the phone in normal mode)
1) Connect your Hero via usb to your pc/mac/...
2) Open Command Prompt ->
Put in the following text ->
C:\Users\Username> cd\
C:\>cd android\tools\
C:\>android\tools>adb push recovery-RA-Hero-v1.5.3.1.img /sdcard/recovery-RA-Hero-v1.5.3.1.img
C:\>android\tools>adb shell flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-Hero-v1.5.3.1.img
3) JOB DONE!

rednose30 said:
at last im rooted thanks for for the help .the way i did
(with the phone in normal mode)
1) Connect your Hero via usb to your pc/mac/...
2) Open Command Prompt ->
Put in the following text ->
C:\Users\Username> cd\
C:\>cd android\tools\
C:\>android\tools>adb push recovery-RA-Hero-v1.5.3.1.img /sdcard/recovery-RA-Hero-v1.5.3.1.img
C:\>android\tools>adb shell flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-Hero-v1.5.3.1.img
3) JOB DONE!
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I guys, I seem to be having the same issue as the OP. Having tried the above it tells me that there is an error writing recovery: Permission denied. Any idea how to solve this?
Thanks!

mjames_84 said:
I guys, I seem to be having the same issue as the OP. Having tried the above it tells me that there is an error writing recovery: Permission denied. Any idea how to solve this?
Thanks!
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Getting exactly the same. Tried the goldcard method numerous times using 3 different cards and always get the bootloader 140 error. Tried the above with same errors... very frustrating!
Mine is a UK T-Mobile G2 with build number 2.73.110.26, any suggestions gratefully tried!
Edit: Finally managed to sort it. I was using "RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_1.76.405.1_R3_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver.exe" - this didnt work. Once I found and tried RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver.exe it all clicked into place!
Thanks for all the info provided on these forums, cheers!

TastyBurger said:
Getting exactly the same. Tried the goldcard method numerous times using 3 different cards and always get the bootloader 140 error. Tried the above with same errors... very frustrating!
Mine is a UK T-Mobile G2 with build number 2.73.110.26, any suggestions gratefully tried!
Edit: Finally managed to sort it. I was using "RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_1.76.405.1_R3_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver.exe" - this didnt work. Once I found and tried RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver.exe it all clicked into place!
Thanks for all the info provided on these forums, cheers!
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Hi
I have tried making a goldcard, and installed via. the RUU shown here.. 405.5 .. but then I tried using Flashrec to get another recovery image, it failed making the first step...
So is my phone rooted or did something go wrong ?

the phone is still unfortunately not rooted. I would've tried the fastboot method
Sent from my HTC Hero using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk

just curious but did anyone just try to flash the older version without bothering with the goldcard...i dun know what i did to my htc hero orange but when i was researching i was told i needed to downgrade to root. I tried to take a long shot and used htc sync and old orange ruu..and somehow it just downgraded itself.... i know it might not help but its a long shot!

nicknyhk said:
just curious but did anyone just try to flash the older version without bothering with the goldcard...i dun know what i did to my htc hero orange but when i was researching i was told i needed to downgrade to root. I tried to take a long shot and used htc sync and old orange ruu..and somehow it just downgraded itself.... i know it might not help but its a long shot!
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Very similar story. I did make a goldcard but hadn't got as far as finding out how to extract the update.zip out of the RUU exe, in order to use it. I tried running the RUU to see what would happen & my Hero downgraded.

Recovery mode issues

Hi guys!
I had root my htc hero a month ago then i tried few rom's to see how they are. My phone is locked for Orange UK. Everything was ok. Then i had updated the new ROM from htc website (via RUU file). The phone working fine, but now i can't go into recovery mode. If i reboot into recovery mode i have a white screen with a triangle and a phone sign. Pressing Home+Power again i have acces to 3 options:reboot system now, apply sdcard:update.zip, and wipe data/factory reset but only reboot working. Also i have an error on the same screen: E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
Trying to downgrade using an older version of RUU i got an error: on phone-Checking customer ID. Upgrade failed; on the computer: Customer ID error.
Everything else working fine.
What can i do?
Thank you.

emilio33 said:
... Then i had updated the new ROM from htc website (via RUU file). The phone working fine, but now i can't go into recovery mode....
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Which RUU exactly?.... Please do not say the new 2.1?!

As long as it isn't the 2.1 update from a few days ago,... Just follow BTDAGs guide in my signature. You will probably need to downgrade using the goldcard method. But start at the top and you should be fine.

No, is not 2.1update. I want to update to the new 2.1 but can't do because of that issue.
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Thanks 'ddotpatel' . I will try to follow that guide. Hopefully will work.
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The RUU file version installed is 2.73.61.66 for Orange. Could be a problem?
Thanks.

ddotpatel said:
As long as it isn't the 2.1 update from a few days ago,... Just follow BTDAGs guide in my signature. You will probably need to downgrade using the goldcard method. But start at the top and you should be fine.
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Followed BTDAG guide with no succes.
On first method with flashrec i've got an error: Backup FAILED: Could not run command.
Second option can't use because i don't have full access to recovery mode
Last option (goldcard), i've got an error when use: cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
saying: cat/sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid not found.
What else i can do? Please guys...
Thank you.

Have you set up the SDK correctly? ... Do you see anything when doing:
cd c:\android\tools\
adb devices
???????

Help Please
I have the same problem.
Tried everything, can't flash new recovery img using apk flasher, can't try the goldcard method cause I get "adb access denied" even though "adb devices" shows my phone. Tried using Droid Explorer to flash the new img or update but that didn't work too. Formatted my sd card a few times using the phone & my OS (when it was mounted and acted as disk on key). I also reinstalled the RUU that caused it a few time to see maybe I did something wrong but nothing (I too had a rooted phone and installed the 2.73 Orange UK root).
What else can I do? I feel like it has something to do with my SD card but I don't know how else to format it. Even on Droid Explorer it doesn't show me any of the folders that are in there when I'm connected (like tmp,rosiescrl, footprints).
Help

Tried to reinstall corect drivers for HTC but in device manager show 'drivers are up to date', so no change yet. Any other ideea?

tried to reinstall RUU file 2.73.61.66. Was working fine, then i tried RUU 2.73.405.5 . No chance. It said 'customer ID error'. Recovery mode still not working.
Help guys.

Well, of course it won't be working. Updating with official rom completely replaces everything on your phone including custom boot. And, of course, you won't be able to install .405.5 since it's lower version than your firmware. You have to downgrade to .405.5 using goldcard and then repeat the root and custom recovery install procedure.

[Q] Problem with my desire z pleas help

hi
i tried to root , s-off, recovery my dezire z eu version, that was ok, but when i tried to install some rom, my desire fall down, it is white screen with green htc logo now, doesn't work, i hope if u can help
boot screen is like this
vision pvt ship s-on
hboot-0.82.0000
microp-0425
radio-26.02.01.15_m2
eMMC-boot
sep 2 2010,17:59:38
when i access recovery i got this message
E:can't mount cache:reconvery/command
when i try to do recovery i got this
invaled operation
pleaaaaaaaaas help

if you back s-on then it sounds like you tried to flash an offical img.
what exactly did you do after you were s-off?
read this post, yes i know its long. its for the g2 so the version #'s and links to files may not apply, but the process does.
you should really read the whole thing, but at least respond back here with the answers to my 2nd post in there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842495
edit: if im reading your hboot version number right, you flashed the tmobile offical img?

I think i tried to install this rom
PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip
after i changed the name to PC10IMG.zip and copied to sdcard

aminly said:
I think i tried to install this rom
PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip
after i changed the name to PC10IMG.zip and copied to sdcard
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yep, you did this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838484
like i said go to the link in my first post, and answer the question in my 2nd post in that thread here.
now this is speculation, but since you are a dz you MIGHT have another option, depends on how far that img made it. which dz is yours? the official pc10img for your device may work, HOWEVER it may make things worse. we need to test/try EVERYTHING else before you try to flash it.

Thankn you very much for your help fastludeh22, the "how to recover my semi brick" guide is great and was much needed

which dz is yours?
uk version
what was the last running rom/kernel combo you had?
I don't know!! manufacturer rom... it is new phone 3-days old
which recovery is installed?
6.- How do I install ClockworkMod Recovery ??
Download ROM Manager from the market, install and open it.
Tap "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery"
It will ask to "Confirm phone model: HTC G2, tap yes: it works (Thanks for the tip stridger !!)
forum.xda-developers. com/showpost.php?p=9143411&postcount=2
what happens in recovery when you type
adb devices? i got serial no of device
adb remount? i didn't type
adb shell? i got shell prom when i type su and got full toot
i type adb devices and adb shell before.. when i tried to flash S-OFF,
i following this tutorial :
theunlockr. com/2010/11/15/universal-android-rooting-method-visionary-method/
theunlockr. com/2010/11/15/universal-hboot-security-off-s-off-for-use-after-visionary-method/
i'm working on win7
i installed Android SDK i was conected to phone but i don't after phone breakdown

gtrab said:
Thankn you very much for your help fastludeh22, the "how to recover my semi brick" guide is great and was much needed
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No prob, I do what I can. I need to get with a MOD over here. All the info from my guides will work here, but as version numbers and some files are different I don't want to confuse people more. I guess I can try to go though them and try to make g2/dz friendly...
aminly said:
which dz is yours?
uk version
what was the last running rom/kernel combo you had?
I don't know!! manufacturer rom... it is new phone 3-days old
which recovery is installed?
6.- How do I install ClockworkMod Recovery ??
Download ROM Manager from the market, install and open it.
Tap "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery"
It will ask to "Confirm phone model: HTC G2, tap yes: it works (Thanks for the tip stridger !!)
forum.xda-developers. com/showpost.php?p=9143411&postcount=2
what happens in recovery when you type
adb devices? i got serial no of device
adb remount? i didn't type
adb shell? i got shell prom when i type su and got full toot
i type adb devices and adb shell before.. when i tried to flash S-OFF,
i following this tutorial :
theunlockr. com/2010/11/15/universal-android-rooting-method-visionary-method/
theunlockr. com/2010/11/15/universal-hboot-security-off-s-off-for-use-after-visionary-method/
i'm working on win7
i installed Android SDK i was conected to phone but i don't after phone breakdown
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So you HAD clockworkmod recovery installed. I need to know what's there now, and what happens when you type those commands NOW.

adb devices? i got serial no of device
adb remount? i didn't type
adb shell? i got shell prom when i type su and got full toot
if you mean if i try to type commands rightnow:
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>adb remount
error: device not found
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>adb shell
error: device not found

fastludeh22 said:
No prob, I do what I can. I need to get with a MOD over here. All the info from my guides will work here, but as version numbers and some files are different I don't want to confuse people more. I guess I can try to go though them and try to make g2/dz friendly...
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A lot of us are hoping that the G2 and DZ forums are merged very soon. I can't see a lot of point keeping them apart - see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797956 for discussion on that subject (and please add your thoughts there if you get a chance).

Ya that's what I ment. To make sure were on the same page. You did this with phone hooked up and booted into the recovery that's on there now.
What happens when you type that from htc screen. Give it a min of trying to boot before typing thoses commands.
Anyone know which version number the uk desire z is shipped with, and what's the most current signed official img out?

it is HTC Desire Z A7272

aminly said:
it is HTC Desire Z A7272
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Sorry not what I mean. Like the g2 was shipped with software version 1.19.531.1, and the g2 OTA is version 1.22.something.
If you have no shell access now, be it in recovery or while trying to boot, then you only chance is an official signed img or ruu FOR YOUR DEVICE. If there has not been any OTA out/applied to your phone before you got it, then it should work.
Is there one for the uk shipped ones?

I think the stock ROM is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822908 , though I don't have my own DZ yet to check.

I have an extracted stock rom, I will upload, hold tight...
Is the phone a unlocked unbranded phone? If so you can go back to stock by flashing a extracted stock rom from hboot, I have dine this a few times already. Hold tight, I'm uploading
Sent from my HTC Desire Z Beast

Do you have skype?
Its taking ages to upload;(
JD

All i think has happened is that that the rom or the kernel has become corrupted by what you did...
If its that we can solve that shizzle, just flash this PC10IMG that i have, its your best and only shot
JD

it is, 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M

JupiterDroid said:
All i think has happened is that that the rom or the kernel has become corrupted by what you did...
If its that we can solve that shizzle, just flash this PC10IMG that i have, its your best and only shot
JD
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oh ya that is what i think so, but how to get PC10IMG ?

aminly said:
oh ya that is what i think so, but how to get PC10IMG ?
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I have it, but its 280mb and too large to upload to mediafire;(
JD

JupiterDroid said:
I have it, but its 280mb and too large to upload to mediafire;(
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Create a Dropbox account, and upload it there.
Edit - or how about the file at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=796302 , will that help at all ? (I think it's a Bell one ?)

[Q] another noob with a rooting issue

sprint evo 4g, updated to the newest version before deciding to root. yes i now know that was my biggest mistake!
ok so i used this: themikmik dot com/showthread.php?11114-GUIDE-WIP-How-to-achieve-S-OFF-after-unlocking-2-18-HBOOT-with-HTCDev-com-No-More-Watermark
after using the HTCDEV to unlock.
basic info:
says unlocked at top of screen
hboot 2.18.0001
radio 2.15.00.12.19
s-on
version 2.3.5
kernel 2.6.35.10 g4b48446
software 4.67.651.3
pri2.33_003
prl 60683
hardware 0003
i am stuck in between step 10 and 11.
problem i am having is the pc36img.zip. i tried both that are listed and tried both from different computers to make sure it wasn't a pc issue. i get a message that says "no or wrong zip image" it never gives me the option to update in fastboot. and never goes to saying locked again as described in the tutorial.
i downloaded su, root checker,and busy box. root checker says the phone is rooted. i know i need to get the h boot to a lower level inorder to do the unrevoked3 program.
tried flashing the recovery and says "cant open /sdcard/pc36img.zip (bad)"
made sure it wasn't zip.zip and it was so i fixed that and still wouldn't work.
the only thing i am not sure of is step 10 and wether i did it right :Once the misc partition has been updated, you can downgrade your Bootloader and HBOOT to a non-watermarked version rootable with unrevoked.
does the partition auto update or do i need to do something to make it update? i didn't see any option for this. eveything up to this point went exacty liek it should have so now i am lost. i have searched numerous forums and found similar problems but none that were exactly the same. and none of the solutions worked for me. i tried all the basics rebooting, etc and nothing. any info would be greatly appriciated.
the only other thing that i may have done wrong that i can tell is what file i am trying to make the pc36img. at the bottom of post # 1 it has 2 attachments listed as pc36img files those are the ones i am trying to use. when i try to click the hyperlinks thru the rest of the post i get an error message from that site thats says " This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled! " so i dont know if that site has the same zip files or i am completely using the wrong zip file.
sorry for the long winded post i know the noob video says make it brief but i figured the more info the better.
thank you.

sprint evo 4g, updated to the newest version before deciding to root. yes i now know that was my biggest mistake!
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Oh brother was it!
basic info:
says unlocked at top of screen
hboot 2.18.0001
radio 2.15.00.12.19
s-on
version 2.3.5
kernel 2.6.35.10 g4b48446
software 4.67.651.3
pri2.33_003
prl 60683
hardware 0003
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Your S-On,so your not rooted.
problem i am having is the pc36img.zip. i tried both that are listed and tried both from different computers to make sure it wasn't a pc issue. i get a message that says "no or wrong zip image" it never gives me the option to update in fastboot. and never goes to saying locked again as described in the tutorial.
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Make sure the PC36IMG is all in CAPS.
Sent from my Dell PC.

Diablo67 said:
Oh brother was it!
Your S-On,so your not rooted.
Make sure the PC36IMG is all in CAPS.
Sent from my Dell PC.
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Actually s-on or s-off status doesn't determine if your rooted or not. That indicates wether your NAND unlocked or not. To be rooted is to have busybox and superuser permissions
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

when i check with root checker it says i am rooted and have su. maybe it just means unlocked? busy box also says rooted?
pc36img is in all caps.
thanks for the quick response!

evo4gnoob said:
Actually s-on or s-off status doesn't determine if your rooted or not. That indicates wether your NAND unlocked or not. To be rooted is to have busybox and superuser permissions
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
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This. S-Off/S-On is basically root for bootloader only has no bearing on root of phone itself you can be s-on and still root your phone you just wont have or be able to have a custom recovery or flash unsigned zips thru bootloader so romming is almost impossible but root is completely possible

evo4gnoob said:
Actually s-on or s-off status doesn't determine if your rooted or not. That indicates wether your NAND unlocked or not. To be rooted is to have busybox and superuser permissions
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
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This. S-Off/S-On is basically root for bootloader only has no bearing on root of phone itself you can be s-on and still root your phone you just wont have or be able to have a custom recovery or flash unsigned zips thru bootloader so romming is almost impossible but root is completely possible
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Ok,thanks for clearing that up,serious dudes i hate giving the wrong info when trying to help someone and i don't mind admitting when i'm wrong,lol.Your never to smart or old to learn something new.
Sent from my Dell computer.

I can probably help here.
If all you want is to be rooted, then you are. There's no reason to do the rest, especially if you're out of warranty. Since you already have a custom recovery installed, you can feel free to flash a custom ROM, and not even worry about the rest of the process.
The Dropbox links thing should be fixed now. I had to move them all to 4shared.
As far as the misc partition flashing, as long as you didn't get any errors when in the command prompt/adb shell, then I'm sure it flashed successfully. The only way to tell is if the Froyo PC36IMG.zip flashes successfully without a "main version fail."
I can assure you the PC36IMG works, as I've used it many times myself. Did you confirm the md5? Is it possible your SD card got corrupted somehow? Those are the only reasons it wouldn't pick it up.

thanks for coming in here i really appriciate it.
i still pay for the extended warranty if thats what you are asking for my phone.
my hboot is still 2.18 and because of that i can not run the unrevoked software either.
as far as the pc36img, i am just not sure if i am changing the name on the correct file. in your first post you have 2 attachments, those are the ones i tried to use to rename, was i correct in doing that? if i go back to where you say to use the 3.70 Froyo ROM with 2.10 HBOOT - md5: 7056D42812AA5DF03FCC8DDDC2B64E85
it goes to a dead site, so thats what makes me think i did something wrong. no main version ail messages and the top of my fastboot screen still says unlocked, not locked and not missing.
thank you again for your help and imput
how do i confirm if the md5 number is correct?

98tib said:
thanks for coming in here i really appriciate it.
i still pay for the extended warranty if thats what you are asking for my phone.
my hboot is still 2.18 and because of that i can not run the unrevoked software either.
as far as the pc36img, i am just not sure if i am changing the name on the correct file. in your first post you have 2 attachments, those are the ones i tried to use to rename, was i correct in doing that? if i go back to where you say to use the 3.70 Froyo ROM with 2.10 HBOOT - md5: 7056D42812AA5DF03FCC8DDDC2B64E85
it goes to a dead site, so thats what makes me think i did something wrong. no main version ail messages and the top of my fastboot screen still says unlocked, not locked and not missing.
thank you again for your help and imput
how do i confirm if the md5 number is correct?
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The two files attached to the first post are both recoveries. You only needed one of them, and I assume you were okay with that part. The link you speak of should be working now, and that file gets renamed the same way the recovery zip did. As far as checking the md5, you just need to find a program that will do that. I use HashTab.
Like I said before, the dead link has nothing to do with you; Dropbox just canned my account because of too many downloads. The link should now be pointing to 4shared if the md5 doesn't match and you need to redownload.
You don't necessarily need to worry about the watermark issue now; just wait until you need repairs, and then you can use that process to remove it. You'll probably know a lot more if/when that happens, and the process will be easy as pie .

Captain_Throwback said:
The two files attached to the first post are both recoveries. You only needed one of them, and I assume you were okay with that part. The link you speak of should be working now, and that file gets renamed the same way the recovery zip did. As far as checking the md5, you just need to find a program that will do that. I use HashTab.
Like I said before, the dead link has nothing to do with you; Dropbox just canned my account because of too many downloads. The link should now be pointing to 4shared if the md5 doesn't match and you need to redownload.
You don't necessarily need to worry about the watermark issue now; just wait until you need repairs, and then you can use that process to remove it. You'll probably know a lot more if/when that happens, and the process will be easy as pie .
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i used only one and that was fine.
here is the link i am talking about, when i click on the hyperlink for pc36img.zip it still leads to drop box.and not a file i can download to drop/drag to the root of the sd card
PC36IMG.zip - 3.70 Froyo ROM with 2.10 HBOOT - md5: 7056D42812AA5DF03FCC8DDDC2B64E85
both attachments at the bottom of post # 1 start with pc36img, i am using one of them as the renamed file, i am sure if i am wrong in doing that at this point.
i understand about the water mark. thank you.

98tib said:
i used only one and that was fine.
here is the link i am talking about, when i click on the hyperlink for pc36img.zip it still leads to drop box.and not a file i can download to drop/drag to the root of the sd card
PC36IMG.zip - 3.70 Froyo ROM with 2.10 HBOOT - md5: 7056D42812AA5DF03FCC8DDDC2B64E85
both attachments at the bottom of post # 1 start with pc36img, i am using one of them as the renamed file, i am sure if i am wrong in doing that at this point.
i understand about the water mark. thank you.
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Thanks, you were right, that link wasn't updated. It is now .
You can remove the renamed recovery PC36IMG from your card and replace it with the Froyo PC36IMG, if you're going to continue trying to flash and NAND unlock with unrevoked.

This is what's cool about this forum a noob asking a question and you get 4 big time contributors helping out!
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Captain_Throwback said:
Thanks, you were right, that link wasn't updated. It is now .
You can remove the renamed recovery PC36IMG from your card and replace it with the Froyo PC36IMG, if you're going to continue trying to flash and NAND unlock with unrevoked.
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thank you.
i downloaded the correct file, renamed, and moved to the sd card and i'm still having the same problem. never asks to update. still says unlocked and still can't run unrevoked.
i really do appriciate all your help and imput with solving my problem

98tib said:
thank you.
i downloaded the correct file, renamed, and moved to the sd card and i'm still having the same problem. never asks to update. still says unlocked and still can't run unrevoked.
i really do appriciate all your help and imput with solving my problem
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What kind of sd card are you using? You might want to try a different card, or reformat the stock card, if that's what you're using. That's the only other reason it wouldn't pick up the file, provided it's named correctly. And I assume you verified the md5 and it's good? And you're certain the file is on the root of the sd card as well? I cant think of anything else that could be causing the problem. Let me make sure my bootloader reads the file just to make sure.
EDIT: Scratch everything I said above. If your phone still says "unlocked" at the top of the bootloader, the misc partition wasn't updated successfully. Did you already complete that part, with no errors? You need to reconnect the device while booted up, with USB Debugging enabled, and run those commands from the command prompt from the folder with adb in it. Make sure you have the files "flash_image" (extracted from zip file) and "mtd-eng.img" (extracted from zip file) on the root of your sd card. If you're using Windows 7, run Command Prompt as an administrator. Let me know the output of those commands before continuing. If you got any errors on that part, that would be why you can't flash the Froyo ROM.
I saw you mentioned that in your OP, but I guess I didn't realize you skipped that part. That'a really the most important part of the process. It's the part right before the sentence you mention about the misc partition being downgraded. That last command flashes the mtd-eng.img file to the misc partition.

both files are unziped and on the sd card, running windows vista. ran the cmd and it looked like just like it did in your post but now that i am thinking about it i dont remember the phone doing anything. i also have the zip file for both on the sd card, should i remove them? but then again it didn't give me any errors either.
using the stock sd card. sandisc 8gb class 4.
i will redo the cmd portion again when i get home, limited here at work.
i thank you again for your help.

98tib said:
both files are unziped and on the sd card, running windows vista. ran the cmd and it looked like just like it did in your post but now that i am thinking about it i dont remember the phone doing anything. i also have the zip file for both on the sd card, should i remove them? but then again it didn't give me any errors either.
using the stock sd card. sandisc 8gb class 4.
i will redo the cmd portion again when i get home, limited here at work.
i thank you again for your help.
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It does sound like it worked okay. The phone isn't supposed to do anything. But there is a way to verify that it flashed successfully. And yes, you should delete the zip files for those off of the root of your sd, to be safe.
Before you re-run those commands, open a command prompt and navigate to the location of fastboot. Put your phone into fastboot mode, connect to the the computer, and run this command:
Code:
fastboot getvar mainver
and report back what it says. My guess will be it'll report "4.67.651.3". That means the main version hasn't been downgraded. Then, reboot the device and run the commands as listed in the guide to gain superuser access & flash the downgrade to the misc partition. Then reboot into the bootloader, and you'll know it worked if it now says "LOCKED (OOW)" at the top. If it doesn't, then I'm not really sure what to do next. But definitely do a screenshot of the command prompt commands and output, starting with "adb shell".

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It does sound like it worked okay. The phone isn't supposed to do anything. But there is a way to verify that it flashed successfully. And yes, you should delete the zip files for those off of the root of your sd, to be safe.
Before you re-run those commands, open a command prompt and navigate to the location of fastboot. Put your phone into fastboot mode, connect to the the computer, and run this command:
Code:
fastboot getvar mainver
and report back what it says. My guess will be it'll report "4.67.651.3". That means the main version hasn't been downgraded. Then, reboot the device and run the commands as listed in the guide to gain superuser access & flash the downgrade to the misc partition. Then reboot into the bootloader, and you'll know it worked if it now says "LOCKED (OOW)" at the top. If it doesn't, then I'm not really sure what to do next. But definitely do a screenshot of the command prompt commands and output, starting with "adb shell".
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thank you, you are my savior! its always the dumb things that you think you did right that you did wrong! lol. thank you again!

now i'm off to screw something else up!

[Q] HTC Glacier-Mytouch 4g stuck on mytouch screen.

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First of all Hello ! Hope your all good and I appreciate your time to help me.
This is where I'm currently stuck on with my HTC Glacier-MyTouch 4g problem.
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I have tried these methods so far: download PD15img.zip on sd card and then update it takes hours and then suddenly screen goes black probally shuts down.
I read that you need to turn s=off first before you can download any roms or something like that but to do that either you have to download visionary which i can't because i cant pass the mytouch screen.
Also, there are other ways but for that you need to do things from your phone such as make sure phone is on usb debugging mode and stuff which i also cant do if i cant pass the mytouch screen.
So considering all that, can anyone please thoroughly tell me how to go about fixing this problem and get it to work. It doesnt matter how its done i just want it to work lol.
Thanks A million for your time.

Well, the version of PD15IMG.zip you are trying is important. There are 2 gingerbread versions. Download both and verify the MD5 sum on them. Try the original GB version first. If that doesn't work, try the newest one. Its possible you have a bad download or you are trying to install the older version over the newer. Following my instructions addresses both.
Report back.

Fastboot
Use adb and fastboot to push the rom.
If it crashes / hangs try a different sd card.
I had an issue with this and I swear it was the SD card.

Open Glacier Wiki, section "Troubleshooting". Read the guide and execute it. If it doesn't work for you - understand that your phone is done and there's nothing you can do.
Next time, try searching instead of opening yet another thread to ask a question that might have been answered zillion times before. That'll make sure you won't get answers like "use adb and fastboot to push the ROM", when you have no access to ADB at all, not having the OS booting, and fastboot won't allow you flashing /system because of the size.