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HTC Wildfire will get Tough to Root after 2.2 Froyo Update

As per a forum member of XDA-Developers , he states that HTC Wildfire Which is soon to get its Official 2.2 Froyo Update , Is a good news for some , but will give tough times to others , other uses who wish to Root their Android Device.
In Details warriorvibhu Explains that HTC Wildfire will be provided with a OTA Update with HBoot , a Bootloader which would be harder to crack / modify in order to Root the device.
What do you think about this???

dungquoc said:
As per a forum member of XDA-Developers , he states that HTC Wildfire Which is soon to get its Official 2.2 Froyo Update , Is a good news for some , but will give tough times to others , other uses who wish to Root their Android Device.
In Details warriorvibhu Explains that HTC Wildfire will be provided with a OTA Update with HBoot , a Bootloader which would be harder to crack / modify in order to Root the device.
What do you think about this???
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Yes unrEVOked no longer works although as is the case with ANY update we can downgrade and use unrEVOked

Just install danne_Jo's ROM and forget about ruu and losing root.

42turkeys said:
Yes unrEVOked no longer works although as is the case with ANY update we can downgrade and use unrEVOked
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Can you downgrade this ROM? I had installed ROM and I can not downgrade ROM. UnrEVOked dont work, visionay and z4root dont work? Help me hack root.

dungquoc said:
Can you downgrade this ROM? I had installed ROM and I can not downgrade ROM. UnrEVOked dont work, visionay and z4root dont work? Help me hack root.
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What did visionary do? That should work :|
EDIT: looks like you've tried everything, however I have no sympathy for you, everyone is warned about accepting HTC updates and rooting
Also don't hold out hope of unrEVOked doing anything, to be brutally honest they couldn't care less about the Wildfire

42turkeys said:
What did visionary do? That should work :|
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Yes visionary dont work. I tried that app. hix. HELP...

Download RUU and extract the ROM out of the .exe, then let it go through Android Kitchen and we got a Official ROM with root.

rooting?
So means Unrevoked will not update to help poor guys updated to 2.2?
Are you sure maybe they will figure out something to provide it!

a1exander said:
Download RUU and extract the ROM out of the .exe, then let it go through Android Kitchen and we got a Official ROM with root.
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Please Show me the step?

a1exander said:
Download RUU and extract the ROM out of the .exe, then let it go through Android Kitchen and we got a Official ROM with root.
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Please, please tell me how! I have a thread on this, I debranded my phone but want to put t mobiles Rom back on but I get 'wrong bootloader'
Iv tried what u suggested but get 'bad zip'.
instructions would be soooo helpful
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

bassmonkey said:
Please, please tell me how! I have a thread on this, I debranded my phone but want to put t mobiles Rom back on but I get 'wrong bootloader'
Iv tried what u suggested but get 'bad zip'.
instructions would be soooo helpful
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App
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Just download one of these ROMs, just what I said has been done to them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877243
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=879032
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878115

a1exander said:
Just download one of these ROMs, just what I said has been done to them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877243
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=879032
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878115
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Thank u 4 ur reply, however I want to put the stock t mobile Rom back on to my debeanded wildfire, in effect re-branding it, but when I try the ruu I get 'wrong bootloader' I can't find or seem to get any help as to how I solve this
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

bassmonkey said:
Thank u 4 ur reply, however I want to put the stock t mobile Rom back on to my debeanded wildfire, in effect re-branding it, but when I try the ruu I get 'wrong bootloader' I can't find or seem to get any help as to how I solve this
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App
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They are exactly as the stock except for some stuff like Apps2SD added.

a1exander said:
They are exactly as the stock except for some stuff like Apps2SD added.
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I want all the t mobile branded, non rooted, no cool stuff added, bog standard crap so I can send it off 4 repair tho
even the most talented devs were noobs once... so there's hope for the rest of us!

a1exander said:
Just download one of these ROMs, just what I said has been done to them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877243
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=879032
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878115
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The first, my wildfire dont root.
So the second, dont install that ROM. hix

Downgrade???
Do you think the technical staffs of HTC com can downgrade this ROM to OS 2.1? They invent the upgrade utility software, so do you think they can do downgrade???? I am going to the warranty my device. How do you think so?

I am wondering the same, what would happen when I try to flash the 1.37 RUU back on the phone?

If you have upgraded to the offical Froyo either OTA or from RUU your stuck in a hole.
The update changed the bootloader in the Wildfire meaning it is currently impossible to root (which rules out custum ROMS) and you can't role back to a previous RUU because they are written with the old boot loader.
Thats what the original OP of this thread is about.....the fact that it could be a while before it's going to get re rooted via unrevoked or any other method.
So your just gonna have to wait until rooting is supported again by Unrevoked or some other app, or some clever sod figures out how to change the new Boot loader.

Hope someone figures it out soon :/

dungquoc said:
As per a forum member of XDA-Developers , he states that HTC Wildfire Which is soon to get its Official 2.2 Froyo Update , Is a good news for some , but will give tough times to others , other uses who wish to Root their Android Device.
In Details warriorvibhu Explains that HTC Wildfire will be provided with a OTA Update with HBoot , a Bootloader which would be harder to crack / modify in order to Root the device.
What do you think about this???
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I had Warned abt this 4 months back.. check here..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=744927

[Q] Htc gratia update problem

i faced a problem with update HTC gratia, after downloading update phone get restart then it show that update began then it show photo of phone with "?"
i tried to enter boot option in device but it shows "E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command" !
what to do?
thanx alot ppl

Its because you're rooted.
Sent from my Liberty CM7

syed239 said:
Its because you're rooted.
Sent from my Liberty CM7
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thanx for replaying
but may i have some explain
i'm new in this system! and i dont know what it's mean!

Since you're rooted(you did root your phone right?), you can't use official updates from HTC. You have to download a ROM from xda forums and flash.
Sent from my Liberty CM7

syed239 said:
Since you're rooted(you did root your phone right?), you can't use official updates from HTC. You have to download a ROM from xda forums and flash.
Sent from my Liberty CM7
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no i i didnt root it! and i don't know how
mobile is new!
where i can get official rom?

Ok well I'd recommend rooting your phone first. Its very simple. There's a thread in the HTC Aria forums where it guides you step by step on how to root.
Sent from my Liberty CM7

does it work with gratia? have anybody try it?

Yeah it works with every HTC android phone. I would post the link but I'm on from the xda app and don't know how to post the link. Just go to HTC Aria> Android Development> and there's a guide on how to install unrevoked. Just follow that.
Sent from my Liberty CM7

If you have a gratia you can't root the phone. The hboot has not been cracked yet. If you received the phone like this you are going to need to send it back for repair. Also there is no released RUU for the stock gratia.

jznomoney said:
If you have a gratia you can't root the phone. The hboot has not been cracked yet. If you received the phone like this you are going to need to send it back for repair. Also there is no released RUU for the stock gratia.
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Isn't the gratia almost exactly like the Aria? Because Arias ROMs are from legend and gratia.
Sent from my Liberty CM7

yes it is the same phone but the hboot which is required for root is a newer version on the gratia. The USA aria and asian with 2.1 have an hboot of .57 the gratia / aria 2.2 update in asia have an hboot of 1.01 or something which cannot be hacked hence no root.

syed239 said:
Isn't the gratia almost exactly like the Aria? Because Arias ROMs are from legend and gratia.
Sent from my Liberty CM7
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Cyanogenmod and LA Roms are not from Legend. LA FR series is from Aria (Asia) and Gratia, which is an Aria with newer firmware, such as the newer HBOOT that jznomoney mentioned, that hasn't been hacked yet.

update problem has been solved! problem was with memory card! i don't know why! i formated it before using it!
but remain one problem quet sound does not work when i pick phone of flipp it!
G-accelerometer is working fine!!

MK king said:
update problem has been solved! problem was with memory card! i don't know why! i formated it before using it!
but remain one problem quet sound does not work when i pick phone of flipp it!
G-accelerometer is working fine!!
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I take it you are talking about an OTA or official HTC update?

official update

MK king said:
official update
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Okay, may I ask what this update did for you? Do you know what it contained?

attn1 said:
Okay, may I ask what this update did for you? Do you know what it contained?
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actually no i dont know ! but i was afraid that boot part in this mobile is broken!
thanx God it's not

can you pull the files from your phone MK king
open a command prompt and make a directory change to it and do adb pull /system
it should pull all the files off your phone
compress it and upload it to mediafire or some sort of sharing site. send us a link.

MK king said:
official update
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Better yet, could you start the HBOOT in your phone (turn off, press volume down + power button and a white screen with text will come up) and check its version? It should be 0.57.000

Do you know if someone is working on Gratia looking for a way to root it?
Will be possible to do?

Installed original rom, i cant upgrade

Hi everyone,
I want to sell my wildfire so i installed an original rom on it. I wanted to check everyone so i tried to update to froyo but i can't find any updates. Please help.

Just flash a Froyo RUU (Starting with 2.x) from the Shipped ROMs site:
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=windows mobile&model=Buzz

i already did that but i will try it again. It wont harm my phone

You are already updated then. There is no official release after Android 2.2.1

I did that with android 2.1 not with 2.2

3xeno said:
Just flash a Froyo RUU (Starting with 2.x) from the Shipped ROMs site:
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=windows mobile&model=Buzz
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yesjohn said:
i already did that but i will try it again. It wont harm my phone
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yesjohn said:
I did that with android 2.1 not with 2.2
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I hope u know that (froyo = android 2.2.1) and (eclair = android 2.1)
BTW, I saw only one froyo RUU in the buzz shipped roms website till date (excluding cn one). It is named like RUU_BUZZ_FROYO_HTC_WWE . It applies to u if ur device is debranded one. No matter what ur device is it even applies to u on making a gold card.
Then if ur device is carrier specific or regional specific then u can also do ota update manually. Download OTA_BUZZ_FROYO.zip of ur region . Rename it to update.zip and put it in the root of memory card (fat32). Then power off the device. Then hold volume down + power key. U will see hboot menu. After 10sec, then select recovery (power button for selection and vol keys for navigation) . Then u will see a red triangle. Now press vol up + power. Then it shows the option something like "apply sdcard update". Go with that. Make sure u have enough battery before doing this.
And ur phone can also be sold without updating I think. As the eclair one is also stock.

Hey If I want to install the ROM that came with the phone which one of the two should I use
RUU_Buzz_hTC_Asia_India_1.25.720.1_Radio_13.45.55.24_3.35.15.31_release_142213_signed.exe which is 133 MB
OR
OTA_Buzz_Froyo_hTC_Asia_India_2.25.720.1-1.25.720.1_release_161546bwou4mclajggz2mu.zip which is only 58.3 MB
My phone is still unrooted. I would like to have a backup of the Original ROM ready just in case since my phone is still under warranty. Btw why is there a huge diff in size between the two ROMS?? Thanks a lot!!

ameya88 said:
Hey If I want to install the ROM that came with the phone which one of the two should I use
RUU_Buzz_hTC_Asia_India_1.25.720.1_Radio_13.45.55.24_3.35.15.31_release_142213_signed.exe which is 133 MB
OR
OTA_Buzz_Froyo_hTC_Asia_India_2.25.720.1-1.25.720.1_release_161546bwou4mclajggz2mu.zip which is only 58.3 MB
My phone is still unrooted. I would like to have a backup of the Original ROM ready just in case since my phone is still under warranty. Btw why is there a huge diff in size between the two ROMS?? Thanks a lot!!
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The second is a ZIP which only contains the Froyo Update. It is not an RUU. So, your choice is limited to the first one.

My phone specs currently are :
Android version : 2.2.1
Baseband Version : 13.55.55.24H_3.35.20.10
Kernel version : 2.6.32.21
Build Version : 2.25.720.1
Software number : 2.25.720.1

So can I use the RUU first to install the Android OS and then use the OTA to update???

ameya88 said:
So can I use the RUU first to install the Android OS and then use the OTA to update???
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Why do u want u use ruu + ota when u are on stock froyo already.
That build number is stock froyo afaik. Instead use alpharevX and then install custom roms if u need.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

bharatgaddameedi said:
Why do u want u use ruu + ota when u are on stock froyo already.
That build number is stock froyo afaik. Instead use alpharevX and then install custom roms if u need.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App
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I am planning to use alpharevX to install the CM 7.0.3 stable mode. But since my cell is still under warranty (I bought it 3 months ago) I would like to revert back to the Original ROM so that I don't have warranty issues incase I have to submit the phone to the service centre.

ameya88 said:
I am planning to use alpharevX to install the CM 7.0.3 stable mode. But since my cell is still under warranty (I bought it 3 months ago) I would like to revert back to the Original ROM so that I don't have warranty issues incase I have to submit the phone to the service centre.
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Ok.
But presently there is no option to revert back to stock if u use alpharevX. Reverting back requires "hboot downgrader" which is yet to be released by alharevX. But I think it will not take much time .
Ok. Think again before going with alharevX. And if u make s-off do not make hard reset untill u make a nandroid backup.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

bharatgaddameedi said:
Ok.
But presently there is no option to revert back to stock if u use alpharevX. Reverting back requires "hboot downgrader" which is yet to be released by alharevX. But I think it will not take much time .
Ok. Think again before going with alharevX. And if u make s-off do not make hard reset untill u make a nandroid backup.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App
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Oh!! But how did yesjohn in this post go back to the original ROM. I guess he used another method to root. Anyway thanks for the info. Now I'm just a bit worried whether to continue rooting or no since I don't have anything to fall back to incase something happens. Many main concern is the warranty issue!!

ameya88 said:
Oh!! But how did yesjohn in this post go back to the original ROM. I guess he used another method to root. Anyway thanks for the info. Now I'm just a bit worried whether to continue rooting or no since I don't have anything to fall back to incase something happens. Many main concern is the warranty issue!!
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He didn't have S-OFF. As for whether you want to root, it's totally your decision. BTW, pretty much everyone's Wildfire's here are still under warranty atleast officially, because if I am not mistaken it was launched in July 2010.

3xeno said:
He didn't have S-OFF. As for whether you want to root, it's totally your decision. BTW, pretty much everyone's Wildfire's here are still under warranty atleast officially, because if I am not mistaken it was launched in July 2010.
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Yeah that's what I figured too. Thanks a lot for giving me the info. And yeah your right it was released in July 2010, so most of the phone have been rooted whilst they were under warranty.
One more question, If I do plan to root my phone using the alpharevX method, is there any way of recovery if something does go wrong???
I'm planning to use the CM 7.0.3 stable version. Any idea of how good it is??
I really appreciate your help!

I cannot say that with 100.00% certainty, because, its writes your HBoot, which is an extremely sensitive process, but, seeing how no one has got a bricked phone so far (If there are issues, all of them are resolvable, and, in all cases, the process fails, leaving the phone as it was before), you should be safe, if you do decide to go for it.

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I cannot say that with 100.00% certainty, because, its writes your HBoot, which is an extremely sensitive process, but, seeing how no one has got a bricked phone so far (If there are issues, all of them are resolvable, and, in all cases, the process fails, leaving the phone as it was before), you should be safe, if you do decide to go for it.
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Thanks a lot! Will give it a try. Was just having first time jitters I guess. I have HBoot 1.01.0002 btew. hope it works!

ameya88 said:
Thanks a lot! Will give it a try. Was just having first time jitters I guess. I have HBoot 1.01.0002 btew. hope it works!
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If u have issues with hboot 1.01.0002 then u can downgrade it to hboot 1.01.0001 by the process given by ieftm which will be in the wildfire dev section. But I haven't heard issues with Indian hboot 1.01.0002 if I'm correct.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

bharatgaddameedi said:
If u have issues with hboot 1.01.0002 then u can downgrade it to hboot 1.01.0001 by the process given by ieftm which will be in the wildfire dev section. But I haven't heard issues with Indian hboot 1.01.0002 if I'm correct.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App
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Thanks for all the help. Really appreciate all the help both of you have given me!!

[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

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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
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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

Debrand HTC Wildfire with Vodafone Froyo ROM

Hello,
I'm used to debrand and flash Sony Ericsson devices, but my girlfriend has a HTC wildfire and I'm kind of confused with the debranding...
I found unrevoked3 and wanted to use it, but I don't even get to the part were I should install the android 1.0 drivers, since the pc ıs only asking my for adb-drivers. Does HTC have different then Sony Ericsson? Which one shall I take?
Also I always found manuals about using a goldcard, but these are supposed to be outdated?
Also I'm not able to find an original firmware... I only find RUN exe files. Can someone tell me if it ıs possible to flash original firmware through clockwork mod and maybe give me a link?
I would really appreciate if you guys could help me!
THANK YOU!
Linkin

Look at my guide. It gives you all the files, and is a very simple and easy to use guide.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using xda premium

Thank you for your answer. I have 2 further questions though:
1) Do I really still need the goldcard (thought this was old school^^)?
2) I still dont know how to flash an original firmware AND WHICH FIRMWARE I SHALL TAKE? Can someone please help me with this?

Linkinsoldier said:
Thank you for your answer. I have 2 further questions though:
1) Do I really still need the goldcard (thought this was old school^^)?
2) I still dont know how to flash an original firmware AND WHICH FIRMWARE I SHALL TAKE? Can someone please help me with this?
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There is a guide on downgrading the phone to an Unbranded WWE ROM here. This will erase all data(including Recovery, everything), but will downgrade you to a Universal ROM with no network branding, as well as HBOOT 1.00.001.
Goldcard? YES. A guide for the same is in the link, follow it to the letter and there will be no problems.
-Jack

Thank you very much! I'm going to try it tomorrow ;-)
One more question though: can someone tell me where to get the newest RUU file? Update via htc sync?
Sent from my SK17i using xda premium

Linkinsoldier said:
Thank you very much! I'm going to try it tomorrow ;-)
One more question though: can someone tell me where to get the newest RUU file? Update via htc sync?
Sent from my SK17i using xda premium
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The step2.bat in the guide is the rom itself. But if you still need a link, it is here. That is the same RUU used in Step2.

worked like a charm! Thank you again!
Do you see any easy way to root the phone now?
Gingerbreak and Superoneclick didnt work :/
edit: never mind, I post it below

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1029318
You should be able to use revolutionary but...........
Read the first post, I know its a lot but there's everything you'll need in there.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using xda premium

thank you, I found that way but since it is not my phone, i dont want to s-off it
Anyway, my girlfriend don't need root that much, so I guess I will just leave it here and reinstall here software manually!
Thank you everyone for your help and support!
*edit:
if someone finds a way to root phone without S-OFF: your idea is welcome

In that case, you will have to go through HTC DEV to unlock the bootloader, which is a FAR more cumbersome process IMO. Anyway, upto you really. Otherwise, rooting without S-OFF is not possible on Froyo.

Thank you for that answer. I will look into it... At the moment my girlfriend is happy with the Rom I gave her... But I think about cyanogenmod might be faster (phonepad input on Frodo is really slow...)? We will see :-/
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