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point me in the right direction.

Not sure if its already possible to root the 2.2 official froyo or does any root method still work. Please send me link. Thx in advance

i think you can go back to 2.1 then get s-off so youn can root. search for it its here.

So downgrade.to 2.1 root it then update again to 2.2?

Downgrade, root, s-off, then 2.2

how would we flash clockwork mod recovery after we update to 2.2 again? Could we just download ROM manager if we have S-OFF and install recovery from there?

Was on the same boat. The "want froyo and root " thread has a good step by step. There are some files you will need to download.
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[Q] How to go back to S-ON?

Hi everyone,
I have a htc desire z and have it perm rooted and S-OFF.
Now i want to go back to stock with my Nandroid backup i've made before flashing other roms.
I can go back to my nadroid backup but then i want to update my stock rom with the update that came out some time ago. But for that you have to Unroot and S-On again... HOWWWWW CAN I DO THIS???

Which update do you want to apply to the stock ROM ? You don't have to unroot and S-ON to apply an OTA update, and currently all the known OTAs are rootable (you will lose root but keep S-OFF if you got it via gfree).
Sent from my HTC Desire Z

Well, i was trying to install the OTA update but it didn't work.
Couldn't install the update.
So i thought it was becouse the S-OFF...

Sh0rty007 said:
Well, i was trying to install the OTA update but it didn't work.
Couldn't install the update.
So i thought it was becouse the S-OFF...
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If you have custom recovery (CWM) then I think the OTA won't work. But you can always just flash the stock recovery back on (e.g. via fastboot or flash_image) then you should be ok.
Or you can just flash the 1.72 ROM complete, though you will lose all your data/settings.
Sent from my HTC Desire Z

So... if i flash stock nandroid back.. and uninstall custom recovery what is ROM manager i guess, i can update stock with the OTA update?
Or how do i get rid of the cwm otherwise?
Sorry if i'm asking stupid questions thnxx for your help!
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Yeah just flash the stock recovery back on via fastboot or flash_image, then you should be able to apply the OTA, assuming you haven't done other stuff that might break the update (e.g. removing stock apps).
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Ok, i'm gonna try it now. First uninstall rom manager and then try then ota update.
But i'll loose my root you're saying... is it rootable again for now? Couse i understand that otherwise i can't flash another rom for a while...?
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Sh0rty007 said:
Ok, i'm gonna try it now. First uninstall rom manager and then try then ota update.
But i'll loose my root you're saying... is it rootable again for now? Couse i understand that otherwise i can't flash another rom for a while...?
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The 1.72 DZ OTA ? Yes, that is rootable via the psneuter method now, it's just you cannot use gfree to get S-OFF at 1.72, that's why a downgrade may be necessary for some (i.e. if you are at 1.72 and S-ON).
Sent from my HTC Desire Z

similar question here. I didn't made a backup for the stock recovery module. If so how can i restore the stock recovery? Are there any available on xda?

[Q] New desire Z. S-OFF - A few haunting questions!

hi,
Received my desire z today. And planning to root it. I am coming from wildfire so this is a little different.
My phone is not locked to any carrier. I can use any sim card in it.
my firmware version is : 1.34.720.6
S-ON
Hboot is 0.85.0005
These questions are haunting me:
1.Do i need to do a S-Off to be able to flash custom roms? or is my hboot good enough to install custom roms with just root and S-On.
2.will i have any problems without soff and only root? like flashing radios or kernals?
I am assuming i dont need a sim unlock because its unbranded anyways. correct me if i am wrong. but gfree does sim unlock along with s-off.
I tried searching but dint get any results. please help. Thanks.

The only answer I know is you won't be able to flash anything through the bootloader. That means if you want to flash a radio or any other PC10IMG.zip, you have to find a recovery-flashable version and flash it through your recovery (the unsafe way). Kernels are normally flashed through recovery so that is not an issue.

c00ller said:
The only answer I know is you won't be able to flash anything through the bootloader. That means if you want to flash a radio or any other PC10IMG.zip, you have to find a recovery-flashable version and flash it through your recovery (the unsafe way). Kernels are normally flashed through recovery so that is not an issue.
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Oh yeah. i understand that. perhaps i dint frame my question right.
I am going to install a custom recovery. say Clockwork.
But is root + custom recovery is good enough to flash roms and kernels etc or is S-Off compulsory?

1. You need S-OFF to be able to flash custom roms, or clockworkmod recovery.
2. With S-ON (I think) you will be able to flash new radios, but considering that you will not be able to flash clockworkmod recovery you will not be able to flash custom kernels.
Considering that you can use any SIM card you don't need SIM unlock, but if you want custom roms, and kernels you will need S-OFF and clockworkmod recovery
To gain s-off you have this tool, but I have never used it, I gain S-ff downgrading from 1.72 to 1.34 using this tutorial , but you already have version 1.34 so you have to start from step 13.

Thanks. I had one more question. Is hboot 0.85.0005 rootable? Can I just follow the guide you provided?
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rahulkrathod said:
Thanks. I had one more question. Is hboot 0.85.0005 rootable? Can I just follow the guide you provided?
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Yes it is, you can follow the guide starting from step 13, the steps from 1 to 12 are used to downgrade the software to the version 1.34 witch you already have.
Or try to use AMT i think it is easier.

Thanks buddy. Rooted!
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Root

Plesae ... i need very easy root for my HTC Desire Z Android 2.3.3
Soft. version 2.42.405.2 CL84109
With no brick chance thanks.

Did you even try searching?
Here is the downgrade guide, which links to the root guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
As far as easy goes, its not too difficult, but if you want a one-click solution you're out of luck.
-Nipqer

Nipqer said:
Did you even try searching?
Here is the downgrade guide, which links to the root guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
As far as easy goes, its not too difficult, but if you want a one-click solution you're out of luck.
-Nipqer
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Is this procedure unrootable? Can i return to the stock root 2.42 genuine after this?

yes, the unroot is fairly simple.
flash stock 1.34, temp-root with psneuter, restore part7 backup with gfree. flash stock 2.x rom.
-Nipqer

Confucio1986 said:
Is this procedure unrootable? Can i return to the stock root 2.42 genuine after this?
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you can downgrade and root your device as mentioned above and then flash a rooted 2.42 rom (some one should have already done that)

jumptoin said:
With no brick chance thanks.
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There is always a chance you may brick.

[Q] How to downgrade from stock 2.3 to 2.2

i am having some problems rooting on stock 2.3 so i want to downgrade to 2.2 so i can root and install custom roms on it, so my brother can shut up, asking me questions like, can u install ics or jb for me -.- but any ways is there any ways i could root on stock 2.3 or how could downgrade to 2.2 so i can root
thanks

Google is a friend.
https://www.google.fi/search?redir_...devloc&q=how to downgrade from 2.3 to 2.2 zte
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How are you planning to install a rom if you can't root it?
Some methods were designed for older models & could turn your phone into a brick.
It has an unlocked bootloader, you should use fastboot to install clockworkmod & then root it or install a rom... search for my old thread.