Guest Paul Posted May 6, 2010 Report Posted May 6, 2010 It's done! :P http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desi...dows-mac-linux/ P
Guest Fruchtzwerg Posted May 6, 2010 Report Posted May 6, 2010 thx Paul for your hard work :P root on 0.80 runs very well, all done. :D Prepared with Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Guest lanxton Posted May 6, 2010 Report Posted May 6, 2010 After I root my phone that has HBOOT 0.80 on it, can I then install the generic ROM over the top with the old 0.75 bootloader and have an original generic stock unrooted phone?
Guest cinereous Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 A downgrade of your boootloader-version is impossible afaik.
Guest lanxton Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 (edited) A downgrade of your boootloader-version is impossible afaik. The "rooting" instructions for 0.80 say that the "1.15.405.4" ROM is put onto the phone during the process. But, I guess this process in not downgrading the firmware to the older version or else everyone with a 0.80 firmware phone would only have to use the 0.80 instructions one time only. Is there any way for a person in Europe with 0.80 firmware to get a generic ROM that takes factory updates from HTC? I assume a rooted phone will not take updates directly from HTC. Edited May 7, 2010 by lanxton
Guest Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 (edited) The "rooting" instructions for 0.80 say that the "1.15.405.4" ROM is put onto the phone during the process. But, I guess this process in not downgrading the firmware to the older version or else everyone with a 0.80 firmware phone would only have to use the 0.80 instructions one time only. Is there any way for a person in Europe with 0.80 firmware to get a generic ROM that takes factory updates from HTC? I assume a rooted phone will not take updates directly from HTC. don't you have to do the rooting- procedure only once, no matter what bootloader you're using? i remember myself reading something like that but with hboot 75... if that's the case for hboot 80, too, aren't we able to flash any (custom or official) ROM to our desire after we successfully rooted it? would be great to know what exactly we can flash now that we joined the superusers' club :P oh...and now having a stock rom installed (it previously had the german o2 branded one installed), do i still need the goldcard for every future rom flash (or app2sd- install) or is the device now 'unlocked'? Edited May 7, 2010 by Guest
Guest lanxton Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 don't you have to do the rooting- procedure only once, no matter what bootloader you're using? i remember myself reading something like that but with hboot 75... if that's the case for hboot 80, too, aren't we able to flash any (custom or official) ROM to our desire after we successfully rooted it? would be great to know what exactly we can flash now that we joined the superusers' club :P oh...and now having a stock rom installed (it previously had the german o2 branded one installed), do i still need the goldcard for every future rom flash (or app2sd- install) or is the device now 'unlocked'? From what I can tell, most of the custom ROMs that are available here are using the 0.75 version of the bootloader which means even if our phones are rooted, we still can't use them. Is this correct? It seems like HTC is shipping the 0.80 bootloader phones to all the providers and keeping the 0.75 version phones separate so that they can control how many phones will receive direct factory updates.
Guest Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 From what I can tell, most of the custom ROMs that are available here are using the 0.75 version of the bootloader which means even if our phones are rooted, we still can't use them. Is this correct? It seems like HTC is shipping the 0.80 bootloader phones to all the providers and keeping the 0.75 version phones separate so that they can control how many phones will receive direct factory updates. hm,sounds reasonable...guess i'll wait for an answer from paul (or someone with more guts than me who already tried installing a custom rom) then and keep playing around with the only after-root-benefit so far: a led- flashlight, haha :P anyone tried to get app2sd running yet?
Guest lanxton Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 hm,sounds reasonable...guess i'll wait for an answer from paul (or someone with more guts than me who already tried installing a custom rom) then and keep playing around with the only after-root-benefit so far: a led- flashlight, haha :P anyone tried to get app2sd running yet? Well, I hope there will be a way to sync up with the factory HTC updates somehow.. perhaps when android 2.2 is released we will find a newer image that we can jump over to. Until then, it seems the only way to get factory updates with a 0.80 bootloader is to crack open the case and solder a JTAG onto the EPROM. Let's hope it never has to come to that. :-)
Guest Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 (edited) Well, I hope there will be a way to sync up with the factory HTC updates somehow.. perhaps when android 2.2 is released we will find a newer image that we can jump over to. Until then, it seems the only way to get factory updates with a 0.80 bootloader is to crack open the case and solder a JTAG onto the EPROM. Let's hope it never has to come to that. :-) Sounds pretty nasty! :P Would be interesting to know,what Paul did to remove the security check of 0.80. Perhaps it was only performed before entering recovery console?Are you still running the generic, rooted ROM without app2sd that's been installed during the root process? Found two improvements compared to the German o2-ROM: Facebook-integration in contacts now works without problems...was constantly crashing before!and pinch to zoom in browser does now rearrange the text. It only did on doubleclick before the flash...nice! Edited May 7, 2010 by Guest
Guest NRGizzer Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 hm,sounds reasonable...guess i'll wait for an answer from paul (or someone with more guts than me who already tried installing a custom rom) then and keep playing around with the only after-root-benefit so far: a led- flashlight, haha :P anyone tried to get app2sd running yet? I have tried to install apps2sd on rooted o2 Desire. No way. Everytime the desire stucks at HTC Boot Screen. I think we have to wait for an updated version of apps2sd.
Guest IrealiTY Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 I have tried to install apps2sd on rooted o2 Desire. No way. Everytime the desire stucks at HTC Boot Screen. I think we have to wait for an updated version of apps2sd. I'm running Modacos Custom ROM WITH App2SD and have a O2 German Desire
Guest NRGizzer Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 I'm running Modacos Custom ROM WITH App2SD and have a O2 German Desire Then can you please post every step you have done? I followed exactly the steps postet on the apps2sd miniguide in this forum. Would be very nice if you can do this. Greetings, Michael
Guest lanxton Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 I'm running Modacos Custom ROM WITH App2SD and have a O2 German Desire Is Modacos Custom ROM using HBOOT 0.80?
Guest IrealiTY Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 Is Modacos Custom ROM using HBOOT 0.80? Yes it does. Infact it does support 0.80 Then can you please post every step you have done? I followed exactly the steps postet on the apps2sd miniguide in this forum. Would be very nice if you can do this. Greetings, Michael Well, I installed the Custom ROM and partitioned my SD Card, ready.
Guest NRGizzer Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 Yes it does. Infact it does support 0.80 Well, I installed the Custom ROM and partitioned my SD Card, ready. Any more details would be great. Do you partitioned you SD-Card through bootloader or with external program ? Which apps2sd Zip File do you used ? Do you take any steps between like wipe the cache or something ? Do you reboot between any steps ? and so on... A step by step guide will be great if you have the time for that. Greetings and thanks in advance, michael
Guest IrealiTY Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 Any more details would be great. Do you partitioned you SD-Card through bootloader or with external program ? Which apps2sd Zip File do you used ? Do you take any steps between like wipe the cache or something ? Do you reboot between any steps ? and so on... A step by step guide will be great if you have the time for that. Greetings and thanks in advance, michael Partitioned through the bootloader with 0 swap (I know we should not do it but I did it and it worked :P) No apps2sd zip as its allready integrated into the Custom ROM No Wipe I did it without a reboot. (Flashed the custom rom from a non-goldcard like: 1.boot in recovery 2.partitioned 3.toogled usb 4.put the custom rom on the sd 5.flashed the rom 6.reboot)
Guest Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 Partitioned through the bootloader with 0 swap (I know we should not do it but I did it and it worked :P) No apps2sd zip as its allready integrated into the Custom ROM No Wipe I did it without a reboot. (Flashed the custom rom from a non-goldcard like: 1.boot in recovery 2.partitioned 3.toogled usb 4.put the custom rom on the sd 5.flashed the rom 6.reboot) does that mean we don't need the goldcard anymore once we removed the o2-ROM?strange...
Guest NRGizzer Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 Partitioned through the bootloader with 0 swap (I know we should not do it but I did it and it worked :P) No apps2sd zip as its allready integrated into the Custom ROM No Wipe I did it without a reboot. (Flashed the custom rom from a non-goldcard like: 1.boot in recovery 2.partitioned 3.toogled usb 4.put the custom rom on the sd 5.flashed the rom 6.reboot) Maybe a stupid question, but can you post the link to that custom rom?
Guest 42turkeys Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 Maybe a stupid question, but can you post the link to that custom rom? It's the MoDaCo one. A2SD is available in the kitchen.
Guest Kurito Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 Hi guys, I successfully managed to root my german O2 Desire. The problem is that I can't get any custom ROM to work. When I flash MoDaCo's r1 for example, it works like a charm - until I reboot the device. Then it starts spamming the notification that the process "process.android.acore" has stopped working unexpectedly. The only thing that helps is pulling the battery and restoring my nand backup. I really hope that somebody can help me. Although I already love the desire with the stock ROM, the little features that were added by MoDaCo are really nice to have :P Greetz, Kurito
Guest Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 Kurito, re-bake and all will be well. :P P paul, could you tell us 0.80-users if there are any restrictions compared to the older bootloader or can we flash any custom rom now? and is a gold card still required?
Guest Paul Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 You only need the goldcard to root... I've only tested my ROMs, so can't really say re: others...? P
Guest NRGizzer Posted May 7, 2010 Report Posted May 7, 2010 It's the MoDaCo one. A2SD is available in the kitchen. Just find the custom rom.. oh maan, more instructions and things i have to look for. What is the advantage of the custom rom ? I have to be a premium member for integrating app2sd to the custom rom ??? Reading all of the 20 pages of the thread and now: Just lost the overview :P. I only want my normal htc sense surface with the abbility to install the apps on the sd card and i don´t wanna choose a way were is no way back. Greetings, Michael
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