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Guest Neilc28
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Hey all,

I've recently debranded my HTC Desire (Orange) with the generic HTC Rom, everything was working perfectly but then an OTA update arrived and was consequently installed, since then, the phone boots but says "Network Locked". From what I've read this is due to the 4.06 Radio update and the 2 solutions seem to be either downgrade the radio or request the unlock code.

Phone has Goldcard and has been rooted.

Radio Downgrade

Well I attempted this by downloading the generic radio 4.05, copying to MicroSD and renaming to update.zip and selecting the "Apply sdcard:update.zip" option on boot. This was tried MANY times and always stated the following

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command

--Install from sdcard...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Verifying update package...

E:signature verification failed

Installation aborted.

Reload Generic ROM

Have tried this, but get a "Bootloader Version Error" when installation is in progress.

BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.80.0000

MICROP-031d

TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101

RADIO-4.06.00.02_2

I have requested an unlock code, but the 2 companies I have tried are having trouble getting a code based on my IMEI. I've verified the IMEI from the sticker under the battery as cannot get past the network locked message to enter *#06#.

Any ideas?

Desperately needing help here guys, need my expensive paperweight working as a phone again.

Neil

Guest jamesb1239
Posted
Hey all,

I've recently debranded my HTC Desire (Orange) with the generic HTC Rom, everything was working perfectly but then an OTA update arrived and was consequently installed, since then, the phone boots but says "Network Locked". From what I've read this is due to the 4.06 Radio update and the 2 solutions seem to be either downgrade the radio or request the unlock code.

Phone has Goldcard and has been rooted.

Radio Downgrade

Well I attempted this by downloading the generic radio 4.05, copying to MicroSD and renaming to update.zip and selecting the "Apply sdcard:update.zip" option on boot. This was tried MANY times and always stated the following

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command

--Install from sdcard...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Verifying update package...

E:signature verification failed

Installation aborted.

Reload Generic ROM

Have tried this, but get a "Bootloader Version Error" when installation is in progress.

BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.80.0000

MICROP-031d

TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101

RADIO-4.06.00.02_2

I have requested an unlock code, but the 2 companies I have tried are having trouble getting a code based on my IMEI. I've verified the IMEI from the sticker under the battery as cannot get past the network locked message to enter *#06#.

Any ideas?

Desperately needing help here guys, need my expensive paperweight working as a phone again.

Neil

looks like you may have upgraded your hboot to 0.80 there stock orange uk come with 0.75. In bootloader check to see if hboot is 0.80 and if so re-root with the 0.80 method instead, then flash radio

Guest Neilc28
Posted
looks like you may have upgraded your hboot to 0.80 there stock orange uk come with 0.75. In bootloader check to see if hboot is 0.80 and if so re-root with the 0.80 method instead, then flash radio

The HBOOT is 0.80, and I rooted the device earlier with the 0.80 method, still no joy :lol:

Guest jamesb1239
Posted
The HBOOT is 0.80, and I rooted the device earlier with the 0.80 method, still no joy :lol:

I have no idea then, in your menu do you have the superuser app? my only thought is that you have rooted then installed the HTC Generic ROM that has wiped out your root and also upgraded the radio

Guest Neilc28
Posted
I have no idea then, in your menu do you have the superuser app? my only thought is that you have rooted then installed the HTC Generic ROM that has wiped out your root and also upgraded the radio

If you mean in the boot sequence, then there is no Superuser item listed, The root was done today, after I encountered the problem which is probably 4-5 days after the Generic ROM was installed. The OTA Radio update occured today. Device was previously just Gold-Card'd to debrand. It's a nightmare lol

Thanks for your input so far :lol:

Guest jamesb1239
Posted
If you mean in the boot sequence, then there is no Superuser item listed, The root was done today, after I encountered the problem which is probably 4-5 days after the Generic ROM was installed. The OTA Radio update occured today. Device was previously just Gold-Card'd to debrand. It's a nightmare lol

Thanks for your input so far :)

When you say that you are trying to press update.zip from sd is that in the custom recovery (the one with all green writing)? if not then you may be trying to flash it through HTC's bootloader which wouldnt take it??

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