How to root Desire out of box

[Guest kevin5059]

Hi, i just update my desire from 2.1 to 2.2 yesterday out of the box. Is there any way to root the Desire after the official OTA update?

thank!

[Guest Nitrius]

To answer your question, no. But there may be a way in the future. Though there have been some talk about downgrading.

But there are rooted 2.2 ROMs out there, based on the official 2.2 update by HTC, but ofc since you have already updated, you can't install those. So if you really want the root ability, it looks like you just have to wait for now until someone figures a way of downgrading or rooting the official 2.2.

[Guest charlie_boy]

Hmmm

Not sure I agree. What hboot version do you have?

[Guest Asselberghs]

Hi, i just update my desire from 2.1 to 2.2 yesterday out of the box. Is there any way to root the Desire after the official OTA update?

thank!

You can try the unrevoked method, but I don´t know if it will work on Android 2.2 Froyo.

unrevoked method: www.unrevoked.com

Maybe you can find it in their wiki or something if it indeed will work, it´s automated and easy way of rooting, on the other hand you can just take the MoDaCo root method nice and easy and be a bit more sure of the result, but with the risk of making a mistake if you are to quick on your fingers.

I trust Paul & thereby i guess MoDaCo he´s the god/admin around here and the primary master of hacking roms and rooting devices. (I am not trying to ignore nor belittle other peoples work efforts here alright?)

On the other hand I diden´t trust myself not to make some kind of mistake along the way thats why I rooted with unrevoked 3.

But at the time, before I flashed with MoDaCo Android 2.2 costum rom, I was on Android Eclair 2.1 so I can´t tell you what will and will not work based on the Froyo update. My guess is it´s got more to do with physical hardware and what I guess is locked version numbers in the "boot menu" if you can root or not, and not so much the current state of the rom. But I am not a wiz at this, I just follow a guide, trust the writer and hope I succeed.

Edited August 2, 2010 by Asselberghs

[Guest Nitrius]

Here is the thread on XDA, where they are trying to work out a way of getting back to an older rootable room: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741672

[Guest kevin5059]

Hmmm

Not sure I agree. What hboot version do you have?

Hboot=0.75

[Guest squrl]

With 0.75 you can easily root using unrevoked. http://unrevoked.com/#desire

[Guest charlie_boy]

Hboot=0.75

And exactly what kernal version do you have?

Edited August 2, 2010 by charlie_boy

[Guest KHShapiro]

Hboot=0.75

wow .75 , thats kinda weird. maybe the 2.2 ota went back to .75 .... either way with .75 i think tere is a god chance you ca still root.. the Android gd might be smiling on you.

what kernal do you have?

[Guest kevin5059]

And exactly what kernal version do you have?

Sorry guys, it used to be 0.75 when it was running on 2.1. I didn't check it again after the update i thought it gonna be the same and obviously I'm wrong.

After the update,

Hboot=0.92.001

Radio=5.09.00.20

Baseband version= 32.43.00.32U_5.09.00.20

Kernel version= 2.6.32.15-fg9c0527 (htc-kernel@and18-2 #1)

Build Number= 2.09.405.8 CL218634 release-keys

Software Number= 2.09.405.8

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