CANT UPDATE FIRMWARE ORANGE HTC DESIRE

[Guest OLLY0611]

SORRY BUT I AM NEW TO THIS AND STUCK.

I UPDATED MY PHONE WITH A2SD WHICH WORKED PERFECTLY HOWEVER I HAVE TRIED TO USE THE OFFICIAL UPDATE TO 2.2 BUT IT GETS ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WAY THROUGH THE UPDATE BUT THEN THE SCREEN TURNS TO A RED ? I HAVE REPLACED THE SD CARD AND DONE A HARD RESET ALL OF WHICH WORK FINE IT JUST WONT UPDATE CAN ANYBODY PLEASE ADVISE WHERE I AM GOING WRONG THE SOFTWARE INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS AND THE PHONE IS ON THE ORANGE NETWORK

2.1 UPDATE1

32.30.00.28U_4.05.00.11

2.6.29-97DA29ED

HTC-KERNAL@AND18-2#1

1.15.405.4CL155070 RELEASE-KEYS

1.15.405.4

WEBKIT 3.1

PLEASE HELP!

[Guest EddyOS]

You're not on Orange, you have a generic Desire. Did you debrand it or has it always been on this software version?

If it's always been on this version, and you don't mind losing your data, you can download the latest RUU to flash it again. You can get it here:

http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desi...783-signed-exe/

[Guest EddyOS]

The other option you have, if you don't wanna lose your settings, is to manually apply the OTA updates.

To do this, download this file:

http://liveimage.htc.com//OTA_Bravo_HTC_WW...mtp6zggcyon.zip

and rename update.zip (not update.zip.zip) and copy it to the root of your sd card (not in any folders)

Turn the Desire off and turn it on again whilst holding the volume down button. You'll boot onto a white screen and once its checked for files use the volume keys to highlight Recovery and press power to select.

Once at the screen with the red ! hold volume up and press power. On the menu that appears select 'apply sd:update.zip' and follow the instructions.

This will get you to 1.21.405.2, to go to the next version you should be able to use the normal method to install the next OTA

IF YOU HAD TO USE A GOLD CARD BEFORE TO DEBRAND THEN YOU'LL NEED YOUR GOLD CARD FOR ALL OTA UPDATES

Edited November 5, 2010 by EddyOS

[Guest OLLY0611]

You're not on Orange, you have a generic Desire. Did you debrand it or has it always been on this software version?

If it's always been on this version, and you don't mind losing your data, you can download the latest RUU to flash it again. You can get it here:

http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desi...783-signed-exe/

HI AND THANKS FOR GETTING BACK, I THINK IT WAS DEBRANDED AS PART OF INSTALLING A2SD I HAVE GOT THE GOLD CARD AND ILL TRY DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING MANUALLY, BUT IS THERE ANY WAY OF GETTING IT BACK TO WHAT IT SHOULD BE?

ONCE AGAIN THANKS

Edited November 5, 2010 by OLLY0611

[Guest EddyOS]

Are you rooted at the moment? If so, and if you don't mind losing your data, I suggest using the RUU to go to one of the latest ROM versions as you can alway root it again if you need to...you will need you gold card at all times though

The OTA update will remove root access but can be rooted again if needed. Personally, as you're so out of date, I'd go the RUU route and start again - give your phone a clean slate

Edited November 5, 2010 by EddyOS

[Guest OLLY0611]

Are you rooted at the moment? If so, and if you don't mind losing your data, I suggest using the RUU to go to one of the latest ROM versions as you can alway root it again if you need to...you will need you gold card at all times though

The OTA update will remove root access but can be rooted again if needed. Personally, as you're so out of date, I'd go the RUU route and start again - give your phone a clean slate

JUST HAD A GO BUT THE FIRST THING THE PHONE SAYS IS E:CAN'T OPEN /CACHE/RECOVERY/COMMAND IT THEN GOES ON TO INSTALL FROM SD CARD BUT THEN COMES UP WITH E:FAILED TO VERIFY WHOLE FILE SIGNATURE THEN E:SIGNATURE VERIFICATION FAILED INSTALLATION ABORTED

THANKS

JOHN

[Guest EddyOS]

Was that using the RUU? You need to connect your phone to the PC and choose 'HTC Sync' and also have HTC Sync installed on the PC

Edited November 5, 2010 by EddyOS

[Guest OLLY0611]

Was that using the RUU? You need to connect your phone to the PC and choose 'HTC Sync' and also have HTC Sync installed on the PC

I TRIED USING THE "UPDATE.ZIP METHOD I HAVE JUST DOWNLOADED THE RRU AND IT WORKED THANKYOU IS THERE ANY WAY OF GETTING THE AUTOMATIC UPDATES TO WORK OR AM I STUCK WITH DOING IT THIS WAY AND IF SO WHERE CAN I FIND OUT ABOUT / GET REGULAR UPDATES BUT ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU VERY MUCH

JOHN

[Guest EddyOS]

Well, the reason you didn't get any before is because I don't think the HTC server was pushing updates the that build number any more. You should be OK now, although 2.29.405.2 isn't even being pushed OTA yet...:)

[Guest OLLY0611]

Well, the reason you didn't get any before is because I don't think the HTC server was pushing updates the that build number any more. You should be OK now, although 2.29.405.2 isn't even being pushed OTA yet...:)

ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU VERY MUCH

jOHN