i bought my phone unlocked from the 3 mobile network UK. i
it had build 2.73.771.62 CL#80033 release-keys
first question, can i root this as is? many guides say to downgrade but none of the ruus seem to be compatible. cid errors.
second, which ruus can i downgrade to anyway? it has to be an original 3 mobile rom right?
third, which was the first available 3 mobile build.
last, im i screwed wrt rooting?
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adb devices lists my hero, however, fastboot doesnt. this means it cant be rooted as is right?
does the CID error mean i didnt do the goldcard method correctly? i was worried when i had a letter in my cid generation after cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
H3G released their first Rom this week. Prior to this were pre installed.
To root yours follow Goldcard method or this one>>>
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559613
Treat it as though you have flashed rom currently running in your Hero.
im more comfortable doing the goldcard method.
using goldcard, is it ok to have a letter in the cid? cos i have one and fear thats the reason mine isnt working. we're working with hex so alphabets are ok, ignore.
also, which ruu do you recommend i use to downgrade.
btw, what do you mean by "treat it as though you have flashed rom currently in you hero" you mean like i have upgraded it already?
thanks.
Yes if you are following second option. But ignore what I stated. Personally I am more comfortable with non goldcard therory simply because you could be near complition and getting frustrated only to find that your cd card is at fault.
There have been several cases of sd card let down.
mine seems to be letting me down too. ive used the stock and some other samsung card. cid errors still. btw, what allocation size im i to use to format? or is formatting with the phone ok.
ended up trying flashrec .. backup failed.
installing the patched recovery image didnt work either, new hboot.
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so i cant install the patched recovery image because of the new hboot
which is because of the build im running on, so my only option is installing a previous build to get the old hboot
but 3 mobiles earliest build is 2.73.771.62 ... which is what im using
so i have to install a build from another network, hence need to goldcard ... which seems to be failing
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^^ correct above if im wrong ^^
i think im going to cry. i cant use my phone until i do this cos i cant imagine setting everything up again.
what do you advise?
I think according to post #23 it is possible to root.
Anybody successfully rooted his/her Hero from 3 network? How did you manage to do it? Possible to give some guides to member arimozuki??
Thanks.
OMG! finally done ... thanks for all your help!
i was randomly looking at my friends 5800, asked for his 8gb card, plugged in, goldcarded and downgrade worked!!! w00t. but this was a week ago; needless to say, my phone is not a virgin anymore ... alot of rape
thanks much.
I know the thread is old but I would just like to add the Hero on 3 can now be rooted using Androot, which allows you to avoid the goldcard method. Was able to root, flash a recovery image, backup and put a new rom on with minimal fuss
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All,
I downloaded the original Cingular/ATT Rom, just in case, and bought Sprite and backed up my settings. I downloaded SDA_ApplicationUnlock.exe and ran it (from my PC, is this correct?). SDA_ApplicationUnlock.exe seemed to run okay, and gave me the message "SDA Successfully unlocked, Please Reboot SDA Now!". I rebooted my phone and did not notice a change (I assume I should?) I ran the Rom update for WM6.1 Standard, which opened up a DOS-looking box that stayed there forever and did not indicate it was doing anything. After just over an hour I disconnected my phone and rebooted it, no change.
My questions:
1) Do I run SDA_ApplicationUnlock.exe from my PC or from the WM phone itself?
2) Any suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong?
3) What does CID Unlock do, and do I need it?
Just to review, I have a Cingular 3125 with WM5, and I want to go to WM6.1 Standard.
Please help! Thanks!
Frank
geekzilla65
You were supposed to run Jump SPL on your phone which puts it into a special bootloader then run the update utility should run correctly. I personally prefer the MicroSD flash method myself.
Jump SPL?
icecube57 said:
You were supposed to run Jump SPL on your phone which puts it into a special bootloader then run the update utility should run correctly. I personally prefer the MicroSD flash method myself.
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Thanks icecube57!
I know that SPL files were copied to my phone automatically when I ran Rom updater, but I don't think it ever launched. I am really confused about the CID unlock. I read one post where it says I have to do this, and another that says for Cingular Roms you don't need to.
Also, you mention the MicroSD flash method - is there a post here that explains how to do that? I would not mind trying it if you think it works better. Please help!
Frank
geekzilla65
If i dont say it someone else will. Please use the search function.
If the utility didnt automatically launch the Jump Spl program then navigate to the root of your phone using file explorer start it manually from your phone and it will put the phone into bootloader then try running the utility again. Thats how i had to do it with my phone
Thanks
icecube57 said:
If i dont say it someone else will. Please use the search function.
If the utility didnt automatically launch the Jump Spl program then navigate to the root of your phone using file explorer start it manually from your phone and it will put the phone into bootloader then try running the utility again. Thats how i had to do it with my phone
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Okay, that's fair, thanks. Can I get an answer on one more thing? I did look in the forums, in the Wiki ,etc. on this - I am still confused on what CID unlock is. I really don't want to brick my phone. When this worked for you, was this on a Cingular 3125? Did you have to CID unlock?
Frank
geekzilla65
What you are talking about permenantly CID unlocks the phone which allows you to flash any rom. Instead of being stuck with carrier specific roms. What the JUMP SPL does is loads a specially modified bootloader that temporarily fakes the Update Utility into thinking your phone is CID unlocked that way you can flash any rom without going through that long complicated process in making it permenantly CID unlocked. I have a 3125 myself and flashes all the roms in this forum fine with the Jumps SPL Bootloader method.
MicroSD Flashing
Im feeling nice. Here is the MicroSD Flashing Method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311232
Thanks!
icecube57 said:
What you are talking about permenantly CID unlocks the phone which allows you to flash any rom. Instead of being stuck with carrier specific roms. What the JUMP SPL does is loads a specially modified bootloader that temporarily fakes the Update Utility into thinking your phone is CID unlocked that way you can flash any rom without going through that long complicated process in making it permenantly CID unlocked. I have a 3125 myself and flashes all the roms in this forum fine with the Jumps SPL Bootloader method.
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Thanks icecube57!!! I really appreciate the answers! You rock!
Frank
geekzilla65
Thanks!
icecube57 said:
Im feeling nice. Here is the MicroSD Flashing Method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311232
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Thanks for this one too! Awesome!
Frank
geekzilla65
I've been trying to root my G2 Touch and have used the goldcard method.
I can only find the latest tmobile RUU (2.73) which can't be rooted!
Is there anywhere the stock (1.73) tmobile RUU is?
Regards
Signed update zip is here>> http://www.4shared.com/file/133081624/c5e35fa0/update-hero-t-mobile-1761106-s.html if any good.
Is there a reason for you to use goldcard on your G2? On mine (got at end of last month), it was the original unlocked 1.73 version, and it had an unlocked bootloader, allowing me to use fastboot to boot a custom recovery image (AmonRA) and then do a nandroid backup before flashing an update.zip
Presuming you need to use goldcard, I would have thought that a generic HTC version would have done. So long as it is 1.73, I think it would work fine, since the purpose of the goldcard (IIRC) is to ignore the carrier id and let you install the stock HTC ROM onto the device. From there you could root and flash the recovery partition to allow installation of custom roms.
So in conclusion-
-You might not actually need to use a goldcard, but if you do,
-Give the generic HTC 1.73 ROM a shot
BTW, I haven't personally tried this, so hopefully someone who knows a bit more about this can confirm if this would work, but I reckon it should. If possible, take a nandroid backup first, but this might be a bit difficult if fastboot doesn't work for you.
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Is there a reason for you to use goldcard on your G2? On mine (got at end of last month), it was the original unlocked 1.73 version, and it had an unlocked bootloader, allowing me to use fastboot to boot a custom recovery image (AmonRA) and then do a nandroid backup before flashing an update.zip
Presuming you need to use goldcard, I would have thought that a generic HTC version would have done. So long as it is 1.73, I think it would work fine, since the purpose of the goldcard (IIRC) is to ignore the carrier id and let you install the stock HTC ROM onto the device. From there you could root and flash the recovery partition to allow installation of custom roms.
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Yea I needed the goldcard because I did the 2.73 RUU lag update which I didn't know could not be rooted :/
Lord Lucan said:
Signed update zip is here>> http://www.4shared.com/file/133081624/c5e35fa0/update-hero-t-mobile-1761106-s.html if any good.
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I downloaded the file and it wasn't the RUU file. Thanks for your help though.
use the rooted htc generic 2.73.405.38, that what i used
http://android.modaco.com/content/h...-24-11-hero-roms-radios-in-update-zip-format/
use the rooted htc generic 2.73.405.38, that what i used
http://android.modaco.com/content/h...-24-11-hero-roms-radios-in-update-zip-format/
How do I install it when its not an RUU file?
ohh my mistake, i used the same method as you look on here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=573866
20. Use the Official HTC RUU to downgrade to 2.73.405.5 here ftp://xda:[email protected]/Hero...ed_NoDriver.exe
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worked perfectly for me
You're using a tmobile G2 Touch right? I'm sure I tried this and it brought up the [131] customer ID error lol.. I'll try again though Thanks
yep i am, long story short i had a problem with and i had to apply the official so i could send it back to tmob for repair and once i got it back, i started to follow the video done by lockr and i got the [131] customer ID error when trying to use stock (1.73) ruu, saw the forum post use that ruu worked perfectly
I still got [131] error...
Where did you find the stock (1.73) RUU? The only one I can find is the 2.73, which is my current one.
i didn't use the 1.73 ruu, i used the 2.73 and i used that ruu i'm sorry that i can't help you :-(
Arr okay no worries I'll just wait until the 2.1 rom is released and hope that has some holes in! Thanks for trying
How about one of the first 2 RRUs from this page?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559622
None of the WWE RUU's seem to work... Only the tmobile one :/
Sounds like the goldcard isn't working properly
It is what makes any old RRU work, as it disables the Carried ID check which means only T-Mobile RRUs work for you. Seems strange...
Personally, I'd try making the goldcard again.
Yea I made the Goldcard twice on the same SD, so maybe its the SD card thats the problem... I try using some others I have somewhere
Iirc, the default micro SD card (2gn) that came with the phone works correctly. I've had a think and I reckon the goldcard is definitely the problem, as a working goldcard will accept any try file, such as the one I referenced before.
Give that a shot and if you have trouble, just try other cards until it works, but I reckon the stock card is your best bet for now. The HTC 1.73 rru should work after that.
I never recieved the stock 2gb card as I bought off an eBay seller...
But lucikily I had one lying about and created the goldcard and loaded the WWE RUU sucessfully, Thanks for your advice!
So
My problem is i cant use RUU because it gaves me Device ID Fail error. i have downgraded my G2 Touch from 2.73.116.61 (special hungarian t-mobile rom ) to 2.73.405.5 with Goldcard & RUU. Then, i've put a rooted rom(2.73.405.38), and the newest radio rom (*.09.26) with Cyanogen's recovery image. I'd like to know how could i put back the 2.73.405.5 rom with RUU, or any other rom with RUU, to make it stock HTC Hero? My T-Mobile havent came out with any update for the phone, so i cant try out that RUU
My point is when the Android 2.1 will come out for HTC Hero, then i'd like to upgrade too. Thanks for help!
btw: i've been searching for solutions for lot of days, so dont say "use google" if u cant give me specific solution, thanks
Alrighty,
If it was me, I would use the goldcard to RUU back to the earliest ROM possible (1.73). Then install a custom recovery like AmonRA, and use an update.zip to give you the stock Hero rom. (once you downgrade the ROM to 1.73, you can use fastboot to load the recovery image, so you don't even have to flash the recovery. This is as close to stock as you'll get.)
For the update.zip file for the stock hero, see http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero-hero-modaco-com/291942/gsm-24-11-hero-roms-radios-in-update-zip-format/. The one you are after is the second one down under 'shipping ROMs'
An alternative way to do this is to use the goldcard to install the exe (RUU) for the version you want. It's up to you.
So in short, use the goldcard again to RUU to what you want.
Goldcard is in the phone all the time, im using the stock memory card. If i do the goldcard it will be goldcard forever, atleast others said that. I've tried formatting the card, no luck
people have said that gold card method wont work on stock memory card so you have to go buy like a 4gb or 8gb card then put gold card on there and it should work fine.
I have stock memory card, and successfully made the goldcard, and downgraded my g2 touch, as the topic's name states it. i checked my goldcard stock memorycard with HxD, with i previously made my goldcard, and realised the first 17 line is zero, as the stock values were i think. i checked if i put the goldcard values back there, its different, so, is it possible the RUU made the goldcard stock? When the new android 2.1 ruu come out for hero i'll make the memorycard goldcard again, and check if its workin.
IIRC, it should NOT all be zeroes for the first 17 lines. I would make the goldcard again (you could even do it now so you have it working and ready for use). It shouldn't take too long since you've done it before, and will possibly have the tools needed downloaded to your PC already.
HTH
solved
at last i've done the goldcard procedure again, and it stood the same, i put the newest rom, working like a charm
SOLVED IT!
I suppose this is what happens when you're not too familiar with what you're doing. It was a goldcard issue. I realized that the initial tutorial that I was following made me reverse the CID in a wrong way - and that was why I could not downgrade using RUUs non-specific to vodafone.
Did it now though! I hope this is useful for others having similar problems!
Hello,
First of all, I am definitely a newbie so excuse me in advance for possibly missing an obvious link.
I'm trying to downgrade my htc legend from 2.1 to 1.3 so that i can eventually root it and put cyanogenmod on it.
while using the RUU, i run into Error 131 saying that I should use the correct RUU. I have searched and searched and seen that people wrote that this is a goldcard issue. I have tried doing the same thing with another card which is definitely a successful goldcard because it has been used for this same purpose before.
I notice that this might be because it's a vodafone phone (in UK). The phone itself is unlocked. Could vodafone have something to do with it and if yes, is there a way to bypass that?
Can someone please please help me get past this error? Before then I get the 171 error but if I just exit the RUU and unplug and plug back my phone, it works fine.
Thank you!
Nice you fixed it! I think you mean downgrade from 2.2 to 2.1 no? G1 had Android 1.0 then 1.5,all other devices have ahad 1.5 or above
I'm basically just doing what the tutorials I've been following have told me. I'm pretty sure I have to downgrade to 1.31. I thought I had solved it but I was just not paying attention and I had downloaded 1.32 instead so I couldn't root the phone.
I am trying to root my htc legend.
But first i have to downgrade it since i have build 3.15 running on android 2.2.
For all downgrading is a goldcard required. But i have a simlock free unbranded legend. Is it then still needed? I cant make a goldcard because the site is down.
Will my phone brick if i try to open crackin.bat to downgrade, while i dont have a goldcard?
What guide should i follow without a goldcard?
Thanks!
My Legend was unlocked and unbranded when I got it too, and I needed a gold card.. Crackin.bat shouldn't brick it, you'll only get an error message at the end I think because of the wrong sd card.
i found it easiest to use the goldcard tool from
Code:
sites.google.com/site/roothtchero/goldcard-2
for the legend you'll have to select MMC0...
nickcob111 said:
I am trying to root my htc legend.
But first i have to downgrade it since i have build 3.15 running on android 2.2.
For all downgrading is a goldcard required. But i have a simlock free unbranded legend. Is it then still needed? I cant make a goldcard because the site is down.
Will my phone brick if i try to open crackin.bat to downgrade, while i dont have a goldcard?
What guide should i follow without a goldcard?
Thanks!
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Hi, what your describing is network lock rather than root lock, from my understanding, regardless of network lock, it's only the root lock you have to worry about so unless I am mistaken, you will still need goldcard to flash NON-stock rom.
I personaly was lucky, I got a three (suppied by vodafone) legend there was no branding what-so-ever, no voda or 3 bloatware, I havn't tried it on any other network, but, at the time I also had vodafone mobile broadband which also worked on my phone, (it didn't work on my wife's 3 branded Desire HD).