could someone point me in the right direction please. i need an o2 uk rom 1.6 or 2.1 because i have knackered my phone (dropped it and cracked top corner of screen) and need to send it back to o2 to get fixed but need to restore it to o2 rom so warranty isnt void
I think you can just recover from SEUS. If it possible to do then it means it your right to update.
Then nothing to worry about warranty, just tell them that you have already updated.... (or do I miss sth?)
i have tried that but it needs to be official o2 software with all the o2 bumf in it, thanks anyway
Davincy team, it's a website that can sell you the original rom of purchase
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I bought a SIM Free white Hero from Simply Electronics - all great, except it has SEA firmware - my language options were English (Malaysia), English (Taiwan) etc (You get the idea)
Symbols on keyboards also get the option for Chinese (?) characters, no Market (to my horror) and a few other niggly things.
So, I would rather not root due to that voiding the warranty, but does anybody have any suggestions of what to do?
Surely it's a simply software change?
I tried downloading HTC's latest ROM, said it wasn't suitable for my device?
Or, do I just send it back and go elsewhere? Seems a little drastic.
Thanks for your help
If you want to get it working, you will have to use a Goldcard to bypass the CID check and then you should be able to install a generic WWE ROM.
Regards,
Dave
Apologies for sounding stupid, but is there a tutorial which I could follow to go about this goldcard technique?
Thanks for your time
Yes - there's a sticky in the Android development subforum entitled "[HOWTO] Create a GoldCard".
Regards,
Dave
Found it, thanks http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=572683
Do I presume from this that a normal rooting process would not work due to the fact it's a SEA ROM?
I've no idea if your ROM has the "perfect" SPL, but since you said you wanted to avoid a rooted ROM, this is your best bet to get to a different "official" HTC ROM.
Regards,
Dave
Oh that's great. Ok, final question I promise (for now at least!)
Seeing as this would still be an official ROM, would it void the HTC warranty still?
Quite probably.
To be honest, if you do practically anything that you see here, it would probably void the warranty
If you can get a backup of your phone before doing anything, you could always restore the phone to the backup image and send it back (presuming you don't do something that wrecks it)
I can't be certain, as I've got the UK model, but I'm pretty sure that doing anything other than putting on the official HTC RUU that they recommend is not 'allowed'. Equally, I'm sure that the warranty is also void if you sneeze near the phone
Sorry I can't be of more assistance.
Hi all, tonight my Hero has bust! The bottom of the screen won't work so I understand its going to have to go back to T-Mobile as its a contract phone.
Its got a Modaco rom on it - do I need to flash it back to the original ROM?
if you're going to take it back, i'd flash it with a stock rom with no root. As im pretty sure that voids your warranty or something...
Flash it with the latest Tmobile update there is then.
Since they will expect their own branding on the phone.
Hi Guys,
I've stumbled into a problem with my Hero. I had it rooted early this year, and had been using Floyo 1.9 recently. However, I think due to some hardware problem, my screen has lost sensitivity at the bottom.
I need to send it in for repairs to HTC.
However, I think i'll need to unroot my phone before sending it in.
I need to know how can i do that. I also need to know how do I find and put on it the local official Rom. I am based in Hong Kong.
I don't have any backup.
Any advise would be much appreciated. I'm pretty desperate here as I cant afford another phone.
Thanks.
Ok, I've been searching around, and I think I may know how to unroot. But how do I get my local Hong Kong ruu?
And if I were to install 2.1 official on it and after getting it back from repairs, would I be able to root it again?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712552
I found this rom here called [ROM]RUU_Hero_hTC_Asia_HK_WWE_3.34.721.1_R_Radio_63.18. 55.06P
I would really like to ask someone if this would be ok for me to flash?
I need to send my phone back to HTC for repair.
But I also would like to make sure that I can root my phone again after flashing official 2.1
I read from some posts that you cannot root once u get official 2.1
Would someone please advise me on the steps I need to take?
Thanks a lot.
Just go to the official HTC website for your country and then download the RUU file that it gives you from support. PRobably the 1.5/1.6 ROM. Install HTC Sync latest version, plug in your phone and run the RUU. It's as easy as that.
Funnily enough, HTC does not provide downloads to local official RUUs for the HK region. I have no idea why.
But I was able to download it from that thread above. I then had to first install HTC Sync to let it install drivers of my phone to the computer, and then ran that Ruu and now I have an Unrooted Hero with Sense 2.1
I'll be sending it in for repairs soon, and hopefully I can have it rooted again afterwards.
It's been a valuable learning experience.
Yes that is what I did, I unrooted my device sent it off for repairs, noe unrooted again and running cyanogen 6.1 froyo and it rocks....
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+1 to HTC for some superb customer service as well..
My warranty had just expired, but considering the hardware defect, they were willing to extend it and help me out.
This is the kind of stuff that makes consumers purchase a particular company's product again.
Hopefully next Christmas I'll get a nice 4.3 inch dual processor HTC phone with Android 3.0 or above. ;-)
so everything i have to do to unroot it, is flashing the official rom
from the htc homepage?
it is the ROM version 2.73.405.5 - is this right?
i got the screen problems too and have to send it in.
am i able to reroot it after it got repaired?
Hey there guys. I bought my girlfriend a galaxy s2 off the bay, and its locked to orange. She is on O2, the ebay advert didn't state the phone was locked. Anyway, i have tried everything i could to unlock the phone and had no luck. Even took it to a shop but they had no joy either.
My last chance now is to take it to orange personally and see what they can do but i want to restore it to its original condition first as I initially rooted the phone and installed litening rom on it. So, just wondering, how do i unroot the phone and then put all the original orange branding/rom back on?
Really need your help guys, and really appreciate it
Read * HERE *
Hey,yeah ive seen that thread and it makes no sense whatsoever!
The thing is, I have tried chainfires unlock app which didn't work, and isn't that app based on that unlock method in the thread you linked? So it prob won't work
So again guys, how do unroot and get all the original orange branding and firmware back on the phone. There must be a way surely?
Really desperate guys
Go and flash a stock rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928&highlight=orange
Hey guys,
im really desperate about this. I searched for 2 hours but could not find a single firmware from german t-mobile. It doesnt matter which one, of ics or gb. I need the branded firmware for a warranty case. I hope you can help me.
not needed relock bootloader then use pc companion
Firstly thank you but could you be a little more detailed. Is the branded rom flashed when i restore with PC Companion.or what am i supposed to do with the tool? I dont have time to test it now.
Thank you for your replies,
alphaboy
The relock botlooader file you will find in xs development topic with all explication then use pc companian .branded firmware usealy mean some apps from your mobile operator
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If i restore with PC Companion i will get the stock unbranded firmware, but what i need IS the branded firmware with the startup logo and the apps.
Its about my local t-mobile shop accepting the warranty case. They could deny it if they see the device is unbranded..
Just a ideea relock bootloader and make a bootloop,the rest is up to you to lie them that you have receive an update etc...
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