Post by Uk Android Centre on Nov 13, 2011 21:16:47 GMT 1
WELCOME TO THE HTC DESIRE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
By bortak
By bortak
DISCLAIMER: I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYONE BRICKING THEIR PHONES. BY USING THIS TUTORIAL AND ANY OF IT'S CONTENT YOU ACCEPT THAT YOU MAY BE FLASHING SYSTEM CRITICAL ASPECTS OF YOUR MOBILE DEVICE, AND THINGS CAN GO WRONG.
DO NOT BE DAUNTED BY THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION ON THIS THREAD. NOT EVERYTHING APPLIES TO YOUR PROBLEM. JUST FIND THE CORRECT SECTION FOR YOU
FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS! IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED ON THIS THREAD, WE WILL FIND A WAY TO FIX YOUR PHONE (UNLESS YOU BRICKED IT)
FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS! IF NOT ALREADY ANSWERED ON THIS THREAD, WE WILL FIND A WAY TO FIX YOUR PHONE (UNLESS YOU BRICKED IT)
Introduction:
I've been helping out a little on the HTC Desire Q&A Forums for a while now, and noticed that a lot of problems that people are experiencing are reoccurring very often - So here are very common problems, and solutions to them.
Some steps in the tutorial require the use of a goldcard, it is always handy to have one in case you cannot find the correct RUU for your device.
When you are doing anything with the HTC Desire such as rooting, S-OFF'ing etc. it is sometimes useful to have adb (android de-bug bridge) set up, as in more "serious" problems, it will not be possible to restore the phones functionality without it. Some programs in fact require adb to be set up for them to work, an example of this is fastboot commander, a program I like to use very often, due to it's reliability, usefulness and many features. Another program that is very handy is Android Flasher, as it does not need anything to be set up for it to work, however lacks some features which Fastboot Commander has, however - it is very good for novice users.
For the purposes of most of my demonstrations, I will be using CyanogenMod - a fantastic AOSP (Android Open Source Project) ROM, due to its speed, reliability and fast boot time. I will also be assuming that the recovery image being used is Clockworkmod 2.5.0.7 - as this is the most commonly used recovery image.
You may find that much of this thread repeats, so it requires you to be patient and pay close attention!