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Preparation
Unroot info
Just in case you need to unroot:
1. “Settings†> “About phone†> “Software informationâ€
2. Note down somewhere safe and will never be lost the following information
2a. Baseband version number
2b. Software number
3. Go to Shipped ROMs
3a. Search for the right RUU here, paying attention to the carrier (if you're not branded, just look for WWE), Software number and baseband number.
3b. If it's here, you can download it and you can unroot. Otherwise, you can't unroot.
4. Save it somewhere safe. Under your bed works, for this instance, unless you have a cat, who will piss on it.
Download the ROMs & Radio
In no particular order...
AOSP FroYo - This means a stock FroYo layout, without the Sense overlay
DeFroST
Cynaogen GSM
Oxygen
AOSP FroYo CDMA- So far, I can only seriously recommend Cyanogen if you are blessed/cursed with CDMA
Cynaogen CDMA
Sense-like - These ROMs are similar to the default HTC, but it has additional features
LeeDrOiD
AuraxTSense
No-Sense - This is based on the HTC ROM, but doesn’t have the Sense UI
SuperVillain
MIUI - a unique UI that looks kinda like iPhone.
MIUI English
Desire HD - This is based on the Desire HD ROMs, with full Sense, but NO CAMERA. And they are experimental and unstable. Dangerous chance of bricking if you accidentally overclocked to 1300MHz, and therefore removed.
Download everything, and be careful with the radios and Google Apps if they are downloaded separately. Note that some ROMs prefers different radios, and Cyanogen and DeFrost needs an extra download for the Google Apps. And pay attention if you are using CDMA or GSM, because most ROMs for the Desire is GSM.
You might also notice that most of the ROMs can be found in XDA developer... Yes, I got most of them from there Tongue
Kicking up your downloads in the background while you fiddle with your phone will help you cut down some time.
Copy your ROM into the SD-card
Copy the .zip file (Must be .zip, not a decompressed folder or anything) into the root of your SD card. So if your removable disk is at E:\, the ROM file will be at E:\Cyanogen-6.0.1-etc-crap.zip
Flashing a ROM part 1: Getting into Recovery
1. Switch off your phone.
2. Hold the [Lower volume] button and press the [Power] button. Let go of the [Power] button but hold on to the [Lower volume] until you see a white-ish screen with a bit of text near the top.
3. Use the volume buttons to move up and down, and the power button to select.
4. If the first highlighted text shows FASTBOOT, select BOOTLOADER.
5. Objective is to get the RECOVERY option on the second selectable line. Navigate around if you really can’t find it
6. Select “Recoveryâ€
7. In the ClockwordMOD recovery screen (Black background with green text), press the trackball to select and use the volume keys to navigate
8. This screen is always bad:
9. Press the [Power] button to get the menu out.
Flashing a ROM part 2: Paving the way
1. Navigate to “Backup & Restore†> “Backupâ€, should take about 15 or so minutes.
2. Remember the time and date for your backup, ok? Forgetting it might make it tricky if you have multiple backups like me.
3. Ready?
4. For a clean install, it is recommended to wipe the cache partition and wipe data/factory reset. Wiping the cache should be absolutely necessary but there are users who have installed a new ROM without doing that. Failing to wipe will cause a boot-loop. You have been warned.
5. Once you wipe the cache or wipe both, proceed to the next step.
Flashing a ROM part 3: Flashing the ROM
1. Select “Install Zip from sdcardâ€
2. Choose zip from sdcard
3. Select the RADIO .zip file first if this is the first time you flash a custom ROM.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 with the ROM, and followed by the Google Apps if necessary.
5. Once you’ve installed everything, press [Back] and “reboot system nowâ€
After Flashing
Partition your SD-card
1. Go into the ROM Manager app.
2. Under utillities, select Patition SD card.
3. Select 512MB for both cache and EXT3
4. This will re-format your SD card. I hope you have done a manual backup, coz if you forgot to do it like me... *** bless you, coz no one else can and no one else will.
5. Once that is done, move the stuff back into your SD card from your manual backup.
Living the high life
1. Load up Titanium backup. In the “Batch†area, restore all apps with missing data.
2. Load up Choose Install Location. The paid version will allow you to manage Phone Memory vs. SD-card apps2SD. Set the default install location (under settings here...) to phone memory.
3. IMPORTANT! Go back to Titanium backup. Go to batch and select “Move user apps to Internal Memoryâ€. Move all keyboards and widgets to internal phone memory.
4. Go to ROM Manager. Run “Fix Permissionsâ€
5. An important note when it comes to restoring backups with Titanium Backup. Please don't restore system apps if you are going from different ROMs, or even different versions. It might cause some degree of FCs and hang-ups, and the effect is even more pronounced if you went from Sense-like to AOSP-based.
For the ROMS chose here mate.....
Shipped ROMs
hope it helps
Unroot info
Just in case you need to unroot:
1. “Settings†> “About phone†> “Software informationâ€
2. Note down somewhere safe and will never be lost the following information
2a. Baseband version number
2b. Software number
3. Go to Shipped ROMs
3a. Search for the right RUU here, paying attention to the carrier (if you're not branded, just look for WWE), Software number and baseband number.
3b. If it's here, you can download it and you can unroot. Otherwise, you can't unroot.
4. Save it somewhere safe. Under your bed works, for this instance, unless you have a cat, who will piss on it.
Download the ROMs & Radio
In no particular order...
AOSP FroYo - This means a stock FroYo layout, without the Sense overlay
DeFroST
Cynaogen GSM
Oxygen
AOSP FroYo CDMA- So far, I can only seriously recommend Cyanogen if you are blessed/cursed with CDMA
Cynaogen CDMA
Sense-like - These ROMs are similar to the default HTC, but it has additional features
LeeDrOiD
AuraxTSense
No-Sense - This is based on the HTC ROM, but doesn’t have the Sense UI
SuperVillain
MIUI - a unique UI that looks kinda like iPhone.
MIUI English
Desire HD - This is based on the Desire HD ROMs, with full Sense, but NO CAMERA. And they are experimental and unstable. Dangerous chance of bricking if you accidentally overclocked to 1300MHz, and therefore removed.
Download everything, and be careful with the radios and Google Apps if they are downloaded separately. Note that some ROMs prefers different radios, and Cyanogen and DeFrost needs an extra download for the Google Apps. And pay attention if you are using CDMA or GSM, because most ROMs for the Desire is GSM.
You might also notice that most of the ROMs can be found in XDA developer... Yes, I got most of them from there Tongue
Kicking up your downloads in the background while you fiddle with your phone will help you cut down some time.
Copy your ROM into the SD-card
Copy the .zip file (Must be .zip, not a decompressed folder or anything) into the root of your SD card. So if your removable disk is at E:\, the ROM file will be at E:\Cyanogen-6.0.1-etc-crap.zip
Flashing a ROM part 1: Getting into Recovery
1. Switch off your phone.
2. Hold the [Lower volume] button and press the [Power] button. Let go of the [Power] button but hold on to the [Lower volume] until you see a white-ish screen with a bit of text near the top.
3. Use the volume buttons to move up and down, and the power button to select.
4. If the first highlighted text shows FASTBOOT, select BOOTLOADER.
5. Objective is to get the RECOVERY option on the second selectable line. Navigate around if you really can’t find it
6. Select “Recoveryâ€
7. In the ClockwordMOD recovery screen (Black background with green text), press the trackball to select and use the volume keys to navigate
8. This screen is always bad:
9. Press the [Power] button to get the menu out.
Flashing a ROM part 2: Paving the way
1. Navigate to “Backup & Restore†> “Backupâ€, should take about 15 or so minutes.
2. Remember the time and date for your backup, ok? Forgetting it might make it tricky if you have multiple backups like me.
3. Ready?
4. For a clean install, it is recommended to wipe the cache partition and wipe data/factory reset. Wiping the cache should be absolutely necessary but there are users who have installed a new ROM without doing that. Failing to wipe will cause a boot-loop. You have been warned.
5. Once you wipe the cache or wipe both, proceed to the next step.
Flashing a ROM part 3: Flashing the ROM
1. Select “Install Zip from sdcardâ€
2. Choose zip from sdcard
3. Select the RADIO .zip file first if this is the first time you flash a custom ROM.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 with the ROM, and followed by the Google Apps if necessary.
5. Once you’ve installed everything, press [Back] and “reboot system nowâ€
After Flashing
Partition your SD-card
1. Go into the ROM Manager app.
2. Under utillities, select Patition SD card.
3. Select 512MB for both cache and EXT3
4. This will re-format your SD card. I hope you have done a manual backup, coz if you forgot to do it like me... *** bless you, coz no one else can and no one else will.
5. Once that is done, move the stuff back into your SD card from your manual backup.
Living the high life
1. Load up Titanium backup. In the “Batch†area, restore all apps with missing data.
2. Load up Choose Install Location. The paid version will allow you to manage Phone Memory vs. SD-card apps2SD. Set the default install location (under settings here...) to phone memory.
3. IMPORTANT! Go back to Titanium backup. Go to batch and select “Move user apps to Internal Memoryâ€. Move all keyboards and widgets to internal phone memory.
4. Go to ROM Manager. Run “Fix Permissionsâ€
5. An important note when it comes to restoring backups with Titanium Backup. Please don't restore system apps if you are going from different ROMs, or even different versions. It might cause some degree of FCs and hang-ups, and the effect is even more pronounced if you went from Sense-like to AOSP-based.
For the ROMS chose here mate.....
Shipped ROMs
hope it helps