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maxpower101

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Hi i have a virgin mobile branded htc desire s and would like to debrand and update to 2.3.5 and sense 3.0 as virgin still have not released

I have read loads on this site and also XDA but am really confused. Do i need to root phone to debrand, do i need to debrand to update to 2.3.5 and sense 3.0. As i say am confused and really dont want to brick my new phone

Kind Regards
 
maxpower101 said:
Hi i have a virgin mobile branded htc desire s and would like to debrand and update to 2.3.5 and sense 3.0 as virgin still have not released

I have read loads on this site and also XDA but am really confused. Do i need to root phone to debrand, do i need to debrand to update to 2.3.5 and sense 3.0. As i say am confused and really dont want to brick my new phone

Kind Regards
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Look into creating a goldcard to install the RUU of choice. that will get you passed the cId check.

or s-off and flash a sense 3 ROM.
 
FoX777 said:
Look into creating a goldcard to install the RUU of choice. that will get you passed the cId check.

or s-off and flash a sense 3 ROM.
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thanks think i will try the s-off and flash a sense 3 rom, please can you point me in the direction of the stock HTC rom for 2.3.5 sense 3 for UK dont want any custom roms

thanks
 
@maxpower101

The latest stock European ROM for the Desire S can be found here. I'm pretty sure it's a safe source as it's often referred to on xda-developers.com.

However, this post (posted 4.1.12) suggests there are rumblings that Virgin are about to release (or already have released) a Gingerbread 2.3.5 OTA for the Desire S. (See the link in that particular post for more information.) Depending on how desperate you are to de-brand, you might want to wait a week to see if this report has any legs.
 
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