Now type 'adb reboot bootloader' to manually reboot the device into the bootloader - it should show a white screen with skating androids and some text.
Once this screen is showing, run the HTC updater. It will reboot the phone again itself, but in my case, the phone managed to get past the initial bootloader and begin flashing the phone.
2. Will 3G internet still work?
4. And what you say about the wifi not working when you update?
So I take it you used 1.21.405.2? And wasn't that the one causing some problems on Orange handsets..?The procedure that was posted originally, will not effect WiFi, 3G or anything else.
What to watch out for, is after doing the procedure and the Over the Air (OTA) Update may be pushed to your phone by your network, or by manually "Checking Now" in the System Update option within the Settings (About section).
Its only when the update is installed that I started getting problems, but I just followed my own guide above with the updated ROM (found on XDA Developers) and I was away again.
Hope this helps.
Thank you, it would be nice if HTC came out and gave a clear idea as to when certain handsets will be updated with froyo, but i suppose that is too easy for them!! Personally, i think they have been waiting for Ap*le to release their efforts in iOS4 before releasing 2.2, not wanting to be upstaged in the whole iPhone love in. I was an iPhone owner up until a month or two ago, now i will never own another A*ple product in my life, android is the future of mobile technologyHi,
Basically, the Goldcard allows you to Flash your phone with the Generic OS. Once your phone has rebooted and you have confirmed that everything is working properly, you can switch the phone off and replace your Goldcard with your 8gb one.
Keep the goldcard if you can - you will need it again if you want to flash a generic version of Froyo if the Over The Air (OTA) update doesn't work.
Remember, it may be some time before HTC even release froyo with all the necessary SenseUI alterations, but allegedly, HTC have had a FROYO since the beginning of June, so it could be soon - no one knows for sure. But either way, it will be quicker than Orange!
Good luck.
cd\
cd AndroidSDK\tools\
adb devices
You should see a serial number pop up, it’s the serial number of your phone. This means you are all set.
Many thanks for the guide and useful links!
Worked perfectly for me up until the update installer rebooted the phone into the bootloader. At this point, it hung with a "Waiting for bootloader" message while the phone stayed at a dark screen with the HTC logo. Disconnecting the USB cable dropped me into the Android bootloader (a white screen with some skateboarding robots and tiny text).
I tried a few different things to try and get it working again, but the one which finally seemed to have an effect for me was the following:
Make sure the phone is powered on and plugged into the PC (if it's hung at the bootloader, reboot it by removing the battery).
Open a command window and navigate to the tools directory of the Android SDK (I unzipped it to C:\AndroidSDK, so this would be C:\AndroidSDK\tools ).
Type 'adb devices' to check that USB debugging is enabled and the phone is recognised. Now type 'adb reboot bootloader' to manually reboot the device into the bootloader - it should show a white screen with skating androids and some text.
Once this screen is showing, run the HTC updater. It will reboot the phone again itself, but in my case, the phone managed to get past the initial bootloader and begin flashing the phone.
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