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Title: vodafone have really f'd up (they have backed down now)
Post by: sulky_uk on August 03, 2010, 04:25:48 PM

i have 2 desires one for me one for me wife, both bought from Mobilephones direct. both on vf and bought within 1 week of each other

my software code is 1.19.161
hers is 1.21.405

she has just got an update notification for 2.09.405.8 (90mb)
i got one for 1.24.161.3 (19.41mb)

she's got the update and ive got some vf branding....... a lot of very uphappy ppl over at vf forums, a lot of ppl saw update avail and did it and got a lot of vf crap on there phones instead, luckily i didnt install, i checked first.

see here

http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/topic/69990-htc-desire-new-firmware-release/ (http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/topic/69990-htc-desire-new-firmware-release/)

main page here

http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/forum/82-htc-desire/ (http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/forum/82-htc-desire/)

BACKING DOWN LINK HERE

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10940342 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10940342)

Title: vodafone have really f'd up (they have backed down now)
Post by: Le Rouge on August 03, 2010, 05:14:52 PM

so you have a desire for your wife? that's good, I think :-)
[sorry, jus thad to :-) ]

Title: vodafone have really f'd up (they have backed down now)
Post by: Gone_Away on August 03, 2010, 10:16:27 PM

Sulky,

Just a thought.. I'm on VF and I had a problem with my BBerry not working with my car bluetooth for some reason or another (it did work flawlessly prior). I took it in to VF shop on the highstreet and they put the new software on it for me which thankfully corrected the problem.

Perhaps you can just walk in and ask for the same? If so, make sure you back up everything just in case.. Best of luck!

NF

Title: vodafone have really f'd up (they have backed down now)
Post by: smilodon on August 03, 2010, 11:39:58 PM

root it, wipe it and install a custom 2.2 rom. Then just make sure you never accept another Network update again. It's not the easiest thing in the world but it will liberate your phones for ever.

Title: vodafone have really f'd up (they have backed down now)
Post by: sulky_uk on August 04, 2010, 12:30:22 PM

do i need anything special to do this?

Title: vodafone have really f'd up (they have backed down now)
Post by: smilodon on August 04, 2010, 01:13:07 PM

http://android.modaco.com/category/430/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/

Use this method to root the phone
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/307365/14-jun-r6-riskfreeroot-htc-desire-rooting-guide-now-with-hboot-0-80-and-os-to-1-21-support/

but make sure you're comfortable with the process as it's technically possible to melt your phone if you don't do it right. There's also a few threads kicking about on this forum about rooting HTC's

Title: vodafone have really f'd up (they have backed down now)
Post by: T-Bag on August 04, 2010, 05:31:13 PM

I just hope they haven't done what T-Mobile did with my Hero. Their Rom update (not over the air) makes rooting incredibly difficult. I can't get my head around it, whereas every other network it seems to be a walk in the park.

Title: vodafone have really f'd up (they have backed down now)
Post by: sulky_uk on August 04, 2010, 07:53:46 PM

in the process of doing it.....

does it have sense?

that link wasnt a 2.2 rom....any good default roms that i can use using the same method

Dead Men Walking

Forum Archive 2023 => dMw's Community Centre => Community Archive => Tablets, Mobiles, Cameras and Gadgets => Topic started by: sulky_uk on August 03, 2010, 04:25:48 PM