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Help me !!!

Hi all
I have a BIG problem.
I rott my phone with this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1186401 (with Revolutionary). It was all ok, the recovery and the custom rom worked fine, but i wanted to restore the stock rom, whit this guidehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1187231, but the step 3 is not working, the ruu installer stoped with bootloader error (i try this rom: RUU_Saga_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.1_Radio_20.28b.30.080 5U_38.03.02.11_M_release)
In my phone only run the bootloader:
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-0.980000
RADIO-3805.06.02.02_M
eMMC-boot
I think my radio version is wrong, but i can't flash older version.
Thanks for help.

Have you tried the PB88 method? Secondly I think there are 2 Europe RUU's so have you tried the other?
It has nothing to do with your radio by the way!

Which one do you think PB88 method?
I try PB88IMG.zip copy to sd card, and y try the 2 europe RUU.
not working

Cilindrik said:
Which one do you think PB88 method?
I try PB88IMG.zip copy to sd card, and y try the 2 europe RUU.
not working
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How did you do it? Unzip your RUU, find a file called rom.zip, remane it PB88IMG and put just that file in the root of your sd card, then boot into HBoot.

How can i unzip this file, this is an exe file? Rename to zip is not work

this method not work, i think because my phone is s-on

It should be PG88IMG.zip
not PB88IMG.zip
You need to run the RUU exe, and when it comes to the first ROM install screen (after extracting files), leave the program open, go to Start -> Run, type this:
%temp%
Then in your temp folder, sort by date modified and go into the most recent created folder, and I think you have to go into another folder as well. Basically look aruond and find the rom.zip file, rename it to PG88IMG.zip, copy it to your SD card, then start your phone in bootloader. It should recognize the file and ask if you want to install.

if you have a goldcard and the other things not work. try the GoldCard and show wath the RUU say. (Boot in fastboot for install the RUU)

I look for PG88IMG

Hello look for a link works for PG88IMG_based_on_RUU_Saga_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.1.zi p
Anyone can help me.
i find this but link not work
loveboatcaptain said:
and here it is...
based on the RUU_Saga_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.1_Radio_20.28b.30.080 5U_38.03.02.11_M_release
downloadlink: PG88IMG_based_on_RUU_Saga_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.1.zip
just rename it to "RG88IMG.zip" and put it on the root of your sd card.
then reboot into fastboot mode (bootloader) and the rest will be done automaticly.
you can extract that zip file to modify the system image to get root e.g.
search the forums to get it out how.
kind regards
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Maybe try this. Not sure if it'll work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488672
Just scroll down a bit
Edit: forget to mention, maybe your zip-file already contains the pg88.. Thing you need
Sent from my Desire S using XDA App

Thanks for the reply but that's only radio and I need ROM a full install from sdcard And also does not need to do s-off

OP says you need pg88img.
That's not a ROM
Which ROM do you need? didn't searching the forum solve you're problem?
You have to state clearly what you want or need
Edit: Maybe that's what you need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002506
Sent from my Desire S using XDA App

Whatever may be the reason that you need this (?) here is how to get it yourself:
Download RUU_Saga_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.1_Radio_20.28b.30.080 5U_38.03.02.11_M_release from the sticky Stock ROMs thread.
Run the RUU on your PC.
On the first screen (do not press anything when it starts) open your Windows Explorer, browse to the C: drive and in the search field type rom.zip.
Wait for the search to complete and copy the rom.zip file to another loacation.
Close the RUU setup.
Rename the rom.zip (this is exactly what are you looking for) to PG88IMG.zip and copy to SDCard.

Yeah you are thinking about the rom.zip of the RUU which is renamed to that. So follow what amidabuddha said!

Thank you very much this is exactly what i look for.
thanks for all

[Q] RUU wont properly extract to the temp folder????

So i am returning to stock with my htc flyer with the honeycomb leaks from paulobrien. The first step is to get the proper ruu with my cid: us_001, which is the x.xx.1540.xx brightstar ruus. so i download both of them, ive ran both of them, and they dont show up in C:/Users/%username%/appdata/local/temp it creates a new folder in it each time i run the ruu.exe file, but its blank when it finishes. also, the normal pop up that shows a picture of ur device on other people's computers doesnt show up on mine. i have seen .zip files of the ruu, but theyre on multiupload which has shut down. how do i get the ruu to run properly or can anyone make a mirror of one of these ruus somewhere ( i found it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1062184&page=17 )

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I have a similar problem. Wanted to use the rom image to extract the stock recovery but can only find a new folder with data1.cab. No folder with the rom and no pop up.
Does the rom and pop up only get extracted/displayed if the phone is connected to the computer?

[Q] Remove root and tampered banner to return

I'd like to remove root and go back to stock. I have a rogers one x and I've tried using the rogers RUU PJ83IMG.... to flash back to stock, but I can't use fastboot since my phone is bootloader locked, and I can't run the RUU because it is a .zip file and not a .exe. Renaming it to an .exe and running it does nothing.
Any help is appreciated!

Try un-zipping the file and run the exe in the folder created. Also, since we do not have s-off yet, we are able to remove tampered banner, but it will say re-locked. No estimated arrival of s-off at this point.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA

shortyboy said:
Try un-zipping the file and run the exe in the folder created.
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This. The RUU file is not meant to be run as-is. Unzip the contents onto your PC (such as into a folder on your PC desktop), then run the .exe that is inside the extracted contents.
And where did you get the idea of changing the extension from .zip to .exe? That's probably a bad idea in almost all circumstances. You can't just change the type of file by renaming it.
shortyboy said:
Also, since we do not have s-off yet, we are able to remove tampered banner, but it will say re-locked. No estimated arrival of s-off at this point.
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The "tampered" flag will be removed after RUU. Tampered flag is for root, not BL unlock. And the OP said he is still BL locked.

redpoint73 said:
This. The RUU file is not meant to be run as-is. Unzip the contents onto your PC (such as into a folder on your PC desktop), then run the .exe that is inside the extracted contents.
And where did you get the idea of changing the extension from .zip to .exe? That's probably a bad idea in almost all circumstances. You can't just change the type of file by renaming it.
The "tampered" flag will be removed after RUU. Tampered flag is for root, not BL unlock. And the OP said he is still BL locked.
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Thanks for your replies. Unfortunately there is no .exe in the RUU. I have googled extensively but cannot find one with an executable. Would either of you be able to link me? I need Rogers 1.73. Thanks for your help
Edit: I discovered this and tried it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1658929 however i get an IMAGE UPDATING ERROR: This ROm update utility cannot update your device.

if you go to setting about/software information what does it say under software version?
also if your bootloader is unlocked relock it in fastboot with the command "fastboot oem lock"

gunnyman said:
if you go to setting about/software information what does it say under software version?
also if your bootloader is unlocked relock it in fastboot with the command "fastboot oem lock"
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Software version 1.73.631.1
Just to clarify, I have not unlocked my phone, only root.

toastyy said:
Software version 1.73.631.1
Just to clarify, I have not unlocked my phone, only root.
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when you flashed it did you get an error 155 or an error 140?
also THIS is the RUU you need http://www.filefactory.com/file/9qe....09.06_10.81.32.14L_release_254934_signed.zip

And you didn't mess with the CID ever? If not, I don't see any reason why the correct (Rogers) RUU would not work. Make sure HTC Sync is installed (maybe re-install, just to be safe), reboot the computer and try again. Perhaps try to download the RUU again, just to make sure the download isn't corrupt.

redpoint73 said:
And you didn't mess with the CID ever? If not, I don't see any reason why the correct (Rogers) RUU would not work. Make sure HTC Sync is installed (maybe re-install, just to be safe), reboot the computer and try again. Perhaps try to download the RUU again, just to make sure the download isn't corrupt.
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Ohh, you're right! I changed the Cid to 1111111.. For supercid. How do I change that back?
As for the ruu, I can't run them because I have no exercise file to run. Changing the zip to an exercise gives me an error about my computer not being able to run it. I will download the above ruu and try it when I get home in an hr.
Thanks for your help!

You should be able to run the Rogers RUU with SuperCID. That's what SuperCID is, it lets you install firmware regardless of the CID that its intended for.
Not sure how to change the CID back to Rogers. Look on the SuperCID thread (not the one-click method, but the original "longer" method) and see if there is discussion on changing it back.
And to reiterate, you can't magically change a file from one type to another, just by changing the file extension from .zip to .exe. The RUU package should have ARUWIzard.exe inside once you unzip it. Are you sure you are unzipping it properly?

redpoint73 said:
You should be able to run the Rogers RUU with SuperCID. That's what SuperCID is, it lets you install firmware regardless of the CID that its intended for.
Not sure how to change the CID back to Rogers. Look on the SuperCID thread (not the one-click method, but the original "longer" method) and see if there is discussion on changing it back.
And to reiterate, you can't magically change a file from one type to another, just by changing the file extension from .zip to .exe. The RUU package should have ARUWIzard.exe inside once you unzip it. Are you sure you are unzipping it properly?
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The problem is the rogers file isn't an EXE it's a zip file. There's a post somewhere around here explainng how to install it.

gunnyman said:
The problem is the rogers file isn't an EXE it's a zip file. There's a post somewhere around here explainng how to install it.
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Ahh, I see the problem. The Rogers files is not a true RUU package, just the zip file usually contained in the "larger" RUU zip file. Is that right? The OP still can't change the file extension to .exe and make it run that way. Sounds like from the thread the OP linked in post 4 above, he needs to have a folder with the "other" RUU contents (including ARUWizard.exe), drop the file you linked (from Filefactory), then run the ARUWizard. Its not completely clear, but this seems to be the way?

He could also I thing just put that pdimg. Zip file on the SD card and boots into recovery and it should flash right?

gunnyman said:
He could also I thing just put that pdimg. Zip file on the SD card and boots into recovery and it should flash right?
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Not sure. I've never in my life flashed anything from stock recovery
But it seems logical. I think normally the ARUWizard says its pushing the file to the phone, so it would make sense it just flashes from stock recovery.

I understand that I can't change the filetype like that . I just saw peterhtc mention having to do that in another thread. I am sure i have unzipped it properly. I'll try again with the other ruu linked above.

toastyy said:
I understand that I can't change the filetype like that . I just saw peterhtc mention having to do that in another thread. I am sure i have unzipped it properly. I'll try again with the other ruu linked above.
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if you unzip it and see a zip file that starts with pd and some number I THINK it's 83 put that file on the root of your SD card space and reboot to bootloader. Then choose recovery. If all goes well it will detect that file and allow you to flash it. It should work fine because it's a signed zip from HTC.
---------- Post added at 03:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:54 PM ----------
I just realized we're helping you return the most awesome phone in the world ™
Jumping ship?

gunnyman said:
if you unzip it and see a zip file that starts with pd and some number I THINK it's 83 put that file on the root of your SD card space and reboot to bootloader. Then choose recovery. If all goes well it will detect that file and allow you to flash it. It should work fine because it's a signed zip from HTC.
---------- Post added at 03:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:54 PM ----------
I just realized we're helping you return the most awesome phone in the world ™
Jumping ship?
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Haha well no not exactly. I have been dealing with rogers for 2 months trying to return the phone I bought outright in order to get a new one on a plan. I originally wanted to see how the SG3 was so I could still return the onex in time to pick that up, but I think i'll be sticking with the HTC (the sg3 is SO ugly). I assure you I am not jumping ship

gunnyman said:
He could also I thing just put that pdimg. Zip file on the SD card and boots into recovery and it should flash right?
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So I tried to place the full zip file onto the phone in the main directory, both as the full file name and then just as the P83..etc name, rebooted into recovery, but I just got a pic of the phone with a red triangle+ exclamation mark. Currently I am extracting the whole zip onto the main directory and will try flashing recovery like this. Is that safe? I assume the phone will be able to tell which .img it needs. There is no file that begins with P83 in the actual zip

toastyy said:
So I tried to place the full zip file onto the phone in the main directory, both as the full file name and then just as the P83..etc name, rebooted into recovery, but I just got a pic of the phone with a red triangle+ exclamation mark. Currently I am extracting the whole zip onto the main directory and will try flashing recovery like this. Is that safe? I assume the phone will be able to tell which .img it needs. There is no file that begins with P83 in the actual zip
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I'm curious about the contents of that zip I'll download it and check it out.
holy crap file factory is slow.

gunnyman said:
I'm curious about the contents of that zip I'll download it and check it out.
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The download is quite slow - here are the contents
http://puu.sh/BU6B

[Q] Please help me step by step for a custom ROM?

Hi guys,
I really need help on this, and i am hoping very much someone can be patient with me as i try to install a custom ROM on my HTC Desire S.
The BIGGEST problem i am facing is getting command text correct in the command window, i am using Windows 7 home premium on a laptop, the previous posts i read and followed were all saying put this in the command and put that in the command but none of them were correct and my computer kept saying wrong!
I am currently at the stage where i have visited HTC Dev and i have sucessfully gone through the procedure for unlocking the bootloader, i found this difficult to do, command prompts they gave were wrong i had to change paths, and i was missing certain .dll files on my computer too, which HTC did not mention i would need, but here i am after days of messing about and trying all sorts of commands, with a unlocked bootloader, with S-ON and running a Vodafone stock rom of Gingerbread Android version 2.5.3.
My phone is Vodafone branded i wish to remove all of their branding and apps, and install a plain unbranded ROM.
However, i need step by step instruction, i can not do this from threads that say "follow this here (link to another thread) which then links to another and another, i ended up with i think 15 tabs in the browser open, with conflicting advice, conflicting information, mistakes, and a whole lot of jargon that i did not understand, so what i really am hoping for is firstly links to all the software or downloads that i will need first, direct link to the rom, the backup, and anything else, if anyone needs info from my phone to pinpoint a specific rom i am happy to give it, i do not mind another HTC rom as long as its plain with no carrier apps or branding on it, then once i have got all the downloads sorted out i can start from there.
Please help me out i have been at this for days and getting nothing except confused.
Many thanks! :good:

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I have found this quite up to date guide which is very easy to follow, are the rom and all the downloads OK for a UK phone?
I have hboot 200. 0002 as well as S-ON so i believe its the same, i can follow this one quite easy is it ok to do??
Also, while flashing this rom and recovery image, should i have SDK tools open on my computer??
And another thing, i noticed while extracting the recovery image that it just says recovery, should i rename it to recovery.img or leave it as it is? Because the command prompts are saying "recovery.img" and not just "recovery"?????
Thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525100

mickmick72 said:
I have found this quite up to date guide which is very easy to follow, are the rom and all the downloads OK for a UK phone?
I have hboot 200. 0002 as well as S-ON so i believe its the same, i can follow this one quite easy is it ok to do??
Also, while flashing this rom and recovery image, should i have SDK tools open on my computer??
And another thing, i noticed while extracting the recovery image that it just says recovery, should i rename it to recovery.img or leave it as it is? Because the command prompts are saying "recovery.img" and not just "recovery"?????
Thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525100
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First you need to get in Folder Options in your WIN 7 Control Panel.There's option in View tab called " Hide extension for known file types". Uncheck that option and click ok.Then you will see extensions for all files on you win 7.This will show you extension of recovery.Should be .img.
Then you can follow that guide.I used the same one.
You need to get newest recovery.There are TWRP and 4ext for HTC Desire S.They are up to date.Do a little search and read posts and info.
Check post about panels (Hitachi or Sony)http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943524.Again search for that in HTC Desire S forum here.When you check all of that you can try any custom ROM but always backup nandroid.
Little hint : If you want to start CMD window in any folder first open that folder hold SHIFT and right click on empty space.You will get command there named Open command window here.Click on that and you can work.
GL.If you need more help ask here again.

SKENER said:
First you need to get in Folder Options in your WIN 7 Control Panel.There's option in View tab called " Hide extension for known file types". Uncheck that option and click ok.Then you will see extensions for all files on you win 7.This will show you extension of recovery.Should be .img.
Then you can follow that guide.I used the same one.
You need to get newest recovery.There are TWRP and 4ext for HTC Desire S.They are up to date.Do a little search and read posts and info.
Check post about panels (Hitachi or Sony)http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943524.Again search for that in HTC Desire S forum here.When you check all of that you can try any custom ROM but always backup nandroid.
Little hint : If you want to start CMD window in any folder first open that folder hold SHIFT and right click on empty space.You will get command there named Open command window here.Click on that and you can work.
GL.If you need more help ask here again.
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Thanks mate, i will do what you advise, good trick about opening command in a folder
I will ask if i get any questions then cheers

OK i have a question straight away, it says in the tutorial:
Copy the rom onto the SD card, then it says copy the boot.img onto the android C folder - SO -
Do i first extract the boot.img and copy it to the C android folder AND copy the same boot.img onto my SD card, as well as the meta info and other stuff?
OR do i copy the boot.img onto the C drive only, and copy everything else onto the SD card?
A little confused here on what to do.
Thanks for any help.

Copy the rom onto the SD card, then it says copy the boot.img onto the android C folder
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You do exactly that. You place the rom into the sd card, and you copy the boot.img into the said folder.
This is because you are "unlock s-on", the recovery isn't able to flash the boot.img, so you have to do it manually.
Remember, even after you flash the rom, if you did not flash the boot.img the phone will NOT fully boot.
*also, the guide says to turn the phone off after flashing the rom and boot into the bootloader. I dont think this is necessary, you can just reboot the phone into bootloader from the recovery itself.

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You do exactly that. You place the rom into the sd card, and you copy the boot.img into the said folder.
This is because you are "unlock s-on", the recovery isn't able to flash the boot.img, so you have to do it manually.
Remember, even after you flash the rom, if you did not flash the boot.img the phone will NOT fully boot.
*also, the guide says to turn the phone off after flashing the rom and boot into the bootloader. I dont think this is necessary, you can just reboot the phone into bootloader from the recovery itself.
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So, just to clarify, i copy the whole .zip onto the SD card (including boot.img) and then re copy the boot.img into my Android folder on the computer (i will then have boot.img on BOTH the SD card and the C Android folder, this is where i am getting confused, i intend to start flashing today sometime.
OK i am going to flash Reaper V.4 rom and 4EXT as recovery, if anyone has better suggestions on a safe rom please let me know i will flash that instead.
Thanks.

mickmick72 said:
So, just to clarify, i copy the whole .zip onto the SD card (including boot.img) and then re copy the boot.img into my Android folder on the computer (i will then have boot.img on BOTH the SD card and the C Android folder, this is where i am getting confused, i intend to start flashing today sometime.
OK i am going to flash Reaper V.4 rom and 4EXT as recovery, if anyone has better suggestions on a safe rom please let me know i will flash that instead.
Thanks.
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You can try other roms when you try that.There's a lot of nice and smooth editions. First try reaper you have it now.
With S-ON you have to flash boot.img in fastboot after you install rom from recovery.That's why you need to copy it in android-tools folder.Whole zip goes on sd and you backup old rom from recovery, wipe everything except sd (wipe is recommended) and then install from zip in recovery.After that reboot in bootloader then flash boot.img from fastboot.Reboot and wait.Should be in in few min.No more then 10.Follow the guide.
GL

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SKENER said:
You can try other roms when you try that.There's a lot of nice and smooth editions. First try reaper you have it now.
With S-ON you have to flash boot.img in fastboot after you install rom from recovery.That's why you need to copy it in android-tools folder.Whole zip goes on sd and you backup old rom from recovery, wipe everything except sd (wipe is recommended) and then install from zip in recovery.After that reboot in bootloader then flash boot.img from fastboot.Reboot and wait.Should be in in few min.No more then 10.Follow the guide.
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Any idea what i am doing wrong here? I do have recovery.img in my Android folder, but its not in the android tools folder, should i be putting it in the adt bundle folder rather than leaving it outside of it?
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Michael>cd \Android
C:\Android>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
error: cannot load 'recovery.img'
C:\Android>

Yes put the recovery.img inside the fastboot/adb folder

jmcclue said:
Yes put the recovery.img inside the fastboot/adb folder
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OK going to try again, thanks!

Success!! And all the crap vodafone apps and branding have gone! I did run into problems but i sorted it out. Thanks very much for all the help here i will be installing new roms all the time
On this reaper rom, there is no app for google play store, would anyone know how to install it? Or how do i get to play store from this rom?
And no options for fastboot that i can see, so i may have a few problems installing other roms
Where can i see a list of all the roms i can download for the Desire S??
Thanks!!

mickmick72 said:
Success!! And all the crap vodafone apps and branding have gone! I did run into problems but i sorted it out. Thanks very much for all the help here i will be installing new roms all the time
On this reaper rom, there is no app for google play store, would anyone know how to install it? Or how do i get to play store from this rom?
And no options for fastboot that i can see, so i may have a few problems installing other roms
Where can i see a list of all the roms i can download for the Desire S??
Thanks!!
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Flash gapps (google apps) in recovery and for everything else ul find below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146601

jmcclue said:
Flash gapps (google apps) in recovery and for everything else ul find below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146601
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jmcclue means you need to download gapps for your android.That will be in zip and you install it through recovery just like rom.Most of custom rom require that step.Copy zip on SD,boot in recovery and flash from zip.Reboot and you will get google apps.
This guide is for HTC Desire S and you can find most of things you need but for roms follow Android Development in HTC Desire S on XDA.
GL

mickmick72 said:
And no options for fastboot that i can see, so i may have a few problems installing other roms
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fastboot is controlled by the bootloader, the rom can't affect it in any way. The option "fast boot" in HTC Sense roms is something else, that sort of hibernates the phone instead of powering off, so the phone "boots fast".

Thanks guys i will go aheah and do these

SKENER said:
This guide is for HTC Desire S and you can find most of things you need but for roms follow Android Development in HTC Desire S on XDA.
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That link i posted also has all the roms in it