[UNLOCK][S-OFF][ROOT] HTC Desire V T328w - Let's discover the device we own - HTC Desire V

Objective: To find the answers / resources / guides for the following and bring them under one roof:
1. Unlocking the HBOOT Bootloader
2. S-ON to S-OFF
3. Gaining ROOT access
4. CWM / Custom Bootloader Installation
There is quite a bit of information but it is really scattered and confusing for most users. This is an appeal to everyone with a T328w to help gather all resources under one roof so that we have a better understanding of our device.
This phone is relatively new and the numbers are increasing each day. But information pertaining to this specific model is lacking. There are no tools to S-OFF which is so very required.
We need an alternative to HTCDev. They just unlock the HBOOT but S-ON is very much active. Rendering the whole process half done. There are tool kits (though still under BETA) for other phones to manually S-OFF but not for the Desire V T328w.
I am listing the details of the my handset. Hope this serves as a flag for other users and developers to either start development or finding the right tools to get the above issues addressed.
The HBOOT Bootloader
*** LOCKED ***
PRIMODS PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.14.0001
RADIO-1.05.34D.29
eMMC-boot
Apr 30 2012,11:02:15
Phone Identity & Software Information
Phone name
HTC Desire V
Model name
HTC Desire V
Android version
4.0.3
HTC Sense version
4.0
Software number
1.60.720.6
HTC SDK API level
4.20
HTC Extension version
HTCExtention_403_1_GA_8
Kernel version
3.0.16-g320e2d4-dirty
[email protected]#1
PREEMPT
Baseband version
1.05.34D.29_20.21.30.23U
Build number
1.60.720.6 CL69250 release-keys
Browser version
Webkit/534.30
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kyinx
Currently owns: HTC Desire V T328w
Previously owned:: Samsung Galaxy S i9003
Experience: Modifying Stock ROMs, Creating guides for removing bloatwares, Flashing stock and custom ROMs on the i9003
Learning: Building a Custom ROM

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kyinx said:
Objective:
Build number
1.60.720.6 CL69250 release-keys
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The build number on mine is 1.60.707.7 CL69250 release-keys evrything else is the same.
Thanks for the V forum mods :good:

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I am also still searching for a way to S-OFF my device
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tomcatz666 said:
I am also still searching for a way to S-OFF my device
Sent from my HTC Desire V using xda app-developers app
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I am experimenting to make the phone more responsive, fast and light . I will make it public in the Development section shortly.

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Rew64 said:
The build number on mine is 1.60.707.7 CL69250 release-keys evrything else is the same.
Thanks for the V forum mods :good:
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This means that India and UK (probably Europe too) has got handsets with the same Baseband and Radio. hmm... Good news. Things are different in China though. Which keyboard(s) are default in your system?

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kyinx said:
This means that India and UK (probably Europe too) has got handsets with the same Baseband and Radio. hmm... Good news. Things are different in China though. Which keyboard(s) are default in your system?
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1.60.707.7
This is the ROM of the HTC Asian Taiwan Version - I think the UK has no own ROM

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I think mine was imported from Asia as they are not available in the UK from high street stores. My default keyboard is Australian.

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tomcatz666 said:
1.60.707.7
This is the ROM of the HTC Asian Taiwan Version - I think the UK has no own ROM
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Okay. So Rew64 from the UK and you from Germany have build number 1.60.707.7 which is infact the Taiwan ROM whereas,
I, from India have build number 1.60.720.6. What about this? I have searched and it only mentions HTC Asia. I do not have a Chinese keyboard by default but a Devanagari and English one. Primary Indian languages are supported on the phone though. Strange!
HTC Taiwan official RUU (ROM) is out. What about my build number. Any leads?

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today i get OTA update for my second Desire V, it from China old build number 1.60.707.7, but now 1.73.720.1 and radio 1.10.34D.17_20.26.30.27U

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My Phone is from Singapore and was shipped with the Indian ROM.
I have tested some different ROMs (Asia / India / European) to find out the differences
At this time I am testing the 'Custom' ROM from Aka_noodle...
My preffered Keyboard is SwiftKey with german layout
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AKA_noodle said:
today i get OTA update for my second Desire V, it from China old build number 1.60.707.7, but now 1.73.720.1 and radio 1.10.34D.17_20.26.30.27U
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Is there much difference in the performance?
Lets hope they release it for all V's :fingers-crossed:

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tomcatz666 said:
My Phone is from Singapore and was shipped with the Indian ROM.
I have tested some different ROMs (Asia / India / European) to find out the differences
At this time I am testing the 'Custom' ROM from Aka_noodle...
My preffered Keyboard is SwiftKey with german layout
Sent from my HTC Desire V using xda app-developers app
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What differences did you find between the ROMs? Can you enlist the info in details like Build number / Baseband, Radio version, etc. Would be great help to the community. Your help will be greatly appreciated.
@all
Today I rooted my device and am working on customizing the stock to get better performance out of it. I will post the details of my experiment soon. Applying a Custom ROM is easy. To Customize your own ROM is exciting. Hold on guys. I will be posting the details soon.

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AKA_noodle said:
today i get OTA update for my second Desire V, it from China old build number 1.60.707.7, but now 1.73.720.1 and radio 1.10.34D.17_20.26.30.27U
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Yup I also got an update in India yesterday, New build number is same as urs..
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rohan007 said:
Yup I also got an update in India yesterday, New build number is same as urs..
Sent from my HTC Desire V using xda app-developers app
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My phone from India too, bit I bay it from China store
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kyinx said:
What differences did you find between the ROMs? Can you enlist the info in details like Build number / Baseband, Radio version, etc. Would be great help to the community. Your help will be greatly appreciated.
@all
Today I rooted my device and am working on customizing the stock to get better performance out of it. I will post the details of my experiment soon. Applying a Custom ROM is easy. To Customize your own ROM is exciting. Hold on guys. I will be posting the details soon.
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Most differences which I could find out, were the different supported Languages, some entries in the build.prob regarding the local GSM Operator ... Radioversion was always the same, cause im S-ON :crying:
and the pre-installed Bloatware - but these apps were the first which were uninstalled
Performance was always the same (tested with Antutu)
Tested Version
HTC ASIA India 1.60.720.6 / 1.05.34D.29_20.21.30.23U
HTC Europe Russia 1.59.401.1 / 1.05.34D.29_20.21.30.23U
HTC ASIA WWE 1.60.707.7 / 1.05.34D.29_20.21.30.23U

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With the New update, I got an increased score in antutu benchmark, the score increased from 3300 in previous build to 3900 in the new one..
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this is not the result from the new HTC Update - Antutu has been updated
increase with old ROM from 3400 to 4000
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tomcatz666 said:
Most differences which I could find out, were the different supported Languages, some entries in the build.prob regarding the local GSM Operator ... Radioversion was always the same, cause im S-ON :crying:
and the pre-installed Bloatware - but these apps were the first which were uninstalled
Performance was always the same (tested with Antutu)
Tested Version
HTC ASIA India 1.60.720.6 / 1.05.34D.29_20.21.30.23U
HTC Europe Russia 1.59.401.1 / 1.05.34D.29_20.21.30.23U
HTC ASIA WWE 1.60.707.7 / 1.05.34D.29_20.21.30.23U
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Thanks for posting the details. Could you share the link(s) to find the Official RUU/ROMs for our phone. Where different versions are available. Thanks in advance.
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kyinx said:
Thanks for posting the details. Could you share the link(s) to find the Official RUU/ROMs for our phone. Where different versions are available. Thanks in advance.
Sent from my HTC Desire V using XDA Premium HD app
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The files were found on several threads on XDA and on website www.htcruu.com? Iam not sure if this is the right website
adress. :-\
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