Ok I tried looking through the forum, and read a bunch of stuff, but no one actually says HOW to do this.
I put on 4.00.16 and want to go back to the AT&T ROM, and I know you have to do it via the SD card. I've downloaded the XDAtools, but still have no idea how to do it.
I figured it out 10 minutes after posting my last message. hehe
Hi! I am tempted to also down load 4.00.16. Why are you going back to AT&T ROM? Did you find 4.00.16 had problems?
I had problems with the thing locking up sometimes while using 4.00.16
chocodough,
Thanks! I may decide to give it a try. But, before I do.... May I ask how you did the SD reprogram?
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Hello all, first post here.
I upgraded my T-Mobile to 4.00.10 'internal test only' Tmobile rom.
I am getting a replacement phone from TMobile and I need to send this one back (Has a bad screen, warranty replacement).
Problem is, the one I am returning has the 4.00.10 ROM loaded... Do you think that the T-Mobile folks will care? I dont want to 'get in trouble'...
or charged for the replacement...
So, here is the question... Should I try to downgrade the ROM and the Radio Stack to its original before I return it?
How will I do that, I haven't seen anyone that has dont this yet, in a consistent way.
Also, is the Radio Stack upgrade included in the NK.NBF file in the RUUxx.exe from T-Mobile?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
J
You should definitely put the phone back into the "saleable" condition in which you purchased it. Get an extra sd card, a card reader, or the new xdatools posted here and flash the ROM back to the original Tmobile ROM you bought it with. If you didn't back up your ROM prior to flashing, which unfortunately is typical, you can download it here somewhere, flash it, and no one should be the wiser. By the way, why are you returning it?
I am returning the phone because the screen is messed up... It seem that the protective cover has separated from the 'screen', it is loose, so when you use your stylus, you have to really press down hard before it registers... also, it is extremely inaccurate when using the stylus even after numerous re-alignments.
Is there any way to reflash using SD Card if you dont have an SDCard reader? Can I copy the required files via ActiveSync to the SDCard while it is in the phone, then do a reset to bootloader to reflash via SDCArd?
If so, what files are needed on the sd card?
Another question along the same line... is there a special format for the files used to re-flash rom from the SD card (i.e. directory structure, file is a specific memory space, etc.) that is required when flashing using the BootLoader method?
I think that I can get an SD Card reader, but I am not sure yet...
Also, do you think that I can leave the Radio Stack at 6.24 instead of the orig 6.18?
Thanks, all.
J
Hi guys,
My USB port will charge, but it doesn't seem to want to connect to a computer regardless of the cable or the OS/machine. The device manager won't even flinch. Not a huge deal, I sync to exchange over the air and I can bluetooth if necessary... but, I really want to upgrade my rom to the new tmobile 4.26 that came out recently. Has anyone had luck with the SD card flash? I formatted the card fat32 and put on the file as HERAIMG.nbh, but no luck, the bootloader just sits there whether I have the card in, or put it in in that screen. I see a quick "searching for SD card" before the bootloader goes, but nothing ever takes. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Ray
I had to rename the img to "heraimg.nbh" lower case for some reason. I am using a 1gb card formatted Fat32.
Also, your phone has to be HardSPL'ed. It SHOULD be all upper case, nailtoe's phone would be the exception. How big is your SD card?
It's 1GB. Am I out of luck without USB, or is there a non-usb hardspl technique? Now that I just asked that I'm going to search the forum to look, but ... meh. I think I'm gonna have to call t-mobile and get a replacement.
I need HardSPL even though I'm trying to go to a t-mobile rom?
if you're trying to flash back to the stock tmobile rom and you've extraced the .nbh from the RUU, you shouldnt need HardSPL to flash if you're not already HardSPL'd
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Also, your phone has to be HardSPL'ed. It SHOULD be all upper case, nailtoe's phone would be the exception. How big is your SD card?
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I had no idea I was the exception. Not trying to counter your statement I know you are experienced enough to know what you are saying. But I tried and tried for days with capped and it refused to boot it. Ever since then I go lower case haven't tried it with caps since. Might have to try it proper next time I flash. Interesting how sometimes things do what they do though.
alright so I'm new to this, but I followed the instructions to hardspl, and got up to the point where i had 4.70yang as my spl, and was going to flash through SD. it wouldnt read the SD card, and i tried formatting it in FAT32, with the allocation unit size to 4096, and when that didnt work, i tried other variations. Then I figured I'd try flashing the other way, but couldnt do it because i couldnt get a sync with the computer. I didnt know whether to go into the actual canonyang ROM, but anyway I did, and if I connect the USB cable, nothing happens, no activesync. i tried the bootloader screen, no USB connection. every other alternative i saw, removing the hardspl, flashing otherways, etc etc i cant do without a USB connection. im not sure if i did anything wrong, im convinced i didnt. im hoping the solution is really simple, cause i cant get activesync to work.. im really frustrated, lol. if anyone could offer solutions, that would be amazing.
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alright so I'm new to this, but I followed the instructions to hardspl, and got up to the point where i had 4.70yang as my spl, and was going to flash through SD. it wouldnt read the SD card, and i tried formatting it in FAT32, with the allocation unit size to 4096, and when that didnt work, i tried other variations. Then I figured I'd try flashing the other way, but couldnt do it because i couldnt get a sync with the computer. I didnt know whether to go into the actual canonyang ROM, but anyway I did, and if I connect the USB cable, nothing happens, no activesync. i tried the bootloader screen, no USB connection. every other alternative i saw, removing the hardspl, flashing otherways, etc etc i cant do without a USB connection. im not sure if i did anything wrong, im convinced i didnt. im hoping the solution is really simple, cause i cant get activesync to work.. im really frustrated, lol. if anyone could offer solutions, that would be amazing.
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Please keep all non-development posts off the development forum.
As far as your problem goes:
Activesync won't connect per say in SPL mode but it should still let you flash. In SPL mode, there is no syncing so the icon never turns green but it still works just fine. As far as working with the SD card, the SD card cannot be a SDHC card. The SPL doesn't have a SDHC driver.
Try a smaller SD card (2GB's or less since they are usually non-SDHC) or flash through SPL even though activesync doesn't show as connected.
sorry about posting it in the wrong place. where should i have posted? and thank you for replying
and what IS the SPL mode? what screen should i be seeing? cause if i let it load then it just goes to the regular phone screen as if im on an actual OS, and sync doesnt work there. and yes im using a 2gb SD card, not SDHC.
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sorry about posting it in the wrong place. where should i have posted? and thank you for replying
and what IS the SPL mode? what screen should i be seeing? cause if i let it load then it just goes to the regular phone screen as if im on an actual OS, and sync doesnt work there. and yes im using a 2gb SD card, not SDHC.
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Ok, make sure you followed these SD Flashing instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581996
It should work. And also, please read up on the terms, and that will help you understand everything.
And what Ivan was referring to, about flashing without ActiveSync connected....put your phone into the bootloader, connect USB, wait one minute, and then attempt to flash. Tell me if you did EVERYTHING in the first paragraph's link first, though.
OK. I see what the problem is. You're in the OS but the OS is the stripped OS.
Hold down your camera button and then press the soft reset button. Then you'll be in SPL mode. From there you can flash anything you want.
hey thanks for the help ive flashed a ROM or two using flash center so thats working fine i got past that. but im still trying to flash through SD. it wont read my card still after formatting it to FAT32 and putting the HERAIMG.nbh file. i read on another post that the nbh version number could be a factor? how would i go about messing around with that?
As I mentioned: Is your SD card a SDHC card? If it is, it won't work. The NBH version is set by the cook and if it works with the flash center then it works with the SD card. Any ROM created for flashing through SD card is made with the correct numbers.
Hey Ivan
I'm new here and i've flashed several ROMS via RUU, so far the Glass one is my favorite.. Since y'all are on the topics of SD or SDHC cards, quick question...
I have a 2 gb SD card and i've been unsuccessful in flashing via SD. Formatted in fat32, named it HERAIMG.nhb and put it in the root, already been hardspled. Here's the question, in XP it shows as "Secure Digital Storage Device" I was wondering maybe the bootloader couldn't read the SD because it's the "secure" type not the regular one? Tried the quick format and full format to no success.
any input would be helpful
Secure Digital is what SD stands for. No matter what brand you use, that is what they are all called. There is no regular or secure SD card.
I have swapped everything over but none of my installed programs are working have i got to re-install them all??
to antilagman - my request to you
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I have swapped everything over but none of my installed programs are working have i got to re-install them all??
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hi. dont mind, but i feel the need to suggest something to you.
when you write about a problem like this, dont write a new topic, but rather use the same thread from where you downloaded everything that you have.
also always mention the phone details that you have. no one will know what you are really talking about, which programs you downloaded and are not working and from which thread.
i dont have a LEO, so do not know much details about this model, but do have another O2.
in case of SD cards, many times the SD card must be formatter through your computer before it can be used. in some cases, the program you are trying to install did not get downloaded properly somehow and you have to download it again. simply re-installing probably wont help.
in yet some cases, your SD card is corrupt and has to be changed.
hope this helps. but do try to use the same thread and not start a new one.
regards
o2-lover
I get the whole "locked so you can't use android" stuff, but this seems to apply to when people try to do the whole use one SD card, then repartition before first boot.
The other way we were doing this (and the only way I like to because it's the only way to get a 4gb WP7 partition on a 16gb card), is to do all the flashing and **** with a 4gb card then once the OS is up and running turn off the phone, copy the WP7 partition (that is unalterable, but copyable) to the 16gb card, then restart WP7 with the 16.
Now, has anyone actually tried this? Because it seems to me that it would look to WP7 as if nothing has been changed on the SD card because we copied the partition. Has anyone tried this with 7720 yet? that would be cool because I don't want 7720 if I can't also run ACA on the same SD.
If someone who already has 7720 flashed could try this I'd really appreciate it, it either works or it doesn't.
I highly doubt it would work. I tried copying partitions from NoDo/xboxmod's ROM a while back and when I put it in a new card it came up with the "storage card has changed" error. I probably did something wrong though as others have reported it working.
why don't you give it a shot and let us all know ...I'm using ACA on a separate card and mango on another as of right now. kind of a ***** to keep switching out cards but i'm only testing mango to see if I'll use that instead of android.
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I highly doubt it would work. I tried copying partitions from NoDo/xboxmod's ROM a while back and when I put it in a new card it came up with the "storage card has changed" error. I probably did something wrong though as others have reported it working.
why don't you give it a shot and let us all know ...I'm using ACA on a separate card and mango on another as of right now. kind of a ***** to keep switching out cards but i'm only testing mango to see if I'll use that instead of android.
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well it takes forever to flash/update/update to 7720 and it would be really easy for someone who already has to try it. But if no one does I guess I'll have to.
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This seems like a good idea, any luck with it yet? I want to run 7720 + SD Android - but looks as though no-one has found a way to do this yet. I am reluctant to go through the lengthy/risky process currently out there...
Is there any other useful thread on this topic? Seems it should be pulled together somewhere so we know when there is an answer
I tried it with EASEUS partition manager and the card just isn't recognized at all so you can't access the partition to copy it. Windows doesn't even know it's plugged in. Haven't tried with linux but it doesn't look good.