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How to get OS back from just BOOT Loader?

Hi all,
I have been reading your post in your forum for days. I noticed that there are post on how to re-install the Imagine from the bootloader but none really telling how to do it.
I know i'm supposed to write the OS image on an SD card plug it into the O2 XDA and reboot, but i don't know how to write the ROM image to the SD card. I have a SD writer/reader attached to my PC and I have a 64 MB SD card. Can someone please write about the procedure of getting an OS ROM back on to the PDA with only the bootloader? I can't use Activesync.
Thank You all!!!

You have to use the XDAtools.
Download and installl them. Then right click on the image to write an select write to sd.
After finishing writing on the SD insert the card in your device press the power button and stick into the reset button. After releasing the reset and the power button, the bootloader will come up. It will show you the message OS detected on the card press the action button to download. Press on the button and the image is going to be transferd to your device. Afet finishing, you have to do a cold boot. That's all...
HTH
Stefan

Thank you but.....
Hello Stefan,
Thanks for your kind help!! Just wanted to make sure.
1. I got the XDAtools and installed it.
2. I run the OSimageTool, and i get a form with 2 fields. (destination and source)
3. I can just click on the button with "..." to select a file such as "NK.nb1" as source, then destination can be my SD card drive.
so in conclusion, I copy this one image(file) to my SD card. Stick in my SD card and follow your instructions and it should work right?
Please advise,
Thanks again man for the advice.....
Chad

Yep.
That's all you have to do....
Stefan

Problem upgrading from SD-Card
Hello,
When i write a new rom on my SD-Card with OSImagetool or XDArit and insert it into my device, starting bootloader the new rom is not recognized by my device. (There is no upgrade dialog)
Bootloader 5.22, XDA

This is a known situation Bootloader 5.22 will not download rom via SD card. My suggestion is to downgrade your bootloader to 5.15 or thereabout. You can find how in this forum.

No SD-Card Update
Thx
but when i save my "corrupt" ROM via Bootload to SD an do an reboot, the update will be recognized! When i take out the card an reinsert it into the device the update will not be recognized!
Sounds like a crazy problem?

How can i downgrade my bootloader
How can i downgrade my bootloader without having an running OS?
And without getting my SD-Card recognized?
THX

Upgrade error, please help me?

Hi !
I have a problem with upgrading ROM. When I am
upgrading the error message is appeared " Error
Serial/USB port....." something like that. But the
device starts to upgrade with progress bar, and it
does not start yet just appear the upgrade message.
After error message the Program A shutdown itself
without restart to upgrade again. I don't know what to
do? And I unplug it from its cradle and try to
softreset and hardreset. I hope that it will be back
to my windows, but it still shows the upgrade message
and progress bar. And after 2 or 3 hours the screen
become black and white horizontal zebra. How can I
restore to my pocket pc 2002?
Best reguard,

You have to use SD card with a card reader/writer to load the ROM nbf file on the card .. the chances are good that you didn't loose the boot loader

Hope !
It mean my XDA doesn't die yet. I've read this forum for a few days and I found the advice for rescue my XDA, and you show me the key so I'm very happy. The program is XDArit v1.02, and I have MMC 256MB but I didn't buy a Card reader yet. I'm not sure that MMC can do. The instruction in that topic is not clear for me, so would you mind if I need some details for doing this from you.
Thank you in advance,

I didn't use MMC card for ROM flashing before, so I can't confirm it works.
Use XDAtools instead if XDRit. Cope the .nbf file to the SD card then go to the boot loader (soft reset while holding power)

Thank you very much for your reply imediately.
The XDATools that I've downloaded, it doesn't work properly because the message is "Missing RAPI.dll". Where can I get that file?

install activsync

Oh ! I forgot my pc doesn't have ActiveSync. So it was missing. Thank you very much I will install it. :lol:

[guide] How to make an SD Rom Flash Image

[Your SD card will be formatted in a special format during the procedure below and you won't be able to use it for other purposes unless you reformat it again afterwards. Please be adviced that you will lose the backed up ROM on SD card when you format it afterwards again!!!!]
I successfully created a FLASH IMAGE on my SD card and afterwards flashed my T-MOBILE MDA from there.
The magic tool needed for this is the HTC mtty.exe (attached below)
You have to follow exactly the STEP-BY-STEP guide otherwise the procedure will fail! I will not be responsible for any damage on your device!
Please make sure that your battery is charged to at least 50% and also back up your device before following the guide below!
CREATING THE IMAGE ON SD CARD
STEP 1
Open ActiveSync (device not attached) and uncheck USB and COM port in Connection Settings. This is necessary to release the USB port for the mtty utility!
STEP 2
Get you an SD card of 128MB or bigger (fresh formated to FAT32) and insert it in your WIZARD
STEP 3
Set the Wizard in BOOTLOADER MODE by pressing and holding POWER + CAMERA and press RESET - if you got the 3-colored screen you were successful!
STEP 4
Connect the device via USB to the computer, then start the mtty.exe on your computer
STEP 5
Settings in the mtty.exe:
Port: \\.\WSCUSBSH001
(all other settings leave the way they are! Please pay attention that you write the port exactly as mentioned above: 2 backslashes followed by a dot and another backslash - this is not a typo!!! I attached a screenshot below)
STEP 6
Now click OK. You will get a notepad-like window with a blinking cursor. After hidding the ENTER KEY once you should see "CMD>"
Type behind that: r2sd all
STEP 7
The utility will start now to write your IMAGE to SD. Please do not interrupt the process! You can see its progress on a statusbar on the bottom of the device's screen. Wait until it shows 100%. Also: the CMD> will appear again on your desktop when it is done.
You created successfully your IMAGE on SD!
HOW TO FLASH FROM THE SD CARD ???
Turn of your device!
Insert the SD card with the IMAGE you've created
Turn on your device in BOOTLOADER MODE by pressing and holding CAMERA and POWER button and performing RESET
=> Now you need to be fast!!! A white screen will appear for not longer than 3 seconds asking you if you want to FLASH from SD card. You have to press the VOICE DIAL / RECORD button within that time frame otherwise it will switch to 'normal' bootloader mode.
That's it!
NOTE:
Do not wonder! You won't be able to read the SD card afterwards on a Windows computer - I just tried it. I guess the procedure above formats the card in a special format, at least Windows tells me that the card is not formatted! So, the draw back is that you can't use the card for other stuff but the ROM IMAGE!

Very nice article. A couple of typos, but overall very well written!
Just out of curiosity, I've seen another thread on making an SD image of a rom, but it indicates you have to be CID Unlocked for it to work. Is that true for this method also (I haven't compared the two)? Just curious as that is an important piece of information (either way) to make note of... So if someone with a CID Locked phone could try this, that would be great.
Also curious if this works for G3 and G4 devices.

I can't try it out on a CID locked device since mine is CID unlocked already!
The guide above is for real HTC technicans, so, I guess it should work either way!
If somebody has a still CID locked device: it would be great if you could give it a shot!

Does this uittlity make a ROM image as the OS is NOW (meaning with all tweaks and installs and everything) or just the basic ROM as you would get with a hard reset?

It is not a backup. It will put the factory ROM on SD card.
The actual image with all your 'tweaks and personalization' can be easily backed up to SD card by using SPB Backup or better SPB Clone.

Does this method work for wm6 ROM?I am a vista user

Not sure if the MTTY can connect from VISTA but in gerneral: it should work with any ROM version on your WIZ.

well,can we place our .nbf image file (wm6) on sd card and install it from the sd card?

Not this way! It will create a special formatted FLASH IMAGE from your installed ROM on SD. When you do it you won't be able to use the SD card for data storage until you reformat it again.
I am not sure if somebody came up with a solution for flashing nbf files directly from SD!
The procedure above is still helpful if you just need a backup of your shipped ROM or if you need to reflash an almost dead WIZ or if you have the need to reflash your WIZ on the go without a computer ...

Hi
I have a frozen **** brick which got stuck while upgrading (Dopodp800w) I tried to flash it thru sd card (which containes original nbh file in my doc folder).
When I try to invoke the bootloader it says "searching for sd card" then goes to 3 color band and nothing else happenes
Can you help me

Edit: Working like a champ.
But you need to edit the one in the topic. It dose not work. The one in the screen shot dose.
Thanks.

A couple of questions
Junner2003 said:
NOTE:
Do not wonder! You won't be able to read the SD card afterwards on a Windows computer - I just tried it. I guess the procedure above formats the card in a special format, at least Windows tells me that the card is not formatted! So, the draw back is that you can't use the card for other stuff but the ROM IMAGE!
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Great finding Junner!
Can I use "your" rom image to flash "my" phone? Or the image is unique for the one you got the image from?
Could you please investigate with your HTC Technician if this process is valid for both G3s & G4s?
Thanks!

Basically you will be able to use it on any phone!
My problem is that I only had 2 test devices: an European T-Mobile MDA VARIO and a 8125 from Cingular / USA. I could use one and the same image (SD card) on booth devices.
I have no CID lock and also no SIM lock on both devices, so, I can't give you a feedback on what happens if your device is locked.
Maybe somebody else has still a locked device and is willing to give it a try before unlocking? (But please somebody with experience! I won't be responsible if you brick your device! )

Is there any way I can take the Flash Image from the SD and convert it to nb file?

WizeMan said:
Is there any way I can take the Flash Image from the SD and convert it to nb file?
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Hmmm, you would have to figure out first in what format the SD card is formatted. Afterwards you might be able to find an application which can extract the file(s) from the card.
I did not want to digg deeper than I had to, it was only importand to me that I can flash from SD when ever I cross the ocean from USA to Europe. That saves me a lot of 'setting up's' ... ... just flash and load backup!

Not working on CID locked
Junner2003 said:
Basically you will be able to use it on any phone!
My problem is that I only had 2 test devices: an European T-Mobile MDA VARIO and a 8125 from Cingular / USA. I could use one and the same image (SD card) on booth devices.
I have no CID lock and also no SIM lock on both devices, so, I can't give you a feedback on what happens if your device is locked.
Maybe somebody else has still a locked device and is willing to give it a try before unlocking? (But please somebody with experience! I won't be responsible if you brick your device! )
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I tried in a G3 & also in a G4, both CID locked 8125´s. It didn´t work, see attached file for the message I got; looks for me that the CID unlock gives the proper security level to do make the command work. I´ll unlock one of them to see if the result is a different one.

Extending RAM

Hi , i have been using HTC P3300 for a while. Actually i am satisfied overall. But when i started to use Opera usually i am facing with "out of memory" message. Also when i use IGO8 memory is reaching its limits.
Therefore i would like to learn if there is some way to extend the RAM of my device ?

If you search the site you are ganna see
YuE Extraclean ROM 4.4, download it, change it pagepool to 4, install it through SD card after backing up all contacts and msgs, then you will enjoy enough RAMs.

thanks a lot, i already downloaded the file but i dont know how to install it. would you please explain step by step.
thanks in advance

hi,
i am trying to flash my device using SD card but when i follow the instructions in Wiki i cannot do it. I am pressing the record button down and pressing the RESET button as explained. And suddenly i can see a white screen with "searching for sd card" message then it switches to the 4 coloured screen which indicates the version information and it freezes as it is. I had doubt about my sd card but when i turn on the device i can see there is no problem with it.
Would you please suggest how can i flash my device with SD card ?
Or would you please tell the best way to learn how to upgrade my device with a ROM.
thanks in advance.

ozkemal said:
hi,
i am trying to flash my device using SD card but when i follow the instructions in Wiki i cannot do it. I am pressing the record button down and pressing the RESET button as explained. And suddenly i can see a white screen with "searching for sd card" message then it switches to the 4 coloured screen which indicates the version information and it freezes as it is. I had doubt about my sd card but when i turn on the device i can see there is no problem with it.
Would you please suggest how can i flash my device with SD card ?
Or would you please tell the best way to learn how to upgrade my device with a ROM.
thanks in advance.
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I hope you have named the ROM file as ARTEIMG.NBH and copied it to the SD Card 's root?
Also, have you formatted your SD Card to FAT32?

yes i did it. but when it starts to flash, after a while it says "unknown certificate" ,
what shall i do ?

ozkemal said:
yes i did it. but when it starts to flash, after a while it says "unknown certificate" ,
what shall i do ?
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did you do the USPL first?
if not see this post.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311403
you need to download the USPL and then run it after it finish do the flash.

[Q] Unable to reflash to stock ROM

Hi guys,
So recently my screen stopped working and I need to get it fixed. I want to revert the phone back to its stock ROM but I can't seem to do that. I downloaded the stock rom and followed this guide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc89Gh0QpIY&feature=player_embedded
But, when I get into bootloader, in the white section of the screen it says Serial and it just stays unresponsive, it doesn't boot up like in the video. Any ideas on what's going on?

Did you rename the .nbh file to LEOIM.nbh? Also did you put thenfilenon the root(not in a folder) of your SD card? If you have done both of these then make a back up of you SD card and then reformat you SD card with a full format and not a quick format. Also the SD card method does not work well with larger SD cards so you may have to try a 2gig or 4gig SD card. Last you can use HSPL 4 to revert back to stock SPL just choose the SPL version from the drop down box when you run the installer, here is a hint the SPL's with four zeros at the end are stock SPL's.

Thanks for the reply
So, I tried reformating my 16 gb SD and still have the same problem. I then tried to do it with a 4 GB SD, same thing. So I tried it with HSPL but I can't sync the phone to my PC since it's in storage mode and with the touchscreen broken I can't adjust it to sync. I'm not taking the phone to a verified dealer so they probably won't care that it's flashed. The problem, from what I understand is that the digitizer is broken, so it shouldn't matter that the phone is flashed, right?
Thanks

You can connect it to the PC for flashing without Windows Mobile through the bootloader (3-colour screen). Just turn that on and connect it; Serial should change into USB and you are ready to flash.
About SD card method: Make sure the nbh file is named LEOIMG.nbh. The letters MUST be uppercase, else it might not work.

Spaqin said:
You can connect it to the PC for flashing without Windows Mobile through the bootloader (3-colour screen). Just turn that on and connect it; Serial should change into USB and you are ready to flash.
About SD card method: Make sure the nbh file is named LEOIMG.nbh. The letters MUST be uppercase, else it might not work.
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Thanks a lot, that worked.