hi folks
I spend the last 5 ours on reading FAQs, threads and hints on this site. Thank you for these information so far. But there is still a question, that isnt answered on this page, or - and I think this is the point - I didnt understand it so the question is, who could I figure out, what IPL-version my phone uses?
I read the FAQs, because I want to flash the TouchIT to my phone. But as I would be careful, cause I dont want to brick my phone, I read the warnings that you could only hardSPL if your IPL is higher than version 4. OK, but how could I figure out what version I have?
Please be patient, if I missed this answer in the FAQs
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you need to put your phone into bootloader mode.
1) hold camera button
2) reset with stylis (still holding camera button)
3) phone will go into a 3 colour screen listing your IPL, SPL etc.
note - some posters say hold both camera and comm manager button but mine works with just camera
hope this helps
RAT
good to see "junior" helping junior. keep on
every bit helps
haha, yeah. in fact this was exactly what I was looking for. after reading this hint, I realized, that I read it a few times before, but never realized the meaning ^^
u don't actually have to hold the camera button down before or at the same time
just soft reset then press and hold the camera button before the ipl is read.. same with hard resetting
but anyways!!.......
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Everywhere on this forum they talk about rebooting but never how they do it.
I got my MDA from a friend without any documentation.
Can I just press reset?
At first I didn't want to post this silly question but I endlessly tried to find it on this forum.
One thinks he posts a better and more understandable tutorial then one another but they all forget to mention the simpliest things.
Waiting for your help.
Thank you.
that's because it's xda-developers not xda-noobs or xda-users. Why don't you head over to modaco or coolsmartphone if you require instruction on how to turn your phone off, then on again.
...not meaning to sound harsh btw but that's reboot; just reset... you can also poke the stylus in the small hole at the side.
or hold the power button on top of the phone...klik yes...then press the power button again to turn it back on...or take out the battery...lol he said xda-noobs lol
Hi guys, been reading the forums for some time now but my first post since i think i've briked my device lol, today i decided to give the omapclock a go, and found a clock speed of 240mhz (read other threads saying it was fine, and i also made sure it was functioning right.. then decided to register the speed using the updated version....
then when i reset my wizard it just hangs on the wm5 screen, the radio rom seems to load as i can hear it via the speakers on my pc... question is, is it recoverable?? its not been modded i.e its got the factory rom on it and radio, and i can get into bootloader mode okay with USB support... can i interface with it somehow, might be a good hance to try wm6, however i think its briked and not holind much hope..
can someone please advise?
s/unbrickable/debrickable/
have you tried hard reset?
yes tried holding down the power button, pulling out the battery etc
doesn't sound like hard reset to me, try holding the comm&voice_dialing buttons while "poking" the reset hole
says booting in safe mode but still hangs
by comms and dialling button do you mean the green answer phone?
thank you so much the hard reset worked, was quite awkward figuring out how to hard reset lol
no problem, now you can go back to breaking stuff
yup going to try an upgrade to wm6 now, wish me luck!
Hi,
I am trying to flash a ROM on a friend's Hermes, but it is a bit knackered. His OK button on the side near the jog-dial has died.
For some reason it won't flash without putting it into Bootmode first (I had to do this method on my phone which is exactly the same, but in better condition).
Is there any way to get it into Bootmode without pressing the power and OK buttons whilst soft-resetting?
Google came up with nothing and neither did forum search.
My power button is toast, so I'm in the same boat, no paddle.
While my power button was dying, it was stuck in the depressed state, and any soft reset attempt would put it into boot loader mode. So maybe no OK button is OK. Not sure if I had compounded issues whose interactions were confounding my results or what.
Any way to remap the power button or the OK button? No answers in the HTC or XDA wiki and forums.
This might be a case of the blind leading the blind here, but I doubt that'd work.
I don't think it's in the software mapping on the button, but in the hardware. Short of opening it up I doubt you could remap it.
Again, I could be wrong.
I was thinking something more software based. Nearly every ROM I've seen puts it into Bootloader before flashing it. Wonder if there's any way to stop it just there.
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This might be a case of the blind leading the blind here, but I doubt that'd work.
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Hey, as long as you tried it out, I think that's all you can expect.
If you can't use the sd card method, why not use the usb method (now this is a role reversal ).
I'm a great advocate of the sd card method but if its impossible then the only way to go is the usb method via activesync.
Cheers...
As for , if you want to open your Hermes, theres a Great guide on Mike Channon's site. Its the "HTC Service Manual". It tells you how to open your Hermes, take it apart & put it back together again. Do a search on the forum for "Hermes HTC Service Manual" and you should find it. It fairly easy to disassemble
and pretty robust. you do need a small flatblade screwdriver, a small philips head and a No.6 torque key.
It will also void warranty.
Cheers...
Mike's site was valuable as it lead me to another site's step-by-step to open my Hermes and un-stick the power button. I wouldn't mind remapping the power button for each ROM I flash...but my flashing days are over as I'm happy now with something as simple as a stable ROM. sigh
Hi all,
I appreciate any help here as i'm relatively new to this.
I have a hermes with the sprint rom update and that's it. I was recently trying to update to a different rom and I keep running into the same error. I don't know what my bootloader version is, and the ok power and reset button doesn't bring me into that mode. my camera button does, and I also don't see any of the spl information that's asked to be picked. However I just do the force, and it almost works and It brings up the screen where it actually should start loading...however here comes the problem. it keeps telling me that theres a usb connection problem.. I have several chords and tried them all and nothing seems to work. I checked other forums for this problem and found none..although I am horrible at looking. any help would be much appreciated. thanks!
Did you HOLD the three buttons (ok, power and reset button) in until the phone reset?
I'd say to try the sd card method but 1st you need to install Hard SPL to make sure you CAN FIX it if something goes wrong then upgrade your rom. If you haven't flashed any other rom before I'd bet my bottom dollar you have a "dangerous" SPL to try flashing with.
Try the three buttons again like I said then, if your SPL isn't 2.10 olipro (yeah, right), read this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296722
It will provide you with the right tools to start flashing.
Cheers....
thanks for the help. however the ok button still isn't doing it. is this common? I can only assume the mode where the three color bars displayed on the screen is the boot loader. and I see nothing about olipro. I hold the ok power and reset button and it boots upp like a regular soft reset. but with power camer and rese, then its colored screen. I'm not sure if this makes any difference...
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thanks for the help. however the ok button still isn't doing it. is this common? I can only assume the mode where the three color bars displayed on the screen is the boot loader. and I see nothing about olipro. I hold the ok power and reset button and it boots upp like a regular soft reset. but with power camer and rese, then its colored screen. I'm not sure if this makes any difference...
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Can you post a photo of your device , just to make sure its a Hermes we are dealing with here, also where the buttons are would help
Hi there, your sprint mogul is a Titan
HTC TyTn = HTC Hermes
Sprint/HTC Mogul = HTC Titan
Thread moved to the appropriate forum. good luck
Heres a link to the Titan wiki.
I just bought a second hand Touch HD apparently running win6.5 + with additional software on. At present the phone appears to have a number of software "issues". Texts don't always send or get received, I cannot access the deleted messages folder, it appears to run quite slowly, and has frozen a couple of times (there are more but cant remember them all).
Unfortunately I am not in the slightest bit knowledgable about how to flash ROMs etc. I have read many of the threads but simply do not understand the instructions or often even the jargon.
All I want from my phone is for it to run as quickly and reliably as possible without any glitches. The only additional software I need is the TomTom which is installed and if possible it would be good to be able to download some of the available apps if I wanted (though not vital). I also use it to send/receive emails, as a modem for the laptop occassionally, and for simple web browsing.
Is there anyone out there who can sort a phone for customers - anywhere I can send my phone and pay someone to wipe the phone clean, install a decent ROM, and reinstall the TomTom?
Any help or advice would be much appreciated
While I would love to say, "I'll do it for you" I think the expense of posting stuff wouldn't be worth it in the end. It's really not hard to flash as long as you do a bit of reading. And it's a rewarding experience. May sound odd but it feels good to make a device your own, even if it's for someone else.
Theres are only one step I recommend to everyone to ge them started and that's to HardSPL a device. This basically makes your device so that if you make a mistake on it, 99.999% of the time it's fine and can be re-done and sorted out.
If you havn't tried another sim card in it to see if its unlocked or not, then best to do that, or ask in a phone shop.
From what you describe about the phone, it sounds like someone has already flashed it before so you will need to check if it is HardSPL'd already or not. To do that hold down the bottom volume button on the side of the phone then press the power button on the top. It says SPL-something. If it's 1.56.OliNex you're good to go. If not, go here. Then I would recommend flashing a rom from the "roms" section, there are many to choose from there, but I recommend Topix 3.5.5. Then just install Tomtom and you're set.
While it looks like a lot of reading, there are some great guides there, and it's definitely worthwhile and very easy. Just run through them in the order I listed and you'll be laughing after you've done it, wondering why you were so hesitant before.
Good luck.
Cheers stuntdouble,
At the risk of sounding totally incompetant, I tried what you said but holding the volume down button and pressing the power button appears to do nothing except turn the phone in and out of standby. I also tried it with the phone off and it simply turned on again.....
The previous owner has installed win6.5 and the interface from the HD2 (apparently) but it doesn't appear to work properly. Hence my wanting to sort the phone. I will hold out hope I can find someone who will do it for me.
lorin616 said:
Cheers stuntdouble,
At the risk of sounding totally incompetant, I tried what you said but holding the volume down button and pressing the power button appears to do nothing except turn the phone in and out of standby. I also tried it with the phone off and it simply turned on again.....
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In order to check your current SPL version, you need put the phone into Bootloader mode. To do this, you need to press down on both the bottom volume button and the power button simultaneously for a few seconds, you will see a tri-coloured screen - the red section at the top tells you what SPL version you have. To exit this screen, just remove the battery cover from the back, remove the battery for 3 seconds, and then re-insert and power on the phone again to return to normal.
The previous owner has installed win6.5 and the interface from the HD2 (apparently) but it doesn't appear to work properly. Hence my wanting to sort the phone. I will hold out hope I can find someone who will do it for me.
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I suggest you follow this guide, it tells you exactly what you need to do step-by-step when flashing your phone.