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Updating Exec ROM - I'm so screwed, please help

Hi guys,
I just tried to upgrade to the latest o2 Exec ROM, followed all the instructions to the letter ... then the dialog box that says "getting device information.... don't unplug, bla bla" came up and stayed the same for over 70 minutes and decided something isn't right, so I unplugged it.
Now, my exec only shows "USB v1.00" screen ... can't turn it off, and hard reset can't restore anything. It appears my ROM has already been zapped clean ? ...
Arrrggghh, this is driving me nuts. If anyone can tell me how I can get things back to normal, I would be eternally grateful
Chris

the same happened to me.
Connect the usb cable again and try running the setup wizard again.

1) Disconnect your Universal from the cable.
2) Perform a hard reset by pressing the 2 (-) buttons simultaneously while pressing the reset pin found at the back of the Universal.
3) You will notice that the screen is still blank with the "v 1.0" on the screen. DO NOT WORRY.
4) Connect back your Universal via cable.
5) You will hear the connection sound from your computer.
6) Run the install application again.
7) Make sure you DO NOT DISCONNECT the cable this time.
8) RELAX!!!!!! and wait for the update.

I had same problem but this is what I did
1) Hard Reset
This screen pops up
Press0 to restore
Factory default
Press X to exit
2) I pressed X
3) Plugged in USB cable
4) Voila, windows recognises new device, when driver is installed pressed X
ran software utility (rom upgrade) again
All is working, Panic over PHEW!

Phheewwww ... thanks so much you guys, really appreciate all the detailed instructions ... it's upgrading as i post this ... for a moment there, i thought i would have to ship this back to o2 ... He hee ... you guys are the greatest ! :lol:

So guys now that you all have upgraded your universals, is it worth the update ?
I've been running my current one in Basic Mode since getting it and have not experienced any problems yet.

i works better,it responds quicker and no crashes yet. the themes fit according to the screen. try it.

fince120 said:
i works better,it responds quicker and no crashes yet. the themes fit according to the screen. try it.
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Which themes?

screen switching is like lightning, definately an improvement.
Overall Id say it seems quicker loading menus
(eg start>programs, Start>settings etc)
I think it was worth it although i shat myself when the upgrade went wrong.
Tut Tut o2, wtf was that all about?

hi guys, i have follow the instruction, and it is not working for me.. any others ideas
thanks

My Method:
1) Connect your Universal from the cable. (Whole step not need disconnect the cable)
2) Perform a hard reset by pressing the 2 (-) buttons simultaneously while pressing the reset pin found at the back of the Universal.
3)This screen pops up
Press0 to restore
Factory default
Press X to exit
4) I pressed 0
5) You will notice that the screen is still blank with the "v 1.0" on the screen. DO NOT WORRY. Wait about 15 seconds!
6) You will hear the connection sound from your computer. (If it appare a wrong connect device message on computer, then retry from step 2 to step 4. This step my need to try many times until hear the connection sound from your computer) [Some times I had repeated three steps twenty times then can success!]
6) Run the install application again.
7) Finish & Reset.

i have done, the step. Due to frustration i have remove the active sync and install a new one. might be this step will no longer use.
thanks any way. is there any other suggestion?..

upgrade completed but still screwed
After trying for almost 24 hrs.I finally got it upgraded and completed with CONGRATULATIONS ....BUT
on soft reset(pushing the reset hole) it returns back to the bootloader screen. I tried 5 times with the same result and I then tried Hard reset and the screen is still at bootloader.
How to BOOT it to TODAY screen??????
Pls help..

Re: upgrade completed but still screwed
leslie lee said:
After trying for almost 24 hrs.I finally got it upgraded and completed with CONGRATULATIONS ....BUT
on soft reset(pushing the reset hole) it returns back to the bootloader screen. I tried 5 times with the same result and I then tried Hard reset and the screen is still at bootloader.
How to BOOT it to TODAY screen??????
Pls help..
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see your pm

thanks a million Mwang.
I shall reflash again n shall keep my fingers cross that upon completion of flashing I can reset and get to configure the dopod....on hopefully the new rom113.82
thanks n appreciated

leslie lee said:
thanks a million Mwang.
I shall reflash again n shall keep my fingers cross that upon completion of flashing I can reset and get to configure the dopod....on hopefully the new rom113.82
thanks n appreciated
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Ihave completed flashing the xda rom 113.118 using the MaUpgradeUt noID a 2nd time. I reset my dopod900 and it reverts to bootloader screen ie top..serial bottom...v1.00
Idid the reset another 5 times with the same result
I tried the on/off buttom-no result...still at the bootloader screen..
I am now reflashing for the 3rd time....
any helpful advise would be very much appreciated...with thanks

leslie lee said:
leslie lee said:
thanks a million Mwang.
I shall reflash again n shall keep my fingers cross that upon completion of flashing I can reset and get to configure the dopod....on hopefully the new rom113.82
thanks n appreciated
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Ihave completed flashing the xda rom 113.118 using the MaUpgradeUt noID a 2nd time. I reset my dopod900 and it reverts to bootloader screen ie top..serial bottom...v1.00
Idid the reset another 5 times with the same result
I tried the on/off buttom-no result...still at the bootloader screen..
I am now reflashing for the 3rd time....
any helpful advise would be very much appreciated...with thanks
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Flashing ok for 3rd time also using MaUpgradeUt noID...
I must convey my sincere thanks to u Sirius n Mwang,argh for trying to help.
After the flashing finished I took the dopod off the mini usb cable n reset...reverts to bootloader mode.
tried cold boot ie..on/off button n reset same time..same result
tried hard reset...same result ie back to bootloader screen
am now flashing it for the 4th time(tried not to used MaUpgradeUt noId but come out with ERROR 120 n cannot even flash)
what shall I do?????

leslie lee said:
I am now reflashing for the 3rd time....
any helpful advise would be very much appreciated...with thanks
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Download the uni dopod rom upgrade from the xda server. Extract the executable file. Then flash ONLY the radio rom using the MAUpgradeUt. Do not use the other rom files (e.g. extended and MS rom, so delete these two before running the MAUpgradeUT.) good luck.

simba said:
leslie lee said:
I am now reflashing for the 3rd time....
any helpful advise would be very much appreciated...with thanks
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Download the uni dopod rom upgrade from the xda server. Extract the executable file. Then flash ONLY the radio rom using the MAUpgradeUt. Do not use the other rom files (e.g. extended and MS rom, so delete these two before running the MAUpgradeUT.) good luck.
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Thank u Simba
I shall try your suggestions and wish me luck for xmas
many thanks n very much appreciated..

thank u simba
New year is on d way....
BINGO..... yes I made it...
as simba suggested I download the UNI DOPOD rom113.36..extract the executable files ie.
!. Enter BL
2.GetDeviceData
3.RUU.dll
4.UI.dll
5.RUU.Conf
6.MaUpgradeUt noID
into a new folder ..add in the radio file from either rom113.188 or 113.36
and then execute/run MaUpgradeUt noID file......IT WORKS
It therefore may means that DOPOD900 may require the DOPOD EXECUTABLE FILES (so as not to have the same problems as I had over xmas) listed above to upgrade either the CE rom, radio rom or extended rom..
It definitely had been a very interesting xmas...the freeze is finally over n a Better time awaiting, better days ahead n a better YEAR is around d corner...Happy New Year to everyone

Problem upgrading my Vario II

I have a quick question regarding my MDA Vario II. I've downloaded the recently discovered (so I am led to believe!) official WM6 TMobile UK Rom and wish to upgrade my device. The thing is, when I confirm the ROM update, it seems to turn my Vario II screen off, ActiveSync loses its connection and the installer gives me a [260] Connection error.
ERROR [260] : CONNECTION
This error occurs when there is an “open port error” before upgrading the CE ROM image.
Solution: You can reset the device and run RUU again. If you still encounter an “OPEN PORT ERROR” again, reset your computer and try again.
I've reset the device and the computer over and over; I've even tried the process on a second machine but I still get these same symptoms.
How can I get my MDA Vario II to successfully take the ROM update?
Thanks in advance

Hi i had the same problem with the t-mobile update and the way i installed it was to manually enter the bootloader so you get the tri coloured screen, then right click on the rom install exe and click extract to RUU_Hermes_TMO_UK_3.60.110.2_6275_1.50.00.00_108_Test(or whatever the name of the rom is that you want to install), you will need winrar installed to do that, not sure if winzip supports this feature too as i have always used winrar.
Any way once this is extracted you can double click on the folder and then right click on the ruuinside.exe and click extract to ruu_inside. Once this is done double click the ru_inside folder and double click on the ROMUpdateUtility and click that you have done everything it says you have to do (even though you havent got an active sync connection etc) and if it goes well, Like mine did it will install
Let me know if it did , good luck
P.S. I am using vista and if i do it this way i can install all the roms

off topic but do you look like jolie or do you wish you did

scousemartin said:
Hi i had the same problem with the t-mobile update and the way i installed it was to manually enter the bootloader so you get the tri coloured screen, then right click on the rom install exe and click extract to RUU_Hermes_TMO_UK_3.60.110.2_6275_1.50.00.00_108_Test(or whatever the name of the rom is that you want to install), you will need winrar installed to do that, not sure if winzip supports this feature too as i have always used winrar.
Any way once this is extracted you can double click on the folder and then right click on the ruuinside.exe and click extract to ruu_inside. Once this is done double click the ru_inside folder and double click on the ROMUpdateUtility and click that you have done everything it says you have to do (even though you havent got an active sync connection etc) and if it goes well, Like mine did it will install
Let me know if it did , good luck
P.S. I am using vista and if i do it this way i can install all the roms
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Thank you for this but I'm a little worried about doing all this as I've never flashed before, (although I'm experiened with technology). Out of curiosity, how can I manually enter the bootloader?
Edit: Never mind; Side OK, Power and Soft Reset
It's going over now I hope it works

This will ERASE the whole phone so make sure you have performed a sync before doing this. Press the left top button and the right top button and the camera button all together and reset the device using the stylus. You need long fingers to accomplish it lol. Just hold all the buttons in till you see the tri colour screen. If you dont see the tri colour screen and just see the normal boot screen then try again, you need to have them all pressed at the same time when you reset. Its fiddly to do on your own or you get someone else to press the stylus in while you press the buttons in.
Also you dont need to press the buttons at the exact time you reset. You can just press the buttons in any order just as long as they are all pressed when you reset, hope that is clear enough. Also if it is a t-mobile device then it will update no problem , if it is another providers rom that is on there it wont even try to update and you will get a device id error

scousemartin said:
This will ERASE the whole phone so make sure you have performed a sync before doing this. Press the left top button and the right top button and the camera button all together and reset the device using the stylus. You need long fingers to accomplish it lol. Just hold all the buttons in till you see the tri colour screen. If you dont see the tri colour screen and just see the normal boot screen then try again, you need to have them all pressed at the same time when you reset. Its fiddly to do on your own or you get someone else to press the stylus in while you press the buttons in.
Also you dont need to press the buttons at the exact time you reset. You can just press the buttons in any order just as long as they are all pressed when you reset, hope that is clear enough. Also if it is a t-mobile device then it will update no problem , if it is another providers rom that is on there it wont even try to update and you will get a device id error
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Dude you ****ing rock Thanks for the advice on manual bootloader mode and everything. My phone is now running WM6 - it feels so much slicker, phone, Web n Walk and everythng works out of the box (yep I let it do customisation :\ lol) and its just great!!!!
Next stop Windows Live Messenger cab file... I'm sure its here somewhere? You know of one?
Thanks again

here is a windows installer for windows live
http://rapidshare.com/files/66632856/Install_WLM.exe

MDA Stuck on Press Send to Restore...

Hi: This is my first posting and I am new on this board. I have had an MDA that I got as a gift from my Dad and I love it. However, I used it last week and for some unkown reason, it is stuck in the:
'Press Send to Restore Factory Defaults, Other Key to Quit.'
I have been trying to get past this for 4 days and am not having any luck.
I got to the Align Screen and that happened only once. Then I could not get past that. It keep showing the Align Screen and I kept tapping and it just kept going round and round from the Center Tap to the sides and back.
My battery is fully charged, I have read this forum and still I am lost. I would really appreciate any help. Thank you so much.
Toni

Do a Soft Reset or Hard Reset.
Cheers!

zabardast_1 said:
Do a Soft Reset or Hard Reset. Cheers!
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Thank you for trying to help me. However, I have done both of the resets over and over and I keep getting the same result. 'Press send to restore factory defaults, other key to quit.'
I can get no further than that display regardless of what key or keys that I hit.
I have even tried the two ways of doing a Hard Reset:
1. Hold Com and Voice while pressing Soft Reset Button for 5 or more seconds until I get that display.
2. Hold Com, Voice and Camera while pressing Soft Reset Button for 5 or more seconds until I get that display.
I cannot get past that display regardless of what key or keys I press.
It seems frozen at that display point.

Tried again this am to hard reset my MDA. Now it goes and shows the T-Mobile screen with the IPL/SPL etc. Then goes into Windows and to the Align Screen and for some reason will not recognize the Screen Tapping to align the screen.
I did try to use my PC to recognize the MDA, but it would not. Downloaded WST and that would not recognize my MDA either. I understand that until I get past the Hard Rest my MDA will not be recognized by my PC due to ActiveSync being requried to connect my MDA to the PC. I don't know what else I can try. Search all day yesterday and could not find any solutions. Will continue today. Any suggestions, Please. Thank you.

Tonis said:
Tried again this am to hard reset my MDA. Now it goes and shows the T-Mobile screen with the IPL/SPL etc. Then goes into Windows and to the Align Screen and for some reason will not recognize the Screen Tapping to align the screen.
I did try to use my PC to recognize the MDA, but it would not. Downloaded WST and that would not recognize my MDA either. I understand that until I get past the Hard Rest my MDA will not be recognized by my PC due to ActiveSync being requried to connect my MDA to the PC. I don't know what else I can try. Search all day yesterday and could not find any solutions. Will continue today. Any suggestions, Please. Thank you.
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Use the love rom to set phone back to "zero". Therefore you must press press the voice and camera buttons if joy reset youre phone.
You get some collored bloks om youre phone and then you can use the love rom.
After that you can use youre original rom updater

sleurhut said:
Use the love rom to set phone back to "zero". Therefore you must press press the voice and camera buttons if joy reset youre phone.
You get some collored bloks om youre phone and then you can use the love rom.
After that you can use youre original rom updater
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Did a search for Love Rom and Wizard_Love ROM and only came up with 103 results consisting of some Threads with 1570, 898, 618,787, 893, 464........postings on the first page for Threads 1-25.
Now I do have a Red, Green, Blue, White Screen with RUU in the top right corner of the Red Bar with IPL 2.26 and SPL 2.26 in the Red Bar. Nothing is in the Green, Blue or White bar.
I tried to Hard Reset and Soft Rest and nothing happens. I removed my Battery and then tried again and still nothing happens?
Where can I find Wizard_Love ROM and what do I do when I find it. My PC will not recognize my MDA and I used WST and that cannot located my MDA.
I am at a complete loss of what to do next.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to try to help me get my phone operational.

sleurhut
Use the love rom to set phone back to "zero".
do not confuse guys with this statement.Wizard_love_Rom is a patched rom which is flashed to recover back the phone in some stuck up phones,but it doesn't set the phone back to 'ZERO',but its an italian language rom.
Tonis
The multicolor screen is the bootloaders with IPL/SPL 2.26 displayed,this is the mode from where you can flash another rom.There's no need to get the phone activesync,cuz it won't activesync in bootloaders.But when in bootloaders,connect the phone with pc via usb cable and watch small usb appear at the bottom of the bootloaders,if its there then you are good to go and can flash a rom.
Now,download the official T-mobile 2.26 from the link below and get the phone in bootloaders,check usb appear at the bottom and flash it to recover back to the default status of the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=342744
Cheers!

zabardast_1 said:
sleurhut
Use the love rom to set phone back to "zero".
do not confuse guys with this statement.Wizard_love_Rom is a patched rom which is flashed to recover back the phone in some stuck up phones,but it doesn't set the phone back to 'ZERO',but its an italian language rom.
Tonis
The multicolor screen is the bootloaders with IPL/SPL 2.26 displayed,this is the mode from where you can flash another rom.There's no need to get the phone activesync,cuz it won't activesync in bootloaders.But when in bootloaders,connect the phone with pc via usb cable and watch small usb appear at the bottom of the bootloaders,if its there then you are good to go and can flash a rom.
Now,download the official T-mobile 2.26 from the link below and get the phone in bootloaders,check usb appear at the bottom and flash it to recover back to the default status of the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=342744
Cheers!
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Thank you again for your help. Prior to this posting I found:
epimazzo Posting at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=294107&highlight=bootloader #1 and this is what cleared up my problem and now my MDA is running GREAT!!!!!!!!
This was the same thing that you posted for me, too.
Maybe some of you are already aware of this procedure, maybe not.
Anyway, it worked for me and I decided to share how to do it. Simple.
This procedure should only be used in case you really need enter into a bootloader mode (Red, Green, Blue, White Screen) and all other ways to do it has failed! Hold Camera button is one of these I am mentioning.
1. Make sure your Phone is not Connected to the PC and remove the dummy card or SD/MMC card
2. On your Desktop PC, open Microsoft ActiveSync, then go to File >Connection Settings >Remove the Selection from “Allow USB Connection with this desktop computer”
3. Reconnect your Phone to the Desktop PC using the USB Cradle and the Charger MUST be Connected to the Cradle (Don’t use the IrDA or Bluetooth for the Upgrade)
4. Run the Upgrade again and it will work fine without any problems.
While upgrading, the ActiveSync program will not go on, however the upgrade is running.
So, Thank you all for your time and help. I do hope this helps others to find a way to correct their problems.

Thanks !
Yes.thats exactly what I wanted you to do
I'm glad you got it up and running fine
Cheers!

zabardast_1 said:
sleurhut
Use the love rom to set phone back to "zero".
do not confuse guys with this statement.Wizard_love_Rom is a patched rom which is flashed to recover back the phone in some stuck up phones,but it doesn't set the phone back to 'ZERO',but its an italian language rom.
Tonis
The multicolor screen is the bootloaders with IPL/SPL 2.26 displayed,this is the mode from where you can flash another rom.There's no need to get the phone activesync,cuz it won't activesync in bootloaders.But when in bootloaders,connect the phone with pc via usb cable and watch small usb appear at the bottom of the bootloaders,if its there then you are good to go and can flash a rom.
Now,download the official T-mobile 2.26 from the link below and get the phone in bootloaders,check usb appear at the bottom and flash it to recover back to the default status of the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=342744
Cheers!
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I does everything you do but
I don't have the cradle :S
so that means a problem?
or there a nother way?

Hi!
I got an mada vario 4. How can I upgrade the rom on it? Or can I change the t-mobile touch flo to manila 2.5? Thx! Zoli

Bootloader just flashing

I've done something wrong on my HTC Polaris (XDA Orbit 2) and I decided to flash the ROM. It wouldn't boot the Windows. It's stuck on Welcome screen.
After reading most of that forum I downloaded the things I need and tried it.
Weell, that's where the problems started. The PC is not detecting the phone, so niether the MTTY nor ROMUpdateUtility are able to connect to it. (active Sync is disabled ofcourse). I cannot flash the Hard SPL or do anything.
Then I tried to flash from MicroSD. Formated it to Fat32, Renamed the ROM I needed and ... nothing. When I press the camera button and the reset button with the stylo, there is a quick flash of the bootloader screen (the 3 colore screen). So quick that I cant read the 3 lines on it.
Can anyone suggest something, please.....

press photo button and hold -> press soft reset and hold -> bootloader screen appears -> release soft reset button -> wait until bootloader screen appears -> release photo button

Thanks a lot my friend. That worked fine. Now its asking me for serial. I've downloaded the original O2 ROM, verifyed it with my serial, but on the phone it dose nothing. Am i doing something wrong again?

Well, yes. I was doing something wrong. Needed to rename the ROM file with "POLAIMG.nbh". Now its done.
Thanks to everyone who shared his knowledge here in this forum.

Hard reset fails!

I desperately need an alternative way to hard reset my hd2. Holding the up down button and shortly pressing the on/off button just switches the phone on. No reset. btw I cant start up normally so the software approach doesn't wort either.

Peter65nl said:
I desperately need an alternative way to hard reset my hd2. Holding the up down button and shortly pressing the on/off button just switches the phone on. No reset. btw I cant start up normally so the software approach doesn't wort either.
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Use the reset button on back whilst holding up/down buttons

a few people have commented on the difficulty of getting both up and down pressed correctly.
I find I get a much better press with the battery cover off, and I press one first, then the second.that way you can feel them connect individually.

Why don't you guys use the build in software to hard re-set the devise.
1] Press Star Icon
2] Press Setting Icon
3] Press System Icon
4] Press Clear Storage Icon
That should start a hard re-set on device and re-store everything back to original configuration.

maniep said:
Why don't you guys use the build in software to hard re-set the devise.
1] Press Star Icon
2] Press Setting Icon
3] Press System Icon
4] Press Clear Storage Icon
That should start a hard re-set on device and re-store everything back to original configuration.
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why don't you read the opening first again?
the dude can't use the software approach because his windows won't start, remember?

what about using task 29 or the reflash original splash screen while its doing its thing you can use both hands to hold the vol buttons, other than anything else suggested i dont thinj there us another way to hard reset other than reinstalling your rom maybe fix the software wipe storage app.

That works!
11calcal said:
Use the reset button on back whilst holding up/down buttons
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Thanks, finally got the thing going again.

I have the same exact problem. None of these methods are working for me. Is there anthing else I can do?

Same for me. Locked out of the phone completely. When it boots it only gets as far as the O2 start up screen and doesn't get any further. Hard and soft reset do nothing. Have tried all suggested here already.
When I get to the screen where I'm prompted to press Volume up to restore, it goes straight to 'restore completed' in a fraction of a second, then back to the start up screen when I press Volume up again.
Need help as I now have an HTC paperweight and no phone!

sonicuk said:
Same for me. Locked out of the phone completely. When it boots it only gets as far as the O2 start up screen and doesn't get any further. Hard and soft reset do nothing. Have tried all suggested here already.
When I get to the screen where I'm prompted to press Volume up to restore, it goes straight to 'restore completed' in a fraction of a second, then back to the start up screen when I press Volume up again.
Need help as I now have an HTC paperweight and no phone!
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Been using magldr? Cos hard resetting with magldr installed just affects magldr, hence a very short reset time that does nothing.

samsamuel said:
Been using magldr? Cos hard resetting with magldr installed just affects magldr, hence a very short reset time that does nothing.
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No, I don't even know what that is. I'm not very technical and all I had installed was Cookie's Home Tab Editor.

I have the same problem.
My HTC is blocked ( the WM "forgot" the password that I set - a common problem ), so I have to do a Hard Reset that doesn't start.
I can't reflash or do anything else ( as told here ) without instaling HSPL first. As this can only be installed by the Active Sync, and Active Sync doesn't connect to blocked phones, I can't do anything else...
Is there a way to do anything else with only a new ROM in the sd card ? Or I REALLY have to install HSPL first ?
Thanks,
Leo

leodino said:
Is there a way to do anything else with only a new ROM in the sd card ? Or I REALLY have to install HSPL first ?
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It is possible to be stitched from a SD-card without reinsertion HSPL. It is desirable to stitch official ROM
It is desirable SD-card to format a feather an insertion.