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Problems Flashing RUU

Hey folks,
I got the T-Mobile SDA and it's allready running WM5, so I skipped step 1-4 in the how to and wanted to flash the patched ruu from step 5.
But whenever I start the flash tool it starts fine, checks version and then boots into the bootloader mode (the one with the color bars). But after that it wount start flashing. After a while it aborts with a communication error. Also when it switches to the bootloader mode the activesync connection disappear, which I assume is correct, but from my mda2 which I flashed couple of times via the bootloader I remember that when it went into the bootloader some sort of device was discovered from windows. with the sda it's not the case.
Anyone got an idea what is going on here? I thought after I flashed wm5 on the damn thing getting wm6 on there would be a piece of cake...
thanks for your help!
4saken

_4saken_ said:
Hey folks,
I got the T-Mobile SDA and it's allready running WM5, so I skipped step 1-4 in the how to and wanted to flash the patched ruu from step 5.
But whenever I start the flash tool it starts fine, checks version and then boots into the bootloader mode (the one with the color bars). But after that it wount start flashing. After a while it aborts with a communication error. Also when it switches to the bootloader mode the activesync connection disappear, which I assume is correct, but from my mda2 which I flashed couple of times via the bootloader I remember that when it went into the bootloader some sort of device was discovered from windows. with the sda it's not the case.
Anyone got an idea what is going on here? I thought after I flashed wm5 on the damn thing getting wm6 on there would be a piece of cake...
thanks for your help!
4saken
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by the sound for this you have allready got the bootloader the right one. if it says spl 1.01.0109 on the green part of you bootloader then you can flash wm5 or wm6 these no need to flash the patched ruu

lol, ok. it's flashing now! I didnt think I already had the right version. But you were right. it said 1.01.0109 in the green bar.
let's hope it goes trough without a glitch

plz help

My heads spinning from all the information aka post and threads, but im still stuck like my wizard on the 2nd splash screen.
I wasnt trying to upgrade the rom jst clear storage but after everything ive read i would like to upgrade to wm6 but first i want to get my wizard working.
I tried backing up the rom to the sd card but I get "You didn't get the proper security level to download a specific image" So i take it my wizard is cid locked.
My IPL:1.01 and SPL:1.06 does that mean its a g3. My activesync 4.5 doesnt pick up my wizard is it because it cant boot, i tried with it in bootloader mode still doesnt pick it up.
So plz point me in the right direction to fix my wizard

ok i think the place where im stuck at is cid unlocking my wizard with out using that imei site. any help or is there another way to do this.

This helped me when I was stuck on the first screen. For some reason, the Radio file was gone. Follow this exactly, it works. In my case (sounds like yours also), at the end of this you will at least have access to the phone again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=276963&highlight=bootloader
After your done. You will have a RGB screen, then follow these directions to load a base rom and unlock so you can keep going until you ca load WM6.1.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Wizard Windows Mobile 6 for newbies
I've had many, many problems over the last 3 days trying to do this. I completed it all in less than a day, but when I used the phone it had terrible reception. I completely downgraded everything back to square one. Still bad phone reception. I was about to through it out the window, when someone called my wife's cell phone and she also had bad reception. I then put my sim in another phone, same problem. Well, at&t has a tower down for the last 3 days. What timing, it seems to work when not at home, but hard to test that way Anyway, moral of the story is. Don't give up, keep plugging along.
Good luck.

I'm pretty sure imei checker is for SIM unlocking.
For G3 CID unlocking and upgrading read the stickies in http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=289
If you can start your Wizard in bootloader, and it says "usb" in the lower-left, you can flash your original ROM. An active sync connection is not needed. Search for your carrier's ROM if you don't have it and I'd recommend the "no carrier ID" version of the RUU.

Have you tried a 'Hard Reset',hope it'll work,if it boots up into working OS and it already has IPL/SPL 1.xx,use lokiwiz02b tool to SIM/CID unlock the phone and than upgrade.
If it doesn't work still after Hard Reset,most probably,its Extended_Rom is corrupted,its required to reflash a new rom.
Activesync doesn't work in absence of a working OS and in Bootloaders mode.Its not required for flashing a rom.Just get the phone into Bootloaders and hook the phone with pc via usb cable and watch small usb appear at the bottom of the bootloader screen,if its there,it good to go and flash the rom.

ok so i downloaded the button rom finally but how do i flash it to my wizard.

Get your phone in Bootloaders,hook up the phone with pc via usb,watch small usb appear at the bottom of the Bootloader screen,if its there run the 'RUU' application,it'll start to flash,it stops at a certain percentage,don't get worried and do anything,after a couple of minutes it starts again,let it complete 100%,the phone'll restart and boot up in new OS.

which ruu application. I jst downloaded 1 which comes in the form of a rar file saying ruuwrapper. is that the right 1

So after lots and lots and lots more reading i realized i dont need a ruu. all i need to do is get into bootloader mode plug in the usb and run the wizard button rom. It worked perfectly my wizard is back to life yip pee.
Anyway i wud jst like to thank u guys for all the help and compliment u guys on a gr8 forum.
Now my next challenge is wm6 with touch flo.

Official 1.66 ROM has bricked my HD2?

I have downloaded and installed the latest 1.66 ROM from the HTC website, in an attempt to get my phone in some semblance of how it should have been when I first bought it months ago.
The update completed successfully and I clicked Finish on the software in Windows. (I was previously running IIRC 1.43 official).
The phone rebooted and is now stuck on the white screen with green HTC and red version numbers at the bottom left. It doesn't change from this state.
So, is this a final slap in the face from HTC in the HD2 ownership debacle? Is there anything I can try besides a hard reset which didn't help?

Biffy said:
I have downloaded and installed the latest 1.66 ROM from the HTC website, in an attempt to get my phone in some semblance of how it should have been when I first bought it months ago.
The update completed successfully and I clicked Finish on the software in Windows. (I was previously running IIRC 1.43 official).
The phone rebooted and is now stuck on the white screen with green HTC and red version numbers at the bottom left. It doesn't change from this state.
So, is this a final slap in the face from HTC in the HD2 ownership debacle? Is there anything I can try besides a hard reset which didn't help?
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Try flashing it again if possible. Might not be possible the same way you originaly did it but will hopefully work. Good luck

try hard reset (vol up, vol down and press on briefly - follow the instructions on screen)...might help...
was your phone allowed the update or have you used HSPL?

Already tried hard reset unfortunately and no help. The phone is a HTC original and was allowed the update fine.
Trying to update by SD card now, which I didn't really know about before.
Edit: And that's not working, it just sticks on the red green blue and white bar screen. Will try and download rom again from a different HTC server.
Edit 2: SD in progress now.
Edit 3: Finished successfully and phone is starting up Yay. Can probably put this down to (stupid) user error.

Unbrick Tmobile Hero :(

My friend asked me to try recovering his T-mobile DE Hero, it was bricked while my friend was trying to root it
I tried to flash official rom, but RUU gets error 170...
This what appears on screen when device is on:

error 170... thats the usb connection error right?
this could be because the drivers are not installed properly.
read this thread, then try again
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=647353

Although error 170 is indeed USB error, (with windows 7 normally) the nasty looking Icon at the bottom of the screen does not look good, never seen that before
Let us know how you get on please

I had the same error with mine.
I ended up in installing a custom ROM, since NOTHING would work. No drivers no nothing. It just refused to read the phone.
I installed VillainROM 12, it has OS 2.1 so it's working perfectly

I had the same problem, but I was trying to flash my German G2 using an HTC Official RUU. I've been able to flash the recovery rom using fastboot and then boot it, but that's where my progress has ended. I'm about to flash VillainROM12.0.0-Full and see what happens. I'll let you know.
EDIT: VillainROM12 installed via AmonRa Recovery menu, but rebooting takes me right back to the RUU screen with an Xed-out EPROM

Nothing helped
I tried everything You said, but device is showing same screen, I also tried using SD card method but when I turn Hero on (while holding Vol-) same screen appears
Does anyone have any other idea what to do?

Its looking like a problem with a radio (drivers etc). Try to update it through recovery if u can enter there.

You can see in my first post the only screen where I can enter...

Well.. This icon with a "chip" probably say a SPL or Radio of phone is just f***ed up.. :/ You can enter to fastboot so drivers of graphics and other modules are in good condition..
wheeeler i think u should find a .zip with a official SPL and radio and update it through recovery like u did it with Villain ROM

I got some idea but I think u tried it before.
iwanrakic U can connect to phone via SDK?
Try this command. It should update it.
C:\sdk\tools>fastboot flash radio radio.img
Of course u need image of official radio.

What driver does Windows report installed when you plug it into your PC in that mode?

Reflashing stock att rom

I have an HTC Surround that I cant get to boot past htc logo and if i try to hard rest it goes to spl screen. Where can i get the software to reflash it. I also have another microsd that i can change out if that is bad

still working on
So I replaced the mirco sd and tried to do the restore using the power and volume buttons and still would not get it to try and boot more then a few secs and stop at the htc screen. I also flashed the stock att rom that I got off xda but still no luck. My last chance is trying a new battery today are there any more suggestions

My surround did the same thing recently. It's a problem surrounds have. Unfortunately you have tried the 3 most common solutions.
1: reflash with stock rom
2: Change out sd card
3: hard reset
The only way I know of to get a working one after you have tried those 3 things is hope it's under warranty. :-/

jackkaiserwork said:
So I replaced the mirco sd and tried to do the restore using the power and volume buttons and still would not get it to try and boot more then a few secs and stop at the htc screen. I also flashed the stock att rom that I got off xda but still no luck. My last chance is trying a new battery today are there any more suggestions
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Where did you get that stock at&t rom? I've been all through the developer section and all I see are telus and cingular roms. I've got a phone from the shop that's stuck on the htc logo and replacing the sd card hasn't fixed it. I tried to flash a telus rom because hey what the hell do I have to lose but RUU wasn't able to establish an ActiveSync connection on the htc logo screen looping repeatedly. Is there a way to force it into a sort of download mode from the htc logo to do the flashing from?

AT&T Surround ROMS
v1nsai said:
Where did you get that stock at&t rom? I've been all through the developer section and all I see are telus and cingular roms. I've got a phone from the shop that's stuck on the htc logo and replacing the sd card hasn't fixed it. I tried to flash a telus rom because hey what the hell do I have to lose but RUU wasn't able to establish an ActiveSync connection on the htc logo screen looping repeatedly. Is there a way to force it into a sort of download mode from the htc logo to do the flashing from?
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Cingular is AT&T. I have flashed both of these ROMS to my AT&T Surround. Both work perfectly.
Pre nodo : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=860842
Nodo : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1051579

Is there one for mango?
thanks

Thank you very much

bmamo said:
Is there one for mango?
thanks
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depending on the spl version of your phone you can flash the cotulla rspl/hspl then flash the DFT rom, you will get mango full unlocked

rob243 said:
depending on the spl version of your phone you can flash the cotulla rspl/hspl then flash the DFT rom, you will get mango full unlocked
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full unlocked as in developer or simlock unlocked?
thanks
Bernard

developer unlock sorry you will be able to sideload to your hearts content even install .xap directly from the browser on the device.

great, thanks!
I'm a bit new to windows phone but I learn quickly usually. could you help me a little bit more by telling me what exactly cotulla rspl/hspl, and DFT rom are? Is there a guide anywhere i could follow?
thanks again
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i'm guessing this should work:
C. Windows Phone 7 ROM Flashing Instructions
1. Unzip your downloaded *.zip file in a separate folder
2. Press and hold power-on/off button to power-off the phone
3. Press and hold volume-down button and then press power-on/off button to enter bootloader mode
4. When your phone enters the tricolor screen bootloader mode, release volume-down button
5. Connect your phone to your windows 7/vista/xp pc/laptop with a usb cable
6. Verify that your phone will be identified and relevant drivers will be installed by windows os of your pc/laptop
7. After completion of (6.) above, check the usb message connection on your phone screen
8. To flash the new ROM go to your pc/laptop folder of (1.) above
9. Double click on the ROMUpdateUtility.exe file and strictly follow the instructions on your pc/laptop screen

Do You still need help about this?
Basically you need to download DFT_RSPL_WP7FG2_LAUNCH from this forum, this will allow you to flash a custom rom. The ROM installed at the phone must be a NODO one because mango roms updates the loader and are not compatible.
For apply it you must put the phone on loader. Connect the phone to the usb, turn it off, turn it on but holding volume down key.
Once there you will see the 3 color screen and will say USB run the DFT_RSPL_WP7FG2_LAUNCH and follow the steps.
The phone will restart and showing again the 3 color screen but with HSPL now you can install DFT ROM. DFT ROM is basically a custom Windows Phone with the option to sideload apps you just run ROMUpdateUtility.exe from the DFT ROM downloaded and it will upgrade your OS to DFT Version.

Now what? SPL too high!
My brothers HTC surround has crashed, and fails to load the OS. i can get to the bootloader, but it's
spl-4.2.2250.1 (129185) MNG
i've got HSPL and RSPL, but they say DON'T TRY IF NOT 1.X SPL OR IF IT SAYS MNG. his says both. he was running mango, and i'm just trying to reinstall a stock rom. I'm wondering what advice any of you might have. I've reinstalled roms on Samsung devices, but not on an HTC, so i'm not sure what all this is about, or what the consequences are of proceeding. any help would be great.
Thanks dudes.

bump?
please?

Is it 1/2 bricked?
If you connect the device to a PC does it go to USB mode? At teh red blue green screen does it say USB at the bottom?

USB
It does display USB. If i leave it on for like an hour, eventually, i just discovered, windows DOES load, and it says "your memory is corrupt" it does connect to the computer, and it is detected by my pc, and it does display USB. I'm going to try to put in a new SD card, but i'm wondering once i do that, will i be able to flash the retail rom to it, with that spl.
thanks!

Check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1597837.I believe you will have to downgrade your bootloader. I haven't tried this yet myself, I hope it helps you out.

need custom unlocked rom for my htc surround at&t
Hi.. Plz help I have HTC surround at&t unlocked device and I need to fully unlock
It so dat I can install apps from web without going to wp7 market.
And I want to flash it with custom rom..