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[GUIDE 16/11/09] Get started rooting Telus HERO130! (No need for QMAT!)

Yay, I've finally found a reliable way to do this. After completing these steps, you'll be able to install any GSM Hero ROM. Still, neither I, nor anyone else, can be blamed if something goes wrong and you end up with a shiny paperweight.
-2. Changelog
16/11/09
Updated to Amon_RA's latest recovery image
15/11/09
First release of the guide!
-1. Thanks!
This guide would not have been possible without:
TheUnlockr (great guides)
Amon_RA (recovery image)
xda-developers (need I say more?)
MoDaCo (Excellent ROM)
QMAT (GoldCard)
craig0r (first to root the Telus Hero)
pi3ch (copy from cmd)
And everyone involved in rooting the Dream, the Sapphire, the Hero, and Android in general. Many thanks to everyone involved!
0. Before we start!
If you haven't installed all the drivers for your phone already, follow the instructions on this page to do so. It also shows you the basics of ADB.
Also, a forewarning: there are reports that not all microSD cards work. If yours doesn't work, try another one. Hopefully you'll still have some dough in your wallet by the time you find one that works. Just kidding.
Also, not all microSD readers work either. I have one that just refused to write the GoldCard image to the card, but thankfully, my laptop's SD slot worked.
And, these steps have only been tested on Windows XP 32bit. If you use anything newer, it may or may not work, but most importantly, if you want any chance of it working, you'll want to run most of these apps and commands in Administrator mode.
Finally, make sure you have a Wi-Fi connection, as your data connection will be lost at some point while you need to download something from the Market.
1. Downloads!
You'll want to get all your downloads before starting this.
HxD
RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver.exe
flashrec
Amon_RA's recovery image
Updated radio
2. Prepare your phone!
On your phone, go to:
Settings > Applications > Development
There, check USB debugging.
3. Backup your APN settings!
Go to the Market and install APN Backup and Restore. Run it, and backup your APN settings with it. This is necessary to restore data access after rooting.
4. Get your GoldCard image!
The GoldCard bypasses some weird check on the phone and allows you to flash ROMs that are otherwise rejected, due to them being older versions, or some other reason that HTC decided it'd be so.
With the USB cable plugged in, open the notifications shade and tap HTC Sync. It doesn't matter if it can't sync, but what matters is you can enter the adb shell. If you don't know how, you haven't done step 0.
Now, go in adb shell and run this command:
Code:
cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
The output is your microSD card's serial number. Right click anywhere in the command prompt, and click on Mark. Then, select the serial number, and right click. The serial is now copied into the clipboard, so open up Notepad and paste it there.
Now, with that serial number written down, paste it into my lame GoldCard hex reverse. Please credit me if you use that page in your guide!
Next, do as my page says, grab the reversed serial number and get your GoldCard image with it.
5. Create your GoldCard!
So now you have your GoldCard image. Remember, this GoldCard image is valid only for the card from which you got the serial number. If you use another card, get another image.
Turn off your phone, take the microSD out and plug it into the your preferred reader. Again, not all readers work. Not all microSDs work.
Now, unplug from your computer any removable storage except for the microSD. This is to avoid confusion in the next step.
Before making the GoldCard, backup anything you need from the microSD, as it may get erased in the process. Most importantly, backup the APN settings that we got earlier, from APN Backup and Restore.
Now open up HxD. From here, you'll open two things. Your microSD in the raw, and the GoldCard image in the raw.
To open your microSD go to:
Extras > Open disk
In the pop up, under Physical disks, select the (supposedly only) Removable Storage. If there are two, I don't know which one is the right one, so unplug more stuff from your computer.
Before you click OK, be sure to uncheck Open as Readonly. We can't make a GoldCard if we can't write on it, right?
To open your GoldCard image, go to:
Extras > Open disk image
There, select your downloaded goldcard.img file, and click Open, and then OK.
Now you should have two tabs open in HxD, one being the microSD, and the other, active one being the GoldCard image.
Press Ctrl+A on your keyboard to select all, then Ctrl+C on your keyboard to copy. Switch to the microSD's tab, make sure the cursor is at the complete top-left corner, and then press Ctrl+B to paste, and then Ctrl+S to save. Accept the risk and your GoldCard should be made.
To verify, close the microSD's tab, eject it, unplug and replug it, and reopen it in HxD like we did earlier. It should still have the GoldCard image written at the beginning of it. If not, either the microSD or the reader or both don't like making GoldCards, so you'll want to try a different combination of card and reader.
6. Downgrade!
Let's flash the downgraded ROM now. Plug your microSD, now a GoldCard, into the phone and turn it on. After it finishes booting, turn on HTC Sync. Again, it doesn't need to actually synchronize.
Now, run the RUU you downloaded earlier and follow the steps. If the GoldCard works, it should flash and you'll end up with a downgraded phone. If not, then you either didn't write down the microSD's serial number correctly, or the microSD doesn't like to do its job.
Set up the downgraded phone with the default settings, and turn on Wi-Fi. Get on your Wi-Fi network and install Linda File Manager.
Now, on the phone, check:
Settings > Applications > Unknown sources
Now turn on USB Storage, and copy flashrec and Amon_RA's recovery image to the microSD. Rename the recovery image to recovery.img to save a headache later. You may as well put the backed up APN files back on the microSD too, if they got erased.
Disconnect USB storage, load up Linda, go in the SD card, and install flashrec using Package Installer. Now, load up Recovery Flasher, press on backup, then type in:
Code:
/sdcard/recovery.img
Now press Flash recovery.
7. Update the radio
The radio that came with the downgrade is quirky in North American networks. We'll update to the latest IU radio, which works with our networks here.
First, reboot into the new patched recovery. Turn off the phone, and then turn it back on while holding the Home button. Keep holding it until you see the recovery menu.
Once you're there, scroll down using the trackball to turn on USB Mass storage. Plug the phone in the computer if it wasn't plugged already. The microSD will show up on the computer. Copy the updated radio zip to the root of the microSD wait a few seconds, then turn off USB Mass storage on the phone.
Now, select Flash update image, and then Apply sdcard:choose zip. There, the radio zip should show up. Select it and flash it.
8. You're pretty much done at this point.
Follow any guide to install a Hero ROM, to partition your microSD, etc. After you install a custom ROM, be sure to reinstall APN Backup and Restore from the market, and restore your APN settings. This will restore data.

well the "asroot" method of rooting from the guide in the CDMA forum may be worth trying...perhaps they haven't fixed the vulenrability?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581577 (all the way up to before the recovery image)

Ya tried that method don't work

yeah I would love to root this thing.
To be honest this is my first smartphone and I'm new at this rooting thing. I did manage to throw on a hack for my ipod nano (colored version)
I'm loving this phone so far - got it first day they announced their new network. I'm so impressed
Did either of you buy another SD card? Where did you grab yours if you did?

My Telus Hero has been rooted since Friday.
Check it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4909063&postcount=16

Yeah I just saw. I'll get familiar with the process then update the first post.
Thanks a bunch!

I posted in the other thread (so... sorry for the double post), but I think that this thread is more relevant to the question/issue of rooting.
Could someone who still has the stock Telus ROM post the Baseband version? (Home -> Settings -> About phone -> Baseband version)
I'm just curious as to whether we Telus users should upgrade or downgrade the radio version after rooting the phone, as I seem to be having dialing issues (long distance numbers require a "+" in front of the "1" or it won't connect.)
I dunno if this issue would be related to the radio, or to the fact that there are no North American locales selectable within the custom ROM.

Stock Baseband
63.18.55.06DAU_6.35.08.20
Still wating to see how others are successful with rooting their Telus Hero.

sjeffrey said:
63.18.55.06DAU_6.35.08.20
Still wating to see how others are successful with rooting their Telus Hero.
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Same here. My stock Telus Hero reports the same version as above (just to add to the data pool). I'll be watching this thread for more details on rooting.

I rooted using the goldcard>2.73.405>recovery>modaco2.9>IU baseband and it works no problem. I can dial 611, long distance numbers dont need a + or a 1 for that matter, and market enabler lets me buy paid apps. Device seems quicker. I had to try 3 different sd cards though. I know I was doing the first one wrong, but one of them definately did not work.

I mentioned in the other Telus Hero thread that I updated my radio to the IU version, and my dialing issues have gone away. Thought I should mention it here as well.

I'm still waiting for a method that doesn't require calling Telus to fix settings though.
Say, is your Hero the black or white one? And, is it a HERO130 or a HERO100?
I keep getting an invalid model ID error when I try flashing the downgrade. Is that what you had the times it didn't work for you?

Soaa- said:
I'm still waiting for a method that doesn't require calling Telus to fix settings though.
Say, is your Hero the black or white one? And, is it a HERO130 or a HERO100?
I keep getting an invalid model ID error when I try flashing the downgrade. Is that what you had the times it didn't work for you?
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's the error I got when I didn't have a proper Gold Card. If you've tried the same SD card a number of times and it's still not working, maybe grab a cheap Sandisk 1GB card. That's what I used.
And you shouldn't have to call Telus, because I've already gone through the pain of figuring all this stuff out. Just make sure you grab the APN settings from the other thread, and update to the latest radio (IU) and you're good. A call to Telus was required because I couldn't receive MMS messages, but that had nothing to do with rooting the phone, I would've had to call them anyway.
When I look up "Model Number" in my phone's settings, it just says HTC Hero. So I dunno. The custom ROM probably did that. I guess.

the model name might be written in the battery compartment area. i know on my htc tytn the name is there as "HERM200"
pretty sure it was mentioned that the telus hero is HERO130

As profets said, the model ID is under the battery. Mine says HERO130, and in bootloader mode, it says HERO13000. Since the downgrade ROM is for HERO10000, it threw an invalid model ID error.

Soaa- said:
As profets said, the model ID is under the battery. Mine says HERO130, and in bootloader mode, it says HERO13000. Since the downgrade ROM is for HERO10000, it threw an invalid model ID error.
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Ah cool. I just checked under the battery, it's a 130. So you should still be able to downgrade.

Really strange. I tried a Kingston 2GB like they said on the guide and verified that the GoldCard image was well written on the card. Yet it still throws error 130.

Soaa- said:
Really strange. I tried a Kingston 2GB like they said on the guide and verified that the GoldCard image was well written on the card. Yet it still throws error 130.
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I used the 2GB sd card comes with the phone to create goldcard. Rooted.
No problem at all, I don't know why you guys wanna use other SD cards.

I'm pretty sure I've tried all my cards... I'll try again tonight.

Hah! Got it to work. Guide is done.
I also quickly put together a webpage to reverse the CID of the microSD. That way, people won't need to download QMAT anymore. The page can be found here: http://hexrev.soaa.me
Enjoy!

locked out of g1 >:/

i reset my g1, factory reset.
i don't have a data plan, so now when i turn it on. it bring me to a tutorial, i skip that put in my gmail info and it says various things about not having a data connection and contacting customer care. i was on the phone with CC for 30 min and all they said was to get a data plan, which i can't get until next month. how can i get into my phone?!

If you got friend w/ data ask to hold that card.
OR search goog for activate G1 without data plan...

Find a free wifi hotspot and connect to it when you try to login next time.

psychoace said:
Find a free wifi hotspot and connect to it when you try to login next time.
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You can't get to the wireless setting to turn on wifi from the activation. He needs to read up how to adb it I believe.

phuKKah said:
You can't get to the wireless setting to turn on wifi from the activation. He needs to read up how to adb it I believe.
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It worked for me and all I had in there was the sim card that comes included with the box. Keep hitting next and it will eventually ask you to connect to a wifi connection since it wont find a cell data connection.

thanks, but mine doesn't ask to connect to wifi. what firmware did you have? and i think i'll just google it.

lxbinghamxl said:
thanks, but mine doesn't ask to connect to wifi. what firmware did you have? and i think i'll just google it.
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hmmm i used a 2.1 rom maybe that's why.

please make sure you have rc29 or lower by typer (enter)reboot(enter)
if the phone reboots then you have rc 29 or lower.
if not, follow this guide to downgrade to rc29
2. Mount your SD card in Windows and reformat it as FAT32. The HTC
bootloader won't be able to see the RC29 (or RC7) image otherwise. Make
sure you back up all your files first!
3. Download the appropriate image (RC29 for USA or RC7 for UK) from
http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1/DREAIMG-RC29.zip or
http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1/DREAIMG-RC7.zip . This is a DOWNGRADE
to the Android version that contains a root shell bug (this exploit just
seems too easy). I got these files from the forum thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480 .
4. Extract the DREAIMG.nbh file from the downloaded zip archive and copy it
to your SD card (again, for me, this had to be formatted as FAT32, not just
regular FAT which is the default). Don't put it in a folder, just stick it
directly on there.
5. Disconnect the SD card the right way (eject, unmount, or otherwise tell
your OS you are unplugging it) to make sure the data gets written. If you
used an SD card reader, put the SD card back in your phone.
6. Make sure your phone has a full battery, then turn it off. Turn it back
on by holding down the CAMERA and POWER buttons. This should get you into
the HTC bootloader (the funky red, green, and blue screen).
7. If everything was done correctly, the bootloader will detect the image.
You'll be taken to a different screen that asks you to press the POWER
button to install the image. Do this, but beware, you will lose all your
saved data on your phone (with the exception of things that are synced with
Google's servers, like contacts, calendar, Gmail, etc.).
8. Wait for the update to complete. The progress bar will fill up, then
all the steps will say OK beside them, and finally, it will ask you to press
the "action key" (I think this means click the trackball). DO NOT do
anything until you see this message. The progress bar needs to DISAPPEAR,
not just fill up.
9. You now have the stock RC29 installed. Take out the battery, put it
back in, and turn on your phone. It should ask you to activate your Google
account again -
once you have this done type on the phone again (enter)setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1(enter)
your pc should now pick this up as an android adb device
point it to the correct drivers found in the file called androidusbwindows
once that installs, extract the adb file anywhere on your pc. (best place is root directory)
open up a dos command prompt and type (cd ..<enter>)
then type (cd ..<enter>)
then type adbshell
should look like this thereafter
$
referring to the dollar sign
then copy the following line into your dos command prompt and press enter
(am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.Settings)
please make sure that you copy the contents of adbwin.zip in your ROOT FOLDER or else you will be going through hell
voila you should be able to access wifi

Unlocking sim on ht-03a?

Been trying to unlock this phone for days now, bought in japan(ntt docomo)
Have the unlock code and all, but unable to get to the point where i enter the code. Also read that I had to flash the sd card or something, but just keep getting the message "not allow" at some point. If anyone have some tips it would be highly appreciated.
edit; and ive tried rebooting it with new sim
Any help for a guy who has basically no clue of programming?
Yours,
Stefan!
oh, and its one of those 0006 models ^_^

1.5 or 1.6?
Are you running 1.5 or 1.6? If you are running 1.6, you are in for a bit of fun.
Some Japanese guys have used this site to unlock BEFORE the 1.6 OTA because the generated code only works on Docomo's 1.5 firmware.
NOTE: Remote unlock by IMEI is not supported on the newest DoCoMo firmware update. User must downgrade the ROM to the old version or flash a custom ROM without DoCoMo branding on the device prior to unlock it. We do not provide instructions on how to flash a different ROM.
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The OTA to 1.6 hit me on 10/27/2009 and rolled out over the course of a week. If you phone was in use in Japan after this time, then it's probably running 1.6.

Apparently can unlock ht-03a v 1.6... for about $100US
Just ran into a site that seems quite shady but nonetheless claims to be able to unlock 1.6 in 3 days for 10,000 yen eek. Their regular price is 8,000 yen (which is still too expensive) if you are still running 1.5. This could just be classic bad web design still common in Japan that makes the site look shady.
Basically, they are saying no functions will change by unlocking and not to upgrade beyond 1.6 after unlocking (assuming 2.x ever is pushed by docomo). And that if your phone is version 1.5, they will return it to you unlocked and running version 1.6.
Purely for my amusement, I paste the machine translation of their site (provided by them "hear")
Release charge;VERSION 1.6 of \8,000 and HT-03A is \2,000UP.
- Details of release
There is no change in a portable function etc. after it releases it.
Release days
- HT-03A is SOFTWEAR [bajon] 1.5 is the first.
It takes VERSION 1.6 about three days. (\2,000UP)
- It takes HT1100 about three days.
Request trivia; After it releases it when VERSION of HT-03A is 1.5, VERSION UP is done to 1.6.
I will pass it. (When networking if you do not do The demand of VERSION UP is usual [deru]. )
The problem is not in VERSION UP after it releases it.
Without doing VERSION UP when VERSION of VERSION 1.6 or more (1.6 is OK) goes out
Please give to me.
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PS - "release" = unlock

its 1.6 yes, and thats just too expensive
thx though!

Agreed - stupidly expensive, so your only other option is to root and flash a ROM other than Docomo's 1.6

Mind telling me how to do that? been trying for ages. Does it mean doing something to an sd card? is there a guide i should follow? tried yesterday, but just got the "not allow" message

Haha, sorry but I can't be cause I don't know how - which is why I originally said something about your going to be in for some fun if you have 1.6. The information is here. There are wikis, but I haven't had a need to do it, so I am not up on what needs to be done. I know that it was much easier with 1.5 (one click) but not impossible with 1.6. Dig around this board and hopefully you'll get tossed in the correct direction.
If you are using this phone in Japan on docomo's network and you do succeed in flashing a new ROM, be careful with the APN setting for data transmissions because you can end up with a very high data bill if you connect to the wrong one.
Good luck and hopefully someone might chime in with links appropriate to the ht-03a.

if u trying to unlock the phone to use any sim card in it and u already have the code, u need to put the sim card of the new network u r trying to use, when the magic boots up, it will ask for the code, u enter it and thats it, u r unlocked

Doesnt work, already tried that :F

achillies400 said:
if u trying to unlock the phone to use any sim card in it and u already have the code, u need to put the sim card of the new network u r trying to use, when the magic boots up, it will ask for the code, u enter it and thats it, u r unlocked
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That does not work with the firmware provided by Docomo.

stefan2612 said:
Mind telling me how to do that? been trying for ages. Does it mean doing something to an sd card? is there a guide i should follow? tried yesterday, but just got the "not allow" message
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Did you see this?
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking
Also, here seems to be full instructions on how to move down to 1.5. I have no idea how, if at all, these instructions would be different for Docomo's ROM on the HT-03a.
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-root-a-donut-phone-android-1-6/
Good luck. If you learn anything, let me know

Thanks, ill see if i can get this to work! If not i guess ill be forced to check out some cable guy, or someone with a clue

Didnt work, thought id try the htc sync one aswell, but it never recognized my phone, even if i installed drivers, reinstalled them, updated, everything. And yes, i did fix the debug settings etc on phone.

I guess you are using windows, not something unix-like (linux or mac), right?
Towards the end of this thread, the discussion moves towards getting Win 7 to recognize phones for using ADB. Maybe something here could help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=502010

have mac and windows, but htc sync wasnt for mac so ^^

Wait a minute... Like I said, I've never tried this, but I don't believe you need to use HTC sync. I could be wrong. I think you need to use ADB, which is part of the SDK. ADB allows you push files to handset, as well as get an interactive shell. Basically, it gives you command line access to your phone from your computer.
If you have ever used the terminal app on a mac, that is where you would use ADB.
Once you have ADB up and working, you can type stuff like ADB devices to get a list of connected phones or ADB shell to get an interactive shell.

yeah ive tried that too, only got msgs saying not allow

stefan2612 said:
yeah ive tried that too, only got msgs saying not allow
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If you give me more information, then I may (or may not) be able to help.
What exactly was not allowed? Does ADB work at all?
What step in what howto did you make it to?
Are you able to get ADB to detect your device?
Are you using ADB on win or mac? win 7? mac os 10.6?
Did you get a permission denied (or something that) error when you tried to push a file with ADB?

For the docomo HT-03A sim unlock, you need to have a rooted phone first...No way around it that i have found... hell its a twofer... basic rom isn't any fun anyway...
I have gotten 7 Sim unlock codes from swiftunlocks at gmail.com, email him and ask...
I first found him on ebay... so he is probly still there...
My bigger question is how to get around the IMEI filitering done by Docomo's bizhodai APN... I WANT A NEXUS, but if I can't have unlimted Data it could be the death of my bank account...

thisoneguy said:
For the docomo HT-03A sim unlock, you need to have a rooted phone first...No way around it that i have found... hell its a twofer... basic rom isn't any fun anyway...
I have gotten 7 Sim unlock codes from swiftunlocks at gmail.com, email him and ask...
I first found him on ebay... so he is probly still there...
My bigger question is how to get around the IMEI filitering done by Docomo's bizhodai APN... I WANT A NEXUS, but if I can't have unlimted Data it could be the death of my bank account...
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Only if you are running Docomo's 1.6 ROM, which he is (which is why his unlock code doesn't work). The 1.5 ROM would accept IMEI-generated unlock codes and was rootable in one click.
But I can't really help this guy as I have not tried to root my HT-03a, which is also on 1.6.
Quick question: So it is NOT rumor that docomo is filtering the biz-hodai APN by IMEI number? People commenting on my blog say that docomo refuses to register the IMEI of a phone if it is not from docomo.
Sucks.
Can you point this guy in the right direction for rooting specific to the HT-03a?
Also, check the link to a Japanese site I posted at the beginning of this thread. If it is worth 10,000 yen, sounds like they can do it. 10,000 yen is too much, though.

Can't connect to network?

I bought this phone via craigslist, and it works minus getting connected to my network (tmobile)
i tried rooting it, but when i go into recovery, it says that there is no sdcard/update.zip directory..my sd card is "unavailable" when i check it in the settings.
i factory reseted my phone, and still nothing with the service. any help?

Try going to settings , wireless and network , mobile networks , network operators and click search now . It might take a few searches but it will eventually register to the network .

I tried that as well, it gives me some error with my sim card.
but my sim card works in every other phone, just not this one

I've lost all hope in society. Man, people knowingly sell things with problems. What makes someone think it is morally okay to rip off another person. Why be a morally corrupt individual?
I hope your phone is fixable, seems like the person sold it to you knowing there was a problem.
Try using odin to go back to stock JFD, see if that helps. Just make sure you can get into download mode with the 3 buttons with no problems

I'll try that, any other ideas..?Thanks btw

I noticed that odin is only for windows, while I'm on a mac..
how do i go about doing this on a mac then? i was thinking restoring a stock rom might help..

You can use Heimdall as an alternative to Odin. It runs on Macs and linux boxes.
Here is the thread that contains the DL Link and info about the program. I have personally never used it, but have read that it's fairly simple. I also recall a member from xda making a video tutorial that he posted on youtube.
EDIT: Here is the original thread from the I9000 forum.
If you have any questions it would probably be better to post there.
I believe the developer checks that thread far more frequently than the one here in the Vibrant forum.

Thank you so much, I'll try to fiddle with this.
I can't seem to locate a stock rom anywhere, the mirrors that I found on this website (the bible thread) the links were dead

Well hell that sucks.
I've got it. I'm zipping it up right now and I'll start uploading ASAP.
I'll post back when it's ready for you.

Awesome,thanks!

Here you go, man. Samsung T959UVJFD True Stock Firmware
After you download the archive. Unzip it and there will be a two files inside, 'T959UVJFD.tar' and 's1_odin_20100512.pit'.

I tried this, but I still get the error that my sim card does not allow connections to this network

any idea what could be wrong..? i sure hope i didn't lose $280 dollars...

Perhaps the phone was locked to a different carrier? I remember when I first got my Vibrant and was reading about rooting, I also saw information that switching networks between AT&T and T-mo was *extremely* easy. I thought I remembered seeing information at one point regarding the codes for each carrier (so you could lock back to t-mobile), but I can't find it now.
Here's the post on unlocking your phone though:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761045

thanks so much! this might be my problem!
i downloaded the SGS_Unlock.apk, but when i opened it,it said there was no codes and asked me if i was sure that i was using a samsung galaxy s?
Edit:i'm using a mac, and i'm trying to use the mac software for the unlocking, but when i run the software it tells me this
strings: can't open file: ./nv_data.bin (No such file or directory)
strings: can't open file: ./nv_data.bin (No such file or directory)
Your code is:
I get a blank.?

Is there anyway you can contact the person you bought the phone from and ask them what network they were using the phone on? Or even ask them what exactly they have done to the phone?

They haven't been answering...****ing assholes

Are you rooted? I think that you need su permission to see the path that nv_data.bin is in.
Also, if you go to Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names, what do you see there?

i am not rooted, i will root my phone tonight

Are you still having the "SD card unavailable" issue after flashing back to stock firmware?
When you are ready to root use this.

HD2 Stuck on Colored Boot screen.

So I have browsed the forum religiously to figure out how to fix this problem, and cannot even understand what to do, as I am just a phone reseller and never messed with these.
Anyways, bought the phone with a custom android rom, sold it on ebay, and the person said it was working and he somehow messed it up to the point where its stuck on the colored screen.
The phone connect to the computer fine. I followed this link to try and fix it
"the unlockr .com/2010/04/22/how-to-get-the-htc-hd2-back-to-stock/"
and no go.
There has to be a way I just know it.
My problems are I have no idea how to add files to the SD card, or where to even get half of these files people are talking about.
If someone would not mind helping me out I am willing to paypal them money if they succesfully help me. We can do it over the forum or I could give you my phone number to quickly assist.
I am serious in the money. like I said I dont use HTCs. I am an iPhone person, and just dont know how to function it. I am very tech literate so I promise it will be easy to walk me through this! Thanks in advance

bwyand92 said:
So I have browsed the forum religiously to figure out how to fix this problem, and cannot even understand what to do, as I am just a phone reseller and never messed with these.
Anyways, bought the phone with a custom android rom, sold it on ebay, and the person said it was working and he somehow messed it up to the point where its stuck on the colored screen.
The phone connect to the computer fine. I followed this link to try and fix it
"the unlockr .com/2010/04/22/how-to-get-the-htc-hd2-back-to-stock/"
and no go.
There has to be a way I just know it.
My problems are I have no idea how to add files to the SD card, or where to even get half of these files people are talking about.
If someone would not mind helping me out I am willing to paypal them money if they succesfully help me. We can do it over the forum or I could give you my phone number to quickly assist.
I am serious in the money. like I said I dont use HTCs. I am an iPhone person, and just dont know how to function it. I am very tech literate so I promise it will be easy to walk me through this! Thanks in advance
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Mate,
ok Step 1. Get the serial number off the back of the phone and write it down.
Step 2. Identify if its a T-Mobile version or if its not.
Step 3. If it is your outta luck i have no experience with those Roms currently.
Step 4. If it isn't a T-Mobile and is a normal HD2 you need to download a new Rom
Step 5. Go to http://www.htc.com/uk/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=297&cat=2&dl_id=1088
Step 5. Enter the serial number at the bottom of the page.
Step 6. Download the utility to your desktop.
Step 5. Turn the HD2 on to the 3 coloured screen your recieving
Step 6. Connect the USB Cable to your Phone and Computer.
Step 7. Select & Run the utility you just download.
Step 8. Press next until you recieve an do not touch your phone screen.
Step 9. Follow the final instructions on the page and you should have a fully functioning phone after it restarts.
If you don't mind paying service $35AUS + shipping i can do this process for you.

it is tmobile...
Couldnt I just get a tmobile rom.
Or even just flash another custom rom onto it?

bwyand92 said:
So I have browsed the forum religiously to figure out how to fix this problem, and cannot even understand what to do, as I am just a phone reseller and never messed with these.
Anyways, bought the phone with a custom android rom, sold it on ebay, and the person said it was working and he somehow messed it up to the point where its stuck on the colored screen.
The phone connect to the computer fine. I followed this link to try and fix it
"the unlockr .com/2010/04/22/how-to-get-the-htc-hd2-back-to-stock/"
and no go.
There has to be a way I just know it.
My problems are I have no idea how to add files to the SD card, or where to even get half of these files people are talking about.
If someone would not mind helping me out I am willing to paypal them money if they succesfully help me. We can do it over the forum or I could give you my phone number to quickly assist.
I am serious in the money. like I said I dont use HTCs. I am an iPhone person, and just dont know how to function it. I am very tech literate so I promise it will be easy to walk me through this! Thanks in advance
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If you have a T-Mobile HD2, it will say T-Mobile on the top of the screen and have a red end button and a green send button. Anyway if you have a T-Mobile HD2 then go to here and download the LEOIMG,nbh file. When you download it extract it from the zip format and then copy the file to the root of a 4 gig or smaller SD card freshly formated with Fat 32, preferably the only thing on the SD card.
To format the SD card use a SD card reader and then click on start>computer>right click on the SD card and select format.
Put the SD card into the HD2 and hold the volume down button down while powering on the HD2 and wjhen you see searching let the voloume button go and follow the on screen instructions.

Send me a PM with your number and I will walk you through the process of flashing via SD card or by using the Custom RUU I have attached below.
You will have to create a folder and extract the custom RUU to that folder then place the LEOIMG.nbh file in the folder but rename it to RUU_signed.nbh. Then put your HD2 into bootloader (hold volume down button down while powering on the HD2) and connect it to your computer via USB cable. Wait for the Serial in the white bar of bootloader to change to USB and then open the folder you created and right click on the custom RUU and select run as administrator. Then follow the instructions of the ROM Update Utility.
You also need to have ActiveSync (Windows XP) or WMDC (Vista and Windows 7) installed on your computer as they have the USB drivers you need. Go to here to get the one you need aqn install it.

I formatted a card using fat 32. Put the leoimg.nbh on the card, and put it in the phone. It got past the bootloader screen asked if I wanted to update image I did, it said update complete and did nothing else from there.
Took the battery out, and same thing happend again. How do I get the phone to work now?

bwyand92 said:
I formatted a card using fat 32. Put the leoimg.nbh on the card, and put it in the phone. It got past the bootloader screen asked if I wanted to update image I did, it said update complete and did nothing else from there.
Took the battery out, and same thing happend again. How do I get the phone to work now?
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So it booted right back to bootloader?
If this is so like I said in my PM I just sent to you, the volume down button is probably stuck in the down position.
Also if it said update complete then the ROM did flash.