Hi all, just a quick question , i've managed to add a custom bootscreen to the spv m3100 but for the life of me i cant get rid of the orange operator screen what appears straight after the custom screen that i've added to the phone. the software i've used are 1,nb_image_converter.exe 2,nbhtool.exe and 3rd RUUWrapper.exe. I dont want to get rid of the windows mobile for wm6 as it's lovley imho, just want to get rid of the damn operator logo and i thought by reading the wiki on the subject would of done that but nope, yes i have searched xda & google, tried loads of differnt keywords & spent like a week trying to figure out how to do it, I've come close with adding the custom screen, but no cigar on removing the operator bootscreen as that's the final thing i have to do so i'm rid of orange complety, have i missed a step in using the software programs or is there another program i need to use? thx hope i can get it removed, just need a bit of a push in the right direction so to speak as where to look & what to do really as i'm going round in cricles trying all sorts
**** Close the topic now **** my bad when i was using the second program to make the rom it said second screen and i thought that was the welcome96.png image it was going to over ride, just done another flash of the phone and added the same image into the first screen & second screen, and now the orange operator logo is finally gone, phew now my phone is my own, not branded and it's lovely, thx xda for all the information i've learnt browsing the forums & reading the wiki , now all i've got to do is stick it on ebay now jking, after all the hours i've spent learning and worry'ing am i going to brick the phone, nope the spl bootloader did it's trick phew, thx again i'm a bloody happy chappie
I'm sorry to report, but Orange will now be shipping out devices with an Orange ROM. No Google Earth, changed quick-app icons and who knows what other modifications... I couldn't find any... Well, there's a GPS Settings thing, but it only shows about Assisted GPS which I'm sure I saw in the other ROM.
Still comes with an 8GB Transcend memory card and nothing extra in the box. If you're getting one in the next few weeks, make sure the barcode at the top says GHTN. If it says OHTN, it's the Orange ROM.
google earth??
Why do orange ruin perfectly good phones? They also did it to S60 Nokia's which is why ive avoided orange for the last 6 years.
Orange are alright but their ROM-faffing is just an exercise in self-importance that is not appreciated.
so mess with the rom and terrible web browsing limits
I'm happy to report that I just received my orange HD (ordered the other day when they came back in stock on the web shop) and it's not got a messed up ROM (box has the GHTN code as described above). As far as I can tell there is no orange branding anywhere at all. Makes me think that the current batch might be with stock ROMs ... get your order in quick ???
Orange recieved 5000 new phones a week monday ago. about 3 days ago they were available for delivery. mine was one of them and its only orange branding is the rear cover. and TBH this in not an issue as i like the logo on the cover. the rom is standard with all the trimings....
Once again
Google Earth????
If you buy from CarPhoneWarehouse you will get unbranded and unlocked.
Even on an Orange contract.
I've no idea how long this will last though.
Ah yes, forgot about the little orange logo on the rear cover. So it's "no orange branding anywhere at all ... except for the logo", though I was actually thinking about the software rather than the hardware when I wrote that.
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Don't worry about the hadset being Orange Battered... sorry, i mean branded (lol) to much folks. If you haven't been snooping aroung the development side of the forum that much, let me bring you up to speed.
The Hard SPL is out. I just change my ROM (as you'll see on my signature) without any worry whatsoever.
The odd thing is, i never had an Orange ROM on mine. I had a standard one and i HAD to change it for one simple reason... something i advise all people to do as a matter of fact.
Why? Well during texting, stylus or hand input, the thing would freeze more that a very sick penguin. It was AWFUL
Have a peek at other ROM's that are about and if you need advice, ask about. I'm no expert but if you ask me, i'll try my best. It really was very very easy following Oli's Hard SPL thread.
Anyway, i've said my bit now. The rest as they say... is up to you!
TheShowStopper
There's a hotfix on the HTC support site to fix the freezing problem on all ROMs < 1.19.
If you don't want to go the Hard SPL route, surely you can flash the older Orange ROM? (That's what I've got and it not been Orangized.)
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Fred23 said:
If you don't want to go the Hard SPL route, surely you can flash the older Orange ROM? (That's what I've got and it not been Orangized.)
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I can confirm the following. As long as you have the Micorsoft Net Framework on your pc, yes, you can flash any HTC ROM to the HD. I have just done this. See the following post of mine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3060541&postcount=124
TheShowStopper
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hi I am a complete nooby to WM (switched from an iphone).
My Orange box has the OHTN on so I guess I have the Orange Rom (as no google maps).
To be honest I find the HD to be quite slow when opening programs and seems a bit buggy as it seems to stutter on some operations
Whats the benefits for me of changing this ROM??
Garfoid said:
hi I am a complete nooby to WM (switched from an iphone).
My Orange box has the OHTN on so I guess I have the Orange Rom (as no google maps).
To be honest I find the HD to be quite slow when opening programs and seems a bit buggy as it seems to stutter on some operations
Whats the benefits for me of changing this ROM??
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Hey there!
Havent you just answered your own question?
The benifts of changing the rom would be google maps (although a simple download could also fix that)
Also a handset that isnt buggy and stutters!
I have the orange ROM
didn't realise orange had been sending them out with HTC ROMs!
bluetooth is faulty
programs open slowly
blimmin opera has orange's naff front page
am loath to flash a proper ROM unless the bluetooth fault is
hardware and then I'd have to cover my tracks before sending it back
any help would be appreciated
( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=476930 )
cheers
simon
Blackhorse said:
Hey there!
Havent you just answered your own question?
The benifts of changing the rom would be google maps (although a simple download could also fix that)
Also a handset that isnt buggy and stutters!
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as being new to WM devices and not that knowledgeable what rom do i go for and if i install one will i lose everything i have installed on my phone so far?
i really like the HD but it just seems slow and stuttery compared to the iphone, hopefully a new ROM will fix this? right?
Garfoid said:
as being new to WM devices and not that knowledgeable what rom do i go for and if i install one will i lose everything i have installed on my phone so far?
i really like the HD but it just seems slow and stuttery compared to the iphone, hopefully a new ROM will fix this? right?
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You need to have a little patience, trying new roms out and tweaking - my handset is very fast now, it plays most video files I throw at it and gui operation i.e touch flo 3d and windows is about twice the speed of the stock rom...
CutePinkSox said:
You need to have a little patience, trying new roms out and tweaking - my handset is very fast now, it plays most video files I throw at it and gui operation i.e touch flo 3d and windows is about twice the speed of the stock rom...
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could you suggest one as i am completely in the dark to be honest
if i do try a few out will i loose everything every time i do this?
any advice is greatly appreciated thanks
CutePinkSox said:
You need to have a little patience, trying new roms out and tweaking - my handset is very fast now, it plays most video files I throw at it and gui operation i.e touch flo 3d and windows is about twice the speed of the stock rom...
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Hi, What rom do you have flashed to yours and Is it possible to backup old rom just incase? Am not new to flashing actually, i just really need a fast device, maybe google map and some other little programs, pimbackup, etc.
Hi guys, I am new to the HTC world .
I bought a Vodafone branded HTC Magic two weeks ago, but I had problems almost immediately. In practice, my screen goes mad and acts as if I touch randomly on the lower part of the screen itself. In order to get it back to work properly I have to turn it off and then on again, sometimes more than one time. Do you think it is a screen defect or it has something to do with the ROM?
I have hard resetted it but nothing changes (the ROM is not cooked, it is just the Vodafone one).
Thanks
Hi,
evene if I didn't get answers, I bump this topic because, after I sent my Vodafone Magic to HTC and they gave me a new one, I have the same problem.
Someone says that this problem is caused by a software incompatiblility with the SIMs from the Wind Italian operator, but I also tried with another SIM and I got the same problem (even if minor than with Wind).
Is it possible that no one had this problem?
I tried ROMs, patches, kernels, but I had no luck.
Thanks in advance
i got mt hd today and i upgraded the rom to the newversion from the htc website
now wehn the phone boots it does so with a blurry screen untill you turn the screen on and off
but also it keeps crashing and i mean all the time.
since i have installed the new rom update i cannot get anywhere on the phon wit out it crashing on me
also doing a hard resent to upgrade a rom will that remove any sim unlock you had as my phone was lock to orange but had been unlocked
Hi end.
The blurry screen and crashing sounds like you need to get in touch with HTC and ask them about it. You can pretty much guarantee that you're not the only user that has had the problem.
As far as the unlocked state goes, installing new ROMs won't change that at all. Once it's unlocked, it's unlocked.
Hope this helps.
Hi all,
I've done a big loop and have purchased another HD2 after flogging one about 8 months ago (that one was a virgin unbranded one i think) that was very stable with mimimal lock up's/crashes.
My current one is a T-Mobile branded phone and just feels like a completely buggy. So far i am having issues with:
1. The phone resetting itself after a minute of browing the internet using the stock browser (opera i think)
2. The screen freezing and dimming - the only way to get rid of it is to pull the battery out.
3. Currently the phone is turned off (from pulling the battery out) and i can't even get it back on again!
I really like the phone when i had it on Virgin and i want to like it again but this particular HD2 is just crazy. I was thinking of flashing to the generic HTC WWE ROM but i'm wondering if its a hardware issue.
Any help would bemuch appreciated
Which version T-mobile rom are you on. I upgraded to the 1.72 and have none of those problems if its take it back.
Sounds like it could be either or when it comes to hardware or software here or a mix of both which is fun.
My T-Mobile UK HD2 didn't last more than 5 weeks with me... dropped the phone when pulling it out of my pocket, causing it to land on the only gritted part of the entire town I live in
I occasionally have issue 3) as you mention with my generic, unbranded HD2 which the insurance sent me and if I remember rightly, it happened with the T-Mobile one also. I just take the battery out, rub/poke the contacts on the battery and inside the phone, pop the battery back in and it fires up after what seems like a slightly longer delay before the 'buzz'.
I would either check for the latest T-Mobile UK ROM or pick up a generic WWE latest ROM to see whether the issue is hardware or software. In all honesty, getting rid of all of that T-Mobile branding and bloatware is not a bad idea anyway.