why can't I flash ? - Touch HD General

Hi,
first : excuse my poor english !
I can't flash my touc hd, I read many threads but all I tried was vain.
I got an error 246 when I'm trying to flash SPL with Hard SPL 1.56.
I tried to do it manually by renaming "ruu_signed.nbh" and put it in the sd card but all I got is "loading 0%". And when I try the automatic way I got and "error 246".
I would like to know if someone knows that problem and hoh to fix it.
Thanks

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Bricked Cruise? Need Help.

Okay, so I'm an idiot. I'm completely lost now. Here's the basic facts:
Hard-SPL install was unsuccessful, but I didn't notice. So I'm still with original SPL.
I started upgrading the ROM with original SPL, which of course crashes at 3 percent.
Now I can't get back into WM. It's stuck at the 'smart mobility screen'.
So the problem is: it won't let me install any ROMs because original SPL is still on there. I can't change to hard-SPL anymore either. The ROM that's on the machine doesn't seem to work anymore. When I try to install an original ROM it says I can't use this utility. I think I need to download an official ROM + installer, but I can't find any from HTC.
Alright, so skip all the noob and idiot comments please, I already know. But where do I go from here?
Please help!
Bricked Cruise
hansdekker said:
Okay, so I'm an idiot. I'm completely lost now. Here's the basic facts:
Hard-SPL install was unsuccessful, but I didn't notice. So I'm still with original SPL.
I started upgrading the ROM with original SPL, which of course crashes at 3 percent.
Now I can't get back into WM. It's stuck at the 'smart mobility screen'.
So the problem is: it won't let me install any ROMs because original SPL is still on there. I can't change to hard-SPL anymore either. The ROM that's on the machine doesn't seem to work anymore. When I try to install an original ROM it says I can't use this utility. I think I need to download an official ROM + installer, but I can't find any from HTC.
Alright, so skip all the noob and idiot comments please, I already know. But where do I go from here?
Please help!
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First you can try a hard reset!
Here you can download the original shipped rom with installer.
ftp://xda:[email protected]_radio_sign_25.65.30.04_1.58.21.23_Ship.exe
kr.,
Frepke
Update
Update
Okay, so I did the hard reset as described here. No luck.
So I went back to the bootloader screen (original SPL) and tried the original rom and installer from the download link. Again, no luck. It says "Error [294] Invalid Vender ID. This utility cannot be used for your PDA phone. Please check your update utility." The phone was unlocked when I bought it, it's HTC branded. Is there another installer out there?
I've also tried loading several roms by putting them on SD, renamed as POLAIMG.nbh. (including the orginal rom, extracted from the downloaded installer). For the original Rom, it will say 'loading...', then 'checking...' and then it will tell me: "00028002 - not allow". Then it goes back to the three colour spl screen.
There's also a link here on the forum which I'm not sure is good advice.
Three colour screen info
Pola100
Spl-1.25.0000
Cpld-2
hansdekker said:
Update
Okay, so I did the hard reset as described here. No luck.
So I went back to the bootloader screen (original SPL) and tried the original rom and installer from the download link. Again, no luck. It says "Error [294] Invalid Vender ID. This utility cannot be used for your PDA phone. Please check your update utility." The phone was unlocked when I bought it, it's HTC branded. Is there another installer out there?
I've also tried loading several roms by putting them on SD, renamed as POLAIMG.nbh. (including the orginal rom, extracted from the downloaded installer). For the original Rom, it will say 'loading...', then 'checking...' and then it will tell me: "00028002 - not allow". Then it goes back to the three colour spl screen.
There's also a link here on the forum which I'm not sure is good advice.
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Hi
Ths info I posted relates to the Kaiser (kaiser [nearly] equals Polaris in terms of hardware) and the MTTY is from the ELF forum.
"set 16 0" to tell bootloader to boot the OS after reset.
"task 8" to get your device formatted
I suggest the set 16 0 and a reset to see if that helps, I do advocate you searching for these commands and checking they are applicable.
The info was from this KAISER thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2103884
HTH
Leon
MTTY
Thanks for your advice guys.
I tried the "set 16 0" command + reset. Still same situation.
Any other tips anyone?
Darn
No more reponses?
It is probably bricked then.
So what's my next move...trash it?
hansdekker said:
No more reponses?
It is probably bricked then.
So what's my next move...trash it?
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try flashing using sd card
Tupac_Shakur said:
try flashing using sd card
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I think he wrote already that he tried to flash some ROMS using SD card... (POLAIMG.NBH). Not sure though if he tried re Hard-SPL'ing using the SD flash method...
So I would suggest to retry the HardSPL using the POLAIMG.NBH method (just as if the HardSPL's .NBH file was a normal ROM) if this hasn't been tried yet...
Hey you must careffuly read mtty in kaiser thread.....mtty can brick your device for entire life.....my advice to you is pm GSLEON3
he's the master of using mtty and lot of kaiser user saved by him...
Hope this can help you
cheers
The Facts
When I try to hard-spl through the SD-card, it just says "Loading..." and that's where it stays - Even if I leave it till the battery dies. I tried the 2.10 and 1.10 versions on this page.
Are you sure? This Hard SPL suit for Hermes. You have to use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=375338
TB
Hard-SPL through SD
You're right; I did notice that - however
I had to take an nbh from this page. The reason is that the HTC Cruise Hard-SPL program I found on this page won't let me extract the rom.
I need the rom file to put in on SD!
The Hermes one probably wouldn't work anyway though, thats a good point Where to get the Polaris separate rom nbh? I haven't found it on the forums. Maybe I'm going blind...
How to flash your Polaris using the microSD card [Guide]
hansdekker said:
You're right; I did notice that - however
I had to take an nbh from this page. The reason is that the HTC Cruise Hard-SPL program I found on this page won't let me extract the rom.
I need the rom file to put in on SD!
The Hermes one probably wouldn't work anyway though, thats a good point Where to get the Polaris separate rom nbh? I haven't found it on the forums. Maybe I'm going blind...
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Hi,
Try this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=384084
How to flash your Polaris using the microSD card [Guide]
TB
It's starting to seem really hopeless
Thanks.
Same result. The screen just says "Loading..." and stays there.
hansdekker said:
Thanks.
Same result. The screen just says "Loading..." and stays there.
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unplug usb and replug it
hansdekker said:
You're right; I did notice that - however
I had to take an nbh from this page. The reason is that the HTC Cruise Hard-SPL program I found on this page won't let me extract the rom.
I need the rom file to put in on SD!
The Hermes one probably wouldn't work anyway though, thats a good point Where to get the Polaris separate rom nbh? I haven't found it on the forums. Maybe I'm going blind...
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1. You can not flash hard-spl with microSD method! (hard-spl flash use jumpspl to ignore cid-lock. But with microSD card method you will not use jumpspl, so you can not flash hard-spl! (and to use microSD method you have to have hard-spl on your pda)
2. If you unzip hard-spl on your pc will be an RUU_signed.nbh. This is the rom file, but you can not to flash it with microSD.
3. Your device is bricked, I think. Take it to repair!
after an unsuccessful flash, u shud never try to flash again, high chance of permanently bricking your pda. go contact GSLEON3, he saved my kaiser from bricking when i made the same mistake as u. helpful fellow. make sure u donate lol
Accepted Defeat
Hi
I accepted defeat and exchanged the unit.
Thanks for all the help.
H

Some help for beginner

Dear all,
First of all, many congratulations for the great forum and thanks for all the support given here.
Now, I recognise that problems similar to mine have been discussed elsewhere, so I apologise for opening a new post, however with all the material that I could find, I got a little bit lost, so here is the story.
Some 5 days ago, the screen on my HTC Elf stopped responding to any sort of touch. The green, red and action buttons were working but no touch screen.
I have read several posts, and concluded that one possible problem was a corrupted ROM, so I downloaded latest Onyx ROM and installed it. Phone was upgraded successfully and screen started to work again.
However, the first time I switched it off and then turned it on again, it did not boot up. It gets to the point where it displays Smart Mobility and then switches itself off. The orange light then comes on for about 6-7 seconds, then off for 1-2 seconds, and then on again......
Now it does not seem to be able to charge, but if I switch it on with the camera button on I am able to get to the ROM screen (the 'rainbow screen'), so I have hope that it is not dead.
What can I do to attempt to revive the phone please? Is there a sort of 'format' that can be given so that one can start flashing ROM, etc. from scratch?
Many thanks.
PS: Except for the above, I consider myself as a total beginner in this area.
Hearing that the touchscreen started working again after flashing the ROM, I would conclude it's a software-issue.
In the rainbow-screen, what SPL does your phone run? If it ends with 'cmon', you've installed HardSPL. That means you can flash your phone from the rainbow-screen. Given that your phone won't boot, you should try to flash a new ROM from the rainbow-screen. But first, you have to confirm that you've installed HardSPL.
Good luck!
@mrqips - many thanks for your reply.
The screen says that:
IPL 2.20.0002
SPL 1.11.0000
xumiking said:
@mrqips - many thanks for your reply.
The screen says that:
IPL 2.20.0002
SPL 1.11.0000
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Sorry Buddy.. It seems that you didn't use HardSPL, unfortunately you won't be able to flash any other ROMs..
Yet.. You might be able to use the Gold Card Method.. Give it a try and see what would happen..
Another point is.. I'm very interested to know how did you flash Onyx ROM.. without using HardSPL nor USPL (as obvious from your IPL), I would say that you used the "White Screen Method" which is by the way.. the least safest way..
Hope That Helped...
Thanks for your feedback.
Actually, I happened to be reading the post by @sbettencourt in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=595856&highlight=smart+mobility
Here, a step-by-step approach is given to recover the phone:
"1º [PRJ] Unbricker ROM discovered (wildcard CID and Model ID)
2º Pick any shipped ROM from this thread:
If you have one P3450 -> here
If you have one P3452 -> here
After this, with luck and good work you recover the phone...
3º Then you must do CID_Unlock... You can search how to do it on Wiki or if you want i got one steps how to do it right here and you can see one video with cid_unlock on my signature..." (pasted from the thread)
I did Step 1, and updated it with the unbricker ROM using romupdateutility, and the phone was recovered! It could load, get to Windows Mobile, etc.
Then, unfortunately, when I did Step 2 (mine is a P3450) so I downloaded a ROM from the page indicated, I tried to update the shipped ROM using romupdateutility, but as soon as it got to 2% it failed saying that the vender ID is invalid.
Now, I don't seem to be able to update it with anything - not even the unbrick ROM. What a shame I almost go there.....
xumiking said:
I tried to update the shipped ROM using romupdateutility, but as soon as it got to 2% it failed saying that the vender ID is invalid.
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You put the shipped ROM in the same folder with RUU??? Why??? You don't need to do that...
You only need to double click on shipped ROM and the installation process begins...
@sbettencourt,
actually yes what I did was to click on the update directly.
I downloaded the file RUU_Elfin_DOPODASIA_WWE_2.20.707.1R_4.1.13.51_03.07.90_RED_Ship_Reduced.exe and executed that directly.
However, now, even this one is stopping at 2%.
Is there any hope, or have I destroyed the phone?
Thanks.
If you can't flash the Shipped ROM, you have now to try the Gold Card... Follow the steps in that Gold Card thread...
Hello everyone,
I finally managed to revive the device, by flashing it with a 'correct' shipped ROM, which did not give any errors on updating. Big thanks for all your support - you are the best!
As this starts to get addictive, and because I am now running a ROM version which dates to 12/11/2007 (2.27.468.1B WWE), what are the suggestions for upgrading the ROM please? My device is an ELF0100.
Thanks again.
Coool Now try to keep him alive
Very true
I managed to flash it with Onyx Ultimate 4.8 (10/07/2009) and it seems to be performing splendidly.
Thanks for all your help.
Good Job

Hel Me Please, Please

I bought another HTC HD2 from Vodafone and when attempting to install
a new ROM, this made the whole process up to 99% and stayed there, when I take the battery and restart the cell, it on the screen shows me this: "Upgrade Failed Tray Again" and this process deleted the original ROM. Now the screen remains in that state and not to do. Please if you could help me I would be very grateful. This is the second HTC HD2 that is hurting me.
edwinc60:
1) Did you install HSPL first? You can't flash most ROM's here without HSPL. You can still save your phone by entering into bootloader mode and installing the HSPL.
2) Try flashing ROM from SD Card. Read the forums on how to do this.
Please, read the instructions from each ROM thoroughly before flashing a ROM. No spoon-feeding here.
Thank you for you promp answer but I followed all procedures frome here my problem was than my ROM was from vodafone and i thinked than she was LEO WWE.
Now what I can do for restart my phone??
Thank you Again
edwinc60

Can't restore phone back to normal - PLEASE HELP! I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING :eek:

By the way, I tried installing HSPL 3.0.3 and it keeps saying wrong vendor or bad ID or something along those lines.
Instead of posting a vague description of my problem, I took the liberty of posting a video on YouTube.
Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRotYBXh5h8&feature=youtu.be
Really? 122 views, yet not a single reply?
i guess after those 122 viewers have watched the video they are too dizzy to reply :silly:
did your phone comply to the below?
mengfei said:
i guess after those 122 viewers have watched the video they are too dizzy to reply :silly:
did your phone comply to the below?
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I tried downgrading from 3.03 but I keep getting "bad model id", which is strange because I managed to install HSPL 20 minutes ago and then after I (tried to) install the leo.img (to restore it back to stock) it failed. But somehow, not only did it fail, but it also messed up my SPL :'(
EDIT: I ran HSPL4 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5279236&postcount=4 And it came back with a "Bad model ID" error
Bump.
I`ve been trying to restore my phone for the last 4 hours to no avail Please help!
Can't see the vid (low bandwidth here) but have a look at top line in bootloader,, do the characters look messed up?
Are you trying hspl4 when you receive the bad model id?
If yes, then the booloader modelID has been corrupted, and there's no fix that I've seen, except perhaps jtag, and I'm only 50:50 about that working.
No the top part's fine. What am I supposed to do from here?
Bump. My phone's still KIA haha
In that case perhaps you aren't using hspl4,,, only hspl4 will work with that spl.
@OP, next time tell me that you're double posting your thread! Trust me, you'll have better luck fixing your phone this way.
To Merge the other thread with this one
Here is my Reply #1:
(First of all, I hate videos, even though it's far more better than "my phone is not working" threads)
Okay, we need to know the history of the device. What was the last thing you tried to do before which the phone was working correctly?
Second thing, since you don't have HSPL, you need the correct ROM for your device. (not any rom will work)
Finally, you need HSPL4 package, to install HSPL if you have SPL 3.03.
Good luck fixing it .
(correct me if I'm wrong)
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Here is your reply to me:
I tried restoring it back to factory defaults (via putting the recovery package in the root of the SD card, but it keeps giving me that wretched error code!
BTW here's a screenshot of my tri-screen. I tried installing HSPL4 but it popped up with an error code "wrong vendor ID" .
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And now, here is my reply to that:
What is a recovery package? If you mean a LEOIMG, it should be for your device, any other ROM might not work (and will probably harm your phone)
If we assume that the faulty ROM erased HSPL but it did not actually install (is this even possible?) then you probably need the correct rom, rename to leoimg and flash from root of sd card, afterwards you will use HSPL4 to install HSPL.
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