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Flashing rom uspl and no image file

Hi All,
I have tried searching for the answer to this question and cannot find it, though I am sure I wont be the first to have had this problem.
I am trying to flash a new rom on my touch HD, have tried two different ones - duttys and black pearl. I have managed to get the upsl to work in the bootloader but i cannot get a rom to boot from the SD card. I have followed the instructions on the pages with the roms (same in each) and all i see is a screen flash up after running uspl saying "no image file" then it goes back to the bootloader screen.
In order to get out of bootloader I have to remove my battery which i assume is normal and then it goes back to the normal spl.
I am pulling my hair out on this one - and I dont have much to pull on!
I didnt think it would be so hard with all of the instructions about!

What want you do?
What stage has you done?

I wanted to load duttys rom using upsl but unfortunately I couldnt get it to work so I used the program that comes with the rom to load it in without using bootloader.
I had to load on Olinex to make it work

I had a similar thing the other day when I was having a blonde moment. Renamed the image file BLACIMG.nbh, instead of just BLACIMG......so the actual file name when I looked in to it was actually sitting as BLACIMG.nbh.nbh
Once I'd deleted the .nbh extension out of the file name I renamed it worked.

deafpotato said:
Hi All,
I have tried searching for the answer to this question and cannot find it, though I am sure I wont be the first to have had this problem.
I am trying to flash a new rom on my touch HD, have tried two different ones - duttys and black pearl. I have managed to get the upsl to work in the bootloader but i cannot get a rom to boot from the SD card. I have followed the instructions on the pages with the roms (same in each) and all i see is a screen flash up after running uspl saying "no image file" then it goes back to the bootloader screen.
In order to get out of bootloader I have to remove my battery which i assume is normal and then it goes back to the normal spl.
I am pulling my hair out on this one - and I dont have much to pull on!
I didnt think it would be so hard with all of the instructions about!
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Did you remove storage card before entering Bootloader screen? Put storage card in after Bootloader is up and before opening USPL.

USPL HowTo
Sorry to ask again.
I had the same problems.
As I couldn't do with USPL (just did not find reasonable step-by-step instructions), I used OliNex HardSPL which worked fine.
But now with new ROM updates, I face significant problems with display color and radio not working.
So, I actually definitely need and would like to ask somebody to take the time to post ...
step-by-step instructions on how to use USPL
PLEASE !

USPL HowTo
Obviously, I just missed out one point and needed to change another.
But for those in the same situation:
Probably only works on Windows XP, didn't work on my Vista PC.
(1) Download the latest USPL (currently 2.5)
(2) extract anywhere on your computer
(3) Go to ActiveSync properties and disable "Allow USB Connections" option
(4) Turn off your device (long press "Power" key or remove/replace battery)
(5) then enter SPL bootloader mode (tri-color)
- Blackstone: when device turned off by pressing and holding "VolDown" key plus "Soft Reset" simultaneously
- did NOT work for me: by pressing and holding "Power" and "VolDown" keys simultaneously.
(6) Connect USB cable and make sure "USB" label appeared in the white portion of the screen on your device.
(7) start / run "cmd" (DOS console) on your desktop PC
(8) Execute blac_uspl.exe in DOS window
current status and any error messages USPL encounters will be displayed in the console window.
(9) If everything goes well, your device will restart and SPL version label should read "1.15.USPL" indicating that USPL was loaded successfully.

You ever read through the USPL thread?
stepw said:
10. How to use it?
Download the latest USPL attached to the second post of this thread and extract anywhere on your computer.
Go to ActiveSync properties and disable "Allow USB Connections" option. Turn off your device (long press "Power" key or remove/replace battery), then enter SPL bootloader mode (tri-color) by pressing and holding "Power" and "VolDown" keys simultaneously.
Connect USB cable and make sure "USB" label appeared in the white portion of the screen on your device.
Execute blac_uspl.exe; current status and any error messages USPL encounters will be displayed in the console window.
If everything goes well, your device will restart and SPL version label should read "1.14.USPL" indicating that USPL was loaded successfully.
If SPL version does not include "USPL" or if the screen is black, soft reset and try again. If "USB" label disappeared and did not reappear, reinsert USB cable.
You can then start RUU update to flash RUU_signed.nbh. Once RUU update is completed, device will restart using regular flashed SPL.
If you want to flash from SD card instead, make sure your SD card is not inserted when you enter the bootloader originally.
SPL will try to install it and would fail if blacimg.nbh is not signed by HTC. Insert the card after "USB" label comes up in SPL but before running USPL.
You can run "blac_uspl.exe ?" to get command line parameter help. Only 1 parameter is accepted and that is the name of an SPL file you want to load. You can load an MFG SPL or HSPL. USPL automatically takes care of allowing unsigned/cooked ROM flashing with any SPL you use.
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Should be just clear, isn't it? Have used it a few times, without any problems ...

No, it probably wasn't clear enough.
At least it didn't work for me.
see the changes I applied above (plus minor additions)

remove the memroy card!
the first time i tried the upgrade, it failed... because my memory card was inside the phone. worse, the mem card contains the rom upgrade file.
pls remove the memory card first.. then run the ruu update.
after which, it will state that rom is 1.15.
then can insert memory card (only if u see the USB word on your phone)
then can re-run program.. and update firmware..

I have experienced this problem where no image file was found when flashing from UPSL. I think this is some kind of random **** that happens. I have flashed countless ROM with this method and sometimes this **** just happens without any reason.

hi, how come my tri-color bootloader only shown "Serial" in the white portion of the screen? Is there something wrong with my HTC HD phone? I try to reflash the ROM thru this way since ActiveSync cannot detect my HD. My HD phone only shown battery charging whenever I plugged in the mini-USB cable into the computer.
Anyone can enlighten my issues? Thank you in advance!

I met the same issue, and I solved it by re-formatting the card using FAT32.

MOD EDIT
I'm closing this thread as dummies guide, USPL & HSPL threads already exist.
If your having still having difficulties post your query into relevant thread. I'd suggest you start with dummies flashing guide thread.
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phone died (probably just windows mobile)

i got this phone 1 day, and it's already dead
i installed hspl, and a custom wwe rom, it was working fine. But then it froze on me, when i tried to start opera, it said it was clearing the memory or something. When i rebooted the phone, at first it refused to boot, froze at the pink circle.
now i got it to boot a couple of times, and HTC sense is mostly gone, i get to see an ugly Win M version... I cant get the phone to connect, so i can reinstall another firmware ... what can i do?
It's just a pretty expensive flashlight now.

GregoryGoris said:
i got this phone 1 day, and it's already dead
i installed hspl, and a custom wwe rom, it was working fine. But then it froze on me, when i tried to start opera, it said it was clearing the memory or something. When i rebooted the phone, at first it refused to boot, froze at the pink circle.
now i got it to boot a couple of times, and HTC sense is mostly gone, i get to see an ugly Win M version... I cant get the phone to connect, so i can reinstall another firmware ... what can i do?
It's just a pretty expensive flashlight now.
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Try flashing it by SD card method
1. Make sure your microSD is Formatted to fat32 (you dont have to delete all files but it is safer if you do)
2. Download your prefered Rom from the LEO Rom Develpoment Page and unzip/unrar it to your PC
3. Goto the Roms Folder and rename the .nbh file to LEOIMG.nbh
4. Copy the LEOIMG.nbh file to the root of your MicroSD Card
5. Plug the MicroSD Card into the phone
6. Reset the device while pressing the volume down button to enter the BootLoader screen, you will first see a tri-color screen with the phone and SPL Information at the top
7. Follow the On Screen instructions to start the update
8. After flash has completed, press the reset button with the stylus to reset the device.

I tried
and failed.
I uploaded the nbh from your signature to my freshly formatted Fat32 microsd card
the tricolore screen came up. It said something about reading, and some digits at the top (005 something), back to the tricolore screen.
and now its been like that for about an hour... (PB81100 HX-BC
SPL-1.42.HSPL XE
0x05
CotullaHSPL 0X10 in the top red part
SERIAL in the white...
what can i do? There has to be a way...

plug in the usb whilst on the three colored screen. when serial becomes usb flash your rom from usb.

samsamuel said:
plug in the usb whilst on the three colored screen. when serial becomes usb flash your rom from usb.
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wow, i feel like a fool for not thinking about this
thanks a lot, works like a charm again!

no worries.
when you look in bootloader, if it says spl x.x.hspl then you can flash anything from usb. if it said x.x.0000 then it would only accept roms specific to your model/region/provider.
its worth remembering you can flash hspl from the bootloader screen too.

oh and when it was sticking at the pink circle,,,,,, almost certainly because you hadn't flashed a compatible radio.
if it happens again go into bootloader and flash the radio, just like flashing a rom.

i think giving your hd2 a hard reset will make it work again.

I did exactly the same thing. Have flashed ROMs before on other devices and foolishly plunged straight into to flashing my HD2 without reading the instructions carefully; i.e. check the battery level is >50%, ensure you have HardSPL'd and flash the correct radio version first.
I tried Energy ROM Build 21907 and had it working for a while until I powered off and then tried to switch on again and it froze with a pink circle showing. I had checked the radio version (2.04) but had not heeded the warning to use 2.07.50 or higher, avoid 2.xx.51 like the plague etc. Just plain hadn't followed instructions.
Doing a soft reset doesn't work.
Doing a hard reset doesn't work.
Hitting one's head against a wall does not work.
Following samsamuel's advice about plugging in after hard reset does work:
- Have your Windows PC ready but don't plug in the device yet
- Download CustomRUU.exe and the correct radio file
- Rename the radio file to RUU_signed.nbh
- Hold the device's Vol Down and Power keys, let em go and do a hard reset
- You'll see the tricolour screen and you should see HSPL near the top and "Serial" at the bottom
- Plug in the USB cable and "Serial" changes to "USB"
- Run CustomRUU on your PC and follow the instructions
Thank you very much, samsmuael, for rescuing me on this occasion.

I had a frightnening experience in the same vein today also.....
Decided to go for my first flash........which turned into 3...
Anyway I flashed an energy rom...........
Then a cleanex which left me unable to connect via activesync........
Had a quick panic.........got on here for some answers and found something about flashing via cable from bootloader.......... Panic over
Flashed to another energy rom.......... all is well again......
Only problem is what to flash next........

HTC HD2 stuck on bootloader screen

Sorry for the double post but my other one is on page 94 of a different thread and probally wont get seen and i am now getting desperate,anyway
I have just followed the procedure as I was going to install a different ROM from ★ Miri & DINIK "Anastasia" ROM to replace my installed ROM from ENERGY
Flashing Via MicroSD Card
NOTE (PLEASE READ): If you flash a Stock Rom via microSD Card then it will overwrite your HardSPL with a stock SPL included in the nbh file. This does not apply to custom roms as they do not include an SPL. BE CAREFUL!!
1. Make sure your microSD is Formatted to fat32 (you dont have to delete all files but it is safer if you do)
2. Download your prefered Rom from the LEO Rom Develpoment Page and unzip/unrar it to your PC
3. Goto the Roms Folder and rename the .nbh file to LEOIMG.nbh
4. Copy the LEOIMG.nbh file to the root of your MicroSD Card
5. Plug the MicroSD Card into the phone
6. Reset the device while pressing the volume down button to enter the BootLoader screen, you will first see a tri-color screen with the phone and SPL Information at the top
7. Follow the On Screen instructions to start the update
8. After flash has completed, press the reset button with the stylus to reset the device.
First I did a task 29 and now I am now stuck in the bootloader screen with its tri colour screen with USB in the white part,if I have the cable connected or Serial if the cable is removed.
I have tried a few times but it still stays on the boot screen.I am running windows 7 32 bit on my laptop and have tried all 3 different USB ports with the same result.
How do I get the phone back working?
Thanks

Your Phone is stuck in the bootscreen because you have removed the operating system with the task29. so this is normal.
make sure you have transferred the leoimg.nbh to the storage card and disconnect the phone from the cable. reboot the phone and flashing should start automatically. if it does not
now connect your phone to the computer and you will see the screen change from serial to usb
just follow the procedure as described in on the forum to flash from a computer. you do not need to be connected to activesync to do this as the phone is already in bootloader mode. just start the flashing program as described.

Thanks for that,I did realise thats the reason its stuck in the bootloader.I have connected the phone back to the computer a few times and waited untill the USB came onto the screen but the divice does not show up in "My Computer" and when I try to restore the ROM I get a 260 connection error.

I think I have just sorted the problem,not sure the reason but it was failing on a 16GB fat32 card. I have just borrowed a 2GB card from a friend put exactly the same image on and it is now updating the ROM.
Thats strange how the card has made that much of a difference,but thanks anyway.
I'll let you know how the update goes in a few minutes when it completes.
Thanks

many people have said the same thing. 16 doesn't work, 8 sometimes works, 2 usually works.

Up and running great now,,Looks like i'll have to invest in a small 2GB card as a back up,
Thanks again

Stuck also in bootloader
wilcovh said:
Your Phone is stuck in the bootscreen because you have removed the operating system with the task29. so this is normal.
make sure you have transferred the leoimg.nbh to the storage card and disconnect the phone from the cable. reboot the phone and flashing should start automatically. if it does not
now connect your phone to the computer and you will see the screen change from serial to usb
just follow the procedure as described in on the forum to flash from a computer. you do not need to be connected to activesync to do this as the phone is already in bootloader mode. just start the flashing program as described.
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I flashed my HTC Leo to Dutty Multi-lang, when finished and reboot it won't and gets stuck in the "stick together" bootloader (yes, I am with TMOUS). I did what you suggested but it still won't boot, please help!

paulzhang07 said:
I flashed my HTC Leo to Dutty Multi-lang, when finished and reboot it won't and gets stuck in the "stick together" bootloader (yes, I am with TMOUS). I did what you suggested but it still won't boot, please help!
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is the multi lang one the one with the base 3.04 rom? that 3.04 base isn't from tmous, have you confirmed it is tmous compatible? (i dont know enough about teh 3.04 rom)

samsamuel said:
is the multi lang one the one with the base 3.04 rom? that 3.04 base isn't from tmous, have you confirmed it is tmous compatible? (i dont know enough about teh 3.04 rom)
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It is 3.28.4.0

sorry, don't know what that means and i can't go hunting right now. it "sounds" like what happens when you flash a non tmous rom to a tmous, (unlike flashing the wrong radio, it doesn't brick the tmous, it just won't boot)
if i were in your shoes, id grab a known tmous compatible rom and flash that.

samsamuel said:
sorry, don't know what that means and i can't go hunting right now. it "sounds" like what happens when you flash a non tmous rom to a tmous, (unlike flashing the wrong radio, it doesn't brick the tmous, it just won't boot)
if i were in your shoes, id grab a known tmous compatible rom and flash that.
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And how would you do that if the darn phone won't boot? I can copy a known ROM onto the card, but then how do I flash it from there? Thanks.

paulzhang07 said:
And how would you do that if the darn phone won't boot? I can copy a known ROM onto the card, but then how do I flash it from there? Thanks.
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no need for sd card,,,boot into boot loader, connect usb, run your flash.

samsamuel said:
sorry, don't know what that means and i can't go hunting right now. it "sounds" like what happens when you flash a non tmous rom to a tmous, (unlike flashing the wrong radio, it doesn't brick the tmous, it just won't boot)
if i were in your shoes, id grab a known tmous compatible rom and flash that.
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Problem resolved... not sure what caused it but I am a happy man now. This is what I did if this helps with people who might have the same problem.
1. Formated the SD card FAT32.
2. Copy and rename nbh file to LEOIMG.nbh to SD card.
3. Reset the phone while holding the down button. It jumps to bootloader.
4. Hook it with PC, USB is shown on the phone.
5. Download and extract SSPL_RUU.exe and RUU_signed.nbh from Dutty Cream la de Cream ROM into the same folder.
6. Run SSPL_RUU and it came up and running again.
Thanks for your help though, made me feel hopeful because I was getting ready to dump the phone and run over it with my car

no worries, just for info, step two was not needed, it would have tried to flash leoimg at step three if you hadn't been using the stock gig sd card (the 16gb cards don't work, which is why the phone ignored it.)

paulzhang07 said:
Problem resolved... not sure what caused it but I am a happy man now. This is what I did if this helps with people who might have the same problem.
1. Formated the SD card FAT32.
2. Copy and rename nbh file to LEOIMG.nbh to SD card.
3. Reset the phone while holding the down button. It jumps to bootloader.
4. Hook it with PC, USB is shown on the phone.
5. Download and extract SSPL_RUU.exe and RUU_signed.nbh from Dutty Cream la de Cream ROM into the same folder.
6. Run SSPL_RUU and it came up and running again.
Thanks for your help though, made me feel hopeful because I was getting ready to dump the phone and run over it with my car
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Thanks I did these steps a million times and now Im still in the bootloader screen. What else can I do? Thanks for the help.

im also still with hang with that problem.even tried jteg.but wont successful .bc of i tried to restore from win7 to 6.5. now still set is dead from long time

Unable to flash new rom after instal HARDSPL 3

I just got new device, and I have installed HSPL 3 successfuly.
Now I am trying to install a new coocked rom and I got the follwoung error:
ERROR 266 - The update ultility cannot get respond from your pda, check USB connection...
I have tried Hard reset, I have tried flash directly from flash format menu (HARD RESET while volume button is down) and with no success
In the phone I can see that it connect by writing USB on the buttom.
Any solutions ? Any idea ?

some basic triage:
1- when you manually go into bootloader, it shows hspl correct? (i assume so, but have to ask...) if you haven't done so, do and make sure it is there.
2- what rom are you trying to flash?
3- also, you can flash a rom via usb after manually entering bootloader. have you tried that?

First follow jsmccabe's steps. If you still havent figured it out...
- Make sure it says 2.08.hspl in bootloader, not 2.08.0000
- Make sure you are flashing correctly, put the customRUU or flashoholicRUU (whatever your using) in a folder with the ROM.nbh, connect the device to pc via active sync, run the utility. If still gettin error 266 try from bootloader.
- Try flashing from SD
- Try running as administrator
- Try a different ROM or redownloading the ROM

I tried to flash different roms include RUU_Leo_1_5_TMOUS_3.14.531.0_Radio_Signed_15.42.50.09U_2.14.50.04_2_Ship
In bootloader it appears correctly with SPL-2/08.HSPL 8G XE, and in the white eare it write Serial in in the begining and when I try to flash it change to USB.
Another thing is when I try reflash HSPL3_PKG - I can, it flash...
I tried the follwoing to flash from SD-Card and it stay on Serial - it didn't start falshing..
1. Make sure your microSD is Formatted to fat32 (you dont have to delete all files but it is safer if you do)
2. Download your prefered Rom from the LEO Rom Develpoment Page and unzip/unrar it to your PC
3. Goto the Roms Folder and rename the .nbh file to LEOIMG.nbh
4. Copy the LEOIMG.nbh file to the root of your MicroSD Card
5. Plug the MicroSD Card into the phone
6. Reset the device while pressing the volume down button to enter the BootLoader screen, you will first see a tri-color screen with the phone and SPL Information at the top
7. Follow the On Screen instructions to start the update
8. After flash has completed, press the reset button with the stylus to reset the device.
Any other options?

I downgrade my pc to XP and it's working...

sagytb said:
I downgrade my pc to XP and it's working...
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congrats! interesting...i have vista and have never had that problem (fingers crossed!)

jsmccabe78 said:
congrats! interesting...i have vista and have never had that problem (fingers crossed!)
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I use to have a problem with Vista but when I switched to Win 7 everything is fine like XP.

i seem to be having what might be a similar issue... tried flashing new radio, ruu couldnt connect even though usb showed on tri color screen, recovered on its own, tried again and same thing... gave up, then all of a sudden when i lock phone, it will not unlock, everything is still coming in, emails texts etc... but i cant unlock, only started happening after 2 failed flashes. im running kumar premium and shubcraft 1.2... radio is 2.10... i dont know what to do... is it an ruu issue, a laptop issue or a rom issue or radio issue??? i have to pull battery everytime i lock...

paolodoctolero said:
I use to have a problem with Vista but when I switched to Win 7 everything is fine like XP.
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Were your running it as Administrator? That is the only thing that I can think of. I have Vista on one of my laptops and it works fine.

crisisinthecity said:
Were your running it as Administrator? That is the only thing that I can think of. I have Vista on one of my laptops and it works fine.
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Yea that's usually the biggest problem. Also compatibility troubleshooter (or whatever its called) helps (although I think I've used it only once).

Struggling to downgrade WP7, Please help!!!

I'm trying reinstall WM6.5 on my HTC HD2 from MAGLDR V1.13.
I've downloaded the stock rom from HTC website and im trying run the installer but it fails it cant seem to pick up my phone as a USB connection.
I tried the bootloader way but it always get stuck at the installation part at 0%.
what am i? doing wrong, its driving me mad..
SPL version is SPL-2.08.0000

Make sure you’ve got more than 50% power on the device.
• Unplug USB cable
• Power Off device.
• Press and hold volume down button and press power button to start again.
• You will be presented with a tricolor splash screen.
• Connect USB cable to PC
• On the Tricolor splash screen you see “serial”; change to “usb”, if not unplug and plug the cable back in.
• As Administrator Run the WM6.5 ROM Update and follow instructions, your device should now be flashed with WM6.5.

GreatLorens said:
Make sure you’ve got more than 50% power on the device.
• Unplug USB cable
• Power Off device.
• Press and hold volume down button and press power button to start again.
• You will be presented with a tricolor splash screen.
• Connect USB cable to PC
• On the Tricolor splash screen you see “serial”; change to “usb”, if not unplug and plug the cable back in.
• As Administrator Run the WM6.5 ROM Update and follow instructions, your device should now be flashed with WM6.5.
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thanks for the reply,
done the above a few times but no joy..
I see USB at the bootloader and when i run the ROM update, it doesnt show me what the current version of the phone is but just says it will update to the version 3.14.110.1! so when i start the install process nothing happens, i get the error [302]..
why is that?
any other way to flash this??

rafter_01 said:
thanks for the reply,
done the above a few times but no joy..
I see USB at the bootloader and when i run the ROM update, it doesnt show me what the current version of the phone is but just says it will update to the version 3.14.110.1! so when i start the install process nothing happens, i get the error [302]..
why is that?
any other way to flash this??
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i had came across this issue last week.
when in tri-color mode, re-install hspl 2.08 and then magldr 1.12/1.13.
then try installing wm6.5.
This worked in my case.
Check if it does in urs too...
Al the best...

ankushmulay said:
i had came across this issue last week.
when in tri-color mode, re-install hspl 2.08 and then magldr 1.12/1.13.
then try installing wm6.5.
This worked in my case.
Check if it does in urs too...
Al the best...
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what ive done so far,
re-installed the hspl 2.08 and then installed the radio 2.15.50.14 from the following site: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-hardspl-2-08-on-htc-hd2/
but now at the bootloader im getting the following error 'upgrade ROM code error Please try again"
What have i done wrong???
thanks

flash hspl ... radio ... then mag ... then try the downgrade to winmo

rubledub said:
flash hspl ... radio ... then mag ... then try the downgrade to winmo
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after the radio, I cannot download magdlr, it stops at 29%.. Or sometimes doesn't do anything!!

I'd suggest task 29 to wipe the phone completly. Then make sure you have the correct stock rom for your phone. EG if you bought a EURO o2 HD2 then you need to have the o2 3.14 stock rom. Extract the .nbh file from the .exe.
Use SD Formatter to format your SD card, this will wipe all windows 7 partitions.
Then copy .nbh file and place it on the sd card, then boot into boot loader (tri colour screen) and follow on screen instructions. A grey screen should appear at this point.
This will remove Hard spl and restore WM 6.5 and also restore the first of the two splash screens and the radio back to factory settings and will also restore your warrently as well.

GhostXSeries said:
I'd suggest task 29 to wipe the phone completly. Then make sure you have the correct stock rom for your phone. EG if you bought a EURO o2 HD2 then you need to have the o2 3.14 stock rom. Extract the .nbh file from the .exe.
Use SD Formatter to format your SD card, this will wipe all windows 7 partitions.
Then copy .nbh file and place it on the sd card, then boot into boot loader (tri colour screen) and follow on screen instructions. A grey screen should appear at this point.
This will remove Hard spl and restore WM 6.5 and also restore the first of the two splash screens and the radio back to factory settings and will also restore your warrently as well.
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Thanks for this info, will try it. Have you got a link to task 29? Is it a software?

No but it is all over XDA. I think you'll find it someware on the WM 6.5 thread. If that doesn't work your nand will be stuffed but it has allways worked for me!

GhostXSeries said:
I'd suggest task 29 to wipe the phone completly. Then make sure you have the correct stock rom for your phone. EG if you bought a EURO o2 HD2 then you need to have the o2 3.14 stock rom. Extract the .nbh file from the .exe.
Use SD Formatter to format your SD card, this will wipe all windows 7 partitions.
Then copy .nbh file and place it on the sd card, then boot into boot loader (tri colour screen) and follow on screen instructions. A grey screen should appear at this point.
This will remove Hard spl and restore WM 6.5 and also restore the first of the two splash screens and the radio back to factory settings and will also restore your warrently as well.
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Yes, even i suggest you the "flash via micro sd card" method becoz it works in worst cases. and follow all the steps sequencely. good luck

Task29 gives an error 290 and doesn't complete.
Im getting frustrated... What can i do next

task 29 now wipes my phone but everytime i flash a new rom is crashes at 9% or 10% and then i get the error 290.
i downloaded the stock rom for my phone... argggh what can be done?
thanks

Sounds like nand is dead. Looks as if you will have to return it to get it fixed!

i must agree with ghost ... sounds like you flashed the poor baby to death :'( sad sad day! and very rare i might add!

GhostXSeries said:
Sounds like nand is dead. Looks as if you will have to return it to get it fixed!
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cannot believe i messed it up.......

know where i can send it for repair? will HTC cover it under warranty? will they be suspicious?

anyone? do i need to ring my phone contract people or go directly to HTC?
Thanks

Depends how old it is. It may need to go directly to HTC to get it fixed.

I read somewhere that error [290]: Invalid Command - the ROM Update Utility has encountered communication errors during the update process.
Try changing the usb cable/connect directly to usb port (not usb hub) if you still want to use usb for flashing.
I always use the sdcard method when there's a problem flashing via usb. Rename RUU_signed.nbh (extract from stock rom exe package) to LEOIMG.nbh and copy the file to sdcard (sdcard MUST be formatted as FAT32 - use HP format tool). Put sdcard into the phone and boot into bootloader mode ... see if it works ...