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[Q] Downgrade from froyo to tmobile hd2 rom

Hello all. Last night i flashed both my and my girlfriends t mobile branded hd2's to android 2.2 using magldr and a DFT android rom. Since then her 3g service randomly starts and stops as well as both of our devices have lost the ability to be read on a pc. I want to restore her device to the stock t mobile rom but the rom i downloaded from their website ends up stating that there is a usb error. Could someone please help me. Much appreciated.

I did some searching around and came across this: http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/01/01/how-to-upgrade-htc-hd2-rom-through-sd-card-video/
Which was off of this page, which is most likely what you installed on your HD2s (NAND android correct?) http://www.jayceooi.com/2010/12/31/how-to-install-nand-android-on-htc-hd2/
BTW, which radio version are you running? It seems that your builds want the 2.15 radio.

thank you so much for replying, this is the nand android that i flashed with but i cannot for the life of me find an official tmobile rom that will work with magldr to reflash her phone. O and how do i go about finding out the radio version???

Bear with me since I've never NANDandroid'd my HD2's, only have run them from my SD cards. My understanding is that magldr can be removed by just reinstalling another flash, like Tmo's 3.14 or 2.13.
Is this the exact NAND you installed? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893620 It says "Uninstallation:
It is possible to downgrade to original Windows Mobile 6.5, by just flashing to an Official ROM.
Both MAGLDR and Android will be removed"
My bet is that you'll have to do the SD card method of reflashing:
Remove your sim card, then
Download a stock rom, unpack it, and...
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1. Place the LEOIMG.nbh on a 8GB or smaller microSD card.
2. Remove the battery cover and press the Reset button.
3. Hold the Volume Down and End Call (power) buttons at the same time.
4. As soon as "Searching..." appears on the screen, release the Volume Down button.
5. ROM will flash. Be sure to hard-reset afterwards to prevent weird errors (as usual). (credits to snarksneeze)
To find your radio version, check in android's about phone section in the settings menu. I don't know of any other way other than maybe the bootloader screen (3 colors, red, green blue), might list it (volume down and power button).
japookie said:
thank you so much for replying, this is the nand android that i flashed with but i cannot for the life of me find an official tmobile rom that will work with magldr to reflash her phone. O and how do i go about finding out the radio version???
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Ok the closest thing that i have found online is a custom rom called "Kumar's Leo Touch Prem V3.0 S23142-WWE.nbh". Now i am completely lost after the step that states Take any "RUU_signed.nbh" from a ship ROM and copy it to SD card.

ok i tried renaming the rom and copying it to the sd card but when i try to reboot by holding the power key and the down volume rocker the phone just continually vibrates and never restarts. When i try a regular reboot by holding the power button i can either go back into android or pull up magldr but not flashing options for winmo

Wait a minute...don't use that Kumar's ROM, it's for the Euro HD2 (512MB) --it'll probably brick your US TMO HD2 (1024 MB).
Ok, find a TMO USA nbh file, then rename it to LEOIMG.nbh, then copy it to the the microSD card with a card reader. Next, put the microSD card back in the phone and remove the SIM card (some folks say it's better to flash without the SIM card in).
Make sure before you flash that your battery level is more than 50%! Enter the bootloader by doing the following:
To place the HD2 into Bootloader mode,
1. Place the LEOIMG.nbh on a 8GB or smaller microSD card.
2. Remove the battery cover and press the Reset button.
3. Hold the Volume Down and End Call (power) buttons at the same time.
4. As soon as "Searching..." appears on the screen, release the Volume Down button.
5. ROM will flash. Be sure to hard-reset afterwards to prevent weird errors (as usual). (credits to snarksneeze)
japookie said:
Ok the closest thing that i have found online is a custom rom called "Kumar's Leo Touch Prem V3.0 S23142-WWE.nbh". Now i am completely lost after the step that states Take any "RUU_signed.nbh" from a ship ROM and copy it to SD card.
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WOW thanks a million before i bricked the phone, the closest thing to a t mo nbh file that i have found so far is what i am assuming is a rom labeled "T-Mobile_HD2_MR_Software_3.14.531.1.exe". I will continue scouring the net until i find something and again THANKS A MILLION

Ok here's the thread that'll save your day:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=681317
at the end of the first post is a ROM for you. Copy that to the microSD card and go from there, following the instructions. I forgot since it's been a while since I've done it that you need an 8gb or smaller microSD card, the 16gb one doesn't seem to work for flashing.
Here's your 2.10 stock TMO USA rom, http://devftp.xda-developers.com/files/zelendel/LEOIMG.nbh after you get this installed, perhaps your USB connectivity will be back and you'll be able to later update to 3.14 if you so choose (http://dl.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobileUS/DeviceDownloads.aspx?pid=leo2) or 2.13 (http://dl.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobileUS/DeviceDownloads.aspx?pid=leo)
1. Place the LEOIMG.nbh on a 8GB or smaller microSD card.
2. Remove the battery cover and press the Reset button.
3. Hold the Volume Down and End Call (power) buttons at the same time.
4. As soon as "Searching..." appears on the screen, release the Volume Down button.
5. ROM will flash. Be sure to hard-reset afterwards to prevent weird errors (as usual). (credits to snarksneeze)
japookie said:
WOW thanks a million before i bricked the phone, the closest thing to a t mo nbh file that i have found so far is what i am assuming is a rom labeled "T-Mobile_HD2_MR_Software_3.14.531.1.exe". I will continue scouring the net until i find something and again THANKS A MILLION
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Download that .exe you where talking about and extract it to gain the .NBH file you need.

You know what's wierd is I used to be able to extract/decompress that .exe file! Now I can't, I figured I probably uninstalled the program that does that on my computer. Anyway, I was going to recommend to the OP to do that except that he might not have the program to decompress that .exe as well, so I figured I'd make it a little easier for him by suggesting he download just the .nbh file from the forums.

[Q] Revert back to WM6.5 (No USB)

Hi guys, I've been on HD2 Android (NAND) for quite a while now and due to not flashing roms for about 5months now I seem to have forgotten some stuff.
I'm planning on upgrading to the SGSII once its launched in Singapore (Prob in the next 3 weeks) and I need to get my HD2 back to Stock.
The issue is my USB port is totally buggered! I can't even charge the phone through it and have been using external chargers for my batteries.
I have Magldr 1.13 installed and CWM. If I remember right there is a way to revert back to WM6.5 and I believe without a working USB port that's the last thing I'll be able to flash it to.
Please do advise me with how I can get it done so I can trade in my trusty HD2 that has served me well but needs to be replaced.
Thank you!

flash it via sd card to get it back to stock, you need the nbh of the stock rom for your device
should be a guide to do it somewhere on here

As mentioned above, you can revert to stock ROM by flashing from your sd card :
mskip said:
To Remove HardSPL from your Device or Flash back a Stock Rom and Stock SPL for Warranty Purposes
You can remove the HSPL by flashing an original SPL from microSD card OR by running the HSPL4 application (You need select 2.08.0000 or 3.03.0000 in the choose screen).
* You can also use the microSD Card method to flash back your Stock Rom and Stock SPL that you originally had on your phone*
- Download a shipped Rom from *HERE*
- Rename the extension to .zip
- open it with winzip and extract the RUU_signed.nbh file to a folder
- Rename it to LEOIMG.nbh and copy it to the root of a microSD card thats been formatted to FAT32
- Insert your storage card into your phone
- Enter Bootloader and follow onscreen instructions to flash
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I believe you remember how to enter bootloader (Vol. down + power on while the phone is off).

Candlemass said:
As mentioned above, you can revert to stock ROM by flashing from your sd card :
I believe you remember how to enter bootloader (Vol. down + power on while the phone is off).
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Thanks buddy!

[Q] hd2 not booting and usb socket broken

Hi
My HD2 is not booting up. It just gets into a loop showing the materializing/de-materializing android symbol.
I have done both soft and hard resets, but cannot get it to boot. My other problem is that the USB socket is broken so I cannot connect it to a PC.
I am using an external battery charger to charge the battery and then having to insert the battery back into the HD2. The booting problem started when the battery ran out of power overnight while in the phone.
I have android aMAGDLR V1.13 build feb 1 2011 by Cotulla 2011. On the hard reset RGB screen it displays
PB81100 HX-BC
SPL-2.08.HSPL 8G XE
0x05
CotullaHSPL 0X30
Then in the bottom white stripe it displays the word 'Serial'.
How can I get my phone to boot and then without the USB connection put the original windows 6.5 ROM back on so I can send it back to T mobile for repair as its still under warranty?
The other option is how can any trace of the android rom be wiped from the HD2 so I can send it for repair? I would just have to act stupid and blame the broken USB for wiping any ROM LOL.
I hope somone can help.
tazprime

To return your phone to stock (including spl) -
1. Format your SD card using the format tool ON YOUR PHONE.
2. Download the correct firmware from your device from HTC official website
3. Open the .exe with winzip/winrar/7zip
4. Extract the RUU_Signed.nbh file
5. Rename the RUU_Signed.nbh file to LEOIMG.nbh (apparently caps is required)
6. Copy LEOIMG.nbh to the root of your SD card
7. Insert SD card into phone.
8. Boot into tri-colour bootloader (Hold vol down, tap power button but continue to hold vol down)
9. Release vol down when you see 'Searching...' on screen.
Your phone should boot to bootloader, notice theres a leoimg.nbh file on your SD card and flash the stock firmware you got from HTC. All data will be lost, as well as HSPL. You can then send your phone back for repair.
If this works for you please press the thanks button, its what keeps me lurking in the forums trying to help when I can =]

Thanks for the reply jwchips.
I cannot do step 1 as the phone will not boot so I cannot format the sd card using the phone.
I have the following original firmware from my phone- RUU_Leo_S_TMO_UK_3.14.110.1_Radio_15.42.50.11U_2.15.50.14_LEO_S_Ship
Do I rename this file to 'LEOIMG.nbh' ?
How do I save this to ' root of my SD card' as apposed to copy and pasting into my sd card?
What if in step 9 'searching' does not appear? As in RGB so far nothing happens. I'm charging the battery and when fully charged will follow you instructions and hopefully I can save my phone and send it off for repair.

Can you boot to MAGLDR? Is there a format SD option in there? I'm a clk user so I'm not 100% sure what options MAGLDR has. If you cannot format via your phone try to format via windows (try fat32 first, if it fails to flash try fat. Theres conflicting arguements as to which one works, but you can't cause damage by formatting to the wrong type, the flash will simply fail at the end).
The RUU_Leo_S_blahblah sounds like the install file you downloaded from the htc website. Rename it from .exe to .zip, open with winzip/winrar/7zip and look for RUU_Signed.nbh. Rename that file to LEOIMG.nbh.
The root of your sd card means not in any folder. So sdcard/LEOIMG.nbh is ok, sdcard/firmware/LEOIMG.nbh is not.
If nothing happens... nothing happens. Worst case scenario is you've wasted some time. The only time where things can go wrong is when you are actually flashing the firmware, and flashing via sd card is the safest way to go (no accidently pulling out cables/powercuts etc).
You won't see 'Searching...' unless the bootloader has found the LOEIMG.nbh file. As you don't have it on your SD card yet, you won't see it
P.S. Theres a thanks button now you know

jwchips, its updating at the momment. Yippeee. Will keep you updated.

jwchips, it has successfully updated. The screen shows the following:-
LEOIMG.nbh - OK
RADIO_V2 - OK
RCUST - OK
BOOTLOADER - OK
SPLASH1 - OK
OS - OK
CONFIGDATA --OK
RUU_WALLPAPER1 - OK
RUU_WALLPAPER2 - OK
Update Complete
UPDATE SUCCESS
Thank you jwchips. I've got the phone working with the original (rubbish)winmo 6.5 installed. Now I will be taking it to the nearest T Mobile shop so it can be sent to be repaired before my warranty runs out. Then I will be getting either the HTC Titan or and most likely the Samsung Note.

Glad to hear everything went okay!

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 ...

[Q] Bricked HD2?

The HD2 Leo512mb i have had to be placed in such a way so the pins on the usb connector had connection to the main board, and data no longer worked. So I opened up the phone and found out that the usb connector was impossible to solder back on, so in that case I would have to order a new one.. Instead, i soldered the power from a usb cable directly to the main board on the phone and put it back together..
Booting up, it stops at the android logo...
If i try to hold down the power button to install a new rom in recovery from a zipfile, this message comes up
ANDROID LOAD at 11800000
from MicroSD
Load zImage
K: /zImage
ssSD kernel open failed
It flashes showing that screen for 1,5s and the recovery boot screen for 0,5sekond
I put the initrd-latest.gz downloaded from XDAndroid initramfs, renamed to initrd.gz to the root of the sdcard, and the last line of the loading changed to ''SD kernel open failed'' (no ss first)
I have aMAGLDR V1.13, Build Feb 1 2011 installed, and some Nandroid Cyanogenmodrom installed before it crashed. Doublechecked that everything is properly connected back again..
Is there anything to do with this, a file i could put into the SD-card? Heres a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CChE_-xbXA0
I have a Galaxy SII, but the HD2 would be great to have as a backup phone!

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How about booting into the tricolor boot screen (Vol down + Power) and loading a stock T-Mobile Winmo rom? That will pretty much take out any SD card issues or Android related issues. If the rom flashes and the phone boots up, then there is something else going on.
But am I reading this right? Your usb connector is messed up? In that case, still try loading a stock winmo rom from a freshly formatted sd card. Instructions for doing that are easily found by search.

bipinsen said:
Your usb connector is messed up? In that case, still try loading a stock winmo rom from a freshly formatted sd card. Instructions for doing that are easily found by search.
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Correct! So i only have the charging part, and that makes flashing WinMo with the tricolor boot screen hard..
I think I remember how to install a rom to the sd card, but would that load up automatically, if its now automatically tries to load the kernel for the Nand installed androidrom?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CChE_-xbXA0
Here's a video that explains a bit better whats happening

ededed said:
Correct! So i only have the charging part, and that makes flashing WinMo with the tricolor boot screen hard..
I think I remember how to install a rom to the sd card, but would that load up automatically, if its now automatically tries to load the kernel for the Nand installed androidrom?
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Here are the instructions for how to flash a standard winmo rom using the SD card from this thread. Download the stock rom for your phone, and give it a try.
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.