Hey guys if i follow this guide
[TUT] Flashing your First GSM LEO Rom (For Noobs)
What happens to the rom that is on my phone? Only I am on vodafone now and they will void my warranty for doing this. Is there anyway to get it back to what was originally on it if I had to send it back?
Also if Vodafone release a rom update (not likely) will I be able to but it on and do it so that it looks like I never tinkered with it so that I can still keep the warranty?
Also should I just wait for the new uk 1.66 rom before I do this? Is there anything else I need to know?
Many thanks for your time guys
Mark
neonplanet40 said:
Hey guys if i follow this guide
[TUT] Flashing your First GSM LEO Rom (For Noobs)
What happens to the rom that is on my phone? Only I am on vodafone now and they will void my warranty for doing this. Is there anyway to get it back to what was originally on it if I had to send it back?
Also if Vodafone release a rom update (not likely) will I be able to but it on and do it so that it looks like I never tinkered with it so that I can still keep the warranty?
Also should I just wait for the new uk 1.66 rom before I do this? Is there anything else I need to know?
Many thanks for your time guys
Mark
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You would get more answers if you asked this in the HD2 ROM development section. Check out this thread. You can revert to the original SPLif you follow the instructions there, and flash an original ROM if you have it. Then, no worries about your warranty.
A friend of mine just got his HD2 on O2 and I suggested he flash his rom to 1.66.
Is this possible to do and also possible to flash back to the generic O2 rom in case he needs to send the phone back to O2?
Does he need to back up the O2 rom and how or is it available to download somewhere?
Finally I believe he should use either hard SPL or soft SPL if he wants to revert to O2 rom but can't remember which.
Any leads or advice appreciated.
perfectly possible.go find the"official roms"thread, first post first link look in 1.43 section for the file with o2 in the name, that is your stock rom for backup.put that somewhere safe, then go read the several hspl threads to learn how to flash.
If your phone's working then you can easily flash it back to factory ROM, but if it's working why would you want to send it back for repair anyway?
That said, NoClue are very poor when it comes to supporting the products they happily take significant amounts of cash each month from you bank account for, so it would not be unreasonable in the eyes of "the average man" if you updated your phone with the firmware provided directly from the hardware manufacturer.
thanks so much. i will tell him or possibly even flash it for him
Hi,
I have just bought a HTC HD2 from T-mobile to realise I can't upgrade the ROM through the official HTC website.
I would like to know from Virgin Costumers whether they have tried to upgrade the ROM of their HTC HD2 through the Official HTC website and whether it worked.
I am asking this because I am still on the trial period and also because of warranty issues if I try to upgrade trough another route apart from the T-mobile's...
So, the question is...
Have you got a HTC HD2 from virgin? Have you upgrade the ROM through the HTC website?
If it's vendor locked you'll need to flash HSPL to install a stock or custom ROM...see this thread for details:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477
If I do install another ROM they say I loose the warranty...
As I still am in the trial period I could just return the mobile. But for this I need to know whether the HTC HD2 from virging is also branded or not... So I can go and get one from them and do the upgrades myself through HTC website... Withought loosing any warranty.
You can revert back to the original SPL/ROM if you need to return it for any reason...
As for the Virgin HD2, only way is putting the S/N into the ROM download page on HTCs support site and see if it allows a download. If not, it's locked
There's at least a dozen of threads about it. Don't be lazy and use search!
You won't loose the warranty, you can flash the phone back to it's original state in case you need to send it back for repairs.
You can download the original T-Mobile ROM from in here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=577717 so you can always go back if you need warranty work! I was reluctant to flash, but I did it from the original T-Mobile ROM and it has transfromed my HD2... I'm using MIRI 6.5 ROM and it is awesome, fast, stable, more RAM (with the right radio) and best of all, Youtube... GO ahead and do it. You think the HD2 is good now, wait until you unleash some of it's real potential....
Yes, that is why I am asking if there is someone who is a virgin costumer to help me with this...
I need to know if they have tried and what the outcome was.
About the warranty... The problem is that if I upgrade to another ROM and the mobile has a hardware fault that doesn't allow me to downgrade to the original ROM I suppose I would loose the warranty. This is a risk I may not want to take...
I have been talking to the tmobile technical people a lot after I realised I couldn't upgrade to a new ROM via HTC... Very annoying to know it is not possible whatsoever.
and as proof, I flashed mine back to the original ROM earlier this week. Search the ROM forum for posts by a member called 'football' who posted links to the TMo UK ROMs.
The flash back to the original ROM worked just fine, BUT it's a rubbish ROM so I'm back on 1.66
lol @ everyone pushing for the HSPL option, , , , lets not forget you cant uninstal HSPL if, for instance, the sd card reader has failed, , how would you get that fixed on warranty??
I'm not knocking it, HSPL is the first thing i did, just pointing out that restoring the warranty isn't foolproof.
in this post here a virgin user claims the phone is unlocked to the HTC website.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=632892
I didn't want to cause such turmoil...
Just want to know, from a Virgin customer, if they have managed to install the ROM update through the HTC website... if when they add their mobile serial number they are given the download option or they are barred with this message: "Sorry, this software download is not suitable for your device."
Thanks guys for the help
My son is on Virgin and his is unlocked out of the box I'am on T-Mobile (locked ) ) I am still deciding whether to update to one of the new roms on xda del. or hang out for an official rom from T-Mobile. Which I believe will be released soon with a big?????.
samsamuel said:
lol @ everyone pushing for the HSPL option, , , , lets not forget you cant uninstal HSPL if, for instance, the sd card reader has failed, , how would you get that fixed on warranty??
I'm not knocking it, HSPL is the first thing i did, just pointing out that restoring the warranty isn't foolproof.
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I had a flash fail this week. When I started the phone it booted to a black screen with some sort of warning triangle. Somehow HSPL had been removed in the botched flash and the SPL was back to 1.42.000, so putting a LEOIMG.nbh on my SD card just resulted in a 'Not Allowed' message being displayed.
However, I was still able to reflash the original TMo ROM from my PC via USB using the exe that you can find on the ROM forum. I would expect that this will only work with the exe for a ROM issued by your network though, so make sure you have that saved before you flash anything.
DavidC1980 said:
Somehow HSPL had been removed in the botched flash and the SPL was back to 1.42.000,
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No doubt you flashed an official rom from the sd card, that is the only way HSPL can be removed. I really really advise people against using sd card for anything except your phones original rom. So easy to make an error.
Virgin UK HD2 is unlocked
I am a Virgin UK customer and my HD2 is indeed unlocked. When I first boot I had to select Virgin Mobile from a long list that included all the major carriers. I have no problems in updating ROMS. Their customer support is without doubt the best I have ever experienced. I do not work for them. My brother is with T-Mobile, his phone is locked down with Crap software. I am SOOOO glad I am not with them. Just check their forums. They are still on ROM 1.43 from october... no YouTube... other stuff missing and buggy... Disgrace.
Original poster: if you want the phone on contract from T-Mobile but unbranded, you could buy it through some third-party mobile-phone store chain like Car Phone Warehouse or Mobile Phones Direct. Their phones are all unbranded.
If you want to install the HTC ROM without using HSPL you could always use a gold card to flash it.
constructorx said:
I am a Virgin UK customer and my HD2 is indeed unlocked. When I first boot I had to select Virgin Mobile from a long list that included all the major carriers. I have no problems in updating ROMS. Their customer support is without doubt the best I have ever experienced. I do not work for them. My brother is with T-Mobile, his phone is locked down with Crap software. I am SOOOO glad I am not with them. Just check their forums. They are still on ROM 1.43 from october... no YouTube... other stuff missing and buggy... Disgrace.
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I must agree with the above. I am with T-Mobile, got my HD2 at the end of January and it had ROM 1.43. They also stripped out YouTube and Co-Pilot! I downloaded a poor-man's version of YouTube as discussed in other threads (i.e. using the IE browser on the phone to download the cab file) and thought I was cool, but with T-Mobile taking an age to release the update ROM (I have heard March, but I wouldn't hold my breath!) I decided to use HSPL and update to 1.66 from the HTC website. Best decision I made!
Not only are all the little bugs fixed, I know have the 'proper' YouTube app back (beautiful!), Co-Pilot (trial version) plus a Windows Task Manager app (very useful!).
I did alot of reading before taking the plunge though, and made backups of backups, had a roll-back plan (admittedly untested) and followed each stage implicitly! But it was very striaghtforward due to the guys on this forum doing a fantastic job!
I never made one call on my T-Mobile HD2 before I flashed over to stock HTC ROM.
Years of HTC devices and operators ROMS told me not to wait until later!
bocsta said:
I never made one call on my T-Mobile HD2 before I flashed over to stock HTC ROM.
Years of HTC devices and operators ROMS told me not to wait until later!
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I did exactly the same!
As soon as I turned it on and saw that horrid T-Mobile logo, I turned it off again and flashed it with the HTC WWE Rom
Hi all,
I bought an used TMOBUS HD2, now the touch screen isn't working and I will send the phone back to tmobile for a replacement. I bought the phone with installed new rom and radio, but probably if I send this way back to tmobile will charge me for the new phone. Where I can download the original tmobile USA rom and radio? (I'm searching on the forum, but I fear I can download the wrong rom)
I've never done this before, I hope I will not brick the phone! thanks a lot
Question...
How are you going to return a phone that you purchased used? T-Mobile does keep records of the phones customers purchased. As you are not the original owner, I really can't see them replacing it for you.
You can find the T-Mobile rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=653938
and as you've never done this before, I suggest you read up on rom flashing. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=653614