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herald dead

i tied to flash my herald os original italian with this method with UK OS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=290382
but my device dont wont to boot it stay blocked at
IPL 1.08.001
SPL 1.08.001
GSM 02.71.90
OS 1.8.0.0
please help me
can someone upload a shiped rom please italian if posible cause original os was italian
please help

I thought I did not unlock CID before flashing your Herald (it is HTC or Dopod or ???). Until now the best way to rescue it is bringing your PPC to the service.
But before doing this you can do some following action:
- Remove the battery for about 20 min and put it again.
- Hard reset.

its a htc
i will try battery solution and feed back
thanks

Got the same problem
I have the same probleme. is there any solution????????????? please post. mine herald doesn't start up. it get stuck when starting op.

Herald is no dead as the bootloader is still there.U need to flash the original OS by putting Herald into bootloader mode.It will b alive again.

yes but i didn't found the original rom anywere italian rom
and my device still bloked
please can someone upload italian os rom please

hey did you manage? cuz i have the same problem, maybe you can help me out

Hello....another one that need Italian ROM.
P4350 locked at boot....
Bye

chrispazz said:
Hello....another one that need Italian ROM.
P4350 locked at boot....
Bye
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If italian is not absolutely necessary find an original English rom is simple...
or not?

johnny88 said:
If italian is not absolutely necessary find an original English rom is simple...
or not?
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NOT, devices mostly get bricked because they are not CID unlocked. So the phone will only allow to flash the ORIGINAL language and ROM version etc.. good luck ya'll, by the way my Herald is dead too, so join the club

there is not a way to edit the image so to keep CID control away?
Is it possible to uncid the phone via USB bootloader mode?
Thanks
Christian

As far as I know (or what the XDA-dev forum can do) there is no utility for Removing and/or replacing the CID lock. There is imei-check.co.uk, but some people are having problems with that prog, and it can only be used when your device has OS running and ActiveSymc is connected, sorry pal

Hi,
I have the same problem than you,
but i have another Herald with the same rom as mine,
Is there any way for me to dump the rom from the first herald
and put it in the second?
Thx for your answers.
Herc.

hi,
I may be found a way to unbrick the herald
but i need to know the right command line to do it
please help.
cf: http://en.pdamobiz.com/en/forum/PDAforum_posts.asp?TID=151&PN=1
where i found the way to unbrick a pda using usb
Bye
Herc.

I think the codes e.g. d2s 80000000 02000000 are indeed only for the XDAII, i think the 80000000 is the location of the image storend on the ROM of the phone, so we need to have the codes for the locations of the images.
But i just thought of the flashing of Herald using the SD card.. I believe it can only flash SIGNED nbh files, but i'm not sure.. Could someone who's a die hard please help out, with this way we could unbrick devices with ROM dumps from someone else

Portuguese ROM of wm5 PLEASE!!
i had bricked my phone too..
there is somebody with portuguese version of WM5 please?
URGENT..
upload it for me please!
thanks

eagler said:
i had bricked my phone too..
there is somebody with portuguese version of WM5 please?
URGENT..
upload it for me please!
thanks
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We can't just upload a ROM, it is very very hard to find! Try to search for yourself!It took me 3 google and torrent days to find a german ROM (accidentally)
when i was searching for the Dutch ROM. So search search search

The Dutchman said:
I think the codes e.g. d2s 80000000 02000000 are indeed only for the XDAII, i think the 80000000 is the location of the image storend on the ROM of the phone, so we need to have the codes for the locations of the images.
But i just thought of the flashing of Herald using the SD card.. I believe it can only flash SIGNED nbh files, but i'm not sure.. Could someone who's a die hard please help out, with this way we could unbrick devices with ROM dumps from someone else
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Just for the info: i tried the original nbh from the german RUU to flash my terra from SD card. But no success. Still vender error

The Dutchman said:
I think the codes e.g. d2s 80000000 02000000 are indeed only for the XDAII, i think the 80000000 is the location of the image storend on the ROM of the phone, so we need to have the codes for the locations of the images.
But i just thought of the flashing of Herald using the SD card.. I believe it can only flash SIGNED nbh files, but i'm not sure.. Could someone who's a die hard please help out, with this way we could unbrick devices with ROM dumps from someone else
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To papamopps: This was an old post, I gave it up long time ago to flash via SD-Card

The Dutchman said:
To papamopps: This was an old post, I gave it up long time ago to flash via SD-Card
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Yes - But i hoped i could flash mine with the official RUU_sighned.nbh. BUT no chance.
lol

Please, what is CID?

hi, can i ask that? i dont know what exactly is that ... so i cant know if i have it "unlocked" or "locked" please anser me...

I suggest you go to the WIKI and do a search, such as "CID" or "SuperCID". I know there's a vocabulary of terms in the Hermes WIKI.
Hope this helps

Maximus-CZ said:
hi, can i ask that? i dont know what exactly is that ... so i cant know if i have it "unlocked" or "locked" please anser me...
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CID-lock means: YOu can only flash official ROms in YOUR device language. All other will cause "vendor-ID error"
All devices are cid-locked by default - you have to pay for unlocking.
Aserg found a way of flashing devices to WM6 without the need of unlocking
BUT: when something goes wrong - you need an RUU in your language to unbrick your device.
SO pleas read more when trying to flash a WM6 rom.
Thanks

ahh -- i have the WM5 , in 4 leanguage (when i hard reset it will let me choose English, Czech (my leanguage - but i have Eng for default) and 2 next leanguage, so i have RUU in English, will it work?

Maximus-CZ said:
ahh -- i have the WM5 , in 4 leanguage (when i hard reset it will let me choose English, Czech (my leanguage - but i have Eng for default) and 2 next leanguage, so i have RUU in English, will it work?
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Try but since Czech is the main language i don't think it will work

but im not sure if it is Main leaguage ... this Rom have 4 leanguages -- totaly Tranclated, i dont know, if it is Czech rom , and you can choose Eng + next 2, or if it is Eng rom, for chzech republic, so putted there next 3 leanguage (Czech + that 2) ... does anybody have that "multileanguage roms too??"

Buuut --- if i will choose Czech leanguage in that rom, my Rom version in Device Infromation is 1.8.405.1 CSY (maybe thing CZ) and when i will choose English as default Leanguage, my Rom version is 1.8.405.1 WWE -
--- is it possible, to have 4 diferent roms in device, and im choosing them by Leanguage Choose on Hard Reset device?
and also, when after hard reset, it will let me choose 4 leanguage, and the first is ENG and second is Czech (my Leng) so it seems it is English rom...

and last message before anser,
My Rom version: 1.8.405.1 WWE
My Protocol version: 4.1.13.34
My Radio Version: 2.71.90
i have this RUU:
RUU_Herald_HTC_WWE_5.4.405.1_4.1.13.34_02.79.90_Ship.exe
...........................................I...................I................I....................................
...........................................I...................I................I....................................
........................Next Rom v.?__Next Protocol v.?__Next Radio v.?...............
by This it seems, this RUU is for my Device, isn´t it?

Maximus-CZ said:
Buuut --- if i will choose Czech leanguage in that rom, my Rom version in Device Infromation is 1.8.405.1 CSY (maybe thing CZ) and when i will choose English as default Leanguage, my Rom version is 1.8.405.1 WWE -
--- is it possible, to have 4 diferent roms in device, and im choosing them by Leanguage Choose on Hard Reset device?
and also, when after hard reset, it will let me choose 4 leanguage, and the first is ENG and second is Czech (my Leng) so it seems it is English rom...
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Hmm never heard of multiple language boot before.. but i suggest you'd just try them! (if you really need the info)
Since your device info changes when you change the language, i would not know, only way to find out is trying

eeh .. but if it will not work, and i brick my device, i dont know how to unbrick that... because there is not RUU for chzech (i tryed to search everywhere) -- and when i brick that, i will loose a lot of money in my case...

Maximus-CZ said:
eeh .. but if it will not work, and i brick my device, i dont know how to unbrick that... because there is not RUU for chzech (i tryed to search everywhere) -- and when i brick that, i will loose a lot of money in my case...
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You CANNOT brick with an RUU, if it's not he right one, you will get Invalid Vender ID error and it will not flash

Oh REALY?? You realy calm me im going to try to flash my Windows tonight... when my brother (4years older than me) goes home, he will probably try to flash to WM6 too ... so thx for guides guys
this is best forum about PDA

Maximus-CZ said:
this is best forum about PDA
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TRUE, but please i'm not responsible if it goes wrong.

if i sayd that you calmed me, i was not serious ... now:-/ agrh .. i realy dont know what hapended, i never tryed to change rom, my experience there is 0% so i dont know what exactly may hapen, and when something hapen, i dont know how to solve that.... so i need to know all risk and especialy yours opinions!!

Maximus-CZ said:
if i sayd that you calmed me, i was not serious ... now:-/ agrh .. i realy dont know what hapended, i never tryed to change rom, my experience there is 0% so i dont know what exactly may hapen, and when something hapen, i dont know how to solve that.... so i need to know all risk and especialy yours opinions!!
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it depends why you want to know, just curious? do you want to flash WM6? why do you want to flash?

no, not just curious, i want to flas to WM6 -- i want to flash because WM6 looks good, and i want to try it, like everything anusual in my life...

Maximus-CZ said:
no, not just curious, i want to flas to WM6 -- i want to flash because WM6 looks good, and i want to try it, like everything anusual in my life...
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You got a point there then i suggest you just try the RUU's! if not one works, then you should CID-unlock at imei-check.co.uk. then flash to the latest WWE ROM, and then flash WM6 to it! good luck

and when This RUU works, just flash to WM6?

Maximus-CZ said:
and when This RUU works, just flash to WM6?
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Yes, then you do not have to CID-unlock! good luck

ok, thx for good luck, i will need it

Help changing Herald language

Hi,
I've just bought my wife a Herald (P4350) here in Moscow. It comes with Windows Mobile 5 in Russian and we really need to change it to English. I've been referred here as the best place for help on how to do this but looking around this forum there is a huge variety of information that is quite confusing for the noob (which I am for this type of thing!)
Can anyone tell me how to change the ROM? I don't know if it's cid locked or anything else! You'll need to tell me how I can check, if you don't mind. It's just branded as HTC. I don't mind if the ROM is WMM 5 or 6 as long as it's in English.
Thanks!

Upgrade your phone with the official WM6 HTC ROM. Then if it's still not in english, use any of our custom ROMs as they're almost all in English.
IF you decide to HardSPL, please take note of the SPL version you have or you will brick your device.

ivanmmj said:
Upgrade your phone with the official WM6 HTC ROM. Then if it's still not in english, use any of our custom ROMs as they're almost all in English.
IF you decide to HardSPL, please take note of the SPL version you have or you will brick your device.
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Thanks for the advice ivanmmj. The official update is in Russian as this is the only option it gives to download. Can you please tell me what HardSPL means? I notice other people mentioning it but I don't know what it means.
[edit] It seems that HardSPL is something that provides a more foolproof way of changing ROMS. As I am a complete newbie at this, I am worried of trying something that will render my wife's phone useless! She needs it for work.
Is it possible to upgrade my ROM to the official English WM6 ROM found in the Herald WIKI of this site? Will I have to unlock the CID?

You cannot use the official WM6 update to get it in English,
you will get a Invalid Vendor ID error, You should flash the official
WM6 RUssian first, then download USPL.
Now Download the desired ROM (pick one you like there are enough)
And always read instructions!!
USPL
RUU Russian
Read the Instructions in the USPL folder,
Put the downloaded ROM in .nbh format in the RUU folder.
If you have questions please post before just trying,
you don't want a Brick like many of us (including me) have owned

auricle said:
Is it possible to upgrade my ROM to the official English WM6 ROM found in the Herald WIKI of this site? Will I have to unlock the CID?
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No you can't, Invalid Vendor ID error will occur.
If you really want Hrd-SPL,
Upgrade to WM6 Russian first, Hard-SPL needs an SPL higher than4.xx
You can try Hard-SPL indeed, but flash official WM6 first(!!!)
Hard-SPL
*Upload by papamopps

Thanks very much for the info Dutchman! It's becoming clearer.
Where can I find information about each ROM and what they contain? There isn't a WIKI page for them yet.

auricle said:
Thanks very much for the info Dutchman! It's becoming clearer.
Where can I find information about each ROM and what they contain? There isn't a WIKI page for them yet.
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http://rapidshare.com/users/5EWZ4
every official rom....

Upgrade to the russian WM6 first, before HardSPLing and verify that you have the correct SPL version before you start.

Thank you all kindly for your help. I'll let you know how I get on.

Italian ROM

I just bought a 7500 with an Italian ROM
version rom 2.21.408.1
radio 1.50
But don't speak Italian !
(I know what you are going to ask...)
before I try my luck with vanilla's etc.. wer can I find a normal simple Rom
The HTC site where I registered give me only Italian version
Could someone that do not like Pizza help me ?

feferosenbaum said:
I just bought a 7500 with an Italian ROM
version rom 2.21.408.1
radio 1.50
But don't speak Italian !
(I know what you are going to ask...)
before I try my luck with vanilla's etc.. wer can I find a normal simple Rom
The HTC site where I registered give me only Italian version
Could someone that do not like Pizza help me ?
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Unlock it to SPL 1.2, then try out any of the WM6 WWE stock ROM. Think carefully and beware of the consequence of unlocking to spl3.5, cause it is a way of no return, at least for now and may be a long long time to come.

feferosenbaum said:
I just bought a 7500 with an Italian ROM
version rom 2.21.408.1
radio 1.50
But don't speak Italian !
(I know what you are going to ask...)
before I try my luck with vanilla's etc.. wer can I find a normal simple Rom
The HTC site where I registered give me only Italian version
Could someone that do not like Pizza help me ?
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I love Pizza but I know, Pizza is the end of a looong trail, and you are just in the middle of the beginning ,
If you want to change language or vendor ID, or just to flash ANY rom you like (even an ORIGINAL HTC Sauerkraut version ), do you need to change the SPL. In this way your device will became SUPERCID (or just the flashing process jumps over the CID info).
Your ATHENA has ITALIAN LANGUAGE hard coded into the SPL and you can't change it without affecting the SPL (Language id and Vendor id are the CID and SUPERCID means... joker)
Use ATHENA WRAPPER, from OLIPRO (donate if you like) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=316846.
ATHENA UNLOCKER is just for SIM unlocking too
After this stage you will have a new SPL called HARDSPL (because it is hard coded, is IN the ROM), and the flashing process will be free for all ROMs. Your SPL will be 1.2
Original ATHENA ROM is a WM5 rom, the UPDATE is a WM6
From HERE http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=397518 you will find the newest ROM, the German listed is WM6.0 , the other are WM6.1 (no official WM6.1 for athena).
If you choose from that list the AP4 your device will have a newly partioned ROM, called SPL 3.5 and in the next future you can't use neither original HTC ROMs nor cooked 1.2 SPL ROMs. The only advantage in SPL 3.5 is the capability to use AP4 and AP5 (it needs more ROM space)
Happy flashing

Thanks a lot,I did it and it works perfectly now,i love this forum
Yesterday when I bougth the machine,I didn't check nothing about getting a new rom because I knew the forum for quite a long time
Thanks again

hd leo rom 1.61

what does the TUR stand for ??
any idea when spl will be released?

Turkey, wasn't too hard to guess

is this the only one available, i dont want a turkish rom on my uk o2 hd2 ?? how can i get around this, is there a WWE release yet ?

When You first launch rom, it ask you Turkish or English.
I installed it and am using it. It's really worth updating.
The battery life, signal etc is way better.

ditto. I have an 02 one, its got v1.43 & I have never done this before. Am curious about how to do it. Will I need a goldcard?

same here, i think goldcard will be needed, can someone confirm this please? thanks
also when will spl be released

The turkish is the only language avalaible at this moment because HTC's Tech Center is in Ankara, Turkey cool. So all news staffs from HTC are allways first in turkish. But HTC will release WWE versions soon. Keep in touch...

Yes, goldcard is needed if you flash to anything different from your stock rom (as in, different region)...
About spl, nobody knows (except the ones working on it maybe hehe) so just wait and see... Hopefully before the new year.

I know I am in line for a tongue lashing from people when I ask this, but I'm sorry there is sooooooo verrrrrrry much to read scattered all over this site and its confusing me.
Whats this WWE and SPL thing? I thought at first you were all supporters of 2 different sports teams.
And why does it matter so much?

freedirk said:
I know I am in line for a tongue lashing from people when I ask this, but I'm sorry there is sooooooo verrrrrrry much to read scattered all over this site and its confusing me.
Whats this WWE and SPL thing? I thought at first you were all supporters of 2 different sports teams.
And why does it matter so much?
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WWE stands for World Wide English and denotes that a ROM will be in the English language. It should have regional settings for most English regions, thoough some don't.
SPL is much more important, and is the sub-code which allows the boot sectors to be written to. Most WinMo devices are locked to a carrier and/or a region and MUST have the SPL modified before attempting to update the ROM, otherwise at best the ROM won't install, and at worst the device will become totally unresponsive, requiring serious work to recover.
If you are unsure, don't mess, as modifying the SPL will invalidate your warranty If you still want to proceed, then read up everything first.