Please help..my T-mobile usa hd2 can't power on. - HD2 General

my hd2 has hspl for 1024LEO and i flashed KUMAR'S v1.4. then i flashed again to this RUU_Leo_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.48.707.2_Radio_Signed. after that it didn't power on nomore.

its dead. you flashed a deadly ..51.. radio. read around, its happened to quite a few people. unlucky.

erikvan said:
my hd2 has hspl for 1024LEO and i flashed KUMAR'S v1.4. then i flashed again to this RUU_Leo_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.48.707.2_Radio_Signed. after that it didn't power on nomore.
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Sorry but you now have a fancy brick. .51 Radio is death for TMO HD2.

try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=668347
otherwise ur effed.

erikvan said:
my hd2 has hspl for 1024LEO and i flashed KUMAR'S v1.4. then i flashed again to this RUU_Leo_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.48.707.2_Radio_Signed. after that it didn't power on nomore.
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Inform yourself more for next time

Unless anyone has anything better to tell this poor soul other than "next time read" or "you are screwed", refrain from posting. I am sure that the OP is already in enough pain as it is. Next unproductive comment I see in here, I will close this thread.

Not to mention the thread is the wrong section... Moving to General

NRGZ28 said:
Not to mention the thread is the wrong section... Moving to General
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What he said....

Flashing roms
I was thinking of flashing ROM but I am scarred to for that sole reason. Does it typically say in the thread if there is a problem with certain phones. I guess doing research helps out a lot but "bricking" scares the s outta me

toreone said:
I was thinking of flashing ROM but I am scarred to for that sole reason. Does it typically say in the thread if there is a problem with certain phones. I guess doing research helps out a lot but "bricking" scares the s outta me
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Stick to the T-Mobile USA HD2 ROM section and you should be fine.

Unfortunately, the MTTY method will not work for this problem. The OP can't even boot up his phone, so they will never reach bootloader, which is required for the MTTY fix.
To the OP:
You have three choices now
Take the phone to the nearest T-Mobile location and ask them for assistance. They should be able to help you get a replacement phone faster than calling the help desk. Since the phone does not power on, they will not be able to discover the warranty-voiding changes you made by flashing HSPL.
Log into to mytmobile.com and report the phone as missing. They will ask for a police report number, since they are assuming the phone was taken. This only works if you toss the phone and sim card in the trash. If it turns up somewhere, it can be traced back to you and the person found with it could be charged with theft.
Sell the brick on eBay. I know of at least one person on here looking for a replacement screen, so that could be one way of getting a little bit of a return back.
I realize that those are not the choices you were hoping to read, but I am afraid that they are the only ones open to you. Whatever you do, be sure to rescue your 16GB microSD card beforehand, it may be class 2 but it is still expensive to replace.

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I think she bricked?

I was attempting to flash 2.x using behnaam and lox's rom.
Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=592596
Here is the HBoot info previous to my tinkering:
HERC XC
HBOOT-1.41.0000 (HERO20000)
MICROP-0110
TOUCH PANEL-SYN0104
RADIO-1.04.01.09.21
SEP 1 2009,19:18:45
Phone is rooted using adb.
I used unlockr's guide to flash a custom recovery image onto my CDMA hero and that worked fine, here is the guide I followed:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/
I first moved the radio recommended for the rom by the dev to root on the sd and renamed it update.zip. After, I used the recovery image to wipe, then apply update.zip from sdcard. It seemed to flash fine, as it said please select reboot to complete, which I did, and it completed and rebooted the phone.
Once rebooted it gave me the android installing software image without anything else for a while, then turned off. I cannot seem to awaken my phone with any combo of keys or by plugging it into its use cable. The charging led doesn't even light up anymore.
Well I seem at the moment to be SOL, unless someone can come by and throw me a bone. I really am at a loss as to what I did wrong, as I have always read to do radio first. Not to mention as I watched it install radio it said it was installing radio.
Thanks for the help everyone.
You attempted to flash a GSM ROM to your CDMA phone, this is why your phone is bricked. I'm not sure if its possible to recover, people with more experience than I have can help you there. The problem was flashing a GSM ROM to CDMA. You are not the first to have done it, we all mess up from time to time.
Uuuh Umm...that software was for the GSM hero's NOT THE CDMA Hero.............bless your heart.
Ah **** I thought it was CDMA, guess it was a bad idea jumping into roms while still a noob.
Yea I only got the radio installed, not the rom, although that probably doesn't make a difference.
I don't think the phone can be recovered once you attempt to flash the Radio, but I could be wrong.
Hmm well if worst comes to worst I'm going with what I read on another thread and saying that I was installing the update that it found when I went to phone details and halfway through the update the phone just turned off and won't turn on anymore.
According to the other thread once it is bricked beyond belief and you play stupid they can't prove you wrong.
Best case scenario they replace it, and I won't feel bad seeing as it was a defective phone that is allowing dust to enter under the screen. But that who ordeal is an entirely different rant...lol
Sigh
ftp://xda:[email protected]_Hero_C_Sprint_1.29.651.1_signed_release.exe
Go......Now......Move with haste...
gu1dry said:
I don't think the phone can be recovered once you attempt to flash the Radio, but I could be wrong.
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Yea, you're right. Flashing a GSM rom on the CDMA won't really break much. It's flashing the radio that bricked it.
flipzmode said:
Yea, you're right. Flashing a GSM rom on the CDMA won't really break much. It's flashing the radio that bricked it.
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All is lost!!!!
Yep RUU brought back Error 170 cannot connect to phone.
Maybe the sprint repair stores will not be so asshole-esque this time around.
I'm hopeful though, as I have read a few posts about them exchanging it for a new one. Which after a bunch of calls I had hoped to have happen due to the dust thing, but oh well.
Maybe I will get lucky and my brick will actually turn out to be a phoenix in disguise.
unfortunately, flashing the GSM radio on pretty much destroys the phone.
i think its got something to do with the voltage and electricity used by the GSM radios. probably higher than what the CDMA radios use, so you didn't really brick your phone, you 'fried' it in a sense.
sorry bout that... but if you have the equipment protection plan you can probably get it replaced real easily, since the sprint people probably won't really understand what's wrong.
again I am reminded why I dont screw with radios
willowmp said:
Yep RUU brought back Error 170 cannot connect to phone.
Maybe the sprint repair stores will not be so asshole-esque this time around.
I'm hopeful though, as I have read a few posts about them exchanging it for a new one. Which after a bunch of calls I had hoped to have happen due to the dust thing, but oh well.
Maybe I will get lucky and my brick will actually turn out to be a phoenix in disguise.
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Once you do get it replaced and you want to put a custom ROM on it, look at the first page of this forum and you'll find sticky threads regarding four different ROMs you can put on your phone (two production release and two experimental betas).
I would suggest either MoDaCo's rom or Fresh rom. I use Fresh in mine and had no problems (although I have used MoDaCo's before and also had no issues).
Also, if you want to root the phone, there are also sticky threads that will tell you how to root your phone from Windows, Mac and Ubuntu.
Good luck.
Yep thanks everyone.
Yea I figured once no buttons would do anything and the leds wouldn't even light up for charging that it was pretty much fried. Definitely got that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach.
I definitely should have come into this section specific to my phone and read this info instead of just doing tons of searches and getting mixed up.
Although I'm hesitant on flashing to a replacement phone if I get one, I think I will but this time make a post just to verify without a doubt. I'm sure many wouldn't mind a simple post asking if this will blow up my phone or not, lol.
Once again thought, thanks for the help. Especially to a noob that made a real noob mistake lol.
Edit: All is well, I contacted sprint chat and they confirmed I will be receiving a brand new phone when I arrive at a sprint store, and with the chat log sent to my email and printed out the repair stores cannot pull any of their gimmicks on me, they are getting a command from sprint HQ after all. This is nice, I kill my phone and I get a brand new one without dust, and this time the invisible shield goes on asap.
willowmp said:
Although I'm hesitant on flashing to a replacement phone if I get one, I think I will but this time make a post just to verify without a doubt. I'm sure many wouldn't mind a simple post asking if this will blow up my phone or not, lol.
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Well once you are retry the flashing on your new phone, just msg me & I'll give you my contact info & I'll walk you thru it.
willowmp said:
Edit: All is well, I contacted sprint chat and they confirmed I will be receiving a brand new phone when I arrive at a sprint store, and with the chat log sent to my email and printed out the repair stores cannot pull any of their gimmicks on me, they are getting a command from sprint HQ after all. This is nice, I kill my phone and I get a brand new one without dust, and this time the invisible shield goes on asap.
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while the attempted flash was boneheaded , this (what I quoted) was very smart. I've had them try to reverse the decision and noted on my account in the past. All ended well, but a hard copy of the convo between me and Corporate would have been nice to have.
props for a good idea.
if you don't want trouble with rooting and flashing new ROMs to your phone, try flipz's pre-kitchen. just to try it, i RUU'd my phone and re-rooted it through that app, and its simply amazing. you just sit back and watch, don't even have to do anything.
Ok so its pretty funny but whoever it was who says that once you flash for the first time its addictive, I do have to agree. I will be getting my phone tomorrow because they had to replace it and I will be flashing, although this time I will play it safe and triple check before I get click happy...lol
So what are the danger zones in flashing, like what can brick or kill your phone? I know playing with radios can kill it if the wrong one is flashed, and I know powering off or interrupting a flash will kill/brick, but what else.
I know people said firmware alone usually will not brick you.
willowmp said:
So what are the danger zones in flashing, like what can brick or kill your phone?
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Well obviously it can brick your phone if you flash the Radio I kid, I kid
willowmp said:
I know playing with radios can kill it if the wrong one is flashed
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With the CDMA Hero, you do not have to flash the Radio. So if your attempting to flash the Radio, you're doing it wrong.
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I know powering off or interrupting a flash will kill/brick, but what else.
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Well if the custom recovery is installed (RA-heroc), if the phone looses power while flashing the firmware, you are usually still safe, because you (usually) still boot into the recovery without issues.
Like I already said, if you want I can walk you thru the entire process thru an IM client, Steam, or Skype.
Oh ok thanks, I'm actually headed up to PA for a little trip but definitely will hit you up on that offer when I get back.

bricked tmo hd2 after flashing a radio. anyway to bring this thing back to life?

i flashed a radio from the tmo hd2 radio thread. but it's an older radio (2.05.50.11) i' ve tried like 5 different radios and the oldest one (Leo RADIO 2.07.50.27_2) seemed to work the best so i tried Leo RADIO 2.05.50.11 to see if i can get better results but it didn't boot back up. anyone with any ideas?
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i flashed a radio from the tmo hd2 radio thread. but it's an older radio (2.05.50.11) i' ve tried like 5 different radios and the oldest one (Leo RADIO 2.07.50.27_2) seemed to work the best so i tried Leo RADIO 2.05.50.11 to see if i can get better results but it didn't boot back up. anyone with any ideas?
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Ouch. I'm still new around but if I remember correctly, 2.07 is the lowest version of Radio you can flash in your 1024 Leo (although most people you recommend that you run 2.08 and above instead). You should have read this thread as many times as you needed to understand everything because making a mistake will cost you a lot of time, trouble and money. I can only hope that T-Mobile will let you get a new one by making some excuse like "It failed to update and look what I got!".
actually i tried 2.06 and it was fine which is why i decided to try 2.05
yut916 said:
actually i tried 2.06 and it was fine which is why i decided to try 2.05
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Sounds like you wanted to brick it. They say 2.07 is the safest and anything below that is risking you brick your phone. Your out of luck. If you have HSPL i wouldn't go in for a warranty exchange as they will possibly see it once upon recieving it. So better hope you have insurance.
rlacsamana1989 said:
Sounds like you wanted to brick it. They say 2.07 is the safest and anything below that is risking you brick your phone. Your out of luck. If you have HSPL i wouldn't go in for a warranty exchange as they will possibly see it once upon recieving it. So better hope you have insurance.
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yea i do have insurance. i guess i was just pushing my luck. having super slow and inconsistent data speeds kinda forced me to do it. was hoping for a miracle but oh well.
yut916 said:
yea i do have insurance. i guess i was just pushing my luck. having super slow and inconsistent data speeds kinda forced me to do it. was hoping for a miracle but oh well.
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Yeah just call up insruance or go online and sumbit a claim. Just say it is broken on the claim. Most people will say to say you lost it but most people don't understand that insurance is not the same thing as warranty as they will replace it even if you tampered with it.
Sorry to hear but yeah if others were reporting the same thing as you were it prob wasn't the best idea? TMOUS HD2 is so much easier to brick than the International HD2.
rlacsamana1989 said:
Yeah just call up insruance or go online and sumbit a claim. Just say it is broken on the claim. Most people will say to say you lost it but most people don't understand that insurance is not the same thing as warranty as they will replace it even if you tampered with it.
Sorry to hear but yeah if others were reporting the same thing as you were it prob wasn't the best idea? TMOUS HD2 is so much easier to brick than the International HD2.
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but i have hspl and a custom rom on there. is there any way they can check that and deny my warranty and or insurance claim?
Probably not, but just in case I'd say it was lost...if it were me that is.
Sorry to hear its dead, but i must say its very strange that a tmous radio killed a tmous.
It certainly changes the ideas as to why radios kill tmous phones. We assumed it was because the 51 radios couldn't access the extended rom/ram, however this was a 50 radio, from a tmous rom, so it should be able to see the rom/ram fine.
No explanation, very strange. I'd be almost inclined to think someone packed a 51 radio into a 50 filename.
Dont file an insurance claim, thats a horrible idea. Call tmobiles customer care and tell them your phone wont boot up. They will send you a replacement phone and you send the broken one back. Its doubtful they will check it but if they do and charge you its only $110 instead of the $130 through insurance.
Edit: Are you able to boot into the bootloader or will the phone not turn on at all? If you can boot into the bootloader then its not bricked.
I havent flashed my hd2 after reading all the people briking their phones.
josemedina1983 said:
I havent flashed my hd2 after reading all the people briking their phones.
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You shouldn't have to worry about trusted and tested ROMs/Radios. Unless you do something horribly wrong, you'll be fine. It's when you experiment with stuff that you get into trouble. Just tread the beaten path and you'll be fine
Flashing your phone is like skydiving; it's fun, it can be completely safe, but there will always be some risk (especially for the inexperienced).
speoples20 said:
Dont file an insurance claim, thats a horrible idea. Call tmobiles customer care and tell them your phone wont boot up. They will send you a replacement phone and you send the broken one back. Its doubtful they will check it but if they do and charge you its only $110 instead of the $130 through insurance.
Edit: Are you able to boot into the bootloader or will the phone not turn on at all? If you can boot into the bootloader then its not bricked.
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nope. won't turn on at all. after flashing it turned off but never booted back on.
joe_coolish said:
You shouldn't have to worry about trusted and tested ROMs/Radios. Unless you do something horribly wrong, you'll be fine. It's when you experiment with stuff that you get into trouble. Just tread the beaten path and you'll be fine
Flashing your phone is like skydiving; it's fun, it can be completely safe, but there will always be some risk (especially for the inexperienced).
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How do i know what Hardspl am i running I cant seem to find it
josemedina1983 said:
How do i know what Hardspl am i running I cant seem to find it
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boot into bootloader, and there is a line that starts 'spl '.
The number following that is your spl.
If it ends .0000 then it is stock. Example 2.08.0000 or 2.10.0000
If it ends .hspl then it is hspl. It will also say cotulla on screen too. Example 2.08.hspl
samsamuel said:
boot into bootloader, and there is a line that starts 'spl '.
The number following that is your spl.
If it ends .0000 then it is stock. Example 2.08.0000 or 2.10.0000
If it ends .hspl then it is hspl. It will also say cotulla on screen too. Example 2.08.hspl
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LOL one step can take me a long way so i have 2.10.000 so finally i can install a rom that was the only thing holding me back thanks.
josemedina1983 said:
LOL one step can take me a long way so i have 2.10.000 so finally i can install a rom that was the only thing holding me back thanks.
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with spl 2.10.0000 you need to use hspl3 See my sig, connect phone, run hspl3, choose 2.08.hspl, done.
samsamuel said:
with spl 2.10.0000 you need to use hspl3 See my sig, connect phone, run hspl3, choose 2.08.hspl, done.
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awsome that was my only problem seen so many hspl it got me alittle confused now im about flash a new rom thanks alot you made my monday

[HELP]Bricked Fender Mytouch

I've had it rooted, and flashed many roms to it.. then tonight it all went to sh!t.
I was trying to put a froyo rom onto it(i think it was called extreme froyo), and i got the boot loops, and on the download page it said i needed the newest radio/spl if that happened...
So i ended up flashing some sapphire SPL, and it got stuck on the "HTC MAGIC" bootscreen.... then I tried flashing this:
http://code.google.com/p/android-roms/downloads/detail?name=splhard1_update_signed.zip&can=2&q=
and now it wont even power....
Is it done for?
Yeah u need to be careful, flashing new radios and spls are very dangerous and best flashed from fast boot. Sorry but you sir are ****ed
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****in ****.. thats lame, and Tmobile is saying they won't warranty it.. ridiculous.
Ridiculous they won't warranty a phone you bricked? Sounds just fine to me...all the rooting stuff does say it voids the warranty...
Yea, but if you cant tell, then whats the big deal. it just doesn't turn on.
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Yea, but if you cant tell, then whats the big deal. it just doesn't turn on.
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tell them u reccieved an ota update and when it finished it wouldnt work
That's what you get for not reading up about something which could harm your phone. I don't mean to add insult to ingury, but chances are you didn't even need HardSPL.
It if you can't get into Fastboot or anything, you're screwed. But you shouldn't be flashing new radios or SPLs if you don't know if they are compatible with your phone.
There has been no OTA updates for the fender/mytouch 1.2. They won't believe that line...
NetrixTardis said:
There has been no OTA updates for the fender/mytouch 1.2. They won't believe that line...
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First you go about it very dumb like..... and then you start by saying that you was out and phone was all most dead. by the time you got home it was turned [email protected]@h...........new phone. But by no-means do i support this action nore do I believe in any act of theft by deception!!! This can get you in trouble big time.
First of all, if you're going to flash a rom that clearly states that you need the newest radio and SPL, you want to update those BEFORE you flash the rom. More than likely, that's what caused your boot loop. Second, do a little research before you start flashing things, if you had, you would know that you always update your radio before your SPL. That's where you went wrong, and that's what bricked your phone. Of course T-mobile isn't going to replace a phone that you bricked. Rooting your phone voids the warranty and a bricked device is definitely no exception.
Do you have insurance on your phone? You're better off taking it outside, running it over with you car and making an insurance claim. Problem solved.
this thread was for help.. not for everyone to chime in about whether its ethically right for me to try and warranty.
If its helpful to me trying to get this thing going again, post, if not, just go to the next thread.
Ethically speaking, I personally could care less if you CAN actually get your phone replaced under warranty. If you can, do it! As far as getting your bricked phone up and running again, its not going to happen. Like I said, you obviously flashed the SPL before updating the radio which bricked your phone, there's no turning back. So basically, you have three options.
1. Don't replace your phone and use it as a nice paper weight.
2. Lie your ass off to T-Mobile and get your phone replaced under warranty and cross your fingers they don't find out and tack additional charges to your account for voiding your warranty. Who cares about ethics or what anyone else says, its your call. Honestly, as long as your hardware is ok, they can reflash your device and will end up reselling your phone to someone else, so who cares.
3. If you have insurance, smash you phone, drop it in the toilet, throw it at the wall, anything. That's what insurance is for, of course then you're still stuck with pay some cash.

Bricked HD2

Good Day to all.
Apparently I have bricked my HD2. I have a TMO US version, installed 2.08 and then the rom. Installed a TMO UK version of 1.43 and now the phone will not even turn on. Any way to fix this prob? When I plug into computer or wall charger you can hear it connect, but no red light or activitiy whatsoever. Is it totally dead or is there a way to bring this back to life? Thanks for your help in advance.
U have HardSPL ur TMOUS and the installed a custom ROM and then u changed to UK version of 1.43? If i understand u correct?
Afraid to say that but think u just got a pricey paperweight. Sorry Bro
I installed HSPL 2.08 Then I attempted to install a TMO UK rom version 1.43 Phone went black and haven't been able to get any activity out of it since.
yep its a paperweight... btw why did you install a uk version rom? its a known fact that it may brick your phone.. call tmo and get a replacement if you can.. sorry bro i feel your pain!
BrianYost24 said:
its a known fact that it may brick your phone..
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theres no 'may' about it. Any ANY official rom, except the tmous official roms will always brick a tmous. Its the included radio that does the damage.
Try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7075013&postcount=64
DJ Andy G said:
Good Day to all.
Apparently I have bricked my HD2. I have a TMO US version, installed 2.08 and then the rom. Installed a TMO UK version of 1.43 and now the phone will not even turn on. Any way to fix this prob? When I plug into computer or wall charger you can hear it connect, but no red light or activitiy whatsoever. Is it totally dead or is there a way to bring this back to life? Thanks for your help in advance.
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brick son!
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Try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7075013&postcount=64
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i dont think that will work what hes talking about is the phone has "no" power what so ever when your charging it or not...
Why did you install a UK ROM?
jayvo said:
Why did you install a UK ROM?
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That is always the million dollar question .....
watcher64 said:
That is always the million dollar question .....
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we all know the UK stuff is always better.
watcher64 said:
That is always the million dollar question .....
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i know exactly why... cause he didnt read and do research before jumping into modifying a 400$ piece of equipment.. but im sure he learnt now..
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i know exactly why... cause he didnt read and do research before jumping into modifying a 400$ piece of equipment.. but im sure he learnt now..
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Noooo, you have got to be kidding me, who would do something like that <end sarcasm>
But seriously , sorry about your phone, but when you get it replaced READ READ READ and when you think you understand it , READ it again .....
please HELP
my HD2 doesn't start, charge, no orange light nor green light, can't hard reset
i tasked 29 it day b4 yesterday, was trying to flash kumars rom then slept off.
woke up thiniking may n d battery went off, try 2charge & notice it wasn't charging

[Q] [28 Mar] HTC HD2 US version + non-US roms

Im thinking of buying HTC HD2 again (had one, sold it, regret it) from eBay.
Im had an EU/UK version, im thinking of getting US version with more (1024MB on T-Mobile US version)
Do all the Roms with Android, WP7 etc, that are made for non-us version will work with T-Mobile US version ?
is there any resone i shuld no get US version ?
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Sorry for noob question, but im at work and shuld not be google'ing too much
Android and wp7 work on both types of hd2.
Do Android roms that made for HD2 512 vsersion will work on HD2 1024 US-version ?
US version will work on 3G, HSDPA in UK ?
Depends, most do, read the instructions for that rom.
er,WARNING...you will brick your hd2 if you are not VERY sure.
most EU roms will brick us t-mob phone,and other way round.
read up very carefully before you even think about trying.
search posts from bahakahn,he just bricked his trying.
Sent from my NexusHD2 using xda premium
nice one Sam,your advice is crap,just read posts from bahakhan.
unless you actually know what your talking about don't advice noobs how to brick their phone.
you are doing more harm than helping,just show folk how to find forum/thread and tell them to read,this is a 5 year old phone,these problems where sorted years ago.
try reading.
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tleaf100 said:
nice one Sam,your advice is crap,just read posts from bahakhan.
unless you actually know what your talking about don't advice noobs how to brick their phone.
you are doing more harm than helping,just show folk how to find forum/thread and tell them to read,this is a 5 year old phone,these problems where sorted years ago.
try reading.
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noob is a strong word, i been flashing phones since HTC Magician days, never had a pleasure to work with Region specific models tho... and better safe the sorry so id rather ask this then spend time unbricking a phone
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er,WARNING...you will brick your hd2 if you are not VERY sure.
most EU roms will brick us t-mob phone,
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Only stock winmo roms, (i.e roms containing a regular radio, its the radio that kills tmouses, not the rom) the op asked about android and wp7, both of which work on either,
and the other way round
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Wrong, tmous roms will not brick a regular hd2
Check your facts.
tleaf100 said:
nice one Sam,your advice is crap,just read posts from bahakhan.
unless you actually know what your talking about don't advice noobs how to brick their phone.
you are doing more harm than helping,just show folk how to find forum/thread and tell them to read,this is a 5 year old phone,these problems where sorted years ago.
try reading.
Sent from my NexusHD2 using xda premium
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Lol, its a three n half year old phone, autumn 2009, I know cos I got mine just a few months after release., and there's nothing I said that was wrong, but feel free to point out what you think I got wrong, and I'll explain your noob error.
The OP asked about android and wp7 roms, and i said yes they're fine, because they ARE fine, , the worst that could happen is the phone wont boot the rom and you need to reflash (hence the post saying to read that roms first posts, if it says tmous only, don't flash it to an EU, , simple)
What you think i SHOULD have said was '' yes the roms you asked about will all work fine on a tmous, however EU winmo roms will not work on a tmous.'' Even though the OP didn't ask about winmo, but did ask specifically about two other OS's, you seem to think i should pre-empt his question by answering more than he asked for.
The facts are
1 - All stock roms contain radios - If you flash a regular radio (regular radios are 2.xx.51, tmous radios are 2.xx.50) either as part of a stock rom, or as a separate radio.img, to a tmous, the tmous will be bricked.
That's it, that's all, you can flash anything to a regular hd2, and you can flash any android or WP7 ROM to either tmous or regular, no danger. Some android roms may be specific to tmous but this is ONLY to do with the size of the internal storage, you will NOT brick your phone flashing a tmous specific android rom to a regular hd2. (or the other way around)
2 - this is not supposed to be a newb forum, otherwise it would be called 'xda-noobswhoneedhandholding.com' If teh op asks about android and wp7, and i answer about android and wp7, what's wrong with that? He didn't ask about ubuntu on hd2 either, should i have mentioned that too? If he'd said simply 'will regular roms work on a tmous' i would have answered explaining about the winmo roms as well as the wp7 and android,,, but he didn't, so i didn't.
Scaremongering **** whit.
tleaf100 said:
nice one Sam,your advice is crap,just read posts from bahakhan.
unless you actually know what your talking about don't advice noobs how to brick their phone.
you are doing more harm than helping,just show folk how to find forum/thread and tell them to read,this is a 5 year old phone,these problems where sorted years ago.
try reading.
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Ok I had to jump in here, Sam has been posting here in the HD2 forums for a very long time now. I personally have much respect for him as his post taught me much of what I low about the HD2. If he tells you something about the HD2 you can trust his information. Plus I learned the hard way that anyone that comes to XDA to mod their device has to take full responsibility for any bad action that happens because of something they did to their device. It is the end users responsiblity to research and confirm the actions they are taking is safe.
Oh and mods please remove the thanks I gave tleaf100 as that was a total mistake on my part. I hit the thanks button on accident when I was trying to touch the quote button.
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