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How do I get SPL-2.00 off my phone?

I think I made a grave error and updated to the TMO USA 2.02 ROM not knowing it would be watermarked all over the place. So now I'm trying to revert back to HSPL and am having no luck whatsoever. I've read and read and read but can find no clear cut path to downgrade the SPL. I really just want to get back to the WWE 1.66 official release I was running.
Can anybody please help? I've tried flashing all kinds of different ROMS including official roms but nothing works. Even from the memory card is of no help.
I hear gold card mentioned but I have no idea what that is and Google gives billions of results for gold card, nothing that explained it to me. I have to buy a gold card?
Can somebody please help?
Either downgrade my SPL or instruct me on ridding my 2.02 of these water marks. HTC Confidential is printed in the middle.
Thanks.

balane said:
I think I made a grave error and updated to the TMO USA 2.02 ROM not knowing it would be watermarked all over the place. So now I'm trying to revert back to HSPL and am having no luck whatsoever. I've read and read and read but can find no clear cut path to downgrade the SPL. I really just want to get back to the WWE 1.66 official release I was running.
Can anybody please help? I've tried flashing all kinds of different ROMS including official roms but nothing works. Even from the memory card is of no help.
I hear gold card mentioned but I have no idea what that is and Google gives billions of results for gold card, nothing that explained it to me. I have to buy a gold card?
Can somebody please help?
Either downgrade my SPL or instruct me on ridding my 2.02 of these water marks. HTC Confidential is printed in the middle.
Thanks.
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if you flash a stock 166 rom then you don't need goldcard.. especially with the 200spl in place.
flashing via ssdcard or using just running the full exe from windows should install the 166 complete including the 142 spl.
I know as I've done it a few times over the last couple of days.
the watermarking is nothing to do with the spl btw.. it's the ddi.dll that's the cause.
next time read a bit more before you go around flashing everything, it will save you some heartache, as the 202 rom has been discussed in some detail adn isn't suitable for noobs to use, as you've found out. .

Thanks. I did try flashing down to the official 1.66 rom WWE and neither the exe from the PC nor the leoimg.nbh worked.
Using the SD card method it flashes gray for a second with some red number up top and then returns to the rainbow bootloader screen and sits.
Using the PC method it boots the phone, gets to 1% of the flash, returns some error about communication and goes back into the 2.02
Honestly, if there were a way to remove the water mark I would be just fine with it all. I tried to replace the ddi.dll with the one from 2.01 earlier in the day but it just froze at the Stick Together first splash screen so I don't know what else to try in that regard.

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I just got done getting the 1.66 official WWE on there via SSPL. For some reason it won't let me install any custom rom via SSPL saying it loses communication with the phone.
So I'm OK for the time being.
Can somebody please direct me to the location of Gold Card? I'm having a bear of a time finding it.
Thank you very much for your help.

balane,
I feel your pain but as Fards has just said doing a significant amount of research first before jumping in can save hassle later on.
XDA can be a bit hit and miss to search so use this to help you out...http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=+site:http://forum.xda-developers.com&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all
If you search for Gold Card the 3rd or 4th item down is the thread you are looking for.
Good luck, hope you get it sorted.
All the best,
WB

OK, thanks for that. Now that I have some links I'll get to reading.

I'm pretty sure if you get the right official rom for your device, you can place the rom image as leoimg.nbh in your sdcard and it will flash for you including the spl.
had that before so the steps work for me

I would love to know which one. I know for certain that 1.66 did not work via this method. Do you have any suggestions as to which official ROM package to try?

zenkinz said:
I'm pretty sure if you get the right official rom for your device, you can place the rom image as leoimg.nbh in your sdcard and it will flash for you including the spl.
had that before so the steps work for me
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Re:Goldcards, to make one for the leo you need PSAS, which is not free. see revskills.de

samsamuel said:
I'm pretty sure sd card flashing wont downgrade spl unless the card is gold, only overwrite same version spl
(I.e 1.42.hspl can be overwritten by 1.42.0000 but 2.0 wont be overwritten by 1.42)
Re:Goldcards, to make one for the leo you need PSAS, which is not free. see revskills.de
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well it does for me... and I don't use goldcard. (unless you consider credit gold card as one)
you must make sure you are using an nbh rom that has spl image obviously, otherwise it won't downgrade (or upgrade) depending on your spl version in the nbh

zenkinz said:
well it does for me... and I don't use goldcard. (unless you consider credit gold card as one)
you must make sure you are using an nbh rom that has spl image obviously, otherwise it won't downgrade (or upgrade) depending on your spl version in the nbh
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so you have flashed the test t mob rom like the OP? that is the only rom to contain the v2 spl.

zenkinz said:
you must make sure you are using an nbh rom that has spl image obviously, otherwise it won't downgrade (or upgrade) depending on your spl version in the nbh
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Can you give me an example please?
Is it OK to keep my 1.66 official flashed via SSPL on a phone with SPL-2.0? There is no problem with that, right?
In the future something should transpire that makes this problem easier to work with?

balane said:
Can you give me an example please?
Is it OK to keep my 1.66 official flashed via SSPL on a phone with SPL-2.0? There is no problem with that, right?
In the future something should transpire that makes this problem easier to work with?
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probably don't help, anyway is your SD fat32 formatted?
if yes or not, you can try to reformat SD and flash from root LEOIMG.nbh extracted from 1.66 official .exe

To restore original SPL:
- Take any "RUU_signed.nbh" from a ship ROM and copy it to SD card.
- Rename it to "leoimg.nbh"
- Reset the device while pressing the volume down button.
How to take the RUU_signed.nbh file from the official shipped ROM file as most files are in the exe format -> you can extract the .exe using winrar.
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This procedure worked for me. Restored back SPL 1.42 from HSPL 2.0 (and HTC Reworked)
I used the first official ROM available on htc.com and extracted the RUU_signed.nbh from it. Renamed to leoimg.nbh, put the file on microSD card, restated while holding the volume down + power button and followed on-screen instructions.

cenzor said:
This procedure worked for me. Restored back SPL 1.42 from HSPL 2.0 (and HTC Reworked)
I used the first official ROM available on htc.com and extracted the RUU_signed.nbh from it. Renamed to leoimg.nbh, put the file on microSD card, restated while holding the volume down + power button and followed on-screen instructions.
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HSPL 2.0 ?? is this out???
and HTC Reworked you mean the italian chef custom rom? the custom rom don't flash spl

STOP TRYING TO USE SSPL for this.
it works ***ONLY*** for flashing the os and splash..
it doesnt flash radio or spl
You may need to format you Sdcard or try another one..
try another 166 rom, the exe (NOT the custom ruu or sspl version) will flash this over the top of 200 spl
the 200 spl is MFGR that means it's not region locked, so you dont need a goldcard to flash it..
pm me if you want a hand

huggy_72 said:
HSPL 2.0 ?? is this out???
and HTC Reworked you mean the italian chef custom rom? the custom rom don't flash spl
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Maybe not sure about the HSPL version, it was the one from here.
And yes, the HTC Reworked was a custom rom (and very buggy unfortunatelly), with 1Ghz patch and 576 RAM enabled.

Easiest (possibly) method would be to flash HardSPL and then flash the 1.66 ROM from the SD card. HardSPL will accept an SPL if flashed from SD, and HardSPL will overwrite the 2.00 SPL.

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What did I do to my new LEO????

Well I got my new Leo 13 days ago and I've tried to make the stock ROM work to my satisfaction but between the T-Mo junk installed and terrible battery life I decided it was time to try a cooked ROM...
So I read and read and read some more...It's not my first run at this but I wanted to understand everything so I didn't end up with a $449 paperweight.
This morning I download and installed the HSPL-1024....No problems, went just as the instructions said....
I then download a 1024 T-Mo tested/approved Energy Rom and I install it on my LEO.... No problem everything went as it should. I played with the rom and wanted to try another one with a different look so I found another 1024 LEO Rom, the RoMEoS4 or something like that.... Anyway, that install went just fine...
After installing both cooked ROMS I noticed I was having freezing/locking up issues and had to keep soft reseting so after several hours of it locking up I decided to just revert back to the stock T-Mo USA rom.
I then went on here and found the exact shipped rom I had originally (I had documented the versions I had prior to HSPL and the cooked rom's)
http://beta.vbnfiles.com/index.php?...08.50.08_2_Ship.zip&directory=xmoo/Leo/TMOUS&
Instructions on here clearly explained how to revert back (for warranty purposes) so I downloaded the exact stock rom, extracted it to my desktop and renamed the nbh file leoimg.nbh.... I then copied it to a formatted 8gb SDcard and inserted it into the phone.
Instructions said to hold the Volume down botton and the Power button until it boots into the bootloader and then begins to install off the card. I did this exactly and shortly after it began loading off the card it went back to the bootloader and said "Upgrade Rom Code Error, Please try again" it then goes to a gray screen that says "Loading" and stays there...stuck.
Here's a video of what it does when I try to load off the sdcard.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCD_-EuI1_Q
I have no idea what happened or what to do to get it out of this...
Thanks for your time!
Jess
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/jessepatty/DSC00314.jpg

Put it into bootloader mode, hook it up to your computer with USB, and run to stock image like you did with the cooked roms. That should flash it back to stock. Then, if you want to take the hspl off, you can just run the hspl program again and change it back to your lod spl. No need to use SD card.

Every time a thread like this pops up, I can't help but wish that the "flash from SD card" method and every reference to it could be eradicated from the collective consciousness of this forum and all unwitting participants who fall into this trap... at least long enough to establish that:
1) it isn't a necessary or preferred method to flash.
2) it has the potential to cause stuff like this to happen.

zarathustrax said:
Put it into bootloader mode, hook it up to your computer with USB, and run to stock image like you did with the cooked roms. That should flash it back to stock. Then, if you want to take the hspl off, you can just run the hspl program again and change it back to your lod spl. No need to use SD card.
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I've tried that several times and it loads the HTC screen but the screen never does anything...stays on 0%

donalgodon said:
Every time a thread like this pops up, I can't help but wish that the "flash from SD card" method and every reference to it could be eradicated from the collective consciousness of this forum and all unwitting participants who fall into this trap... at least long enough to establish that:
1) it isn't a necessary or preferred method to flash.
2) it has the potential to cause stuff like this to happen.
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I got those instructions from a very popular chef on here so I was under the assumption that was the only way to revert back from HSPL
I've learned a valuable lesson here.....Leave it the hell alone!!!!
I'm sweating bullets right now....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6162635&postcount=86

If you can get to the boot loader, then you should be able to fix this pretty easily.
I'd do this:
Get to the boot loader, check the SPL version. Do you have HSPL 2.08?
IF no, install it using HSPL2_1024_RUN, (if you want a custom ROM option), or install the standard SPL if you want to have an "unhacked" HD2, and flash the stock ROM. Done.
IF HSPL 2.08 is installed and you want it like that to install custom ROMs, then I'd do the following, just for good measure:
run MTTY/task29 to clean out all the old stuff (see my sig line)
flash the TMOUS 2.08 Radio
flash a custom TMOUS compatible ROM

jessepatty said:
I got those instructions from a very popular chef on here so I was under the assumption that was the only way to revert back from HSPL
I've learned a valuable lesson here.....Leave it the hell alone!!!!
I'm sweating bullets right now....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6162635&postcount=86
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No, the new version of HSPL (HSPL2_1024_RUN) has an option to re-install the standard SPL. If I wanted to do that, i'd definitely use HSPL2_1024_RUN to do it.

donalgodon said:
If you can get to the boot loader, then you should be able to fix this pretty easily.
I'd do this:
Get to the boot loader, check the SPL version. Do you have HSPL 2.08?
IF no, install it using HSPL2_1024_RUN, (if you want a custom ROM option), or install the standard SPL if you want to have an "unhacked" HD2, and flash the stock ROM. Done.
IF HSPL 2.08 is installed and you want it like that to install custom ROMs, then I'd do the following, just for good measure:
run MTTY/task29 to clean out all the old stuff (see my sig line)
flash the TMOUS 2.08 Radio
flash a custom TMOUS compatible ROM
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Ok thank you....
The SPL reverted back to the original 2.08 SPL when it began the install the stock rom (before it gave me the error) So it does not have the HSPL in it anymore.
I've tried all kinds of different things to fix it but I get an error or no response with everything.
I did try to reinstall the HSPL but when I try I get the below error from the HSPL2 proggie.
Critical Error
Flow 00000003
Error Code 00000004
Discription: BAD MODEL ID
so reinstalling HSPL wont reinstall.....
I believe this is why I've not been able to fix it myself.... I'm usually pretty good with these installs. My Kaiser saw hundreds of new roms if not more and I never ran into this.
Thanks

jessepatty said:
I've tried that several times and it loads the HTC screen but the screen never does anything...stays on 0%
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Make sure you have the sd card out of the phone. So you get into bootloader mode, and you run the rom update from the computer? Maybe try downloading the stock rom again to make sure it's not corrupted. You should be able to flash it from your computer.

Before flashing any rom I would do task29 and completely wipe the internal memory, so you don't have any issues with left over files from the last rom. That is most likely why you started having problems in the first place. I used to think oh I can just flash a rom and it will work like new, but nope I had more problems I could deal with and almost returned the damn thing. Once you know what you are doing WM is a great OS to have and the only other phone I thought even cam eclose toa WM phone was the iPhone anyG, if i'm allowed to say that here. So, task29 first then enter bootloader and the run your customruu with any rom compatible with the TMOUS HD2 1024. Any questions just holla.

jessepatty said:
Ok thank you....
The SPL reverted back to the original 2.08 SPL when it began the install the stock rom (before it gave me the error) So it does not have the HSPL in it anymore.
I've tried all kinds of different things to fix it but I get an error or no response with everything.
I did try to reinstall the HSPL but when I try I get the below error from the HSPL2 proggie.
Critical Error
Flow 00000003
Error Code 00000004
Discription: BAD MODEL ID
so reinstalling HSPL wont reinstall.....
I believe this is why I've not been able to fix it myself.... I'm usually pretty good with these installs. My Kaiser saw hundreds of new roms if not more and I never ran into this.
Thanks
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You should be able to install the T-Mobile Stock rom without needing HSPL I think. Make sure it's the stock rom you have... not a modified or cooked version.

jessepatty said:
Ok thank you....
The SPL reverted back to the original 2.08 SPL when it began the install the stock rom (before it gave me the error) So it does not have the HSPL in it anymore.
I've tried all kinds of different things to fix it but I get an error or no response with everything.
I did try to reinstall the HSPL but when I try I get the below error from the HSPL2 proggie.
Critical Error
Flow 00000003
Error Code 00000004
Discription: BAD MODEL ID
so reinstalling HSPL wont reinstall.....
I believe this is why I've not been able to fix it myself.... I'm usually pretty good with these installs. My Kaiser saw hundreds of new roms if not more and I never ran into this.
Thanks
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I wouldn't give up hope, but.... Worst case: You don't have HSPL installed, so your warranty is still good! Not the best news, I realize.

donalgodon said:
No, the new version of HSPL (HSPL2_1024_RUN) has an option to re-install the standard SPL. If I wanted to do that, i'd definitely use HSPL2_1024_RUN to do it.
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Yeah that's what I used to put the HSPL in it. It's giving me the Critical error now.
I'll search a copy of MTTY and see if it does anything...I don't have a copy of mtty.

zarathustrax said:
Make sure you have the sd card out of the phone. So you get into bootloader mode, and you run the rom update from the computer? Maybe try downloading the stock rom again to make sure it's not corrupted. You should be able to flash it from your computer.
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Thank you, Yes I took it out when it wouldnt load the stock rom off it.
There is no SIM or SD card in it.
No, it's not installing via my computer.....It's still sitting at 0% and been there since I began typing this thread... (30 mins) I thought I may have gotten a bad download so I've re-downloaded the stock rom twice now and still the same thing.... Sits at zero percent.

zarathustrax said:
You should be able to install the T-Mobile Stock rom without needing HSPL I think. Make sure it's the stock rom you have... not a modified or cooked version.
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Here's where I got the stock rom.... Last link in the 1st post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6042320&postcount=1
I got the second one elsewhere on XDA but I can't recall where.

If you can get your phone into bootloader then just do task29. Here is the Mega link.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J3OELQ8I
Once task29 is done, pull your battery out and replace after 10-15 secs. Then enter bootloader again and try the stock or custom rom you want. I have been at the 0% screen before even 70% and 99% and stuck. Mine is the HTC HD2 TMOUS branded and I am currently using the AxLor Leo V9 rom and she works like a dream. Let me know if you need help.

jessepatty said:
Discription: BAD MODEL ID
so reinstalling HSPL wont reinstall.....
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just to double check something, you keep referring to hspl2, and you get bad model ID,, you know hspl2 and hspl1024 are different progs? I'm assuming you have a tmous? you arent trying to run the wrong hspl in your haste/panic are you?

jessepatty said:
Here's where I got the stock rom.... Last link in the 1st post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6042320&postcount=1
I got the second one elsewhere on XDA but I can't recall where.
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ahh ok, that IS the stock rom, but its a repack of the 2.1 rom, not an official .exe/nbh pack. (Well, my kitchen wont import it, says its not official, and it comes with customruu)
However, look for
RUU_Leo_1_5_TMOUS_2.10.531.0_Radio_Signed_15.34.50.07U_2.08.50.08_2_Ship
which is the packed ship .exe. (and does open as official in the kitchen)
ill submit this, and see if i can find the link.
EDIT - heres a mirror of
RUU_Leo_1_5_TMOUS_2.10.531.0_Radio_Signed_15.34.50.07U_2.08.50.08_2_Ship.exe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5688401&postcount=159
good luck

samsamuel said:
just to double check something, you keep referring to hspl2, and you get bad model ID,, you know hspl2 and hspl1024 are different progs? I'm assuming you have a tmous? you arent trying to run the wrong hspl in your haste/panic are you?
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I am glad you pointed out this error on my part. I honestly did not know that HSPL2 and HSPL1024 were 2 different programs....
I was merely referring to HSPL1024 as the second version of HSPL....or HSPL2..... I didn't mean to create confusion... sorry about that...
To confirm I am using HSPL-1024
Jess

donalgodon said:
Every time a thread like this pops up, I can't help but wish that the "flash from SD card" method and every reference to it could be eradicated from the collective consciousness of this forum and all unwitting participants who fall into this trap... at least long enough to establish that:
1) it isn't a necessary or preferred method to flash.
2) it has the potential to cause stuff like this to happen.
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so I'm kinda confused...you say that that you shouldn't flash from the sd card. and im sure you know more about this technically speaking than I do but what confuses me is I've been told and read MANY times by people probably more experience than both of us that flashing from your sd card IS the safest way to flash...im not saying your wrong but it concerns me because that is the method I use mainly for convience.but if this has the potential to destroy my very expensive device that I can't afford to replace I would REALLY like to know and know why. if anybody can guide me here why two different stories and maybe some reasons why one method had a higher chance for problems I would really appreciate it =)

Putting EVERYTHING back to stock?

Im not really to sure how to revert everything back to stock.
I need to sent the phone to be fixed, Im having allot of problems with it.
But Im guessing they wont accept a phone with HSPL and radio changes At TmobileUk, will they?
So a guid would be awesome.
Thanks allot guys.

flash a stock rom

lonelykatana said:
Im not really to sure how to revert everything back to stock.
I need to sent the phone to be fixed, Im having allot of problems with it.
But Im guessing they wont accept a phone with HSPL and radio changes At TmobileUk, will they?
So a guid would be awesome.
Thanks allot guys.
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Well, maybe when you revert everything back to stock, you won't have any more problems with your phone?

vponomarev said:
Well, maybe when you revert everything back to stock, you won't have any more problems with your phone?
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Ha! I wish! Already tried it.
I thought you had to do something with the hspl stuff.
Oh well, clearly not

tmo uk - get your stock rom from 'leo official roms thread' first post first link
either:-
1 - right click the stock rom .exe, choose extract here. This will give several files, one of which is ruu_signed.nbh.
2 - rename ruu_signed.nbh to leoimg.nbh and copy to fat32 sd card
3 - power off, power on with vol down pressed to enter bootloader, which will automatically detect the leoimg and flash the phone, resetting the rom, the radio and the spl back to stock.
Job done
OR
1 - run the stock .exe file over usb, which will reset the rom and the radio back to stock
2 - run hspl2 on the PC and choose 1.42.0000. This is the stock spl.
Job Done.

samsamuel said:
tmo uk - get your stock rom from 'leo official roms thread' first post first link
either:-
1 - right click the stock rom .exe, choose extract here. This will give several files, one of which is ruu_signed.nbh.
2 - rename ruu_signed.nbh to leoimg.nbh and copy to fat32 sd card
3 - power off, power on with vol down pressed to enter bootloader, which will automatically detect the leoimg and flash the phone, resetting the rom, the radio and the spl back to stock.
Job done
OR
1 - run the stock .exe file over usb, which will reset the rom and the radio back to stock
2 - run hspl2 on the PC and choose 1.42.0000. This is the stock spl.
Job Done.
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Thanks allot
Hopefully the guys on Tmob will acctually understand whats wrong with my phone lol. Im not hopeful

How to revert to 2.08 spl?

So I have been searching my butt off to try to figure out how to do this I read the post where samsamuel stated to :
"However, if you flashed 2.13 from sd card, your spl is now 2.1, so hspl1024 no longer works.
In this case, get the 2.10.0 rom, right click the .exe and choose extract here, get the file ruu_signed.nbh, copy to your sd card, rename to leoimg.nbh, flash the phone, this has reset your rom and radio, and changed your spl back to 2.08.0000, meaning you can now reflash hspl1024 and then load the 2.10.1 rom."
I tried to search on how to get the stock 2.10.0 rom but I cant find it. ( I guess I really dont know what Im looking for) I have the 2.10 spl and want to get back to 2.08 so I can flash hspl. I read the forum post on how to flash everything and I searched like crazy with search but like I said I dont think I really know what I need to find to do this. Any help would be great.

Evolution-22- said:
So I have been searching my butt off to try to figure out how to do this I read the post where samsamuel stated to :
"However, if you flashed 2.13 from sd card, your spl is now 2.1, so hspl1024 no longer works.
In this case, get the 2.10.0 rom, right click the .exe and choose extract here, get the file ruu_signed.nbh, copy to your sd card, rename to leoimg.nbh, flash the phone, this has reset your rom and radio, and changed your spl back to 2.08.0000, meaning you can now reflash hspl1024 and then load the 2.10.1 rom."
I tried to search on how to get the stock 2.10.0 rom but I cant find it. ( I guess I really dont know what Im looking for) I have the 2.10 spl and want to get back to 2.08 so I can flash hspl. I read the forum post on how to flash everything and I searched like crazy with search but like I said I dont think I really know what I need to find to do this. Any help would be great.
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The post right above this one Stated "[ROM]Leo 1.5 T-MOBILE Test & Stock ROMS" Might be a good place to start

I swear Im searching harder than I need to >.> Hope I can get it to work.
Im such a noob

Ok so another noob question. When I click the 2.10.0 rom i get a loading screen that takes forever and does nothing that i can see but when I click the 2.10.1 link it actually d/l but it says "no stock spl" which do I need?

Evolution-22- said:
Ok so another noob question. When I click the 2.10.0 rom i get a loading screen that takes forever and does nothing that i can see but when I click the 2.10.1 link it actually d/l but it says "no stock spl" which do I need?
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The first one, you need the stock spl, thats the whole point lol. Also you can flash through active sync instead of your sd card, thats how I did it.

The link appears broken. I tried on Google Chrome, Firefox and IE but it says "Not Found" any other mirrors people know about?
And I dont know how to flash through active sync so I will start the search on how to do it
Ill get this done......someday

I will upload for you at mediafire give me a min. To flash through AS all you need to do is connect your HD2 to your computer and double click the exe file it will walk you through the rest.

Ahh I guess I dont have active sync because I have windows 7 so I have Windows Mobile Device Center thats what threw me off.

Ok so it wont let me upload to mediafire, its 5 megs to big lol. Keep trying the one in the OEM test thead, I downloaded it the other day.
EDIT: Just tried it and will dl for me just fine.

Odd now it worked
EDIT: wow started at taking 12 min, now up to 55min

So I decided to cancel the download and try again because it went from taking 12 min up to 3 hours. The link is super unstable or something. I tried just to go to the vbnfiles website or what ever and it wouldnt even work. Keep trying the link from the suggested sticky but keep getting errors saying its not found. Anyone know another download link at all?

Never been flashed

Hi all
I se a T-Mobile HD2. Although I've used winmo for years its only recently I've discovered the wonder of custom roms. Before I was a bit chicken at doing anything that heavy as I did not want to brick my phone but now I've read up as much as I can on it and I'm confident that I can now flash hspl and a new rom to my device. However....
I have updated my HD2 to the latest T-Mobile ROM and I have read that the new ROM cannot accept hspl. Is this true and if so, what can I do about it?
Many thanks in advance!

Just write up a sign saying, "Flash if you love [insert things a girl would love]" and put it up on your car window when you drive next to a car driven by an attractive woman.
Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
But if it's t-mous hd2, hspl2 is one you should look into, not hspl.

spfraggle said:
Hi all
I se a T-Mobile HD2. Although I've used winmo for years its only recently I've discovered the wonder of custom roms. Before I was a bit chicken at doing anything that heavy as I did not want to brick my phone but now I've read up as much as I can on it and I'm confident that I can now flash hspl and a new rom to my device. However....
I have updated my HD2 to the latest T-Mobile ROM and I have read that the new ROM cannot accept hspl. Is this true and if so, what can I do about it?
Many thanks in advance!
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True and false.
You must downgrade back to 2.10 which gives you a SPL of 2.08. Luckily someone has posted a thread on how to do this and it is quite easy.
First your going to go to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=691779
This will explain how to downgrade from 2.13 to 2.10.
Once you have downgraded you will want to check that your SPL has been downgraded also by booting into bootloader (Hold vol down+power)
Once you have this you can download the HSPL2 Program which can be found here.
After you follow that you will then have an HD2 with HSPL.
To flash a custom rom this guide is a great one to follow.
FYI. Make sure you only flash roms that say they are for TMOUS and only stock roms higher than 2.08 and do not flash radios with .51 AT ALL
Basically gave you all the guides to keep you safe to flash. Quite easy once you get a hold of it.
Edit: Also never flash a stock rom via MicroSD that has a SPL attached to it as it will overwrite your SPL2 and you will no longer be able to HSPL your SPL

rlacsamana1989 said:
Once you have this you can download the HSPL2 Program which can be found here Make sure you download HSPL2_RUN (second file on the dowload list on that guide)
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wrong. hspl 2, the second one in that thread won't work on tmous. you need hspl_2_1024 (hspl1024 for short) which is on page 990 of that thread. (or see my sig for a link)

samsamuel said:
wrong. hspl 2, the second one in that thread won't work on tmous. you need hspl_2_1024 (hspl1024 for short) which is on page 990 of that thread. (or see my sig for a link)
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sorry thought I switched that last night before I went to bed. Its fixed now so its all good. Thanks for that

Thanks for all the help. So far I have gone back to my old tmo rom and installed hspl. I've also looked through for some ROMs I like and when I downloaded the one I wanted to use, it saved a .rar file. What is a rar file and how do I run it?

spfraggle said:
Thanks for all the help. So far I have gone back to my old tmo rom and installed hspl. I've also looked through for some ROMs I like and when I downloaded the one I wanted to use, it saved a .rar file. What is a rar file and how do I run it?
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A rar file is a compressed file like a .zip , use winrar to uncompress it ...
just google .rar or winrar ....

I like using Rarzilla. Its free and it extracts the files as simple as right clicking the file and choosing RarZilla and it goes to work.

I cannot thank everyone enough. After following all the instructions to the letter I have now flashed my first rom. I have a few other questions:
The rom didn't come with the IM program that was on the tmo stock rom. Is there anywhere I can get that?
If I want to return to the original tmo rom (for warranty purposes) do I just load it up from the storage card liike I did when I went back to it before flashing to hspl?
And if I want to change to another custom rom, do I have to remove the one I have first before flashing to a new one or just flash it onto my device and it replaces the old one?

spfraggle said:
The rom didn't come with the IM program that was on the tmo stock rom. Is there anywhere I can get that?
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Not sure about that, but i would expect there is a thread somewhere with all the packages.
At a long shot the 'ext' package can be converted into a cab.
Do some hunting.
If I want to return to the original tmo rom (for warranty purposes) do I just load it up from the storage card liike I did when I went back to it before flashing to hspl?
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no need for storage card flashing at all nowadays.
run hspl3, choose 2.08.0000
now, because the spl is stock, when you run the 2.13 rom exe, it will flash over usb and reset the rom, radio and spl to stock.
And if I want to change to another custom rom, do I have to remove the one I have first before flashing to a new one or just flash it onto my device and it replaces the old one?
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It is recommended to do task29 between different roms. This formats the memory area where the rom is stored. (Think formatting your system disk on your PC before installing a fresh OS)
However, if you are trialling a lot of roms in quick succession, task 29 isn't actually necessary, but you are more likely to get odd bugs creep in after a while, so it's a good habit to get into.