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basically this thread is for orange uk user to compare roms they have and see the differences, alerting users to new releases and versions whenever they get a new HD
also a great place to pose questions and answer them as far as orange branded roms go
please tell us what you have when posing questions
updates and news
11th Mar 09 - orange replacement HDs comewith 1.14 WWE roms instead of the newer 1.19.61.1
also i have one of my own questions
i got my HD about a week ago. scratched the screen got a replacements today
it came with 1.14.xx.x WWE HTC rom instead of 1.19.61.1 Orange ROM
as far as flashing to a orange branded rom again id prefer not to
ive also downloaded a the asia HKCSL WWE rom would this be compatile with Orange uk network
The radio versions are the same
I got my Orange Blackstone back in December and it has the 1.14.405.3 WWE rom.
well that the one i have now but the first one i had came with 1.19.61.1 WWE
i was under the impression if its wwe then you can flash it to your wwe or english language phone?
Got mine monday the ROM is still 1.19.61.1 WWE
Got mine yesterday, came with 1.14.405.3 WWE rom and sim unlocked.
Also no Orange branding on the back cover.
t3rm3y said:
i was under the impression if its wwe then you can flash it to your wwe or english language phone?
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i did hear this but i read do not use the HKSCL unless u want to use the service aswell
i do have a dump of the orange 1.19.61.1 but its in nbh form
so im gonna have to read up about that one
can anyone confirm a non vendor branded (the HKSCL 1.19) working in the uk on orange uk network???
Mine came with 1.19 WWE, but I flashed to Dutty Extreme and today flashed to Davideuk V-2. They blow the original rom away, mainly thanks to the new manila.
ok ok im taking the plunge im about to download dutty extreme but there are two file availablw ones got msvc in it what is this
also what the test 4 all about
which one do i dl
Ruu_Signed_Duttys_HD_V2_1_XTREME_5_2_21018_1_6_0_Test4.zip
or
Ruu_Signed_Duttys_HD_V2_1_XTREME_5_2_21018_1_6_0_Test4_MSVC.zip
also do i need to flash the radio i currently have back on after the rom flash??
MSVC is Microsoft voice command, you can use it to make your phone do stuff ie: shout camera and the camera app opens. Mostly used for making calls really. I didn't fiddle with it at all as I couldn't see any use for it...
The test # indicates what version it is. It seems Dutty renames it with a test # every time he makes a minor bug fix, rather than releasing a whole new rom number.
No you don't have to flash a new radio, or re-flash your current radio. Radio's are flashed seperately to roms, they just use the same flashing method. I've flashed mine to 1.12 so it works with Orange if anyone's interested...
Incidentally the reason I changed from Dutty Extreme to Davideuk V-2 is the lack of T9 support on Dutty's rom. The new EZinput keyboard is superb in qwerty mode, but I prefer the keypad where T9 is a must. You can put the old keyboard back on with a bit of a reg hack, but that defeats the object of flashing a new rom... On Davideuk's rom the only problem I have is the screen switching off during a call. As far as I know Dutty's roms are the only ones that allow you to disable the screen switching off
well i flashed duttys but im loving it.
stunning rom and acually works
read the wiki's for the blackstone mate - you can't just flash a ROM straight onto the device.
And I wouldn't recommend using Duttys 2.1 just yet - try out 1.7 first as its very stable - 2.1 still needs a bit of work and may frustrate you especially if you are just beginning to get the grips of this addictive flashing stuff
btw MSVC stands for Microsoft Voice Command. hth
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Ignore me. Found the answer
i read the wikis three days before i got the device but the wikis dont go into how the roms function and there faults. i hadnt got the thread till yday
i got addicted to flashing when i got a kaiser but i got the omnia after that and it works differently, i gave the kaiser away and never got the chance to catch the bug
i flashed 2.1 and it brilliant i havent had a bug yet. not that fussed with tf3d errors as i dont use it everything runs good
i dont thinks theres been a benchmark done on these the main differences ive noticed is
no google maps on 1.19 orange and a orange animated splash screen on it to
Can custom ROM's be flashed to an Orange branded HD?
If so where can i get it because i've tried to do it but once connected to my pc after downloading the ROM & HardSPL it doesn't seem to work.
just got myself this handset today, it is absolutely beautiful, ive had htc's in the past but it's been a lock time since i messed about with unlocking and roms, anyone point me in the right direction, can the o2 hd2's be unlocked right now, and debranded?
did a search and found out the latest rom is 1.48, im on 1.43 just now,
also im tryng to get the leo to my pc but there is no cd in the box, what software do i need for this??
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just got myself this handset today, it is absolutely beautiful, ive had htc's in the past but it's been a lock time since i messed about with unlocking and roms, anyone point me in the right direction, can the o2 hd2's be unlocked right now, and debranded?
did a search and found out the latest rom is 1.48, im on 1.43 just now,
also im tryng to get the leo to my pc but there is no cd in the box, what software do i need for this??
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You need active sync from microsoft to sync with pc, or you can just plug it in with usb and use it as a removable drive, follow the tutorial on the rom section to debrand and unlock your o2 HD2 by upgrading to the new 1.48 roms...
thanks richie,
i will download active sync now, but i have a question,
im tryng to find the rom section but i have found quite a few posts, im really confused, what is SPL??
do i just install 1.48 and that should debrand and unlock my device??
and what is goldcard???
im coming from an n97, and have been using symbian for over 5 years, so i apologize in advance
o2 will now let you unlock it,maybe for free...more info on that here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5054228&postcount=2
The latest 1.48 ROM cannot be loaded without using goldcard, on an O2 HD2.
For Windows Vista and 7, you need Windows Mobile Device Center (activesync renamed).
It on the windows mobile site to download.
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thanks richie,
i will download active sync now, but i have a question,
im tryng to find the rom section but i have found quite a few posts, im really confused, what is SPL??
do i just install 1.48 and that should debrand and unlock my device??
and what is goldcard???
im coming from an n97, and have been using symbian for over 5 years, so i apologize in advance
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591314
Follow this thread to the letter and you won`t go wrong....
Useful info!
Chaps,
Once this has the 1.48 installed on it will it then be able to be upgraded with ROM's from the HTC site in future without the use of a GoldCard?
Or will it need to be network unlocked too?
Is this GoldCard business needed because the O2 HD2 is network locked?
S_J_D said:
Chaps,
Once this has the 1.48 installed on it will it then be able to be upgraded with ROM's from the HTC site in future without the use of a GoldCard?
Or will it need to be network unlocked too?
Is this GoldCard business needed because the O2 HD2 is network locked?
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For now you will need to use the goldcard method for installing the roms from HTC as they have not yet gone official..I can`t see it affecting future upgrades from the HTC site but my experience tells me that when ever i`ve had an O2 branded HTC device the HTC website won`t allow downloads from there site when you have to enter your serial number. You have to wait for O2 to release there own version of the update which NEVER happens....
Hence why i ended up at this brilliant site.
thanks guys, im going to follow the goldcard method,
will there be such another method without goldcard in the near future? im not even sure what goldcard is to be honest
will debranding to 1.48 unlock the phone as well?? or not ??
i have submitted the unlock phone request form on o2's website but am just wondering if the new rom will unlock the phone?
richie_jones said:
For now you will need to use the goldcard method for installing the roms from HTC as they have not yet gone official..I can`t see it affecting future upgrades from the HTC site but my experience tells me that when ever i`ve had an O2 branded HTC device the HTC website won`t allow downloads from there site when you have to enter your serial number. You have to wait for O2 to release there own version of the update which NEVER happens....
Hence why i ended up at this brilliant site.
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Thanks Richie, that's a very comprehensive answer!
Hey, I've got an O2 branded phone which was unlocked using the unlocking website (€22 it cost). Using a 3 UK sim and I'm wanting to get rid of O2's branding.
I've downloaded "RUU_Leo_HTC_WWE_1.48.405.2_Radio_Signed_15.28.50.07U_2.05.51.05_2_Ship.exe"
My question is will this ROM remove the branding and do I need to use the goldcard with this or is this a shipped rom (that I can just update using the exe)?
Many thanks,
Ross.
Rossimac said:
Hey, I've got an O2 branded phone which was unlocked using the unlocking website (€22 it cost). Using a 3 UK sim and I'm wanting to get rid of O2's branding.
I've downloaded "RUU_Leo_HTC_WWE_1.48.405.2_Radio_Signed_15.28.50.07U_2.05.51.05_2_Ship.exe"
My question is will this ROM remove the branding and do I need to use the goldcard with this or is this a shipped rom (that I can just update using the exe)?
Many thanks,
Ross.
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Yes and Yes
goldcard needed and rom will remove branding
TartanArmy said:
Yes and Yes
goldcard needed and rom will remove branding
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Okay cool, card prepared and rom loaded on.
Is this the best rom to use at this moment? Just waiting for the battery to charge > 80%
Branding is cosmetic, I can live with that. Network locking prevents the use of another network's SIM cards and is the real problem. I recently bought an O2 branded HD2 on ebay, and I am not an O2 subscriber. Whilst I have read on other threads that O2 now offer unlock codes for free, it seems unlikely that they will do this for a non-subscriber. So I have been trying the commercial unlockers, of which there are many. Of the four tried so far, all have been unable to calculate an unlock code for my EMEI no. To be fair, three of them immediately refunded what I had paid them. So now I am stuck with O2. I would like to understand this situation better. Is my phone just too new, in which case I just need to be patient? Is it something worse? Any comment would be welcome.
BTW reflashing to a stock or cooked ROM does NOT remove network locking.
Hi
Sorry if this is a newb question and I've missed something obvious.
I'd like to upgrade an O2 branded hd2 to the generic latest ROM using the goldcard method described here. I understand this invalidates the warranty.
Is there any way of restoring the phone to its original state to circumvent this?
Thanks.
I would like to know this as well as im thinking of sending back my HD2 to o2 but cant as ive upgraded to 1.48.
Or is it worth sending back as it is now and then play dumb if they contact me to tell me its not got the original stock rom?
im with T-Mobile and upgrade it on ROM: 1.48.405.2 (71294) WWE - Radio: 2.05.51.05_2 last weeks and never had any prob yet and sim card works fine
Dump your ROM before upgrading. For how to do that search on the forum.
I'm also with O2, & they told me that as long as the ROM is an official one from the HTC website this won't invalidate your warranty
Not sure what the policy is with T-Mobile though
I did find a O2 rom on here somewhere, cant remember where, I havent used it yet, but im uploading it to rapidshare now and will provide a link. So if anything does go wrong you can just flash back to the O2 rom to be on the safe side.
I have returned a phone to O2 before that was HSPLed and they never said anything, but they sent out a new phone and picked up the old one at the same time.
O2 Rom...
http://rapidshare.com/files/3270103...dio_Signed_15.26.50.07U_2.04.50.22_2_Ship.exe
Hello how are you. my htc hd2 had the 1.66 so i decided to down grade it back to 1.48 downloaded the wwe Leo 1.48 ROM then did what everything on the video put the sd card in then hold voldown and power button then it loaded then waited screen went off then triangle came up then it says not allow
now the phone cant even boot back to the main page like i cant diel phone calls i remove the sd card
and try turn on phone but triangle on screen thats it...
plz help
thank you
you have used the wrong rom. you need to find an original rom for your region and provider. (example if your phone is german and vodafone then you need the vodafone german rom)
once you find the correct rom do what you did last time and it will start.
samsamuel said:
you have used the wrong rom. you need to find an original rom for your region and provider. (example if your phone is german and vodafone then you need the vodafone german rom)
once you find the correct rom do what you did last time and it will start.[/Q
NETWORK IS 02 AND IM FROM UK COULD YOU HELP? IM NEW TO THIS
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oh in that case it is easy.
go to rom development section, find the "leo official roms" thread, look in first post first link.the rom you need says o2 in the name.
if you are trying to downgrade so you can put hspl on your phone look in the 1.43 folder)
there isn't an O2 1.48 ROM in the 4Shared folder, only their 1.43 one
o2 uk have only released one rom. no 1.48, no 1.66, only 1.43...are you sure your phone is an actual o2 phone? did you buy outright from o2? car phone warehouse perhaps?
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o2 uk have only released one rom. no 1.48, no 1.66, only 1.43...are you sure your phone is an actual o2 phone? did you buy outright from o2? car phone warehouse perhaps?
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i just bought the phone on ebay and it was already 1.66 he said he done this update thru htc and he says he got it on carphone wherehouse but im using an 02 sim not sure if its simlocked
does this help
thanks
OK, so it isn't an o2 locked rom. It should be a wwe one.
personally i would try this
http://www.4shared.com/account/file..._WWE_1434051_Radio_.html?sId=wJvHvpUN96nuOQU8
rom first
That is the 1.43 wwe rom. download, extract the ruu_signed.nbh, copy to sd card, reboot into bootloader, if it flashes, all good. You can then instal hspl, and flash any rom you like BY USB.
Sim lock is nothing to do with rom lock.
Excuse my maybe silly question but...
Why would we want to downgrade the ROM version??
(Beside of the need to send it to the repair of course)
coobah said:
Excuse my maybe silly question but...
Why would we want to downgrade the ROM version??
(Beside of the need to send it to the repair of course)
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so that you can instal HSPL and flash other roms. (HSPL needs SPL 1.42 or it wont instal)
Hi all, I have been having many problems with my HTC HD2 which i got with the o2 UK network. So I tried to upgrade it to 1.6 Rom (unofficial o2 update) which i thought may fix alot of the problems which it has not. So I have to return it back to O2 now, so how do I change it back to the 1.4 Rom that this phone came with? Oh yes if you have not guessed im not techy at all, so please explain in very simple language, thanks!
hd2 rom development section, Leo official roms thread, first post first link, 1.43 folder, download one of the two roms that says O2 UK (theyre both the same, of one doesnt work try the other)
connect phone to pc, when connected, run the O2 Uk .exe file, , , this will reset the rom and radio to stock.
Next, run HSPL2 (download if you havent already got it, theres a link im my sig) and in the dropdown list, choose 1.42.0000 OK,
job done. The phone is now stock.