[htc hd2] Rom update: how do you know the rom is safe? - HD2 General

Hi,
Simple question: i'm chosing a ROM to replace that gargabe official rom I have.
But how do you know it's "safe", like that they haven't put some fake programs, or "dialers" or whatever?
Thanks,

Choose one from a trusted cook.....
Simply read the ROM thread......
Any issues will be in there.......

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Questions on Rom'zzz

Can anyone help me
Got a few questions:
what are :BigStorage_ROMs ?
whta are : Extended_ROMs
same question goes for : dumped roms, shiped roms, modified roms?
one more question what is mean by this WWE in the name of rom's
file? is that English rom or?
can anyone explain this when we use any of this?
I would like to know, couse I am about to change the rom, and I dont know,
nothing about it.
I found this location http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org/ ?
when u cook a rom how do u update the system on pda?
do u just copy it on Sd memory card or???
Thanks :roll:
All of this information is already posted around.
Look at the wiki (link in top left).
Me and many others have done many posts on bigstorage, no point repeating - search by my name or others.
You can't really cook a rom for the magician (ie make an entirely custom rom) as you can with earlier xdas and the rom kitchen.
V
I know that i can find around some infos about it,
but there is nothing about which ROM is used when?
Thats the problem.
Can somebody help?

Help With Upgrading Artenis

Hi Guys,
I am new to this forum and also to Windows Mobile. My first Windows Mobile is Artenis. I wanted your assistance to upgrade the same.
Following is my Mobile's device information
Rom Version - 3.7.707.1 WWE
Rom Date - 6/21/07
Radio Version - 02.69.90
Protocol Version - 4.1.13.30
ExtRom Version - 3.6.707.101
My mobile's about has the following information
Windows Mobile 6 Professional
CE OS 5.2.1238 (Build 17745.0.2.3)
My question is - whether is this the latest OS ?
If not can you guys direct me to the latest rom which does not slow down my mobile.
Also after installing the latest rom, will my windows mobile still be an authentic or a crakced version
Kinldy reply and assist me asap.
Regards,
Kailash
Im fairly new here too. I recently installed Artemis_Touch_Vanilla_4.02 on a vista pc with no problems. The whole thing is far more easyer than you might think. As long as you follow the guide exactly you should be cool. I'll help you step by step if you like. PM me.
kailashnj said:
Hi Guys,
Also after installing the latest rom, will my windows mobile still be an authentic or a crakced version
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depends on what you mean by "authentic". flashing a new rom will NOT SIM-unlock your device. you might however lose any warranty...not sure about this, i never cared =)
if you are flashing a new rom, you should use USPL by pof to temporarily cid-unlock your device. if you KNOW your device is not cid-locked, you dont have to do this, but doing it anyway will not do any harm. i recommend using USPL everytime you flash a rom to your device.
if you use meschle's ROM as suggested by leethedon1 (i second that) USPL will be included in the download. just follow the steps.
read about flashing/cid-unlocking/USPL here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=308242
read about meschle's newst ROMs here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=371182
I am looking for a rom which will give me better response time than the current one. Also I am looking for a very good rom which is stable. One more question. After flashing the rom with a new one, if I don't like it, is there a way to go back to the original rom?
kailashnj said:
I am looking for a rom which will give me better response time than the current one. Also I am looking for a very good rom which is stable.
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since i dont know your current ROM i cant say anything about "better", "faster" or "more stable". however, meschle's 4.02 vanilla (and also lite) is one of the fastest and most stable ROM i tried. and i tried quite a lot...
kailashnj said:
One more question. After flashing the rom with a new one, if I don't like it, is there a way to go back to the original rom?
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you can't go back. what you can do is flash any other ROM (including your original ROM, as long as you have it somewhere). dumping your current ROM is possible, search this forum. however, that's advanced stuff.

Question about Roms...........

From what I was taught in school, I thought that ROM files CAN NOT be replaced. So, how does this ROM thing work?
I would like to know as I am so confused, as I've installed TouchFlo3D a long time ago, but I don't think that's necessarily a ROM, because it's cab file and it runs through Xperia's ROM.
Any simple explanations would be nice, and essentials links would be too. The links are confusing for me to learn on my own.
poetryrocksalot said:
From what I was taught in school, I thought that ROM files CAN NOT be replaced. So, how does this ROM thing work?
I would like to know as I am so confused, as I've installed TouchFlo3D a long time ago, but I don't think that's necessarily a ROM, because it's cab file and it runs through Xperia's ROM.
Any simple explanations would be nice, and essentials links would be too. The links are confusing for me to learn on my own.
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Thread moved.
ROM's can be Flashed rather than Written To. The ROM is an area on the NAND chip in the device.
If you want to upgrade your ROM with the update from your carrier you can do by following their instructions.
If you want to flash one of the Cooked ROM's on here you need to replace the bootloader (SPL) with a patched one (called Hard SPL) that doesn't check if the ROM image is signed by HTC or not (amongst other things).
If you're wanting to so this I'd have a look on the wiki and read the sticky threads before you start.
Good luck,
Dave
Basically a ROM is read-only, that is to say you are not meant to put files on it and remove them again. However, you can FLASH the ROM, FULLY REPLACING IT WITH OTHER CONTENT. The ROM serves as a kind of installation disc afterwards, Windows Mobile is then installed on a secondary memory which is NOT ROM and it is run from this memory. The ROM is only used for Hardreset, where you kinda reinstall Windows Mobile.
I really like the costum Touch It Rom, but I am afraid of the bugs, so I'd like to know this:
1) If I flash my ROM, does it FLASH only my ROM, will it flash my Rom and also save my installations/settings? For example, if I want a clean ROM, do I need to format the phone first?
2) I really hate installing over 30 of my .cabs and .exes everytime I format the phone!
3) Does flashing my ROM to a new version require formatting the phone?
4) Is the ROM version the same as Firmware Version?
5) You said this:
If you want to upgrade your ROM with the update from your carrier you can do by following their instructions.
So How where do I go to update my OFFICIAL ROM?
I've gotten all of the softwares that I have ever wanted...thanks to you guys and thanks to the software I purchase
My next goal is to get the best capabilities out of my phone, (while learning this very new thing called rom flashing)
flashing
if you flash a new rom....(either custom or official)... you will have to install all of your cabs over again. flashing a rom will erase everything on the phone just like a hard reset.
if you want official firmware from an official source then go to sony ericsson's support website and download the software updated program. the other option is to go to the list of all available roms here on xda-dev site and just download the offical rom you want and flash it using the sd card method. if you choose to download and flash a custom rom you will need hard spl first.
project92si said:
the other option is to go to the list of all available roms here on xda-dev site and just download the offical rom you want and flash it using the sd card method.
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Do you mean flashing it using the sd card method as in:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=446070
Which means backing up my ROM before installing the update?
Also is this the official link to the OFFICIAL R2 Rom?
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/softwaredownloads/detailed/updateservice/x1?lc=en&cc=us
Also, if I install the ROM officially, would I still reformat my phone?
poetryrocksalot said:
Do you mean flashing it using the sd card method as in:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=446070
Which means backing up my ROM before installing the update?
Also is this the official link to the OFFICIAL R2 Rom?
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/softwaredownloads/detailed/updateservice/x1?lc=en&cc=us
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the first link is to "how to flash custom roms"....if you just want to flash an official rom with the sd card method you do not need the steps for the hard spl. just follow Step 2 (flashing roms)
the second link you provided is for the sony update software.. you download that and install it to your pc. connect phone to pc with active sync. launch the program and follow instructions.
poetryrocksalot said:
Also, if I install the ROM officially, would I still reformat my phone?
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YES, when installing a new ROM, official or cooked, through SEUS, SD-card or RUU, your memory gets erased.
Lokatho said:
YES, when installing a new ROM, official or cooked, through SEUS, SD-card or RUU, your memory gets erased.
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yeah I just decided to update my rom the official way, and it told me it will delete my data. So I just purchased sprite backup right now, and I'm in the process of backing up.
By the way, why does the version on SEUS say version 2.9 and the version on our site says R2A?????
poetryrocksalot said:
yeah I just decided to update my rom the official way, and it told me it will delete my data. So I just purchased sprite backup right now, and I'm in the process of backing up.
By the way, why does the version on SEUS say version 2.9 and the version on our site says R2A?????
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sorry i cant help with this question as i always do the sd card method... its much faster then seus.
Dear anyone reading this: what is the difference between ROM version and Firmware version?
Thankyou for the answering.
poetryrocksalot said:
Dear anyone reading this: what is the difference between ROM version and Firmware version?
Thankyou for the answering.
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Nothing realy.
This forum has shed loads of different terms and depending on the context depends on what people are on about.
ROM version and Firmware version are usually the same. I'd reckon it's whatever it says in the Device Information in Settings.
There's an OS / CE Build (or XIP/SYS) version which relates to the version of the operating system (Windows Mobile) on the phone.
Ta
Dave
DaveShaw said:
Nothing realy.
This forum has shed loads of different terms and depending on the context depends on what people are on about.
ROM version and Firmware version are usually the same. I'd reckon it's whatever it says in the Device Information in Settings.
There's an OS / CE Build (or XIP/SYS) version which relates to the version of the operating system (Windows Mobile) on the phone.
Ta
Dave
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Thanks, I just wanted to make sure.

Hello, I have a Stock HD2 and want to put a Sense Version of Android on it.

Hello,
I have a HD2 and it is Completely Stock, I want to know how to get the latest and best sense version of android working on it. Can someone please help me by giving me a tutorial?
How do I know what Radio Version I have?
I looked at this thread and was wondering if it is the latest walkthrough:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893948
Here is the ROM I want to Flash (I want to NAND Flash it):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=962600
Can someone please help me?
Thanks
gokuman56 said:
Hello,
I have a HD2 and it is Completely Stock, I want to know how to get the latest and best sense version of android working on it. Can someone please help me by giving me a tutorial?
How do I know what Radio Version I have?
I looked at this thread and was wondering if it is the latest walkthrough:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893948
Here is the ROM I want to Flash (I want to NAND Flash it):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=962600
Can someone please help me?
Thanks
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that walkthru seems to be what you need, but the rom is a Clockwork Recovery Mod rom that is flashed from the sd card, so you need to flash the CWM after the MGLDR, but before the rom, you also need to find out what rom partition you need for the CWM, sense roms usually use around 400mb, so look in the sticky roll up thread where you found the walkthru and you will see the Clockwork Mod thread, and you'll have to ask in the rom thread what partition you need.
how to get the latest and best sense version of android working on it?
- Seems difficult. At first, you have to know how to make a ROM
How do I know what Radio Version I have?
- In the setting meu, you will find out the radio versio.
Look, you don't have to know how to make a rom, you're not reading what I'm telling you, if you want a rom with the latest sense, find one that you can flash that has it already cooked in it, like the incredible s/vivo port. Just find any sense rom that you like and learn how to flash it, you don't even know how to flash and you're getting concern with rom making! There's a bunch of roms with sense on them but only a few with the sense 2.1, is not like they can just throw it in a rom and that's it, they have to work out the bugs and make it compatible with our hd2.
assortiment said:
how to get the latest and best sense version of android working on it?
- Seems difficult. At first, you have to know how to make a ROM
How do I know what Radio Version I have?
- In the setting meu, you will find out the radio versio.
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Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
I got it, thanks
assortiment said:
How do I know what Radio Version I have?
- In the setting meu, you will find out the radio versio.
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You can reboot your phone and there are three lines of numbers in the first boot at the bottom of the screen that will look like this example: R.2.08.50.15, or this if an old Europe hd2, R.2.07.51.xx, the radio has to be a 50 on the 3rd section of numbers if US, if US hd2 you cannot flash a 51 radio or YOU WILL BRICK IT, TOTALLY BREAK YOUR PHONE!!!!! you need radio 2.15.50.14 for best performance in android, US or EU.
You can also go into your settings in windows mobile and check your software info and it should give you the rom and radio number.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

[Q] Bakup original ROM

Is there a way to backup the original ROM before upgrading to custom ROM? Should I look for a original ROM type to see if there is one in the thread with original ROMs? How to check for a radio ROM version, and how to keep the old one?
how to use the search function on xdadevelopers forums?
Sadly I just looked on the HTC/UK website and there in no HD2 left, its still on the US site if you have a Tmous version

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