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Please Help - Can't Flash Rom anymore - No Image File

Good Morning,
I have been flashing a few different roms to find one that suit my needs however I have come to a problem - When I run the RUU it finds the device starts to bootloader on the device then very very quickly the device brings up a grey screen which says something like no image file (happens so quickly hard to read) then goes back to the tri-colour boot loader.
The PC then keeps trying for another minute or two and then says its lost connection.
I have tried using the Manual Boot Loader on the phone and putting the image straight to the msd card and running boot loader by vol - + Power but still nothing works
The last image I tried was the LIA (Can't remember which version - its at home)
I am currently running HardSPL 1.56.OliNex
On the Bootloader it also says this if it helps:
BLAC100 32M
MicroP-Blackstone (LED) v6
Also tried a Hardreset and downloaded official rom from the HTC website :-(
Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks.
Max

max_carpenter said:
Good Morning,
I have been flashing a few different roms to find one that suit my needs however I have come to a problem - When I run the RUU it finds the device starts to bootloader on the device then very very quickly the device brings up a grey screen which says something like no image file (happens so quickly hard to read) then goes back to the tri-colour boot loader.
The PC then keeps trying for another minute or two and then says its lost connection.
I have tried using the Manual Boot Loader on the phone and putting the image straight to the msd card and running boot loader by vol - + Power but still nothing works
The last image I tried was the LIA (Can't remember which version - its at home)
I am currently running HardSPL 1.56.OliNex
On the Bootloader it also says this if it helps:
BLAC100 32M
MicroP-Blackstone (LED) v6
Also tried a Hardreset and downloaded official rom from the HTC website :-(
Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks.
Max
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Ensure that you put the .nbh and ruu file into one folder with no other files. Make sure you have named the file correctly, i.e. blacimg.nbh

Thanks for your advice. Got the Offical HTC Rom flashing back now.
Strange why the RUU didn't work though been working fine.
Just another quick note while this HTC Rom is flashing it says:
Radio_v2
Bootloader
Splash1
os
Does this mean I need to put Hardspl back on to do more roms as it mentions bootloader?
Regards,
Max

max_carpenter said:
Thanks for your advice. Got the Offical HTC Rom flashing back now.
Strange why the RUU didn't work though been working fine.
Just another quick note while this HTC Rom is flashing it says:
Radio_v2
Bootloader
Splash1
os
Does this mean I need to put Hardspl back on to do more roms as it mentions bootloader?
Regards,
Max
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If you SPL states SPL: 1.56.Olinex then you do not need to re-use HSPL unless you are flashing a rom based on pre 1.54

Ok it didn't change the SPL so thats still ok -
However I can no longer flash new images from my computer using the RUU?
When ever I try it connects enters bootloader but then says No Flash Image. I have checked on the computer I have the RUU tool and the blacimg.nbh but nada.
I have tried roms that were working before. If I copy the blacimg.nbh to the memory card and use vol down + Power it works fine.
anyone seen that before?

max_carpenter said:
Ok it didn't change the SPL so thats still ok -
However I can no longer flash new images from my computer using the RUU?
When ever I try it connects enters bootloader but then says No Flash Image. I have checked on the computer I have the RUU tool and the blacimg.nbh but nada.
I have tried roms that were working before. If I copy the blacimg.nbh to the memory card and use vol down + Power it works fine.
anyone seen that before?
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So you can still flash from sd card, but not using usb cable and pc method. I am assuming you still get 'usb' at bottom of bootloader before you try flashing. I was goingf to suggest maybe your .nbh file was corrupt but you stated you tried using ones which where previously successful so it can't be that. Are both the nbh and ruu files in their own folder with no other files? Try using ruu I've attached. Do you get any error codes?

I will give that RUU a go later once I have played with this rom for a bit.
Yes the RUU and the .nbh are in a folder on my local drive on their own - No antivirus installed
The same .nbh file works via the flash memory,
However the USB text doesn't appear on the boot loader anymore. When I run the RUU from the PC with USB attached with ActiveSync it auto loads the bootloader perfectly but from there no usb and it flashes to the grey screen abotu no flash image then back to the bootloader with nothing at the bottom.

max_carpenter said:
I will give that RUU a go later once I have played with this rom for a bit.
Yes the RUU and the .nbh are in a folder on my local drive on their own - No antivirus installed
The same .nbh file works via the flash memory,
However the USB text doesn't appear on the boot loader anymore. When I run the RUU from the PC with USB attached with ActiveSync it auto loads the bootloader perfectly but from there no usb and it flashes to the grey screen abotu no flash image then back to the bootloader with nothing at the bottom.
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ok, reason flash fails is more than likely due to 'usb' not appearing at bottom of bootloader.
Various reasons for this:
First check that 'allow usb connections' is enabled in activesync connection settings and then see if 'usb' appears
Secondly, update usb drivers

Ok thanks I will note that although I think I have found a rom I am very happy with. So far seems to do everything I want and very stable so will see how it goes.
Just encase anyone is intrested its: Xnor 6.5 V1.4
I have yet to go through everything but so far so good....

same problem
hi I have same problem as OP.. did this get resolved??

dunno if this will help you but basically to flash it via usb the pc detects the phone as something else (not active sync or mobile center or whatever its called now).
so you need to have the drivers installed for that.
if you cancelled the driver screen or something the first time, then it will still be on your system as a nonfunctioning device the easiest thing to do is uninstall it from device manager.
then install the drivers as mentioned above and plug the phone in again in bootloader mode and wait...
it will take longer than usual because its the first time the driver is being loaded. then i think 'usb' will appear...
i had a problem like that after i reformatted my pc but this was ages ago

Ok, yeah..i bricked it..

So....i had read the thread and installed HSPL on my phone before i attempted to used a cooked rom, having tried to install my first one i find now i have the 'white triangle of death with upside down exclamation mark'.
I am on T-Mobile in the UK and i do not want to brick this beyond all repair..what is the procedure i should do now to get it working..i beleive i need to format a SD card to fat32 but which rom do i put on it and then what is the button press sequence..i have no connection via active sync anymore.

phone off - hold "volume down" - tap power whilst still holding volume down - phone will boot to bootloader (three stripes)
what does it say next to spl?
if
1.42.0000 then hspl isn't installed. what rom did you flash and how?
if says 1.42.HSPL then hspl is installed, plug in usb, wait for "serial" to become "usb" and flash your rom again from usb.

Thanks...
1.42.HSPL is what it says, it also says lower down 'upgrade ROM code error please try again' which i did do several times through the .exe on the rom i tried to upgrade to which i believe was TOUCH_X_TREME_21895_1_2_36_47, im not to sure whether the rom is compatible for me or even what i done wrong, i was relying on the fact that i had installed HSPL prior to trying to flash the new rom, i can confirm that the phone changes to 'usb' when i plug it in on the tri colour screen...so when you say try to flash the rom again what exact method do i use..when i tried the first time i just run the .exe file in the rom folder and followed the prompts
EDIT: having just followed what you said...i run the rom .exe file and followed through recovery and it says error 'error 302 update error'...what if the rom i am flashing is NOT compatible.

Why don't you first try to flash back a stock rom that you can download from http://www.4shared.com/dir/22189940/b8552fa0/Shipped_Leo_ROMs.html ?
Choose preferably a 1.48 rom.
Anyway, you'd better read the "flashing for noobs" thread in ROM dev forum before you go and do something even worse. You're probably trying to flash a corrupt file or something alike.

get the T-Mobile ROM from HTCs website, boot into the bootloader and connect and flash the stock ROM...that should at least get you working again

yea as above.sounds like a bad download or something. try a different rom or re download.
be aware the rom you are flashing needs a certain radio, so when it does flash it still won't boot till you flash the correct radio.(it's all in thefirst posts of the rom thread)
you have hspl installed so as long as you only flash by usb you are safe. just boot to bootloader, run the instal from the pc, phone will flash

EddyOS said:
get the T-Mobile ROM from HTCs website, boot into the bootloader and connect and flash the stock ROM...that should at least get you working again
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Have done this..still not flashing, keeps giving update error, as i said..i have no active sync connection and it states that is needed ?...so how do i flash the rom ? also when you asked me to go to the tri colour screen and read off the HSPL part, on the green section it says 'upgrade ROM code error please try again'..is this normal in this state

Why am i getting this error when i try to flash it via usb...comuter still recognises phone but active sync does not connect to it so i am assuming this is causing the error ?

So when you go into the bootloader and plug in the USB does it say USB on the phone screen? If so, you also need to run the updater as an administrator. If this doesn't work, try another PC. If that doesn't work then you may very well have bricked it.
Also, are you using ActiveSync or WMDC?

EddyOS said:
So when you go into the bootloader and plug in the USB does it say USB on the phone screen? If so, you also need to run the updater as an administrator. If this doesn't work, try another PC. If that doesn't work then you may very well have bricked it.
Also, are you using ActiveSync or WMDC?
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Yes it changes to USB when i plug it in, i am using WMDC but when i plug the phone in it does not connect anymore, i have tried running as admin but it makes no difference, i keep getting error 302.
Correct me if i am wrong, i thought the idea of installing HSPL would keep me safe from bricking the phone, i think all i initially done was flash an incorrect rom, ill try it on my laptop but that has not been in contact with the phone yet

What OS is on your laptop? if it's Windows 7 just plug in your phone and it will automatically WMDC so you don't need to install it first

Laptop done the trick !..seems to be doing the job now...dont know what the hell thats all about...
Would be helpful if knew what radio i had on it...and do i install rom first, then install radio ?

ActiveSync or WDMC wont recognise the device as the phone has not fully booted up.
With the phone in boot-loader mode and connected by USB, then run the ROM installation program. Ignore the fact that it says you must be ActiveSynced. Just tick the box and go into the next page.
As been said already, make sure you install the correct RADIO rom for the customised ROM. Once that is done, then you can install the ROM.
The best ROMs to download are ZIP'd or RAR'd ones, as they have a check that they have not been corrupted when uploaded or downloaded.

Well this is highly weird !!...i restored the Tmo dump from htc website but i now have the rom on there that i was trying to install previously before i bricked it...Touch X treme

What radio are you trying to flash? Read this and use this to flash the phone with the radio needed for your ROM choice:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=644781
Once done, try flashing the phone again (I'd make sure HSPL is on the phone too)

fred_up said:
ActiveSync or WDMC wont recognise the device as the phone has not fully booted up.
With the phone in boot-loader mode and connected by USB, then run the ROM installation program. Ignore the fact that it says you must be ActiveSynced. Just tick the box and go into the next page.
As been said already, make sure you install the correct RADIO rom for the customised ROM. Once that is done, then you can install the ROM.
The best ROMs to download are ZIP'd or RAR'd ones, as they have a check that they have not been corrupted when uploaded or downloaded.
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So find out what radio i need before flashing, what if the radio i need to flash is not for the currant rom i am using...and am i right to say that some of these roms i cant use as they are not for the UK ?

All radios can be used, you can get them on their own and use with that link I posted before. going by the Touch X thread it says you need a 2.07 or 2.08 radio so get one of them and flash that first before flashing the ROM

I understand that better now...still not sure what went wrong there, from the laptop i thought and still do that i was flashing the stock rom for tmo from the htc website to restore the phone...but when it started up i was shocked to see the splash screen for the Xtreme rom..maybe i flashed that ?? if so why did it work this time..bad flash before ? and i have certainly not installed a radio myself...well thaks for your help anyway..the phone is up and running again and i will make sure HSPL is still there before i try my next rom

Likely bad flash - glad you're sortred now though. I always do the task29 with the radio nI want to use before flashing a ROM now to make sure the memory is clear...

HTC HD2 stuck on bootloader screen

Sorry for the double post but my other one is on page 94 of a different thread and probally wont get seen and i am now getting desperate,anyway
I have just followed the procedure as I was going to install a different ROM from ★ Miri & DINIK "Anastasia" ROM to replace my installed ROM from ENERGY
Flashing Via MicroSD Card
NOTE (PLEASE READ): If you flash a Stock Rom via microSD Card then it will overwrite your HardSPL with a stock SPL included in the nbh file. This does not apply to custom roms as they do not include an SPL. BE CAREFUL!!
1. Make sure your microSD is Formatted to fat32 (you dont have to delete all files but it is safer if you do)
2. Download your prefered Rom from the LEO Rom Develpoment Page and unzip/unrar it to your PC
3. Goto the Roms Folder and rename the .nbh file to LEOIMG.nbh
4. Copy the LEOIMG.nbh file to the root of your MicroSD Card
5. Plug the MicroSD Card into the phone
6. Reset the device while pressing the volume down button to enter the BootLoader screen, you will first see a tri-color screen with the phone and SPL Information at the top
7. Follow the On Screen instructions to start the update
8. After flash has completed, press the reset button with the stylus to reset the device.
First I did a task 29 and now I am now stuck in the bootloader screen with its tri colour screen with USB in the white part,if I have the cable connected or Serial if the cable is removed.
I have tried a few times but it still stays on the boot screen.I am running windows 7 32 bit on my laptop and have tried all 3 different USB ports with the same result.
How do I get the phone back working?
Thanks

Your Phone is stuck in the bootscreen because you have removed the operating system with the task29. so this is normal.
make sure you have transferred the leoimg.nbh to the storage card and disconnect the phone from the cable. reboot the phone and flashing should start automatically. if it does not
now connect your phone to the computer and you will see the screen change from serial to usb
just follow the procedure as described in on the forum to flash from a computer. you do not need to be connected to activesync to do this as the phone is already in bootloader mode. just start the flashing program as described.

Thanks for that,I did realise thats the reason its stuck in the bootloader.I have connected the phone back to the computer a few times and waited untill the USB came onto the screen but the divice does not show up in "My Computer" and when I try to restore the ROM I get a 260 connection error.

I think I have just sorted the problem,not sure the reason but it was failing on a 16GB fat32 card. I have just borrowed a 2GB card from a friend put exactly the same image on and it is now updating the ROM.
Thats strange how the card has made that much of a difference,but thanks anyway.
I'll let you know how the update goes in a few minutes when it completes.
Thanks

many people have said the same thing. 16 doesn't work, 8 sometimes works, 2 usually works.

Up and running great now,,Looks like i'll have to invest in a small 2GB card as a back up,
Thanks again

Stuck also in bootloader
wilcovh said:
Your Phone is stuck in the bootscreen because you have removed the operating system with the task29. so this is normal.
make sure you have transferred the leoimg.nbh to the storage card and disconnect the phone from the cable. reboot the phone and flashing should start automatically. if it does not
now connect your phone to the computer and you will see the screen change from serial to usb
just follow the procedure as described in on the forum to flash from a computer. you do not need to be connected to activesync to do this as the phone is already in bootloader mode. just start the flashing program as described.
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I flashed my HTC Leo to Dutty Multi-lang, when finished and reboot it won't and gets stuck in the "stick together" bootloader (yes, I am with TMOUS). I did what you suggested but it still won't boot, please help!

paulzhang07 said:
I flashed my HTC Leo to Dutty Multi-lang, when finished and reboot it won't and gets stuck in the "stick together" bootloader (yes, I am with TMOUS). I did what you suggested but it still won't boot, please help!
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is the multi lang one the one with the base 3.04 rom? that 3.04 base isn't from tmous, have you confirmed it is tmous compatible? (i dont know enough about teh 3.04 rom)

samsamuel said:
is the multi lang one the one with the base 3.04 rom? that 3.04 base isn't from tmous, have you confirmed it is tmous compatible? (i dont know enough about teh 3.04 rom)
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It is 3.28.4.0

sorry, don't know what that means and i can't go hunting right now. it "sounds" like what happens when you flash a non tmous rom to a tmous, (unlike flashing the wrong radio, it doesn't brick the tmous, it just won't boot)
if i were in your shoes, id grab a known tmous compatible rom and flash that.

samsamuel said:
sorry, don't know what that means and i can't go hunting right now. it "sounds" like what happens when you flash a non tmous rom to a tmous, (unlike flashing the wrong radio, it doesn't brick the tmous, it just won't boot)
if i were in your shoes, id grab a known tmous compatible rom and flash that.
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And how would you do that if the darn phone won't boot? I can copy a known ROM onto the card, but then how do I flash it from there? Thanks.

paulzhang07 said:
And how would you do that if the darn phone won't boot? I can copy a known ROM onto the card, but then how do I flash it from there? Thanks.
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no need for sd card,,,boot into boot loader, connect usb, run your flash.

samsamuel said:
sorry, don't know what that means and i can't go hunting right now. it "sounds" like what happens when you flash a non tmous rom to a tmous, (unlike flashing the wrong radio, it doesn't brick the tmous, it just won't boot)
if i were in your shoes, id grab a known tmous compatible rom and flash that.
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Problem resolved... not sure what caused it but I am a happy man now. This is what I did if this helps with people who might have the same problem.
1. Formated the SD card FAT32.
2. Copy and rename nbh file to LEOIMG.nbh to SD card.
3. Reset the phone while holding the down button. It jumps to bootloader.
4. Hook it with PC, USB is shown on the phone.
5. Download and extract SSPL_RUU.exe and RUU_signed.nbh from Dutty Cream la de Cream ROM into the same folder.
6. Run SSPL_RUU and it came up and running again.
Thanks for your help though, made me feel hopeful because I was getting ready to dump the phone and run over it with my car

no worries, just for info, step two was not needed, it would have tried to flash leoimg at step three if you hadn't been using the stock gig sd card (the 16gb cards don't work, which is why the phone ignored it.)

paulzhang07 said:
Problem resolved... not sure what caused it but I am a happy man now. This is what I did if this helps with people who might have the same problem.
1. Formated the SD card FAT32.
2. Copy and rename nbh file to LEOIMG.nbh to SD card.
3. Reset the phone while holding the down button. It jumps to bootloader.
4. Hook it with PC, USB is shown on the phone.
5. Download and extract SSPL_RUU.exe and RUU_signed.nbh from Dutty Cream la de Cream ROM into the same folder.
6. Run SSPL_RUU and it came up and running again.
Thanks for your help though, made me feel hopeful because I was getting ready to dump the phone and run over it with my car
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Thanks I did these steps a million times and now Im still in the bootloader screen. What else can I do? Thanks for the help.

im also still with hang with that problem.even tried jteg.but wont successful .bc of i tried to restore from win7 to 6.5. now still set is dead from long time

Error 266: Unable to flash radio or ROM

Hello,
When I try to flash my radio or ROM I am getting this error:
[ERROR 266]: UPDATE ERROR
The Update Utility cannot get response from your PDA Phone. Please check that your USB cradle/cable is connected properly between the PC and your PDA Phone. And also check your PDA Phone.
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I attached a capture to this post.
Here are the details about my actual device:
LEO512 - Orange France
Radio 2.06.51.07
ROM 1.66.406.1 FRE
HSPL3 2.08.HSPL
I actually tried to flash to official ROM WWE 3.14.405.2 and radio 2.15.50.14 but none of them worked out, both failing with the described error. I tried to flash through ActiveSync and through the bootloader. I also tried to remove SD in both situation and I actually do not have SIM card in the phone.
When comes to change the SPL I do not have any problem and can switch smoothly.

When you use ActiveSync is your computer able to connect to youf HD2? If not then try a different USB port as the one you are using must not have the proper drivers for yoir HD2 installed. You can also try another computer and another USB cable.

Thanks.
Changing of USB port definitely solved the problem.

tried every thing erro 264, 266 for me
mine is still stuck i tried all of them
I have madldr 1.11 i just want to upgrade to 1.13 but no upgrade work for me
i dont know wat to do

Yenly said:
mine is still stuck i tried all of them
I have madldr 1.11 i just want to upgrade to 1.13 but no upgrade work for me
i dont know wat to do
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You can flash MAGLDR via your SD card just like you can a ROM or radio. Just copy the MAGLDR.nbh file in the MAGLDR folder you get when you exstract the zip file you download to the root of your SD card.. Then change the name of the coppied file to leoimg.nbh. Next as you turn your HD2 on hold down the volume down button. You will see the multicolor bootloader screen come up as soon as you see the word "Searching" on the screen let go of the volume down button and follow any on screen instructions. This will flash MAGLDR 1.13 to your HD2.

Just wanted to add that I was having this problem on Win7 64bit, initially windows update tried to grab drivers. It installed something unnamed but still wouldn't run the ROM update. I switched USB ports as suggested above and then Windows Update found a Qualcomm CDMA driver and installed that. This it seems did the trick as I'm now updating.

Greetings to all.
this problem has happened to me too. site (windows) to control said activesync. Then I did it to me ...... I realized that there were some driver conflict of some programs cooking ..... Removed from (windows7) now works perfectly. Thus check the newly installed programs.

Struggling to downgrade WP7, Please help!!!

I'm trying reinstall WM6.5 on my HTC HD2 from MAGLDR V1.13.
I've downloaded the stock rom from HTC website and im trying run the installer but it fails it cant seem to pick up my phone as a USB connection.
I tried the bootloader way but it always get stuck at the installation part at 0%.
what am i? doing wrong, its driving me mad..
SPL version is SPL-2.08.0000

Make sure you’ve got more than 50% power on the device.
• Unplug USB cable
• Power Off device.
• Press and hold volume down button and press power button to start again.
• You will be presented with a tricolor splash screen.
• Connect USB cable to PC
• On the Tricolor splash screen you see “serial”; change to “usb”, if not unplug and plug the cable back in.
• As Administrator Run the WM6.5 ROM Update and follow instructions, your device should now be flashed with WM6.5.

GreatLorens said:
Make sure you’ve got more than 50% power on the device.
• Unplug USB cable
• Power Off device.
• Press and hold volume down button and press power button to start again.
• You will be presented with a tricolor splash screen.
• Connect USB cable to PC
• On the Tricolor splash screen you see “serial”; change to “usb”, if not unplug and plug the cable back in.
• As Administrator Run the WM6.5 ROM Update and follow instructions, your device should now be flashed with WM6.5.
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thanks for the reply,
done the above a few times but no joy..
I see USB at the bootloader and when i run the ROM update, it doesnt show me what the current version of the phone is but just says it will update to the version 3.14.110.1! so when i start the install process nothing happens, i get the error [302]..
why is that?
any other way to flash this??

rafter_01 said:
thanks for the reply,
done the above a few times but no joy..
I see USB at the bootloader and when i run the ROM update, it doesnt show me what the current version of the phone is but just says it will update to the version 3.14.110.1! so when i start the install process nothing happens, i get the error [302]..
why is that?
any other way to flash this??
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i had came across this issue last week.
when in tri-color mode, re-install hspl 2.08 and then magldr 1.12/1.13.
then try installing wm6.5.
This worked in my case.
Check if it does in urs too...
Al the best...

ankushmulay said:
i had came across this issue last week.
when in tri-color mode, re-install hspl 2.08 and then magldr 1.12/1.13.
then try installing wm6.5.
This worked in my case.
Check if it does in urs too...
Al the best...
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what ive done so far,
re-installed the hspl 2.08 and then installed the radio 2.15.50.14 from the following site: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-hardspl-2-08-on-htc-hd2/
but now at the bootloader im getting the following error 'upgrade ROM code error Please try again"
What have i done wrong???
thanks

flash hspl ... radio ... then mag ... then try the downgrade to winmo

rubledub said:
flash hspl ... radio ... then mag ... then try the downgrade to winmo
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after the radio, I cannot download magdlr, it stops at 29%.. Or sometimes doesn't do anything!!

I'd suggest task 29 to wipe the phone completly. Then make sure you have the correct stock rom for your phone. EG if you bought a EURO o2 HD2 then you need to have the o2 3.14 stock rom. Extract the .nbh file from the .exe.
Use SD Formatter to format your SD card, this will wipe all windows 7 partitions.
Then copy .nbh file and place it on the sd card, then boot into boot loader (tri colour screen) and follow on screen instructions. A grey screen should appear at this point.
This will remove Hard spl and restore WM 6.5 and also restore the first of the two splash screens and the radio back to factory settings and will also restore your warrently as well.

GhostXSeries said:
I'd suggest task 29 to wipe the phone completly. Then make sure you have the correct stock rom for your phone. EG if you bought a EURO o2 HD2 then you need to have the o2 3.14 stock rom. Extract the .nbh file from the .exe.
Use SD Formatter to format your SD card, this will wipe all windows 7 partitions.
Then copy .nbh file and place it on the sd card, then boot into boot loader (tri colour screen) and follow on screen instructions. A grey screen should appear at this point.
This will remove Hard spl and restore WM 6.5 and also restore the first of the two splash screens and the radio back to factory settings and will also restore your warrently as well.
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Thanks for this info, will try it. Have you got a link to task 29? Is it a software?

No but it is all over XDA. I think you'll find it someware on the WM 6.5 thread. If that doesn't work your nand will be stuffed but it has allways worked for me!

GhostXSeries said:
I'd suggest task 29 to wipe the phone completly. Then make sure you have the correct stock rom for your phone. EG if you bought a EURO o2 HD2 then you need to have the o2 3.14 stock rom. Extract the .nbh file from the .exe.
Use SD Formatter to format your SD card, this will wipe all windows 7 partitions.
Then copy .nbh file and place it on the sd card, then boot into boot loader (tri colour screen) and follow on screen instructions. A grey screen should appear at this point.
This will remove Hard spl and restore WM 6.5 and also restore the first of the two splash screens and the radio back to factory settings and will also restore your warrently as well.
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Yes, even i suggest you the "flash via micro sd card" method becoz it works in worst cases. and follow all the steps sequencely. good luck

Task29 gives an error 290 and doesn't complete.
Im getting frustrated... What can i do next

task 29 now wipes my phone but everytime i flash a new rom is crashes at 9% or 10% and then i get the error 290.
i downloaded the stock rom for my phone... argggh what can be done?
thanks

Sounds like nand is dead. Looks as if you will have to return it to get it fixed!

i must agree with ghost ... sounds like you flashed the poor baby to death :'( sad sad day! and very rare i might add!

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Sounds like nand is dead. Looks as if you will have to return it to get it fixed!
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cannot believe i messed it up.......

know where i can send it for repair? will HTC cover it under warranty? will they be suspicious?

anyone? do i need to ring my phone contract people or go directly to HTC?
Thanks

Depends how old it is. It may need to go directly to HTC to get it fixed.

I read somewhere that error [290]: Invalid Command - the ROM Update Utility has encountered communication errors during the update process.
Try changing the usb cable/connect directly to usb port (not usb hub) if you still want to use usb for flashing.
I always use the sdcard method when there's a problem flashing via usb. Rename RUU_signed.nbh (extract from stock rom exe package) to LEOIMG.nbh and copy the file to sdcard (sdcard MUST be formatted as FAT32 - use HP format tool). Put sdcard into the phone and boot into bootloader mode ... see if it works ...