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HOW TO: Flash ROMS via an SD Card to your Opal

Hello.
A couple of days ago, I turned on my viva and accidently pressing down the volume down key at the side of the phone. Then a text appeared saying 'Searching SD Card Contents' and then it goes to the tri-color bootloader. Then I was reading a couple of threads on Flashing roms via an SD Card. The instructions was pretty much of the same (I mean that by going into the BootLoader and the Searching SD Card contents part). So i was searching on the XDA wiki on how to flash ROMS via the SD Card. I was looking at the HERMES and NIKE ones, It says you need to name the nbh file HERMIMG.nbh and NIKEIMG.nbh. So i tried by renaming V20 OF PhamQuang's Wm6.5 Rom to OPALIMG.nbh (OPALIMG because its the first four letters of the codename of the Viva, like the HERMES is HERM) with no success, but the original HTC Stock Rom to OPALIMG.nbh also with success! Not bad for a 12 year old kid! Lol.
anyway, if you don't wanna read that, just follow the steps below,
1. Empty (erase the contents) of your microSD card from the Windows Mobile file explorer or format it from your computer using a card reader, make sure to format in FAT32 and not FAT.
2. Extract the .NBH file from your prefered ROM upgrade.
3. Rename the .NBH file to OPALIMG.nbh and copy it to the root folder of your microSD card.
4. With the microSD card inserted on the phone, start the bootloader (The bootloader is booted by pressing down the Volume Down button immediately after resetting or turning on your phone), keep the button pressing until this image appears.
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5. Flashing might hang after some time but this is normal. Just wait. Complete flash takes about 30 minutes, so check your battery or connect to charger before the flashing process starts. After the flashing process is complete, it will tell you to press any button to continue. After this the bootloader screen with its red/green/blue color is shown. Just reset the device and it will boot the new ROM.
I Successfully flashed nguoc's 23053 rom with this process, took less than 10 min
I DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU HAVE BRICKED YOUR PHONE OR VOIDED YOUR WARRANTY! DO AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
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jonrulezz said:
Hello.
A couple of days ago, I turned on my viva and accidently pressing down the volume down key at the side of the phone. Then a text appeared saying 'Searching SD Card Contents' and then it goes to the tri-color bootloader. Then I was reading a couple of threads on Flashing roms via an SD Card. The instructions was pretty much of the same (I mean that by going into the BootLoader and the Searching SD Card contents part). So i was searching on the XDA wiki on how to flash ROMS via the SD Card. I was looking at the HERMES and NIKE ones, It says you need to name the nbh file HERMIMG.nbh and NIKEIMG.nbh. So i tried by renaming V20 OF PhamQuang's Wm6.5 Rom to OPALIMG.nbh (OPALIMG because its the first four letters of the codename of the Viva, like the HERMES is HERM) with no success, but the original HTC Stock Rom to OPALIMG.nbh also with success! Not bad for a 12 year old kid! Lol.
anyway, if you don't wanna read that, just follow the steps below,
1. Empty (erase the contents) of your microSD card from the Windows Mobile file explorer or format it from your computer using a card reader, make sure to format in FAT32 and not FAT.
2. Extract the .NBH file from your prefered ROM upgrade.
3. Rename the .NBH file to OPALIMG.nbh and copy it to the root folder of your microSD card.
4. With the microSD card inserted on the phone, start the bootloader (The bootloader is booted by pressing down the Volume Down button immediately after resetting or turning on your phone), keep the button pressing until this image appears.
5. Flashing might hang after some time but this is normal. Just wait. Complete flash takes about 30 minutes, so check your battery or connect to charger before the flashing process starts. After the flashing process is complete, it will tell you to press any button to continue. After this the bootloader screen with its red/green/blue color is shown. Just reset the device and it will boot the new ROM. I am not sure about this one, I just copied this from the Vox thread since it would probably the same
Please note that I did not flash the rom, but it came to the countdown screen with the Stock Rom, but PhamQuang's at the "Checking Contents" part (Maybe his one would work but I gave up because it took a long time.)
I DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU HAVE BRICKED YOUR PHONE OR VOIDED YOUR WARRANTY! DO AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
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If im not mistakin the rom itsself has to be LZX compressed, and ur SD card has to be FAT32 Format

i mentioned the FAT32 in step 1, but i have no idea about lzx

jonrulezz said:
i mentioned the FAT32 in step 1, but i have no idea about lzx
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Ah my bad i guess scanning thru it u dont get the whole "picture"
yea its not problem but to use this feature to the max we should have a stripped version of our roms like Ivan's Juststable micro edition over at the herald sub-forum and then we could really have memory to waste and such

I've been using this method for a while, in my opinion its safer. In my experience it works for flashing Phamquang's ROMs as well. I used it for v 19 and 20.

XirXes said:
I've been using this method for a while, in my opinion its safer. In my experience it works for flashing Phamquang's ROMs as well. I used it for v 19 and 20.
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so i wasn't the first to find out about it...

i personally hate these ROMs i wish there more like the one in this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=515344 ...its uses its storage to the max.

Problemm with the ROM!
Hello everyone, i'm new here, i have a HTC Opal (viva), and i want to upgrade the rom, i was trying to do it by SD card, and when i press the down volume button, appears the screen red/gree/blue but it never disapears. I can't do it by an other way (by usb cable) cause the device turns off when the status bar goes on 2%, so the only way that this thing doesnt turns off is when i insert the rom in the SD card, what can i do!!?, please help!.
PD. oh an other thing is that sometimes appears something like "your update is corrupted". this is a very confusign thing

problem ROM
if i named OPALIMG.nbh appears a white screen and says "Cheking SD contents" then "Invalid certificate, press any key to continue"
What is wrong?

did you install hardspl b4 trying to flash? that could be the problem...

jonrulezz said:
Hello.
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Not bad for a 12 year old kid! Lol.
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jonrulezz said:
did you install hardspl b4 trying to flash? that could be the problem...
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I have same problem, before install im install hardpl but now say 1.26.0000
What can i do?

When I reboot and press volume down button, appears on the screen "USB Update Mode!"
What can I do?
Thanks in advance.

I have the same problem that a few others have faced, Once i restart my phone and hold the vol down button, it goes into bootloader mode but after that nothing happens. It just stays there.
And in the in the SD card all that is reqd is the OPALIMG.nbh file? sounds strange cause a lotta other places have other round about procedure as compared to this.

karthiksk said:
I have the same problem that a few others have faced, Once i restart my phone and hold the vol down button, it goes into bootloader mode but after that nothing happens. It just stays there.
And in the in the SD card all that is reqd is the OPALIMG.nbh file? sounds strange cause a lotta other places have other round about procedure as compared to this.
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[FIXED]
The SD card wasn't formatted using FAT32 it was formated using FAT. re-formatted it,
issue resolved. So for others who faced similar issues, here is your salvation.

this works ! nice
you saved my ass mate

Thankssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!

Arabic/Farsi Nand Roms

Excuse my English is not good into this topic I'm going my roms
RAFDROID HD 3.1
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this is a orginal post :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908528
first read the orginal post
Summary of orginal post :
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============ FEATURES ============
Deodexed and Zipaligned, not sqashfsed
RMNET
Multilanguage + Fully arabic /Farsi
Rooted (SU app + SU binaries)
AdFree
AutoAPNs
5mpx camera with face recognition + 800*400 camcorder
HSDPA, GPS, Bluethoot, WiFi all working
% battery icon and status bar icons changed (use original framework-res.apk to go back to stock attached in 2nd post)
fonts changed (use original fonts to go back to stock attached in 2nd post)
Enhanced Shutdown Menu
WiFi MAC Fixed
Working HTC-SENSE.COM, HTC-HUB, HTC-LIKES
Working HTC Headsets using my kernel
Working notification LEDs
Working Streaming Video
Working Flash Player, No more browser crash
Support config.txt to tweak boot options
Modified shutdown android process to cleanly unmount data partition and avoid data corruption.
Fast, Fast, FAST!
=== INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS (CWR) ​
This process will erase everything on your nand. So, if you are already using a previous rom, backup everything!
First of all: DON'T USE THE MAGDLR FUNCTION "USB MASS STORAGE" TO COPY YOUR FILES ON THE SD. IT IS BUGGED AND WILL CORRUPT YOUR FILE. YOU HAVE TO USE AN SD CARD READER OR CWR USB MASS STORAGE FUNCTION
Download PANASONIC SD FORMATTER and use it to format your card with SLOW ERASE
Prepare your SD Card with first partition primary FAT32. This is where you will put all your stuff like music, videos... so make it bigger as possible less the space for the EXT partition. Ext partition must be EXT3 or EXT4, primary, and must be the second partition of the SD card, just after the FAT32. The EXT partition will be seen from your phone as it's internal storage memory. Maximum 1gb EXT is suggested, bigger one can cause issues. Refer to this for an help to make the partitions http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...6#post10654666(only ext3) or use this for ext 4 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905089
After the partition are created, you need to flash MAGDLR 1.13 and the 400mb Recovery for MAGDLR that you can find here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=898913 follow the instructions on the thread
Download the FULL RAFDROID PACKAGE and copy the entire zip (not extracted!) on the SD CARD root.
Put the SD CARD in your phone and power it on and go in the MAGDLR menu (hold the power key while powering up)
Select BOOT AD RECOVERY
Click on INSTALL ZIP FROM SD CARD and then CHOOSE ZIP FROM SD CARD
Select the FULL_RAFDROID_HD_EXT_*r*.zip that you downloaded before.
Select "Yes - Install........" and wait for installation then Go back with power button and select REBOOT SYSTEM NOW
First boot can take up to 20 minutes. If you are stuck on white screen with HTC logo just wait. If you hear boot sound more than one time, you had a bootlop and something has gone wrong. Maybe your partitions are not setted up properly. Delete everything, reformat your SD card and try again.
When you see the lockscreen, give at least 5 minutes to settle. Then do all your settings and then reboot again
Go in Settings -> Audio -> Disable "audible touch tones". This will avoid robo voice and phone freezes.
Enjoy.
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Remember: bootanimation is not working then you have black screen do not worry just wait
you need :
ext3 or 4 partion on sd card
magdlr 1.13
recovery 400M
DOWNLOADS​
link

Why you don't Post in NAND thread ?
Do you want these rom:
RUU_Ace_HTC_ARA_1.83.415.4_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26 .04.02.17_M2_SF_release
RUU_Vision_HTC_ARA_1.83.415.2_Radio_12.28e.60.140f _26.04.02.17_M2_SF_release
I can port to HD2 for you !

if I am not wrong,, you are pointing to a rom that supports arabic ,,, and this is your idea from your post ,, right ??
but you didn't mention if this rom support RTL or just can read the arabic letters in their separated form

Yea ! 2 roms are Arabic language (and more). Arabic language first (index)
Check some pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/5478538375/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/5478538269/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/5478538167/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/5479137920/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/5478537963/
True Arabic language or not ?

yes this rom fully arabic with RTL

You must fix something (camera), Deodex,...
Wifi, data, sound, gps,... worked. It's clean
PART I and PART II

dungphp said:
Yea ! 2 roms are Arabic language (and more). Arabic language first (index)
Check some pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/5478538375/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/5478538269/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/5478538167/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/5479137920/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/5478537963/
True Arabic language or not ?
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I will test now ,, I tested older versions of this rom ,,, but didn't test the new version

ok i real need help ( mass storage )

so here is my problem when i have my ex sd in phone and i want to connect to pc whit android mass storage its only showing my ex sd and not internal sd but when i plug my phone whitout ex sd its showing internal but its cd ?? here is image

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Or, follow this link for instructions (choose the first option and read):
http://bit.ly/x66Dtf

that link you gave me doesnt work
could you pls add another one ?
ok i found link

achozenone said:
that link you gave me doesnt work
could you pls add another one ?
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Apologies I fixed it, try it now.

so now i have another problem how to mount internal sd and ex sd , if i connect phone to pc when is my sd card in its only reading ex sd card but i want both

achozenone said:
so now i have another problem how to mount internal sd and ex sd , if i connect phone to pc when is my sd card in its only reading ex sd card but i want both
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I can't really say, without more information. I don't really understand what you're saying.
It could be an issue with the drivers on your PC.

sean is here. said:
I can't really say, without more information. I don't really understand what you're saying.
It could be an issue with the drivers on your PC.
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well when i first bought phone it was working it was showing 1cd 1 sd 1internal sd on my pc when connecte whit usb ,
then i updated to 2.3.5 and to cm7 then i downgradet to 2.2.2 and now i cant get them mount side by side internal sd and external sd
i can mount them seperetly but cant side by side
i tried on other pc but its same problem i tried whit different sd card but its same problem :/

achozenone said:
well when i first bought phone it was working it was showing 1cd 1 sd 1internal sd on my pc when connecte whit usb ,
then i updated to 2.3.5 and to cm7 then i downgradet to 2.2.2 and now i cant get them mount side by side internal sd and external sd
i can mount them seperetly but cant side by side
i tried on other pc but its same problem i tried whit different sd card but its same problem :/
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I would probably try to return to stock. This may cure the problem. Link here.
You're going to have to do your own research, now. Reading and searching, with the forum search button and google.
Good luck.

Hi, maybe you have the same bug, have a look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1483519
You seem to be affected by the same bug of the sdcard mount.
If you rebbot the system your sdcard will be correctly mounted.
Please vote the poll because we need to understand how to solve this bug.
Regards,
kalo86

[Q]Moving data and everything else to a new SD card.

I'm using an 8gb sd card for my HD2 and I wanna expand to a new 16gb one. My device is currently running Hyperdroid and I wonder how to transfer all of my data and files ...in my old SD card to a new one. Is it simply copy/paste or all them or something else ? Just want to make sure everything is working properly after installing the new sd card. Someone plz help me with this

hi,
If you're using mgldr, i would suggest making a full back up in recovery first by booting into mgldr>ad recovery>back up and restore>back up. After that, format your new sd card and partition it as required if you're using sd-ext/apps2sd. Remove old sd card from phone and make complete transfer of all the files from old sd card to new one by cut/copy paste method using your pc. After transferring files, insert your new sd card and boot into recovery by going to ad recovery in mgldr. Once in recovery, go to back up and restore choose restore and select the back up u made earlier. It should be there if u transferred all the files from old sd card. After restore is done you can reboot and wait for it to settle down. U can wipe dalvic and cache and fix permissions in recovery if u want before reboot but i dont think it's needed since u have a fresh sd card after formatting it first and the files are exactly the same as previous sd card.
Sorry i can't help if you're using clk. Hope i was of any help.

Are you running Android from NAND or SD?
if from SD just copy the whole files from the 8gig to the 16gig
or
just make an image copy of your 8gig to 16gig then just adjust the size using EAUSE or mini tool partition

joaqcai said:
hi,
If you're using mgldr, i would suggest making a full back up in recovery first by booting into mgldr>ad recovery>back up and restore>back up. After that, format your new sd card and partition it as required if you're using sd-ext/apps2sd. Remove old sd card from phone and make complete transfer of all the files from old sd card to new one by cut/copy paste method using your pc. After transferring files, insert your new sd card and boot into recovery by going to ad recovery in mgldr. Once in recovery, go to back up and restore choose restore and select the back up u made earlier. It should be there if u transferred all the files from old sd card. After restore is done you can reboot and wait for it to settle down. U can wipe dalvic and cache and fix permissions in recovery if u want before reboot but i dont think it's needed since u have a fresh sd card after formatting it first and the files are exactly the same as previous sd card.
Sorry i can't help if you're using clk. Hope i was of any help.
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Yep, this is exactly right although I think you can go to advanced restore>restore SD-EXT to make things quicker (restore backup will restore everything)
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1.4.3 HELP!

okay my wife won a NC in a contest and i want to put cm7 on it, i have followed this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957&page=179 to the T and cannot get the sd to boot, or recovery mode to work, all that happnes is that upon reboot it boots into the stock b&n rom, or if i hold down the n button it asks me to factory reset which does nothing. I need help please. i have been at this for hours.

InYuco said:
okay my wife won a NC in a contest and i want to put cm7 on it, i have followed this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957&page=179 to the T and cannot get the sd to boot, or recovery mode to work, all that happnes is that upon reboot it boots into the stock b&n rom, or if i hold down the n button it asks me to factory reset which does nothing. I need help please. i have been at this for hours.
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Look in my tips thread linked in my signature. In item A9 I list reasons why you may be having problems getting the SD to boot, including using a built-in SD card reader in your PC for burning.

well i have tried everything in A9 other then a USB ecard reader, I have used my laptop and my htc inspire as an ecard reader with no success. I have not tried plugging the usb chord into my pc, i will give that a try later and see how it works. If that does not work I think it is time i give up. Do i have to hold a special button combo to get it to boot into the sd card? or should it autoboot when i power back on the nook?

InYuco said:
well i have tried everything in A9 other then a USB ecard reader, I have used my laptop and my htc inspire as an ecard reader with no success. I have not tried plugging the usb chord into my pc, i will give that a try later and see how it works. If that does not work I think it is time i give up. Do i have to hold a special button combo to get it to boot into the sd card? or should it autoboot when i power back on the nook?
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You don't need any special buttons to get it to boot into the sd card if its done right. When you put your sd card in a card reader, you should see only a drive letter with boot in the name with files like uImage uRecImg, uAltImg, etc on it. If the cm7 zip file is still there, it never flashed properly. It has to have a name with an "update-" prefix, or it won't flash. If you downloaded a CM7 zip file that has any name that doesn't start with "update-", change the name to start with "update-", and try again.

okay this is what i have on my sd card its called boot F: so what do i need to change. I dont understand the update- thing, i have never had this nook cracked/rooted nothing other then stock, I also have done this with both win32 and winimage both have completed successful. I am using generic-sdcard-v1.3.img to make the sd image then copying the cm7 over that is in the attached pic. Any help would be great.
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InYuco said:
okay this is what i have on my sd card its called boot F: so what do i need to change. I dont understand the update- thing, i have never had this nook cracked/rooted nothing other then stock, I also have done this with both win32 and winimage both have completed successful. I am using generic-sdcard-v1.3.img to make the sd image then copying the cm7 over that is in the attached pic. Any help would be great.
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Everything looks right on the card in your PC. But that does not mean it will boot in the Nook. If you have it burned properly it should boot automatically to the SD when you power on from a powered off condition. As I said in my tips thread which I think you read, many factors can prevent it from looking right to the Nook and booting. You said you used the card reader built in to the PC. That can sometimes make it not bootable by the Nook, even thought it looks fine on the PC. Get a cheap usb style card reader and burn with that.
But once you get it booting, you do need to rename that cm- file to say update-cm-. When verygreen made that script file all nightly zips started with update-. Now the CM team starts the name with cm- and verygreen's script will not recognize the name if named that.