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Where do i find the RUU file that I have copy to sd card?

I am wishing to attempt a hspl on my T-Mob uk hd2, the procedeure requires me to copy the existing RUU file to my storage card in the eventuality that I need to restore it to it's original settings. Please explain where the hell I find this file?

What? I think your confused, check out my thread in my sig, use it to help you but at the start there are links to other useful threads on using it. Also I have a small glossary to help you.

the .exe file you downloaded is actually a zip file. so rename it .zip instead of .exe and now when you run it it will open to show you a list of files,one of which is ruu signed.nbh
oh and it isn't part of the flash.only if the flash goes wrong.

Thanks guys, I understand how to flash a rom but am unsure about backflashing my stock T-Mobile (UK) Rom is there one available?

There is deffinately a T Mo uk rom, ive seen it mentioned several times. Look hard in the Official Roms thread and you will find it.

just a thought

hi all,
just a thought.
and if its dumb then please say so lol
i understand development has stuck with getting roms onto the phone, we can encrypt and decrypt tsw's i think, but cant load them.
could we just replace the file in the official download and copy over the certificates or tell the certificates to look somewhere else for the relelvant version info?
it would require stripping out the official tsw, not sure how thats going tbh, and replacing it with our bits and bobs. copying over the certificates and modifying there dependacies or something
??? any thoughts ???

another thought
and I have another question, if we have the Bin file why we cant' load it throught the pin shorctcut method ?

gmx333 said:
and I have another question, if we have the Bin file why we cant' load it throught the pin shorctcut method ?
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the bin file it's not the tsw file. While i really dont know if the bin file may be loaded with the pin method...

im not familiar with the pin shorten method but i assume the boot rom/boot loader looks for a specific file extension (.tsw) not a .bin, you cant rename it .bin as compression and packing is different to each format, so it wouldnt work.
its down to the sddl+ to allow the file to be written and the phone to accept it without questioning where its from (official or not)
people out there can hack into goverment secrets ina blink of an eye, yet no one can beat toshibas back to front programming
just a rant....for now

phillmydiamond said:
im not familiar with the pin shorten method but i assume the boot rom/boot loader looks for a specific file extension (.tsw) not a .bin, you cant rename it .bin as compression and packing is different to each format, so it wouldnt work.
its down to the sddl+ to allow the file to be written and the phone to accept it without questioning where its from (official or not)
people out there can hack into goverment secrets ina blink of an eye, yet no one can beat toshibas back to front programming
just a rant....for now
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I'm sure, the shortcut method will load not encrypted files with .bin extension as well as excypte with .tsw and .enc. extension.

.bin .tsw .enc all one after another close to
Downloader
Don't Remove the SD Card & the Battery. Downloading ...
just search in .bin

cedesmith said:
.bin .tsw .enc all one after another close to
Downloader
Don't Remove the SD Card & the Battery. Downloading ...
just search in .bin
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More specific, please... for rookies.

How I fixed 1.76.0010 S-ON boot and 3.22.20.17 (SEMI-BRICK)

Few days ago, a lil' goddam' birdy started to tickle my feelings repeating over and over again "reflash your stupid phone!!!"... So that's what I did.
Unfortunately it seems that I picked up the only one bad combination out there. A 2.1 Rogers over CM6. That's how I end up starring at my new HTC-magic shaped-brick showin' a sweet, white, batery hunger display on wich was written smth like 1.76.0010 S-ON boot and 3.22.20.17 Radio. It was like I could see a lower phrase of smth like "you are so screwed!!! ".
Anyway...
1st I used Magic_Rogers_3.54.631.3 again wich started to upload files on my phone but in the end it returned a bad signatures error. The same thing hapened when i tried to flash over fastboot.
Then I downloaded the official default ROM for my phone (TIM 32A). Wich obviously din't work since older versions of RUU updater were using adb to connect with the phone, and that's how I was stuck in RUU bootloader without any recovery or anything.
However. Since Rogers application was able to upload on the device, but the files couldn't be written because of the perfected SPL, it was clear that is using fastboot instead of adb for this, so I thought would be a good ideea, to flash via fastboot the orginal files wich could contain phone's signatures. Evrika!!! It WORKED!!! my brick is now a fully functional 32A Magic!
For this, you might want to download your default official software from HTC website using phone's serial number or from here: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=659403 (since I'm kinnda' new I cannot post links )
Starting the RUU aplication, (no need for the phone to be plugged, we are only stealing some files right now) generates 2 temporary folders wich you can find here:
Vista / Win7 - %Root%\Users\%currentuser%\AppData\Local\Temp
WinXP - %Root%\Documents and Settings\%currentuser%\Local Settings\Temp\
Go to this location and search for the folder wich contains rom.zip (clean your temp folders before extracting... you don't wanna search for a file a whole day - especially if you started some RUU aplications before this one). This is the file you need. Unzip this file and fastboot flash your files from here.
Another method is to download the attached archive wich contains the RUU aplication from Rogers 2.1, unzip it and put the rom.zip in its folder then start it to flash your phone.
Hope this helped you, you allready know the disclaimer ****... "I'm not responsible for any damage you might do to your phone, bla bla"
Sorry for posting this into development section. If a moderator can move it to general it would be nice

ciolansteen said:
Sorry for posting this into development section. If a moderator can move it to general it would be nice
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You know what... this can actually be considered Development... sorta. It's productive enough to be. Certainly informative enough for inexperienced users. Although nothing was actually developed it's kind of in between.
Here's what I'll do, I'll move it to General but with a 90 day re-direct so it'll be in both for three months. Afterwards it'll be defaulted to General only.

Many Thanks!
My phone has been softbricked for almost a week before I came across this. I couldn't extract the rom.zip so I downloaded your archive and copied the rom over and it worked. Thank you!
Just a note to anyone else, I have a Rogers Magic and I used the rom generated by the RUU_Sapphire_Rogers_WWE_2.17.631.2_release_signed_NoDriver.exe. My phone did hand up when it tried to update the radio. The phone screen went to a dark blue and the progress bar stopped rising after about 5 minutes. I unplugged the phone, rebooted it and plugged it back in, the RUU attempted the update a second time and succeeded.

Hey my cust id is 038 Airtel India for which only 1 rom is available 3.05.720.3 India
When I try to extract using this I get 2 files rom.zip and rom1.zip and if i copy both of them and do as you stated above it gives 140 bootloader version older error and if i run the 2.53.. roms not for my cid I get cust id error despite having a goldcard
Please help

Try using only rom.zip. I'm downloading your rom right now and I'll try to see what's happening

ciolansteen said:
Try using only rom.zip. I'm downloading your rom right now and I'll try to see what's happening
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Thanks for the fast replt. Ya tried that gives main version older error

This is the original ROM for my device any idea?
http://www.htc.com/sea/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=267&cat=2&dl_id=759
What RUU did you used to flash yours?
Thanks

ishanISCOOOL said:
Hey my cust id is 038 Airtel India for which only 1 rom is available 3.05.720.3 India
When I try to extract using this I get 2 files rom.zip and rom1.zip and if i copy both of them and do as you stated above it gives 140 bootloader version older error and if i run the 2.53.. roms not for my cid I get cust id error despite having a goldcard
Please help
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Ok, try this. Extract Rom1.zip to a folder. Open rom.zip and extract ONLY radio.img and hboot_7200A_1.76.0009_091208 to the same place where you extracted rom1.zip (EG - Rom1 folder). Now delete both archives, and make a zip archive containing the files from Rom1 folder (files only without the folder itself). Name this archive rom.zip, put it into your RUUapp downloaded from here (before that, don't forget to delete rom1.zip + rom.zip from there), and try flash it like that. If this does not work, try to extract boot_special.img as well and repeat the procedure. But i think this boot special file is responsible for your error since i don't find it on any other package. I don't know if HTC zip files have special atributes or they are pure zip files. Maybe some one could tell us about this.
@andreas - Who are you asking? I used TIM official RUU since I have a TIM 32A. Try using the exact rom from your phone brander.
Cheers!

ciolansteen said:
Ok, try this. Extract Rom1.zip to a folder. Open rom.zip and extract ONLY radio.img and hboot_7200A_1.76.0009_091208 to the same place where you extracted rom1.zip (EG - Rom1 folder). Now delete both archives, and make a zip archive containing the files from Rom1 folder (files only without the folder itself). Name this archive rom.zip, put it into your RUUapp downloaded from here (before that, don't forget to delete rom1.zip + rom.zip from there), and try flash it like that. If this does not work, try to extract boot_special.img as well and repeat the procedure. But i think this boot special file is responsible for your error since i don't find it on any other package. I don't know if HTC zip files have special atributes or they are pure zip files. Maybe some one could tell us about this.
Cheers!
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Tried both of the above, both give signature error (error coder 132)
Regards

ciolansteen said:
Ok, try this. Extract Rom1.zip to a folder.
@andreas - Who are you asking? I used TIM official RUU since I have a TIM 32A. Try using the exact rom from your phone brander.
Cheers!
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Hi,
I was asking you if you have any ideea or you know something about the ASIA version of HTC Magic and I've asked you about your rom becuse I'm thinking to try a goild card with it knowing that worked for you.
Thanks

andras_m said:
Hi,
I was asking you if you have any ideea or you know something about the ASIA version of HTC Magic and I've asked you about your rom becuse I'm thinking to try a goild card with it knowing that worked for you.
Thanks
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http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Sapphire/RUU_Sapphire_TIM_IT_2.15.901.4_release_signed_NoDriver.exe
If that is the rom, it gives customer id error despite gold card.

That's the rom allright. I'll upload it later and post the address here.
If both methods give you sig error try using EU zip.
Sent from my HTC Magic using XDA App

ciolansteen said:
That's the rom allright. I'll upload it later and post address here.
If both methods give you sig error try using EU zip.
If u meant the European rom, that gives customer id error
Sent from my HTC Magic using XDA App
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Hey what is EU zip where can I find it?
Thanks

EU stands for European. What i meant is that you should try other official roms as well. Do youown a 32A or 32B device?
Sent from my HTC Magic using XDA App

Also tried with your ROM from TIM on a gold card and gives me invalid bootloader version

Put your log here, phone version and default brand
Sent from my HTC Magic using XDA App

ciolansteen said:
EU stands for European. What i meant is that you should try other official roms as well. Do youown a 32A or 32B device?
Sent from my HTC Magic using XDA App
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Its 32A, Ya have tried european roms, main version / bootloader version older error after i fixed my goldcard please upload your folder
Everything gives error code 140 bootloader error, Please give the detailed steps
Regards

Same thing for me. I get invalid bootloader version from RUU and invalid signature from fastboot no matter which ROM I try to install
My signature is:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.76.0010 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
Jan 14 2010,00:14:58
And my phone cid is HTC__037
Thanks

Ok, this is the exact file i used. Try to extract rom.zip from this one, untill tonight I won't be able to post anymore. Let's hope we'll find a way to fix your phones too.
http://dl.transfer.ro/transfer_ro-02nov-c8db9b05ca789c93d23.zip

andras_m said:
Same thing for me. I get invalid bootloader version from RUU and invalid signature from fastboot no matter which ROM I try to install
My signature is:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.76.0010 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
Jan 14 2010,00:14:58
And my phone cid is HTC__037
Thanks
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Same here only difference is that my phone cid is HTC_038
ciolansteen said:
Ok, this is the exact file i used. Try to extract rom.zip from this one, untill tonight I won't be able to post anymore. Let's hope we'll find a way to fix your phones too.
http://dl.transfer.ro/transfer_ro-02nov-c8db9b05ca789c93d23.zip
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Hey how did you avoid hboot version check please tell us the steps you followed in detail.. For me it always gives bootloader error code 140 on computer screen and Main version older in phone even with the rom you uploaded
And If I try to flash the files individualy using fastboot all of them return signature verify fail

Rom in .img format??

Hey guys
The volume rocker on my HD2 is broken, and I have cLK flashed on my device. My problem is that I can only boot into cLK and fastboot mode as recovery is useless to me because I cant navigate through the options using the volume rocker.
I am looking for a rom (android/winmo) that is a .img file so that I can flash through fastboot, or if any of you know any other possible way I can flash a rom through fastboot so I can get my phone working again. Right now I dont mind which rom I flash, as long as I get my phone in working order again.
All help is GREATLY appreciated....!!!
If anyone also knows how I can compile a rom into a .img file so I can flash through fastboot, that is also welcomed help!

Any ROM you download that is for cLK has a. img file in it. you will have to extract the file from the. zip hou download to find it. Read my post here it will give youthe details on how to flash your ROM.

T-Macgnolia said:
Any ROM you download that is for cLK has a. img file in it. you will have to extract the file from the. zip hou download to find it. Read my post here it will give youthe details on how to flash your ROM.
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Hey bud, thanks for the reply, but my question still remains... what about the other 2 folders in the rom folder (META-INF and SYSTEM) what happens with those? lol....

atsavlis said:
Hey bud, thanks for the reply, but my question still remains... what about the other 2 folders in the rom folder (META-INF and SYSTEM) what happens with those? lol....
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Sorry for the late response but those two files do get used, the img file oules the information from them as it is flashing. To put it simply when you initiate the flash the img does the rest of the work. The img file is sort of like a cab file for Windows Mobile only it is not all self contained and has more functions than just to install the software. Note I said sort of not exactly like, that is just a comparison to help you understand. When you flash a Android ROM via CWM it essentialy just activates the img file to flash the ROM.

Daf roms come as a system.img
or
if you have access to another hd2, flash the target rom to it and then use mkyaffs2img command in the terminal to dump the system folder to a system.img file.
Benefit of this would be you can tweak the rom(reduce size for example, by removing unwanted apps) before you dump to system.img

samsamuel said:
Daf roms come as a system.img
or
if you have access to another hd2, flash the target rom to it and then use mkyaffs2img command in the terminal to dump the system folder to a system.img file.
Benefit of this would be you can tweak the rom(reduce size for example, by removing unwanted apps) before you dump to system.img
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Thanks for getting back to me buddy! Unfortunately I dont have a second HD2, and I dont know anyone willing to help me out in Greece, lol... Would you be willing to dump your system folder for me and upload it so I can use yours?? I would GREATLY appreciate the help... sitting with my HD2 "semi" bricked... lol
Also, if I use the .img file from the DAF roms, can I flash it using fastboot??? You have any suggestions on how I can flash it considering I cant use the volume rocker on my mobile?

Well id like to say yes but it's Easter weekend and my sons 1st birthday tomorrow, so the likelihood of getting near a PC are slim for a few days.
You could always learn how to use the android emulator,, build the image on a virtual hd2
As for flashing,,, no idea, no clue what fastboot does, magldr for me, but in your OP you implied you could use it to write img files to partitions.

You ever got a solution for this? I'm in the exact same situation right now.

What is tp_SPY_SYN3KT0103.img file in Sprint 2.2 RUU?

In the Sprint Official 2.2 RUU (PG06IMG.zip) one of the .img files is tp_SPY_SYN3KT0103.img. What is this file?
I have tried quite a few ways to extract it with no joy.
Also, there are two other .img files that begin tp, does this prefix have special meaning?
Ted

Wrong section just letting you know
Sent from my VS920 4G using xda premium

b432291 said:
In the Sprint Official 2.2 RUU (PG06IMG.zip) one of the .img files is tp_SPY_SYN3KT0103.img. What is this file?
I have tried quite a few ways to extract it with no joy.
Also, there are two other .img files that begin tp, does this prefix have special meaning?
Ted
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Yes this the wrong section to post in . That being said, what are you trying to accomplish?

I hope I have not offended the forum keepers, but I rarely post and the contents of a Factory RUU file certainly seem like dev stuff to me...
I'm not trying to accomplish anything, I am just curious as to what these tp img files contain - ecpecially when one of them has the word SPY in it.
I cannot seem to unpack or mount the img file, trying ext2, ext3, ext4, unyaffs, yaffsutils, yaffs2utils, & ext4utils - so I figured someone in this forum could just say what the img files are for, I assumed the knowledge was here.
Ted