can anyone help me? i tried to change my phone to lower rom version like was said needs to be installed on phone and needed to install windows mobile 7 on the htc hd2 phone and it keeps going to rom installation failure screen and rom installation recovery why wont it work help what do i need to do also it was the dark forces team rom update utility.
bobbymd said:
can anyone help me? i tried to change my phone to lower rom version like was said needs to be installed on phone and needed to install windows mobile 7 on the htc hd2 phone and it keeps going to rom installation failure screen and rom installation recovery why wont it work help what do i need to do also it was the dark forces team rom update utility.
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Can you be more specific about what ROM you are trying to install, and how you tried to install it? Also, do you have HSPL amd MAGDLR installed on your phone?
If you can provide more specific details it will be easier to understand what is happening with your phone.
ok thanks its the madglr rom to set up the phone for next step in installing wm7 on the htc hd2 its the custom ruu version 2.15 for install on phone and its not going through
bobbymd said:
ok thanks its the madglr rom to set up the phone for next step in installing wm7 on the htc hd2 its the custom ruu version 2.15 for install on phone and its not going through
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From your description it is quite hard to understand what your are attempting to do. My guess is that you are trying to install a Windows Mobile ROM before installing WP7. If that is the case, then you should be installing the Windows Mobile ROM when you are at the tri-colored bootloader screen. Turn on your phone with the volume down key pressed to get to this screen. Connect your phone to your computer, wait til you see "Serial" change to" USB" and flash your HD2 with the desired Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM
im trying to flash from 6.5.3 to wm7
bobbymd said:
im trying to flash from 6.5.3 to wm7
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Are going into the MAGDLR screen options when booting and choosing option 5 USB Flasher before connecting your phone to the computer? Also what version of HSPL are you using? WP7 doesn’t support HSPL3.03/OSPL3.03. You need to select HSPL2.08 to run WP7 and MAGLDR.
im not seeing that screen and options for option 5 usb flasher im getting the rom update utility screen on my pc its 3.27.4.0 version madglr
bobbymd said:
im not seeing that screen and options for option 5 usb flasher im getting the rom update utility screen on my pc its 3.27.4.0 version madglr
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You must install MAGDLR on your phone before you can flash WP7. When it is installed on your phone, hold the power button when you see the MAGDLR screen while booting the phone, and then you can choose option 5.
i tried doing the install of madglr on phone and it keeps failing it wont update phone it goes into the update recovery screen and says to unplug from pc etc
bobbymd said:
i tried doing the install of madglr on phone and it keeps failing it wont update phone it goes into the update recovery screen and says to unplug from pc etc
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Hmm, did you install HSPL2.08 on your phone before trying to install MAGDLR?
yes and both wont go through they both fail
bobbymd said:
yes and both wont go through they both fail
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Try changing USB ports on your computer, you might have a hardware driver problem. Also, use a USB port on your computer, not on a hub.
ok i will try that and see and get back
bobbymd said:
ok i will try that and see and get back
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Okay, I have to get offline soon, so good luck. Check device manager on your computer to make sure the driver is installed correctly.
ok tried that and got the same thing i tried a 3rd port on my pc the device driver installed properly it said and still got the same thing dont understand whats happening and it seems in videos i saw on different sites it happens easy for them i dont get why it wont work for me??
Perhaps others may have an idea. On my T-Mobile HTC HD2 everything installs easily
Sent from my HTC Glacier
ok thanks bud
You are welcome. Other than the driver not installing correctly when you are in the bootloader I am not sure what could be your problem.
I am sure others will have more ideas for you. Good luck.
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So i used this *thread* to flash the android Nand on my HD2 and i followed all the steps, and then i ended up with a screen as below
123456
GO GO GO!
Typically it is supposed to reboot and go to the Android screen. But it didn't and now it is stuck. I tried hard resetting with power and volume button but no luck and infact none of the buttons work. Even i took the battery out but it comes back to the same screen.
So how do i go back to the WIN 6.5 now. PLzzz somebody help me. I'm sure somebody must have same problem coz i saw in some post that couple of people had the same problem.
PLZ help!!
dude, to go to magldr menu hold end key while booting, and to get to the bootloader to be able to flash a winmo rom, just hold volume down key while booting.
GOGOGO! issue was solved on magldr 1.11, do you have magldr 1.11? If you don't just flash it when you're on bootloader (rainbow screen).
ok. i downloaded the V1.11. But i don't see the tricolor thing. all i see is the Boot Menu with 10 options on it. and when i tried to flash it the connection was unsuccessful. My PC won't connect to the phone then how would i flash it??
patelk3 said:
ok. i downloaded the V1.11. But i don't see the tricolor thing. all i see is the Boot Menu with 10 options on it. and when i tried to flash it the connection was unsuccessful. My PC won't connect to the phone then how would i flash it??
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you should:
power-off device
press the vol- button and power button together.
then flash 1.11
good luck
Maybe you can help me aswell?
I've tried flashing cmn 6.1 and it works (followed all steps of guide: i have magdlr 1.11, hardspl 2.08 and radio on my dutty rom 2.15.50..). So now i have cmn 6.1 nand. But if i try to repeat the same with Cotulla's Nand or MDJ's - i stuck on error:
Error happen
Read below for more information
Error Description: USB init failed
Info: .\RSPL\RSPL.cpp (723)
I get it once i connect usb cable to usb flasher (it says usb is connected) and launch daf.exe and press 2 times next till it starts checking if phone is connected. Any suggestions how to solve it? Please, help me
May be just reconnect USB cable.
But first make sure that in PC's device manager You have uncheck Save energy option ( it lets to turn off USB port for energy savings)
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BimBooTheGreat said:
Maybe you can help me aswell?
I've tried flashing cmn 6.1 and it works (followed all steps of guide: i have magdlr 1.11, hardspl 2.08 and radio on my dutty rom 2.15.50..). So now i have cmn 6.1 nand. But if i try to repeat the same with Cotulla's Nand or MDJ's - i stuck on error:
Error happen
Read below for more information
Error Description: USB init failed
Info: .\RSPL\RSPL.cpp (723)
I get it once i connect usb cable to usb flasher (it says usb is connected) and launch daf.exe and press 2 times next till it starts checking if phone is connected. Any suggestions how to solve it? Please, help me
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You get that error if you don't run DFT as administrator. Right click on the file, run as administrator.
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Thanks guys. It worked and now i have android on my HD2 which i love.
But there is a small problem with it. My data connection won't work, the wifi does.
Any ideas??
patelk3 said:
Thanks guys. It worked and now i have android on my HD2 which i love.
But there is a small problem with it. My data connection won't work, the wifi does.
Any ideas??
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Go to the FAQ link in my signature, there you will find the TMO APN details which you need to enter manually.
What rom you install?
What rom you install?
Some roms no get data or mms in T-mobile US
neowolfx said:
What rom you install?
Some roms no get data or mms in T-mobile US
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They should, it's just that you need to manually enter the APN details.
i tried entering the APN manually and it worked.
Thank you everyone for the help.
Android is so much faster and better...just wow. I'm lovin' it.
BTW i used the instructions given on this blog
I got the same thing, nothing after the go go go. I just rebooted my phone and it loaded fine. Only issue I have is the G-sensor freeze. Love this build though!
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I followed a video, flashed my phone, ran the dft and it says it was successful. Now when it rebooted itself, it would boot, but only to the dft screen and then cut back off and do the same 1234 go go go. please tell me what im missing. i know im close but damn im ready for android already lol please help.
So i tried flashing an android ROM but its stuck on the AD recovery go go go screen.
I also wanna task 29 but I don't know how to get to the bootloader from MAGLDR 1.3
someone help please !
ummm i dunno if magldr can switch you into the bootloader, but doesn't the regular way to get to the bootloader work?
regular way:
1. make sure phone is OFF...take out the battery and plug it back in to make sure
2. hold down the volume down button
3. tap the power/end call button to power on the device
4. keep holding down volume down button
...bootloader should appear!
i guess you are a senior member so you must be looking for something else, it can't be as simple as above, is it?
ASCIIker said:
ummm i dunno if magldr can switch you into the bootloader, but doesn't the regular way to get to the bootloader work?
regular way:
1. make sure phone is OFF...take out the battery and plug it back in to make sure
2. hold down the volume down button
3. tap the power/end call button to power on the device
4. keep holding down volume down button
...bootloader should appear!
i guess you are a senior member so you must be looking for something else, it can't be as simple as above, is it?
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i tried that...despite it...it goes to the MAGLDR menu
and USB flasher keeps saying WAIT USB !!
basically I am stuck in MAGLDR
someone please help
i downloaded HD2 NAND kit...
and was ablt to reformat the Magldr Partition...
that time somehow the USB flasher seems to work,,,
however for every other function...it fails...like task 29 etc..
i am really confused and don't know what to do !!
backlashsid said:
someone please help
i downloaded HD2 NAND kit...
and was ablt to reformat the Magldr Partition...
that time somehow the USB flasher seems to work,,,
however for every other function...it fails...like task 29 etc..
i am really confused and don't know what to do !!
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Mate,
how about flashing stock rom via SD? dont use your old sd, get the new one, and try to flash the stock rom.
If you can pass that, then you can go back to try magldr again
or else,
I think it may be a hardware issue related, may be the volume down button is damaged. If this the case, since you are in android nand, you cant flash stock rom from USB sync
I hope that is not the case though
goodluck
silverwind said:
Mate,
how about flashing stock rom via SD? dont use your old sd, get the new one, and try to flash the stock rom.
If you can pass that, then you can go back to try magldr again
or else,
I think it may be a hardware issue related, may be the volume down button is damaged. If this the case, since you are in android nand, you cant flash stock rom from USB sync
I hope that is not the case though
goodluck
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surprisingly the VOL DOWN key is not at all damaged..
cos in the magldr menu I am able to go down and choose USB Flasher
I tried to install the DESIRE STOCK NAND ROM by clicking on DDAF and it worked
howerver the ROM got stuck at the DFT logo
ALso I am not at all able to get to the bootloader screen !! any ideas what to do ??? i guess flashing via SD wont work if I cant get to the bootloader
EDIT: I am able to install DAF.exe type ROMS...just installed Windows Phone 7 works...but the problem still is me wanting android and preferably at a time the old win mo...and without bootloader dont know what to do !! Help
backlashsid said:
surprisingly the VOL DOWN key is not at all damaged..
cos in the magldr menu I am able to go down and choose USB Flasher
I tried to install the DESIRE STOCK NAND ROM by clicking on DDAF and it worked
howerver the ROM got stuck at the DFT logo
ALso I am not at all able to get to the bootloader screen !! any ideas what to do ??? i guess flashing via SD wont work if I cant get to the bootloader
EDIT: I am able to install DAF.exe type ROMS...just installed Windows Phone 7 works...but the problem still is me wanting android and preferably at a time the old win mo...and without bootloader dont know what to do !! Help
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Hey blackashsid, sorry to hear you are having troubles. Without being able to get to the SPL bootloader you will not be able to flash any .nbh file to your HD2. This translates to you not being able to flash a Windows Mobile ROM stock or custom, a different radio version, splash screen, any HSPL or SPL, or cLK. And yes flashing via SD card is no good to you without the SPL bootloader.
Option #5 USB Flasher in MAGLDR will only flash CWM or A DAF ROM.
Your issue is somewhat strange to me, I really don't understand why you are having this issuer unless it is hardware related.
T-Macgnolia said:
Hey blackashsid, sorry to hear you are having troubles. Without being able to get to the SPL bootloader you will not be able to flash any .nbh file to your HD2. This translates to you not being able to flash a Windows Mobile ROM stock or custom, a different radio version, splash screen, any HSPL or SPL, or cLK. And yes flashing via SD card is no good to you without the SPL bootloader.
Option #5 USB Flasher in MAGLDR will only flash CWM or A DAF ROM.
Your issue is somewhat strange to me, I really don't understand why you are having this issuer unless it is hardware related.
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yeah its strange !
its like i am stuck with MAGLDR
and ders no way to uninstall it or to get to the bootloader for a WM ROM !!
any ideas what is causing this ??
i will really appreciate it !
EDIT: also i noticed all of my DAF ANdroid ROMS get stuck at the splash screen...only WP7 made it !! i want android !
any reason why this happend ?
if you installed wp7 then it isnt an issue wth the phone, its quite possible the roms you are trying to install
Download again the rom you want to use... and make sure you read installing process - every android rom has his specific installing process - clockwork , ext3 ,ex4 etc etc.
I hope you solve your prolem
ubejd said:
Download again the rom you want to use... and make sure you read installing process - every android rom has his specific installing process - clockwork , ext3 ,ex4 etc etc.
I hope you solve your prolem
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i did ! man...nothing works...its like i am stuck with Magldr !! can do nothing !
I decided to go from Android to try wm7 mango and have messed up big time i think.I am at the moment on the tri colour screen and stuck a serial even though the usb is connected so i cant do a task 29 or anything else.I was on hpsl 2.08 to run android.I have tried to go back to win 6.5 via the memory card method which has put spl 1.66 back on but failed with the update.On the tri colour screen the message is "Upgrade rom code error please try again"
I am totally stuck at what to do next just to get my phone to boot into anything.I need to get the tri colur screen to show usb somehow so i can fix this mess i have just done.
Any ideas and thanks
I also get a 0028002 not allow msg when i try to boot a original 6.5 Rom via the mem card if that helps matters
Ok don't freak out your problem sounds very solvable. First the Serial in the white bar of the bootloader screen is not changing to USB because you do not have the drivers on your computer, this is the only reason you will ever have this problem. To solve it you have two choices.
One go to here and download Windows Mobile Device Center and install i on your computer. It has the drivers you need in it. I could not find the official download from the Microsoft site, they may have taken it down I don't know. If you have Windows XP on your PC you will need to down load Active Sync google and you will find it.
The second choice is to go to here and download version 4.1 of the HD2 NAND Toolkit by XDA Recognized Developer ksubedi. Install the toolkit and open it then look at the bottom right hand corner of the toolkit window and click on the Download Drivers button and you can download the drivers from there. You will have to unzip the file and run the installer to do this.
Also what HD2 do you have, is it a TMOUS or a EU HD2? this will help me know what ROM you can use to flash a stock Windows Mobile back to your HD2 being you now have SPL 1.66.
Thanks for that I am getting the drivers now.I have a EU hd2 and am wanting to put any win 6.5 custom rom on as i was trying to give wm7 another go.
Thanks Again
potsykate said:
Thanks for that I am getting the drivers now.I have a EU hd2 and am wanting to put any win 6.5 custom rom on as i was trying to give wm7 another go.
Thanks Again
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Sorry for the tad late response. Seeing how you have SPL 1.66 you can still use the HSPL 4 to flash 2.08 HSPL back to your HD2 and then flash anything you want be it a stock Win Mo ROM, Custom Win Mo ROM, MAGLDR, or cLK. You can also use the HD2 NAND Toolkit to flash HSPL 2.08.
I can't install the drivers as I am running 32bit windows 7 and they wont install on my laptop is there anyway around this thanks
potsykate said:
I can't install the drivers as I am running 32bit windows 7 and they wont install on my laptop is there anyway around this thanks
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Download & install WMDC 6.1 x86
Has drivers & installs fine on W7 32bit
i had this problem 2 and thanks 4 help..
windows mobile takes forever to install.Been waiting 15 mins now and its been stuck on 6 seconds remaining,This is the 3rd attempt at installing and getting bored of waiting.I don't know if its hangs all the time as the green progress bar seems to be animating.Is this a common isntall problem?
potsykate said:
windows mobile takes forever to install.Been waiting 15 mins now and its been stuck on 6 seconds remaining,This is the 3rd attempt at installing and getting bored of waiting.I don't know if its hangs all the time as the green progress bar seems to be animating.Is this a common isntall problem?
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No, install is fast & simple, maybe you have virus software causing issues with install or problems with your windows 7 OS ...
I think its time I had a format of my computer and start a fresh its been running really slowly lately.
Thanks for all the tips got my beloved HD2 running again even after dropping in a sink full of water and in the airing cupboard in a bag of rice for a couple of days seems to have sorted it out.All indicators are red yet she still lives !
Thanks all
Everytime I turn on my phone, it goes straight into bootloader mode. I don't know what to do. I've been trying to google for the past hour or so, and no luck. Can anybody help?
Could be that your vol down button is stuck, try pressing and releasing quickly a few times ...just a thought!
PS. Your phone is not bricked if you can get to boot loader!!!
i tried that, and it didnt work. any other ideas?
can anyone please help?
Maby you don't have an OS. So try to flash a stock rom.
Sorry for bad english.
i tried that, but it either loses connection or it will say something about, how the the version of the o.s doesnt work for my phone. also on the phone itself, when it tries to download the rom, where a htc image is normally there, it isnt.
i have no idea what to do
It would be helpful to understand what you were running on your phone before the problem occurred?
The Bootloader you are seeing - I assume it is the hacked Cotulla one?
If you connect your phone to a PC does the bootloader screen show "USB" rather than serial?
If you have Cotulla bootloader and USB connection to PC, I'd start again with a clean install....not sure what you were using...but Typhoon is nice and Stable
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933951
It has a "clean installation" guide that you can follow....
http://flashmirrors.com/files/ytjzury5kvx9p91/Clean Installation.pdf
HTH.
K
I was trying to reinstall a stock gingerbread o.s on the phone, but something happened, and it wouldn't allow me to. So i just wanted to reinstall stock tmobile rom, and install android after that.
Yes i have cotulla bootloader, and whenever the phone starts up, it says serial, but it ill change to usb when i plug it in.
i couldnt open the pdf file.
mh48 said:
i couldnt open the pdf file.
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If you are getting errors while flashing the stock ROM, as in windows mobile, then 99% of the time you have bad NAND memory and the phone needs to be jtaged or the motherboard needs to be replaced. Ive experienced a lot of these similiar threads over on PPCGeeks with the HTC Touch Pro 2
whenever the image file tries to update through bootloader i get an error/update image fail due to the radio i think. it says its spl 2.08 hspl, i tried uninstalling hspl but that didnt work. what could be the problem? or am i pretty much out of luck?
mh48 said:
i couldnt open the pdf file.
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Those mirrors do seem broken.
Well this thread gives step by step instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11097380
you have HSPL, so you need to task29, MAGLDR, CWM and then a ROM.....it'll be interesting to see if you get anywhere....
Suggest following it step by step and seeing what happens before we write off your phone!
im not able to install magldr or a new rom, it either loses connection, or says it isnt compatible
mh48 said:
im not able to install magldr or a new rom, it either loses connection, or says it isnt compatible
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Well if you have Cotulla HSPL, and USB shown on that screen, and are connected to your PC and Task29 is not running then I'm afraid I'm out of knowledge....
Sorry.
so i found that i have a ruunbh error, what do i have to do in order to fix this?
with ruunbh I suggest you go back and flash a stock WM rom.
That has worked for some.
If that gets you back running (at winmo 6.5) then you need to start the Android process again....
......By starting with HSPL and moving on through task29, radio, magldr, clockworkmod and a android rom.
going back to winmo is described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935145&highlight=stock+rom
Let's see if you can go back to winmo first!
it keeps giving me an update error, when i try to install a custom wm rom and official rom any other suggestions?
So of the steps below....where and what is the update error?
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If you are using a 512MB ROM HD2, just download the official firmware from HTC's website. The recommendation is to use a 1.xx or 2.xx ROM, do not use a 3.xx ROM.
Download 7-zip, make sure it is 9.20 version and up.
Using 7-zip, open the official ROM update exe file. Do not execute it.
Inside you will see RUU_signed.nbh, extract just that file. Nothing else.
rename RUU_signed.nbh, to LEOIMG.nbh
Copy LEOIMG.nbh into your SD card root directory which is FAT16 or FAT32 formatted.
Unplug the battery from the HD2, count to 10, replace the battery.
Hold the VOLUME DOWN button, DO NOT LET GO.
Press the POWER BUTTON, then let go.
Follow the instructions on the screen when the device goes to RECOVERY mode.
im using tmobile u.s version
You really like being brief don't you.
Hello, I have an hd2 Europe edition and I could not get to flash magldr v1.13 when I press DAF. exe, it says "Readme.txt for this release is missing" so i could not get to continue on installing magldr.(that's when I get to USB Flasher mode).
So I wish to install AndroPlus Android software on my HD2 device
Please help!
spuati as administrator through ROMUpdateUtility
not by DAF
drobcristi said:
Hello, I have an hd2 Europe edition and I could not get to flash magldr v1.13 when I press DAF. exe, it says "Readme.txt for this release is missing" so i could not get to continue on installing magldr.(that's when I get to USB Flasher mode).
So I wish to install AndroPlus Android software on my HD2 device
Please help!
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run "ROMUpdateUtility.exe" instead
Thx
palokm said:
spuati as administrator through ROMUpdateUtility
not by DAF
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But, I wanted to put Android AndroPlus instead WM 6.5, and I get stuck on the boot menu aMAGLDR V1.13 and trying to get usb flasher I could not get to flash magldr v1.13 when I press DAF. exe, it says "Readme.txt for this release is missing" so i could not get to continue on installing magldr.(that's when I get to USB Flasher mode).
So I wish to install AndroPlus Android software on my HD2 device
Please help!
The ROM Update Utility doesen't work couse can not establish a connection to my phone
you must run as admin
procedure
hspl 2.08
task 29
radio rom 2.15
aMAGLDR v1.13
drobcristi said:
But, I wanted to put Android AndroPlus instead WM 6.5, and I get stuck on the boot menu aMAGLDR V1.13 and trying to get usb flasher I could not get to flash magldr v1.13 when I press DAF. exe, it says "Readme.txt for this release is missing" so i could not get to continue on installing magldr.(that's when I get to USB Flasher mode).
So I wish to install AndroPlus Android software on my HD2 device
Please help!
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Try connecting your phone to the back of your PC in one of the USB ports. Do not use the front ones.
Then when you run the Update utility right click on it and RUN as Administrator.
Hope that works.
younut said:
Please respect the rules !!!
I hate this kind of Shi*
GO ON ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS ... IDIOT!
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That's quite hypocritical, saying that you hate people breaking forum rules then swearing and calling another member an idiot. If you're going to flame him (as I indeed was about to as well, but in a much nicer way), at least help him too, and just warn him about the mistake and report the thread for maintenance.
@ OP, what exactly are you trying to do? From what I understand, you already have MAGLDR and you're trying to flash MAGLDR again? There isn't any point to that, from here onwards the steps are to flash CWM with the right partition, then your desired ROM. Follow this guide.
drobcristi said:
But, I wanted to put Android AndroPlus instead WM 6.5, and I get stuck on the boot menu aMAGLDR V1.13 and trying to get usb flasher I could not get to flash magldr v1.13 when I press DAF. exe, it says "Readme.txt for this release is missing" so i could not get to continue on installing magldr.(that's when I get to USB Flasher mode).
So I wish to install AndroPlus Android software on my HD2 device
Please help!
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Copy Pasting the half of the first post doesn't help us finding out what the problem is, Respect the people who spend time helping you out without getting anything!
So, Here is what you did:
You HSPL'd your device,
Installed Magldr,
Booted the device and pressed "USB Flasher"
Connected device to the pc, and tried to install the software but got a readme error?
Well I have that sometimes, but I just can go further.. Very strange.
Make sure to sync your fone with activesync for windows xp or windows mobile device in windows vista or 7. u cant flash MAGLDR without syncing your fone
Give a thanks if you found this helpful
adil1508 said:
Make sure to sync your fone with activesync for windows xp or windows mobile device in windows vista or 7. u cant flash MAGLDR without syncing your fone
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not accurate.
The word 'sync' makes people think you have to actually get a connection to activesync/wmdc the program,,,,,, you don't.
put the phone into bootloader (stripey screen) connect usb, when serial becomes usb, thats an activesync connection and you can flash. activesync teh program will not show a connection when you do this. the line ''get an activesync connection'' has been confusing people for years.