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Flashing HD2 with WWE ROM

Hello,
I want to flash my device with 1.66.707.1 rom. I can't download it via HTC official page.
Now I have few questions. According to that I couldn't download it from HTC official page in my country because I've got inappropriate S/N. May I install it on my radio if I supply good (fake) S/N to official HTC page?
I even didn't tray to do this because I'm afraid I can turn my HD2 a into brick.
I don't care about language. I think that after flashing ROM I can download a proper language pack.
Greats.

invalid serial means your phone is vendor locked. (eg t mobile, vodafone or whatever)
even if you download using a different serial the upgrade will fail saying "vendor id mismatch" or something similar.
in theory you need to wait for your vendor to release the update, however in reality installing hspl will allow you to instal the update without getting the error.
go read the hspl threads.

Easy to sey .
It's my first Windows Mobile based phone. I've never installed rom, and yet a cooked one.
I've have some bugs about which I've read on this forum. Those are:
* lack of virtual keyboard while creating a new text message (or any app which need it)
* error while starting digital camera.
All of that disappear after soft reset. That's why I want to install the newest rom.
To not start a new thread is there any way to find out if the rom which I downloaded from HTC suits to my phone? S/N is correct. If I start RUU it will start flashing my device, yes?
Another question. Is it true that every HTC Leo has 576MB RAM but it is locked down?

read this then, it has all the info you need on flashing your phone...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477
once HSPL is installed you can download an official WWE ROM from this thread and run it as if it were an official ROM for your phone...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=623283

y0yster said:
Easy to sey .
It's my first Windows Mobile based phone. I've never installed rom, and yet a cooked one.
I've have some bugs about which I've read on this forum. Those are:
* lack of virtual keyboard while creating a new text message (or any app which need it)
* error while starting digital camera.
All of that disappear after soft reset. That's why I want to install the newest rom.
To not start a new thread is there any way to find out if the rom which I downloaded from HTC suits to my phone? S/N is correct. If I start RUU it will start flashing my device, yes?
Another question. Is it true that every HTC Leo has 576MB RAM but it is locked down?
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As EddyOS stated, go read my flashing guide THOROUGHLY!!
1. Install HardSPL on your device (best done using WindowsXP or Windows7 32bit).
2. Download the Rom you require from the download site provided and flash using the instructions provided in my guide.
3. Enjoy your new phone
Once you have HardSPL on your phone it will be protected from bad flashes and you will be able to flash stock or custom roms or radios as and when you require. HardSPL is definitely reccommended as it has probably saved hundreds of phone from being turned into paperweights when flashing a bad rom or flashing incorrectly.
If you want to try a custom rom then I would definitely recommend the one in my signature but its totally upto you what you decide to put on your device.
With regards to the 576MB Ram it does seem that its actually accessible but only using the newer 2.02 Roms with specific Radios. This has been tested and verified. It wont be accessible on a 1.66 stock rom though.

Hello,
I tried to flash my device witch rom which is on htc official page.
When I was flashing something went wrong and on 24% upgrade have broken. I did what was write on the program but all the time I have 4 strips red, green, blue and white. Before I turn on the device I have sign of warning.
What I have to do now? Is my phone dead now?
Please answer as soon as you can.

y0yster said:
Hello,
I tried to flash my device witch rom which is on htc official page.
When I was flashing something went wrong and on 24% upgrade have broken. I did what was write on the program but all the time I have 4 strips red, green, blue and white. Before I turn on the device I have sign of warning.
What I have to do now? Is my phone dead now?
Please answer as soon as you can.
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- What ROM were you trying to flash and what ROM version (and language) do you have on your device?
- Is your device Branded?
- Did you flash HSPL?
- Did you see a progress bar on screen when flashing, or just the colored bars?
- When you get to the tricolor-screen (bootloader) and you connect to your PC, does it say USB after a few seconds, or does it say Serial?
- What went wrong at 24%? Did you unplug the phone, did your system crash, or were you just being inpatient?
If you answer the above questions, someone may be able to help you. Also, start by reading the stickies.

Rom was 1.48.479.1 and I wanted to replace it with 1.48.479.1 because some bugs were annoying me which I mentioned earlier.
Yes my device is branded but it doesn't have simlock.
No I didn't used HSPL because I downloaded rom from HTC using my own original S/N.
When I was flashing I saw brogress bar with HTC logo.
I have those tri-colour screen when I power on the device, but before that I have warning triangle. No it doesn't say Serial nor USB.
What went wrong. I swear I don't know. No, no, no I wasn't impatient. After it hanged on 24% I got error message from the program on PC with UPGRADE ERROR. I've tried to resume like the program said me. But without any effect. What I did was unplug; put aut battery; wait 3 seconds; put battery in; power on and plug in. I'm sure that I was doing everything right because I was following the program.

help
samsamuel said:
invalid serial means your phone is vendor locked. (eg t mobile, vodafone or whatever)
even if you download using a different serial the upgrade will fail saying "vendor id mismatch" or something similar.
in theory you need to wait for your vendor to release the update, however in reality installing hspl will allow you to instal the update without getting the error.
go read the hspl th
hi there i really need help
i have a htc hd2 uk on t-mobile tried to rom update and messed it up , things dont work , i would like to ind software to rom update even htc.com s/n not right message comes up . please help
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If i have 1.48 and with my serial can`t download 1.66... it is recommended to install WWE 1.66 with serials posted here without HSPL? my device is also WWE and was only sim locked Vodafone. (non-branded)

If you have questions regarding rom or hardspl flashing please ask in the correct thread.

if,when you put your serial into htc website, it doesn't allow you to download, then you MUST use hspl to flash an unbranded rom.
@y0ystet. your phone is branded. sim lock its not connected to vendor lock.instal hspl and try again, same rom.
@lakhbeer, did you flash hspl first? more detail please, messed up? doesn't work?
@rayman your phone is vodafone locked.
I repeat, the htc website doesn't accept your serial, you are provider locked and that is not connected to sim lock/unlock.

I sent an e-mail to HTC about that. They said I can send the phone to them.
I found sth out. If I hold the volume down and connect the usb cable I have a message on my screen. On screen which have three colours on green I have: "Upgrade Rom code error. Please try again" And on the white I have: "Serial".
Is there anything I can do about that?
But don't say me to flash witch the HSPL. I won't do that on two reasons:
I've never do that
If I send it to service I'll void my warranty.
What would you suggest to do?

I've solved the problem .

you going to let people know for future use?

How to fix ROM error on VODAFONE UK solution
I also have a HTC HD2 bought from Vodafone.
I flashed my mobile and installed Pandora 1.4 ROM...it was always freezing my Leo every time I looked at docs tab, so I decided to install shipped Leo ROM 1.66 and that is when things went wrong, same problem as you have now, so I downloaded h**p://w w w .4shared.com/file/205652004/1bf6c7ce/RUU_Leo_Vodafone_UK_1434051_Ra.html
aka the original ROM from Vodafone UK and it is working now....but now I am no sure if I wanna try more roms because next time I can be stuck with error screen forever.....

Confirmation on Unbranding Vodafone branded HD2

Hi guys,
I'm at the point of flashing a HTC HD2 NL Vodafone Branded and before I do I would like to have the confirmation i'm doing things the right way.
1) Dont put the SIMcard in it
2) Connect it with ActiveSync
3) Apply bepe's HardSPL on the device
4) Download this file: http://www.4shared.com/file/218620797/e3264e7d/RUU_Leo_HTC_NLD_1664041_Radio_.html
5) Install the exe file downloaded at point 4 (also thru activesync)
It will have a SPL in it so bepe's HardSPL will be overwritten.
Result: I will have a unbranded phone.
Is this the way I should do it?
Regards,
Xionax

XionaxPDA said:
Hi guys,
I'm at the point of flashing a HTC HD2 NL Vodafone Branded and before I do I would like to have the confirmation i'm doing things the right way.
1) Dont put the SIMcard in it
2) Connect it with ActiveSync
3) Apply bepe's HardSPL on the device
4) Download this file: http://www.4shared.com/file/218620797/e3264e7d/RUU_Leo_HTC_NLD_1664041_Radio_.html
5) Install the exe file downloaded at point 4 (also thru activesync)
It will have a SPL in it so bepe's HardSPL will be overwritten.
Result: I will have a unbranded phone.
Is this the way I should do it?
Regards,
Xionax
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yeah thats the way idd
make sure u follow the correct steps at the HSPL sticky and ul be fine

XionaxPDA said:
It will have a SPL in it so bepe's HardSPL will be overwritten.
Xionax
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hspl will not be removed. the stock rom will only flash the spl if you flash from sd card. the method you outlined will only flash the rom part.(however I recommend you follow the method you outlined and just leave hspl installed. flashing from sd card is easily messed up)

Thanks for the reply guys.
One other question: how did vodafone put a branded rom on the device and how did they secure it. If I understand correctly its not possible to install a htc rom update myself. It should be done by vodafone. but if so, will the hardspl work because I guess vodafone secured that part of the rom with something of themself.
ps. its not like I dont trust you guys, I just wanna know how it all works.

vodafone didn't do it, they pay htc to brand them(or rather it is part of the production and purchase agreement)
in the unlikely event that a vendor did it themselves, htc would issue them with something like a gold card.
rom updates should NOT be done by vodafone, you are incorrect.vodafone would release a rom update, which you would instal yourself.
the security aspect is dealt with by the phone having a region id and a vendor id(set in the factory). when you flash a new rom, it checks these id's and if they match it flashes. that is why you can't put a htc released rom on your vodafone phone, the vendor id doesn't match.
hspl works by changing the spl to be "super cid" meaning it will accept any region and/or vendor id.

Help!! Uninstall HARDSPL goes wrong.

Hello!
Like the title says: HARDSPL goes wrong.
I need to uninstall hardspl so i can use my warranty.
I have follow the tutorial in this thread how to uninstall it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611433
When the flash is compleated and its time for reboot i got this message http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWWpBbQTPb8
If i take out the memorycard and reboot i got this message http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4S-Rcqwlsc
If i try to reflash i getting the same message as the firs plus it says "upgrade ROM code error please try agen"
Can some one please help me out with this?
And yes i have done a hard reset.
And yes i have try to boot via usb to reflash.
If its to any help i used a ROM from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=577717 tha one called "LEO2.07"

I think you have to find official ROM which was installed on you HD2 before you changed HARDSPL and installed cooked ROM. You'll find all official ROM's in Leo Official ROMs thread. When you find the right one install it from your SD card. Hope this helps

mitja12 said:
I think you have to find official ROM which was installed on you HD2 before you changed HARDSPL and installed cooked ROM. You'll find all official ROM's in Leo Official ROMs thread. When you find the right one install it from your SD card. Hope this helps
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Like I said. I have used a rom from official rom thread=) I also tryed the rom from htc.com with same resoult.
Can I uninstall a bad flash or something and start from the beginning ? Cuz now im stockt in my situation.

Like I said you have to find the "right" one. It's not just any official ROM. I my case I had to install some really old ROM. Unfortunately I don't know how to find the right one, just use the trial and error method.

mitja12 said:
Like I said you have to find the "right" one. It's not just any official ROM. I my case I had to install some really old ROM. Unfortunately I don't know how to find the right one, just use the trial and error method.
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Okej! Sorry for missunderstanding. So the only way out is to try everyone ?
I was lucky to get the first released hd2 in my city, so i bett its a old one =)
Does it have to be the same language release to ?

In official ROMs thread is link to Shared folder for shipped Leo ROMs. In there are very well organised ROMs by country and carrier, you should find it quick enough. Just start with 1.43 and 1.48 and only those which matches your country and/or carrier.

or just to HTCs website and get it from there (assuming its not a vendor locked device)

mitja12 said:
In official ROMs thread is link to Shared folder for shipped Leo ROMs. In there are very well organised ROMs by country and carrier, you should find it quick enough. Just start with 1.43 and 1.48 and only those which matches your country and/or carrier.
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I have trayd every rom that compatibility with my region "SVE" and its not working. I still get the message "upgrade rom code error please try agen". In the 1.43 i cant find my region, does that meens that is it impossible that i could have been that release of rom ?
Does sombody knows if there any way to cheack the stock ROM from a serialnumber or somthning like that?

lovenvik said:
I have trayd every rom that compatibility with my region "SVE" and its not working. I still get the message "upgrade rom code error please try agen". In the 1.43 i cant find my region, does that meens that is it impossible that i could have been that release of rom ?
Does sombody knows if there any way to cheack the stock ROM from a serialnumber or somthning like that?
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Thinks getting better!
I find a new SD card, so i use this insted of the stock SD card.
No a white screen with a blue "Loading..." text appers.
BUT. its always a BUT. In this screen the phone freeze.

lovenvik said:
Thinks getting better!
I find a new SD card, so i use this insted of the stock SD card.
No a white screen with a blue "Loading..." text appers.
BUT. its always a BUT. In this screen the phone freeze.
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does it freeze on the HTC splash screen?

djchubbs said:
does it freeze on the HTC splash screen?
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Dont realy know what that its. But I press vol down and start bottom. Then the tri-colored screen shows up "bootloader" for about 1 second. Then i got this screen http://img405.imageshack.us/i/20090607028.jpg/
I have let it load for about 20min, then i gave up.

I'm afraid to say this, but you have SPL 2.07, which means you are on 'official SPL' and can only flash TMOS Official ROM (since the only SPL 2.07 is tied to US ROM)
I think the only way is to use goldcard, to flash your country's official ROM via sdcard (although I'm not sure if that will work, because I read some folks have problem with that)

Its seems i also have a problem flashing a stock rom for warranty reasons.
I did the following steps:
1. Get an official stock rom. (in my case it would me a NLD ROm 1.48)
2. Put it on storage card en change to LEOIMG.nbh
3. Turn of phone, press volume down en power up unntil tri color screen apears.
4. Follow steps on sreen.
But. I dont get step 4. On step it says for 1 sec ''loading''. After that, it goes back to the trii colour HARDSPL screen.
Does anyone know what im doing wrong?
I tried two different SD cards. A 2 gb version and a 4 gb version (both from Scandisk formatted as FAT32)
Is there a way/possible to flash a stock rom using activesync?

zenkinz said:
I'm afraid to say this, but you have SPL 2.07, which means you are on 'official SPL' and can only flash TMOS Official ROM (since the only SPL 2.07 is tied to US ROM)
I think the only way is to use goldcard, to flash your country's official ROM via sdcard (although I'm not sure if that will work, because I read some folks have problem with that)
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Okej :O. Im not 100% sure what you meen, but is my warranty valid then?
Im gona send my hd2 in to htc cuz my display is broke. So i perhaps get a new phone. So the only thing im intrested in is to get my warranty valid.

lovenvik said:
Okej :O. Im not 100% sure what you meen, but is my warranty valid then?
Im gona send my hd2 in to htc cuz my display is broke. So i perhaps get a new phone. So the only thing im intrested in is to get my warranty valid.
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hehe thats the same reason i want to sent my phone back.. its probably cost 213,- euro for me

You flashed it using the SD card method?
People with the same problem in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630843
In post #64 fards helped XMOO get the device working again, only with SPL 2.07... maybe the rest of the thread provides more info or solutions. I didn't read any further.

lovenvik said:
Hello!
Like the title says: HARDSPL goes wrong.
I need to uninstall hardspl so i can use my warranty.
I have follow the tutorial in this thread how to uninstall it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611433
When the flash is compleated and its time for reboot i got this message http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWWpBbQTPb8
If i take out the memorycard and reboot i got this message http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4S-Rcqwlsc
If i try to reflash i getting the same message as the firs plus it says "upgrade ROM code error please try agen"
Can some one please help me out with this?
And yes i have done a hard reset.
And yes i have try to boot via usb to reflash.
If its to any help i used a ROM from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=577717 tha one called "LEO2.07"
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why dont you try out from this thread ,it has videos to how uninstall hspl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=621930

lovenvik said:
Okej :O. Im not 100% sure what you meen, but is my warranty valid then?
Im gona send my hd2 in to htc cuz my display is broke. So i perhaps get a new phone. So the only thing im intrested in is to get my warranty valid.
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No, your warranty is invalid as you're using an SPL/ROM not for your region - hence why you shouldn't flash a ROM from the SD card as this is the issue you have. You're now stuck with a broken HD2 until HSPL can be used on SPL 2.x

EddyOS said:
No, your warranty is invalid as you're using an SPL/ROM not for your region - hence why you shouldn't flash a ROM from the SD card as this is the issue you have. You're now stuck with a broken HD2 until HSPL can be used on SPL 2.x
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Okej. Thats not good Hope some one release a HSPL 2.xx then =) But now i can't even use my phone anymore.

(just to double check)when you boot to bootloader, what does it say next to spl?
if it says spl 2.x then the above posts are correct, and you are stuck with spl2 until hspl2 is released.
You CAN get your phone working again, even with spl 2.
You need a goldcard, and you can then flash the 2.x official rom which will at least get your phone working. Once it is working, you can then flash custom roms using sspl BUT ONLY roms based on the 2.x official rom, and you won't be able to change radios using sspl. The only way you can change your radio is flashing a 2.x official rom with the goldcard.

Debranding a T-Mobile UK HD2

Hello All,
I have flashed my T-Mobile UK branded HD2 with an official HTC ROM using the GoldCard method and then to several Cooked ROMs using HSPL.
Does this mean my phone is now unbranded and I can flash other HTC Official ROMs without using the GoldCard method? i.e. how someone would flash an unbranded HD2 bought say from somewhere like mobilephonesdirect.
I'm aware my phone is still locked to the T-Mobile network which I'm fine with. My question is purely to do with removing T-Mobile's customizations.
I'm really asking because I want to be able to flash a valid HTC ROM to my device if the following happens:
I install HSPL
I flash my device to a cooked ROM
Something goes wrong
I can't get active sync to work/device won't boot into windows
I need to go back to official ROM for warranty
Cheers,
mac

If you use hspl no need for goldcard at all. you can flash anything from usb with hspl, official or cooked.
You dont need the phone to be booted to flash over usb. Boot to bootloader, connect usb, run the flash.

Thanks Sam,
I was under the impression you had to be connected via active sync to FLASH using HSPL (at least that's what the instructions say when using the tool).
But I still would like to be able restore my to a warranty friendly state.
Is my phone unbranded once I've flashed with the GoldCard or must I use the it every time I want to flash without HSPL?
Thanks,
mac

macgrewal said:
Thanks Sam,
I was under the impression you had to be connected via active sync to FLASH using HSPL (at least that's what the instructions say when using the tool).
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Yea thats a common mistake caused by the way the guides, and various other answers in threads are written.
When you connect the phone in bootloader mode, so long as the word serial changes to usb you should be good to go.
But I still would like to be able restore my to a warranty friendly state.
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Of course. You have two ways
1 (for both methods)- download the tmo original official rom, official roms thread, 1st post, 1st link, 1.43 folder.
then either
2 - extract the nbh file, copy it to sd card (no need for goldcard, stock 2gb card will be fine) rename leoimg.nbh then start phone in bootloader to flash.
OR
3 - STEP 1 - run the t mo stock you downloaded and flash over usb, which restores the rom to stock, and then STEP 2 - run HSPL2 again and choose the stock spl. (HSPL has 8 spl's listed when you run it, 4 stock and 4 hspl,) Choose 1.43.0000 and thats it, back to stock.
Is my phone unbranded once I've flashed with the GoldCard or must I use the it every time I want to flash without HSPL?
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That doesnt really make sense. As soon as you flash any method, the phone is then unbranded. removing the tmo rom is unbranding.
What YOU mean is ''is the phone rom unlocked?' and the answer is no, it will always be rom locked to tmo, (different to sim lock) so if you want to flash without hspl then you will need the goldcard.

Cheers Sam,
That answers my question. HSPL it is.
Is there a way of removing the ROM Lock?

macgrewal said:
Is there a way of removing the ROM Lock?
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only hspl. nothing permanent. (well, hspl IS permanent till you remove it, but you know what I mean)

Am i reading this correctly? You are saying that HSPL removes network sim lock?

I need to know whether i will be able to unlock my T Mobile UK HD2 on 1.42 SPL, after a HSPL flash and i have put another ROM on my phone.
Is there any way that flashing can remove the sim lock or prevent me from being able to unlock my phone?

no you miss read the post. rom lock is not sim lock.they're unconnected.

Can anyone answer this, so i can get on with it?

samsamuel said:
no you miss read the post. rom lock is not sim lock.they're unconnected.
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Okay thanks,
sorry i missed your post.
Do i have to buy and unlock code or is there a way i can unlock for free?
thanks again

randommann said:
Okay thanks,
sorry i missed your post.
Do i have to buy and unlock code or is there a way i can unlock for free?
thanks again
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your network will give you it, maybe, but they'll keep you waiting. lot if people successfully used pay sites and ebay. look around there are fitness of threads on the subject.

randommann said:
I need to know whether i will be able to unlock my T Mobile UK HD2 on 1.42 SPL, after a HSPL flash and i have put another ROM on my phone.
Is there any way that flashing can remove the sim lock or prevent me from being able to unlock my phone?
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Off Topic, but, a word of advice (and to all who may read this).
I have noticed a few of your posts asking stuff that is readily available in the stickies at the head of each forum section.
Things like unlock and memory available etc.
If you really want to know these things then read all the stickies, then search and then ask if you are still in the dark.
Jumping in with questions that have been asked many times over is not a great way to get the attention of members.
Remeber the stickies are there for a reason.

Install/Flash 1.66 ROM

Hi All,
I am new to windows Mob interface and read several threads on how to install cooked roms.
I have 1.48 ROM on my HTC HD2 Leo and need to upgrade it to 1.66.
Can someone please guide me through in how to go about it or post the link (if i have missed any) of any thread that has the tutorial?
Most of the threads talk about flashing a cooked rom but i simply want 1.48 migrated to 1.66?
Any pointers be appreciated.

the process is the same for cooked or official.
is there an upgrade for your phone? you failed to mention is it provider locked?
1 - instal hspl2
2 - run the 1.66 .exe
3 - done.
if you have a provider locked phone, and have the correct update, you can skip step 1, if you have a rom unlocked phone (not network unlocked) then get the htc wwe 1.66 .exe and also skip step 1.
read the stikies for how to do it,. but really all you do is run the progs, press ok when it says.

Hey thanks Sam.
My phone is not SIM LOCKED, tht implies i need not install any HSPL/HSPL2.
All I need to do is ,
1. Download the 1.66 ROM
2. Active Sync my phone
3. Run the exe downloaded.
4. Hard Reset my phone.
Please correct me if i am wrong anywhere!

oops675 said:
Hey thanks Sam.
My phone is not SIM LOCKED, tht implies i need not install any HSPL/HSPL2.
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It ony implies it, it doesn't confirm it.
sim lock and rom lock are unconnected.
If you sim unlocked it yourself, by buying/getting a code, then the rom is still provider locked.
If the phone came sim unlocked, then it is a good bet it is rom unlocked too.
All I need to do is ,
1. Download the 1.66 ROM
2. Active Sync my phone
3. Run the exe downloaded.
4. Hard Reset my phone.
Please correct me if i am wrong anywhere!
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yep, thats right. Because you are flashing over usb, it wont affect the SPL, but it will change the radio, so if you want a different radio, you will need to do that afterwards.

Thanks for the info.
My phone was unlocked when it came and was not any provider locked.
All i am looking for is a higher ROM version. Wann try HTC Leo with 1.66 ROM.

Bingo.....
I have upgraded it to 1.66. Thanks for your help
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