OK before starting to flash my new hermes I have a question:
I currently have the Chinese ROM with bootloader 1.06. I want to put on the latest HTC Engish ROM. Do I first install the Chinese ROM with bootloader 1.04, install CID unlock then flash the latest HTC English ROM?
Thanks.
Why don't you consider reading the Wiki? You know what? There's all answered already!
Wow, why the hostility? Seems like you could have answered yes or no with far fewer keystrokes.
I have read the wiki extensively. But within the wiki there is a lot of information that may or may not be applicable to my particular situation.
I did my best to understand what was written (I think my question shows that I have some knowledge of the process - all from the wiki, btw). What I am now asking for from this gracious community is a final confimation as to whether I have the right idea here. I'd like to get that confirmation before I flash this expensive piece of equipment.
Can anyone out there please help me answer my original question?
You've pretty much got it right Marlz
I understand the trepidation of first time flashing! Make sure you practice "safe flashing techniques" since you're looking at an hours worth of work.
1. Hermes battery fully charged
2. USB connected directly to rear PC usb port
3. for best results, PC runs windows XP
4. Screen saver, sleep mode off on PC
5. close all other programs
Thank you.
I'll get it going soon. Hoping for the best
hi, i havent had any windows mobile phone before, im completely new, however im not stupid and can learn quickly
ive ordered a clone, to get used to it, then ill buy a real jade once im familiar with it all !
so ive ordered one of these :
www . dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12811
so does anyone know how i go about installing a WM6.5 rom on it ? ill need guiding alot as i dont know what software to use to flash or what to do etc...
all help is appreciated
thanks
Tom
If you're not stupid, you should be smart enough to read the stickies and such
if you read this you will see you have to run this to unlock your device, so that you can install custom ROM's on it.
Just follow the steps provided.
Next, you can download a rom. the rom will have two files: customRUU.exe and ruu_signed.nbh
Just hook up your device to your computer, run customRUU.exe and you're done!
Flashing takes about 10 minutes, and in my experience you can use your computer while it's busy.
After the ROM is flashed, hard-reset your device to make sure the ROM is loaded correctly by your device.
Bro,
keep in mind, that although the phone is clone to HTC jade or elphin, the hardware between the original & clone is deffer, so all the roms here will not work on ur incomming clone.
Add to this it will not be at that good quality like HTC or ACER or Lenovo or samsung....
at the end, its ur decision.
same opinion here:
wouldn't have ordered a clone, but the original. difference in price cannot be that huge any more.
sorry lad, you're on the wrong track.
not development related moved to Jade general
Hi all,
Lately i've been reading about the HTC BLACKSTONE procedure to flash, came accross the links and read them. My phone has the version of
ROM - 1.18.707.2(23358) WWE
Radio/Protocol - 1.09.25.14/52.49a.25.26U
I was wondering if someone could help me out in telling me is there is any additional hardware required to flash. I've heard about something called the flash box that is used to flash the phone, and as i'm new to this HTC TOUCH HD. wanted to know if this will need any additional hardware other than USB cable and phone???
Also, i wanted to know according to you ppl which will be a stable ROM, my phone battery dies like within a day, hence planning to flash the radio too.
So if u can help me with with the details of any Stable ROM according to you and a stable RADIO that will not kill my battery this fast???
Please help me out...!!!
I don want to brick my phone without knowing the complete details...
Thank You.
Any kinda help will be appreciated....
you just need the cable and phone. nothing else. your cable should be recognized by your computer.
Thanks for the reply. But the drivers need to be installed. right??
Flashing Done
Hi,
Thanks for the help. I've flashed the phone and i really enjoy the new interface. But there is one problem. My phone is working slow like hell. N now i'm trying to find a stable or a ROM that will work fast for the phone.
Can u provide me with suggestions?
Thx
I just got my HTC HD2 today after selling my iPhone 4. I need a full guide from start to end on how to install window phone 7 precisely please as I don't want to brick my new phone !
Anyone nicely to help this newb?
(Reason why I sold my iPhone 4 is that I had iPhone, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4. And it does get boring after awhile and I heard about the awesome HD2 running shiz loads of OS )
MrPhilo said:
I just got my HTC HD2 today after selling my iPhone 4. I need a full guide from start to end on how to install window phone 7 precisely please as I don't want to brick my new phone !
Anyone nicely to help this newb?
(Reason why I sold my iPhone 4 is that I had iPhone, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4. And it does get boring after awhile and I heard about the awesome HD2 running shiz loads of OS )
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Dude, your asking for trouble on this one, see when you started this thread did you notice the the list of similar threads that comes up?
Its been asked time and time again and some folk on here can get very very vocal when people keep asking the same questions without looking at the quite obvious theads and stickies detailing what you need to do
Another question, have you searched at all? ok i see the search function is still down so will let you off that one, but there are various stickies at the top of the Q&A section for WP7 that will help
Im not going to detail everything you need to do, but i will give you a basic list, you can find everything you need either on the stickies on the various HD2 forums, or in the Wiki, remember most of what you need to do before you even think of installing WP7 is on the standard HD2 forums.
Anyhow, here goes, (note whilst you cant search on xda developers you can (and i always use this because its much better) seach via google, use strings like "XDA DEV LEO install HSPL")
first things first you need to unlock the device, so you will need to find and follow the directions for installing HSPL
you will then need to install the correct Radio, if you have the TMOUS 1024MB HD2 you must be very careful as flashing incorrect Radio will give you a brick, most HD2s are not this version unless you live in the states. search the HD2 WP7 stickies to find out which radio
then you will need to install the MAGLDR 1.13, use google if the XDA search is nackard, search for strings like "XDA DEV LEO MAGLDR install how to"
once thats taken care off your ready for WP7, boot to MAGLDR and get it ready for a USB flash and away you go.
Im not doing this to be rude, because i could have just as easily wrote down eveything you need to do, im doing this to help you, if you read the threads you will "learn" whats going on, you will see some of the issues other people have had and you will see how they fixed them, me telling you what to do wont teach you anything and you will be back on here starting new threads about something equally well documented.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=923997
note, its very unlikely you will brick your device, unless you have a 1024MB version and flash the wrong radio, more often that not, when people report bricked devices they simply have to go to boot loader mode and flash a new ROM, a stock ROM would put you right back to a factory default, radio and all. so dont panic about that, there is also the SD card flash if you cant do it via USB for any reason, but in all my years ive never had to do that.
oh an use a class 2 or 4 SD card, might not work but its a better chance than others.
Hey sorry about that, I tried searching as mention by you which didn't work. I thought the stickies threads was just rules, didn't know it includes links.
Also where can I find these radios on xda instead of some other website?
Also what's the difference between 512MB and 1024MB? Well of course it's double memory.
My phone is from UK, so i guess it's a European model?
I know I could search for these information but I thought this might show up on google search for other newbies. Thank you for helping me
1024=Tmous=USA
512=Rest of the world so you have a 512 (rom , not ram)
You can find all radios in the wm6.5 dev section (HD2 is a wm6.5 phone after all ^^ )
two words mate,
read up.
MrPhilo said:
Hey sorry about that, I tried searching as mention by you which didn't work. I thought the stickies threads was just rules, didn't know it includes links.
Also where can I find these radios on xda instead of some other website?
Also what's the difference between 512MB and 1024MB? Well of course it's double memory.
My phone is from UK, so i guess it's a European model?
I know I could search for these information but I thought this might show up on google search for other newbies. Thank you for helping me
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good luck!
Look, if you have questions then ask but make them specific, like the two you just gave and the radios arent on a very obvious location as ^ has mentioned, if its a UK phone you have nothing to worry about, WP7 cant use the extra 512MB of ROM anyway
remember though, google is your friend!
try search for "XDA DEV LEO radios" on google without quotes
the one you want will be the first thread or if not it will be within the top 5 XDA DEV results
same for HSPL and MAGLDR
if you get stuck youve had a look about an cant find what you are looking for then drop a question, an just say, look ive tried this this and this but im buggered if i can work it out, can you guys help
and perhaps once your done you could give complete step by step guide including all links and downloads, because your right, its not all in one place but it is all there.
One thing you MUST NOT DO is use a USA Raido to update your 512 HD2 cause you will brick your phone and it's gone till you find someone who can jtag your
phone and fix it which will cause you alot of money. Make sure you read up before
trying anything.
WP7 is quite tempting, I agree.
Though, I must admit, I'd be a little wary about installing it, as it seems like it's still quite new.
If you want to give it a shot though, I recommend picking a build out of those listed here, and reading through all the instructions and comments before deciding to install it.
Also, before you try anything, be ABSOLUTELY SURE your stuff is backed up. I can't say how many times I've lost things on my phone because I've accidentally updated a ROM without say, backing up my contacts.
I now use Google Sync to keep all my Windows Mobile and Android contacts backed up, so this doesn't happen.
I'd recommend setting up a google account, and following these instructions to backup your contacts with your google account prior to trying anything.
Anywho, bestest of luck!
CrAzYiaN said:
One thing you MUST NOT DO is use a USA Raido to update your 512 HD2 cause you will brick your phone and it's gone till you find someone who can jtag your
phone and fix it which will cause you alot of money. Make sure you read up before
trying anything.
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europe can flash 2.xx.50.xx and 2.xx.51.xx on 512mb UK version
ok, since this is the only thing that can give you a really bad day
download this radio here
http://www.multiupload.com/QP0IWGY42F
you will find everything you need about radios on this thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611787
The directions are on that link above but basically you will also need to get two other things
Custom RUU, found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4798017&postcount=1
that is the flashing program its self, when you download a radio it wont have an installer, it will be just a single file, you will need it to flash any WM6.5 ROM or radio but usually the ROMs will have one included.
HSPL, found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5279234#post5279234
this is the really important bit, this "unlocks" the device and gives you a layer of protection should you screw it up, which is most unlikely anyway download the attached file in post number 4, its the most recent and covers pretty much anything
righty once you have all that on your PC in a nice easy to find location its time to start modding it!
HSPL first, download the program and follow the instructions on the HSPL thread, which is more or less, run the program with your phone connected and charged up, IF it cant do it then it will tell you. For WP7 you MUST install HSPL2.08 when prompted.
once done, you will not notice any difference.
now follow the directions for installing the radio you downloaded use the CustomRUU, firstly extract the file then rename the extracted file to "RUU_Signed.nbh" and flash with the CustomRUU by just placing them both in the same folder (no other files in there) and running the customRUU
THAT is the hard part done, next is MAGLDR, let us know how you get on with that
MrPhilo said:
I just got my HTC HD2 today after selling my iPhone 4. I need a full guide from start to end on how to install window phone 7 precisely please as I don't want to brick my new phone !
Anyone nicely to help this newb?
(Reason why I sold my iPhone 4 is that I had iPhone, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4. And it does get boring after awhile and I heard about the awesome HD2 running shiz loads of OS )
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Mr Philo have you got your activation code for WP7? Just dont waste your time flashing WP7 until you get a code from Microsoft.
And yes the search engine on here is not very good, but as the others said use Google.
Also when I started using XDA, i spent loads of time reading through most of the threads. And yes I read a lot before I even started to think about flashing.
But we were all Noobs, and we will help you out when you get stuck?
Also go to this thread for all info :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971478
Hey guys thanks for all the information! I just downloaded all the files that are needed and named them step by step in a folder.
First I can't check what SPL version I have. I did hold down the lower volume button down, but it only brings me to the 'vibrate, silent etc adjustment' (Yes i was holding it for 20 seconds). And it says do a reset, while holding down?? How can I do that. Sorry I know im failing already !
EDIT: Flower thankyou for the thread, but I was using it as well ! But its just the SPL bit im confused at :\
Oh yeah, I have already got a code yesterday from the UK Microsoft, was very easy
Start in bootloader mode. Shut down the phone / push and keep the vol down button and press the power button once...and wait 5s
Edit: Just saw its already answered above
Sakem said:
Start in bootloader mode. Shut down the phone / push and keep the vol down button and press the power button once...and wait 5s
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Thanks, my SPL is 3.03.000!! So I need to flash a ROM or something to get SPL 1.42.0000?
I currently don't have a SD card with me right now as I left it at home and will be going home next week. So is there anyway I can flash a ROM without using a sd card?
You need to flash an old rom to get an old spl, then flash HSPL 2.08.
No need for a sd for this, juste start your phone in BL mode and execute the ruu from your pc
Which ROM should I download from the HTC website? I mean theres a few ROMs for HTC HD2.
Theres ROM Upgrade for HTC HD2 - 2010-10-11
ROM Upgrade for HTC HD2 - 2010-01-25
etc?
Sorry for all the questions !
I used this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944995 (the Standard Version) as it already have the phone unlocked etc and have no problems with it...and had no problems activating it as well. However a lot of the other ROM's now also have your phone already unlocked etc...and most ROM's at the moment should be pretty similar as it uses the same base files.
Edit:
However...on this ROM...one of the first XAP files you should load is the Connection Setup.xap
omarza said:
I used this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944995 (the Standard Version) as it already have the phone unlocked etc and have no problems with it...and had no problems activating it as well. However a lot of the other ROM's now also have your phone already unlocked etc...and most ROM's at the moment should be pretty similar as it uses the same base files.
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Sorry I mean't from HTC website to get the SPL 1.4... , I don't know which one to download on the HTC website!
Have a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=898128 and at the bottom you will see a post explaining a bit more with this link to ROM's http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=623283
Let me know if that's what you are after?
yes that totally solved all my issue! thank you very much
Hi,
I have a HTC Touch HD with WM 6.1 and ROM Version: 1.56.405.1... is there a way I can switch from WM6.1 to Android 2.1/2.2...?
hye all yea i think about to get an android on my old Touch HD too maybe someone should suggest what and how to done it.Having both winmo and android also great lol
Owite,
Here is the thread you will need to get Android Froyo 2.2 or GIngerbread 2.3.X
I would recommend using Froyo 2.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711692
If you want any other help, feel free to PM me =D
Thanx Simon_WM...! I will check it out and try it out tonight.
Hi Simon,
I have read tiad8's guide on tiad8.com web site.
But it may be a little difficult to the newbies like me.
For example in the thread (build) NAND RHOD GSM (ROM FROYO BLUE) ETA: READY:
...
Install Directions V2 make sure battery is 80% on windows mobile...
*sync your phone (USB MUST BE PLUGGED IN)
*Flash your phone with the LK Bootloader NBH
*Open bash/command prompt and run fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
...
How could I do the above jobs in WM or xdroid?
I try to register on it to ask him, but get denied.
Could you help me ask if he can release a more detail description with some picture?
Perhaps uploading the guideline video on the youtube is another good idea.
I do appreciate his great job.
Thanks.
Works
Hi!
Well...after few years from having MDA Compact II i bought HTC Touch HD. In meanwhile i had Nokia Symbian(6630,nGage etc...i was a kid in those times). Few days ago i still had old Nokia 5140i, and SE k550
(...just you to see what was my general opinion on newer phones)
I bought used HTC Touch HD for about 120€. Rom is same energy thing 6.5, which is actually prety sweet. In second moment i already instaled Foryo 2.2 on SD card and it is running excellent. Well, i cant watch youtube but sound is coming(that is one problem), and the second one is that it doesent recognize my SD card anymore.
Beside those "errors" it is quite nice. I had never thought that it would come to that, becouse i was struggling with MDA Compact. After it i started using old simple mobile phones...
Few programs which will make life easier and i am ready to go.
When i remember how i was moderator on symbian-mobile.org, fighting with symbian, small screens and clumsy controls...ihihihi
mike.chen said:
Hi Simon,
I have read tiad8's guide on tiad8.com web site.
But it may be a little difficult to the newbies like me.
For example in the thread (build) NAND RHOD GSM (ROM FROYO BLUE) ETA: READY:
...
Install Directions V2 make sure battery is 80% on windows mobile...
*sync your phone (USB MUST BE PLUGGED IN)
*Flash your phone with the LK Bootloader NBH
*Open bash/command prompt and run fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
...
How could I do the above jobs in WM or xdroid?
I try to register on it to ask him, but get denied.
Could you help me ask if he can release a more detail description with some picture?
Perhaps uploading the guideline video on the youtube is another good idea.
I do appreciate his great job.
Thanks.
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very easy: don't do anything!
the rom build you named "NAND RHOD GSM (ROM FROYO BLUE) ETA: READY" is clearly a rom for the rhodium and not the blackstone, which is why flashing it will brick your device.
you should wait for a suitable blackstone build, preferably one that was tested before and is sure to work and support all the hardware of the blackstone.