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[Q] i need some help on flashing my tmobile htc usa hd2... please read

hey whats up guys!!!! im just posting this thread cause i really need help on flashing my tmobile leo usa htc hd2.... you see i have followed the "how to flash your htc hd2 [for noobs]" tutorial and im on the the part where my phone is gonna connect to my computer using hspl and my phone is gonna go on bootloader... however it cant connect to hspl... it saids "critical error: bad spl" now i dont know what to do.. it wont connect to hspl.. btw my phone's spl as it saids in the bootloader is 2.10.000.... let me know please quickly!!!! thanks

You have got too high of an SPL. You need to downgrade to 2.08. To do so, flash the official T-Mobile ROM, specifically the 2.13 SHIPPED version. You can get it in the ROM section of these forums. After you apply that ROM, your SPL SHOULD be 2.08, and if it is, slap HardSPL on it and let it roll!

ashasaur said:
You have got too high of an SPL. You need to downgrade to 2.08. To do so, flash the official T-Mobile ROM, specifically the 2.13 SHIPPED version. You can get it in the ROM section of these forums. After you apply that ROM, your SPL SHOULD be 2.08, and if it is, slap HardSPL on it and let it roll!
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uh can u send me a link on the official rom and how to downgrade using the official tmobile rom??? and will this in anyway have a chance to harm my phone???? cause im really scared of making a mistake and bricking my phone

I've never had a problem flashing a 2.10 without downgrading. If you go over to page two you'll see a how to video I made that shows you how to flash step by step.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

ddgarcia05 said:
I've never had a problem flashing a 2.10 without downgrading. If you go over to page two you'll see a how to video I made that shows you how to flash step by step.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
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Uh yu think i should try hard reseting my phone first??? And then if it doesnt work then try using dowbgrade...

jash23 said:
hey whats up guys!!!! im just posting this thread cause i really need help on flashing my tmobile leo usa htc hd2.... you see i have followed the "how to flash your htc hd2 [for noobs]" tutorial and im on the the part where my phone is gonna connect to my computer using hspl and my phone is gonna go on bootloader... however it cant connect to hspl... it saids "critical error: bad spl" now i dont know what to do.. it wont connect to hspl.. btw my phone's spl as it saids in the bootloader is 2.10.000.... let me know please quickly!!!! thanks
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If you are talking about flashing custom rom, you have to have HSPL on your phone first before you can flash the rom.

critical error, bad spl sounds like you are using the wrong hspl. you should be using hspl3, my guess is you are using hspl2 or hspl1024, neither of which will work with spl 2.10.0000

ya actually i am using hspl2_1024... the one that is on the link of the tutorial.. is this the wrong one??? do i need to use a different hspl??

Oh, I didn't even think to ask that. Yeah HardSPL1024 won't work with SPL2.10. Download HardSPL3 and it should work just fine with 2.10.

hspl1024 was brought out when all tmous phones had 2.08.0000 spl, and only supported tmous phones, and only 2.08 spl, and it was quickly replaced by hspl3 as a one size fits all hspl. (Though in reality regular hd2 users should stick to hspl2 for more flexibility)

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hspl1024 was brought out when all tmous phones had 2.08.0000 spl, and only supported tmous phones, and only 2.08 spl, and it was quickly replaced by hspl3 as a one size fits all hspl. (Though in reality regular hd2 users should stick to hspl2 for more flexibility)
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uh so is hspl3 the same as hspl2??? like i mean... uh is it the same process??? just connect and wait??? oh and what spl do i need to transfer it too??? do i need to choose 2.08??? can u tell me how i should do it???

Same thing but with less chooses making it almost fool proof.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

ddgarcia05 said:
Same thing but with less chooses making it almost fool proof.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
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what exactly do i need to do??? canu u give me steps and links where to download this hspl3

Its in the stickies...."HardSPL"....

jash23 said:
uh so is hspl3 the same as hspl2??? like i mean... uh is it the same process??? just connect and wait??? oh and what spl do i need to transfer it too??? do i need to choose 2.08??? can u tell me how i should do it???
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jash23 said:
what exactly do i need to do??? canu u give me steps and links where to download this hspl3
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blimey, calm down, most mistakes happen when excited/stressed.
yes its the same, the actual spl/hspl code that gets loaded to your phone is teh same from hspl2 as hspl3 as hspl1024, , the only difference is in the actual .exe program, what phone models it checks for, and what spl's hspl's are available. (tmous cant use 1.x spl's so they arent in hspl3)
theres a direct link in my sig to hspl3 get it, run it, choose 2.08.hspl NOT 2.08.0000, thats stock.

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blimey, calm down, most mistakes happen when excited/stressed.
yes its the same, the only difference is in the actual .exe program, what phone models it checks for, and what spl's hspl's are available. (tmous cant use 1.x spl's so they arent in hspl3)
theres a direct link in my sig to hspl3 get it, run it, choose 2.08.hspl NOT 2.08.0000, thats stock.
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uh wheres ur sig??? sorry im new to this website bro

Its directly under his post.

heh, the bunch of stuff that says
Notes&musings on the hd2, cooking, flashing,
Edit the lockscreen|Shortcuts to Control Panel Items
HSPL2|HSPL3
Custom Splashscreens,Watermark your HD2
click the hspl3 part.

[Q] Planning to flash a nand rom to my TMOUS - some questions?

Hi, I have been using some SD android builds but they always end with the Sleep of Death after a couple of days and I am really tired of it, a nand android rom would solve this right?
Right now I have:
1024Leo - Winmo 6.5
Manila: 2.5.20121412.2
Rom: 2.13.531.1 (90963) WWE
Radio: 2.10.50.26
I have been reading and this is what I found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893948
My radio is ok because is 2.**.50.** so no need to change right?
I need to flash HSPL3
I need to Install MAGDLR 1.11
I need a 1024Leo nand android rom - can you list me the best ones out there please? I have been reading and since my phone is not compatible with most of the roms I am kinda afraid of ruin it.
Am I missing anything else? I would't like to brick my phone lol.
Thanks for your help!

When I flashed a nand rom on my friends hd2 it didn't stop the sleep thing during a call. He couldn't make calls out at all cause his phone would go to sleep. And rhw only way to wake it up was to call him and hang up. So that he would have a missed call.
Sent from my Wimax infested cm6 SuperSonic

caguirr4 said:
When I flashed a nand rom on my friends hd2 it didn't stop the sleep thing during a call. He couldn't make calls out at all cause his phone would go to sleep. And rhw only way to wake it up was to call him and hang up. So that he would have a missed call.
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Damn!.. so Android = SoD?
It must be a way to avoid it right?

Your phone is compatible with all the roms. The only thing to be careful of is the radio. Don't flash a .51 radio. In my sig is a link, use the noobs guide and everything will be fine. Once you have hspl installed, the only way to kill your phone is with the radio as mentioned above, so don't worry too much.
and no, the sod is none existant.
Sent from my HD2 NANDroid using XDA App

As MattOG said Don't flash a .51 radio!! There are a few roms made for TMoUS but all roms will work just fine. READ READ READ if your not sure. There are plenty of guides on the forums. Once you flash your first rom, I bet you'll become a flashing junkie and start flashing all of these awesome roms these great devs have made!!! In time, you will see!

montecarlo5 said:
As MattOG said Don't flash a .51 radio!! There are a few roms made for TMoUS but all roms will work just fine. READ READ READ if your not sure. There are plenty of guides on the forums. Once you flash your first rom, I bet you'll become a flashing junkie and start flashing all of these awesome roms these great devs have made!!! In time, you will see!
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Haha thanks! Right now I installed HSPL3 and I am about to install MAGDLR 1.11, I am downloading this android rom to install later: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913597
Everything should go fine right?

As long as you read, and follow the guide. TBH, you've gotta try hard to brick your device these days.
Sent from my HD2 NANDroid using XDA App

New hd2...

Hello all! After seeing my vibrant mod'd a buddy wants me to mod his hd2. I've researched alot in these forums and can't really decifer what way to go or what rom to choose.
I am leaning towards an sd installation. It seems easily reversable just in case something goes wrong and im not trying to brick a phone here. The vibrant is probly the easiest phone to mod and impossible to brick.
I know opinions vary and im not trying to create a pissing match here. im going for speed. Speed and reliability more than anything. So that once I boot the custom rom on to his device there wont be any glitches that pulling the battery wont fix. Thanks for your responses. *** no a holes please either, just some positive input and pros and cons of the different types of installations.
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welcome to HD2
I know coming to mod a new phone can be kind of a pain even if you're a pro on another, I had the same thing rooting, S-Off, flashing a ROM, and changing PRL to get a Dinc on Cricket (I'm on GSM...) so I know how ti goes.
Android on HD2 is different from any other phone. actually flashing to NAND is safer than any other phone because it is basically impossible to brick, here's why:
When you flash HSPL (hard SPL that is a modified bootloader with security off so you can flash custom ROMs and radios) you then flash another bootloader on top of it, called MAGLDR. This new bootloader allows you to flash WP7 to NAND, run Android off SD, or flash Android to NAND, it also has CWM support when flashed into it.
If anything ever goes wrong you can always load back into HSPL and just flash a stock WM ROM over MAGLDR and you're good, so it's an awesome fail safe.
My current set-up is WP7 on NAND and a very good, stable, awesome, fast CM7 ROM on SD, you can choose which you want to boot into when you turn it on.
I haven't used this tutorial but it looks simple and very easy to understand
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944288
If you JUST want Android I'd suggest going NAND with this ROM, it's a pretty awesome gingerbread ROM with some CM7 mods and other awesome features. Fast, stable, working everything, and the chef is really great with updates and support.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=918899
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The only real way to brick this phone is to flash the wrong radio. To be on the safe side, do not flash any radio below 2.07.50.
The best radios I have found for Android are 2.12.50, 2.14.50, and 2.15.50, (the 2.15.50 being the best)
The best radio for WP7 seems to be 2.12.50.
Check the radio thread in HD2 WM development for the radio list and how to flash.

Orangeskid's 100% correct. The HD2 is probably one of the hardest phones to brick and there's no real point just going for SD because you're afraid to brick it as you won't.
Just make sure if its a TMo phone that you don't flash a .51 radio. That'll kill it.
Just flash 2.08.HSPL then a 2.15.50.14 radio. After that all you need to do is flash MAGLDR then Clockwork. I recommend a CM7 as they are definetly the fastest ROMs out there.
It's actually so much easier than a native Android device like a G2 *cough*.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

Thanks guys! I think ill try the nand way of things. At first glance it looks so damn intimidating, theres so many steps!
A few questions:
Does whatever radio i decide to flash conflict with any certain roms?(i was looking at the link you provided and thats probly what im going to use but it didnt say anything anywhere about radios)
And Is a custom kernel reccomended... Is it that much better than stock? (on the vibrant it makes a huge deal thats why im asking)
Overclocking: is it essential to overclock these devices and if so is the program on these phones setcpu? Or antother one? And is it ok to set on boot?
LOL! One last Q for now: After everythings said and done and installed is it ok to hit reboot from the power menu or would the user have to shut down and then power back on?
**all these questions are reffering to NAND**

No the radio doesn't. Just use the 2.15.50.14 one and you'll be fine. All the suitable kernels are built in to the Rom so you don't really have to worry about that. SetCPU is choice but I don't think there's any need but if you want the extra speed you can. Set on boot works too AFAIK. oh and yeah reboot will work properly. It's recommended to shut down and start again though.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

none of the radios above 2.12.50 seem to have any conflicts as far as I can tell.
Overclocking is pointless IMO, if your ROM doesn't work smooth as hell on 998mhz then the ROM is fubar and you should get another one. No sense putting your hardware at risk.
All kernels are "custom" since there is no official Android on HD2 build, I would just stay with whichever kernel comes in the ROM, the chefs here generally know what they are doing as far as which kernel to use. Tytung's kernel seems to be the best at the moment IMO for NAND.

One more question guys... thanks for all the info and guidance. Im in the usa and useing the tmobile hd2 am wondering if all the roms or more specspecifically the rom you gave me the link too work for that phone? Thanks again.
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davemw2 said:
One more question guys... thanks for all the info and guidance. Im in the usa and useing the tmobile hd2 am wondering if all the roms or more specspecifically the rom you gave me the link too work for that phone? Thanks again.
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everything works on all HD2s except you can flash a .51 radio on the euro version. This is obsolete since you won't be flashing anything below 2.12.50 anyways (or there's no reason for you to). Also some WM6.5 roms may be euro only.
So any Android ROM you see in the NAND or SD dev you can flash to any HD2 and be fine, and actually you have the advantage here. You see, the TMOUSA HD2 has 1gb ROM instead of the 512 in the Euro, so this means you can flash the Desire HD roms on NAND without having to squash everything and go thru a lot of ext parition drama, unless you still want to.
short answer is this: Flash whatever Android ROM you want, you're good to go.
edit: also note some ROMs have a tmo version and euro version, these are just optimized with APNs and set up to work with the network better, if you get a choice go with tmo, if not then that's fine too.

orangekid said:
everything works on all HD2s except you can flash a .51 radio on the euro version. This is obsolete since you won't be flashing anything below 2.12.50 anyways (or there's no reason for you to). Also some WM6.5 roms may be euro only.
So any Android ROM you see in the NAND or SD dev you can flash to any HD2 and be fine, and actually you have the advantage here. You see, the TMOUSA HD2 has 1gb ROM instead of the 512 in the Euro, so this means you can flash the Desire HD roms on NAND without having to squash everything and go thru a lot of ext parition drama, unless you still want to.
short answer is this: Flash whatever Android ROM you want, you're good to go.
edit: also note some ROMs have a tmo version and euro version, these are just optimized with APNs and set up to work with the network better, if you get a choice go with tmo, if not then that's fine too.
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thanks for useful info.....i am really in love wid HD2

Does HARDSPL "root" HTC HD2?

If you install HSPL, is that considered as rooting your phone once you install android?

No, HSPL only turns off your device's security so that you can flash any ROM.
As per Android, you need to root it yourself. [But why? 99.9% of the ROMs are already pre-rooted].

hardspl just unlocks the bootloader of htc hd2 !!
great work by bepe and cotulla there !! !!
after installing hspl, the bootloader is open and magldr and clk can be installed which act as custom bootloader so as to install and run any custom os or rom !!
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Any android ROM you flash from xda is going to be rooted already.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using xda premium

The answer has been said above, but root is a user on the OS - just a FYI.

Root HD2
I wonder if wilfred888 was meaning that if you install HSPL they will be able to use cracked apps? Just a thought.

i have a htc hd2 with a android gingerbreed nand rom that i downloaded from here works perfectly amazing phone even today but however my device is not rooted it is very annoying how do i root the gingerbreed build on my phone ive tried super onclick no joy and a few other apps but still nothing i dont want to rebooted another rom as this one is great but i need it rooted any advice on what programme i could use would be appreciated thanks guys you rock

ross07 said:
i have a htc hd2 with a android gingerbreed nand rom that i downloaded from here works perfectly amazing phone even today but however my device is not rooted it is very annoying how do i root the gingerbreed build on my phone ive tried super onclick no joy and a few other apps but still nothing i dont want to rebooted another rom as this one is great but i need it rooted any advice on what programme i could use would be appreciated thanks guys you rock
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As far as I know all GB ROMs come rooted. Just flash a different and more modern ROM and you'll be fine.

No the SPL hard or not does not give you root accesd. The spl is what allows you to flash custom roms on your phone. As an above poster stated almost all if not all newer roms come pre rooted so you'd be fine.
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kingxklick said:
No the SPL hard or not does not give you root accesd. The spl is what allows you to flash custom roms on your phone. As an above poster stated almost all if not all newer roms come pre rooted so you'd be fine.
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Try not to open old threads when trying to get your 10 posts, you may be providing useful advice but the fact is that it's not really directed towards anyone. At least you're doing the right thing and helping people rather than just spamming though, so I haven't reported you.

[Q] Can this ROM safely be used on Tmous HD2 {Scared}

I Want to run this ROM http://en.miui.com/a-52.html from MIUI's official site this is a ROM for the HD2 but it does not specify if it can run on the T-Mobile branded HD2 and i really want to flash it to my HD2 Tmous, but i do not want a brick can anyone tell me if this ROM is safe to flash i already have android on the HD2 tmous but i just want to get this build on there.

Operation-A said:
I Want to run this ROM http://en.miui.com/a-52.html from MIUI's official site this is a ROM for the HD2 but it does not specify if it can run on the T-Mobile branded HD2 and i really want to flash it to my HD2 Tmous, but i do not want a brick can anyone tell me if this ROM is safe to flash i already have android on the HD2 tmous but i just want to get this build on there.
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ANY Android ROM can be flashed onto a TMOUS phone. The only thing you have to be worried about is radios (and as a result Stock ROMs). As long as you have a radio above 2.08.50 you shouldn't brick a TMOUS.

all the android roms treat the regular and tmous the same, , only difference is the rom size. (there are a few large roms that need a tmous to flash, but not many)
The danger you have heard about regarding the tmous vs regular, can only come about if you flash a bad radio (either on its own or as part of a non tmous windows mobile ((not wp7)) stock rom.
SO, you already have a compatible radio (all tmous radios are compatible with android/magldr/clk), so all you have to do is never flash a non tmous stock rom, which there is very very rarely a need to do anyway, , most people here have managed to avoid flashing a winmo rom for the past two years.

samsamuel said:
all the android roms treat the regular and tmous the same, , only difference is the rom size. (there are a few large roms that need a tmous to flash, but not many)
The danger you have heard about regarding the tmous vs regular, can only come about if you flash a bad radio (either on its own or as part of a non tmous windows mobile ((not wp7)) stock rom.
SO, you already have a compatible radio (all tmous radios are compatible with android/magldr/clk), so all you have to do is never flash a non tmous stock rom, which there is very very rarely a need to do anyway, , most people here have managed to avoid flashing a winmo rom for the past two years.
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Awesome!!!! Thank you guys and also does a task 29 cause me to have to reinstall hspl and maglr and clockwork all over again or can i task 29 and flash the ROM by turning on the phone going into maglr and flashing in clockwork

Trust me, don't bother Task29ing. If any guide you read states it as a necessary first step, you should probably ignore it.
Sent from my NexusHD2 using xda app-developers app

Nigeldg said:
Trust me, don't bother Task29ing. If any guide you read states it as a necessary first step, you should probably ignore it.
Sent from my NexusHD2 using xda app-developers app
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The only reason I asked about it was my HD2 is having an issue with ROM flashes it seems to only boot Nexus HD2 gingerbread now for some reason I don't know may be a lost issue now don't know i haven't flashed anything for some time now well lets see what happens without task 29

Operation-B said:
The only reason I asked about it was my HD2 is having an issue with ROM flashes it seems to only boot Nexus HD2 gingerbread now for some reason I don't know may be a lost issue now don't know i haven't flashed anything for some time now well lets see what happens without task 29
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It's probably because of the insufficient partitions sizes. As long as you repartition, you shouldn't worry.

I formated partitions like you said by looking around the forum and i figured it all out yay thanks everyone for all your help this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044830 is amazing thanks all of you again thank youuu

Operation-A said:
I formated partitions like you said by looking around the forum and i figured it all out yay thanks everyone for all your help this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044830 is amazing thanks all of you again thank youuu
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which ROM have you installed?
I am having the same problems with a TMOUS. Rom installations most of the times don't go well...
I'm not able to boot into the rom after installation. Now I managed (after many tries) to boot into touchWizMod 1.0
But it's far from stable. Any suggestion?
I used to do task29 + radio (2.15 radio for TMOUS) all the times, but now i'm just repartitioning the cwm with hd2 toolkit. could this be a problem?
PS radio downloaded from here: http://www.rhiffsta.ch/LEO_Radio/list.html

bad news: it seemed that it was working fine, but after rebooting to insert the SIM it booted but had no signal no network...nothing!!!
rebooted again---> now i'm stuck at the margld GO GO GO
EDIT after some minutes without the battery, it is booting again, but it freezes after inserting the pin to unlock the sim.
what kind of problem this could be?