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Unable to downgrade my SPL from 3.13 to 2.20

Hi there,
Hope you can help me...
Since i bought my Cruise, I flashed it to the newest ROM version of HTC and it automatically installed SPL 3.13 with.
The problem is that if I want to install the WM 6.5 rom, I have to "Downgrade" My SPL version from 3.13.0000 to 2.20.
I followed the steps explained by "Olipro", but when the upgrade starts, RUU kills activesync (seems to be normal) and when the phone normally reboots in bootloader mode (like when you flash a new rom), nothing happens. The phone didn't shutdown and tries to establish a new USB connection !
I tried to turn manually the phone in bootloader mode on to force the SPL update, but the % bar stays at 0 and RUU returns a communication error (262).
I tried also to install the wm 6.5 rom without install SPL 2.2, but it crashes (stays @ 0% too)
I don't know how to install this stinky version of HARD SPL.
Heeeellllpppp !!
NOTE : I tried with or without µSd, does the same thing.
Thx

hmm try disabling firewall and antivirus one of them may be blocking the connection. Thats my only thought about it.

Thank you for the answer but it don't work...

Nobody can help me ?

Try to extract the files from the newest htc rom to a new folder, and then copy the "RUU_Signed.nbh" from the SPL V2 folder to the extracted files (to the new folder) and run the "ROMUpdateUtility.exe" from the extracted files (from the new folder).

nope ...

Please, consider my asks...
I know there is necessarily a solution but I have not yet found.
I don't know where/why it is crashing.
What does the HTC need to downgrade the hardspl ?
Is there a protection that can't be bypassed with the 3.13 ?
The only thing that I can do atm, is flashing the official HTC rom (useless ^^).
The actual version of my rom is :
_HTC Touch Cruise_RUU_Polaris_HTC_FRA_3.13.406.0_radio_sign_25.85.30.07_1.59.42.15_Ship
Thanking you in advance...

Pixel69 said:
Please, consider my asks...
I know there is necessarily a solution but I have not yet found.
I don't know where/why it is crashing.
What does the HTC need to downgrade the hardspl ?
Is there a protection that can't be bypassed with the 3.13 ?
The only thing that I can do atm, is flashing the official HTC rom (useless ^^).
The actual version of my rom is :
_HTC Touch Cruise_RUU_Polaris_HTC_FRA_3.13.406.0_radio_sign_25.85.30.07_1.59.42.15_Ship
Thanking you in advance...
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HSPL 3.13? In this ROM is ver. 3.13 drivers, not HSPL... If you have original ROM and you dont install Olipros HPSL, you have original HTC SPL...

When I enter bootloader mode, the HSPL version is : 3.13.0000
Of course it's the original htc HSPL.
The problem is that I can't downgrade it to the olipro's version : 2.20.

Did you try it on other PC?

2 PCs, 2 USB cables..
The official rom upgrade works fine, I dont think that the problem comes from the computer.

definite guide:
1. establish a connection with activesync via usb (orbit2 to pc)
2. start the romupdateutility provided in hardspl folder.
3. before it starts flashing, you need to also follow on-screen instructions on orbit2!!! execute jump-spl and stuff: click yes on orbit2!!
4. when the orbit2 states: Replug USB. you need to plug the usb-cable once off and then put it back to connect to your pc.
5. it starts flashing and restarts after its done.

Hi Manaaa,
I don't know what is jumpslp ??
I found it on the web (xda..), copied it in my "my documents" folder, ran it but it asks me a jump address (default is 0x00000000) and an spl (*nb) file..
What is jump spl ? What is the address to jump to? and where can I find the *nb file ?
In the olipro's hspl folder is only a *nbh file.
Thank you

I wouldn't recommend using a jump spl for our phones if there isn't one in the Hardspl Pack then one is not needed to be run.
Personally im still really confused by this so if i get it straight.
You are synced with activesync.
Run the file for Hardspl Run RomUpdateUtility.exe
Then go though. It switches off activesync.
Then what?? Exactly Does it ask you to replug the cable? Do you get the rom flash screen (with %) at all??
Also i dont think that spl flashes can be run from the booloader as it has to be a modded bootloader (jumpspl if you will), loaded by the program to be able to flash the new hardspl.
Also i know very little on this, this is as much as i understand it to be.

chris10230 said:
You are synced with activesync. OK
Run the file for Hardspl Run RomUpdateUtility.exe OK
Then go though. It switches off activesync. OK
Then what?? Exactly Does it ask you to replug the cable? NO
Do you get the rom flash screen (with %) at all?? NO
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Normally, after killing activesync, the phone turns into bootloader mode. Mine stays in winCE and tries to establish new usb connection...
I also decided to force manually bootloader mode and killing activesync by myself.
I ran RUU again, it first checked the phone state (such as battery >50%, connectivity...)
CHECK : OK
Next step, by clicking "NEXT" on the RUU interface, the phone turns in "% mode" and the update starts but stays at 0%.
After a while, RUU returns an update error (such as 262).
Noway to flash hardSPL :'-( , v3.13 seems to be "write protected".

ERROR [262] : UPDATE ERROR
This error occurs during the CE ROM code upgrade process. If this happens, you can just soft reset the device and run RUU again. The update process will then continue. At this stage the rom on the device is incomplete and it will not boot back up into Windows. You will need to place it into the bootloader to continue.
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That is what error 262 is but really dont see why this happens either. And since you can boot into windows its not much help.
So it just wont go to flash it when you click it through, hmm
Your last resort would be to PM cmonex as she will have helped make this with oilpro. Ask and see if she can shed some light on this one. Maybe something has gone wrong somewhere (quite likely) that we don't know how to fix.
Stupid question but have you tried downloading, unzipping it again? May have been a bad dl... or unzip

Have tested it with about 10# DLs...
I PM'd Olipro, waiting for a response now

Flash back to HardSPL and don't Re-Plug
Hi Pixel,
Herewith are guide for you
1) Flash back to HardSPL and don't re-plug until end of session (5 minutes)
2) Flash back to original SPL 3.13 on this post . This original SPL for HTC Touch Cruise only
3) After you do this you cannot flash with other Cooked ROM or Shipped ROM
with different ID, unless you flash back to HardSPL
Good Luck my friend

I have exactely in the same configuration as Pixel69 with the same result.
I've tried to an other PC without any change.
Has somebody any idea?

Just had an idea what OS are you running to do it?
If its not 7 may not be fully compatible... Shot in the dark really

HD2 Bricekd - WSOD...

My device spec -
HTC HD2 - SPL-1.42.HSPL
Cotulla HSPL
Radio 2.08
ROM - Energy Series 23554 6.5.5
I had the phone on charge, I took it of the charger to make a call and found it had frozen. Removed the battery and restarted the handset and got the WSOD. This has happened before and I simply put it into bootloader mode and reset which fixed it. This time though this did not work. Now I have a HD2 stuck on WSOD when powered on.
If I try to flash it I have to have it in bootloader mode and connect it to the usb. However it gets to the loading screen and goes no further (left it on for 20 minutes). I am able to flash through the storage card which shows success, but when the handset is restarted again all I get is WSOD. Because of this I am unable to flash a OEM Rom, have downloaded the official Rom from HTC support and even extacted the nbh file and copied to my storage card, but it will not run. I can see that it tries to execute the flash but then goes straight into bootloader mode.
I have tried to run task29 but again because it has to be run through the usb it does not run past o%. I have also tried and am still trying mtty, but Windows 7 refuses to install the drivers provided in the post, and so am unable to loacate the device under USB. Is there anything else I could try to revive my HD2?
Thanks in advance for any help

try hspl2 to hspl 2.08 for rom NRG.after flach back NRG

Ok thanks will try that. I just extracted the nbh from the official Rom renamed it to LEOIMG.nbh and ran from the storage card. It started to run then stopped with the error- "Update Termintate UPDATE FAIL"
Any ideas....

Are you sure you have HSPL and not SPL? Double check, I made the same mistake before and it sits on 0%. If you have HSPL I would flash HSPL2 2.08 HSPL and try again.

Give this a go..!!!
Bro don't flash through the memory card..!!!
Just use the PC Platform method & flash the original ROM, I am 100% sure it'll work..!!!
Just lemme know if works for you..!!!
Best of LUCK..!!!
PS : - You gotta go to the BOOT LOADER & flash..!!!

Thanks for all your help. I used HSPL2 and updated to 2.08 and all is fine now. Gonna run a task29 now and reload the Rom.
Thanks again guys, amazing as ever!!!!

Cool, njoy flashing now..!!!
MOD's please close this thread..!!!

Have i deleted the rom?

Hi
Big problem.
1. CID Unlock - has worked
2. Flashed new ROM - has worked
After 100% the RUU says, Congrats... But too late i saw it was an ELFI ROM with 74MB but my Touch is an ELF 64/128.
But it booted! Once...
After the device has rebooted i made the screen settings and after windows has configured the device rebooted again.
After reboot the device doesnt come back.
I got the boot logo and then the screen will be black.
Hardreset doesnt work.
After FORMAT FAT & FORMAT IS COMPLETED the screen is always black.
Holding CAM Button and Softreset brings the Colored-Display.
IPL 2.24.0002
SPL 1.11.0000
A new CID unlock doesnt work because there is no active sync connection.
Flashing any other ROM works but it seems to have no effect.
RUU can connect but dont shows any installed image version.
If i click update the progressbar in the HTC display appears and goes to 100%.
After finished the update the device reboots and the screen is black.
Did i have erased my htc? Is there any solution for this problem?
*** EDIT ***
I tried this ht*p://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-359413.html
Now i have IPL 1.11.0002 an SPL 1.11.0000
Step G3/7 says:
Download T-Mobile 2.26 rom (ht*p://rapidshare.com/files/38880130/ruu_prodigy_226102_22610105_022511_tmous_wwe_ship. exe.html)and flash it to your device! Done? Go to step G3 / 8
But the link is invalid. (yes ive seen the space at the . exe)
Does anyone have this file so i can try this step.
Ecosys

try upgrading the IPL/SPL to some 2.2X version. and next time post in an appropriate thread related to unbricking, u dont have to start a new thread.

[Q] Help Upgrading My Rom

Can anyone help me please... I'm trying to upgrade the rom to the latest HTC HD2 rom for O2. I connect the phone via USB, sync it and then run the RUU program from HTCs website. The phone starts the process and boots the phone to the 4 colour screen and then to the black HTC progress screen and then it hangs on 0% for a few minutes until the utility finally tells me its lost connection with the phone (Error 262). I've done soft resets and hard resets. Disabled firewalls. Tried on another machine. Even ran the utility under XP SP3 compatibility. Still no joy. Can anyone help?? Thanks

Sounds like you might have a bad USB cable or that you are having timing out problems. First forget about the ActiveSync. All ActiveSynce does is help insure hour HD2 is ready to be flash by checking the battery level and such. Power your HD2 on but hold the volume down button down while powering on. When you see the tri color bootloader screen connect hour USB cable and wait for the Serial in the white bar of bootloader to change to USB and then right click the RUU of the ROM and select run as administrator. If this still does not work I would try another USB cable.

T-Macgnolia said:
Sounds like you might have a bad USB cable or that you are having timing out problems. First forget about the ActiveSync. All ActiveSynce does is help insure hour HD2 is ready to be flash by checking the battery level and such. Power your HD2 on but hold the volume down button down while powering on. When you see the tri color bootloader screen connect hour USB cable and wait for the Serial in the white bar of bootloader to change to USB and then right click the RUU of the ROM and select run as administrator. If this still does not work I would try another USB cable.
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Thanks for this... i followed your instruction and used 2 different cables. No joy.
Anything else I can try that doesn't involved the device suffering a sudden impact with the nearest wall??
Cheers

could it have anything to do with the phone being locked to O2... its the latest ROM for O2 that I'm trying to install.

mr_bacon said:
could it have anything to do with the phone being locked to O2... its the latest ROM for O2 that I'm trying to install.
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hmm....if you are trying to flash stock rom which is not intended for your device, you need HSPL or Gold card.
There are threads in Windows Mobile 6.5 section that will guide you on installing HSPL or making a Gold Card.
Good luck

silverwind said:
hmm....if you are trying to flash stock rom which is not intended for your device, you need HSPL or Gold card.
There are threads in Windows Mobile 6.5 section that will guide you on installing HSPL or making a Gold Card.
Good luck
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Well here's the thing, my phone is locked to O2. I'm trying to install the latest ROM from HTCs website for O2 customers. For the life of me I cant get it to install. I did install HSPL a few months ago when I tried to run Android from the SD card. That didnt work either. Like I say, I've done a hard reset. Could the HSPL thing be causing an issue. How do I get rid of it.
I hate being a noob sometimes!!

mr_bacon said:
Well here's the thing, my phone is locked to O2. I'm trying to install the latest ROM from HTCs website for O2 customers. For the life of me I cant get it to install. I did install HSPL a few months ago when I tried to run Android from the SD card. That didnt work either. Like I say, I've done a hard reset. Could the HSPL thing be causing an issue. How do I get rid of it.
I hate being a noob sometimes!!
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To get rid of HSPL you just have to run the HSPL Utility avain and choose the correct SPL version for your ROM when it asks what version you want to flash. Remember HSPL has the stock SPL versions to, click on the link in my sig to download HSPL 4. Hint thecstock SPL versions all have four zeros at fhe end and the HSPL version do not.
You said you are getting error 262, this usually means you don't have the right SPL or HSPL one of the two atleast that is if I remember correctly. What ROM are you trying to flash and what does it say in bootloader right now?

T-Macgnolia said:
To get rid of HSPL you just have to run the HSPL Utility avain and choose the correct SPL version for your ROM when it asks what version you want to flash. Remember HSPL has the stock SPL versions to, click on the link in my sig to download HSPL 4. Hint thecstock SPL versions all have four zeros at fhe end and the HSPL version do not.
You said you are getting error 262, this usually means you don't have the right SPL or HSPL one of the two atleast that is if I remember correctly. What ROM are you trying to flash and what does it say in bootloader right now?
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Hi... Been away so only just got this reply.
The rom I'm trying to install is a stock rom update from the HTC website:
O2 (UK): 3.14.206.1
For the record, my phone is an O2 phone.
As for Bootloader? It currently says:
PB81100 HX-BC
SPL-2.08.0000 8G XE
MicroP(LED) 0x05
MicroP(TOUCH) 0x40
Hope that helps. Really bugging the arse off me this is.

get hspl2,
put phone into bootloader manually first and connect usb lead
(thats why it was timing out on you ((error 262)) because the connection takes too long to reconnect when it reboots from winmo into bootloader, , if you do it yourself first, that solves this error 99% of the time.)
when 'serial' changes to 'usb' run hspl2, choose 1.66.0000 (i recommend this because 2.08.0000, whilst stock, is a tmous stock, so 'may' give problems, , totally unconfirmed, but i had issues recently removing android/magldr whilst spl was 2.08.0000, i switched to 1.66.0000 and it worked straight away, i have a slight hunch that spl 2 doesnt like to be downgraded in some circumstances, , if you preffer you could use hspl4 and go straight for 3.03.0000, since that is whjat your 3.14 rom will install anyway when you flash it)
when it reboots saying its done, immediately hold voldown to re-enter bootloader
when serial changes to usb, run your 3.14.exe

samsamuel said:
get hspl2,
put phone into bootloader manually first and connect usb lead
(thats why it was timing out on you ((error 262)) because the connection takes too long to reconnect when it reboots from winmo into bootloader, , if you do it yourself first, that solves this error 99% of the time.)
when 'serial' changes to 'usb' run hspl2, choose 1.66.0000 (i recommend this because 2.08.0000, whilst stock, is a tmous stock, so 'may' give problems, , totally unconfirmed, but i had issues recently removing android/magldr whilst spl was 2.08.0000, i switched to 1.66.0000 and it worked straight away, i have a slight hunch that spl 2 doesnt like to be downgraded in some circumstances, , if you preffer you could use hspl4 and go straight for 3.03.0000, since that is whjat your 3.14 rom will install anyway when you flash it)
when it reboots saying its done, immediately hold voldown to re-enter bootloader
when serial changes to usb, run your 3.14.exe
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Thanks for this but can I ask a favour... Can you give me an 'idiot guide' as to what to do? I'm a compelete noob to this kind of thing and don't wanna brick my phone.
Cheers

mr_bacon said:
Thanks for this but can I ask a favour... Can you give me an 'idiot guide' as to what to do? I'm a compelete noob to this kind of thing and don't wanna brick my phone.
Cheers
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Ignore that..
Mate - you're a genius. Followed your instructions and it worked like a charm.
Cheers pal. You saved my brain

Erm, not sure how much more basic i can make it. (Ignore my descriptions, just follow the steps)
Power off, hold voldown,power on keeping voldown held,, see multi striped coloured screen, that's bootloader, you can flash from this screen.
First you should try without bothering to change the spl.
Enter bootloader and connect USB, run the 3.14 you downloaded. That's it.
If it doesn't work, try changing spl as in my previous post by entering bootloader, and instead of running the 3.14 you run hspl instead.
As for writing a guide, you already read the various "how to flash.." guides (there are several) and watched the (also several) YouTube guides before you even started this thread,,, didn't you? Didn't you?? If not then shame on you!
Post back and ill check tomorrow.

Struggling to downgrade WP7, Please help!!!

I'm trying reinstall WM6.5 on my HTC HD2 from MAGLDR V1.13.
I've downloaded the stock rom from HTC website and im trying run the installer but it fails it cant seem to pick up my phone as a USB connection.
I tried the bootloader way but it always get stuck at the installation part at 0%.
what am i? doing wrong, its driving me mad..
SPL version is SPL-2.08.0000

Make sure you’ve got more than 50% power on the device.
• Unplug USB cable
• Power Off device.
• Press and hold volume down button and press power button to start again.
• You will be presented with a tricolor splash screen.
• Connect USB cable to PC
• On the Tricolor splash screen you see “serial”; change to “usb”, if not unplug and plug the cable back in.
• As Administrator Run the WM6.5 ROM Update and follow instructions, your device should now be flashed with WM6.5.

GreatLorens said:
Make sure you’ve got more than 50% power on the device.
• Unplug USB cable
• Power Off device.
• Press and hold volume down button and press power button to start again.
• You will be presented with a tricolor splash screen.
• Connect USB cable to PC
• On the Tricolor splash screen you see “serial”; change to “usb”, if not unplug and plug the cable back in.
• As Administrator Run the WM6.5 ROM Update and follow instructions, your device should now be flashed with WM6.5.
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thanks for the reply,
done the above a few times but no joy..
I see USB at the bootloader and when i run the ROM update, it doesnt show me what the current version of the phone is but just says it will update to the version 3.14.110.1! so when i start the install process nothing happens, i get the error [302]..
why is that?
any other way to flash this??

rafter_01 said:
thanks for the reply,
done the above a few times but no joy..
I see USB at the bootloader and when i run the ROM update, it doesnt show me what the current version of the phone is but just says it will update to the version 3.14.110.1! so when i start the install process nothing happens, i get the error [302]..
why is that?
any other way to flash this??
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i had came across this issue last week.
when in tri-color mode, re-install hspl 2.08 and then magldr 1.12/1.13.
then try installing wm6.5.
This worked in my case.
Check if it does in urs too...
Al the best...

ankushmulay said:
i had came across this issue last week.
when in tri-color mode, re-install hspl 2.08 and then magldr 1.12/1.13.
then try installing wm6.5.
This worked in my case.
Check if it does in urs too...
Al the best...
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what ive done so far,
re-installed the hspl 2.08 and then installed the radio 2.15.50.14 from the following site: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-hardspl-2-08-on-htc-hd2/
but now at the bootloader im getting the following error 'upgrade ROM code error Please try again"
What have i done wrong???
thanks

flash hspl ... radio ... then mag ... then try the downgrade to winmo

rubledub said:
flash hspl ... radio ... then mag ... then try the downgrade to winmo
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after the radio, I cannot download magdlr, it stops at 29%.. Or sometimes doesn't do anything!!

I'd suggest task 29 to wipe the phone completly. Then make sure you have the correct stock rom for your phone. EG if you bought a EURO o2 HD2 then you need to have the o2 3.14 stock rom. Extract the .nbh file from the .exe.
Use SD Formatter to format your SD card, this will wipe all windows 7 partitions.
Then copy .nbh file and place it on the sd card, then boot into boot loader (tri colour screen) and follow on screen instructions. A grey screen should appear at this point.
This will remove Hard spl and restore WM 6.5 and also restore the first of the two splash screens and the radio back to factory settings and will also restore your warrently as well.

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I'd suggest task 29 to wipe the phone completly. Then make sure you have the correct stock rom for your phone. EG if you bought a EURO o2 HD2 then you need to have the o2 3.14 stock rom. Extract the .nbh file from the .exe.
Use SD Formatter to format your SD card, this will wipe all windows 7 partitions.
Then copy .nbh file and place it on the sd card, then boot into boot loader (tri colour screen) and follow on screen instructions. A grey screen should appear at this point.
This will remove Hard spl and restore WM 6.5 and also restore the first of the two splash screens and the radio back to factory settings and will also restore your warrently as well.
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Thanks for this info, will try it. Have you got a link to task 29? Is it a software?

No but it is all over XDA. I think you'll find it someware on the WM 6.5 thread. If that doesn't work your nand will be stuffed but it has allways worked for me!

GhostXSeries said:
I'd suggest task 29 to wipe the phone completly. Then make sure you have the correct stock rom for your phone. EG if you bought a EURO o2 HD2 then you need to have the o2 3.14 stock rom. Extract the .nbh file from the .exe.
Use SD Formatter to format your SD card, this will wipe all windows 7 partitions.
Then copy .nbh file and place it on the sd card, then boot into boot loader (tri colour screen) and follow on screen instructions. A grey screen should appear at this point.
This will remove Hard spl and restore WM 6.5 and also restore the first of the two splash screens and the radio back to factory settings and will also restore your warrently as well.
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Yes, even i suggest you the "flash via micro sd card" method becoz it works in worst cases. and follow all the steps sequencely. good luck

Task29 gives an error 290 and doesn't complete.
Im getting frustrated... What can i do next

task 29 now wipes my phone but everytime i flash a new rom is crashes at 9% or 10% and then i get the error 290.
i downloaded the stock rom for my phone... argggh what can be done?
thanks

Sounds like nand is dead. Looks as if you will have to return it to get it fixed!

i must agree with ghost ... sounds like you flashed the poor baby to death :'( sad sad day! and very rare i might add!

GhostXSeries said:
Sounds like nand is dead. Looks as if you will have to return it to get it fixed!
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cannot believe i messed it up.......

know where i can send it for repair? will HTC cover it under warranty? will they be suspicious?

anyone? do i need to ring my phone contract people or go directly to HTC?
Thanks

Depends how old it is. It may need to go directly to HTC to get it fixed.

I read somewhere that error [290]: Invalid Command - the ROM Update Utility has encountered communication errors during the update process.
Try changing the usb cable/connect directly to usb port (not usb hub) if you still want to use usb for flashing.
I always use the sdcard method when there's a problem flashing via usb. Rename RUU_signed.nbh (extract from stock rom exe package) to LEOIMG.nbh and copy the file to sdcard (sdcard MUST be formatted as FAT32 - use HP format tool). Put sdcard into the phone and boot into bootloader mode ... see if it works ...