[Q] Flashing the Blackstone - Touch HD General

Hello, I have an HTC Touch HD with the 1.56.401.0 (43972) WWE Rom and SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 on top. I want to breath new life into it and searching for a suitable ROM to flash it. The main reason I haven't tried so far is that my Vol Down key is busted so I can't do much. What I want to ask is if there's another way to do this through connecting my htc to a desktop pc and what steps do I have to take to flash it successfully. Sorry if this looks like a stupid question but since my htc has serious stability issues I have to ask for help.
Any help or guidance/tip would be much appreciated.
Thanks

You need the Vol Down key to work in order to flash.
The phone must be in "bootloader" (3-colour screen) to flash.
Bootloader mode is done by pressing Vol Down + Power key combination.
Try and see if you can make the Vol Down key work without the back cover by poking a pin directly at the Vol Down contact. Sometimes it will work.
Cannot flash if you cannot reach the bootloader mode.

Thanks chan.sk for the head's up. I'll try and see what happens.

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WM 6.1 Pro die

I just bought a Viva, but there is one thing that i concern about this Viva is Windows Mobile 6.1 that shipped with it suddenly die while i'm using it. I completely don't know why...
Anyone can help me please??
reflash it... press volume down key and send (green) button together and press power button once (this will bring up the tri-color bootloader menu)... connect it to your computer and update it with the latest WM6.1 OS (download it from HTC website)...
or better yet... avail your warranty.
Thank for your reply. I'll try it.!
TheRem said:
reflash it... press volume down key and send (green) button together and press power button once (this will bring up the tri-color bootloader menu)... connect it to your computer and update it with the latest WM6.1 OS (download it from HTC website)...
or better yet... avail your warranty.
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You don't actually need to hold the send key, just the volume down key and the press power. I just thought I'd offer a friendly tip.
thanks for clarifying that XirXes...
i was wondering why i can't boot the device with one hand.

HELP!!

hi, i am in need of som serios help, im a total noob n i flashed my first ROM with Duttys_Leo_Sense_2.5_5.21905.5.0.93_2.13_Radio_2.10.50.26_HG_V3.4.exe
i then last night decided i wanted to switch over to Miri_Steve0007_Elegancia_V8.5
and now the phone will not reset and has a million crashes! iv been trying to go back to the Dutty ROM bt it dosnt let me. can som1 upload what it is that i need to get the dutty rom bak. thank u in advance
when you say crashing, can you give a bit more info? is it locking on a cirtain screen? or in a constant reboot?
you may want to also read through a few of the stickys as if you use the search you most likley will find the cause.
RE: HELP!
More info would be appreciated but I've had issues before and did this:
Performing a factory reset using phone buttons
If you cannot turn on your phone or access the phone settings, you can still perform a factory reset by using buttons on the phone.
With your phone powered off, press and hold the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons.
While holding the volume buttons, press the END/POWER button briefly and then release it.
When you see a warning message on screen, release the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons.
Press the VOLUME UP button to perform the reset, or press any other button to cancel the reset.
From that my phone turned on and I was able to create an activesync connection again to flash another ROM.
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Rasheduddin said:
hi, i am in need of som serios help, im a total noob n i flashed my first ROM with Duttys_Leo_Sense_2.5_5.21905.5.0.93_2.13_Radio_2.10.50.26_HG_V3.4.exe
i then last night decided i wanted to switch over to Miri_Steve0007_Elegancia_V8.5
and now the phone will not reset and has a million crashes! iv been trying to go back to the Dutty ROM bt it dosnt let me. can som1 upload what it is that i need to get the dutty rom bak. thank u in advance
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I flashed many roms and never experience like that as long as you do it as per instruction/ guide in the relevant ROM.
I would suggest you to go into bootloader screen (turn of you phone, then press vol up and down together with the power on button).
Install HSPL (only if you havent installed it), perform task 29, flash the radio (check the radio version required by the ROM), and flash the ROM you want.
Everytime the process reach 100%, you press the vol down button to go into bootloader screen so you dont need to pull out the battery or the cable (but for the last process (flashing the rom), you should press vol down and up together (it will go to hard reset). And for better result, please make sure your battery above 50% and use win xp.
Hope you can solve it.

[Q] help please htc hd2 rocker switch

i dropped my hd2 and the volume button (the rocker thing) broke this is my 2nd broken htc hd2 so i cant afford another but maybe a good repair service or a self repair does anyone know a workaround or is there a way to use magldr without volume switch then i would be good so anyhelp thanx
There's no workaround. You need that volume button for magldr
Didn't someone create his own magldr alternative? I believe it was cedesmith? Could be a possible workaround although I don't know if it requires the volume button too..
i just broke my volume button as well. is there an alternative to magldr?
oh well...luckily ive got a stable ROM on. i guess ill just have to live with it until i upgrade to a new phone
Search for Lk (little kernel)
mattfmartin said:
Search for Lk (little kernel)
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wow THANKS! having a read about it now. hopefully it can work around my problem. fingers crossed!
EDIT: no go. to flash 'cedesmith's (L)ittle (K)ernel bootloader v1.1' i need to enter SPL. and to enter SPL, i need to press the power button while holding down the VOL DOWN button thanks anway.

Problem with flash, "1234 fatal hit 4"

hi dudes i am new here and i think i fu*ked my hd2 up... can you guys help... what should i do... Flashed failed on PC and now i get fatal hit 4 on my hd2... what should i do!? How do i reflash it?
Hmmm, i would start right from the beggining again.
Re-flash MAGLDR by holding down the volume button whilst pressing on.
Then, re-flash WP7.
Alternatively use the MAGLDR youve got, and hold down the on off button and go to flash on the menu (cant remember exactly what it says on menu
If I were you I'd do the following. Might seem a lot like overkill, but should work 100%.
1 - Go into bootloader (press and hold vol down button then power on as normal)
2 - Flash any WM6.5 ROM
3 - Charge the battery to 100%
4 - Perform a Task 29
5 - Flash a 2.xx.50.x radio
6 - Flash Magldr
7 - using vol down button select option 5 from magldr menu
8 - when phone says USB flash WM7 (suggest YukiXDA for the mo until a ripe MANGO released)
i made it but can you give me a good wp7 rom and radio file? ty
This Is The Most Stable N Outstanding One I Saw And Im using at the Moment
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1080950
and one more question... Can i go back in windows mobile 6.5 after i install wp7?
i installed everything but when i was installing the WP7 rom it got some error and now i start the device says go go go in magldr mode and then shows a black white picture with mobile and a lap top and stays like that 5 mins and then restarts... what should i do? It drives me crazy...
problem with hard reset
Can some one help me with hard resetting windows phone7
1. On magldr screen, when I see "1234.." etc, I pressed and hold volume down key, I was expecting to see some screen which says press vol- twice to clear data. Instead I am seeing the main boot screen with four colour bands from top to bottom.
Please help..
Thanks in advance
Kishore
Hard resetting WP7 on HD2
Can some one help me with hard resetting windows phone7 on HD2
1. On magldr screen, when I see "1234.." etc, I pressed and hold volume down key, I was expecting to see some screen which says press vol- twice to clear data. Instead I am seeing the main boot screen with four colour bands from top to bottom.
Please help..
Thanks in advance
Kishore
EDIT:: I got it resolved, I could not figure out the way I need to press both the vol+ & vol- button at once during the 1234 GoGo screen... It worked
what do you want? cant understand you... You want to clear data or hard reset windows 7 phone... You need MAGLDR just when you flash the windows 7 phone rom...
king_slavcho said:
what do you want? cant understand you... You want to clear data or hard reset windows 7 phone... You need MAGLDR just when you flash the windows 7 phone rom...
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Pardon for not being clear to you...
I got it resolved though, I could not figure out the way I need to press both the vol+ & vol- button together during the 1234 GoGo screen... (earlier i was pressing either vol + or vol- but the requirement is both vol+ and vol-)
Regards
Kishore
Fatal hit 4
Hey guys,
After a while i decide to go back tom my HTC HD2 and install the WP7 rom but like some others im facing the "1234 fatal hit 4' issue. Has anybody being able to adress the problem?
Thanks in advance.

[Q] Can't get to Bootloader

Hey Guys. I was hoping someone could help me with my problem.
Currently my HTC HD2 is running cyanogenmod7 using MAGLDR 1.13.
I want to switch back to winmo 6.5 to start fresh and have read tutorials that i need to enter bootloader ( the red, white, green screen thingy) to establish a connection with activesync. But the problem is that i can't actually get into bootloader and i have tried volume down button with the power button combo and it doesn't seem to work.
If someone knows how to get to bootloader then please help.
While the phone is off... do what you did... hold power and volume down buttons...
Yes, i tried that 20 times and it doesn't work
Roger9546 said:
Yes, i tried that 20 times and it doesn't work
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Does the volume down button work on your HD2? Sounds like it does not.
That's the strange part. My volume buttons work perfectly in Android and Magldr. I don't know what's happening
switch off the phone and open it again while you are holding the end call button
you will go the magladr menu , i thik you can find something there to take to the bootloader
the_entity said:
switch off the phone and open it again while you are holding the end call button
you will go the magladr menu , i thik you can find something there to take to the bootloader
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No no no no no and NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is nothing in MAGLDR that can make your HD2 go into bootloader. The only this.g that can get you into the bootloader besides the external hardware buttons is the bootloader.exe that can be run from inside Windows Mobile. It can only be run from inside Windows Mobile. MAGLDR is a custom bootloader that runs after the HSPL bootloader and has no way of communicating with the HSPL bootloader.
At the OP, you may have a faulty volume button ribbon that is causing you not to be able to boot into the bootloader. Check out this thread you will see what I mean. Read post #10
Boot loader mode
Bootloader mode is handy for checking the HD2's version of Hard SPL as well as the installed ROM and Radio versions,and also for ROM or Radio flashing to the HD2. I sometimes use the Bootloader method to flash ROMs as it saves connecting to Activesync/WMDC because the PC recognises the HD2 as connected via USB. It is also useful for flashing a ROM or Radio version if the battery charge is less than 50%, as it ignores the 50% charge warning that is normally displayed when flashing if the HD2 is low on charge. Never use this method if you have less than a 30% charge as you will be in deep trouble if the HD2 runs out of power while flashing a ROM or Radio version!
To place the HD2 into Bootloader mode, remove the HD2's back cover hold down the volume down key, now press in the red reset button under the back cover to the bottom left of the SIM, release the soft reset button but continue to hold the volume down key in until you are presented with the tri colour bootloader screen. To exit Soft Reset the device.
AlexALP said:
Bootloader mode is handy for checking the HD2's version of Hard SPL as well as the installed ROM and Radio versions,and also for ROM or Radio flashing to the HD2. I sometimes use the Bootloader method to flash ROMs as it saves connecting to Activesync/WMDC because the PC recognises the HD2 as connected via USB. It is also useful for flashing a ROM or Radio version if the battery charge is less than 50%, as it ignores the 50% charge warning that is normally displayed when flashing if the HD2 is low on charge. Never use this method if you have less than a 30% charge as you will be in deep trouble if the HD2 runs out of power while flashing a ROM or Radio version!
To place the HD2 into Bootloader mode, remove the HD2's back cover hold down the volume down key, now press in the red reset button under the back cover to the bottom left of the SIM, release the soft reset button but continue to hold the volume down key in until you are presented with the tri colour bootloader screen. To exit Soft Reset the device.
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Hi!
I try this so many time, but my hd2 does not step in bootloader. Have you got some other idea??
I have exactly the same problem, help!
Roger9546 said:
That's the strange part. My volume buttons work perfectly in Android and Magldr. I don't know what's happening
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Can you get into the windows start- settings - system? If yes, there is an app that says "clear storage memory", which brings you back to the factory settings when you bought it. It's worth a try.
Entering bootloader screen is sometimes difficult: press and hold the volume down button and then press shortly
the power button, this should bring you to this screen. If it does not, remove your battery for at least 10 minutes and try again.
Good luck and regards, Kuzibri
I had the same problem ...
I could not enter the bootmanager in android brief button press to end a call, we moved the menu to shut down, reset, etc, the same menu that appears when you hold down the button longer to stop calling ...
This defect appeared to me after I lay HD2 due to large changes in ambient temperature ...
After a few days of research, opening, drying I removed the defect, so I pulled out and cleaned the keys below the screen (Home, Menu, Back, red and green) and wipe the foil that these pressures are the same buttons ...
My HD2 has been working for 2 weeks with no errors
same here but ...
to get in to bootloader i just discovered a different (strange)way ... from winmo , with back cover off press red reset button and imediately while reseting press volume down ... this is my only way to get in to ... otherwise , all the keys are fully working when in windows mobile .
very strange
all the keys includind the volume down key, works well inside windows, but I just cant go to bootloader.
I will dismante the phone, wash it and dry it, to see if something changes,
I have problem getting into 3 color bootloader also, but its because my voulme down is broken/ doesn't work anymore. Any other ways besides the volume down button?
Jcamacho228 said:
I have problem getting into 3 color bootloader also, but its because my voulme down is broken/ doesn't work anymore. Any other ways besides the volume down button?
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only if you are currently running winmo 6.5, , theres a winmo app to restart into bootloader.
alternatively, dismantle the phone and short the voldown connections.
bootloader&spl
How to enter bootloader(tricolor scren) on hd2 t-mobile-usa, i tried wth vol down key but no respns. I thk may be another key for hd2 t-mobile-usa. Does any one know? Or thr is no Spl with ths stock rom...if so, how to instal Spl on hd2 t-mobile(1024) or stock rom wth Spl so that i can instal Hspl... Thanx
foysyl said:
How to enter bootloader(tricolor scren) on hd2 t-mobile-usa, i tried wth vol down key but no respns. I thk may be another key for hd2 t-mobile-usa. Does any one know? Or thr is no Spl with ths stock rom...if so,
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phone off
press and hold voldown
tap and release power
keep holding voldown.
No, the tmous doesn't use a different method than the regular hd2.
how to instal Spl on hd2 t-mobile(1024) or stock rom wth Spl so that i can instal Hspl... Thanx
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all stock roms include an spl, i think YOU mean ''or stock rom with hspl.''', , no, there are no stock roms that include hspl.
there is only one way to apply HSPL, , and that's through bootloader.
bootloader prob. on hd2 usa
How to enter bootloader(tricolor scren) on hd2 t-mobile-usa, i tried wth vol down key but no respns. I thk may be another key for hd2 t-mobile-usa. Does any one know? Or thr is no Spl with ths stock rom¡*if so, how to instal Spl on hd2 t-mobile(1024) or stock rom wth Spl so that i can instal Hspl¡* & whr i can get bootloader.exe for hd2 - wp6.5
Thanx
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But cant get its bootloader by holding vol down key wth power key at a time thn pres reset butn.
Is thr any soft/bootloader.exe for entering hd2's bootloader through pc or frm phn(hd2-usa)? If so thn pls giv the link. Or is needed to re-instll stock rom over prsnt stock rom
Thnx([email protected])
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samsamuel said:
only if you are currently running winmo 6.5, , theres a winmo app to restart into bootloader.
alternatively, dismantle the phone and short the voldown connections.
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Need ths App...pls giv me the download link
Try this!
Hi, I had a similar problem where I could not enter the boot loader. The solution I found that worked for me was provided by: broncogr on another thread discussing a similar issue with the DHD ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=889567 )
"restart the phone
when the capacitive buttons light is off immediately press and hold volume - button and keep holding until device is in bootloader
cheers " - broncogr
Hope this helps someone.
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