[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mbarvian:
Well, the instructions for flashing your first ROM are pretty straightforward:

1. Flash HardSPL

a. The first thing to do is to pick a ROM you want to flash,

and plug in your device to your computer.

b. The chef (person who makes the ROM) will usually say

which SPL he/she recommends. If he doesn't, you can just PM him.

c. Go to this page and pick the HardSPL that the chef recommends.

A HardSPL Security unlocks your phone, meaning that you can

flash different ROMs than the default shipped ROMs that come pre-installed on your phone.

d. Download the Kaiser-HardSPL-3.xx.zip from the above page and

extract them to a folder on your computer, for example: HardSPL.

e. Now download the attached file in this post (JumpSPLv1) and

extract it to a folder on your computer, for example: JumpSPL.

f. Once you have extracted the three files to a folder, open the folder,

and copy "kaiser_JumpSPL_pof_v1.nb" and "JumpSPL.exe" (no quotes) to

your device.

g. Power down your device, take out your SIM and SD card (if one),

then power back on the device. If it opens an emergency call screen

once restarting, just click the red End key button on your device to

exit and go to the today screen.

h. Open File Explorer, then open JumpSPL.exe on your device, select

the kaiser_JumpSPL_pof_v1.nb, then enter in: "0x00000000" no quotes.

i. Now, if done correctly, you should be at a Tri-color screen and

it should say "USB".

j. Now disable USB connections in Activesync/Windows Mobile Device

Center. To do this, click on settings under Activesync or Windows

Mobile Device Center (depending on if you're running Vista or XP) and

UNcheck "Allow USB connections"

k. Unplug your device, wait 5-20 seconds, then plug your device back in.

l. Remember that folder that you extracted the SPL to? Well, on your

computer, open that folder, then run KaiserCustomRUU.exe.

m. Click Next, Next, then Update. Wait for it to finish, then click Finish.

n. Congratulations! If done correctly, you should have HardSPL flashed

on your device. To confirm this, press and hold the camera button on your

device all the way while pushing the stylus into the reset hole. You should

be at a tri-clor screen (called the bootloader). The second line down should

say "SPL-versionhere.Hard" (no quotes). If it does, you're ready to flash!

If it doesn't, please re-read all instructions.

o. NOTE: You only need to flash HardSPL once unless you revert back to the original AT&T or HTC ROM!
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2. Flash the ROM

a. Flashing the ROM is very easy. First, pick the ROM you like, and

download it. Usually ROMs are in a .zip or .exe file.

b. Once the download is finished, extract the .zip to a folder on your

computer. If it is an .exe, just run it.

c. If it was a .zip, just run KaiserCustomRUU.exe from the folder you

extracted the files to, click Next, Next, then Update, then Finish. It it

was an .exe that you downloaded, it should do this automatically. However,

if it doesn't, it should just extract the files for you into a folder. Just follow

the same procedure for a .zip file if it does do this.

d. NOTE: After you flash the ROM, when you get to the whole "Please tap the

screen to begin setting up your Windows-Mobile based device", hard reset by

holding down the two soft keys while pushing the stylus into the reset hole.

You should get to a white-colored screen. Just follow the directions on that

screen and then reboot. This fixes many issues, and is also known to make your

ROM perform at 100%.

e. Congratulations, you should have just flashed the ROM! If not, please

re-read the instructions above.
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3. Flash the Radio

a. This is where newcomers tend to become confused. Basically, you just need

a radio that matches the ROM you have. One reason to tell if you do not have

a correct radio is if you have camera issues, and sound issues while talking on

the phone. Just remember: only flash Kaiser radios! If you try flashing a Polaris

radio on your device, chances are you'll brick it.

b. You can flash the radio before or after you flash the ROM. Basically, the ROM

and the Radio just need to match. Chefs sometimes include Radios in their ROM,

in which case you would not need to flash a new one. Just look in the thread of

the ROM you want to flash to see if the chef included it. If there is an included

radio, you can skip the rest of the steps. If the chef does not include a radio,

he/she will usually recommend one.

c. You can download kaiser radios from here. Just download the

one your chef recommends. If your chef does NOT recommend a radio,

just PM him/her and ask which radio he/she recommends. Many

people prefer 1.58.25.17 for its awesome battery life. 1.58.25.17 also

works on many newer ROMs.

d. So, just for the sake of the rest of these steps, we are going to assume

that you have flashed a newer ROM and are now going to flash Radio 1.58.25.17.

e. Now, just download 1.58.25.17 from the link I posted above (should be a .zip),

extract the files to a folder on your computer, run KaiserCustomRUU.exe, click

Next, Next, Update, then Finish.

f. Congratulations, you have flashed your radio and you are completely done.

If, for example, you are experiencing issues with the camera and phone, just flash a

different radio using the same method as posted above.
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That's it.

And remember, please read the Wiki, Stickies, and G.W.E.N.I. for the answers to most of your questions. Or, you could use the wonderful Search functions of this forum.

Hope this helps and good luck ;)