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[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Farmer Ted:
One noob to another, the radio is a part of the total ROM package. It has all the drivers and software to run your cellphone and the gps (maybe a few other things). You can just flash a new Radio ROM. You must have hard spl as a minimum to do this. If you use a non-Raphael radio, then you must be security unlocked (plop down 20 bucks or so for the raphael-unlocker package-it's totally worth it, btw). Radios are particularly easy to change, because it doesn't wipe any of your data. It's the equivalent of doing a soft reset, and the flash only takes about a minute. Flashing a ROM (most chefs do not include a radio in there package) wipes all your data, so it's like doing a hard reset, only you can't do a full backup/restore with Sprite. You can only restore your PIM data, and then you're left with installing cabs and changing your settings to where you like them.

Check the wiki or radio thread for available radio roms. There's a lot of info in the thread about how well the different radios work. There's a decent chance you'll find one that works well for you and gives you a good 3G connection, but you probably just have to experiment. Luckily, swapping radios is pretty simple.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] waugj:
And one more noob question, can flashing be done through Mobile Device Center on Vista, or do I need to use ActiveSync on XP?
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Farmer Ted:
I've done everything via active sync on xp, so I can't answer the vista question. The easiest way to flash imo is the sd card method (see post #1). It's a piece of cake, and there's just a lot less that can go wrong. You do have to flash hard spl and run the raphael unlocker off of a pc, though.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mskip:
You should be able to flash via vista. Some people have no trouble at all and some just cant get anything done with it. If you can manage to flash your HardSPL then everything else can be done via microSD Card.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] shyrazn:
I have the same problem, and I'm running Windows XP 32-bit edition and .NET 3.5 now. I just installed 3.5 because I wanted to get the Advanced Configuration tool working. It works now, but the RUU still isn't working. Do you have any idea how I can get it to work?
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mundavian:
can't get to first base

Mskip, many thanks for your hard work.

I can't get anything going here. Trying to flash my first rom on a fuze.

When i run RaphaelHardSPL-Unsigned_190_1_3.exe it proceeds until the progress meter, then gives a 202 error (bad connection), though it correctly identified my current spl (spl-1.95.0000) on a previous screen so I know it's talking to the device (and I'm sync'd with ActiveSync).

If I try to run SSPLManual.exe it opens a dos window then crashes.

If I try to run any of the jumpspl's (1.56, 1.93 or SSPL-KAIS.exe) from the device, they seem to run and restart the device but only into a normal windows re-boot (white screen, etc.), never the bootloader screen.

Any idea what's going on?

Thanks!
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mskip:
Did you copy SSPLManual.exe to your phone and ran it from the phone right?

Jumpspl (and sspl-kais) is for the KAISER and should never be used to try and flash the raphael!! Why did you even try to run those on your phone lol.

Try running SSPLManual.exe from your phone to get the black screen on your phone and then running RaphaelHardSPL-Unsigned_190_1_3.exe to flash HardSPL. If you still get an error202 then try using a different usb connection or do it from a different pc.

Hope something from that works for you.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] ajaye92:
when i tried to do this i got up to the step where it unzipped to my desktop, and when i opened it it detected my phone, and i agreed to all the conditions, and it said installing 0%, and then said my phone was disconnected or to make sure its hooked up to the usb

i tried several times, after a hard and soft reset, and it always gets up to that step and no longer works and shows that error

idk what im doing wrong :mad:
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mskip:
Which step are you attempting?
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mundavian:
Yep that worked. I didn't run SSPLManual from the device initially (dumb - didn't read your original post carefully).

I noticed that the ActiveSync session terminates when running SSPLManual though the pc still sees the phone as some other type of connectioned usb device. So the 202 connection error I was getting from RaphaelHardSPL-Unsigned_190_1_3 before I ran SSPLManual might just be that the ActiveSync session was still active when a different type of connection was expected.

That info might be useful to others with my IQ :)

BTW - I know Rom choices are personal but have you tried the EnergyROM and can you comment on why you prefer Hyperdragon over others?

Thanks for your help!!
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] waugj:
Thanks

Thanks for the answers guy, I have a XP machine, too, but i no longer sync with it, but I will to do the flash, just to be safe. I appreciate this guide and all the input and work. :)
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] shyrazn:
For more information, I'm running XP via VMware Fusion, but I have no problem activesyncing my phone with it. And the main problem I'm having right now is to get the actual .exe running. Does anybody have any experience in that area?
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] solidcell:
I'm having the same problem trying to get SSPLManual.exe to work within VMWare Player on Ubuntu (running XP 32-bit). Just using the HardSPL installer would hang at 0% for a while and then say device not connected. Activesync connects though.

Is there a way to do it through the memory card, like with installing ROMs?
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mskip:
You need to run SSPLManual.exe from your phone and NOT from the PC. HardSPL can only be flashed via activesync and cannot be done via your microSD Card. Once that is done then everything else CAN be done via your microSD Card. Some people have no trouble flashing with vista but I wouldnt advise using VMWare. If you cannot do the HardSPL on your computer then I would sugest using someone elses computer with Windows XP on it to do the HardSPL and then you can flash Roms and Radios via the storage card.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mskip:
Which RUU are you talking about and what are you trying to do with it?

The RUU for HardSPL is only to be used for flashing the SPL. If you want an RUU for flashing Roms or Radios then go *HERE* and try the RaphaelCutomRUU first. If that doesnt work then try the RaphaelWrapper and that should work.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mskip:
Are you stuck on the HardSPL process?
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] shyrazn:
Yeah, I'm just going to try the HardSPL process on somebody else's computer since the problems seems to be localized.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mskip:
Ok, vmware and vista are very dodgy areas for flashing HardSPL. Use an XP system and you follow the guide and you shouldnt have any problems. Once thats on everything else can be done via microSD Card. Good luck.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] basmareck:
can anybody solve my doubt?

see..

i am starting what i finished learning... but my caution is: if i bakup all files(i am using sprite backup included on htc's case) what will i have to do? only exec. the file that my raph100 will back up to last stage( in the moment of backup) ? or will i have to make another thing? because i am changing many things, as this SPL that is in the topic...

how is the procedure?
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Farmer Ted:
You can't use a full Sprite restore with data from an old ROM onto a new ROM; it will only screw things up in the new ROM. You can back up your PIM data and restore it to the new ROM, though (PPCPIMBackup 2.8 is the way to go).

What you can do is do a full Sprite backup of a ROM before flashing to a new one in the event that you like the old ROM better, and want to flash back to it.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] basmareck:
thank you man, i think you resolved my doubt, so, sprite makes only a "data" backup, and i will have to use a program that makes the ROM backup, so, i will have to use these two program, first the PIMBackup, and later the sprite backup, to recover my data, is it?
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] alexd231232:
noobiest of noobs

hey guys...

I know I sound like a complete idiot here, but I figured this is the best place to get these questions answered...

So I have the Fuze and it runs sloooooooow....I decided to do some research today on how to fix this and stumbled across all this incredibly detailed information. Now, my question is, if I was to get a new "ROM", what exactly would it do to my phone? Would it still have the same operating system and look the same, just run faster? I think I may have gone through the entire procedure and gotten a new Raphael ROM, but nothing seems to have changed?

Looking forward to hearing your responses...

Alex
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Farmer Ted:
That last bit is confusing: did you actually flash a new ROM, and are wondering what changed? Or, was that hypothetical? Check Setting-System-Device Info to see if the ROM is updated or still stock.

Anyway, pretty much any ROM you select will have all of the stock ATT applications removed; you'll have a lot more memory. There will be tweaks built in that make everything work faster. You may have a different look, depending on the ROM. The PTT button may be re-mapped so that it's actually useful instead of a nuisance. There will probably be some new (and useful) applications cooked in, like GPSTest or PPCPIMBackup.

Since you're on a Fuze, you might want to flash a ROM that is configured for the Fuze specifically. That way, you won't run into keyboard/PTT/language/networking compatibility issues right off the bat (all of which can be fixed, but I'm guessing you'd rather have things set up right).
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] basmareck:
hey ted can u replace my last question please?

thank you
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Farmer Ted:
Well, if you're flashing a new ROM, you really can only do the PIMBackup. I think that you can back up PIM data only with Sprite (by unchecking a few boxes), but PPCPIMBackup is a better utility for doing this. It's incredibly fast (doesn't soft reset twice, as Sprite does) and is more fool-proof. I do use Sprite, but like I said, you can't do a full Sprite restore from an old ROM onto a new ROM, so it's not really useful (except if you flash back). Now, if you want to flash back to the stock ROM, what you need to do is find the download for your stock ROM. It should be listed in the wiki. Before you do flash, I highly recommend that you write down the original ROM's number (as well as the protocol and radio), so you'll know what to flash back to for warranty purposes.

The PIM info really has all your important stuff: contacts, calender, tasks, speed-dials and stuff like that. When you go to a new ROM, things will likely be so different that you'll want new settings, anyway. Hope that helps.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] basmareck:
you helpt me... but i was thinking that a backup, be with PIMBackup, or with sprite would save all my files, including my original ROM that came with raphael, now you gave me new information, that i will have to download my ROM that came, and if i want to replace for this original version(that came with htc) i wont achieve... that's my preocupation...

I am afraid of changing my ROM, and dont like the new ROM, and stay wanting back to the original ROM, how can i do an image for backing to this ROM(original that came with my HTC)

Anybody, PLEASE, HELP ME
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] DaveShaw:
You need to dump the ROM

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2577058&postcount=6

Once dumped, you can re-construct it in one of the Kitchens and flash it back to your device.

If you're not sure on the this, have a search and a read around, there are some useful posts.:)

Dave
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] basmareck:
GOD DAVESHAW!

I download the files, by what i saw i will have to install psDOSbox to run the commands on pocketpc's cmd, because it appears to be typed on the ppc, no? so, i make it all by the ppc? and about the file's size? will it fit on my SD?

thanks for now
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] lancehlot:
Max microSD size to use for flashing a ROM?

After flashing a Fuze via ActiveSync to put on HardSPL, I've read that a microSD card can be used to put on the desired ROM of choice onto the Fuze. I remember reading somewhere on the forum saying not to use a microSD card larger than 1GB, but can't find it now. Is there a size limit on the microSD card to use for flashing? I know the microSD should be FAT32.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] alexd231232:
So my ROM is 1.95.502.5 WWE, does that mean its stock or not?

Where can I find a list of Fuze specific ROMS?

Thanks,

Alex
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] DaveShaw:
You run pdocread on your PC not on the Phone :)

I have never had a problem with my 8Gb card on my Kaiser, can't speak for the Fuze though :)

Sounds like a Stock ROM to me,

Stock ROMs : http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Raphael_WM6.1_ROMs

Cooked ROMs: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Raphael_Cooked_WM6.1_ROMs

Ta

Dave
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] basmareck:
thanks Dave, i have searched more topics about it and saw about kitchen to reconstruct the dumped ROM too, later creating the NBH file to make the flash!

My doubt now is it when i am making the raw files, by the PC to mobile i have to be connected by active sync, or file transfer, because to paste the itsutils.DLL to \windows I CANT be connected to act.sync, do i have to paste first and later connect to actsync?

and....I have a new question now, about terms that i saw on the forum, some times they say WWE, some times ITA, sometimes ENG... but by what i realized, is that it is the language, is it?

Thanks
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] DaveShaw:
I just normally connect my phone and sync as normal then do a pdocread -l to get the partitions and dump. No copying needed.

Yeah, WWE (world wide english), ITA (italian) are the languages.

Dave
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Farmer Ted:
I've found that flashing via a card is much easier than using active sync; it's faster, and much less can go wrong. I use a 1 gb card. I don't think the size matters, as long as it is FAT32 formatted (which is trivial to do, btw. Just put the card in a card reader, then do a right click on the E: drive on my computer and select Format. I haven't tried, but you can probably do it using the fuze as a usb connection instead of active sync.) Most people recommend using a clean card to do flashes, because some software can interfere; apparently, TomTom7 can screw things up, because it autoruns during flashes, or something like that. So, my guess is that most folks (like myself) went out and got a dedicated card for flashing. You're obviously not going to blow 50 bucks on a 16 g card that you only use for flashes when a 1 g card will get the job done.

Check amazon, last time I looked they had 4 g sansdisk cards going for 5 bucks. That's the way to go if you're willing to wait, imo.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] lancehlot:
Flashing new ROM via microSD after HardSPL has been put on via ActiveSync.

In Step8 of mskip's Flashing Via MicroSD Card section:

"Once phone finishes flashing and gets to the screen where it configures the stylus, HARD RESET..."

After Fuze starts flashing for a bit, a screen with these 2 messages are displayed:

Update Complete

UPDATE SUCCESS message displayed

My question: I get the above 2 lines message that the update is done, but I don't see the "gets to the screen where it configures the stylus" screen. I hit the Fuze Center button but nothing happens. Is this the place to do the HARD RESET? Or am I not waiting long enough for the stylus screen to appear?

Flashing with a microSD card is a simplier process than using ActiveSync, with the exception of the 1 question above. :D

mskip, thanks for making the summarized steps! :)
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mundavian:
Hi Ted - I see you're using EnergyRom. How do you like it? Have you compared with NATF and Hyperdragon? I know this is a personal thing but can you comment on why you like it? thanks.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mskip:
Ammended that step to make it easier to undertand :) Sorry if it confused you.

8. Once phone finishes flashing and says Update Complete, reset with the stylus

[FONT=&quot]9. When it gets to the screen where it configures the stylus, HARD RESET

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[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mskip:
HyperDragon is a Kaiser Rom. The best way to find a Rom you like is to try as many as you can. You can read as many comments as you want to about each one but until you test it you will never know how it feels.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] rctneil:
I have a Vodafone branded HTC Touch Pro and am going to do my first flash to NATF v4.4 standard rom.

Can you explain what SPL is and what it does?

When i boot my pro up now i get the vodafone splash screen.

If i restore the original vodafone rom sometime and go back to stock spl, will that splash screen reappear?

Also, how do I make sure I get the correct settings for WAP, 3G, GPS, GPRS and Phone for the Vodafone UK network?
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] jerrygon:
Hi Thanks for this tutorial. If you can pleaseeee answer a few questions that I have. I am not sure if I have a GSM or CDMA. I have a Touch Pro from Sprint in the USA. I guess this makes my phone a CDMA. Do you know where I can find a tutorial like this for CDMA touch pros? Also is there a way to backup my original ROM just in case I want to return to it in the future? I would greatly appreciate if you can answer these questions.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Farmer Ted:
I've never tried either of those (don't own a Kaiser). It's all personal. I'm on t-mobile with a fuze, and so is the EnergyROM chef. I think he may be the only T-mobile/fuze chef out there. So that makes it a good fit for me. His rom is also loaded with a bunch of apps that I use a lot (like core player and gps stuff), so it saves me easily 5-10 cabs on install. Like mskip said, it's best to try for yourself. Once you figure out the flashing, it's really pretty trivial to do.

Yup, you're CDMA; don't even think about flashing anything found in this forum. There's a cdma forum here (I'm sure you've found it). One thing you can do is look at some of the other CDMA forums here and see if there's a tutorial (edit: just checked, and there aren't any lol). The process will be similar (but there also may be key differences). The other place to go is ppcgeeks.com. That's the main warren of cdma users/flashers. I'm sure they have tutorials. I have no idea if the process of flashing is the same or not when comparing gsm phones to cdma phones. You probably will be stuck just flashing Sprint-based roms (I guess, I have no idea how it works).
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] rctneil:
Can someone try and answer my questions above so I can try my first flash this evening?
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Farmer Ted:
As far as I understand, the SPL is basically the bootloader. It's what boots up your device after a hard reset, and it's what enables communication between your pc/sd card during flashing. Once a hard spl is flashed, I guess it stays there forever, so if something ugly happens during a flash you can still communicate with the device and re-flash properly. Without it, you can be screwed. It also allows you to flash pretty much any custom ROM, whereas the stock spl will only allow you to flash ROMs from your carrier.

If you get the original ROM and it has the vodafone splash screen (it should), then it will over-write the custom splash screen.

Well, the new ROM will probably configure that stuff. To be safe, you might want to figure out where the connection settings are in your registry and just export them to your sd card (dig up dotfred's registry editor). If things don't work well, you should be able to import the settings into the new registry. Or, just write the stuff down (if you can find where it is in settings). You can also use the registry editor to export a lot of other settings (like program settings) to make it easier to restore after the flash (assuming you've got the same programs installed).
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] rctneil:
Ok, thankyou,

I have managed to Hard SPL it so just taken my storage card and sim card it.

Just gonna have a go at flashing it now
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] rctneil:
Flash was successful! - Thanks

Just noticed that if I go into Messaging, I get Email and "Messages"

On my Vodafone rom, I used to get Email, "SMS" and "MMS"

How can I restore that functionality?
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mv1luv:
problem please help me noob here

im trying to install NATf 4.4 and i cant even start part 1 im really sorry about posting for help but i read through 8 pages followed some troubleshooting and still no dice. The RUU wont start from my PC what am i doing wrong?

i keep getting this error message when i try and run the wrapper

"the application failed to initialize properly" (0xc0000135) click ok to terminate program"? what am i doing wrong please any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Mikev661@yahoo.com

my fuze IS connected via active sync.

its on the today screen.

i ran the sspmanual from phone it runs black and thats about it?
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Farmer Ted:
Did you flash Hard SPL and confirm in the bootloader screen that it was on your device? That must be done first.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mv1luv:
im trying to flash hard SPL and it wont let me? im running windows

XP.. cant even start step 1 this is humiliating. :(
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] vikramdhani:
i seems to be having trouble installing HARD SPL on my HTC Fuze phone on ATT network

it starts fine but the moment the black screen comes on it gives me a error message no connection but the phone is still connected to the computer and i am running the exe file from my hard drive

can someone tell me what m i doing wrong ?

does anyone thing it is because i have windows running on mac using VMware ?

need some help because until i cant install HARD SPL i can not install the new rom
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] phobos512:
Ok so I followed the instruction to flash a ROM tonight on my new Fuze and it worked great, even with Vista. Thanks!!
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] regius:
Great tutorial, Thanks!
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Amator72:
mskip, man! Many thanks! All clear and smooth, enjoying my first flashed ROM and Radio. One beer for u!
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mskip:
Thanks mate im getting a bit thirsty :D
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] robotodd:
I tried this today but after launching HardSPL a prompt to run Bootloader was displayed on my screen. I hit OK then the display went black. Now my phone won't sync with Windows mobile Device center. Thoughts?
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] fuzion99:
Radio ROM Update Failed

I have the HardSPL installed (SPL-1.90.Olinex) and have previously updated my Fuze with new ROM's previously. This particular time, I was updating the Radio ROM to the new 1.12.25.19. I downloaded and placed the RAPHIMG.nhb on the root directory on my microSD card (formatted using FAT32) as per mskip's instructions. I then pressed the VolDown button and pressed the reset button. The ROM update started and looked like it was proceeding well. The progress bar looked like it reached the end then suddenly a message appeared:

000180003

RAPHIMG.nbh - FAIL

RADIO_V2 - RSA Fail

Update Terminate

Update Fail

Rerunning the update doesn't seem to matter. At this point I can't ActiveSync anymore. Even if I try a hard reset, I get the following error on the bootloader screen:

PSOC-Raph STAGE_CVT v0x36

Update ROM code error

Please try again.

I'm hoping that the phone isn't bricked but I can't seem to go anywhere or do anything.