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[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
NEWBIE. school me please?

i have of issues due to being dumb and having no knowledege of cpus but i bought the HD because it looked cool and i could afford it. months later i google my phone and here i am on the xda site seeing all this cool stuff i can do to my phone. ive had some success installing some simple things like cabs. my biggest task is learning to install roms and the uspl or what not. i updated my phone with the new 1.56 rom and days later i downloaded the hard olinex spl and what do you know like lots of other ppl i had the green screen. i payed 40 bucks to get the stock 1.14 spl back on my phone and im at now attempting to put the uspl on my phone and upgrade roms that way. my issues now is having vista and trying to downgrade my usb and being dumb to the cpu because i have no clue on how to open and run the rdata file from uspl and extracting nbh files. whenever i try i try to unzip it and opening it that way but i always end up getting something saying what do i wan to open it with and I HAVE NO CLUE what to do and i end up not being able to even open it to run. if someone could please point me to threads or tell me how to do what im trying to do that would be greatly appreciated. excuse the long sob story but i desperatley want to get going with all the new roms and cool offerings of this site and i give lots credit to everyone making things possible. PLEASE SCHOOL ME

Right now i have the 1.56 rom and my spl reads 1.54. 0000 on bootloader which uspl do i download?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
my mistake

i guess my spl is 1.54.000 and not the stock 1.14 i thought was put back on my phone. basically i dont know what uspl and what rom im allowed to put on my phone if i can figure out how open the files to run them and downgrade the usb.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
Ok, just wait a few minutes and I'll edit this post and put here some step-by-step instructions. ;)

Next time never pay anything to anybody before asking here. You are very likely to get help for free, especially if you ask so kindly. :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
thanks

thanks for your help you are going to provide. i wouldnt have payed anyone i just couldnt use my phone and i desperately wanted to get my phone fixed. i should have just asked on this site as i see ppl are willing to help you get through everything. my biggest thing was not knowing how to open files cuz i dont know squat about cpus and needing to downgrade my usb drivers becuz i just bought a new vista cpu, i aprecciate your help and patience.:)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
Be patient, I am still typing, I haven't forgot about you... :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
LOL

LOL! yea i kept checking back like where is it.:o lol. anxious to get started. okay cool man thanks again.:)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] HDuser:
Well here is some reading to pass your time

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blackstone

Basics would be a good start
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
thanks

thanks HD will give a look and learn what i can.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
thanks a million black antitoon this is like the ultimate beginners guide. i cant thank u enough. i guess i need to learn how to do the donation thing next. :.)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] HDuser:
@ Black Antitoon

Nice one thanks !!

(sure we could get into the techy part and rip it apart but that is not what it is all about)

I will link this post in wiki.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] HDuser:
added new wiki page as template

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blackstone_Vista

maybe somebody would be kind enough to fill it in
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
You can only donate to people having a PayPal account available for donations. Usually ROM chefs have one, but this is not my case. Thank you for this, in any case. :o

I'm not a great expert, but I intentionally omitted some details. Since you are linking it, I'm about to do some small edits. For example, I have just noticed that I forgot to mention that some AVs detect a virus also in the custom RUU.

Thanks. :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] DaveShaw:
I wrote a phpBB code to phpWiki code converter that might ease this : http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=wikiConverter

Dave
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Ryu Kenshin:
For anyone who cannot install xp64 driver on vista64 platform (error code 10), just press F8 when booting and choose Disable Driver Signature Protected mode, phone must be in Bootloader tricolor screen mode, check "Allow USB connecting" then install the xp64 driver and uncheck "Allow USB connecting", end process wdm.com and use USPL. :D
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh vista

:mad: im really not like my new in 64 bit cpu. its been a pain. here i finally get everything spelled out for me and i cannot get the driver to accept for sh**. i have been trying all day to get past step one and i cant. im sure once i do it will be much easier but then again im using vista, well if i was more advanced i would have better success but it doesnt seem difficult at all since black antitoon spelled it out perfectly everything i needed to get going. i know im not advanced with cpus but vista is being a much difficult. i took my cpu to best buy to see if the geek squad guy would do it but he just started rambling how windows is not pushing xp anymore and how vista is not supporting a lot of the old xp stuff. this sucks! one day im gonna get it.:confused: thanks again black antitoon for your time and knowledge.:)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Can you flash USPL from phone?

Quick query

I'm at work and I'm trying to get USPL on me second HD

Only problem is that I'm unable to execute Blac_uspl.exe due to my work anti-virus :mad:

Is their a way to execute this from your phone rather than via USB cable? :confused:
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] DaveShaw:
No because you phone must be in bootloader mode. And then commands are sent to the bootloader by the exe. There is no way for the phone to be in bootloader mode and send commands to it's self.

Ta

Dave
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Ta Dave, thought this was the answer, but was hoping there would be a workaround to install USPL.

Ah well, just have to wait till I get home!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
@dscottjr81

Did you say Vista 64 bit? If so, did you follow the instructions of Ryu Kenshin in his last post?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
yes i did that but it just will not recognize the drive as being compatible and i enabled allow drivers on the boot up. like i said im not cpu savvy by no means but i just think my cpu is being rejective because of my new software i guess. the guy at best buy almost convinced me that vista new software was rejecting it because he said theyre making a push for vista only and not xp. i just got my new cpu 10 days ago and i think im gonna exchange it for a 32 bit and go from there. i miss xp. but first im gonna take it to some places and see if they can do anything. im sure they wont charge me for some quick know how.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
Can you tell us

exactly

what error message you get and when? Maybe we can help you. If you are not accurate, we can't.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Dextrosan:
Have spent my whole tuesday evening trying to figure out, how to run USPL on Vistax64 - in vain... And today you show up with this tiny piece of advice (first check!!! then driver and THEN uncheck) and the magic is done! THANK YOU
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
i boot my cpu and disable driver signature with the usb plug into my phone in bootloader tricolor screen. im confused as to where to go after that. at first i was doing it the way black antitoon said by following step by step and it just check that its compatible with win 64. when i do it ryu kenshin way im a lil confused as to how to install the driver and checking and unchecking. right now i booted my cpu with my phone in bootloader and in my wmdc it says waiting for device to connect. if i go to 1.cpu management 2.device manager i can no longer see mobile device etc.. like when i was doing it black antitoons way. so im a lil confused on the simplicity of ryu kenshin way. like i stated lack cpu knowledge and unfortanately when i have a issue i need it spelled out and i understand i have to give better description. but thanks for all the help hopefully i will get it. i wont give up.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
If you don't see the phone you can try unplugging and plugging it back.

Hmm... maybe the drivers from that USBAS.zip are not good for Vista 64. Ryu & Dextrosan, which drivers did you install?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
thats what i was thinking. i unplugged it and plugged it back up and i could see mobile device in device manager after doing so, but when i click on have disk and browse i select this as it reads exactly (wceusbsh) and select open then ok and it says

Select Device

The folder you selected does not contain a compatible software driver for your device. If the folder contains a driver ,make sure its designed to work with Windows x64- based system.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
Ok, so they maybe aren't the correct drivers. We'll have to wait until Ryu or Dextrosan tell us which drivers they have used.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
cool. thanks again.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] leeuwtjevanjuda:
Have the same problem. I did everything as said
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
Let's wait and hope they'll reply fast...
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
i found this thread at the bottom in another post along with a diff driver or diff name for the same driver. i followed the steps and it was working until i got to device manager and there was no mobile device for me to click on. i then put my phone into bootloader then i could move forward. the driver i updated was vista usb drivers 64bit and it let me install then said it was an unsigned driver and may not work correctly but still said it was installed and asked me to restart my cpu. i figured i had done it right but when i went to run the 2.5 blac uspl a black screen with some writing appeared really fast then disappeared. i dont know what that means except i still did it wrong now im not sure if i installed the right driver because i have seen 3 diff names for vistas drivers. i guess if it was the right driver i wouldnt have to allow it everytime i bootup my cpu correct?

http://www.modaco.com/content/window...ltimate-guide/
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] custardo01:
I may be wrong but it sounds like your device was connected to the PC when you entered the bootloader. Enter the bootloader before connecting to PC and it should say "serial" at the bottom. Next put your storage card in the device and then connect it to PC. It should now say "USB" at the bottom and then you know you are so close to success. Try opening USPL now. My apologies if you already did this - I may have misread.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
when i started the process my phone wasnt in bootloader then i put it in bootloader and it read usb and i was able to continue the process. i just want to make sure im using the right driver because my cpu asked to restart and the steps didnt say it would ask nor did it say my cpu would say the driver may not work correctly because its unsigned. all in all the driver i installed said it installed then restarted but im stiil not able to run uspl.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
my storage card was in the whole time. is it not supposed to be or was i supposed to save the uspl to my storage because its just on my cpu?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] knighz:
Hi,

I tried the USPL for Blackstone and it rocks. Anyone knows when or where will there be a USPL for SE Xperia X1?

I dun feel like flashing HSPL into my new X1.

Thanks :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
still need help please

can someone please post the bista 64 bit driver? ive tried a few and the only one that starts to install stops and gives a code 39. wceusbshx64.inf this is the only one that begins to work.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
is this the only way to get the uspl on my hd?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] lailsh:
Pls help,under activesync where can i find properties n 'allow usb connection'.Been trying to flash USPL whole of last night but without success.Thx:confused:
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] johnpatcher:
The menu is called Connection settings.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] lailsh:
Thx johnpatcher but still no luck in flashing:(
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] bl1nky:
hi, i have a problem of uspl not running ? on xp64. what should i see ? i've used uspl for an old artemis which behaves as cusom ruu, is this what it should look like for blackstone ? i have tried all versions, all i see is a dosbox for a brief moment. nothing changes on the phone. YES i've read the wiki, YES i've read this this thread, back to front. i have also tried on a pc running xp32, no change. both pc's have .net framework installed. i have also tried downgrading drivers, no change. any ideas anyone ???
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] DaveShaw:
Run it using the command console and tell us what it says.

Is USB connections disabled?

Ta

Dave
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] custardo01:
My experience is limited but it does sound like the same communication problems I had between USPL and the device. I rectified the problem by

1. entering bootloader (with storage card out of device)

2.make sure "Allow USB Conections" is unchecked in Active Sync

3. Insert storage card and connect the device to PC

4. open USPL.

It is easy not to do it in this order and not that clear in the instructions that you have to do it this way and then you get the USPL dos screen flash.

Took me hours to work out.

Hope it may be of some help at least. I know nothing about Vista drivers.

Oh yes and also if you use a Mac and VMWare and Missing Sync like me, you must must make sure that Missing Sync /preferences/connections/Allow connection via USB is unchecked probably before you open VMWare.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] bl1nky:
hi, thanks for the quick responses guys, custardo01, should the card contain .nbh file ? usb connections is enabled in activesync. daveshaw, no change. the dosbox just flashes running through cmd.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] DaveShaw:
Do start, run, cmd, {enter} and then type "CD C:\path to folder with blac_uspl in" then type blac_uspl and copy the output.

Ta

Dave
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] custardo01:
If you are flashing from the storage card then yes the card should have the .nbh file in it renamed to BLACIMG.nbh. If you are not flashing from storage you don't need to worry about the storage card - leave it out of device while you do the process. If you get USB disabled in Active Sync you should be there.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] bl1nky:
many thanks again guys, excuse my, stupidity, blindness, ignorance, fast reading and any other excuse i can find for not seeing UNCHECK usb. on top of it now, flashing away....

steve

xda devs ROCKS
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] oufledingue:
hello,

i need some help to use USPL

here is what i have when i try to launch USPL

Opening USB port \\?\usb#vid_0bb4&pid_00ce#5&3b790db2&0&2#{25dbce51-6c8f-4a72-8a6d-b54c2b4fc835}...

WARNING: Port \\?\usb#vid_0bb4&pid_00ce#5&3b790db2&0&2#{25dbce51-6c8f-4a72-8a6d-b54c2b4fc835} parame

ters could not be set

WARNING: Port \\?\usb#vid_0bb4&pid_00ce#5&3b790db2&0&2#{25dbce51-6c8f-4a72-8a6d-b54c2b4fc835} timeou

ts could not be set

ERROR: No response from device

any advice ?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] iamelegy:
Windows XP will literally not let me have the .exe file. Had trouble downloading it, because it detected a virus. Disabled virus scanning. Once downloaded windows just deletes the files within a few seconds. Tried disabling firewall, scanners, everything. I just can't get the file to stay still long enough for me to use it.

Any suggestions guys?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
The name sounds right, but I can't confirm that. But another thing you should check is that you have attached the cable always to the same USB port. If you change port, you'll have to repeat the procedure.

If it still doesn't work, listen to me: borrow a laptop with XP from a friend, and install the ROM from there :p . You don't need to flash very often, right? ;)

By the way, has anybody tried to flash on BartPE? This would be nice if it works.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
thanks for all your help and consistent responses antitoon. the thing that sucks is the only reason i bought my vista is because i caught a virus in my xp and didnt wanna pay to fix it so i got a new cpu 11 days ago. my girlfriend has an xp but hers is kinda old but should still do the job. i put my active sync cd in her cpu and it said i needed flash player 8 or later so i downloaded 10 and what do you know it still said i needed flash player 8 or later. my luck has been sh** since my last xp got a virus. i may just take this one back and pay to get it fixed. if someone can tell me which driver they installed for vista 64bit that would be fantastic.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
do i have to have active sync installed on my girlfriend xp cpu in order run the 2.5 uspl and then a rom or can i just run them?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
nevermind that question
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
The procedure is much simpler on XP.

Install ActiveSync,

disable USB connection in the connection settings of ActiveSync

, put the phone into bootloader mode, connect it, run USPL (it should work immediately without any problems) and then flash! :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
do i need the cd that came with the phone or can i download it?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
Both are ok. The CD should already contain the latest version (4.5), so it's really the same thing. Do what's is faster for you.

Note that I'm disconnecting from the internet, maybe until tomorrow, so be patient if you need some more help from me. The others should be able to help you too for a while though. :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
gonna give it shot.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
it worked so easy. thanks man. it was so simple after all. i think im gonna take my new cpu back after all. thanks a ton antitoon.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] HDuser:
Updated the 1.56 wiki page pointing vista users to the wiki page, feel free to edit and or correct it.

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blackstone_Rom156
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
I'm glad that it worked. In any case, this is not your new computer's fault. Just call an experienced friend and ask him to install both XP 32 bit and Vista 64 (yes, this is possible, and you can select which one you want to start when you turn on the computer). Then if you have any compatibility problems, just a few clicks and you are on XP. :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Lugia:
i had HSPL flashed

i wanted the new dutty rom 2.8 rc xtreme and the post said i needed to flash it with uspl. so i followed instructions to downgrade from hspl to stock spl. i selected the stock 1.15 spl.

now i downgrades using the instructions on the uspl thread.

after flashing the new dutty rom i got a color issue. when i disable and enable screen (using power button) the colors are ok.

now i want to flash back to HSPL for the kwbr rom but the flash process hangs when i want to update from stock 1.15 spl to 1.14 olinex hspl

have i done something wrong, or can someone help me with instructions?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] HDuser:
Lugia

I have not done much reading on 2.8 but know that it is based on the 1.56 rom (thus also SPL 1.54).

I would have thought that given the fact you had 1.56 installed (and thus SPL 1.54) all you would have needed is to do is flash via USPL the 2.8 rom.

This would leave you with SPL 1.54, Dutty 2.8 and radio 1.13

I would think that you have the greenscreen issue as you had spl 1.15 and a duttys 2,8 rom based which is based on 1.56 (driver mismatch).

Based on your feedback I will upadate the wiki 1.56 page
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
@Luigia: In any case, you should ask in the Hard SPL thread.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] eighty1:
so i can take my cpu somewhere and have an xp 32 bit driver installed and keep the vistas 64 bit driver? thats the best news. thanks again for you great help and knowledge.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
No, you can have the full Windows XP installed. Then, when you power on your computer, you can choose if you want to run Vista 64 (best) or XP (most compatible). And you could use XP for flashing, playing old games or stuff like this. No need to change your computer.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] tammis:
I've got exactly the same problem...

Help?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
This has been asked a million times! You must be using Vista. You must downgrade your USB drivers. Browse this thread backwards of a couple of pages to find detailed instructions on how to do that. :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Byrdi:
Does the USPL give your device Super CiD like the Hard-SPL does?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
Do you mean that any ROM is allowed? Yes of course, otherwise what would be its purpose? ;)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] DaveShaw:
SuperCID is an old concept, but yes, it will allow you to flash custom ROM's radios and splashes :)

Dave
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Byrdi:
That sounds good. So I guess I don't have to be messing with the CiD unlocking ;D

This USPL just sounds better and better, good job there
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Farsquidge:
Why is Mcafee now reporting USPL2.5 as Artemis Trojan???

Cause it DOES on a Vista system... silly me...
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Antitoon:
Please read the instructions before asking questions that have been asked a million times. Your answer is in the very first lines of the first post of this thread.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] freelockuk:
USPL?

hi guys

sorry to ask. i've flash to SPL-1.14. OLiNex.

tried lots of roms.

do i need to flash uspl? for the 1.54 roms
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Farsquidge:
Yes I did...

Actually pal, it does tell you that it may report as a virus but not WHY!!

;)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Wiggin:
No image file!

Hi.

I tried to flash cooked ROM (based on 1.56ROM) from SD card with USPL2.5

and get the "No image file!" message on device. ROM image named BLACIMG.nbh and i put it to the root on SD Card. I alredy have official 1.56ROM on device.

What I have to do?

Thanx a lot.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] edge540T:
some transcend micros don't recognize the nbh files....maybe?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Wiggin:
i also tried with 2Gb Pretec card.... The same
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] edge540T:
Try a sandisk, hear that all works

or use wrapperRUU
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Wiggin:
The same problem with Sandisk to
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] edge540T:
then sd card is not ur problem, sandisk card work for all users that i have read, :confused: use wrapperRUU via usb