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[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] farzadmf:
Firstly, I really should thank you ClydeB1 so much for being patient and answering with explaining the details:

Can you please tell me that if SSPL is somehow an alternative way for HSPL or USPL and if possible briefly explain what it exactly does?

And:

Actually, Norton Internet Security 2009 has no Exit option in its tray icon's context menu.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
What is SSPL

You cannot flash Hard-SPL using the stock (shipped) SPL that comes with your device as it will reject everything not signed by HTC. So you need a backdoor to access the flashrom of your device and this is SSPL: a hacked SPL (much like HSPL with extra patches) loaded into and booted from RAM via pof's jumpspl.

Hard-SPL package embeds SSPL and executes it automatically for you. Your screen will show 1.07.OliNex if in SSPL.

Obviously, SSPL can only load while the Windows Mobile OS is running, thus, when installing HSPL, you need Activesync connection.

Inventors of SSPL were Des and pof.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] ClydeB1:
It's a pleasure bro. Nobody minds helping those who have tried to help themselves. I can remember thanking fallenspartan in my early days and his comment was that in time I would be helping also, and here I am. :cool:

I see fallenspartan answered this one already on SSPL. ;)

If you then open up your Norton AV Manager is there nothing there that allows you to exit the program? Otherwise, can you try to shut down the Norton process in Taskmanager?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] zaman487:
Thankyou

WOW... I tried allsorts and it would just never work...

But this tut helped me a great deal

Thanks
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] farzadmf:
Help Please

Hi everybody,

I'm the one who was trying to use USPL and the USPL GUI program didn't work on my computer,

Because I wanted to use USPL, I tried to update my USB drivers (but somehow I think it wasn't completely successful ...) and now when I put my phone into boot loader and I connect it to my computer, it says "serial" and an exclamation mark appears beside its icon in Device Manager and when I try to update the driver, it gives me an error.

And another thing, when I boot my phone and connect it to my computer (Disk Drive option), and I run manaul-SSPL, my phone reboots with tri-color screen, but nothing appears mentioning "USB" or "Serial" .............

And the final thing .... Anybody knows what Error (274): Connection is when trying to run HSPL and how to resolve it (actually I have another Windows that when my phone is connected in boot loader shows USB but I receive this error.

I'm so desperate.

Can anyone help me? Pleeeeeeeeeease, I flashed Dutty's 3.9 ROM and now it appears the I will never be able to flash any new ROMs .............. :((((((((((((((((((((
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] ClydeB1:
Did you follow all of the steps (and in particular the last 2 steps ie 15 and 16) from the update usb drivers Dummies guide also while updating your drivers? It is normal to get the error message when updating the drivers, just click finish and then do the last 2 steps below.

You also say that when you connect your phone to pc and run SSPL.......

you do realise that you load SSPL onto the phone and run SSPL on the device, not from your pc?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Have you managed to sort this issue out? After updating usb drivers on pc, did you restart pc?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] farzadmf:
Sorry for Being So Troublesome

Thank you ClydeB1 and Fallen Spartan, let me start from the beginning maybe this would give you a clue or something:

After buying my HD for about 3 months, about 3 or 4 weeks ago I finally decided to flash my HD (I was so worried before that to flash my device) and just to be conservative and keep my guaranty, I decided to flash using USPL; I have Vista x64 Home Premium on my laptop so I restarted and disabled driver signing enforcement and updated the USB drivers, but a fact is that even before updating drivers, when connecting the phone in boot loader to pc, it showed USB ..... My SPL version was 1.14 and when I tried to update it to 1.54 (using HSPL and copying the file to its folder etc.) I was unsucessful ..... I started USPL gui and clicked "Start USPL" button and then I was able to update my SPL to 1.54 ...... And after that I again used the USPL gui and "Start USPL" button and started the RUU process with the included file for Dutty's 3.9 ROM.

..................

During this time, I had to reinstall Windows on my laptop using its recovery DVDs and this time, when I decided to update the usb drivers, I didn't reboot Windows to choose "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement" and I tried to update drivers but I received some errors and even after rebooting and selecting the signature option in start-up, I still received some errors and to tell you the truth, I'm not sure that it finally updated my drivers or not .....!!!!!!

..........................

Recently, I noticed the release of Dutty's 4.1 ROM and I decided to flash my phone again. I connect my phone with confidence to flash again, but surprisingly I noticed that when I put my phone into boot loader and connect it to pc using usb, it just displays "Serial" and disconnecting and connecting again doesn't have any effect ...... I checked device manager and saw the exclamation mark beside HTC USB Sync and I tried to update my drivers agian, but I receive an error which I attached the screenshot for it.

And, let me add another thing: I think ( ... I think) that before this problem of displaying only "Serial" in boot loader, my phone showed USB in its boot loader when connected to pc, but when I tried to run the USPL gui this time to start the RUU process, as soon as I clicked the "Start USPL" button I received an error message that the program has stopped working and needs to close .......... this was the reason that, with the help of Fallen Sparten of course, I decided to go the HSPL route, but ........ the "Serial" problem in boot loader is now killing me ............!!!!!!!!!!:(((((((((((

..............

Sorry that this became too long, but I'm so desperate and really don't know what to do; if you could help me, I would be very very very very very thankful.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] sarang:
really great worked on my touch hd
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
ok, so if I'm following your correctly, you currently have Duttys V3.9 on your device and want to put V4.1 on it.

When you connect your device to your pc the bottom of bootloader doesn't change from 'serial' to 'usb' and you have already updated usb drivers previously. Is this correct?

Why did you reinstall windows unto your laptop?

From what I gather all you are trying to do is run USPL and then flash rom but in order to do this you first need bottom of bootloader to change to 'usb'

Have you tried Troubleshooting - manual SSPL

Boot up your phone.

Copy SSPL-Manual-TouchHD.exe to your phone. In a file browser on your phone browse to where you copied SSPL-Manual-TouchHD.exe and run it.

Your phone will reboot into its bootloader and should show SPL v 1.07.OliNex.

When it shows USB at the bottom then run HSPLWrapper_blackstone_156OilNex.exe from your computer again.

Go to step HSPL3 if successful.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] tweisong:
Hi, I have updated the htc usb hub. and i have install activesync but the software just can't detect my touch hd. in bootloader mode the word is usb instead of serial. can anyone help me?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] majiso:
Hey!

I have an urgent question:

I put my HTC already in its bootsloader mode and plugged the usb cable in.

It says 'USB' at the bottom but my HTC is not connected to my PC though.

And to Active Sync neither.

What's the solution?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] tweisong:
hi, i have the same problem as this fellow brother here. can someone please help us?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
This shouldn't be a problem. As long as it says'usb' when connected you will be able to flash roms using usb cable.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] majiso:
It says USB. My HTC is not connected though. Flashing fails with the message HTC is not connected to PC/USB is not plugged in.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] ClydeB1:
Did you update the usb drivers in line with this guide and complete all steps as directed?

If you switch your phone to bootloader mode without the usb cable plugged in does it then show Serial, and then if you put the usb cable in it should swap to usb.

After updating the usb drivers did you again change the connection settings in Activesync back to allow usb connections?

I would also see if you have the latest version of Activesync installed and if not download the latest version.

And if all of this does not work, you can also uncheck Enable faster data connnections in Settings\Connections\USB to PC
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] tweisong:
but even if it says 'usb' when i want to install uspl.exe. it doesn't allows me. how do i disable the anti-virus?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] tweisong:
error when i run uspl. saying my current spl is not supported. just to let u all know my spl now is 1.56 0liNex
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] ClydeB1:
You can usually disable your anti-virus by right clicking on the icon in the system tray and choosing Exit.

If your SPL is showing 1.56Olinex then that means you have successfully installed HSPL and you do not need USPL. You can now just flash your selected rom.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
USPL (v 2.5) currently does not support SPL v 1.56.oliNex.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] mazzda:
One noob question.. My bootloader show SPL-1.14.0000. Do i need to follow all steps USPL1->USPL2->USPL3->USPL4->USPL5? Or can i go for step USPL 5?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] cvchetan:
1,2,3,... u have to follow all...
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] ClydeB1:
Let me check that one for you ;)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] tweisong:
how do i go about installing the cab files into my hd?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] ClydeB1:
Which cab files are you referring to? In general, copy the cab files to a location on your storage card and then click on them using file explorer. You will get the option as to where you would like to install the apps, ie device or storage card memory..
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] farzadmf:
Firstly, thank you for your answer Fallen Spartan;

Yes, you are right.

Actually, there was some malfunctioning in my laptop and I decided to reinstall Windows.

No matter if it shows USB or Serial (which as I mentioned, just displays Serial....!!!) or I have my phone connected or not, when I run USPL and click "Start USPL" it stops responding the needs to be closed.....

Actually I have tried to run manaul SSPL: I copied it to My Documents folder (while my phone was connected to pc) and when I run this program, it restarts the device, but in the tri-color screen, there's no USB or Serial at the buttom of the screen....????

And ... you didn't tell me anything about the exclamation mark beside HTC Usb Sync in Device Manager and the error I receive when I try to update the USB drivers (the one I attached before) ... no idea?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] sagar_p2000:
Error updating dutty rom wm6.5

Hello Everybody,

I am trying to flash the Dutty Rom Win 6.5 for my HTC Touch HD. i have tried flashing the phone with Safest Instructions mentioned in the thread. I do run ruuWrapper but when it comes to the final point i.e Flashing after few minutes it goes to recovery of phone and the process stops there. Pls help me with same.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] lunakirb:
dude! before u flash to dutty's rom, did u perform SSPL or H-SPL?

before u flash to anykind of cooked unsigned rom. u have to run HSPL or USPL

in bootloader mode what does ur spl says?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] sagar_p2000:
Plsssssssss helpppppppppp

Dude i have flashed the Dutty ROM WM 6.5 but now my phone is getting hanged i am not able to scroll anything also i am not able to SYNC. PLSSSSSSSSSS HELP
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Did you perform a hard reset after flashing rom as per chef's instructions? Did you flash rom properly as per instructions in this thread? What does your SPL say in bootloader?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] sagar_p2000:
SPL IS Showing

SPL-1.14.Olinex Also my Phone is not comming out of Airplane Mode I am using Vodafone Service in INDIA
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
If your rom is based on 1.56+ you need HSPL 1.56 on your device, not 1.14. Common symptom of using wrong HSPL is phone would remain in flight mode and you would get a discolourization on screen on boot up.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] sagar_p2000:
Pls Help me where can i find HSPL 1.56 and what can i do to change it to 1.56 will be very much thankful to you if u guide me as i am stucked up
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
You can download HSPL 1.56 here. Scroll down first post and click on HSPLWrapper_Blackstone_156OliNex.zip. Instruction can be found also on first post, i.e. section called:

Instructions:

read this if unsure how to install Hard-SPL...
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Loucas4u:
my friend that does not work for me i run BlackstoneRUUWrapper.exe and i follow the instraction but an error come on
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] vanrooyenr:
I ran unsigned HardSPL for Blackstone OliNex. Then updated from ROM from 1.14to ROM 1.59.707. Bootloader now indicates SPL-1.56.OliNex. Now I'm trying to flash WM6.5 (tried Miri and Dutty's latest versions) but error open file keeps comming up. I have used blackstoneRUUwrapper by DaveShaw and Dutty's HSPL_wrapper_1.56OliNex, both give the same problem. Where am I going wrong?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] DaveShaw:
Does your PC have .net Framework 3.5 installed?

Is the nbh file in the same location as the RUU?

Dave
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Loucas4u:
yes i have download the.net Framework 3.5 but i have a setup error
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
When in bootloader and phone connected to pc via usb cable, does bottom of screen say 'serial' or 'usb'? If it doesn't say 'usb' you may need to update usb drivers

EDIT

Sorry, just read back your query, do you mean setup error with .net framework 3.5? If this is the case it could be 2 things:

1. You already have .net famework 3.5 on pc

2. You do not have administrator right on pc to install it.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] vanrooyenr:
Yes, nbh and RUU are in the same folder. Can it be a connection problem or USB driver issue, even though the bootloader shows USB? I have no problem flashing shipped.exe's

O yes, I have .NET 3.5 installed succesfully
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] DaveShaw:
240 File Open problems are usually when it has problems with the nbh file, maybe it's corrupted...?

What's the exact error?

Dave
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] vanrooyenr:
ERROR [240]:FILE OPEN

The Update Utility can not open the requested file. Please chack your Update Utility.

I have tried various .nbh files.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
ERROR [240] : FILE OPEN

When this error message appears, check whether the downloaded image is placed in the directory of RUU. If, for some unknown reason, you find that the ROM image is not located in the RUU folder, you have to download the RUU and retry again. Check that the contents of the folder is a CustomRUU.exe file and an .nbh file. If you put the os-new.nb file in by mistake instead of the .nbh, this is the error that shows up.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] vanrooyenr:
Yeh, I know this is what the guide says, but I have made sure that the only files in the same folder are for instance: BLACIMG.nbh and BlackstoneRUUWrapper.exe.

I've also tried ruu_signed.nbh (Miri's WM6.5) with BlackstoneRUUWrapper.exe.

I've tried a number of nbh files already without any luck. :-(
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] majiso:
...does anybody have any solutions?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Do you have a virus scanning application running? If so, disable it. If you have the files in the same folder and the RUU is saying it cannot access the .NBH file then something else has gotten a handle on it before the RUU can.

So when you connect it via the bootloader you do not see it under Mobile Devices or Portable Devices in the Windows Device Manager?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] vanrooyenr:
Nope. Even though it says USB in bootloader, there doesn't seem to be a mobile device in Windows Device Manager. I think you're on to something here. Any suggestions?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
@ Digital Outcast - nice to know when I'm on a lunch break someones here to cover me back!! ;)

Its been a while mate
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
What operating system is on this particular computer? Have you tried connecting it to a different computer? Are you connecting it directly to a USB port, or through a USB hub? Have you tried different USB ports/cables?

Yeah I've had a lot going on in my personal life but that's all taken care of now :) It's good to be back!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] majiso:
Right.

In bootsloader it is saying "USB" when plugged in.

But, no pop-up's commin' and Windows Device Manager is saying that nothing is connected.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
No worries mate, PM me if you ever want to talk about anything
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] vanrooyenr:
Windows XP here. USB driver has been updated. Direct USB connection with same cable with which I just synced successfully. No I haven't tried a different computer. Will give it a go, thanks.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] vanrooyenr:
I've manage to flash WM6.5 from SD, so at least we know for sure the problem is with the USB connection / drivers.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] ClydeB1:
Hi neighbour ;)

Just checking, did you update your usb drivers according to these guidelines?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] fusion1296:
hi all , i have just got myself a blackstone , its lovely !

in the past when i have flashed ROM's on other HTC phones i have preferred to us the SD card method ( my laptop is not good and sometimes reboots itself ) , once i have got the bootloader up to HSPL 1.56 can i use the SD card method on the blackstone ?

if the answer is yes i assume i just rename the rom and then put it on my formatted fat32 SD card and go into bootloader ?

is there a way to get my bootloader up to HSPL 1.56 from an SD card or must i do this from a USB connected PC ?

thanks :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] farzadmf:
Problem Solved ....

High and thank everybody for helping me, I finally managed to solve my problem and I'm sharing the solution in case anybody has the same problem.

I think there were two important things to notice:

1) In case of my Windows that is a Vista Home Premium x64, every time I want to flash a new ROM and hence want to connect the HD to the computer in boot loader mode, I have to restart computer and select "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement" if I have restarted my computer since the last time I chose this option at start-up.

2) The reason that the USPL GUI was generating an error and stopping working was because it needed another file that is available in the ZIP archive and I was trying to run this program just by running uspl.exe but there's another file in the zip file that SHOULD be present.

Anyway ... I appreciate your helps and concerns and I hope that someday I could solve other people's problems too.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] vanrooyenr:
Thanks guys. I managed to flash Dutty's Energy ROM from SD, which meant that the USB was the problem. I then updated the USB drivers on my XP machine but still got the Error 240 file open message. Then I switched computers and used a Vista machine and bingo! Now I'm flashing like the paparatsi! Might be something to do with the security, anti-virus and network settings of my XP machine. (Thank you ClydeB1, Dutty and D-O)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Glad you got it sorted out!

You have to flash HSPL 1.56 from USB with the RUU. Once you have HSPL applied to your device you can then flash ROM's via the SD card.

Also glad you got it sorted out :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] majiso:
Hm, no clues yet?

I'm sorry, if I sound impatient, annoying or whatever. D:
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] ClydeB1:
Have you tried rebooting your pc, or updating Mobile Device Centre to the latest version?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Have you tried with another pc?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] farqui:
Err Fallen Sparten already told you a few pages back - when your device is in boot loader, once USB is shown on the device, then on your PC, within the folder you extracted the ROM, open a DOS session and type; BlackstoneRUUWrapper.exe. Then your device should start updating it's ROM...(which is all documented at the start of this excellent thread).
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] zoeyrocks92:
The uspl application didnt work ... it kept on showing USPL GUI v 2.5 stopped working ...can anyone help me i want to noe what is wrong. thanx in advance.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] majiso:
Uhm, okay.

Thanks. I'll be reading the guide slowly and carefully once again and the answers that were given.

Edit:

That's strange.

I did exactly the same things as I did before but now it's running the update.

Honestly, I did not either add or leave a step out. o.o Well, thank you guys anyways.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Main thing is that you have it working :D
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Mikeeeay:
Just installed "WM 6.5 premium manila 2.5 rev 7.1" but now, when starting up, everything has a really ugly and strange color.... when i press once the power butten, and than again, all the colors are normal again...

Also i cannot activate the phone function.. all that i can activate are my bleutooth and wifi..

are there any fixxes for this?.. did i do anything wrong?

who can help me please?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Sounds like a classic problem of not following this guide correctly. Are you using USPL or HSPL to flash rom? Check your using correct HSPL, should be HSPL 1.56 if using roms based on 1.56+. What does your SPL say in bootloader?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] ClydeB1:
Guess who didn't read and/or follow the steps in this thread.;)

The problem is that your spl is not correct for the rom you flashed. You will need to go back and ensure that you follow all of the steps in the first posts in this thread. You have an option to go either the USPL or HSPL routes.

If you go uspl, before you flash your new rom, the spl in bootloader must show spl 1.54.0000. If you go the HSPL route, the spl must reflect 1.56.Olinex. Anything other than these values, for a newly cooked rom will lead to the symptoms you describe.

So go back to the beginning, take your time and follow each step and ensure that the steps are working before flashing again. Don't worry, it will come right. ;)

Edit: Damn, I need to write shorter replies, fallenspartan beat me to it. ;-)