yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
You need to run USPL again and then run cooked rom i.e. Miri's

As I stated before you need to run USPL before every flash to new rom or radio. Alternatively run HSPL 1.56 and then run Miri's rom
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] c|2iMiNaL:
OK, I have just installed HSPLWrapper_Blackstone_156OliNex.

Am I now ready to install Miri's file?

Thanks again
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] c|2iMiNaL:
Thanks a lot mate.

Any idea where I can get some cool themes and applications from?

Cheers
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Have you looked through the Themes, Applications and Software forum? There is a lot of cool stuff there. Several applications to assist you with making your themes as well :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] fdxd:
Working fantastic. Did a factory reset and good to go. Can safely say I enjoy the touch HD. Also my email problems have been solved. All works fantastic and i now have extra features! :eek:
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Awesome, glad to hear it !!!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] shivrohansharma:
wow excellent dude. very good work thanx for it
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] bash2009:
Hi i have had the htc touch hd for 2 months now and learnt alot through xda

now i would like to upgrade my rom to the latest WM6.5 rom and with the latest tuchflow3d(calender tab added) and also update the radio version(dont have a clue what that is)

im on uk orange network so yeh upgrading to the new touchflow has been a problem with them via htc website. so please somebody advice me what to do step by step thanks.

heres my phone version details:

operator version: 34.119.1.611

ROM Version: 1.19.61.1 WWE

ROM date: 11/25/08

Radio version: 1.09.25.14

Protocol version: 52.49a.25.26U
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Do you know how to put your phone in the bootloader and check the SPL version? One of the most important things you have to check when considering to flash a rom is what SPL version it requires. Most of the newer roms out now all require SPL 1.54.0000. Find out what SPL version you have, and what SPL version the rom you want to run requires.

My guess is that your SPL version is most likely 1.14.000 or 1.15.0000 based on the older 1.19 rom version you are using. And like I said most newer roms now all require SPl 1.54.0000. If this is the case then you have two options:

1. You would either need to flash HSPL 1.56.olinex. This is a permanent solution that allows you flash custom roms to your phone whenever you want. HSPL is a modified version of the stock SPL that allows you to flash custom roms.

2. Upgrade to SPL 1.54.0000 by flashing a new HTC version 1.56 or higher rom (this will also upgrade your SPL to v 1.54.0000). This route keeps the stock HTC SPL on your phone which will not allow to you flash custom roms. You would then need to use USPL each and every time you want to flash a custom rom. USPL is temporary, memory-resident solution that allows you to flash custom roms.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] bash2009:
right i boot loaded the phone and took down what i saw but i dont think this is what u meant sorry:

R 1.09.25.14

G 52.49a.25.26U

D 1.19.25581

oh wait i get u hold down volume buttons etc.. yeh it is 1.14.000
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Ok then refer to my last post. You need to find out what rom you want to run and what SPL it requires. Then you can decide whether you want to go the HSPL or USPL route.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] bash2009:
right iv selected this one and downloading :

RUU_BlackStone_HTC_WWE_1.56.405.1_Radio_52.62.25.3 4_1.13.25.24_Ship.exe

is that right for me?

(scared of damaging my phone!!)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] majiso:
Hi!

I'm new to flashing and anything else.

I downloaded the HSPL 1.54 and installed it on my untouched (unflashed) HTC but get strange screen colors at the end.

Is that right? - I guess not. But what should I do now?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Hehe... you should be fine. That is the original 1.56 version of the HTC rom. You mentioned your phone was on the Orange UK network. That being said, is the phone itself branded with Orange? Did you get it from your provider? If it is you may not be able to flash that rom to your phone without using HSPL or USPL first because of mismatching CID's. You can try to flash it. The only thing that will happen is it will sit at 0% and then give you an error message but it will not harm your phone.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Do you have the original rom on your phone that came with it? If so that is why. You flashed an SPL that is incompatible with the rom on your phone. You can fix that issue by flashing a newer or custom rom, or by downgrading to the older HSPL.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] bash2009:
lol!! yes my htc touch hd is an orange branded phone!! im going to use HSPL. also whats come in my mind is, upgrading to this ROM got anything to do with WM6.5 yet??

sorry for being a pain!!just want to make ma phone upgradable

i appreciate your help thank you :-D
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] majiso:
Oh, I see. Yes, I think I had an original rom on it.

So you mean I shall either get RUU_BlackStone_HTC_GER_1.56.407.2_Radio_52.60.25.33_1.12.25.16DE_Ship.exe or [ROM][WWE][22.05.2009] Miri WM 6.5 21234 :: V 13.0 [ONLINE] (can I even use it although I have WM 6.1 atm?)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] srinirss:
need help on strange screen colour and flashing rom

hi , i tried upgrading to 1.56 rom based on what best i could make of instructing on this post ( many thanks for the same ) , now i have a strange color screen which come up when i boot , the screen fine once i turn off and turn on power button , i don't know what went wrong , i was able to successfully flash dutty 3.3XT ship verison , now that dutty 3.4 XT is out i have tried to falsh the same first from sotrage card by copying BLACIMG.nbh to the root directory in this case i get a loading screen and nothing happens .. i also tried falshing by USB mode ( active sync ) , in this case i get a progress screen which does not move beyond 0 % , i am not sure what screw up i did while upgrading to 1.56 rom , strangley my device information reads as ROM version as Duttys HD V2.6 Xtreme .. and Radio 1.10.25.25 , my boot screen reads as

R 1.10.25.25

G 52.57.25.30H

D 1.56.DUTTY

please help
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Noodled24:
I have an Orange UK Blackstone

ROM Version 1.19.61.1 WWE

I have never flashed my Blackstone as of yet. However I've been reading for a while now. I am still a little unsure as to where in this guide I should start.

When I place the phone in bootloader, it says SPL-1.14.0000 I think this means that Step 5 is my starting point? But the first step is "Load the rom from step (1d) to your phone" ... what tool do I use to do this?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] thebullawulla:
ok so i get to 6a where it says "flash the rom from 1f". can someone please explain how i can do this.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Xanthous:
Must be the heat, but I've been at this off and on for the last 8 hours or so.:(

Here's my situation:

HTC Touch HD

(Bootloader reads:)

BLAC100 32M

SPL-1.56.Olinex

MicroP-BlackStone (LED) v6

ROM: 1.56.405.1 (43972) WWE

The last thing I ran was: HSPLWrapper_Blackstone_156OliNex

I want to install Miri's ROM, shich I understood to be compatible (or rather required 1.56), but when boot with the ROM on the MicroSD chip, it says unsupported or something like that.

I tried running USPL but get the following error:

Where am I going wrong?

How can I get the ROM from Miri to install?

Many thanks!!!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] kenny boye:
Sweet

Thanks Mate for all your efforts.

Struggled a bit with the fact that hardSPL needs activesync connection not bootloader and also figuring out that you need to paste the RUU file for the 1.56 rom into the hardSPL directory but after that all sweet.

To all the newbies out there dont be shy...give it a go.

Flash-o-rama!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Friend of Bill W.:
Thats must be only for Vista, not needed on XP
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Friend of Bill W.:
Hi marmin

all you need is:
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] marmin:
Cool cheers for the quick response, was kinda thinking that. Wonder if its worth doing a "Noob Orange Contract Scared to Flash Dummies Guide" for people like me cos that looks dead simple!

Seriously think its worth it
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Noodled24:
^ that really would be great.

I was going to give it a try the other day, but then after reading the guide about 10 times I started to confuse myself and bottled it.

The closest thing I've ever done was updating the firmware on my old Sony P900. all that was required was the device to be connected to the comp, and then download and run a file.

HTC not keeping TF3D up to date on older devices is annoying as hell, and i'd really like to give WinMO 6.5 a go.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] marmin:
How about it? Any of you Flashing Pros work in a sales or training role in the "real" world who can write instructions for us Flash Virgins?

I work in sales/training so would be able to write baby steps instructions but have way too little Rom Flashing experience.

BTW much much Kudos to CrackWhore he is a genius but obviously way way too used to flashing ROMs.

Doing this would bring all us Orangies to the party and may even show HTC/MSoft the full weight of the community as a whole!! 'Specially now we have USPL too.

Anyone?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Friend of Bill W.:
I think you're right, the guide needs to be simplified now since its fairly easy to flash due to HSPL from Olinex. I might look into it over the weekend ( too busy with everyday routine stuff).

It did work fine for you right?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] marmin:
Still a bit chicken sh1t to try it, not really had the time to do it yet, but would be willing to try a step by step using uspl and one of the 6.5 Roms though when I do get a mo.:)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Nothing to be scared of mate. Just read through the guide and follow it step by step. Its actually extermely difficult to 'brick' your phone so don't worry about it. I would advise you to backup all your contacts, emails etc beforehand so you don't lose them. Once you've flashed once, you'll never look back!!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Noodled24:
^ I think it's a case that some of us have zero experience, and the guide (great as it is) assumes prior knowlege. (i guess it could just me me lol)

for example stage 5 has a step that says something along the lines of "load your chosen rom to the phone". - It could just me me being a bit thick, but "load" can mean different things in different contexts? Load as in Copy and paste? Load as in copy paste and run? Load through another app?

Us first timers could really do with a baby step guide using the simplest method.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] DaveShaw:
There are more newb friendly instructions on the wiki, this guide is (was?) just for the SPL process.

Dave
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] jdejansb:
cRaCKwHoRe, bravo :)

I allmost read all the stuff you wrote here ... and I succeded flashing my HD :)

D.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] marmin:
I have read those and still think the amount of loose ends in those instructions and the fact that they are seperate from the flashing ones (which have slightly different uspl instructions!) is a little worrying.

Still think it would be a massive help if someone wrote instructions for stock ROM first time flashers including USPL & ROM Flashing together in step by step baby language. There are bits of each instructions but they include a bit of jargon and try to cover too many different bases, maybe it would be easier to do a sticky for, say, Stock Orange - USPL/ROM flashing guide. Then if there are any different situations it can be started in SEPERATE instructions.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] daylebo5:
awesome man...great work... think i am fed up waiting for a new hspl... i'll just go ahead and flash with uspl...
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] mkent_barbados:
stuck at 0%

Ok, well Miri uses a great RUU, it timed out and told me what to do and have restarted and working this time...I unplugged USB after USPL this time and replugged in and maybe that helped it...

***************

Ok, well updated to 1.56 ROM direct from HTC, and got USPL running (had to update my drivers) and am trying to flash Miri 8.0 Premium (which I thought had been updated to SPL 1.54) but I am stuck at 0%

Any ideas?

Can I just unplug and reboot?

Thanks!!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Ok, if you have come this far and have 1.54.000 then all youneed to do is execute USPL V2.5 i.e. from 1(e)

Basically put phone in bootloader and then connect to pc via usb and run blac_uspl.exe file on computer. Once completed flash Duttys V2.7, 2.8 or 2.9 roms and enjoy

I'm off to bed soon so hopefully this works for you, let me know otherwise as I'll be leaving soon
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] stone1971:
Thanx for yor quick answer, FS.

When I run blac_uspl.exe the cmd box flashes quikcly and nothing more happens. Is that correct? In this dummy it says in (5e): Your phone should reboot and return to the bootloader but saying SPL v 1.15.USPL and USB at the bottom.

That doesn't happen with me. Can I still flash Dutty's new ROM?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] mkent_barbados:
You should get a whole bunch of text in your command window on your computer and then it will tell you that its done, and to reconnect your phone if you don't see USB...

...did it do that? Try scrolling in your command window to the bottom maybe?

Your phone will also blink off but come back up with USPL 1.15 on the screen in bootloader mode...
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Ok, looks like USPL hasn't loaded onto your phone. Are you using vista?

Sounds like you need to follow the steps to add Vista drivers onto your pc
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] stone1971:
I have Vista, so I will try to add Vista drivers.

Thanx for your help :) Go to sleep now:D
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] jacquiegardner:
Error during flash

I am trying to follow the dummies guide, but having problems with the 1.14 rom flash. Everything seems to start fine and shortly into the flash the utility comes back with an error: "ERROR[294]: Invalid Vender ID This Update Utility cannot be used for your PDA Phone. Please check your Update Utility."

Is my phone locked? Is there anything I can do to get around this?

Please help?

Thanks.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] PanNet:
Hi,

After using USPL V2.5 now I can only install oryginal ROM (Orange 1.14.4XX). Is the USPL V2.5 is a permanent solution or temporary? I can't use OliNex HSPL, upgrade radio etc. Connection is OK, still 0% and after couple of minutes - Error connection. Even I can't install ROM from SD card.

Any sugesstions to solve this problem?

Regards
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Run USPL before you flash the rom. Then it will work. Basically you are trying to load a stock HTC rom with a different CID than your phone is locked to. USPL will bypass this ;)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
USPL is temporary. What are you trying to flash that is sitting at 0%? If you put your phone into bootloader what does it show as the SPL version right now?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] 6963837:
helppppp

Hi all, firstly can i say thank you to crack for this update. Does help a lot but unfortunately i am worst than a dummy...and im stuck at 5d. im trying to run uspl but when i go in command prompt in vista , it comes up with a black screen which says c:\users then the name of my pc... but how do i run the uspl from here? i have saved the extraction to my desktop.

Sorry for the stupid question but i just cant get by this bit. thanks
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Are you familiar with DOS commands? You need to get into the desktop folder of your current user account that you are logged into Windows with. It looks like from where you are you should just be able to type "cd' which means change directory and click the tab button on your computer until it displays the desktop folder, then hit enter. Once you are in your desktop folder just type blac_uspl.exe and it should run if you are in the right folder.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] 6963837:
Thanks for the prompt reply. yes i am familiar with 'dos' .... une , dos, tres, quattro... sorry thought that was funny.lol

On a serious note, no sorry i dont have a clue about dos. When i got in the command prompt'black box', i did type cd but it does not change the directory, it just give me the same line again. So sorry for being such a noob. Ill keep trying hopefully ill be able to resolve my dumminess. Hopefully a good night sleep might help. Thanks again crack.

Love you 2
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
haha that made me laugh ;)

In the "black box" type "cd" followed by pressing space bar, then press tab numerous times until it shows "Desktop." Then press enter. Then it should change your path. Once you are in that folder type "blac_uspl.exe" and it should run!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] PanNet:
Hi,

Thanks for answer. If uspl is temporary so when is dissapears. It seems that it should be install before upgrade ROM.

Ok, after install ROM (PdaViet 23C) I had negative colours. After hard reset uspl 1.14.000. Still wrong colours. Tried install another ROM, Duttys etc. Nothing. Tried install original - works. Tried instal hard uspl by Olinex - can't, progress bar keeps 0% and after couple of minutes - error connections.

Regards
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] tru88:
thanks for this topic

but its still too professional for newbies like me hehe

the problem is how can the person know what SPL he got and is it old or new and is it locked or not

in my HD when it boots i have these numbers

R 1.10.25.25

G 51.57.25.30U

D 1.56.00.00

and i already hacked it long long time like before 4 months so i assume its the old trick may be

so now i want to download miri 8.0 and i found 2 version

1- doesn't say any thing

2- it says V 8.1 ONLY FOR SPL 1.54

so which one i should use with my device and do i need to do your method to flash.

sorry for dumb questions

thanks alot
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
To find out your SPL version you have to put your phone into bootloader. It doesn't display that upon bootup, only in bootloader. Depending on your version there will indicate whether it's locked or not.

If you want to load Miri's new 1.56 based rom and you "hacked" your device a long time ago my guess is you are running hardSPL. If you try to load that rom on your current SPL you will have big issues. You need to raise your base SPL to 1.54 by following my guide.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
The "negative colors" you are seeing are because you are installing 1.56 based roms on a 1.14 SPL. They are incompatible. You need to update your base SPL to 1.54 before flashing these new 1.56 based roms. This is why your original rom works when you flash it over your 1.14 SPL. You can follow my guide to do this.

USPL works by overloading the bootloader on your phone and it then reboots into bootloader again with a temporarily "hacked" SPL version that allows unsigned code to be flashed to it. Once you reboot the phone from that point it returns to its normal SPL as the USPL-modified one is only memory resident and not flashed.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] 6963837:
omg crack you just taught me 'dos' lol. that worked a treat . thanks sooo much. will finish the flashing later :)to be honest this long distance helping is a bit tedious, it would be much easier if you just married me and moved in... that will resolve the problems i have with flashing my device and technical issues... lol thanks again matey

love you more
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] mwaldi3:
I totaly agree with the post above! It would be really amazing if someone who understood it all could make a simple guide for first time ROM flashers.

I would really like to try it on my Blackstone but feel that I dont know enough of the final outcome to give it a go!

For Example. There are many ROMS available I know it is all down to personal choice but reading through some of the change logs some seem to have lots which is not working (I would hate to loose some basic functions)

Also there seem to be a few ways of flashing the Roms?

I personally am also concerned on the problems I will have connecting back into my network, I have a data plan and dont want to loose any of this? would there be much to set up again after flashing to a new rom.:confused:

If some one would be willing to answer a few simple questions regarding this I think there are lots of people who would be most thankful for it.:)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Friend of Bill W.:
;) :cool: :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] mwaldi3:
Sweet thanks! :D
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] marmin:
sorry HTClova, Patience never was one of my strong points.

cheers for your offer of help, I wait with baited breath. Can I make a small request if you do get round to doing it, can you use USPL as it seems to answer most newbies nightmares in that it leaves the original SPL intact showing no signs of tinkering if it needs to be returned (something I am keen on having returned 1 c500, 1 c550, 2 Touch's and 3 Diamonds for my wife already!), dont want to sound demanding and ungrateful but that would be awesome.

I will continue to point the odd lost orange stockie to this thread in the hope that you do get chance.

cheers again mate
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] DaveShaw:
The problem with USPL is it isn't meant for newb's and first time flashers, stepw even says as much (no offense :)). Hard SPL is safe, easy and permanant, unless you need a waranty return, and only folks with broken USB ports get caught out there, everyone else can just Revert to a stock SPL.

Dave
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] marmin:
Cheers

You sound like you have a good point there, and of course I would bow to the more experienced knowledge ('specially from a fellow Yorkshireman;)).

If the instructions are simple and complete enough I will follow them, but still feel that a sticky is needed when the instructions are batted out.

Thanks for your input, I'm sure there are lots of people reading these comments and learning what they dare not ask.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Digital Outcast:
Sorry, I've been away for several days. I wasn't aware these instructions were complicated. I tried to make them as clear as possible. But, then again, I am used to doing this sort of thing so it makes sense to me. I will look into revising this guide to make it even more user-friendly and more up-to-date since there is a new HSPL as well.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] marmin:
Cheers mate

For anyone who is offering to help 'Spesh HTClova, DaveShaw & of course cRaCKwHoRe, please dont think anything is meant as criticism, I have nothing but admiration for you guys who share and feed back into the forums trying to help us noobs.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Swing:
Flashing with SD card

Hi All,

Not sure if this has already been addressed. When flashing with SD card method, make sure the SD card is formated and it only contains the rom file.

For me it didn't work by just copying the rom file to my SD card which contains other files. After many trials, i formatted my SD card and it works!!! :)

Great work!