yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] FCW:
i second that. i startetd to build my own roms on the hermes just because what some people thought was a good stable rom i found to be the complete opposite. its all down to personal opinion in most cases.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] mezolezo:
Try EnrgyRom

you can find it in the followin link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=562952
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] ClydeB1:
If you read all of the posts before, we are intentionally trying to steer away from recommending a rom, because you say NRG is the best, I say XannyTech is the best, so how does that help the OP get any closer to making a choice.

Fallen Spartan, please close this thread before it spirals out of control.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] jigners:
please close this thread.

the best thing is to try ROMs yourself and share us your experience
[Touch GSM General] GallegoT:
Hi all,

First of all, let me introduce myself: I'm newbe here, I'm membre just a couple of weeks ago. I'm from spain, so sorry if my English is not good. Excelent forum. Great jobs.

Well, testing roms in my elf I made a brick, totaly dead, (no led at all, no response to any combination of buttons, no response to charger or ActiveSync), so I started searching for Jtag info, but there is very few over internet, at least i didn't find it. More than this I'm not familiar with Jtag, so even if I find info, maybe I don't know how to handle it.

I'm sure that there is a lot of people owning HTC ELF bricks, so I'd like to share the info I found to see if together and with masters help we cand find a solution to "revive" our HTC elf using Jtag.

I just found a russian forum containig some info, so here you are what I found:

You'll find attached 3 files:

PIMG_0013 is the board pinout picture

Wiggle_arm is one JTAG interface circuit

70057019 is another in detail JTAG circuit and schema

I don't know how to post the images themselves, so I attached them.

I hope this will be the beggining of a good investigation job and a way to recover all this dead ELF.

I have some more info regarding to the software they use, please ask me if you need it.

Regards.

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE ORIGINAL POST OWNER: IWAN
[Touch GSM General] GallegoT:
UP

No one knows anything about Jtag?
[Touch GSM General] aonellbicho:
Half solution

Hi, i had the same problem and i found something "good" on the web, cuz i haven't found a complete solution but it's a start.

1.- Remove battery for about 2 hours

2.- attach battery again and then press power, volume down, red and green buttons, middle button, and then reset button, release reset button fisrt and others after that.

Yeah, it sounds stupid but i tried and worked for me, now at least have bootloader mode, if you get this, try "how to unbrick" topic in this forum, there is a lot of info in it.

Cheers.
[Touch GSM General] veljko.ts:
i can't physically press all that buttons at once.can you explain by steps? are you releasing any buttons until you press last button?
[Touch GSM General] captainstu72:
you only need to press red and green and reset i think, been a while since I have done this.

What issue are you trying to solve?
[HD2 General] cyclingfan74:
Thanks Damien, but I'm not able to enter a 10 Digit Number in EncodeFormat. Only 8 digits are possible. Did you change the key type?
[HD2 General] DAMIEN123_666:
hi no its the same, should be a value : double word (decimal). u can use both sktools and memmaid to edit the value, what app are u using ?
[HD2 General] cyclingfan74:
I'm using Taskmanager v3.1 by FdcSoft
[HD2 General] DAMIEN123_666:
hi ive made a cab please use it for ease
[HD2 General] cyclingfan74:
Thanks, but I installed SKTools now. It worked. I mean, I could enter a 10-digit number at least. Let's see, if the tweak is working, too.

Yes it did!
[HD2 General] jrvenge:
I have tried all the new video modes but mpeg4 still gives best results?, does for me.
[HD2 General] Benz-Driver:
Wow, thanks for this great thread and useful hints! I'm really looking forward to 720p video recording! This would be awesome!!

Normally mp4 will always give the best results.
[HD2 General] julianfx:
menus are active, still don't understand the quality ... good for me anyway ;-)
[HD2 General] derta:
Hey, great work. This thread is something I would like to see sticky or linked in the wiki. ;)
[HD2 General] rphillip:
I am unable to select anything other than JPEG and BMP format. It then greys out. The registry entry mentioned above was changed with the cab. Anyone tell me the default value for this so I can change it back? I cannot uninstall the cab as it is not listed in programs.
[HD2 General] rphillip:
Hi,

Could you please detail what this cab changes? I installed it and now cannot select anything other than JPEG and BMP. It allows one change then greys out.

Thanks.
[HD2 General] DAMIEN123_666:
i hope to so, i assume i have to earn this though
[HD2 General] levi3man:
why

why will disabling touch focus improve quality?
[HD2 General] DAMIEN123_666:
the focus on this camera for light is controlled by this option basically

touch focus = spot = the overall light of the picture is dictated by the spot u select to focus on

center focus = center picture = the overall light of the picture is dictated by the center light in the picture

average focus = the picture takes all light form around the image and averages it out for one even picture,

so basically if u take a picture of a object that gives off light like a tv or light or sumat like this the touch focus, focuses on that object and the rest of the picture will be over dark and maybe even black, when average focus is selected it evens it out so u get to see all the objects in the light and dark evenly
[HD2 General] rovex:
The 3 modes all have their uses though, you need to work out when to use them. For example when taking a picture of a large plasma or LCD TV in the dark the touch focus is excellent. You end up with a very clear screen image and nothing else. If you try bto do the same with a 'better' camera phone, like a symbian you just cant get the same effect.
[HD2 General] DAMIEN123_666:
very true matey, for general images of say out doors or portraits the setup on post one i made is by far the best option but if you do intend to take images of brighter objects touch focus will give better results if you only wanna focus on that object

play with the settings is all i can recommend
[HD2 General] suicidal.banana:
thx for the video cab, awesome!
[HD2 General] romani87:
SD Card Storage Capacity official update

@ DAMIEN : Hey mate, I better ask first than ask too late... Do you think these (Yours, also future) tweaks won't have problem with the official ones? I ask because there's another one out - SD Card Storage Capacity - from HTC. I guess it has nothing to do with the tweaks, but you know... ;) Thx devilman :D:cool:
[HD2 General] Fatherboard:
I accidentally set VSbitrate value to 4194304. could someone please provide me the original setting?...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] hotsnow:
Installation Instructions:

ROM Version:

Greek 1.48.482.4 ; Russian 1.48.411.1 ; Norway 1.48.409.1 ; Germany 1.48.407.1 ; Spain 1.48.412.2 ;

Netherlands 1.48.404.2 ; France 1.48.406.1 ; Czech 1.48.479.1 ; Poland 1.48.479.1 ; Italy 1.48.408.1;

United Kingdom 1.48.405.2

Improved Functions:

1.Flipping back and forth between songs is easier than ever. Whether you are listening to a defined playlist, or letting your phone shuffle your songs for you, your music will play continuously and fluidly.

2.Taking full advantage of the G-Sensor, Opera can switch seamlessly from portrait to landscape mode to allow more flexibility and allow for you to browse your websites however you want.

3.Staying connected to your loved ones is as important to you as it is to us, and we’ve enhanced our voice quality even more in this update. Now updated, we’re delivering crystal clear sound quality, making it even easier to feel close to your loved ones, even when you are on the move.

Before you proceed, please confirm that this software upgrade is a newer version than what is currently installed on your device. If it is the same version and your device is operating normally, there is no need to reinstall the software.

To check what version is installed on your device, click Start > Settings > System tab > Device Information > Version tab, and note the ROM version, CPU, and Radio version.

http://rapidshare.com/files/322218314/htc_hd2_leo_official_uprgade_rom.zip

i have added official camera fix
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] tnyynt:
What's the purpose of this thread?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Starfury:
I was just thinking the same thing... too quick to post without reading the other threads in the forum....

And errr only 6 posts since May 2008? Not exactly an active member of the community...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] maymaymay:
Points on rapidshare ?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] tnyynt:
Closing the thread! OP can feel free to PM me!
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] SirHanni:
Hey everybody,

I am sitting here now for hours and trying to figure out what I need, and what I wont ever use, ...

I got myself a touch pro and now I am trying to find a rom that fits me, or at least to figure out if i do even need a rom.

What I need is a stable phone that works fine with GPS and also stable enough (and with enought battarycapacity) to use the GPS for example 10hours in one turn (don't know even if this is possible from the beginning :) ).

first of all:

Whats the advantage of WM6.5?

Is a cooked 6.5 Rom possibly as stable as a stock rom from HTC?

Till now I am used to SPB Mobile Shell and I would buy the new version of it, ... is Sense really a good supstitude, and as fast as mobile shell?

Some ROMs come with lots of preinstalled software where I might only need half of it, is it possible to uninstall some of it?

I read somewhere something about QuickGPS, ... is it common and usefull in cooked ROMs?

Are Hotfixes from HTC usually included?

... slowly I get more and more questions in my head, ... :)

Last but not least:

Is it recommendable to use a cooked ROM if I dont't want to flash my phone for the comming year, and just using a stable and fast phone?

Which ROM would be recommendable if I use it mainly for surfing some pages and GPS and playing a bit around?

Thanks in advance for helping to unscramble my brain ^^

Ps.: Has anybody an experience with Touch Pro and German Vodafone, with different Radios? (As you see I like to stay up to date, but I am too lazy to follow it :P ...)
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] tyguy:
In a friendly way I suggest you do some serious reading which is really a FRIENDLY hint. Read the Wiki and Radio threads to learn more about your phone (hardSPL) and some ROM threads. Do n o t assume that all custom ROMs support all languages (my guess is that your local language is German) so - again - you have to look around a little bit.

Custom or cooked ROMs do include a lot of little tools and features (some Chefs put more in some less). Regarding stability, read a little bit through ROM threads currently there are not many unstable ROMs out.

Keep in mind that, pending what base ROM version you chose (called SYS followed by a number 21xxx for example) that it may be a beta OS from microsoft which need not to be "per se" a bad thing.

The biggest suggestion - still - read Read READ to UNDERSTAND what's going on.

A Titanium ROM would be MY choice if you want to continue with SPB Mobile shell (which is good BTW) so no need to have the Manila 2.1 or 2.5 included with the ROM.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Spud1:
Well we were all kind of clueless about this at one point..so I won't flame you for posting this, but please please go and read through the stickies in this forum, and then through a whole bunch of ROM threads before doing anything to your phone. Don't be one of the many retards who post on here asking questions that have been asked a million times.

Couple of things to get you started.

1) use the SEARCH function. It will really help you, just type in your question and you will get an answers..

2) Read these threads:

how to flash your phone:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=448008

Wiki Links

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=419746

General Help

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=477235

3) Once you know what flashing is, what HardSPL is, what a radio is, what a riphone.dll is, and what a rom is, start with a nice simple Windows Mobile 6.1 rom and flash that. Browse this forum and find a [ROM] thread that states its Windows Mobile 6.1, download it, and flash it. I would never advise a newbie to flash WM 6.5..yes it works great et al but if you are new to this you will likely run into issues and end up coming back here.

4) Once you are happy with the basics of flashing, and you have played with your new 6.1 rom, go and take a look at some of the newer all singing all dancing roms based on WM 6.5, which is the latest version of windows mobile available. Again here start with the basics, so one that includes "manilla 2.1", which is currently stable and pretty much finished. This will give you some nice upgrades to your phone which you will not have seen before. Make sure to start with a version that has build "28xxxx" as its number also, as again this is the most stable.

5) Once you are used to that you may want to jump to the 21xxxx series (less stable but much nicer to use imo - this is the "development" series of WM 6.5, which is *not* final or released), and see how you get on with that.

6) If you are feeling adventerous go for a Manilla 2.5 version after this, but ONLY IF YOU HAVE READ ALL ABOUT IT FIRST. 2.5 is full of bugs/issues at the moment, 99% of which are known and have been posted about already.

The key thing here is to READ READ READ and DO NOT sit here posting questions - I guarantee that 99.999% of your questions have been answered already. If you stick to those rough guidelines you will have a good time flashing and will be respected here..happy flashing!

edit: one more thing, I will answer one more question. If you want the most stable and reliable ROM on your phone..do one of two things. Either research lots and play with every single rom you can find until you find the one that works best for YOUR network and area, OR just stick with a stock HTC rom..there is no "middle ground" here..its very simple :)
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] SirHanni:
Sorry for having my questions out a bit quick :)

And thanks a lot for the info you gave still!

Just wanted to say that I did read quite a bit (and actually I stopped when I got a headache:)) so I am familiar with flashing Hardspl and so on, ...

One of my main question (if Manila is a substitude for Mobileshell) is answerd by tyguy, so thanks a lot for that!

Anyway you all do a great job here!! Thanks a lot!
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] madnish30:
For a German user on Vodafone see my friends and contact Schnitzelbrain he is German and Raphael user ( and maybe Vodafone ) very helpful surely he can help you chose.

I reccomend Chrome ROMs though.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] buzzmanfly:
WM 6.5 is more finger friendly than 6.1. If you're new stay away from the SENSE(next generation Manila) as it wasn't designed for your Touch Pro and it takes some tinkering around with. The better handling 6.5 builds are the 21XXX builds as they are "official" builds. Look for 21882. The 28xxx are experimental builds but function fairly well.

Each developer has their own style, so it may take you a couple tries to figure out who matches your style.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] mputtr:
one warning about manila 2.5 (sense) is that it's been stated that sometimes the animations will be slower. This is because sense was made with a 1ghz processor in mind, so make sure you keep that in mind as well.

I'm currently using NRG Rom Phoenix 2 and (manila 2.1) it rocks.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] argentocruz:
SirHanni, just try some of the popular 6.5 roms such as the energy roms...

You need to experience each rom to know it you like everything about it.

For instance I like my current rom because the weather updates to my location.

I also hate the roms with the start button at the bottom.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] pixelkid:
Hello.

I've been here for around a week now, reading tons and tons of threads and guides, yet it leaves me with a bunch of questions i am having trouble finding answers to.

First of all, this is the information i've managed to get from my Magic

SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H

HBOOT-1.33.0014 (SAPP10000)

CPLD-12

RADIO-3.22.23.18

Sep 2 2009, 17:42:56​

It's bought in Denmark, however i bought it used, so i don't know what's happend to it in the past, yet as of what i've read and tried, i believe it's still as stock.

A bunch of questions

General

1. What is SPL?

2. What are the different types and differences of SPLs?

3. What is Radio?

4. What is a "Goldcard"?

5. In what part of the proces from stock ROM to a Hero ROM is the chance of bricking the phone?

Concering my phone

1. How to you get started upgrading a stock Magic with the standard ROM to a Hero ROM? (Do you flash SPL first, recovery first, or something third?)

2. I believe but not sure, that my current SPL is a "perfect" one, do i need one of these so-called "goldcards" to get a Hero ROM?

3. How great is the chance of bricking the phone with my specs and versions, and is there any way to minimize this chance?

​

I hope that someone will be able to help answering my possibly stupid questions, so i'll eventually be able to get a Hero ROM working on the dear magic without bricking it.

Thanks in advance.

I am not sure if this is posted in the correct section, if not, please forgive me.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ichijin:
Some of these questions can be answered in the sapphire wiki, which is in the sticky at the top of this sub forum.

You can only brick your phone (completely recoverable) from screwing up when flashing your spl or flashing the wrong spl
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] josdehaes:
The only thing you need to remember from the settings is 32A. Never flash anything that doesn't say it's for 32A (not entirely correct, but safe bet ;-)).

The first thing you need is to root and install a recovery, I recommend AmonRA recovery. I never flashed SPL or radio, you can install almost all ROMs without flashing radio/SPL.

now more in detail on your questions:

1. SPL (or HBOOT) is the "Second Program Loader". Flashing this incorrectly can brick your phone, so don't do it, and you're normally safe.

2. stay with stock ;-) I only flashed an engineering SPL just last week, but was flashing almost daily ROMs. I still don't see the advantage of flashing a different SPL

3. The radio is the firmware of the 'radio' chip in your mobile. Also not safe to change for beginners.

4. Not sure, it is used for rooting some devices it seems, or to bring bricked devices back from the dead. If you need to know more, you're in trouble ;-)

5. Stay away from flashing radio/SPL and you won't brick your phone (although sometimes you need to know some 'trick' to get the phone back in useable state ;-))

how:

1. root and install a custom recovery. From the recovery you can do nifty things: mount USB, wipe, flash, make a backup, restore

2. MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP!!! With that, you can always go back to your previous state (providing you didn't brick the device)

3. take one of the 32A ports of Hero, never a ROM that is made for the Hero itself (partition layout is different, and some hardware too). I recommend my-hero 2.0.5. It works well, is made for the 32A, and safe to flash.

You can find more details on those steps in the forum, but I hope some of it has become more clear.

jos
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] pixelkid:
Thanks alot for your answers! It was helpfull. However you say that i don't have to flash a new SPL, are you sure about that? I believe i've read somewhere i'd have to flash a new one in order to get root access because i have a perfect SPL - please correct me if i am wrong :rolleyes:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] josdehaes:
You really don't need to flash SPL (unless for cursorsense). You DO need to flash recovery, this makes everything a lot easier.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] josdehaes:
ah, you have a 'perfect' SPL, sorry, missed that part. I don't have that, so I didn't need to flash SPL at all to enjoy custom ROMs.

Can't help you with that then, search more info I'd say!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] pixelkid:
The information you provided did help indeed.

However i found out how to make a goldcard, now i just need to know if i found the right SPL to flash.

Would this be the right one for me?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=548218

(ROM v2.53.707.2 (Engineerings SPL v1.33.2010) - MD5 : F9674D19BE5F949D0D9DC99714D210E3)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] josdehaes:
Don't know enough about SPLs to help you on this one.

Anyone else?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] josdehaes:
read at least this very carefully:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] ivakissolo:
I've seen this for IPhone and Symbian but can't find for HD2. Is there something like that for it or I just have to wait. If HD2 is Multitouch there should be no problem to make program like that. Hope someone do it soon cos it will be a lot of fun. :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Fantastica:
Guitar Hero is on Marketplace - it is however a paid app.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] ProjektFuze:
lol totally not what he was asking for...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] nutmegy:
unsure whether the guitar type apps would work as they would require more that 2-point multitouch.. if i remember rightly there is a limitation.. so yea it may work just can't hold mutliple strings..
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Archer:
I'm waiting for someone to develop true multi-touch drivers so that I can develop this exact application. I wouldn't hold your breath though mate!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] moav:
Wait wait wait...

Is the HD2 multitouch or dualtouch ??
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] nutmegy:
Well i thought that was part of the reason why the HD2 couldn't get WP7.. it's not true multitouch.. but again i could be wrong.. read it in multiple parts of the forum.... if i have got the wrong end of the stick then please disregard my post!!!!

There was some kind of hardware limitation on the Capactive Screen.. but can remember where i saw it.... ..

johnc... you are well versed in this forum.. can you remember where it was mentioned
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Daan0:
I would like a free app to play bass. You don't need chords for playing bass, and so you don't need multitouch.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] nutmegy:
Lol yea ok...blimey

shall i request a Sitar app and the banjo app as well? heheheh

and anyway.. on a bass you would still need to strum a string at a time and still hold your fingers on the correct part of the fret board .. so it could quite often be more than 2x multitouch..
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] moav:
I'm so hoping you're wrong.

And btw the one app I was waiting for patiently, was a guitar app like the thread starter wanted. And this is the app where the multitouch shine.

EDIT :

OMG you ARE right. the API doesn't support multi-touch, only dual. It should support it when WP7S arrive to HD2 and that will be ... NEVER.

Even so I don't want WP7S just to use MT. I hate the 7 UI.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] nutmegy:
well i kind of stand corrected...

the Hardware DOES support the multitouch but it does require the correct drivers..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=5974306#post5974306