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[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] MowinTheLawn:
HELP...

I'm slightly out of my depth here - I'm new to WinMo, and flashing ROMs, HSPL, SSPL, GoldCard, and anything else involved with customising my HD2. I would still like to customise it, but I don't want to ruin my $900 device. I was wondering if there was some sort of article, or wiki, or something that explains all of the terms, the pros and cons, what one thing or another does for me, the possible consequences, etc., etc.?

I know it's a big ask, but I thought it would be worth asking.

TIA,

MowinTheLawn
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] wacky.banana:
Sir,

Look here ...http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Leo

WB
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] luffyp:
I'm sorry if this has been asked before (maybe you could put it in faq).

Suppose I have flashed the HSPL and a custom ROM and now I want to flash another custom ROM, do I have to flash to an official ROM first or I can just flash another custom ROM straight away? Thanks very much.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] [★]:
You never really have too, unless of course the particular cooker sugests it. Anyway if you want to its not that hard, just download the 1.48 ruu from htc's site and run it :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] harky:
i tested to flash alot of rom but is not the one i like and got problem is they dont support chinese so now i going to flash back ship rom how m i going to do it/>??

i was abit dont understand this

i had copy RUU_signed.nbh to SD card,

so i need to rename to leoimg.nbh and use CustomRUU to install it?

NOTE: The only way to remove the HSPL is to flash an original SPL from SD card.

- Take any "RUU_signed.nbh" from a ship ROM and copy it to SD card.

- Rename it to "leoimg.nbh"

- Reset the device while pressing the volume down button.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] TonyJ999:
Once you have renamed the file on the SD card simply turn the device off and turn on as instructed - hold volume down button and press power key. It will then re-boot into bootloader mode and install the new ROM. You don't need to run CustomRUU. I used this method earlier and it works fine....
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] harky:
the SD card will auto detect and flash to ship rom?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] HSKalay:
I have same issues as this other member...

Im trying this right now, and nothing happens, the bootloader screen comes up, but no action, it just says serial down the bottom...have the image on the SD card and renamed.

Very confused right now!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] band27:
Are you sure you copied the LEOIMG.nbh file to the root of your MicroSD Card?

Test: Right click on the img file and make sure in properties that the extension of this file is .nbh.

Also make sure it's not in a folder.

Also make sure it's spelled renamed correctly leoimg.

Last thing, make sure there are not any other img files interfering with it. Example: Gold Card, etc.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] HSKalay:
Hi Band27, thanks for your reply.

Hmm yep, I've defo checked through everything - the card was formated to fat32 (quick format unchecked) and the file with the correct rename/file extention, placed directly on to the formated card.

at the moment, i've just flashed one of miri roms on to the phone, i'm getting paranoid trying to remove HSPL...don't want to inadvertingly brick the phone while trying!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] band27:
Have you tried Flashing via ActiveSync with USB way?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] HSKalay:
Yea, that has worked for all roms so far except for 1.61 - but i actually want to remove HSPL - as far as i know HSPL remains on the phone, unless it is flashed via SD with a offical rom?

That's really what i was tryign to figure out - main reason was because my phone was deleting all setting/content, after beign turned on off and on again. i was just runnin 1.48 stock (after installed HSPL). So i thought it might be the cause.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
ahh gotcha.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ci00aaj:
Hey Mark! My SPL version is SPL-2.08 The full details say:

PB81100 HX-BC

SPL-2.08.HSPL 8G XE

0x05

CotullaHSPL 0x40

Ok, i will try this now and let you know how i get on.

One thing i have noticed is that this morning i turned the phone on to see if i was still getting stuck at the boot screen but it actually loaded up windows & sense UI. This issue is that it works for a short period of time(between 20 mins and 45 mins) before turning itself off.

Does this sound like a hardware fault to you? i'm tempted just to flash to the T-Mobile ROM again and attempt to get iit replaced under warrenty.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Well if I was you I would try flashing the latest TMobile UK Rom (1.72) from the HTC website and see how that performs before thinking about sending it back.

What Rom and Radio versions do you have on your phone right now?

It sounds more like a software or firmware conflict somewhere rather than a hardware fault but if you are within your warranty period then its certainly an option if you arent happy with how its performing.

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] apeatan:
Hi, i have a friend in UK and she wants to try using android but her radio is 2.05...so, is it safe to flash a different radio version on her O2 locked hd2? Wont she have any problem other than the warranty? Tnx in advance...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ClydeB1:
To flash another radio you will require HSPL. That would void your warranty, but you can always return to the original radio and the original spl version before sending the phone in and the warranty will then not be affected. Radios are dependent on a number of factors such as location, operator, rom etc so it may be a bit of trial and error to find the best radio for your friend. There should not be any other side effects.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] apeatan:
Thank you very much sir for the quick reply...I already did it with my hd2, but my hd2 is open line. I was thinking that it could cause some problems like her hd2. Maybe it won't connect again to O2 because from what i read, the radio controls the signal, and some other hardware of the cellphone....

then again, thank you very much....:D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ci00aaj:
Hi Mark, just to let you know i did flash to the latest t-mob ROM (1.72) and i was still getting the reboot sequence issue so i have sent it back to t-mob for repair.

thank you very much for your help
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ClydeB1:
It's my pleasure :D. Flashing a new radio has no impact on whether or not you have an "open" line. The radio can impact on things like signal strength and can impact battery life, but if one does not work you can change back to another one with no problem.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Nakel:
Hi!

First off, thanks for the incredible work you guys do and all of the help you give!

I've searched as best I could, and couldn't find the answers to my questions here. I apologize If these are old questions. On the plus side, I may have found a solution to an issue I've seen elsewhere here.

I have a Telestra T9193 HD2. My Carrier is AT&T. I have the 2.08 HSPL flashed with HSPL3. I've been using the Artemis V30 ROM with no problems.

Yesterday, I flashed Artemis 31.5, restored my info with Sprite backup and installed Coreplayer. During the restore, Sprite acted funny. When sprite reset the phone, no restore happened, and sprite wasn't installed anymore? So I reinstalled Sprite and it immediately started the restore without asking. I think that caused my problem. It seemed to restore OK, so I installed Coreplayer. The phone froze at the end of the install process. I soft reset, but the freezes continued, so I hard reset. At this point, it wouldn't finish the setup process without freezing. I'd get a couple of steps into it and sudden freeze. I tried flashing the rom again from the card, but it would not do it. I tried both custom and the stock Telestra rom. Other threads here talk about this behavior possibly being a hardware problem with no solution. This part at least I fixed.

I tried flashing Artemis V30 via usb from the bootloader screen. That worked, but the phone still froze during the setup. Then I used the nbh file from the stock rom with Custom ruu via USB and the bootloader screen. That fixed the problem! After that, I re-flashed Artemis V30 and everything is OK again.

What's weird, is that it still won't flash from the SD card? I used this procedure from the first post:

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

* You can also use the microSD Card method to flash back your Stock Rom and Stock SPL that you originally had on your phone*

- Download a shipped Rom from *HERE*

- Rename the extension to .zip

- open it with winzip and extract the RUU_signed.nbh file to a folder

- Rename it to LEOIMG.nbh and copy it to the root of a microSD card thats been formatted to FAT32

- Insert your storage card into your phone

- Enter Bootloader and follow onscreen instructions to flash

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

I enter bootloader and I get the tri color screen, but no instructions, nothing. It just sits there at the bootloader screen. Flashes fine from the USB cable.

Questions:

1. Does it seem reasonable to assume that Sprite Backup caused the problem? Coreplayer? Artemis V31.5 ROM?

2. Might I brick my phone if I try flashing V31.5 again?

3. Why do you suppose I can't flash from the SD card? I followed the instructions to the letter.

I'm a little shy about flashing again. I condensed the effort required to get the phone up again here. It took multiple hard resets to even get it to get to the bootloader screen and make the USB connection. It was a long night.

Edited to add: I kept the stock radio, as it was recommended in the Artemis thread. 2.07.51.22.2
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
Sprite.

Backup programs are notoriously bad when you change rom. They arent designed for moving to a new rom, only restoring to a new copy of the same rom. If you simply hard reset, then restore, they generally work fine, but if you change rom then they will try to restore registry entries that might not be compatible with the new rom. (before anyone jumps in, yes i know some of them have a 'new rom' feature, but even that has been reported to cause issues.)

In general if you are flashing a new rom, set it up again yourself afterwards.

There are ways and means to restore things in pieces, rather than all in one.

I use makisu for email accoutn settings and wifi settings, outlook for syncing contacts and emails, and teh autoinstal folder on sd card for programs i install every time. (Most cooked roms support autoinstal, i guess artemis does too)

Microsoft MyPhone is also usefull, though i dont use it.

so long as hspl is installed it is very unlikely.

sd cards bigger than 4gb generally dont work, could that be it?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Nakel:
Thanks so much for the quick reply samsamuel!

Yep, it's a 16gb card. That explains that.

I'm sure you're right about Sprite. It's just weird that even a hard reset or flashing a whole new ROM wouldn't fix it? It took flashing a stock rom to fix the problem. I'm guessing Sprite somehow screwed up the radio or something that a custom rom wouldn't overwrite. I didn't even know that was possible!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
its probably telling you there was some data left over 'sticking out' after the end of the rom causing glitches. (example, say rom 1 is 180meg, and then you flash over it with rom2 at 170 meg, there is 10 meg of data 'poking out' after the flash. It is un indexed, so shouldnt in theory cause a problem, however past experience has taught us that it sometimes can. A time when task29/mtty would help by formatting the rom space prior to flashing.

The stock rom is usually bigger than the cooked roms, (usually around 200 meg) so flashing that would have wiped the glitchy data.

Just a theory.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] 3jeeb:
ive had the same problem after trying to flash a new radio i get to the part where i run RUU_Signed.nbh and it gives me ERROR (240)

Any advice?

thanks.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ther83:
Hi i have htc hd2 T8585 from germany, i would like to install android on it but everytime i get to the install my phone screen i see adroid codes and then it fade away :(

i hit CLRCAD.exe and then haret.exe i see codes are running and phone screen fade away and green light still on and nothing well happen and i have to hard reset the phone

plz someone help me out here

Thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] astar_rider777:
ok i cant get anywhere with this i have did everything and read the directions countless times...i have got all the way to where im running the file then make sure all the hookups are right then it gives me an error message. some one plz help me and give me an EXACT step by step on how to do this!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
step 1, use your head and tell us WHAT error message. blimey.

you... doctor i have pain

doctor... where does it hurt?

you..... sorry, you have to guess

doctor.. get out you idiot
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ther83:
Dr can you help me please with my HD2
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Ok ignore all the sarcasm I think some people had too much coffee granules for breakfast :p

Really though if you need help anywhere you do need to provide as much detailed information as possible or we cant help.

What process are you trying to do? Installing HardSPL? Flashing Radio? Flashing Rom?

List each step you completed and where you got the error with the exact error code you was given.

Also exactly what operating system do you have on your pc?

If you can give all this information then we will be able to help you.

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
I have made an addition to the FAQ on post#2 so if you do see any messages asking what to do without a detailed breakdown then simply refer them *HERE* :)

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] astar_rider777:
ok sorry for the lack of explination it was late at night and it was getting a bit stressful....but ok im trying to install android to my phone so im at the installing ROM part now. Im trying to install the chunky GTX lite ROM.I have windows 7 and the error message im getting is #240 which reads...The Update utility cannot open the requested file please check your update utility. I have already followed all the steps leading up to this part.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Therk:
Hello, im whole new to this flashing stuff so im very happy to find a thread especially for my phone :D. Plus its very well written, thank you.

I do have a problem though, I did every thing according to the guide, i have the correct version of that HardSPL but when i try to install the rom, its says:

ERROR [244] : Invalid MODEL ID

This update Utility cannot be used for your PDA Phone. Please check your update Utility.

And now im lost :( im trying to install the energy rom on a HTC HD2 512MB, if you could help me out, it would be much appreciated. Thanks in advanced :D

Greetings, Thierry
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ClydeB1:
What spl version do you have? Does it end in .HSPL or in .0000? What rom are you trying to install? Are you sure it is a Leo/HD2 rom and not a rom for another device?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
and what model phone is it? if it's a telstra you need to use hspl3.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] astar_rider777:
how do you tell what model hd2 you have
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Therk:
I flashed it today to: 2.08.HSPL

Same as in the guide, the ROM im trying to install is this:

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=562952

The energy rom, GTX themed. (any change you could tell me which radio is should use with that? :$)

I dont know where you can see if its a telstra or not, but here is everything i can find on my phone:

Modelnr: HTC HD2

Flash-size: 512MB

OS version: 5.2.21869

Manila-version: 2.5.20101429.0

ROM version: 1.72.172.0

Radio version: 2.07.51.22_2

Protocolversion: 15.32.50.07U

I dont think its a telstra though. Cause i live in holland, and telstra is australian right?

Thats about it, hope it helps, thanks in advanced!

Thierry
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
yeeeeaassss, , so that would be a rom designed for the Touch HD (blackstone).

Nice try, but no cigar.

Choose a rom designed for the HD2

:)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Therk:
I feel like an idiot :$ but thank you :D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
hehe no worries, we all make mistakes. Thankfully it stopped you before it became a bricking situation.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ClydeB1:
Thought that was the problem LOL, ie that you were using the wrong rom, not that you're an idiot that is LOL :D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Rutster:
Hi all,

After a little bit of advice.

Just got my phone back from HTC repairs and trying to install HSPL but they have upgraded my ROM version to 1.72.110.4 (86525) WWE and when i try to run HSPL it says you must have SPL 1.42.0000 and this is where i am stuck. My SPL is now 1.66.0000 and i need to change it.

Do i just flash the previous stock ROM i had on the phone (HTC HD2_RUU_Leo_HTC_WWE_1.66.405.2_Radio_Signed_15.30.50.07U_2.06.51.07_Ship)and then install HSPL or do i have to do something different. This is what i done to my phone when i first got it and this worked perfectly.

Please help, i need a custom ROM on my phone ;) don't like the standard one.

Many thanks and sorry if this sounds silly just want to make sure i do it right

ps - Ignore current device info below this is what i had flashed before i sent phone to be repaired.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
use hspl2

.....
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Rutster:
Hi SamSamuel,

Thanks for that. Nice and easy.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] generalsound:
hey i just successfully flash my rom, as per the tutorial can anyone point me to a tutorial for installing android onto my hd2.. would be cool thanx!

oh yeh and i obviously wana boot via cleandroid. .
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] djgboy:
Hope This Works For You http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=719646
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] generalsound:
thanx man!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] azlan96:
This is going to be my first time installing HardSPL on my HD2, however I saw this

*DO NOT let the Screensaver activate*

How do I NOT let my screensaver to activate?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
The screensaver on your pc. Just turn it off lol.

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] generalsound:
hey i guys, i now loaded the android desirebuild v5 on my i did exactly what the tutorials tells me.. but once i run haret, linux pops up n loads then all of sudden it fades away n goes blank.. is it suppose to do that>? should i just be patient???:confused:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
In future please direct your question to the correct forum.

How long do you wait after running haret before giving up on it and pulling the battery?

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] azlan96:
oh, on my PC :p I thought on the HD2 where it goes to lockscreen after 1 minute
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Walla.Oded:
Hey,

I'm having problems while trying to install ROM, RADIO, HSPL or anything.

I used to have HSPL 1.42 by

DEFAULT

never touched the device before, then I thought I should install 1.42.0000 (WITH HSPL 2).

Since then, I can't install anything, when I try to install ROM or RADIO (even official ROM) I get stuck at loading... If I use LIOMG.NGH method or getting stuck at 0% when using ActiveSync.

If I try to install any kind of HSPL, I get flow:0000006 error after few minutes.

** Already restored to factory settings twice **

What can I do?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
because 1.42.0000 is stock, you have just used hspl2 to remove hspl and return to stock.

for the flow error, try all usb ports, don't forget to right click hspl.exe and "run as administrator"
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Walla.Oded:
- I'm stuck now at 1.42.00000.

- Used run as administrator

- Tried 2 USB ports.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
try a different pc.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] drskam:
Help Please

I did everything right the first time I run the HSPL3 but accidentally select the "2.08 spl" choice. Now I'm trying to run the HSPL3 again and I get a critical error because of a usb connection problem. Now I stuck with SPL-2.08.0000 8G XE with a...

critical error

Flow:000000001

Error Code: 000000002

Description: USB Connect Failed!

Please someone help me do this right....
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
reboot phone and pc, enter bootloader manually, try different ports, right click and "run as admin"
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Oo Alias oO:
Right, I have installed HardSPL and now I am going to install the radio ( Im guessign you have to do it before you install the ROM right? ).

However, when I extracted the Radio download the only file in there is RUU_signed.nbh

How do I run this? It doesnt come with an .exe?

Thanks!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Yes its always adviseable to flash a newer Radio before flashing the Rom.

This is taken from the first post I guess you didnt read as far as flashing the radio lol. Read step3 carefully ;)

Flashing Via ActiveSync

1. Download your required Radio and rename the extracted file to RUU_Signed.nbh

2. Sync your phone with the PC

3. Run CustomRUU.exe from the Radio's Folder and follow the instructions (if one isnt included then download it *HERE*)

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] daveb1011:
Hi everyone. I just received my HD2 today and since I'm a newbie I'd really appreciate it if someone could clarify some things for me; even though I've done my reading, I still have some questions...

My bootloader says:

PB81100 SS-BC

SPL-1.66.0000 XE

MicroP(LED) 0x05

MicroP(TOUCH) 0x50

and the installed version is ROM 1.66.482.1 (76641) ELL.

1) Given that the phone has been imported from Germany and flashed with the ELL version by the importer, why HSPL doesn't show up at the bootloader screen? Can hspl be uninstalled after installing the ROM desired?

2) If I need to update the official ELL ROM version in the future, will I need to install hspl?

Thank you very much!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Unless im mistaken an ELL Rom is greek. I would assume this was an official Rom so HardSPL wouldnt be required for that. Thats why it doesnt show HSPL in the bootloader screen. If the phone originally had a german Rom on it then the importer may have installed HardSPL first, then updated the official Rom and uninstalled the HardSPL afterwards.

If you wish to flash a different Rom (official or custom) then you will need to install HardSPL before flashing Roms or Radios. If you want to then you can uninstall HardSPL at anytime after using HSPL2 if you want to go back to 1.66 as HSPL3 doesnt have the option for that version.

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] daveb1011:
You're absolutely right-ELL greek.

Thank you so much for your help!

Everything is so clearer now :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Glad I could be of help :)

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] bostjanratnik:
Hello!

Can I install HSPL3 on my HD2 (1.48.479.1 - Chech) and flash with Kumar's TMOUS C2 Premium V2.8 (for example).

Is the same procedure as writen on firs post?

Thank you very much!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Yes you can and Yes it is.

Mark.