yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
I have tried many roms and always seem to go back to Duttys Holy Grail (link in my sig) but thats just my personal preference. His roms are always very stable and extremely fast with everything you need included. Very close to stock with tweaks to improve alot of things.

Laurentius26 also has an excellent rom *HERE* which is equally as fast and well tweaked I guess I just prefer the way the shortcuts are grouped together in Duttys.

Really its down to your personal taste and all the roms available are im sure very good. You can try the 2 I have recommended to start with and if you dont like either then try another one until you find a rom that suits you.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Fame123:
Hi MSkip

Thanks for all your advice, really appreciated. Will start with these 2 first and see how I get on. Hopefully one of the two I will settle with and if not I will see others out there.

One final thing though, these two roms have they sorted the sms problem (meaning sms font size going big etc?) and they don't have any sms sending/recieving problem?

Many Thanks again

Fame123
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] [★]:
May I also suggest kwbr's Topix 1.3? Its an extremely fast and also stable rom. However he doesn't have the latest WM or Manila, but that (IMO) is a good thing. Manila 1921 is one of the only versions which is supported by almost every tweak in this community. And Windows mobile 6.5 is nicer imo ( I dont like the task bar)

Hes got the 576 mb ram hack included with the latest 2.08 radio.

Maybe you should consider this too ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
I havent really used sms while i had laurentius26 rom flashed but I can say that duttys HG v0.9 has absolutely no problems with sms (sending or receiving) and the font size has always been fine.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Fame123:
Hi Mskip

Many thanks for this advice much appreciated. Keep up the good work.

Fame123
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mwboy:
I downloaded the exact Rom that my phone comes with but the RUU is an .exe file, should I just rename it to be LEOIMG.exe and copy to a sd card to flash it back to the phone to remove the HSPL?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
the exe is actually a zip with several files inside. Just right click and choose open with winrar or winzip or whatever you have installed, alternatively just rename the file .zip instead of .exe and it will open. Then you can extract the RUU_Signed.nbh.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Rename the .exe file to .zip and open it with winzip, then extract the .nbh file (the largest filesize), rename it to LEOIMG.nbh and save it on your pc for safe keeping.

IF you need to flash your phone back to the original Rom and SPL then copy the LEOIMG.nbh file to the root of your storage card, then go into the bootloader and follow the intructions to flash it.

DO NOT FLASH THIS IMAGE UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECCESSARY AS IT WILL OVERWRITE YOUR HARDSPL WITH THE STOCK ONE.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] joepenn:
I'm new and need help!

Hello. I am new to all of this. My t9193 is coming in a few days. I see I must do a hardspl to get it to work in the U.S. but can I put the original htc rom back on the phone or are there advantages to putting on a custom and where do I get them. Thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Hi and welcome to xda :)

The first thing you need to do when you get your device is to check in the bootloader that your SPL is 1.42. If it is then you can go ahead and install HardSPL, if its not then im afraid for now you will have to make do with your original Rom (until a newer HardSPL has been developed).

If you are able to install HardSPL on your device then you can either stick with your current Rom (it wont be altered in any way when HardSPL is put on) or you can choose any of the Roms available in the Rom Development Forum (where this thread is located). Custom Roms offer the latest versions of included programs, with any unneccessary software taken out and the Roms are usually tweaked for more speed and stability. Also the Manila files (sense) are usually compressed on custom Roms so theres more device memory, so there are alot of advantages in using a custom Rom.

Of course some people prefer to stick with the Stock Rom so the decision is really yours :)

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mwboy:
Thanks again for the info. Of course I'll not flash back to stock rom to remove the HardSPL unless there is a need to go back to factory, but also, I can reinstall back the HardSPL after getting the phone back from factory, right? My original rom has a SPL 1.42.xxxx or will there be any problem reinstalling it again?

Also, I was just thinking of copying the LEOIMG.nbh file to the SD card, is there any special meaning to 'the root' of the sd card?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
As long as the SPL is 1.42 then you can install HardSPL on the device.

The 'root' of the microsd card is the top level, i.e. not in a sub folder.

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] :
Problems uninstalling HardSPL...........

Hello Mark,

Can you please tell me what I'm missing? I have read your tut and watched the tut video and when I get to the grey screen where you press the power button to start the update, it will go through the process but after a minute or so I get a grey screen that says "Not allow" 0028002

The ROM I'm using is the Asian ROM 1.66.707 ( I also got the RUU_signed.nbh file from that ROM). Is there a specific ROM I should use? Thanks.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] M0J0 78:
Hey mskip. I've just downloadws Dutty's HG V.09. and 3G isn't working. Is there something I can download to fix this? i need 3G. Cheers mate.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] motka:
return HSPL

Hello

I made HSPL and now I need it because of complaints Lea back. I acted according to instructions and memory. I uploaded the card RUU_signed.nbh both RUU_Leo_HTC_WWE_1.43.405.1_Radio_Signed_15.26.50.07U_2.04.50_22_2_Ship and 1.48 (renamed Leoimg.nbh) and after invoking Bootloader flashes and will appear again and below is written in a serial switch to screen for flash confirmation.:mad::mad::mad:

advise someone what to do?:confused:

which ROM should I use??:confused:

Lea I have bought from Vodafone 8/1/2010 in CZECH.

Thanks a lot for your advice ...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
What rom are you using to try and uninstall HardSPL and what exact method are you using to try and do it?

Also can you go into your bootloader and tell me what the SPL line says.

MArk.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Please ask this question in the Roms thread.

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
You are using the correct rom.

Extract the nhb file from the exe file you downloaded.

Rename the file to LEOIMG.nbh and copy to the root of your storage card.

Insert your storage card and enter Bootloader.

Follow onscreen instructions to start flashing.

The serial text at the bottom just denotes the type of connection, its not asking yo uto enter a serial.

If you are following all the instructions exactly and still having problems then tell me where its going wrong and what messages you get (if any).

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] motka:
I did exactly what you wrote.

I went to the bootloader and I waited about 15 minutes and still boot loader.

Not displayed there for the confirmation page and there is only bootloader

I formatted the card and there is only a set LEOIMG.nbh
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] :
Uninstalling HardSPL....

Hello Mark,

I have tried the 1.48.502 ROM and tried the 1.66.707 (ASIA) and the 1.66.405 (WWE). And I followed the video tut word for word and I can see the spl being the stock after following the video but the problem is the phone won't boot up. I'm guessing it's because my original ROM was 1.48.831 and since I didn't back the rom up and just used the shipped roms I'm having problems making the phone boot up after having a stock spl. The phone boots fine once I do the HardSPL again.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Can you provide a link to the stock rom you downloaded (or the filename if not).

How did you extract the nbh file from the stock rom?

What size is the nbh file that you copied to the root of your microsd card?

Did you format the microsd card to fat32 on your pc or on your phone?

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] motka:
1. link:http://www.sunnysoft.cz/htc/

2. using RAR in Pc

3. size is 272 885 kB

4. formatting by Pc

I will try format card in phone....
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Im not sure why the rom isnt booting up, maybe it does have something to do with not being your original language rom but Im sure the phone should accept anything. Have you tried flashing a 1.48 rom via activesync to make sure the actual rom image is ok before trying it via microsd card?

How are you putting HardSPL back on your device if it wont boot up?

I did have a look and couldnt find your stock rom (i believe its the hong kong version) but maybe if you ask in *HERE* they may be able to provide you a link.

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Try downloading a rom from *HERE* instead of the link you gave me. Try to reflash your original language rom if possible.

Use winzip to extract the nbh file from the stock rom as there are problems using winrar sometimes (or whatever program you are using).

Always format the card via the pc.

See if any of that helps.

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] motka:
I did exactly what you wrote and still stuck in bootloader..:(:(:(
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
What is the SPL version in your bootloader?

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] motka:
My bootloader
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] :
Hi Mark,

I've tried flashing the 1.48 via activesync and still no luck. The way I install HardSPL again is after the failed stock SPL installation, I have to take the battery out and the microSD card out and turn on the phone again and I see a triangle with exclamation mark. I then start the HardSPL software and it installs the HardSPL back again. At first I thought I have bricked my phone but glad that I didn't.

Yes I also thought that after getting the RUU_signed.nbh file from the shipped roms that the phone should boot up.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Fame123:
Hi Mskip

I installed Laurentius26, I must admit its really fast in repsonse. However my phone doesn't come on:

1. There's no reception?

2. No HTC sense loading on start up?

3. Wireless connections (Aeroplane icon) is on, cannot take it off?

4. Home button doesnt work? When clicking on home from screen nothing happens?

5. Setting icon doesnt work?

Any advice? Thanks in advance.

Fame123
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Firstly just double check your SPL version in the Bootloader to make sure its the HardSPL version. It should be as you wouldnt be able to flash custom roms otherwise but its better to be sure.

Next you can either try a Hard Reset and see if that fixes things, if not then try installing another Rom (I would sugest Duttys) to make sure everything works or if you get the same problems.

If you still get the same problems with another Rom then you can try flashing a Stock Rom via activesync (NOT MICROSD CARD) which should reset everything to stock status and give you a clean base to start from again.

Let me know how you get on.

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Do you have it working at all or is it still not loading into the operating system? Have you tried different custom roms?

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] motka:
Hi Mark,

Is there any other way how to uninstall HSPL?

I need to take Leo Vodafone complaint.

With HSPL it is not possible!

Please helppppppppppppppppppp
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Can you not flash a stock rom via microsd card as described in the first post?

Thats the only method of reinstalling a stock spl.

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
What spl version does the 1.66 rom have?

If you are getting an invalid vendor id message then you need to flash a rom from your service provider. I assume you are on contract or the HTC Stock Roms should have flashed with no problems. Try a google search and see if that gives you any positive results.

MArk.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] motka:
No. I can not.

Only start bootloader and nothing more

Any idea where I can find the procedure for reinstalling a stock spl.??
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
As I said before its in the first post of this thread:

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

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

VIDEO TUTORIAL: [★] has made a YouTube video to walk people through flashing a Stock SPL via activesync. Find it *HERE*

- 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
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] madguylb:
the spl is 1.66.0000 also.my phone is unlocked so i dont have any contract...i install the rom and at the 1% it gives me the wrong vendor id. and what i have to google?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Which roms have you tried?

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] forelli:
Hey guys, just a quick question: if I buy an HD2 unlocked with the german OS, will I be able to flash anything I want namely WWE custom roms or should buy an HD2 with an english OS? Sorry for the noob question but I know how it works with a Blackstone, but the HD2 being my next phone, I'd like to make this sure before I jump ship. Thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] madguylb:
RUU_Leo_HTC_WWE_1.48.405.2_Radio_Signed_15.28.50.0 7U_2.05.51.05_2_Ship.exe
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Was the 1.66 rom that you flashed HTC WWE? Did you flash it using a Gold Card, from a link on xda or just from the HTC update page?

Try a 1.43 rom in the same language as you have on your device now.

You can find a few 1.43 roms *HERE*

MArk.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] motka:
Yes I tried about 10 times. Always ends only bootlaoderu and nothing more.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] madguylb:
i flashed using the shared roms 1.48 not 1.66 at the forum cz i already have the 1.66 http://www.4shared.com/account/file..._WWE_1484052_Radio_.html?sId=tOChdeVLeoZP056L
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] madguylb:
i tried the 1.43 and didnt worked at all!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Are you absolutely sure that you Extract the nbh file from the stock rom, rename it correctly and then copy it to the Root of your microsd card?

If the file LEOIMG.nbh is present in the root of a storage card when you enter bootloader then the phone will enter flash mode. If thats not happening then I can only assume your storage card is faulty or you didnt do something correctly.

Have you tried a different microsd card?

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] forelli:
Thanks to Mskip and Merci Rzasharp! "We hacked it ;)"!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
LOL good job :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] pepitoil:
Hi.. just want to thank you... I just flashed my HD2 9193 with the spanish artemis rom and EVERYTHING is ok..... thanks again... cya!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] motka:
Yes 2 types 2 gigabytes and 8 gigabytes

Today I took Leo to make a complaint to Vodafone. Now I have to wait for what they say ....
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ajocius:
white screen

I have a problem. After flashing this Dutty HG v1 ROM dated 26.02 (first ROM after succesfull hard SPL) HD2 was loading Windows and then suddenly it was restarted, went to white screen with green HTC letters. Can't connect to PC (thought to load ROM from PC again). The only think working is to to do hard reset. It then cleans something and starts loading windows, after 15-20 sec sudden restart, back to white screen.

Help, please.

Have changed probably 5 Roms on other devices, so I am not completely noob, but this happened first time to me...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] tsttse:
i tried flashing with the microsd card method. i followed the instructions and put LEOIMG.nbh on the root folder of the fat32 microsd card, howeever i only get the boot loader screen for a split second... any idea why that is? (i can flash properly with the usb method though but the roms I get seem a bit unstable)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ClydeB1:
When the white screen starts do you get the three rows of Red letters & numbers in the bottom left corner? The first line starts with R (for the radio) if you can see it, what number/version radio is displayed?

It appears that the 6.5.5 version of the Dutty rom does not have a radio cooked in and these 2.10 based roms require the 2.08.50.05_2 radio in order to boot up. Please try to put your phone back into bootloader mode and flash the radio to see if that resolves the problem.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ClydeB1:
It could be a problem with the sd card. Try another one if you have or else you will have to flash via usb. When you say the roms are unstable, have you tried MTTY prior to flashing and do you do a hard reset after flashing? I do 99% of my rom flashing via usb and have no problems.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ajocius:
hi, thanks for answering.

I do get three lines, when I do hard reset:

R 2.04.50.22_2

G 15.26.50.07U

D 2.07 Dutty 8G

then it gets to screen where I need to enter PIN and suddenly reboots. Reboot leads me to white screen without any of above lines, just green HTC .

I would try to install radio, but when I do not get connection to PC, how can I install radio???
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ClydeB1:
Ok, so the radio is the problem. When you connect the device to the pc in bootloader mode does the screen show serial or usb? You do not need to connect to Activesync, as long as usb shows in bootloader you can flash via pc. If usb does not show up, then you need to extract the RUU_Signed.nbh file from the radio folder, rename it to LEOIMG.nbh and transfer the file to the root of the sd card. You will need to do this via a card reader. Once there, put device into bootloader mode and the device should recognise the file and will flash the radio.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Felipe404:
I am having the same problem as you do, and probably after the same flash - duffy... but i got no restart, i just have the white screen and nothing more...

You can flash radio from the bootloader when connected through usb to pc
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ajocius:
When I go to bootloader, screen show serial. After pluging in USB cable, on screen I get USB instead of Serial.

I found radio "Leo_RADIO_15.34.50.07U_2.08.50.08", which is not exactly the one you mentioned. Will this work?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ClydeB1:
Perfect, bootloader shows usb and that is the 2.08.50.08 radio which is the right one.

When you unzip the radio file, rename the nbh file to RUU_Signed.nbh and flash using CustomRUU.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ajocius:
Thank you ClydeB1, Felipe404 I flashed radio and it started. Have to say was worried for some time. It could warn somewhere what spesific radio it requires...

Thanks again for quick and good help
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ClydeB1:
It's a pleasure m8.

The NRG rom does for example warn in big red letters to flash the radio first, but this still gets missed ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] bjk956:
I just wish some1 puts up a step-by-step instruction like symbian people.Its so confusing :confused: its seems we've got lot of this around;

Did I get the steps wrong?

Now,instead of telling people off (like what a dill we are,or how funtasticly easy it is) and wasting time(and achieving nothing),why not straight out step-by-step instruction without the in-between confusion causing remarks.

Im looking for one for weeks,cause i dont want a brick it.

Then again maybe it cant be done.

And,please dont start a flame war,if u cant help,just ignore it,i'll go away.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ClydeB1:
To me they are as step by step as you can get them. I've only had my device for a week and I have been able to flash my rom first time with no issues and the steps are so straightforward that I am now even able to help others. I can understand that English is not everyone's first language, but often the problem is just that the user did not read carefully and did not follow the step by step instruction.

There are enough people around to help you through in the event you do get stuck and whilst some do respond harshly to these requests, there are plenty others who will help.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Im sorry I read your message and was totally unable to figure out what exact help you want?

Nooone in this thread at least will start calling anyone names as everyone was a noob once and they know how it felt to be stuck at some point.

Now what exactly is your problem and how can we help you? Theres alot of experienced help here at your disposal if you need it :)

And please refrain from the attitude its not welcome or needed in xda.

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] lorezz:
i've just flashed a cooked rom,but i want to return to a stock rom (1.66 ITA)

so,i have a question:is the radio rom included in a stock rom,or have i to flash a dedicated radio rom....?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
A radio is always included with a stock rom and it will be stated in the filename which version it is. Flash via activesync to keep your HardSPL for future safety.

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] lorezz:
thanks mskip....

i've noticed that the Rom (1.66 Ita) is an .exe file and not a .nbh so the only way to flash is via activesync....
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ClydeB1:
If you right click on the .exe file and select Extract Here, it unpacks the files so you could copy to sd card if you wanted to, but as Mark says, its safest to flash via usb so that the hspl is not affected.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] lorezz:
thanks,i'm quite noob with wmphone....XD
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ClydeB1:
Hey we all were at some stage. ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Jonas768:
Im now searching for about an hour but im no smarter than before.

I just got a T-Mobile branded (but not simlocked i suppose) hd 2.

I want to flash the Artemis German Rom. Now im reading all this goldcard stuff.

Is this goldcard just to flash the stuff without hardspl?

So my question is:

Can I just flash hardspl and afterwards the artemis german rom?

Or do i need to follow the goldcard method?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Goldcarding was a method for changing your stock rom BEFORE HardSPL came along. This method is not needed anymore and is not available for free anyway.

Install HardSPL and then you can flash any rom you want to whether its a stock or custom rom.

Just a word of advise DO NOT flash stock roms via microsd card as it will flash a stock SPL back onto your phone and possibly stop you from reinstalling HardSPL again.

If you have any problems feel free to ask but you really shouldnt as its very easy to install HardSPL on the HD2 :)

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Jonas768:
Thats all i wanted to know! Maybe this sould be written big and red in the first post :) The how to flash stuff i already know from my Tilt (/TYTN II/Kaiser).

So thanks for the quick help!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Well its a hell of alot easier to put HardSPL on the HD2 than it was on the Tilt lol.

Mark.