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[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
HardSPL can be flashed on any GSM Leo (HD2) regardless of network.

Once HardSPL has been flashed successfully (check the bootloader afterwards to make sure) then any ROM can be put on your phone (using customruu) whether its a stock rom or custom rom. Also Radios can then be flashed without having to update your Rom and losing your previous rom and settings.

So just to clarify it doesnt matter whether a phone is locked to a network, you can still flash HardSPL. This however will not sim unlock your phone so if its sim locked and you wish to use a different sim card then you will still have to pay to get it sim unlocked.

Hope that helps :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] M0J0 78:
God damn, that was quick reponse. Thanks.

I knew about the sim unlock thingy but thanks for confirming.

One last questions.. for now ;) There are so many ROMS so little time. Which one would you recommend? I know you like Dutty's 1.1 but looking at the screenshots the fancy weather stuff on the home page of the phone seems to be missing (call me shallow but i quite this supperficial feature :rolleyes: ) I also quite like the look of the additional document viewer button on the bottom scroll of options but have read this slows down the phone quite considerably. There are other ROMS that have removed Market Place, Windows Live, Messenger i.e. Miri HD2 WM6.5.X (28205/23518) ROM :: Sense 2.5 :: V 1.4

Are miri's ROMs any good or would you stick with dutty's beauties?

Thanks again for all your help
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
For the last few days I have been using Duttys Leo Sense 2.5 Holy Grail Rom which has been extremely stable. Both of Duttys Roms include the Home Page weather animations, Holy Grail has the Document viewer Tab which is why I switched to it. The document tab doesnt slow down this rom at all. Dont ask me why he has 2 different Roms which are almost identical in every way because I dont actually know lol.

I have only tried 1 of miri's roms which was a while ago and very unstable but im sure they are alot better now. I would recommend Duttys Holy Grail which would suit all your needs and the link is in my sig.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] [★]:
Some others too recomend

Topix - Using now BUT discontinued :(

Dutty Leo Multilang - Very Good And Stable

Tom Crodons Rom - Good but its been along time since he updated
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] peerke01:
Can someone help me??I want to install the Artemis_v271_NLD_202_23518 but it doesnt install.

I have HSPL done.

I followed all the steps but it doesnt start the upload.It goes in boot but then the pc says cant upload.

Why is this going wrong with my telephone??

Edit:

It works.If telephone is in reboot mode just reconnect your usb and it works!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] M0J0 78:
Nice one mskip. Now all i need to do is let the wife let me upgrade on her account (i could wait for mine on the 4th feb but my impatience may get the better of me. My fingers are itching to start modding). :)

things move fast in the flashing world so if i wait for my upgrade on the 4th Feb we'll be on Dutty 145.7 for the HTC HD25 :D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] M0J0 78:
Cheers "*" I see in your profile you're a UK T-Mob customer - as am i. You're also a senior member so there is no doubt you're more technically competant than me. How did you find the whole flashing experience on a T Mob (UK) HD2? Is it worth the pain?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] M0J0 78:
Sorry mskip, i appreciate i'm being a but stoopid here :confused: But the link in your sig takes me to dutty's thread. From there I can't seem to find a link to a download page where i can get the Holy Grail ROM.

Soz to be a pain but could you point me in the right direction.... again.

Cheers
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] [★]:
Well I bought a sim free hd2 and just bought my tmob sim so I guess its not the same. But I have heard from other people that the tmobie stock rom sucks balls (1.43, and the official latest is like, 2.02 or something) and tmobile do block some applications like youtube.

So I would highly recomend flashing a custom rom, I love it and it is extremely easy, (go to my video thread in my signature to see how easy it is) and is so fun.

However, I flashed a new rom last night, topix (sadly discontinued) and it is one of my favourites so far, and I am probably gonna stick with it (just made an spb backup). So you see, its fun to keep trying roms till you find one that suits you the most :)

PM me for any more help
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] M0J0 78:
anyone got an opinion on Duttys Leo HG Multi-Lang V1.3 WWE?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] M0J0 78:
Cheers "*" Tell me about the modding addiction!!! I remember when i got my Omnia (i900). the phone sucked as much balls as t-mob's ROMs but i couldn't stop tinkering. I'm thinking about going for Duttys Leo HG (which i guess is short for "Holy Grail") Multi-Lang V1.3 WWE. mskip is on V0.5 so i'm guessing this one will be even better. Fingers crossed. he seems to change them 20 times a day. I think the guy needs to see someone. Love his work but not sure how often he gets to see the great outdoors:)

Sorry Dutty - just playing. please don't take offense.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] dortok:
u gotta download duttys ROMS from htcpedia.com
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] [★]:
extremely good

Edit: I used v1.1 and loved it, didnt realise 1.3 was out and didnt want 1.2 because it had manila 1922
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] [★]:
Meh, the "great outdoors" isnt all that great, its overated in my opinion :D Especially fields full of cows and horses *shudders*

Anyway yeah I love flashing now :3 (this is my first winmo device) I think very highly of duttys rom (1.1 atleast) and so I would recomend it. But I would also recomend kwbr's topix rom, its probably my favourite so far, but as I (think) said, he has stopped working on it as the thread was getting agressive, its a real shame because he is a really good check (5 mitchelin starts to any of you guys here in the uk ;))

Heres a link to his thread, you can find the download link in his sig under the word boiler if your interested
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] dortok:
Does anyone know what the difference is between Duttys Leo Multi-Lang V1.3 and Duttys Holy Grail V.05 ?

On htcpedia, the multi-lang is also listed as Holy Grail... So I don't know the difference.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] M0J0 78:
Just tried downloading and seemed to be an issue when i tried to extract (using winrar) trying to download again.

Thanks for the reply by the way. really appreciated.

EDIT: just finished downloading again and extracted no probs.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] [★]:
I hope you enjoy it :)

let me know how it goes,

I added you as a friend
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] rob75:
Hi Guys,

I tried flashing the HSPL and it asked if I confirmed the 'We Hacked It' message. Then the progress bar on the phone sat at 0% for a while, before I got an 'unexpected error' with a number(I thought I screendumped, but apparantly I didn't). As I retried the install, the progress bar on the phone went to 100%. So i disconnected the phone, pressed the red button on the back and it started up fine. How do I know if it worked?

Rob
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Go into the bootloader as described in the first post and check if the SPL line says "SPL-1.42.HSPL". If it does then you have HardSPL on your phone and can start flashing roms :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] shaggydabbydo:
I'm seriously tempted to HardSPL my new (3 week old) HD2 (T8585) and start testing/trying ROMS but I'm absolutely petrified that if something goes wrong with the phone I won't be able to get it back to it's original out of the box state which would enable me to send it back to Virgin (UK) so they can fix it.

Anyone here bought a HD2 recently from Virgin in the UK could offer their experiences?

Also, is the stock WWE ROM from 4shared.com (RUU_Leo_HTC_WWE_1.48.405.2_Radio_Signed_15.28.50.0¶

7U_2.05.51.05_2_Ship.exe) the same as the one that came with my Virgin phone (which says ROM 1.48.405.2 (71294) WWE in it)so that should I need to reset it back to original, that's the ROM I'd use and Virgin would be none the wiser?

I'm such a nooooob :):confused::)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] M0J0 78:
Hey shaggy. Don't apologise about being a noob. we've all been there. try this threads:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=621930

A very useful page with links to videos and everything you need about flashing, HSDL, and getting things back to normal should you need to return to manufacturer. Ignore the vid where he says it will only work on unlocked / sim free phones. there is a post in thread somewhere where he apologises and doesn't know why he added that line. Its common knowledge now that these techniques work on all phones as long as your SPL 1.42 out of the box -which most are. Enter into bootloader on your phone to confirm.

good luck :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] lanrover:
Downgrading from SPL 2.00.1000 to 1.42.0000

I have an HD2 with SPL 2.00.1000 and tried to HSPL but it failed. Tried to do a stock rom via SDCard but no luck. It errors when it goes into the Gray Screen past the bootloader screen with 05800 on the top in Red and it returns to the Bootloader screen.

A couple of folks had asked earlier if there will be a HSPL for 2.00 and look like this will be needed for those like me who want to ROM's flashed. I inadvertently flashed the TMO 2.0.2 and stuck with the watermark hence the reason to go back to 1.66 or 1.6.1.

Thx
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] [★]:
:) thanks for recomending my thread ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
I dont know if the goldcard server is still working but if you can then flash an older rom (1.43 or 1.48) via goldcard and it will downgrade your SPL back to 1.42 so you can flash HardSPL onto your device. Its a simple process as long as you can follow the instructions then it will go smoothly.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mybigsam:
Still no Luck

:( Just had my HTC HD2 today, and it s in German (Switzerland), wanted to Flash it to one of the official English versions.

I followed all instructions under:

HSPL seems to be installed properly, I reboot, Check again in the Boot Loader and I can see that HSPL is showing as expected.

I insert the MicroSD with the "HTC_HD2_RUU_Leo_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.66.707.1_Radio_Signed" LEOIMG.nbh file.

Start the Boot loader again. It starts the procedd of updating, and after 30 secs, it will cancell automaticly the process and put the device back to Bootloader mode.

Strange think, the device shows that it has

SPL 1.42.0000 XE

After that I have an Big Silver Triangle with an Exclamation mark, and I can only upload aain the original German Version loaded from HTC websote... :-(

Any hint?

Thank you...

PS: Sorry if this is already covered in another topic... was browsing the site for couple of hours, no luck of any solution.

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

Been reading again through the Forum this morning and dont see why it s not working for me.

I definetly have SPL 1.42.0000 XE

I manage at first point to install the HSPL and I confirm it s installed, but it goes back to SPL 1.42.0000 XE whe i try to upgrade the ROM from the MicrSD :-(

Not sure if that XE after the SPL version is the reason.

Cheers
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] lanrover:
Thanks msskip. I will look for the goldcard server and give it a whirl with your suggestion. Thanks.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
If you read the first post fully you will see why its not working. Actually its working exactly as its supposed to.

If you flash a rom via microSD Card then it will flash BACK the stock SPL. If you want to just flash the rom and not change the radio or spl then you need to flash the image via activesync using the customruu file.

Read everything in the first post and you will have a much better understanding of the different types of flashing and how to get back to the stock rom and spl if needed.

Write back if you need more info :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] shaggydabbydo:
Thank. I have checked the bootloader and it says 1.42.0000 :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] M0J0 78:
You're ready to rock 'n' Roll. Follow the instructions at the beginning of this thread and on "*" 's thread - referred to in my original repsonse to you.

In a nut shell, you should be able to install HardSPL and flash ROMs from your PC.

Don't get confused with this method and the one that requires ROMs to be on the SD card. Flash with HardSPL and adding new ROMS should be like taking candy from a baby. :)

Good luck
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mybigsam:
So Sorry that I have to right back... I m not really a kind of geek girl... trying to do my best at forst time.

So I have a Device that is in German.

Called HTC and asked how to change to English, they told me to buy a new one.

In your Forum I can see that Flashin the device will allow me to have it in English.

Are you Saying that I just need to download the English ROM (190Mb), sync the device under Windows 7 with Windows Mobile Device Center and just run the customRUU.exe or the CustomRUU.exe ? that s it? no need to install the HSPL or that is anyway needed to allow another ROM of a different version.

What ROM shall I choose for English? Some are saying Signed... some not... are they all official ROMs?

Soooo Sorry again to be such pain here... I hope you dont mind giving me aquick answer when you have a chance.

Cheers,

Sam
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mcguirestick:
I have French Leo, and the simplest way to change over to English language, and improve the function of your phone is to change the rom to the latest.

If you look on the first page of this thread it gives full and super easy instructions. I found using activesync very easy, and i am a noob!

It is worth doing a hardspl first as this gives to a lot of protection from really messing up your phone. in the unlikely event that you ever need to send your phone back to the manufacturer then you will need to remove this...Simplest way is come on here when you need to do this and ask one of the really helpful people on here!

I have Duttys Leo Multi-Lang V1.1 WWE rom on both my leos, however i am having a problem as one of them keeps locking up for no reason...this is very strange, as the two phones are identical!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] M0J0 78:
anyone got an opinion on the recently released: Rhodium_AF manila 2.5_R3 (21889) ROM? - God damn there are so many out there. Which is the best :eek:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
You arent being a pain at all lol thats what this thread is for, to help people with any problems or questions they might have :)

In answer to your question, if you want to flash a custom rom then you need to install the HardSPL first as it will allow you to flash roms from different languages. Go through the following steps to change your rom.

1. Charge your HD2 to at least 50%

2. Sync your HD2 with your pc (windows7 32bit should have no problems but you might have problems if using windows7 64bit)

3. Run the HardSPL program from your pc and follow the onscreen instructions to put HardSPL on your HD2

4. After HardSPL has been flashed successfully then follow the instructions in the first post to go into the bootloader and verify it is correct.

5. Find a rom that you like and flash it via activesync using customruu.exe

If you have anymore questions just ask :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mybigsam:
Resolved

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It works like a Charm.... I was missing the customruu.exe

You have just made my Day ... ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] x omega:
Hiya, a quick question about HardSPLing my HD2.

I have a carrier branded Tmob UK HD2, so it's locked to Tmobile and such, but I want to do a rom upgrade on it and the usual way to do this with a tmob locked one would be with the goldcard method, but that seems to have been withdrawn cos of the drama surrounding crackers and stuff or whatever.

From what I've been reading, HardSPL is the way to go, but I was reading how someone trying to SSPL their tmob branded hd2 ended up somewhat bricking it and now I don't know if HardSPL will work on a sim-locked phone.

would it be possible to hardspl my hd2 without it becoming an expensive paperweight?

sorry if I've missed something obvious earlier on in the thread. >_>
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Glad to be of service ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] PeterMav:
Thank you so much for this thread, I have successfully FLASHED to the official WWE ROM took me a total of 3 minutes to complete. And the best thing is all my telcos crap has been removed. In Australia on Telstra.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] thumpabar:
How is it looking?

Howdy, I too have a stock Telstra HD2. Just wondering what you flashed to and does it still run HSDPA on NextG?

How long have you been using it?

Any improvements other than clobbering all the T-crap?

Any issues?

Cheers!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] PeterMav:
I bought the HD2 yesterday and FLASHED it this morning using the WWE in this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=623283

So far everything is working like it before only thing different is all the T-crap is gone. Right now im trying to get it to sync to my emial over NextG keeps saying that it cant connect with the current settings, even though I have it set to the Telstra network.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] michd2:
thnx

hacked my VF-branded HD2, very happy with it, now I will be able to install the newest 1.66 ROM very soon...:D:D:D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Pop2Lock:
excellent!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] thegios:
downloaded official htc rom for italy v1.66 (I have an official italian hd2 with original SPL and original rom v1.44), extracted it, renamed nbh to leoimg.nbh, put it into the sd card's root, restarted the devive in boot mode BUT NO INSTALLATION STARTS: is this normal?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Well for starters did you flash HardSPL first?

You can only flash a stock rom via microsd card if HardSPL is present and if you do it that way then the stock SPL will also be flashed to your device losing HardSPL.

1. Flash HardSPL FIRST!!

2. Extract the nbh from the stock rom you wish to flash and put it in a folder along with customruu.exe

3. Flash the stock rom via activesync and it wont take HardSPL off your device (keeping it safe)

READ!! READ!! READ!! Make sure you know in your own mind exactly what you are doing before you attempt anything to do with flashing. Im sure you dont want to brick your new toy.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] thegios:
I have read and understood everything... well almost... I understood I could flash an official rom thru sd also without HSPL, but now I've just realised I cannot...

I am at work and cannot sync with pc so I thought i could do it thru sd without HSPL, and I cannot install HSPL as I cannot sync with pc... a dead loop :-) gotta wait till I get home then...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mcguirestick:
Help!!!! :confused:...I have two hd2's both with the same configurations as shown in my signature. One works fine the other not so fine.

One of them seemed to lock up for no apparent reason a few times per day, which required pulling the battery and a reboot. I was missing too many calls, so i have just loaded the Laurentius leov3.0 English rom, to see if that would fix the glitch.

I did not run the HSPL first as it was already on the phone, and all went fine. It then started to boot, so i pulled the battery to do a hard reset, but when i replaced the battery i could not get the reset screen or even the multi coloured screen....In fact i tried every variation of starting it, removed the battery and replaced it about 10 times, but still it will not power up in any way whatsoever!...Even tried taking out the sdcard and sim card and powering up without them, but still no luck.

Anyone any ideas?????
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Sheenek:
Hello to everyone as I'm new on this forum.

Week ago I got my first windows based smartphone through O2 contract(UK).

I decided to install HSPL and play with ROMs, but I'm still waiting for unlock code for my phone. And there is a question: Does presence of Sim Lock affect HSPL installation and ROM changes? Should I wait until I get unlock code or it's safe to start with changes now?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
The only thing Sim Unlocking your phone will do is to allow you to use sim cards from any carrier instead of being locked to using only the sim card of the carrier you are with.

If your phone is sim locked you can still flash HardSPL and can then flash any Rom you wish. This will not sim unlock your phone but it wont affect it in any way.

Its quite safe to go ahead and start flashing ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] jeiko37:
Dealing with SPL 2.00.100 XE

Hi;

I've HTC HD2 previously flashed using Gold Card method.

Recently I upgraded it to TMobile ROM version 2.02 (RUU_Leo_1_5_TMOUS_202531MASD_S.exe); but this changed the SPL to version 2.00.100XE which prohibit any upgrade or downgrade to anything else.

I reapplied the GOLD Card but it didn't help.

Any idea how to remove this ROM or dealing with SPL 2.00.100XE?

Mobile: HTC HD2

Operator: TMobile USA

OS: 5.2.21869 (21869.5.0.82)

Manilla: 2.5.19222911.0

ROM: 2.02.531.MASD(S) (74519) WWE

ROM Date: 12/21/09

Radio version: 2.06.50.04

Protocol Version: 15.29.50.07U
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
What do you mean when you say the gold card didnt help?

Did you try using the same microsd card to flash and older rom which has spl1.42?

Bit more info please.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] jeiko37:
I didn't change anything ont the phone so it's the same Sd card on it. I re-executed the Gold Card procedure and tried to flash using old ROM (1.48 WWE) but the process failed as it stalled at "Loading..." stage.

I think the solution is: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=611789
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Thats a kitchen for the 2.02 rom, you need to flash a STOCK 1.43 or 1.48 rom to get back SPL 1.42 and enable install of the HardSPL.

The only way you can downgrade your SPL is via the goldcard method. Since you already have a microsd card with goldcard on it you should be able to follow the exact procedure for goldcarding with an older stock rom.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] jeiko37:
it works, i used official ROM 1.61 and it did the job.

I've SPL 1.42 and ROM 1.61.

Thanks for your help.

:-)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Now you can install HardSPL and protect your phone :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mcguirestick:
Anyone got any tips for a phone that will not power up...I loaded a new rom this morning and since then i cannot get the phone to power up no matter what i try.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!:confused:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
TRy powering on whilst holding down volume, see if you can boot to bootloader (three colous) if you can, then you should be able to just flash a new rom, if not, then i dont know, sorry....
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] lanrover:
Can you share how this worked for you?

I am stuck with 2.02 ROM with TMO and I dont have a Gold Card. Tried to flash the LEOIMG.nbh method using 1.6.1 but still no luck. Thanks JeiKo37.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] [★]:
You dont need goldcard to change rom, just install HSPL then flash a new rom, your phone wont be "unlocked" but you will have a better rom ;)