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[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
Matthew,

This is merely your opinion of me and my so called controlling behavior nothing more nothing less and I HIGHLY DOUBT others feel this way about me. If they all felt the same way as you did this thread would have died a long time ago yet it is now becoming very popular so who do you explain this if what you said is true? You can't.

I do not own or control this thread all of you do. My role here having owned both versions of the hd2 since day one and knowing it very well is to help people to learn about this device and if they ask me questions I answer them as honestly and accurately as I can. I have helped at least a half dozen people here with their devices and questions and have been Thanked many times for doing this so I am making a difference by being part of this thread and certainly not in this for fame or glory!!! Kevin
[HD2 General] Archer:
That is a bit of a childish response. You're asking for trouble by crowning yourself "first in the usa..." (that does sound very arrogant mate), and he only asked a question and certainly didn't deserve the response you gave him.

Chill dude.
[HD2 General] Alex Castillo:
Hello Agoattamer...

Yes, I already noticed I can't remove the 'BigPond', 'FoxTel' and 'Sensis' Quick Links... and I don't think I need them.

Also, I have one question for you: what do you mean with 'almost' when you said '...Its almost like a new phone'...? Is there any subtle problem or disadvantage on doing this?
[HD2 General] Alex Castillo:
Hello Kevin..!

Well, I already have a plan with Telcel which includes data... I have some questions you could help me with...

(1) Is there any disadvantage with using the southeast asia wwe 1.66 official signed rom Ago recommends?

(2) How can I backup the Telstra ROM, so I can restore it if needed?

(3) Where I can get the southeast asia wwe 1.66 official signed rom?

(4) Where can I find the procedure to flash the ROM?

(4) Is there any other option for ROM besides the one Ago's recommends?

Kevin and Ago, thanks a lot for your help... I really appreciate your time helping me and all of the members of this forum.

By the way, this phone is awsome..! Do you know where I could find any programming tools, so I can build my own programs for it? Again, thanks..!

Regards,

Alex.
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
Good Morning Alex,

Happy to help you with all of your questions and get you set up correctly like I did for Nimche last week. Actually, forgot exactly where put go back several pages in this thread and you will find exact instructions that I gave him and your all set up. I will also later no time now give you the link for the Stock Telstra ROM so there is no need for you to back up your rom before doing the hspl/spl process. As for rom's, depends upon what your looking for yet there are no disadvantages to the HTC Southeast Asia ROM and it is the newset HTC ROM if a stock rom is what your looking for. Hope this helps, Kevin
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
johnny was right here and Matthew as well for I way overreacted with regard to that person's innocent question about the camera situation and do apologize sincerely to the whole thread. HEY, I AM HUMAN AND MAKE MISTAKES JUST AS ALL OF YOU DO AND WHEN I AM WRONG I ADMIT IT SO I AM FAR FROM ARROGANT BUT HONEST AND HELPFUL. RESPECTFULLY, KEVIN
[HD2 General] Alex Castillo:
Kevin,

I just found this: http : / / rapidshare.com/files/12939301/Telcel_Mexico_PPC . CAB (remove the spaces)... do you think that would work? How can I install it?

Thanks..!
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
I knew you would find it. Cab files are very easy to install. Just while connected to active sync transfer, i.e. copy it to your device and then with file explorer run the cab file and it will automatically install to your device. Soft reset and then do what I said to you a few posts back and you can surf the net and do anything you want with the stock Telstra ROM. k
[HD2 General] Alex Castillo:
Kevin...

Well, i already did some research, but still need some help... as for my research over your instructions, I attached a txt file stating what I think I should do:

(In that txt file, I placed an * where I have questions... would you help me with those questions?)

Is correct what I'm thinking to do?

Thanks a lot..!

Alex
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
Yes, but you don't uninstall the hspl after you install it to your device. What Bepe was saying here is "IF" you ever have to uninstall the hspl for warranty reasons this is how it is done. As for what it does, it basically unlocks your phone so that you can flash any signed or unsigned rom's to your device. Unsigned meaning "cooked rom's".

I can't tell you which ROM TO FLASH, but most everyone here is either using Dutty's, I am and is the most popular on this thread, Miri's, or the one Ago recommended for you the latest HTC rom 1.66. Being that you are new to all of this I would advise like ago to stick with the latest htc official rom until you get more comfortable with this process. Good Luck and I will send you the link later for the Telstra Stock ROM. Kevin
[HD2 General] Alex Castillo:
Hey Kevin... Hello again... :)

Well, I was at HTCpedia and I found the following ROMs:

(1)

Pub date: January 22, 2010 06:59 AM

Soft version: 1.66.707.1

Summary: HTC Leo Asian Rom update version

Compatibility: HTC HD2

Requirements: HTC HD2, HSPL bepe

Resolution: WVGA

Type: Roms

Size:

Author: HTC Corporation

Downloads: 463

Rating: 2.80

(2)

Pub date: February 07, 2010 11:44 AM

Soft version: 5.2.21891.5.0.88

Summary: 10 Multi-Language Roms based on Manila_Core_2_5_20112328_0

Compatibility: HTC HD2 / HTC Leo

Requirements: HardSPL for Leo by Bepe see here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=611433

Resolution: WVGA

Type: WWE

Size:

Author: Duttythroy

Downloads: 5285

Rating: 4.50

and also:

(3)

Pub date: December 09, 2009 05:30 PM

Soft version: 1.49.841.1

Summary: Official WM6.5 ROM - HTC HD2 (Leo) - Telstra English Version

Compatibility: HTC HD2

Requirements: HTC HD2

Resolution: WVGA

Type: Roms

Size:

Author: HTC Corporation

Downloads: 927

Rating: 3.30

I think (1) is the recomended by Agoattamer, right?

(2) is the one you like, from Dutty... right?

and (3) is my actual ROM... isn't it?

I would like to trust you... if you tell me Dutty's is better, I'll use it. Should I? (would you tell my why is better?)

Anyway, I could remove Dutty's ROM if I don't like it by installing (2) or (3)... right?

Thanks a lot for your help..! :)

Alex.
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
Hey Alex, Can you trust me after all the help I have given you but did not have to? Ask others here who I have help many, many. Dutty's is Great because more so than the other cooked roms he keeps them very close to the htc stock rom yet with his own optimizations for speed and consistency. And yes you found the telstra rom correctly, good job, and yes to ago's recommendation and mine about version 1.66. I would still advise this one for you to learn. Kevin
[HD2 General] Agoattamer:
No that was just a figure of speech. I had no issues after flashing the rom. I meant almost like a new phone because it was actually the same phone.
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
For those of you who need it.

Post deleted. Not needed by who i was trying to help anymore. K
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
Link to photos of t9193 for all the newcomers.enjoy.

http://profile.imageshack.us/user/kevinrirvine/
[HD2 General] herculese1:
Thank you!

I just wanted to thank everyone for all the information provided in this thread. After reading through everything i bought my t9193 flashed it with duttys rom and everything is working great on ATT with 3g! I could not be happier. Thank you everyone!!
[HD2 General] Agoattamer:
OK. The reason I said southeast wwe asia rom is because it is similiar to the Europe wwe rom except it doesnt include co-pilot gps. Co-pilot cant be used here in the US. I expect the same for mexico. Those to me are the 2 biggest wwe official signed roms. You will have more memory with the se asia rom because of the lack of co-pilot.

SE Asia rom download here with this sn. ht9c2nw04056

http://www.htc.com/sea/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=297&cat=2&dl_id=854

European WWE rom here with this sn. HT9AZNW00968

http://www.htc.com/europe/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=804&news_id=401

Many do use Dutty's rom as well as mira's. Both are good and both have differences. But being new I really recommend sticking with an official rom for now. You need to spend quite a few hours reading the forums to learn the termanology and the differences between these cooked roms. As Kevin says Dutty's is close but still different and may have things about it that you will not like. Also They may have removed applications that you desire.

You need activesync installed on your xp pc or Windows Mobile Device Center if using vista or windows 7. You can get them from here.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/downloads/microsoft/activesync-download.mspx

For HSPL and info about it go here. Needed to flash these roms.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=611433

For warranty issues you will have to flash back to the original Telstra rom. You can get it here.

http://htcpedia.com/official_wm_rom_htc_hd_leo_telstra_english_version/soft/htc-leo-rom.html

If you are looking to revert back to the Telstra rom, I am not positive if you run the installer if that actually removes the hspl. You might have to extract the .nbh file and put it on a memory card and install it that way. Info on this is also included in the hspl link I gave earlier.

Remember if you are looking for English then choose WWE roms.

Flashing one of the official roms should install your network settings for you automatically. I suspect Dutty's might do the same. But hold onto that cab file just incase.
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
Thanks ago said the same thing to him.

I pretty much hand walked Alex through the process this a.m. yet have not heard from him in hrs. Being completely new to this like you I recommended the S.E. Asia ROM as well and hopefully he has had no issues. Kevin
[HD2 General] Alex Castillo:
Hey Kevin... sorry... you have'nt heard from me in hours because I'm at the office now... I'm planning to execute the ROM change after my work hours... :)

and... are you kidding??? Of course I 100% trust your knowledge on this subject, and I sincerely appreciate your help... :) When I said '... I would like to trust you...' I really mean 'I trust you'... sorry, remember I'm not native english speaker... but spanish.. that's why the 'wording' confusion :)

Thanks for your help, and also to Agoattamer... :)
[HD2 General] Agoattamer:
Yes I know. But ideas were all over the place. I felt the need to compact everything in one nice and easy post. Should have everything he or anyone else would need then. ;)

Nothing wrong with too much info or personal opinions.

Alex maybe you should look for a spanish rom instead of a WWE rom??
[HD2 General] Alex Castillo:
Thanks Agottamer,

I'm new to thid kind of devices (Windows Mobile) but an expert (more than 20 years on IT), so I think with your guide I'll have no problem flashing my HD2... also, I prefer all my software in english.... :)

I apreciate your help Agoattamer, and Kevin's

Have a great day... I'll let you know as soon as I have my unit working.
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
Hey Ago trust me your help is appreciated and your opinians valued.

@Alex,

No worries man at all. Just keep us updated after work. I misunderstood your English so I thought you had meant something different. Language barrier thing and no biggie. K
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
Post edited. K
[HD2 General] |oLo|:
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[HD2 General] |oLo|:
Dutty's 1.8

Dutty's v1.8 is out ;)
[HD2 General] Alex Castillo:
Hi Kevin... are you there? I have a problem... HSPL just doesn't install.

On a Windows 7 computer, I connect the HD2 to the USB port, run HSPL as administrator, the HD2 goes to the four color screen, the computer tries to install some driver, it fails and then HSPL gives me a timeout error. Unplug the HD2, remove its battery, reinstall the battery, turn it on... it works, but HSPL didn't install.

On an XP computer, I connect the HD2 to the USB port, run HSPL and then it gives me twice the error 'This application has failed to start because RAPI.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem'. The HD2 never went into the four color screen.

While trying this on the Windows 7 computer, I noticed that my bootloader screen showed this>

PB81110 HX-BC

SPL-1.42.0000 XE

MicroP(LED) 0x05

MicroP(TOUCH) 0x30

While on the videos I saw on installing the HSPL I saw 'PB1100 HX-BC' on the first line of the bootloader screen... is this relevant?

Any idea?

Alex
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
Hi Alex,

Yes, you do have a problem here for if it loaded correctly you would see on the Bootloader screen Cotulla Bepe from memory. Has been awhile since I have done this.

1. 1st if not done so already download winrar to extract the hspl file for you. www.rarlabs.com After this is installed on your pc right click with your mouse on the hspl file with winrar and it will give you options. To make it simple select extract to the same location on your pc.

2. Now you are ready to begin hspling your phone. Double click the hspl file you extracted before and let it run and if it does this correctly your device will automatically go into bootloader mode and then windows 7 will download the drivers. If it times out on you this is fine just make sure wm7 loads the drivers and then start the process over and all should work perfectly.

3. If done correctly the entire process start to finish is under 3 minutes, yes this quick, and you will see we hacked it on your device and your done. I will be up for another 2 hrs so please let me know if all is well or not. Kevin
[HD2 General] Alex Castillo:
Kevin, I solved... it was a problem with a Qualcomm driver... driver problem fixed, HD2 HSPL'ed, Asian WWE ROM flashed... now it works WONDERFUL..!

Thanks a lot Kevin.!

:)
[HD2 General] Agoattamer:
It was easier than it sounded...wasn't it? Did it find your network settings for you?
[HD2 General] Alex Castillo:
Yep, the only problem was the qualcomm driver which is installed at the moment the HD2 goes into the bootloader screen... but, I didn't noticed the problem immediately because I was also doing some other things and had the sound of the laptop muted...

After I found out the problem, I worked into it, make sure the driver installed, and then it was a piece of cake...

And yes, the HD2 immediately recognized Telcel's services (all of them: telephony, voice mail, mms, internet, etc.), so the cab file was not needed. (Anyway, the cab file I found before was incomplete: it only included the settings for MMS, but not for Internet connection)

Finally, is there a document anywhere explaining what the other ROM options (Dutty's, Miri's, etc) have to offer, why they are better, what they include and what they don't include?

Thanks.
[HD2 General] Bowhuntr11:
So I just got a call from Fedex requesting me to fill out this FCC form, with what phone I am getting and the FCC ID# off it...etc...

Anybody else get this...I am guessing this is going to delay the delivery, I was suppose to be getting it thursday :mad:
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
No, but this has happened to me in the past and the faster you call fed ex and fax them in the form your shipment might not be delayed. You never know when you might need it so if you need it quickly give me your e-mail by pm and I will send it off to you. A little complicated if you have never done this before yet I can walk you through the process. Thanks, Kevin
[HD2 General] Bowhuntr11:
Well I just sent in the fax, and have been trying to call him back but he hasn't answered. Hopefully he will call me back soon...Will let you know if I need help with it...Thanks!
[HD2 General] herculese1:
3g issue

Hey guys my t9193 is on the att netowrk. my phone sometimes displays "3G" and sometimes displays "H". I felt like it was going slow so i did a speed test and im only getting 200 kb/s. did i forget to do something? im running duttys rom was there any setting i was supposed to change to actualy achieve 3g speeds not just display the logo?
[HD2 General] Audiguy3:
Kevin

I happened to look at the cell phone frequencies in Australia and the postings I found did not include 850 but the HD2 that is for sale shows it has 850? Can anyone explain that please? Are the data base sites I went too wrong?

Reggie
[HD2 General] Agoattamer:
When mine says 3G I also get poor speeds. Mine only shows around 60kbps when 3G. When it shows H I get speeds 1300-1700kbps. H is 3G+ and that should be your better speeds. We all seem to have issues with our bands jumping around. Might be the lack of the 1900umts band which covers the better 3G speeds.

When you have the H showing, how many bars are you getting? You might just have a weak HSPDA signal. If its any good news to you by the end of the year ATT is supposed to have all their towers upgraded for the 850UMTS band.
[HD2 General] meCka:
Anyone in Los Angeles got on running on AT&T 3G?
[HD2 General] HushH:
@Audiguy3

They must be wrong. Telstra definitely uses the 850mhz band.
[HD2 General] Audiguy3:
OK I found these site that say 850 for 3G only

http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html

http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_au.shtml

These are the ones I looked at earlier:

http://allworldcellphones.com/gsm-frequencies-list.htm

http://support.chinavasion.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=227#gsm-au

Reggie
[HD2 General] Kawaelde:
Just received

Just purchased two new T9193's. Appreciate any insight. Also having trouble loading the Dutty1.8 ROM. Experiencing same timeout errors as Alex downloaded and tried rarlabs utiltiy on 2 different computers.. same results. Do I require an installed SIM prior to updating? Haven't yet activated with planned ATT service (tomorrow). Any other advice to bring me up to speed/point me in the right direction is appreciated.
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
Hi Reggie,

Just saw this now. I can 1000% GUARANTEE YOU THIS PHONE GETS 3G/HSDPA ON THE 850 BAND, I also own the previous version Touch HD T8285 and it did the same. Everyone in my thread has one already or will soon so why would we all lie to you? If you want I can take a photo of the box now and post it like I did all of my photos earlier in the thread but as long as your in an area of att's network that is 850 this phone will for sure work. Hope this helps you. Kevin
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
Happy to help Kevin here and why 2? Yes, you said it best yourself your main problem which won't do you any good until tomorrow is you need to have a registered Sim and account with AT&T First. This is the only way the computer and more to the point active sync will recognize your phone and then automatically install the necessary driver's to flash. I only use Dutty's ROM'S and his 1.8 version rom is very fast and so far no issues at all. Just released last night.

This thread has become very long with info all over the place, but Ago, my name for him, wrote a very detailed guide on the whole ROM FLASHING PROCESS START TO FINISH 1-2 PAGES AGO, and follow that guide once your account is activated and you should have no issues. I helped both Alex and Nimche through this process from start to finish so I have a guide out there as well. Kevin

P.S. As you mentioned and I shared with Alex yesterday do not be concerned if on the first attempt to HSPL your device it times out on you when the device goes into BOOTLOADER MODE FOR THE FIRST TIME for sometimes windows does not load the driver's quickly enough and you will get an error message. No worries, but keep your device connected to p.c. and wait for the driver's to fully install then run the program again and all will be gloden. the entire process takes under 3 minutes. Very simple
[HD2 General] Kawaelde:
Thank you!

Kevin,

Thank you.. actually finally got tired of Verizon contracts and restrictions. Why two.. I'm a good guy and got one for the girlfriend too.

Having found this message board couple of weeks ago, looking for the best and read your experiences/recommendations decided to pull the trigger and bought 2 of these out of Australia. Arrived yesterday. will get these SIM(ed) up and try again. Appreciate the quick reply.
[HD2 General] doctajay:
I'm in southern cali and i got my hd2 yesterday. The phone is an absolute beast and for the majority of the day I have the H sign for my internet meaning that 850 is really strong out here. Here r some issues I ran into and how I fixed them or havent yet figured out yet:

1) Device won't hard SPL due to program timeout. I tried it first on a windows 7 box, and it didn't work. Then I turned on my mac and tried it in windows xp in vmware fusion, and that didn't work. Then I tried it on my pure windows xp box and it worked then.

2) Flashing rom from SD card: rename .nbh to LEOIMG.nbh and transfer to a FAT32 microsd card. PUt the phone in bootloader mode by holding the down key and the reset button

3) Data connection will stop working even though my phone says 3G or H.- For right now reseting it turns on the data again but I can't figure out if its my phone or the fact that I'm always in a bad reception area during the day or whether its my Dutty ROM. I'll have to look at this further

Otherwise though I love this thing. I immediately through on a boxwave screen protector and everything has been perfect. Everytime i whip out my phone someone with an iphone beside me starts to feel inadequate. makes me happy :).
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
Not a problem this is what I am here for and the reason I keep helping people with this awesome device is comments like yours where you read my thread and based upon my knowledge /recommendations of the device bought 2. This keeps me motivated to want to continue to help. THANK YOU AS WELL. BTW, I also admire your patience for you and your gf got the devices yesterday yet won't have service till tomorrow. This would drive me nuts. Kevin
[HD2 General] Alex Castillo:
Also, when HSPLing your HD2, remember to keep your PC connected to the internet, so it can find the required qualcomm drivers (required to HSPL your HD2)... and, as Kevin said, if the first time fails, make sure the qualcomm drivers were porperly installed, and try again.

Thanks to all.
[HD2 General] Agoattamer:
Just a reminder. I didnt mention in my short tutorial. You need activesync installed on your xp pc or Windows Mobile Device Center if using vista or windows 7. You can get them from here.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/downloads/microsoft/activesync-download.mspx

That may be the drivers everyone needs.

Also you do not need a sim in your phone to flash it. If you dont have one after the flash it will boot up asking you to put one in. It is a good idea to have one because at this time the phone will set up your connections and info.

About the data connetion freeze. I too have this issue. :mad: At least once a day my connection will be frozen. You can reset your phone, turn data connection on and off, or airplane mode on and off to reinitialize it. It is a pain in the butt and it happens to my buddies european version with ATT also. Not glad that I am not the only one having this issue. Maybe an email to HTC might get some answers.
[HD2 General] claude4:
Kevin I have 2 words for you!

THANK YOU!

I was fortunate, being an early riser, apparently to be the first one to read Kevin's F/S notice that he wanted to sell one of the TWO HD2 T9193's he had in his possession.

After I PM'd him I got the price, the fact that it was barely used and in pristine new condition and as I soon leanred; better than new as Kevin had already HSPL'd it and put Dutty's WWE 1.5 on it. A simple Fed EX, COD, sale got me the device THE NEXT DAY. How simple, how quick and at a price that saved me quite a bit of $$$ vs. getting it from Australia for a better than brand new device.

So now I am the 1st to get an HD2 T9193 from the one who was the 1st in the USA, yada, yada ;)

So as I said in my subject line

THANK YOU KEVIN!

(OK so that’s now 3 words ;))

Claude H.

One damn happy camper