[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] [★]:
★Useful Links★

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Official HSPL Thread - Bepe [The Actual HardSPL]​

Written Flashing Guide -Mskip [The Best Written Guide Around]

Official Rom Thread -L3v5y[Get All The Offical Roms (And SPL's) Here!]​

Official Radio Thread -Kholk[Very Useful Collection Of Radios]​

Custom Rom Mirrors -zzattack[Useful For A Good List Of Roms With Links To The Original Threads+Fast Downloads]​

MTTY Thread - MysticGenius [Bad Flash? Constant Hard Resets? Check Out This Thread From MG!]​

★I Appreciate Comments, So If This Thread Helped You At All, Or If You Have Some Constructive Criticism, Then Post A Reply Letting Me Know★ :)

★Hopefully this compilation of videos

I've been working on for the last week

or so should help you in any of your

queries about using HardSPL. Its designed

for complete noobies which dont know the

first thing about flashing.★

★Once you've watched a few, you will begin to

learn the different acronyms and be able to

recognize certain words and phrases in the

flashing process, but for now, heres a short

word list to get you started.★

★[Word List]★

LEOIMG.nbh/ruu_signed.nbh/[Randomname.nbh] - These are all the actual roms, the things you need to flash, usually they are called one of the first two names, but some rom chefs give their own names to the roms, but you can always distiguish which file you need as it will always be a "nbh" file and will always be the largest file in the archive/folder

SPL - Secondary Program Loader: Loads the actual OS. (The SPL is what lets you flash the different aspects of your device, however the stock SPL is 'CID Locked' which means only official releases from HTC can be installed.

HSPL - A 'custom' SPL created by the dark forces team (bepe and cotulla), this is CID Unlocked and it lets you install custom roms and flash any radio. The reason it is called 'Hard' is because it stays on your device after a flash, unlike 'Soft' SPL which is removed after a flash.

RUU - The official 'Rom Update Utility' from HTC which is used to do all your flashing from your pc, its essentialy a nice user interface for the SPL

CustomRUU - The custom Rom Update Utility from the dark forces team which is designed to be used with the HSPL

ROM - An operating system build from HTC, updated to bring you the newest functions and fixes

Custom/Cooked ROM - An operating system build built on a stock rom, these are created by 'Chefs or Cooks' who use 'Kitchens' to design their own roms to release to the community, these are usually alot better than stock roms and contain lots of custom tweaks from others in the xda community.

[More knowleadgable members please correct me on things I may have got wrong/ used the wrong termonoligy]

[Disclaimer: I will not be held responsible for any damage that may be caused to your device, and be warned flashing HardSPL WILL void the warranty on your device, however it can be removed, thus unvoiding it]

Ok onto the videos!

[Note/Update: In one or more of my videos I say that this will not work locked phones (as in, bought in a contract) this is wrong, HSPL does allow you to flash new roms on to contract phones (for example: flash a custom rom onto a tmobile phone) However it will not unlock the deivce]

1. How To Install HardSPL

[LINK][Estimated Time:7 Minutes]

[NOTE: PLEASE GO INTO YOUR BOOTLOADER BEFORE INSTALLING HSPL AND MAKE SURE YOUR CURRENT SPL IS 1.42.0000, IF IT IS NOT, THE INSTILLATION WILL FAIL!]

Description: This video is intended to run you through the very simple process of flashing HardSPL to your device.

Useful Links

¬HardSPL Thread

HardSPL

¬Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 32 Bit

¬Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 64 Bit

2. How To Flash a Custom Rom Via Active Sync (USB)

[LINK][Estimated Time: 10 Minutes]

Description: This video is supposed to show you the process of flashing a custom rom to your device using the supplied standard mini usb cable.

Useful Links

¬Direct Links For Most Custom Roms

¬Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 32 Bit

¬Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 64 Bit

3. How To Flash a Custom Rom Via Micro SD Card

[LINK][Estimated Time: 15 Minutes]

Description: This video is supposed to show you the process of flashing a custom rom to your device using the supplied standard micro SD card.

Useful Links

¬Direct Links For Most Custom Roms

¬Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 32 Bit

¬Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 64 Bit

4. How To Flash a Stock Rom

[LINK][Estimated Time: 10 Minutes]

Description: This video will show you how to install a stock rom back to your device, so it is just like the day you got it.

Useful Links

¬Official Roms

[IMPORTANT NOTE: YOU CAN NOT INSTALL STOCK ROMS USING AN SD CARD AS IT WILL REMOVE HSPL]

5. How To Flash a Radio

[LINK][Estimated Time: 7 Minutes]

Description: This video is supposed to show you the process of flashing a stock radio to your device.

Useful Links

¬ Radios

6. How To Uninstall HardSPL (Install a Stock SPL)

[LINK][Estimated Time: 25 Minutes]

Description: This video is the longest and is supposed to show you how to remove HardSPL from your device (usually done when sending the phone in for warranty)

Useful Links

¬Official Roms (For Stock SPL's)

WARNING: THIS WILL REMOVE YOUR CURRENT ROM AND INSTALL A STOCK ROM OVER IT

7. How To Flash(Install) A Custom Splash Screen

(Thanks jeckyll for the first splash screen and teaching me how to do it)

[LINK][Estimated Time: 5 Minutes]

Description: This video is very quick and will show you how to install custom splash screens (the initial SS with the htc logo and white background)

Useful Links

¬HD2 Bios Splash Screens

¬How To Create A Custom Splash Screen (Thanks pof)

8. How To Flash(Install) A Stock Splash Screen (Uninstall Custom Spash Screen)

(Thanks 6Fg8 For The Stock Splash Screen)

[LINK] [Estimated Time: 5 Minutes]

Description: This video is very quick and will show you how to install the original splash screen (the initial SS with the htc logo and white background) over your custom one (will get back warranty)

Useful Links

¬HTC HD2 Original Splash Screen (Thanks 6Fg8)

9. How To Perform A Task 29 Without MTTY

(Thanks Doloop For Making This, and ShaDrac for repacking it into an easier single exe)

[LINK][Estimated Time: 7 Minutes]

Description: This video will teach you how to perform a task 29 on your Leo without having to go through the arduous process of installing all the drivers ect for MTTY. Task 29 formats your phone for a cleaner flash

Useful Links

¬Task 29 Thread

¬MTTY Thread (For Reference)

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[NOTE: YOU MAY LINK TO THESE VIDEOS AND USE THEM ANYWHERE WHERE THEY WILL HELP A FELLOW LEO USER OUT :) JUST BE SURE TO PROVIDE A LINK BACK TO THIS THREAD]

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