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[HD2 General] SgtdreTheArchangel:
N00bie In Need Of Assistance With my New HD2 T9193

Hello one and all, This is my first post here, I have been searching through the boards here reading and Reading and Reading some more, my eyes are blood shot already. And I'm just a bit confused here Kinda that is, I have even watched a few Videos on You Tube on Flashing a Rom after doing a HSPL, I have a pretty good handle on all this so far. I also came across the Task 29 thread and not sure if it would be advisable or beneficial for me to do this on my Phone, I have had the phone for about three weeks now and have been getting my self familiarized with it & the settings. I have been using it on AT&T 3G network here in the North East Coast U.S.A. and it's been working pretty good considering it still has all the Telstra bloatware & settings on it.

But it's time to get this changed and get everything working as it should be, as I'm unable to send sms and yet I can send a plain text, and the clock is not keeping time as it should, and I figured that I would have these issues, but I wanted to use it for a while and make sure all was okay with it. I have even already used a cab to unlock the top three quick links just to get a feel for how to work with cab files. Please see the Attached images of the phone & what Files I have already downloaded so far, as a picture speaks louder than words, and it saved me from typing all the info, okay so I was on the bit of the lazy side :D

Also I'm running WinXp Pro SP3 on my PC and I already have ActiveSync installed on my PC.

Any tips & all Ideas would be greatly appreciated from the more knowledgeable people here and I would be very grateful.

Thanks in Advance

Dre
[HD2 General] Poppapete:
A cooked ROM should solve your problems. I am using Dutty Family V7 at present with zero problems. I have never done the TASK 29 thingy. More for those who have flashed a number of times and may have junk left and want to clean everything out. Here is a Tute to follow if you have not already seen it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=609477
[HD2 General] swiss420:
I cant speak for everyone but this is how I do it.

1. Charge to 100% (Just to be safe)

2. Shutdown and take out SD-Card and SIM Card.

3. Start device and press Volume down to enter Bootloader and Connect Phone to PC

4. Run HSPL3_PKG.exe on your Desktop to Install HSPL 3 - SPL-2.08.HSPL to your Device

5. Reset

6. Flash Radio ROM (Using 2.10.50.xx but many go for 2.15.50.xx) in any case make sure you dont have a 2.xx.51.xx Radio on your device or it will not boot after flashing a Custom ROM until you flash a 2.xx.50.xx radio version.

7. Hardreset (Press Volume up and down together and start the phone. Follow on screen instructions. when its done press volume up once and then hold Volume down to enter Bootloader imediately without starting the phone after a Hardreset.)

8. Enter Bootloader (see description before to enter without starting the phone up after a hardreset) and connect Phone to PC

9. Flash Custom ROM by executing Leo_SoftwareUpgrade.exe on your Desktop. (When it shows 100%, no hurry needed press Volume down and hold so that when it automatically restarts it enters the Bootloader) Then you can take out the battery put in SD and SIM Card and start the device up.

10. Read up on how to backup and restore all settings and data. Use PIMBackup and on EnergyROM's NRG own Settings Exporter to Backup your Data. Do not use SPB Backup, Sprite Backup or any other commercialy available Programm since most are not designed for these Custom ROM's. After installing and finding problems. Do a hard reset and see if it happens without restoring any settings. In order to differentiate between ROM Bugs and conflicting Settings.

Personaly I prefer EnergyROM's over Dutty's but since his HD2 just broke a couple of hours ago you might consider another ROM. Mainly I suggest EnergyROMs since they are stable, fast, tons of different Flavors, good Thread Support (Other thread then this one) but Dutty is definetly just as good. For lesser known ROM's I would wait till you flashed your phone a couple of times. I never do a Task29 since I never have any issues. Usually any problems are related to restoring wrong settings. If the device drains Battery after a new ROM reflash the Radio ROM. We had that happen a couple of times flashing the Radio seemd to solve that mistery. If you ever are confronted by a ROM that you need atleast SPL 3.04 you will have to use SSPL. A Software Bootloader to flash those particular ROMs. I would stay away from them for now until you have read up more about SSPL. EnergyROM's you can use with SPL 2.08 without problems. Hope this is all correct and helps somewhat.
[HD2 General] SgtdreTheArchangel:
Poppapete & swiss420,

I thank you both very much for getting back to me here, I know this a bit of an older thread and was not sure how many people were even using this version of the HD2 from Telstra. As of today, I took the leap and Flashed the HSPL3 PKG, then I Flashed Radio_Leo_2.15.50.14. and then I flashed Energy.Leo.Touch.Of.Glass.Jan.06. And so far so good, everything is working good, and as it should, calls & mms I even was able to Pair it with the Ford Sync from Microsoft in my Car, Via Blue Tooth.

Oh and I did it just as you explained it swiss420, I was going to do the Task 29, but forgot to, but then again from what you just said, I really had no need to, as this was my first time doing this, and all I did was just get rid of the Telstra BS for something better. There is however one thing that I noticed, after a 100% charge and going through a lot of the CHT settings / Editor, and letting it site for about 3 hours now, the Battery is Down to 86%. But then again I'm still learning and getting to know my way around this rom, so there maybe some settings that I have not figured out yet. But I was also given info on the Cookie Monster Thread I think this it? To Read up on how use & work the CHT settings & Editor.

And I'm going to be getting another HD2 T9193 For my wife, And was planing on Flashing it with the same radio but with the Omega XT with MaxSense v1.05. and see how both roms are. So far those are the two Roms that appealed to me the most.

Again I thank you bother Very much.

Dre
[HD2 General] fred_up:
The RADIO effect on the battery takes about three charges to show. So don't worry about a short battery life on the first running of a new RADIO.
[HD2 General] swiss420:
MaxSense is realy cool but development has stoped after the release of v1.05. No matter since Sense 2.5 in General does not get much development anymore either. But if you flashed MaxSense ROM visit my MaxSense Customization Thread were you can mix and match what you like. Designing new Layouts (Pink for example for Woman) is realy easy compared to Cookie HomeTab mod / Sense 2.5 Themes. The link to my Thread is in my Signature. (The New Year Theme Transparent Slider is amazingly versatile and you should give it a try)

Regarding the battery you will have to try and see. Try different Radios and try to keep it on there as mentionend by another Member for a couple charges to see if it is better or worse. What I did to compare the Radios was I choose a MP3, disabled screenlock, and let it play the MP3 with TCPMP all night long without disturbing it. I did that with a bunch of Radios to compare them and to see how they perform under the same Idle conditions. The results varied between 7 to 10Hrs of continues MP3 Playback.

There is also a preaty good MaxSense EnergyROM. It's not the best looking out of the box but combined with your own Wallpaper and maybe a couple of elements from my Thread and you got a very solid ROM. Just remember not to mix Cookie Sense Settings with MaxSense Settings. You are better off redoing the settings when you switch between these ROMs that way you are sure they are in Order.
[HD2 General] Pumpiron579:
Looks like you are on your way but I ran accross this when I bought mine.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5452464&postcount=1
[HD2 General] SgtdreTheArchangel:
fred_up,

Hmm that I did not think of thank you for that Info, I have not cycled it since the Flashing (meaning that I let it die & Recharge) But then again I'm like a kid with a new Toy :) and have been poking at ever since :D

swiss420,

Actually, I subscribed to your thread a while back to just keep an eye on it and not have to search for it. So the most up to date MaxSense is v2.5? I will to have take a look see for that MaxSense Energy Rom and look through your thread again to get a handle on what I will do for my Wife's, that is when I get it. This way the two Phones don't get confused ;)

I did not play around with the music player yet, but one thing I did notice is that when the Phone got synced, it pulled in a Play list that I thought that I deleted from my PC & the Phone, unless it was never removed when I flashed the new radio & Rom? I'm just thinking out loud here, I know that does make any sense But?

The music is not on my memory card either so I have to find out here it is on the Phone. When I had the Telstra Rom & Radio still on it I put together a Play list with windows media player and synced it to the memory card, but when the music did not play correctly (Very Choppy) and I thought it was because of the Format. Please Attached txt file, this is just one Tune, but all the music is encoded the same way. I tried to change that but it did not work, then again I may not have the right program to do that. (Roxio Easy Media Creator 10)

But I will try your idea with the music that is on the Phone now and see what happens, I like that idea and a good way to see how the battery holds out.

I thank you very much Bro, But just be warned :D I might pick your brain again for more tips & Assistance, well that is if & when I get stuck that is.

PS: Dude Oh man what happened to your Phone, that would make me Cry.

Pumpiron579,

Thanks for that Tip, I downloaded that File just to keep it on hand.

thank you to all very much

Dre
[HD2 General] Ross202:
Time to acquire GPS

Hi all,

I was wondering what your experience is with the new/cooked ROMS in acquiring a GPS lock. As you can see from my signature I am still using the stock Telstra Rom. I have added lots of Dinik (style) eye candy and other bits and pieces but I noticed that I get a faster GPS lock using Copilot, iGo Primo, etc if I don't have CHT installed. Don't know if this was CHT2.0 or just getting low on RAM.

Do any of you have any comments on the GPS aspects of your HD2 T9193
[HD2 General] Poppapete:
Only ever had trouble with GPS when it had the Telstra ROM, it worked but a little slow. Never had any trouble with Dutty ROM.
[HD2 General] binht611:
can it change from utms850 to utms900 when i flash a t8585 radio in to t9193???
[HD2 General] friend'scatdied:
No

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[HD2 General] theorie:
Just wanted to report some info on data connection speeds between the different models on different networks.

I have a T-Mobile branded (T8585) HD2 running the stuff posted in my sig.

Using speedtest.net app, on the T-Mobile network, in New York City, the T8585 resulted in:

Download: ~1000kpbs

Upload: ~1500kbps

The same T8585 phone, on AT&T, in New York City resulted in:

Download: ~50kbps

Upload: ~100kpbs

My girlfriend has AT&T, and wants to switch from an iPhone 4 to an HD2, so I just ordered her a Telstra branded T9193 off of eBay. The total cost was about $450 shipped for a used (very good condition) model, with all of the accessories and the original box.

When it gets here, I'll try it on both T-Mobile and AT&T and update with the speedtest.net results.

Cheers!
[HD2 General] KaH_ACT:
see signature, this I have had this rom for 8 months no problems, used gps a fair bit
[HD2 General] karendar:
Telstra HD2 here, tried every ROM combination possible from WinMo to WP7 and Android, to be honest, I've been getting much more consistent speeds with Android than WinMo...
[HD2 General] ilordvader:
I have a T9193 will exhange it for a iPhone 4

Only in NY/NJ :)

Must be in Mint condition, cos mine is
[HD2 General] Ph0tin0:
Nned repairs

Hate to hijack the thread, but I'm stuck here. Anybody know where I can fix the T9193 in North America (preferably in Montreal, Canada). HTC support tells me to contact Brightstar Corp but they only deal with Nexus One, and they in turn tell me to contact HTC, I'm getting the ring around :mad:. I am trying to avoid sending my phone all the way to Australia.

Any info would be grate
[HD2 General] lude219:
What's the speedtest supposed to prove? You're comparing EDGE to 3G...
[HD2 General] weka101:
Telstra band settings

Hello to Australian leo owners

Attached is link (telstrabandtype.cab by Agoattamer) that tweaks your registry to use the 850Mhz band on the T9193 model leo, which is on page 3 of this thread. Use after you have flashed your custom rom and as far as I know this cab is usless on any other model leo as they don't have the hardware, also the 850Mhz is only utilised by telstra so if you are using another provider like vodafone this cab will not make any difference, but I don;t think it would hurt either.

I use my Leo as my main source of internet with telstra and the speed increase is very noticable.

anyway this post is in response to a pm requesting this cabfile.

The second file should be self explanitry it is supposed to remove those quike links from the home screen. Never actually used it myself as I ended up going into flashing custom roms within a few days of getting the HD2. Best wishes and happy flashing.

PS I've now gone totally android and it is goooood
[HD2 General] Poppapete:
TelstraBandType.cab!!!!!!

Does this change band type OR just allow you to see which band type phone is using. I was under the impression that UMTS850 was a hardware capability not software. T9193 is capable of:

GSM900	GSM1800	UMTS850	UMTS2100

Can someone clarify?
[HD2 General] weka101:
Telstrabandtype.cab edits your registry to direct your device to use umts850 and yes that band is hardware specific to the T9193 device.

You can manually edit your registry as well to include that band and even different combinations of bands that you can switch to.

Here are the the registry values for the stock telstra rom as listed on page 14 of this thread posted by scooby099

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\PhoneSetting\BandType

ItemCount REG_DWORD 5

ItemName1 REG_SZ Auto

ItemName2 REG_SZ GSM(900+1800)+UMTS(2100)

ItemName3 REG_SZ GSM(1900)+UMTS(850)

ItemName4 REG_SZ GSM(900+1800)+UMTS(850+2100)

ItemName5 REG_SZ GSM(900+1800)+UMTS(850)

ItemValue1 REG_DWORD 0

ItemValue2 REG_DWORD 1

ItemValue3 REG_DWORD 2

ItemValue4 REG_DWORD 4

ItemValue5 REG_DWORD 5

With these values you will have a choice of 5 settings and i have allways left it in auto, option 1.

PS I've now gone totally android and it is goooood
[HD2 General] Poppapete:
:cool: Now I understand. Thank you. Mine must be set to auto I guess. Must try the Android, anyone who has just raves about it.
[HD2 General] terence.palmer:
Yeah Android rocks ... never looked back
[HD2 General] FoMoCo:
+1 took a while to find apps to replace the ones I used on WinMo. There is still a couple that I need to find replacements for, but found apps that will do in the mean time until I find a better one.
[HD2 General] benpaddlejones:
pffft to Telstra ROM

After much hacking and buggyness i have finally given up on teh telsra ROm & its teh best thing I have ever done...

Leo_RADIO_2.15.50.14 & Dutties ROM are the Bomb! my GPS locates in seconds and I now get 3 bars wear I used to get no bars plus the battery lasts another 1hr+.

I was told by Telstra last year that a team was looking at fixing the old ROM 1.72 but then when I contacted them again this year it is no longer the case.

benpaddlejones :)
[HD2 General] johnboatcat:
I gave up on Telstra and their ROM's a long

time ago. They never did anything for me. Of course I use my 9193 in Florida.

In other words. Best thing you ever did. Welcome to the club. If you have any questions, put them to us.
[HD2 General] benpaddlejones:
Thanks for the offer.

The real clinger is that the new Radio actually improves performance massively, much of the help files give a tone of be warned. So I was aprehensive. Having do it though Telstra network (still in OZ) has never been so good.

benpaddlejones :)
[HD2 General] Revhead:
I had a play with Android and I agree it is impressive.

BUT . . .

I have two main gripes.

1. Battery life is appalling. Lucky to get one day out of it.

2. I use Igo8 a lot and the Android version sucks.
[HD2 General] lude219:
A bit OT, but does anyone here on AT&T getting their 3G speed throttled? I used to get 3000kbps with speedtest but now i'd be lucky to get past 600kbps.
[HD2 General] johnboatcat:
Yes it seems that they are limiting the down load speed. I get 6 to 8 in Florida now using Windows and Opera browser. With Android and the Speed Test app I am still getting 3K+ so I don't get it.
[HD2 General] Agoattamer:
I think I might have made a mistake in that post. It should be GSM. Sorry. I was moving stuff around so much I forget where I started. Just dont choose preferred settings because that is when it wants to switch. I did manage to get it to send a sms on GPRS but I had to reboot like 3 times. It gets so confusing with bands everywhere. I will fix that post. Thanks.

Why it just cant be simple as data on and data off. :(
[HD2 General] Agoattamer:
Seems that phone controls its bands by software instead of hardware. Maybe thats the way it should be. Years ago it was as simple as exchanging crystals in communication devices. Technology is not always better sometimes.
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
Hi ALL,

MY THREAD WILL BE REOPENED IN THE MORNING WHICH HAS 46 PAGES OF USEFUL INFO AND UNTIL THIS A.M. NO ONE HAD POSTED HERE. APOLOGIES SINCERE TO THOSE OF YOU I HAVE OFFENDED AND I WILL REMAIN IN THE BACKGROUND AND BE A TEAM PLAYER. MOST ALL OF YOU HERE I HAVE HELPED IN SOMEWAY SHAPE OR FORM SO HOPEFULLY SEE YOU ALL BACK WHERE IT STARTED. RESPECTFULLY, KEVIN
[HD2 General] thatg:
but i like the new title :)
[HD2 General] mikron15:
Crap, that isn't good news for me since I'm the only one complaining about it. I thought i read this same issue with the T8585 owners.

Anyways, I'm still deciding if i should send my phone all he way back to Australia and be without it for couple of weeks OR just ignore the buttons.

I will try to make a video of it tonight!
[HD2 General] kevinrirvine:
Gee mikron15, surprised to see you here and quess where you got the exact link for warranty and product updates. from me. Amazing how all of you who I have helped out of the kindness of my heart have turned on me. Well, tomorrow the real thread is back where I posted all of the useful info for all of your benefit. LOL. Kevin

P.S. IF ANY OF YOU NEED THE NEW RADIO FOR THE UPCOMING TELSTRA ROM RELEASE NEXT WEEK I EXTRACTED IT WITH A TOOL AND YOU CAN PM ME FOR IT. THE BEST RADIO BY FAR FOR OUR DEVICES. HTC FIXED EVERYTHING. SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW WHERE IT ALL STARTED AND LIVES ON.
[HD2 General] jeffanderson:
Is this a new official ROM? Whats new in it? What are they fixing/changing?
[HD2 General] matthewf01:
Hey Kevin? Guess what --- it's not a contest.

Your thread was closed for a reason --- you harass members of this site, you are rude, controlling, and your post wasn't organized. Either contribute to the discussion, or go away and leave it alone.
[HD2 General] Agoattamer:
Jeff it is a new rom for Telstra. Not released yet. It will be no better than the 1.66 officially released rom throughout Europe and Asia if not the same just branded. I am sure HTC fixxed the radio for Telstra but left the rest of the world rot. I don't think so. By the time that rom is released the rest of the world will be on to something else.
[HD2 General] lhino9:
(sniff sniff) . . . . . and the air is fresh and clean!
[HD2 General] mikron15:
Umm daddy, since when i needed your "permission" to post in other threads. And wtf you talking about the warranty links? You haven't provided me in PM or replied to any threads of mine about any links. I could care less about your warranty links as I have dealt with HTC repair centre before you ever joined here and don't need your guidance. As for product updates, i never bothered with any official websites hotfix as I depend on Rom chefs to implement it in future builds.

And finally, go troll on "your" thread. I see you are going ape $hit atm since you can't post in "your" thread :rolleyes: HINT: bribe them with more "donations" to re-open it ;)

Don't bother replying as I have officially added you to my ignore list ( God Bless that feature)

P.S: One can add users to ignore list by going to your User Control Panel, and on the left, click on EDIT Ignore List..add the username and voila, no more tard's post :)
[HD2 General] zerotrace992@yahoo.com:
Well I have tried the below, and it would seem that my HD2 is still dropping data connections. I can get them back by resetting the device, or by putting the phone into airplane mood and then back again.

I even installed the test telsa rom for the radio on there since one user said it was better. Nothing seems to be working. I was just wondering if anyone else is having/ had these issues and if they no longer have them what else did they do that i might try to get rid of this issue on my phone.

Any Ideas? Thanks..
[HD2 General] macqueyl:
ImportGSM HD2 T8585 US 3G Correction

Thanks for catching that error on the frequencies. They corrected the description on their website to reflect the 900/2100 MHZ.
[HD2 General] jpraider75:
I have the exact same issue..in fact that was the first thing i noticed lol..... i bought mine from personal digital....but this phone is so awesome I forgot about it, until I read your post :(....:)

And my phone also gets the problem with the data connection, and I´ve noticed it never works past 24 hours, i have it working 23 hours and 59 minutes straight and then as soon as it hits 24 hours it no longer works.....I live in Costa Rica and I only see the "H", it never toogles between 3G and H.....using Miri´s HD2 V3.0 rom, stock telstra radio....
[HD2 General] mikron15:
Thanks for the confirmation!

I have no problems with data. I have push mail enabled and weather enabled. For the past few days, i never had to turn airplane mode on/off to get data working.My current 3G up-time is 51h 54m and counting. Whenever i wake up, i check my gmail on the phone and it appears synced with the last mail i checked on my desktop. My weather tab gets updated, but not every hour or so.

For my provider, we don't get always H. The phone sits on 3G and only when data packets transmits, it switches to H and back to 3G when done. I'm using the latest radio Rom (2.08.50.8.02) and Xannytech Evo 1.3 Rom if it helps.
[HD2 General] dwella:
I hope someone can help me. I wish to purchase a t9193 and live in Albuquerque New Mexico and currently have a BB. I have 3G but how can I find out if I have 850 or 1900? Thanks for any help

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[HD2 General] Agoattamer:
Do you have ATT? Call them and ask. They will tell you.
[HD2 General] JohnQ:
im still confusing.

China's WCDMA uses 2100mhz frequency.

is T9193 available for China's WCDMA too??
[HD2 General] matthewf01:
I updated the main page... anyone still on the Telstra ROM who wants to customize the three quicklinks, I've linked to another thread where someone created a CAB file that unlocks being able to replace these shortcuts.
[HD2 General] Spike15:
"Available", no, the T9193 is -- for the time being -- exclusive to Telstra in Australia (as far as I know).

However, if you order a T9193 from one of the resellers, you should be able to use it there in China.
[HD2 General] lude219:
Thanks. I had a suspicion that they're throttling their data to make room for their upcoming 4g/lte somehow.
[HD2 General] songokussm:
I need some help from the community. I for the life of me can not find a t9193. Could you guys point me in the right direction ?

Thank you .

PS even checked eBay au/cn with no luck.