yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] aichemist:
These steps works perfectly for me. Some problems I was having with a rom before is going away. This should be a sticky.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] bigchrizzieboy:
Working Great!

How i've done it.

- Unzipped the file

- Flashed it like every rom (USB)

- After reboot it was "stuck" on HTC screen as described.

- Pressed and hold the power key and Volume down key as shown in this video.

- Hit the reset button with my stylus (with the 2 buttons pressed).

The phone entered in too the bootloader and i flashed my favorite rom through USB cable again.

How often is it smart to do this?

After ??? flashes of custom roms

+1 for making this one Sticky :)

Thanks again!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] agent_47:
as often as ur bug reports come with a reply of "i don have it" and a HR din fix the issue for u:p
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fuze1969A:
Thanks for this program agent_47. Going to try and do this tonoght.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Ibster:
you brought my joy back agent 47! thank you! it worked great! now I don't have any screens of death anymore!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] biscuits1978:
This may be a very dumb question, considering I have yet to get any chef/cooking experience...

Would it be possible for cooks to incorporate this into their ROM packages so that it flashes this tool THEN flashes their cooked NBH? I would think if this is possible, it should be a no-brainer!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fuze1969A:
I was under the impression that this program also wiped the Radio? I just ran the program. The TP2 reset and I flashed the ROM from the SD card and on the boot it showed the old radio still? I did not flash a new radio?

I did all step to 5. I did not get the White HTC screen, mine just stayed at the black screen that said TouchPro 2. I waited over 10 minutes. Then I removed the battery and put in SD card I flashed the ROM not radio first.

Everything looks to be ok.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] aichemist:
It wiped out my radio and rom. You must have done something wrong. I also don't see the sleep of death today !!!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] truffle1234:
just used this tool... got me worried for a while as it took a long time for my rom to boot up.. but it did boot up in the end... no i will try to see the diffrence..
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] p51d007:
Boy, if someone figured out a way to do that, PUT A DONATE button on your sig, I'll contribute to that!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jdep1:
great tool! tnx for your hard work.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] skyler17:
This is clearly a godsend.

Thank you kind sir for making this. It works amazing. My ROM has noticeably sped up.

The only thing that I would wish for is for Task 29 to be run from the phone, in RHODIMG.nbh form. But I'm not complaining.

Thank you!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Trezona:
This would be great !!

Trez.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] miniterror:
hi

i whas looking at this tool and looks great

only one thing though as mtty is the same for the devices will this work on for exampla a blackstone?

i have flashed mine like a kazillion times and i think it woudlnt hurt to do sucj a mtty

i prefer this method as i am not so good in dos commands and prompts:p

or whatever is neede to do the original mtty
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] tk69:
Can i also use this tool on my Touch Diamond 2?

Or is there another tool therefor?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] DADDYDC650:
I've noticed that after running task 29, the splash screen from the previous ROM stays put. For example, I was just running a stock T-Mobile ROM. I ran task 29 and then flashed a cooked ROM. Even though the cooked ROM was flashed, I still have the T-Mobile startup splash screen. Is this normal? Other than that, everything is working fine BTW.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] agent_47:
thats coz task 29 only flashes the part where ur ROM stays. yhats y ur splash, spl, radio all stay intact n don require u to flash a stock rom or hspl again :)

nope. this is tp2 xclusive :p

i can make for other devices, but i will need testers as i don hav those devices....pm me if u r interested :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] mmicha:
SOD Solution - Not So Much...

Well...I tried the Task 29 solution, and all went as planned.

Great tool. great learning experience, but sure enough, I still got SOD'd the next day after running it successfully.

This does not surprise me at all, I have been trouble shooting this SOD busisness for quite some time, and while disabling automatic updates for Facebook, Twitter, and weather make it happen WAY less, it STILL does it every now and then (charging, etc..)

I believe this is a ROM issue (I am using new HTC 2.5 stock ROM) and was skeptical that this "cleaning process" was the fix as switching back to 2.1 ROM fixed the SOD issues every time (no memory cleaning necessary)

I know some of the cooked 2.5 ROMS out there do not have SOD issues, however I really like the stock HTC ROM, so I am waiting for them to provide a fix soon (good luck right?) OR for one of us to solve it here at XDA (more likely, eventually).

Thanks All!

Michael
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] 3volution:
I sure hope someone here can help me.

I was given this TP2 from step son and asked to flash a new ROM on it,which I have dozens of times before I gave it to him.

I tried to flash DeepShining X13.23152 | 21916 ● Rhod 2.07 Sense 2.5.2021 ROM.

The phone will not boot up out of TP2 bootscreen.

I tried Task29 from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=700453 & then tried flashing the ROM again with same results.

Stuck on boot loader screen.

Could someone please help me along as what I need to do?

The bad thing is,I wasn't aware the phone was never updated since I had it last summer and then I try to flash new ROM with different build than what was on there.

Please help!?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] cajunflavoredbob:
I would venture a guess that you are flashing GSM ROMs to your CDMA TP2. Are I mistaken? You can check this, if you are uncertain, by removing the battery, and looking at the label on the device in the battery slot. There should be a model number in the form of RHODxxx, where "xxx" is a three-digit number. Post that model number, and we can guide you further.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] 3volution:
There's absolutely nothing on that label about RHODxxx?

But on tri color screen is RHOD400?

That's all I see?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] cajunflavoredbob:
Just, so you know for the future, the model number is normally right above the gray portion of the label above the bar code for the IMEI number. Either way, RHOD400 is a CDMA device. Even if you use it on a GSM network, you must always remember to use CDMA tools for it. You have flashed the GSM version of the task29 tool and a GSM ROM. Head over to the CDMA portion of this forum and the task29 tool there that is specifically for your device. You may also want to think about joining PPC Geeks forum. There is considerably more going on over on that site with CDMA devices than here on XDA. Just a thought.

Just keep in mind that GSM and CDMA tools are not interchangeable and you will be just fine in the future.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] 3volution:
Thanks for the info,unfortunately that task 29 gives me an error.

Error 240: File Open
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] redkickass:
small issue

i have a small problem with my rhodium. i've flashed it plenty of times with roms from energy, about once a month since last year. the problem now is that it freezes on 0% and doesn't go any further. i tried task 29 bu it get an error that my device is not connected to the pc. i did a hard reset and still it doesn't go any further. it seems i am stuck with this rom and can't update it or switch to another one. any ideas ?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] cajunflavoredbob:
Try performing the update from another computer.

Try using a different USB cable.

Flash a ROM directly from the SD card.

- To do this, rename the NBH file to RHODIMG.nbh and put it in the root directory of your SD card. This will allow you to flash directly from the bootloader.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] redkickass:
Many thanks. The update worked only from the storage card. from the PC dunno why but still doesn't work. oh well at least I got it updated.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] 619local:
usb 3.0 doesn't work with this tool just an fyi.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] cajunflavoredbob:
Good to know.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] DennisSclan8:
Can't download the tool????

Zip in post one consistently leads to "Data NED" site, which is foreign and translates (Google) to other than the download.

Wheres everyone getting this great tool from, sure like to have it, searched through google with no luck yet and still searching, found CDMA download (not going to use it), also the cool set up available to the HD2 owners. But have'nt found a link for my Rhodium yet.

This is too awesome of a tool, now I feel naked without it (especially all the positive responses I read through 300 of the threads), any help while I continue to search for a link would be appreciated. Thanks.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] cajunflavoredbob:
Two tools are attached to this post. One is the original task29.zip file that used to be in the OP. The other is called an Advanced RUU. I normally use this for flashing ROMs and task29 as it is much simpler. This program says it's for the worldphone version, or CDMA, but it works perfectly fine on the GSM devices as well. The instructions are pretty self explanatory.

Select task28 to flash a ROM.

Select task29 to format the device.

Select task32 to flash a splash screen or radio.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] DennisSclan8:
THANKS

Hit the button for you Cajun, man you're all over xda, and personally glad to see so. Appreciate the clarification and used the posts you pointed (provided a second time) for me, thanks a million.:)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] sehohe:
stuck at bootloader screen after task29...

used task29, can get to bootloader screen but phone will not connect via usb. tried to install new ROM via SD card, but screen briefly flashes message that there is 'no image file', then goes to bootloader screen. Bootloader will change from USB to serial and back, but will not connect to activesync.

AT&T Tilt2

windows xp

trying to flash Energy ROM

bootloader screen shows SPL-0.85.0linex

let me know if more info needed. please help. Thanks.:(
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] cajunflavoredbob:
It doesn't need to connect to active sync. Once it says USB in the bootloader, go ahead and flash like normal. Also, for flashing via SD, you need to have the *.nbh file in the root of the card (not in a folder) and rename it to RHODIMG.nbh.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] SoulCatharsis:
Finally... thank you.

I started using this forum when I bought my HTC Touch Diamond. Then I upgraded to the HTC TP2 Rhodium. But after a dozen or so flashes, every single ROM I tried to flash, would result in a "FLASH WRITE ERROR 226".

I am Comptia A+ Certified, so I knew the issue was completely unrelated to any driver issue, operating system incompatibility issue...etc

On three separate PC's, I tried flashing via WINXP, WINVISTA, as well as numerous builds of Windows 7. In each and every build I tried using different drivers, both signed and unsigned, and even used the alternate method allowing bootup with unsigned drivers...

To sum it all up, I previously posted a topic asking for help and my issue was so unique that no one could figure it out. But after today, I stumbled across this topic and... it just seemed like it would resolve it. I always knew there was some sort of data left behind from a bad flash, or bad rom, that I could never fully get rid of. I was right, and im very thankful to those who contributed in making this Tool available for Rhodium.

Now, I can flash the newest ROMS and ...basically... I have my phone back.... because being able to customize it the way I want is...everything!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] cjm1979:
I managed to flash it from sd card on mine. Have you tried it?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] cjm1979:
Same here. Tried Ark's 6.5 10th march before using the tool and it would sod every so often. Went onto Nrg 17th mar 6.5 2.5 and no probs. Used this tool via Sd card and Ark's same sod issues and so ran the tool via Pc and Arks' rom still the same. Also Dotcomps last 6.5 rom is still giving me the sod.

Still a useful tool for having a clean up though.

I only started to have the sod in the last month or so of roms so could it be just newer builds are causing it?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] agent_47:
like mentioned before, flashing the nbh from the task 29 archive wont format ur device. you device wont boot coz the rbn i added was a dump, but flashing through RUU attached in the archive is the ONLY way to do it using this tool
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Xandegar:
Thanks

Great tool man... You do some of the best work on this forum...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] GaryMcQ:
Task 29 on CDMA???

Agent 47, I think I know the answer to this question, but just to be sure, I'll ask it. Will Task29 work on a CDMA phone with out harming it? I'm on Verizon with a Touch Pro2, and have always wished there was a way to "format" the phone like you would a computer hard drive to completely clean it up. I'm thinking that it probably doesn't matter what hardware we have, and will work the same on either GSM or CDMA. Right? . . . OR not???
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] agent_47:
try it at ur own risk....but i wouldn
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] nikmel420:
i dont talk much but have to say this program saved my tp2 i think i had a bad image on my sd on a flash 2 days ago and and couldnt get past a weird bootloader screen and as easy as it should of been to reformat and flash i now had no sd reader no car and was geting drunker the more places i failed to find some way. i hadnt used task29 yet but had it luckely since my tp2 is my modem i couldnt conect to active sync in bootloader but i figured why not im drunk. and IT WORKED PERFECTLY!!! now back to some flashing.

p.s. i spent most my beer money on this adventure. but ill find some way throw some funds your way.:D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] sblindheim:
Great tool!

Thank you Agent!

Works like a charm. Easy to use, quick and effective!

-Sblindheim
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] AlkamistStar:
Essential

This tool has been absolutely essential, thank you so much for this! :D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] illyvdm:
finally my TP2 works with a custom ROM as it should.

thanks for your tool!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] GaryMcQ:
Well, if YOU wouldn't, I wouldn't either! Thanks for the response. Maybe someday someone will be willing to try it and post it, or something similar, over at PPC Geeks for us CDMA users.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Colombia81er:
Why dont u take the risk it has to start from some where if u have INSURANCE on it then go for it.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] agent_47:
thats just the most insane request ever!!!

ppl with CDMA tp2 or any other device, upload me the customRUU.exe that you guys use and also point me to a good radio that most ppl use
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] illyvdm:
tool did not 100% resolve my problems.

Still have some BSOD's even though i've used the tool before flashing my ROM.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] agent_47:
who ever said its supposed to fix SOD?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] shiguo:
I've run the RomUpdateUtility.exe and everything went smoothly including the rom flash by USB in bootloader mode after running task29. I've realize that when I wanted to flash another rom by mSD method, the bootloader showed a 'No File Found!' error when i've renamed the file correctly and switched to Serial.

Has anyone faced this problem?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] agent_47:
flash via active sync. also you may try to reformat ur card
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] GaryMcQ:
Please find attached a customRUU.zip file along with a list of radios at the following links.

Thanks,

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=90342&highlight=verizon+radio

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=106571&highlight=2.23.00WV
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jcm999:
Your instructions above are nicely written, but I am confused why you are flashing the radio? Agent_47 has indicated that the radio rom is not formatted when using this utility. I went straight to loading my preferred Rom without flashing the radio and my existing radio was still in tact.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] schwags:
thanks agent_47, really appreciate your work!! you're making this kind of stuff much easier for us.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] cmd512:
Worked beautifully. After running Task29, the screen stayed on the Touch Pro 2 boot screen. Just copied your latest Rhodium 23110 ROM onto the SD and flashing away... thanks agent! :D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] mutantblack:
yup. works darn well. Thanks agent.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] LocDogg:
Had no problems for 2 days but last night my screen died again :mad:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jcc332006:
disregard found answer!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] mutantblack:
yes. You can flash through usb if you want. just put in the bootloader mode.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] mutantblack:
well this tool suppose to help but not a fix for SOD. Don't get confused.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Allen Mead:
So just double checking and probably asking the blindingly obvious;

After I run Task29, I assume that as my TP2 is still connected to the computer I can run the standard RUU exe file from htc?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] mutantblack:
sort of. You don't need to unplug the usb, just put the phone into bootloader. I hope you know how to put the phone in bootloader. Then computer will see the phone in usb mode and you can flash the rom of your choice.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Allen Mead:
Yep, that's no problem, just didn't want to mess around extracting the nbh file etc, just getting lazy as I'm getting older, lol.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] gangbang72:
call me noob or newbie, but need Help please..

Hey Agent,

Thanks for posting this, trying to find a good Leo PRO ATT version Rom to flash, and i am looking forward flashing v10 1.. Guys any suggestions?!!

1. Now main question, once i am getting ready to do this, IS IT NECESSARY to replace ruu_signed.nbh file with radio of your choice?.. if yes, Just delete this ruu_signed file and paste radio in this folder?? and go on to install rom.

2. OR should i just install radio via microSD and leave the ruu_Signed.nbh untouch??

3. After using task29 and phone is on boot screen... and i am in bootloader menu (by pressing buttons on phone)... do i go back to task 29 folder and click "ENTERBOOTLOADER"?? or do i go and install rom thru CUSTOMRUU and go on from there?

Last.. i am guessing hardspl flash is no where necessary in this and specially once you have already done it !?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] agent_47:
hardspl is a must....don bother about the qukge in post one. its just there as credit to doloop. just follow instruction. there is a very detailed xplanation of steps in page 2 or3
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] gangbang72:
Thanks... but still there is a bit confusion. since in other 2 posts, both guys who posted directions are talking about the radio being wiped and others one didnt got deleted. soo.. hardspl first, then use task 29 and once on bootscreen, then bootloader menu and customruu rom through usb ?.. rightt??
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] mutantblack:
yes. No radio need to be installed.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] gangbang72:
Thank you for clarifying and above mention direction of installing rom are ok as welll ??

"""hardspl first, then use task 29 and once on bootscreen, then bootloader menu and customruu rom through usb ?.. rightt??"""
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] mutantblack:
yes. you got everything right. have fun flashing.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] gangbang72:
YAY... THanks Guys :D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] vrsko:
Task 29 thread should become a stickie

Thanx!

A lot of people thought that what this thing does is also done during a hard reset... which I believe is false

awesome tool!

PS: I've been looking for something this simple and effective for quite some time now...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] joshkoss:
Thanks for the tool dude! i hope you don't mind but i'm packaging with my roms i put out! i put you're name in thanks as we do on xda for this :)

Superb Job!

Peace,

Josh
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] agent_47:
thnx, pack it up with ur roms, its all good :)

cheers

agent :p
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] joshkoss:
Hope y'all don't mind i make this a little stickier :)

Great tool! and is good to use before a rom flash! ​
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] agent_47:
thnx :D

m sure this will reduce the number of false reports by users :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] GaryMcQ:
Agent, I still haven't found the courage to run Task 29 on my CDMA Touch Pro2 yet. BUT, then again, I still haven't had a new version of my favorite ROM come out since I discovered Task 29. My wife has a Tilt2 on AT&T and I can't wait until she lets me get my hands on her phone to try it out. Thanks for all you do, both with this, AND with Valkyrie FireStorm ROMs.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] agent_47:
can u upload me ur customRUU and a popular radio that ever1 uses?

i suggest u don try this....ill make one from there
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] GaryMcQ:
Look at post #59 on page 6 of this thread and see if that is what you need. If not, let me know, and I'll try to look further.

Thanks

GMc
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] agent_47:
ooo...must have missed that one :o

but here it is

few things to note: i did find the required string that needs to be modded, BUT, even without the modd i could not run the exe.....so maybe i din do anything....but the customRUU is patched....if the exe is a working on, then the modd will work too......

flash this customRUU with your favorite Radio as the nbh

also:: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] GaryMcQ:
Thanks Agent. Got it downloaded, and will try it as soon as Mr X comes out with his pending update.

GMc