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[Touch HD General] Chris Cross:
I would not recommend going to an original (stock) ROM. Custom ROMs are a lot better. There are some very talented people here who make changes to original ROMs in order to make them faster and to improve many of the features (as well as include new features).

I bought my HD in Nov 2008, and within a couple of weeks, I flashed a different ROM on it. It has been almost a year and a half, and I could not picture myself ever going back to a stock ROM.

You can see the ROM development section here in XDA dev. or you can visit htcpedia.com to look at other options. ROMs from Dutty, Energy, MaryOne, and Miri are among the most popular. They each create different ROMs and each has ROMs with different versions of Windows Mobile and HTC Sense (Manila 2.1 or Sense 2.5). Some have the regular HTC text messaging app, while others have removed it and include the Windows Mobile messaging app (since there have been problems with the HTC app becoming extremely slow when you have lots and lots of messages - i.e. for those "text message power users").

To flash a new ROM (takes about 10 minutes), you have two options:

1. Flash from your PC

2. Flash from the SD card in the phone

I have always done it from PC, but flashing from SD card is a safer method. If you flash from your PC, it is very important that, once the flashing starts, you never ever unplug the phone from the PC until it is totally finished and it restarts (or else you will kill your phone permanently). But, just do the SD card method and you'll be on the safe side.

The first thing I would do is to start your phone in bootloader mode (= hold volume down key the whole time and tap the power button; a red-blue-green-white screen will appear) to see what type of SPL you have (original SPL or HardSPL). You probably have HSPL, which would allow you to flash any ROM. If you have original SPL, you will need to either install HSPL to permanently have the ability to flash other ROMs or install USPL to have the ability to flash a ROM in that particular moment only.

Read more about SPL here (great tutorial).

My guess is that since the previous owner installed newer ROMs, then you probably have HSPL and you probably have a version 1.56 ROM installed. If this is the case, you would not need the upgrade steps discussed in that thread. Those are for people with 1.54 ROMs (the older, not so common ROMs). But it is still good to read as it describes installing new ROMs.

Here is a quote from Dutty about quick ROM flashing instructions:
[Touch HD General] McMillan:
thanks for another very useful post :)

Ok I've checked out the device information etc.

If I show you them here would you be able to possibly point out if I'm running a good setup?

Ok on the bootloader screen it reads this..

Blac100 32M

SPL-1.56.0liNex

MicroP-Blackstone (LED) v6

When I start the phone up the first screen displays this in the bottom right...

1.17.25.09

52.69.25.37U

Also after that it shows a screen saying HTC and then Energy underneath.

Is Energy one of the ROM types?

And lastly in the device information it shows this.....

OS Version - 5.2.21901(21901.5.0.92)

Manilla Version - 2.5.20121255

ROM Version - 23.Apr.2010.WWE

ROM Date - 11/20/09

Radio Version -1.17.25.09

Protocol Version - 52.69.25.37U

Also when I press Start it shows a new page rather than a drop down programs menu....is this a part of an updated ROM?

I hope you dont mind me bombarding you with all this info.

I guess I just need an experts help

Thanks again

Chris
[Touch HD General] Chris Cross:
No problem. Glad to help.

SPL 1.56.0liNex shows that you do have HSPL and that it is upgraded to install 1.56 ROMs. That's good. It basically makes it easy to quickly flash whatever ROM you want to try out, without having to do any extra steps. So, the instructions on how to flash from memory card (above) should work for you.

Yes, you have an Energy ROM installed. You can continue to use it or you can flash another ROM if you want to try something else.

Your OS version shows you are running WM 6.5 build 21901 There are different builds out there. Some are more buggy than others, but I don't know how much they all differ from each other. The newer ones have the start button and OK button at the bottom of the screen instead of at the top, and the menus look a bit different. These versions are often referred to as WM 6.5.x instead of 6.5

Manila shows you have the latest HTC Sense version 2.5 (build 20121255)

ROM version shows WWE (world wide english) language and the date from about a week ago. I don't know if that is how new the ROM is or if that is the date the ROM was flashed. On my phone, it says "Dutty HD HG R2 WWE" (that's my ROM) but no date, so I don't know what your date means.

ROM date - 11/20/09 This is probably when the ROM was released.

Radio version: I have an older version 1.13.25.24. I believe this can be changed separately from the ROM, but if you are not experiencing any issues with bad connections etc, then don't worry about it. I have never done anything with my radio version, and I have no idea if the ROMs I have installed have ever changed that. I've never had a problem. Sorry, don't know much about the different radio versions.

Start menu opens up a new page..... This is part of WM 6.5 If you don't like it, there is an app out there that can bring back the old drop-down menu, but most people prefer the new version.

I hope that helps.
[Touch HD General] McMillan:
Yet again, thanks for the help.

I'm starting to understand how this little device works now.

I've decided I want to start from a fresh with the phone and attempt to restore it back to "factory" settings (if possible).

So I assume I'll be need to get hold of an original rom file?

And flash it with that?

I know newer roms are better etc, but I want to set the phone up to my specifications if you know what I mean.

This shouldnt cause any problems should it?

Also do you know where I might be able to download an original rom from?

Cheers

Chris
[Touch HD General] Chris Cross:
Sure, if you want to flash a stock ROM, you can try it and see how you like it.

You can find a lot of info about flashing on the XDA Wiki page for the Touch HD. Save it in your favorites because it could come in handy later.

In that page, you will find this link to available stock ROMs in the various languages.
[HD2 General] Wunderwaffe:
I have a WWE ROM and I would like to keep it. However, I do kneed the portuguese keyboard, because of the accents and characters specific to the portuguese language. Is there a way to change just the keyboard, like in regular windows? Sorry if this question is silly, but I'm new to Windows Mobile.

Thanks.

UPDATE: found out the solution
[HD2 General] dkostas:
please share your solution with everyone. I am in similar situation, but need danish keyboard layout for WWE ROM
[HD2 General] mbernstein:
+1

I also need the Portuguese Keyboard and don't want to install 3rd party keyboards. I like HTC's. Please share your solution.

Thanks.
[HD2 General] mbernstein:
I found a workaround, if not a solution. I have no problem with the US layout of the keyboard, just needed Portuguese special characters. The workaround is to tap and hold the key then the special characters appear. For instance, if you tap and hold "a" you can access "á, à, ã" etc. So this works for Portuguese and Spanish at least. Don't know about other languages. Hope this helps others.

PS: of course there still remains no T9 beside English.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Serris:
I was wondering where in the system is Wallpaper Gallery located, so that i could pull the file?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
So I've added some new wallpaper to the original livewallpapers on CM5.0.6

The nexus livewallpaper with pulsating trackball when you touch the screen works well:)

-Boot into recovery .

-Do a nadroidbackup.

-flash the stian230livewalpaper fil .

-reboot.

enjoy.

(Wallpapers in the nexus mod has the same name as before)

link: http://www.4shared.com/file/QEzaRWYg/stian230livewallpaper.html
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ChillRays:
Looks nice. Where can I find the 3rd and 4th wallpapers because i'd like to have those without the live wallpaper. Also those would make a nice desktop background.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
her you go

mr Fart in the duck
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] evenheroesfall:
Hey I dont know whats happening man, Im doing everything like you said but Im not seeing any of the new ones in my live wallpapers when I go to choose one.

Nevermind man, Fixed it. Thanks looks great. I was making a Noob mistake lol.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
remove the old APK file located in systeml / app and replacing it with my file
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ChillRays:
LOL thanks bro your the best
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] chriss66:
mr Fart in the duck??!!??
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] pzumk:
.. because his signature sais:

Best Song Ever? http://tinyurl.com/376soa
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Part Four:
Not having any luck here myself. Pushed the apk but still no new walls.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] grainysand:
Pushed the apk, got FC loop for live wallpapers. I guess this is for CM only.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
This is only a test in with CM5.0.6 sorry
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
have you removed,rename or deleted the old livewallpapers.apk from system / app.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] zidane:
nice

going to try it out
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] PeRKoniX:
Yeah FC loop here too. I am using modaco's desire port for Nexus One. Too bad, this wallpaper seems really neat :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
Yea. I only tested with CM .

sorry .
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Bryce2010:
Re: (Modd) LiveWallpapers.apk (updated 30.april-10)

similar to the way i flashed the htc sense live wallpaper, can i just add these individually? without removing the ones i already have?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
no, this is an APK file (you can not flash APK files). it replaces the old livewallpapers.apk in system / app. Use a filexsplore or ADB to remove the old file from the system / app, and then installed the new one at the same place.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] chriss66:
der kom den

Hey man, this is great...! But coud U ad some more wallpapers:D:rolleyes:
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ChillRays:
lol, americans such as I are crazy. Never forget that :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Bryce2010:
Re: (Modd) LiveWallpapers.apk (updated 30.april-10)

[/QUOTE]

no, this is an APK file (you can not flash APK files). it replaces the old livewallpapers.apk in system / app. Use a filexsplore or ADB to remove the old file from the system / app, and then installed the new one at the same place.[/QUOTE]

ok thanks - but i guess my question is how can i keep my existing live wallpapers but add these too?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
no, this is an APK file (you can not flash APK files). it replaces the old livewallpapers.apk in system / app. Use a filexsplore or ADB to remove the old file from the system / app, and then installed the new one at the same place.[/QUOTE]

ok thanks - but i guess my question is how can i keep my existing live wallpapers but add these too?[/QUOTE]

ok. I changed the wallpaper on three livewalpapaers the others are ordinary. do not know how to take out a singel livewallpaper since they are all in the APK file.

all your other live wallpaper will still be there.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Bryce2010:
Re: (Modd) LiveWallpapers.apk (updated 30.april-10)

thanks. don't want to replace the file though cuz my existing live wallpapers r the special modded cynogen ones...

must be some way to just add your ones - they are really nice looking - like how i could add the htc sense one or how you can add ones from the market... anyone know?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vinny.1967:
Hi stian230, from your Thumbnails pics on top left to right 1 and 2 didn't show up after i flash it ?? is it included??
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
new update . now you can flashe the fil in recovery.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] krazykrivda:
why wont' someone jsut mod livewallpapers so the user can pick any picture from gallery and crop then choose there color setting for the motion part
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jrummy16:
That would be a great idea.. pm chris soyars.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
yea would be nice
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Bryce2010:
[/QUOTE]

new update . now you can flashe the fil in recovery.[/QUOTE]

thanks! these look nice will def try 'em out
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] cvenk:
Sorry to ask that, but what launcher do you use in your wallpapper pictures, looks like a MAC launcher. With the dock bar at the bottom.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] gupta.keshav94:
Its helixlauncher..
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] chriss66:
Freezes, then bootanimation...

Dos enybody have an ide on why when I use this, my phone gos to bootanimation when I touch the screen? I can touch widgets and prog shortcuts, and even scroll the screen, but when I touch inbetween shortcuts, my phone freezes for 2 sec, and goes to bootanimation. Have talked to stian230, (hes my brother in law:o:o), and we figurde it cud have to do with trackball alert. Anny one else having this prob? :cool:
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Bryce2010:
Um yea so flashing this replaced some existing wallpapers - which I specifically said I didn't want. Thank goodness I did a backup.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
sorry if my update is not made especially for your taste.

I have never said I should make a special update for you

you could try to add your own wallpapers with ninjamorph.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Bryce2010:
Thanks for the tip re ninjamorph, but I think it was clear from my 3 posts that I just wanted to ADD your wallpapers - not REPLACE my existing ones. So then you quote my 3rd post with this request saying you've updated and I can now flash the file. So I did that and guess what? It REPLACED existing wallpapers! So you specifically directed me to do something it was clear I didn't want to do!

Remember us beginners trust you more experienced users, when this happens it compromises that trust.

Yes it's not a big deal I could just restore and its only wallpapers, but what if it involved more important files or worse following poor direction caused a brick? Just be careful that's all :-)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
ok my bad. I should not have quoted you in 3. post, . I was hoping an update would make it more user friendly... if you send me some wallpapes that you like I can make a special update for you
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] elliott_stocks:
Hi I need a replacement screen for my HTC touch pro 2 , I looked on ebay but theres different ones like 2gen etc. How do I know which version is correct for my phone?

Also any links to a guide how to install it?

Cheers :D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] orb3000:
Move to accesories or mkt place

Have a look on the Wiki, there is a complete dismantling guide.
[HD2 General] larrytango:
im having serious issues with sending mms to various blackberry users however i dont believe had this problem with my diamond , is it possible to change some registry settings to make it think it is my diamond?

some blackberry users get blank mms from my o2 hd2 (all use the same model altho i dont know what blackberry it is, and all are on orange for me)

im hoping i can make my phone appear to be different? any help would me amazing
[General Questions and Answers] codf4ther:
Hey folks,

I'm switching to the Bell Canada HSPA network next week after years on CDMA (I'm planning to use a HTC Pure that was originally on AT&T). With the CDMA network I always applied a carrier cab after a flash on my Vogue. Do such cabs exist to provision the APN etc on the HSPA network or do they need to be setup manually?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
i just noticed that my 1 month old nexus one has the notification bar burnt in. go to landscape view in the browser, load a white background like google.com, and sure enough i can see very faintly the notification bar.

i've always kept the display on auto brightness. i'm very curious to hear if anyone else checks their screen if they have the same issue. the phone is only 1 month old, maybe 2 at the tops, so its very strange for this to happen. anyone else?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacka$$1:
Had mine since end of March. No burn-in or any type of ghosting. I have my screen time-out set to 30 seconds. I wonder if that's got anything to do with it.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
that's weird. my time out has always been at the default of 2 minutes. surely that isn't too much different though. 1.5 minutes shouldn't make or break it.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChillRays:
how bad is it? Is it possible to show us a picture?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
its not too bad, but definitely there. the concern is how new this phone is. what happens after 6 months?

I'll try to take a pic later, but don't have a good camera on me.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChillRays:
Definately, you should give htc a call and tell them whats up. No rush on a picture.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rusty!:
AMOLED displays are worse for burn in than old CRT's, so br interesting to see how these fair

Got mine in late Jan and no sign of it.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacka$$1:
Can't say either way if 1.5 minutes more of screen-on time can create the burn-in. But compared to the standard 30-sec time-out on most phones (some have 15 sec), 2 minutes is pretty long. You may want to set it to a shorter time-out duration.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
you REALLY have to look close to see it. I tried it on black screen and you can't see it all. except in landscape the notification bar switches so at the very left inside the bar you can see the small faded line of the portrait bar.

i don't care enough to call HTC for any type of exchange or repair. I've heard the horror stories of their service too!
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lazaro17:
I have slight burn in on mine too. It's expected and I doubt the screen time out has anything to do with it. Keep in mind that any use of the phone the notification bar usually stays in the same place. Sometimes I have maps nav going on and that alone keeps the display on for the length of a car trip.

Also you guys can test by getting Dead Pixel Detect from the market and cycling through a few different colors.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
well I'm not gonna get all worked up about it. sucks it happened so soon, hopefully it doesn't get worse. I'll try that dead pixel app just to see.

I'll take a pic shortly, but I don't know if it will actually be visible from a photo.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erebusting:
thats bad if its true....still a new phone with this problem already? wow..mine is less than a week old ...I will keep an eye out for it though, and if anyone has a solution that would be nice...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
Drawing white on AMOLED requires much more than drawing black.

One more reason for using Desire (or a black notification bar theme) :D
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Old MuckenMire:
I have two Nexus One's. The first was the Tmobile version which I used on ATT EDGE. That device has the purple tint issue and also has some burn in(uneven wear)where the notification bar is. Unfortunately I ran it with the brightness at 100%, 24-7. Now, it is very slight, but it is there.

I also have the 3G ATT version and it has no purple tint and has no burn in(uneven wear) yet and I've used it more now that I did the EDGE version. BUT, I never run this one with 100% brightness unless I have to.

Also, it is better to run at very low brightness for the first say hundred hours because there is a sharper dropoff in brightness half life during that time, making burn in(uneven wear)detectable with the human eye more likely to occur.

At the end of the day, for my situation, I blame myself for running at 100% brightness. I should have known better. LCD, with as long as they have been around, have innovated to the point of having very long half lives making burn in possible, but very rare. I was operating the way I always had with mobile devices. BUT, with these new screens, new care must be taken until AMOLED matures with higher brightness half life.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
100% brightness I understand, but auto setting and this still happened in a month?

that pixel detector app definitely shows the burn in. I can see the icons too for 3g, signal meter, M from the pm time stamp, etc.

I guess there's no way to fix other than replace the screen? cause I'll change my notification bar to black if I had known this could happen.

I wonder what I should do...repair, HTC warranty, live with it, etc
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcrabapple:
I have the same problem. t-mobile nexus one. Happened about 2 months after I first got it. HTC replaced it. And it happened again on the new one. I keep it on 100% brightness pretty much all the time except at night. Doesn't bother me much though. I hardly use my phone in landscape and it's only on white backgrounds.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Old MuckenMire:
If you get a new one just remember that even with a black notification bar, you're at risk. You will also need to run dark or black backgrounds to stay even with the black bar. Otherwise you will end up with a very bright bar and the rest of the screen will look yellowish/grey compared to it. It's always about making sure all the pixels are as evenly worn as possible. Another thing you can do is switch to a black notification bar now and run bright backgrounds and you can reverse some damage. It will never be perfect but you can get the wear more even again thus making the issue even less noticeable than it already is.

I agree about auto setting should have prevented this. At least you would think, but I'm no expert.

Several more things that can be done to help prevent this issue: if browsers or apps you use have the option to turn off the notification bar, use it. The more you can keep that notification bar off the screen, the more evenly you can wear the screen. Also, set your screen timeout to a shorter level. I used to use two minutes but now I use 30 seconds. The time that the screen is on and the bar is on the screen add up and can eventually contribute to uneven wear, and it's just wasted time waiting for the screen to timeout.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bengrulz:
i'm seeing some faint burn in too :(
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
I don't feel so bad since I'm not the only one.

even with a black notification bar you would prob need white letters which would still burn in the white letters.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dahui9:
why the hell did I read this thread... lol mine is slight but I have some and I didn't notice it before because the only time I'm in landscape is in navigation most of the time.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
I'm just gonna start doing a lot more landscape browsing to try to let the other pixels wear a bit so they all average out. at least its worth a shot.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t0mmy:
i also have a very slight burn in that i didnt notice till this thread. looks like im gonna have to keep this ***** at 100% brightness and have it replaced at the 11 month mark of my warranty.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxmonsterx:
i had extremely severe burn in on my g1 but no signs of burn in on my n1...yet :/
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rusty!:
That's odd, considering the G1 is LCD.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dahui9:
ass load of phone usage :p haha

-Charlie
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wick12345:
I shouldn't have read this either... now that you say it I do have burn in... but I have a car dock 100% brightness and keep the screen on while charging in the dev options.