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[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mregls:
Just did my first Flashaholic (Artemis ROM v24) and it worked like a charm. Not sure it is that much quicker than doing it the normal way (Task 29 and flashing ROM separately), but it is nice it is all together in one utility. Well done, will certainly use next time again when Artemis ROM is updated.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
For me it is definitely quicker because I can just use the enter key on my keyboard to go through the whole proces. And it is more ergonomic because nothing is more idiosyncratic than to have a human computer interaction via a mouse (One of those things we have to thank Apple for :rolleyes: )

But if you're a mouse guy or girl, I think the speed gain isn't thát noticable.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Mass13:
thanks, very useful! ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Greenion:
Task 29 is it needed?

I have flashed my hd2 several times so far without a Task 29 with no apparent ill effect.

So I just ave one question is performing a Task 29 format really needed? The concept of formatting my phone is very concerning.

I have formated my laptop, pc & htpc without a second thought many many times, but the idea of doing this to my phone is just unnerving.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
there are many discussions going on about this. Look in the sticky rollup under "formatting" -> task 29

From my experience, task 29 makes a big difference with respect to battery life. If I don't use task 29 before flashing a new rom my battery drain is abnormal. The question I ask myself though is how this problem is started, because I never had any problems when I started flashing roms. I still don't know but I don't exclude the hypothesis that it was task 29 itself that started these problems.

I would say, if you don't experience any problems: don't use task 29! Reserve task 29 for sorting out problems (after flashing) that you can't solve in any other way.

Just my 2 cents
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] SkitzoDelic:
Nice, im loving it.

Works Great.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] xagios:
Why me not start? .. I have put them into a new folder[ RUU SILENT AND THE RUU Signed. nbh] run the exe .. but nothing:(
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
I don't know either. Should work (btw are you aware that you're trying to use the predecessor of the version posted in the first post).
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] sterkejerreke:
WORKS GREAT. Flashing has never been so easy. Thanks a lot man
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] 11calcal:
Brilliant

I've used it a couple of times now-works a treat, much more simplified

thanx a lot, as someone stated earlier on thread it would be great if it did the whole process without having to use vol down

Cheers bud great job
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] colint3:
great

Thanks for this great program I have used six times since putting it on my pda.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Asterix007:
Is it working with HTC HD'1' ?

Thanks !
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
No, and the reason is that the nbh file flashed in the first procedure is a nbh file specific for the HD2.

But if you are willing to test some things we can try to make a workable version for the HD blackstone.

First I need you to confirm if the attached task29 procedure works (it is a hex-edited version of the customruu.exe I found in the blackstone forum - Instead of performing task32 it will perform task29). Copy task29_blackstone.exe to a folder and run it with a radio nbh file.

If this works I can wrap it up with the customruu from the blackstone forum and make a version for the HD.

(btw since I don't own a blackstone I can't test it myself. You yourself are responsible for what you are doing. Again, the only thing I did was changing task 32 to task 29 in the customRUU.exe...

If you don't like this, link this post in the blackstone forum and bring on some users who are willing to take the dive :) )

EDIT: make sure you restart the HD in the bootloader after this procedure. After that use the customruu from the blackstone forum to flash a fresh rom.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
I totally agree. :) Haven't found a solution for this yet.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] DaDoctor:
Awesome!! Definitely a daily use app.. Atleast once a day if not more lol

Looking forward to future enhancements.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] FerretAD:
Thank-you.

This will help alot of people out, including me !
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] TheRomMistress:
You sound like you would do well to join our support group...see below

On another note - I am also enjoying FRUU - it does make living with ORD so much easier. Thanks for the great app!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] pixine786:
Awesome

I have ORD. Excellent tool. Easy to use. Thank you so much
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
Dear fellow flashaholics :)

I've speeded up the first step (task 29) by flashing the standard boot splashscreen in this step. I've tested it yesterday before my HD2 didn't recover anymore from a really bad flash. (Risk of being a flasaholic LOL)

Anyway, I hope someone can test it before I attach it to the first post. Don't be afraid nothing can happen. I only changed the nbh file in the first step for a standard bootscreen nbh file (found and tested here on xda-dev)...

(my bad flash was the result of some other experiments...)

BTW If there is any interest I can change the fruu a bit so that you can determine yourself which bootscreen you wanna flash in the first screen. Standard or the one you are supplying yourself (one that is for example created with these tools )
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] djcedric:
Thanks appelflap,you are dooing great things for us,much appreciated :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
No problem, but i'm not that altruistic :) I create these things in the first place for myself and if it's working I like to share it. That's all and that's really not that much of work

anyway, someone tested v 1.1 yet?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] [★]:
I love the new update thanks alot :)

:D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
Thanks, I guess it is working then. Will attach it to the first post.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] pixine786:
I tested v1.1... works smooth and speedy (i somehow run to my HD2 and pressed vol down key ha ha didnt expected)... The Bootscreen is fine...

Can the animated screen be changed...? I want to have tmobile "stick together" animated screen... can u put that as well in next release
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] claub:
VIDEO LINK

Absolutely brilliant! Thanks!

I did a movie with all the steps and I put it on You Tube

Here's the link: h**p://w*w.youtube.com/watch?v=hn3pGbW-vag

P.S. Since I am new, i can not put the link correctly .......... ** will be replaced correctly by you

By the way I use version 1.1 for Energy new 236xx build rom and goes very well !!!

Thanks again bro !!!!!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] TheRomMistress:
Thank you for feeding my addiction...I am dling now & will try with NRGs new 236xx build. Thanks!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
Thanks for the video. I will put a link to it in the first post. BTW I think it isn't necessary to run FRUU as an administrator. It is more safe of course, but it's just one step too many for a flashaholic :)

Nevertheless, in a new version I will make sure that the app is run with adm. prioriy. Thanks for the tip.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] dusdus:
Thanks a lot for this tool, very happy with it! And the video...well, let´s just say I prefer other music :-)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
What music do you listen to when you take a flash :)

I like cheech and chongs "up in smoke" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUWD-FflZPI
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ClydeB1:
That probably explains why you "bricked" your device, or was it "stoned" it :D LOL
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
I was like, what's this man? can I flash that too :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z08zZ1xW9Yw
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] vicai:
what exactly is happening ?

hello,

just wanted to ask what EXACTLY is happening when running this application. because after running it, first "flash like" something .. lets call it task 29, i lost my first boot screen (the white backgroud, HTC letters) , i had some non-standard, and now it is the original, and somehow magicly the radio got downgraded from 2.12.50 to 2.10.50 ..

i am sure that it is not the rom i flashed did that, after using flashaholic application, i just flashed the artemis v25 rom. and i am pretty sure that rom does NOT have radio included.

any explanation ?

cheers
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
I have an explanation for the bootscreen. Just read the update info in the first post. :D (you obviously didn't read that. No problem)

About the magic radio flash, I don't know what happened there, but I can guarantee that it has nothing to do with FRUU. Theoretically it just isn't possible.

I think you just flashed one too many :) I say have another one. You can flash a radio with this tool by hitting escape at the first screen. It will bring you right to the second step where you can flash only a radio.

good luck.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] vicai:
ohhh, i am really sorry :) RTFM ;)

this one is really a mistery for me, but dont really care .. did not notice some difference between 2.12 and 2.10 :)

thank you for reply
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
About the RTFM thing: the manual is there for you, not for me. You don't need to read it, like you don't need to turn the steering wheel of your car. It is just up to you :)

About the radio thing, I have to come back to that. I can imagine a really atypical scenario in which you flashed a radio...

To prevent weird scenarios: just make sure that the folder you run the Flashaholic RUU from only contains the rom (nbh file) you want to flash and nothing else
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] xetro:
@Appelflap:

This isnt working for me. RTT 7p ROM version and nothing happens. Some screens and when I agree (enter) it is waiting and waiting and in the end complaining about power or connection or......

Have done millions of flashes, so I should know how this could work..

Also manually entering bootloader or through your app does not make any difference...

Manually starting t29 does work ...

Help would be nice ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
Hard one ... I think you have to "debug" it yourself. I can give you some basics how the app works (nothing mysterial): In step 1 and 2 the standard RUU is used with some slight modifications to the dialogs and little under the hood things that doesn't influence the behavior of the RUU (in step 1 the RUU is closed with a task 29 command, in step 2 the RUU is closed with a task 32 command).

So, it just runs as the Rom Update Utility and should behave in exactly the same way. To help you debugging it: unpack FlashaholicRUU.exe and look at the run.bat (ignore run.vbs) to get some idea which steps are taken.

Good luck.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Fishawy:
Excellent .. Awesome .. Splendid! :D

With an advanced ORD level like mine (5 ROMs in 2 days), this is definitely gonna help .. Thank you!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] shaqdman:
Hee hee

Now I can flash in half the time... mwuahaa haa haa

Ahem.. and er, thanks mate for all the hard work.

Pshh, not like I'm going to use it often or anything...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] nscosta:
Does is runs for Blackstone?

Thanks :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
This one doesn't work, but this one should.

I looked in the blackstone rom dev forum and there is saw that blackstone users are working with doloops task 29 tool. In that case you can run the tool from the link above without any problems.

Please report back if it worked on the blackstone.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] boreh:
Hi guys,

I am getting an error message "Error [244]: invalid model id. and the update process stops. Have i bricked my phone? Please help!!:confused:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
Are you flashing a HD2? Do you use a HD2 specific rom?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ceesheim:
hi appelflap.

I think this isn't working on a tp (vga)

but can you make it to work for tp to , I hate all that clicking ,just want to hit the flash button and off we go .

I hope you want to do that for us tp users , we will love you for that :D .
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
I have written a note for non HD2 users in the first post. In that note you will find a link to a general version that will also work for other devices.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] cidriver:
Absolutely fantastic and useful tool working 100% in my Leo. Thanks a lot mate to make our flash easier.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] hd945157206:
hhhhhhhh哈哈
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] baskient80:
Great App

thanks for this great application. My roms run much smoother when running this.

Greets Baskient.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
a note to chefs

To pack the FrashaholicRUU with your Rom and customize it for your own Rom series see link under "note to chefs" on the first page!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] edeasiii:
Wow!! Thanks!! I flash 2 to 3 ROM's a week. This will be a wonderful tool. :^)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] musje83:
Impossible to flash

Ok, maybe you can help me with this.

Ok, doing a HARDSPL to 1.66 solved my earlier problem, it doesn't get stuck in the black HTC screen @ 0%. It flashed to a full 100% and rebooted itself...

Now it's stuck in the white HTC screen. My phone doesn't respond to anything anymore.

Help!?!?!?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ClydeB1:
Did you use this tool? If so it does a Task29 which formats the rom memory so there is no longer a rom installed and that's why you only get the White screen. Switch off (or pull battery), hold in volume down and switch phone on. Connect to pc, when USB shows then flash your new rom.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] NLS:
Confused... This version (1.1) is newer or the one in your general thread? (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=726026)

In any case I was about to tell you how I would like to be able to flash a radio during task29, but seems the other version does this already? Can you clear things up with the versions?

My wish is this:

When it asks for task29, give the options:

- Perform quick task29 with embedded loading screen.

- Choose your own loading screen or radio NBH.

...what do you think?

Make it even better? INSTEAD of the above (just one step), give the options:

- Install radio only (this will NOT perform task29 or task28 and only ask the user for the radio filename).

*- Install ROM without format (this will ask the user for ROM filename and just perform task28 after flashing).

- Install ROM (this will ask the user for the ROM filename and perform normal task29 using the "quick" method of the bootscreen).

*- Install radio and ROM without format (this will ask the user for the two filenames and just perform task28 after flashing).

- Install radio and ROM properly (this will ask the user for the two filenames and perform task29 using the radio and then apply the ROM).

In fact I find the options with "*" useless but sometimes people want weird things...

To make the program even faster, make it search for radio.nbh and rom.nbh in the program folder and if it finds any or both, perform the appropriate actions automatically (else give the options above and allow the user to select nbh files from other paths)...

What do you think? Any of these possible?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
Basically it are different versions. The one in the general thread gives the user the option to flash any kind of nbh file (s)he wants before peforming task 29 and before flashing a rom. The 1.1 HD2 version only peforms a quick 29 task and flashes a rom (any kind of nbh file in fact, see further)

I like that.. I can make a version in which the user at the beginning of the flashing proces can choose what he wants. That is: which combination he wants to flash and which tasks he want to perform. I will definitely look into that when my HD2 comes back.

As of now, note that it is possible to only flash a radio, bootscreen or a rom without doing a taks 29 (see end of the usage section in post 1)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Thunderer64:
Just used this for the first time - initial ROM setup seemed much quicker

Thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] patwang0311:
Thank you very much! Doing like 4 flashes per weekend. With this tool, it surely cleanup things like the custom startup splash screen when moving away to custom ROM that doesn't override it.

Good stuff :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] spyrale:
GREAT job, thank you very much appelflap!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
I released a general version today here.

You can use that version as an alternative for the HD2 version if you want to decide for yourself which .nbh must be flashed during the task 29 step. Maybe handy if you have a custom splashscreen or when you want to update your radio and rom... Enfin
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] macdo:
Noob question:

Do I need to remove Sim and SD Card before running this?

Thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] NLS:
Some say it's less risky when you have those off.

If you ask me, it is the same (as long as your SD card does NOT contain OS folders, like "Application Data" - you have made sure to have them erased).

In fact if you ask me, it is BETTER to have them in so that OS knows they are here when it first boots (and makes the appropriate changes - for example uses SD for some system folders and auto-sets provider settings for the SIM).
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] macdo:
Well I do have this folders that I did not create:

Application Data

cache

Inbox.mst30092142.1049211968

LOST.DIR

MSMETADATA

Also I have this that I would like to keep:

My Documents

Program Files

Should I delete the first group?

Or I can just insert the sd card while booting after flash (no big deal)

Thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] NLS:
Υes exactly the first group.

(this goes for all WM devices and any custom OR stock ROM!)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] macdo:
Big Thanks for your answers!!

Best Regards
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ehehat:
I have tried this with two different ROM's and each time when i click it a notepad file opens that says:

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

WshShell.Run chr(34) & "run.bat" & Chr(34), 0

Set WshShell = Nothing

nothing else.:confused:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
This means that .vbs files on your computer are associated with notepad. To run the util you have to restore the association of .vbs files with the Microsoft Windows Based Script Host (which is the default setting for vbs files)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] peterfosterfca:
16GB SDHC Card Standard With 8GB SDHC Card Containing All My Radio's, Roms and Cabs For Mobile Flashing.

Does the above mean that this SDHC Card for sale?

I've been trying to upgrade my TYTN ii to wm6.5 for 3 months without success.

I can't find ROMUpdateUtility.exe (should be approx 66MB). There are loads of small files with the same name but they can't right.

Somebody needs to list file names, the zipped file there in, and the approximate file size:

HardSPL -TYTN II.zip (Kaiser-Hard SPL.exe, 652,688) etc then one can go about installing them.

Sorry to be pedantic.

Anyway, I like the sound of your SDHC.

Let me know, I definitely buy one.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] kurniawan77:
AVG antivirus is seeing RUUResource.dll as a trojan....??????
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
Must be a false alarm. I read all over xda-devs reports of AVG reporting a trojan/virus in RUUResource.dll (search for trojan or virus & RUUResource.dll)

Maybe it is because RUUResource.dll is edited to do a task 32 or 27... Don't know, but the file is an edited version of the original RUU HTC ships with their roms.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ehehat:
um......what?:confused:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
nothing :) Let it be.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ehehat:
I guess my PC illiteracy was just exposed. I hate it when I'm exposed. :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] appelflap:
No, no... i was just testing you if you want to get it fixed. Answers like just "what???" are making me very alert. Too much info from me could trigger only more "whats" and that would make us all very exposed :)

Anyway, somehow files with the extension .vbs have become associated with the notepad program. This means that when you, for example, double-click on a vbs file notepad is opened with the contents of that vbs file.

The trick is to associate vbs files again with the "Microsoft Scripting Host". To do so, extract FlashaholicRUU.exe with a program like for example WinRar. Look for the file run.vbs and right click on it. Now you have a context menu with a menu-command like "open with" .. Choose that menu-command and select "select program" ... Now, you have the opertunity to browse for a program. Go ahead, select "browse" and browse to C:\Windows\System32\. In that directory select wscript.exe, and click OK and make sure that you check "use this program for this kind of file" (or something like that.. I'm doing this on a Dutch Windows 7 machine so command descriptions may differ)

If it's working... please consider a little donation :p:D (link found in the first post)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] :
great app bro, many thanks. finally got my phone back from htc and this has certainly helped the flashing process!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] sternas:
It's

false

alarm.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] djbarney:
thanks a lot appelflap, been looking for an easier way to keep up with my new addiction.. started on the 1st of august with flashing my first custom rom, but i'm already hooked.. doh, there goes my social life hehehe =)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] sirgal:
A BIG THANKS goes to you, appelflap:D .. flashed a new ROM using your app and then had to change the radio, did it again with your app.. worked like a charm!:cool:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] technomania34:
Again thanks.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] GbNoR:
Thank you for this :D

Worked just fine, with a little editing ;)

Edit: I posted the modified ver. of Flashaholic to be used on Raphael/Touch Pro

>Here< Hope you don't mind :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] hsienhsien:
my hd2 stucked at the white screen with htc logo after running FlashaholicRUU_v1_1. and it is ady fully flashed , note : before this i ady did a hspl. how to solve this problem?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] mskip:
Well did you flash a new rom after performing a task29 (format) on your phone?

Boot into the bootloader screen, then plug in your usb cable so it says usb at the bottom and flash a new rom. If that doesnt fix it then go back into the bootloader as before and this time flash a new radio (2.12).

Mark.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] moykie:
Thanx ..... Greatly appreciated ......
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] cliver:
Wndows 7 compatible

Just come accross this thread and it looks like a great utility. Not a complete newb to flashing but just want to check as I can't see it refered to anywhere...

Is there any reason I can't run this in windows 7?

Regards

Clive