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first i want to excuse me for my bad english
ok since 1week i have htc hermes tytn and i'm very, very satisfied with it. but i saw, that my rom is old and slow (1.18.255.3 07/22/06 with 1.03.03.10 radio and 1.18.255.106 extrom). i saw already the 1.35.255.2 rom, but i'm confused, because it's for south africa.... i live in Bulgaria and i'm not sure, will the device run, after the flash? problems?
i want you to explain or give me links to understand how to flash the rom. i don't know what the bootloader ist (maybe something for the startup of the device ) and the CID unlocker.... please help me, this is my first WM phone (i had before symbian)
plese tell me step by step, how to flash the rom without problems...
i'll be very, very grateful!!!
10x!
p.s. i can't understand why the avi files played so badly (stutters). my old phone (symbian) played them great and now... i hope, that the new rom will fix this
terzer said:
first i want to excuse me for my bad english
ok since 1week i have htc hermes tytn and i'm very, very satisfied with it. but i saw, that my rom is old and slow (1.18.255.3 07/22/06 with 1.03.03.10 radio and 1.18.255.106 extrom). i saw already the 1.35.255.2 rom, but i'm confused, because it's for south africa.... i live in Bulgaria and i'm not sure, will the device run, after the flash? problems?
i want you to explain or give me links to understand how to flash the rom. i don't know what the bootloader ist (maybe something for the startup of the device ) and the CID unlocker.... please help me, this is my first WM phone (i had before symbian)
plese tell me step by step, how to flash the rom without problems...
i'll be very, very grateful!!!
10x!
p.s. i can't understand why the avi files played so badly (stutters). my old phone (symbian) played them great and now... i hope, that the new rom will fix this
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i recommend you to read the wiki first as it has all the info you need to start with. you'll find the answers to most of the questions you asked here. you can also search for the threads on that rom from south africa and the audio issues you mentioned.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Hermes
10x i will read it carefully and if i have more questions or problems i'll write here!
10x a lot!
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10x i will read it carefully and if i have more questions or problems i'll write here!
10x a lot!
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great well come on board to wm5 arena!
10x, 10x, 10x!!! i successfully flashed the rom and works great!!!
one question: are they backup programs to save all my data (with settings and files) to the pc, because active sync saves only my document folder and i have to install all applications again?
thanks a lot!!!
terzer said:
10x, 10x, 10x!!! i successfully flashed the rom and works great!!!
one question: are they backup programs to save all my data (with settings and files) to the pc, because active sync saves only my document folder and i have to install all applications again?
thanks a lot!!!
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A ROM upgrade may change the registary etc and restoring applications from a previous ROM is not recommended. However you can purchase 3rd party applications to backup files etc IE Sprite Backup there are a couple of others mentioned here in the forums.
As mentioned earlier Welcome Aboard!
10x, sorry but i have one more question
i want to unlock extrom (i have unlocked the past rom) but now i can't. i tryed all registry hacks and i can't unlock it. its unhidden, but not unlocked.
10x!
Hi everybody,
This is my first post here and first of all id like to say "THANKS FOLKS" for the great job you are doing here just for your passion!
Im writing for Italy and im about to get an "english" (from U.K.) genuine and not branded Htc Tytn so, dont worry, im not about to bother you with questions about italian dumped roms or stuff like that!
Tytn will be my first pda phone and my first "experience" with WM 5 so, before posting, i tried to read as much as i could just to avoid posting old questions, but i didnt find anything to make it bright: if id like to upgrade the rom, the extended rom, the radio rom of my tytn with a genuine htc rom, extended rom and radio rom without upgrading the bootloader, how can i do that?Is it possible?if yes, how?
I ask that coz first, i suppose my tytn will come with the 1.04 bootloader since its brand new, second coz id like to be able to just upgrade the radio rom without upgrading all the rest and third, coz im not really intersted in making it "super cid" or anything else since i wont mount any other immage than the htc ones...
I dont know if i said something wrong or already asked and, if yes, my apologies...if not, i really hope to get some answers...
Tnx everybody and see you next post...
Greeting, Jello
Jello79 said:
if id like to upgrade the rom, the extended rom, the radio rom of my tytn with a genuine htc rom, extended rom and radio rom without upgrading the bootloader, how can i do that?Is it possible?
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Hi Jello79 and welcome to XDA-Dev, I see you've done your homework of reading and searching before asking, and no... your question has not been asked before, so we're not going to kick your ass yet (just kidding!)
If you extract a shipped ROM you will see there's a NBH file which contains the following ROM parts:
Bootloader: IPL.nb & SPL.nb
Splash Screens: MainSplash.nb & SubSplash.nb
Radio: GSM.nb
Extended rom: ExtROM.nb
WM5: OS.nb
This NBH file has a signature generated with a private HTC certificate, and if you change a single bit of it, the signature will not be valid, so the bootloader will not accept to upgrade the device showing an "invalid cert error (255)".
So the answer to your question is unfortunately "no", you are not able to flash other ROM parts without flashing the bootloader, because all existing NBH files contain a IPL & SPL on them.
Hope it is clear to you
Tnx pof, fast, detailed and bright...now i "just" have to decide what to do..do you have any suggestion?
I think it worths to update all the shipped rom to the newset one...even if it avoids me to upload only the radio rom...what do you think?
Last question:making my tytn a "super cid" one, would make the warranty void?
Tnx in advance,
Jello
Jello79 said:
Tnx pof, fast, detailed and bright...now i "just" have to decide what to do..do you have any suggestion?
I think it worths to update all the shipped rom to the newset one...even if it avoids me to upload only the radio rom...what do you think?
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Sorry I can't answer that... depends on how you want to use the device and what do you expect out of it, and how happy are you to loose time changing roms, applying registry settings, installing cabs, etc... If you're a business user with no time and mod to play with it, I'd keep the shipped rom, otherwise I'd go on with upgrades.
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Last question:making my tytn a "super cid" one, would make the warranty void?
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I haven't read the warranty,... but I guess yes
In the unfortunate event that you need to revert back to your carrier's official rom to send your device in for service or an exchange, with HardSPL installed on your device you will be unable to do this as technically it voids your warranty. Fortunately there is a solution to this.
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You can flash the ROMs with the RUU in the ROM package, should you have trouble with upgrading, try Mun's RUU (thanks for the tip Boto).
So no need to downgrade before upgrade anymore.
But don't flash ROMs containing IPL/SPL. -(This means do NOT flash an official Rom)
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There is one way to revert back to an Official Rom should you need to though.
In order to flash an Official Rom again, you will need to remove HardSPL because flashing an Official Rom with an IPL/SPL with the patched SPL already installed, you will find yourself in the possession of a very expensive paperweight.
To remove HardSPL, you will just need to follow these simple instructions:
1. Download SoftSPL by the-equinoxe.
2. Download the IPL/SPL based on your device and carrier(attached below)
3. Extract SoftSPL to its own folder and then extract the nk.nbf file from the correct IPL/SPL to the SoftSPL folder.
4. Run Start-sSPL.exe and follow the simple directions. It is almost fully automated(your screen will turn white during the flashing process and it will appear to have crashed. This is normal so just proceed like normal)
5. HardSPL should now be removed if everything worked properly. Depending on your device and Carrier, download the appropriate Rom for your device:
T-Mobile MDA Official WM5 Rom
AT&T 8125 Official WM5 Rom
Vodafone Qtek 9100 Official WM5 Rom
Orange SPV M3000 Official WM5 Rom
O2 XDA Mini S Official WM5 Rom
6. Flash the Rom you just downloaded. There you have it. You have successfully removed HardSPL and reverted back to your carrier's latest rom and restored the CID lock.
Please be aware, I take NO responsibility if someone were to use the files provided in this tutorial incorrectly and damage their phone.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Credits go to the-equinoxe for developing SoftSPL and making this possible.
Nice tutorial.
I have linked the Hard SPL thread to your topic.
the-equinoxe said:
Nice tutorial.
I have linked the Hard SPL thread to your topic.
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Awesome. Thanks!
Hum... just a quick question:
I own a Qtek 9100 from Vodafone here in Portugal... if I would flash those G4 IPL/SPL, wouldn't that mess up my IPL/SPL country ID?
Also, it would make it impossible to flash an Vodafone PT official update (they never released one or I would flash it but anyway...), right?
Is there anyway of getting the IPL/SPL from another Wizard that hasn't been CID Unlocked and dump it so that I would give it to you, so that we can start a database of CID Locked G4 IPL/SPL's, just in case someone needs to send it back to factory for repairing?
Guess it was a lot of questions
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Hum... just a quick question:
I own a Qtek 9100 from Vodafone here in Portugal... if I would flash those G4 IPL/SPL, wouldn't that mess up my IPL/SPL country ID?
Also, it would make it impossible to flash an Vodafone PT official update (they never released one or I would flash it but anyway...), right?
Is there anyway of getting the IPL/SPL from another Wizard that hasn't been CID Unlocked and dump it so that I would give it to you, so that we can start a database of CID Locked G4 IPL/SPL's, just in case someone needs to send it back to factory for repairing?
Guess it was a lot of questions
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Check this link and tell me if it would be what you need. If it is, I will dump the IPL/SPL and add it to the initial post.
http://s131209249.online.de/vodafone_software/index.htm
Yups !!!
Thumbs Up !
Must say a very important info and service to the G4 owners
Shud be voted for 'Sticky'
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[edit] What about the IPL/SPL for the official O2 rom??
randomgoon said:
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[edit] What about the IPL/SPL for the official O2 rom??
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I will look into it and see if I can find it. If I am able to find it I post the IPL/SPL in an attached zip like the others and add a link to the official Rom as well.
EDIT:: Found it, sent you a private message. I need some personal information from you in order to download it.
Thanks.. I sent my imei + number to you.. Now I can finally revert back to the original rom and sell!
bill4676 said:
can any one help please i want to put in some custom sounds for text message notification how can i do it i have the files in arm format but cant seem to get them listed in text message notification
any help would be great cheers
3.3.00wwe
fariav4.0
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This is the wrong thread for this kind of question. Please ask this question under Wizard Forum unless you have a question about how to remove HardSPL.
Thanks.
Worked wonders on my o2 xda mini s.. Thank you for your help! I'd donate, but I'm a poor student
randomgoon said:
Worked wonders on my o2 xda mini s.. Thank you for your help! I'd donate, but I'm a poor student
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Oh don't worry about that. I don't have a paypal anyway. I simply do what I do for this forum because I cannot afford to donate either.
You want to repay the community? Stay an active member and just give feedback on the new things you try.
Restored my SPL using this tool. Outstanding job!
i have a qtek 9100 that i bought second hand here in canada. will the vodaphone rom and ipl/spl packages work, or do i need to use something else?
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i have a qtek 9100 that i bought second hand here in canada. will the vodaphone rom and ipl/spl packages work, or do i need to use something else?
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I'm not sure. I know the Vodafone pack is WWE(World Wide English) so as long as you speak English, you should be able to use it.
im getting an 8525 from att for 60 bux cuz my 8125 is a brick but not because of this.
anyway back to the subject this is really usefull and should be stickied
Thank you harvey! This has worked out excellent!
need orange 2.22
does anyone know where i can get SPL for Polish Orange SPL is 2.22.0001 i cant do nothing cause my phone freeze at splash screen i already flashed wizard love rom and nothing happened, still frozen so last chance is in original rom from polish orange...
kayzerrr said:
does anyone know where i can get SPL for Polish Orange SPL is 2.22.0001 i cant do nothing cause my phone freeze at splash screen i already flashed wizard love rom and nothing happened, still frozen so last chance is in original rom from polish orange...
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Actually, you can use ANY G4 IPL/SPL pack, and then reflash to your original carriers ROM.
Just put it into bootloader, kill wcescomm.exe, and flash.
EDIT: Sorted
Thank you for this. I just bricked my Wizard and fixed it. This post was very helpful.
I have a few questions about flashing my qtek s200, hope one of you guys could answer them. I have read around in the forums, and came to the conclusion that the simplest way to flash it would be with Prophet Tools 2.8.3 is that correct?
I was hoping to get to download the pdaviet 4.0.0.0.6 touch rom, but all download links is broken and pdaviet application cant connect to server. Does anyone know were to download this rom, or have a link, suggestion on another rom with touch interface embedded?
I have also read alot on this forum about problems with bluetooth, irDa and wifi when you flash your prophet device. Maybe someone has a suggestion on a rom that does not have this problems, and also isnt filled with third party applications. I would like a clean rom, so I can install my apps myself.
Thanks in advance.
/Andreas
I would personally use Prophet Tools (but I am slightly biased...).
By "Touch Interface" do you mean the cube or just being able to use your finger to scroll?
For the cube, I'd go with a ROM based on Gullums Prophet Touch X (quite old) or one based on Cloudyfas ShadoW 2 TE (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=364430). Both are stable ROMs and both run well.
If you just want the finger scrolling part, Cloudyfas latest ROM, and the ROMs based on that are fast and stable (including my own, ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=391907)
Yes i mean the cube interface, but also I checked your rom out just now, and it looks interesting also. If I have got everything right the simple way to do this is as follows.
Find XP workstation
1. Hardspl
2. Use prophet tools
3. Be happy
Am I right?
Will there be any issuses worth conseidering about which operator I use, live in Sweden and uses Telia.
Is the 1.3 the newest one of your roms? And does it have letter and block recognizer included?
XP is advised (vista has some driver bugs)...
I would say:
1. Use Prophet Tools (to hardSPL, but SIM unlock your device first unless it has already been SIM unlocked)
2. Flash a ROM
3. Be Happy!
There shouldn't be operator issues (many new ROMs have a tool for setting up the device with operator specific settings).
I'm currently uploading a newer version of my ROM (1.4) which should be up in about 10 minutes.
With sim unlock, you mean if the device is locked to a specific operator (such as vodafone) or do you mean something else? It is not locked to an operator.
And one more thing, swedish language (not in menus, but when typing sms and such things)In other word, special signs that we use in sweden. Such as Å Ä Ö are they included, selectable in this rom?
With sim unlock, you mean if the device is locked to a specific operator (such as vodafone) or do you mean something else? It is not locked to an operator.
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If it is not operator looked, it is not SIM locked.
And one more thing, swedish language (not in menus, but when typing sms and such things)In other word, special signs that we use in sweden. Such as Å Ä Ö are they included, selectable in this rom?
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I don't think so... For multi lingual things, Gullums Coffie ROMs are probably the best...
Ok, to bad. I can live with the fact that the menus and such things are in english, but I can't live with the fact that I can't write sms/mms without swedish letters.
I will have a look att the multilingual roms though.
I may work on a multilingual ROM, but not atm as I have exams and other work...
u can find some keyboard applications to write with letters in your language.
i use English menus and program names but LEng keyboard gives me all i need to write in Turkish (it was in prophet box when i bought it). Full pack has ability to make interface translation but i think there is no updated version for WM6. Search the web: "penreader LEng language extender Swedish" you can find a trial.
Also there is HTC Diamond keyboard. Gullum added some more languages, but i think Swedish is not in them yet, maybe he can add:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=391245
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2198374#post2198374
atakatas said:
u can find some keyboard applications to write with letters in your language.
i use English menus and program names but LEng keyboard gives me all i need to write in Turkish (it was in prophet box when i bought it). Full pack has ability to make interface translation but i think there is no updated version for WM6. Search the web: "penreader LEng language extender Swedish" you can find a trial.
Also there is HTC Diamond keyboard. Gullum added some more languages, but i think Swedish is not in them yet, maybe he can add:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=391245
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2198374#post2198374
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Well it sure seems that he added swedish, do you need a special rom to use them, if thats the case, which one?
no, it is not specific to any rom, you can try..
Hm, yes I could do that if I were certain that it should work, because if it doesn't work I have no way to get my swedish wm5 back. At least no way that I know of yet..
Have you flashed a ROM yet?
Do you still have the Swedish WM5 ROM on your device, and do you have a spare SD card?
If yes, the wiki may help you!
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Prophet_Rom_Dump
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Have you flashed a ROM yet?
Do you still have the Swedish WM5 ROM on your device, and do you have a spare SD card?
If yes, the wiki may help you!
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Prophet_Rom_Dump
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Ah sweet, how do I know if it's CID unlocked? And if it is, is there any way to unlock it?
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nevermind, found it in wiki
But it seems that if I cid-unlock it as decribed in wiki, then it installs another rom. So if thats the case I lose my swedish WM5 rom anyhow.
But it seems that if I cid-unlock it as decribed in wiki, then it installs another rom. So if thats the case I lose my swedish WM5 rom anyhow.
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If you HardSPL/SoftSPL the device, it'll stop CID checking but will keep the original ROM on there.
l3v5y said:
If you HardSPL/SoftSPL the device, it'll stop CID checking but will keep the original ROM on there.
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Ah so it's that simple. Thanks
When I hardspl:ed with prophettools, I got an error message that the program couldnt communicate with the phone (under the RUU part) and the phone displayed a white screen. Is that normal? The phone works just fine after soft reset. Btw, are you supposed to boot the phone to "os" and then hardspl, or are you supposed to have it in bootloader mode?
The wiki seems down, so if anyone could post the command for dumping the rom with tera term it would be greatly appriceated. Thanks.
When I hardspl:ed with prophettools, I got an error message that the program couldnt communicate with the phone (under the RUU part) and the phone displayed a white screen. Is that normal? The phone works just fine after soft reset. Btw, are you supposed to boot the phone to "os" and then hardspl, or are you supposed to have it in bootloader mode?
The wiki seems down, so if anyone could post the command for dumping the rom with tera term it would be greatly appriceated. Thanks.
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If prophet Tools doesn't work, use the "update Package" in the Upgrade guide sticky thread.
The White screen is normal. That is what the first part of HardSPL does.
With HardSPL, boot it up normally, and then use HardSPL.
l3v5y said:
If prophet Tools doesn't work, use the "update Package" in the Upgrade guide sticky thread.
The White screen is normal. That is what the first part of HardSPL does.
With HardSPL, boot it up normally, and then use HardSPL.
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How do I know if i suceed the hardspl, is there any way to tell?
HardSPL is sucessful if your SPL changes to
Code:
2.G4.4PDA
for a G4 device.
or
Code:
2.G3.4PDA
for a G3 device.
Alright folks, Touch Cruise 2 SIM Unlocker sorted, enjoy the usual boilerplate text:
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Nice one, Olipro!!!
Is your tool instantly kill CID in T4242?
ZILLKA said:
Nice one, Olipro!!!
Is your tool instantly kill CID in T4242?
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yep it unlocks everything
if you're thinking of Region ID, that requires a patch to the ROM itself.
Olipro said:
if you're thinking of Region ID, that requires a patch to the ROM itself.
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exactly, and I 'll upload such a patched ROM soon.
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exactly, and I 'll upload such a patched ROM soon.
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Is it based on NBHUtil utility, or there is another ROM tweak?
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Is it based on NBHUtil utility, or there is another ROM tweak?
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NBHUtil is just a tool that packs .NB into .NBH or extracts .NB from .NBH
the tweak is 2 patches actually. I got distracted, sorry for the delay regarding the ROM
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the tweak is 2 patches actually.
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all of them in nk.exe?
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all of them in nk.exe?
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no, only 1. the other one is rilphone.
heh doesn't look like there's that many iolite's out there.
cmonex: Well, I think that Iolite is just unneeded daughter without any further advertisement. Instead, everyone wants Diamond2 and other clones. Anyway, nobody around has the same device as me .
Hi, Oli & Nex,
First, thanks for your great work to making these HardSPL and unlockers, without them the Windows phone will be much less attractive.
At the time when my Kaiser is broken, my friend send me a Touch Cruise 09 from China. It is a special edition of Iolite custumized for China Unicom,officially called Dopod T4288. From the specs I found its major difference with the HTC T4242 model is that it does not support WiFi. Later on I flashed your hardspl on it and found it works great on flashing ROMs. But I got some trouble on using some ROMs, for example, for the official WWE ROM version 1.11.706.1, the ROM is flashed smoothly and bootup with no problem. But it can not pass by the customization process. It stuck at about 60%of progress bar on the customization screen after after already aligned screen.
My question is: Is this from the hardware variaty or is CID related?
Thanks again for your contributions.
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Hi, Oli & Nex,
First, thanks for your great work to making these HardSPL and unlockers, without them the Windows phone will be much less attractive.
At the time when my Kaiser is broken, my friend send me a Touch Cruise 09 from China. It is a special edition of Iolite custumized for China Unicom,officially called Dopod T4288. From the specs I found its major difference with the HTC T4242 model is that it does not support WiFi. Later on I flashed your hardspl on it and found it works great on flashing ROMs. But I got some trouble on using some ROMs, for example, for the official WWE ROM version 1.11.706.1, the ROM is flashed smoothly and bootup with no problem. But it can not pass by the customization process. It stuck at about 60%of progress bar on the customization screen after after already aligned screen.
My question is: Is this from the hardware variaty or is CID related?
Thanks again for your contributions.
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wow, very interesting. not sure why that would be... maybe some driver issue. you'll need to cook a rom based on original stock ROM for Dopod T4288. to get stock ROM, see ROM update, if there is none yet, dump one from a stock phone.
did you ever solve that?
Well Cmonex, Sorry for the late reply.
Later on I found that I can use most of the custom ROMs here without sticking on the customization screen. Although the WiFi never works or shows up.But I don't use WiFi so much hence it does not matter.
Up to now I can not convince myself to start cooking a ROM. I know it's not difficult to cook a rom but it's not so easy to cook a perfect ROM. Just I can not sit in front of a computer hours after hours. Now that we have so many chefs here, I'd glad to use and test their ROMs.
I did dumped the ChinaUniCom stock ROM before flashing the first ROM, but it's after already flashed your HardSPL. The link of the dumped ROM is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5014258&postcount=7
[Etit: Now it's already made into an ruusigned.nbh ROM, from the raw files of China Unicom stock ROM version 1.13.706.2, for the Dopod T4288 variant model of HTC Iolite, simplified Chinese language, the download link is together with the raw files in the above link.]
So if you or any chef here have interest o look into the ROM, please. That ROM is dated end of April, maybe the latest stock ROM up to now and contains some special small apps. Please do tell me if anybody want to translate something from there, since it's CHS ROM.
Tx n bst rgz.
Not security-unlocked
Hey there.
I already had a SIM-unlocked HTC, but I purchased the unlocker so I could have my security unlocked, so I could flash another Radio.
However, that did not happen and I tried over and over again, ending up with the same error messafe: RSA Fail.
Could you please provide a way for me to do this or refund me?
Best regards,
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