Hard-SPL, Or How to Not Brick Your PDA Ever Again - Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading

Right, This is the basic Hard-SPL package; if you already have applied Hard-SPL with the unlocker then DO NOT BOTHER TO USE THIS PACKAGE.
This program is now foolproof as the SPL is flashed directly from the bootloader rather than from the OS so there's no opportunity for anything to go wrong.
for this to work, your device MUST BE RUNNING WINDOWS MOBLE and MUST BE SYNCED WITH THE PC.
to recap: IF YOU ALREADY HAVE 1.20/1.25, DO NOT USE THIS.

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Thank you! I won't be waitin', though...

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Whatever Trevor.

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laikos said:
Hi I'm trying to downgrade to Hard SPL 1.1olipro to try to restore Factory SPL (Hoping that it will fix my WLAN Dead issue) however I can't seems to downgrade from IPL 1.04 + SPL 2.10.0lipro
I've followed the instruction from http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=27
and I keep getting [error 260] Anyone knows how to get around this?
Thanks
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it WILL NOT fix your dead WLan.
secondly, don't start spamming other threads by crossposting. Idiot.

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Olipro said:
it WILL NOT fix your dead WLan.
secondly, don't start spamming other threads by crossposting. Idiot.
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With all due respect I don't mean to SPAM neither crossposting, anyway I've make mistake by putting the device in Bootloader mode when I'm trying to downgrade the SPL. Yea I figured out it will NOT FIX the Dead WLAN either. Sorry for the inconvience

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How do I go backward on my SPL
I upgraded to SPL 2.10, but my touch screen keeps failing, I f I leave the battery out for 30 min to an hour the touch screen works for about 30 min then goes touchless. I need to go back is it possible.

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DRACO00 said:
I upgraded to SPL 2.10, but my touch screen keeps failing, I f I leave the battery out for 30 min to an hour the touch screen works for about 30 min then goes touchless. I need to go back is it possible.
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The SPL has nothing to do with it.
Also, this is the Athena forum, so piss off.

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DRACO00 said:
I upgraded to SPL 2.10, but my touch screen keeps failing, I f I leave the battery out for 30 min to an hour the touch screen works for about 30 min then goes touchless. I need to go back is it possible.
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Take out the plastic cover and THEN try ))) I kinda keep hearing that a lot and this "fix" fixed a lot of those...

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AThena broken, any help ???
Problem_Description: Hello,
My Athena bought since last may si out of order because i ve tried to install english rom for WM6 instead of the french one !!!.
I realise that a big mistake but how can i make it starting again, it's blocking in the wm6 upgrade screen ???
I ve tried to make hard reset to restore default parameters but no resultat and the original rom is dammaged and however has erased.
MS activsyn can'nt connect to the device because of no wm system is reconized ....
I'm waiting for your help because I can't work without Athena !!!!
Nothing work (tried soft reset or hard reset) but only a 3 colors screeen and no more ...
I m reelly sad and i'm wainting for your help.
Olipro said:
OK... just to make this clear.
Go to the Athena forum and download the unlocker; do Step 1 to flash Hard-SPL.
after that you can close the program if you don't need to unlock.
if I come out with new releases of Hard-SPL, the package will be posted here.
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Have you used Olipro's unlocker before?
All theree steps ?
Can you enter the Bootloader Mode?

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hey olipro! nice work i have a htc advantage x7500 and i try to hard spl it but it's not working!!! at the Step 1 when the cab was copied to the device i've installed it but my device was working and it hadn't gone idle!!! what can i do now? could you help me?

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oh GOD i think i brick my device!!! i install RUU_Athena_DOPODASIA_WWE_2.19.707.4_1.45.00.10_Ship without doing any of the steps and now it's like this can anyone hel me????

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Unlocker for x7501?
Is this unlocker suitable for the x7501 WM6 unit as well? Also do you still need to flash the SPL on the x7501?
Lastly what is "SPL" and why can you brick your device if you don't carry out this upgrade?

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simonsalo said:
Is this unlocker suitable for the x7501 WM6 unit as well? Also do you still need to flash the SPL on the x7501?
Lastly what is "SPL" and why can you brick your device if you don't carry out this upgrade?
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try reading around to find out. or did you think I was bullshitting. I'm struggling very hard not to insult you for your laziness.

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Advantage Problems
-----------------------DO NOT USE UNLOCKER ON UNLOCKED HTC 7501 ADVANTAGE ------------------
Oli,
I have (had) a brand new unlocked 7501 Advantage. I followed your unlocker advice above to do step 1 very carefully and now have a bricked device after I saw the same error trying to backup my SPL file like others. Can you place a big bold warning on your SPL Flash link so that other people may not see the same fate...from reading the comments on this thread we are lead to believe that you suggest that we should flash to your SPL before trying a cooked ROM on the 7501 Advantage...
TIA
-Lol! Some big Advantage, now Im out 900 bucks !

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photon2 said:
Oli,
I have (had) a brand new unlocked 7501 Advantage. I followed your unlocker advice above to do step 1 very carefully and now have a bricked device after I saw the same error trying to backup my SPL file like others. Can you place a big bold warning on your SPL Flash link so that other people may not see the same fate...from reading the comments on this thread we are lead to believe that you suggest that we should flash to your SPL before trying a cooked ROM on the 7501 Advantage...
TIA
-Lol! Some big Advantage, now Im out 900 bucks !
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If you can get to bootloader, there might be hope yet. Follow this solution , if you can
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=326953

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Still no luck- been trying all day but nothing - not able to see anything except red LED lit up around the joystick when I am on AC and the battery is removed.
I am going to try warranty repair but probably am out of luck

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photon2 said:
Still no luck- been trying all day but nothing - not able to see anything except red LED lit up around the joystick when I am on AC and the battery is removed.
I am going to try warranty repair but probably am out of luck
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Are you able to get into bootloader? If I read correctly the answer should be no but I wanted to confirm either way. If no, how have you tried to get into bootloader? Key sequence in other words? Have you removed the SD card also?

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You are correct, I cannot seem to get into the bootloader or even get the device to come alive at all. I tried camera + reset, volume down + reset, volume down + camera + reset, I looked all over the forum and found a few others but still no luck. All I see is the red LED around the Joystick either become solid lit (without battery in and on AC) or blink lit (with battery in and on AC). The light stays solid lit with battery out and all key combinations tried and does the quick blink lit with battery in and all key combinations as long as reset is pushed. Basically, it would seem that the reset key is working by resetting the circuit to the battery but the device just wont boot up.
I will be sending this unit back anyway due to a manufacturing defect of the SD card slot. When this particular unit was built, I guess no one actually checked to see if the a (mini not micro) SD card fits in, cause IT DON'T!! The slot was missed by about 2mm being to narrow in width...GEESH!!
I am not too happy with hardware of the 7501 right now and probably will look at getting the 7500 or Dopod version for "cooked ROM" pleasure but my advice to others reading this would be to not run out and get the 7501 at the lower price given the problems I am seeing. However, on a positive note, the few hours I did get the 7501 running, it was a blast and I still give the overall performance a 4.5 out of 5 star rating being the most complete and fastest PDA Phone I have had the pleasure to work with.

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photon2 said:
You are correct, I cannot seem to get into the bootloader or even get the device to come alive at all. I tried camera + reset, volume down + reset, volume down + camera + reset, I looked all over the forum and found a few others but still no luck. All I see is the red LED around the Joystick either become solid lit (without battery in and on AC) or blink lit (with battery in and on AC). The light stays solid lit with battery out and all key combinations tried and does the quick blink lit with battery in and all key combinations as long as reset is pushed. Basically, it would seem that the reset key is working by resetting the circuit to the battery but the device just wont boot up.
I will be sending this unit back anyway due to a manufacturing defect of the SD card slot. When this particular unit was built, I guess no one actually checked to see if the a (mini not micro) SD card fits in, cause IT DON'T!! The slot was missed by about 2mm being to narrow in width...GEESH!!
I am not too happy with hardware of the 7501 right now and probably will look at getting the 7500 or Dopod version for "cooked ROM" pleasure but my advice to others reading this would be to not run out and get the 7501 at the lower price given the problems I am seeing. However, on a positive note, the few hours I did get the 7501 running, it was a blast and I still give the overall performance a 4.5 out of 5 star rating being the most complete and fastest PDA Phone I have had the pleasure to work with.
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Man that sucks. Seems like you've tried the correct combination of keys to get into bootloader...just make sure you were pressing that camera button firmly because it's known not to take unless you do this.
What operating system is on your computer BTW? Windows XP/Vista?
I'm not sure I understood the problem with the SD Card. Do you mean to say that when you tried to put in a mini-SD card (not Micro), it wouldn't fit into the slot?