Hello all. Sort of new to the whole custom rom scene and have been trying to find install instructions to follow for flashing a custom rom on my xv6800. I have found the wiki page on this site, which to me is very confusing and I have also found http://ppc.stoleyour.net/xv6800/ Which one of these is best to follow or is there a better guide? Second question, what is the difference between a rom and a kitchen and are both needed?
The link you found has the proper steps. Both are fine and if one makes more sense to you then use it. Although, I would suggest you use the latest DCD Rom 3.2.6 and the latest radio rom 3.42.50 when hacking your phone.
The difference between dcd's rom and kitchen is that a rom is a pre-made (cooked) rom and the kitchen allows you to make your own rom with added or removed features. In my experience, I would strongly suggest sticking to DCD's precooked rom and just install your missing programs from there. It makes upgrading each individual program so much easier then having to cook a new rom and flash your phone again.
Cool thanks for the response. Yes, I was going to go with rom 3.2.6 and radio 3.42.50. I notice the newest officail rom update from HTC enables support for 16gig micro sd cards, does dcd do this as well?
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Hey guys, i have read all of the guides and alot on the forums, i am also a member at TX and Da_Gs blackjack site so i have flashed new ROMs to the Blackjack hundreds of times. I feel pretty good about flashing my ATT 8525 with a cooked ROM but, I just want to verify something..........
(1) I should flash to the HardSPL first right? If i follow the guide it looks easy.
(2) I have on my 8525 the 1.54 radio and it works really well in my area, so after the HardSPL then flash the rom then i should still have the 1.54 radio? Is that right? it works just like on the Blackjack....the radio and boot and ROM are all separate installs?
I know some ROMs have all 3 together but the ROM i like, K's WM6.0 FINAL
does not have the SPL or radio.
Buckoni said:
Hey guys, i have read all of the guides and alot on the forums, i am also a member at TX and Da_Gs blackjack site so i have flashed new ROMs to the Blackjack hundreds of times. I feel pretty good about flashing my ATT 8525 with a cooked ROM but, I just want to verify something..........
(1) I should flash to the HardSPL first right? If i follow the guide it looks easy.
(2) I have on my 8525 the 1.54 radio and it works really well in my area, so after the HardSPL then flash the rom then i should still have the 1.54 radio? Is that right? it works just like on the Blackjack....the radio and boot and ROM are all separate installs?
I know some ROMs have all 3 together but the ROM i like, K's WM6.0 FINAL
does not have the SPL or radio.
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1) It is very easy....and definalty do it BEFORE anything else
2) the radio version currently on your hermes will stay there yes, unless you flash a ROM which contains a radio image. Nearly ALL the cooked WM6 versions are OS only.
Hey Thanks MrVanx! Thats all i neede to know! I will post afterwards to let ya'll know how it went.
It's pretty simple really once you know...
Run SIM & SID unlock, run Hard SPL v7, then click the RUU Wrapper file and install the required rom!
Easy!
Oh and the guide on Vanx's site is handy too!
Nice to see someone that read forum and wiki, and then ask a question.
hey guys everything went great! I have also installed the Cube to this ROM and it works great but, i really don't see it as being very useful as it is quicker to use the phone as it came. I do like how i can look through the contacts and pie with my fingers instead of the sylus but, thats about it.
I will try as many different ROMs as i can get ahold of and i might even down load one of the kitchens and start to roll my own,LOL! this is really changing what i do with my spare time! I used to hotrod my motorcycle or the computer or even my PSP but this is alot more fun!
Thank You to all the people here and over at TXceaser and Da_Gs web site!
You have really been a great bunch to learn from!
Buckoni
Is it possible for anyone to use the updated Da_G kitchen to make an updated Clean rom?
I have been trying to do it on my own, but for some reason I cannot get it to work. I'm not very good with this stuff and I know that if I make a mistake I will end up with a messed up phone.
So please please pretty please, will someone update the Da_G clean rom?
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Is it possible for anyone to use the updated Da_G kitchen to make an updated Clean rom?
I have been trying to do it on my own, but for some reason I cannot get it to work. I'm not very good with this stuff and I know that if I make a mistake I will end up with a messed up phone.
So please please pretty please, will someone update the Da_G clean rom?
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Da_G already did off the att leaked rom, its in the att rom thread
If the Da_G 'leaked' ROM is still not satisfactory, have a look at these threads:
[TUT] Sous-Chef's Guide to Da_G's Simple Kitchen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=490787
Da_G's simple ROM Kitchen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=471288
If you're having issues after that, don't hesitate to post a clear description of your problem in the Da_G's simple ROM Kitchen thread. Most of the chefs that follow the thread usually try to offer some insight.
HTH,
Yeah, the reason I asked for help is I'm not really good with stuff like that. And I can't be running the risk of bricking my phone. Hence me asking for someone to cook a rom up. And I'd rather not use the testing rom.
I'll assume you have already SPL'ed your phone with Olipro/OliNex HardSPL'ed.
Here's what I'd suggest;
Go through the [TUT] Sous-Chef's Guide to Da_G's Simple Kitchen guide. In a nutshell, the guide walks you through the entire process using an official HTC 5.05.405.1 ROM.
At the end of the guide, you will have a flashable end product that you can flash to your device. Since your HardSPL'ed, you will be able to recover in the event of a problem since all you are flashing is the ROM part - not the SPL, Radio, or Splash screen. Recovery would be a matter of flash a different cooked ROM or the .NBH file from the official HTC 5.05.405.1 ROM that you downloaded.
Once you feel comfortable with that, download Da_G's Simple ROM Kitchen (21402, Apr). It contains a good selection of packages that many of the Chefs use at the moment - i.e. they work. ;-)
Then if you have questions, post in the Da_G Kitchen thread - not this one.
HTH,
Download his 6.5 kitchen and follow the directions on his thread and you're good to go. Load the notsolitefuze, make sure if you have a CDMA phone you do none of this or the above lol.
Hey guys.
I dont have a clue on how to flash a phone or backup a rom from my phone. is anyone able to help me out.
All i ever see are download locations to roms but i never see any applications for flashing phones or backing up.
Basiclly im looking for a tutorial.
Wait is it even possible on the neon yet?
Thanks in advance.
All the downloads should normally include the two files required to flash: the ROM itself (.nbh file) and the exe to actually do it.
Before flashing you should make sure you have the latest version of HardSPL installed which should stop you bricking your phone if anything goes wrong (see this thread for info).
As far as WM6.5 on a Neon I've not seen any ROMs. The files have to be ported to the device and then cooked into a ROM using a kitchen - not sure what people are using but I've seen mention of using the Kaiser kitchen with Neon settings.
There's no single tutorial, it's a case of reading around the different threads and piecing the bits together. It's just that there seem to be fewer Neon's around so there's not much of a focus on development for them.
Oops the link was to a WinMo 6.1 ROM. The 6.5 ROM I was thinking of is actually for the TyTn. So... nope, no 6.5 for Neon.
I'm a noob as well, but flashing is really quite simple. Just install the Neon HardSPL (there's only one as well), update the radio if you want to, then flash the ROM. Everything's packaged in the downloads, just run the exe.
May want to check your link : )
Okay I have searched, looked at videos, commented some topics but still I have not found my answer.
If I was to download this Android Build: (Ex. [BUILD]15.09.10|mdeejay Froyo Sense v. 2.1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780525
or
[BUILD] [18.08.2010] [darkstone HD2Froyo V2.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735532
Do I need to download anything else other than what's already included in the Android Build? I keep hearing about this radio rom, Cooked rom, etc.
Do I need that stuff?
Thank you very much.
They are READY-TO-USE BUILD....
I am no expert but this is my understanding, most importantly Android causes problems somehow with the stock ROM on you HD2 so you will want to put a custom WinMo ROM onto the phone before you try using Android. In order for you to flash to a different WinMo rom you will need to follow the va0rious steps there too, there are a lot of great guides on the forums but during that process you make your phone able to take major changes (like ROM and Radios).
All the guides include steps on how to change your Radio as well as the ROM, I know there is at least one stickied in the ROM discussion forum (not Android ROM). The builder of the Android you choose will invariably offer suggestions as to what ROM they use for WinMo and what Radio they have had the best results with. That is what I think you are talking about as far as Radio in relation to Android. Like WinMo different Radios are more or less effective, and even more so than WinMo they can cause major havoc if you disregard the instructions about what Radio you should use (I know of some that will apparently brick the phone)
I am sure someone that knows more than me will answer sooner or later but hope that helps
1. Install HSPL if you are still on Stock ROM
2. Install Android Compatible WM ROM from this forum (ChuckyDroid,OzDroid,VBNROM)
3. Install Radio >= 2.08.50.xx (Dont install .51 Radio)
4. Install Android build of your choice as instructions in respective threads
For all the above, search using keywords HSPL, etc and you will reach gold.
PS : I am not responsible for you bricking the device. If you are hesitant, dont do it !
Hey there all, long time lurker here and just decided to create an account. I've just switched from the ever failing Symbian and bought myself an HD2 because of its well... Greatness, and ability to have so many OS on it
So I bought the device used, the TMOBILE version, and I've had plenty of time to play around with it for the time being.
My OS is 5.2.2193 (21913.5.0.94)
Manilla : 2.5.20181424.0
ROM version: 3.14.531.1 (04666) WWE
Radio: 2.15.50.14
I've just flashed HSPL 2.08 and that is about as far as i have gone.... being skeptical moving on to the next step, as I don't want to brick my phone. I've read things about the radio compatibility about some builds, and didn't want to risk turning my phone into a paperweight
Okay, so if you have read this far on about my ramblings then thank you!!
My goal is to flash one of the many android ROMs. The sd card that came with the phone is 16gb, and also my sd card is already formatted to fat32.
I'm trying to following one of the guides into flashing an android rom and it is recommending me that I install an upgraded wm6.5 first to improve the performance of android roms? If I am understanding this right I should be looking for a rom that that is not too heavily customized, using only all the basic functions right?
I was looking through the ROMS, and would like to try out NRGZ stock sense Energy build. I click the download link with the U.S. flag and it links me to a page with a few download links. I'm not too sure which one to download or all of them?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591784
Here's the link to NRGZ rom site, and I'm looking at the 3rd post the download link right under where it says "Reference"
Is this the best Rom I should be using or is there any other recommendations from some other veterans out there?
Hi rawsx glad you decided to become a member, so let me welcome you to XDA.
Either one of the ROMs I have listed below are the ones you want to download out of the list of ROMs that come up after you click on the download link.At least I think so rom the info in your post.
Energy.Leo.21916.Sense2.5.Reference.Mar.01.7z
Energy.Leo.28244.Sense2.5.Reference.Mar.01.7z
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I think you are wanting to use a SD card also and not a NAND Andriod ROM cause you metioned your SD card and that it is recomended to flash a bare bones custom ROM. A NAND Andriod ROM would totally wipe Windows Mobile from your phone so this would be pointless if you were going NAND.
Also you mentioned radio compatibility and yes this is very true. The T-Mobile HD2 can not use all radios. If the radio has a 50 in the third set of numbers like this one here 2.15.50.14 then you are good. Do not flash any radio version tbat has a 51 in the tbird set of numbers. And also do not flash any radio that has these numbers 2.04.50.xx or 2.05.50.xx. These and the 51 radios will brick/kill your T-Mobile HD2.