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My Mogul was taken to a store that flashes phones to cricket. So it was ok before I took it to the store now. When I turn the phone on it boots to the smart mobility screen says "No Radio" then turns right off. I formatted my microSD card put the TITAIMG>nbh file on the card put my phone in the bootloader mode. Now my phone turns on and stay in the smart mobility screen w/ the No Radio still on it, and thats it. Is this phone dead? If not HELP!
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My Mogul was taken to a store that flashes phones to cricket. So it was ok before I took it to the store now. When I turn the phone on it boots to the smart mobility screen says "No Radio" then turns right off. I formatted my microSD card put the TITAIMG>nbh file on the card put my phone in the bootloader mode. Now my phone turns on and stay in the smart mobility screen w/ the No Radio still on it, and thats it. Is this phone dead? If not HELP!
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If you paid someone to flash it, take it back! Did they give you back a non working phone? You'd think they would have tested it???
It sounds like you have a rom / Radio incompatibility problem. Or no radio at all. You say that you put the radio nbh on the card and put it into bootloader mode, but did you actually flash the radio? Did it come up with the grey screen and blue progress bar showing it was actually flashing the Radio rom?
Mogul Dead
No my phone did not do any of that stuff. And no I do not think that I flashed the radio I don't know how. I put the nbh file on the card insert it put it in the tri color screen and nothing happens. Man I am screwed. The kid at the store is saying that I did something & I did not. I have been reading alot cause I do not know anything about this flashing stuff and it does seem like there might be a radio/rom compatability thing going on cause the phone says no radio. I followed some forum steps to no avail.
dude if you get the tri color boot loader screen you did not kill your phone, all you need to do is flash your radio, witch is completely seprate from flashing your OS. just read the wiki and relax
The phone is telling you what is wrong "No Radio" you should be able to flash a radio via your sd card then flash a rom and all should be well. You just need to make sure the radio is compatable to the ROM. What is your ROM Version that shows on your boot screen. Also what bootloader is installed (tricolor screen)
I realize English isn't your primary language, but based on how you phrased your last comment, it sounds like you are inserting the SD card after the tri color screen.
The card needs to be in the phone before you press the 3 buttons for the boot loader screen, then it should see it.
BTC
Mogul Dead
Ok great sounds like from the replies that my mogul is not dead. Ok thanks guys. Also when I put the phone in the bootloader modethe tro color screen the card is already inserted, and the bootloader is SPL-2.40.Olipro. I do not know what ROM was put on the phone when it came from the store. So yeah I just might have to keep tyring to combine the right radio for the right rom thats on the phone.
find radio 3.42.50 and flash it via your sd card
then find the rom you want .....example.... DCD 3.2.6 and flash it via your sd card
then install dcd's carrier cab for you carrier and you should be up and running
Mogul Dead
How do I flash DCD's ROM to the sd card I never did this.
Do you have a ROM ready to flash? If so just goto the wiki link for the Titan's and do some reading. Everything you'll ever need to know about flashing is in there...
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Titan
Focus on the radio first, once you get it flashed, then you can worry about flashing the rom.
For the rom (not radio) it's much easier, from the tri-color screen, plug in your USB cable and run the .exe file and it will flash.
However, get the radio updated first.
Try the 3.42.50 radio, I personally use 3.42.40 but they are very close and both support the same roms.
BTC
Freaking out as well
I'm stuck at the tri-color screen after updating the bootloader to 2.40.Olipro , I thought I could update the bootloader and still go into my Windows 6.1 install (and update the rest later).
I thought I totally screwed up my phone until I read this thread so hopefully there is still hope for this.
I do not have an SD card so I'm trying to do it the USB method by downloading the "ROM Update Utility" and placing the TITAIMG.NBH file into the RUU directory. It seems to work but stops at about 8% and the phone goes black then the PDA Phone ROM Update Utility pops up a:
ERROR [328]: INVALID COMMAND
This update utility cannot be used for your PDA Phone. Please check your Update Utility.
As you can imagine I'm absolutely panicked right now and will appreciate ANY help!
well save yourself some grief and buy a 2 gig microSD card. Then all you have to do is put the radio ROM on it, go into bootloader mode and let it flash. That is the safest and easiest way to do it. Also less, read nill, chance of bricking your phone.
Ok I'm heading out the door to Best Buy right now...
So once I get the radio installed, I then install DCD using the SD card method? Then the carrier cab?
I've already updated the bootloader to 2.40 using the USB method, will mixing these two cause any issues?
Now that I'm totally stuck at the bootloader, are there any precautions I should take before continuing?!?
Thanks so much for the help, I can't wait to get this going and maybe help out people like myself in the future
I got a 2gb card, formatted it to FAT32, downloaded 3.42.50 radio, renamed it and placed it into the root directory of the card.
I then put it into the phone, then did a POWER+CAMERA+RESET. It comes back to the bootloader screen doing nothing.
I've been reading around and it looks like I'm doing everything correct???? It just sits there and at the bottom it says "Serial"
EDIT: Oh you have to HOLD that combination for a couple seconds. Got it, I'll keep going on the process....
Here's what I just recently posted in another thread for someone wanting step by step instructions on how to flash the phone. He said he followed it and it worked so hopefully it helps you out.
1. Download everything you will need.
a) nueSPL 2.47 from http://www.nuerom.com/BlogEngine/pag...HTC-Titan.aspx
b) Radio 3.42.50 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=415364
c) The ROM from http://www.scottcrosler.com/
2. Back up your SD card and then format your SD card into FAT32 with less than 4kb cluster size. Open My Computer, right click on your SD card, select format and adjust the settings accordingly.
3. Run nueSPL 2.47 on your phone with your SD card in. It will reformat your SD card again and put the bootloader on it. When you reset your phone it will install the bootloader. Just follow the instructions.
4. Copy the nbh file from the radio rom onto your SD card and rename it to TITAIMG.nbh. Put it in your phone and put the phone into bootloader mode by pressing CAMERA, POWER, and RESET (the recessed button on the bottom of the phone) at the same time. When it starts up it should come up with a grey screen telling you to press POWER to continue flashing. Do this and wait for it to complete. When it is complete delete the nbh file from your card using your computer.
5. Put the phone into bootloader mode again using the same method as before. Connect your phone via USB to your computer and run the ROM flashing exe to flash the rom. Just follow the instructions that come up. It's easy. When that is done your phone has the ROM installed. If the USB method does not work for you, look for the largest .nbh file and copy it to your SD card, rename the .nbh file to TITAIMG.nbh again, and reset into bootloader again. You should get the same screen as you did when you flashed the radio. When it's complete the ROM is installed.
6. Run the CAB file from My Documents to extract all the other cabs. After that is complete look for the cab for your carrier and install that. Soft reset.
7. Your phone should work now.
I think that's it. Anyone else feel free to correct anything I probably have wrong... I just wrote that from memory. It's normally easy to do and you just follow the on screen prompts so I might've made some mistakes. I always just flash via SD now because it's so easy and I don't require a PC for anything.
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The bold text is a step I left out for the other person but he figured it out.
Edit: Oh yeah, skip the part where you install the bootloader (step 3) since you're already running an unlocked bootloader and don't have a working OS on the phone to install 2.47. Once you have a working OS you can go ahead and update from 2.40 to 2.47 if you want a slight improvement in performance. It will not require you to reflash everything else again (or at least didn't for me).
Yes! 100% working. Didn't even have to call Verizon to reactive it, everything was ready to go as soon as I got the new rom.
Thanks for the help!
sprint no evdo no gps
phone works great but cant get online and gps does not work but phone service works ? damn and its only 24 hrs old i broke it using rom and raido from above
kyjelly said:
phone works great but cant get online and gps does not work but phone service works ? damn and its only 24 hrs old i broke it using rom and raido from above
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Did you install the carrier cab?
Also see in EPST. If you use EVDO, may be login and pass are erased after flash. I had same problem with official Sprint ROM.
And what kind of GPS you are talking about? aGPS?
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My phone came across some issues. Don't ask how. I have a few issues and heard this is place to go. Here goes.
I tried to turn my phone on.
It vibrated, the green light turns on, but no display.
So I turned it on to the Bootloader screen (it's the only display I have). It reads:
"TITA100 MFG
SPL-2.40.Olipro
CRLD-9"
I connect to the computer, and I hear the chime to confirm its connection.
However, I open Mobile Device Center and it doesn't show that a phone is connected. I go to to Device Manager, and I see that there is a "Microsoft USB Device" connected, which is my phone.
So in all, when I try to flash a new ROM, it tells me there's a connection error. However, it knows my phone is there because the phone's screen changes. HOWEVER, when the flash is operating, it tells me what ROM its flashing to. It does not tell me the image I have though, which leads me to suspect I don't have a ROM at all on my phone.
I'm dead confused as to what to do. Everyone has an actual OS to use and to connect to Mobile Center (activesync). So...help me out if you can?
I don't want my little baby to die.
...come on...breath Mogul...it'll be ok.
You have unlocked your phone and have the 2.40 bootloader installed which is suitable for the 3.35.xx and later based ROM builds. You must also match your chosen ROM with a suitable radio.
Activesync will only make a connection when you are booted into Windows Mobile. For flashing, that connection is only necessary to unlock/lock your phone and change the bootloader.
You are fine, but are not telling us what you are trying to flash to or what information you are following to flash. If you read the sticked threads on the front of the forum and check out and follow the instructions posted in the Titan Wiki for upgrading to the latest GPS/EDVO Rev A ROMs, you should find all the links and information you need to successfully upgrade your phone.
Thank you very much.
I thought I was stuck.
I think I'm going to upgrade to the latest ROM and try to get it running. This leads me to a new question:
Is there any special step I need to take when wanting to Flash using the SD Card? The ROM, let's say 3.35 Alltel. I put it in the card and it says "Loading", then it shows the number "00068002" in red up top, and then the blue words "No Image File!" appears.
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TIs there any special step I need to take when wanting to Flash using the SD Card? The ROM, let's say 3.35 Alltel. I put it in the card and it says "Loading", then it shows the number "00068002" in red up top, and then the blue words "No Image File!" appears.
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You are missing out a few steps in telling us what you have done. Tell us exactly what you are doing and with what type of card.
Alrighty.
I have a 1 Gig card, FAT32 1024.
I'm trying to get the "Alltel 3.35.671.9 ROM".
I read that I am to flash that ROM first, but like I said, the progress bar shows up on my phone when flashing with the .exe program (gray background, progress bar up top), and then it gives me an error message and I have to reset my phone and go through the tedious "recovery" process.
When I try to use the SD Card to install the Alltel image 3.35.671.9, it says Loading, and then No Image!, and it takes be back to the BL screen.
Is that enough?
Thank alot.
As you have apparently have a suitable SDcard, you don't need to bother with the Alltel ROM. You can directly flash a suitable discrete radio ROM (links in the Wiki to 3.37.20 & 3.39.10). Less hassle that way and the best method for future radio changes without affecting your data or OS ROM. With the CDMA Radio upgraded you can then repeat with the SDCard routine to flash to one of the later third party ROM or kitchen build of your choice. After that, all should be fine to boot into the new OS.
Remember that the ROM file copied to the root of the SDcard must be renamed TITAIMG.nbh.
Damn it all.
I put the card in with the Radio in it, named "TITAIMG.nbh", and it only reads "loading" then "No image file!"
I tried both Radios, and my card is fine.
Still no luck.
Geez...what a disappointment. Thanks for your help though. I feel safer knowing there's hope for the thing.
Did you format the card into FAT32 from your PC?
Oh well, I guess again resort to using the latest Alltell or Sprint ROM via the USB to upgrade your radio. Rather than using their installation routine you can again extract the ROM image but now manually initiate the ROM Update Utility as described in the Wiki.
Thanks again for the tips and info.
Sadly, flashing by SD always gives me a "No Image File!" message, and flashing by USB always gived me a 262 Update Error message, no matter how many times/ports/resets I do.
I guess I'm stuck then.
Hello,
I hear nothing but great things about custom ROMS, especially DCD and would like to try one. I have spent the last few weeks reading all the threads located here on XDA-Developers and on PPCGeeks regarding upgrading an OEM Verizon XV6800 to a custom ROM.
Below are the instructions I have come up with. I would appreciate it if this wonderful community could provide any suggestions or corrections to my steps. Based on your responses I will create a finalized guide for other users to follow.
I have received very mixed results regarding the overall procedure. Some say you must first flash the Sprint ROM and then flash DCD (To upgrade the radio). Others say you can just flash radio 3.39 and then flash DCD 3.1.6. My below steps are going on the assumption you can just flash the radio 3.39 and then flash DCD 3.1.6.
Phone has
Software Version: 2.09.605.8 (I believe this is the ROM version)
Firmware Version: 1.30.60 (I believe this is the radio version)
I have doccumented my
NAM, SCM, ESN (Hex & Decimal) and MSID.
1. Backup everything
2. Connect the phone to the computer using USB cable and ensure it can establish an active sync connection.
3. While the phone is connected to the computer and running Windows Mobile 6.0 run titan_SPL_2.40-olipro.exe to unlock the phone.
4. Reboot the phone and put it in to bootloader mode (Hold down Power button, camera button and press the soft reset button with the stylus until the multi color bootloader screen appears).
5. While in bootloader mode flash the radio to 3.39
6. While in bootloader mode flash the DCD 3.1.6 ROM
7. After reboot install the Verizon carrier cab. Call verizon and let them know you have hard reset your phone so it can be re-authorized with their network.
everything looks good, what i would do though is flash the 3.39 sprint rom to get the radio. and you may not have to call verizon i just got a replacement phone and flashed up did the *22899 and everything worked with out having to call and get a a key.
s10onn2o said:
everything looks good, what i would do though is flash the 3.39 sprint rom to get the radio. and you may not have to call verizon i just got a replacement phone and flashed up did the *22899 and everything worked with out having to call and get a a key.
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another suggestion i've seen somewhere else is to turn the phone into flight mode prior to flashing... not sure if it works but would be interested to know
also: DO NOT FORGET to soft reset just beforethe customizations run (when you are finished flashing and the phone reboots itself for the first time..)... you do NOT want the sprint customizations to run, on your Verizon device.
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also: DO NOT FORGET to soft reset just beforethe customizations run (when you are finished flashing and the phone reboots itself for the first time..)... you do NOT want the sprint customizations to run, on your Verizon device.
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if it's your first time you won't know when the sprint customizations are running. so just don't hit the screen or anything until AFTER you flash a DCD rom
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I have spent the last few weeks reading all the threads located here on XDA-Developers and on PPCGeeks regarding upgrading an OEM Verizon XV6800 to a custom ROM.
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I was in the exact same spot just a few weeks ago, flashing my XV6800 for the first time. I researched and prepared like you have and I think you're ready to pull the trigger.
My only advice is to use the SD method to flash the radio and OS ROMs. I wasn't able o connect via USB after upgrading the radio and the microSD method was incredibly easy and far faster than USB seemed.
Dialing *228 was all I needed after the process was complete, no new A-Key needed or manual entry of provisioning data.
Just remember, when in the process of flashing your phone, keep calm & carry on.
VX6800 upgrade procedures please
I too have read all the post on this and PPCGEEKS and have issues within myself. I start out with a high confidence level and after you get through a page or two of; yes, but do this instead ..... you are left with nothing but total confusion and contradictions. My confidence level is then well down the ladder.
I (we) would all like to hear from a VERIZON VX6800 owner (no sprinters please, sorry) who has actually done this with step by step instructions. Please don't assume we know anything, many like myself are knowledgeable in technical fields but not with PPC's.
This is my most serious concern. I ONLY have access to machines running Vista. I have heard that something, don't know what, will stop at 11% some people say not. What might stop and why? Ive also been told that there are new drivers for 'mobile device center' that fix this problem but no driver dates or version No's are posted anywhere. Any advice here would be helpfully also.
I know several folks who are also waiting for me (the guinea pig) to do this and they will follow.
Thanks for the time all have put into this effort.
All of the instructions and options for flashing are up-to-date in the Wiki.
I own and operate an xv6800, I used the methods listed in every sticky to flash my first time, never had a problem.
I have always used DCD's ROMS and used whatever he had posted in whatever thread for every ROM/kitchen. The man is thorough in putting the necessities in his threads.
Now I just flash whenever, no problems. I run 32 bit vista and xp on my machines and neither gives a headache.
The wiki is your guide to a successful upgrade. Study it.
Nonetheless, for those wanting VZW-specific instructions, here's how I upgraded my XV6800 to radio 3.39.10 and dcd's 3.1.2 a couple weeks ago.
I take no responsibility for anything you do to your device.
Code:
I. Upgrade bootloader
A. Establish an ActiveSync connection via USB
B. Execute Hard-SPL-MFG.exe to upgrade the bootloader to 2.40
[url]ftp://up.ppcgeeks.com/Titan/Users/ImCoKeMaN/roms/Hard-SPL-MFG.exe[/url]
Follow the steps in the command window closely - they are very clear
II. Format a microSD card for installing radio and OS ROMs
A. Using a card reader attached to your computer, format a microSD card into FAT32 with an allocation unit/cluster size of 1024
1. Open a command prompt and type
format ?: /FS:FAT32 /A:1024
where ? is the drive letter assigned to the microSD
III. Use microSD to install Radio ROM
A. Download radio 3.39.10
[url]http://rapidshare.com/files/113794877/radio339.rar[/url]
B. Un-rar
C. Copy RUU_signed.nbh to your microSD card
D. Rename RUU_signed.nbh to TITAIMG.nbh
E. Insert microSD card into phone
F. Force into bootloader by pressing POWER+CAMERA+RESET
G. Bootloader will load and begin loading the ROM on the microSD
F. When radio upgrade is complete, reset phone and force into bootloader
IV. Use microSD to install OS ROM
A. Download the OS ROM (e.g. dcd_titan_3.1.2)
B. OS ROM will be .exe file. Use WinRAR to extract files, one of which will have an .nbh extension
C. Copy *.nbh (e.g. dcd_titan_3.1.2.nbh) to your microSD card
D. Rename *.nbh to TITAIMG.nbh
E. Insert microSD card into phone
F. If not in bootloader, force into bootloader by pressing POWER+CAMERA+RESET
G. Bootloader will load and begin loading the ROM on the microSD
F. When OS upgrade is complete reset phone, eject the card, reset the phone
You will more than likely need your USB-headphone dongle/adapter that came with the phone.
After I upgraded my phone, resetting the phone caused the bootloader to appear instead of
loading the OS. For whatever reason, with the 11-pin USB dongle this doesn't happen
and the OS ROM boots without a problem.
V. Follow on screen instructions and allow customizations to run. Phone will reset when complete.
VI. Install Verizon carrier cab, reset when complete.
[url]http://www.lifesnotsogood.com/dcd1182/titan/carriers/dcd%20Titan%20Carrier%20-%20Verizon.cab[/url]
VI. Dial *228, reset when complete
VII. From your phone, browse to [url]http://ota.wsync.com/[/url] to download, install the XV6800 Over The Air sync client
After I upgraded the radio I wasn't able to load the stock OS and was unable to establish an ActiveSync connection via USB, thus was unable to use the RUU method. Using a card reader and microSD method to flash the new OS ROM saved my ass. I won't flash any other way now.
arnoldbabar said:
You will more than likely need your USB-headphone dongle/adapter that came with the phone.
After I upgraded my phone, resetting the phone caused the bootloader to appear instead of
loading the OS. For whatever reason, with the 11-pin USB dongle this doesn't happen
and the OS ROM boots without a problem.
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Can you explain this more? Are you saying everytime i reboot my phone i will need the USB/Headphone adapter plugged in? Or just the first boot?
Also, I dont have a SD reader. Can i just copy the files to my SD card with the SD in the phone and connected via USB?
Thanks,
Mitchell
Are you saying everytime i reboot my phone i will need the USB/Headphone adapter plugged in? Or just the first boot?
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For me, only about 1 in 3 reboots do NOT require the USB dongle. I have no idea why that is, I think it's an issue with the bootloader, but there are some threads on this board with more technical info. (I work in IT and carry a whole mess of cables in my bag, so it wasn't a huge concern of mine to tote the USB-headphone adapter around.)
Also, I dont have a SD reader. Can i just copy the files to my SD card with the SD in the phone and connected via USB?
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Nope. You can read/write to the card but I don't think you can change the file system of the card while it's in the phone. Card readers are cheap, less than $20, and very handy to have.
After I upgraded the radio I wasn't able to load the stock OS and unable to establish an ActiveSync connection via USB. Using a card reader and microSD method to flash the new OS ROM saved my ass. I won't flash any other way now.
Also, when getting the required info before i start i dont see a key for security when i do a ##778. Is this ok/normal for verizon?
Thanks again!
After I upgraded the radio I wasn't able to load the stock OS and was unable to establish an ActiveSync connection via USB, thus was unable to use the RUU method. Using a card reader and microSD method to flash the new OS ROM saved my ass. I won't flash any other way now.[/QUOTE]
After the entire process was complete you are able to sync with the PC? Just not prior to doing the ROM update? Syncing is essential to me for backups etc.
Thanks for all the advice guys!!
wow, so i just remember i had a SD reader on my linux server. I went down and loaded up my VM of XP. Started to format my SD card and it blue screened and now I cant get my SD card to reconize in my computer or phone. I guess that a worthless piece of plastic now.. Ill try the USB method.
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Also, when getting the required info before i start i dont see a key for security when i do a ##778. Is this ok/normal for verizon?
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That was the same for me when I checked my EPST before upgrading. That's a good thing: you don't have an A-Key (security) now so you won't need one after flashing.
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After the entire process was complete you are able to sync with the PC? Just not prior to doing the ROM update?
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Correct. However, now when I sync I have to use the USB/Headphone dongle. I can also sync via Bluetooth.
I just want to say thank you to everyone. I was able to get DCD 3.1.6 running by flashing the Sprint ROM and then flashing DCD 3.1.6. The only problem I'm having is getting Radio 3.39 to load. It will get to 8% and then the phone reboots.
If anyone is near newport news VA and wouldnt mind helping me out with upgrading my 6800 let me know. Ill provide the beer
I need to change the first screen that shows when you soft reset the phone it shows the radio version and rom version.
I need to change it to take it back to the sprint store for repairs. I already flashed back to the stock rom but that radio version screen stayed.
My pc doesnt reckognize my phone either so please help me.
Thanks.
You should have flashed a full stock 3.35 that flashes the radio and rom.
Have you already run the titan relocker?
If not its something that you have to do again b4 turning it in.
In any case put the device back in bootloader mode( power + camera + soft reset hole) see what version spl is on your device.
If ollipro 2.40 or nuespl 2.47 download the 3.35 full update
ftp://Mogulrom:[email protected]_RS_TITAN_3.35.04_4350H_SPCS_AM_Ship.exe
use win rar to extract the files to somewhere on the pc (i.e. c:\titan update\)
rename the RUU_signed.nbh to TITAIMG.nbh copy it to a small micro sd card like the 512mb card that came with your device (has to be formatted to fat32 b4 copying the file)
Insert it into your titan and reboot the device back into bootloader mode wait a few seconds for it to come up asking you to press the power button to flash..
Press the power button and let it flash.. While flashing it should tell you that you are flashing the
OS - < this is your rom
CDMA - < this is the stock rom radio
Splash1 - < first boot splash
Splash2 - < second boot splash
once all is done it will say update complete just remove the battery and re-power the device.
If you did re-lock the device you just need to put nuespl on it you can do this from the device istelf no need for a pc
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=30561
Follow those steps and your rom and rasdio will be stock and you can take it back into sprint without worries.
I truly apreciate this thanks so much.
But just to be sure none of this requires a USB connection to the computer right?
Ill tell how it goes as soon as I get My MSD card back from my car.
Thanks again.
IT WORKED!
I cant thank you enough how relieved I am.
Is there like a Thank buttton or a +Rep I can hit.
Thanks Again.
Glad i could help you out good luck with your replacement copy this thread into and e-mail and e-mail it to yourself if you get into a bind again sometime. Who knows one day i might post with a problem that you could help me out with.
Yeah I just got a replacement they had one in the store.
Thanks again.
Ok guys, I bricked my 8525, but luckily I had insurance on it so a new one should be here tomorrow.
What is the absolute best way to SIM/CID unlock it without screwing up the radio stack?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
GunRunner
if its not sim unlocked follow these instructions - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293665
If it is simunlocked then do this and follow these instructions - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296722
For sd card flash instructions go to page 116, post 1160.
And for added safety I always use the sd card method.... No pc sync problems while trying to flash, "accidental" usb cords being pulled out or brownout/blackouts to affect the flash and brick my Hermes ($$$).
Cheers...
I'm sure the phone is SIM locked....so I'll just use HTC_Hermes_SIM_CID_Unlock_v3a.zip to SIM/CID unlock it, right?
So will I need to flash it with HardSPL later, just in case I have a bad flash? Or should it be ok after unlocking it?
I am asking because I used HTC_Hermes_SIM_CID_Unlock_v3a.zip to unlock my last one, and the radio stack was toast after that....
Double Post....
1st make sure you know what radio you have. Then run sim unlock, then Hard SPL your phone. After Hard SPLing your phone USE THE SD CARD METHOD to reinstall whatever radio you want. I say to check what your radio is because it MAY be the best for your location and network.
MAKE SURE YOU HARD SPL YOUR PHONE BEFORE PUTTING A NEW RADIO ROM ON BUT AFTER YOU UNLOCK YOUR PHONE.
To use sd card method (make sure you have better than 50% battery) -
1. Format sd card fat32 and copy the RUU_Wrapper.nbh file onto it. Rename to "hermimg.nbh".
2. Put Hermes into bootloader after installing the sd card - hold power, OK button above flywheel and reset wiht stylus, hold in until you get to tri-colour screen.
3. Follow the prompts and DON'T INTERRUPT THE FLASH or you will have another brick....
Then you can put whatever rom on too. I recommend the sd card method as it is safer (in my opinion) because unless you disconnect the battery or reset in the middle of a flash its pretty hard to actually interrupt the flash.
You can also us ethe sd card method to flash Hard SPL - page 116, post 1160 of this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296722
Cheers...
Thanks for the detailed info bro...I ordered a 2 gig micro SD card to do the flashing with, should be here today!...Then let the flashing begin...lol
GunRunner
Well, first off, thanks for the help. Not sure what went wrong last time, but this one unlocked, flashed and runs fine....the only obvious thing is that it downgraded my radio from 1.47.10 to 1.16.00.
GunRunner
You can fix this by using the sd card method to upgrade a RADIO ONLY ROM. If you took note of what radio you had as I suggested you should be able to download it and reflash it again... I suggest using the sd card method as unless you haven't charged your battery to more than 50 %, actually press the reset button in the middle of the flash or take the sd card out in the middle of the flash there isn't much else that will brick your Hermes. Please note that the radio flash will take a little while to finish, just be patient.
Cheers...
Thanks for all the help Ultramag69....SD method flat out didn't work with my phone for some reason, and I did everything as listed...so I just ran the flash from my PC (power is generator backup w/UPS). It flashed fine and my radio is back to what it should be now...
Thanks
GunRunner
HTC_Hermes_SIM_CID_Unlock_v3a - whats wrong
I want to test some overseas simcards I purchased in preparation of my boss leaving for Italy/France. Wanted to test them in my HTC Tytn (Rogers) first. Running WM6 (BlackMagic) and everything went smooth during the Unlocking process and I ran the executable on the Tytn and did a SIM unlock but when I put the SIM in it says about a Pincode and 3 attempts I entered a random code now I have 2 attempts, I've read somewhere its very bad if you use all these attempts up so I am looking for direction on what to do next.
Try running the simunlock .exe file on your phone again - don't reflash the radio rom and SPL... Check if the simcards have a pin lock - I put a pin lock on my phone to stop it from being used if stolen, when the phone turns off you can't use the sim card to make calls. Read the documentation that came with the sims to make sure it doesn't have a default pin activated.
Cheers...
Phone is a MDA Vario 2 (Herm300), though i had ran the SIM & CID unlocker succesfully a few months ago and have been using an o2 sim since.
I thought i'd upgrade to WM6 (installed it fine over a year ago) so picked the o2 one from the list on here. The upgrade went fine, it completed and i clicked Finish when i was prompted. The device first got stuck on the Windows Mobile screen then froze up when it actually goes past on to the today screen. The o2 customisation stuff starts to install but as before it freezes after 2 minutes or so, after soft reset it bypasses that and boots to Today screen. I'm also getting the No GSM message on the o2 splash screen prior to the freezing up. When it does boot up to Today screen all functions are working for about 2 minutes then it dies.
So now it wont connect to activesync and nor will it respond to any SD card install. Bit cheesed off, had my head in the Wiki almost all day trying things out but with no joy and something that was straight forward over a year ago has turned into a nightmare and my brain now aches.
Is there any way i could get back to the default tmobile rom? All i'll do then is run the SIM & CID unlocker again and leave it at that. I only wanted WM6 for the HTML emails.
You didn't flash Hard SPL V7, did you?
You can try installing the stock rom back again but if you can't get it to run you're in for a world of time consuming reading....
You MUST Install Hard SPL V7 if you recover your Hermes as it makes it easier to recover if something like this happens...
ultramag69 said:
You didn't flash Hard SPL V7, did you?
You can try installing the stock rom back again but if you can't get it to run you're in for a world of time consuming reading....
You MUST Install Hard SPL V7 if you recover your Hermes as it makes it easier to recover if something like this happens...
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The device was CID & SIM unlocked first. The bootloader shows IPL - 1.04 and SPL - 1.40.Olipro
How can i install v7 if activesync wont connect?
use the sd card method explained in the readme that comes with hardspl
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use the sd card method explained in the readme that comes with hardspl
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Yeah, remembered that one. I'm doing that now as i speak, just formatted the 2gb card to FAT32. I'll be back with the results shortly
Imanaged to install the Hard SPL on my device via SD card. Fortunately now and again my device boots to today screen, but only for about 2 minutes before the whole thing freezes up and has to be reset.
So during this time i copied the SSPL-HERM.exe to the phone from my SD card, deleted it once copied and took the battery out. Then when i powered device up into Bootloader i just followed the instructions, pressing the power button then the install was complete. Took about 5 seconds.
So now my device is Hard SPL-2.10.Olipro.
Am i right in thinking that now my device is prepared to be flashed? I still get the No GSM warning at the o2 splash screen and the device still crashes after 2 minutes, thats if it got that far after it gets stuck on the Windows Mobile screen.
I'm thinking now i might be better off reverting back to the default tmobile branded WM5 that was already installed.
Try installing that 1st. It may fix things.
If it does, do the search for how to fix bad blocks as it sounds like this may be a problem too.
As you now have Hard SPL V7 installed, after you check for bad blocks, you can then use the sd card method to flash whatever rom you please. I believe its safer than using the PC simply because the only things that will interrupt the flash are flat batteries, manual reset and taking the sd card out during flash.
Good luck...
ultramag69 said:
Try installing that 1st. It may fix things.
If it does, do the search for how to fix bad blocks as it sounds like this may be a problem too.
As you now have Hard SPL V7 installed, after you check for bad blocks, you can then use the sd card method to flash whatever rom you please. I believe its safer than using the PC simply because the only things that will interrupt the flash are flat batteries, manual reset and taking the sd card out during flash.
Good luck...
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I followed the instructions for flashing with sd card using the tmobile WM6 rom, which told me to extract the nbh file from within the rom and rename it loading it to the sd card before restarting the device to bootloader.
I did this and it said it was completed after what must've been only 5 seconds. Something must have been wrong with that. Especially as it still boots an o2 splash screen.
What am i doing wrong here? I'm sure i have followed every guide to the word so i'm a bit lost.
Once i've downloaded the rom i want, what do i put on the SD card in order to flash from it?
3 things...
1 MUST be 2Gb card or less.
2. MUST be formatted FAT32 - comes default format FAT.
3. Spelling has to be correct. Must be hermimg.nbh, no mistakes allowed.
Check these things, never failed for me as I don't use the P\C to flash since I found out how to do this...
Cheers...
3 steps.
1. Format sd card FAT32 and copy .nbh file onto it, rename to hermimg.nbh.
2. Insert card into Hermes and reset to bootloader.
3. If everything is right, follow directions.
Easy...
I've done it! Yay
**** knows where i'd be without you guys. BIG BIG thankyou to all who posted useful information for me to read in the forums.
It took a while but eventually the v3a unlocker got there. Booted the phone up and it now seems to works fine, it hasn't frozen up either.