Hi,
Can we please have a separate sticky thread which clearly and precisely describe the procedure for replacing the Official ROM with a cooked ROM? Like we have in Vox Forum - all the senior members has a very clear readme file for flashing the Vox with their ROMs- I found that is not the case with this forum. Plus there is jockeyw's post for spl. As I am a bit confused also do not know why I need to hardspl my Gene as it is unbranded!
Sorry for my BAD english
Hey thats a great idea. I was thinking about it for some time but didn't found the time to create one. As soon as i get some time, i'll do it with pleasure. Then we can keep the first post in the thread updated based on user responses. What say?
Regarding your query, Your phone is unbranded means it is not tied up, or in other wordsm sim locked to any particular provider. But HTC is your provider in that case. So its not really unbranded, its just not tied to a particular operator.
The original SPL checks ROM for whether it is signed by digital certificate of HTC or not and does not gives permissions to unsigned ROMs or ROMs that are signed using some other certificate. The custom ROMs are signed by using the personal certificate of the chef which doesn't meets this criteria. Therefore, the SPL also needs to be replaced with one that doesn't checks for any particular certificate.
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krazy_about_technology said:
Hey thats a great idea. I was thinking about it for some time but didn't found the time to create one. As soon as i get some time, i'll do it with pleasure. Then we can keep the first post in the thread updated based on user responses. What say?...
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Thanks a million for the info. Actually I was confused since I didn't have to USPL my Vox.
But I will wait for some time before I flash my Gene. I don't want to brick my Vox just one day after buying It . I would rather wait for your stickey post
BTW after flashing my Gene with, say GENE_wm6.1_19971wwe fusion9.0_new_gene_GENEs (SN:HT 8XX) - will there be more free space? Any ideas? Or can you please tell me by using which ROM will give me most free space?
Thanks in advance.
Related
I figured out how I bricked my Athena. I used the wrong unlocker version.... I downloaded it out of the "Official Athena File Library" thread, It's still linked to the original version.
I'm going to try V3 when my replacement gets here, I just can't help myself
I'm certainly not blaming this on anyone else but I think that the link should be fixed considering the name of the thread. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only mornon on the internet.
Thanks for all your work Oli.
There seems to be a lack of one central location for files and radios. ie , I'v been searching for the last few days on google and yh and still haven't really found any cooked roms that would have it all. Considering that donations are a big part I do not see how someone who bricked their device due to "incorrect" file linking would donate
hmm this gives me ideas. i guess i better talk with ltxda....
Are you thinking about banning morons?
kingpin748 said:
I figured out how I bricked my Athena. I used the wrong unlocker version.... I downloaded it out of the "Official Athena File Library" thread, It's still linked to the original version.
I'm going to try V3 when my replacement gets here, I just can't help myself
I'm certainly not blaming this on anyone else but I think that the link should be fixed considering the name of the thread. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only mornon on the internet.
Thanks for all your work Oli.
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thank you lots for letting us know. i contacted the person who started the thread (part of the athena project), he's removed the megaupload link.
until your post, we've been clueless as to why so many people keep bricking their athenas.
once again, THANKS
OK, just to make sure. I have a standart X7500 with the official WM6 ROM.
Will the unlocker from the first post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=315831
Where it says "click here to download" work with my device?
Can someone post the correct unlocker? I'm rather confused with the files and threads floating around, so with any other newbie. Although I've been flashing past devices with cooked ROM, it is only here that I am having trouble understanding the instructions in flashing or unlocking.
kramerica2 said:
OK, just to make sure. I have a standart X7500 with the official WM6 ROM.
Will the unlocker from the first post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=315831
Where it says "click here to download" work with my device?
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that's fine.
yetdy said:
Can someone post the correct unlocker? I'm rather confused with the files and threads floating around, so with any other newbie. Although I've been flashing past devices with cooked ROM, it is only here that I am having trouble understanding the instructions in flashing or unlocking.
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i don't see where the confusion comes from, wouldn't you think the official thread for the unlocker is the one that has the right file posted by its developer.
you would, but people are morons.
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i don't see where the confusion comes from, wouldn't you think the official thread for the unlocker is the one that has the right file posted by its developer.
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Quite true but after reading all the stuff about athenas bricking. You will be confused and will not know which file to download and install. It was good that this particular thread was posted. At least there were some forum members who were kind enough to upload the correct unlocker they personally used and tested and posted the url in a separate thread. Now, I was able to unlock my athena without confusion or fear that the unlocker that I got will brick my athena.
Well I got my new Advantage and flashed it with the V3. Success! I'm now running Dual and I love it. I'd like to thank everyone who worked on the unlocker and ROM.
I have a hurricane and i would like to upgrade it to WM6.1..
But now i want a guide! Because the last time i just did it, i bricked it.. The SPL flash went wrong and now the hurricane is dead.. completely dead.. But unfortunally i have another one i wish to try it on but i need an exact guide..
And then i suspect my other hurricane to be some kind of prototype.. I flashed the "patched_ruu" and it went fine but after that i just got a white screen and now the device dosn't work.. I have tried to get help but as it seems it is not repairable.. So i would like to know if the device i have is a "genuine" hurricane? How can i check that?
The other hurricane i had was not branded.. Nothing was stated on the cover.. The one i want to flash now is branded "Qtek 8200" and the splash screen says "Test Only - Not for sale"
Can somebody help me here ? Iam afraid to brick this device too !
Guys damned i need some help here !
There are more than enough upgrade guides. Just look into the longer WM5 or WM6 threads and make sure that the ROM you downloaded really is intended for your device. Don't just assume and better check twice. HTC devices have confusingly many codenames and are sold under dozens of different brand names. Even some people writing guides confuse one or the other model.
Sorry, I know this is the answer you just didn't want. But reading the threads provides just the kind of information you need if you don't want to brick the second phone.
Regards,
Dirk
Spades01 said:
There are more than enough upgrade guides. Just look into the longer WM5 or WM6 threads and make sure that the ROM you downloaded really is intended for your device. Don't just assume and better check twice. HTC devices have confusingly many codenames and are sold under dozens of different brand names. Even some people writing guides confuse one or the other model.
Sorry, I know this is the answer you just didn't want. But reading the threads provides just the kind of information you need if you don't want to brick the second phone.
Regards,
Dirk
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I assumed it was a rom intended for my device, cause the rom i downloaded was in the WM6 from this forum.. The guide in the thread i found isn't very desciptive.. Others have downloaded and got it to work on their device but somehow i did something wrong OR it could be because my device was a sample.
No one with a little spare time ?
Based on the posts made here already, I have made a review/round up on this ROM. You can read it here.
Any suggestions guys?
Regards,
Carty..
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Any suggestions guys?
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do not claim anything that isn't even your own experience
for example you copypasted this bull**** from another forum post (and which post I've already answered):
"Flashing:
A completely un-documented process. The PocketPC flashed with this tool will literaly be the worst PocketPC in the world (at-aleast at the moment)
1) no warranty, no way to go back
2) the only ROM available are AP3 and AP4. None can put a new ROM on it!
3) no official ROMs anymore
4) no "self cooked" ROMs anymore"
cmonex said:
do not claim anything that isn't even your own experience
for example you copypasted this bull**** from another forum post (and which post I've already answered):
"Flashing:
A completely un-documented process. The PocketPC flashed with this tool will literaly be the worst PocketPC in the world (at-aleast at the moment)
1) no warranty, no way to go back
2) the only ROM available are AP3 and AP4. None can put a new ROM on it!
3) no official ROMs anymore
4) no "self cooked" ROMs anymore"
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The bull**** was mine but Carty, I've put a SMILEY at the end!
Without smiley is to too "strong" for the Team Effort! To be honest and without using the smiley the complete concept is "It was anxiously awaited and the TEAM released a quick first ROM , but some things are still in developing stage
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Delelopers are working to address the problems ,and if you want to have more informations or give your contribution: forum.xda-developers.com, ATHENA section. Now the AP4 flashing process is explained, and CMONEX told us they are releasing the tool to go back!
Carty please, we are on INTERNET, do you remember? Hypertext, WWW, LINKS....
Give the bull**** to the bull**** owners and give to the TEAM the space they deserve for their hard work!
This is a developers forum and they are developing and supporting their ROM. In any case I will suggest to add value to you article, giving some LINKS to the readers!
I was just about to quote sergiopi's reply
Thank you, for the complete answer and the really interesting schedule
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He had some questions which were valid from a developers point and not from and end users point of view. The Olinex has answered these points and you have quoted them out of context and without the smiley which, as he points out, completely changes the meaning of the quotes. You also have tried to make it look like they are your comments and the whole point of this thread seems to be to get more visitors to a website no one has heard of or cares about. Go back to your day job and stop talking cr*p.
Carty said:
Based on the posts made here already, I have made a review/round up on this ROM. ..
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Though you have mentioned here that this "review" is a round-up of existing posts in these forums, in the actual article you have given the impression that these views are yours. That is incorrect.
A good way of giving credit to the original authors is to clearly state the author's handle and put his/her observations in double quotes. e.g. you could have stated as follows:
As observed by Serigiopi (a senior member of the xda-developer forum)
"Flashing:
A completely un-documented process. The PocketPC flashed with this tool will literaly be the worst PocketPC in the world (at-aleast at the moment)
1) no warranty, no way to go back
2) the only ROM available are AP3 and AP4. None can put a new ROM on it!
3) no official ROMs anymore
4) no "self cooked" ROMs anymore"
Last but not the least, do not change any words or smileys in quoted text as that can convey a different impression to what the author intended (as it has done in this case).
Ok, no offense guys, Ive taken that part completely...
Regards,
Carty..
Hello Freinds
Last night I tried to splash my Gene (Bought on 17th Feb '09)
It gave error msg wrong version of SPL...HSPL Fail
I stopped there...till now my phone is working fine..but I want to load new ROM
I used gene_hspl_HT8x.exe to splash my phone
Senior Members please help this child in trouble....
Mp phone stats
HTC P3400i
S/N: HT8XXXXXX
ONBL 1.17.0000
SPL 1.17.0000
GSM 2.79.90
OS 1.17.0.0
Windows mobile 6 professional
CE OS 5.2.1622 (Build 18128.0.4.4)
ROM Version 1.17.720.1 WWE
ROM Date 03/07/08
Radio Version 2.79.90
Protocol Version 4.1.13.34
ExtROM Versuon 1.17.720.101
Please help me out
post removed coz i realize that i had used harsh language,which shouldn't be used in the forum. But nevertheless, my feelings remain same
can u tell me is it old or new gene
Nobody in this world can tell you a phone is old or new gene. Its only become known when you follow the process given in tutorial actually. If you read the tutorial instead of wasting time here, you will get to know exactly what i mean. THis is a developers forum, for heavens sake, and you cant even read a 1 page tutorial?
imblfmstr said:
can u tell me is it old or new gene
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read this post
Oh yes, i forgot about this one. But Ramerson, please also try to post a link to some tool that can be used to compare these two files, otherwise you know what will be the next question
krazy_about_technology said:
Nobody in this world can tell you a phone is old or new gene. Its only become known when you follow the process given in tutorial actually. If you read the tutorial instead of wasting time here, you will get to know exactly what i mean. THis is a developers forum, for heavens sake, and you cant even read a 1 page tutorial?
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sorry 4 bumping the thread again, but I have a query.
Can you please mention which tut you are talking about?
As I have covered the test spl tut and come to know that i have new htc gene(bought 3 days ago). But I get the same error.
what should i do to unlock spl?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=472169
@Xumit: Specify ur error (what type of error). and when It's occurring (which step this error occurred).
Then u can get help.
Xumit said:
But I get the same error.
what should i do to unlock spl?
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@Xumit: Specify ur error (what type of error). and when It's occurring (which step this error occurred).
Then u can get help.
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Thanks for reply.
When I run gene_hspl_ht8x.exe I get error in a small diloug box is
"'Gene HSPL'
Unknown version of SPL.
HSPL FAIL."
btw, If I try to unlock spl with sumit's trick old hspl wont work for me for sure.and my gene will brick. But what if the new hspl is not even working on it? My phone will be bricked for ages....
someone please help....
I do not if it will work for you or not. There is a spl file in Zelalat's ROM thread by ankit360, the Hard SPL file or rather the Gene Bricker (LOL) worked for me from that post. But do it at your own risk.
read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2953612&postcount=2
BTW, right now krazy has an excellent tutorial, ramersonw has another, but you people just dont have enough time to read the forum. When I came to the Gene forum, what three or four months back there was nothing of this sort in the forum and everything was totally unorganized. Yet I was able to flash my Gene without asking much and reading a lot.
why wast ur time
hi
dear Krazy& addict why was ur time
first of all sumits stiky is the first posting no one needs a guide to find it and i think this guy has not even read it when i did it their was no help but now we have very detail simple tuts for every thing so let him read try and then ask for help
@Xumit
pls read stiky by sumit it also has all req tools try it and then come for help
their is no room for lazyness here and their is no easy way to do it OK
good luck
Addicted2xda said:
I do not if it will work for you or not. There is a spl file in Zelalat's ROM thread by ankit360, the Hard SPL file or rather the Gene Bricker (LOL) worked for me from that post. But do it at your own risk.
read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2953612&postcount=2
BTW, right now krazy has an excellent tutorial, ramersonw has another, but you people just dont have enough time to read the forum. When I came to the Gene forum, what three or four months back there was nothing of this sort in the forum and everything was totally unorganized. Yet I was able to flash my Gene without asking much and reading a lot.
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@svrhari
I dont want to be harsh, but what the hell you think of me?
You have your gene unlocked by the easy tut. but I have bought it 2 days ago.
I have a low post count so this doesnt mean that Im a nub.Im reading this forum from 3 weeks ago. I have all the tools from the stickies, and i have followed them all.
So if you think you are wasting your time, please ignore thise thread. thread.
Xumit said:
@svrhari
I dont want to be harsh, but what the hell you think of me?
You have your gene unlocked by the easy tut. but I have bought it 2 days ago.
I have a low post count so this doesnt mean that Im a nub.Im reading this forum from 3 weeks ago. I have all the tools from the stickies, and i have followed them all.
So if you think you are wasting your time, please ignore thise thread. thread.
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^^I flahshed my Gene on the same day I bought it without any tutorial, so your point is?
Have you tried the file in Zelalat's thread (ankit's Post not zelalat's, that did not work for me)
@Xmuit
hi
i flashed my Phone after 6 months of buying my phone i joined this forum few days since i got my phone but the day i decided to do HSPL i decided that it was my decision and at that time their was no tut here and just because u bought ur phone a few days back dose not mean people here have to jump to help u and buy the way this has nothing to do with post iv been here for a long time and my post count might be less than ur so
AND I DID MY HSPL THE HARD WAY THEIR WAS NO TUT AVAILABLE WHEN I DID IT
yes i got help but i did not put up a thread i asked individuals in the various threads and also by PM and after a long long time this great guy helped me whom i don't want to mention here but he too helped me when he as free and i waited for the same
EVEN today i dont put up threads for my personal self i put threads which are also useful to other
AND WHOS MISTAKE IS IT THAT U BRIKED UR PHONE NOT ANY ONE HERE
i gaurentee u that if u read Krazy stiky save it on ur comp and read it around 10 times and use the tools do wat it says word for word sucess is urs
don't u DARE show ur frustration & anger on me its ur mistake that u briked ur phone no ones else is responsible OK
still wishing u luck
Xumit said:
@svrhari
I dont want to be harsh, but what the hell you think of me?
You have your gene unlocked by the easy tut. but I have bought it 2 days ago.
I have a low post count so this doesnt mean that Im a nub.Im reading this forum from 3 weeks ago. I have all the tools from the stickies, and i have followed them all.
So if you think you are wasting your time, please ignore thise thread. thread.
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Firstly Mind Your Manners Everyone.
(doesn't mean anyone's wrong)
imblfmstr, as you can see (check that big banner in my signature).
There are tips on creating a new Thread about YOUR problem.
It helps to go through the stickies, because after that you can mention which steps you have tried from those stickies.
(in case you then decide to start a new thread)
And try to imagine that your device does not get saved by the tips in the Stickies, but by something not mentioned in the sticky and that then only gets posted in this new thread.
Because most people would go through the stickies this (hypothetical) new information might get lost to those users.
That is why a lot of users try to make clear the importance of posting and using the stickies instead of opening a new thread that can easily disappear to page 147 (which no one ever reads)
Why r u writing it to me
thats fine but it was someone else who popped up this thread
my problem was solved with help of krazy
Thnx for the search bar addon...
We should keep forums clean!!man u ppl cant send ne private msg. to experts like krazy,svr( he is not a chef,but he still helps oder ppl a lot,Ankit,addicted.plz dont waste threads:l
i had flashed my mobile on next day of purchase.
A Request to all New Members please Read stickeys!! before posting ne new thread.95% of things are already there in stickeys.Still if u dont understand read 1nce again or send private msg.
hello all, i have an att fuze and have some general questions hoping you all could answer them for me...i really need them answered and would appreciate if you all could help...i cant search for all the answers and i have a great general idea on how the fuze runs but still need support.. =]
1.the raphael and the fuze are the same thing?
2. what is the rhodium?? does that have anything to do with the htc fuze? or does all the touch pros have the "rhodium"?
3. I seen the new post on how to flash the new roms but i was wondering if i do, can this affect if i return the phone to att? will the check to see which version i have? if so after i flash a new rom, will there be a way to put back the stock rom the way it was bought?
4. when i do flash the rom, will it delete my programs?
5.what is the radio????
any tips u wanna give???
Hi avemn1,
Welcome; the XDA Forum & Wiki provides volumes of information to assist in your quest for learning. That said, I appreciate that it can sometimes be a bit overwhelming to navigate all of this information ... sure was when I started.
Here is a quick response to your questions; should get you started
Cheers,
avemn1 said:
1.the raphael and the fuze are the same thing?
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Essentially, yes ... keyboard layout & number of cameras may differ.
HTC Raphael
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Raphael
avemn1 said:
2. what is the rhodium?? does that have anything to do with the htc fuze? or does all the touch pros have the "rhodium"?
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Nothing to do with Fuze; next generation HTC device. There's also a Rhodium TF3Dv2 (aka Manilla) XDA project - new Manilla /w Landscape.
HTC Rhodium
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Rhodium
avemn1 said:
3. I seen the new post on how to flash the new roms but i was wondering if i do, can this affect if i return the phone to att? will the check to see which version i have? if so after i flash a new rom, will there be a way to put back the stock rom the way it was bought?
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You'll need to get "acquainted" with these threads.
Raphael/Touch Pro/Fuze CID/Security/SIM Unlocker
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=426609
[Resources] Flashing your First GSM Raphael Rom (For Noobs)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=448008
[RES] Stock SPL Repository (FOR WARRANTY PURPOSES ONLY!!)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=499791
avemn1 said:
4. when i do flash the rom, will it delete my programs?
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Yes; you'll want to backup any personal data to an SD Card or PC.
avemn1 said:
5.what is the radio????
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The Radio is the heart of your cellular device. In the Raphael's case, the Radio (also called Stack) is comprised of circuitry to handle GSM, WDCMA, UTMS. The Raphael also includes Radio circuitry for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS.
The answers to all your questions are here all you had to do was search and read. Do not start threads like this in the ROM development forum if you must please poste them in the General forum. I am closing this thread.
-McMex