I currently have an HTC Touch Pro. It is through a local CDMA cellular provider. I would like to update the ROM on my phone to WM6.5 but, really would not like a brick. Since all the articles and forums I find with instructions always refer to to the major cellular providers like Alltel, etc. Can this be done with my phone and is there a way to create a backup of the current ROM on the phone if I mess up or need to flash the phone back to "factory" setting?
Thanks in Advance!
So long as you aren't downloading a ROM for a specific carrier, any Generic CDMA ROM will work fine. You should be able to find the stock ROM for your carrier here or any of the other sites related to Flashing the touch pro.
Worse case scenario, take the .nbh file in the RUU update of the stock ROM and rename it to RAPHIMG.nbh and place it in the root of a SD-micro card and do a soft-reset. This will flash the stock ROM back to the phone.
But to answer the original question, once you flash-- the ROM image that was on your phone is gone. Hope this helps.
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I've recently flashed to DCD's 3.23 ROM, and all went well; only problem is that I need to return my unit due to hardware issues! My carrier is US cellular, and I have downloaded the original US Cellular ROM Dump provided by DCD but I do not know hoe to flash this back onto the Titan... can anyone help? I have to return the unit upon receipt of the new one! Anyway, I plan on flashing the new unit, and It would greatly help if I new how to use the ROM Dump as a backup. Any direction that anyone can provide? Thank You all!!!
If your carrier's ROM dump has everything included (ROM, Radio, SPL, etc) like the Verizon one did, then you basically need to follow two steps:
(1) Relock using Titan Relocker
(2) Flash on the Stock ROM
you can find more info about this if you search for relocking
You need to Run the titanrelocker and then flash the radio and rom. Problem is there is a chance your usb wont work after the relock so you might have to flash the original radio via sd card then the original rom the same way.
Thank You for your replies; especially scrawnyb... I used your tutorial for my original flash; worked great. Lost all access to EPST though! Anyhow, I probably didn't specify well enough, the dumped ROM I'm speaking of is the one provided by DCD; I have no clue as to how to even begin to flash these files. I believe that all (radio etc.) is included, but, again, I'm not sure as to how to do it. I hope I'm not asking too much; if so, I apologize! here is a link to the files i'm speaking of; maybe that can help you help me. As for lllboredlll's reply, I don't know much of UC either! What do you think is my best shot? Thanks guys!
I dont know if i post in here for help, but that is what i need...
I just flashed my phone to this energy rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=536751
and my phone now starts up, says touch pro, then restarts and keeps doing this cycle...
idk what i doing wrong, or if my phone is donezo or what....
someone please help a noob,
thanks
Zack
This seems to be happening to a few people here and there. You're phone is fine. Just flash to another ROM. The best way to do it because you are stuck in the cycle you are in is to flash from the SD card. Copy and paste this to go to the instructions on how to do it:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=61333
I highly recommend NFSFAN's ROM.
The ROM you were trying to flash was a GSM ROM. The Forum you are posting in now is the CDMA Forum. If the your phone is indeed CDMA (You are on Bell, Telus, Sprint, Verizon) then you need the CDMA version of the EnergyROM.
Now, if your phone is GSM, then you need to go post over there.
88fingers is correct
This is caused when you put a GSM ROM on a CDMA Phone. I have accidentally done this a couple of times with ROMS that were inproperly documented. Just find a CDMA ROM and reflash your phone, and all of your problems will disappear. The proper way is to actually flash your phone to the Stock ROM. You will probably need to flash from the SD Card as you may not be able to actively sync the phone to the computer to do a flash.
I've done the same thing prob 20 times or so...till I found out that my touch pro is a cdma (if you have an SD card its a cdma)and not a gsm...and is also called a Herman not a raphel to the best of my knowledge so far. As far as re flashing goes I've always done it from the boot screen(hold the power button,volume down,and the soft reset button until the boot screen appears). Once I bring up the boot screen i hook plug into USB and flash. Thats just how I've done it not saying its the best why by any means.
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(if you have an SD card its a cdma)and not a gsm...and is also called a Herman not a raphel to the best of my knowledge so far.
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Let's get this straight boys. ALL TOUCH PROS HAVE A microSD CARD SLOT.
If your phone has a SIM card then you have a GSM phone. This is known as the Raphael.
If you have no SIM card, then you have a CDMA phone which is known as the Herman.
ok guy, that is exactly what i did wrong, i reflashed my phone to a cdma rom, thank you tremendously for your assistance!!!
but when i flashed to a different rom, im having some problems with it freezing up and such, would this be due to the rom, or me going from my mess up to a different rom?
Should i go back to a stock rom like i think someone stated prior?
is that the same as the unlock utility then?
thanks
The unlock utility is the CID (carrier ID) unlocker (also known as SPL HardSPL, Security Unlocker blah blah blah). It allows you to run unsigned ROMs on your phone. SIM unlocking is something else entirely - it's how you unlock a GSM phone to use on other GSM networks - so it doesn't apply here.
Only a stock ROM will run on a locked phone, hence why you have to unlock it to get all these awesome custom ROMs on there.
I'm not sure why jmy72 said to go to a stock ROM, but I've never done what you have done myself. Maybe it'll reset some things that you might have jarred during your failed GSM ROM load.
Also, you could be doing something else with the ROM you loaded. Or it could be a crappy ROM. Or a whole buncha other things. For the help with that to get any deeper, you need to expound on your "freezing and such" problems.
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I've done the same thing prob 20 times or so...till I found out that my touch pro is a cdma (if you have an SD card its a cdma)and not a gsm...and is also called a Herman not a raphel to the best of my knowledge so far. As far as re flashing goes I've always done it from the boot screen(hold the power button,volume down,and the soft reset button until the boot screen appears). Once I bring up the boot screen i hook plug into USB and flash. Thats just how I've done it not saying its the best why by any means.
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you are incorrect about the cdma touch pro being called a Herman .i have a Sprint touch pro and under device info it clearly shows model no. RAPH800 which IS a RAPHEL not a HERMAN
88fingerslukee said:
Let's get this straight boys. ALL TOUCH PROS HAVE A microSD CARD SLOT.
If your phone has a SIM card then you have a GSM phone. This is known as the Raphael.
If you have no SIM card, then you have a CDMA phone which is known as the Herman.
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You are correct sir!
tlhop911 said:
you are incorrect about the cdma touch pro being called a Herman .i have a Sprint touch pro and under device info it clearly shows model no. RAPH800 which IS a RAPHEL not a HERMAN
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Yes it does say Raph, but whenever you are looking for roms make sure that you flash Herman. It can be a little confusing.
Dude just flash from the SD Card...your stuck in a cycle that never ends, put the rom on your sd card and it will work fine. Just ensure you have CDMA rom for a CDMA phone....for NRG roms they are called Hermans for CDMA.
I have a Sprint TP this is the ROM I used just search PPCGeeks for it: EnergyROM_21864_HERMAN_22.Oct.2009_Standard.rar
At the moment I have RA-Hero 1.6.2, and the rooted stock 1.5 HTC ROM (2.73.405.66) on a GSM Hero
I'm just wondering what the radio actually is, and whether I need to update it? From what I can gather, it's the actual phone part of the phone? At the moment I have 63.18.55.06EU_6.35.06.18 do I need to upgrade to 63.18.55.06JU_6.35.09.26
Also, do I just flash this like a normal ROM in .zip format?
I found the links here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559622
Thanks
Yes aradio is the 'phone' part of the phone.
The is no actual need to update a radio but sometimes it can give a better service (better internet connection for example, or maybe better signal)
yes radios are flashed the same way as a rom, jus flash the .zip over the rom, DO NOT WIPE like you do with a rom.
And always do a nandroid backup before flashing.
Also be sure the radio is compatible with your phone. (check is GSM not CDMA)
Yeah I took a chance and just flashed it (did a Nandroid back up first of course )
I was worried as hell at first, because that weird logo came on like the phone coming out of the box, and then it was rebooting for ages
Haven't really noticed any signal increases, but I guess it can't do any worse can it!
I know this sounds pretty dumb but If I wanted to change The current Rom I'm using How do i do that? Do I just Follow how i did the first time its found on how to Flashing your First GSM USA 1024LEO ONLY!! (For Noobs)
(cant Copy link cause im a new member, and yes Im a T-mobile user)
I also heard that you need a Gold Card on the Thread called.
([TUT] How to change from one official ROM to another (including language)
Then i found this Post:
"You only need gold card to flash a different regions Factory roms then what came with your phone was shipped with not version number. So if it is WWE and you want to flash a different region then you would need to use gold card. But to downgrade the Rom to the 1.48 then you will need to find the 1.48 Factory Rom that matches what your phone was shipped with. And if your phone is branded then you will need that 1.48 Origianal rom.
Remember when you flash back to a factory rom after HSPL is installed then you will need to re install HSPL again to flash custom roms because it changes it back to factory SPL.-FunMCRider"
So i only need to use a gold card When I'm Changing Regions?
So I'm pretty much confused
about how to change Roms...Helpz?
same question here!!
I have Kumars ROM But I want to change to another Rom.. Do I need to delete the Kumars Rom? Also...On my phone I installed a SPB Mobile Shell and I deleted it, But It seeems to grab a lot of space in my phone memory.
Please help
Thanks
TheFlatulentFox said:
I know this sounds pretty dumb but If I wanted to change The current Rom I'm using How do i do that? Do I just Follow how i did the first time its found on how to Flashing your First GSM USA 1024LEO ONLY!! (For Noobs)
(cant Copy link cause im a new member, and yes Im a T-mobile user)
I also heard that you need a Gold Card on the Thread called.
([TUT] How to change from one official ROM to another (including language)
Then i found this Post:
"You only need gold card to flash a different regions Factory roms then what came with your phone was shipped with not version number. So if it is WWE and you want to flash a different region then you would need to use gold card. But to downgrade the Rom to the 1.48 then you will need to find the 1.48 Factory Rom that matches what your phone was shipped with. And if your phone is branded then you will need that 1.48 Origianal rom.
Remember when you flash back to a factory rom after HSPL is installed then you will need to re install HSPL again to flash custom roms because it changes it back to factory SPL.-FunMCRider"
So i only need to use a gold card When I'm Changing Regions?
So I'm pretty much confused
about how to change Roms...Helpz?
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engelsione said:
I have Kumars ROM But I want to change to another Rom.. Do I need to delete the Kumars Rom? Also...On my phone I installed a SPB Mobile Shell and I deleted it, But It seeems to grab a lot of space in my phone memory.
Please help
Thanks
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this is why it is always said to search before you post. First off, since you're talking about changing a rom , sounds like you already tried a custom rom. Unless you flashed back to a stock rom, you already have hard spl, second when you flash a rom it formats the device by removing present rom and installing new rom, depending on who you talk to, some people recommend task 29 before a flash, let me just tell you that I think is a good thing if you want a clean flash, and no you don't need a gold card, the only reason I've ever heard of a gold card being used is for a bad flash. So to make it easier on you, here's the steps.
1.starting with a stock rom, you need hard spl(specific to device)
2.if you already flashed custom rom, and did hard spl before, then you don't need to do it a second time.
3.if you want, do the task 29(optional)http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=644781
4.since new to the game of flashing! use the Mskip's noob guide for flashing, that you mentioned before to avoid any mistakes. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=653614
5.another option are radios, but you might want to check into that after you get the flashing thing down first.
Disclaimer!: These steps are to give you an idea on the usual steps on flashing roms, I'm under no circumstance responsable for your actions, if you decide to follow these steps please make sure you read up on these and understand them before proceeding, you don't want to end up with a fancy paper weight
First, sorry if this is the wrong place, etc.
Here's what I got. I have 2 identical s3's. They are the Ntelos version, sch-r530x. One is rooted, custom recovery, and is flashed to hyperdrive verizon rom. Most of it works fine, but there are certain bugs and I need full function back.
The other device is completely stock and received an OTA update to 4.3 the other day.
I need to extract the stock 4.3 and flash it to the rooted phone to get back to a stock version and get back the functions that wont work. My phone being ntelos and the current rom being for verizon has caused quite a few issues that didnt immediately make themselves known. So I just want to be rid of the custom rom.
Now here is where I am finding a problem. My phone is sch-r530x. The verizon rom has it thinking it is an sch-i535. So when I try standard methods, like using KIES, the phone wont be recognized.
I am thinking the best option is to extract the stock rom from the completely stock device and flash it, via odin or cwm recovery, onto the rooted device. I realize I may have to root the stock device to do this, which is fine, I found a method that works for this model, the trouble only began when I flashed the hyperdrive rom (because someone else had reported good compatability....LIES).
ANY HELP HERE IS APPRECIATED!!!
Also, the reason I need to extract the stock rom from the stock device is because being a regional carrier, the ntelos rom is NOWHERE to be found online. Nobody has heard of them from what I have found, and my last 3 phones through them I have basically had to create my own root methods by piecing together bits from tutorials for other models. I have a good track record, and was able to pull it off again with this model, but I screwed up when I flashed this custom rom for the wrong model number, now nothing works quite like it should.
PLEASE HELP
Wrong forum, read the very first thread about US phones.