I am reading forums for few days now, i would like to install WM 6.5 on my touch dual, but i just dont get what i need to do. Is there some step by step tutorial.
Also, i am interested in android too, i tried one of them but it was poor. Is there some android for htc that actually works, and can be used normally?
Thank you
First off all, welcome.
If you just want to know how to start just read the first two stickies of this thread.
Regards,
Yes i read stickies but i dont get what i need to install, that is in what order, and which ROMs i need to use.
marijan_e said:
Yes i read stickies but i dont get what i need to install, that is in what order, and which ROMs i need to use.
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Hmm, okay first we need to know what type off phone you have, you can find that under your battery, by me it's displayed Niki100.
Second one, which is important, is your device simlocked.
Regards,
I have it too Nikki100
No it is not sim locked
Okay, sorry for the late reply, but I was at my work, and also tonight I have to leave, if you don not have a simlock the only thing you have to do can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=631493 just read carefull and if you still don't know how it works just let me know and I will help you.
This is how i did it:
1. I just started at step 4, and copied the sspl 1.16 to my phone.
2. Turned the phone off.
3. Removed sim and sd-card
4. Turn on the phone and launched sspl 1.16
5. Connect on computer and usb appears.
6. Running hardspl 1.22
Thats all, I'm not sure if it is the right way but it worked for me.
Important:
Use at your own risk! I'm not responsible for any damage to your device.
Regards,
Ok so i run sspl 1.6 and i got the phone in bootloader mode, connected USB and nothing happens. What i should now try to put wm 6.5 ROM?
marijan_e said:
Ok so i run sspl 1.6 and i got the phone in bootloader mode, connected USB and nothing happens. What i should now try to put wm 6.5 ROM?
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No, before you flash a rom, you have to flash Hardspl 1.22
Greetz,
You did not mentioned hardspl above?!?!
and what about that radio ROM do i have to flash that too.
I dont get you, so i run sspl, and i get bootloader, what now, do i flash hardspl while in that bootloader or?
marijan_e said:
You did not mentioned hardspl above?!?!
and what about that radio ROM do i have to flash that too.
I dont get you, so i run sspl, and i get bootloader, what now, do i flash hardspl while in that bootloader or?
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Hi again, you only need to flash Hardspl 1.22 or 1.15 but they say that 1.22 is better, and yes you can do that in bootloader.
And why you have to do this is, because if you only use sspl you have to do that everytime you want to flash a rom with hardspl you only have to do this once and you can flash all the rom's (for the Niki) what you want, so this means if you can succesfull flash the hardspl 1.22 you are done with this and you can search for rom's you like
Hopefully I'll gave you enough information but if you want to ask something you can always ask, there is just a small thing with the radio but I explain that after you did the hardspl.
Greetz,
Related
ok... I think this is necessary since so many people have flashed Hard-SPL and have bricked their phones and don't know how to recover.
Well firstly, well done for actually bothering to flash Hard-SPL, you're safe!
firstly though, if you're not seeing SPL-1.30.Olipro then please first go to the Hard-SPL thread and update to Hard-SPL-1.30 (remember you will need to click 1.11, don't choose SSPL)
after you're onto 1.30, then you may recover by flashing a full ROM to your phone; this can be a retail one with a radio, or one of the full-version WM6 ROMs, but remember, whatever you flash MUST use CustomRUU so that you can select 1.11 from it when you recover.
So easy that a caveman can do it!
Thanks for writing and releasing a great bootloader along with CustomRUU
Bill
While using Hard-SPL, Flashing off of the storage card is still a easy and safe method. You have got to love the Hard-SPL. I just got my rom chip replaced on my X01HT today. So the first thing I did was put on the new version of Hard-SPL.......ahhh no more nightmares. Thanks Olipro
Olipro said:
ok... I think this is necessary since so many people have flashed Hard-SPL and have bricked their phones and don't know how to recover.
Well firstly, well done for actually bothering to flash Hard-SPL, you're safe!
firstly though, if you're not seeing SPL-1.30.Olipro then please first go to the Hard-SPL thread and update to Hard-SPL-1.30 (remember you will need to click 1.11, don't choose SSPL)
after you're onto 1.30, then you may recover by flashing a full ROM to your phone; this can be a retail one with a radio, or one of the full-version WM6 ROMs, but remember, whatever you flash MUST use CustomRUU so that you can select 1.11 from it when you recover.
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just as what you said in Hard-SPL thread,"TO FLASH THE NEW Hard-SPL, Select Force-SPL, you should only choose otherwise when recovering your device from an old Hard-SPL version!" ,i am puzzled.
cyd said:
just as what you said in Hard-SPL thread,"TO FLASH THE NEW Hard-SPL, Select Force-SPL, you should only choose otherwise when recovering your device from an old Hard-SPL version!" ,i am puzzled.
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if your PDA works... you're supposed to use SSPL, if your PDA is buggered, you don't because you can't.
how can i flash hard-spl when i'm stuck on the bootloader screen and my computer won't see my device connected through usb...
Hi to everybody.
I have an Hermes 200 Vodaphone VPA compact 2 v1605.
I wanna put into this pda the latest Schap's 4.31 ROM.
I have done the mrVanx procedure and I have successfully installed the 2.10 Hard-SPL-V7.
Now I wiil explain my two problems:
- I don't know if my pda is CID unlocked or not... With the HardSpl flashed on my pda, should I be scared about that or not?
I think HardSPL turn my pda into supercid... right?
- If ROM flashing procedure will be stopped by a pc crash, I can unbrick my pda easily? In wich way?
Should I use the mrVanx guide to flash pda or I follow microsd guide?
Many thanks
I should have read the wiki. Either way, and since nobody helped me when i needed and i had to find it all by myself, i know how frustrating it might be. So ill give u hand.
First go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293665
Download that tool that will superCID ur phone and Hard SPL it automatically. Pay attention to every step.
After that, and since the hard spl installed by that tool is rather old, go here:
http://www.mrvanx.org/thg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=26
In the middle of that tuturial u will find the link to the mostly used version of hard spl and how to update ur rom to one of the cooked ones around here.
Soz if my english aint perfect but im not english nor american though.^^
Thanx for reply. But i think you haven't understand my question.
I think my pda is already SuperCID because i have installed the 2.10 HardSPL.
Somewhere in this forum or in the wiki i found that if I flash my pda with 2.10 HardSPL I don't have to use unlocker because this version allow SUPERCID mode.
Am I wrong???
My pda is also already sim unlocked. Infact it is Vodofane (english or german) but i can use TIM italian sim card without problems.
Now my question is:
If I write the schap's ROM with SD procedure, should I scared about RADIO ROM damage?
I found that schap's ROM doesn't modify RADIO, right?
..so i think that SD procedure is the safer way.
Thanks
Not really, most if not all cooked roms DON'T have the radio rom cooked in as there is no perfect rom for everyone, its carrier compliant. Just because a new radio rom comes out doesn't mean its going to improve your reception or battery life, sometimes it causes problems, hence the chefs give you the option of what radio to use.
Now, Hard SPL is only a safety net, things can still go wrong but if they do there is a load of information on how to fix it, ESPECIALLY if you've installed Hard SPL. Make sure its version 7 so the spl reads as 2.10 olipro when you enter bootloader (power button, ok button above flywheel and reset with stylus, hold in until you get to tricolour screen). Just soft reset with stylus to get out.
Personally, as you have Hard SPL, I'd use the sd card method to flash your os. Its on the forum MANY times over. A quick search should find it. VERY EASY and, I believe, safer than using the pc. Just make sure the battery is charged.
Hope this helps....
Cheers....
sfrangebob said:
Hi to everybody.
I have an Hermes 200 Vodaphone VPA compact 2 v1605.
I wanna put into this pda the latest Schap's 4.31 ROM.
I have done the mrVanx procedure and I have successfully installed the 2.10 Hard-SPL-V7.
Now I wiil explain my two problems:
- I don't know if my pda is CID unlocked or not... With the HardSpl flashed on my pda, should I be scared about that or not?
I think HardSPL turn my pda into supercid... right?
- If ROM flashing procedure will be stopped by a pc crash, I can unbrick my pda easily? In wich way?
Should I use the mrVanx guide to flash pda or I follow microsd guide?
Many thanks
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The guide on MrVanx page does not have the images. Is thare a copy of it somewhere with the full ilustrations?
Thanks.
Yes i have HardSPL v7 2.10 installed on my pda.
This mean I'm in supercid mode and I'm able to flash any rom. right?
I haven't to use the sim cid unlcker, right?
I haven't understand this:
At the moment I don't want to change my RADIO ROM.
Latest schap's ROM doesn't modify RADIO so my radio ROM remain the same. Is this true?
If I flash schap's ROM should I to flash a RADIO ROM that works with schap's one? Or does my RADIO continue to work?
sfrangebob said:
Thanks.
Yes i have HardSPL v7 2.10 installed on my pda.
This mean I'm in supercid mode and I'm able to flash any rom. right?
I haven't to use the sim cid unlcker, right?
I haven't understand this:
At the moment I don't want to change my RADIO ROM.
Latest schap's ROM doesn't modify RADIO so my radio ROM remain the same. Is this true?
If I flash schap's ROM should I to flash a RADIO ROM that works with schap's one? Or does my RADIO continue to work?
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I have a brand new hermes since last week and i passed a lot of blocking and stucking in the bootloader. However, the first ROM i installed was Schaps one and on that time i didn't even have my phone Hard SPL'ed or SuperCID'ed! I used that tool of SSPL. But if u say ur phone is already Hard SPL you will have no problems installing the schaps rom. In addition, the RADIO ROM will not be modified with his rom. I must say that besides his ROM was installed perfectly, there are some other cooked ROMs that require your phone to be SuperCID'ed.
Thanks for your reply.
the RADIO ROM will not be modified with his rom
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Is this a good thing or bad one?
I mean: my pda now has no problem about RADIO and I don't want to change nothing about RADIO ROM.
If i flash schap's ROM the pda continue to work well with my RADIO? or the schap's ROM work well with some RADIO ROM an bad with other.
Thanks
You won't change your radio rom and yes it will still work with ANY rom you use (as long as its for the Hermes).
ok!!!
Now it's time to flash.
Thanks a lot!!
good flash^^
Zero|Cool said:
good flash^^
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Thanks.
In your signature i found that you use a CRC's ROM.
Also crc's rom doesn't modify RADIO and can work well on my pda?
sfrangebob said:
Thanks.
In your signature i found that you use a CRC's ROM.
Also crc's rom doesn't modify RADIO and can work well on my pda?
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It works good on mine. And no, it doesnt modify your ROM.
As stated before, the chefs tend to let YOU decide what radio to use... There is no perfect radio rom and location/carrier seems to determine what is the best radio for you.
Cheers...
I put the rom in microsd renamed in HERMIMG.nbh
I start the bootloader withe ok + power + stylus but the flash procedure doesn't start. I have only the bootloader screen with 4 rows:
RED HERM200
IPL-1.04
HERM200
SPL-2.10 OLIPRO
GREEN
BLUE
WHITE SERIAL
what's the matter?
p.s.
I'm using a 2g sandisk
with 1gb microsd sandisk it works!!
Flash successfull!!
Thanks to everybody
sfrangebob, it should work with a 2gb too, It needs to formatted fat32 though.
Congrats and welcome to the wide world of Phone upgrading...
DISCLAIMER - Phone flashing can be addictive....
I know.. I formatted it many times but the flashing operation doesn't start.
With 1 gb it starts on the first attempt.
ahah flash addciction
I have used the newest Athena SPL Downgrader of Cmonex posted today, but after to have run the tool, my device doesn't boot anymore. Before to apply the downgrade tool, I had Italian WM6.1 ROM, (SPL3.5) and wanted to change for the same excellent rom but SPL1.20 to have more free memory. The downgrade has completed correctly, the device has first rebboted, configured the device, but hard reset for a 2nd time and then don't reboot more. I try to hard rest but it now don't want to boot.. I can acceed to bootloader it indicate SPL1.2. What can be happen? Some thing I can do? Only assistance? Any help would be appreciated very much. Excuse my bad english, I hope to have been clear enough... Thx
quasyl said:
I have used the newest Athena SPL Downgrader of Cmonex posted today, but after to have run the tool, my device doesn't boot anymore. Before to apply the downgrade tool, I had Italian WM6.1 ROM, (SPL3.5) and wanted to change for the same excellent rom but SPL1.20 to have more free memory. The downgrade has completed correctly, the device has first rebboted, configured the device, but hard reset for a 2nd time and then don't reboot more. I try to hard rest but it now don't want to boot.. I can acceed to bootloader it indicate SPL1.2. What can be happen? Some thing I can do? Only assistance? Any help would be appreciated very much. Excuse my bad english, I hope to have been clear enough... Thx
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Sorry to hear your troubles but it would be best to post this in the thread where you found the tool.
My understanding is you need to flash an SPL 1 rom after finishing the downgrade.
Sorry for the mistake, don't know how to move the thread now... To install a SPL1.20 is was I wanted to do after the downgrade, but how to istall it if it doesn't rebbot?
quasyl said:
I have used the newest Athena SPL Downgrader of Cmonex posted today, but after to have run the tool, my device doesn't boot anymore. Before to apply the downgrade tool, I had Italian WM6.1 ROM, (SPL3.5) and wanted to change for the same excellent rom but SPL1.20 to have more free memory. The downgrade has completed correctly, the device has first rebboted, configured the device, but hard reset for a 2nd time and then don't reboot more. I try to hard rest but it now don't want to boot.. I can acceed to bootloader it indicate SPL1.2. What can be happen? Some thing I can do? Only assistance? Any help would be appreciated very much. Excuse my bad english, I hope to have been clear enough... Thx
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STEP BY STEP:
1. make sure Athena is running WM and synced with Activesync. do not try entering bootloader mode manually!
2. extract the downloaded zip from Attachment to this post, you'll find an SPLDowngrader.EXE inside. run that EXE on your PC, now Athena should go to tricolour screen saying OliNex SSPL.
3. let the RUU flash.
4. it will reboot and also will hard reset your device. you will need to flash an OS compatible with old SPL now. job done.
5. +1: you should verify the modelid and SPL version is correct (ATHE100 and 1.20.Olipro). see "extra help" below on how to enter bootloader mode to check.
quasyl said:
Sorry for the mistake, don't know how to move the thread now... To install a SPL1.20 is was I wanted to do after the downgrade, but how to istall it if it doesn't rebbot?
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Extra help: steps to help with flashing an OS if someone never flashed from bootloader before:
0. do not freak out if the OS isn't booting after downgrade. depends on what OS was on it before. maybe you will only get black screen but do not worry, read further:
1. you should manually enter SPL, by holding camera key (ALL THE WAY IN!!) while resetting. hold it until tricolour screen appears.
2. then use some other RUU / ROM package to flash an OS compatible with old SPL. job done.
Thank you very very much! It is ok now
gendong69 said:
Extra help: steps to help with flashing an OS if someone never flashed from bootloader before:
0. do not freak out if the OS isn't booting after downgrade. depends on what OS was on it before. maybe you will only get black screen but do not worry, read further:
1. you should manually enter SPL, by holding camera key (ALL THE WAY IN!!) while resetting. hold it until tricolour screen appears.
2. then use some other RUU / ROM package to flash an OS compatible with old SPL. job done.
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Good work gendong!
PPL, you should read and the follow the steps. The information posted here was posted on the original thread.
All,
I downloaded the original Cingular/ATT Rom, just in case, and bought Sprite and backed up my settings. I downloaded SDA_ApplicationUnlock.exe and ran it (from my PC, is this correct?). SDA_ApplicationUnlock.exe seemed to run okay, and gave me the message "SDA Successfully unlocked, Please Reboot SDA Now!". I rebooted my phone and did not notice a change (I assume I should?) I ran the Rom update for WM6.1 Standard, which opened up a DOS-looking box that stayed there forever and did not indicate it was doing anything. After just over an hour I disconnected my phone and rebooted it, no change.
My questions:
1) Do I run SDA_ApplicationUnlock.exe from my PC or from the WM phone itself?
2) Any suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong?
3) What does CID Unlock do, and do I need it?
Just to review, I have a Cingular 3125 with WM5, and I want to go to WM6.1 Standard.
Please help! Thanks!
Frank
geekzilla65
You were supposed to run Jump SPL on your phone which puts it into a special bootloader then run the update utility should run correctly. I personally prefer the MicroSD flash method myself.
Jump SPL?
icecube57 said:
You were supposed to run Jump SPL on your phone which puts it into a special bootloader then run the update utility should run correctly. I personally prefer the MicroSD flash method myself.
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Thanks icecube57!
I know that SPL files were copied to my phone automatically when I ran Rom updater, but I don't think it ever launched. I am really confused about the CID unlock. I read one post where it says I have to do this, and another that says for Cingular Roms you don't need to.
Also, you mention the MicroSD flash method - is there a post here that explains how to do that? I would not mind trying it if you think it works better. Please help!
Frank
geekzilla65
If i dont say it someone else will. Please use the search function.
If the utility didnt automatically launch the Jump Spl program then navigate to the root of your phone using file explorer start it manually from your phone and it will put the phone into bootloader then try running the utility again. Thats how i had to do it with my phone
Thanks
icecube57 said:
If i dont say it someone else will. Please use the search function.
If the utility didnt automatically launch the Jump Spl program then navigate to the root of your phone using file explorer start it manually from your phone and it will put the phone into bootloader then try running the utility again. Thats how i had to do it with my phone
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Okay, that's fair, thanks. Can I get an answer on one more thing? I did look in the forums, in the Wiki ,etc. on this - I am still confused on what CID unlock is. I really don't want to brick my phone. When this worked for you, was this on a Cingular 3125? Did you have to CID unlock?
Frank
geekzilla65
What you are talking about permenantly CID unlocks the phone which allows you to flash any rom. Instead of being stuck with carrier specific roms. What the JUMP SPL does is loads a specially modified bootloader that temporarily fakes the Update Utility into thinking your phone is CID unlocked that way you can flash any rom without going through that long complicated process in making it permenantly CID unlocked. I have a 3125 myself and flashes all the roms in this forum fine with the Jumps SPL Bootloader method.
MicroSD Flashing
Im feeling nice. Here is the MicroSD Flashing Method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311232
Thanks!
icecube57 said:
What you are talking about permenantly CID unlocks the phone which allows you to flash any rom. Instead of being stuck with carrier specific roms. What the JUMP SPL does is loads a specially modified bootloader that temporarily fakes the Update Utility into thinking your phone is CID unlocked that way you can flash any rom without going through that long complicated process in making it permenantly CID unlocked. I have a 3125 myself and flashes all the roms in this forum fine with the Jumps SPL Bootloader method.
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Thanks icecube57!!! I really appreciate the answers! You rock!
Frank
geekzilla65
Thanks!
icecube57 said:
Im feeling nice. Here is the MicroSD Flashing Method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311232
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Thanks for this one too! Awesome!
Frank
geekzilla65
A lot of users are developing their own WM6.5 ROMs
My question is: to flash this WM version, do I have to do this:
1. download the attached files
2. REMOVE SIM and SD CARDS !!
3. connect usb cable
4. copy sspl-1.16-nike.exe to your device and run it (usb cable must be connected!)
5. after a few seconds "USB" appears on the display
6. unplug and replug the usb cable
(OPTIONAL, better to skip it! step 7. if you only want to test the sspl try flashing the attached splash screen by running ROMUpdateUtility.exe from flash-splash-niki)
8. you can now flash the hardspl-1.15mfg-nike.nbh by running ROMUpdateUtility.exe from flash-uspl-niki
9. after installing the hardspl you can flash any rom (rom cook project
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Thank you veru much.
Maxxd01 said:
A lot of users are developing their own WM6.5 ROMs
My question is: to flash this WM version, do I have to do this:
Thank you veru much.
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exactly....but u have to have hardspl 1.22 instlled on ur device to be at the safest side.
deepankerjha said:
exactly....but u have to have hardspl 1.22 instlled on ur device to be at the safest side.
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Of course, but I still have to run sspl 1.16 on the device ?
Maxxd01 said:
Of course, but I still have to run sspl 1.16 on the device ?
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Yes! First, you need sspl 1.16, then hspl 1.22!
dmx_nigga said:
Yes! First, you need sspl 1.16, then hspl 1.22!
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I've noticed that a lot of users ask me to help because it didn't work for them, I always asked what they did and the most of them did everything the correct way but still it didn't work, They told me they used sspl 1.16 and then hardspl 1.22.
I always suggested to start all over and try it with 1.15 hardspl, and for ALL the people I suggest to do that, it worked.
Plse keep that in mind.
Greetz,
Rataplan said:
I've noticed that a lot of users ask me to help because it didn't work for them, I always asked what they did and the most of them did everything the correct way but still it didn't work, They told me they used sspl 1.16 and then hardspl 1.22.
I always suggested to start all over and try it with 1.15 hardspl, and for ALL the people I suggest to do that, it worked.
Plse keep that in mind.
Greetz,
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But if I already have harspsl 1.22 (or 1.15) should I do it again ? (after sspl 1.16 run)
Maxxd01 said:
But if I already have harspsl 1.22 (or 1.15) should I do it again ? (after sspl 1.16 run)
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If it works for you it shouldn't be a problem, I myself did it also with 1.22 but for some people or phones the 1.15 work's better, still don't no why.
I just wanted to make a note in this thread for the people who don't succeed with 1.22
Greetz,
Hi.. I want to ask some..
If want to flash my nike (5500), from original WM 6.0 to 6.5, should I change my radio version? It's still confused me. I red in one thread that it need radio version 1.65 or higher. But in another thread, after hardSPL, I can go install ROM without change my radio. Which one to follow?
Thanks before for response..
fastbus said:
Hi.. I want to ask some..
If want to flash my nike (5500), from original WM 6.0 to 6.5, should I change my radio version? It's still confused me. I red in one thread that it need radio version 1.65 or higher. But in another thread, after hardSPL, I can go install ROM without change my radio. Which one to follow?
Thanks before for response..
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Hi fastbus, it is better to change your radio version because you could lose some funtions such as camera and sound, there are two ways to flash a radio.
1. Flash an original rom, it comes with an radio, after that flash a cooked rom and you will keep the radio from the latest flashed original rom.
2. Just flash the radio after you flashed a cooked rom, flashing a radio is the same as flashing a rom, it is just a bit quicker then a rom because it is a lot smaller.
There is also a 1.71 radio, if you want to flash that one you must have a 1.58 radio, to upgrade the radio to 1.71, it just don't work with an 1.65 radio.
If you are still confused just send me an pm.
Greetz,
Thank you so much Rataplan.. I'll PM you soon, there is some Q again.