Hi all,
I've got a problem with my hermes phone which I can't solve by my own I think :
My device gets stucked while booting. It just shows a "htc smart mobility" screen and displays the various red numbers on the bottom for some seconds (as usual I think). But it's not going any further (waited for about 20 minutes).
I flashed the "Hermes.DarkVisions.v5.17.23017.Manila" rom over my exisisting "Schap's 4.22" rom a few hours before. The rom was running good. Then I executed the "kill em all" app by mistake, which can be found in the accessory folder as far as I can remember. Then the phone began to work very slowly so I decided to restart it. And now its not really working any more.
By connecting the phone with my pc and trying to flash a new rom, I get the RUU Error "200 INVALID UPDATE TOOL" - what does this mean? The auto detection of the current bootloader obviously doesn't work due to no running windows mobile.
Is there any chance to flash the phone without a running windows mobile? Or what else can I do to get the current rom "Dark Visions" running again?
Thanks a lot for your help,
Michael
Press The Power, The ok button (usually found on the left side) and The reset button using your pen until this rainbow coloured thing comes up.
Plug it into your USB and then reflash your ROM, also don't forget to upgrade your radio as you will need it to stabilize your custom ROM which you will find under wiki part of this forum. Just search "Hermes Radio" and click the first thing you see.
Now your device should be back to life again.
OK, so I've been reading the Common Upgrade Problems on the wiki, and I saw this:
Important : Windows VISTA users need to make a change to their system to successfully use many ROM packages. See Mr. Vanx's guide here.
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Since Mr.Vanx's website was taken down, I ask you what are the changes i need to perform and if I need to apply them to Windows 7.
Best wishes!
Any help in here?
Please, i have the same trouble. I didn't work with Windows 7. Does Anyone know a solution?
Through the forums I've read that many people use Android on their device for daily use instead of winmo. I'd love to replace winmo myself my i have some questions:
-I have tried Android, but when i run it, it takes more or less 5 minutes to load. Is that how it's supposed to be or I'm doing something wrong. (i've read everywhere that the first time it takes 15mins or so, but havent found anywhere how long does it normally take). If it does take 5mins to load, what happens when you just have to soft reset the device? Isn't it annoying to wait 5 minutes just for one soft-reset? (it really annoying in winmo that it takes 1~ minute. cant image how its on android )
-Is Android that much customizable like winmo? i mean can u change the taskbar or softkeys, icons for the apps and stuff? i love customizations!
-How long can u run Android on your phone without recharging?
-Is there ANYTHING that you miss from winmo and you cant find it on android?
thanks in advance
hi there i cant answer all of your questions but some of them i can
I installed yesterday andriod on my phone (first i had to install hspl and then flash radio from 2.07 to 2.12) on radio 2.07 android wodnt boot i waited for like 30min notihng but with the 2.12 android boots for like a 1min or max 2 (froyostone sense 3.2.7 from htc desire) linux ubuntu too it boots the same time like android but i was disapinted in android because you can only install aplications from market and you dont have a sd card exloprer thats realy stupid my nokia 6300 could do that other than that android is amaizing beter then winmo (if htc did put android for os on the htc hd2 the pfone woud be more popular but with winmo they "killed" hd2's specs)
Hi I am very new to these forums and the HD2. Today I decided to hspl3 my device and it was successful and i also updated my radio to 2.12.50.02.2 from 2.07.51.22.2. With all that i decided to run android froyo sense v2.4 by run the clrcad and haret. Since i started the haret the phone showed a little text at the top then the HTC Logo (green on black) has been there for 30min +. I dont really know if its supposed to do that as ive seen videos where it has the linux penguin at the top with text.
(As im not really familiar with terminology) is running android flashing or something else? I would also like to know if i have done something wrong as i really would like to run android on it.
Thanks if you can help figure out what ive done wrong.
+ i don't know if this helps but would i have to have a custom rom to use android?
1st- No .. It's not mandatory to flash a custom rom (But it's Recommended)
For the Android, Did you change the included kernel ? Because sometimes it may make android not to boot .
But if you copied Android folder as it is then try to format your sd card then delete the "Data.img" created inside Android folder and try again .
hey, i dont wanna warum up this theme, but before i start a new thread i rather post in a thread that is about the same problem ^^
(in first of all, im german and my english is good, but not the best ^^ so im sorry for some incorrect sentences or sense )
im also having this problem around 2 weeks...
im using this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=692763
Omega v3.4
with the Radio-Rom
Radio 2.10.50.28_2
and as you may think, my handy stucks after the executes linux code on the green HTC Logo. No one could help me, so im asking for the pro's in this forum for some answers.
Is it may possible, that every 3.14 rom makes problems with android?
so, thanks
and i hope you could help me, solve this problem
greez
Monolize
me too i am stuck in the htc logo for 1hr now and nothing has happen.
me too .. it stuck at HTC logo Rom 3.14
I bought a htc hd2 from ebay, it came with Android on it. The phone kinda works perfect, but would of preferred windows on it. Is there any way to go back!
I tried a few walk through's that just did nothing to the phone,.
I'll try to give as much info as I can
When I turn phone on it goes to a load screen, then says Dark Force Team
Android 2.2
baseband version 12.42.50.11u_2.15.50.14
kernel- 2.6.32.15-g66fed7-dirtycotulla-cotulla-desktop#2
build 2.29.405.5 cl293415 release-keys
software number 2.229.405.5
browser version 3.1
When I power off and hold volume Down The bootload screen says
Pb81120 hx-b3
Spl-2.08 hspl 8g xe
I have no clue what any of this means, Just know I want the original windows on phone, everything I have tried has failed.
After you turn on ur phone with the volume down key pressed, its gonna take u to the bootload screen (the rainbow screen) ... plug ur phone to ur computer, and flash ur hd2 with any winmo6.5 ROM
716Rob said:
I bought a htc hd2 from ebay, it came with Android on it. The phone kinda works perfect, but would of preferred windows on it. Is there any way to go back!
I tried a few walk through's that just did nothing to the phone,.
I'll try to give as much info as I can
When I turn phone on it goes to a load screen, then says Dark Force Team
Android 2.2
baseband version 12.42.50.11u_2.15.50.14
kernel- 2.6.32.15-g66fed7-dirtycotulla-cotulla-desktop#2
build 2.29.405.5 cl293415 release-keys
software number 2.229.405.5
browser version 3.1
When I power off and hold volume Down The bootload screen says
Pb81120 hx-b3
Spl-2.08 hspl 8g xe
I have no clue what any of this means, Just know I want the original windows on phone, everything I have tried has failed.
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Spl-2.08 hspl 8g xe suggests almost every ROM for T is suitable,if you have a wm6.5 ROM,change it into "leoimg.nbh",then press volume down and power to start phone,soon you can see a situation of flashing in screen,press power to do it so you will get your windows later
IMO you shouldn't switch back to Windows
716Rob said:
I bought a htc hd2 from ebay, it came with Android on it. The phone kinda works perfect, but would of preferred windows on it. Is there any way to go back!
I tried a few walk through's that just did nothing to the phone,.
I'll try to give as much info as I can
When I turn phone on it goes to a load screen, then says Dark Force Team
Android 2.2
baseband version 12.42.50.11u_2.15.50.14
kernel- 2.6.32.15-g66fed7-dirtycotulla-cotulla-desktop#2
build 2.29.405.5 cl293415 release-keys
software number 2.229.405.5
browser version 3.1
When I power off and hold volume Down The bootload screen says
Pb81120 hx-b3
Spl-2.08 hspl 8g xe
I have no clue what any of this means, Just know I want the original windows on phone, everything I have tried has failed.
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If you want to switch back to Windows Mobile, perform a hard reset by holding down both the Vol-Up and Vol-Down buttons at the same time as you press the power button. This will take you to a screen that says "Delete all phone and account data" or something along the lines of this. Two screens will pop up after this, on both, press Vol-Up as prompted.
Although you would like to switch to Windows, I would discourage it, as the Windows Mobile Marketplace has been discontinued, and in turn limits the use of your phone.
Gency said:
If you want to switch back to Windows Mobile, perform a hard reset by holding down both the Vol-Up and Vol-Down buttons at the same time as you press the power button. This will take you to a screen that says "Delete all phone and account data" or something along the lines of this. Two screens will pop up after this, on both, press Vol-Up as prompted.
Although you would like to switch to Windows, I would discourage it, as the Windows Mobile Marketplace has been discontinued, and in turn limits the use of your phone.
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Hi, thanks for the idea But it didn't work as advised. My data's are still the same.
That's holding onto the lower and upper vol button with power button.
thanks
Hard reset won't work as you have nand android so a reset would just reset Android ...
Going back to WM6.5 is good idea & no market is no problem as a simple search will bring up all the apps you need as cabs & with a lot of feedback on quality & best versions unlike the 5h1te on android market.
You should be able to flash from pc if you have ActiveSync(XP) or WMDC6.1(Vista,W7.W8)
*Before flashing confirm your HD2 type as EU version (all white icon hard keys) or TMOUS HD2 (geen call & red end keys)
** If have TMOUS extra care is needed as flashing wrong radios wil leave device bricked.
1. Download a Stock Rom or Custom ROM using links from HD2 Wiki
2. Enter Bootloader Mode by taking the battery out, then put it back in and hold down the 'Volume Down' button while briefly pressing the power button.
3. After the phone enters the Bootloader Screen, plug in the usb cable so it says usb at the bottom of the screen
4. Run the Stock Roms .exe file (or run the customruu.exe file of the Custom Rom you want to flash)
* This will flash a Stock Rom and Radio(if use original ROM with radio included) while keeping your HardSPL untouched *
You may be wise use the CleanEx RV standard v1.02 custom ROM as gives a very original generic ROM but with many bug fixes & smoother running.
All other tools such as HSPL4 for installing a new SPL or HSPL & Activesync & WMDC6.1 can be found in HD2 Wiki too if you have a little browse ...
Mister B said:
Hard reset won't work as you have nand android so a reset would just reset Android ...
Going back to WM6.5 is good idea & no market is no problem as a simple search will bring up all the apps you need as cabs & with a lot of feedback on quality & best versions unlike the 5h1te on android market.
You should be able to flash from pc if you have ActiveSync(XP) or WMDC6.1(Vista,W7.W8)
*Before flashing confirm your HD2 type as EU version (all white icon hard keys) or TMOUS HD2 (geen call & red end keys)
** If have TMOUS extra care is needed as flashing wrong radios wil leave device bricked.
1. Download a Stock Rom or Custom ROM using links from HD2 Wiki
2. Enter Bootloader Mode by taking the battery out, then put it back in and hold down the 'Volume Down' button while briefly pressing the power button.
3. After the phone enters the Bootloader Screen, plug in the usb cable so it says usb at the bottom of the screen
4. Run the Stock Roms .exe file (or run the customruu.exe file of the Custom Rom you want to flash)
* This will flash a Stock Rom and Radio(if use original ROM with radio included) while keeping your HardSPL untouched *
You may be wise use the CleanEx RV standard v1.02 custom ROM as gives a very original generic ROM but with many bug fixes & smoother running.
All other tools such as HSPL4 for installing a new SPL or HSPL & Activesync & WMDC6.1 can be found in HD2 Wiki too if you have a little browse ...
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This is very helpful, but I still have some questions. I'd like to go back to a stock 6.5 Windows ROM, because my phone has a number of bad NAND blocks at this point, which have been rendering it very unstable even with older stable Android ROMs. I have HSPL 2.08 installed and the phone is T-Mo US version.
From what I understand, I need to have a running sync connection with Windows Mobile Device Center to flash a stock ROM, no? When pressing volume down, I get into the HSPL bootloader mode, and it connects as "USB", and the WMDC status says "disconnected". Is there some special way of getting it into the proper flashing mode before running the stock ROM .exe?
And also, for the U.S. version of the stock ROM, it looks like it doesn't come bundled with a radio. Do I install the radio before or after flashing the Windows ROM?
EDIT: looks like just running the .exe flashed the 6.5 ROM just fine, and it did come with a radio bundled
EDIT #2: but... big problem is that the SIM card is not being recognized "SIM card is missing" error.
Photoelectric said:
This is very helpful, but I still have some questions. I'd like to go back to a stock 6.5 Windows ROM, because my phone has a number of bad NAND blocks at this point, which have been rendering it very unstable even with older stable Android ROMs. I have HSPL 2.08 installed and the phone is T-Mo US version.
From what I understand, I need to have a running sync connection with Windows Mobile Device Center to flash a stock ROM, no? When pressing volume down, I get into the HSPL bootloader mode, and it connects as "USB", and the WMDC status says "disconnected". Is there some special way of getting it into the proper flashing mode before running the stock ROM .exe?
And also, for the U.S. version of the stock ROM, it looks like it doesn't come bundled with a radio. Do I install the radio before or after flashing the Windows ROM?
EDIT: looks like just running the .exe flashed the 6.5 ROM just fine, and it did come with a radio bundled
EDIT #2: but... big problem is that the SIM card is not being recognized "SIM card is missing" error.
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The official US TMOUS rom came packaged with radio, you could try reflashing radio (look in HD2 wiki, also one in my signature).
Highly likely your no sim error could be due to bad blocks/hardware, try obvious things too such as cleaning sim contacts & perhaps adding tape to back of sim so pushes harder on contact pins.
Mister B said:
The official US TMOUS rom came packaged with radio, you could try reflashing radio (look in HD2 wiki, also one in my signature).
Highly likely your no sim error could be due to bad blocks/hardware, try obvious things too such as cleaning sim contacts & perhaps adding tape to back of sim so pushes harder on contact pins.
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Thank you--that was a major "derp" on my part (inserted the SIM card incorrectly, trying to be fast). Apologies for forgetting to update my post. Everything is working now!
Photoelectric said:
... I'd like to go back to a stock 6.5 Windows ROM, because my phone has a number of bad NAND blocks...
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Stock rom won't help you to fight against bad blocks
You may try to perform Task29 before flashing the rom. Besides - any custom rom is better than stock because it has smaller size than TMOUS stock.
Hello everyone! I am in need of some assistance.
Recently, a few days ago, my phone stopped working because of a common touchscreen issue. T-Mobile has agreed to take it in and replace it because of my insurance. However, as you must know, I can't return it with a different rom or them knowing I hacked it because that would void my insurance.
Problem is, I hacked it SO long ago, I can't recall what I did or how. I mean of course little stuff I can, but when I read the tutorials to flashing back to 6.5 they're either off topic or just don't make sense to me.
Plus I can't find an official T-Mobile rom I'm supposed to flash on there, so I don't know what to do. Cause I know if I install a wrong stock rom it could brick my phone. I really want to get it restored ASAP.
When I enter bootloader by holding down the volume and power at startup it displays the following:
PB81120 SS-B3
SPL-2.08.HSPL 8G XE
0x50
CotullaHSPL 0x50
I have mgldr installed I know that for sure cause it turns on every time my phone turns on and then goes straight to my ROM unless I hold the power button down, in which case it goes to MGLDR menu. I also have clockwork recov installed I know that. And a Android Gingerbread rom installed.
Please help me! I tried looking at the threads but I just don't understand and i'm running out of time..
Well, imho, it´s not really hard to find what you need here at xda, it would simply take a little effort from your side.
However, there was another guy thinking the same like you, check here: Click!
Inside, you´ll find a download link to the TMOUS HD2 stock ROM. Flash it using the SD card method, and even HSPL will be gone.