I flashed the XDA Mobile 6 ROM onto my wizard, but the only thing that changed was my boot screen. Why do I still have the TMobile WM5 OS?
You might want to re-put the TMobile ROM on there (you can find it on HTC America's website) and then try again. What program are you using to try to flash the XM6 ROM?
XM6r3's forum thread also states this requirement: "You MUST have an IPL and SPL at 2.xx or higher (BOTH not just one or the other). "
I flashed the tmobile rom on just a few monutes befor eI attempted to flash the XAD Mobile rom. My IPL and SPL are both 2.xx. I used the program that came in the zip to flash the roms.
You're not CID unlocked. Read the stickies at the top of this forum if you don't know how to CID unlock your phone.
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i am using currently AKU3.3 jester b1 and want to install JAMin's old ROM but the flasher is giving an error and asking to use a newer version of nbf file.
is there a way to install an old ROM to my device ?
try to cook a rom with the nk.nbf from your "old rom" using this tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=271043
this rom will install on spl 2.20 also if it's for spl 2.15
when you tried installing your "old rom" it stops at 95% right?
i had the same problem with my german rom and after using this tutorial i can now use the spl 2.15 rom with my spl 2.20 prophet
good luck
this can brick my phone as it is vey risky.
is there a simple way just to flash my phone to an old ROM i mean from 2.20.7.34 to 2.13.9.23 ?
If you had read the post of risidero carefully you would know that it could NOT brick your phone
it modifies your rom so it doesnt contain any IPL nor SPL data. they are staying untouched
the only risk is a non booting ROM which you can simply flash againt when going to bootloader (hold camera button while soft reset)
risidoro said:
By following this tutorial, you're removing both the bootloaders (IPL and SPL) from a rom of your choice. This means that, if you don't make errors while 'cooking' the rom, you cannot completely destroy (brick) your phone. Sure, you could end up with a non-booting rom but, as long as you can get to the three colors screen (the bootloader screen) you'll always be able to install a different (or your previous) working rom.
On the other hand, messing with IPL and SPL (i.e. installing a rom containing IPL and SPL in a CID locked device) is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS and MUST be avoided in most cases!!!
Installing a 2.xx rom without messing with your phone's IPL and SPL is exactly what this tutorial tries to explain.
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I was wondering if it is possible to use the patched RUU instead of shell tool to flash roms on a CID Locked G4 Wizard. I have the RUU that comes with wizard love, its a foreign language. With that RUU I can flash Wizard Love just by running it. I tried mfrazz's logo update patch which comes with the english RUU but that gave me an error, the with english RUU that came with the Cingular Radio rom. However, when I copied to nk.nbf files and used the Wizard Love RUU installed I was able to install it. I'm wondering now, if I can just use the the wizard love RUU installer to install an OS rom, instead of using ShellTool. Does anyone know if this is possible?
Thanks.
It should be NO. It is confirmed that the only advantage of a unlocked G4 is the ability to use RUU to flash ROMs without G3 IPL/SPL.
And the RUU used must still be NoID version.
Just to add to the post above - if you do fully CID unlock your G4 you have the ability to flash bootloaders made for G4. Certain ROMs contain the new G4 version of IPL/SPL3.08 BUT make sure you read about the ROM first before attempting any bootloader flash. I think the AKU3 ROM from German T-mobile contains it.
I'm a little confused with the bootloader stuff. I just wanted to know if it would be possible to use the RUU tool to flash and OS on the my wizard instead of shelltool.
Also is there a sure way to check if you are CID locked on a G4 wizard?
Thanks
ajaholic said:
I'm a little confused with the bootloader stuff. I just wanted to know if it would be possible to use the RUU tool to flash and OS on the my wizard instead of shelltool.Thanks
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I see where you're coming from, but it's not possible to flash a WM6 rom with the RUU. Let's try to explain:
The RUU works for certain 2.26 roms (like wizard_love) and things other than OS like splash screen and radio only roms. When you use the RUU with WM6 it will go to 100%, but the OS that will be loaded afterwards is your old OS because of the CID-lock.
If you pay to unlock your CID, then you can use OS-only RUU to flash.
Hi, i am here have some newbie questions to ask before I can flash my tilt with original Kaiser ROM.
I used Hard-spl to unlock my CID yesterday night, worked perfectly, and ready to flash kaiser HTC ROM to my tilt. However, after I read instruction from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=332246 , I am confused right now.
My question is,
Do I still need to "download and install HardSPL for Kaisers" even I have already unlocked my tilt by Hard-spl? coz the link provided from " http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=332246 " is actually SSPL V1 showing " * THIS WILL WORK ON KAISER ONLY " .
so, do i need to use both Hard-SPL and SSPL? right now, I assume Hard-SPL is only for unlocking CID, and if I want to flash new ROM, I still need to install SSPL and follow the instruction.
Please correct me if my assumption is wrong.
If you have Hard-SPL installed just flash the new Rom.
You do not need both Hard-SPL and SSPL.
SSPL is a SoftSPL, means you need to execute into the PDA to obtain a SPL that makes the same funtcion as HardSPL. HardSPL is a permanent SPL flashed into the PDA, so every time you boot the Kaiser, the HardSPL makes the boot process.
In fact, when you flash HardSPL, the SSPL is used to make possible to flash the HardSPL onto original SPL from HTC.
So if you have flashed the HardSPL, you don't need the SSPL anymore, unless you upgrade the HardSPL to newer version in the future. But in this case, the newer HardSPL makes the work of using the SSPL for you.
Cheers.
I have succesfully flashed my Wizard G4 with a WM6 rom...but...
After the flashing is done, the previous installed rom starts again...
I already tried to flash is first with the Wizard_love rom or official qtek rom but it doesnt make a difference...
I am trying to run the dutch WM6 rom...
Is anybody familiar with this problem? I have searched the forum but couldnt find anything about it...
This means your device isn't CID unlocked.
You'd have to unlock it in order to update your ROM.
the-equinoxe said:
This means your device isn't CID unlocked.
You'd have to unlock it in order to update your ROM.
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? The CID lock is only to prevent flashing other roms into the phone, am I right?
I used the softSPL, and flashing a rom isnt the problem...
I have flashed: Qtek roms, Wizardlove roms but WM6 roms won't work...
Maybe hardSPL is the solution?
Correct me if im wrong..
thagangsta said:
? The CID lock is only to prevent flashing other roms into the phone, am I right?
I used the softSPL, and flashing a rom isnt the problem...
I have flashed: Qtek roms, Wizardlove roms but WM6 roms won't work...
Maybe hardSPL is the solution?
Correct me if im wrong..
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YES ! CID lock is to prevent flashing any other Roms other then the official carrier's Roms. A G4 device cannot be CID unlocked like a G3 device,the only solution to upgrade a G4 device to WM6 Rom is by tricking it into patched SPL through SoftSPL and HardSPL temporarily.
You might have not performed the SoftSPL method correctly,read carefully and do the procedure again correctly,it's better to use SoftSPL then HardSPL,if still you are unable to get it,then you may opt for HardSPL.
Cheers !
I think you all misunderstand the problem.
Flashing the G4 aint the problem, I can flash it by using softSPL with every rom I want...
All the roms are working, except when I try WM6 roms...
When I have flashed a WM6 rom, the G4 boots the previous installed rom again, hardresetting doenst matter...
I have had the same problem with a G3, then the cause was a wrong (to old version) bootloader...after upgrading the bootloader the problem was solved...
My G4 has bootloader version 2.18.000.1, could it be that this bootloader is to old to run a WM6 rom, and if so which version bootloader should be recommended?
Thanx in advance!
Hi,
My old Dopod 818 originally showed the following when booting:
IPL 1.00
SPL 2.15.0000
GSM 02.19.21
OS 2.15.13.27
I used "Prophet Upgrade 2.6 - bikertibi" to upgrade it to WM6.1. I selected HardSPL in that program, and flashed it. This worked fine (scary moment
However, when I boot it now, it STILL shows the exact same IPL, SPL and GSM versions. Only the OS version has changed.
My question: is this normal? I thought the hardspl would change the IPL or SPL versions on the phone?
Is it possible or usefull to upgrade IPL/SPL also?
Second question: if I want to re-flash it again to another 6.5 ROM, can I just use this utility again, without hardspl selected, and without first downgrading back to WM5?
Thanks a lot...
Yup, it's normal because cooked roms don't include ipl/spl (prophet has 2 version : G3 and G4) and radio ... you wouldn't want to brick your device if flashing wrong ipl/spl would you?
However, it is recommended to install HardSPL so that if anything happen during flashing, you can recover the device via entering bootloader mode and only select your device version (G3 or G4) without selecting HardSPL.
ps : your device is G3 because it ends with 0000 .. read the wiki. TQ
Thanks for your reply. So I guess there is no need for me to upgrade IPL, SPL or radio.
How do I know if hardspl is installed?
And if I want to re-flash it again to another 6.5 ROM, can I just use this utility again, without hardspl selected, and without first downgrading back to WM5?
PS. I know my device is a G3, since I already flashed it (see above)
Thanks again.
HardSPL have number like this 2.G3.4PDA (for G3) or 2.G4.4PDA (for G4)... if you haven't HardSPL your device, you need to have HardSPL ticked before flashing. And if anything happen during flashing, your hope is to flash NVID flash.
If your device already HardSPL, you can just redo the flashing. No need to flash NVID unless HardSPL gets overwritten by stock ROM.
Hope this helps.
ps : lucky you .. G3 has more storage memory than G4 ... mine is G4 ...
So if hardspl is present, I should see something like SPL = 2.G3.4PDA at the bootscreen? This is not the case, I still see SPL 2.15.0000 like it did before the flashing. So I guess I don't have hardspl? But how can that be? I click on hardspl in the upgrade tool, and it didn't give an error message... Or do I need to add extra SPL files for this?
It's still unclear to me if I have hardspl installed or not :-( If it's "no", how could I have installed a cooked rom??? If it's "yes", how come I still see SPL 2.15.0000 at the boot screen?
Any help is appreciated!
From what I understand, bikertibi upgrade tools suppose to hardSPL the device but sometimes it seems to just load SoftSPL to the device so that it would temporarily make the device SuperCID? (will experimenting on this) Only SuperCID device can accept any rom. That's why if anything happen during the flashing, your device can only be recovered either by flashing specific CID (t-mobile/cingular/etc) rom or NVID (no specific vendor) rom if it doesn't HardSPLed. It will either reject the flashing process and the device will stuck in bootloader mode.
Since your device still shows SPL 2.15.0000 the answer is no, your device is not HardSPL. Cooked rom was flash successfully because SoftSPL in bikertibi 'tricked' the RUU to be SuperCID temporarily during flashing so it can finish writing a custom rom.
HardSPL for G3 can be download here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=353547
To flash a HardSPL, the device needs activesync/wmdc connection to load a special SoftSPL into the device before it can overwrite the stock SPL.
ps : I recommend you learn how to create SDcard dump if you don't want to HardSPL your device. This is because other than flashing stock ROM/NVID, your device can still be recovered using SDcard backup (it will overwrite everything including ipl/spl/os)
EDIT : Flashed my device to IPL/SPL 2.20.0001. bikertibi HardSPL ticked during flashing only send SoftSPL. Flashing was successful. Still need to flash HardSPL 2.G4.4PDA again after phone boots up normally to make it 'immune' from bricking
aze2learn,
Thank you very much for your help.
Indeed, after using the Prophet upgrade tools and activating "hardspl", hardspl was still not on the phone (so it must have used softspl). I installed it manually via the link you provided, and the SPL value changed! After that, I upgraded it to bikertibi's rom.
Very happy with the result.
Thanks again, I will also try the SDcard dump later.