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5.05A
Just Download Elf.zip for ELFIN Service manual.pdf, u'll know how to use it.

911sniper said:
2008/08/18 Release V5.05A for ASP
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Holy crap!
Thanks! now let's see if this helps with Gold Card users not being able to unbrick.

can u plz explain me what this actually is? am guessing its a diagnostic utility for the elf but how and when are we supposed to use it?

xmodinc said:
can u plz explain me what this actually is? am guessing its a diagnostic utility for the elf but how and when are we supposed to use it?
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There's some information in the Herald Goldcard page (check the link from the Elfin Goldcard wiki).
I haven't tried it yet.. but maybe it does some cool stuff like bypassing Model ID check?

Are you able to get the SDO file as mentioned in the service manual (page 35)? I assume this is an all-Elf unbricking image.
The HTC website requires login to obtain it.

dsixda said:
Are you able to get the SDO file as mentioned in the service manual (page 35)? I assume this is an all-Elf unbricking image.
The HTC website requires login to obtain it.
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Can't help for that...

Hi!
I test the file on my bricked Elfin.
Normal flashing via SD card is impossible because the bootloader doesn't start the flash process.
However the diagnostic file runs without any errors.
Only the last menue point of the screenshots "Change ColourID" isn't at my screen.
My ELFin is still bricked, maybe there is a special trick to unhide this menue entry

sandman01 said:
Only the last menue point of the screenshots "Change ColourID" isn't at my screen.
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Same here.

sandman01 said:
Hi!
I test the file on my bricked Elfin.
Normal flashing via SD card is impossible because the bootloader doesn't start the flash process.
However the diagnostic file runs without any errors.
Only the last menue point of the screenshots "Change ColourID" isn't at my screen.
My ELFin is still bricked, maybe there is a special trick to unhide this menue entry
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Try this version. Compatible with ELFIN & Add [Change Color ID].

911sniper said:
Try this version. Compatible with ELFIN & Add [Change Color ID].
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Hey bro, what does changing Color ID do?
EDIT: Booting from elf0diag.nbh makes it go into a DIAG> prompt in MTTY. I don't know what commands to use though.

I think it's no use whit the MTTY. Many official tools are the elf0diag.nbh format.

911sniper said:
I think it's no use whit the MTTY. Many official tools are the elf0diag.nbh format.
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When this one starts, it says "Please Input Password".
Note: You cannot start any ELF0DIAG.nbh from SD if you have a USPL installed; you have to flash a signed SPL first.
PLUS IT WILL HARD RESET YOUR DEVICE IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STARTS UP, WITHOUT ASKING....

dsixda said:
When this one starts, it says "Please Input Password".
Note: You cannot start any ELF0DIAG.nbh from SD if you have a USPL installed; you have to flash a signed SPL first.
PLUS IT WILL HARD RESET YOUR DEVICE IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STARTS UP, WITHOUT ASKING....
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i never used these tools before...
can't help more...

Hi!
I testet the new diagnostic File, and now I can change the Color ID.
Black and Green are available.
Black change the MID to ELF030000
Green change the MID to ELF030001
The original MID can't be restored!?!?!?! (it was ELF030050)
Maybe there are more Versions of the diagnostic tool which change the device into other colors.

I make exactrly whatever is writen there but I get message:
Security level not cleared!
What I suppose to do to avoid this and to get into test?

Hi, dsixda!
Bro' I'm in trouble...
The device was in tricolor bootloader.
Untill i work with your onix 4.0 was OK! but I decide to go back. So I get in this state.
Around (few nautical miles) was not other with device like this... :-(
So please gi'me som instruction what I can to do?
I can download or recieve files. maybe is possible to recieve an image of Gold card unbricker? or something that allow to load from SD card or USB?
Write to me here or PM or on my e-mail.

malintzin said:
Hi, dsixda!
Bro' I'm in trouble...
The device was in tricolor bootloader.
Untill i work with your onix 4.0 was OK! but I decide to go back. So I get in this state.
Around (few nautical miles) was not other with device like this... :-(
So please gi'me som instruction what I can to do?
I can download or recieve files. maybe is possible to recieve an image of Gold card unbricker? or something that allow to load from SD card or USB?
Write to me here or PM or on my e-mail.
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Why are you posting something off-topic here?
Post in the Onyx thread and mention your SPL/IPL.

sandman01 said:
Hi!
I testet the new diagnostic File, and now I can change the Color ID.
Black and Green are available.
Black change the MID to ELF030000
Green change the MID to ELF030001
The original MID can't be restored!?!?!?! (it was ELF030050)
Maybe there are more Versions of the diagnostic tool which change the device into other colors.
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Really? I'm still at ELF010150 (I ran device_info.bat).. What does device_Info.bat say for you?

I dumped the USB port. (SnoopyPro + mtty)
There is also the change from ELF030050 to ELF030000

sandman01 said:
I dumped the USB port. (SnoopyPro + mtty)
There is also the change from ELF030050 to ELF030000
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That's pretty cool.
Are there any shipped ROMs with this Model ID (so that you can use Gold Card)?

Bootscreen

How do I remove the bootsplash totally?
the first one i OK but second one is T-Mobile G1 logo :/
Ive tried to remove logo.rle and edited init.rc but it keeps coming back.
any suggestions?

blingblingslyna said:
How do I remove the bootsplash totally?
the first one i OK but second one is T-Mobile G1 logo :/
Ive tried to remove logo.rle and edited init.rc but it keeps coming back.
any suggestions?
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how do you replace boot splash as hate that voda image?

http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Creating_Splashboot_Images
This worked for me, flashed both splash1 and splash2.

Cheesebaron said:
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Creating_Splashboot_Images
This worked for me, flashed both splash1 and splash2.
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except it doesnt work for saphire, splash1 works splash2 doesnt

Cheesebaron said:
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Creating_Splashboot_Images
This worked for me, flashed both splash1 and splash2.
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have you got any images that you have converted to share? cant be bothered with all this converting larky. is there anywhere on here where the splash images are being offered for this device? just wanna send to device........

Try to use search function next time...You can edit it in anything..
u can remove bloody brandings and replace it by something else...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3952226#post3952226

goa200 said:
except it doesnt work for saphire, splash1 works splash2 doesnt
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I'm quite sure that I did both of them without any problems. The splash screen shows for a very long time until the animated boot screen takes over.

name12345 said:
Try to use search function next time...You can edit it in anything..
u can remove bloody brandings and replace it by something else...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3952226#post3952226
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what you on about? don't tell me to search! i asked a question so if you didn't wanna answer just don't post. we don't need people like that on here. if you help then help.............. hate people like that. i help many people both on msn and in forum. i never tell anyone to do anything as its their choice.
hmmmmmmmmm if you read what i asked for then you would have replied accordingly. not your fault mate! total waste of a post!
edit: **** don't think that was meant for me............ apologies! still no need for the higher than thou attitude

Going to create some for you they are going to be here:
http://ostebaronen.dk/android/splash/
just download the raw565 files for flashing, to preview look at the other files.
EDIT: There should be 5 of them now. I can convert them for you if you supply me the image through a link or something.

Cheesebaron said:
Going to create some for you they are going to be here:
http://ostebaronen.dk/android/splash/
just download the raw565 files for flashing, to preview look at the other files.
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sounds nice.
Did try the tutorial that was linked a few posts up but all i got was wrong digest when i tried to flash it.
Any ideas ?
i've already flashad splash1 but its not possible to flash splash2 atm. Atleast not on the htc branded Saphire

C:\sdk\tools>fastboot flash splash2 android_boot_image_black2.raw565
sending 'splash2' (300 KB)... OKAY
writing 'splash2'... FAILED (remote: partition does not exist!)

Maybe I didn't flash the splash2 afterall. Because I get the same error. Though the second splash image belongs to the ROM, so you should be able to alter that too. Let me investigate!

Cheesebaron said:
Maybe I didn't flash the splash2 afterall. Because I get the same error. Though the second splash image belongs to the ROM, so you should be able to alter that too. Let me investigate!
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yea like i stated earlier i did try to alter skittleguys 1.4 with a diff splash but when i applied the update it just came back with wrong digest on the frame-res.apk

Ok, seems like the other boot screen comes from /system/media/boot.gif let me try to alter it to an other one Be right back with results.

Yep thats the one. Instructions are in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3918162
Works on my phone
Edit: I have this one: http://imgshack.info/images/tmat3jbiex5sphmufpm.gif

Cheesebaron said:
Yep thats the one. Instructions are in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3918162
Works on my phone
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not on mine thoug. just getting wrong digest
ohh havnt tried replacing that gif, will do not though. would be nice to hear how i fix the wrong digest if its possible
EDIT: replaced gif but that screen last for a whole 2s. i wanna replace the one in frame-res.apk but atm just getting wrong digest

Mine lasts until it finishes booting... Let me investigate your problem though...

Did you resign it after you altered it? Also resign every apk inside it?
EDIT: Yeah, every thread that says something about No digest or wrong digest states that means the package hasn't been signed correctly. You have to sign every apk packages inside the apk file, and the apk file itself.

Cheesebaron said:
Did you resign it after you altered it? Also resign every apk inside it?
EDIT: Yeah, every thread that says something about No digest or wrong digest states that means the package hasn't been signed correctly. You have to sign every apk packages inside the apk file, and the apk file itself.
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but i dont have to resign the apk's i dont alter right only the one i actually alter

Help!
I flashed my Vodafone HTC Magic with splash1 and now it keeps showing me the "android" animation, aint getting anyway...
How do i fix this?

Splash screen?

I really want this splash screen but also dont feel like turning m,y phone into a paperweight. can we use the custom splash screens?

You can do it, but I wouldn't use the insturctions he has there. I have another thread somewhere that has path names that you could push that file to. Then you can edit the boot.xml file and add the new file name. Its not very difficult and it probably won't brick you. I did however mess mine up and had to RUU when I was messing around with it. Still not sure what happened there.

wtphoto said:
I really want this splash screen but also dont feel like turning m,y phone into a paperweight. can we use the custom splash screens?
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I've made my own with different screens it wasn't that hard ill try to put one togther with that pic.

Kcarpenter said:
You can do it, but I wouldn't use the insturctions he has there. I have another thread somewhere that has path names that you could push that file to. Then you can edit the boot.xml file and add the new file name. Its not very difficult and it probably won't brick you. I did however mess mine up and had to RUU when I was messing around with it. Still not sure what happened there.
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ok I still havent figured out how to edit xml so I guess ill just leave it alone lol (unless someone smarter than me what to get it working...hint hint)lol cuz I just think this is hilarious.

[email protected] said:
I've made my own with different screens it wasn't that hard ill try to put one togther with that pic.
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dude that would be sweet.

wtphoto said:
ok I still havent figured out how to edit xml so I guess ill just leave it alone lol (unless someone smarter than me what to get it working...hint hint)lol cuz I just think this is hilarious.
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The XML that controls the boot screen is not the Binary XML that's in the APK's and Manifest files. It's actually readable.

wtphoto said:
dude that would be sweet.
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here ya go it takes a while on first boot.
Edit: Guess should of put a little info up. This is just a boot screen. It has all the normal boot screens with the droid peeing on the apple as the last one. It's a signed zip file just download put on root of sd card,boot into recovery,flash like any other. Will work on 1.5 not sure on 2.1.
Here's the right color green droid.

[email protected] said:
here ya go it takes a while on first boot.
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man your frinkin awesome thanks.

wtphoto said:
man your frinkin awesome thanks.
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N/p. I'm working on a couple other ones post them when I'm done.

[email protected] said:
N/p. I'm working on a couple other ones post them when I'm done.
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is this a boot screen? or a screen lock?

bob2300nx said:
is this a boot screen? or a screen lock?
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It's a boot screen.

I appreciate the bootscreen but I am wondering if we can actually change the splash screen (then one that shows HTC before the bootscreen starts up) or if the GSM hero just got lucky with hacking theirs.

wtphoto said:
I appreciate the bootscreen but I am wondering if we can actually change the splash screen (then one that shows HTC before the bootscreen starts up) or if the GSM hero just got lucky with hacking theirs.
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I know they have an unlocked SPL by MoDaCo or Cyanogen that allows commands to change splash screens. If we booted into fastboot and tried it, our phones would turn into $180 paperweights.

here is another image if anyone wants it for there wallpaper

HeroMeng said:
I know they have an unlocked SPL by MoDaCo or Cyanogen that allows commands to change splash screens. If we booted into fastboot and tried it, our phones would turn into $180 paperweights.
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thats what I was trying to avoid in posting this thread lol.

[email protected] said:
here ya go it takes a while on first boot.
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Do you just flash this like any other theme, through the recovery screen?

durandetto said:
Do you just flash this like any other theme, through the recovery screen?
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Yeah.
10char

[email protected] said:
N/p. I'm working on a couple other ones post them when I'm done.
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so how do i install this? lol

feefeeboomboom said:
so how do i install this? lol
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Though the recovery under flash from zip. Make sure to backup first.
[email protected] said:
It's a boot screen.
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Hey man I dont mean to be picky and im not the OP. But is there anyway to use a different image? The android pissing on apple is great but the android character is not green for some reason. The original link in the OP has a green guy.
Sorry if im being fussy
And just making sure its not my setup, did you make it to have the original hero animation, nexus, and the splash screen?

bob2300nx said:
Though the recovery under flash from zip. Make sure to backup first.
Hey man I dont mean to be picky and im not the OP. But is there anyway to use a different image? The android pissing on apple is great but the android character is not green for some reason. The original link in the OP has a green guy.
Sorry if im being fussy
And just making sure its not my setup, did you make it to have the original hero animation, nexus, and the splash screen?
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OK so no luck with this.... sad, I'm running 2.1 is there anyway to get a zip for that? I'm going to test it on my 1.5 to make sure its not my phone.

Strange BootLoop

Hi every one ! (Sorry for my poor English, I'm French)
I'm posting here because I've a little (big) problem with my HTC Sensation. Indeed when I turn on, I've a boot loop and the factory reset do a boot loop too...
I think it can be due to an app called "Simple root swap". With it, I created a swap on my SD Card and I check the box for start the swap at the beginning. I don't know if it can make problems like this...
I precise that my HTC Sensation is unlocked by HTCDev Method, rooted, HBOOT 1.27 but still S-ON. I've already try reboot and factory reset with and without SD Card, no change... I've access to the android stock bootloader.
Please, could somebody help me ?
Thanks !
Thomas.

Totojet81 said:
Hi every one ! (Sorry for my poor English, I'm French)
I'm posting here because I've a little (big) problem with my HTC Sensation. Indeed when I turn on, I've a boot loop and the factory reset do a boot loop too...
I think it can be due to an app called "Simple root swap". With it, I created a swap on my SD Card and I check the box for start the swap at the beginning. I don't know if it can make problems like this...
I precise that my HTC Sensation is unlocked by HTCDev Method, rooted, HBOOT 1.27 but still S-ON. I've already try reboot and factory reset with and without SD Card, no change... I've access to the android stock bootloader.
Please, could somebody help me ?
Thanks !
Thomas.
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do you have access to the safe mode?
when you see the splash screen hold volume down until it gets you to the safe mode
then uninstall simple root swap

rzr86 said:
do you have access to the safe mode?
when you see the splash screen hold volume down until it gets you to the safe mode
then uninstall simple root swap
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Thanks for your reply !
No, it makes nothing... I stay on the button for one minute. Maybe it's due to the factory reset fail ?
I'm lost....

Totojet81 said:
Thanks for your reply !
No, it makes nothing... I stay on the button for one minute. Maybe it's due to the factory reset fail ?
I'm lost....
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use a ruu.exe
see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672425

rzr86 said:
use a ruu.exe
see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672425
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I'm trying this solution, it sonds good but the link for .zip files is dead, do you have another link please ?
Sorry, I'm newbie...
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I found this link : http://htc.vi8.info/Stock-Firmware/
Does file corresponding with the old dead link in your tuto ?

Oh ! It's so awesome, you & XDA forum are so amazing !
It worked, my HTC sensation is ready !
Thank you so much !!

Need Boot splash screen (zip )

Kindly provide me the honor splash screen zip file (The logo that appears when device is powered on ). BLN L22 Indian user here .
Thanks in advance

Posted it already, here it is https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75307422&postcount=2

RedSkull23 said:
Posted it already, here it is https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75307422&postcount=2
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Thanks for the reply . Actually few days back I tried flashing a custom ROM and somehow the splash screen size got reduced .
* I tried the file that you provided earlier itself . Its just replacing boot animation (android ) . Boot splash screen remains same .

vignesh_may28 said:
* I tried the file that you provided earlier itself . Its just replacing boot animation (android ) . Boot splash screen remains same .
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You're right dude sorry, i got confused. Can't find it in root folders anyway, it could be included in oeminfo file... Try to give a look in this thread, part VII of the appendix https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7/general/guide-beginners-how-to-root-update-fix-t3255452 maybe it could help.

RedSkull23 said:
You're right dude sorry, i got confused. Can't find it in root folders anyway, it could be included in oeminfo file... Try to give a look in this thread, part VII of the appendix https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7/general/guide-beginners-how-to-root-update-fix-t3255452 maybe it could help.
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I got this problem long back. Tried Flashing Elite v 7.1 again yesterday and now Boot splash screen came back to its original size. Thanks for your help.

vignesh_may28 said:
I got this problem long back. Tried Flashing Elite v 7.1 again yesterday and now Boot splash screen came back to its original size. Thanks for your help.
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Nothing hard to do. Mark the thread as "solved" when you'll have some time to do that so

vignesh_may28 said:
Kindly provide me the honor splash screen zip file (The logo that appears when device is powered on ). BLN L22 Indian user here .
Thanks in advance
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Edit : Solved