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can someone can post his own 7003 backup

Hi
i have samsung focus 7039 dev-locked.
i was thinking maybe some of you can post his own backup before the NoDo update so i can go back to 7003, and then dev-unlock my phone with Zune.
unfortently i got the phone already with nodo, so i dont have the 7003 backup!
you guys think it is possible?
let me know plaese!

7003 is the developer phone OS version. going there would be a bad idea, as there is currrently no way to upgrade.
7004 is the OS verion that was pre-nodo stock.
7008 is the pre-nodo update
I don't think you can use a backup from another phone.

rotaha said:
Hi
i have samsung focus 7039 dev-locked.
i was thinking maybe some of you can post his own backup before the NoDo update so i can go back to 7003, and then dev-unlock my phone with Zune.
unfortently i got the phone already with nodo, so i dont have the 7003 backup!
you guys think it is possible?
let me know plaese!
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I would love to see you try it as I am curious if it would work or not. Maybe someone will help you out.

Cant unlock nodo need help

Basiclly I had mango installed on my phone and saw that everyone was unlocking them and so I went back to my nodo backup. I was reading a tut that was ment for pre nodo and it didnt say that so I hard reset my phone. After looking everywhere on how to unlock nodo I found nothing. So Now I have a stock nodo rom on my phone is it possible to unlock it and then bring it up to mango still unlocked. Btw I have an HTC Arrive

u would have to flash back to pre nodo rom then unlock with chevron and use tut to pass chevron unlock to mango

Where is a rom I could download/use for my phone. Htc Arrive,I got my phone with nodo already on it so I dont have a pre nodo backup

check out these two threads ... depending on what carrier u have though
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013810
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1142120

Thanks alot I am gonna do that now. Really thankful

Where can I find the htc-flasher for windows 7 I only find the one for linux

what do u mean ? just do as it says in step C the flashing instructions the romupdate utility is for windows 7

sorry I thought I need a tool or something

Ok i tried that but it says it doesnt see my phone do i have to put into bootloader mode and how do I do that
edit:nvm found out

OK I go it to flash but now it thinks its an HTC MWP. Also It still wont let me unlock it. Can someone please help me. I flashed it so its now version 7392 so can it be unlocked

what carrier do u have and what country

I have sprint and USA. Also I am now at nodo and Im preety sure I read that its impossible for the HTC arrive

Sorry, you CANNOT have HTC Arrive without NoDo. NoDo added CDMA support which is needed to operate on Sprint's network.

yea day2die is right sorry ... looks like u need to flash the sprint nodo rom back on to ur phone

that really sucks. Well can I flash pre nodo with out any service and then unlock. then flash to sprint rom

you would have to wait and see if there will be a custom rom avail which would be already unlocked and have to use rspl for the bootloader to allow u to flash a custom rom... but then u wont be able to update through sprint probably

Any Way to Roll-Back to 7740 or 7720 from 8107 if I didn't Back-up First?!!

I installed the Mango 8107 update on my Samsung Focus S phone, using Heathcliff74's CAB's method, but I forgot to back-up my phone first. Now, I'm trying to install some themes that voluptuary posted, but they won't install unless I'm on 7740 or lower, and my only restore point/back-up is from today, with 8107 ALREADY installed!
Is there any way for me to revert my AT&T Focus S back to 7740 or 7720 WITHOUT having my back-up?!!
Thanks,
Dennis

I had the same issue a couple days back. I had 8107 and wanted 7720 to interop unlock it. Problem was I had no backup what so ever.
So what I did is I went to the phone specific forums and looked around for a Custom ROM (in my case) but originally I wanted to put a shipped 7720 ROM on there to interop unlock and update though Zune. Also looked for a tutorial on there.
In your case it should be in "Samsung Focus (S)" --> "Focus Windows Phone 7 Development".
As people in my question (nearly entirely the same as yours) answered it is only possible to revert back to an older version (if you dont have a backup) if you flash a shipped 7720 ROM.
(people in the phone specific forum will help you further im sure!)
Good luck

Yea, with out a custom rom, OEM rom or a backup your SOL. Sad to say...

DavidinCT said:
Yea, with out a custom rom, OEM rom or a backup your SOL. Sad to say...
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For your (@ OP) case I would just recomment a shipped ROM (7740 or 7720) as this requires you to downgrade your bootloader just once.
If you want a custom ROM you need to perform a lot more actions (aka downgrading the bootloader way further) before you can install that, takes more time and is more risky (not saying "a lot" more but speaks for itself)

interop unlock hd7 running mango

I am wanting to interop unlock my hd7 running latest mango. i tried the htc unlock xap and the connection setup app (which tells to use interop unlock as country) but to no avail. has anyone been able to get interop unlocked on htc hd7 ?

fearlessdolphin said:
I am wanting to interop unlock my hd7 running latest mango. i tried the htc unlock xap and the connection setup app (which tells to use interop unlock as country) but to no avail. has anyone been able to get interop unlocked on htc hd7 ?
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Do you have it developer unlocked first?

HTC Have 2 OEM Update after Mango
if you updated your Phone with Second OEM Update, you can not Interop Unlock your phone

yes i have a dev account from app hub.

how do i find out if im running second oem? do you have the build number handy? the os version i have is 7.10.7720.68

It's not the OS build number, people. HTC controls the firmware number, not the OS number (that's Microsoft code). 7720.68 just means the RTM release of Mango. I swear, I write this so often...
If the third digit grouping of your firmware starts with 4 - that is, if your firmware version matches *.*.4XXXX.* - or lower, you can use the HTC Interop Unlock XAP. It *might* even be possible with *.*.50XXX.*, but I don't think so, and it certainly isn't possible with *.*.51XXX.* or newer.

well that helps a lot, ya my firmware shows 51004. so are there any workarounds as of yet?

The only work-around I know of is to downgrade. You can roll back a Zune restore point from before the firmware update(s) was installed, interop-unlock, and then reinstall the updates if you want (I've elected to semi-permanently keep my phone a few versions outdated on firmware). You could also flash a stock ROM that includes an older firmware. Be aware, however, that either option will lose some data - everything newer than the backup if you restore, everything on the phone if you flash a stock ROM.

GoodDayToDie said:
The only work-around I know of is to downgrade. You can roll back a Zune restore point from before the firmware update(s) was installed, interop-unlock, and then reinstall the updates if you want (I've elected to semi-permanently keep my phone a few versions outdated on firmware). You could also flash a stock ROM that includes an older firmware. Be aware, however, that either option will lose some data - everything newer than the backup if you restore, everything on the phone if you flash a stock ROM.
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Hey thanks for the information, I was wondering if there were any guides you can point me to on how to flash from a stock ROM. I have an HTC HD7.
Thanks again for your help. i know sometimes its tiring explaining the same thing over and over, but it is much appreciated.

Go to the HD7 ("Schubert") portion of the XDA-Devs wiki (http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki). I'm pretty sure you can find the download links for stock ROMs there. You could also try the HD7-specific forum section. You'll download a tool called a RUU (ROM Update Utility) that will have some image files (extensions like .NBH and .NB) along with it. You put the phone in bootloader mode (four bars of different color - you have to boot the phone while holding the Volume Down button). It should have yellow text, and at the bottom should say "Serial". Connect the phone to USB. Your PC will need to install a driver (normally this will happen automatically, if not, use Device Manager to tell the computer to search Windows Update for the driver). Once the driver is installed, the "Serial" will be replaced by "USB". You can now run the RUU program.
I *strongly* recommend creating a backup first! The RUU will wipe all data on the phone, and if the flash fails for whatever reason, you'll be unable to boot the phone again.

Ok Thanks, That was helpful. i read a few guides and I think Im ready to try. i just wanted to ask a quick question before diving in. Hope you dont mind. Some threads make refrences to certain Bootloaders being unable to go through the downgrade process (by flashing a Stock Rom). Is this correct? My bootloader version is:
5.10.2250.0(132968)
If it doesnt matter than are there any other things that would prevent me from doing this process?
And one more question and I promise to leave you alone lol. I plan on backing up my phone before beginning, but if the flash fails for whatever reason and the phone is unable to boot again as you warned, will I still be able to connect it to Zune and restore my backup? Thanks again. Hopefullyone day I can give more to the community once I get used to it.

Booting the phone while holding the Camera button will put it in backup/restore mode. If you connect the phone to the PC while it is in this mode, and the Zune software is running, it should automaticlaly try to restore.
Your bootloader (SPL) version is too high to install HSPL (needed for custom ROMs), and it's high enough that it won't automatically downgrade just by installing a stock ROM. However, you should be able to install the other parts of a stock ROM (in particular, the firmware) just fine.
If needed, there are a couple ways to downgrade the SPL; search the dev&hacking sub-forum for info. I would generally recommend GoldCard, but that will require a little bit of equipment. Apparently, "SLSPL" flashing will allow you to downgrade the SPL safely as well, though I haven't tried it. These are mostly for preparing to install a custom ROM, though - stock ROMs should be installable on any SPL version.

it not work with my trophy verizon

GoodDayToDie said:
Booting the phone while holding the Camera button will put it in backup/restore mode. If you connect the phone to the PC while it is in this mode, and the Zune software is running, it should automaticlaly try to restore.
Your bootloader (SPL) version is too high to install HSPL (needed for custom ROMs), and it's high enough that it won't automatically downgrade just by installing a stock ROM. However, you should be able to install the other parts of a stock ROM (in particular, the firmware) just fine.
If needed, there are a couple ways to downgrade the SPL; search the dev&hacking sub-forum for info. I would generally recommend GoldCard, but that will require a little bit of equipment. Apparently, "SLSPL" flashing will allow you to downgrade the SPL safely as well, though I haven't tried it. These are mostly for preparing to install a custom ROM, though - stock ROMs should be installable on any SPL version.
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Hey thanks again! Im going to try it out today, cross fingers, Ill let you know how it all went. I appreciate the help.

Well?? Did it work? Would really like to know before I attempt the same
Thanks

did it work ????

HD7 - Installing Custom ROM for InterOp Unlock and updating to locked BackUp

Hi all,
So I'm a noob to the WP7 Hacking Scene. I own a HTC HD7 so I personally think if I'm a power user I should be able to do as I please to my phone as I would with Windows (but that's a whole separate topic!). So I'm trying to backup my text messages but I'm running the latest HTC firmware so I obviously can't interop unlock my device. I was wondering if it would be possible to backup my device with WP7EasyBackup or the like, flash my device with a custom ROM that is interop-unlocked, and then somehow upgrade or cab upgrade to the back I originally made. This way I could then install SMSBackup and backup my SMS data and such.
Any help & info is greatly appreciated!!!!

Sorry but...
wp backup, is your solution and only works with customs...

So what would happen if I were to attempt the mentioned plan ? Would the custom ROM fail to load the backup or would it relock the device? I was reading about a tool that prevents the relock when you apply an update to it...

Forget the updates, install Deepshining or Dynamics and forget those pesky updates, you'll be fine with your UNLOCKED phone.