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Is it really possible for such tornado devices be upgraded without a PC?

I have searched these information because I'm a Mac user.
Ok. I have searched the web for a whole day, and I've got the information I need. I've already Application unlocked my phone by editing the registry, and SuperCID unlocked my phone by installing the Cert.cab (I'm really not sure about this, because you will click on something like "Set CID" on a PC).
These are the links and information that I've found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1018902&postcount=6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=295735
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-315977.html
The first link is for Typhoon, but I guess it's only the same process used with Tornado. The second link is for Hermes, also used the same process for upgrading. The third one is just some random link about Crossbow on smartphones.
So, I have the files from karhoe's guide:
http://karhoe.net/myfiles/illi_WM6.1_remade_by_rickwyatt_v2a.zip
It's the WM6.1 Standard made by rickwyatt. I found the "nk.nbf" file, and renamed it to "TORNIMG.nbf". I formatted my miniSD card to FAT32. It also says on the links above that you should copy the "xxxxIMG.nbf" (xxxx means the first four letters of your device) in the root folder of your miniSD card, and access the bootloader on your phone by holding down the camera button together with the comm manager button and by hitting the power button. Confirm flashing on screen, and wait until the process is finished (do not reset it, will take about 30min).
I haven't done this yet 'cause I'm not sure if my phone is SuperCID.
My questions are:
1. I have my phone application unlocked by editing something on the registry, and installed "Cert.cab" from SPV-Services. But I'm not sure if my phone is SuperCID, 'cause I think you'll be doing something like this: http://karhoe.net/images/stories/wm6upgrade/step6.jpg
2. Am I going to brick my phone by doing this?

1. No your phone doesn't superCid by installing cert.cab!! You must use SPVservices for it!!

Upgrading to 6.1

Hi,
I'm sorry about this post but there seems to be an anormous amount of information which doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
All I want to do is upgrade my palm treo 750 from win5.0 to 6.1.
I've downloaded the rom but it doesn't upgarade. So I need to figure out a way to flash this phone so it can be upgraded to any roms.
I have tried the Cheetahunlocker which doens't work. It gets stuck on 0% then times out.
Could someone please give me some basic instructions on the best way to do this on the treo.
I've done this on the TYTN2 whith no issues however on this phone, it seems to be a lot harder.
Thanks in advance.

Your device needs to be unlocked. You can do this by calling ATT and getting unlock code or by using Magic_Unlocker.
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Also you will need to have the HardSPL installed which is Step 1 only of the CheetahUnlocker
I just did it yesterday so I know it works.
After you get the phone unlocked, name the ROM .nbh file CHEEIMG.nbh and then put it on the SD card
The start the CheetahUnlocker process as it enters the HardSPL process it will go ahead and run the CHEEIMG file and flash your ROM
(it works ! ) DON"T CHANGE THE RADIO !!!!
After doing that be sure and reclaim your ROM space - search web for Removing Ext ROM and do that process, hard reset and you are ready to go
Takes about 15 min!

jcrompton said:
After you get the phone unlocked, name the ROM .nbh file CHEEIMG.nbh and then put it on the SD card
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Thanks for your info.
sigh..
The rom is an exe file...
I downloaded 7-zip, extracted the rom to a folder.
Looking through it, I am unable find the ROM.nbh file!
CHEEMING.nbh is already there..
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.

artii said:
Thanks for your info.
sigh..
The rom is an exe file...
I downloaded 7-zip, extracted the rom to a folder.
Looking through it, I am unable find the ROM.nbh file!
CHEEMING.nbh is already there..
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.
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Sorry I forgot it was already named CHEEIMG.nbh -- just use it like I said above.
Copy it to the SD card, put the SD card in the device and after you have used Magic_Unlocker , connect via Active Sync and start the CheetahUnlocker process. This will start the three step CheetahUnlock process (really all you need is step one which will put the HardSPL in place) as that process fails the CHEEIMG file on your SD card will get flashed.
Hope this makes sense
Bottom line is that you will be doing an SD flash of the CHEEIMG.nbh file but it takes HardSPL for that to work. Step one of the CheetahUnlocker installs HardSPL (that will be all you need of that process)

remember!
THE SD FLASHING METHOD TAKES A REALLY LONG TIME. SO LONG YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S BROKEN. BUT IT'S NOT!!!!
caps with bold and red= great way to emphasize an important point.

Thanks for the info but I'm still running into trouble.
I copied the file to the SDcard but when running the cheetahunlocker, it give the same error at 0% ( error 206) something about the connection..
I notice that active sync turns off when the cheetah unlocker goes to the coloured screen.
Edit:
Also, should I be moving the CHEEIMG.nbh or just copying it to the SD card?
Thanks.

artii said:
Thaks for the info but I'm still running into trouble.
I copied the file to the SDcard but when running the cheetahunlocker, it give the same error at 0% ( error 206) something about the connection..
I notice that active sync turns off when the cheetah unlocker goes to to the coloured screen.
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Did you run the MagicUnlocker first?
Is the CHEEIMG.nbh file in the root of your SD card? Try re-formatiing your SD card (FAT32 important!) and then putting the CHEEIMG.nbh file in place on the root of the SD card.
After starting the CheetahUnlocker the TriColor screen should come on and then it should go to a standard White boot scan. It will ask if you want to flash and you will be asked to confirm by pushing the Power button.
If you can ever get Step One to complete on teh Cheetah Unlocker you should be able to confirm that the HardSPL is installed by turing off Today screen (Red, end button) , then hold the left side button while then pushing the reset button. You will get a tricolor screen that lists your SPL version. If it is HardSPL on an unlocked device and there is a CHEEIMG.nbh file on an inserted SD card it will then automatically go to a White boot screen .....
If any of this sounds foreign to you then you need to familiarize yourself in the Wiki re SD flashing
PS do you have the NetFramework 2.0 installed on your PC? When you start the CheetahUnlocker are you getting the Treo device confirmation to install the 2 boot exe files that let the Treo go to the boot screen (you have to answer yes to both of these) - are you making it that far?

Yes I ran the unlocker which worked fine.
I formatted the SD card, copied the CHEEMING.NBH to it so it's the only file there.
No I run the CheetahUnlocker.exe , yes to disclaimer , then STEP 1 - I click FLASH SPL, then next, next etc.. I hit Update - next - next then the phone msg comes up asking if I want to run jumpSPL.exe - I hit yes and it goes to the tri colour screen, the active sync dissapears, the screen on the pc stays at 0% and then I get the error 260: Connection, check cable etc..
How is it suppoed to maintain a connection when Active sync turns off?
I did check and framework2.0 is present.
Thanks.

artii said:
Yes I ran the unlocker which worked fine.
I formatted the SD card, copied the CHEEMING.NBH to it so it's the only file there.
No I run the CheetahUnlocker.exe , yes to disclaimer , then STEP 1 - I click FLASH SPL, then next, next etc.. I hit Update - next - next then the phone msg comes up asking if I want to run jumpSPL.exe - I hit yes and it goes to the tri colour screen, the active sync dissapears, the screen on the pc stays at 0% and then I get the error 260: Connection, check cable etc..
How is it suppoed to maintain a connection when Active sync turns off?
I did check and framework2.0 is present.
Thanks.
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I'm not sure exactly what is happening in your case but I do know that once a device of any kind enters the bootloader - Active Sync dies - AS is part of the OS and that no longer exists after the bootloader starts, I.e. Windows Mobile isn't really running any longer. the AS connection just gets it started.

I'm not too sure either.
I've unlocked the phone which worked fine.
When I run the cheetahunlocker, it doensn't get past the first step.
Should I be running Hardspl first?

What rom works best with the Treo 750? Link please!!!
What rom are you wanting to use? I have Treo750_WM6.1_WWE_Lite, looking for a more stable rom. Please list some or link them.

I tried both roms
the lite one and the normal one. I must say that the normal one is more stable - with the lite I had to do a reset at least one per day. with the normal version I did not do a reset at all...

Hi, did you resolve this CONNECTION issue? I'm having exactly the same problem.
Anyone?

hey everyone... i have a problem similar to these i think. I'll explain
i've done the magic_unlocker and i can do the 1st step of the cheetahunlocker. treo reset automatically and when i try to flash the rom the trilinear screen doesn't change to the blue screen which is the screen of the rom flash
anybody now why?
i have cracked my head the hole day and a still can't do it :S

artii said:
Yes I ran the unlocker which worked fine.
I formatted the SD card, copied the CHEEMING.NBH to it so it's the only file there.
No I run the CheetahUnlocker.exe , yes to disclaimer , then STEP 1 - I click FLASH SPL, then next, next etc.. I hit Update - next - next then the phone msg comes up asking if I want to run jumpSPL.exe - I hit yes and it goes to the tri colour screen, the active sync dissapears, the screen on the pc stays at 0% and then I get the error 260: Connection, check cable etc..
How is it suppoed to maintain a connection when Active sync turns off?
I did check and framework2.0 is present.
Thanks.
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If it goes into the bootloader then you should be good to go. Both 750s i unlocked did this. However, if done correctly, the phone should go to a light blue screen where you will press the power button and flashing should begin.

na1kkkk said:
hey everyone... i have a problem similar to these i think. I'll explain
i've done the magic_unlocker and i can do the 1st step of the cheetahunlocker. treo reset automatically and when i try to flash the rom the trilinear screen doesn't change to the blue screen which is the screen of the rom flash
anybody now why?
i have cracked my head the hole day and a still can't do it :S
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Are you doing the SD method or Desktop? DO the SD method and it should begin flashing right away after the 1st step of cheetahunlocker.

[Resources] Flashing Your First Kaiser Rom (For Noobs)

PLEASE READ THE *FAQ* BEFORE FLASHING OR ASKING QUESTIONS!!
This *Easy Guide* is for the all the Noobs that want a New Rom but are getting confused and dont want to brick their nice new phone.
I used Jockys HardSPL v3.29 and OliPros' CID Unlocker for this.
Before you start, backup anything on your phone that you might want to keep after the new Rom has been flashed because all contacts/ emails/ texts/ notes/ Internet BookMarks/ ect. WILL be lost!!
PimBackup is good and free (copy any mms attachments to your storage card or computer seperately)
If you get stuck in the Bootloader Screen (Tri-Colour Screen with text in the top left) go *HERE* (thanks to DaveShaw)
*STEPS 1 - 4 ONLY NEED TO BE CARRIED OUT ONCE. ONCE YOU HAVE FLASHED HARDSPL YOU DONT NEED TO DO IT AGAIN WHEN FLASHING NEW ROMS OR RADIOS*
*DO NOT start another process while the flashing process is taking place*
*DO NOT click off of the status bar... Let it stay in the foreground*
*DO NOT let the ScreenSaver activate*
(any of these can lead to a bad flash and possibly brick your phone)
1. MAKE SURE YOUR KAISER HAS AT LEAST 50% BATTERY POWER FIRST
2. Download and Unzip *THIS* File
3. Flash HardSPL 3.29 [ESSENTIAL]
Flashing via ActiveSync with USB Lead
1. Copy JumpSPL1.56-KAIS.exe, JumpSPL1.93-KAIS.exe and JumpSPL1.94-KAIS.exe to your device memory (NOT STORAGE CARD)
2. Pull out the battery and reinsert it (this step IS important) *DONT turn phone back on yet*
3. REMOVE SIM and SD CARDS!!
4. Turn phone back on and let it boot back into your operating system
5. Connect your phone to PC with a USB cable and wait until it syncs with your PC
6. Run File Explorer on your phone, browse to where you copied JumpSPL1.56-KAIS.exe on your device and run it (make sure the USB cable is still connected). If you get a white screen then reset your device and now try JumpSPL1.93 and lastly try JumpSPL1.94 if that one doesnt work.
7. CLick Continue on phone when prompted
8. After a few seconds the tri colour screen will appear on the phone and "USB" will be displayed at the bottom
9. Unplug the usb cable for 30 seconds and then Replug (phone will not re-sync but still says "USB" on the screen)
10. Right click on the Activesync icon in the bottom corner icon on the computer, goto connection settings, deselect "Allow USB connections" and click "ok"
11. Run the KaiserCustomRUU.exe file on your PC thats in the same folder as the HardSPL .nbh file and follow instructions (ticking boxes and clicking Next) *DO NOT re-enable USB Connections in Activesync*
12. Update will goto 100% (should take less than a minute), the Congratulations screen will be displayed on the PC and the phone will restart
13. Unplug USB cable from phone then REPLACE SIM and SD CARDS !!
14. Restart phone
*Remember to re-enable "Allow USB connections" in Activesync connection settings after a successful flash*
Flashing via MicroSD Card using cmonex HardSPL 3.29 [OPTIONAL]
FOR UPGRADING HARDSPL ONLY!! THIS WONT WORK UNLESS YOU ALREADY HAVE HARDSPL ON YOUR PHONE
1. Make sure your microSD is Formatted to fat32 (you dont have to delete all files but it is safer if you do)
2. Download Cmonex's HardSPL 3.29SD, unzip it and copy the 2 files into the root of your MicroSD Card
(KAISDIAG.NBH is basically an SSPL patched to load from SD without booting OS)
(KAISIMG.NBH is cmonex HardSPL 3.29)
3. Insert the microSD Card into the phone
4. Hold in the Power and Camera buttons, then press the reset button with the stylus for about 3 seconds until the BootLoader screen appears
5. It should say Loading / Update in progress and then to a screen saying SPL 1.00.OliNex
6. It should now say Press Power Button to flash or just flash the KAISIMG.NBH and then reset
7. At this point it should boot to the OS, if it doesn't then flash an OS (delete the previous KAISDIAG.NBH and KAISIMG.NBH from the SD Card and use Flashing Rom from MicroSD Card method)
8. After the Operating System loads, DELETE the KAISDIAG.NBH and KAISIMG.NBH files
*To check HardSPL version on your phone Enter Bootloader by Holding in the Power and Camera buttons, press the reset button with the stylus for 3 seconds until the tri-colour screen appears, then read the 2nd line which is the SPL version*
4. SIM and CID-Unlock [OPTIONAL]
For more reading go *HERE*
* YOUR DEVICE MUST BE SYNCHED WITH YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE RUNNING EACH STEP *
*Put your phone into Bootloader and update to a 6.1 Rom first if you get a black screen after Flashing the Patched Radio*
*If the program wont run u may need to install Microsoft .NET 2.0 on your computer to get it working*
1. Make a note of your current Radio in case you need to flash it back
2. Run KaiserUnlocker.exe, follow the instructions
(if you already have HardSPL on your phone you can skip straight to Step2)
3. After patched Radio has been flashed phone will restart and sync with the computer
4. On the Unlocker Program it should say Radio Patched at the bottom
5. Click on Step3 (Run Unlocker). This will bring up the Unlocker screen on your phone
6. If you want to check the status of your Sim Lock or CID Lock click the appropriate buttons
7. Click on Remove Sim Lock and Set CID, then click "Commit Changes"
* IF YOU DONT NEED TO FLASH A NEW ROM THEN PROCEED TO STEP6 TO PUT YOUR DESIRED RADIO BACK*
5. Download and Flash your Prefered Rom
Flashing Via ActiveSync
1. REMOVE SIM and microSD CARDS !!
2. Turn phone back on and wait until it syncs with your PC
3. Run the KaiserCustomRUU.exe from the Roms Folder
4. Once phone finishes flashing, resets and gets to the screen where it configures the stylus, HARD RESET
(press left and right softkey buttons on the front and hold in reset with stylus until message appears)
5. When prompted, Press "Send Button" (Green Call Button on Front) to Clear Data
6. When prompted, Press "Send Button" (Green Call Button on Front) to Restart Phone
7. Follow onscreen instructions to set up your New Rom
8. Once phone has gone through customisation procedure then replace Sim and microSD Cards
9. Turn phone back on and set up as required
Flashing Via MicroSD Card
1. Make sure your microSD is Formatted to fat32 (you dont have to delete all files but it is safer if you do)
2. Download your prefered Rom from the Kaiser Rom Develpoment Page and unzip/unrar it to your computer
3. Goto the Roms Folder and rename the .nbh file to KAISIMG.nbh
4. Copy the KAISIMG.nbh file to the root of your MicroSD Card
5. Plug the MicroSD Card into the phone
6. Hold in the Power and Camera buttons, then press the reset button with the stylus for about 3 seconds until the BootLoader screen appears
7. You will first see a tri-color screen with the phone and SPL Information at the top
8. A message will then pop up asking you to press the Power button to start the update
9. Press power button to start flashing
10. Once phone finishes flashing and says Update Complete, reset with the stylus
11. When it gets to the screen where it configures the stylus, HARD RESET
(press left and right softkey buttons on the front and hold in reset with stylus until message appears)
12. When prompted, Press "Send Button" (Green Call Button on Front) to Clear Data
13. When prompted, Press "Send Button" (Green Call Button on Front) to Restart Phone
14. Follow onscreen instructions to set up your New Rom
If you have a Tilt and have problems with the Hardware Keyboard after flashing just install *THIS*
6. Flash Prefered Radio if Desired [OPTIONAL]
Note: Most of the newer Roms come with a Matched Radio included but if you need to update your Radio then look here:
The Ultimate Radio Thread and find a Radio that matches your Rom.
*MAKE SURE YOU HAVE HARDSPL ON YOUR DEVICE AND AT LEAST 50% BATTERY BEFORE FLASHING*
Flashing Via ActiveSync
Sync your phone with the computer and run the KaiserCustomRUU.exe from the Radio's Folder
Flashing via MicroSD Card
Use same method as Flashing a Rom via MicroSD except after Radio has flashed, press the reset button with the stylus to reset the device.
7. Job done Well Done YOU DID IT.
I have attached all the files needed so you dont need to hunt around for anything. Good Luck.
*DISCLAIMER*
I take no responsibility for any fault, or damage caused by any procedures in this guide. No warranties of any kind are given.

Flashing your First Rom (For Noobs)
** FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND HELP WHEN FLASHING **
*BEFORE FLASHING A NEW ROM PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE READ THE LIST OF INSTALLED APPS INCLUDED IN THE ROM. ALSO READ THE ROMS THREAD FROM THE DATE YOUR VERSION WAS UPLOADED TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT ISSUES OR PROBLEMS SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE PUTTING ON YOUR PHONE*
1. What are the benefits of flashing a new rom?
2. What is the SPL (Second Program Loader)?
3. What are the different types of Unlock? (answer by DaveShaw)
4. What is a Radio?
5. What is Manila2D?
6. Whats the difference between Hard and Soft Reset? (and How to perform a Hard Reset)
7. After I flash a Rom I dont have any sound in calls and the camera is black
8. I get an Error Code when trying to Flash
9. Flash gets Stuck at 17% and wont finish
10. Screen on phone goes black after flashing Radio for Sim Unlocking
1. What are the benefits of flashing a new rom?
Flashing a New Rom basically gets rid of all the bloatware thats included on Stock Roms and Flashes a Clean, Optimized, Fully loaded Rom that will squeeze every ounce of speed and stability from your phone. Chefs usually include all the programs you are ever likely to need and because the Rom has been cleaned out you are left with more memory to play around with.
2. What is the SPL (Second Program Loader)?
Read *HERE* for more information.
3. What are the different types of Unlock? (answer by DaveShaw)
The three stages of unlock are:
SIM: Allows you to use SIM's from another carrier. Can be done using codes or unlocker programs on xda-devs.
Security: Allows you to flash radios from another device - It does other stuff, but this is all the casual user will use it for
CID: CID unlocking is an old concept, nowadays you flash HardSPL instead. This lets you flash any ROM, Splash or Radio (depending on sec unlock) to your device. N.B. the CID is the carrier ID (e.g. HTC__001). The stock SPL's only let you flash ROM's that match the CID in the ROM image with the CID on your device.
Also, SuperCID is an even older concept no longer valid on newer devices.
4. What is a Radio?
The Radio is the Firmware that works between the Operating System and the Cellular Hardware. It handles the Sound, Camera, GPS, Phone Calls, etc. The Radio must be compatable with the ROM's Operating System or you may experience problems with your sound and camera.
5. What is Manila2D?
Manila2D is a Great Today Screen Plugin that disables all other plugins and replaces them with a fully loaded interface that gives you easy access to your phones programs. It has a customizable number of Sliding Tabs at the bottom, each tab giving you a screen specific to your needs.
The Tabs are as follows: "Home" has a clock, alarm mode, call history and calendar. "People" gives you a picture contact for easy calling or texting. "Launcher" lets you set up a list of programs that are easily accessable from one screen. "Messaging" and "Email" give you a very attractive and easy way to read and manipulate your messages. An "Internet" Tab with easy Internet Browser launching and the option to add one press shortcuts. "Location" lets you access your GPS quickly via GoogleMaps and "Weather" has great graphics to let you see what its like outside without having to step out of your door. "Photo" and "Music" lets you view your Media quickly without the need to run a seperate program and last but not least "Settings" gives you control of your Sounds, Wallpaper and Communications.
For more information on Manila2D Development and to download it go *HERE*
Most aspects can be customized using a great program called M2DC which you can download *HERE*
Manila2D is a beta plugin still in development and doesnt work at all well in Landscape mode, so its best to use it in Portrait mode and then flip out your keyboard once you are in the program you need to use. If that bothers you then dont use it.
6. Whats the difference between Hard and Soft Reset?
Soft reset is basically the same as rebooting your computer. Its done by pressing the stylus into the little hole on the bottom of the kaiser to the right of the usb connector. It just restarts the kaiser if you have been doing alot of stuff on it and want to speed it up or after installing some software that needs a soft reset to complete the installation.
Hard Reset is completely different and you would be hard pressed to do it by accident lol. Its done by holding down the left and right soft keys and then pressing the soft reset button with the stylus for approx 3 seconds. You will then be given the option to press the green send button which will wipe all stored data on your phone and return it to the orginal condition it was in after first flashing it. Hard Resets are performed after flashing to make sure nothing was left from your previous Rom or if something goes wrong on your phone and you want to go back to a fresh Rom without reflashing it.
How To Perform a Hard Reset (from the Wiki): Read *HERE*
7. After I flash a Rom I dont have any sound in calls and the camera is black
The Radio has to match the version of Rom you flash i.e. WM6.1, an incorrect Radio will give sound and camera problems. Read The Ultimate Radio Thread to find a Radio that matches the Rom there are lots to try on there if one doesnt work then try another.
8. I get an Error Code when trying to Flash
Read *HERE* for a list of all RUU Error Codes and possible solutions.
9. Flash gets Stuck at 17% and wont finish
Enter recovery mode to finish flashing by following these steps:
1. From the Rom Update Utility on the PC click "Recovery"
2. Disconnect the USB cable
3. Remove the battery for 3 secs
4. Put the battery back in and power up the phone
5. At this point the tri colour screen should appear
6. Connect the USB cable
7. Click "Update" and the RUU installer starts again and flashes.
10. Screen on phone goes black after flashing Radio for Sim Unlocking
The screen is black because the radio that is flashed to the phone to unlock it is incompatable with your current rom. As long as you have flashed HardSPL then you wont have any troubles.
If you are planning to upgrade your rom to a new one then flash it via the microSD Card method and then go back after and do the Sim unlock stage (remembering to flash back a compatable radio after you finish unlocking it). If you dont want to upgrade the rom then you need to flash a radio that works with your rom (see The Ultimate Radio Thread).

Thanks for the excellent post. What does ** YOUR DEVICE MUST BE SYNCED BEFORE RUNNING EACH STEP ** mean? Do you mean just ActiveSync? Doesnt ActiveSync just sync contacts, calendar etc., so how does that matter ?

mindspawn said:
Thanks for the excellent post. What does ** YOUR DEVICE MUST BE SYNCED BEFORE RUNNING EACH STEP ** mean? Do you mean just ActiveSync? Doesnt ActiveSync just sync contacts, calendar etc., so how does that matter ?
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Yes it means ActiveSync and when you sync your phone with the computer it links the 2 so that you can perform flashes or run programs on your computer for use with the phone.

Nice one.
I often wanted to write this myself, but couldn't find the time for another project.
If one of the Kind Mods would sticky it...?
Just my opinion... if the chef's linked to this page as part of their "Instructions" it would save a few newbie questions.
My first ROM flash, back in the Wizard days, was: find a nice ROM, read instructions in the ROM thread, which linked me to a similar thread, then flash the ROM. Tada.
Ta
Dave
MOD EDIT: Ask and ye shall receive. I wonder if you could put in in the Wiki Too?

JimmyMcGee said:
MOD EDIT: Ask and ye shall receive. I wonder if you could put in in the Wiki Too?
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It's mostly in there already, it's just disorganised.
I'd love to re-shuffle all the info into a proper order, but I'm waiting for the wiki upgrade first.
Ta
Dave

Just two comments.
There are two methods to Security Unlock your phone. The first one is the one mentioned in this thread. It seems to work well for some but in my personal case, it didn't (well, I'm still not sure about it). What can happen if you follow method #1 is that although the Tri-color screen states "Security Unlocked", once you flash a new radio, that message will dissapear. If this means that the phone isn't security unlocked anymore is something that remains to be cleared up. I did change my CID and it did remove the simlocks despite the message dissapearing once you flash back your original radio.
The second method is the one described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1837147&postcount=1
This is the Jockey method. It is a little more complicated than method #1 but it allowed to unlock my device and have the "Security Unlocked" remain in the tri-color screen no matter what HardSPL and Radio I flashed since I unlocked it.
I'm not saying that method #1 doesn't work, I'm just saying that in my particular case, the "SU" message didn't stay permanently and since I had my doubts, I tried method #2 which worked flawlessly for me.
Good Luck
Tony

Nice work mate

Nice job.
May also be worth mentioning that points 1 through 4 only need be carried out on any phone ONCE. After which, you can download and flash new ROMs to your heart's content, until you find the one that's right for you.
Bryn

brynweb said:
Nice job.
May also be worth mentioning that points 1 through 4 only need be carried out on any phone ONCE. After which, you can download and flash new ROMs to your heart's content, until you find the one that's right for you.
Bryn
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Done. Thanks for pointing out

Small Addition
I would like to add to this post....
While the flashing process is taking place, DO NOT start another process.
DO NOT click off of the status bar... Let it stay in the foreground.
DO NOT let the screensaver activate either.
Any of these things can take processor time away from the flashing process and could possible "hiccup" the flash, causing a bad flash and possibly (slight possibility) brick the device. Especially if you are replacing the SPL.
There are alot of posts that tell how for the newbs to flash their device, but I see ALOT of posts that say "I followed the directions, but still bricked, HELP"
I can only wonder if they are starting the flashing process then going to internet explorer (or some other browser) or loading another program to ocupy their time while the flashing is going on which is causing a bad flash.
My thoughts......

Excellent tutorial. Thanks.
But, can you explain what SPL and CID stand for.
Whats hardSPL (or softSPL for that matter) And why do i need to unlock my CID!
Thanks again!

RedMist said:
Excellent tutorial. Thanks.
But, can you explain what SPL and CID stand for.
Whats hardSPL (or softSPL for that matter) And why do i need to unlock my CID!
Thanks again!
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Second (ary) Program loader
Carrier ID.
Have look here for more information on SPL's hopefully it will clue you in: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=SPL Questions?
Ta
Dave

StevesDesigns said:
I would like to add to this post....
While the flashing process is taking place, DO NOT start another process.
DO NOT click off of the status bar... Let it stay in the foreground.
DO NOT let the screensaver activate either.
Any of these things can take processor time away from the flashing process and could possible "hiccup" the flash, causing a bad flash and possibly (slight possibility) brick the device. Especially if you are replacing the SPL.
There are alot of posts that tell how for the newbs to flash their device, but I see ALOT of posts that say "I followed the directions, but still bricked, HELP"
I can only wonder if they are starting the flashing process then going to internet explorer (or some other browser) or loading another program to ocupy their time while the flashing is going on which is causing a bad flash.
My thoughts......
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Added any additions to make this process easier to understand and safer are welcome.

StevesDesigns said:
There are alot of posts that tell how for the newbs to flash their device, but I see ALOT of posts that say "I followed the directions, but still bricked, HELP"
I can only wonder if they are starting the flashing process then going to internet explorer (or some other browser) or loading another program to ocupy their time while the flashing is going on which is causing a bad flash.
My thoughts......
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That is a good idea to make sure that it is clear to new users. Personally, in my experience when a user says "i followed the directions, but still bricked, HELP" it is because they PRETTY MUCH followed the directions, but forgot something when they were reading. It's really easy to do, but often leads to mistakes and undesired results.

Hi, thanks your wonderful instructions, I flashed my tilt to hyperdragon III. Just a few comments:
You mention remove sd and sim cards. Please also mention at what stage it is safe to put them back into the phone.
In section 3 step 10, you mention follow instructions. I dont think one should try to active sync (it is part of instructions of the rom upgrade software) since we disabled usb connection in activesync.

Thanks a million
I can't thank you enough for this tutorial. I was having a hell of a time finding exactly how to do it. I followed this step by step and it was a breeze. I had the new 6.1 ROM on my tilt and it was just pissing me off so now (thanks to you) I'm running HyperDragon III.

SPIDERTECH said:
I can't thank you enough for this tutorial. I was having a hell of a time finding exactly how to do it. I followed this step by step and it was a breeze. I had the new 6.1 ROM on my tilt and it was just pissing me off so now (thanks to you) I'm running HyperDragon III.
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Im glad it gave you the confidence to upgrade to a great new rom its the reason I wrote it. XDA is a caring and supportive community and there will always be someone willing to help out if you need it. Mark.

This all speaks on Flashing your ROM..but how about
simply Flashing the Radio? What steps should I follow..and yes I am a newbee.

babyface215 said:
simply Flashing the Radio? What steps should I follow..and yes I am a newbee.
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To be safe, all of them.

Want to lear about flashing - Dont understand the terms

So I want to flash my T-mobile wing, but I barely understand what flashing is. Can't understand your terminology, ......and even though I find some roms, none of them have specific instructions on how to do this.
Thanks in advance for all of you who answer...and I know some will say "search and find" but I've searched and found, but haven't understood.

Wrong place for this post, although there is no clear questions and answers section.
Trust me when I say the information is there.
Definitions:
RUU: Stock Operating System (ROM) that comes with your phone.
ROM: Phone Operating System.
SuperCID: Unlocks the device to allow flashing of non-stock and custom ROMs.
USPL: Allows you to temporary SuperCID your device to enable flashing using a Flash Center Utility in Windows. You cannot use LZX compressed ROMs, and you cannot flash ROMs requiring an SD Card.
HardSPL: Permanently (Well Almost) SuperCIDs your device to allow you to flash any ROM of any type, as long as it is a Herald/Wing ROM. You can flash using SD card, or through a Flash Center. I say it is almost permanent because it can be reversed.
However, for the sake of this, I assume you'd like the easiest and safest way. SO I will instruct you how to USPL your device to allow you to temporarily unlock it. Remember, you cannot use a LZX compressed ROM with this method, or ROM requiring an SD Card to flash.
First things first, you need to download the folder im going to provide you. Save the zip to your desktop and extract it. Now the fun begins.
1. Drag and extract the .nbh file you downloaded from the ROM and place it inside the RUU folder located inside of the MyFirstRom folder.
2. Turn your phone to flight mode. You can do this in the Comm Manager found in your Connection Settings.
3. Next make sure your phone is connected to your computer and you have Activesync (Win XP) or Mobile Device Center (Vista or Windows 7) connected with a green light.
4. Execute the application Herald-USPL (located in the MyFirstRom folder).
5. Wait for it to verify, press Enter. Wait for it to load SPL, PDA screen will go white at about 70 percent. If it doesn't and it hangs on a tux logo with a little command prompt (on the phone, sometimes this happens.) don't worry and just reset and try again.
6.If everything is successful and the PDA screen is white, press Enter and it'll launch the RUU installer application on your computer.
7. Follow the instructions, Press the Update button when it asks you what ROM you are installing. It should show some version number. Press Next, and it'll start flashing. It will say it will take 10 minutes, it'll go faster than that. After it's finished, the PDA will automatically reset to the new RUU.
If you experience any problems, don't panic, Soft Reset your device by pushing the stylus into the small whole next to the volume slider. If the phone goes into an endless reset, don't panic... Hard reset your phone by pressing holding the two soft-keys (keys with lines located above the Windows key and Ok key) while pressing the sylus into the reset hole. Release the soft keys while still holding reset and then release the reset. It will come up with a screen telling you you are being set to factory settings, press the Send key. (Green phone key)

kanunez said:
So I want to flash my T-mobile wing, but I barely understand what flashing is. Can't understand your terminology, ......and even though I find some roms, none of them have specific instructions on how to do this.
Thanks in advance for all of you who answer...and I know some will say "search and find" but I've searched and found, but haven't understood.
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Don't understand the terminology lear ? want to lear?

zcink said:
Don't understand the terminology lear ? want to lear?
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Awfully harsh on typos aren't we?

apreichner said:
Wrong place for this post, although there is no clear questions and answers section.
Trust me when I say the information is there.
Definitions:
RUU: Stock Operating System (ROM) that comes with your phone.
ROM: Phone Operating System.
SuperCID: Unlocks the device to allow flashing of non-stock and custom ROMs.
USPL: Allows you to temporary SuperCID your device to enable flashing using a Flash Center Utility in Windows. You cannot use LZX compressed ROMs, and you cannot flash ROMs requiring an SD Card.
HardSPL: Permanently (Well Almost) SuperCIDs your device to allow you to flash any ROM of any type, as long as it is a Herald/Wing ROM. You can flash using SD card, or through a Flash Center. I say it is almost permanent because it can be reversed.
However, for the sake of this, I assume you'd like the easiest and safest way. SO I will instruct you how to USPL your device to allow you to temporarily unlock it. Remember, you cannot use a LZX compressed ROM with this method, or ROM requiring an SD Card to flash.
First things first, you need to download the folder im going to provide you. Save the zip to your desktop and extract it. Now the fun begins.
1. Drag and extract the .nbh file you downloaded from the ROM and place it inside the RUU folder located inside of the MyFirstRom folder.
2. Turn your phone to flight mode. You can do this in the Comm Manager found in your Connection Settings.
3. Next make sure your phone is connected to your computer and you have Activesync (Win XP) or Mobile Device Center (Vista or Windows 7) connected with a green light.
4. Execute the application Herald-USPL (located in the MyFirstRom folder).
5. Wait for it to verify, press Enter. Wait for it to load SPL, PDA screen will go white at about 70 percent. If it doesn't and it hangs on a tux logo with a little command prompt (on the phone, sometimes this happens.) don't worry and just reset and try again.
6.If everything is successful and the PDA screen is white, press Enter and it'll launch the RUU installer application on your computer.
7. Follow the instructions, Press the Update button when it asks you what ROM you are installing. It should show some version number. Press Next, and it'll start flashing. It will say it will take 10 minutes, it'll go faster than that. After it's finished, the PDA will automatically reset to the new RUU.
If you experience any problems, don't panic, Soft Reset your device by pushing the stylus into the small whole next to the volume slider. If the phone goes into an endless reset, don't panic... Hard reset your phone by pressing holding the two soft-keys (keys with lines located above the Windows key and Ok key) while pressing the sylus into the reset hole. Release the soft keys while still holding reset and then release the reset. It will come up with a screen telling you you are being set to factory settings, press the Send key. (Green phone key)
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Thanks a lot...I'll give it a try in a few minutes...

it never ceases to amaze me the things people ruch in to the get surpised when it doesnt work right they want someone to jump up and help them that second. was so worried i was gona break my new toy it took me weaks to think i knew enuff to not just do it but fix it to and still was nervios. it not something you should rush in to. why would u want too not only will your phone be better but its not half great as learning this stuff i feal like ive failed if i gota ask something like i did today anyway. good luck

This always kills me, if the kids dont know how do wat their asking then why are atempting it?. Then they come back crying that their phone is stuck on a red blue green screen! If u dont know wat it is dont attempt it. But if you must know, In simple terms, !!!HERES WHAT YOU NEED!!!
*TMOBILE WING*
*CUSTOM ROM*
*MY FIRST ROM FOLDER*
*PUT CUSTOM ROM INTO RUU FOLDER "INSIDE" MYFIRSTROM FOLDER*
*GO BACK AND LAUNCH HERALD UPDATE PROGRAM
COMPUTER*
*ACTIVESYNCE*
*USB CABLE*
*THE ORIGINAL TMO/HERALD OEM ROM*
Read everything! its the only way you'll find out.

well if you take out all the drunkin ramblings that some hoe get in all my posts. thats what i said. thx good translation. usualy i make a post the thread ends .

Bricked Herald (Dopod C800)
Hello,
Tried the MyFirstRom and bricked my C800
Steps
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1. Started the herald-uspl.exe
2. DOS prompt came up
3. Step 1 in the window went fine
4. Step 2 went fine.
4. Step 3 went corrupt and
NOW:
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1. Cannot do a factory reset. The device says, format failed
2. Will not go beyond green screen and show IPL/SPL versions
How can I revive the set? Am I dead for ever?

budikspam said:
Hello,
Tried the MyFirstRom and bricked my C800
Steps
====
1. Started the herald-uspl.exe
2. DOS prompt came up
3. Step 1 in the window went fine
4. Step 2 went fine.
4. Step 3 went corrupt and
NOW:
====
1. Cannot do a factory reset. The device says, format failed
2. Will not go beyond green screen and show IPL/SPL versions
How can I revive the set? Am I dead for ever?
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Reinstall your phone's factory ROM. (It needs to be the factory, since you didn't hardSPL, you can only flash signed ROMs from the SPL screen.)

The Complete Guide 2 Return Rooted Phone Back 2 Stock for Vodafone Australia Warranty

---Update Jan 31st 2011---
I have now included my own backups of the original HBoot and Recovery images from a newly replaced (stock Vodafone) Desire HD. I have edited the guide to include these image files.
--The reason for this guide is that when I tried to restore my phone to it's original state for warranty purposes I found that each of the 4 or more threads or guides I read on XDA and elsewhere had parts missing, weren't complete and seemed to trail on with questions about how to actually get the whole job done (with no one clear answer). After finally getting it all to work I decided it may be a good idea to put everything together in 1 complete guide.--
This is a complete, no nonsense guide to restore your HTC Desire HD back to it's original state for warranty purposes. This guide is for restoring to Vodafone Australia stock ROM version 1.32.178.5. This guide also covers restoring the corresponding radio version 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M. To the best of my knowledge this this is the correct ROM & radio versions as shipped at the end of December 2010 by Vodafone. This guide will also complete the process of putting back radio s-on, eng s-on, original hboot and unroot. This guide is aimed to include everything so the beginner could do it, in that sense I apologise if there are too many unnecessary details for the rest of you, please skip through to the important parts. Please note all Unix commands (such as those after you type "adb") are case sensitive. Be sure to put the exact upper case and lower case for the the file names you have chosen. Be sure your phone battery is well charged. If you can, use a laptop with the battery in and running on AC power or a desktop PC with a UPS, this is just to reduce any chance of your computer or phone powering off during flashing. Lastly the normal disclaimer you see everywhere, that procedures here could brick your phone or brick your phone if not carried out correctly, basically this should all work like it did for me but I can't be held responsible if your phone is reduced to a paper weight.
INSTALL ANDROID SDK
Firstly you need to have the Android SDK installed. If you don't follow this link: http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
Make sure to follow the section on installing optional components as you need to install the USB driver components once Android SDK is installed. If you don't have Java SDK installed, trying to install Android SDK will let you know it needs this before it will install. One issue I found here is with Windows 7 64-bit the Android SDK 2.3 version will not install on to Java SDK 64-bit version, so make sure you download and install the Java SDK that says for "Windows" and not the 64-bit version. It is also a good idea to install the HTC MySync software that comes straight from the HTC website for your phone, this has USB drivers too.
HAVE INSTALLED FULL ROOT ACCESS & HBOOT
(CLOCKWORK RECOVERY, CUSTOM HBOOT, ENG S-OFF & VISIONARY+)
Most of you will already have all this done. Just check this easy guide and make sure you have already done all of these steps from where is says Method 1 to the end of the page: http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/desire_hd_installing_roms
I make reference back to this step later in the guide so you will need to do this again.
MAKE A BACKUP
Seeing as this procedure will wipe everything from your phone you may want to backup everything for one easy restore after phone warranty/replacement. To make a Nandroid backup enter bootloader (power off phone then whole holding volume down press power button once to power on). Select recovery then backup/recovery and start a backup. It will be saved under a folder clockworkmod/backup/xxxxxxxxx/ on your micro SD card. One you get your phone back from warranty you follow the same procedures to restore just make sure you complete the One click Radio S-Off as linked to below and also install the full root access and hboot as described above. For restoring the backup, once in the bootloader and Recovery again (I'd recommend choosing factory wipe in the bootloader) just choose restore and select the following folder from the backup you made above.
IF LOCKED OUT USING 1.72.405.3 THEN USE THE DOWNGRADE PROCEDURES
Now if you are using 1.72.405.3 (or higher) or a custom ROM based on 1.72.405.3 it is quite likely you from the added HTC security features in these ROMS you have lost root access, custom hboot or the ability to change radio back to s-on with stock CID. If this is the case then follow this downgrade first by jkoljo: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003
After the downgrade is complete make sure to remove file "PD98IMG.zip" from your micro sdcard and then follow the link above to carry out the full root procedures & hboot again.
INSTALL STOCK VODAFONE (AU) ROM
Follow this link to download Kazuroka's Vodafone Australia Stock Branded ROM 1.32.178.5: http://depositfiles.com/files/3x1c6v6hj
Create a folder on you micro SD card such as "stockrom" as follows: "/clockworkmod/backup/stockrom/" then copy the zip file there. Enter bootloader as described above. Choose recovery, then wipe/factory reset, choose backup/restore, then restore and select the zip file from the folder you just copied to your MicroSD card. After everything is done it will ask you to reboot. If so some reason when you select the option at the end to reboot and you just get a blank screen, wait for a while and be absolutely sure your phone your phone won't turn on then just remove and replace battery and then turn on.
CHECKING / INSTALLING STOCK RADIO
This stock ROM you just installed in the last step does not in my experience reload this stock radio. Here's how to check... At the home screen press menu, settings, About phone, Software Information and look under Baseband version to check which radio version you have installed. The stock radio that ships from Vodafone that matches this ROM is I believe 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M. If you have any other numbers here it means you have a different radio version installed than the one that came with the phone. I would suggest you follow this guide to install the stock radio version back if you have a different one installed. You will need to redo everything in the link above that was for titled installing full root access & hboot. Now download the stock radio file (thanks to Drakknar) from this link: http://www.multiupload.com/EUAUJCXGPN
Now if you've installed full root access & hboot as in the link above you will have a folder on your PC where you extracted fastboot. For me it is "C:\fastboot\". Open the radio zip file you just downloaded on your PC and copy the "radio.img" to the folder you have containing fastboot. Reboot phone into the bootloader as described above. Connect your phone via the USB cable to your PC. Make sure you've selected fastboot on your phone. It will display something like fastboot USB connection. On your PC open a the command prompt (Windows key + R to bring up the run box then type cmd and press ok). Go to the folder where fastboot is. For me without the "" marks I type:
"cd\fastboot"
then to install the radio I type:
"fastboot-windows flash radio radio.img"
This should all finish well then you can reboot your device and close command prompt. Sometimes flashing the radio can result in a line across the screen on the first time booting up but in my case it goes away the next time I restart the phone. Now once started up check in settings again to be sure you now have the the right radio version installed.
PUTTING BACK STOCK CID & RADIO S-ON
Reboot into the bootloader and check what it says under system info. If you have CID-11111111 it means you have super CID and radio s-off. You may have used jkoljo's One Click Radio S-Off to do this, no matter even if you haven't this is the easiest way restore it back also. Follow this link (thanks to jkoljo) for his One Click Radio S-Off: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857537
In his 2nd post you will see the link to download "Easy Radio tool v2_2.zip". Connect phone to PC using USB cable. Select charge only on phone and also make sure USB debugging is selected in settings, apps. Extract the zip file to a folder on your PC somewhere. Run "Desire HD easy radio tool_V2_2". While running make sure phone does not sleep and the screen stays on as it will pop up with a superuser request you will need to select yes to. On the Desire HD Radio Tool select Stock CID then put in "VODAP021" without the "" marks. Making sure the first "O" is the letter and the second "0" is the number zero. Click Do it! and be sure it all finished without any error displayed. Next select Radio S-On and click Do it!. Close program and restart phone. Check system info in bootloader and you should now see CID-VODAP021.
PUTTING BACK STOCK HBOOT & ENG S-ON
--edit Thanks to dazweeja for pointing this out. I've been told replacing the hboot and the recovery image to stock have quite a risk of bricking your phone if anything goes wrong. I'd suggest extra caution making sure you type the commands correctly.--
Tell tale signs your phone is modded are ENG S-OFF on the top line of entering the bootloader and also when you click on recovery it goes though to another list saying Clockwork Recovery. You will also want to remove root (superuser access) during this proccess. Now to remove root you can either run Visionary+ and select Unroot Now or what I did is just redo the step above that was to flash Kazuroka's Vodafone Stock ROM. After reflashing you only need to install a file browser from the market such as Astro or Androzip and then use it to install Visionary+ from you micro SD card. The only option you need to select in Visionary+ is Temproot now. This means root access will be gone after reboot. Now to remove Eng S-Off and put back the stock hboot & recovery image. Download my backup of the original recovery image from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=504042&stc=1&d=1296394732
Also download my backup of the original HBoot from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=504041&stc=1&d=1296394732
Extract the two zip files "Original_VHA_HBoot.zip" and "Original_VHA_Recovery_Image.zip" and you will get "recovery_orig0.bin" and "hboot_orig0.bin". Connect your USB cable to your phone and select "Disk drive, Mount as disk drive" and select "Done". The MicroSD card will now pop up as a drive in Windows. Copy the two files "recovery_orig0.bin" and "hboot_orig0.bin" to the new drive that popped up which is your MicroSD card on your phone. Make sure you copy these two files to the root folder of your MicroSD card (root folder means the base not a folder named "root"). After copying these two files, then on your phone, pull down the status menu sliding your finger from the top down. It should say "Ongoing" and underneath Select "Disk drive" now choose "Charge only" then select "Done" and make sure USB Debugging is on (in Menu, Settings, Applications, Development, USB debugging). On your computer open a command prompt and go to the "platform-tools" folder of your Android SDK installation. For me its:
"cd\program files (x86)\android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools\"
then type
"adb shell"
"su" (if you get permission denied, you have to do run Visionary+ and select temproot now)
"busybox dd if=/sdcard/recovery_orig0.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21"
"busybox dd if=/sdcard/hboot_orig0.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18"
"sync" (wait 10 seconds then after that, you can close the command prompt)
Power off phone and then re-enter bootloader. If everything worked you will now see:
ACE PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.85.0007
Also you'll notice that System Info is gone and also if you do select RECOVERY it will no longer go to Clockwork Recovery list but instead to a screen showing a picture of a phone with a red exclamation mark. Selecting Recovery means you'll need to pull the battery to reboot your phone. If you don't want to pull the battery, don't select RECOVERY but instead select FASTBOOT then POWER DOWN.
REMOVE VISIONARY+ (AND OTHER APPS) AS WELL AS CHECK FOR UNROOT
As described in the last section to check your device is unrooted... Make sure you've rebooted since you last did a temproot in Visionary+. Open a command prompt and go to the "platform-tools" folder of the Android SDK. Make sure phone is connected to PC with charge only and USB Debugging. Type:
"adb shell"
"su"
If you get permission denied then all good, your phone is unrooted, you can close command prompt. At the home screen go into apps then hit the menu button and select remove app. You will see a list of apps on the left tab that are downloaded apps. For me the apps I uninstalled were Visionary+, Superuser, and Androzip. Choose clear data, force stop, and uninstall for each app. Now depending on if you are going to keep your MicroSD card or send it in with the phone for warranty, will depend on if you need to to backup and wipe the MicroSD card. If you do need to send it in, connect the phone to your PC with the USB cable and select Disk drive Mount as disk drive and done. In windows you'll need to make sure you can see hidden files & folders. In Windows 7 open explorer (Windows Button + E) then select Organise, Folder and search options and select the View tab. Make sure you have selected Show hidden files, folders, and drives. Make a folder on your hard drive such as "phonecard backup". Go to your phone memory card for example "removable disk f:" or whatever the drive letter may be, select everything (ctrl + A) and then holding ctrl drag and drop everything into the "phonecard backup" folder on your hard drive. Once finished In Windows right click the taskbar icon and select eject removable disk. On your phone, remove the usb cable. Under settings, SD & phone storage, select Unmount SD card, then select Format SD card, Erase everything. The other optional thing you can do is a factory reset. On talking to HTC regarding warranty or repairs they asked if I'd done a factory reset. They also said this was the first thing they would do to try and resolve my issue. I figure it's a good step to do and you can tell them you've done a factory reset without it resolving your issue. In the same menu, SD & phone storage, select Factory data reset, reset phone, erase everything.
DONE! YOUR PHONE SHOULD NOW BE BACK TO STOCK & READY TO TAKE BACK FOR WARRANTY IF NEEDED!
--Note I have put together this guide from the works of a number of XDA members. Full credit for all the files, guides, tools (and help) I used here go to, jkoljo, sfjuocekr, Drakknar, Kazuroka, dazweeja, OzJD and leith51. Thank you--

Well done, Yoshi. This guide will be very useful for the many people who've been asking for it. I followed a very similar procedure when I returned my phone for warranty so your instructions look very solid to me.
Just a small point, the clockwork recovery mod *is* the custom image you flash to the recovery partition so it's still present after flashing the Voda nandroid/clockwork backup. In your instructions, you overwrite it with "busybox dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21" but you just as easily use fastboot to flash the stock recovery image while you're flashing the radio, eg. "fastboot-windows flash recovery recovery.img". Either way works but fastboot is safer because you're more likely to be warned if something goes wrong. There's no way around using 'dd' to flash hboot though (like you suggest). I held my breath at this point because if you get this part wrong, it's an instant brick. Luckily everything went smoothly.
Again, great work.

Actually if you just flash the vodaphone stock rom completely, you get rid of eng s-off, new radio and clockworkmod in a single shot
Also instead of android sdk you could use the radio flash guide attachment, because it has all the required files for adb.
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk

jkoljo said:
Actually if you just flash the vodaphone stock rom completely, you get rid of eng s-off, new radio and clockworkmod in a single shot
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There's no RUU available for Vodafone Australia branded ROMs unfortunately, only a nandroid/clockwork backup. I guess you could just run the stock 1.32.405.6 HTC RUU, install clockwork mod, flash Vodafone AU clockwork backup, temproot with Visionary, dd stock recovery, and then unroot. It's a little simpler but I was a bit hesitant to try it though as the Vodafone AU ROM is 1.32.178.5 so some of the other eMMC partitions overwritten by the 405.6 RUU might differ from Voda ROM. It would probably still work but Voda might be able to tell if they cared to look (for warranty).

Nice work mate
Cheers

I had to send one back, and it took me a while to gather all the info, so many thanks for the single shot guide.
As an aside, my returned device was in fact returned to me as
"Uneconomical to Repair" due to liquid Ingress
So the first contact was... "tough matey, it's not covered, your screwed"
I 'pushed' them as this was not acceptable and in the end *2 hours and 4 people later* I got a replacement.
The phone they sent back wasn't working, no response off the screen, so I took a 'look' at it, turned out, all the missed was connecting the screen back up correctly.
I did this for them and lo and behold it worked, so I spent the next two weeks whilst my new one arrived, getting to know how to flash/mod/change the thing, when I returned it to them, I re-disconnected the screen ;-) for them.
Not sure if they have tools to tell other obvious things, but date stamps and versions would be a clear indication that you have been playing
But judging by the standard of the return I had, I would not be concerned after following this guide.

dazweeja said:
There's no RUU available for Vodafone..
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Ah, I see
Nice guide!
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk

silashack, that's crazy! Well I'm glad I cought this before my 28days are up so holpefully as HTC have said so far they should just completely replace the phone if they find the same problems I've found. They would make me nervous about repairing my phone if that's their standard here in Aus.
silashack, I'm interested to know how did you open up the phone without tearing all those little void stickers on the screws? I would love to see a disassembly guide. I have looked but found nothing on the net so far... did you take any photos? Did you find any water sensors in this phone (ie the white litmus paper or some kind of paper that changes colour permanently on moisture and voids the warranty)??
I'm guessing DHD will have water sensors like other HTC models. I just don't like this idea. I mean I don't know how sensitive this paper stuff is but these are the current scenarios I am afraid of voiding my warranty idea because of stupid water sensors... having the phone with me on a rainy day, replacing the screen protector with the water method, having my phone with me at a rave or nightclub and getting sweaty pockets from a night of dancing.

Originally Posted by dazweeja
There's no RUU available for Vodafone Australia branded ROMs unfortunately, only a nandroid/clockwork backup
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Once I get my replacement phone back from HTC & Vodafone (and before I start modding the crap out of it again ) I was wondering if there is a way to create a full backup that would include the radio version, be completely unmodified and not have clockwork recovery, modified hboot, eng s-off ect? If there is a way and someone would be kind enough to explain it then I'd be happy to do it and post up the backup ROM so others have a 1 shot method to return their phones to stock 4 warranty for Vodafone (AU).

Thanks alot for this info, its good to know my voided warranty can be unvoided. I'd like to thank you but I can't seem to see a thank button, I'll try again on my desktop tonight...

Props Yoshi!!
Man this will help a few people for sure.

Yoshi_523 said:
silashack, that's crazy! Well I'm glad I caught this before my 28days are up so hopefully as HTC have said so far they should just completely replace the phone if they find the same problems I've found. They would make me nervous about repairing my phone if that's their standard here in Aus.
silashack, I'm interested to know how did you open up the phone without tearing all those little void stickers on the screws? I would love to see a disassembly guide. I have looked but found nothing on the net so far... did you take any photos? Did you find any water sensors in this phone (ie the white litmus paper or some kind of paper that changes colour permanently on moisture and voids the warranty)??
I'm guessing DHD will have water sensors like other HTC models. I just don't like this idea. I mean I don't know how sensitive this paper stuff is but these are the current scenarios I am afraid of voiding my warranty idea because of stupid water sensors... having the phone with me on a rainy day, replacing the screen protector with the water method, having my phone with me at a rave or nightclub and getting sweaty pockets from a night of dancing.
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Tell me about it, don't get me started on the 'support' issues so far
When the phone was returned, I saw no void stickers on the screws as such.
I to could not find a tear down on the HD, but watching a normal Desire gave me the confidence to examine the HD, for all intentional purposes this thing was classified as dead by them not me, so nothing to loose. I did not take any pictures, which is not my normal style, I tend to do that for my own pedantic reasons on all my projects, but as this was DOA I did not bother, sorry
As for a water sensor... The single sheet of paper that came back with the phone describes the possible reasons for "Liquid Ingress" by Vodafone something like:-
Use in a steamy bathroom
On the Train
In a humid climate
In your pocket
You get the gist, all pretty normal day to day possibilities, so I not only didn't consider any sensors, I couldn't care less, it was a pathetic list, will try and find it and post on here.
The flat cable that connects the screen to the device wasn't seated right, using a small jewellers flat blade, I lifted it , blew it clean with compresses air and then reseated it.
The removal of screws was easy, but there is something about the way the top end is connected, for the life of me I could not remove the fascia at all, I ended up with it slightly off the device but still connected, I did not push this as it looked like it could bend the fascia where the speaker grill area was, so when I put it back together, I could see a slight gap at the top right between the case and the screen, less than a mm but enough that it would have bugged me.
I have since bought a gel case for my new one, but in light of the pathetic reasons given for possible liquid ingress I am concerned about the sticky residue that occurs when you hold it for any length of time, if this is transferred to the inside of the case during our summer months... I can see a few people getting warranty denied for this.
I also was NOT aware of the ridiculously short period of manufacturers warranty, and considered the need for insurance as pointless due to the advertising by vodafone about 24 month repair warranty, covers jack **** to their benefit
As for any 'offers' made by HTC or Vodafone, make sure you have that in either writing, or confirm the conversation has been recorded (if support on 1555)
When I deal with them, my last two questions are
1. Could you please repeat your name and how to spell it?
2. Can you please confirm that THIS call HAS been recorded
Allegedly, all calls are recorded, so you can use this to get them to go back and confirm any agreement or discussion/decisions that transpired between you.
All this seems a little harsh, but having dealt with them (and still dealing with them and the TIO) these are steps you need to take to get things moving how they should and not be treated like a third rate citizen, fobbed off with lame support and excuses.

jkoljo said:
Ah, I see
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Yeah, it seems every other country/carrier has a leaked RUU. You think we Aussies would have one too - after all we produced Julian Assange

I think i am the only one cant solve this problem, hopefully u can guide me.

Yoshi_523 said:
"busybox dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21"
"busybox dd if=/sdcard/DHD/hboot_orig.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18"
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If I've read this properly, it doesn't look like you've given the steps to actually copy the recovery.img and hboot_orig.bin files to the SD card before trying to re-write them.

^^ Oh sh*t! Sorry about that... Thanks matm for the picking that up! I've just rewritten that part so it now says to copy recovery.img and hboot_org.bin to the sdcard folder of the MicroSD card rather than to the Android SDK folder (which would have been useless).
Ok so as of today the 23rd of January the guide should be okay on that.
By the way guys I just got my new phone today from Vodafone. They didn't even look at it they just replaced it on the spot. I was within the 28day of purchase. I've noticed reception is showing more bars especially when I put in the 3 SIM card compared to before. I've also noticed there is a problem quite noticeable when I hold my left hand covering the bottom MicroSD & Sim card cover plate. This is most noticable with the Vodafone SIM in which holding it makes it go from 3 bars to 1 or zero bars. The position I'm holding the phone is pretty much identical to the "death grip" that messes with the iphone 4. As soon as I move my hand so it is not touching the bottom cover the reception bars come back. Strangely using a gel cover doesn't fix this.

I think that's a known problem. Mine does the same and has from day one.

Also change this line:
"busybox dd if=/sdcard/DHD/hboot_orig.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18"
to
"busybox dd if=/sdcard/hboot_orig.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18"
Because in your instructions, you say to copy the files to your sdcard, not copy the hboot to a folder on your sdcard named 'DHD'.

^^ Oh Sh*t. Sorry about that. Fixed the guide again. Thanks again guys. If any more problems with the guide please let me know. I don't want to "root" peoples phones (Aussie slang for "f*ck"). I want to "unroot" them. heh heh
Also if you wanna see some video's I put together on the Desire HD "death grip" reception issue. Have a look at this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10842571#post10842571

I should have also said before, that this is an awesome guide!
It always makes me feel better to know someone has already done this before I try.