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Wow I've been really impressed with the stuff I've learnt you can do with a WM5 Phone in the 2 days since I discovered this site, although I have to confess I'm new to all this stuff and still pretty baffled!!..
It's amazing - all I wanted for years was a phone which sync'ed with Outlook (contacts and calendar) and that can dial straight from the address book, and now I find this website which suggests I can a hell of a lot more than that! Tomorrow I'm picking up a new MDA-Vario (T-Mobile Netherlands), and from what I understand I can boost the speed and load a series of new apps very easily?
OK can I just confirm then that I do the following : -
1. Unlock the phone to allow non-T-mobile SIM cards to work
2. Load a new 'ROM' (which I guess is like a new operating system?)
3. Start loading applications
If this is the case then all this seems pretty straight-forward, although I've read about the risk of damaging the phone for good if something goes wrong which obviously I'd like to avoid!!
Therefore can I just confirm that I do the following : -
- For step 1 above I download a lokiwiz unlocking tool from http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33796&highlight=lokiwiz+wizard+unlocking
- For step 2 I choose a new 'ROM' and it doesn't have to be a T-mobile one right? I found a Qtek ROM thread with 300+ posts so I assume it's a good ROM - even though it's a Qtek AKU2 ROM will this work with my T-mobile phone?
Finally, is there an idiots guide anywhere to doing both these steps anywhere on here, I've searched for about 3-4 hours but can't see one broken down for a complete newbie?
Thanks guys!!

th3boy said:
Wow I've been really impressed with the stuff I've learnt you can do with a WM5 Phone in the 2 days since I discovered this site, although I have to confess I'm new to all this stuff and still pretty baffled!!..
It's amazing - all I wanted for years was a phone which sync'ed with Outlook (contacts and calendar) and that can dial straight from the address book, and now I find this website which suggests I can a hell of a lot more than that! Tomorrow I'm picking up a new MDA-Vario (T-Mobile Netherlands), and from what I understand I can boost the speed and load a series of new apps very easily?
OK can I just confirm then that I do the following : -
1. Unlock the phone to allow non-T-mobile SIM cards to work
2. Load a new 'ROM' (which I guess is like a new operating system?)
3. Start loading applications
If this is the case then all this seems pretty straight-forward, although I've read about the risk of damaging the phone for good if something goes wrong which obviously I'd like to avoid!!
Therefore can I just confirm that I do the following : -
- For step 1 above I download a lokiwiz unlocking tool from http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33796&highlight=lokiwiz+wizard+unlocking
- For step 2 I choose a new 'ROM' and it doesn't have to be a T-mobile one right? I found a Qtek ROM thread with 300+ posts so I assume it's a good ROM - even though it's a Qtek AKU2 ROM will this work with my T-mobile phone?
Finally, is there an idiots guide anywhere to doing both these steps anywhere on here, I've searched for about 3-4 hours but can't see one broken down for a complete newbie?
Thanks guys!!
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Did you get things sorted out and upgrade OK?

My Sad Experiences - Missing in Wiki / Incorrect in Post's #1

I have owned my Tilt for about 7 months and have always stuck with the stock ROMs. Extremely poor signal strength in my area has led me to try new radios, which, basically, entailed that I go all in on the ROMs. Ultimately, I had to revert to the current WM6.0 AT&T Stock ROM because there were just too many problems.
I have been with XDA Developers a long time, and find it invaluable. I have also found that it now the new trend to flame rather than answer. Bottom line, it IS possible to search and not find; and, regardless, 103 page posts are not going to be of any use to anyone. Its unfortunate.
So this message is really for those who control the Wiki and for those who control Post # 1 in their threads. There is so much information I could have used which might have made my transition a success. I provide this info in hopes that each individual in possession of editing ability might consider updating their threads.
1) HardSPL - Jaberwok has a solution for the White Screen. One of the MIDDLE powered-on steps is to remove your SIM and SD Cards. It is not possible on a Tilt (at least) to remove the sim while the unit is on. I would respectfully as that Jaberwok update his Page 1 to clarify when the SIM Card should be removed. As a note, the problem is that if you unlock the sim card slot the unit freezes and tells you it will reboot when you lock it. If you leave it unlocked the unit wont boot. If there the SIM card really needs to be out, it would be great if the instructions were reshuffled so that they don't give the impression that the SIM card is to be removed from any state other than a power off, with the door of the empty chamber locked.
2) AT&T Settings - I had decided to settle on Dutty's WM6.1 Hybrid ROM as it seemed to be one of the newer ones. The AT&T connectivity customization which runs was not correct (for the United States at least). The web might connect ok via MEdia Net, but nothing else would - preferring to go to ISP (which had isp.cingular). Attempting to change these settings to mirror the Stock AT&T settings did not provide any relief. There was no way to check messages. Perhaps part of the Wiki could explain how to take anyone's custom ROM, and get it to work on the AT&T network. Checking messages would result in a "dialing error" (no matter whether the advanced connection settings were set to MEdia Net for all uses, or the values were changed to mirror the wap.cingular settings).
3) Diamond - The master ROM sticky from the Wiki is a great resource. I was afraid to try Dutty's Diamond ROM because I had no idea if Diamond was a new phone, which would then cause me to brick mine.
4) Hard Resets - All of the installation instructions, whether on the individual cooker's Post 1, or in the Rom Wiki, are fairly inconsistent on when a Hard Reset is needed. Many posts on the forum indicate Problem X -> oh did you hard reset -> yeah that worked. An example of the vagueness is: Should I hard reset before I flash HardSPL? before I flash a Radio? before a flash a ROM? and then all of the above but using "after". Unless you are a cook, cooking your favorite apps into a rom, a Hard Reset is an awful bitter pill. If there are steps which do not require a Hard Reset, it would be of great benefit to know those.
5) Radio - Would love to know if I can flash a radio without a Hard Reset afterwards. Would also love to know if I can flash a radio into the stock AT&T ROM.
6) HardSPL Post 1 - Would love to see a line about whether you need to do anything different if you already have a different HardSPL installed.
Anyway, these are the questions which I believe would be wonderful additions to the various wiki posts, etc. While I anticipate the necessary flames (gotta keep those post counts up, I guess), I believe anyone in control of these threads will note these omissions. I ask that THOSE people understand that everyone is new at flashing at least once, regardless of how experienced they are, and these omissions have tangled at least one poor soul up.
Of course, if anyone out there is also honestly willing to help with the underlying problem, I would love for some help ... I just want to get the best radio I can on my phone. If there is a ROM out there which is right for the AT&T Tilt (meaning, the AT&T connectivity settings are correct, and the keyboard is properly mapped), which has a better radio, I would dearly love to know about it.
Thanks for reading.

Re Hard resets.
Most cooked roms require you to do an additional hard reset after the device has been flashed and restarted.
This is simply something that people have learnt from experience.
The only other times you hard reset after:
1) Phone simply won't respond after trying everything
2) You've installed something and it has screwed your settings beyond any chance of recovery
3) Your rom has got cluttered after loads of installs and uninstalls... and you need to "clean" your rom but still want to keep the same one.
(But I agree that "first post" maintenance would be really handy - but the rom chefs are busy cooking - someone else should volunteer to update their first three posts.

OK But to Start all my answers were learned FROM reading and searching. Just FYI.
1) I can't really answer this. I didn't have the write screen problem.
2) If I recall correctly just about the majority of people here use MEdiaNet for their connection. There are a couple people I remember saying that they use the ISP, and they just simply changed the setting manually. If you get it to work, I'd be happy to help you create a CAB for it.
3) Rest assured that even though the Diamond is a new phone if the ROM is posted in the Kaiser Forum. Its "ok to use it on your phone. If you are worried you can wait until a couple people try it and say "This Works great" Then you can look at their signature and see they are using a Kaiser.
4) The most common answer it After a ROM flash right at when you See the "Tap to Begin" Screen.
5) I never Hard Reset after I flash a radio. I flash so much though. People recommend you flash the radio first, I've done it both ways. I Personally don't notice a difference. Questions about What radio will work with Stock AT&T ROMs, Which I believe are still WM 6.0, are toroughly answered in AllTheWays Ultimate radio Thread.
6) That would be nice. Would get more notice by the Ones in the KNow about those things if this qustion was posting in that specific thread.
7) Anyone should feel free to edit and add to the WIKI.
8) IIRC shogunmark's Death is an AT&T Tilt based ROM. But the Tytn II based Roms work fine on the Tilt. You just have to install the Tilt Keyboard Fix and Soft Reset.

jdmba said:
I have been with XDA Developers a long time, and find it invaluable. I have also found that it now the new trend to flame rather than answer. Bottom line, it IS possible to search and not find; and, regardless, 103 page posts are not going to be of any use to anyone. Its unfortunate.
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I too have been a Tilt owner for 8 months, first came across this site last Nov. At that point, the Kaiser forum consisted of speculation on when the Tilt would appear in the US. I was a lurker for 6 months before I joined and posted my first question. Until then I searched ( Forum and Google ) for all my info and never, I mean never did I not find an answer to my questions.
Yes it took time and perseverance but the information was ALWAYS there.I will steadfastly stand here and argue with anyone who says " I searched and found nothing " and tell them " you searched, got bored, it was too much trouble, and you wanted instant gratification ", that is why you are posting. ( Except genuine questions on newly released items ).
That is the real reason why it is so difficult to search. Redundant posts and lazy people who think their time is too valuable to search. Want an example?
JimmyMcGee, over 1000 posts, 0 new threads
Harkadenn, 330 posts over forty new threads, 36 in one month alone, before he finally sold his phone. He had a problem, started a thread
One person, multiply that times 1000 people who think that we should just answer their questions as they come up, and not flame them to search.
I will do the math, 36000 new threads per month, you think it is impossible to search through crap now? It was not always like this, it was made like this.
So this message is really for those who control the Wiki and for those who control Post # 1 in their threads. There is so much information I could have used which might have made my transition a success. I provide this info in hopes that each individual in possession of editing ability might consider updating their threads.
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Everyone has the ability to edit the Wiki. The information in this site evolves. ( see the new info about how different Spls affect your phone)The problem with the Wiki is that the people with the info mostly don't use it, the people looking for info do. Do not leave it up to everyone else. Every member has the ability and thus the responsibility to correct or update any information they feel is wrong or misguiding in the Wiki.
Anyway, these are the questions which I believe would be wonderful additions to the various wiki posts, etc. While I anticipate the necessary flames (gotta keep those post counts up, I guess), I believe anyone in control of these threads will note these omissions. I ask that THOSE people understand that everyone is new at flashing at least once, regardless of how experienced they are, and these omissions have tangled at least one poor soul up.
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Yes we were all new at one time. Many of us searched (eight months, 200 posts, 2 new threads ) any too many didn't ( which is why we are talking about this ) . But don't blame the people flaming redundant thread starters( the people padding their post counts as you put it ). The remedy starts with you and me.
Now take the answers you get in this thread and add them to the Wiki for all others.

When do we need Hard SPL?

Hi all,
I just got my wing, I use the USPL method flashed serveral roms and in the process of finding the best rom that fit me. I wanted to try the Touch-IT, but this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=358332
said that we need to have hard SPL before updating. I tried to read as many as I can, but I still don't understand when we HAVE to use hard SPL and when we just can USPL? what is the requirements or factors that determine them? Thanks in advance. In my understanding so far, USPL will not brick the phone while Hard SPL may brick the phone. Am I right? this is the reason I try to stick with USPL.

with USPL, you can't recover your phone if you do not have an RUU for it if you mess up a flash (actually you can, but its a bit complicated)
HardSPL is a more permanent (still removable) cid-unlock. If your device is HardSPL'd and you mess up a flash and your device does not have an RUU, you can always flash it again.
or something like that. Truth be told, sometimes its just nice to have choice, even if our HardSPL is technically stolen from olipro

fzzyrn said:
with USPL, you can't recover your phone if you do not have an RUU for it if you mess up a flash (actually you can, but its a bit complicated)
HardSPL is a more permanent (still removable) cid-unlock. If your device is HardSPL'd and you mess up a flash and your device does not have an RUU, you can always flash it again.
or something like that. Truth be told, sometimes its just nice to have choice, even if our HardSPL is technically stolen from olipro
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Thank you for your explaination. What i am looking for is when do I know that i can do USPL and when I MUST do Hard SPL. Because when I download a rom, some says I MUST have Hard SPL to make it to work while some does not say anything, just the zip file with the .nbh inside. By the way, when you say having a RUU for the device, do you mean the official one we can download from t-mobile.com? Again thank for your help. I am still try to learn as much as I can.
Best regards

Obviously, you have a wing, so yes there is an RUU. And it IS the one from tmobile.com. I get mine from the xda-devs ftp, but it's the same thing.
I see no reason why HardSPL would be absolutely required, and because you have the RUU, i see no harm in trying to flash using USPL. Try it, tell us what happens.
And before you may or may not ask, Olipro says that canonyang took his HardSPL after saying it did not work, renamed it, and posted it as his own work. Evidently, canonyang was caught because it was date stamped. Evidently.

fzzyrn said:
Obviously, you have a wing, so yes there is an RUU. And it IS the one from tmobile.com. I get mine from the xda-devs ftp, but it's the same thing.
I see no reason why HardSPL would be absolutely required, and because you have the RUU, i see no harm in trying to flash using USPL. Try it, tell us what happens.
And before you may or may not ask, Olipro says that canonyang took his HardSPL after saying it did not work, renamed it, and posted it as his own work. Evidently, canonyang was caught because it was date stamped. Evidently.
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Excellent explaination. It much much clear for me now. I tried almost all the famous rom such as the Open Touch, the TouchIT, ... but I like ASarg's the most. I am tempted to tried the Just2Clean, but it said it need to be flash using the SD card, which I don't have one right now. Agian, thank you

There may be a different question going on here?
fzzyrn said:
I see no reason why HardSPL would be absolutely required, and because you have the RUU, i see no harm in trying to flash using USPL. Try it, tell us what happens.
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There is a different but allied question going on here? aSerg's ROM says that you cant flash his ROM unless you have an ipl.spl of at least 4. Perhaps it may be worthwhile explaining how you judge which boot loader one has, what it's relevance is, if ANY Wings have a lower boot loader and if so, how you upgrade the boot loader?
By the way, his hitherto extraordinarily successful thread has just petered out: Is everyone waiting for the new ROM (references to "family problems" etc) or is it being moved to the WM6 area with a new thread?

ALL wings (as in Tmobile branded) have IPLs and SPLs of more than 4.
to check, soft reset while holding down the camera key. After that it gets self explanatory.

Yes, not all Heralds are Wings but I wonder if they do all have the same hardware?
fzzyrn said:
ALL wings (as in Tmobile branded) have IPLs and SPLs of more than 4.
to check, soft reset while holding down the camera key. After that it gets self explanatory.
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Thank you for clarifying that for everyone's benefit as there was some confusion on this: As I implied in my post, I suspected that all Wings had this but notice that if he is still around, aSerg is in Russia and I dont know if T-Mob operates there. So we cant know if all Heralds have this and nowhere is it explained that all Heralds have the same hardware.
While we are on this subject, do you know if there is any problem using VoIP with the Wing? None of the Wing ROMs seem to include it, aSerg had it in his original ROM but took it out even though there were no reported problems with it and there is reference around to T-Mob wanting to limit it's use to their own system. Why is everyone cooperating with them by not including it in ROMs? I wonder if this is anything to do with hardware issues with differences between versions of the Herald? No one seems to have posted cab files for it for the Wing, though interestingly cye3212 says at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400642&highlight=VoIP&page=85 that hers constantly invokes and wont turn off!! (her problem must be something to do with the WHENEVER AVAILABLE setting?)

the herald and the wing (really just the HTC atlas, which is really a herald with the round keys in the front) have exactly the same hardware, keyboard excepted (region dependant)
now. VoIP. I've never used voip, but i would guess that it was taken out because it was a) against the TOS of a majority of carriers or b) not too good because we can only manage EDGE data.
and by the way, i forgot to mention. ROM development for the Herald seems to have stalled. Why? Itje has a polaris, ttran has a wife (itje does too, i think), ivan has school, papamopps has a job.
somebody needs to be our savior and pop-out a wm6.1 smartphone rom for the herald.

fzzyrn said:
and by the way, i forgot to mention. ROM development for the Herald seems to have stalled. Why? Itje has a polaris, ttran has a wife (itje does too, i think), ivan has school, papamopps has a job.
somebody needs to be our savior and pop-out a wm6.1 smartphone rom for the herald.
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My internship will be ended next week. I am planning to start to cook my own rom (since I don't have a wife ...yet or a polaris ..., but I love my wing). I looked over Ivan's cooking class, but it doesn't seem to be completed yet. Do you guys know any good cooking tutorials or references? Thanks

Most development seems to be for the Wizard
live4nothing said:
My internship will be ended next week. I am planning to start to cook my own rom (since I don't have a wife ...yet or a polaris ..., but I love my wing). I looked over Ivan's cooking class, but it doesn't seem to be completed yet. Do you guys know any good cooking tutorials or references? Thanks
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The best place to start looking is by mozying over to the Wizard forums where there are cooking classes and sample kitchens etc etc etc. A lot of these devices are very similar and a lot of what applies to one will apply to the others. That is why I cant understand what is meant by putting out differing .cab files for different processors and letting users try to figure out what OMAP is an ARM etc.. But I digress!
BTW i cant see how installing VoIP can conceivably be a violation of any TOS or why anyone who has unlocked their device should care about this. For that matter, I have a few spare devices around and wanted to use them as SIPs without SIM cards in them. Not sure where TOSs come into that equation? But when cooks take them out of their ROMs, no one seems to complain and I have often asked questions about use of VoIP with various HTC phones and no one (not even Schap) ever seems to know the answer. Besides, the main cab file for them seems to be a Microsoft file!

Noob with ???

First, this is a great site and I have looked at many threads. But I still need some help.
I got a sd card (4G) and started moving some file to the card like the owners manual said. But I guess I moved something I shouldn't as my phone went crazy. It wouldn't get a service signal and among other things.
So I preformed a HardReset and reset the phone. But that seemed to cause the same problem. So I researched the web awhile and read of an update for moble 6, so i downloaded and flashed my phone. Now the problem is that I can't perform a HardReset.
My ??? are:
What can I do to fix this?
And without getting a cooked ROM, are there any good "cab's" that would improve my phone?

ummmm i dunno of any actual cabs.... But why not a "lite" custom rom? since it sounds like your looking for memory.

I wasn't planning on a Rom, because I read that it voids the warrenty. But after finding out that my warrenty has expired and t-mobile won't do anything. Are there any current Roms that are good. Must have internet sharing.

I currently use OpenTouch Project 7.7 Lite, Its been smooth running with lots of free memory... But it doesnt have Internet sharing...I do believe that a CAB can be downloaded to get that option though.... itll just take me a bit to find a good one... If you want I can look. However...... I KNOW that ITsPapaBlack 6.1v2 has it as I have used it.... But I believe there are some windows vista isues

I think I know where to look to get the cab for internet sharing, but would I have to input the information that t-mobile put on the phone. Or would it be already on it with the cab? As for OpenTouch Project 7.7, where could I find info about it?

Her ya go man.... All OTP 7.7 Roms thats a link to the downloads... as for info TTrans OTP 7.7 Thread. And btw ANY info you need on the mo network is available via their website. you can get step by step walkthroughs on how to setup the network. but the OTP 7.7 has a network setup wizards so it should do it all for ya!

I believe most ROMs have the network wizard built in, so you should be fine. As far as light ROMs go, there's a few (most of my ROMs are lite, too.) If you want ultimate in space and RAM, JustME or Just2Clean might be a good choice. (70MB FREE of storage.) But really your best bet is to try different ones and see which ones you like best. Try a little opentouch, a little itspapa's, a little just's, etc and see what you like best.

Not to hijack a thread but I have tried the OpenTouch ROMs and I notice that the MS Direct Push is no longer available. Is that due to Office 6.1 not being loaded in that ROM?
Lance

Thanx for your input. I think I'll try a few to see how they work and which one fits my needs. Right now I am trying out some .cab's and picking the ones that helps.

Oh, and do any of those ROM's ha Internet Sharing? If not, I take it that I'll have to install a .cab. But if I do that, do I have to input the information so I can use it. This is important as IS is my only internet access. Thanx.

Not sure as I only use my own ROM. I know that my most of my newer ROMs have it and as long as you run the network wizard (which runs automatically on my ROMs) then it will work without any settings having to be inputed. Just read up on the ROM's thread and you'll find out if a particular ROM has it or not.

Well I had to send my wing back as the OK button was broken so I'm trying to acquire a new one. However I flashed the 7.5 of Open Touch and noticed that it wasn't there...I'll look around for the network wizard as I've been reading all the threads and didn't see anything on that. May I ask what ROM you run? When I get a new one I'll flash that and see what I get.
Thanks
Lance

Robertsonland said:
Well I had to send my wing back as the OK button was broken so I'm trying to acquire a new one. However I flashed the 7.5 of Open Touch and noticed that it wasn't there...I'll look around for the network wizard as I've been reading all the threads and didn't see anything on that. May I ask what ROM you run? When I get a new one I'll flash that and see what I get.
Thanks
Lance
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I run a modified version of my own Just2Clean. (It was a test built but I haven't had a chance to change it in a while.)

JUst2Clean
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Not sure as I only use my own ROM. I know that my most of my newer ROMs have it and as long as you run the network wizard (which runs automatically on my ROMs) then it will work without any settings having to be inputed. Just read up on the ROM's thread and you'll find out if a particular ROM has it or not.
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Ok, thanx. I do believe I took a quick look at your Just2Clean. So I think I look at it more in-depth.

Yeah I was thinking of looking at the Just2Clean and the JustMe ROM I think. youmanmike, if you load it up let me know what you think of it. I just bought a new wing on Ebay tonight so hopefully when it gets here I'll be able to flash it. I'd like to hear what you think about the ROM you go with.
Lance

Well youman mike.... looks like ya got plenty of info... Ive yet use any of the "Just" ROMS but I DO plan on making my own ROM eventually.... so his cooking class may help me! I start 3rd shift next week Ivan.... I may start you classes then =) Hopefully youll be around to answer my silly questions =P Let us know what ROM you flash and how it goes youmanmike!

ROM??? Looking at Manilla
I still haven't figured out what ROM to use. I kind of got side track on Manilla. I like the way it looks and from what I've read it sounds like it works good also. Now I'm trying to figure out how to use/install it. LOL

New User Needs Help - T8285

Hello. I'm new to this forum and this is my first post. I just received my HTC Touch HD (T8285) yesterday and had some questions. So far, I had a chance to play with the phone for about 2 hours and I'm loving it. The phone is Telstra branded and has the Windows 6.1 software installed. I purchased the phone through eBay from a seller in Austrailia.
I did some research on these forums and read the dummy guide on how to Flash ROMs but I'm still a little confused. Now, I know there are other members of this forum who have also asked some of these questions but they appear to be in several different threads. I in hopes that one of you XDA Developers forum members can point me in the right direction.
The first thing I did was to check what SPL version I have. I hope I got that right. It appears that it's 1.15. I then followed the dummy guide and downloaded all of the necessary files for a USPL flash. I hope I got that right too.
Now I'm stuck at the point of which ROM to flash. I've seen forum members recommend Dutty's WM6.5 R7 M2.5 Thriller and Laurentius 26's THDV3.55_WWE_Ultimate ROM but I don't know which one to install. Does anyone have a recommendation on which one, either the two mentioned above or any others, would be the best ROM for me to flash? I'm looking for something that will tweak performance, improve the graphics, have new features not currently on the phone and also have little or no bugs as I use this phone everyday.
Also, what are the steps to flashing a ROM. I do not have a micro SD card in my phone at this time. I am planning on purchasing one but not anytime soon.
One last question, I have AT&T and I put my SIM card in. The phone says 3G AT&T on the home screen but I cannot access the internet through 3G. I get an error saying there's some connection issue. I clicked on Settings and it takes me to the Connections screen of the Settings window. There, it says "Telstra Internet" and the follows that up with "This connection is pre-configured. It cannot be modified." and below that it gives me the option for "My Work Network". I'm hoping that flashing the ROM will also help with this.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Bakzoom

Bakzoom said:
Hello. I'm new to this forum and this is my first post. I just received my HTC Touch HD (T8285) yesterday and had some questions. So far, I had a chance to play with the phone for about 2 hours and I'm loving it. The phone is Telstra branded and has the Windows 6.1 software installed. I purchased the phone through eBay from a seller in Austrailia.
I did some research on these forums and read the dummy guide on how to Flash ROMs but I'm still a little confused. Now, I know there are other members of this forum who have also asked some of these questions but they appear to be in several different threads. I in hopes that one of you XDA Developers forum members can point me in the right direction.
The first thing I did was to check what SPL version I have. I hope I got that right. It appears that it's 1.15. I then followed the dummy guide and downloaded all of the necessary files for a USPL flash. I hope I got that right too.
Now I'm stuck at the point of which ROM to flash. I've seen forum members recommend Dutty's WM6.5 R7 M2.5 Thriller and Laurentius 26's THDV3.55_WWE_Ultimate ROM but I don't know which one to install. Does anyone have a recommendation on which one, either the two mentioned above or any others, would be the best ROM for me to flash? I'm looking for something that will tweak performance, improve the graphics, have new features not currently on the phone and also have little or no bugs as I use this phone everyday.
Also, what are the steps to flashing a ROM. I do not have a micro SD card in my phone at this time. I am planning on purchasing one but not anytime soon.
One last question, I have AT&T and I put my SIM card in. The phone says 3G AT&T on the home screen but I cannot access the internet through 3G. I get an error saying there's some connection issue. I clicked on Settings and it takes me to the Connections screen of the Settings window. There, it says "Telstra Internet" and the follows that up with "This connection is pre-configured. It cannot be modified." and below that it gives me the option for "My Work Network". I'm hoping that flashing the ROM will also help with this.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Bakzoom
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Welcome to XDA. I hope you enjoy your stay.
First off, to ask which rom would you recommend is an opinionated question and would create an endless amount of responses due to everyone having different likes & dislikes, thus creating a large thread. Due to this these sort of questions are frowned upon and are generally closed by moderators. As this is your first post, I'll forgive you this time and would ask you to read the forum rules before creating new threads.
Secondly, the steps to flashing a rom can be found here in this dummies guide. All you need can be found there. Any problems flashing, ask your questions in that thread and plenty of people including myself will help you if you get stuck along the way.

Thanks Fallen Spartan. I'll check out the link you provided and will follow the rules.

Bakzoom said:
Thanks Fallen Spartan. I'll check out the link you provided and will follow the rules.
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No problems. Any issues you have try and post in relevant thread. If you cannot find a thread you also have choice to PM someone and ask for advice as well. My door is always open to anyone who needs it!

The reason you can't configure it, or connect to ATT's 3g is b/c you're running the Telstra rom, and Telstra has modified it so that you can't put other settings in it.
Technically...
There are ways around Telsta's machinations.
First....put the ATT 3g settings in the Work Connection, since you can't modify the other one.
Second you're going to have to modify a file in Opera, b/c opera is set up to be routed through Telstra's proxy.
This guide should pretty much tell you all the steps you're going to need.
And to fully experience the richness of your phone, you're going to need the sd card & fast. I do find it strange it didn't ship with one. Both my HD's (t8282 & t8285) did.
As for your last comment, once you flash the rom, (and it's generally better/safer to flash from the card...and glad you've chosen to go the route of uspl) you'll be able to put your settings where you please, and won't have the restrictions of the Telstra rom.

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Dulicate post. Queries already answered in this thread. See posts 1277 & 1278