Trying to figure out if anyone out there's been able to flash their device using a MAC? All the ROM's are EXE files and need to be run off a PC. Is there a way around this?
thanks to all who make this site so helpful,
whalien
whalien said:
Trying to figure out if anyone out there's been able to flash their device using a MAC? All the ROM's are EXE files and need to be run off a PC. Is there a way around this?
thanks to all who make this site so helpful,
whalien
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Possibly under emulator, but the flashing process is so timing-sensitive that I don't know if it would work. You could try it, but if it gets stuck mid-flash, you'd then HAVE to find a PC to complete a successful flash.
that's a possibility. i was hoping there was a specific way of doing this with the MAC. virtual PC doesn't really seem like a good idea to me.
thanks for the suggestion,
whalien
it's possible with Mac Intel
If you have a Mac Intel there are 2 ways:
1) Use bootcamp and install Windows XP, check www.apple.com/bootcamp
2) Use parallels, a very good/fast Virtual Machine, and install Windows XP, chek www.parallels.com
no intel nooooooooo....
unfortunately i have no intel mac at this time and don't plan on getting one. waiting for the new desktop to come out first. any other thoughts?
whalien
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What about SD Flashing?
I'm looking to get an mda, and this would be a deciding factor.
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I cannot get any thing to work with Windows Vista. I never had problems with XP and my other Wizard. I had it replaced through the insurance. Please help me. I have been through the threads claiming to have some way of tricking Vista with old drivers. I have installed them and had no change. Read all the threads!!
So Dont do it!!!
Man some versions work some doesnt... TRY XP men if you dont have problems since your first Wizard and xp use.
Dont be in panic mode, is not prooved even if many thread said that.
I'm just pissed, i had a great ROM running on my old phone. now i am stuck with a computer running Vista Ultimate and Mobile 5 on he replacement phone. I was hoping somebody found a way to run these Roms through Vista successfully.
Vista support for Windows Mobile is really hit and miss, it works for some, and not at all for others....your best bet is finding a friend with XP and upgrading it there.
Not G4 specific, moved > Upgrading
i use vmware with an xp image to mod my phone, i run vista x64.
Upgrade vista with all available service packs then download the latest version of WMDC from microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/synchronize/device-center.mspx#download
and try flashing then
If you still have problems try replacing the ruuupgrade files with Muns ones and use these to flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=52404&d=1190997171
if that doesnt work then you havent done what i just said
scousemartin said:
Upgrade vista with all available service packs then download the latest version of WMDC from microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/synchronize/device-center.mspx#download
and try flashing then
If you still have problems try replacing the ruuupgrade files with Muns ones and use these to flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=52404&d=1190997171
if that doesnt work then you havent done what i just said
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I cannot flash my Wizard now that I have Vista 64-bit. I have followed many different methods that I have found on XDA in the last few days. I've downloaded and ran many different RUU tools, nothing gets me past the RUU crashing.
The one problem that I get hung up on is while installing a new driver for the Pocket PC (wceusbshx64.inf) in device manager I get the error message that the driver is not signed, I click next anyways. I then get the following message "The driver may be corrupt or missing (Code 39)".
Any other ideas? I'm having flashing withdrawals.............
Thank you for your help
Anyone that knows away to get around the above problems? Luckily I still have my XP computer upstairs, so I can still flash new roms. But I would like to keep it all on one computer (Vista)
Thanks
Some day...
I saw a guy with a XP emulator and a partition HD with Vista mostly and a little part with XP Pro ( he use the Vista for work and everything and the little partition just for upgrades but... He use an emulator for vista and he has XP Runing trought Vista... but I cant find the thread again...
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I saw a guy with a XP emulator and a partition HD with Vista mostly and a little part with XP Pro ( he use the Vista for work and everything and the little partition just for upgrades but... He use an emulator for vista and he has XP Runing trought Vista... but I cant find the thread again...
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Thanks, I remember seeing that thread before. I'll have to find XP and give it a try. The XP disk I have is for another computer so I'm not sure it will work.
Thanks
I am in the unfortunate situation of being in a Mac only house. I really miss my PC, but that is for another day. Anyway, I need to update the rom on my phone. I know I have to get HSPL onto my phone before I can flash a new rom. I have fusionware and parallels runing on my mac, but can not get either to work to flash HSPL onto the phone. Is there anyway to flash HSPL onto the phone via the memory card, or is there any way to do it with a Mac? If so, can anyone please point me to the right direction.
ducktat said:
I am in the unfortunate situation of being in a Mac only house. I really miss my PC, but that is for another day. Anyway, I need to update the rom on my phone. I know I have to get HSPL onto my phone before I can flash a new rom. I have fusionware and parallels runing on my mac, but can not get either to work to flash HSPL onto the phone. Is there anyway to flash HSPL onto the phone via the memory card, or is there any way to do it with a Mac? If so, can anyone please point me to the right direction.
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you can try to move the folder that contains roms file to my document first
if you use virtual desktop
i can not say that it works, but maybe you will try it.
install wine for mac
load the Mono implementation of .Net for Windows (http://www.go-mono.com/mono-downloads/download.html klick on windows and load the first "mono for windows...")
install it with wine
than use the manual method of flashing.
pack the SSPL-Manual-TouchHD on your phone and start it
you will see the bootloader in a older version (1.07 or so)
than start the HSPLWrapper_Blackstone_156OliNex with wine and hope that wine/mono/HSPL will find your phone ...
when it works, you can flash you new ROM via SD Card.
ducktat said:
I am in the unfortunate situation of being in a Mac only house. I really miss my PC, but that is for another day. Anyway, I need to update the rom on my phone. I know I have to get HSPL onto my phone before I can flash a new rom. I have fusionware and parallels runing on my mac, but can not get either to work to flash HSPL onto the phone. Is there anyway to flash HSPL onto the phone via the memory card, or is there any way to do it with a Mac? If so, can anyone please point me to the right direction.
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i have a macbook...flashing from the mac i found a bit hit and miss...in fact connecting the phone at all was something that sometimes worked an sometimes not..althought this may simply be the way i have (or have not) got things configured.
i found the easiest way was to use BootCamp and instll Win XP on the boot Camp partition...
...start the macbook in windows mode (runs natively on macbook (intel)) and then flash as you would from windows
Hi,
New here i need some help. I've been told it's possible here to get info to flash HTC: i'm lost ; I tried but had problems: i have a mac and it seems to be different way to do.
Could someone help me?
THKS
Would you be able to run the windows apps needed through WINE? I dont know if they would have issues with hardware communication etc but migh be worth looking into.
BILX said:
Hi,
New here i need some help. I've been told it's possible here to get info to flash HTC: i'm lost ; I tried but had problems: i have a mac and it seems to be different way to do.
Could someone help me?
THKS
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Unfortunately it is not possible to flash with OS X. I have an Intel Mac running Bootcamp with Leopard and Windows XP. I flash my phone after re-booting into Windows XP.
So,
I am trying to flash a custom ROM to my Sprint HTC Touch Pro 2 using Ubuntu Linux 9.10 Karmic Koala.
There is a utility called slightly-dated Linux utility called HTCFlasher
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=399762
that has been reported to work in the HTC Diamond, and I feel it will work on the HTC Touch Pro 2. However, there is no Linux utility to HardSPL the phone and reach the tri-color bootloader screen.
I have tried to execute SSPL-Manual-RhodiumV1_10.zip from the Rhodium SPL sticky thread
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=550131
and I installed to the root directory of my phone, however it doesn't seem to function on my phone (spinning wheel, and no black screen).
Is there a JumpSPL or similar program I can load into the phones memory that will work on a Sprint HTC Touch Pro 2 (Rhodium400)?
NOTE: I did successfully bring the phone to a black screen using VirtualBox (non-OSE) and executing RhodiumW-HardSPL_V1_10R3.exe on a Windows XP Guest OS. However, the ActiveSync loses connection and the VirtualBox fails to attach the USB device identified as "HTC Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM" I gave up after playing with Virtualbox USB filters, fstab, etc...
Can anyone provide me with a working Manual-SPL that I can execute from the phone?
Or has anyone managed to HardSPL this phone without using a Windows Computer?
try with program which calls WINE on linux, it can run windowses programs in exe format and run the RUU of windows not linux
Quickest way will be bringing it to your work/coworker/friend and do it here
The phone must be Activesync-ed in order to run the HardSPL.exe, WINE doesn't seem to be an option.
Not using a Windows comp is the goal here.
Any Linux gurus out there?
Runamok81 said:
The phone must be Activesync-ed in order to run the HardSPL.exe, WINE doesn't seem to be an option.
Not using a Windows comp is the goal here.
Any Linux gurus out there?
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hi best thing to do is check ubuntu forums have a few links
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PortableDevices/WindowsMobile
or
http://www.synce.org/moin/SynceInstallation/Ubuntu/ModernDevice
Runamok81 said:
The phone must be Activesync-ed in order to run the HardSPL.exe, WINE doesn't seem to be an option.
Not using a Windows comp is the goal here.
Any Linux gurus out there?
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I'm halfway decent with Linux and I wouldn't even attempt this. The phrase "asking for trouble" springs to mind
You only have to HardSPL once, after that you can flash ROMs using Linux just put the ROM on the SD card and flash that way.
MadBeef said:
I'm halfway decent with Linux and I wouldn't even attempt this. The phrase "asking for trouble" springs to mind
You only have to HardSPL once, after that you can flash ROMs using Linux just put the ROM on the SD card and flash that way.
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Yeah, that's how I see it too. I'm all for FOSS, but sometimes Windows has its place. I'd rather use Windows to HardSPL once than brick my phone forever.
I solved the problem by getting a Pre-hacked phone
I got my hd7 and got a new laptop it has windows vista home premium and 32-bit operating system and i can't get zune to download onto my computer so i can sync my phone. Has anybody else had this problem or know the step to get zune to work on vista or does anybody know a way around it to sync my phone.
Can you explain a bit more please? what exactly happens when you try to download it? what sort of problem youre facing?
You can get the Zune from this link. The installation is easy, and it should be working fine on Windows Vista
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Can you explain a bit more please? what exactly happens when you try to download it? what sort of problem youre facing?QUOTE]
I don't really understand what the bit means but i just wanted to include as much info as i could about my system.
I downloaded that link and it downloaded but then i got an error message that said " Can't find the media for installation package. Vista SP1 MBR Update. It might be incomplete or corrupt."
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