HEy Guys,
I've just flashed my touch HD using the hard SPL then onto Dutty's Extrem Rom 1.8 and when the flashing was done, each time i turn on the device it says
"This concludes the beta test of this software release. Thank you very much for your time and effort in helping make this a great product for our customers"
"To obtain a newer release or further information, please revisit the web site that you used to obtained your current beta software"
Thing is, I can't do anything at all when the screen shows up at the start.
Please help.
Anyone
Please anyone out there
im afraid ur a little late in the day for that rom, it was a test rom that expired back in feb. You need to re flash to another rom, if you want to stick with dutty, find his website (via google) and sign up to access his download section. 2.3 is the latest rom from him i think
good luck
Mat
Don't know if you used it but the search function is quite handy. The topic has been discussed alot already, try using the term ''time bomb'' and you'll see what I mean.
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Hi all,
NEW USER ALERT: Get your flame throwers warmed up ....
I've just installed Farias latest ROM .... at least I think I have. The problem is, I've never done one before so I'm not sure what I'm looking for.
My fone is a T-Mob G3 on the latest t-Mobile ROM 2.21.2.5 (ExtROM 2.21.2.109). The device was already unlocked (but I unlocked it again just to be sure).
I downloaded the ROM and installed. No issues.
I downloaded the patch and installed. No issues.
However, when I reboot the fone, the IPL/SPL still reports 2.21. In settings->device information, the ROM version is still 2.21.2.6 and the ExtROM entry is now missing completely.
Whilst the fone DID ask me to recalibrate the screen etc etc on startup (as it does with a new ROM), I expected it would be otherwise clean. However, it still had "essence of t-mobile". The splash screen, still t-mobile; the theme was Windows Default but the T-mobile theme was still there if I wanted to select it. However, no sign of GPRS or WAP settings. Also no sign of any of the miriad of apps indicated to be present.
So all-in-all, I'm a confused newbie and need some guidance.
Can anyone tell me where I'm at, and what the next step should be?
Many thanks to all,
~sq!
This is not a flame. It is a complaint though. This question has been asked at least three times in the thread that discusses the ROM.
Your device is not CID unlocked. There is a sticky here that will explain how to do this. Please read through the thread (it's only 23 pages long - the v1 thread is about 3x the size!) and you'll learn a lot.
The goal of a forum archive is to give newbies the chance to get up to date on the knowledge available. Please read widely before posting.
Good luck with the upgrades and I hope you will become another happy user of Faria's latest ROM.
Thanks for the info (and thanks for not going off the deep end)
I understand how it is when the same Q's keep being asked and answered. Everyone gets sick of it. The only comment I would make is, there's a ton of good stuff on these forums and, as a newbie, its not always obvious where to look. I read the "Definitive guide" and CID unlocked according to its sage words (obviously I didn't do it right though and I also read a good deal of the v2 thread (admittedly not all of it and that was BEFORE I'd attempted an install). Spent a good 4-5 hours reading up on stuff, which ROM to get, what i need to pre-check, etc etc.
However, I shall now dig into the ROM thread once more and see what the score is. Thanks for pointing me there.
Cheers,
~sq!
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UPDATE:
To add to the overwhelming body of evidence that the Guide is THEE GUIDE, having read it (again) and spotted the error of my ways, I am now enjoying the benefits of the awesome Faria ROM. The trick was I had lokiwiz 0.2 not 0.2b and the CID unlock had failed. Thanks to all for the help.
~sq!
@ squawk - Indeed it doesn't appear that you're unlocked. I'd suggest that you do it again. As for the IPL/SPL still reporting 2.21, that's because this ROM is OS and Splash only. I myself would have installed the T-Mobile 2.26 first as I recommended in the Guide to insure that I had the latest IPL/SPL available to the public on my device.
Faria's latest rom ver.2 is a great rom no problem with battery drain or memory leak, seems stable but it has some known bugs thats all
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@ squawk - Indeed it doesn't appear that you're unlocked. I'd suggest that you do it again. As for the IPL/SPL still reporting 2.21, that's because this ROM is OS and Splash only. I myself would have installed the T-Mobile 2.26 first as I recommended in the Guide to insure that I had the latest IPL/SPL available to the public on my device.
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Sticky: Poll: [READ FIRST] The Definitive Guide to Unlocking & Rom Upgrading G3 Wizards ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
for starters for all practical purposes im a baby....my diamond is bloody slow...deatils for senior members are....rom : 1.37.720.2WWE, radio : 1.00.25.03, spl : 1.37,0000, diam140, microP-diam(led) v11, PSOC-diam stage_pvt v0*30.....these are the specs....boinger(senior) now suggests flashin spl, and radio update for updanting to any rom u choose, some other senior guys says diam140 users dont update.....other seniors say flash only signed and only the one your phone came with....to put it mildly im a bit overwhelmed.....can any senior provide a laymans answer.....this is my third htc and this one is so slow its a pain.........
mere bhai.. here is kaiser thread
EDIT: now here the correct place
Well for starters, how about some line breaks and correct punctuation on your post?
That would help us all to understand it better without having to read it 2 or 3 times.
Now a suggestion.
First thing you need to know is that there is an official Rom available for your Diamond that will make it more responsive and will keep your warranty intact.
Go to www.htc.com and register yourself in the htc club, then register your Diamond.
Now select "My Download" on the left side of the page and choose "Device Updates". You should see a picture of the Diamond. After this is quite straightforward. Just be sure that your Diamond has more than 50% of battery left before upgrading it.
Another detail, the update will delete all your information on the Diamond so i would make a backup before. Search the forum for Backup options.
If you are more needy, then check the Rom Development section and there you can choose a Rom that suits your needs, but for this you will need to upgrade your Hard SPL with one that allows you to upgrade to "non" standard Roms. Everything is clearly explained there, take your time to read it, do it when you feel confortable with it. Ask questions about the process, but please, try to do it yourself, this is the only way you will learn.
Hope to have helped.
Regards,
Luís
Unbelievable...
So let's see, you created an account in XDA and then decided to post the same question in three different sections.
This will not get your questions answered faster, actually it will only prove that you are a little bit on the lazy side to read the posts on the forum.
All you questions were already asked and answered, so please use the search and stop spamming the forums.
Edit: Now the posts were merged, so please make sure that whenever you have a doubt that you post it once in the right place. Hope you have learned your lesson. We all should once in a while learn with our mistakes ;-)
firtsly put the same question in diff posts coz didnt know which thread/conversation exactly my questions wud fit in.....secondly not everyone in this world is a techie.....i started with the obvious that is htc website....have no updates yet on india....tried hong kong rom coz thats the one that came out first...didnt work, read some more n learned about spl and flashing it....and how to update the device, also read about experts saying on this forum itself diam140 users do not update your rom from what is currently available, then read some more posts from boinger...who starts with his hardspl...dont know whether signed or unsigned...has his own rom...then he figures out flash hardspl and update radio...then choose your rom....ok...between signed and unsigned spl, between radio first or htc asia rom or somemodified rom like panosha.....or maybe ending up with a bricked phone....its a bit much to digest if u dont have the background.....can any "expert/senior" member say simply...for indian 2g/edge phone......use unsigned hardspl 1.37 or 1.40....update with not a cooked but htc rom for lets say asia but not hongkong....hongkong is in asia right ?.....i will not get 2 simple lines but yes the free educational lessons in posting and grammar abound......but really sarcasm aside thank u for your time.
Hello there,
Great forum you guys have here.
I will be receiving my Diamond on Thursday from Orange. I have some questions and would be very grateful for your help and advice. I have looked across the site for answers but there's so much info it's difficult to know where to start!
Firstly, I understand I may need to flash the ROM to improve speed. Speed is very important to me and so should I need to do this, what ROM would you recommend - something simple, offering a good balance between memory consumption and speed please. Does the official HTC update help at all?
Secondly, what do I need to do to preserve the original ROM, just in case I need to get it back in order to return the phone.
Thirdly, can you provide me with a link that clearly explains the process of updating the ROM as i've never done anything like this before.
If there's anything else i've missed (such as settings changes - I know I should get rid of the Orange homepage in favour of HTC's for instance), please tell me - i'm eager to have my Diamond adequately set-up ASAP.
Thanks for your time & patience,
S.
well i got my diamond from orange a few weeks ago and i would like to know the same. The one thing i can tell you that it comes with rom 1.37 WWE and not the orange version which I thought was weird, the quick start book even shows the diamond with the orange rom. So if your the safe then you wont get a rom ruined by orange
Excellent, I hope the Diamond I receive is the same. I hate Orange extensions!
check out http://www.modmydiamond.info
Very useful site.
Thank you! Seems like a useful site...
Can anyone suggest what ROM to go for or a guide that details/reviews ROMS?
Thanks,
S
read , read & then read some more.
there are way too many ROMS to recommend.
workout what you wnat from a ROM then go find it.
i now this attitude sounds a bit tough but in the end you will gain invaluable knowledge about your phone along the way
gtpete said:
read , read & then read some more.
there are way too many ROMS to recommend.
workout what you wnat from a ROM then go find it.
i now this attitude sounds a bit tough but in the end you will gain invaluable knowledge about your phone along the way
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I have to agree!
I was once a newb to WinMob (only about a month ago) and I hadn't a clue... I read, read and read and now I up updating roms, radios and installing apps like a good thing!
My own personal preference for a ROM is SwiftBL 5.6 - its super slick and includes loads of apps like GSen, Advanced Config, etc.... very nice app! You'll find it in the ROMs secion!
Enjor your phone!
DG
right o
if you go to the official HTC site you will get a download to the newest official htc rom 1.93 i think which will improve the phone speed no end - it is also easy to install (follow instructions on site). just make sure you backup everything first!
trust me it turned my phone from unusable to a godsend! and its official rom
Thanks for the replies. I will attempt reading the wealth of info available on this site, but i'm swept off my feet with work at the moment. So any concise info from you guys will really help me to get my diamond running well ASAP during this busy time. I have however read the guides on how to install the ROM at least and will get stuck in properly when things calm down.
Would you say that the latest official HTC ROM is faster than swift 6.0?
Thanks again,
S.
jporch316 said:
right o
if you go to the official HTC site you will get a download to the newest official htc rom 1.93 i think which will improve the phone speed no end - it is also easy to install (follow instructions on site). just make sure you backup everything first!
trust me it turned my phone from unusable to a godsend! and its official rom
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But you cannot download from HTC if you have an operator supplied device.
Oh! Damn. Oh well, I guess it's gonna have to be Swift or another ROM then...
Hey Guys,
First off, my immense gratitude for all your hard work! So much information and development, really make me appreciate the massive cost that went into the Xperia !
Before posting this thread, I did my research, read and saw as much as I could, before I posted any questions about Flashing. Thankfully, I have most of the answers, but have a few left. I am sorry if the answers to these questions already exist here, I tried to find them, but couldn't quite find the exact answer, so I apologize in advance for offending or upsetting anyone, I mean great respect to all of you . So, here are my questions:
1. Is it fair to assume that ROMs and Firmwire, could be used as synonyms? They are both essential system files, placed on the ROM portion of the device. I am asking this question, because I want to make sure I have all the pieces of information, in case, something goes wrong during Flashing my custom ROM. I want to have ALL the stock components that came with my Xperia, therefore, I need to understand if Firmware is different from stock ROMs, here. If so, what is the difference and where can I get the proper firmware?
2. Here is all the information I could download from my phone:
Software Id: 1213-6450
Software Version: R1AA017
Customization Version: R15A
Customization Variant: GENERIC_UK
Version:
ROM version: 1.02.931.3
ROM date: 08/29/08
Radio version: 1.06.25.29
Protocol version: 52.43.25.24U
Based on this info, can you guys help me locate this EXACT ROM, if someone has it on XDA? I would really appreciate it! I tried going through the stock ROM threads, but I cannot find the EXACT match. I also wanted a second pair of eyes, more experienced eyes to let me know what information is referring to what and if I have had EVERYTHING needed, before I flash to a custom ROM. If the exact version of the ROM from my phone is not available here, then I guess I'd have to back up my ROM, using the instructions from here. Can anyone confirm this? Also, please don't be surprised by how old this version must be, LOL, I got one of the earliest models and I never touched it .
3. In choosing a custom ROM, I have decided to go with the popular choice, that is Itje's Touch-IT v4.5 Landscape. If I understand this correctly, the Manila (TF3D) on this is ported from the BRAND NEW HTC devices, the Diamond 2 and Pro 2, which use Manila 2, as I understand it? If this is correct, then is it also safe to assume that Themes from Blackstone or something, will NOT run on this Manila 2? I also assume that TF3D Config would also be ineffective on this?
4. What application do you guys recommend for the most comprehensive back up of the Xperia, that is, Emails, Text Messages, Pictures, and so on, and once backed up, can they be restored to another Xperia or any other WM 6.1 Device, including the text messages?
I really want to thank everyone in advance for reading my questions and post, and would again like to apologize if I have offended anyone. It really was not my intention, and please understand there's a myriad of information here, LOL, so just cause most of you our Gurus, us mere Mortals may not always know where to dig it from . Thank you again for your patience, I look forward to your responses.
Regards,
ProFragger.
1) Yes. There's several kinds of Read Only Memory in your device that you can modify. 1st is the SPL, second is the Radio and third is the OS. "Images" for the latter two are referred to as ROMs.
2) Back it up if you want to be sure.
3) Most of your assumptions are correct. I cannot comment on wheter tf3dconfig will work or not.
4) PPCPimBackup (comes with Itje's ROM too)
Thank you very much Angelusz, for your response and help. I have learned, just from those few lines .
I guess I will go ahead and start backing up my stock ROM. If anyone can help me identify, if the ROM already exists online, based on the info I provided in my post earlier, then I would appreciate that too.
Thank you again guys.
So, I am a newbie ... a newbie willing to learn Up until now, I've been using the P1i and hacked it successfully. The windows OS however is a new ball game!
I had the Xperia in hand for a couple of days, had a feel of it and gave it back to a friend. I now intend to take it back and play with it!
I intend on getting my phone to a state as seen in the video/ pictures on:
Xperience v4.5 Landscape (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485624&highlight=Touch+IT+4.5)
Touch-IT 7 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=503732)
XPERIA Gen II (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=497092)
Wanting to see my phone as mentioned above, I've been searching and reading the forums for some days now. Aside from getting more fascinated, I have not really managed to understand a whole lot and hence am looking forward to helpful folks out here to lead me initially through my first couple of experiments.
On that note, can some one first tell me what is Hard SPL and if I MUST necessarily do it before I start modifying my X1?
Hard-SPL for Xperia X1 - Released! (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=431218)
I noticed this huge "THE XPERIA X1 LIBRARY" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=477801) and was wondering which of those I must use?
And finally, is there a starters/ toddlers/ newbies guide to work through to my first real mod? With so many materials out here, its really difficult to understand the real starting point!
Details of my device:
ROM Version: 1.02.931.3
Date : 08/29/08
Radio Version: 1.06.25.29
Soft Id: 1213.6450
Soft Version: R1AA017
Customization Id:1215-1832
Custom.. Version:R15Awhat
Custom.. Variant:Generic UK
Thanks in advance for any help
PS. If someone can point me to thread for where I could get a start, that would be great ... something like what is hard spl and what are the first steps I should go through!
yeah, interesting... I have visited XDA-developers site many times since 2007. I have learned some of the stuffs reading through thousands of pages. But still learning... and GOOGLE....GOOGLE and GOOGLE.
I heard that somebody has made an ebook with all the stuffs you are asking and selling it for 99 Euro. Do you wanna buy?
Begin with the library!
the video biovolt posted help me out plenty and should be the same for all newbies. you will only thank him for doin it in the 1st place.
You definately need to HardSPL first before fashing a custom ROM...I recommend doing this because you are still using R1AA...
Anyway read the sticky Threads and you should find help!
The last thing: Nice to see you here, congrats to your first posting!
Yes I believe that you need to hard spl before a custom rom. But dont take my word for it, im still a newb
derliebewolf said:
You definately need to HardSPL first before fashing a custom ROM...I recommend doing this because you are still using R1AA...
Anyway read the sticky Threads and you should find help!
The last thing: Nice to see you here, congrats to your first posting!
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Thanks derliebewolf As a first step, I updated my rom from the SE update!
Now that, thats done, I' m first going to watch some videos ... videos of doing the HardSPL!
... and then hopefully, I'll be on my way!
... will lookout to helping hands if I falter!