Quick Question - Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development

okay. my phone reecently stopped syncing. just wondered if it was possible to flash without being synced to a pc? i have tthe nbh and ruuwrapper on my phone and would like to update my rom somhow.
thanks in advance
Dan.

If you have hardSPL on your device, or when you want to flash an original ROM, you can do so using the SD card method:
- just put the ROM file (.nbh) on the card, root dir, other files not needed
- rename it to BLACIMG.NBH
- turn off the device, hold volume down button and then press power (you should then get to see the tri-colour boot loader screen)
- it will ask you if you want to flash, press power button to flash
Make sure you have at least 30% batterypower left
Good luck. IMO, it is the best and fastest way to flash. Remember to hard-reset after flashing.

thank you very much! didnt realise i had to change the name. thanks again

Solution found, thread closed.
Can I remind you though that if your experiencing difficulties flashing/updating roms your queries should be posted in this thread. No need for new ones.
Ta
Rick

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HELP My P4350 is not responding!!:eek:

Can anyone help me, while updating my rom there went something wrong, i guess!
Now I only see the screen with 'Touch-IT' and I don't know what to do! Please help me!!
Thanks a lot! Bram
this guide really helped me when i started flashing
bramwillems said:
Can anyone help me, while updating my rom there went something wrong, i guess!
Now I only see the screen with 'Touch-IT' and I don't know what to do! Please help me!!
Thanks a lot! Bram
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PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO STEPS 3. 3A,3B,3C...
1. Download which version of Touch IT you want. For the Last version made, here is the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=340403
2. Backup any information you wouldn't want to lose. Either backup to memory card or PC; your choice
3. At this point, You need to install the official RUU for your device, if you're already running the official RUU, then you need to hard reset your device. (Press and hold both soft keys and press reset button, continue to hold softkeys til screen displays to hard reset. Press the call button to continue). If you need to install the official RUU, continue to step 3a4Here is a list of uploaded RUUs
3a. Enter bootloader on your phone (Hold camera button and press reset, continue holding camera until a screen with 3 gradient colors shows up
3b. Connect your computer via USB to your ppc (Pocket PC)
3c. Run the RUU .exe from your hard drive, follow its simple onscreen instructions and click check boxes necessary to continue with the installation. This should take a few minutes, and you will more then likely see your screen flash and change things, this is normal, let it work. After a few minutes it will boot up and go into "automatic customization of your device", I continued this (screen alignment, tips, auto setup), and waited for my device to be totally ready for me to use.
4. Connect your device via USB to the PC and wait for activesync. If it automatically pulls up a profile for your phones sync, delete that profile. If it asks again to setup device for syncing items, click cancel. You will still be able to explore your phone and install devices without setting up the sync profile for your phone.
5. Make sure your phone is connected as a guest, if it is not, make sure it is. The method I used to do this was this zip file I ran "guest only" registration entry. (Make sure and run allow partnership registration after completing installation), but it should display as guest after the hard reset.
6. Copy aserg policies.cab to your mobile device
7. Run aserg policies.cab from your device
8. Soft reset (use stylus for button on side of wing, or on bottom of herald)
9. Go into your comm manager on your phone, and disable "phone". Basically enter flight mode so nothing can be sent to your phone during this process.
10. Once booted, its time to give it a shot. Make sure you're still connected as guest, and run !Upgrade_rom.bat from Touch_it folder on your PC
11. This will bring up a command prompt waiting for you to hit a key to begin, press any key
12. During this time it is installing, NEVER touch your phone or play with it in any matter. It may look as though the command prompt has gotten hung up at times, but leave it run until it completes (or fails). your phone will pop up a message saying "unknown status" or the likes, but dont close that window, like I said just leave it alone.
13. If you have no error messages in the command dialogue box then you're ready to hard reset your phone. (press both softkeys, and press reset, continue holding softkeys til you see a dialogue asking if its okay to restore settings, hit the call button to finish it)
14. Your device SHOULD boot normally, go through setup, and you should be golden.
If at any time there is an error during install, but you still let it complete, you might have a chance at it working. Hard reset it after completion (even with errors) just to see if it works. If it wont go past your Tmobile or HTC picture screen on bootup, then you have bricked your device. To UNbrick it, run steps 3a through 3c and reinstall the RUU.
If you get any errors, try and try again. Its proven working on several devices.
thank you very much for your help, but i cant find the offical RUU?
bramwillems said:
thank you very much for your help, but i cant find the offical RUU?
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You defenitifly flashed a rom from teh HARD-SPL RUU folder...
... or you left a SPL.nbh inside your RUU folder.....
All roms are found in my signiture "All roms"
And for better flashing... download latest TouchIT6.1.3 and replace the RUUsigned.nbh with a one you will flash.
Or flash the TouchIT 6.1.3
I know hardspl sorked for you.
If flashing isn´t working
PUT device in BOOTLOADER (cam + softreset) then it MUST work
Good luck
papamopps said:
You defenitifly flashed a rom from teh HARD-SPL RUU folder...
... or you left a SPL.nbh inside your RUU folder.....
All roms are found in my signiture "All roms"
And for better flashing... download latest TouchIT6.1.3 and replace the RUUsigned.nbh with a one you will flash.
Or flash the TouchIT 6.1.3
I know hardspl sorked for you.
If flashing isn´t working
PUT device in BOOTLOADER (cam + softreset) then it MUST work
Good luck
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Thank you papamopps! I run the HARD-spl again and my phone is fully functional!
I was very afraid that I my phone was totaly crashed and I could thrown it away! Thank you for saving my dear phone
bramwillems said:
Thank you papamopps! I run the HARD-spl again and my phone is fully functional!
I was very afraid that I my phone was totaly crashed and I could thrown it away! Thank you for saving my dear phone
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Since NOW - never use HArd-SPL again...
Take the RUU from TouchIT6.1.3 or any other official RUU WITHOUT SPL.nbh!!
and enjoy free flashing .....
papamopps said:
Since NOW - never use HArd-SPL again...
Take the RUU from TouchIT6.1.3 or any other official RUU WITHOUT SPL.nbh!!
and enjoy free flashing .....
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But on the releases from Itje there is a note that is won't work without HARD-spl? So what is the difference? (I don't know if I ask stupid questions, forgive me)
If you have used hard-spl once on your phone, you dont need to do it again
I include in my rom releases what u need to flash
just run the rom.exe file, and the phone will update.

Help about flashing roms

Hi! I have a question about roms. I want to flash my rom with let"s say shadowmans win 6.5, but i dont know how, because everyone is talking about hardspl and branded phones. I have i stock rom now (6.1) and i have hardspl preinstalled, does that mean that i can flash any rom i want or what? What is the quickest way to flash and what can u do if flashing fails? I need a quick giude for dummies. Thanks for all your help!
the easiest way to flash is with custom RUU it is explaind in hspl Wiki- as you will use this to flash hspl
download newest hspl 1.83 olinex and flash it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520312
download ROM
connect you topaz to pc in active syns mode
open CustomRUU it us usually included with downloaded ROM
follow the instructions
then you can flash the radio again use the wiki
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Topaz_Radio_ROM
hope this can get you started
If you definitely have hspl 1.83 olinex installed (you can check from the 3 colour bootloader screen - completely switch off your topaz and switch on again whilst holding volume down key), then you can flash any ROM using just your microsd card instead of connecting to your PC.
Download the ROM of your choice and extract the .nbh file from the archive or folder. It will be the biggest file in the archive. Rename this to TOPAIMG.nbh and put it in the root (top level) of your microSD card.
Make sure your battery is near to full, then turn off and restart your Topaz in bootloader mode as described above. It will detect the ROM and ask you to confirm upgrade. Simple as that. When it's complete and says "success" you can restart your phone using the reset button.
If ever it fails, you can simply do it again. Or, take out your microSD, put it in a card reader and put another TOPAIMG ROM file there, re-insert, and reflash.
Don't forget to delete the TOPAIMG file afterwards.
You can flash complete ROMs this way or just radio ROMs, it's the same process. I like this method because it's self-contained and doesn't rely on connection to your PC. Only make sure a) olinex 1.83 is installed already, and b) there's adequate battery left.
Don't forget to make a note of your stock ROM so that you can download it again in case you ever want to go back to it, or if you send your phone in for service.
problem
I did what you said but when I turn on the power with volume down press i can read, for a very short while, the word "no file image". What I have to do now? In the micro SD there is only the .nbh file and in the boot mode I can read that olinex 1.83 is installed.Help please.thanks a lot. Simon
I have checked that too, but i have hspl 1.33, does that mean i can flash any rom i want from my sd card or i must have 1.83 to do that?
Thanks for help
tommaazz said:
I have checked that too, but i have hspl 1.33, does that mean i can flash any rom i want from my sd card or i must have 1.83 to do that?
Thanks for help
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you want the latest hard spl 1.83 so that there wont be any problems. all the chefs state in there rom thread to have that one too.
fs1978 said:
I did what you said but when I turn on the power with volume down press i can read, for a very short while, the word "no file image". What I have to do now? In the micro SD there is only the .nbh file and in the boot mode I can read that olinex 1.83 is installed.Help please.thanks a lot. Simon
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is your micro sd formatted with fat 32? must be formatted in order to flash a rom using a micro sd card first. you dont have to power down your device to flash from sd card either. just hold volume down and insert stylus in the soft reset hole. hold until bootloader screen comes up. after flashing a hard reset is recommended. thats when you power down the device. you have to wait till everything gets set up first though to get to where you can power down the device though. hold volume up and down button. while holding those buttons turn the power back on. then follow the instructions it says.
fs1978 said:
I did what you said but when I turn on the power with volume down press i can read, for a very short while, the word "no file image". What I have to do now? In the micro SD there is only the .nbh file and in the boot mode I can read that olinex 1.83 is installed.Help please.thanks a lot. Simon
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Is your ROM file named exactly TOPAIMG.nbh? Note the caps for the filename and lower case for the extension.
I was just reading another thread and apparently this is important for the bootloader to recognise it.
Please add one small comment to HSPL instructions
Few of us get "stuck" installing HSPL... Once you see a tricolor screen you are to follow RUU...but it says to be connected in activesync. yet if one looks on activesync you see your device is disconnected.
Please add "wait a minute" and just click OK on RUU. By then it is connected just doesn't show in activesync. Flash and all should be good.
Andy
I haven't burned a new ROM yet but have been getting the pieces together
I have an AT&T Pure which comes stock with WinMo 6.5 and also comes with
a Stock HSPL 1.83 (I believe 1.83 is required for all 6.5 and above?)
I think there is a potential area of confusion here for Pure users
(Especially since the other Topaz came with WinMo 6.1 and HSPL 1.33)
there is an OEM HSPL 1.83 and an Olinex modified 1.83 that will unlock
the phone.
Correct me if I'm wrong but
The one that is actually needed is the "modified"
1.83 OliNex (available here on XDA from Olinex as a sticky)
Can someone confirm this "subtle" difference???
I've gone to the tri-color Boot screen and the stock Pure only says
HSPL 1.83 (it does does not say OliNex)
my current understanding is that I will need to
burn the Olinex HSPL over my Stock OEM 1.83
before adding a new ROM??
One final question is after I reburn the new Olinex HSPL
Do I need to install the new ROM at that point?
Or could I use my phone? (with old stock Rom plus new HSPL)
Just want know if I'd be "off the air" at that point or not?
(So maybe I'll wait with R1+ over the latest Dutty Rom)
TIA
Hope this can at least promote some understanding
KJL
problem
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I did what you said but when I turn on the power with volume down press i can read, for a very short while, the word "no file image". What I have to do now? In the micro SD there is only the .nbh file and in the boot mode I can read that olinex 1.83 is installed.Help please.thanks a lot. Simon
any idea on how to flash back to stock at&t rom for warranty purposes. i rmr seeing a post in the raphael rom section but nothing here. any ideas??? im turning this in for a tilt 2. sits perfectly in my car mount n looks like a micro mini netbook...haha....

any other way to flash the rom beside sd card

any other way to flash the rom beside used the sd card , because when i when to boot load tri color screen it say no image file , so any one please help .
Did you hard SPL it, and are you sure you renamed the file correctly?
yes i did and try find a way used pc to flash it , anyone know
hey, sorry i aint an expert but have you flashed the rom to the root of the memory card, turned the phone off, taking the battery out for 3-5 seconds, re-installing the battery then holding down the volume down button and at the same time th epower button, this should then display the bootloader mode, then everything is basically automatic, and just follow the on screen instructions, down forget to hard reset after installation!
yongh said:
yes i did and try find a way used pc to flash it , anyone know
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The ROMS ive installed recently tend to come bundled with RomUpdateUtility.exe which allows you to install the rom from your desktop via usb link.
Here's the ROM library:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=477801
Scroll down to:
II - FLASHING TOOLS & UTILITIES
Choose:
- ROM Update Utility (RUU) for X1 with instructions - App to flash ROMs from PC
Follow instructions:
DONE!

How can install original ROM for Dimaond I?

I need to install the original ROM for Diamond I from boot loader beacuse the device can't make Sync. with my computer
alright well you need to get the .nbh file of the rom into your storage memory (in da main root not in any folder) and then rename it DIAMIMG once you have that turn off your phone and press and hold the volume key down and press and hold the back button ( the button on the pad to go back) and press and hold the power button until it turns on into bootloader mode . now if it worked it should ask to press power buttton to update or ok to cancel just press the powerr button and itll update when its done itll say update ok and u can restart the phone
thankes for your thread but i have aproplem because my phone cant make a sync. with my computer and i have anther thread with my proplem please read it and reply me
It doesn't need to sync.
Put the phone in bootloader as lokoz described and run one of the ROM installers. You don't even need to have the ROM in Internal Storage that way.
Will the newest original rom be better.
Hello dudes, I have a question, My htc touch diamond are not so touch friendly as i thought when i bought it. I know that it aint a Iphone but do you guys think it might get to be better with the newest ROM from HTC homepage.
Like when i want to call a number and press number 1, its says 2 instead.Thats kinda irritating.
But anyway, I have downloaded the newest rom for my touch diamond, ver 2.03. the one thats on my phone is 1.93. but when i try to install.. i get an 264 error, and it finnish without installing the ROM. Can I still install it ,Like if I put it into storage in the phone first and the install it from there.
Thankfull for any help
Try my rom in my signature. Its about as finger friendly as it gets. FIRST look up on how to prepare your Diamond before flashing, there are some important steps. If you need a link, PM me.
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Need help: Installed SPL 1.33 before reverting to shipped ROM

Hey everyone, as the title suggests, I'm a big noob.
I actually flashed SPL 1.33 before flashing a shipped / stock rom. I'm going to send my unit for warranty (it has a lot of dead pixels now :S).
Now when I try flashing a shipped rom, it says "Not allowed" when it goes to the white screen.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Reflash to HSPL, then shipped ROM, then SSPL.
The system doesn't boot up anymore, actually. It get's stuck in the "HTC Diamon II" opening...
Try a hard reset, if not,
You'll have to flash everything from SD Card by renaming each .nbh file to TOPAIMG.nbh and entering bootloader mode, HSPL then ROM
Bruce Inman said:
Try a hard reset, if not,
You'll have to flash everything from SD Card by renaming each .nbh file to TOPAIMG.nbh and entering bootloader mode, HSPL then ROM
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Hard reset didn't work.
What do you mean "rename each .nbh file to TOPAIMG.nbh"? Could you please clarify a bit?
Thank you so much for your reply.
Something a little similar for me, that I solved removing sd and flashing without sd.
Synched said:
Hard reset didn't work.
What do you mean "rename each .nbh file to TOPAIMG.nbh"? Could you please clarify a bit?
Thank you so much for your reply.
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Alright, try this;
1. Take the HSPL183 .nbh file and rename it to RUU_signed.nbh.
2. Find the TopazRUU.exe file and put both into same folder.
3. Soft reset your phone while holding the volume key down to go to bootlloader mode.
4. Once the tri-colored screen show 'USB at the bottom, run the RUU.exe.
5. Once it completes at 99%, hold your volume key again before it resets.
6. When back to Bootloader mode, verify your SPL says 1.83.Olinex.
7. Repeat the same for the HSPL 2.51 file.
8. If you have your stock ROM, right click on the .exe and extract it to a folder.
9. Take that RUU_signed.nbh and put into same folder as TopazCustomRUU.exe. You can replace the first one, or copy the RUU.exe to a new folder.
10. Go back to Bootloader and run the RUU.exe with the ROM .nbh file.
11. Then follow steps for the relocker.
Hope this helps.
Bruce Inman said:
Alright, try this;
1. Take the HSPL183 .nbh file and rename it to RUU_signed.nbh.
2. Find the TopazRUU.exe file and put both into same folder.
3. Soft reset your phone while holding the volume key down to go to bootlloader mode.
4. Once the tri-colored screen show 'USB at the bottom, run the RUU.exe.
5. Once it completes at 99%, hold your volume key again before it resets.
6. When back to Bootloader mode, verify your SPL says 1.83.Olinex.
7. Repeat the same for the HSPL 2.51 file.
8. If you have your stock ROM, right click on the .exe and extract it to a folder.
9. Take that RUU_signed.nbh and put into same folder as TopazCustomRUU.exe. You can replace the first one, or copy the RUU.exe to a new folder.
10. Go back to Bootloader and run the RUU.exe with the ROM .nbh file.
11. Then follow steps for the relocker.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the prompt response, Bruce.
I'll try that out when I get home.
Thanks again.
Hey Bruce, thanks for all the help so far. I tried flashing it after work, but I reach up to step 4 but it freezes at 0% and the CustomRUU.exe basically says that it has some kind of communication error.
Am I downloading the right files? I got the files that I tried to use (both hspl and ruu) from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520312
Synched said:
Hey Bruce, thanks for all the help so far. I tried flashing it after work, but I reach up to step 4 but it freezes at 0% and the CustomRUU.exe basically says that it has some kind of communication error.
Am I downloading the right files? I got the files that I tried to use (both hspl and ruu) from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520312
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You are pulling the correct files.
All I can suggest is to try the same thing with the Topaz-HardSPL_V5_00R5_183HSPL.zip file from that thread. Connect in Bootloader mode and once you get the 'USB to show, try running the .exe in that file.
Unfortunately I don't think it will work, because the autoinstaller attempts to access through Active Sync, and you can't sync at this point.
What does your SPL show in Bootloader currently, 1.33.000?
Well I was glad to see I'm not the only clown out there
Just wanted to thank Bruce. Last night I also reloaded the stock/1.33 SPL before reloading the rom and completely messed up my phone. I could get it right up until the progress bar, but it would just sit at 0% forever. After reading a couple of threads (where Bruce was involved) I tried a new tactic.
Downloaded the Official HTC WM6.5 release, booted into tri colour, connected the usb and launched the app. It actually first upgrades your SPL to 1.83 and then reloads the new rom, all in one go.
Give it a shot.
Thanks again
Yes, it currently says 1.33.000.
Let me give what Rafiqc did a try.
Ah yes, I forgot about trying to flash the stock ROM over the Stock SPL.
Glad I could help, even if inadvertantly...

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