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Hi all
I tried to install latest SPL (1.33.2005) on my G1
I think I tried to flash it 10 times , using 5 different guides, in all cases the outcome is the same - i receive notification that the install went kwel, but the SPL just does not install.
I'm currently running Engineering SPL - HBOOT-0.95.3000 (I thought at first that maybe I have to install HardSPL first and only then go for 1.33.2005, but based on what I found on the Net that's not required.
Also I'm using 1.3.1 CYanogenMod recovery , I've thought that I need to downgrade my recovery in order to install the SPL , and once again , found out it's not correct.
I'm flashing the bloody 26i radio every time , downloading the SPL from HAYKURO site, wiping , installing the same version after the SPL as I had before, rebooting into recovery when I should , waiting for 10 minutes before puling the battery out when it stuck on G1 screen ,you name it.
Method 1
1) Place Radio 26i on sdcard , change to update.zip , reboot in recovery , flash it , reboot back into recovery (automatic), reboot normal
2) Place SPL on sdcard , change to update.zip , reboot in recovery, flash it (it take 3 seconds and give notification that install is finished)
3) Still in recovery, remove sdcard , place sdcardN2 (with CYanogenMod rom named update.zip , like the one I had before).
4) Still in recovery, open console , reboot manually to recovery (no auto reboot, have to reboot by "reboot recovery").
4) Flash the CYanogenMod , reboot
ALL WORK, NO SPL
Method 2
1) Place Radio 26i on sdcard , change to update.zip , reboot in recovery , flash it , reboot back into recovery (automatic), reboot normal
2) Place SPL on sdcard , change to update.zip , reboot in recovery, flash it (it take 3 seconds and give notification that install is finished) , open console , reboot manually to recovery (no auto reboot).
3) Reboot normally - Stuck on G1 screen.
4) Take the battery out , remove sdcard ,place sdcard N2 (with CYanogenMod rom named update.zip , like the one I had before).
5) Return the battery , boot in recovery , flash the rom , reboot normally
ALL WORK, NO SPL
SO what can go wrong ? Any1 ? What am I missing ?
Your sure its not installing, as in your bootloader doesnt show 1.33.2005? Or your not sure, and it just gets stuck on g1 screen every time?
dashed said:
Your sure its not installing, as in your bootloader doesnt show 1.33.2005? Or your not sure, and it just gets stuck on g1 screen every time?
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I always get to install my original version eventually , but on checking the bootloader , it show me the old SPL I had
BEFORE you do any of this make sure your have a PVT boar. Well why are you flashing your old bootloader? after the new spl says its complete, reboot, it will get stuck on g1 screen, I AM ALMOST positive you can pull the battery now and then put sd in with rom. Put battery back in and power on holding home to get to recovery. Flash rom and then reboot. After all of this once your rom is up and running, power on into bootloader and see if it says 1.33.2005.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534461
This thread has the best instructions imo.
dashed said:
BEFORE you do any of this make sure your have a PVT boar. Well why are you flashing your old bootloader? after the new spl says its complete, reboot, it will get stuck on g1 screen, I AM ALMOST positive you can pull the battery now and then put sd in with rom. Put battery back in and power on holding home to get to recovery. Flash rom and then reboot. After all of this once your rom is up and running, power on into bootloader and see if it says 1.33.2005.
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Yep , tried that as well.
Got PVT , flashed SPL , rebooted into never-ending G1 screen , took the battery out , switched to sdcard with rom , placed battery back , booted in recovery , flashed rom , rebooted - all fine, rom running but still old SPL in bootloader
Darn
maybe you need the hardspl before you can do it?
see if you can flash another SPL like HardSPL
dashed said:
maybe you need the hardspl before you can do it?
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I was actually hoping to have some confirmation regarding this point , actually , from what I found on the Net it's not required , but who believes the NET ?
When you flash the spl it should complete the flash and then you home+back to reboot. The phone should reboot and then you should see a box with an arrow. Then it will reboot again. This is where it will stick at the g1 screen. That's where you pull the battery and flash your build again. Did you see the box with the arrow?
try to use the actual button rather than use trackball. like alt+s to update rather than choosing the update menu using trackball.
i've heard people having this problem if they are on cyna recovery. Go back to JF recovery image before flashing SPL.
smurphete said:
i've heard people having this problem if they are on cyna recovery. Go back to JF recovery image before flashing SPL.
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Was just about to say the same. Its been widely reported that you have to flash this spl from jf's recovery.
dashed said:
BEFORE you do any of this make sure your have a PVT boar. Well why are you flashing your old bootloader? after the new spl says its complete, reboot, it will get stuck on g1 screen, I AM ALMOST positive you can pull the battery now and then put sd in with rom. Put battery back in and power on holding home to get to recovery. Flash rom and then reboot. After all of this once your rom is up and running, power on into bootloader and see if it says 1.33.2005.
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Just my observation on this. If you get stuck on g1 screen, which I did, you can wipe your phone without reinstalling the ROM. The next reboot will take 5-10 mins, but it will boot up fine.
chrisrj28 said:
When you flash the spl it should complete the flash and then you home+back to reboot. The phone should reboot and then you should see a box with an arrow. Then it will reboot again. This is where it will stick at the g1 screen. That's where you pull the battery and flash your build again. Did you see the box with the arrow?
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Actually, I never got the box and arrow after SPL reboot (like in radio) Hmmp...
h.nocturna said:
see if you can flash another SPL like HardSPL
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smurphete said:
i've heard people having this problem if they are on cyna recovery. Go back to JF recovery image before flashing SPL.
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I'll try those as well ..
Thanks guys , I'll keep the post updated (10 tries and no brick yet )
SOLVED !!!!!!
The problem was in CYA 1.3.1 recovery , JF recovery worked like a charm
Thank you thank you thank you all.
Mods - feel free to lock this thread
That's wierd lol. Friend just flashed it on Cyan's recovery
I just flashed to jachero last night. I thought i had the most up to date spl but was getting an error. My problem was not mounting the sdcard before the push. After i did that it installed fine and im using Cya recovery.
You couldn't have installed JACHero without the latest spl, SPL: 1.33.2005
alritewhadeva said:
You couldn't have installed JACHero without the latest spl, SPL: 1.33.2005
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Yes i realize.. i thought i had it.. but did not. So i had to update that first and that fixed my error so i could install JACHero. My main point was that i could push just fine in adb with Cyanogen's recovery.
was running HSPL10.95.3000 and decided to flash 1.33.2005 but now im having problems.
installed new spl on sd card, renamed it to update. entered recovery mode and alt+s it and after it was done i did the reboot and now its stuck on the g1 screen.
any suggestions?
ok so i turned off the g1 and tried installing the spl again, alt+s, it was done. rebooted, now its on recovery mode and its saying :Formatting Cache:...
Haykuro's new spl
My phone is doing the exact same thing... If only I read the comments on that how to get root partition sd in the console and install the jachero 2.63 maybe I woulda known this would happen... How to restore? I used nandroid backup but it isn't working...
yeah, trying to restore but not looking good lol
hope i didn't brick my g1
did you install the radio first? Do you have a DVT or PVT device? If you have DVT or didn't flash the radio first, your phone is bricked...
If you can access recovery, then your device is not bricked, try booting into the bootloader (Camera + Power). If the SPL is the new one, try flashing a new ROM, if its the old one, try re-flashing the SPL.
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If you can access recovery, then your device is not bricked, try booting into the bootloader (Camera + Power). If the SPL is the new one, try flashing a new ROM, if its the old one, try re-flashing the SPL.
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ok i hit the camera+power and it shows this:
DREAM PVT 32B ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-1.33.2005 (DREA10000)
CPLD-4
Apr 20 2009, 15:30:43
HBOOT
<BACK> FastBoot Mode.
like i said befor i try to do a restore but it keeps looping, how can I install a new rom?
now if i hit the back key it highlites the "FASTBOOT" and says this:
<camera step2> HBoot Mode
<send> Reset Device
<action> Restart to HBoot
<menu> Power Down.
I really dont wanna "F" up my g1 lol
Go ahead and boot into recovery (Home + Power), then just flash a ROM of your choice.
how do i flash a new rom from the recovery? how do i open up my memory card?
i try to reboot my g1 from there and it loops at the g1 screen then it opens up recovery again. Do i need to get me a card reader to install the rom?
Alrite listen up. Turn off your phone (pull battery out). BOot into recovery (YOU DO!?! have cyanogen's recovery RIGHT?!?!!) and go into console. Connect your usb and type ums_enable
Now you should be able to copy a ROM onto your sdcard. Once its copied to your sdcard, type ums_disable in the recovery console to unmount your sdcard. Remove the usb cable, type reboot recovery and just wipe and flash
try adb
RegulatorG1 said:
how do i flash a new rom from the recovery? how do i open up my memory card?
i try to reboot my g1 from there and it loops at the g1 screen then it opens up recovery again. Do i need to get me a card reader to install the rom?
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There r two ways u can flash without a cardreader one is to put the sd from Ur g1 into anybody fone and once the file is on the card put it back in the g1 got to recovery and flash. Or anybody option is to do a adv push it the file to Ur sd.
Easy solutions. Put rom on sdcard either thru recovery like another poster said or in a card reader then update again.
sorry for not replying after my last post but i had to fly out of the house since i was getting late for work
sucks to be without a phone for a day lol
after work i went to frys and bought me a $3 micro usb reader and just got home and installed cms rom and its loading up right now. I'll let you know how it goes.
ok a update on my situation.
went to recovery and flashed cm's newest rom and now everything seems its back to normal. gonna reflash cm's recovery and backup now. thanks for all the info guys!
no problem, if you do happen to fix your phone, could you change the title to add [SOLVED] so that others who have the same problem can come here and find the solution?
I was flashing the original stock spl to my phone, i allready have flashed original os. but i flashed stock spl with micro sd method.
now my phone is stuck on loading...
what to do now? its my only phone
when i pull out my battery, it says continuing to update rom. and than goes to loading.. again
fixed one problem...
i now have put back teh hard spl and stock rom.
now only need the stock spl.
for the ones who want to know how i fixed it:
i pulled out my micro sd and put on it the stock rom
than just turned on the xperia, then it reboots like 10 times lol
and than it starts flashing
i'll use my xp computer next time for flashing lol
this method works perfect .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=431218
extra how to: how to restore Stock SPL for warranty reasons.
step by step:
- this is ONLY for warranty reasons. i.e. the device needs repair and you have to send it to htc to get it serviced. if you plan to restore hardspl then don't even bother flashing this stock package, unless you are some kind of hacker/dev
- IMPORTANT: be sure to first restore stock OS, and stock radio. stock SPL is always to be done last!!
- now the steps
1. download the stock spl package from this post.
2. download X1_HardSPL_v1 too, from this post.
3. run the hardspl package, but do not press Next button i.e do not go ahead with flash yet.
4. at this point, take the extracted stock SPL, a RUU_Signed.NBH file, and overwrite the other RUU_Signed.NBH in hardspl package.
5. go on with the RUU (or if needed, run SSPL-Manual.exe manually, then run RUU when it goes to tricolour screen with 0.52.OliNex version), it goes to 100%, reboots, done.
+1. to verify, enter bootloader (see description above in this post), and check version number on tricolour screen. it should say 0.72.0000.
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thanks i'll try that
it says error 260 connection.. i get that all the time :S
benpontiac said:
it says error 260 connection.. i get that all the time :S
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1. Turn on your phone normally (i.e. not into bootloader mode)
2. Connect phone to pc using USB cable and select activesync mode.
3. Follows instruction as above in post #4.
Hopes it helps
i did it exact that same way. but nvm i fixed it now.
hi guys, i have a problem, ive tried to instal new rom with hard SPL and i had some error during instal, so i canceled it... then my HTC rebooted and is stucked on HTC screen (after circa 15 sec appear in down left corner R, G, D with some nubers and thats it, help me please
bissqit said:
hi guys, i have a problem, ive tried to instal new rom with hard SPL and i had some error during instal, so i canceled it... then my HTC rebooted and is stucked on HTC screen (after circa 15 sec appear in down left corner R, G, D with some nubers and thats it, help me please
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Please provide better details.
What does your Bootloader screen show for SPL? (Soft reset phone and hold Volume Down before boot starts until you get to tri-colored screen)
1.33.00 or 1.83.Olinex, or?
here is the photo
ttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p188/Bissqit/IMG_8156.jpg (remove the space, i cant post links)
and in few mins i give video, how phone behave when i turn it on
bissqit said:
here is the photo
ttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p188/Bissqit/IMG_8156.jpg (remove the space, i cant post links)
and in few mins i give video, how phone behave when i turn it on
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I am at work so I cannot access photobucket.
Can you please just tell me what it says?
so
TOPA200 32M
SPL-1.33.0000
MicroP-Topaz (LED) v10
TURBO HW/TURBO SW (these are in red)
TP MFG DATA
500,542 175,869
188,210 816,201
813,880 Calibrated (in green)
Serial (in white)
bissqit said:
so
TOPA200 32M
SPL-1.33.0000
MicroP-Topaz (LED) v10
TURBO HW/TURBO SW (these are in red)
TP MFG DATA
500,542 175,869
188,210 816,201
813,880 Calibrated (in green)
Serial (in white)
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Where it says SPL - 1.33.0000, if you successfully HSPL, it will say 1.83.Olinex.
I suspect you didn't verify your SPL flashed correctly before you attempted to flash the ROM? If so, this is not good.
Hard reset (Reboot phone and hold both Volume Keys before device starts to boot, and continue holding them untill you get to the white screen, then follow the prompts.)
If you can get back to stock with a hard reset, I suggest you go here and do some reading.
If it gets stuck at the same screen, you will need to find your stock ROM. You can hopefully find it from HTC's site with your Serial Number.
Once you get your stock ROM, connect your phone to your PC and go to Bootloader. Once it displays 'USB' instead of Serial, run the .exe for your stock ROM.
i tried to dl stock ROM from HTC.com, but it says:
Sorry, this software download is not suitable for your device.
im not sure if im on the right side, but there are only 4 options...
i downloaded original update, but from other side and while phone was connected to PC with Red green blue screen i opened the RUU everything went good until status bar (on PC and phone appeared status bar with % as it started installing, but then error) :/
So hard reset was unsuccessful?
Try flashing from SD card.
Right click on the Stock ROM and Extract to a folder.
Place the ruu_signed.nbh file renamed to TOPAIMG.nbh on the root of your SD card and then enter bootloader.
This will initiate the flash and hopefully it won't get stuck at 0%
You can also do this with the .nbh file from hspl.
Perhaps you should try to do HSPL .nbh first, because your OS is locked, it will ONLY accept the exact replacement ROM.
Also, I would suggest taking some time to read and learn about this stuff before diving in head first.
The link I provided previously is very thorough.
Take a look at the MTTY thread after you read about flashing and HSPL.
in bootloader it flash for 0,1 sec and says "Unable to load imagefile" or sth like that
bissqit said:
in bootloader it flash for 0,1 sec and says "Unable to load imagefile" or sth like that
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Make sure it is 'TOPAIMG.nbh' exactly without quotes.
What was the error you received when you attempted from your PC?
its exactly like that,
it can be any ROM? becouse i have rom with nbh + exe files and with nbh only
bissqit said:
its exactly like that,
it can be any ROM? becouse i have rom with nbh + exe files and with nbh only
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No, unless you get HSPL to flash first.
If you successfully installed a ROM, it would not boot up because your OS is still locked.
Use this .nbh which is for HSPL 1.83. If you can get this to flash, do the same with HSPL 2.51, then you can flash to any ROM.
i think im lost.
can you please explain me, what should i copy to my SD card and what to do (in oredr)
thanks
bissqit said:
i think im lost.
can you please explain me, what should i copy to my SD card and what to do (in oredr)
thanks
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Download the SPL 1.83.zip and extract the .nbh file.
Rename it to TOPAIMG.nbh and place on SD card
Enter bootloader mode and pray.
With luck, it will complete to 100%
Then you go back to bootloader and VERIFY your SPL says 1.83.Olinex. (This is the step you skipped before you attempted to flash a ROM, and you have bricked your device as a result)
Without luck, it gets stuck at 0%
Then you need to read up on MTTY to recover your device.
If you think you have your EXACT stock ROM, you can do the same with the .nbh file you extract from that, as previously instructed and get back to stock first before worrying about HSPL.
Basically HSPL unlocks your OS to be able to accept updates. Without it, you can only update from the stock image.
So your choices are, to try to HSPL, or try to get back to stock. Both can be done the same way, in bootloader using respective .nbh file.
I think you are looking to shortcut this stuff and it will only lead you to headaches, unless you take some time to read and learn.
Now, you never did answer;
Did you attempt a hard reset?
What was the error you received when you ran the RUU from your PC?
so i renamed that file, put it on card, card to phone, pushed VolDown and turned on. It flashed with loading and then again "No image file" and back to boot screen
i did few hard resets
error when i tried that "official ROM" was that: Error 294: Invalid render ID
This update cannot be aplied on this device
i try older ROM
Alight, your 294 error indicates its the wrong ROM for your device.
No Image File indicates that bootloader isn't recognizing the file.
Make sure your SD card is formatted to Fat32, you may want to try a 2-4gb card just to be sure. Sometimes larger cards get errors.
Since you can't find your stock ROM, you need to get the HSPL.nbh to load first.
If you can get the 1.83.Olinex to flash, continue the same process for HSPL 2.51 .nbh file.
so i did everything dled you file, formated card, put your file on card renamed turned on phone and now its stucked on loading (if i made something wrong tell me) couse im not sure
i connected phone with pc and try to instal Topaz-HardSPL_V5_00R5_183HSPL but its stucked on 0%
bissqit said:
so i did everything dled you file, formated card, put your file on card renamed turned on phone and now its stucked on loading (if i made something wrong tell me) couse im not sure
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Well, we got it to recognize the image which is good.
Sounds like you did everything correctly, it just doesn't always work.
I think you have 3 options here;
1. Try to find your stock ROM and flash either from PC in bootloader or from SD card.
2. Read about MTTY and how to use it to flash to your phone and recover, but I still think you need your stock ROM to do this.
3. Warranty return- just tell em it froze, don't mention what you have done to it.
I have one other thing we can attempt here.
Download the enclosed file and unzip it to your PC.
Connect phone to PC and go into bootloader, then run Task29.exe.
With any luck this will force it to load HSPL.
Let me know what happens.
i tried ROMUpdateUtility, task29everything seems to work, but alwways stucks on 0%...
úroblem is, that my phone isnt originaly mine, i bought it from one guy, (couldnt be problem that it is MDA Compact V?)
hi there,
i have a BIG problem, so please, can someone help me?
when i enter the boot load screen (hold down volume buton and press power) it shows something like:
KOVS110
SPL-0.78.0000
MicroP1-787
MicroP2-707
Upgrade ROM code error
Please try again
and whatever i do, the same error ocured. I tried to install hard spl, but it gives an communication error, and it doesn't load, it remains at 0%.
i tried to put a ROM on my micro sd card, put it in the phone, reboot it but it sais "LOADING.....NO IMAGE FILE" and gives me the same screen as sown above.
The ROM version is this k|WWE|Dec 1|.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.Energy.¸¸.·´¯ 6.5|21916 / 6.5.X|23149 * Sense 2019 - xda-developers.
I should mention that i followed some tutorials from this forum about how to reinstall windows step by step. if it metters how i get it broken, i tried to update the software using sony ericsson update service, it loaded the update bar, then all of the sudden, it shut down, and after that it keeps sowing the screen as shown above.
please, can u help me with this problem? thanks a lot, and sorry for my english, is not perfect.
hi there mate, Im no expert but I had the same problem.im no expert and you may have to wait for expert advice,....but......
I reformatted the memory card with MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition 5.2 it reformatted the card slowly, you can search the forums for" format card"and download a proper formatting programme.
I also had problems with the actual download once, i kept having the no image error come up over and over, so i re downloaded the file and it worked ,....also when they say take the battery out and wait,...do it for 10 secs.
ionut. said:
hi there,
i have a BIG problem, so please, can someone help me?
when i enter the boot load screen (hold down volume buton and press power) it shows something like:
KOVS110
SPL-0.78.0000
MicroP1-787
MicroP2-707
Upgrade ROM code error
Please try again
and whatever i do, the same error ocured. I tried to install hard spl, but it gives an communication error, and it doesn't load, it remains at 0%.
i tried to put a ROM on my micro sd card, put it in the phone, reboot it but it sais "LOADING.....NO IMAGE FILE" and gives me the same screen as sown above.
The ROM version is this k|WWE|Dec 1|.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.Energy.¸¸.·´¯ 6.5|21916 / 6.5.X|23149 * Sense 2019 - xda-developers.
I should mention that i followed some tutorials from this forum about how to reinstall windows step by step. if it metters how i get it broken, i tried to update the software using sony ericsson update service, it loaded the update bar, then all of the sudden, it shut down, and after that it keeps sowing the screen as shown above.
please, can u help me with this problem? thanks a lot, and sorry for my english, is not perfect.
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ionut. said:
hi there,
i have a BIG problem, so please, can someone help me?
when i enter the boot load screen (hold down volume buton and press power) it shows something like:
KOVS110
SPL-0.78.0000
MicroP1-787
MicroP2-707
Upgrade ROM code error
Please try again
and whatever i do, the same error ocured. I tried to install hard spl, but it gives an communication error, and it doesn't load, it remains at 0%.
i tried to put a ROM on my micro sd card, put it in the phone, reboot it but it sais "LOADING.....NO IMAGE FILE" and gives me the same screen as sown above.
The ROM version is this k|WWE|Dec 1|.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.Energy.¸¸.·´¯ 6.5|21916 / 6.5.X|23149 * Sense 2019 - xda-developers.
I should mention that i followed some tutorials from this forum about how to reinstall windows step by step. if it metters how i get it broken, i tried to update the software using sony ericsson update service, it loaded the update bar, then all of the sudden, it shut down, and after that it keeps sowing the screen as shown above.
please, can u help me with this problem? thanks a lot, and sorry for my english, is not perfect.
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hm, not sure if I'm 100% with you, but lets try:
the output you describe (SPL-0.78.0000) clearly shows that you are still on the latest stock spl, which you either got by factory default or through one of your later updates through SEUS (depending on how old your phone is)
this (stock spl) automatically prevents flashing of customizes roms (like the mentioned Energy rom), all you can flash with that are stock roms
there is the hard-spl thread concerning this by olinex which you most probably read and tried
so as I understand it you failed at flashing the hard-spl, then tried to run SEUS which failed as well and now you cannot even start your phone?
after failing at SEUS did you retry to run the SE update utility? it sometimes fails before successfully completing
did you try putting a stock rom on your sd card and flashing this (that would delete personal items and settings not backed up)?
how did you try flashing hard-spl? synching your phone with your pc and launching from there?
Best, DK
hi,
thanks for your post, and for trying to help. i should mention that i have never sync the phone with pc, i never need this. and i tried to hard spl the phone, but also gives error, it shut down. from then i tried several tims to do the update with the sony-ericsson application, it check's the phone and said that i have the latest software, but if there is any problem, try reinstaling the software. i push the reinstall button, it starts reinstalling, but the bar goes between 10 to 25, other time even 60 %, and then gives the communication error, and sais to try again.
i am no expert, this is the first time i try to do this on a phone, so if there is anyone who is so kind to explain step by stpe what i have to do, i shoul thanks him verry much.
So you want to install custom ROM to your phone? you need hardSPL first
If you have it hardSPL it will show 0.7.2.ollinex
then you just flash it. Try google how to hardSPL and FLash
simple mechanism,
X1 (Stock ROM and Stock SPL) -> hard SPL -> X1 (Stock ROM + hardSPL) -> Flash custom ROM (Energy ROM) -> X1 (hard SPL + Custom ROM)
WHY should Hard SPL?
because as DK explained above, SPL is the bios of your X1 and won't accept any ROM beside Stock ROM. so to have your X1, you need to change by doing Hard SPL, it will make your X1 accept any kind of ROM, stock or customed.
is it better to upgrade Stock ROM and Stock SPL to install applications? sorry, i'm just new in SE phone specially x1, so many things to learn here..
outlaw021705 said:
is it better to upgrade Stock ROM and Stock SPL to install applications? sorry, i'm just knew in SE phone specially x1, so many things to learn here..
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They're both the same. Applications will install fine on a stock rom as well as a custom rom, there's NO difference. Think of it as jailbreaking an iPod Touch or iPhone, they can still install apps from the app store with no problems, NOTHING is changed.
In fact, think of it as a car. An normal car uses petrol. A car with a modified engine ALSO uses petrol. So there's no difference.
The difference between a stock and custom rom however, is huge. A custom rom is basically a stock rom, but modified. Custom roms gives you more customizability, just like jailbreaking an iDevice. Most of the custom roms run more efficiently, and a lot faster than a stock rom.
It's NOT hard to install a custom rom, you just have to read the guides properly and follow the simple steps. It's worth every bit of your time. Just follow the 8 steps here to install hardSPL:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=431218
and here if you want video tutorials:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=497511
And btw, the SPL thing is just the same as a jailbreak. It's a hack basically. Installing hardSPL will jailbreak your device so that you can install custom roms on it, it's basically "unlocking" the device so you can do whatever you want with it.