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XDA EXEC Upgrade problem

Hi,
I was updating my o2 xda exec with new rom upgrade when my PC crashed causing upgrade to unexpectadly stop. It is now stuck on a grey screen with the word serial on top and v1.00 down bottom. I have tried hard reset but to no avail. My pc wont recognise it at all now. Any suggestions or will i have to leave in to be fixed
Thanks for any help
Bily

This happened to me the first time I flashed my Alpine. Just put the device in the cradle, load up the flashing program on your PC and just start over, it *should* just see the device and carry on fine. It did for me, and I did nothing special except reboot and cross my fingers.

done that but it stops saying problem with country ID error. It is unlocked but is a UK model

Someone else on the forum was experiencing the same problem... To be quite honest, I haven't the foggiest idea as to why this is happening, it never happened on my Alpine but I've had nil experience with the Exec so I can't proffer any tidbits of advice. Sorry :/ (You might want to go browsing the Exec forum though, see if there's any info relating to this problem on there, if you've not already done so of course.)

Hello Billy G
Put ur exec in bootloader mode.Use MaUpgradeNoId.exe to upgrade yr device since u r getting contry id error.The above file can b searched in forum..put it in the same folder where the upgrade files are there.
u will get back yr device alive...

Done that, but get a cant find RUU.dll. No idea how to extract the ROM/Upgrade. Installshield seems to do it automatically. Not exactly a whizz on PC

First of all, you have connection between your device and PC, this is really good.
1. Get flashing program - ROMUpdateUtility-NoVendorID.zip
2. Get the correct flash for your device. I will repeat - CORRECT flash file for your device. If your will flash with incorrect version, bootloader could be overwritten, than your device is really in a bad shape. Not every service center will be able to recover.
3. Normally rom update/upgrade is .exe file it inclides binaries and flash rom itself. Get winrar. Instead of executing .exe update/upgrade, open it with winrar and extract it to temporary location.
4. In one of the folder will be file ROMUpdateUtility.exe. Replace it with ROMUpdateUtility-No.Vendor.ID
5. Start ROMUpdateUtility-No.Vendor.ID.exe
6. Perform flash.
7. Process may slow down at some stages, don't warry, just be patient.
8. Make sure you understand that downgrade process is not always possible. Other words, if you decide to go back to your previous flash or original flash, you may have problems.
9. Buy UPS.
good flashing

Cheers, managed to get it done. Was afraid i was going to have one expensive brick here :?
Thanks for all the help.
Great resource here. Keep up good work

fdp24 said:
9. Buy UPS.
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That is a SOUND piece of advice, from one UPS owner to another

Corrupt Charmer (PM200) upgrade help

Guys, my phone is dead and I need a little help please.
I have a T-Mobile MDA Compact II and have mistakenly (why it worked I don't know) 'updated' it with a Prophet firmware release. This progressed as I expected but was I since discovered completely wrong. My phone now shows a black screen with Dopod logo on boot and then hangs.
I have since found this site (looks good btw!) and subsequently the ftp area. I've downloaded the correct firmware for my phone, reset into the three colour screen and kicked off the Romupdater for the proper version I believe to be for my phone. With the 2 releases from ftp (one in that directory appears to be only half a zip file) they appear to be uploading but there is no change with the black screen problem.
I'm now stuck and am hunting for options. I'm more than happy to help myself but can someone explain what I need to do and start me on my way to fixing this.
All because it hangs from time to time when I run up too many apps on it.
Thanks in advance
Andy

Tell us what ROM you are using and which software you are using to perform your ROM update.
Anyway, it is weird that the Prophet ROM doesn't work on your phone. Keep this low tone, but I've done a Prophet ROM flash on my Charmer before. Everthing works well except the camera, that's why I flashed it back to the original ROM. I won't advise others to do so, there seems to be a few 'fatal' cases. I'm not sure, probably because it is compatible with the earlier Prophet version.
UPDATE: Nevermind, you seems to have the information. Good if you can stick to the same threat to avoid confusion. To others, please refer to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=275337&highlight=

At work and I've left the phone at home but I believe it was something like 2.3.15 (i.e. upgrade from v1 to v2)

Correction, it's SPL 2.15, IPL 1.12.
I have seen a post on Hermes bootloader access over USB using Mtty and now have access to the cmd> Can someone help me perform a bootloader based ROM downgrade to known working or deleting the image that is there?

Have now found the awizard utility, which file type does awizard need to be fed via the ROM directory?
Yes I'm a newbie at this and shouldn't have messed with the ROM update but I'm an I.T. guys by trade so if you can feed me the info I need I should be able to follow instructions
Phone is still 'dead' though.

It needs
XXX-OS.nba
XXX-Radio.nba
XXX-ExtROM (directory wit Ext Rom stuff)
You ought to get these from the FTP. I've myself uploaded a Charmer original UK ROM T-mobile, it should be still there is no one messed with it.

Hmm, I've missed something then. I put the .nba files into the ROM directory and then run awizard and hit w. Where I would expect to see a list of files with numbers there isn't any.
What I miss?

the dir structure of the aWizard looks like the attached, where you have the ROMs under the "ROM" dir and Ext ROM. Where the aWizard directory has the aWizard.cmd file.

Can someone provide a split up (i.e. seperated nbf files) for the Charmer or the correct memory addresses to punch into nb2nbf to create my own?
The images seem to have been removed from the FTP site and I'm in position to de-brick my phone!

Creating HardSPL for HTC5800/S720/LIBRA

Alright,
I notice this phone gets very little attention by the community, however, I like the phone, form factor, etc..
I am looking to "cook" my own HardSPL for this phone. Other providers now support GPS, EVDO RevA, Win Mobile 6.1, and I'm still stuck in what I feel is the ice age..
Please note that any instructions with a prompt are to be done in dos..
So far, I have done the following to extract the SPL:
1) Download HTC update for phone and extract using appropriate zip program
2) c:\>NBHextract RUU_***.nbh
This should leave you with a slew of .nb files - one will be named XX_SPL.nb
Now, to disasm this SPL, you can either go straight to IDA PRO or take an intermediate step using dumprom - dumprom creates a pe.exe and handles the offsets for you, so it puts you a step ahead, imo.
1) c:\>mkdir SPLDISASM
2) c:\>dumprom -5 -d SPLDISASM XX_SPL.nb
Now, in the SPLDISASM folder, you should have an exe file that you can now open in IDA PRO.
Now, here's where it is starting to get foggy for me. I followed the same process to dump the stock SPL and the HardSPL from a Hermes phone and I am in the process of hand tracing and hand comparing it to see how SuperCID/Write protection/Protected FF writes is implemented in the HardSPL - hoping that I can port the differences to my phone.
So, I pose the following to the experts:
1) In order to test my HardSPL once it is complete, can I run it as a SSPL and load a new ruu as a test - or will that mean certain death to my device?
2) Now that I'm this far into the code, i've come to realize that reassembling the code will be a lot of pain. Do you guys disasm/asm, or do you just hand edit in a hex editor?
3) Any suggestions to look out for, any ideas, etc?
Let me finish with a few disclaimers
1) To the experts: I have no intention of reverse engineering the HardSPL codebase - if I do use any of the code I have found, I will be sure to give props to the people involved and ask for permission before distributing. I am not looking to profit or scam or steal ideas, i am simply looking at how to make my phone better.
2) To the beggers: I have nothing to release at this time, this is all vaporware, I don't know when it will be done, I don't even know if it's do-able. I'm just trying ATM.
3) To the beginners: any or all of the advice above can probably wreck your device. This is by no way a means to unlock your phone, it's just my thought stream as I take what I believe are the preliminary steps to make my Libra the phone it's meant to be.

desquirr decompiler
I am now using the desquirr decompiler plugin for IDA PRO - it's dumping the subroutines into rudimentry c code.
I am now far closer to understanding what it is my device does; as well as understanding some of the hardspl code.
I recommend this tool if you are also SPL "cooking"

More Progress!
No Replies yet? Man, this is starting to feel like a blog..
Okay, I have managed to dump my Libra SPL, and I have disassembled it, and I have also decompiled it - Well, partially.
All the subfunctions are now represented in C - it's not particularily the most efficient c code I've ever seen, but it's readable. You'll get a hang for it and start to notice the FOR loops, IF/ELSE, WHILE structures.. Multiple return values.. etc.. etc.
I have decided to attach the Stock Libra SPL - I am hoping that I can eventually turn this into a tutorial to build your own custom SPLS for devices that aren't supported by the general community (note, this is high risk stuff..)
Hopefully this will serve as a reference to the community as I progress.
I do hope I get a little feedback too. If I'm going down the wrong path in terms of my approach, or for sharing this project with the community, it would be good to know.
Once again, small disclaimer - this file will not do anything for your phone as of yet.. Just a development step.. (I hope...)

MegaHambone said:
1) In order to test my HardSPL once it is complete, can I run it as a SSPL and load a new ruu as a test - or will that mean certain death to my device?
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The hard part is to make a patched SPL run as Soft SPL from within OS.
You can try pof's JumpSPL and/or Haret to start your SPL, however I'm not sure these will run on smartphone platform at all. If not, JumpSPL source code should be available, so you can try to figure it out.
Be sure you don't overwrite your stock SPL or radio when flashing a custom ROM with RUU, this is the best way to brick it!
Unless you really can't go without flashing a HardSPL, IMO it's safer to keep the stock SPL flashed for recovery purposes.

HardSpl to add new commands
I'm happy to hear that somebody is working on a hard SPL for HTC S720. Here's the deal, I really want to change esn in this phone but I realized that for now it's not possible.
It's a MSM7500.
**I've tryied QPST but the version 2.7 only support MSN6500.
**I've tried QXDM 3.9.19 and still can't write the new esn. It says read only.
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How to put it not in read only?
Could I use a anykind of ready/writer to change info directly on the chip?
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**CDMA Workshop 2.7 all kind os ESN write doesn't work.
-----So, two options left:
1- either I desolder the esn chip and change it for a new one (to be honest, I haven't discovered yet if the esn is inside the MSM or on a different chip. If it's the case (on a diff. chip) it's a bit a pain in the but to do but it's still an option.
2 - I want to try shadowmite's method for writing the ESN into a PPC6800. Again it need to be done in high level via MTTY.
Concerning MTTY I cannot run commands because I can't put the phone on the boot loader screen.
I will try to run RUU wich will put the phone in bootloader screen. And then try mtty.
If this fail, I guess my only hope will be a hard spl.
I guess I've said a ton of thing that gonna make me look like a newbie (wich I am in prgramming).
Any suggestion...? Or any help I could bring to create this hard spl?

I am using HTC S720 in India. Currently I am using windows 6. Is it possible to make it work for windows 6.1. Telus ROM for HTC S720 is already available.

HardSPL for HTC5800/S720/LIBRA
I am currently trying to create a HardSPL for this phone and am having a hard time. I really need a solution for this and if anyone can create a HardSPL the company I work for is willing to pay a reward.

Why not try get a goldcard for it.Try ask at http://psas.revskills.de/ or if you know anyone with a axebox i think they do goldcards

[TUT] Unbricking your Excalibur

Everything you ever needed to know about "unbricking" your Excalibur but were afraid to ask is in this guide. I've put together this guide for those of you who either intentionally or unintentionally "bricked" or think you've "bricked" your Excalibur.
It is not easy to brick an Excalibur if you actually read and follow all of the steps and guidelines before a flash. In fact, not many things can go wrong unless a USB cables disconnects during a flash, your PC crashes in the middle of a flash, or you flash a corrupt image file to your device. Statistically, most of the time people only think their Excalibur is "bricked" when actually it's not.
There are three methods you can use depending of the severity of the "bricking". The first method will unbrick 50% of all Excalibur's that have simply "locked up" and won't reboot properly. The second method will unbrick 95% of all Excalibur's that encountered flashing problems or flash failures. The third and final method, and the most involved, is a "last resort" for those who have tried method's one and two numerous times unsuccessfully.
** Please perform these steps and methods at your own risk. I am not responsible for any damage you cause your device using this guide.
If you're new to the Excalibur or SmartPhones in general, please take the time to read the WiKi and this post by Stylez for valuable info before you post or try any of these steps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=397583
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=537151
But, before I even get into unbricking, if your phone is in fact working right now, I highly recommend you flash HardSPL to avoid even having to follow these steps anytime in the future. The steps and info for HardSPL and JumpSPL can be found in this thread by jockyw2001:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329605
HardSPL basically flashes your phone with an "unlocked" security partition so all security checks are bypassed when you try to flash a cooked ROM or a ROM designed for another variation of the Excalibur such as Dopod, HTC, TMO Dash, etc. Makes life much easier when trying different ROMS or cooking and testing your own! Thanks jockyw2001!!
Ok, so onto the fun stuff... Your phone won't boot... Either it's locked up and simply stopped booting or you flashed your phone and it won't boot. What do you do??
Method 1: Assuming you didn't get "bricked" from a flash problem, the first and easiest method for "unbricking" your Excalibur is (this will erase ALL data in your Excalibur):
(This method works for 50% of supposedly "bricked" Excaliburs)
Remove your SIM and SD card
Remove and reinsert your battery
While holding the two softkeys with your thumbs, press the power button
Continue holding the softkeys until a black screen appears saying "This operation will delete all your..."
Press "'send"' to restore to hard reset your phone
Let the phone cold boot and restore
That didn't work!! . This next method will reflash your phone to the factory ROM.
Method 2: Second way to the path of unbricking is:
(This method will unbrick 95% of all Excaliburs)
Get a hold of your Shipped ROM. You can find these ROMS either in Dopod's site, HTC's site (with a valid serial #), TMO's site (http://www.t-mobile.com/wmupgrade/ with a valid IMEI), or right here at XDA at this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=381726)
Download one of these factory ROMS and unpack it. **Remember, if your phone is a TMO Dash, you MUST use a TMO Dash ROM. If your phone is HTC Branded, you MUST use an HTC ROM, etc., etc., etc...
Remove the SD card if one is inserted in the phone
Remove the battery from your phone for a few seconds. I found this step to be essential to reset the device. Put the battery back in.
While holding the camera button on the right side, press the power button. The phone will enter "bootloader" mode and you will see a tricolor bootscreen.
While in this mode, plug in your USB cable and you will hear the "ba-bing" USB sounds as the device connects
Unpack the ROM package you just downloaded and run RomUpdateUtility.exe. Follow the steps, check the appropriate boxes, and start the flash
Assuming all goes well, your phone will flash to the factory ROM and you can then troubleshoot what went wrong the first time that bricked your phone.
Oh no!! That still didn't work!? Or it worked but the flash failed with Error 270 or another error......... Never fear!! XDA-Developers is here! This next method is a bit more intense. It creates a "goldcard" which is used to SuperCID the Excalibur so that it doesn't care about what factory ROM you flash. Please have the factory (not a cooked) ROM ready to go.
** (This method is not intended for Newbie's and some enhanced knowledge of HTC devices and Windows is required to successfully work.)
** (Retry the second method several times with a few different factory ROMS before attemting the below)
Method 3: The third "goldcard" method is a bit more intensive and should be used as a "last resort" so follow closely:
(should unbrick ANY bricked Excalibur if performed correctly)
Get a cup of coffee or tea
You will need a working Donor HTC device with a microSD slot and a microSD card that is smaller than 1GB (will be formatted) to create "goldcard" image using QMAT tools as described below
You will need QMAT. Get it from http://revskills.de/index.html.
Go to the Download link and download the latest version and unpack QMAT
Have some coffee
Use a SD card reader (either USB for microSD adapter) in your PC to access the SD card through Windows. Format the SD card with FAT32.
* Insert the SD card into the donor HTC device and boot up the device. Connect the USB cable and establish an Activesync connection.
Open QMAT and go to the "Hardware Forensics" menu and select "Generate HTC Goldcard"
In "Select device key:" select the Excalibur
You will need the serial number fro the inserted SD card so click the "Get SD Card Serial from WINCE Device" button
Once the Serial number appears in the box, click the "Save Goldcard Image to WINCE SD" button below
If no errors pop up and all goes well, skip the next step
If you get an error or a popup saying "Goldcard for newer devices isn't implemented in newer devices", you must buy and register the software. Believe me, it's worth the small amount of $ you will spend to bring your expensive device back to life!
Now remove the SD card with the newly written Goldcard image from the Donor HTC device
Insert the SD card back into your PC using the microSD card reader adapter. Browse to the drive letter assigned to it. You will see no files on the SD card, this is normal.
(If, for some reason your PC sees the SD card as unformatted, something went wrong. Remove it and reinsert it into the Donor HTC device. The device should see the card as unformatted and ask you to format it, say yes. Now go back to the "* Insert the SD card into the donor HTC device" step above and repeat the steps)
Unpack your Dopod or other factory ROM and copy RUU_Signed.nbh to the SD card. Once it had finished copying, rename the file to EXCAIMG.nbh. Remove the SD card from the PC.
Make sure the Excalibur is off and insert the SD card
Enter bootloader mode as mentioned earlier (hold the camera button while pressing the power button). No need to connect the USB cable.
You will see a gray screen that says "loading". It will then find the EXCAIMG.nbh file and ask if you would like to start the update process. Follow the instructions and let the phone flash.
It will take 10-15 mins but your phone should boot fine and be back in action!
QMAT is a VERY powerful tool written by viperbjk that allows for full low level manipulation of HTC and WINCE tasks. Read all about it here http://revskills.de/index.html.
Many thanks to jockyw2001 for his amazing HTC device knowledge! Also thanks to all who contributed to this post.
Hope this tutorial helps!

Updates and more info will be here.

What if the phone will not enter bootloader mode?
ookba said:
Updates and more info will be here.
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Hi OOkba,
This happened to a friend in the office's Dash. It simply froze up while operating. I actually got on the phone with HTC support. We couldn't get it to do anything. It does power up but then freezes.
The HTC guy was of the opinion that it is hardware related.
You ever solved that one?
BTW - I am running the 7.18 6.5 - love it - thank you so much

all steamed out said:
Hi OOkba,
This happened to a friend in the office's Dash. It simply froze up while operating. I actually got on the phone with HTC support. We couldn't get it to do anything. It does power up but then freezes.
The HTC guy was of the opinion that it is hardware related.
You ever solved that one?
BTW - I am running the 7.18 6.5 - love it - thank you so much
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Thanks, glad you like it. Try this guide for your friend. Sounds like an easy fix unless it is indeed hardware related.

HI OOKBA. I can't find my shipped rom. I have a HTC Excalibur from Digitel, Venezuela. The serial number is SZ702FJ05879. I try all roms and not working. Please, help me. (sorry my bad english)

thank. I formated SD card and insert SD card in to my phone.But Do I need turn on my phone when connect with computer? because when I run QMAT software is error. " could not open connection? Device connected?". Help me. I need help from you

mydreamisrich said:
thank. I formated SD card and insert SD card in to my phone.But Do I need turn on my phone when connect with computer? because when I run QMAT software is error. " could not open connection? Device connected?". Help me. I need help from you
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Yes, you have to have a spare working phone to create a "goldcard". The phone must be powered on and sync'd via USB so QMAT can access the storage card.

alfatech said:
HI OOKBA. I can't find my shipped rom. I have a HTC Excalibur from Digitel, Venezuela. The serial number is SZ702FJ05879. I try all roms and not working. Please, help me. (sorry my bad english)
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English is good!! Who is your Carrier? Maybe your carrier has a ROM UPdate on their website? You should be able to use the TMO or Brightpoint ROM. You tried all the factory ROMS and they fail to flash?

ookba said:
Yes, you have to have a spare working phone to create a "goldcard". The phone must be powered on and sync'd via USB so QMAT can access the storage card.
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I tried turn on my phone. And connect computer by USB but the same error. QMAT can't access the storage card. What does I do?

Sup ookba!
I really want to flash my TMobile Dash using your rom, looks pretty cool but I'm deadly afraid of bricking my phone so first, I took a look on my System Info and it says
ROM Version: 1.33.422.1 (tho its a TMobile Dash, I think the seller flashed it with this international rom).
Model Name: HTC S621
So I got 3 questions
1) Can i flash 3VO rom on this phone?
2) If the flashing fails, can i just use another 1.33.422.1 ROM and reflash it?
3) Will the flashing process (both ways) will bring the SIM Lock back?
Greetings from Brazil and sorry about my glass-cracking, horrible and ultra-bad english.

aletkd said:
Sup ookba!
I really want to flash my TMobile Dash using your rom, looks pretty cool but I'm deadly afraid of bricking my phone so first, I took a look on my System Info and it says
ROM Version: 1.33.422.1 (tho its a TMobile Dash, I think the seller flashed it with this international rom).
Model Name: HTC S621
So I got 3 questions
1) Can i flash 3VO rom on this phone?
2) If the flashing fails, can i just use another 1.33.422.1 ROM and reflash it?
3) Will the flashing process (both ways) will bring the SIM Lock back?
Greetings from Brazil and sorry about my glass-cracking, horrible and ultra-bad english.
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Yes, your phone is fine. Make sure you follow all of the flashing instructions. Make sure you remove your SD card, connect your phone, run SDA Application Unlock, and run auto.bat from the update package.

mydreamisrich said:
I tried turn on my phone. And connect computer by USB but the same error. QMAT can't access the storage card. What does I do?
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I dont know what you're doing wrong. Sounds like you're not establishing an Activesync connection properly.

Ok, Ookba. My carrier is DIGITEL and don't have support in the website. The phone comes originally with WM5 in spanish. I try all the factory roms and not working. Please, tell me if there is any solution or I forget the phone.
Thank you any help.

alfatech said:
Ok, Ookba. My carrier is DIGITEL and don't have support in the website. The phone comes originally with WM5 in spanish. I try all the factory roms and not working. Please, tell me if there is any solution or I forget the phone.
Thank you any help.
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Try the "Goldcard"' method. This should SuperCID your phone and allow you to flash ANY shipped factory ROM. Please follow the tutorial closely. You will need a spare phone with a microSD slot.

Ok, Ookba. But the spare phone must be a same model than mine? (HTC S620)

alfatech said:
Ok, Ookba. But the spare phone must be a same model than mine? (HTC S620)
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No, just has to Windows Mobile based and have a SDHC slot.

OK. I try with 3rd method and when run Qmat and select "Get SD Card serial from WINCE Device" appears the message "You need to set rigth registry permissions. See QMAT manual for more info." and not recognizes the sd card.
What is the problem?

Thanks, Ookba. You're great, man. Finally someone offers solutions to my problem. Thank you very much. My Phone came back to life again. I make a donation soon.

alfatech said:
Thanks, Ookba. You're great, man. Finally someone offers solutions to my problem. Thank you very much. My Phone came back to life again. I make a donation soon.
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GREAT!!!!! Congratulations!

I tried but when I click Get SD Card Serial from WINCE Device in the box none found and click Save Goldcard Image to WINCE SD is card ID isn't 16 bit (32 charter) long. I isn't succesful. help me???????

[GUIDE]How to Flash Your Vogue (CDMA Only!!!!)

Hi all!!
Ever since I got my Sprint Vogue, I have spent God only knows how many hours looking for and gathering information regarding this phone (flashing instructions, unlocking, SuperCID, etc). There are a few sites that have fairly comprehensive guides as to how to do this, but there are very few posts in the Vogue Section here at XDA-Developers.
Having said that, I figured I would create my own "How to Flash Your Vogue"-Thread. This is a multi-step process and I cannot emphasize the importance of following every step down to the "T", that is unless you are looking for a silicone-skinned brick...
Who is this guide for?
*Anyone with a CDMA version of the Touch. [highlight]That means no GSM[/highlight]
*Noobs and Seniors alike.
*People who have trouble flashing their devices.
*Anyone looking for links to more information.
*Curious people in general.
*Anyone willing to get rid of the nasty stock rom and looking for a newer and cleaner OS (notice that I never said more stable, so do not blame me afterwards ).
[highlight]Please keep in mind that there is always a chance of bricking your device with these procedures. I will not be in any way, shape, or form responsible if you damage your device while doing this.[/highlight]
Got your coffee? Alright, let's do this.

Step 1. Preparing the device
As with every phone, you have to make sure that you have the following things done before flashing:
* Battery charged at least 50%.
* All the necessary programs (see next post).
* Instructions handy.
Make sure that you back up all your information (contacts, e-mails, files).... essentially, anything that you would like to keep post-flashing. You can do this via Active Sync/Mobile Device Center or via third party software (PIM Backup is really good)...
You will have to reinstall every last piece of software in your device as it will be hard reset. Some programs may work if installed in a SD card directly, but a lot of them write things to the registry and copy files to the device, which they require to run. Long story short, keep all your cabs and exe files in a safe place so you can restore later if needed.

Step 2. Unlocking the Device (HardSPL)
Unlocking the device is done so that you can flash custom roms in your devices. The unlocker that you are about to download and use was provided by "ImCoKeMaN" at PPCGeeks. If you are interested in the full thread, please click here.
If you have read the above link, you will see two versions of the HardSPL (0.40 and 2.31). Simply use 2.31 as it works fine with most devices.
[highlight]To use this under Windows XP,[/highlight]
1. Connect your device to your computer and make sure it is synced with ActiveSync.
2. Download and extract the contents of the zip file, which is an exe. Let it run to completion. You will be prompted to disconnect and reconnect your device at one point in the process. Do it... don't worry
3. It will look like it is flashing a rom via a RUU. Do not disconnect the device after it is done!!!!!
4. Once it is done flashing, you will see a prompt that says that it will run exitbl. DO NOT DISCONNECT YOUR DEVICE. At this point, open ActiveSync, go to File>Connection Settings> Uncheck "Allow USB Connections". Continue following the on screen instructions and let it finish.
5. Go to bootloader once more to verify that it worked. You should see 2.31 CoKe MFG.
[highlight]To use this under Windows Vista/7 x64 (thanks jitajt),[/highlight]
jitajt said:
connect your device to WMDC (it's not necessary to set up device, just connect without setting up device)
then right click on the 2.31 unlocker and run as administrator
follow the directions, you will get an error about sleep.exe not being compatible with x64 but just hit ok and continue, (you will get about 10 of them)
then just keep following the directions in the command prompt and it will put your phone into bootloader then you have to disconnect and reconnect when it tells you to. and it will flash your phone and reset it. then your done you can close the command prompt and disconnect your phone.
I did it just like above and I have not had any problems.
Do this at your own risk as I am not responsible for your phone
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Step 3. Flashing your Roms
The time has finally arrived. You sat down patiently through the unlocker and you are now ready to take the leap of faith into what you believe will bring your device to a new level of usefulness (also known as getting rid of that nasty, bloated, stock rom )
The process is relatively simple:
1. Download the RUU package from this post. I am only posting this because some cooks only post the rom nbh files rather than the whole package.
2. Go into the threads and look for whichever rom you prefer. Look at my signature to learn which one I am using. NFSFan (my current one) is by far the best one I have tried so far. You can download it from here
3. Put your device in bootloader mode and connect the device to the computer. [highlight]Once in bootloader, activesync will NOT see the device. If the RUU gives a connection error, try to run it with the devices in regular mode (with ActiveSync connected)[/highlight]
4. Open the Romupdateutility.exe and follow the steps.
5. Once it is done flashing the rom, disconnect it from the computer and hard reset it. To do this, simply hold "Send" + "End Call" +Stylus in the reset hole for about 3 seconds. It will prompt you to erase all the data and restore to factory defaults. Press "Enter", which is the center button in the directional pad. Once it is done, press "Send" to reboot.
Congratulations, you just flashed your first rom for Vogue

Step 4. SuperCID
This step can be skipped if you are not thinking of doing anything as far as your radio (such as flashing radios other than the ones intended for Vogue). This is also used to do other things such as modifying certain important things on your device such as the NV files, which is information that will not be discussed here. However, if you are interested in finding out more, simply google it, there is a ton of information out there.
Anyways, back to SuperCID... here is the procedure (thanks to hpnasik at mobile-files.com for the post)
1. Download the following special rom . This is an Alltel rom with radio 3.37. This was specially prepared to be able to reduce the Security Level of the device to level zero.
2. Download mtty since you will need it. Do not worry if you do not how to use it. You will have a step by step in this guide.
3. Flash the Alltel rom from above.
Now comes the fun part...
4. Disable USB in Connection Settings of Active Sync
5. Boot The Phone holding power button and camera button to enter bootloader.
6. Phone Will Display Serial in Bottom
7. Connect Phone to PC
8. Phone should Display USB instead of Serial in Bottom
9. start mtty.exe
10. Select All Default and Connect to USB in drop down box and Shoot the Following Commands (All Commands are case Sensitive)
11. run command rtask a : After this Command Phone will not Display any thing
12. run command echo_on : even though nothing is shown to screen
13. run command readCID : in Sprint it will display SPCS_001
14. run command writeCID 00000000 : Set CID Value to 00000000 replaces SPCS_001 in Sprint (This make PPC Radio Security Level to Zero)
15. run command readCID : This will Display the Update CID as 00000000
16. run Command retuoR : This will return to Original Boot Loader State
Congratulations, you just SuperCIDed your device. Original thread with the instructions can be found here if you are interested.

Step 5. Flashing your radio.
Now that your device has been SuperCIDed, you will have the opportunity to flash radios that have been ported to this device (ie. there is a version of the 3.42.40 radio for the Titan, which has been ported to the Vogue). There are two ways of doing this:
Way 1: Do it by flashing via RUU (same as with flashing a rom)
Way 2: Flash via microSD card. Simply put whichever radio that you wish to flash in the root of a 2GB or less microSD card formatted to fat32. Rename the radio to VOGUIMG.NBH and put your device in bootloader. The flashing will start by itself.
Way 3 (I know I said two ways...): There are a few stock roms that come with new radios. One of them can be downloaded directly from HTC and it is for the Sprint Touch. This one comes with Radio 3.42.30
The other one is for Bell Mobility and this one comes with Radio 3.42.50.
Why am I giving "Way 3" if the other two options seem much easier?? I have run into the problem where my device would not let me flash other radios than the one that I had. SD card method did not work and the RUU started out fine but quits at 8% rebooting my phone and displaying Error 328 in the RUU on the PC. Anyway, here are the links...
Sprint rom with radio 3.42.30
Bell rom with radio 3.42.50
Verizon Stock Rom
All Shipped Roms (All Carriers) - Thanks conflipper!
All Above Radios zipped
The newer radios perform a little better and give out better GPS signal (faster locks)....
Hang on a sec... did you just say GPS?!?!? But my Vogue does not have a GPS.... It does, just read a little further and be happy

Step 6. Enabling GPS, Returning to Stock, and Carrier Cabs
As I said before, there is a GPS hidden on your device. Now, if you are like me and went straight to the specs of the phone to confirm, you will probably try to call BS on this. Long story short, there are a few custom roms which have this "tweak" already implemented (like the one I am using from NFSFan). If you require some more info, I will post it later...
[highlight]Location must be on or else your GPS will not work. To activate it, go to Settings>Personal>Phone and change the Location setting to ON instead of 911 (thanks for pointing it out, th3lolz)[/highlight]
[highlight]For Verizon Users[/highlight]
br125 said:
For those of you with the official mr1 update from verizon that cannot get their gps working:
My xv6900 came with the official update and I got it working, it involves downgrading to a NON-GPS radio, then back to a gps radio...
go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533639
now the instructions are going to imply that you must load the unlocker before each flash... bs don't worry about that
1. flash the .40 unlocker
2. flash the non-gps rom (reset before customization)
3. flash the 2.31 unlocker
4. flash the vzw rom (reset before customization)
5. flash any custom rom or android rom
that's it, time consuming, but it works
*ignore the multiple flashing instructions, its completely unnecessary, I've never flashed more than once with no problem ever....
I also suggest keeping the vzw radio, but do as you will, I like the 3.37.38 radio.. ain't broke don't fix it
lastly, just make sure you RESET BEFORE THE CUSTOMIZATIONS RUN...... that is what locks your gps.
good luck!
ps. the verizon radio rom that is in that post is for the "leaked" 3.37.37 radio, I reccomend using the official update from verizon here for the 3.37.38 radio rom instead:
http://www.pcdphones.com/phone_downloads.aspx?bid=95&cid=1&mid=302&carrier=Verizon Wireless
RESET BEFORE CUSTOMIZATIONS
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[highlight]How to Relock you phone[/highlight]
If, for whatever reason you need to return your phone for repair/replacement, you will need to relock it. To relock your phone, simply run the unlocker 0.40 and flash the stock rom of your carrier.
ftp://up.ppcgeeks.com/Vogue/Users/ImCoKeMaN/Vogue_unlocker.exe
[highlight]Carrier Cabs[/highlight]
Thanks to Codybear for gathering all of the cabs with settings for various carriers. But since the link went down, here is another one courtesy of LMiller1708
https://sites.google.com/site/vogueroms/vogue-files
This information was only gathered by me and I take no credit whatsoever other than trying to put it in a one stop thread. Thanks to the following people
Shadowmite
ImCoKeMaN
mindfrost
NFSFAN
Codybear
joshkoss
and a bunch of people that were involved in developing all this...

Thread sticky'd as requested
Peace,
Josh

ok so im a noob n all at this but for some reason when i go to start the Vogue unlocker it tells me to connect my phone, when its already connected. Ive tried everything my even switched to an xp from vista but still no luck. Please help

dwigginstm said:
ok so im a noob n all at this but for some reason when i go to start the Vogue unlocker it tells me to connect my phone, when its already connected. Ive tried everything my even switched to an xp from vista but still no luck. Please help
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How exciting!! My first victi...erh patient
Did you put the device in bootloader mode? If you did and it is connected to the PC, you should see USB on the screen of your device. Also, do you have ActiveSync on your XP machine? You will need it for the drivers on this step. Changing USB ports sometimes help as well. And one last thing, do not use a USB hub, go directly through the USB ports in your computer. Good luck!

yes i have activesync installed xp, and yes it changes from serial to usb in bootloader mode. But once i connect it to the pc while in bootloader mode my computer recognizes just activesync doesnt, only when its on and not in bootloader mode will activesync recognize it...

yes i have activesync set up with the phone and pc, but when i put the phone in bootloader mode and connect it the pc recognizes it but not activesync. is there another program i can unlock the phone with?

dwigginstm said:
yes i have activesync installed xp, and yes it changes from serial to usb in bootloader mode. But once i connect it to the pc while in bootloader mode my computer recognizes just activesync doesnt, only when its on and not in bootloader mode will activesync recognize it...
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Do not worry about ActiveSync. While you are in bootloader, the device is not running WM, which is why your computer only sees it as a USB device. This is perfectly fine. ActiveSync will not recognize it.
Please, follow the instructions in my post for unlocking. Read it thoroughly and try to understand it, else you will end up bricking your device.

ok but when i begin the unlocking exe it tell me to connect the device to activesync, althought the only way activesync will notice it is if i take it out of bootmode. your help is appriciated

dwigginstm said:
ok but when i begin the unlocking exe it tell me to connect the device to activesync, althought the only way activesync will notice it is if i take it out of bootmode. your help is appriciated
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that is a message in the RUU. do not pay attention to it. good luck...

so i finally got the unlocker to start and it begins the ten minute process and stops then show a 262 error code ive done this over and over again

Let's go from the top. I just saw the message that you were talking about. The unlocker does ask for ActiveSync as you pointed out and it is asking you to connect the device to the computer. Then it asks for you to press any key when that is done. So, try that and you should see the word "initializing" with a dotted line getting longer for about 20 seconds. Do that.
The RUU will start up afterwards. The prompt will tell you that it is going to flash a new SPL, and if I am not mistaken that is where you are getting stuck.
Just out of curiosity, which version of the Vogue do you have? (Alltel, Bell, Verizon, Sprint, US Cellular)?

no internet
i just flashes my cell for the first time in with sprint NFSFAN's WM6.5 1.00 FINAL ROM worked great but for some reason my internet doesnt work i downloaded NFSFAN Sprint Provisioning but i dont know how to use it. It has a cople files SPRINT~1.000 and 000DUMMY and setup.xls
thanks in advance

terrancextc said:
i just flashes my cell for the first time in with sprint NFSFAN's WM6.5 1.00 FINAL ROM worked great but for some reason my internet doesnt work i downloaded NFSFAN Sprint Provisioning but i dont know how to use it. It has a cople files SPRINT~1.000 and 000DUMMY and setup.xls
thanks in advance
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You downloaded a cab. Simply put it in your SD card and run it by tapping on it. Don't unzip it...

Unlocker is not 64 bit compatible... grrr....