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Stoopid noob needs advice,please dont flame.

Just been given a Vodafone u.k 1605(hermes),the digitiser was trashed so ive soldered in a new one.I would love to install Black 2.5 for T-moblie u.k which is my sim network.Do i just install this to the phone or do i have to take any other action first?The phone is unlocked.
Sorry,i imagine this has been asked many times before.I have seen mention of Hard spl's and other thing a ma jigs lol.
Many thanks Tony

You really have a lot of reading to do. So much that we cannot post it all here. It has taken an entire forum for all of the information. You need to start here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Hermes
Get familiar with what you can do. First thing you are going to want to do is update the boot loader so you don't brick your device. Read here for more information:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_HardSPL

maxoutput said:
Just been given a Vodafone u.k 1605(hermes),the digitiser was trashed so ive soldered in a new one.I would love to install Black 2.5 for T-moblie u.k which is my sim network.Do i just install this to the phone or do i have to take any other action first?The phone is unlocked.
Sorry,i imagine this has been asked many times before.I have seen mention of Hard spl's and other thing a ma jigs lol.
Many thanks Tony
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Do not "just install" ... ideally read the wiki first, and then follow instructions on Mrvanx's Guide. Upgrading is pretty painless and easy ... and the guide should keep you on track.

A ha ,i knew there would be more to it than that,not sure what a wiki is lol but looks like im gonna find out.
If someone could just give me a list of things to do before hand ill do the appropriate reading
i.e 1 upgrade the boot loader etc etc ,please dont go into detail a mere shopping list will do.
,thanks for the links by the way.
Best wishes tony

maxoutput said:
A ha ,i knew there would be more to it than that,not sure what a wiki is lol but looks like im gonna find out.
If someone could just give me a list of things to do before hand ill do the appropriate reading
i.e 1 upgrade the boot loader etc etc ,please dont go into detail a mere shopping list will do.
,thanks for the links by the way.
Best wishes tony
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If you follow the advice in link #3 above you wont go wrong.
The site referred to gives you all the knowledge and confidence to do the job.
Trust me I learnt the same way, by reading threads.
good luck!

Sorry peeps,just reading the guide above.I typed before i looked,hopefully all will become clear....ish lol

maxoutput said:
A ha ,i knew there would be more to it than that,not sure what a wiki is lol but looks like im gonna find out.
If someone could just give me a list of things to do before hand ill do the appropriate reading
i.e 1 upgrade the boot loader etc etc ,please dont go into detail a mere shopping list will do.
,thanks for the links by the way.
Best wishes tony
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Here is the list you wanted:
Read the wiki
Read the installation guides.
Read the threads concerning the threads on available roms.
Understand what you have read.
Flash your phone.

Here you go... step by step list of everything you need to do to upgrade to the Black 3.0:
http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=26

Just about to hard spl and reported bat below 50% so have to wait now for it to charge a little lol.Just tried to download black 3.0 and the link seems to be down,i have black 2.5 is that a good one to flash?
Thanks for everyones help thus far by the way.

maxoutput said:
Just about to hard spl and reported bat below 50% so have to wait now for it to charge a little lol.Just tried to download black 3.0 and the link seems to be down,i have black 2.5 is that a good one to flash?
Thanks for everyones help thus far by the way.
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My subjective pick is Black 3.01 ...
Remember to go "Hard SPL" first, and that you need to upgrade your radio seperately.

Right just updated the Hard splv7 and my radio to 1.41.00.10,ive also flashed with black 3.0. Now i cant seem to get a wireless link to work or turn on my bluetooth?
Also does this mean i can flash any cooked rom?
Many thanks Tony

Update: it just needed a reboot and all was well.
Getting back to the above question-can i flash with any coocked rom now?
Thanks for all your help.Tony

maxoutput said:
Update: it just needed a reboot and all was well.
Getting back to the above question-can i flash with any coocked rom now?
Thanks for all your help.Tony
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generally speaking, yes.... but be sure you are flashing OS only (unless you want to upgrade your radio too). Most folks are putting out OS only upgrades now, but some replace the radio. once you are hard spl and no longer a flashing virgin, it becomes second nature.

Thanks for everyones help,all sorted,nice one!

Wow what a refreshing read. A noob explaining himself and asking clear questions and members helping him out in an open and non-judgemental way...
Well done everyone!

...and no flames...
Kudos go to MrVanx for those incredible guides.

Yep superb guides and a very noob friendly thread,thanks again peeps.Flashed to a couple of different roms today to check them out.

Question on flahs rom with Unsigned-Hard-SPL-Diamond-OliNex

Hey guys,
I was using Unsigned-Hard-SPL-Diamond-OliNex to flash b4 installing the new rom. it is showing 100% done and my phone reset, and all look fine...
however when entering bootloader screen it is showing me the version as 1.34.00 (sth like this), and check from the rom in the setting of the phone..it is still 1.34.xx (the original rom).
I was following the steps from some posts in the forums...but still the same..
Can anyone please help? sorry i am a newbie to pda phone...
Thanks again guys

can you follow the steps here exactly and let me know the result?
hard-spl upgrade guide

I have a similar problem. When i made HARD SPL everything is ok, but when i try to make a ROM update there is an error massage on the screen. I tried with 2 or 3 ROMs and always the same ****... I downloaded the official one and it's the same... I made printscreen here it is ---> http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/4/7/2/f_gggm_0346e0b.jpg any ideas ?

maybe you installed the rom using sspl and hard spl did not install when you tried to install it. Not sure if this is possible.

Let check the Hard-SPL installed:
press volume down and soft reset (small red button) together and keep until comes out the 3 colored band in the screen, read the Hard-SPL version, it must be 1.40.
Let us know, ciao.

that's the windows error message saying it needs to close.. what's the error message the RUU gives.. it should have a number, or description of what happened. sure your download is not simply corrupt?

Well I have downloaded it 3 times already and every time i tried to make ROM update after HARD SPL my device cannot make upgrade and this error massage is on the screen.. I made soft reset after HARD SPL and there was no 3, but 4 colors on my screen...I thought that I ****ed up the phone, but for my luck I'm not hehe. BUT The f***in version is the same:
ROM version: 1.34.831.1 WWE. ROM date: 05/25/08. Radio version: 0.93.25.NS16. Protocol Version: 52.24.25.08H.
Please help, I don't know WTF!?!? That version is just NO COMMENT!
Thanks...

yeah can you please state the exact error message that comes up?
also, can you confirm you have Hard-SPL on your device.. if so, which version? (signed or unsigned)

racerx_ said:
can you follow the steps here exactly and let me know the result?
hard-spl upgrade guide
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Yea after i followed the steps it is working all fine for me. I think my original problem is the way to enter boot loader screen, but then during the flash of the signed rom (1.37.456.2) i found that the version for boot loader is SPL-1.40.OliNex .
Now all is working fine, thx guys!!!
1 more question, if i have the hard spl installed, flashed a new rom. What should i do if i wanna flash another rom? (let say, after RUU-1.37.456.2 i wanna flash 1.37.401.3). Should i sspl and hardspl and install the new rom? Or i just simply install the new rom without hardspl again?
Thanks again!!

no, hard-spl is 'permanent' on your device unless you manually revert to stock SPL or something..
just flash another ROM without flashing Hard-SPL again

racerx_ said:
can you follow the steps here exactly and let me know the result?
hard-spl upgrade guide
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Could you please stop flashing your site all the way here? Here at XDA there is a lot of info how to flash your phone, it is not needed to flash your site all the time here. One time is enough.

i'm not 'flashing' my site.. if one time was enough he would have already gone through the guide. i didn't even MENTION the site, either, simply gave him a link to the guide. if you take time to read the thread you'll find that it actually helped him get hard-spl on his diamond which is why the site was created so we can minimize these kind of questions and threads in the forums.. if you spent more time actually helping people instead of writing ridiculous posts like this maybe we'd have a cleaner and more productive forum

Thankz guys thatz helpful

racerx_ said:
if you spent more time actually helping people instead of writing ridiculous posts like this maybe we'd have a cleaner and more productive forum
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I'm sorry? Ridiculous posts?
I don't take you serious anymore. Saying that i am posting ridicolous posts while you are spamming all the way in here.
I just asked it friendly and now again, stop spamming your site. I find it in every support topic now a days and you are telling ME about a cleaner and more productive forum???
The info you have on your site is the same info as what can be found in here.

sumitescp said:
maybe you installed the rom using sspl
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not possible, at all, and don't try either, you could screw the device up if you try to flash a ROM we signed.

Yzord said:
I'm sorry? Ridiculous posts?
I don't take you serious anymore. Saying that i am posting ridicolous posts while you are spamming all the way in here.
I just asked it friendly and now again, stop spamming your site. I find it in every support topic now a days and you are telling ME about a cleaner and more productive forum???
The info you have on your site is the same info as what can be found in here.
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Is it me, or does his site look like a rip-off of mrvanx.org ?

Yzord said:
I'm sorry? Ridiculous posts?
I don't take you serious anymore. Saying that i am posting ridicolous posts while you are spamming all the way in here.
I just asked it friendly and now again, stop spamming your site. I find it in every support topic now a days and you are telling ME about a cleaner and more productive forum???
The info you have on your site is the same info as what can be found in here.
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ya, ridiculous cause there is no step by step upgrade guide with pics in the forum, and yeah all the info was there, but obviously some ppl have trouble reading so i gave him the info he needed. You on the other hand have yet to say anything helpful in this thread. So stop being a troll and post something useful. this will definitely be the last reply i waste on you
Olipro said:
Is it me, or does his site look like a rip-off of mrvanx.org ?
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i think it looks like the stock Joomla template that comes with a Joomla installation cause i couldn't find a cool enough template for this site Actually, i offered to help MrVanx add a trinity section to his site before i started my previous site, but no reply so i decided to help some non-hermes users.. this sure is a lot of drama for trying to help people with their noob questions

racerx_ said:
...I think it looks like the stock Joomla template that comes with a Joomla installation cause i couldn't find a cool enough template for this site Actually, i offered to help MrVanx add a trinity section to his site before i started my previous site, but no reply so i decided to help some non-hermes users.. this sure is a lot of drama for trying to help people with their noob questions
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I like the site and the content. Update it always like MrVanx did before to his info site. There's no harm done here.

noob i'm afraid.

I'm wanting to get WM6.1 on my Orange (UK) SPV M3100, so i'm following the instructions at http://www.mrvanx.org/thg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=26
My question is:
There appears to be hundreds of roms to download.
Which one should I download?
Many thanks,
Ian.

Let the flaming begin

shanetheclassic said:
Let the flaming begin
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NOT on topic or helpfull, better off NOT posting at all sir. We were all noobs once.
@djsky123, take some time to read through the threads in this forum and familiarise yourself with the ROMs currently alive....CRCs, PDAcorner and MRH seem to be the current ROMs in progress..

I think CRC's ROM is probably the best in existence...
I might have a little bit of bias though
Seriously though, have a read through what is included on the ROMs and see what fits your personal tastes...
Just make sure you flash your device with HardSPL first to prevent future tears...

CRCinAU said:
I think CRC's ROM is probably the best in existence...
I might have a little bit of bias though
Seriously though, have a read through what is included on the ROMs and see what fits your personal tastes...
Just make sure you flash your device with HardSPL first to prevent future tears...
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Well, yeah... i took the plunge and did your 6.1 release 11.2 (hope you don't mind).
Seems good so far. - The wife's asking when my grandad died though.. took a bit of explaining why I had someone elses on my phone...
Thanks for welcoming me, and I'm sure i'll be on here over the coming months.

djsky123 said:
Well, yeah... i took the plunge and did your 6.1 release 11.2 (hope you don't mind).
Seems good so far. - The wife's asking when my grandad died though.. took a bit of explaining why I had someone elses on my phone...
Thanks for welcoming me, and I'm sure i'll be on here over the coming months.
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On the first few pages of this whole list there is a kitchen to make your own splash screen, or even some have posted stock screens that some people pulled out, enjoy xda, it's the coolest place for your hermes.

zocster said:
....enjoy xda, it's the coolest place for your hermes.
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it really is. but a warning to you, READ AS MUCH AS YOU CAN!!!! knowledge is power in this forum (it works as currency too)

Can I Just ask, now that i've flashed my hermes with a new rom, is it now un-locked so that I can insert sim cards from other networks in it? I was on orange UK but want to use an O2 sim in there at some point.
Cheers.

djsky123 said:
Can I Just ask, now that i've flashed my hermes with a new rom, is it now un-locked so that I can insert sim cards from other networks in it? I was on orange UK but want to use an O2 sim in there at some point.
Cheers.
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See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293665

So the answer is no, and I need to also flash something called a "Radio Rom" ?

djsky123 said:
So the answer is no, and I need to also flash something called a "Radio Rom" ?
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The answer is "no but its easy to, by reading that topic and using that tool"

djsky123 said:
I'm wanting to get WM6.1 on my Orange (UK) SPV M3100, so i'm following the instructions at http://www.mrvanx.org/thg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=26
My question is:
There appears to be hundreds of roms to download.
Which one should I download?
Many thanks,
Ian.
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Dear Ian,
I cannot tell which ROM to flash because it depends on MANY things... Nevertheless i can tell you a few things thay will help you...
1. Read the Flashers BIBLE i.e. the WIKI.
2. Never, but NEVER mess or tamper with our PDA unless you are sure of what you'r doing BEFORE you do it. If your are not sure ask before.
3. Never pay attention to flames or stupid answers. You will get quite a few over here...
4. I was oncve a noob and i know how it feels to e stepingon muddy watters.
5. If you feel you get no positive answer to your questions, PM me at will and i will try to help.
Cheers, welcoe and good luck

no you need to run an unlocker not flash the radio you can get the unlocker for the hermes from here if its a g3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293665

first of all do Hardspl, this will unlock your device too.
remember - when you flash any official rom you automaticaly erase hardspl. suggest you to try some pdaviet roms, for noob they are very nice. but if you need stability - try pda corner e.t.c. by the way - Im using spv too

obaz said:
first of all do Hardspl, this will unlock your device too.
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I did HardSPL, so it should be unlocked I guess.
One issue i've got with CRC's 6.1 rom is that when I get an answerphone message, it only comes through as a text message showing random characters. Can this be fixed somehow?
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djsky123 said:
obaz said:
first of all do Hardspl, this will unlock your device too.
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I did HardSPL, so it should be unlocked I guess.
One issue i've got with CRC's 6.1 rom is that when I get an answerphone message, it only comes through as a text message showing random characters. Can this be fixed somehow?
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When you get to a ROM-specific issue, it is best to post in the specific thread for that ROM (helps keep the forums organized and helps you get an answer more quickly)
Welcome and best of luck!
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djsky123 said:
obaz said:
first of all do Hardspl, this will unlock your device too.
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I did HardSPL, so it should be unlocked I guess.
One issue i've got with CRC's 6.1 rom is that when I get an answerphone message, it only comes through as a text message showing random characters. Can this be fixed somehow?
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6.2 is oldd.. the newest version is 11.2, maybe you should try flashing that and seeing if it is fixed.
If it keeps on, try asking in the 11.2 thread.
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Which Rom for my Diamond

hallo there,
im new here, and i just bought a new Diamond with original rom from date may 2008.
TOughFLO3D runs really slow on it, so a friend of mine said u can upgrade ur rom. After googling, i landed on this website with a lot of roms, so which one do i have to pick up. And what do i have to do before i upgrade.
greets

Complete steps A,B and C of this sticky
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=416211
Furthermore the choice of rom is your personal taste.
Read the threads and install a few and you will get a feeling with the different roms.
Have fun and start enjoying your diamond for real!

come on, spend some time and read, together with search is really good...
it's not so difficult

i was already looking for it, which HARD spl do i need?
=S

Mmm...
I really doubt you will have a REAL answer...anyhow: GOOD LUCK!
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Ok, you was lucky...I'll give you the "secret" answer:
TRY YOURSELF ALL ROMS YOU FIND INTERESTING...THEN CHOOSE!!!

another Q, wad HARDSPL do i need,,
and wad will a rom do? will my HTC TOughflow3d be erased? xD

hmm, 10min between your 1st and 2nd post

KaKiT said:
another Q, wad HARDSPL do i need,,
and wad will a rom do? will my HTC TOughflow3d be erased? xD
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...why don't you read through the threads???
HardSLP: In ever ROM Announcment the cooker also mentions a few words about the HardSLP.
What does a rom do?
You can compare it with a complete new-installation an a pc.
Will this and that be removed?
For Sure, everything which is not on the internal storage will be erased!
And now: READ the threads!

I'd be interested in trying out this HTC Toughflow...

EazyDude said:
I'd be interested in trying out this HTC Toughflow...
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Please vote for this thread to be featured on the front page by clicking the "Vote To Front Page" button above this post!
Here is a video tutorial I put together in great quality on how to install the new android NAND ROM with full description. Please share this as well, there are no good tutorials on it yet and I spend a lot of time putting this together.
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IMPORTANT!! Please use this Video Tutorial ALONG with the written guide *HERE* as following just the Video Tutorial may lead you to miss parts of the process that could cause problems later.
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If you want to get back to windows mobile hold down the power and volume bottom. You will see the colors screen. Then you can enter back into windows mobile, by putting a windows rom on your phone.
I will be updating information about battery life as well
I took the phone off the charger this mourning at 8:30 AM (PST) it is now 11:00 AM and I still have a full battery gauge.
It has now been 7 hours and I still have 75% battery life, I think its putting out a lot better then the SD version.
After a total of 18 hours and 47 minutes my phone finally died and lost all battery power, it had a good first run, I used it frequently also, I like the battery power!
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This video below shows you how to install android NAND CMN 6.1 and fix the wifi problem.

This is a pretty good tutorial for anyone who needs a visual to go along with the instructions!!!

scpmp803 said:
This is a pretty good tutorial for anyone who needs a visual to go along with the instructions!!!
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Thank you! There are no other good tutorials up yet, there are two others but the ones I have seen are in bad quality and don't explain to well. Please help me share the video if you can! Hopefully get this topic pinned, it would be great for the viewers!

nice.. should be merged with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893948

Thank you

Fishawy said:
Thank you
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No problem I am glad my tutorial helped you!
Seems like the video is getting a lot of traffic! Hope that everyone is finding it useful!

thanks a lot for this
Exactly what i needed, I wouldn't dare install it without a video tutorial!

JosephAGT said:
thanks a lot for this
Exactly what i needed, I wouldn't dare install it without a video tutorial!
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Awesome! Many people are finding it helpful! Please spread the word about the video if possible, as soon as I there were no good tutorials I knew I had to post one.
Getting a lot of questions on the video! Keep asking and I will help as much as possible.

Hey!
very helpful vid, thx man.
Only thing missing is a comment regarding the needed hspl version (>2.08) and radio version (radio that enables the 576 ram). Maybe just add it in the description.
@all: have fun with android nand
THX COTULLA!!!!
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

thanks for the video! going thru it now

Thanks I will try to add that ASAP. Please share the video!
ricola7 said:
Hey!
very helpful vid, thx man.
Only thing missing is a comment regarding the needed hspl version (>2.08) and radio version (radio that enables the 576 ram). Maybe just add it in the description.
@all: have fun with android nand
THX COTULLA!!!!
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
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Still trying to add more to the video description and it should be up soon!
The post is doing well, so is the video, rapidly growing in view count, please share the video and get it some more views!
Everything should now be fixed and updated! The video should now be up to date with the description! Everyone enjoy your NAND
For any of those wondering, to check the HardSPL, it displays in the bottom corner when you boot your phone, I have been getting that question a lot and just want to let you guys know!

TechBurrow said:
For any of those wondering, to check the HardSPL, it displays in the bottom corner when you boot your phone, I have been getting that question a lot and just want to let you guys know!
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Correction, the hspl (or even spl version) DOESN"T show when you boot your phone. The only way to see it is to boot into bootloader mode.

ClydeB1 said:
Correction, the hspl (or even spl version) DOESN"T show when you boot your phone. The only way to see it is to boot into bootloader mode.
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Oh, some other people that were commenting on the video were clearing that up, but that you for the post anyways! Thanks for clearing that up.
I'm testing the NAND right now, just downloaded the xda app from the marketplace, the ROM is really fast
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
I'm heading off to bed now. If you have any personal messages let me know.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
Overnight and it is still working great for me! No lag or slow downs yet.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

Instructions for adding a build on and running from sd card (via magldr)?

Mik0 said:
Instructions for adding a build on and running from sd card (via magldr)?
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Not to sure what you mean by that? I'm pretty sure I explained it in the video, it has been working for others.
I want to thank mskip for adding the tutorial to his post!
Video is over 3,000 views! Thanks everybody! I think it's starting to get noticed more and more.
Thank you for the PM's everybody! Keep them coming!

Am sorry, but can you make another tutorial or even some steps about flashing back to WinMo, in case someone messed thing up?

You do it the same exact way you flash the android ROM, you need to hold the power button to enter MAGLDR and then go into the "USB Flasher" once you have done that you can download any WinMo rom and install it back on your phone! Nothing to it.
Fishawy said:
Am sorry, but can you make another tutorial or even some steps about flashing back to WinMo, in case someone messed thing up?
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TechBurrow said:
You do it the same exact way you flash the android ROM, you need to hold the power button to enter MAGLDR and then go into the "USB Flasher" once you have done that you can download any WinMo rom and install it back on your phone! Nothing to it.
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Thank you again

I have added information on how to downgrade to windows mobile if you do not want NAND.
Fishawy said:
Thank you again
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No problem! Glad I could help!
I am adding information on my battery life I have with the phone, I will be updating it in the post frequently. A lot of people have been asking me about this so I thought it would be a nice add.
Thank you to mskip for posting the link to my tutorial on his thread! Glad to get this great tutorial out there.

please help me!!!!!
after installation MAGLDR i can't connect the htc hd2 with my pc !!!
THX