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Changing the language into English (from French)

Hi,
It is gonna be my first rom flashing, so I need a little push or help, let's say:
In the Wicky, the latest version mentionned is 1.30.68, but it says it is a test version. I don't want to make it hard, so can someone guide me and let me know if it is a good choice, and if not which other rom(s) I should go for..? It will also need to be sim unlocked.
Is there a proper "how to" guide for a quick and safe install?
Many many thanks!

May I just point out that you cannot unlock the phone by flashing a different ROM. You will need Buzz's SIM unlock tool which is available on this site.

Flashing ROMs (Newbie)

Alright... I've pretty much lurked around here for the past month or so, reading everything I can about the subject, but I still have a few questions I haven't been able to find answers too.
1- If I flash my rom... will a hard reset return it to the original firmware, or whatever I flashed with? If not, is it possible for me to backup my original Telus firmware before flashing?
2- As noted above, I'm on Telus, but I see most roms are based upon Sprint, is this a problem?
3- What are the real advantages, honestly. I know picking and choosing your apps and such, "de-branding" the phone, but is there any performance enhancements, new features, etc?
Thanks for the time, and I appologize if this has been asked before. I did use the search button, I swear =D

Hi,
I too have a similar query. I tried finding it using the search function, but was unsuccessful in finding out how to backup my O2 XDA Trion ROM, as well as how to go ahead with installing a new one (an english ROM on a German XDA). Any tip will be helpful. In the meantime, I will go ahead and search some more. Thanks.

Depending on which rom you choose, you will be replacing the firmware on your phone. So if you ever want to go back, you will need to re-flash with the OE data/file.
OE roms consist primarily of 6 things:
1. SPL/bootloader
2. Radio
3. First splash screen
4. Second splash screen
5. Operating System
6. Extended Rom (carrier customizations)
Typically, to unlock a device, you will replace the bootloader with a hacked version that allows you to install roms that were not signed by the manufacturer for your device.
Most of the roms you'll find floating around are just OS and ExtRom updates, although some also include the radio. The splash screen is fairly irrelevant, and some cooks will replace it, while others don't even bother.

BobSlob said:
...1- If I flash my rom... will a hard reset return it to the original firmware, or whatever I flashed with? If not, is it possible for me to backup my original Telus firmware before flashing?...
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alright, as for backing up your telus rom, be sure to check out dcd's vogue rom thread here, the last page says for you to pm him, and he will help you out there. there may now be one on the ftp however, since at least two others have already requested that he help them with the rom dump.
and no, a hard-reset will not restore your rom to the original. flashing your phone goes farther than a hard reset, and that is sort of one of the beauties of a custom rom as well; you can hard-reset at any time (to clear out footprints, screwed up files/reg keys/etc...) and not have to worry about installing all your apps again, re-setting up your email, re-editing your registry...etc.
hope that helps a slight little bit.

Diamond Upgrade Guide For Noobs

Posting this for others due to the lack of response received when upgrading, and the glut of sometimes confusing information required to wade through. Not everyone wants to spend hours messing around with flashing. It would help us all if people were more open in sharing knowledge. Many ask what may seem to be obvious questions, not because they are lazy or stupid, but they want to get an EXPLICIT answer and be absolutely clear before damaging what is an expensive purchase.
PRE UPGRADE:
Device: HTC S21HT Diamond
Carrier: EMobile
Country: Japan
ROM: 1.73.881.8
Radio: 104.25.04
3G: W-CDMA
POST UPGRADE:
ROM: Dutty's WWE v3.4
Radio: 1.00.25.05
HardSPL: UNSIGNED Olinex 1.40 (MUST BE UNSIGNED!!!)
3G: W-CDMA
PREPARATION
Okay after wading thru tons of pages to check and double check, essentially I followed the ModMyDiamond.info upgrade guide. This is probably the clearest and has screenshots.
Ensure you read the guide thoroughly before launching your upgrade. Download all the required tools, and I checked all tools for recent versions. Also check the correct upgrade procedures for your particular 3G technology, i.e., CDMA, W-CDMA etc.
Write down any connection, email, internet access and MMS settings. Most of them are on the web anyway, and the XDA Developers Network thread.
1. BACK UP DATA
Follow guide using back up software
2. DUMP YOUR CURRENT VENDOR ROM (OPTIONAL)
You can dump your current vendor ROM if you wish to flash back to it for warranty purposes. Or simply download one of the stock ROMs others have already uploaded.
3. UPGRADE TO HARD SPL (IMPORTANT)
This is to allow you to flash other ROMs other than the current vendors on your phone, and prevent your device from getting bricked. Unsigned Hard-SPL allows you to flash unsigned ROMs. Read the discussion on this for more details. Check the ROM thread of your choice to see which SPL you should use.
4. UPGRADE RADIO (OPTIONAL)
Upgrade your radio for more stability or various reasons. Read the discussions for any info on issues with your current vendor radio or other radios. Radio: 1.00.25.05 seems to be pretty stable. *DO NOT* flash radio without hard-spl first.
5. UPGRADE ROM
Upgrade ROM of your choice. You may choose another standard ROM, say English WWE purely because you are on a non-English ROM like me, or choose one of the cooked ROMs such as DuttyThroy's for stability, performance and additional applications. The choice is yours. Read the ROM threads before choosing and downloading.
DuttyThroy recommends a hard reset after each ROM flash. I didn't and all seems fine, but you may wish to follow his advice.
6. RESTORE YOUR BACKED UP DATA (If necessary)
*ISSUES
Some report the dreaded black screen or hanging during flashing. Black screen is NORMAL. Ensure your ActiveSync connection is green and status is synchronised. Switch off all power management, Anti-virus, screensavers etc, or anything that will interrupt the process. Always check for the confirmation prompt on your device. This threw me the first time and could not complete the process. Had to remove the battery to exit black screen. Subsequent attempts were fine. You may lose your ActiveSync connection and the flash application's progress bar may take some time to reach 100% but BE PATIENT! DO NOT DISCONNECT UNTIL THE DEVICE SOFT RESETS AND THE FLASH UTILITY INSTRUCTS YOU TO.
Connection Settings
My example is EMobile. Musato explains internet, band selection,settings here. Like Musato I chose not to receive EMobile mail, so this means we have to be on the EMB network and not EMNet. BTW, access point in this example is emb.ne.jp. This is not for the domain field. Just apply your own network details. Again, check the XDA Forum Network thread.
Enjoy your new toy!
LINKS
*Diamond Upgrade Guide (Main reference)
Complete Upgrading Guide
CDMA American Thread over at PPC-Geeks

Hard SPL question
Hi,
thanks for taking the initiative to create this thread. I have flashed my HTC Diamond once before, so did Hard SPL at the time with the UnsignedOlinex. The modmydiamond site doesn't specifically explain whether I have to Hard SPL again for a second flashing. I tried the soft reset thing to find out whether Hard-SPL is still on my Diamond but I only get a screen with R,G,D numbers at startup.
I also need to know whether the ship.exe rom I got has a radio included or I suppose the radio upgrade is always separate from the ROM upgrade file?

hey, there's a noob question here.
does upgrading my firmware, rom and radio actualy unlocks the phone?
i saw someone asking before when searching the forum, but the answer wasn't specific enough. thanks.

hey Duttyshank, did you ever get the mms settings for the emobile going?
I ask because my mate just got one, and it was simple to set up, a part from mms...
Cheers bro.

hi
actually no as I chose not to use the service. However I think Musato and some others got it working. The thread is above on this page. search for musato.
Cheers

[Q] Newbie questions about DHD rooting and memory

Hi,
I'd be really grateful to anyone who can answer my newbie questions.
I'm looking to follow the guide to downgrade my non-network-branded (i.e. sim-free) Desire HD, so I can permanently root it. Then I intend to follow the other guide so I can still update to the latest official release. My primary requirement for rooting is just so I can make complete backups of my phone's state in future. Though I'll probably play about with other community ROMs too!
Sorry if answers to my questions are elsewhere, and feel free just to point if that's the case. I've searched but haven't found definitive answers. Knowing these things will increase my understanding. Although I'm used to tinkering with things a little am in no way a programmer and my last phone was a Nokia E65!
1) Please can someone list the different parts of the phone's memories, including which are impossible to write over and which are. E.g. my understanding is:
--One flash chip with:
- 'bootloader', which to me sounds like a PC's BIOS or the kind of app you can boot into on a standard desktop PC when choosing which OS to boot into;
- factory image partition;
- separate partition for over the air updates;
- 1GB partition for user-writeable memory for things like apps installed on the phone, contacts, etc.
--Physically separate 'radio' chip that can be overwritten (I don't understand the difference between this and the OS though)
--RAM;
--microSD card.
2) After following the two guides mentioned above, will I still be able to receive over the air HTC updates in future? And if not, does that mean I'd be relying on the community to make available any official updates? I bought my DHD through an official UK retailer.
3) After following the two guides mentioned above, will it still be possible to restore my phone to its factory state in future, e.g. for resale or sending back to HTC, so everything that we unlock ('eng s-off', 'radio s-off', etc., which fries my brain right now) is locked again? If so, can a guide to this process be linked to?
4) I understand it's possible to switch between custom ROMs easily. When this is done, does that mean all system settings, such as phone contacts and app settings are also switched, or are these settings written to a different part of the phone memory?
I'll be sure to thank (and donate) for your time. Many thanks in advance as well!

Hi, I just bought the DHD 3 weeks ago and it is still difficult to understand to understand all this android stuff sometimes
1) I was a little lost at the beginning too, I don't know if this is what you are looking for but this is what I understood.
There are 4 flashable "things" :
- ROM OS (android OS)
- Linux Kernel (linux kernel)
- ROM radio (another ROM that manage ONLY the hardware stuff like 3G, Wi-Fi, bluetooth, GPS...)
- bootloader (exactly like a bios) and contains a recovery menu (that can be flashed by clockworkmod for example)
The ROM radio seems independant and you can flashed it separatly from the other it doesn't bother. The last versions improve battery life or GPS startup etc...
The ROM OS (android) need to be flashed with the kernel otherwise you can have some problem (wi-fi or data network that doesn't work anymore...).
S-Off means security off and it is necessary to do it if you want to write a new recovery on the bootloader or flash a new radio ROM...
Ther is two kind of S-Off but I'm not sure of the meaning so I let you watch about it.
When you install through the official ways :
1 OTA : You need to have the official recovery from the bootloader otherwise it will NOT work (no OTA with clockworkmod)
If your phone is network-branded you need a goldcard here and/or superCID (I don't really understand here lol)
After the installation I think you keep the S-Off but you're not root anymore.
2 RUU : It will install/reinstall everything (ROM OS, kernel, ROM radio and bootloader).
It is even capable of reseting your CID (your not concerned here because your phone is non-network-branded)
If think you loose the S-Off (or ENG S-Off -> SHIPS S-Off), you're not root anymore...
If you want to keep S-OFF, SuperCID and ClockWorkMod you need to :
1 flash the ROM OS through the ClockWorkMod recovery -> update.zip (you can give it the OTA file .zip, it will only flash the ROM OS)
2 flash the kernel manualy with fastboot (you can also use the boot.img contain in your OTA file)
3 flash the ROM radio (there is the excellent tuto here on XDA about this)
2) OTA will not be possible if you want to use clockworkmod. I was a little anxious about that too at the beginning! But you can find the official
ROMS REALLY easily on XDA probably before your provider send it to you. And when you do everything manually, you can CHOOSE wich radio ROM you want,
you can do backup REALLY quickly with clockworkmod and you can come back (things you can't do if you use OTA)... The last point that confort me
in doing all of this is that you can download OTA but not install it to pick up the ROMs inside and the kernel ! I did it last week and my phone
is now running the two ROMS that was contained in the OTA file AND the kernel. This is why I'm not worried anymore.
3) I never tried to restore my phone to its exact factory settings but I think you can...
4) I don't really now. In my case, I decided to use Google for my contact too, so when I flash, a few minutes later I have all my contacts
I hope my english is not too bad for explainations like this

Hi poumpoum,
Firstly, thanks so much for taking the time to help. Your English is ten times better than my Française! If you've a PayPal account you'd like to Personal Message me, or just the name of your preferred charity, I'd like to say a little thanks that way too.
Okay: so I understand that doing these cool things to my phone means I won't be able to update it over the air. You've convinced me this isn't a problem because any updates find their way to the community.
I'm also convinced I can restore my phone completely to factory defaults due to this thread (the thread's for a different region but the principle still stands).
Thanks for clarifying the radio ROM shares the same physical chip as all the other memory (including the RAM actually, I found this out).
This thread also explained some of the jargon to me.

You're welcome

[Q] Kalee K919 Chinese phone - MT6592 - changing ROM?

I have a "Kalee K919" (Rip off of a Xiaomi Mi3?) phone given to me whilst in China recently. I changed the language, but it's pretty much useless on this side of the world as the browser is crippled and even though the language is changed, there is a mass of Chinese still. I wanted to give it to my son, but need to change the ROM to anything that is remotely usable.
I have managed to root the phone, but further than that I am stuck. I want to change the ROM but not sure what I can use on this phone. Any suggestions would be much appreciated - also, do I need to install a recovery "thing" first??
as you've probably guessed I'm very new to this.... And will keep reading, but any pointers would be much appreciated.

Hi
Getting a new ROM to flash on an unknown device is tough.
I would suggest you to download MTKDroid tool and also SP flash tool to do a full backup of the existing ROM (YouTube can help you see the process)
Then using mtk droid tool, get rid of all Chinese softwares. It has an option to do so. Then change the recovery to cwm r twrp (search links on XDA for more details in mtk phones) and then look for a similar configuration device ROM to flash
It is a cumbersome process and is risky so I would advise u to use the stick rom without Chinese stuff a d Download basic APPs from PS