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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.

take 2 mins and help me?

sorry for bein such a nub but could someone post a quick tut on how to unlock my phone and load wm 6.1 on it? I've tried it, repeatedly, to no avail.
and ya i searched..

I think before anyone can help you that you will have to provide some basic information, like what phone you have and what carrier you are on.

carrier: Sprint
phone: HTC Touch
i guess i just don't really understand the whole process like what i need to do. idk where to start

Hey!
There is a section on the forum dedicated to the HTC Touch. Just go there take a few minuts/hours and read!! All the information you need is there.
All the best.
OliveiraJMR
yeller said:
carrier: Sprint
phone: HTC Touch
i guess i just don't really understand the whole process like what i need to do. idk where to start
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yeller said:
sorry for bein such a nub but could someone post a quick tut on how to unlock my phone and load wm 6.1 on it? I've tried it, repeatedly, to no avail.
and ya i searched..
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i suggest, you start reading a lot on this forum before you start flashing roms. (nt talking abt searching, u already mentioned that ) it is always better to know how to get back your device in case of any problems
telling u, "if ur touch is elfin, use the uspl for elfin and flash a rom u like" would get more confusing for u . read a lot and start arranging the survival kits from here before u start flashing. in case if u need help on where to find the study material and which one to choose, pm me

My new splash screen for Artemis

I don't know if some of you need that, but still ...made custom splash screen for my Artemis and want to share it. Hope that somebody would also like it. Two versions attached: JPEG and .PSD with layers. Feel free to copy/share as much as you want.

thx man i shall try it...

how to install it? will it affect my rom?

arinjayw said:
how to install it? will it affect my rom?
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Oh, I forgot about this thread >.< sorry
Search this forum for "Splash screen replace tool" (possibly that would give you links to this and this thread). It does not affect your rom, just changes splash screen.
Sorry once again...

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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[Q] HTC Desire Rooted?!

Hey
I have just got my HTC Desire rooted and don't have a clue how to use it, so anyone wanna give me pointers or tell me how to customize or do as much as i can with this rooted HTC Desire, i have a rom installed on it called Lee Droid, but i was hoping to find out if i can add any other roms or do other things with it, someone please help me?!! lol
anyways thanks for reading this and i hope one of use helps me

Gratz on getting it rooted!
I guess the first thing you can do is theme it with the theme kitchen http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775970
Just be careful about what you select. Or else you will cause yourself a bootloop.
Just to be safe do a nandroid backup and have a rom named update.zip ready to be flashed in the RUU if anything goes wrong.

Moved to Q&A as you may get more help here than in the Themes forum.
If this doesn't work out for you, PM me and I'll move it back

To be honest if you don't know what rooting is then you probably don't need it - always best to read up on it all before doing it!!

ZiggiM said:
Hey
I have just got my HTC Desire rooted and don't have a clue how to use it, so anyone wanna give me pointers or tell me how to customize or do as much as i can with this rooted HTC Desire, i have a rom installed on it called Lee Droid, but i was hoping to find out if i can add any other roms or do other things with it, someone please help me?!! lol
anyways thanks for reading this and i hope one of use helps me
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so you have LeeDroid, good, now, download Espresso's theme, which specifically is made for LeeDroid
find bundles and bundles of apps that you can use to mess with the rom, like a terminal emulator, root explorer, setCPU and many more, if you dont know how, check out my appbrain, loads of stuff
http://www.appbrain.com/user/giggles/apps-on-the-htc-desire

here mate sorry bout this but can u give me a little bit more detail on how to do that i would be really greatful
thanks

thanks for that
but sorry to say thats jibberish lol, could you think you could go into more detail on how to do that kind of stuff, i would be really greatful, i know wat rooted is but have no clue how to use it or customize anything, im sorry for the inconvience ...
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