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Need Step-by-Step guide for removing Telstra ROM and installing the official HTC ROM

Hey everyone,
There are multiple discussions going on here, and it is confusing me a lot.
I just need a FULL step-by-step guide for removing the Telstra ROM and installing the latest official HTC ROM on my device since Telstra put a LOT of garbage on the phone, even at startup and launching the Opera browser.
So again, step-by-step is the best option and I am willing to donate $10 via PayPal to whoever can help me out.
Please reply quickly, I eagerly wait!

EliteUser said:
Hey everyone,
There are multiple discussions going on here, and it is confusing me a lot.
I just need a FULL step-by-step guide for removing the Telstra ROM and installing the latest official HTC ROM on my device since Telstra put a LOT of garbage on the phone, even at startup and launching the Opera browser.
So again, step-by-step is the best option and I am willing to donate $10 via PayPal to whoever can help me out.
Please reply quickly, I eagerly wait!
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What Telstra Rom version are you running?

I'm running 1.49.841.1 (71528) WWE. It is the default out of the box Telstra ROM which I sort of hate (too much garbage and branding, even when loading up Opera it says Telstra).
I just need a step-by-step guide on removing it and installing the Official HTC ROM on it.
Waiting for more replies.

Read the stickies. They are most important.

Hi Steve,
actually the Step-by-step is pretty easy:
Step 1: Download and install HSPL. Your existing ROM version should allow you to do this with no fiddling at all. Just hook up the phone via USB, and run the HSPL executable.
Step 2: Select the ROM you want to use. I haven't tried any of the official ROMs, as I find the cooked ones to be more desirable. I only mention this is a step because depending on which ROM you want to use, you may need to flash the radio as well.
Step 3: If you are using a ROM requiring a new radio (which many of the newer ones do), and the ROM you are installing does not include a radio ROM (most cooked ROMs don't, but i believe many of the stock ones do), download and install the appropriate radio (please see notes below). Again, just connect the phone via USB, and run the radio installer.
Step 4: Download and install the ROM you want. With HSPL installed this is again as easy as connecting via USB and running the ROM installer. Don't worry too much about MTTY at this stage - you won't need it unless you reflash several times.
That's about it. I've reflashed mine dozens of times with no problems at all. As a footnote, some people on the forums have reported problems with flashed NextG phones not connecting to the internet properly after flashing. I have tried lots of cooked ROMs (and several radios too), and so far not one has affected my ability to connect to HSDPA. My experience has been that the 2.06 radios seem to work best, while the 2.07 and earlier 2.08 got really bad reception. 2.08.50.08_2 works beautifully with mine and gets very strong reception (with maybe a little more battery drain than 2.06). The only thing I have noticed is that the available bands displayed in 3G settings may not list the 850 band - this is cosmetic only and can be changed with a simple REG file, but really isn't necessary.
Please let me know if you need any help or advice - I'd be happy to help in any way that I can......

Hey,
Yes I have actually read most of the stickies, there is only one problem.
I can't really put all the pieces of the puzzle in a good order, step-by-step. I just need to know how to do it step-by-step because right now they are all over the place and it is a little confusing.
@cheesekeeper: that is a really nice post, would you be able to add in a little more detail on how to do it such as how to install HSPL, which version and where to download.
Also, where would I download the official HTC ROM, because when I try the official website, I can't enter in my S/N because it says it isn't compatible with my device.
Any ideas? Thx!!
Would anyone mind making a video tutorial on how to do this?

The tutorial on how to flash a new rom is a summation of all steps and is as step by step as you can get. You first need to see if you can get a copy of your original rom though, so you can return to this in the event of any problems and if you need to return your phone for a warranty claim.
Then as Cheeskeeper says you'll need to install hspl. Provided your current spl is 1.42.0000 then it is easy to do. Connect to usb and run the exe file.
Then you will need to flash your new radio. Most of the newer roms require either radio 2.07 or 2.08 - there is a radio thread also in the stickies. When you extract the file you will find a .nbh file which you will need to rename to RUU_Signed.nbh (if it isn't already), download the CustomRUU and put this into the same folder as the radio file above (only these 2 files). Run the CustomRUU and the radio will be flashed.
Then flash to your rom of choice. Again there will be a RUU file and a nbh file. You can just run the RUU file (again with just the RUU and nbh files in a folder) and the rom will be installed.
After flashing do a hard reset. When the phone boots up pull the battery out and while holding the vol up and down buttons in, switch the phone on and follow the instructions on screen. That's it, done.
If you want to keep to a stock rom though without changing your spl then you will need to use sspl.
You'll find all of the steps and tools in the link at the bottom of my signature. There is also a video of the process in the stickies.

I'd suggest starting by looking at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477
This pretty much explains everything you need to get started, and has links to HSPL in the first post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611787
This one contains download links to most of the radio ROMs in the first post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=577717
This has links to many of the stock ROMs. All of these are stickies in this group so they are pretty easy to find. If you want to try a cooked ROM instead (I'd suggest taking a look) you can find posts and links right throughout this forum - the most popular ROMs are always within the first 1-2 pages of posts......

Hey,
How do I know which version of SPL I have?
Thx!

EliteUser said:
Hey,
How do I know which version of SPL I have?
Thx!
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Switch phone off, hold volume down button and switch on. It will boot into a three coloured screen and will show spl version.

Do a soft reset while holding down volume until u see the bootloader screen.
Report back to us with what it states....
Once complete, getting out of the bootloader screen requires another soft reset via the red button....

Hey,
My SPL is 1.42.0000 XE <=== does that XE count?
Now how do I get out of this screen without wrecking the device (does it wreck it?)
Thx!!

EliteUser said:
Hey,
My SPL is 1.42.0000 XE <=== does that XE count?
Now how do I get out of this screen without wrecking the device (does it wreck it?)
Thx!!
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No, that's the right spl for using hspl. To get back to normal, either pull the battery or press the little red button under the battery cover, as stated by band27 above.

Ok done, now what do I do?
I think I will be installing HSPL right now, is that correct?
Then what do I do?

EliteUser said:
Ok done, now what do I do?
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LOL.....the instructions were already given to you on page 1 of this thread.
Just please read <<HERE>>
Steps:
1) Hard SPL
2) flash radio
3) flash rom
If Cooked rom is based on 2.10, the 2.07.50.xx or 2.08.50.xx radio's are required.

Hey,
Yea lol, ok. But I am a little confused.
Firstly, I want to install the latest official HTC ROM. Where can I download it from?
Secondly, is flashing the radio ROM really necessary for the latest official HTC ROM?
Thx!

EliteUser said:
Hey,
Yea lol, ok. But I am a little confused.
Firstly, I want to install the latest official HTC ROM. Where can I download it from?
Secondly, is flashing the radio ROM really necessary for the latest official HTC ROM?
Thx!
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Stock ROM's (which include radio's) can be found <<HERE>>
and
Radio's for new Cooked ROM's <<HERE>>

Hey,
Sorry about this, I'm a noob but which stock ROM is the best to download?
Also is radio ROM really necessary to change?
Thx!

EliteUser said:
Hey,
Yea lol, ok. But I am a little confused.
Firstly, I want to install the latest official HTC ROM. Where can I download it from?
Secondly, is flashing the radio ROM really necessary for the latest official HTC ROM?
Thx!
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You'll find many stock roms here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=577717
There is also a link to a Shared folder with many different versions. I believe the latest official is 1.66, but there are roms from T Mobile US going up to 2.10. For 1.66 you probably won't need to change your radio, but you will for the later roms. What radio version do you have?

EliteUser said:
Hey,
Sorry about this, I'm a noob but which stock ROM is the best to download?
Also is radio ROM really necessary to change?
Thx!
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Depending on the cooked rom downloaded. 2.07 and 2.08 releases extra RAM for your device to use and thus it's required if the cook decided to go that route.
I can send you a message privately about recommendations as to not offend cooks. My signature is one of the ROM's I use as another indicator to know what people are selecting.

How can I get Tmous ROM on HD2?

I'm currently on WWE 1.66. I don't own a T-mobile HD2!
Do I need those HSPL/SPL stuff????
I downloaded Tmous rom 2.10 and tried to flash with RUU and I get error 260.
Thanks for your answers.

Better do a lot more reading of the sticky threads and wiki on flashing a HD2 before you have another attempt at it, or you are going to give yourself the present of an expensive paperweight.

as fireman999 said. read.
look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=631
all about tmous hd2

I read already stickies... but don't know where to start, so many topics :S
Just tell me how to start, what to do.. which topic should I look and so on. Because I'm confused right now.

download hspl2
install it - choose 2.08.hspl
flash your 2.10 rom over usb
thats it.

samsamuel said:
download hspl2
install it - choose 2.08.hspl
flash your 2.10 rom over usb
thats it.
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Quite why people are so obtuse when it comes to installing a ROM is beyond me. Sam is right, go to the ROM development forum and read the flashing thread it literally WALKS you step by step through the entire process and covers all eventualities. Why people expect XDA to help them when they can't be bothered to read even as far as the stickys is beyond me.

Thanks guys. I got it working!
I just didn't know how to start, because this is "stock" rom but I didn't knew if I had to instal HSPL or not.
Thanks again for helping me

Ok guys - Need help with flashing a rom

I have had no such luck in another thread the tmobile us hd2 section and ppl are I feel being kinda snotty to me. I would like if someone could answer a few questions for me and help me out.
I want to Flash to Energy.Leo.21905.Sense2.5.GTX.Themed and I got the HSPL for it. My question is where can I find the stock rom and spl for the phone incase I need to warranty exchange or return it. I have the Tmobile US 1024 Leo

sherlockpwnz said:
I have had no such luck in another thread the tmobile us hd2 section and ppl are I feel being kinda snotty to me. I would like if someone could answer a few questions for me and help me out.
I want to Flash to Energy.Leo.21905.Sense2.5.GTX.Themed and I got the HSPL for it. My question is where can I find the stock rom and spl for the phone incase I need to warranty exchange or return it. I have the Tmobile US 1024 Leo
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Hmmm well try searching the forum. If that doesn't help, i'm sure I saw a stock T-mobile rom somewhere...HSPL will allow you to install the T-Mobile rom back onto the device. Go to T-mobile's website, i'm sure they've released an update for the HD2, you can flash that back onto the HD2. And remember to remove HSPL when you send your device back if something happpens. Hope I helped

Thanks yeah. I guess the better question is the update they released on the tmobile website is that suffecient since thats just an update?

go to t mobile section, click rom development thread, one of the top 4 or 5 threads (its a sticky) is called [rom] leo 1.5 test and stock roms or something like that, in there is a list of roms from 2.0 right up to 2.13 (stay away from those below 2.10, just for safety, some of them have dodgy spl's)
the two you should take note of are 2.10.0 and 2.13. Theyre the two stock roms that the tmous shipped with. (the 2.10.1 in that folder isnt an official stock rom, your phone will see it as a cooked rom)

Ahhh Awesome. Thanks. So if I need to send it back I uninstall the hspl and when I install the stock rom the spl is automatically put back?

sherlockpwnz said:
Ahhh Awesome. Thanks. So if I need to send it back I uninstall the hspl and when I install the stock rom the spl is automatically put back?
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depends which is your stock
if its 2.10
install the 2.10.0 stock from usb, then run hspl1024 and choose 2.08.0000
if its 2.13
run hspl1024 and choose 2.08.0000 and THEN flash the 2.13 stock from usb.
for 2.10 you can do it either way round, remove hspl first and then flash the stock, or flash teh stock then remove hspl. (because it's stock, it doesnt need hspl) for 2.13 however you must remove hspl first, because you need to flash back to spl 2.10.0000 and hspl1024 doesn't support that, so when you flash 2.13 if hspl is NOT installed then your spl will be upgraded to 2.10.0000, but if you leave hspl installed it wont remove it, and you will need to downgrade again so you can remove it, then upgrade again, lol.

my ROM is 2.13 and spl i suppose is 2.10

So who was being snotty to you. I answered all these questions in your last thread about the same thing. I ever went so far to link you to everything.

i felt a few of your replies were kinda anotty in assuming i didn't read any of the threads or didn't do searches. just to clear it up i spent weeks looking around reading before i decided to sign up and ask not because i was lazy to read but because i didn't understand it too much. also a few other people i felt were a little rude in assuming that i would be doing all of this with no computer.

Sorry if people come off that way but the information is there and it tends to get asked a lot and answered just as much so people tends to get tired of answering the same thing over and over.
I'll apologize for everybody. Sorry if we came off rude. Like I said it's all there I linked to what you needed in the other thread. I understand it can be frustrating to try and find information that doesn't contradict itself from thread to thread. The last thing you want to do is brick an expensive phone.
So you'll want to download HSPL2-sync the phone on the computer-run HSPL-follow instruction
Once that is done go into T-Mobile rom section - download one of the NRG roms( can't go wrong with his for your first flash)- unzip and put the file LEOIMG.nbh into the main directory of the memory card - turn off the phone and put into bootloader - hit the power button to load the rom - done........
Hope that helps and simplifies things for ya.

its alright man i understand there are idiots that don't read. i know my problem is with my browser the search doesn't show up so if it doesn't come up in google i don't find it. i did read though i gotta downgrade my stockrom in order to get to spl 2.08

yep HSPL 2.08 then Hard HSPL 2.08

cool cool. I sent a pm to nrgz and asked him personally to make sure the rom I chose will work but no reply I think he might have a crap ton of messages and wont read it. Waiting to see if someone will let me know. it's the gtx themed energy leo rom for 1024

Which one are you looking at I can tell you or tell you which one is the right one with the same options.
Did you have a chance to run HSPL yet?

he is talking about the gtx version of this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591784

Yep it will work with no issue. Though using that one will not have any of the preloaded T-Mobile programs. As long as you know that.

[Q] ID check

Hello
After many reading Im here to ask for help, lets see if a brillant mind can help me out.
I want to update my ROM to the latest WP7 and I need HSPL 3 to be able to do it.
I have flahsed my HD2 with many ROMS, I think the latest one I flashed was RUU_Leo_S_HTC_SPA_3.14.412.2_Radio_15.42.50.11U_2.15.50.14_LEO_S_Ship though Im not sure.This flash made my SPL change to SPL-3.03.
Because HSPL 3 can not be flashed with SPL-3.03 (maybe Im wrong, but this is my though after reading many post) I think I have to flash via ActiveSync any stock rom (with my current CID) to go back to a previous SPL that support HSPL3 and then be able to install it.
How can I find out my current CID to know what stock ROM I need? I have tryed many but it seems none is good.
Thanks in advance for your help
Regards
[FIXED - GOLD CARD SOLUTION]

[Q] help! i want to have wp7 can anyone guide me please

hello,
i want to have wp7on mg hd2 and i cant find a suitable guide for my mobile so if anyone can help me with this i will be very appreciating
my device info
radio version 2.15.50.14
spl 3.03
htc hd2(not Tmobile version)
thanks

moataz868 said:
hello,
i want to have wp7on mg hd2 and i cant find a suitable guide for my mobile so if anyone can help me with this i will be very appreciating
my device info
radio version 2.15.50.14
spl 3.03
htc hd2(not Tmobile version)
thanks
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your radio is good, spl is not good.
Download an old but official HTC rom for your HD2.
Flash your Rom with it. Only official ROM can flash back to a lower spl.
After that, hardspl with HSPL 3. Flash the same radio again.
flash magldr
flash wp7

moataz868 said:
hello,
i want to have wp7on mg hd2 and i cant find a suitable guide for my mobile so if anyone can help me with this i will be very appreciating
my device info
radio version 2.15.50.14
spl 3.03
htc hd2(not Tmobile version)
thanks
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The very first thing to do is get an acctivation code from MS, Before you waste 6hrs putting in the wp7 rom then finding out like some off the other guys that they cannot get a activation code.
Once you have your code (make sure to ask them to email it to you) You can use it 3 times.
Then come back and you will be guide on.
Russ

thanks i'll do what you said can you please guide me from A to Z including HSPL

moataz868 said:
thanks i'll do what you said can you please guide me from A to Z including HSPL
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Yes go to this link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=912218

how can i change my spl from 3.03 to what is compatible ??

can any one help me PLEASE !!

moataz868 said:
can any one help me PLEASE !!
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If you could give me email, i could send you the zip file and unzip that and follow the instructions~

I would like to know too!!! I will get new HTC HD2 soon

This is exactly the crap thread. You are guys too lazy to go through the forum, search, read the posts and do some homework. Instead of that you are screaming here PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, and you are expecting, that somebody else do the work.
So my advice:
Search, read, try, and then, if you have real problems come here and ask questions...

moataz868 said:
how can i change my spl from 3.03 to what is compatible ??
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OK go to this tread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477
It will give you every thing you need to get your HD2 flashed prior to WP7 (And always hit the thanks button when you finish downloading from these threads I post to you.)
Once all complete get back.
Russ

If you want to go ahead and send me your phone, I'll put WP7 on it for you and send it back, I promise

VenomLugz said:
I would like to know too!!! I will get new HTC HD2 soon
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thanks for your help
[email protected]

From a stock,
1) Hard SPL your phone
2) Flash a different radio, preferably 2.15 (is the best I've heard, and I use it)
3) Flash Magldr (I think 1.12)
4) Load the LEO70 rom

thanks for your help
[email protected]

I agree with you "homer.web" , Don't expect people to do the searches for you. I assure you most of the links you are seeking are already stickied in HD2 ROM Development section. Members here doesn't give you the step by step guide, but instead they give you the procedures and you should search for the term in the forums !
For HSPL and SPL and what not check the HD2 6.5 ROM Development, for MAGLDR and WP7 ROM and instructions check WP7 Development under WP7.
Members here doesn't make step-by-step guides to be ignored, just go find'em by yourself !

russpattaya said:
OK go to this tread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477
It will give you every thing you need to get your HD2 flashed prior to WP7 (And always hit the thanks button when you finish downloading from these threads I post to you.)
Once all complete get back.
Russ
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thanks but this is for rom 2.10 maximum not for 3.03
my email is [email protected]

S/N number
sh07znw09188

any help from any generous person

Yes we are going to flash back to an original rom or if you have already done this, then we will get the hspl put in.