[HOW-TO] - - Flash a Rom or Radio on your TP2 from the SD card

[cornelious2]

First and foremost you must be unlocked to flash any roms on your phone you can get the unlocker at this link http://rhodiumw.htc-unlocks.com/hard-spl.php Unfortunatly Due to the new process unlocking is not available via the SD card so you will have to find a PC if you don't have access to one.


If you are going to flash any of Cmonex's special patched radios you will have to be sim unlocked you can do this http://rhodiumw.htc-unlocks.com/ Again This has to be done with a computer.


now once you get that piece out of the way we can get to the fun part, flashing a new rom without the aid of a pc. Similar to the mogul days and touch pro days, I have found flashing new roms much more convenient from the SD card than from the PC that way I could let my phone download the rom and then flash to a new version while I am out and about. Another added benefit is to be able to keep multiple roms on your SD card so you can test one, but still keep your standby at hand and not be locked to your computer.

A pre-note to this process. Your SD card must be formatted fat-32 (not just fat) for this process to work. formatting your SD card will wipe out all information on it so remember to backup first!

This is actually a really simple process.

Step 0: READ THE WHOLE POST ESPECIALLY IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME!
Step 1: find the rom/radio you wish to flash and download it
Step 2: extract the .nbh file out of said rom package (will usually be named RUU_SIGNED.nbh if the rom is packed in an exe use pocket rar to extract from your phone or 7zip/winrar from your pc)
Step 3: rename the .nbh file to RHODIMG.nbh
step 4: place rom on the root of your SD card (meaning not in any folders)
step 5: power down the device completely
step 6: hold volume down and power (sleep/wake button on the Verizon variant) till the screen boots into bootloader mode (red green blue screen)
step 7: when prompted press power to flash
step 8: wait for it to finnish, sometimes it will restart on its own, sometime you need to restart it yourself but make sure you wait for the flash successful screen.

That's all there is to it I will add to this as time goes on. Happy flashing!

[cornelious2]

TROUBLESHOOTING:

most common causes are misnaming, (first timers forget that the .nbh gets hidden on their phone explorer and "fix" it by adding it and thusly doubling the extension "RHODIMG.nbh.nbh"

Second most common error is people make a folder called root when the root of the sd card means not in any folders.
next most common error is transposing the h and the o naming the file ROHDIMG.nbh

The last thing if all of the above is not the cause is to reformat the sd card (but remember to backup the fiels first)

another thing a few people have done is enabling sd encryption (its a checkbox in settings easy to click and forget) this adds a .menc extension to the end of each files and will make the file not named properly AND make it so your files will all be lost if you hard reset and or flash a rom via another sd card.

[cornelious2]

reserved as well

[cornelious2]

one more for good measure

[Inimical]

Is this similar to what's posted here?

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=93729

[cornelious2]

yes, also similar to my guides for the TP diamond and mogul.

[darren.wlsn1]

hit ya some thanx for all your help you gave me with tp and tp2. we need this stickyfied. lol

[Adrianh85]

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all i ask from op is to have a link to my method of flashing from sd! i posted these instutions like 3weeks ago but i did it without the button combo

[darren.wlsn1]

Originally Posted by Adrianh85

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all i ask from op is to have a link to my method of flashing from sd! i posted these instutions like 3weeks ago but i did it without the button combo

its in your sig so now people know.

[Adrianh85]

Wirelessly posted (AdrianH85(TP2): Opera/9.5(Microsoft Windows; PPC; Opera Mobi/16643; U; en) HTC_Touch_Pro2)

Originally Posted by darren.wlsn1

its in your sig so now people know.

u right i forgot lmao! cant see sig on wifourms! do u notice how often i change my sig! i have even updated my profile with the new updates cuz i be so bored at work!!