Are you telling me that installing a rom that is not intended to your phone can break it? Will a hard reset fix the problem? Just curious because I want to know how cautious I have to be with modifiying my phone.
Yes, if you try to flash (install) a ROM intended for a GSM phone it will brick (break) your phone. This will make your phone worthless even a hard reset will not fix.
- Why does sprint offer Windows mobile Shell 3 for the touch pro 2 without giving you this unlocker? Is there a difference between there custom roms vs the people here?
The unlocker allows you to install other windows mobile operating systems. Sprint would not release the unlocker because they do not want you changing the core OS of the phone. Sprint released the TP2 with WM 6.1 but Microsoft has released WM 6.5 and WM 6.5.3 (has the start button on the bottom left corn) is still in testing mode.
- You said you only have to unlock your phone once... Do you have to unlock it every time you do a hard reset?
All you have to do is unlock your phone once http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=93252 . The link is for the unlocker for CDMA phones. Please do not use the one for GSM phones. The hard reset only brings your phone back to the fresh install. This would be how your phone came from Sprint or if you flash a custom ROM how it was before installing anything.
I have taken a look into the CDMA roms here but some of them mention windows mobile 6.5. I have 6.1 and I've searched this forum and google and it mentions that Sprint doesn't offer the 6.5 yet. So does that mean the roms that require a 6.5 wont work with my 6.1?
You can install the WM 6.1, 6.5, or 6.5.3 custom ROMS in the CDMA TP2 upgrade forum after you have unlocked your phone. Sprint has not released there WM 6.5 yet. It is rumored to be out in the first quarter.
I guess this goes with my earlier question. Flashing a custom rom will stay even after a hard reset (restore to factory settings) is done?
The hard reset would take the custom rom back you how it was when you first installed it.
Is there any rom similar to Mobile shell without causing me to go hungry for a week? haha
Just look through all the custom ROMS in the CDMA TP2 upgrades forum to she what the cooks have to offer. Most will have pictures of how the ROM looks.