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

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!
make sure you turn off any over clocking as this has made the process function wierdly.
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: place rom on the root of your SD card (meaning not in any folders)
at this point you have two options I will keep the alternate path in green, If you want to use the app then skip the rest till you get to the green.
Step 4: rename the .nbh file to RHODIMG.nbh
Step 5: power down the device completely
Step 6: hold volume down and power (end key on the Verizon variant) till the screen boots into bootloader mode (red green blue screen)

Alternate path:
download the app here there is a full guide in that link, but basically you install the app, and run it, it will find all of the roms you have on the root of your sd card, and based on what type of phone you tell it you have, it will rename it properly, and even has an option to put you into boot loader.

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!

re-locking is on post 3

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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

make sure you turn off overclocking.

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.

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RELOCKING:
Step 1: Flash the stock rom
Step 2: **MAKE SURE TO READ ENTIRE POST BEFORE STARTING**
Step 3: make sure you have the stock rom on one micro sd card and the relocker on another or an sd card reader to transfer the nbh files since your phone may stop booting past bootloader after the next step
Step 4: flash the attached relocker like any other rom
Step 5: flash stock one more time.

attached is the relocker nbh to relock you flash like normal HOWEVER you will most likely get stuck in the bootloader (not be able to boot) at this point you only need to re-flash the stock rom and you will be back in order. razorloves keyed me into this working just like in my TP1 guide, I assumed based on what Cmonex told me it was impossible so I never looked into it further.

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one more for good measure

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Is this similar to what's posted here?

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

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

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

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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

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its in your sig so now people know.

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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!!

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lol, forgot what sig has in it. its all good.

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hopefully someone can help me...im not necessarily new to winmo phones but ive never "flashed" a rom before...ive already unlocked my phone so now on to the fun stuff, flashing!!! id love to be able to flash from my SD card, the only thing is that i dont know how to "extract" the nbh file from an exe...can someone please explain...also, can u extract the nbh file using rescoe file explorer on your phone...please help!!! thanks in advance

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i use pocket rar if i do it from the phone or 7zip from the computer and an sd reader to get it to the sd card.

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well see, heres the thing...if it was a .zip or .rar file i would know how to "extract" the nbh file, but mightyrom's rom for example is an exe and i have no clue how to extract the nbh file so i can load the rom from my sd card...hopefully this clearifies my problem...thanks again for the help and hopefully ill have the answer i need soon

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pocket rar/7zip can extract most self extracting exe's as well.

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some people may be able to figure it out but just for reference on verizon tp2 i had to hit the display on/off button instead of the power button in order to flash

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can you tell me how the display on/off button is different than the power button? (the button at the very top left of the phone)

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On the verizon tp2 the top button only toggles the display on/off. The power button is located on the end call button.

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Just flashed using this method, very fast & easy...I just restarted the phone, it's booting NOW!

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What is the difference between flashing by SD or the usual .exe?
I always flashed the .exe

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this method doesn't need a pc. you can dowload them on the go and flash werever

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Oh ok. You mean using WIFI and Data plans just flash if your not near you PC.

Thanks

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yes, even more, you can store different roms and flash between them at will and they flash faster via the sd card so you can test a rom and flash back to your favorite one back and forth.

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ive formatted my 8gb microsd card 3 times different ways in fat32 and i still cant get my bootloader to see the nbh on my sd card. what allocation size am i supposed to use? is there anything else i need to do to make it flashable from my microsd?

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Anybody flash a MightyRom from SD card. The Mightyrom comes with an .exe file. How to extract from this .exe file?

Thanks

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ok. just tried this with new energy rom. extracted to root level of sd card. the .nbh file was already named appropriately so I just followed the steps. it went into bootloader like it was suppose to, but now it is just stuck in bootloader... What should I do now?

i suppose it would be nice if somebody responded soon before i pull the battery or something. a quick search about "stuck in bootloader" gave some steps but that sounded like i would re-lock the phone. thanks

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honestly Ive never had it get stuck in bootloader. id try pulling the battery, or flashing again. is there an error code when you see the tricolor screen?

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no error. it said "serial" in the white color band ("usb" when i plugged it in). was stuck there for about 30 min before i fixed it. i plugged it in to pc and ran another rom. it flashed perfect. i will try to figure out what i did and get back

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I'm having the same problem. Does anyone have a solution?

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sounds like he flashed it from a pc to fix it. ive yet to have that issue and i've flashed many roms this way im curious what is going on. which rom did you flash?

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I normally have no trouble flashing (I've done it a million times), but the new Nov 20 Energy Leo rom (28002) just won't flash. It keeps crashing (Vista 64 bit). So I tried the included nbh file, but I get the same error described above.

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try flashing a different rom than that one.

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you mean just to see if NOV 20 rom it works? I'm currently on the Energy rom leo Oct 25 rom.

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sure, or stock, or any other rom thats not the one that caused the issue. or are you up and running again on a different rom? if so maybe that download was just corrupted.

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yea, I'm already on a flashed rom since late Oct. Just wanted to try out the new rom. I thought the download might be corrupted, so I tried again, but no luck. I guess I'll try later, or maybe flash a different rom just to rule out user error. :)

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So I do the unlock and then put it in the root of my sdhc... But will it do it automatically or do I click it and do a hard reset

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When you flash, do you lose all programs and data installed to your device?

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you enter bootloader and press power to flash when it prompts you

yes, all files and installs are gone, your SD card still retains all files, but the device is wiped clean.

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Thanks, if people are able to flash to multiple roms back and forth, how are they avoiding the setup time?