My TP2 wont boot up please help

[Rafy0003]

You havent even unlocked the phone yet?!?! If not take it as a loss, phone it done for.

[tr0s]

you mean hard reset? pop out the battery, put it back in, THEN hold down send and end at the same time and THEN push the power button.

you'll need to get the phone completely powered off before you try that (which wouldn't work if you've already flashed a bad rom). but you'll also need to get it powered down before you sd flash

[aguenter322]

It never ceases to amaze me how many people do not enough or no research before doing something like overwriting their device's ROM.

Like Rafy said -- try flashing your carrier's stock ROM. Can you get to the bootloader (tri-color RGB screen)? Press volume down and press the reset button with the stylus at the same time.

If you can get that far, you can reflash stock. Plug phone into USB, wait for it to say USB at the bottom of the bootloader screen on the device, and then start the stock ROM installer which can be found at the link CovKid supplied you. http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=91940

[aguenter322]

Originally Posted by tr0s

you mean hard reset? pop out the battery, put it back in, THEN hold down send and end at the same time and THEN push the power button.

you'll need to get the phone completely powered off before you try that (which wouldn't work if you've already flashed a bad rom). but you'll also need to get it powered down before you sd flash

If he isn't HardSPL'd I wouldn't suggest him trying to flash another cooked from from the SD card before he ensures he can flash back to stock, and then flashing CDMA HardSPL.

[Rafy0003]

If he hasnt unlocked the phone, There is nothing to do but take the phone back, If you havent unlocked the phone, then go to the Sprint repair store, If you have unlocked it, Then there is hope.

[tr0s]

i've never really tried to flash without unlocking... i just always figured it wouldn't work. pardon the ignorance here but will that brick a phone?

[Rafy0003]

It shouldnt, It shouldnt even read the NBH, but if he unlocked it and tired to flash to a GSM then he might as well throw it in the fireplace.

[aguenter322]

Originally Posted by tr0s

i've never really tried to flash without unlocking... i just always figured it wouldn't work. pardon the ignorance here but will that brick a phone?

I have no idea either. I guess we have to wait and see if he can enter the bootloader. If not, I guess our answer is yes...

[aguenter322]

Originally Posted by Rafy0003

It shouldnt, It shouldnt even read the NBH, but if he unlocked it and tired to flash to a GSM then he might as well throw it in the fireplace.

That's not true, flashing GSM ROM -> CDMA device or CDMA ROM -> GSM device will not brick, you can still enter bootloader and flash to stock from USB or another cooked ROM from SD.

What WILL brick is flashing the wrong SPL for your device. Flashing a normal OS ROM does not touch the SPL, which means you can always return to SPL and reflash another ROM. It's similar to flashing your computer's BIOS (~= SPL) vs installing a different OS on your hard drive (~= ROM). If you install an OS that isn't compatible with your hardware you can always install a different one, but if you botch a BIOS flash you may as well buy a new motherboard.

[tr0s]

that's what i thought.... but thing is he's getting the htc screen so i'm thinking there is hope... maybe. since it's doing that much he must have already hspl-unlocked it, so the next step is to try and sd flash. if that doesn't work.... i hope he has insurance.