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If you are looking for some help on some common terms, check out my glossary :) If there is anything that is not defined there put a post requesting a definition and I will work on it :D

And all you veterans that have an extensive PPC vocabulary, get over there and add to it :lol:

Re: <<< Stupid Noob, need guidance
 

Yes,

Please keep in mind if someone is just learning about ROM and upgrades and such, we really have no clue how to decode "new style of kitchen" "hard-spl" and there is more, i am just trying to remember what they are.

I got this information from this kid at Waterfest 15 in NJ that has a touch pro and was tethering it. He swears about this site so I have come to see.

I will try and read the 11+ pages of jokes on the link posted here to gather all the information about unlocking and ROM installing.

In closing, there isn't a sticky for noobs that walks though what is what and why is what. Would be easier if someone like me walk in and go to "htc touch pro" (what i own) and see a stick called, "Noob 101 on upgrades and updates".

Problem with searching. if i don't know what I am searching for, i can't find my answer. :)

EDIT: btw... looks like i have to put my vista laptop back together so i can do this stuff. :( wish there was something I can do so my Apple pro can do this. With out parallel or boot camp. (yes, i will search)

Thanks for the help!

Re: <<< Stupid Noob, need guidance
 

My glossary has most common terms, but a quick answer to the two you listed:

Hard-spl , a hard coded secondary program loader. A SPL is Secondary Program Loader, similar to the BIOS in a computer and capable of being flashed. Loads up the ROM and other defaults.

Kitchen is a program that is used to create ROMs, and there are 2 styles (that I am aware of) the older BuildOS style and the newer Visual Kitchen style.

My glossary coupled with the first post in the thread linked to earlier should get you going. If you have any other questions about term definitions post it in my glossary and I will try to answer it for you :D

A tip on searching, go to advanced search and click search thread titles. That will help narrow it down. If you don't come up with an answer that way, select the "show posts" rather than show threads, that way you see the specific post that mentions it.

As far as flashing, you can flash using only your SD card, all you do is rename the ROM to RAPHIMG and put it in the root directory of your sd card, then reset to bootloader mode. (Read more about exactly how to do that in the first post of the link posted earlier)

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hmm...I agree. Some of the titles in the stickies could be more noob friendly

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UPDATE:

I have unlocked the phone and have mighty rom 6.5 running.

Thanks for the guidance. One more noob educated!!

Re: <<< Stupid Noob, need guidance
 

there was a video tutorial that really helped me out when started learning...I was grateful for that one in the stickies.