Unbricking Vogue / and downgrading SPL

[stickmandude]

Originally Posted by CAPONE615

i dont get anything when i type 16 0, but when i type boot, it does exactly what you say, but it comes back up and goes back to the htc smart mobility screen.

type in 'set 16 0'

[CAPONE615]

Originally Posted by mardukeme

Edited *This will help those that are stuck at the HTC welcome screen and cannot get past it to load IMCokeMan's Unlocker.**


Apparently you can not use SDHC cards with this method, please use the 512mb card that came with your phone.


I have successfully unbricked my phone due to updating the Alltel rom to a non Alltel Vogue, before IMCokeman had released his unlocker an also have downgraded to the previous SPL version. I will shortly update this post with the How to instructions. I just need to retrace my steps.

I would first like to thank IMCokeMan for his help and unlocker.

I currently have a Sprint Vogue but I assume this will work for all versions

For those that had loaded the Alltel rom without the unlocker and have bricked there phone try this procedure to unbrick your phone.

1. First download IMCokeMaN's 2.31 Unlocker. http://rapidshare.com/files/11019074...r_MFG_2.31.exe
2. Extract IMCokeMan's unlocker

Previous SPL version was 2.31 current SPL version is 0.36

Edit by ImCoKeMaN:
Note: Steps 3, 4 and 5 should not be necessary, but step 6 is critical that it is a signed rom from your carrier

3. Navigate to the extracted folder and within the folder you will find the following file called VOGUIMAG2.nbh and rename it to VOGUIMG.nbh

4. Copy the file to a fat32 memory card, and insert it back into your phone, and place it into bootloader mode.

5. The phone should display Loading... let it sit there for a minute or so. It will not go past this screen, now reboot the phone.

6. Extract your official rom (Must be a signed EXE from your carrier, check here)

7. Navigate to the extracted folder and within the folder you will find the following file called ruu_signed.nbh and rename it to VOGUIMG.nbh

8. Copy the file to your memory card (less than 2gb and formated fat32) and insert it back into the phone and place it back into bootloader mode, and install the your Carrier's Official ROM.



I have attached the VOGUIMG.nbh file for those that are having problems.

i tried and got the "loading" gray screen, then "no image file found" and back to bootloader

[CAPONE615]

Originally Posted by stickmandude

type in 'set 16 0'

i type set 16 0 and get nothing, but cmd> so i type boot, and get exactly what is posted.

[Red49er]

Make sure you type enter or something first because the mtty program doesn't actually send the command unless you see a cmd> out front.

[computerjunkie]

I need help. Before I bricked my phone I already had unlocker 2.31 on it along with ugraded radio (rev a + gps)

I was trying to load OMJ's custom ROM when I bricked my phone. I have followed all the instructions but I am constantly stuck at the multi-coloared screen with the following:

VOGU100 MFG
SPL-2.31.CoKe
CPLD-3

Please Help! Thanks.

[computerjunkie]

I fixed the problem. I just reloaded the old ROM that I had on there before I bricked it and now all is back to normal. Thanks again for all your help (by providing so many reference posts).

[zerogravity]

so i bricked my phone from trying to go from the alltell GPS rom back to DCD's. I think i already have the 2.31 spl.

so what's happening is that the screen is at the HTC smart mobile after loading, but gets stuck there. if i do a hard reset i get to the tri-color bootloader screen.

edit: so i found mtty version 0.01, but after doing the set 16 0 and boot, i still get stuck in the htc smart mobility screen. any ideas? heeeelp

[Arlen]

I got the screen after flash the Sprint stock ROM.
M 03 No Radio
B 01
D 1.12
SPL 0.36 0000

I tired the method that CoKo provided, but the phone can not boot into OS.

[roshak]

Hi everybody,

I have a HTC Touch P3450 (GERMAN version) and can not understand which one of these is suitable for me, i got the same problem for a couple of months and unlocking the phone before the welcome screen may help me waking my phone up!! cuz it's got stuck in the black "smart mobility" screen with a red text above "OS 6.0.0.1"

I don't know at all the names Sprint, vouge,...!! which ROM should i take for myself, and is this unlocking methode helpful to me??

[ImCoKeMaN]

the P3450 is an elf, not a vogue. Do not flash ANY of these, go to xda-developers and check their elf section. Also, read that carefully as the elf and elfin are similar, but loading the wrong rom will cause a brick.

Originally Posted by Arlen

I got the screen after flash the Sprint stock ROM.
M 03 No Radio
B 01
D 1.12
SPL 0.36 0000

I tired the method that CoKo provided, but the phone can not boot into OS.

You sure the Sprint rom you loaded was the shipped one? It should have version numbers and a long EXE name if so. Also, did it say it was flashing the radio when you ran it? If not you might have just flashed the dumped sprint rom that i posted. At this point though you need the signed one.

PS: thanks to bigbilal04 i was able to look at the 2.01 bootloader/"no radio" situation tonight. Still not seeing much for telus/vzw users yet though.