Unbricking Vogue / and downgrading SPL

[spongerd82]

Anyone? *bump* Thanks

[mobile316]

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.**
Edit by ImCoKeMaN: If you are stuck in bootloader (3 color screen) use titanexitbl or mtty (set 16 0 then task first and try these steps only if that doesn't work.

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 have followed all instructions for this, at the bootloader screen I get the "loading no image file" briefly, then back to tricolor. I was attempting a cooked rom and used the wrong unlocker.. This is what my bootloader reads VOGU100 / SPL-0.36.000 / CPLD-3.. any help would be appreciated! I have an XV6900 vzw..

[dean11]

i tried to download the link provided. but it seems like rapidshare did'nt give me any chance of downloading it. can someone pls send the file to my email

deankeen@gmail.com

[spongerd82]

Originally Posted by dean11

i tried to download the link provided. but it seems like rapidshare did'nt give me any chance of downloading it. can someone pls send the file to my email

deankeen@gmail.com

At radpidshare, you have to click on free user. Then you will have to wait a for 45-50 seconds for get the file. Hope this helps.

[discolicious]

Hi Everyone,

I'm a bit googly eyed from reading through previous posts and a tad confused. I currently have a Telus HTC Touch Vogue that I've recently run their released rom patch to upgrade to windows mobile 6.1 (plus the gps feature etc.). I'm really not happy with 6.1 as none of my voip apps function properly (skype, fring etc. - mic doesn't work) plus a few other annoyances.

I never use the gps and I would really like to get the phone back to windows 6.0. I'm assuming from the previous posts that I would infact have to flash the phone back using a signed rom. ImCoKeMaN has one in his FTP (thanks for that) that seems to be the original rom (WM6.0).

My real question is... is this as simple as copying the nbh file to the sd flash mem card and doing the reset as mentioned? or is it more involved?

All I want to do is go back to WM 6.0.

I appreciate all your help,
Thanks

[kfonseca723]

Originally Posted by stealth-twinturbo

i got my phone unbricked and i just figured out my own crazy way i never even used a SD card. I got it to connect and flash through the computer.

How where u able to do that cuz im still stuck?

[xminds]

Okay now I am ****ed, I was inquiring about how to load over at a cooked rom onto my HTC Touch, and a guy xda was trying his best to help me and told me to go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=433835 so I went there and followed the steps, I thought I was doing the right thing come to find out it was completely the wrong thing. so I kept getting stuck at the Smart mobility screen and I kept reseting it hoping it would fix it. Well it didn't and now my phone wont even turn on I did get it to turn on ONCE and when I did I put the first small file on it, then it did the loading thing and did a soft reset, I went and put the second sprint rom on the card and now my phone will not turn on at all...I think I am ****ed could someone please help me if there is a way to fix this?

[Dat_Dude]

I have probably tha dumbest question in tha world but I am a newbie at this whole hackin gig and I loaded Alltell Rom on my cricket flashed mogul..... It loaded all tha way to 100 % and the phone was supposed to restart but it did not although it did turn off.. I think that I have officially messed up my phone since none of tha lights work on it and when it connects to my computer it shows up as a modem.
Am I accurate in saying that I totally jacked up my precsious Mogul!????????
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[dropofdreams]

I don't know if this was addressed earlier on in the last 35 pages but a 4GB cards works if you partition it to something less than 2GB. Acronis or Ubuntu.

[rockstar72]

I have the exact same problem on a Verizon branded XV6800. I believe that the bootloader has become corrupt. Windows device manager shows a HTC Modem ad a HTC Diagnostic Interface com port. I think you could use mtty to talk to the Diagnostic interface, but I have no idea how to install a new bootloader. Can anyone shed some light on how ti unbrick these phones? Please...

Originally Posted by Dat_Dude

I have probably tha dumbest question in tha world but I am a newbie at this whole hackin gig and I loaded Alltell Rom on my cricket flashed mogul..... It loaded all tha way to 100 % and the phone was supposed to restart but it did not although it did turn off.. I think that I have officially messed up my phone since none of tha lights work on it and when it connects to my computer it shows up as a modem.
Am I accurate in saying that I totally jacked up my precsious Mogul!????????
Any help would be greatly appreciated!