***Offical n00b Guide to get new Update to Work***
 

Hey I am starting this thread to solve tons of problems,

OK well first off my config:
-Vista Ultimate
-Mogul with stock Rom and never updated before.

Now, What do i need to make this update work? Please dont just put any information down. Like if i need a boot loader please explain how to obtain one and a link if you can and how to enable it.

Basically this would be a guide for someone who has no idea (i.e. ME) lol, and yes i did read all the 50+ pages and we just need a guide that compiles all the information into one thread.

THANKS:mrgreen:

SO far all i got was this guide:
http://www.modaco.com/content/Window...ltimate-guide/

PS. Best and most complete post i will edit and place in this post for quick reference for all the users/


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Here's how to get your MSL Unlock Code to edit the settings found under "Dialer Codes" (##code#)#) mentioned earlier.
0. Download GetSPC http://rapidshare.com/files/86837140/GetSPC.zip

Instructions:
1. Unzip and copy the extracted GetSPC folder (with all 3 files) to the storage card on your device.
2. Write down the ESN (Hex) number found behind the battery.
3. Power up and run the 'GetSPC(PPC 2003)' executable on your device.
4. In the 'Input' field, enter the ESN number you wrote down but be sure to use ALL CAPITOLS for the alpha values. (Ex: 123ABCD4, not 123abcd4)
5. Hit the 'Go' button. The value in the 'Output' field will be your "Unlock Code".


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To do this there are 3 steps:

First take the .exe file and open it with winrar (its a program, google it). There will be a file 3.16.nbh extract that and rename it to TITAIMG.nbh

Next format a microSD card with FAT 32 (required most are fat16 default) and copy the file TITAIMG.nbh to the root of the sd card(the main page, not inside ANY folders) with a card reader.

Finally place sdcard in device and reset into bootloader mode (HOLD POWER, CAMERA AND HIT RESET AT SAME TIME). The flash will proceed from the SD card and it should work fine. Enjoy!

Before you do anything you need to make sure you have your Mobile Device Number and MSID. The update has wiped this clear for some users.

Dial ##778#
Click View
On the View info screen, write down your ESN(Hex)
At the bottom where it says View Info go to NAM Settings
Write down your Mobile Directory Number and MSID (these both may be the same as your phone number, but the MSID might be different in some cases)

If you need to re-enter this and you don't have your MSL, use your ESN(Hex) and GetSPC to get your MSL.

A word of wisdom to the noobs:

Be patient.

One of the things that seem to be weirding out some folks during the upgrade process is that it hangs at about 11% done... there's nothing wrong. This is NOT a typical ROM upgrade.

What the upgrade has been doing during the time from 0 - 11% is updating the SPL (it'll now say 2.40). After it updates the SPL it has to reboot the device in order to load the the actual new ROM.

That's why the numbering on this upgrade is 3.XX as opposed to the 2.XX ROMs... this is a MAJOR update that is not only updating the OS and radio, but also the SPL and other sections of the firmware.

I did the upgrade this morning from a normal 2.17 ROM and it went through the first time without a hitch. Couldn't have been smoother :)

I tried that and ##778 + dial and both actually connect and the operator says number not in service :scratch: I figured I should get a different screen but......

"##778#" no dial.

I tried to find the GetSPC program awhile back and it seemed as though the links to it in archived posts were all expired/broken. Any new links to download GetSPC?

Grab it below

http://rapidshare.com/files/86837140/GetSPC.zip

I'm running DCD's 1.6.10 and I bet the smartdialer I cooked into it is the issue.

try "##778" and make sure the smartdialer doesn't change the number

Here's a stupid tip for people like me (I wish I had read it) If you guys use GetSPC, that program runs from you PHONE not from your COMPUTER . I was getting mad at it for not working :)

And make sure you enter your ESN with all CAPS for the letters otherwise it will spit out a different value.

But you definitely want to do this BEFORE you flash your phone, so that you can have all these values if it nukes your settings.

simply relock your phone, and let the ruu run, when it gets @ 11 percent just leave it there for about 10 minutes and the update will continue.

That's not ALWAYS how it works. @11%, my updater utility actually threw an error (invalid command I thinK?) and crashed.

I had to run the exitbl utility and then re-run the flash utility and it picked up at 11% (I guess because that part was for the SPL) and then carried on through to completion.

maybe its a hit or miss thing?, mine got in bootloader mode @ 11% but just let it sit there.

I'm running Vista by the way. I think it's kind of luck of the draw.

How To Install The New Rom 3.16??
 

Can someone tell me step by step how to install this new ROM please.


Thanks,
Clement

I wish there was a thread dedicated to this somewhere....


1. Hard reset your phone. (I do this for fun, don't know if it ever helps but couldn't hurt.)
2. Re-Lock your phone if it has been unlocked to run hacked roms.
3. Update with new rom. Leave it alone while it reboots the phone a few times.


Or just read the first post: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=16806

I downloaded it and know when i try to open this file RUU_TITAN_SPRINT_WWE_3[1].16.651.0_435009_RS3_27_00_SPCS_NV124.exe it doesnt do anything.

Connect your phone to your computer, running windows XP, and let activesync connect. Once activesync says connected, move on to the next steps. If you have run hacked roms, you will need to relock your phone, if not, you dont. Run the new Rom from your computer, and follow the steps. The phone will most likely fail once or twice, almost certainly at 11%. Go through the recovery process, and it will automatically resume the installation and will work. After this is done, and the phone is up and running, let sprint customizations run. Next, try and call your phone, if it goes straight to voicemail, your phones settings got wiped, and you need to call sprint. Dial *2 on your phone and ask the rep to "reprogram your phone". Say it like that and they will not ask questions. Write down EVERY number they tell you to input on the phone, as they are all important. They will walk you through the process, which will take MAX 5 mins. After that your phone is good to go.

Redownload it, I got a bad copy from somewhere and the image was invalid when it tried to flash the rom. Get it from a different mirror than last time (I think I got a good copy from rapidshare).

If I where you I would get the MSID# and my MSL# before I started. You can get your MSL with this http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=16806&page=7
post #275.

And here is the Rom update in a easy to use RUU I renamed the NBH file and put it in the Sprint 2.17 RUU. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=86YYWPXR Use at own risk it worked for me.

When i click on the EXE it say on a command window "File too big for memory" and then goes away.

I spent countless hours last night trying to get it to flash and thought I lost my mind and my phone in the process. I tried all these programs with no positive results, only my phone being stuck in boot loader mode for along time. It was painful since I thought I destroyed my expensive phone so I was up till early morning trying to fix it. I finally managed to get the phone back alive and updated the rom by renaming it TITAIMG.(forgot the extension) and placing it on a blank formatted Fat32 micro SD card I had around. I made the phone boot into boot loader mode (hold power & camera buttons while pushing the soft reset button on bottom) and it updated itself. I had too many problems the traditional way since i'm running Vista and I needed certain drivers, and configure this then that, stand on one foot.....etc.

But it was worth it, the GPS is real and works. So far i've used Google Maps, Microsoft Live Search and Destinator 7 and all seen and accessed my GPS on the phone.

(Cut and pasted)

To do this there are 3 steps:

First take the .exe file and open it with winrar. There will be a file 3.16.....nbh extract that and rename it to TITAIMG.nbh

Next format a microSD card with FAT 32 (required most are fat16 default) and copy the file TITAIMG.nbh to the root of the sd card with a card reader.

Finally place sdcard in device and reset into bootloader mode. The flash will proceed from the SD card and it should work fine. Enjoy!

THIS WOKED PERFECTLY FOR ME THANK YOU!!!

I360 and Clemente312
 

I really like i360's way it seems too easy and I LOVE that !!

He has 7 posts.. I really appreciate glitch77-2's work as well hes here often and posts some handy stuff

...so thanks! if you got he noob Clement312 up and running then your post will help me for sure..!

So what version does your ROM say Clement312 & you too i360 does it read 3.16 for ROM Version in settings/device information ?
Please and Thank You !!!

Hey WHY is my little plus symbol in the circle Gold and not white like everyone elses ?

This thread is starting to look like all the rest of them, THIS thread is supposed to be for those of us who arent programmers and or techies.

to say this,
"If I where you I would get the MSID# and my MSL# before I started. You can get your MSL with this http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=16806&page=7
post #275."

And not tell us how to do it, is of no use to anyone who dosent already know how.

To say,
"boot from the bootlaoder" and not explain how to do it is a complete waste of cyber space.

I am totally banging my head against the wall because every thread is leading me down 59 million different ways.

we need COMPLETE instructions even from "turn on the device"

Please guys help us out but remember we dont have a clue but would like our devices to work at their full potential.

PERFECT EXAMPLE



GET MY MEANING? i THINK THIS IS WHAT THE ORIGINAL POST WAS REFERRING TO.
NOW IM SURE THAT MOST IN HERE ARET REALLY THAT STUPID BUT THAT KIND OF CLARITY MAKES THINGS SOOOO MUCH EASIER AND THEN WE WOULD KNOW HOW TO THEN HELP OTHERS SOME DAY.

I can't get my MSL number with the app. I open it on my phone and it shows 2 empty spots called "Input" and "Output". I tried entering in in my ESN number into input and got nothing from output and vice versa. WTF is going on?

found this GREAT post


Here's how to get your MSL Unlock Code to edit the settings found under "Dialer Codes" (##code#)#) mentioned earlier.
0. Download GetSPC

Instructions:
1. Unzip and copy the extracted GetSPC folder (with all 3 files) to the storage card on your device.
2. Write down the ESN (Hex) number found behind the battery.
3. Power up and run the 'GetSPC(PPC 2003)' executable on your device.
4. In the 'Input' field, enter the ESN number you wrote down but be sure to use ALL CAPITOLS for the alpha values. (Ex: 123ABCD4, not 123abcd4)
5. Hit the 'Go' button. The value in the 'Output' field will be your "Unlock Code".




THIS IS HOW TO EXPLAIN THINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I couldnt get it to work but i sure liked the way he explained it

I am going to say something that will be very unpopular here, but I believe it should be said. I do not mean to flame or insult anyone, so please read this with a calm, open mind. And let me say that I am not an expert on this, I have never felt the need to run a custom ROM, so I am pretty new at ROM flashing myself.

If you read the forums here and elsewhere, you can infer that the reason no one has posted a simple, easy to follow set of instructions for installing the TEST ROM that is floating around, is that it does not seem to load consistently on different devices. For some people it runs right through, for some it exits with an error at 11%, for some it just pauses there, some have to disconnect and pull the battery part way through, some people need to run lockers or unlockers and there are multiple versions of those, some need to re-enter MSID or MDN, some have to call Sprint to reprovision their phone and some need to run IOTA, some need to load it off of an SD card, etc.

Yes, I used a lot of buzz words there, and it is hard to follow. The point is, this is a leaked TEST program, it does NOT seem to have a stable installer, and you will most likely have some kind of problem installing it and getting it to work. Maybe, if you need step-by-step easy-to-follow instructions, you should consider not trying to install a TEST program in the first 24 hours it is distributed. Sometime in the near future hopefully someone will figure out what is causing the inconsistencies, and be able to write a procedure that will make it easier to load; the installer seems to me to be the worst part of the package. I have not been around here for very long, but this is the first time I know of that the Bootloader was replaced in a ROM package. And maybe these problems are exactly what HTC wanted to hear about so they would know what to fix BEFORE they released the ROM package. What a concept, hey?

I understand what you mean but some people woudl like to take advantage of this who NEVER touch a custom rom and those people are the ones who are having smilar results, due to never "unlocking" their Titan at all.

Man if I knew how, I would make an app that can do it all for them folks. Throw everything together and good to go. But, I'm sure something like that would be a little difficult to actually do. Until then, read up boys n girls...... and keep ya fingers crossed!

Unfortunately, apparently not everyone posting problems even in this thread is starting with an OEM ROM, so it is difficult to tell if those with OEM ROMs all have similar experiences. I have never flashed a custom ROM, and my install of 3.16 required me part way through to unplug the USB cable, remove the battery, replace the battery, and plug the USB cable back in, then stop the install and restart it from the beginning. It doesn't appear that everyone had to do that. After the install, I had to edit the EPST data...something that, if done incorrectly, apparently cannot be fixed by re-flashing even to the old ROM.

And if someone finds a big problem with the test release, have you seen what has to be done to flash back to an earlier ROM? It requires possibly differing custom relockers and unlockers, and you will never have a completely stock device again.

I still think that if you are not comfortable with the terminology, or with mostly finding your own way out of an install problem, you should wait a bit to try this test ROM. It is, after all, only a test release, not meant for general use.

Let me answer the question you have not asked yet...why did I flash the test ROM? I did it because it seems like the vast majority of users who flash the test ROM are not flashing the test PACKAGE...they are flashing the ROM with a different radio, or running it through a kitchen, or not loading the Sprint customizations, or otherwise not doing a vanilla install. I believe that it is likely that HTC "leaked" this ROM on purpose, to give the ppcgeeks community and others like it a chance to do an unofficial Beta test. Unfortunately, not many users are really testing it for HTC, since not many are installing it as released. I flashed the test package in accordance with a thread asking for people to flash the test package as distributed, to see if we could provide some feedback on the released package, in hopes that if we are right, HTC will use that feedback to improve the package before general release. Yes, I realize that is a reason to have more "noobs" try this package, but only if they are willing and able to provide useful feedback to HTC. And if you look through this "noob" thread, you will find several posts even here from people who had a "cooked" ROM before; I do not know if they are trying to install the test package or another cooked version of it.

PLease see this thread (even some in there are not installing the package as released) http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=16904

the epsd data is the #s you got from the "getspc" program right? or is that the msl #?

how do you put that info back into the phone?

Ppcgeeks Are The Best
 

HEY THANKS FOR EVERYTHING GUYS!! im not pretty much of a "noob" but im not a PPCGEEK etheir so i appreciate everything i didnt have no problems installing the rom using my phone now and loving the GPS this would do wonders on summer trips

Mastanthony89 your reply in post 31 to bakntyme's comment ....I have to differ. This new ROM with GPS requires you to RE Lock your phone. In order to get a Custom Rom Non Stock you'd have to have already Un Locked your phone. I'm seeking errors on both sides..However the 11% thing looks like people just hitting panic mode...I may have missed a few posts your looking at but I see NooBs pulling this off without a hitch as well as pros over reacting at the 11% mark because they simply didn't read the thread completely...... I agree I may wait until the official release,,,, but since this appears to be a leaked stock release the install ( SD Card Style ) appears to be Cake. Granted I want that horrible audio program removed from my phone and all the default games so my kids can leave my ppc alone and the few other Fun Fun Sprint add ons...but that can all wait until I understand how to cook up my own custom ROM ...So I guess I agree with bakntyme even though the SD card way is Easy enough for a non PC friendly person to do. If you have to ask what a boot loader is you probably should wait until the Official release comes out and still ask your service center to install it for you AND back up your stuff for you ...

My 2 cents ..

I'm a noob
With HTC Home
HTC Customizer.
Total Commander registry editor
More Reg hacks than I can count (I saved a hard copy of the sticky :-) I'm a geek )
You Tube THE REAL ONE with todays New Flashbundle WORKING NOW !!!
way too many tsk files

( again if you dont know what a tsk file is why are you trying to dig into your phone. Its actually a POCKET PERSONAL COMPUTER...you wouldn't do this with your work computer or even your home computer....

and more kewl stuff I cant even remember --- but granted I'm a programmer
I bought this thing to learn Windows Mobile Application Development..
I learned Windows NT, NT Server and the like by tearing them up beating them to death and reinstalling as I exclaimed "well I guess you cant do that ...."

Theres an internet site or two.... for PPC users that don't want to get dirty or take risks this OBVIOUSLY aint it ....

my 25 cents :-)

Peace in Christ
No Offense intended....
whether you received any or not ::-))

I agree with ChristianProgrammer...
This is really what it boils down to. This software is beta at MOST! I mean it says for testing purposes on the boot screen, so that's saying something. If you are not willing to break your phone, if you REALLY need your phone every day and this is your only means of communication, you should not be upgrading. Plain and simple. Some people want to roll the dice (I'm included) but this is about my 6th smart phone and I've been doing it for years. I'm no expert but I've done it enough that I can work my way through it. I'll be honest and say the internet's a little faster and yep...the GPS is working. BUT...if you're not a UPS delivery man in dire need of a GPS unit, you really can hold off until there's an official release.
On the other hand...I know you won't hold off ;) So I'll just say that throwing it on a FAT32 formatted SD card with the renamed file was about the easiest thing in the world. So if you are concerned do yourself a favor and wipe that snazzy 512 card that HTC was nice enough to give us and upgrade the heck out of it!

Ok it appears that most people having issues running the new ROM update are running Vista on their computer. This is my attempt at a HOW TO. Once you have uptained a copy of the new ROM get this first GetSPC which will help you get the MSL for your phone because, the ROM erases your number or MDID info. Then follow these instuctions Vista ROM Update to update your Vista Operating System on your computer with the drivers needed to do ROM Updates. Once you have followed these instructions you should be able to flash the ROM with no problem, one tip though you may need to reboot your computer before trying to flash the ROM. Give the ROM enough time to flash to your device. Once youur update has completed let all the Sprint customizations install. Then do another hard reset of the device. After that take the battery out of your phone and write down your phone's hex ESN. Transfer the GetSPC cab file to your phone and run it. Onnce the program runs in the Input feel put your ESN in and click ok. Your MSL will appear in the Output field. Thats your MSL. Now go to your phone's dial pad and dial ##778# and click dial. When the ESPT window appears choose Edit. Your now prompted to enter your Unlock Code so go ahead and enter your MSL and click ok. In the lower left corner select View Info and then select NAM Settings. In the Mobile Directory Number field enter your cell phone number., Then in the MSID field enter your cell phone number. Now in the menu option click ok. Then press ok to reset your device. You should be up and running. Thats my attempt at a HOW TO for Vista Users good luck.

Heres a link help get the msl without using that app. Its fairly easy. I'm not a programmer type and I got my msl on the first try.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1263515


I waited about 5 minutes after the registry edit to make sure it saved the change.

hello everybody, please don't crucify me, but how do u put ur phone in "bootloader" mode