How to upgrade an xv6800 with the new Sprint ROM

[BrandonXV6800]

First of all I would like to say thank you from all of us XV6800 guys

Just have a couple of questions...
"*When complete be sure to disable USB in ActiveSync do get out of the bootloader"
Did you mean to get out of the bootloader?
Im guessing this a easily accessible setting in activesync? (Im at work)
Also when you stated...
"*DO NOT LET THE SPRINT CUSTOMIZATIONS RUN!!! When the flash is complete and you arrive at the Welcome screen, DO NOT PROCEED ANY FURTHER."
How do I stop it at that point?

Those are about the only questions I have. This post is great. I am very excited now to give this a shot.
Thanks so much Geckotek
Brandon

[Geckotek]

Originally Posted by BrandonXV6800

First of all I would like to say thank you from all of us XV6800 guys

Just have a couple of questions...
"*When complete be sure to disable USB in ActiveSync do get out of the bootloader"
Did you mean to get out of the bootloader?
Im guessing this a easily accessible setting in activesync? (Im at work)
Also when you stated...
"*DO NOT LET THE SPRINT CUSTOMIZATIONS RUN!!! When the flash is complete and you arrive at the Welcome screen, DO NOT PROCEED ANY FURTHER."
How do I stop it at that point?

Those are about the only questions I have. This post is great. I am very excited now to give this a shot.
Thanks so much Geckotek
Brandon

Thanks, I have made edits. Please review. Please let me know your results and any feedback that might improve this guide.

[BrandonXV6800]

"*DO NOT LET THE SPRINT CUSTOMIZATIONS RUN!!! When the flash is complete and you arrive at the Welcome screen it will ask you to tap the screen to proceed, DO NOT PROCEED ANY FURTHER."


What do I do if Im not tapping the screen? it says, "DO NOT PROCEED ANY FURTHER." Does that mean I get out of it somehow?
Thanks a lot, you are awsome!
Brandon

[Geckotek]

Originally Posted by BrandonXV6800

"*DO NOT LET THE SPRINT CUSTOMIZATIONS RUN!!! When the flash is complete and you arrive at the Welcome screen it will ask you to tap the screen to proceed, DO NOT PROCEED ANY FURTHER."


What do I do if Im not tapping the screen? it says, "DO NOT PROCEED ANY FURTHER." Does that mean I get out of it somehow?
Thanks a lot, you are awsome!
Brandon

Actually, you can just leave it on the welcome screen or manually put it into bootloader and move forward with flashing the ROM of your choice.

When it's on the welcome screen, it is connected via AS. I can't speak for other custom ROMs, but DCDs kitchen will take it from there an boot it up to the bootloader.

[BrandonXV6800]

Okay, so I'll manually put it into boot loader. I would like to then load DCDs 3.0.1. Do I have to use a RUU or is this an exe and will boot okay on its own?
Thanks,
Brandon

[Geckotek]

Originally Posted by BrandonXV6800

Okay, so I'll manually put it into boot loader. I would like to then load DCDs 3.0.1. Do I have to use a RUU or is this an exe and will boot okay on its own?
Thanks,
Brandon

DCDs kitchen has it's own RUU that it will kick off.

See the attached directions someone else wrote. (would give credit, but too sick and impatient to look up where I got this)

[BrandonXV6800]

Is this the boot loader I need?

Hard-SPL-240-MFG.exe
I got this download from here.
http://www.phonenews.com/sprint-htc-...do-rev-a-2876/

When I click the link on the post it doesn't work. So I searched for it and found this. Is it right?

I cant find a mirror of the boot loader. I click the link to get it from the xda site, login, and click the link to download it and it says I don't have access. Who knows.

Last question, I promise. I hear of some people having problems with things transferring from Vista. Will I be able to load this stuff onto my phone using Windows Mobile Device Center for Vista?

So is the one above boot loader Oli's 2.4? Could someone link me to a working link?
Thanks in advance,
Brandon