Simple steps to flashing your own rom

[cornelious2]

put the battery back in after pulling it out, then hold the camera button while you press power. to turn it back on

[PapstDFrisco]

I decided to use spl2.40 since I wasn't having much luck with the 2.47.
Going from stock. I Flashed sprint 3.56 rom did not let boot past htc screen that shows the rev #s - rebooted back into boot-loader. Then flashed dcd 3.2.2. After reboot did the dcd vzw carrier cab. Then flashed the new radio via SD - and it actually worked.

I then appeared to be having radio problems as it would not find a tower. Eventually it did and I was able to do the *228 prog & roam updates. I have since been able to make calls so my A-Key didn't get hosed - but again I have no data connection.

So, the only thing that I can take from this experience is, I'm not sure wtf causes the PRI to get screwed up. It just happens sometimes no matter which sequence I follow.

[cornelious2]

at least it works now =)

[gguruusa]

Originally Posted by PapstDFrisco

The only way flashing is working right now is usb - I'm still having trouble flashing from SD card - even though 2.47 install says it's formatted correctly.
So If I pull the battery, how am I going to flash?

For unknown reasons, some SD cards though reporting as FAT32, need to be reformated before you can flash from them.

[gguruusa]

Originally Posted by cornelious2

put the battery back in after pulling it out, then hold the camera button while you press power. to turn it back on

? Doesn't just holding the power button turn it back on.

[puff]

Originally Posted by gguruusa

? Doesn't just holding the power button turn it back on.

Not if your holding down the power and camera key...
shaggy explains it better here
Only works once the device is fully powered down, but you can get into bootloader w/ no stylus

[PapstDFrisco]

I've had something strange happen. I was about to call regarding my hosed data connection and I've lost my connection to the towers. It just says 'Searching' now and I get three scrolling dots '...' under the signal symbol.

So, I call TS and the guy's sending out a new phone - cause he couldn't fix it. Was this something that I've caused - or just the phone croaking prematurely - or something different entirely?

Thanks in advance for the ideas, thoughts, and otherwise....

[cornelious2]

I honestly dont know, If someone that has flashed on the bigV netword successfully could respond that would be awesome!!!

[cornelious2]

edited the guide, adding extra notes for non sprint customers.

[puff]

Originally Posted by cornelious2

edited the guide, adding extra notes for non sprint customers.

just a few suggestions...

1) u might think about adding some numbers to each step

2) u might think about using color/font/italics/bold/etc to highlight the points you want to get across....