I currently have RUU_Leo_S_hTC_Asia_WWE_3.14.707.3_Radio_15.42.50.11U_2.15.50.14_LEO_S_Ship.exe but since I have a lot of problems with my Leo with that ROM (e.g. sometimes it won't charge at all until I soft-reset it, some notifications like for example PockeTwit are not working, WiFi doesn't work probably most of the times even when I'm just a few foot steps away from the access point I'm connecting to, the phone suddenly doesn't recognize the MicroSD card anymore after a Soft-Reset) I wonder if my phone's hardware is actually broken or if it might be just a problem with the ROM.
Based on my experiences with other HTC phones I previously had (Touch 2, Touch Diamond 2) I think that with HTC the operator branded ROMs are better optimized and tested when it comes to stability and performances than the generic unbranded (retail) ones.
So now I'm looking for an operator branded WWE ROM for my European 512Leo. I would go with the latest O2 ROM but unfortunately that is for the UK and so it has that stupid EU imposed volume capp and I really don't want that. Of course the T-Mobile US ROM won't work on my 512Leo so the only alternative I could think about is the Telstra Australia ROM but unfortunately that is pretty old
So does anybody know any other official branded Non-EU WWE stock ROMs I could try or is that Telstra one really the only one for my "special needs"
Thanks
karlmueller
I figured out that "RUU_Leo_1_5_TMOUS_3.14.531.1_Radio_Signed_15.42.50.11U_2.15.50.14_2_Ship.exe" works on my EU Leo perfectly (when flashed with Gold Card) - so no need to find a different ROM anymore
thx
karlmueller
Also, no need for goldcard, hspl will do that for you no problem.
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Hi folks, I've read through the Wiki and threads but I'm unsure if I can flash my recently bought V1650 with the Orange SPV3100 ROM. Can anyone tell me if it will work? I currently use an Orange M5000 and would like to use my sim in my V1650 (It's already SIM unlocked).
Many thanks.
It'll work, just ensure that your device is super CID...
I hope you mean v1605
Oops a bit too eager with the keyboard - it's the v1605.
Will change to SuperCID and try the latest Orange Rom. Thanks folks.
If it's sim unlocked then you do not need to flash an Orange ROM for your sim to work, unless it's the Orange customisations that you're after, which you can also get as a seperate cab.
Hi,
I have a HTC HD2 UK stock O2 ROM 1.72.206.3 (86372) WWE.
I find this ROM really slow and buggy at times and it has gotten so bad that i sometimes can't perform simple functions like making calls due to the sluggishness of the keypad etc.
O2 recently replaced my HD2 because the previous one was too slow it was unusable.
I even purchased a £20 nokia as back up and i have to say it is much more reliable.
Dont get me wrong the HTC HD2 it is a great phone when it works but there are soo many bugs and all the hard resetting and pulling the battery out when it freezes is starting to really frustrate me!
I think updating the ROM might help but o2 haven't released an update to this ROM and i don't think they will.
1)How do i check if my phone is branded or unbranded?
2)Would it be possible to upgrade to a ROM like the artemis in the rom development section if my phone is O2 branded?
If you need any more info ill be happy to provide it.
Thank you for your help!
Its branded. The 1.72 roms are branded versions of the unbranded 1.66 roms (with any updates that came out between 1.66 and 1.72 release, , ,there werent many). Doesnt matter anyway, if you are going to flash a custom, you need hspl anyway.
No, there wont be a problem. Start reading HERE, be sure and read the whole first post, dont just skim it.
There is a difference between branding and SIM locked.
Branding is just the 'extras' that the mobile company add to the ROM. Most of them at best are a waste of space and at worst they slow/screw up the phone. My phone lasted a week with the T-Mobile (UK) branding, just to test that the phone was not faulty. Then It went onto the stock 1.66WWE HTC ROM. Although some of the custom ROMs look enticing; my ROM is doing everything that I need, so I don't see the need to change.
SIM locked is that the phone will only accept that operators SIM card. My phone is still SIM Locked.
hi,
I recently got my HD2-man what a wonderfull phone-the screen is definitaly the bizz.
I want to upgrade the standard rom "1.66.521.1 (76641)WWE" to the new 3.14 Rom; when entering my serial on the HTC support site for the update it gives an error. Will I brick the phone if I download the WWE ROM from XDA?
The service provider is VODACOM and I'm in South Africa, serial number is SH06PNW01693
thanks in advance
no it won't brick it, but it won't flash either cossounds like you have a provider locked phone.
you can either use hspl2 and forget about the 3.14 roms until your provider releases a rom, or make a goldcard.(dont say "how do i make a goldcard, it's well documented )
thanks for the clarification
Is there a specific reason why certain ROMS are available on certain "country" sites on htc support eg the WWE ROM is available in the UK location for download but not on the middle east and africa location. although it is the world wide english ROM? or am I missing something?
the phones have two locks, region and carrier. english is available on most regions roms, just not always. depends on the region and i guess also what the carrier specifies when they order their rom locked (rom locked short for carrier locked) roms.
short answer is i don't know why.
Hi,
I purchased an HTC Mozart in a store in Israel and I got a T-Mobile branded phone with only English and German keyboard.
I know there is no official Hebrew keyboard but I don't want the T-Mobile ROM, I would like to have an unbranded ROM so I will get updates from Microsoft and won't be tied to T-Mobile updates.
I'm a noobe in this whole area of ROM and flashing, and I need help understanding the basics.
I saw the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=898900 which listed a lot of unbranded ROMs for Mozart phone.
Some questions:
1. How do I find out what is my phone's CID?
2. What will an unbranded ROM allow me to do? Will I get updated directly from Microsoft without T-Mobile?
3. I suppose I can wait until the Hebrew language is official supported and only then get a ROM with the Hebrew language. Is it a right assumption or will our ROMs get the aditional languages as well?
I have this firmware and radio versions:
Firmware: 2250.09.12505.111 (--> 1.25.111.05)
Radio: 5.50.09.18_22.24.50.09U
Thanks,
Raanan
I swear there was a thread by ansar who describied a way to unbrand Mozart without all this Gold Card (and especially Y-cable) hassle. I can't find it for some reason anymore.
With regard to your question 2, I suspect you'll get two things after unbranding - you'll get updates faster, and you will be able to flash ROMs that support your language when it's added. You won't see Hebrew keyboard on your T-Mo De phone till cows come home.
Now if only I could find that thread...
I think you mean this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=898900
Hello,
I'm quite new with android devices and have read several topics here, but still have some questions. So I do apologize if it's answered or explained already somewhere, but I haven't found it.
Let me first explain what my assumption was and what are now.
1. HTC kernel/update - So HTC is getting generic android from google and make and add their modifications.
- Maybe there are some difference in the ROMs and/or devises for different regions like Europe, Asia, America ... , but not sure if it's correct and why it is needed at all, unless it is something specific with network carriers
- I do not understand the reason to have a different ROM or OAU per network carrier unless that the update should be approved by the carrier /why needed/. If so, what about the countries and carriers not available on htcdev site, that means such operators and countries use generic regional like WWE Eastern Europe or EU, but who is approving them in that case
- currently there are quite big difference to updates and versions available for different regions and carrier operators
2. Is there any way to get stock/original ROMs
So till recently I believed there is a generic ROM and depending on your home network/operator/carrier you got OAU or not, but it turned out that is completely wrong. It seems the phone is preloaded with a specific ROM made for specific operator or more generic one like EU, and depending on those ROM you have particular update or not.
- still not sure what the reason for this is
3. What is the meaning of CID on particular ROM, isn't it just a simple configuration in a configuration file into ROM.
I thought if you have stock ROM with different CID inside than current one, you should be able to flash the phone with it and it should work. Possible issues should be only with network carrier , but all the rest should work, isn't that correct.
4. If you flash you phone would your IMEI and/or CID change or the CID is hw locked and not into ROM
5. Is there any way to change the CID
6. I've read a lot in the forum in regards to ROMs, but still not clear
- is there any really original stock ROMs
- why people having issues with stock ROM depending on their current CID, and the ROM is working with some and doesn't with others
- what is the problem with OAU after change of the ROM with stock one
7. Is it possible to make a image of my phones without rooting them
8. What's the problem to get the ROM from one phone and put it in another as both are original coming from HTC with devices
I do not want to root the device or put custom ROM for now, but interested in having original HTC ROM with different CID than the current one, and trying to understand the setup and how it is working and how can it be done.
I own two Desire X which happened to be with different ROMs and CIDs, one Orange CH, the other T-Mobile PL, so there are some difference, so I would prefer to have them both identical may be EU or Eastern Europe ROMs inside and have the corresponding OAU working .
appreciate you help.