Hermes SPL-1.11

[pof]

The new AKU3.3 htc rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298520) installs SPL-1.11 on your hermes.

This SPL has "Common Base Version : 1.51d" and some of the bootloader commands have changed, this is now more similar to Trinity bootloader.

The prompt is now shown as "Cmd>" instead of "USB>".

New commands:


getdevinfo - shows "Get CID Ok" and modelID encapsulated in HTCS + HTCE.
ResetDevice - resets the device
progress - shows a progress bar
wdata - now flashes NBH files (instead of wdatah)
password - now takes "BsaD5Se0A" as static password (info 3 and old method still works)


There's not much to worry as if you flash it on your device, it can be easily downgraded using SSPL.

It probably has other things we don't know yet, so if you find anything interesting about it, please post it here :)

[pof]

Some new notes:

- The new RUU compatible with SPL-1.11 does a 'task 28' after flashing a NBH file, even if the NBH file doesn't contain OS. This hard-resets the device every time you use this RUU with 1.11 SPL.

- 'shmsg' command no longer exists.

[trion]

Some new notes:

- The new RUU compatible with SPL-1.11 does a 'task 28' after flashing a NBH file, even if the NBH file doesn't contain OS. This hard-resets the device every time you use this RUU with 1.11 SPL.

- 'shmsg' command no longer exists.

Okay then the best SPL is the 1.09, with this we can upgrade the radio and still keep all our settings.

Thanx for the info!

[pof]

No, the best is 1.11 with a hacked RUU that doesn't send the 'task 28' , so you can update the radio in 10 min instead of 20 ;)

[Pc78]

No, the best is 1.11 with a hacked RUU that doesn't send the 'task 28' , so you can update the radio in 10 min instead of 20 ;)

You mean the ModifiedRUUUpdater-V2.rar from the Wiki?

Regards,
Primoz

[pof]

You mean the ModifiedRUUUpdater-V2.rar from the Wiki?

No, this RUU is only compatible with SPL <=1.09.

I mean the RUU found in RUUInside.exe on the new AKU 3.3 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298520) rom from HTC.
Olipro integrated both old & new RUUs, making it compatible with all bootloader versions on Custom RUU V3 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298737), but it has yet to be modified to avoid the 'task 28' command after flashing a NBH. We still have to check if this will have any impact when flashing OS and not formating NAND after.

I'm planning to implement support for 1.11 on HERMflasher (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296436) too.

[randomelements]

No, the best is 1.11 with a hacked RUU that doesn't send the 'task 28' , so you can update the radio in 10 min instead of 20 ;)

We'll, if there's no negatives with this method then that's got to be the way forward. How come 1.11 can flash twice as quickly? Is it just optimisation?

[Pc78]

Some new notes:

- The new RUU compatible with SPL-1.11 does a 'task 28' after flashing a NBH file, even if the NBH file doesn't contain OS. This hard-resets the device every time you use this RUU with 1.11 SPL.

- 'shmsg' command no longer exists.

As I assume this mean that avter ONLY Radio ROM upgrade follows a hard reset...so the settings and the APPS on the device is gone? I have installed the Hard-SPL 1.11Oli and now I want to upgrade the OS ROM only...that means I need a new RUU or the one with SSPL will be ok?

Regards,
Primoz

[pof]

How come 1.11 can flash twice as quickly? Is it just optimisation?
No idea :confused:

As I assume this mean that after ONLY Radio ROM upgrade follows a hard reset...
Yes... but it's the newer RUU version which does it, so it's easy to avoid it.

I have installed the Hard-SPL 1.11Oli and now I want to upgrade the OS ROM only...that means I need a new RUU or the one with SSPL will be ok?
The one pushing SSPL is OK if you start upgrade from OS with activesync enabled.

[Zgembo]

Tried Oli's 1.11 bootloader today and it is really fester. Radio flashes in less than 5 min! Also, you can flash any radio to radio-bootloader 0108 phones...

It is true that task 28 is executed after any flash, even if you only flash the splash screen. Needs to be fixed.

[Olipro]

Tried Oli's 1.11 bootloader today and it is really fester. Radio flashes in less than 5 min! Also, you can flash any radio to radio-bootloader 0108 phones...

It is true that task 28 is executed after any flash, even if you only flash the splash screen. Needs to be fixed.

it is, I've patched the RUU and pof will test it... hopefully it works fine but it might cause issues if you are flashing a proper OS ROM, so I might have to implement a checker in my RUU in case 2 versions of RUU are needed.

[VivaErBetis]

Tried Oli's 1.11 bootloader today and it is really fester. Radio flashes in less than 5 min! Also, you can flash any radio to radio-bootloader 0108 phones...

It is true that task 28 is executed after any flash, even if you only flash the splash screen. Needs to be fixed.
Yes, very quick flashing but the hard reset issue is really a bad thing :(

[Zulee]

Does SPL-1.11 restore/change the "boot screen", I'm stuck with the "Bring back the ROM archive" on my boot screen and I hate it, SPL-1.10 Oli didn't bring back the standard boot screen..

[Olipro]

Does SPL-1.11 restore/change the "boot screen", I'm stuck with the "Bring back the ROM archive" on my boot screen and I hate it, SPL-1.10 Oli didn't bring back the standard boot screen..

the SPL is the bootloader... not the bootscreen, flash your own splash screen from whatever ROM you like, it's nothing to do with me.

[Zulee]

the SPL is the bootloader... not the bootscreen, flash your own splash screen from whatever ROM you like, it's nothing to do with me.

Sorry, I thought that the boot screen could be changed by flashing a bootloader that did in fact contain a boot screen (I thought that some did and some didn't implement boot screens)..

[refuse2bstopped]

Is there ANYWAY to get this spl 1.11 WITHOUT having to do this flash? I did it and STILL can't get the actual rom I want flashed to work. It keeps saying something about it not being able to open the utility or something. And not only that, on top of that, the device won't read any of my sd nor sdhc micro cards. I even tried formatting my 8gb which had a tom tom navi program on it for install and lost all of that info for nothing. Please help.

[ultramag69]

You can't use an sdhc card to flash an os. You need a 2gb or less sd card. Once an os is on it may be able to read the sdhc card through the software but we couldn't get sdhc cards (or if we could they were too expensive) when the Hermes was released so they didn't bother allowing the bootloader to recognise this.... Unfortunately you wiped tomtom needlessly...:(
You can put back on though.:)
You also need Hard SPL ver7 to flash from the sd card.
Cheers...:D