[UPG]Hard-SPL Unlocker or how I learned to stop worrying and love the MPU

[OliNex]

Greetings From the Diamond Elite Project Team (currently only Olipro and Cmonex, so, any other skilled devs wanted - please PM Olipro and/or Cmonex, don't PM this account, we rarely check it)

We are proud to announce the release of Hard-SPL for *ALL* Diamond devices, overcoming the new MPU protection on the device.


NOTE: This is NOT a SIM unlocker - it also doesn't unlock Security for other radios. if you need that, GO HERE (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=414835)


As an added feature, the Hard-SPL requires signed code even after flashing... we chose to do this for several reasons.

1) safety... we will begin releasing all available Diamond resources re-signed with our certificate, this means you don't need to worry about flashing something incompatible, if it's something bad, we won't sign it.

2) reliability; If you want something signed, just ask, we will be able to verify that it's not going to be something that breaks the device, as has been the case with the Elf ROM disaster.

We'll be releasing a developer edition in the future; we will continue to maintain the signed SPL as this is quite nice for total and utter noobs afraid of bricking their device.

Flash this now, Go to our separate thread listing Supported ROMs for ROMs you can flash ;)

Installation Instructions:

1) Download, extract to an empty folder.
2) Run RomUpdateUtility.exe, Have Phone Synced with PC in Windows Mobile
3) follow steps, check device for prompts after PC shows loading bar.
4) SPL flashes, job done.

Anyone having problems with the device entering SSPL automatically, please copy SSPLManual.exe to the device and run it. then once the screen is black, run RUU manually.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. do not try to use this SSPL to flash anything else other than an SPL file. it explicitly blocks other flashes anyway. SSPL is *never* a good way to flash OS images
2. INSTALLING THIS WILL HARD-RESET THE DEVICE

Thanks to Walshieau for a shit load of testing!

All Project Donations gratefully accepted

INSTALLING THIS WILL HARD-RESET THE DEVICE

TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS:
- read the instructions.
- read the instructions.
- read the instructions.
- Anyone having problems with the device entering SSPL automatically (your device doesn't even go to black screen), please copy SSPLManual.exe to the device and run it. then once the screen is black, run RUU manually (you run the RUU on the PC, if it isn't obvious).
- if you get connection error in RUU after the device goes to black screen, then try a different USB port, also do not use USB hub, you can also try rebooting your PC, and can try using another PC. read the thread for even more tips that I don't remember now. also you can try unticking advanced network functionality in start menu / settings / connections / usbtopc applet.
- if SSPL-Manual.exe or enterbootloader.exe fails to run (says missing component or similar), try a hard reset of the device.
- CDMA (Sprint or Telus) diamonds need my other hardspl:, head over to: CDMA (not GSM) diamond hardspl (http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35839) - ONLY use this if your diamond does not use GSM protocol for radio!!! otherwise you will brick the device!!!


UPDATE: 1.37 Hard-SPL
for those who need 1.37 due to some screen fuzziness issues on some newer diamonds, here it is with hardspl patches:
- Developer Edition: can flash unsigned code. Version: 1.37.OliNex
- Signed Edition: can only flash preapproved signed code. Version: 1.38.OliNex (of course still based on 1.37).
please see Attachment below for Signed Edition!!
for Developer Edition, see the developer hardspl thread of course.
(use attachment Hard-SPL-Diamond-OliNex.zip to get the RUU package to flash the 1.38 NBH from HardSPL_OliNex138_Signed.zip. just overwrite the NBH file with 1.38 NBH)

I recommend you flash the original HardSPL, as that one is MFG. only flash the 1.37/1.38 if you experience the fuzzy display issue.


UPDATE 2: 1.93 Hard-SPL
(placeholder for now, but you can already download unsigned version in the Developer HardSPL thread!)
if someone's diamond came with 1.93 SPL originally, maybe this HardSPL based on 1.93 will work better than the olders. I have a report that someone has black screen with older SPL's.
but even if your diamond didn't come with 1.93 stock, but 1.37/1.38 doesn't fix screen problems (fuzzy screen, flickering, etc.), it is recommended to try this 1.93 HardSPL.
if your diamond works fine with original HardSPL, no need to flash this one.



IMPORTANT: all in all, I recommend you flash the original HardSPL, as that one is MFG and easier to deal with if there is some problem. only flash the 1.37/1.38 or 1.93 if you have screen issues.
if it was some other version and you still have issues after trying 1.37/1.38 and 1.93, then please let us know.


Stock SPL's for warranty reasons:
visit the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400411 (Signed ROMs) thread, see post #20.
(or visit Developer HardSPL thread post #39, same thing.)

[panosha]

Thank you. I am going to flash.. :)

[cmonex]

Thank you. I am going to flash.. :)


enjoy! you won't imagine how much work it was for me to get this fucker (SSPL) working :D

anyway, this has been tested on radio versions 0.91 and 0.93, I don't think it is radio specific, but if you have some newer radio version (haven't seen any yet) and have trouble with running SSPL or flashing it, let us know.

also, the SSPL screen is black, not tricolour, that's just the way it is. only preproduction diamond had it tricolour.

last note: do not try to use this SSPL to flash anything else other than an SPL file. it explicitly blocks other flashes anyway. SSPL is *never* a good way to flash OS images.

[naser404]

Thanx a lot guys, awesome work.

[leofungwai]

Thanks Olinex ;)

i agree to the idea of olipro, it is good to the community ...especially for new comer who had not muc experience in rom flashing

but i think for developer and some experienced user , a unsigned version is neccessary for daily testing like :

1) if i am cooking a rom and wanna flash into the device to had a real test , i need to wait u guys to sign..u guys may busy and wasting unneccessary time for signing some "beta" rom ...example I made a hermes rom before ..which had chinese build in support, i had made more than 5 nbh for my own testing ....:S .. u can imagine if need signed .. i need to bother "olinex" tooo many time

look forward for a developer unsigned ver :)

[SecureGSM]

@leofungwai.

can't you just sign this HSSPL code with you own certificate before getting this thing on of course if that's the case? should be straight forwar, really..

also, it should allow for flasing genuine firmwares signed by vendors, meaning hardware vendor's certificate is still must be valid.

And if it doesn't then, what happens if device is stucked in bootloader or doesn't boot into OS anymore? that would make difficult for reverting back to original SPL.

[OliNex]

can't you just sign this HSSPL code with you own certificate before getting this thing on of course if that's the case? should be straight forwar, really..

Surely you're not THAT stupid?

[motin]

hi all testing now updating soon

[rvbcrs]

First of all great work guys!

I am trying to flash my Diamond from a Windows XP machine. I start the RUU and when the progress bar appears it halts at 0% and after some time starts about a connection problem, my diamond is not going in bootloader mode. So I started my Diamond mannualy in 3 color mode and started the RUU again. Again it halts at 0% and is there now for about 5 mins. Can you help me out guys?

RvBCrS

[Nadavi]

Great!

And thanks for the TEAM!!!

Just installed it.

Worked.
this makes a Hard Reset on the Device.

Now will try to update with a different rom.

Nadavi.

[SecureGSM]

what is that suppposed to mean? calling someone stupid is already bad but that was my question.

The way I understood, if your SPL code is checking for presence of your certificate "attached" to the NBH, then if the certificate in your SPL code is patched to different certificate, then SPL will not complain about code is not being signed by your certificate anymore. call this stupidity, but I am not going to put something on my device I would not be able to remove with out third party *permission* to do so.

again, I can be wrong. I am not a programmer, but then your explanation is confusing.

[rvbcrs]

Very strange, if I start the RUU updater with my phone booted in Windows Mobile, it try's to start EnterBootloader.exe but that crashes with an exception window!?!

[Olipro]

just reset the device and try again. it MUST be done from windows

[rvbcrs]

just reset the device and try again. it MUST be done from windows

Thanks olipro for you response, I rebooted my device and did it again with windows mobile booted, waited for device center connection, and again got the exception on "Enterbootloader.exe" very strange it looks like a .NET exception window.. I have a Dutch Mobile edition, don't know if that matters..

[Olipro]

what is that suppposed to mean? calling someone stupid is already bad but that was my question.

The way I understood, if your SPL code is checking for presence of your certificate "attached" to the NBH, then if the certificate in your SPL code is patched to different certificate, then SPL will not complain about code is not being signed by your certificate anymore. call this stupidity, but I am not going to put something on my device I would not be able to remove with out third party *permission* to do so.

again, I can be wrong. I am not a programmer, but then your explanation is confusing.

yes... patched to a different certificate, therefore, requiring files that you flash to be signed with it.

If you want to get rid of it, you can have a stock HTC SPL signed with it.

Personally I like this because our released ROMs have no SPL in and a dedicated rollback desired for warranty purposes can be used with no chance of mistake

[cmonex]

@leofungwai.

can't you just sign this HSSPL code with you own certificate before getting this thing on of course if that's the case? should be straight forwar, really..

also, it should allow for flasing genuine firmwares signed by vendors, meaning hardware vendor's certificate is still must be valid.

And if it doesn't then, what happens if device is stucked in bootloader or doesn't boot into OS anymore? that would make difficult for reverting back to original SPL.


you can't, because the SSPL also requires this custom signing to flash the HSPL...

your point is very good about allowing for stock ROMs.

we actually can have a way to do that

though hopefully this won't last long and the unsigned "developer version" will be available to everyone soon. I strongly disagree with the original idea anyway.

[motin]

same here stuck in 0 %

[Olipro]

same here stuck in 0 %

did the screen actually go black (i.e. into bootloader)

[Ronnymes]

WooooooT great job guys!!!!

[motin]

when you run the new rom from europe then it will boot to the 3 bootolader mode you can see your spl installed and then not mov any more from 0%

[cmonex]

what is that suppposed to mean? calling someone stupid is already bad but that was my question.

The way I understood, if your SPL code is checking for presence of your certificate "attached" to the NBH, then if the certificate in your SPL code is patched to different certificate, then SPL will not complain about code is not being signed by your certificate anymore. call this stupidity, but I am not going to put something on my device I would not be able to remove with out third party *permission* to do so.

again, I can be wrong. I am not a programmer, but then your explanation is confusing.


the question is, how do you put that patched SPL onto the device.

this was the whole problem with the diamond anyway, this SSPL certainly wasn't the usual simple job.

[Olipro]

Thanks olipro for you response, I rebooted my device and did it again with windows mobile booted, waited for device center connection, and again got the exception on "Enterbootloader.exe" very strange it looks like a .NET exception window.. I have a Dutch Mobile edition, don't know if that matters..

Dutch? yeah, that'll be the kicker... sorry, I'll get that sorted.

[motin]

we are trying to swap asia rom to europe rom now !

[Nadavi]

we are trying to swap asia rom to europe rom now !


Not working here also.

trying to replace ASIA rom to EUROPE.

Stuck @ 0%.

no black screen at all.

Nadavi.

[panosha]

Not working here also.

trying to replace ASIA rom to EUROPE.

Stuck @ 0%.

no black screen at all.

Nadavi.
Same here, tricolor screen with new spl & stuck in 0%. :confused:

[rvbcrs]

did the screen actually go black (i.e. into bootloader)

Nope mine did not go into a black screen.. stays at the home (Touch3d)

[Nadavi]

Not working here also.

trying to replace ASIA rom to EUROPE.

Stuck @ 0%.

no black screen at all.

Nadavi.

This is what happens on the device durring the setup,
Two images attached.

[Olipro]

Same here, tricolor screen with new spl & stuck in 0%. :confused:

ROMs *WILL NOT* flash like that.

Please see the sticky "Hard-SPL ROMs and requests" thread.

currently available ROMs are being uploaded right now and will be linked to on that thread.

[tramuyo]

congratulations on your hard work. Very impressive;)

[cmonex]

sorry to everyone who's not running an english rom; we left something in the package that isn't compatible with international versions of windows mobile.

this will be fixed and package updated. stay tuned.

[Mahmood]

sorry to everyone who's not running an english rom; we left something in the package that isn't compatible with international versions of windows mobile.

this will be fixed and package updated. stay tuned.

perfect was waiting for that response thanks cmonex !!!!

[OliNex]

New package attached, all foreign buggers please redownload.

[sLiCeR.PT]

Hi all,

Congratz to the DEV team.

The signed roms measure is a very good idea.

I'm very new to the these kind of devices and WM and all, so please pardon me if this question sounds really noobish. Yes I've read the wiki to try to understand how SPL's work, but still got this question:

Regarding the warranty measures, as previously mentioned, one can flash back the original HTC rom, but the modified HSPL will still be there won't it ? Won't that break the warranty ? Will there be a way to somehow revert it ?

Sorry again for the noobish question..

Thanks

[OliNex]

yeah... if you need to revert for warranty, since everything is signed, we can just do a full ROM update restore package that includes SPL; currently, all ROMs released in the official Hard-SPL ROM thread do not contain an SPL in order to prevent overwriting of the Hard-SPL.

obviously if you need to restore, we simply include one.

[oddball1]

Still no luck here updating the spl of my dutch rom.

[Nadavi]

Delete please.

[oddball1]

Delete please.

That I would like to know too, because it still not working on my dutch rom.

[motin]

please note all files on my storage 4gb card disapeered and now i have many garbage names files trhere insted......

[oddball1]

please note all files on my storage 4gb card disapeered and now i have many garbage names files trhere insted......

Did this happen when you tried to hard=spl?

[motin]

i assume so as when i finished doing that and waiting for the roms to upload i wanted to see the files in the 4gb area and saw this

[oddball1]

i assume so as when i finished doing that and waiting for the roms to upload i wanted to see the files in the 4gb area and saw this

did the update go ok? is your diamond hard-spl?

[motin]

sure it is i am just waiting for the sign europe rom./

[rvbcrs]

Well I'm not getting an error anymore, the winmobile wait cursor apears but then nothing happens and the RUU fails with a connection error.

[jockyw2001]

Hey Olinex, did HTC lend you their private sign key :confused:
And what's about this rom signing by Olinex only?
Inspired by Apple's iPhone application signing scheme perhaps :D

[vas79]

This just hangs my Diamond. The 'Busy' coloured wheel appears then just hangs. the app says it has lost connection with phone etc. etc. Have to soft reset.

Going to try a hard reset and try again!.

[rvbcrs]

This just hangs my Diamond. The 'Busy' coloured wheel appears then just hangs. the app says it has lost connection with phone etc. etc. Have to soft reset.

Going to try a hard reset and try again!.

Same problem here..

[oddball1]

Well I'm not getting an error anymore, the winmobile wait cursor apears but then nothing happens and the RUU fails with a connection error.

I get that same error!

[Radissen]

Do you know which languages the EU ROM contains?

[oddball1]

Mine is of dutch language.

[sdamion]

I get that same error!

Same prob here

[fomil]

Well I'm not getting an error anymore, the winmobile wait cursor apears but then nothing happens and the RUU fails with a connection error.

+1 I have a similar problem

[fataldeath44]

since i am a noob, when i flash my device witht his does every thing get deleted or it is just going to get unlocked?

[vas79]

+1 I have a similar problem

Still the same after a Hard reset. Did get a prompt on the phone to run enterbootloader.exe selected yes then it hangs.

[oddball1]

since i am a noob, when i flash my device witht his does every thing get deleted or it is just going to get unlocked?

It will only unlock your device. It will only update your SPL. And that is why the download format is small.

[Nadavi]

It will only unlock your device. It will only update your SPL. And that is why the download format is small.

Yes,

Your device will be deleted.

My Device was.

NAdavi.

[fataldeath44]

ohh thanks man fr the fast reply

[SaarAvigour]

Yes,

Your device will be deleted.

My Device was.

NAdavi.

Hmm... this is odd...

====
Saar

[oddball1]

Yes,

Your device will be deleted.

My Device was.

NAdavi.

Well, you were the only one to report that your device was deleted. Did any one else have the same problem that everything was deleted?

[Nadavi]

Hmm... this is odd...

====
Saar

I'm aware of that...

was suprised as you are.

Nadavi.

[vas79]

It will only unlock your device. It will only update your SPL. And that is why the download format is small.

When you say unlock, you mean allow for different roms? Does this do anything for network locked devices? Are there any network locked yet?

[Radissen]

What ROM did you've guys have before you tried to flash?

[motin]

mine was erased too !

hard reset

[motin]

asian version

[Radissen]

let me see if I got it right: you manage to flash but then everything was erased from the 4 GB menory?

[oddball1]

When you say unlock, you mean allow for different roms? Does this do anything for network locked devices? Are there any network locked yet?

Unlocking so you may install other Diamond rom like WWE versions or when available, the custom roms.

I guess network lock you mean: simlock. This nly works for unlocking the ROM!!!! This is not to sim unlock...

[fataldeath44]

mine didnt work, the screen just got stuck and i had to soft reset it. By the way what is the latest rom avaliable mine came with 1.35.456.3 date 29/5/08. radio 0.93.25.ns26 protocol version 52.26.25.09h

[Nadavi]

What ROM did you've guys have before you tried to flash?

Asian also.

NAdavi.

[oddball1]

What ROM did you've guys have before you tried to flash?

Mine is dutch

[Radissen]

So with asain ROMs you will be able to flash but it deletes everything in the 4 gb storage?

[Blartiartfast]

No. When you SPL your Diamond (Asian anyway), the internal storage is left intact. It does hard reset the device though.
The device reboots to factory settings (as if it had been flashed, or hard reset) but the Internal memory is left as if it were an eternal memory card.

[vas79]

Mine = 1.34.831.1 WWE (05/25/08) 0.93.25.NS16 52.24.25.08H

Phone from HK

And hangs on install.

[Radissen]

No. When you SPL your Diamond (Asian anyway), the internal storage is left intact. It does hard reset the device though.
The device reboots to factory settings (as if it had been flashed, or hard reset) but the Internal memory is left as if it were an eternal memory card.

I see. thank you....

[itzik-g]

so is there any luck for Motin & Nadavi to upgarde? any European ROM that can be flashed ?

[tabarda]

By installing the Hard-Spl made a Hard-Reset the mine, and now I am Spl-1.3 0 installed.
But do not let me install any more ROM.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Love the title...:D

Will be sure to flash it soon to my father's device. Thanks.

[Blartiartfast]

By installing the Hard-Spl made a Hard-Reset the mine, and now I am Spl-1.3 0 installed.
But do not let me install any more ROM.

The ones from here will work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400411

[tabarda]

The ones from here will work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400411


It does not work friend, had already tried:(

[sub69]

So this means that we can't cook and flash our own ROM's anymore without first sending them to you guys to "check" for us?

No offence, but I generally cook in a load of personal information / contact details that I wouldn't feel too comfortable about sending to anyone. Does this mean that I'll just have to give cooking a miss until the developer edition is released?

Shame, because I only really want to remove transcriber and a load of other rubbish from the stock ROM (and then add WIMP, contacts etc). I guess it'll be weeks/months before the developer edition is released and I can do that??

I appreciate that you don't want n00bs bricking their devices, but this seems like a strange way of going about things...?

[tabarda]

It also has reset the internal memory, beautiful service :mad:

[jockyw2001]

So this means that we can't cook and flash our own ROM's anymore without first sending them to you guys to "check" for us?

No offence, but I generally cook in a load of personal information / contact details that I wouldn't feel too comfortable about sending to anyone. Does this mean that I'll just have to give cooking a miss until the developer edition is released?

Shame, because I only really want to remove transcriber and a load of other rubbish from the stock ROM (and then add WIMP, contacts etc). I guess it'll be weeks/months before the developer edition is released and I can do that??

I appreciate that you don't want n00bs bricking their devices, but this seems like a strange way of going about things...?

Besides this, I have other concerns (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2305692&postcount=44). I'm disappointed, this really has nothing to do with h*cking by reverse engineering. And to make things worse, I also suspect they overlooked some other protection.

[samstar]

i have also the dutch version of the rom, and it won't load the bootloader...

[HTC_GLOW]

corrupts windows/enterbotloader.exe require original enterbotloader.exe (please upload) this file worked before and would put device in bootloader tri colour file will now not load from within WM, Thanks

134.831.1 WWE
0.93.25.NS16
52.24.25.08H

[walshieau]

corrupts windows/enterbotloader.exe require original enterbotloader.exe (please upload) this file worked before and would put device in bootloader tri colour file will now not load from within WM, Thanks

134.831.1 WWE
0.93.25.NS16
52.24.25.08H

To ALL N00BS it looks like there is an issue with EnterBootloader.exe, Olipro and cmonex are asleep so just wait for them to fix the issue and repost.

ps I wonder who helped you guys test for the last two weeks ? :rolleyes:

[phlucas]

Hello everybody,

I have got some problems to update the hard-SPL on my diamond. My unit is connected (windows vista), so when I click on Romupdate utility, I have got the following:
Image Version 1.34.831.1. When I click update, I have got the message:
Verify you want to update the ROM version from 1.34.831.1 to Image Version 1.30.OliNex. When I click next twice, I have got after a couple of minutes, the following error:
ERROr 260.: CONNECTION. The update utility cannot connect to your PDA phone.

So please may you tell me when the problem can be?

Thank you very much in advance,

Philippe

[walshieau]

Hello everybody,

I have got some problems to update the hard-SPL on my diamond. My unit is connected (windows vista), so when I click on Romupdate utility, I have got the following:
Image Version 1.34.831.1. When I click update, I have got the message:
Verify you want to update the ROM version from 1.34.831.1 to Image Version 1.30.OliNex. When I click next twice, I have got after a couple of minutes, the following error:
ERROr 260.: CONNECTION. The update utility cannot connect to your PDA phone.

So please may you tell me when the problem can be?

Thank you very much in advance,

Philippe

there is an issue with the EnterBootloader file at the moment, it will be fixed and a new version released today sometime.

[leofungwai]

try wrongly sorry

[leofungwai]

Hello everybody,

I have got some problems to update the hard-SPL on my diamond. My unit is connected (windows vista), so when I click on Romupdate utility, I have got the following:
Image Version 1.34.831.1. When I click update, I have got the message:
Verify you want to update the ROM version from 1.34.831.1 to Image Version 1.30.OliNex. When I click next twice, I have got after a couple of minutes, the following error:
ERROr 260.: CONNECTION. The update utility cannot connect to your PDA phone.

So please may you tell me when the problem can be?

Thank you very much in advance,

Philippe

try to not in vista ......try in xp :-)

[Yzord]

To ALL N00BS it looks like there is an issue with EnterBootloader.exe, Olipro and cmonex are asleep so just wait for them to fix the issue and repost.

ps I wonder who helped you guys test for the last two weeks ? :rolleyes:

Stop calling people names. Its not professional and second, if the spl isnt working, do you have the right to call the users noobs?

[sub69]

Besides this, I have other concerns (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2305692&postcount=44). I'm disappointed, this really has nothing to do with h*cking by reverse engineering. And to make things worse, I also suspect they overlooked some other protection.

Ok, so I did understand the situation correctly!

Looks like the Elite group's efforts aren't what I'm after then. I'll just have to wait for a proper solution...

[tom_codon]

Ok, so I did understand the situation correctly!

Looks like the Elite group's efforts aren't what I'm after then. I'll just have to wait for a proper solution...

:)
Elite team.Nice name.But some guys know what wrong here ..

[BrigateGB]

hi guys i got the same problem tring to installing the hardSpl on my WWE diamond (hk version) using Win Vista but i got no problem flashing or installling any programm on my kaiser with win vista

[phlucas]

Hello,

Just one or two more questions.
Sorry, but a couples of things are not very clear for me yet...Does it replace the actual ROM ( 1.34.831.1) to Version 1.30.OliNex?, as this is what the utility says. What about any programs installed? In addition, once iI have the update installed, how to use it to flash a new ROM.
Thanks very much in advance,

Philippe

[OliNex]

Besides this, I have other concerns (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2305692&postcount=44). I'm disappointed, this really has nothing to do with h*cking by reverse engineering. And to make things worse, I also suspect they overlooked some other protection.

I'm VERY FUCKING DISAPPOINTED.

WHY DON'T YOU PROPERLY FUCKING ANALYSE THINGS BEFORE MAKING BULLSHIT CLAIMS

Sorry mate, I consider you a good friend, which actually upsets me EVEN MORE than you'd spread such utter crap.

[vas79]

Hello,

Just one or two more questions.
Sorry, but a couples of things are not very clear for me yet...Does it replace the actual ROM ( 1.34.831.1) to Version 1.30.OliNex?, as this is what the utility says. What about any programs installed? In addition, once iI have the update installed, how to use it to flash a new ROM.
Thanks very much in advance,

Philippe

This isn't an actual ROM, it only updates the diamond so a different rom can be loaded. But this 'different' ROM has to be signed by OliNex, the thread 'Hard-SPL supported ROMs & requests' has the ROMs which can be loaded with this Hard-SPL. This is my understanding. I can't actual load this Hard-SPL anyway, but OliNex will get it sorted.

[Dracula72]

Greetings From the Diamond Elite Project Team (currently only Olipro and Cmonex, so, any other skilled devs wanted - please PM Olipro and/or Cmonex, don't PM this account, we rarely check it)

We are proud to announce the release of Hard-SPL for *ALL* Diamond devices, overcoming the new MPU protection on the device.

As an added feature, the Hard-SPL requires signed code even after flashing... we chose to do this for several reasons.

1) safety... we will begin releasing all available Diamond resources re-signed with our certificate, this means you don't need to worry about flashing something incompatible, if it's something bad, we won't sign it.

2) reliability; If you want something signed, just ask, we will be able to verify that it's not going to be something that breaks the device, as has been the case with the Elf ROM disaster.

We'll be releasing a developer edition in the future; we will continue to maintain the signed SPL as this is quite nice for total and utter noobs afraid of bricking their device.

Flash this now, Go to our separate thread with all the ROMs and other goodies ;)

Installation Instructions:

1) Download, extract to an empty folder.
2) Run RomUpdateUtility.exe, Have Phone Synced with PC in Windows Mobile
3) follow steps, check device for prompts after PC shows loading bar.
4) SPL flashes, job done.

Mod Edit: Attachment Removed as requested, please wait for debugged version before flashing.


when it will realese the hard spl

[phlucas]

Thanks...
Makes things a bit more clear...

Philippe

[Olipro]

Hard-SPL re-released, now contains SSPL that you can push manually.

[jockyw2001]

I'm VERY FUCKING DISAPPOINTED.

WHY DON'T YOU PROPERLY FUCKING ANALYSE THINGS BEFORE MAKING BULLSHIT CLAIMS

Sorry mate, I consider you a good friend, which actually upsets me EVEN MORE than you'd spread such utter crap.
Well I did ask the question in post#44 ...

Knowing now that cmonex used relocation to run the SPL in unprotected ram I can only say excellent h*cking job !! :)

JockyW

[Olipro]

It does not work friend, had already tried:(

the ones linked in the first post DO work.

not the ones other punters link to you idiot.

[phlucas]

I have got the same error connection with the new Hard-SPL version . I will try tonight with windows XP.

Might be the problem...

Philippe

[Dracula72]

i have flashed the spl and my device do hard reset is the normal ???

[vas79]

i have flashed the spl and my device do hard reset is the normal ???

It says in the first post 'INSTALLING THIS WILL HARD-RESET THE DEVICE'

[Olipro]

:)
Elite team.Nice name.But some guys know what wrong here ..

Listen to me you stupid fucking little troll.

You have absolutely no fucking talent whatsoever

You used Jocky to make that first Hard-SPL, WHICH doesn't even work on the devices except old-preproduction. AND you didn't even credit jocky for it, which makes you an even bigger rip-off merchant.

You're just a front man with a lot of huff, puff and bullshit.

Jocky has informed me he will be publically apologising for what he WRONGLY posted about this, it was utter lies.

I expect a fucking apology from you.

[Olipro]

Well I did ask the question in post#44 ...

Knowing now that cmonex used relocation to run the SPL in unprotected ram I can only say excellent h*cking job !! :)

JockyW

Thanks Jocky, we had actually tried rearranging the MMU, but it fucked up the USB buffer, so manual rebase did the trick.

Your turn now Tom.

[cmonex]

Ok, so I did understand the situation correctly!

Looks like the Elite group's efforts aren't what I'm after then. I'll just have to wait for a proper solution...


we will have the usual unsigned hardspl soon, don't worry.

[cmonex]

So this means that we can't cook and flash our own ROM's anymore without first sending them to you guys to "check" for us?

No offence, but I generally cook in a load of personal information / contact details that I wouldn't feel too comfortable about sending to anyone. Does this mean that I'll just have to give cooking a miss until the developer edition is released?

Shame, because I only really want to remove transcriber and a load of other rubbish from the stock ROM (and then add WIMP, contacts etc). I guess it'll be weeks/months before the developer edition is released and I can do that??

I appreciate that you don't want n00bs bricking their devices, but this seems like a strange way of going about things...?


it won't be months, 2 weeks at most.

[Dracula72]

the hard spl works great and i'm flashing the 1.35 Euro Rom

[vas79]

Hard SPL working, had to copy SSPLManual.exe and run manually.

Just loaded the Europe ROM. Top Job!

[4d0n1sPB]

Posting here that it does not seem to work for me.

Running 1.35.404.4 NLD

When running ROMUpdateUtility, I get connection error as reported before by other users

When copying SSPL-Manual to device and running it, getting errormessage:

"DirectoryNotFoundException

...

bij System.IO.__Error.WinIOError()
bij System.IO.Filestream..ctor()
bij System.IO.Filestream..ctor()
bij SSPLSecure.Main.extractFile()
bij SSPLSecure.Main.Start()
bij SSPLSecure.Program.Main()"


Am I doing something wrong?

[rvbcrs]

Should the problem with Dutch Diamonds be fixed? because I still have trouble flashing Hard-Spl on my Dutch Diamond. It starts but then hangs with the collored waiting weel showing, and then I have to perform a soft reset..

[Olipro]

Posting here that it does not seem to work for me.

Running 1.35.404.4 NLD

When running ROMUpdateUtility, I get connection error as reported before by other users

When copying SSPL-Manual to device and running it, getting errormessage:

"DirectoryNotFoundException

...

bij System.IO.__Error.WinIOError()
bij System.IO.Filestream..ctor()
bij System.IO.Filestream..ctor()
bij SSPLSecure.Main.extractFile()
bij SSPLSecure.Main.Start()
bij SSPLSecure.Program.Main()"


Am I doing something wrong?

Download the new one please.

[walshieau]

Should the problem with Dutch Diamonds be fixed? because I still have trouble flashing Hard-Spl on my Dutch Diamond. It starts but then hangs with the collored waiting weel showing, and then I have to perform a soft reset..

no, if that persists, copy the SSPL-Manual.exe onto your device, RUN it then run the RUU.exe :)

[Olipro]

Should the problem with Dutch Diamonds be fixed? because I still have trouble flashing Hard-Spl on my Dutch Diamond. It starts but then hangs with the collored waiting weel showing, and then I have to perform a soft reset..

it's not hanging, you get a black screen.

please people, REDOWNLOAD THE Hard-SPL FROM THE MAIN THREAD IF YOU DON'T RUN AN ENGLISH ROM

[rvbcrs]

it's not hanging, you get a black screen.

please people, REDOWNLOAD THE Hard-SPL FROM THE MAIN THREAD IF YOU DON'T RUN AN ENGLISH ROM

I did, just 5 mins ago, the screen is not turning black. The phone is not responding to anything anymore and the RUU fails wit a [260] Connection error..

[rvbcrs]

no, if that persists, copy the SSPL-Manual.exe onto your device, RUN it then run the RUU.exe :)

I tried but when I run the SSPL-Manual.exe file it comes withe the following exception:

DirectoryNotFoundException

...

bij System.IO.__Error.WinIOError()
bij System.IO.Filestream..ctor()
bij System.IO.Filestream..ctor()
bij SSPLSecure.Main.extractFile()
bij SSPLSecure.Main.Start()
bij SSPLSecure.Program.Main()"


Am I doing something wrong?

[HTC_GLOW]

Hey Thanks All Working on

134.831.1 WWE
0.93.25.NS16
52.24.25.08H

Rom HK Version

Vista 32 and win7

[walshieau]

I tried but when I run the SSPL-Manual.exe file it comes withe the following exception:

DirectoryNotFoundException

...

bij System.IO.__Error.WinIOError()
bij System.IO.Filestream..ctor()
bij System.IO.Filestream..ctor()
bij SSPLSecure.Main.extractFile()
bij SSPLSecure.Main.Start()
bij SSPLSecure.Program.Main()"


Am I doing something wrong?

no your not doing anything wrong, looking into your issue now, what language is your device? WWE?

[OliNex]

Re-re uploaded, try again dutchies.

[4d0n1sPB]

Download the new one please.

I think I was the first one to dowload the new one. Downloaded again just to be sure.

Still get same error message on SPL-Manual, seems I'm not the only one also.

[4d0n1sPB]

Re-re uploaded, try again dutchies.

FAST!

Will try

[rvbcrs]

Hmm still hangs, and ERROR [260] CONNECTION. Will try SSPL-Manual.exe when I restart..

[4d0n1sPB]

Copied SSPL-Manual to device, unplugged device, run SSPL-manual

Now just hangs with busy-symbol, have to softreset

Yay for the dutchies!

[Olipro]

Copied SSPL-Manual to device, unplugged device, run SSPL-manual

Now just hangs with busy-symbol, have to softreset

Yay for the dutchies!

no, leave it plugged in before, during and after, DO NOT UNPLUG OR REPLUG OR ANYTHING

[HTC_GLOW]

Hey Thanks All Working on

134.831.1 WWE
0.93.25.NS16
52.24.25.08H

Rom HK Version

Vista 32 and win7

:)Flashing Now -
RUU_Diamond_HTC_Europe_1.35.401.3_Radio_Signed_Dia mond_52.26.25.09_0.93.25.26_Ship.rar

[pof]

Hey guys, nice job you've done with the rebasing here :)

you should post a stock SPL signed with your key :P

[Dracula72]

Flashing Complete RUU_Diamond_HTC_Europe_1.35.401.3_Radio_Signed_Dia mond_52.26.25.09_0.93.25.26_Ship.rar

and it,s working like a charm

thanks for all the hard work

[rvbcrs]

Copied SSPL-Manual to device, unplugged device, run SSPL-manual

Now just hangs with busy-symbol, have to softreset

Yay for the dutchies!

Same here... busy-symbol and then stays that way, I run RUU and no connection can be made [260].. Can I reset my device without risk??

[walshieau]

Same here... busy-symbol and then stays that way, I run RUU and no connection can be made [260].. Can I reset my device without risk??

yes you can, can you redownload the file from the thread please, if that doesnt work, try the manual file.

[4d0n1sPB]

no, leave it plugged in before, during and after, DO NOT UNPLUG OR REPLUG OR ANYTHING

Tried with latest (auto does not work -> connection error):

1) Connect through Activesync (WinXP)
2) Copy SPL-Manual to My Documents (so not on internal storage)
3) Run SPL-Manual while still connected

Result: same 4-coloured waiting circle, seems to hang, needs soft-reset

What is it supposed to do when running SPL-Manual?

[vas79]

Tried with latest (auto does not work -> connection error):

1) Connect through Activesync (WinXP)
2) Copy SPL-Manual to My Documents (so not on internal storage)
3) Run SPL-Manual while still connected

Result: same 4-coloured waiting circle, seems to hang, needs soft-reset

What is it supposed to do when running SPL-Manual?

Goes to a black screen, then you run the updater to flash with Hard-SPL.

[rvbcrs]

Goes to a black screen, then you run the updater to flash with Hard-SPL.

It does never goes into the black screen here.. just the colored weel.. and then nothing!

[danny3358]

It does never goes into the black screen here.. just the colored weel.. and then nothing!

I got the same prob ... anybody else ?

[HTC_GLOW]

Try only using SSPL-Manual.exe placed in the root of mydevice on WM. then run rom update from windows after windows drivers have autoloaded and device is conected and at the black screen

[wb9999]

I got the same prob ... anybody else ?

I'm getting this problem too.

[derjakob]

Have a dutch version of the Diamond, tried the install from XP and manually. Either i get a connection error 260 or manually a message that,certain files cant be found or connections cant be found. Also have the problem when i for example try to view the readme XP tells me that the readme.doc is not at this destination. How to proceed

Your advise is appreciated.

[wb9999]

Try only using SSPL-Manual.exe placed in the root of mydevice on WM. then run rom update from windows after windows drivers have autoloaded and device is conected and at the black screen

Tried this, and my phone hangs on the spinning wheel. I have to take out the battery to get my phone on each time.

[danny3358]

Tried this, and my phone hangs on the spinning wheel. I have to take out the battery to get my phone on each time.

same prob... but you just need to soft reset it ... no need to take out your battery ...

[jehlinger]

Try only using SSPL-Manual.exe placed in the root of mydevice on WM. then run rom update from windows after windows drivers have autoloaded and device is conected and at the black screen

HTC_GLOW is right, copy SSPL-Manual.exe to root directory only and run from there.

It worked for me by doing this after having it hang previously at the colored wheel.

Then run Hard-SPL.

[afeng11]

same prob... but you just need to soft reset it ... no need to take out your battery ...

:D:D:D:D 哈哈哈

[4d0n1sPB]

HTC_GLOW is right, copy SSPL-Manual.exe to root directory only and run from there.

It worked for me by doing this after having it hang previously at the colored wheel.

Then run Hard-SPL.

Nope, does not make any difference here.

Maybe because root is called "mijn apparaat" and not "my device"?

[wb9999]

same prob... but you just need to soft reset it ... no need to take out your battery ...

My phone freezes totally. Soft reset will not work with the static spinning wheel.

[wb9999]

HTC_GLOW is right, copy SSPL-Manual.exe to root directory only and run from there.

It worked for me by doing this after having it hang previously at the colored wheel.

Then run Hard-SPL.


Doesn't work for me, unfortunately. The phone freezes totally.

[rvbcrs]

HTC_GLOW is right, copy SSPL-Manual.exe to root directory only and run from there.

It worked for me by doing this after having it hang previously at the colored wheel.

Then run Hard-SPL.

I did exactly that, but it keeps hanging at the colored wheel... I'm beginning to think it OliNex has something against us Dutchies :)

[walshieau]

I did exactly that, but it keeps hanging at the colored wheel... I'm beginning to think it OliNex has something against us Dutchies :)

haha no they dont, they love this community, it worked for me.

Ok ill re-try this once more for everyone.

What Language is your Diamond?

[4d0n1sPB]

I did exactly that, but it keeps hanging at the colored wheel... I'm beginning to think it OliNex has something against us Dutchies :)

OliNex, you're not French or Italian by any chance? :D

[4d0n1sPB]

haha no they dont, they love this community, it worked for me.

Ok ill re-try this once more for everyone.

What Language is your Diamond?

I guess we're all on the 1.35.404.4 NLD ROM (so Dutch language)

[rvbcrs]

OliNex, you're not French or Italian by any chance? :D

THAT MUST be it hahaha... that's a good one! lol

[rvbcrs]

I guess we're all on the 1.35.404.4 NLD ROM (so Dutch language)

Yep me too!

[danny3358]

I guess we're all on the 1.35.404.4 NLD ROM (so Dutch language)

I'm on the 1.34.831.1 WWE .... 52.24.25.08H

[sdamion]

Yep im on dutch to so it doesn't work

[walshieau]

ok, TO ALL USERS, a new version will be uploaded in a minute, just worked out an issue.

Stay Tuned!!

[rvbcrs]

ok, TO ALL USERS, a new version will be uploaded in a minute, just worked out an issue.

Stay Tuned!!

Ok great, is it a good idea maybe to put a version number in the filename?

[danny3358]

Ok great, is it a good idea maybe to put a version number in the filename?

good idea ... so ppl can identify which one will be the latest .. ;)

[HTC_GLOW]

Fixed Issue

[rvbcrs]

ok, TO ALL USERS, a new version will be uploaded in a minute, just worked out an issue.

Stay Tuned!!

Hmm and then he was gone :(

[danny3358]

Hmm and then he was gone :(

He tried too hard to modify the note from Olinex's ... but failed. :D:D:D

[cmonex]

please retry with new package

if that still doesn't work, then please you dutch people (or whoever else has the problem) contact me, i.e. send me your MSN contact address in a PM.


this package is mainly to clarify some things - it has two versions of the sspl-manual EXE now, if neither works, we'll go from there.

[rvbcrs]

Still same problem, tryed SSPL-Manual.exe and SSPL-Manual-alt.exe..

[cmonex]

My phone freezes totally. Soft reset will not work with the static spinning wheel.

but it doesn't go to black screen does it?
if new version doesn't go, can you contact me in a PM

[rvbcrs]

but it doesn't go to black screen does it?
if new version doesn't go, can you contact me in a PM

Nope won't go to black.. I PM'ed you..

[wb9999]

please retry with new package

if that still doesn't work, then please you dutch people (or whoever else has the problem) contact me, i.e. send me your MSN contact address in a PM.


this package is mainly to clarify some things - it has two versions of the sspl-manual EXE now, if neither works, we'll go from there.


This worked for me - thanks. Mine was WWE from HK.

[zorba]

Hey can someone give me some instructions on what to do with the manual sspl exe files. I tried following the instructions in the first post and got stuck (as other did) with the colored wheel. I rebooted and tried twice more with the same problem. Where do I go from here?

[danny3358]

please retry with new package

if that still doesn't work, then please you dutch people (or whoever else has the problem) contact me, i.e. send me your MSN contact address in a PM.


this package is mainly to clarify some things - it has two versions of the sspl-manual EXE now, if neither works, we'll go from there.

thanks ... this worked for me as well. :D:D

[4d0n1sPB]

Did not work for me...

First one gives same error message as previously described

Second one just hangs

Will send you PM

[rvbcrs]

It's fixed now, atleast for me.. it worked!

[sub69]

we will have the usual unsigned hardspl soon, don't worry.

it won't be months, 2 weeks at most.

Cheers, excellent news.

Just donated to the Elite team for your efforts, please do try to spend as much of it on beer as possible...

(And sorry to have started an argument!)

[wlinsong]

i can flash the Hard SPL ,but i can't flash any ROMs ,including Offical ROM and cooked rom.

[Olipro]

Just donated to the Elite team for your efforts, please do try to spend as much of it on beer as possible...

We will eventually, first though, we want to buy a device :)

[saudi-brazil]

i can flash the Hard SPL ,but i can't flash any ROMs ,including Offical ROM and cooked rom.

Same here Dutch original unbranded rom

[Olipro]

Same here Dutch original unbranded rom
Go to the request thread and post a link to it then we'll sign it.

[DesktopMan]

Flashed, working great. WWE from HK. Donation completed.

[phlucas]

Hello,

I just flashed using SSPL Manuel. As soon as I click on SSPL Manuel the screen is becoming black, and nothing happen. Is that Normal?

Thanks in advance,

Philippe

[cmonex]

Did not work for me...

First one gives same error message as previously described

Second one just hangs

Will send you PM



sorry I forgot to post I updated the package again (just before rvbcrs said it started working for him :) he was the tester on MSN)

so yeah, redownload if you haven't yet!!

[Olipro]

Hello,

I just flashed using SSPL Manuel. As soon as I click on SSPL Manuel the screen is becoming black, and nothing happen. Is that Normal?

Thanks in advance,

Philippe
yes .

[cmonex]

Hello,

I just flashed using SSPL Manuel. As soon as I click on SSPL Manuel the screen is becoming black, and nothing happen. Is that Normal?

Thanks in advance,

Philippe


read the thread more carefully (my first post especially) - black screen is normal. just run the included RUU and flash hardSPL.

[4d0n1sPB]

sorry I forgot to post I updated the package again (just before rvbcrs said it started working for him :) he was the tester on MSN)

so yeah, redownload if you haven't yet!!

You are the best, works like a charm :D

[milennium]

Problem.
Download first post hardSPL - apply - black screen,it´s O.K.
Flash ROM WWE 1.35 - with screen 0% and stop....
Where´s problem ???

[fdp24]

Lovely..
I would agree that if you remove cert check in your patched SPL, it would give a bit more flexibility.
Otherwise, we were tied to htc cert, and now to your cert :)
thanks.
re: abt. ppl. killing their devices. this is the way it works, it always be like this..

[Olipro]

I've said it before, I'll say it again.

GO TO THE HARD-SPL ROMS THREAD.

you *CANNOT* just go and flash any shit you like.

(you will eventually, just not yet)

[phlucas]

Thanks guys,

This is working now. Was a bit tricky first, but it is fine now. I have just download the new europeean versian (1.35) instead of my old 1.34 wwe.


Philippe

[panosha]

Problem.
Download first post hardSPL - apply - black screen,it´s O.K.
Flash ROM WWE 1.35 - with screen 0% and stop....
Where´s problem ???
Try this one for now http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400411

[sdamion]

I can confirm this hard spl works. thx and keep up the good work. As always

[tabarda]

Does not work, does not come out of 0% :confused:
We have tried with the two ROM's

[walshieau]

Does not work, does not come out of 0% :confused:
We have tried with the two ROM's

it does work, what are you trying to do?

[panosha]

Must be signed !!! :mad:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400411

[walshieau]

Must be signed !!! :mad:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400411

who cares!!! its free to have it signed by the Team, so stop your crying :rolleyes:

[cmonex]

Does not work, does not come out of 0% :confused:
We have tried with the two ROM's


what's up?

you are running 1.30.OliNex, yes?

if it's stuck after non successful flash, get mtty and use set 16 0 command to get it to boot the OS again. though, use XP, vista doesn't want to work with diamond SPL..

[tabarda]

Virtually everything, I think.

SSPL-copied the manual for the device, executed it and it was the ecrão black.
executed the hard-spl and installs well, the problem comes later, because it is a hard-reset.
But then I tried to run the Rom after install the sspl-manual, but leaves the 0%.
I have the start of the device in bootloader and tried to install the ROM, 0%.
Any other suggestion?

[cmonex]

BTW update... there's a new radio, version 1.00.25, I had walshieau flash that, it works, SSPL still works too. ;)

[tabarda]

I´m Sorry, it was not install your ROM's.:(
He should be the same to sleep.

Where is this new Radio cmonex?!?!?:cool:

[terry888_1978]

ths for ur hard work. it's work on my Diamond. Still Waiting for Chs roms.

[oddball1]

Where can I see that the spl has been changed?

[Mahmood]

Where can I see that the spl has been changed?

just hold the power button and volume down and the reset button together and then after seconds release the reset button and u will see the three color screen and there u can see the SPL = 1.30. ONilex

[oddball1]

just hold the power button and volume down and the reset button together and then after seconds release the reset button and u will see the three color screen and there u can see the SPL = 1.30. ONilex

tHANK YOU!!!

[Baronic]

So i guess now hardspl works for all roms no matter what radio u're using right?

also, just wanna confirm, hard-spl, will not affect warranty if i flash back to the original official rom right? cuz of the sign/not signed thing, wondering if my warranty provider can detect or not.

[Mahmood]

tHANK YOU!!!

no problem and after that just reset and phone will restart again

[leofungwai]

how to flash the polly ver if i had flashed the olinex ver ????

any solution ???

[4d0n1sPB]

BTW update... there's a new radio, version 1.00.25, I had walshieau flash that, it works, SSPL still works too. ;)

Are you planning to release this new Radio ROM?

[Reason4444]

I'm waiting too...

Is it only radio ?? or Rom (1.37) + Radio (1.00.25) ?

[walshieau]

Are you planning to release this new Radio ROM?

in due course yes...

[naser404]

Carefull what you wish for ;), A diamond has been donated, now get us that speedy modified rom plz =)

We will eventually, first though, we want to buy a device :)

[Dracula72]

is there a plan of making the hars spl not require signed code after flashing ???

[mrvanx]

is there a plan of making the hars spl not require signed code after flashing ???

WHY would we want to do that? Signing ROMs makes it far safer all round. If you want something signing its a very quick process anyway :)

By flashing only signed ROMs 99% of users can sleep safely knowing they have a low chance of bricking thier devices.

Developers/Chefs can get stuff signed without any issues, aslong as it is tested before public release.

Surely these points are logical?? If not then i cant help being frustrated when users demand being able to flash code which is not verified as safe!?

[sub69]

WHY would we want to do that? Signing ROMs makes it far safer all round. If you want something signing its a very quick process anyway ...

As an enthusiastic amateur, I cook my own ROM's from a "proper" chef's base. As I've mentioned already, I don't really feel comfortable sending my personal ROM's (and all the information contained within them) to anyone else to check/sign.

Even if I did feel happy doing that, I've had long days when I've re-done a ROM 25+ times (usually due to incompetence on my part - sometimes just to try new things out).

I'm willing to bet there are quite a lot of people in a similar situation to myself, and you'd be absolutely inundated with requests to sign ROM's if there are even 50 people like me in the world.

I can absolutely see how the new "OliNex ROM signing model" is a good thing for n00bs and the nervous, but it's not much good for me so I'll quite happily wait for the OliNex unsigned Hard-SPL to come along.

[SecureGSM]

Right! or just keep it all original and install only legitimate firmware, copyright protected, licenced and and fully pre-tested by channel distributors and Carriers. Why bother?
Same kind of restriction. not only this product is circumventing ODM legitimate restrictions, (I shouldn't mention copyright. of course, why would anyone even bother...) but also provides advanced protection to respectfull handset owner of the phone from inexperienced rom developers. I heard this before. what do they call this in Eastern Europe?
Freedom, me think?

I hope that this is not becoming commonly accepted practice. Let owner decide what to do with the handset. It is owner's choice after all.

P.S. I wonder If I will be banned for this post.




there is very minor difference really between being an ODM "Jailed" and "Olinex "Jailed" .


WHY would we want to do that? Signing ROMs makes it far safer all round. If you want something signing its a very quick process anyway :)

By flashing only signed ROMs 99% of users can sleep safely knowing they have a low chance of bricking thier devices.

Developers/Chefs can get stuff signed without any issues, aslong as it is tested before public release.

Surely these points are logical?? If not then i cant help being frustrated when users demand being able to flash code which is not verified as safe!?

[mrvanx]

.....P.S. I wonder If I will be banned for this post.....

For showing an opinion? Being argumentative isnt going to help this forum, infact its arguing between members which is showing this forum up as a total playground.

Enjoy.

[cmonex]

P.S. I wonder If I will be banned for this post.

there is very minor difference really between being an ODM "Jailed" and "Olinex "Jailed" .

1. I hope that ban idea was a joke
2. there is difference, this cert is more available than HTC one
3. if you had read a bit more carefully, you'd know there WILL BE unsigned version soon.

[SecureGSM]

my point though:

there is very minor difference really between being an ODM "Jailed" and Olinex "Jailed".

I have raised my voice against new trend / practice while it has not been widely accepted yet.

[sub69]

For showing an opinion? Being argumentative isnt going to help this forum, infact its arguing between members which is showing this forum up as a total playground.

Enjoy.

Agreed.

I'm sure I said before any devices were released, that the Diamond forums had the potential to be the most n00b filled on XDA-Devs yet, with the most dumb questions and the most ill-feeling. That's only going to start happening in earnest when the Carrier variants are released in large numbers, so we still have that to look forward to...

Didn't expect there to be arguments kicking off this early amongst the more senior members though. I was kind of hoping this would be the nice calm period of Diamond ownership, with everyone getting on nicely!

Anyway, this whole debate will be redundant when the unsigned Hard-SPL is released. What will everyone find to argue about then?

Edit: Without wanting to annoy anyone further, I've looked, but was it ever explained why this approach has been taken with the Diamond's Hard-SPL? A link to a post will do me, I'm not interested in discussing opinions.

[SecureGSM]

>> 3. if you had read a bit more carefully, you'd know there WILL BE unsigned version soon.

I should HAVE BEEN in a first palce or nothing.

>> 2. there is difference, this cert is more available than HTC one

I totaly agree. it is readily available for Olinex - easy access. anytime any minute.

on request - for others.

What if one would not like to give you binaries? trade secret, etc??

[demonizator]

I'm sure I said before any devices were released, that the Diamond forums had the potential to be the most n00b filled on XDA-Devs yet, with the most dumb questions and the most ill-feeling.
Wow, sorry for being noobie and asking dumb questions but not everybody is born with the knowledge like you do. May be you should write it in the rules and register new users only after you put their skills on a test. And give the rest read-only accounts.

:mad:

[mrvanx]

ok, the flaming and general crap in this thread

STOPS NOW.

Stay ON TOPIC please.

[sfjuocekr]

For all the noob and unanswered questions please goto http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400699

As for the HardSPL flash, it leaves the ROM alone right? So it will still boot the original that is present on the phone or does it need to be signed too? My major concern before flashing the HardSPL to my device.

Just to clarify HardSPL is purely a new SPL, nothing else is changed ... just the SPL? So radio ROM and manufacturer ROM stays untouched?

I figured the phone only has a radio ROM, SPL and manufacturer ROM?

The expected outcome for me is: "Yes only SPL is touched, the rest stays intact and is usable HTC or OliNex signed."

[sub69]

Wow, sorry for being noobie and asking dumb questions but not everybody is born with the knowledge like you do. May be you should write it in the rules and register new users only after you put their skills on a test. And give the rest read-only accounts.

:mad:

Hang on, I didn't mean you (or anyone in particular). The end of my sentence that you quoted made that clear?! I meant all of the people who have never used a WM device before, and can't be bothered to read before they post. The dumb ones who are now going to be attracted by HTC's most consumer-targeted phone yet, and will open new threads to ask questions like "what's a cab file for?" more often than ever before...

[Yzord]

WHY would we want to do that? Signing ROMs makes it far safer all round. If you want something signing its a very quick process anyway :)

By flashing only signed ROMs 99% of users can sleep safely knowing they have a low chance of bricking thier devices.

Developers/Chefs can get stuff signed without any issues, aslong as it is tested before public release.

Surely these points are logical?? If not then i cant help being frustrated when users demand being able to flash code which is not verified as safe!?

I'm sorry, but this is not good. What this Hard-SPL does is exactly the same as HTC does. It still demand you to place roms on it which are signed.

What if i wanna make my own rom? I have finished it and what do you wanna get first done? Flashing it ofcourse. But no, i can't cause i have to ask this group to sign my rom first before i can flash it on my device. Maybe they are at holiday or at school or maybe they dont want too cause they dont like me ;)

And what about the former roms? When a cooked rom has been placed you find many replies that the rom works (or not). In my opinion this is almost as safe a signing it.

So i really hope someone brings out an hard-spl which doesnt require signed roms. It makes playing with these devices a lot of more fun.

Dont get me wrong. I appreciate the hard work of these groups. But it is not like it was in the early days. Helping each other. I see threads with flames/ calling names etc...and that is what worries me.

edit: not to mention the warranty you loose

[demonizator]

//offtopic

Hang on, I didn't mean you (or anyone in particular)! I meant all of the people who have never used a WM device before, and can't be bothered to read before they post. The dumb ones who are now going to be attracted by HTC's most consumer-targeted phone yet, and will open new threads to ask questions like "what's a cab file for?" more often than ever before...
Well, that's exatly me - never owned WM device before although I consider myself as a very experienced PC user. I just kept finding my phone amongst Symbian ones the past few years. But now I'm looking forward to buying the recently announced Touch Pro and because I'm not just dumb mass consumer I want to know everything it does or doesn't do before I buy it. So I'll definitely ask dumb questions in the beginning. If you can't or don't want to help at least don't offend. Peace.

//ontopic

To get back on topic - as a newbie to WM I support the whole signed thing because in the beginning I can count on somebody much more experienced than me to make sure I don't brick my expensive device by fault. But I completely understand the limiting effect for the other experienced users over here that want to experiment with their devices and skills. And as I understand the team already announced that there'll be an unsigned version soon enough.

But does this mean that you'll abandon the signed one?

[sub69]

Believe me, if you are someone who opens threads to ask dumb questions that have been asked a hundred times before, you will be flamed and abused. Not by me, I don't waste my time on flaming. I just quietly enjoy seeing the fights.

None of us are born with any knowledge, but there's a distinction between those who can search/read/learn/contribute and those who can't. I hope for your own sake, you don't really mean to say that you're one of the latter?

Anyway, I see the first ever cooked (and signed ;)) ROM has been released. Good way to waste the rest of the afternoon in my opinion... I'm itching to create my own Diamond ROM, but this'll do for now while I make a list of "things I want to change in my personalised ROM".

On topic, I have to say I see the whole signing thing as a little bit pointless. I don't think I've seen many people brick their phone irretrievably and if even a tiny bit of common sense is used and some reading is done before flashing, then you're pretty safe. If people don't bother to read the instructions first, then I have very little sympathy when the end up with a brick... Seems that the ones who can't be bothered to do things properly are 'delaying' the fun for the rest of us. Or have I missed a post that explains a different reason for the signing?

[leofungwai]

question : anyway to go back to orginal SPL ??

[jacky111]

question : anyway to go back to orginal SPL ??

I also want to know.
Is it need wait the offical rom? Than update the offical , it will back to offical SPL?

Thank you for answer my question.

[cmonex]

here's "unsigned hardspl":

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2312363&posted=1#post2312363



as for stock SPL there will be one posted very soon. (we'll probably post 1.23, 1.34 and 1.35 too.) we have to sign it first, because the current scenario ONLY lets you flash a properly signed SPL NBH, which is quite safe. I hope this is not seen as a limitation, ROMs can be flashed freely now if you know what you are doing.

[jacky111]

as for stock SPL there will be one posted very soon. (we'll probably post 1.23, 1.34 and 1.35 too.)


Thank you :)

[robincop deel 2]

Just used this to flash Elite 1 ROM.

Worked like a true CHARM. Well done!

Donation WILL be done!


Robin

[rtao]

nice work guys.... now I can flash the new Elite 1.0

[dime]

Please HELP In my Diamond spl 1.34 i install Olinex Hard SPL and not auto restart but display mesage that I must INSTALL bootloader.exe. Do I install dem or NO becouse may demage my Diamond .I dont understan what I will doing. Please Help me.

[jayjay112]

Great job! wil flash it later this week.
just make my donation to the Elite Team :)

[acipat]

read the thread more carefully (my first post especially) - black screen is normal. just run the included RUU and flash hardSPL.

I have runned sspl-manual.exe from my diamond. I put it in main folder.
I have a black screen. But when I have it - i havn't connection with PC. And
when i'm running from my pc RUU_Diamond_HTC_Europe_1.35.401.3_Radio_Signed_Dia mond_52.26.25.09_0.93.25.26_Ship.exe
or ROMUpdateUtility.exe, I have such message: no connection
Please, help :confused:

[acipat]

It's ok, now it working! I have flashed under vista - and thas works.
Thanks a lot!

[mindriot]

Been a fan from Hermes via Kaiser now to Diamond, many thanks for Hard SPL.

Just flashed phone from Vista U, fookmi, the way the screen faded out strangely before the upload completed, thought I was going to have a brick there for a moment :D

About to try flashing Elite, will hopefully sort out the horrible lag the phone seems to have responding to touchflo etc.

[ammcfc]

I have two questions;

1. Will reversed stock HTC SPL be released for signed Hard-SPL ?
2.Can I flash unsigned Hard SPL over signed Hard one?
Thanks in advance

Great job!

[cmonex]

I have two questions;

1. Will reversed stock HTC SPL be released for signed Hard-SPL ?
2.Can I flash unsigned Hard SPL over signed Hard one?
Thanks in advance

Great job!

YES to both.
as for 1) I'll upload 1.23, 1.34 and 1.35 today.
as for 2) just go to the hardspl developer edition thread, get package and run the program(s) in it.

[cmonex]

I have runned sspl-manual.exe from my diamond. I put it in main folder.
I have a black screen. But when I have it - i havn't connection with PC. And
when i'm running from my pc RUU_Diamond_HTC_Europe_1.35.401.3_Radio_Signed_Dia mond_52.26.25.09_0.93.25.26_Ship.exe
or ROMUpdateUtility.exe, I have such message: no connection
Please, help :confused:


do not try to run that RUU on the SSPL, this SSPL will (intentionally) reject anything that's not an SPL file.

[viskas]

I used the hard.spl manually in my diamond, then I launched the update utlity, but nearly at the end of the process an error message is displayed: "image file is corrupted".


any suggestion?
thank you!

[sumitescp]

last note: do not try to use this SSPL to flash anything else other than an SPL file. it explicitly blocks other flashes anyway. SSPL is *never* a good way to flash OS images

Olinex team I think you should edit your first post and add the info above to it. Because some users do not read the 2nd or the 3rd post and just do random things. I think It is safer to have it in 1st post. My opinion only:p

[cmonex]

Olinex team I think you should edit your first post and add the info above to it. Because some users do not read the 2nd or the 3rd post and just do random things. I think It is safer to have it in 1st post. My opinion only:p

you are right, that will be added now.

[cmonex]

stock SPLs - only for warranty reasons: get them at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2324837#post2324837

[cmonex]

I used the hard.spl manually in my diamond, then I launched the update utlity, but nearly at the end of the process an error message is displayed: "image file is corrupted".


any suggestion?
thank you!


I bet you were trying to flash something other than the hardspl NBH. ONLY flash an SPL with the SSPL.

if you want to flash some OS or whatever, just do not use SSPL. ensure you installed hardspl then just run a normal RUU, not the one in this thread!

[art_pichet@hotmail.com]

Thank You very must.

[KukurikU]

after using yr work and updating to 1.37.707 without a sweat, without being forced to ask some question that'll make olipro to badmouth me all i can say is 2 things:
1. Respect!
2. Donate 20 Pounds (each) :D
Love You!

[Jeevan]

can someone tell me what HARD-SPL is?
I never used WM but I am waiting on my HTC touch diamond this month so i would like to know what this is?

is it some kind of faster and better ROM?

[auswill2]

How long does the flash take?

[NetrunnerAT]

Is this the next step, to earn more money???

[KukurikU]

can someone tell me what HARD-SPL is?
I never used WM but I am waiting on my HTC touch diamond this month so i would like to know what this is?

is it some kind of faster and better ROM?
http://www.1800pocketpc.com/glossary

[OliNex]

Is this the next step, to earn more money???

Your english sucks and you're evidently a moron.

[gogobank]

First of all great work guys!

[halloj]

we don't have a device, so All Project Donations gratefully accepted

Thanks very my for an excellent job. I changed mine from HK to Europe and it's a lot faster.

I've been trying to donate, but something seems to be wrong with the paypal links.

[Yzord]

Your english sucks and you're evidently a moron.

I'm sorry Oli(pro or nex), but the reason i dont donate to you is the fact you always calling people names. Its not professional and you dont make friends like this.

Everytime i see a post of you when you shout to people or calling names when they say something which isn't what you want to hear. Why are you doing that?

[joaosousa]

I'm sorry Oli(pro or nex), but the reason i dont donate to you is the fact you always calling people names. Its not professional and you dont make friends like this.

Everytime i see a post of you when you shout to people or calling names when they say something which isn't what you want to hear. Why are you doing that?

What is even more funny is to watch no action my the moderators... But you better get used to it.
:)

[Yzord]

What is even more funny is to watch no action my the moderators... But you better get used to it.
:)

I never get used to it when people calling others names and after that asking for money. I appreciate his work, no doubt about that, but i learned not to fight with others and instead of that trying to talk with them. So i find it rather strange that mods never ever tapping him on his fingers.

[Olipro]

if and when I throw abuse, feel free to throw it back, welcome to freedom of speech.

and occasionally, my posts get censored up by a moderator, and frankly I have no problem with that.

[Olipro]

Thanks very my for an excellent job. I changed mine from HK to Europe and it's a lot faster.

I've been trying to donate, but something seems to be wrong with the paypal links.

it's a redirect, just let it sit there for a bit and it eventually moves on to the actual paypal page