[Q] I just need a little information

[xminds]

Hey guys I like this community and would love to get more involved. I was wondering if some of you could help me understand some of the lingo around here so I can get better acquainted with what I am doing. I would like to load a cooked rom onto my HTC Touch I have the sprint version, but I went to the touch section on the forum and it feels like I am trying to read another language >.< so if anyone could help me understand some of this I would be greatly thankful, thanks in advanced :D

[joel2009]

cooked roms are custom roms. your provider locks your device to only ve able to load roms that they provide... therefore you need to unlock your phone to be able to flash it (through hard spl.)

here is a link on flashing your first rom. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=433835)

Just follow directions and you will be fine (BUT MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THEM OR YOU WILL TURN YOUR PPC INTO A VERY EXPENSIVE PAPER WEIGHT)

[xminds]

Wow thank you tons for the quickness of the reply :D

[joel2009]

no prob ;)

[xminds]

Everything went fine when I was going through the steps, and everything seemed to be going right through the HardSPL step three, but when my phone restarted itself, I got nothing but a backlight I hope I dont have an expensive paper weight >.< Is there anything I can do to fix it?

[joel2009]

what phone are you using

[xminds]

Im using the HTC Touch by sprint, but now instead of black it is The HTC smart Mobility screen

[joel2009]

The thread i gave you earllier was for a refrence on how to flash....
I'm guessing you tried to install something from that page. :( (that page was for the kaiser)
You can only flash things made for your device.


Here is a such thread with some refrences to the correct things you will need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=458449



PS: if you think you bricked your device here is some info on unbricking

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=24906

[xminds]

Yeah no it's completely bricked now :( I cant even get it to turn on :/

[joel2009]

If you can get to the bootloader on your device by following the instructions here you can save your device:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=362768

"hold the end key and the side camera key and stick the stylus into the hole"

you will need to hold the buttons till after the screen comes up (if you can get it to come up)

[xminds]

Yeah I cant even get my phone to turn on now :( Im guessing its done for good :/