HTC Touch Diamond (Sprint) will not make it past "Touch Diamond" screen.

[AthruC]

I am no stranger to forums, or 'modifying' electronics. However, this was my first hack at my Touch Diamond. I went through all the proper procedures to update to WM6.5 (or so it seemed) but now, after installing a ROM

(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=506533)

the phone only shows the splash screen, then resets and continues to go through this continuous loop. I cannot access the phone, or get booted to the point where I can connect to the PC. Any ideas, as I am sans phone right now. TIA!

[JoOoSs]

Do you flash a hard-SPL ?
Are you sure the ROM's archive isn't broken ?
The connection on the bootloader mode was good, synced with windows?
I think you didn't flash a rom before ? If yes, no problem, if you flash an other rom before, maybe use the MTTY method.

[Reb0rn]

see how this guy could have saved him self time if the thread in my description was stickyed...

MTTY thread... look there. after that ur green to go again.

[AthruC]

I do believe people are successfully using the ROM.

The connections were all fine. I had to first install a new bootloader, then updated the radio device (all worked fine). I then went to update the OS, and the process went through just fine, but when the phone booted, it just keeps cycling through the opening splash screen.

My problem is that I cannot get the phone past that screen to do anything.

[AthruC]

reb0rn, thank you! The 'boot to flash' was what I was looking for. The 'Volume Down" with "Power On" was what did the trick (I was doing all sorts of other combinations with the 'reset' key).

I'm loading a new version onto the phone as we speak - wish me luck, and thanks again!