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I have seen many people not understanding how to flash their HTC Tornado to the latest Windows Mobile 6. Hence, I will post a a step-by-step pictorial guide. Before I begin, I would like to stress that this upgrade is not an official release from HTC or their OEM partners. It is cooked by the developers from XDA-developers. You will also void your warranty for your device as you are fiddling with the ROM, if anything unexpected happens during the flashing process, you might end up with an expensive paper-weight and I am not going to be responsible for it. Credits to andot, phil, challhsu, duke_stix, vjgrace, EA, Nitrogenous, their anonymous source and lastly everyone who have made WM6 a reality for HTC Tornado. So, let's begin flashing. Remmember that you will lose all your important datas such as your contacts and SMS, you can backup your SMS using JeyoMobileExtender , it is a trial software, but enough for you to backup and transfer it back to your phone. The entire process must be done on a Windows XP system.
There are 13 steps involved
Step 4 - SuperCID - install cert.cab on phone
Step 5 - SuperCID - Patching the ROM
Step 6 - Disable USB Connection
Step 7 - Access the Bootloader
Step 8 - Format BINFS via TeraTermPro - not applicable for WM6.5 ROM, refer ReadMe in the WM6.5 ROM.
Step 9 - Enable USB Connection
If you are upgrading from an older cooked ROM to the latest ROM, you just have to download the ROM, and start from Step 6 but skip step 10
Update June 18 2009 - WM6.5 Standard Build 21234 by SGregory(choose either FULL or LITE version), the only difference is that LITE has more storage space at the expense of the newer explorer and widget installer. Read my blog post about this ROM Update May 03 2009 - WM6.1 Build 5.2.21040 released by SGregory
Update May 15 2009 - The above ROM does not work well with WiFi, pending the bug to be fixed, please use the ROM below.
Update March 08 2009 - WM6.5 Chinese released . The English version is being produced by XDA-developers team, come back here to check on the development. Watch the video of the Chinese version running in Tornado here . Update November 14, 2008 - New WM6.1 Rose ROM based on HTC S740 by Sgreory
*NOTE - I have not personally installed this ROM into my phone and that the instructions could vary a little from what I posted on this guide. This ROM also features the S740 home screen and themes which might not suit you, check out the link to xda-developers thread on this ROM before proceeding for screenshots.
A 'kitchen' is already released in the xda-developers thread, with a 'kitchen', you can specify the programs that you want in the ROM and then 'cook' it so that you have your own customized ROM, it will be posted up here in days.
The screenshot is not in English but the ROM is indeed in English
Update September 01 2008 - New WM6.1 Standard ROM from XDA-Developers, made by Eval & Windows Live Mobile 10.6.0034.2500
Update June 18 2008 - New WM6.1 Standard ROM from XDA-Developers, made by illi & rickywatt
Update July 17 2008 - WM6.1 Professional by Kamikadze from XDA-Developers.
WARNING - WM6.1 Professional is designed for Touch Screen device, HTC Tornado is a non-touhscreen device, as such, you would require softwares to emulate the stylus touch input, use only if you know what you are doing, if you don't know, please use WM6.1 Standard.
Download these files first
WM6GSMUpdate
One of the ROM you have chosen above (Either the Standard or Professional version)
For more useful softwares, have a read here on all the softwares personally used and tested by me, working perfeclty on my phone. Step 1 - Make sure you are using a HTC Tornado device, it is also known as Dopod 577w, Qtek 8310, Qtek 8300, Imate SP5, I-mate SP5m and Orange SPV C600. Ensure that your battery is charged up to at least 50% (80% recommended). A typical HTC Tornado Noble looks like this:-
Step 2 - Ensure you are using Microsoft Active Sync 4.5 or later. Connect your device via USB. If you are using Windows Vista, you do not need to install Active Sync, instead your PC comes with Windows Mobile Device Centre, if you are using Windows Vista, follow the guide here . However, your device must be SuperCID first (step 4), and SuperCID process must be done in Windows XP.
Step 3 - Ensure that your device is application unlocked, if you are unsure whether it is application unlocked or not, it does not harm to unlock it once again. Download SDA_ApplicationUnlock.zip. Then execute the exe file in it. You should see something like this. The purpose of running this application is to ensure that you can install any unsigned 3rd party application (which is the tool needed to SuperCID in the next step) . If your device is already application unlock, you can skip this step.
UPDATE - If SDA Application Unlock does not work, please use the alternate method to application unlock.
Copy the SP_AllowCertificateInstall.cab to the phone and run it via file explorer, it should say (succesfully installed) after you run it
Run the HTCUnlock-CVS application, keep clicking next until its finished.
Now run SDA_ApplicationUnlock.exe
Download the above mentioned files here.
Altenative way 2 - You can directly tweak the registry to application unlock, read the steps here.
Step 4 - If your device is SuperCID, you can skip this step and proceed to Step 4, if you have no idea what is SuperCID, chances are your device are not. First, download SPV-Services which is the software you need to use to SuperCID. Extract it to a folder, let's say on a desktop. You will see three files in it. Cert.cab , TyphoonNBFTools.dll and SPV-services.exe. Copy cert.cab to any location on your smartphone and install it.
Step 5 - Now run SPVServices.exe which was extracted in Step 3, you should see this. RAPI Init was successful means that your ROM is ready to be patched with 16 bytes of data to allow it to be flashed with any ROM, by clicking on Set CID, your warranty is void. *(If you cannot access spv-developers website or get Error 404, please refer to the bottom of this post). If you skip this step, most probably your device would be bricked unless you are very sure you have SuperCID before
Step 6 - Ok, now turn off your phone, remove the USB cable, and disable Active Sync USB connection. Open Microsoft Active Sync, click File -> Connection Settings -> Untick allow USB connection
So now that you got your device turned off, remove the USB cable.
Step 7 - Access the bootloader. Once the phone is turned off, hold the camera button and insert the USB cable after that. Wait till a 3 colour screen appears, this is your bootloader.
Altenatively, you can access the bootloader by holding the camera button and the communication manager and then turn on the phone.
After a second, comes the bootloader, if you do not see the word Tornado, it means you are not using HTC Tornado and any attempt to proceed further would most probably brick your device
Step 8- Download TeraTermPro , extract it to your desktop and run ttermpro.exe. Select USB
READ THIS FIRST - If you are flashing WM6.5 Standard ROM by SGregory, please refer to ReadMe file in the ROM as the instruction varies for Step 8.
Then, type 'info 2' without the quotes. Then, hit Enter, this is what you will see
Notice the word HTCSuperCID, it means that your device is SuperCID and you can flash any ROM, even if its not meant for your device which could destroy your device. Next step is to type 'format BINFS' without the quotes, this will format the OS in your phone. Remmember to type Format BINFS and not Format only as that would wipe out your IPL and SPL which is your bootloader as well. If you do not see HTCSuperCID, it means that you did not SuperCID properly, repeat step 5. Once it is done, type 'ResetDevice'
If you have trouble using TeraTermPro, use MTTY instead.
Step 9 - Now you are ready to flash your device. Enable back ActiveSync USB connection, refer to Step 5.
Step 10 - Now extract WM6GSMUpdate which you have downloaded earlier on and run RomUpgradeUtility, you should see this (This step can be skipped if you have flashed this radio ROM before and you are flashing to a newer WM6 or WM6.1 ROM)
Click "I understand . . ." and then click next, then click "I completed the steps. . .". Hit next and it will verify your information. Then click Update and then watch as the meter moves on your device and your screen. Do not do anything silly now as your IPL, SPL and Radio are being patched now. Anything unexpected which happen could render your device useless. This process will be quite fast, around 1-2 minutes. Once it is done, it will reboot by itself and you will be returned to the bootloader. If at this stage, you get an error telling you that the ROM is not meant for your device eventhough you are indeed using HTC Tornado, it means that SuperCID did not work properly, install back your original manufacturer WM5 ROM and repeat the whole process.
Step 11 - Once you are back into the bootloader, extract the ROM which you have downloaded earlier and the rest is pretty much the same as step 9. Run ROMUpgradeUtility, you will see the same thing, click the same buttons and upgrade. But this time ,you are installing Windows Mobie 6. This process takes time, around 10 minutes will pause at 99%, just be patient. Once you are done, your device will reboot once again but this time, your device will be loading Windows Mobile 6.
Step 12 - Almost done, follow the setup instructions on your device, then install T9 English.cab (not needed in the latest ROM anymore) for english input, you can install other language, find them here . You can also install T9 Chinese which was created and packaged by I myself, ported from Dopod AKU2 ROM. It contains the neccesary font, just install and you are ready to text in Pinyin or Stroke
Step 13 - If you are using Dopod 577w, Qtek 8310, Orange SPV C600, I-mate SP5, you need to install this file to enable Contacts and Messaging button. If you are using Dopod 586w or Imate SP5M, you need to install this file.
To enable all other hardware keys such as the Communicate Manager, use this , just extract to /Windows You are done, if you have any problem, you can proceed to the support forum at xda-developers. . Now you might want to install some free softwares found in the Extras folder which you have downloaded earlier on. * If you cannot use SPV-Developers SuperCID tools, download this tool and use the alternative method. Then do the following. - Keep your Tornado connected to ActiveSync.
- Extract it with WinRAR etc.
- Open the Lokiwiz.exe
- When you opend the Lokiwiz.exe you will get a black DOS screen with 4 options:
U. Unlock
L. Lock
C. Cid Unlock (SuperCID)
Q. Quit
Press C and then Enter. A few seconds later your phone is SuperCID...!!!
Thanks to Noxious Inc from XDA-Developers for the tips. Enjoy Windows Mobile 6
My website is facing bandwidth issue, I am running super low on bandwidth due to the excessive number of people visitng my blog to read my guides. I hope that those who can afford to donate would donate whatever amount they want so that I can continue hosting the guides and updating it so that many other can enjoy WM6 without risking to brick their devices. To donate, please click here to pay via Paypal (Credit card accepted)
Note - HTC Tornado is NOT the same as HTC Typhoon and their ROMs are not compatible with each other, many people has flashed the wrong ROM and ended up with an expensive paperweight. If you feel that the ROM is buggy, you can downgrade to Windows Mobile 5 by running the official AKU2 ROM Upgrade from your manufacturer directly.
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