Video Tutorial: How to Flash your AT&T Tilt

Posted by Tyler on Jun 20, 2008

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Made you guys a video on how to flash your AT&T Tilt with a new ROM of your choice.

**DISCLAIMER!** Flashing your ROM can be dangerous, be very careful. TiltSite/MobilitySite, it’s writers, affiliates, and advertisers cannot take responsibility for messing your device up.

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  • Civilator
    thanks for the wonderful video. i was stuck at the spl part when trying to update my Tilt. the instruction to use the JumpSpl and install HardSpl saved my life.

    thanks so much for your time and insight.
  • unDEAD
    Hey, I've tried flashing a rom a few times, but every time i run SSPL-KAIS, the screen turns white (not the tri-color screen) and stays that way. What am I doing wrong?
  • magid
    I have flashed my tilt with [Apr 29]Dutty's WM6.1 Hybrid v2 5.2.19716/5.2.19700 cooked rom. Some things are not working.

    First my gps. Ive tried gps test and all the settings, tried all settings in external gps but all I get from gps test is "Gps starting up" its not working. Second. For some reason. I put my gmail email on my phone but all I get is "error syncronizing" cannot connect with current configuration settings, and I get no mail. Third, is the weather plug in that comes with the rom. I try to download weather data. But all it says is that unable to retrieve data from city and cant download. Probably something to do with connection settings. Also my keyboard lags a lot when I type. I dont know how to fix all this so can someone please assist me. I am new to all this.

    __ Maybe its because of the radio??? I didnt use the one that came with this rom. I installed the new one that came with the official wm 6.1. Radio: 1.65.21.18
  • @Rocio: I doubt the AT&T; official ROM will be out by tomorrow. We've been in touch with HTC and AT&T; and watching all the usual places really closely and nothing thus far. There have been a few false alarms too but they've not been the official ones yet either.

    Best thing to do is follow the instructions that are on the download page. They shouldn't require JumpSPL and such (although this method is preferable) but they may, so check out the instructions that come with the download.
  • Rocio
    Tyler,

    This is the woman with a thousand questions. lol

    I believe the official ATT Rom will be out by tomorrow morning, now you said that all I needed to do was run the program.
    Now does this mean I wont have to use any more jump and or hard spl after being already used when I flashed my tilt with the official HTC ROM?

    Sorry for the ignorance but we cant play around with something as serious as this. Thank goodness we have smart people such as yourself

    Thanks

    Rocio
  • Rocio
    Tyler,

    Once again thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. I deeply appreciate your help.

    Thanks

    Rocio
  • @Rocio: The forums you're looking at are specifically for reflashing the stock ROM for warranty return. That's why you keep seeing that.

    To get back to an original ROM, all you have to do is download the latest ROM from AT&T;'s website (if that's who you go with) and run that program. Keep in mind that this will return the ROM to a locked state (id est, you can only run AT&T; SIM cards in the phone)

    And you're seeing an H because most ROMs enable HSDPA which is a software enhancement to 3G/UTMS (it's sometimes called 3.5G). It's a speed enhancement to your downstream connection.
  • Rocio
    Thank you for the fast response. Now I have more questions. But first, I'm happy to announce that thanks to your video I flashed my phone and its working like a charm! :)
    The bad thing is I don't think I like wm 6.1, and want to go back to factory rom, spl and everything just the way I got it from the store. Is that possible? and if so, how?
    Now there's this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?...) which reverts the rom but at the very end it says send the device back to the company. Why is that? is it because it wont be operating the same after reverting?
    My last question is now with the new rom I get an H istead of the regular 3g. Why is that?

    Ok now I'm done.

    Thanks again in advance for your help!

    Rocio
  • @Rocio: No, flashing is like reinstalling your operating system on your PC. Once you flash a new ROM, everything is a blank slate up to what the ROM image includes. But you will be able to flash the official AT&T; ROM should you so choose.
  • Rocio
    Hi, I have one question. I want to use the official HTC WM 6.1 on my tilt, but I would like to flash the official AT&T Rom once it comes out. Can I flash the official AT&T WM 6.1 Rom after the official HTC WM 6.1 without having to change anything else on my phone?

    Thanks in advance.
  • @Escape: the radio controls things like the GPS, GSM/GPRS(aka cellular), and otherwise. So yes it does have stuff to do with signal. However, messing up your radio has dire effects so I typically don't recommend changing the radio if you're new to flashing if everything is working with the version you currently have installed. Messing up the radio can brick your phone and pretty quick.
  • escape
    do the rom radios have nething to do with with the cell service? i know if you dont have the right radio for a rom you wont get sound or the camera wont work.
    sorry for being a noob.
  • escape
    thank you tyler. i thought so i just wanted to make sure
  • @Escape: No you only have to flash the recommended version (or the version of your choice) one time. You DO have to use SPPL-KAIS (aka SoftSPL) every time you want to reflash your HardSPL, but not when you want to flash a ROM.

    When flashing a ROM it's advisable to Hard reset both before and after flashing. Also each individual ROM cook has their own individual recommendations.

    Also you may want to read this article that I wrote http://tiltsite.com/2008/07/what-about-bricking...
  • escape
    worked like a charm. awsome tutorial! thanks.
    i have a question about it tho. now that i have hardspl on the phone do i have to run the spplkias and hardsl then flash the rom every time? if not how would u go about flashing a new rom on there?
  • buckyg
    *Finally* found/made the time to do it. Tired of waiting for the official upgrade, so I tried the same Dutty's ROM from Tyler's video. There's no going back to the original, that's for sure!

    Thanks for the video, Tyler, you made it really simple!
  • @Chris: Cube is basically a launching program. It's pretty neat actually. It's not enabled by default so you shouldn't accidentally stumble across it but here's an example of Cube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du8LQavRt9c

    And Non-cube is obviously the version without Cube
  • Chris
    I have been trying to go through XDA's website, but I'm finding it difficult to find the explanation of what "Cube" is. I'm hesitant, but considering flashing one of Duttys' roms.... can anyone explain the difference between "Cube" and "Non-Cube" versions?

    Thanks
  • stevenrojas
    when i update my tilt eveything work good but when i go to the internet and i flip it with the keyboard ....i cant see what im type if i have something n then when i dont use a keyboard i can see...if i send a email or work or text i can see what im typeing but not with the internet.........when i put google or something else its work but in google to seach something i cant see what im typeing
  • Mike
    Great video! Thank you. I've never flashed a phone, and am waiting for 61 in July.

    -Mike
  • marty madrid
    anyone having problems with the comm manager on the duttys hybrid rom. i cant get the full screen to boot up on the comm manager anyone have a fix for it.
  • @Auburn97 & Jericho: I'll have to look into those. I'm not a huge fan of Diamond ROMs through because of the interface. I'll look into it though and maybe I can just change it all around
  • Jericho
    Just flashed Laurentius Diamond v9. I had dutty's June 7 Diamond release which was really fast, but IMO unstable when I had a lot of apps open (My Tilt would reboot when opening a new app. Maybe a paging issue?). Since dutty the great has bid farewell, I'm trying ROM chef Laurentius. His V5 release worked well for prior to going back to Dutty's last release.
  • auburn97
    Tyler-
    Have you seen the buzz around Lauentis 26's Diamond v9?
  • @Jericho: I'll have to keep that in mind. I'm working through trying to find a new ROM I like outside of the Dutty world so stay posted and that may slip into the update world.

    And as far as my SIM card goes, I just apply pressure to the SIM card going towards the screen, then apply a lesser pressure at the same time going towards the direction it can be removed.

    I'm also a long time nerd and am pretty good with my hands, too much keyboard and game console controller work :)
  • Jericho
    Great job Tyler! (maybe you could do a vid on flashing via SD card eh? :) Question: just how are you sliding the SIM card in and out so deftly? I've flashed many times now, but still have trouble sliding it out. Am I missing something?
  • Dr. Roland E. Kehr, Jr.
    Tyler, Doug and others, thanks for the quick responses. This sure beats continuing education!!

    Dr. Kehr
  • Jason
    Nevermind to my post above, I fixed that up too. The only real issue I have with this rom is the occasionally white screen with lines across when closing apps. (Distorted for like a second almost like a TV static screen or something).

    @ Auburn97: There is a cab that fixes the weather. The weather settings aren't set up correctly to connect so you need to install it. The file is called HTC_Home_Proxy_Patch_v2.1. You can download it here, I believe : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?...
  • auburn97
    Jason/anyone-
    What is the weather fix? I couldn't find it on the XDA thread. My weather updated just fine the first time I used it, but I haven't been able to connect and update since last night.
  • Chris
    because of this video i finally flashed my phone
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