FAQ on flashing HTC Pharos | NTS P3470



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FAQ on flashingHTC P3470 (Pharos)
HTC P3470, HTC Pharos
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Remember Self-flashing is dangerous and can kill your device !!!



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Post has been editedAlexrepin77 - 29.04.09, 08:45



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Currently available firmware:

Alexrepin77 Date • 01/06/08
First of all, we register on the manufacturer’s homepage.e-Club HTC - after a while there should be a link to download the firmware and various updates (it all depends on the manufacturer itself - you can wait for a long time).

Official firmware
Firmware unofficial

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Terms and Basic Concepts

Alexrepin77 Date • 01/06/08
- Hard reset - (full memory reset to the initial settings, all information from the main memory is erased): Press the soft keys and press reset (the cover must first be removed), hold the soft keys until the text appears. Press the green button and it's done.
- Bootloader - (boot area with primary drivers to start the device): at the same time, hold down the (Camera) key and press the stylus on (Reset), hold this combination for a couple of seconds. After that, without releasing the buttons, we remove the stylus from the rezet and wait until multicolored stripes appear on the screen.
- This is what the name of the official firmware file looks like: RUU_Pharos_DOPODASIA_WWE_1.11.707.1_4.1.13.59_03.15.90_BLUE_Ship.exe (the first part of the digits is the firmware version, the second part is the protocol version, the third is the radio module version), enough to start the firmware just run when connected via USB to a PC device. After the firmware number is a letter (B, R, G) or a word denoting the color gamut of the firmware, respectively Blue, Red or Green. Attention! The RUU designation does not mean the Russian affiliation of the firmware, Russian firmware in the name - RUS, and English - WWE.
- Unlock SPL - It is usually based on the original SPL and usually includes these patches:
1. Do not check Model ID
2. Does not verify signatures *
(*) the code must be correctly signed, i.e. contain correctly formatted signatures in their places. However, no verification is taking place in this regard.
This means that you can flash your PDA with any firmware, after you complete the SPL unlock.
- RomUpdateUtility (RUU) - directly the flasher itself, which also starts from a PC (used when flashing unofficial firmware or radio).
- PagePool - the memory area allocated from the operational and used by the system for caching information (in standard firmware PP = 8mb). When it decreases, the speed decreases, and the RAM increases.
- Extended rom - the main memory area allocated for storage in the firmware and automatic installation (after XP) of additional software, for example SettingWisard and VoiceComander and operator programs (as a rule, its size is about 10mb). But when it is removed from the firmware, much more is freed. the memory occupied by these installed applications is still freed.
- Radio - The software part of the firmware responsible for the operation of GSM networks. Comes with official firmware. It can be updated separately from the main firmware.

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The general concept of how to flash

Alexrepin77 Date • 01/06/08
- charge the battery by 100%;
- Before flashing, it is advisable to remove the memory card and SIM card;
- make backup (contacts, mail, messages) to return them in the new firmware (you cannot restore a full backup of the system on the new firmware !!!), for this you can use third-party utilities, for example PIM Backup, SPB Backup or SKTools.
- make sure that the firmware is taken specifically for HTC P3470 Pharos and with the language with which the communicator was originally;
- in order to install the firmware not of its own language or update only Radio, it is necessary to carry out the USPL procedure (Update SPL);
- Remember, self-flashing is very dangerous and can kill your device !!!For self-treatment, you need an official firmware, which came with the device initially (with the purchase). You will need the same firmware for the rollback if you decide to use the official warranty for repair.
- after the end of the firmware and full load of the device, it is recommended to make a hard reset.

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Standard firmware from PC

Syrop Date • 05/20/08
The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 or higher must be installed on the PC.
1. Download the firmware and put it into the root folder on the C drive of the computer, for example C: \ HTC.
2. We connect the charged 100% device to the PC via a USB cable, preferably to a laptop. Interrupting power during firmware can also kill your device.
3. After synchronization of the active device (when the icon stops rotating), launch the firmware file (or flash driver).
4. A flasher dialog box will appear on the PC, everywhere we put ticks (ie, we agree) and click NEXT (below), then the firmware procedure will begin.
5. The process will take about 10-15 minutes, then the device will reboot.

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Firmware with PC from under bootloader

Alexrepin77 Date • 01/06/08
The same procedure of the standard firmware, just before connecting to the PC device, you need to enter the bootloader mode.

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Firmware from memory card

Syrop Date • 05/20/08 and Alexrepin77 Date • 01/06/08
A memory card of desirable size 1 - 2gb is required.
1. clean (delete the contents) of your microSD card using standard explorer or format it on a PC in the FAT32 file system.
2. extract the .NBH file from the firmware (it often looks like RUU_signed.nbh): In Windows, use winrar (right click) to extract the contents. On Linux / MacOS use cabextract.
3. rename the .NBH file to filePHARIMG.nbh (register to comply) and copy it to the root directory of microSD.
4. insert the microSD into the communicator and start the bootloader (bootloader) (The bootloader is called up by simultaneously holding the "Power On" button, the "camera" and the soft-reset with the stylus, but the "Camera" + CP also worked for me).
5. if the firmware did not start automatically, then confirm the update on the screen by pressing the power (or volume down) button.
6. The update may be continuous, this is normal. Just wait. The process takes about 30 minutes, so you need to check the full battery charge or connect to charging before starting the process.
When flashing firmware from a card, a problem may arise:
The firmware does not start from the card, and before falling into the tricolor, a white background appears for a few fractions of a second (it can be seen that it says about SD).
Cause:the device does not have time to read the data from the card.
Decision:Using WM5torage, connect the card to the BB and disable all the daws in the options (that is, as a physical disk). Then on the "my computer" icon on the BB, right-click-control-disk management, select the animal’s disk (memory card) and delete this section. We create in the unallocated area the main Fat32 disk with a size of 256 mb or 128 mb without a label. Next, repeat the firmware according to the instructions.

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Update SPL instruction

Syrop Date • 06/10/08 and Serg_x Date • 06/10/08
Using SPL:
1. Move files from the JumpSPL.exe & Pharos_JumpSPL.nb attachmentto the root of the device (Main Storage) and run the exe.
2. For offset use address 0x10000000
3. After opening the file selection dialog, hold down the camera and power buttons (first it is better to remove the camera application itself in the system settings from the camera button), and then tap Pharos_JumpSPL.nb on the file
3. After that, the screen will turn gray and you can start sewing any firmware!
Jump SPL

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If you wish to installHard SPL (unlocked bootloader), which allows you to install any unofficial firmware without repeating the operations described above again,
1. First, you must do all of the above steps 1-3 forJump SPL ;
2. Then confuse RUU with BB. (file in attachment)
<b>Hard SPL :</ b> Attached fileimg-89494-Pharos_HardSPL_v1_11.rar (612.74 KB)


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Wet999 Date • 6.4.2009
I did it
- we throw the exe'shnik to the root, the nb file itself is in My documents.
- From the explorer run exe, click on.
- change 0x00000000 to 0x10000000 (7 zeros)
- and now the most interesting thing is important:
- press the camera + power, refuse to turn off and say “ok” in this dialog
- go to the SPL selection window and here wonders of finger acrobatics:
We hold the camera + power and until the system has time to respond with the dialog box "turn off the device or not" - click on the nb file (you have a couple of seconds for this action)
“It was only after that that I had an unlock.”
The final stage:
- immediately connect the USB and start to sew HARD SPL using ROMUU

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Any official firmware for your device will restore the standard locked bootloader, when contacting the warranty service centers, flash the official firmware supplied with your device, otherwise you may be denied the warranty!


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After flashing

Alexrepin77 Date • 01/06/08
It is highly recommended to make a hard reset

Links to useful software:

Htc_default.tsk-RN (dark gray) theme NTS. Well, justGlossy_Black_Bars.

HTC Home Customizer- the program of additional settings Home Plugin (with the ability to download additional themes).

Advanced Configuration Tools v2.02- program, excellent registry tweaker.

Touch_Settings_v1.22- A program for additional settings of the cube (if it was set) and the weather plugin in the Home Plugin.

Post has been editedAlexrepin77 - 01.06.08, 19:29



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Instructions for unlocking the device

Wet999 Date • 6.4.2009
I did it
  • exe'shnik we throw in a root, nb a file in My documents.
  • From the conductor we start exe, we press further.
  • we change 0x00000000 to 0x10000000 (7 zeros)
  • And now the most interesting thing is:
  • We press the camera + power, refuse to turn off and say "ok" in this dialog
  • go to the SPL selection window and here wonders of finger acrobatics:
  • We hold the camera + power and until the system has time to respond with the dialog box "turn off the device or not" - click on the nb file (you have a couple of seconds for this action)
  • That's just after that I got an unlock.
  • The final stage:
  • We immediately connect the USB and start to sew HARD SPL using ROMUU


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