Hi,
does any one has experince in upgrading a US T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition with a German ROM Version ?
My concerns are that the German versions are supporting different GSM frequencies than the US Version. And I read here that you never should upgrade a German phone with a US version it will ruin your phone but if I try to upgrade a US version with a German Version does it also ruin my phone ?
Is this a problem ?
I think, that there should be no problem, to use the German Version in your US-MDA, if your just upgrading the RUU - File.
This leaves the Radi unit untouched.
But i don't know what happend if you use different languages in the RUU and RSU files....
Regards
Stefan
You may be disapointed. The CE part DOES contain band specific information. If you update a USA unit with a European build you will no longer be able to switch between 900 and 1900 band operation.
The Us device is Model PW10B1 and there is no german ROM Upgrade somewhere out there (but if you can find a matching one, please tell me...)
I wouldn't try to upgrade if you still want to use the band-switching function 900/1900.
Related
I report:
ROM v3.14.02
Radio T310 (4.14 now, though )
add it to yout database, Ihaven't seen it there
the Language extender you mention is a userland program similiar tu PiLoc, not a part of ROM
can somebody recommend me an update for this? my radio rom is from O2 now, I plan flashing whole O2 Ireland image in it as I haven't found a more recent 900/1800 ENG version. is it ok?
Why do you wan to flash installed version of T-Mobile Czech?
Have you done localization into Czech language? I had a trouble after doing that, no task reminder was shown on TODAY's screen. Did it happend to you as well?
I had to change to original English version to have it in operation.
I have flashed the GSM Radio part only, the OS remains intact.
I don't care about localisation as it generally sux
The version I have has one important feature miissing - the GPRS Always On function...
Where did you take the ROM from? I haven't found a more recent ENG version which would flash into this one ;(
I report:
T-Mobile Czech works with O2 Ireland OS+GSM version for XDA it just needs some handy work with hexadecimal editor convincing updater to do it
new xda2 user
ahoj, im new XDA2 user, do you have some usefull programs for change ? (auto on/off radio) etc ? bye Tom :lol:
I have just ugraded my Qtek ROM to vers. 4.00.01 (pocketPC2003) and the RSU4.21.
BUT since then I cannot see my mobile carrier anymore Orange CH (switzerland), but all the others...
Could that come from the new soft not supporting dualbandGSM 1800 ?? or naything else.
Thanks for you help !!!!
PS CAN I DOWNGRADE MY ROM TO 3.17 FROM THE O2 web site??
i believe that the current 4.00.01 is with the US radiostack
leaving your phone at 900/1900 and not 900/1800 which is the EU std
European XDA/MDA with Radio Update
Same here in Germany. First I upgraded my TMO (Germany) MDA to ROM 4.00.10 without the radio upgrade. It worked (and still works ) very well with the old (by only supported :? ) radio V3.23.00 protocol 32S54. The only thing I noticed is: the carrier (T-Mobile Germany) is not displayed (in the Today screen) and the connection bar graph is changing very often from "good" to "worse". :shock:
After this success I upgraded also the radio unit, but I better have not done that! No (neither 900 or 1800) carrier is detected by the phone anymore I tried a lot in the bootloader but nothing helped me
So I downgraded the radio to 3.23.00 with the RSU utility which is downloadable from TMO Germany. And everything is okay again
Chris
Radio Stack 3.17 FR
Seems the same problem... but luky you are, as I don't have the older RSU available...
Does anybody know where I could find the RSU 3.16 or 3.17 FR ??
Thanks in advance,
I don't know if it works but why aren't you flashing the RSU with the one from the english o2.co.uk site ore the german one? Isn't there a support page for your french xda? (From witch provider was the xda sold? AFAIK orange has its own new SPV)
The English rsu seems to be ver 4.21 and is located here http://www.o2.co.uk/personal/xda/docs/Radio_Stack_Upgrade_v421.zip
The German RSU is also V4.21 but I don't have a direct link. Just click http://www.o2online.de/o2/business/datenloesungen/xda/downloads/index.html and go ahead.
The RUU seems to have the version 3.17 (UK) or 3.19 (Germany)
Look here http://xda-developers.com/rom/ RSU-> the "Phone BIOS" and RUU->"The PDA sw" So I think the RSU is not written in a specific language but only for a special region (US and Europe). But the RUU is.
HTH, Chris
problem solved
I actually could solve the problem by going in the bootloader and switch to DualBand GSM 900/1800. BUT then you CANNOT go in the BAND menu or it automatically switch you back into 900 ...
Laurent
Hi, I have aquired a T-mobile from the U.S.
Before attempting to re-flash it to get it to work in Australia I just want some advice that I am about to do the right thing...
Here are its specs:-
Branded T-Mobile
ROM v 3.08.10ENG
Radio v 6.02
Model PW10B1
After some reading of these forums I have concluded it must be a 900/1900 GSM device, and it appears to be SIM locked.
(Here in Aus. we have a 900/1800 GSM system).
I intend to use a cooked rom from jeffs site to upgrade the rom.
Does the rom I use have to be one of the T-Mobile US roms ?
I realise that i wont have 1800 coverage. But will 900 still work?
Anyway, because of the sim lock I intend to proceed with a rom update.
I intend to:
Backup rom using SD card method
Download a V4.xxx T-mobile US cooked rom
Update rom using USB method
Any comments/advice appreciated (any local experience here?)
Regards from DownUnder.
well first off... i suggest you upgrade to Special rom 1.2 first.
that one will unlock your pda, so you can use it anywhere.
and about band... i'm sure i saw 1800 in the bootloader!
but not sure if you select it as default if it will carry over to the os
maybe worth a try.
in any case, if you back up your os onto SD, you have nothing to fear.
i say best thing to do, is copy that O2 os & radio (if you're sure u'll never leave australia, i dont think radios can be manipulated that often)
but dont take my word for it. wait for a confirmed user. if your not advanturous
Good Luck!
Yep, I backed up and upgraded to SE v1.2 rom using the SD card/OSImagetool method.
SIM unlocked ok
Phone works if 900mhz band is selected.
Its now thinks it's a model PW10A1.
Radio is still the 6.02 version. (B ver. )
Not sure what the consequences of this are.
Im not sure if i would benefit from a radio upgrade or not.
If I understand this correctly, I can ONLY upgrade the radio to the T-Mobile US versions, because the radio hardware is B version.
I think I will leave it like this for a while, see how it go's.
Anybody have any experience with using a B (US)version radio in a A Ver.(euro/asian) area.??
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Thanks for the advice ntabikha and THANK YOU to the XDA Developers team.
Hello,
I know that I should'nt have do that, but I need your help.
I upgrade my MDA on the following state :
Rom : 4.01.16 Eng
RSU : 4.21.00
For buisness reson I have to go back to the original state.
Rom : 3.18.01 ENG
RSU : 3.23.00
Unfortunatly I didn't do a Backup
I have acces to some MDA with the originale rom and rsu
My question is how to go back to the originale state, without destroying the other mda with the originale rom? via bootloader?
Thanks in advance
The ROM part is easy, you can get the original 3.18 ENG from the carrier devices site http://www.carrierdevices.com.au/downloads.php?region=Asia Pacific
The RSU might be your nightmare especially that you have 4.21 which showed to be the pain for most people here ... anyway, in the same site you will find RSU 3.25 for Qtek ... it's almost the same as 3.23.
Good luck
Biso007 Thanks for you answer,
I look at your link but it seems to be the Qteck version, I really need the officiale t-mobile version.
Is there any way to save the originale one in one of the other phone that I have access and restore to my one?
Biso: Is the rom found in http://www.carrierdevices.com.au/downloads.php?region=Asia Pacific WM2003? What radio version it contain? Is it compatible with PW10B1 device?
I'm now running T-Mobile ROM 4.01.16 ENG, Radio 6.25.02. I'm plannning to change the Radio to be compatible with Asia-Pacific and in the US (I've been going to Asia and back to the States for business, so I want a device compatible with both Asia-Pacific and US). Thanks
ok I Download the old version on a new phone via OSimagetool to my sd card and put it on my device. working perfectly.
So now I just have to downgrade the radio stack to 3.23.00, where I can find it and how to downgrade?
I download the file here
http://www.t-mobile.at/business/mobiles_arbeiten/MDA/SWupdates/
Looks like it's working, (at least I have the right number at startup)
the only problems that I had it's that rhe rsupgrade was lauch every time I startup, I had to delete the file rsupgrade on startup folder. now it's working like before.
Thanks a lot.
By the way, does it exist a solution in mda to copy contact name to the sim card?
pjfuerte said:
Biso: Is the rom found in http://www.carrierdevices.com.au/downloads.php?region=Asia Pacific WM2003? What radio version it contain? Is it compatible with PW10B1 device?
I'm now running T-Mobile ROM 4.01.16 ENG, Radio 6.25.02. I'm plannning to change the Radio to be compatible with Asia-Pacific and in the US (I've been going to Asia and back to the States for business, so I want a device compatible with both Asia-Pacific and US). Thanks
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No, it's PPC2002 and the RSU is 3.25 for PW10A devices (900/1800). I know it coz it was on my device before I replace the mother board with a B-type one.
If you are going to use 900 MHs network in Asia you can keep your current RSU ... I have it on my device and my network is 900/1800 ... other than this you better use 2 phones or get a new XDA II
sebs said:
By the way, does it exist a solution in mda to copy contact name to the sim card?
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Dealing with the SIM book is a matter of s/w and the device type (XDA or MDA or ... ) has nothing to do with it. You can find many freeware s/w to deal with the SIM entries.
ok thanks a lot, do you just have the name of one of this freeware?
try this http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=7496
don't work for me
Requirements: Pocket PC 2002("Not Microsoft Phone Edition or Pocket PC 2000)
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always looking for gsm phone.
Say choose flexport extra if you have running voice gsm installed on this device, but i dont have the option.
I've upgraded my XDA to WM2003 T-mobile build and it just crashes over and over, so I need to downgrade back to PPC2002. Does anyone know where I can get the T-mobile build? lumpistefan just has European and Asian builds for PPC2002.
Thanks.
hi. here is the link that you can download(latest wm 2002 from Tmobile)
direct: http://www.yorch.net/downloads/ROMS/T-mobileoriginal-31440.rar
or visit yorch website: http://www.yorch.net
I can find tmobile 2003 here but it is a trial demo version.
BTW, I would like to have a room 2003 for tmobile. Can you help me? Thanks. Currently the tmobile website turn off the upgrade link.
regards,
hoanghon
EU vs. us roms are the same that is if they are english language (which most are) and could be that settings and extra included programs differ also
of cause radiostacks are different because of the 900/1800 vs. 900/1900
http://xda.weblink.net You can cook any Rom on are taste
hello. this is respond for josephz because he lives in the united states. But if you are outside of the US. Please take Rudegar's commends.
Thanks!