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Help!! Want to downgrade from WM2003 to 2002

I upgraded my ROM to ROMKitchen ver 4.00.11 ENG (WM2003). I want to downgrade to 3.17 ENG. Is there any way to do it directly by ActiveSync?

T-Mobile ROM's do not allow you to use Programme A to downgrade ROMS. This effectively means that running any setup program using activesync will result in a communications error. The only way to do it is by Flashing the ROM using the bootloader method.

4.00.11 is not a T-Mobile ROM. you shouild be able to go to Jeff's ROMKitchen and build yourself a 3.17.00 exe and just run it.

ROM 3.17 - Infrared problem
I have Qtek, not Tmobile, but anyway, I managed to flash with 3.17.03 obtained from Jeff's kitchen. Everything is working just fine, except infrared port. It just would not work. Infrared Receive program says unable to establish infrared connection while mobile device is conected to the desktop. The beam files doesn't work either. Can anybody suggest remedy?

XDAunlock

XDA-developer tool to remove the SIMlock from a Wallaby.
Works only on 3.x ROMs (PocketPC 2002) which have the Wireless Modem functionality (which is all PocketPC 2002 ROMs since 3.16.52).
XDAunlock is not a desktop Windows application, it must be transferred to the Wallaby using ACtiveSync and executed there.
XDAunlock was included with the XDA-developer Special Edition ROMs.
More information and download

Can someone confirm XDAtools does not work with WM2003

I am trying to test out XDAtools and using the WM2003 AT&T rom but keep encountering problems trying to load my rom via programmeA I have had some help from others (see below) but it seems that XDAtools cannot manipulate WM2003? Can this be confirmed and if so I'll abandon this test.
Thank you Cgigate and ebswift maybe this is why I am encountering problems with my download and restore of my ROM. I inadvertently choose a WM2003 AT&T rom to practice with. Maybe I should have chosen a PPC 2002 ROM to test??
I thought I had a problem with XDAtools and that I did not have all the correct links/files in place. Maybe I should dump my ROM and try restoring a PPC2002 and then re try my test. Thanks again guys.

it worked for me
For your info, I used XDATools and Program A to burn AT&T latest ROM. I then flashed back to XDA Developer's SE ROM in order to unlock my phone. When that was done, I reflashed the AT&T ROM. All without hasle.

Did you use bootloader or ProgrammeA ?
Thanks viERJA when you say flash do you mean copied to the SD/MMC card and used the bootloader to load ??

i had 4.00.05 before and used XDAtools to upgrade to 4.01.00 without problems.

well since if you copy the rom to a sdcard and upgrade the rom using the bootloader then xdatools cant really be incopatible with mw2003 since it's the bootloader which do the updating and xdatools does the same thing to the sdcard if you are updating to 2002 or 2003 to and from 2002 and 2003

Good point Rudegar
Good point Rudegar, therefore XDAtools is not being used in the context of elimination of the SD/MMC method. John

upgrade to windows 2003 on O2 Xda 1?

can i update my xda rom from o2 to win 2003? where do i find such utility?

Point your webbrowser to http://xda.weblink.net/ This is the fabulous ROM Kitchen of Makis and LumpiStefan.
Click on "Windows Mobile 2003" and select which tools you want to include in the ROM and choose a bootscreen.
Build your ROM as an EXE file and download it when ready.
The status is shown on top.
When the EXE is downloaded, remove the SD card and put your XDA in the cradle and run the EXE. Follow the instructions on screen and you have an XDA with Windows Mobile 2003 (WM2003).
Please note:
When upgraded you have to install all your software again and re-enter your Contacts and Calender entries.

Point your webbrowser to http://xda.weblink.net/ This is the fabulous ROM Kitchen of Makis and LumpiStefan.
Click on "Windows Mobile 2003" and select which tools you want to include in the ROM and choose a bootscreen.
Build your ROM as an EXE file and download it when ready.
The status is shown on top.
When the EXE is downloaded, remove the SD card and put your XDA in the cradle and run the EXE. Follow the instructions on screen and you have an XDA with Windows Mobile 2003 (WM2003).
Please note:
When upgraded you have to install all your software again and re-enter your Contacts and Calender entries.

will i be able to unlock
thanks for your help on the rom kitchen? I have a few questions:
1. At the moment I have developers SER in my XDA 1 and it is unlocked, after I upgrade it to TMobile 4.01.16 will it still be unlocked?
2. If it will be locked again on upgrade to WM 2003 what would be the procedure to unlock it over 2003 without a cable?
Thanks
Ghaffar

It will be still unlocked after the upgrade.....
So no problem with this.....
HTH
Stefan

Reverting back to Pocket PC 2002 SER
Thanks for the quick reply. Would it be possible to revert back to SER on Pocket PC 2002 after an upgrade to WM 2003?
Regards,
Ghaffar.

You can always revert to SER 1.2.
But it could be difficult, cause some some roms only allow installing a new ROM via SD-Card.
Try reading a little bit in the forum....
Stefan

It is possible to go back from WM2003.
I have done it the SD way.
First of all download the XDATools from this site.
Use the XDA OS Image tool to make a backup of your current OS.
Then use SD Backup on your XDA to make a backup of your "Working set" of applications and settings.
You now have a complete backup of your XDA.
I used a cardreader to make a Windows Backup of the SD Card.
Remove the SD from the XDA and perform an upgrade with your own cooked ROM from LumpiStefan.
In my case I could not downgrade using the SER1.2 via the cradle. I had to use the SD methode. Fortunately I had my backup of PocketPC2002, so I was able to flash back to my original XDA OS.

Using XDATOOLS on SX56

To unlock my device I installed the XDA Special Edition ROM on my SX56 by running the executable. My device is a PW10B1 (printed on the back of the device). Unfortunately, after installing the XDA ROM, my device information says the device is a PW10A1. Now this seems to be causing a problem. I want to get WM 2003 back on the device but running the AUTO update tool (Executable with the Wm20003 update) errors out saying that my device is a PW10A1 and not a PW10B1. First signs of panic.. Ok. So I decided to search for the original PPC2002 ROM for At&T and I found it. But its a .nbf file. So I downloaded XDATools hoping to write the image to the device memory or to the SD Card. However I cant seem to access the device from the Destination Browse Button of the XDATools App. The browse dialog that comes up does not include the "Mobile Device" listed under "My Computer". In my windows explorer I can see it listed. How do I get XDATools to wite it to the device rom directly?
Any help would be appreciated

If I cannot flash the XDA directly using XDAtools, are there some PPC 2002 ROM Executable Updates (At&T 2002) available that will bring my SX56 back to PW10B1?

Try using adaptrom.....
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/wiki/adaptROM
HTH
Stefan

Adaptrom will let me put the Wm2003 update on the phone but the problem is, it will leave the phone as a PW10A1 and not convert it to a PW10B1...I need to convert the ROM back to its original state.. I will try to put the original Image on an SD Card and see if I can boot off that..