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Rom update problem

Hi
I downloaded the rom update from o2 website in ireland and tried to install it, it the told me that i needed to find a compatible version any ideas any 1. I am running the Q-Tek XDA same thing just branded differently. Also my unit has ver 3.14 on but i cannot find function to keep gprs online. Please assist
Thanks
Waiman

I have exactly the saeme problem. MDA is PWA10A2, the update is for PWA10A1 and thus doesn't flash. (except for radio which I updated already).
You can use the ROM Image tool from here, it needs a 32MB SD card and a PC SD card reader but it is supposed to be risky.
Anybody tried updating to this ROM on PWA10A2 before we burn our machines? >

Get your self a FAQ with a description for a language change. Then patch that file according to that FAQ, do not change the language but the phone type. that's all.
** Remember, you might loos guaranty, it might fail or your device might get broken ! **

Can I revert to the older ROM (the working ROM) then? The bootloader should work anyway?

I can't see the FAQ though, is it PPC general or MDA/XDA specific?

I patched the ROM (rewrote the desired ID of XDA to match with my MDA ), flashed and... guess what... it works

Reasons for upgrading ?

Hi,
Can anybody tell me the benefits of upgrading the ROM version? I have Spain's Telefonica Movistar XDA (branded as TSM 400) with ROM Version 3.18.10 ESP dated 08/15/03. I'm thinking of upgrading mainly to remove the simlock since I live most of the time in France and I'd like to put an Orange simcard in it.
However, what are the additional benefits of upgrading? I know it's geek and it's cool, but is it really worth the risk? I've read many posts from frustrated users than have ended up with useless PDAs and I don't really feel like it.
But I'm sure I'm missing something important here. Why are you guys taking all that hassle to upgrade? Convince me!!
Thanks.
vIERJa

if you just want to unlock it then this site have a program which if you have a seriel sync cable you can unlock your xda without
flashing or burning anything on your device
a possible reason beside the geekfactor to upgrade ones rom could be that you can place programs you like to use in the rom so they dont take up any of your ram
if you dont mess around with newer radiostacks
and have a sdcard and a sdcard reader for your pc you should not end up with a dead device
and backing up your current rom is a good idea
personaly i havent upgraded yet
but my device were never locked and
i have a 256MB sdcard so i got ok room for
programs for now

I see...
I don't have the sync cable and removing simlock is really important for me...
I do have the card reader and I have already a backup of my ROM.
I'm using a 128Mb card so I don't have storage problems (yet), but I guess programs run faster from ROM than from the SD card...
Risks aside, I use the Spanish dictionnary for SMS writting quite a lot and if I upgrade to an English version I'm afraid I'd lose it... do you (or other readers) know if there's a tool to extract the Dictionnary from a localized ROM and make it available in the ENG versions? That'd be so cool...
vIERJa

I don't have the sync cable and removing simlock is really important for me...
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well they are not expensive
I'm using a 128Mb card so I don't have storage problems (yet), but I guess programs run faster from ROM than from the SD card...
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yep but since the sdcard is not a part of the "working" mem but a part of the storage mem it's only starting them which is slower kinda like having a slower harddisk on a pc
Risks aside, I use the Spanish dictionnary for SMS writting quite a lot and if I upgrade to an English version I'm afraid I'd lose it... do you (or other readers) know if there's a tool to extract the Dictionnary from a localized ROM and make it available in the ENG versions? That'd be so cool...
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read about transfering dictonary files from windows and adding them to their pda and that way changing the language of the dic that way but i also read people who end up messing their spellchecking that way so no dic file is being used the same thing should work on using the dic file from another language version of the xda software[/quote]

please HELP! GSM eror/ noRSU version!!!HELP me PLEASE

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huhuhuhuuhu..please help, im not that rich to buy another XDA

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I already sucessfully change into new rom using SD bootload...STILL my XDA doesnt show any RSU version and hanging in loading OS

STILL NO HELP :-( please... i can cahnge my ROM version now due to my sd memory card thru bootloader. The problem is still unknown RS version. I cant have RSUpgrade due to 1% hangs. I read the forum and tried copy paste still i cant upgrade. Now, i would like to tru the reapir.zip file but i dont have it. PLEASE please please..those who have a kind heart. help me

Same boat you are
Trying to put the T-Mobile radio stack on it and got a 1% error.
Looking for the latest T-Mobile official rom and radio stack right now.
Going to flash it using the SD method with the T-Mobile official rom from Lumpistefan's kitchen

Same boat you are
Trying to put the T-Mobile radio stack on it and got a 1% error.
Looking for the latest T-Mobile official rom and radio stack right now.
Going to flash it using the SD method with the T-Mobile official rom from Lumpistefan's kitchen

It is a sad fact that many gsm errors render the xda useless as a phone, it maybe that you have now only a pda.

it is truly sad.. i tried to test 1 board of xda to my xda yet its a failure . i need a board w/ a good condition. this is the only easiest solution to this problem, changing board. No one here i think can help to have a software recovery. how sad! :-(

hope WE CAN SOLVE this ISSUE ASAP... to help many XDA users with dead phone.

I fix all problems!

if you can try to help us

no one here can really solved this kind of problem i think thru software recovery..cgigate have a hardware solution but u need to send the unit to him. His in the other side of my world..tsk tsk tsk

generalriden said:
no one here can really solved this kind of problem i think thru software recovery..cgigate have a hardware solution but u need to send the unit to him. His in the other side of my world..tsk tsk tsk
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I've tried a lot of roms, rsu's, with and without sim card. No success. I also wait for a hardware solution with european location...

I need help restoring my windows mobile 2003 software

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Hi I have a big problem and i need all the help i can get
I have an XDA IIi but i accidently deleted all the data on it
the opertating system is gone the screen is only showing me Serial 1.0
and when i connect to my pc only shows USB 2.0
I would like to know if somebody can help me out with this and tell me how to restore the software to my device, i have a backup copy on my SD card, but i don't know how to used
Please help me
thanks
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have to reflash it
how did it happen?
did you try puting any rom version in it or what?
more info is needed

hey
I was trying to upgrade the radio version of the phone, but the version i was installing was not desgined for the XDAIIi , so, instead of upgrading, it deleted of the rom of the device and now the operating system is gone
the only thing i still have is the backup copy that i made defore the upgrade
i don't know if there is a way to use that backup copy in order to restore the system
thanks

Recommendation
It is propably that the system ROM was erased during upgrade and the upgrade wasn't successfull. Try to download the Diamond 1.2 WM2003se(my recommendation) ROM images package(somewhere available at this forums(Himalaya Upgrade)) and aferwards to flash your device with these files. If u want,u can try also the WM05 system.

He said his device is an Xda IIi not the old II.. Well you can reinstall back ur old ROM, no worries.. Download from my-xda.com..

i or not i
I thing there's no matter if is it IIi or simple II. Or not?

How do I fash my device in order to install diamond 1.2?
I also was looking an upgrade for the XDA IIi but now there are not offering any updates, I have tried to install the upgrades for the XDAII but it gives me an errror telling me that the ROM version is different and it cannot be installed

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If you mean the Country ID Error while attempting to flash the WM05 system,there's a problem of this OS. 2003se is without problem(for me). Simply download the Diamond ROM from this topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=18287
or directly:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/download.php?id=3739
This contains 4 files(maybe more,but these are important).
-HimaUpgradeUt.exe
-ms_.nbf (Extended ROM image)
-nk.nbf (System Image)
-Radio_.nbf (Radio stack)
Start the bootloader(probably you are there),put the Hima to cradle,Windows at your computer detects your device and then extract the downloaded file into one folder and run HimaUpgradeUt.exe
This utility is writing what you should do.
As I have readed that the WM05 OS is a little bit buggy(some compatibility problems etc..) at this time to use in Hima. Therefore I am using the 2003se.

Thanks a lot!
Hey guys,
I just downloaded the XDA IIi ROM version from the O2 website
My device is back to normal. I coudn't do it without all of you guys.
Thanks a lot specially to you jamil_mhmd for providing me the address
Sincerely
Jorge :wink:

You're welcome
Nice to help you.

Re: i or not i
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I thing there's no matter if is it IIi or simple II. Or not?
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Of course it does matter.. Remember that the II and IIi is now a really different device even though both looks identical.. For example, u said he can upgrade to WM2005 (or ROMs that was meant only for Xda II), but of course this can't be done, this is bcos the difference in hardware specs, 4 example IIi has 1.3 MP cam (II = 0.3MP), 128MB RAM, 128MB ROM (II=128MB RAM, 64MB ROM) and so on..
JorgeGZC, I'm glad to be of help to you.. :wink:

Oh sorry.
I didn't know. I'll be well advised.

İ am a mda2 user. İve bought my device from Germany and after that i changed its ROM to an english one using a rom editor to change its country id .. This encouredged a close friend of mine and he bought a O2 XDA2i. And since both me and my friend have no idea about German language we immediately tried to convert it to an english ROM.
And using a wrong ROM (sinmerged 2003 se for himalaya) i killed his machine. It now only writes serial or usb (when connected to cradle). Someone told us that if we flash it with a original German ROM it can work again. But there is no German ROM downloadable . And even if we find a German Rom and install it , it wont solve our language problem. I am a dentist and i even cannot believe how much i've learned browsing these forums
If you can help me i will be very happy!
note : in the ftp server there is rom named german rom for xda2i.. But its a lie. its in english

The same?
That looks like the same problem as at the top of this topic. Just read all this posts once again and you'll get the right way to solve your problem. Hope that helps.

I also have the same problem. I tried to install the wrong upgrade. I've downloaded the new one but i keep getting a connection problem message because activesync can't find the XDA. Help please!!!!

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When you are in bootloader then ActiveSync will not find the device to synchronise with(cause the WMOS is not running and therefore is any synchronisation disabled). When you put into the cradle,the computer should find new device(Microsoft USB Sync). Then is the device connected and ready to update.

Himalaya/andes problems

Hello, i have a small problem, i have a SVP M1000 for personal use, and a Qtek pocket pc issued by work, now im not really sure what the Qtek is at the moment its the same looking as the m1000 but different buttons slightly and a less shiney finish to it. the main problem is, that the MOD base im contracted at had the cameras disabled on them, due to regulations, i need the camera back on it to make life a hell of alot easier is there any way of installing the camera software back onto the device? i would change the rom, but i cant loose anything on the device because it all sync's through gprs, and hasalot of pre installed software by the firm i work for. if anybody here has any ideas they would be greatly appreciated,
ps. Himalaya is working great thanks to many pages read on here, and ovcourse the roms!
PPS. details on the Qtek
Rom version: 1.72.00WWE
Rom date : 03/15/04
Radio version: 1.14.00
Protocol version: 1337.24
extROM version: 1.72.189

The camera software resides in the extended rom, maybe it is present on yours but written out of the boot sequence. Look in your extended rom and see if it is there, if not I am sure somebody could upload it. I have an M1000 but it now has O2 rom and I am not sure that would work with your phone as I have never tried it.
A word of warning, it could mean unemployment for you and a possible lengthy interview with MOD police.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Himalaya Extended ROM Reference

thanks for your reply! if i was to put a different extended rom on, would i lose any imformation at all?? i take it this qtek is an andes :?: ive already spoken to the mod plod and they cant see any problems with it, its just the site managers a bit of a **** :shock: the problem at the time was the new euro fighter was performing testing at the base and no leaked pictures could get out, so there should be no problem with it now, if someone could upload the extrom for me to flash the qtek with that would be great, and a little more info on the precedure! if theres anything worth uploading from the qtek please let me know, i would be more than happy to upload anything.
Again thanks for the help.

can anybody help me here?

I have a blank next to my EXT ROM - -but the camera still seems to work !?

If you put in a different extended rom you will lose any proprietary cabs/programs that your employers may have installed to the extended rom in your phone. I would assume that even in the case of a hard reset your phone will install the programs that your employers wish to be available and the others will have been removed or written out of the boot sequence. Look for roms and extended roms here.
ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/
user: xda
password: xda

here's the camera software that usually exists in the extended ROM,just install the CAB file,and.........say cheese
RAGO :lol: