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i want update radio update but its locked at %10 then i restarted
and i want to enter bootloader but nothing come to screen. no power no bootloader!
how can i solve this problem...
albetratz said:
i want update radio update but its locked at %10 then i restarted
and i want to enter bootloader but nothing come to screen. no power no bootloader!
how can i solve this problem...
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You should have read the instructions before trying the upgrade. ROM upgrade goes first, then the radio stack. I don't know if there's something you can do yourself to fix your device, or if you need to have it reflashed by your supplier. Anyone else?
bamse said:
albetratz said:
i want update radio update but its locked at %10 then i restarted
and i want to enter bootloader but nothing come to screen. no power no bootloader!
how can i solve this problem...
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You should have read the instructions before trying the upgrade. ROM upgrade goes first, then the radio stack. I don't know if there's something you can do yourself to fix your device, or if you need to have it reflashed by your supplier. Anyone else?
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Hi,
Seems like you are another of the many victims who got problems
after trying to upgrading new ROM & Raidio stack. Hope you still
got that warrant and get it replaced with a new one. Otherwise
you might have to try what some crazy guys do here trying to fix
it by doing all sort of bootloader etc.. Hope those who are trying
to get the upgrade ROM and Radio stack be very careful and make
sure your device are from the same supplier or distributor where
you got the new upgrade. Otherwise it will be screwed. Dont learn
your lesson the hard way.
same problem here.
i've got the O2 NL XDA
downloaded the 3.15 and radio updates from O2 NL website
installed updates as per instructions
1st update went without a hitch
2nd update totally screwed my xda.
now it takes a long time to start up, and when it does it just displays a white screen with a blue taskbar.
tried the bootloader way of flashing the rom, but still no luck
luckily I can send it back in to O2 to have it fixed.
I may try to do it by backup up another XDA, and reflashing mine.
Same prob with me..
I've got exactly the same problem. I downloaded the Rom update 3.15 and the new radio update. First I installed teh Rom update and after a hard reset I "installed" the radio update.
While updating the XDA hang and I waited for about ten minutes to see if the XDA was really hanging. I gave the XDA a hard reset but then the XDA didn't work anymore (white screen and blue bar on top).
I can still access the bootloader. I installed a Rom from a XDA which still works. Still no difference. When I tried to write the Radio rom to a sd-card I got that message that I have to connect one or another RS cable.
The XDA still doesn't work anymore. I have contacted O2 but they told me that they couldn't help me because they can't find my IMEI number in their system. I contacted the company where we ordered all the XDA's but I still don't have an answer.
Thank you O2 for being so nice with not helping me out with my one week old XDA without any scratch. I hope my XDA could be replaced as soon as possible since the XDA will not sold anymore when O2 changes to Telfort !
If you can make the ROM update work, you should be able to install the corresponding radio as well.
Try this:
1. Make sure you have the latest version of ActiveSync (=3.6)
2. Make sure the battery is fully loaded.
3. Extract the ROM update and Radio update to different folders.
3. Connect the cradle to AC-adapter and computer.
4. Put the device in the cradle and make sure it connects to ActiveSync.
5. Run the ROM installation application. Should take 5-6 minutes.
6. Run the radio installation. IMPORTANT: When you are prompted to remove power supply, pull the power plug from the cradle. If you do not disconnect power, the update will fail. I think this update took a little more time than the ROM update, and the device may seem "dead" for a while.
Good luck!
Hy Guys.
Are there any news about the problem flashing the XDA?
Tried last night to update my XDA to the last Qtek-Versions (ROM 3.16.52.....)
ROM Update works fine, but after the RSU Update the phone didn't work any more.
Have the same white screen with the blue taskbar and the little keyboardicaon down the right side.
Entering Bootloader mode there comes the Error Message "GSM Error"
Nice screen is the qtek "Booting Screen".
It shows
G <empty>
R <empty>
3.16.52
Hope there are any other hints to resolv this problem.
Have anyone got some experiences with sending it back to O2 with an "unoffical" Softwareversion?
Or is there any posibility to change the ROM Version to an old (original) O2-RomVErsion?
Thanks for any help....
Regards
Stefan
Hi Stefan,
I would suggest to try upgrade you device with any XDA ROM version by bootloader's CE to SD backup/restore and after try again to upgrade RUU by PC.
I know that upgrading/degrading by bootloader is the more safety way to do it.
Regards,
Riccardo
Riccardo said:
Hi Stefan,
I would suggest to try upgrade you device with any XDA ROM version by bootloader's CE to SD backup/restore and after try again to upgrade RUU by PC.
I know that upgrading/degrading by bootloader is the more safety way to do it.
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SD-Card Writer just orderd
But I don´t know if it will work. Since the Bootloader says GSM Error, I think there will be no other posibility to restore it.
Let´s wait for some days, hope and we will see.....
Stefan
hi guys,
i accidently erased my bootloader, my xda won't start anymore.
it hangs at the bootscreen and does nothing.
i found several threads about this, but no solution yet.
is there any way to fix it??
best regards
tim
We're looking into flashing using JTAG, directly to the motherboard. More info soon.
How did you erase the bootloader?
how i erased
i played around with mkrom, and sometimes, when the defaukt.reg was not right my xda didn't start anymore.
the i took a friends mda to make a rom backup to sd and recovered my device using the sd-backup. that worked very well several times, but yesterday it started, saying 'downloading from sd-card' and then my device reseted - and that was it.
now it only shows the bootsplash image and does nothing - not even go into bootloader..
and the sad thing is that i changed the start picture - and my changed one is still showing - now when i send it in to o2 they will laugh at me :-(
p.s. the bootloader version is 5.15...
Yep, the one danger of ROM flashing. You probably flashed BOOT+CE, where CE would have been a little safer.
****...
yeah, i did flash boot and ce, forgot to mention that,
for some strange reason my friend had to backup boot+ce because when he only backupped ce his device got erased like a hard reset?? we both did not understand why but it happened two times, and when he backupped boot + ce his device was not erased.. strange, but that's because all this sh*t happened ;-)
anyway, i'm looking forward to a jtag solution, but if it will ever be possible, don't i need some kind of jtag cable or something like that?
i just took a short look at jtag, but that's what i understood??
p.s. this forum is so great - it's nice to know people like you xda-developers are around
Hello i try to unlock herm300 mda t mobile and spmthing goes wrong, and i need help, when i try to pover on. on scren shov mee m05 ,s04 b06 ,d1,21 no gsm, and show me logo t mobile this is end, is hangup,when i put in boot mode i have on the screan 4 color, and on display herm300 i pl-1,01 and herm300 spl-1,04., i try update but no sucess. Thank you.
I should have a sticky with this post , download and install the original carriers rom, if it was originally on o2 uk then use that rom. Ignore all the prompts saying tick if you have an active sync connection and tick them anyway and flash the rom, then hopefully your device will come back to life
the wiki is a vast source of info , if you tried looking on there all of these questions are pretty much answered
Try flashing the t mobile rom from here
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Available Original Shipped WM6 ROM Versions
Apologies for asking, but i've been round and round the site and I keep confusing myself as to what to use. I keep thinking I have fulfilled all the right tick boxes then I realise the ROM is for WM6 ... and I've only got WM5 at the moment. Or that its for a different version of the Hermes ... and I wasn't sure it would work on my handset.
I am wanting to flash my rom, should I use the T mobile one or some other one. I have an O2 sim in a T mobile Vario II.
I was also wanting to upgrade to WM6 but not sure if I should try and upgrade that first then flash the rom.
I've unlocked using a v3 unlock from here and I have used the Hard SPL-v7
Can somone advise me as to either which Rom to use or link me to where I can upgrade to WM6, and which way round I should do it.
Thanks.
Since you have unlocked and Hard SPLed your Hermes it doesn't matter what rom you use.
For personal preference though, I use the sd card method to flash the ROM as you get fewer problems that may "brick" your device. seeing as how you have Hard SPLed your Hermes try this.....
1. Format a 2Gb or less sd card FAT32. Copy the .nbh file of the ROM you want on it. Rename to hermimg.nbh .
2. Insert card into Hermes and go to bootloader - hold power button, OK button above the flywheel and reset with stylus. Hold all buttons in until you get to tri-colour screen A.K.A. bootloader.
3. As long as you have followed the instructions and have no spelling mistakes, follow the prompts.
JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE GOOD BATTERY CHARGE. You can't charge the battery while flashing.
I find that the only way to stuff up the flash like this is to reset with the stylus halfway through the flash (or have the battery die) so its safer.
As for ROMs, the ROMs you mentioned are stock ROMs. They are full of bloatware and tend to slow down your Hermes. Look in the WM06 part of this forum to see the newer WM6.5 cooked ROMs. Do some reading to see what you want (I believe theres a sticky at the top with about 50 WM06 roms) and make sure to read the last few pages as there are generally any problems and/or resolutions there.
Happy Flashing...
Cheers...
Many Many Thanks.
If I read this right. If I flash using a WM6 rom, will that give me WM6? I know that sounds stupid that I don't know, but I have found some comments really ambiguous due to some techno geek speak... I'm trying really really hard to find stuff and understand. I previously thought it would just change stuff behind the scenes.
Thanks again. I'll try it tonight if I get the chance.
Pontoon said:
Many Many Thanks.
If I read this right. If I flash using a WM6 rom, will that give me WM6?
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yes this will give you WM6 .. and there are many great versions out there.. just find one you like by trying many of them or just look at some threads and flash.. but remember the rom must be found in hermes section .. do not flash it with a rom made for other devices hehe.. well good luck upgrading we're sure your gonna do great..
Won't get a chance to do it till the weekend now, Beer got in the way last night. However I'll have a go on Sat, which gives me time to go research the ROM's
Thank you! You're a star.
Okay next question.
Should I flash the Radio ROM before or after Flashing my ROM?
Also someone recommended that you should flash a stock ROM first, then a radio ROM then my chosen ROM (I think I'm favouring the Faria32 at the moment and its that thread i found the info on.)
Is there any point to this or should I go for the ROM I want and worry about the radio ROM later. ...
leave the radio alone unless you have truly **** reception on the vario, safer to just flash the rom OS(operating system or windows if you prefer)
Saying that though i have flashed my devices at least a 100 times each and had no problems, main thing to worry about is power, so make sure the battery is charged fully and the electric meter is topped up
You should only flash a stock rom if you are using a big storage rom or you have had hangups and slowness of your device before hand. There is a ATT stripped rom with no radio in it that i use from here, think that might even be in the faria thread.
Anyway try flashing the faria rom then if it is acting sluggish or hanging just flash a stock rom then flash it again with the faria rom
Good luck and happy flashing +
XDA-Developers the only place you can flash as much as you like and the cops dont arrest you
I stayed up wayyy past bedtime last night and flashed my rom.
Colour me happy.
I've an all singing all dancing working phone... though i lost settings when i reloaded my backup... but then finally managed to get them from O2 again... though they had "idiots r us" on duty this morning.
Though MMS still seems to be having problems.... I'll trawl a while and see if I can find a solution to that... though I think its a case of O2 just not allowing it cos its a Tmobile handset. grrrrr.
Download a version of Arcsoft mms composer and install to the hermes, NOT sd card. Run the service wizard, if your rom has it, and that should fix the problem.
Okay. I followed instructions and downloaded Arcsoft. I then tried to run the O2 settings on it from O2UK_Mobile_Settings cab. It doesn't seem to have fixed the mms settings.
I've tried manually typing in various o2 settings which I've located. I'm not sure if I've missed something important or not.
I don't think i have the service wizard on my phone, but having only just been researching flashing ROMs for the last couple of weeks I'm still on a steep learning curve. So if its liable to be part of the Faria 32 Rom and i've just not found it can you point me in baby speak to it.
Appologies for being thick.
I have been trying to find the information on the site, however the search engine doesn't seem to like mms as a seach term... and when i do get stuff up it seems an awful lot of folk asking for help... or its advice for other operators.
NB I have phoned O2 about this twice... and I find it increasingly frustrating being told that they'll send me the settings straight to my phone, which failed doing it on the net so why would it work for them? then they emailed instructions... which involved directions to the automatic setup... which I'd already tried. Then they sent the Mobile Web settings and how to set up my email... none of which I asked for, I asked for the MMS settings. Please tell me someone has the right settings which work and don't make me have to deal with them. I'm sure I speak a different language...
I can't remember if Faria's rom had it in there, its pretty old now.
Do a search for network setup cab. Just do some reading to see if it is ok for you as some are country or network specific, a case in point is Circ_au's setup wizard, Australia only.
I've already tried using the O2 settings cab i did find, as I previously mentioned.
I was hoping someone had advice or settings which definitely work so I could establish whether it is a phone prob or an O2 problem.
I have been directed here but that didn't work either.
I've been on the phone to O2 again (I hoped 3rd time lucky... FAIL) but got the same instructions and the inability for someone working there to understand I have followed instructions, and I do understand how it works... and no the "automatic settings" are not working and no you haven't sent me the mms configuration ... the GPRS settings are not the same thing... wimper...
The outcome of the phonecall was that the person at the other end of the phone decided it is entirely to do with my handset and that i need to speak to TMobile.
.. having unlocked my handset about a year ago and having recently flashed my ROM. I now have a very happy phone and its makeover is spiffing, I don't think it will be a Tmobile thing. ... cept I still don't get MMS. I keep getting a message "error synchronising" when i try a send/recieve.
Is there something I'm missing? I've tried and O2 settings cab and that didn't work. I've been on filesaveas and tried their settings still no joy.
Is there some form of wee thing i'm missing that Tmobile have hidden in there that would prevent me from using MMS? Or is the person at O2 BSing me ... cos they obviously haven't got a clue?
Any instructions or advice welcome.
Okay update is that I spoke to O2 again and got them to check my mms is set up and that my number has been properly ported across. Just in case. According to them all was good, but just in case they were going to switch off my mms then switch it on again and see if that works.
I've run through some settings (after waiting an hour to make sure they had plenty time to make sure they had finished fiddling.) and still no luck. still getting "error synchronising"
any more suggestions? I've a feeling there may be something somewhere that is really obvious and i'm missing something.
More update. Someone suggested that the porting problem may have stemmed from Tmobile not setting up their end of the porting of their number properly. This person managed to sort something out with them, so I phoned Tmobile to see what they can do for me.
... 15 min later and I'm no further forward, however the guy was really really keen to help and was trying to suggest idea's. Eventually I admitted defeat though he seemed really disappointed not being able to solve my problem. It was kinda sweet.
So as long as we trust the folk i've spoken to, O2 and Tmobile have got everything sorted... so it should just be a phone problem... most likely my settings
but its still not working. I'm still getting an error synchronising message when i hit send/recieve and nothing is sending from my phone.
Okay. I'm such a noob!!!
Forgot to hard reset after flashing my rom... I appear to be having limited success MMSing now. I say limited i've a couple of mates getting the weblink rather than the picture, but at least I know it isn't a phone problem!!!
Hopefully my witterings will help someone else with similar problem.
Thanks for all the help.
Herm300 flash
Hi friends, I really need your help now 'cos i just messed up my phone Herm300. Actually the network service was out and i attempted to flash the ROM with the hope it will solve the problem then it got stuck in the four color screen showing HERM300, IPL-1.01 and HERM300, SPL-1.40.olipro on the top left of the sreen. Hard and soft reset would not help. i used the RUU_MAINENTRY. kindly help me recover the phone. Thanks
To all Prophet users
I flashed this SPL in the belief that it would improve the quality of the phone, but since doing this it went completey bananas with the following faults.
1. would hardly ever power up.
2. when it did power up more often than not it either went into bootloader, hung on splash screen or on the windows screen.
3. had to keep hard reseting until it did work.
4. would lose programs at random.
5. unable to flash shipped NVID rom.
6. flashing hardSPL made no difference.
7. unable to unlock CID using lokiwiz2b.
8. flickering screen.
9. battery lasts about 10 hours if your lucky.
10. battery won't charge unless removed for about 20 minutes.
11. possibly lose Wifi.
12. can not downgrade SPL.
Basically avoid this SPL like the plague. It was intended for the Charmer and not the Prophet.
The only way I sorted it out in the end was to bin the motherboard. A bit drastic I know but luckily I had a spare.
If anyone does have a solution perhaps they would be kind enough to share thier knowledge as I believe a lot of users have had the same problems.
Same problem for me .........
in my case mobile doesn't start without a charger and after that i cant put it in Bootloader mode and can't even soft/hard reset the phone. after getting on phone works very slow and cant it flash also........ what to do ????? Pls if any one can help
thnx in advance........
simppleguy said:
Same problem for me .........
in my case mobile doesn't start without a charger and after that i cant put it in Bootloader mode and can't even soft/hard reset the phone. after getting on phone works very slow and cant it flash also........ what to do ????? Pls if any one can help
thnx in advance........
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why would u flash a SPL version not supported for the prophets and not even recomplemented by our chiefs? and is the anyway to fix this problem aswell there was already a topic about this I think its a flash error as that SPL is not for our Device at all I dont know what to tell you but I remember a user said that he is working on a fix for this problem you can contact him and ask him if he had any luck he is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=512541 user Dixiesmu good luck
SPL 3.08
If you have a look at this post it might explain more
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=316062
Or this may help. IT COULD BE THE ANSWER ?
http://omgili.com/jmp/.0rSU5LtMgx8S...H.EbP4QdmWUkuYRbmEO9s76nM2NMxOxQRVoFdMr5OOPE-
SPL 3.08
I have nearly sorted this out, but need one more piece to the puzzle.
Can someone please be kind enough to tell me where the IPL and SPL are stored on the phone.
Is it in the DOC or the External Rom
Thanks in advance
Please reply fast,, m awaiting it badly
SPL3.08
If you follow the second link in post 4 this gives you the info required and it does work.
Follow this link and download the ORANGE UK Rom.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Prophet_ROMs
Put your phone into bootloader and flash HARDSpl then flash the no ID rom and then follow the information provided in post 4 2nd link.
It takes a few attempts but IT does work.
Many thanks to ASRDIAS for working this one out. I am still working on a better solution and will post when available.
wen will u post the other method????????
Dear Dixiesmu,
When will u Post better Solution?????????
Kinldy post it soon ....... i can't wait .... pls help
ur working on it or no????? pls reply.
Yes I am still on the case, but for the momment stay with the original solution as my prophet is in for repairs. Found out the hard way that kids, xmas, baths and prophets are not a healthy mixture
ok will wait for ur reply.
Dear all,
First of all, many congratulations for the great forum and thanks for all the support given here.
Now, I recognise that problems similar to mine have been discussed elsewhere, so I apologise for opening a new post, however with all the material that I could find, I got a little bit lost, so here is the story.
Some 5 days ago, the screen on my HTC Elf stopped responding to any sort of touch. The green, red and action buttons were working but no touch screen.
I have read several posts, and concluded that one possible problem was a corrupted ROM, so I downloaded latest Onyx ROM and installed it. Phone was upgraded successfully and screen started to work again.
However, the first time I switched it off and then turned it on again, it did not boot up. It gets to the point where it displays Smart Mobility and then switches itself off. The orange light then comes on for about 6-7 seconds, then off for 1-2 seconds, and then on again......
Now it does not seem to be able to charge, but if I switch it on with the camera button on I am able to get to the ROM screen (the 'rainbow screen'), so I have hope that it is not dead.
What can I do to attempt to revive the phone please? Is there a sort of 'format' that can be given so that one can start flashing ROM, etc. from scratch?
Many thanks.
PS: Except for the above, I consider myself as a total beginner in this area.
Hearing that the touchscreen started working again after flashing the ROM, I would conclude it's a software-issue.
In the rainbow-screen, what SPL does your phone run? If it ends with 'cmon', you've installed HardSPL. That means you can flash your phone from the rainbow-screen. Given that your phone won't boot, you should try to flash a new ROM from the rainbow-screen. But first, you have to confirm that you've installed HardSPL.
Good luck!
@mrqips - many thanks for your reply.
The screen says that:
IPL 2.20.0002
SPL 1.11.0000
xumiking said:
@mrqips - many thanks for your reply.
The screen says that:
IPL 2.20.0002
SPL 1.11.0000
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Sorry Buddy.. It seems that you didn't use HardSPL, unfortunately you won't be able to flash any other ROMs..
Yet.. You might be able to use the Gold Card Method.. Give it a try and see what would happen..
Another point is.. I'm very interested to know how did you flash Onyx ROM.. without using HardSPL nor USPL (as obvious from your IPL), I would say that you used the "White Screen Method" which is by the way.. the least safest way..
Hope That Helped...
Thanks for your feedback.
Actually, I happened to be reading the post by @sbettencourt in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=595856&highlight=smart+mobility
Here, a step-by-step approach is given to recover the phone:
"1º [PRJ] Unbricker ROM discovered (wildcard CID and Model ID)
2º Pick any shipped ROM from this thread:
If you have one P3450 -> here
If you have one P3452 -> here
After this, with luck and good work you recover the phone...
3º Then you must do CID_Unlock... You can search how to do it on Wiki or if you want i got one steps how to do it right here and you can see one video with cid_unlock on my signature..." (pasted from the thread)
I did Step 1, and updated it with the unbricker ROM using romupdateutility, and the phone was recovered! It could load, get to Windows Mobile, etc.
Then, unfortunately, when I did Step 2 (mine is a P3450) so I downloaded a ROM from the page indicated, I tried to update the shipped ROM using romupdateutility, but as soon as it got to 2% it failed saying that the vender ID is invalid.
Now, I don't seem to be able to update it with anything - not even the unbrick ROM. What a shame I almost go there.....
xumiking said:
I tried to update the shipped ROM using romupdateutility, but as soon as it got to 2% it failed saying that the vender ID is invalid.
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You put the shipped ROM in the same folder with RUU??? Why??? You don't need to do that...
You only need to double click on shipped ROM and the installation process begins...
@sbettencourt,
actually yes what I did was to click on the update directly.
I downloaded the file RUU_Elfin_DOPODASIA_WWE_2.20.707.1R_4.1.13.51_03.07.90_RED_Ship_Reduced.exe and executed that directly.
However, now, even this one is stopping at 2%.
Is there any hope, or have I destroyed the phone?
Thanks.
If you can't flash the Shipped ROM, you have now to try the Gold Card... Follow the steps in that Gold Card thread...
Hello everyone,
I finally managed to revive the device, by flashing it with a 'correct' shipped ROM, which did not give any errors on updating. Big thanks for all your support - you are the best!
As this starts to get addictive, and because I am now running a ROM version which dates to 12/11/2007 (2.27.468.1B WWE), what are the suggestions for upgrading the ROM please? My device is an ELF0100.
Thanks again.
Coool Now try to keep him alive
Very true
I managed to flash it with Onyx Ultimate 4.8 (10/07/2009) and it seems to be performing splendidly.
Thanks for all your help.
Good Job