Hi,
I'm successfully using an unlocked UK o2 xda in South Africa (GSM and GPRS work fine). My xda is on ROM 3.02.00 ENG, RSU 4.01. I see that o2 has new updates out on http://www.o2.co.uk/productsservices/xda/romupgradedownload/0,,170,00.html which is ROM 3.14.13, RSU 4.16 (boasting 33% faster GPRS, etc) I have read through this forum to try and ascertain which of the numerous updates out there is best for me.. I see though that the o2 update is prone to signal related problems, which is bad for me as I use my xda as a business tool. Are there any recommendations or comments?
Thank you!
Hello Jus
How did you manage to update the ROM and upon upgrade did you have to make any specific country or Network settings?
Dont upgrade the GSM ROM. highly probable that the phone wont connect to the network.
dear sirs ...
hello and happy holidays .. first id like to say ive found your site to be packed with more information that ive found anywhere .. although i cant understand it all technically ... i do believe you guys could at least point me in the right direction ... so heres the deal ... i bought an O2 xda new/used on e bay ... unknown to me the seller was in singapore .. hence the device is searching for a range of networks to connect to for telephone service .. however t mobile is not listed as a service provider on the list .. (perhaps this means the phone is locked?) after contacting t mobile .. and then siemens and then finding your site .. ive come to hypothesize that the xda is running on software not compatible here in the US ..
my info ..
rom version: 3.14.17 ENG
rom date: 10/11/02
radio version : 4.17
protocol version: 32S54
also i found from you site that the xda phone is 900/1800 ..
and that t mobile is 900/1900 .. and if i understand correctly you say the new t mobile software will burn up the xda ..
luckily the updated software that i did download and attempt to open (as siemens tech support suggested) did not work at all .. and i am happy that it didnt .. as it may have broke the phone ... anyways any advice would be greatly appreciated .. thanks and keep up the good work ..
jason
cook!
Cook new rom and upgrade your to get out of simlock and GSM settings.
www.yorch.com
should of done yor homework mate that device you got is made for europe and other coontries operating on 900/1800mhz
youll need the b version of the phone which does 900/1900
gaz
best thing you can do is sell it on and then buy the propper one for your contry
Better...
Better to cook xda-developers rom 3.17 , unlock it and change GSM settings to 900/1900
ferwell
Hi,
With my default configuration XDA (I have an XDA from Rogers, with I guess the same default configuration as the AT&T version), it was hard for me to maintain a conversation in my appartment if I was not just beside a window, and even then, my correspondants were complaining about interruption in the communication .
This winter I installed the Special Edition Rom available from this forum and noticed instantaneously a better radio reception. I can walk around everywhere and the sound was neat and clear everywhere .
At the beginning of February I installed PPC2003. I would like to keep with PPC2003 specially because of the Voice Command I installed and, even if I have to speak in a funny way (I'm French-Canadian and I have to pronounce French names with an american accent) I found it useful in the car. But the counterpart is that now the communication level is back where it was with the original configuration :? .
So my question is: can I install the Radio Stack from the Special Edition ROM with the PPC2003 ? If yes, how ?
Thank you !
Bernard
I dont think the special edition rom included radio stack upgrade. I may be wrong.
abbas said:
I dont think the special edition rom included radio stack upgrade.
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Could it then be the default configurations proposed by the Rom ? When I installed it, my provider was not in the list of the proposed providers for the auto-config. I do not remember which one I used, but as I stated in the previous e-mail, the result was terrific !
I am not really aware how this stack is working or can be configured. If you have suggestions of things to try, or places to look for, I'll appreciate !
Bernard
As the previous poster said, there is no radio stack with the developers rom, why dont you reinstall the developers rom, take a note of all the settings, then install WM2003 and reinstate those settings to WM2003. I once tried saving my setting in the permanent save options using the developer rom, but when I installed WM2003 there was no option to restore it.
cruisin-thru said:
... take a note of all the settings, then install WM2003 and reinstate those settings to WM2003...
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Ok, I'll do it. Just a dummy question: where do I look for this kind of information ? Through the bootloader ? How do I see it ?
Thanks for your help
Bernard
Radio version
:arrow: I am on T-Mobil USA and I did upgrade to AT&T 2003 .
I did not installed Radio version from AT&T . I had 6.21.00 .
After that (shame on me) I installed Radio 6.24.00 . I lost my GPRS .
I can use only internet2.voicestream.com and wap.voicestream.com ,
which is just a WAP versions . I cannot use my MS Messenger and
is the biggest problem , couse I have business on eBay . So ...
I took the AT&T upgrade , reeped off the the radio stuck A.33.02
(4 files) and install them on device .After that I am having much much better signal , but still I have no HTML version or HTML Radio , whatever you call that . My MS Messenger is DEAD . So what is your suggestion :
Keep looking for the Radio 6.24.01 , which I cannot find standalone
version . Or return to 6.21.00 (if you know where , please give me the link to download ) :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:
I have XDA with ROM 4.00.11 ENG and Radio 4.21.00. Problem is : GSM module hangs so heavily that I have to cold-reset my device. This is very oppressive especially when I have set software.
I need some advice please.
RSU 4.21 is known to have many issues as you can read in this forum ... if you are using 900/1800 MHz, it's good to switch to RSU 3.25 from Carrier Devices.
If you are not ready to give up your xda ... I strongly advice you to get it flashed by a repair center ... RSU flashing is very dangrous even tho it worked for many people here!!
One last note, better to check with your operator if they can advice on a specific RSU version
Where I can download this RSU up/downgrade software ?
Where I can download this RSU up/downgrade software ?
Here is the file ... do this action on your own responsibility!!!
...done.
well see if it works good. need couple of days. I had before also 3.23.00 and 3.23.11 - both of them sucked. Signal was very weak (according to indicator on top of the screen). Now i see quite good coverage indication. Thanxx a lot.
BTW - I was in Cairo. Enormous ....
I have just got my xda back from being fixed by O2 and they seem to have upgraded my rom.
Before I sent the xda to them the rom was simply the latest ppc2002 rom from their website.
However now everything has changed and my rom version is 4.01.12 ENG
This seems to be an official release form O2 as I have their auto configuration and boot screen.
My bootloader has also been upgraded to V5.22.
I have backed up the rom using XDATools and hope to upload it to the site although its approx 31mb.
This seems to be all official and what everyone has been waiting for however if i've completly missed the point please let me know (politely please )
As an added note I have two broken xda's for sale: -
1) A 64mb XDA with the above rom installed. The screen is smashed, and will need replacing, or you could just use the motherboard in another xda. The unit does not charge for some reason, possibly the fuse which is a simple enough fix.
2) A 32mb XDA with the above rom installed. The screen is intact, however will most of the time it will only display lines, you can get a screen sometimes but this is very rare. It must be possible to fix this, but its way beyond me. Again the motherboard has been tested in my other xda.
Please email me at [email protected] if you would like to make me a serious offer.
Thanks
Martin.
So how do the rest of us get it. Do we have to send our XDA's back to O2?
So did you uploaded the ROM yet? can you provide us a link? thanks
::adit
Don't forget the main question. Does this version incluudes the wmodem application????
Already wrote him a PM for getting this ROM. My Kitchen is waiting for it....
:wink:
Stefan
:twisted: :twisted: Yeahhh gr8 I hope this one would be perfect I want to try it
news?
any news,
wmodem, build number ...
i´m ready to give it a try
joking ?
is topic joking ? o never heard before about 4.01.12 rom best regard
i WAS starting to think that this guy is telling the truth but no sign so far... damn, all that excitement for nothing
::adit
unfortunately
after one day of hopes that´s it.
at least someone with inside o2 info can confirm/infirm the existence of an O2 WM2003 either in beta fase?
Official O2 PPC 2003 4.01.12 ENG ROM
Official O2 PPC 2003 4.01.12 ENG ROM
The file as promised.
The programs on it are: -
Games
Jawbreaker
Solitare
Programs
Calculator
ClearVue PDF
ClearVue PPT
File Explorer
Microsoft Reader
MSN Messenger
Photo Contacts
Pictures
Pocket Excel
Pocket MSN
Pocket Word
SD Backup
SIM Manager
SIM Tool Kit
Terminal Services Client
Wireless Modem
xmail from O2
Settings
The usual settings including
O2 Auto Configuration
Hope this is what your all after, let me know.
thanks for the file, sorry bout my doubt but it took so long.. so anyone tried this yet? does it work with asian XDA1? im still downloading it. it will take some time for me coz im using dial up thanks.
::adit
great !
it IS real :shock: thanks Martin
how on earth we only found out right now ?
any insiders ? is it gonna be official or it's an old tryout from O2 ?
It HAS wmodem but I connect through Irda (i have no serial on my notebook).
Can someone try and confirm that it works on Irda on Windows XP
Steps for using wmodem:
1. install ircomm2k from http://www.ircomm2k.de/english
2. add a new modem (manual selection Standard 32600 bps) on the new com installed by ircomm2k
3. add to AT commands AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","apn","",0,0
4. create a new DUN with the number at *99#
5. use if there is any username/password
Mine works fine but I cannot connect. It does communicate and ends on "verifying password" step.
Any help ?
thats great!! thanks very much martin,what about the auto config? does it show any asian provider? such as thailand AIS, DTAC or indonesian indosat, telkomsel, etc? thanks in advance...
adit said:
does it show any asian provider? such as thailand AIS, DTAC or indonesian indosat, telkomsel, etc?
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Shure not....
Would you as provider support other ones?
Incluuded in Auto Conig should be:
O2-UK
O2-IRL
O2-DE
O2-DE Loop
O2-NL
???Manx???
and again Thx to Martin for sharing and uploading....
HTH
Stefan
breaking news )
Ok everybody.
Install this ROM ... then ... click on SIM Manager
THEN .... surprise ... it will install IA Caller ID (customized picture of the calling person)
This is indeed a surprize.
Thanks O2
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decebal said:
Install this ROM ... then ... click on SIM Manager
THEN .... surprise ... it will install IA Caller ID (customized picture of the calling person)
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Normally this should happen Automaticly, since the CallerID.CAB fiel is int eh startup directory....
But it's a nice trick to get it working...
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Soory, forgotten to mention, that this ROM is now available in the Kitchen. I also tried to get the Autoconfigration working. Cooking went fine, but i didn't have the possibility to test it.
So fell free and test this ROM with Autoconfiguration......
Check http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org
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Stefan
great !!!!
i test it in this afternoon it have a bug in this rom .... may be A30.09 much more better thx for kindly
martinbickley
ps. i check in rom update O2. it have 3.17.03 only where is 4.01.12 come from ? ....
Whats wrong?
Hi, i just installed the ROM and now it works perfectly well, caller ID installs automatically at the startup when the welcome screen appear after the upgrade? XDAMAN, what was the problem? i am using DTAC provider (okay, theres no autoconfig so i had to set up everything manually) everything works perfectly well? i feel its a lot more faster than other ROMs i tried (Siemens ROM, T-Mobile, betas, etc) the best ROM i've ever used!thanks again martin
::adit
too slow and unstable for me
hello adit ,, i live in bangkok too <<< may be we can met and talk about xda ( i have a lot of program for u ...free hehehe )
i decide to cook this rom from stefan kitchen ... and it's no have bug anymore ... Great . i garantee it.
but i didn't check battery lifetime .. who can tell me . is 4.01.12 better than other rom .. ?
ps adit please u email to me at [email protected] ? may be i have a new xda user friend... : )
I'm really in love in this forum :lol: Thanks to Martin for uploading this new Rom and to Stefan for the hard work on his Rom Kitchen.