Hi guys.
Can any one help me on my decision on upgrading my Qtek 1010 to the special Edition ROM 1.2 found in this site? I just want to know if it will not destroy my Phone. Here are the details:
ROM VER: 3.14.06 ENG
ROM DATE: 10/01/02
RADIO VER: T313
PROTOCOL VER: 32S54
NETWORK LOCK : GLOBE TELECOM
Thank you. More power.
SER 1.2 is perfect for unlocking, but if your device is already unlocked why don't you go to a WM2003 ROM ?
Hi j2villar
The ROM upgrade in the kitchen will not dammage the phone part of your Qtech 1010, but it my prevent your Qtech to start if the upgrade process goes wrong.
I have 3 points to your questions as I was having this kind of principle questions 4-6 weeks ago.
1. This forum states all over the place that there are risks associated with upgrade, as with any PC's in the old days! This is especially the case with RUU update more than the PDA side of it.
My personal finding are: Mistakes come from people who did not read enough on this forum :roll: , people who did not apply the basic principles of backing up there original RUU and ROM prior to running the upgrade :evil: .
My recommendation is play as much as you want with your ROM, Do not touch the RUU unless you feel you really need it.
2. Although XDATOOLS allows you to make upgrade without going through the SD CARD and BOOT LOADER, I recommend you to make the investment of an extra SD card (one for the backup, one for loading the new rom) + a USB read+write device.
This is a recommendation that you will find all around the place in this forum.
Try searching with: SD CARDS or BOOTLOADER
3. Same as Biso007, why go the Special Rom Edition which is quite limited compared to the flexibility of a own made kitchen ROM. (If the difference is not all crystal clear to you, it is very surely an indicator that you have not yet build up sufficient knowledge about this general topics to clear you from any possible problem when upgrading.
The Kitchen I use to cook my ROMs is the one of LumpyStephan (which is going to be updated soon I think) try: http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org/ :twisted:
Now should you want to increase your global understanding, I have personally found the web site associated to this forum it has a lot of FAQ and well described process http://wiki.xda-developers.com
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPERT ADVICE I JUST TAKE HOLD OF THIS PDA PHONE LAST MONTH AND I HAVE READ WIKI'S SITE.
THANKS FOR SPENDING TIME TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. MORE POWER
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Hi All,
I have been reading the Forum for about 2 months before having my 32MB RAM o2 XDA (U.K.) in hands.
As I am no developer but have some experience with WinCE since its first Habdheld appearance, most posts are Greek to me!
I intend to use my XDA with Vodafone-Greece, but first have to SIM unlock it!
ROM: 3.12.07 ENG
ROM date: 08/13/02
Radio: 4.06
Protocol: 32S54
PW10A1
Questions:
1) How to simply unlock it (USB cradle & OS Win XP Pro)?
2) First upgrade and then unlock or vice-versa?
3) Upgrade to previous to last (v3.17 + 4.21) o2 versions? Have read reports of problems with these. Any link to the older ones?
4) Mind you, I have no idea how to resolve any possible problems with Jeff's SE ROM 1.1 which is on my HDD!!!
5) Local settings to be applied afterwards, manually (?)
Deep Waters ahead ?
THX for any help,
Gear
No really deep waters, I guess.
Just run Jeff's SER exe, it should go in fine, and that makes the PDA part much nicer, and it's pretty risk-free. It will notice, upon cold-boot, that you need unlocking, and offer to do it for you.
We always advise against upgrading the phone part unless you're having some problem, since there seem to be risks associated with the process. Having said that, 4.06 is old, and it's likely you'll be happier with 4.21, but that's your own call. Be sure to upgrade the phone after unlocking, just in case. (there are reports of the unlock not working on 4.21, we haven't had time to look into it.)
XDA developer Peter Poelman said:
No really deep waters, I guess.[/quote[
Many thanks! I have to wait for my Hasigawa SD card though before proceeding.
Better be safe than sorry...
THX
Gear
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Ok, I work with phones day in day out as i repair them... but i find this site has so much useful information, that nothing is infact in one place... and if it is, then it has a million comments that suggest otherwise.
So, i thought i would firmware update my phone as i've seen a few reviews that have sped up the phone and overal useage of it.
At present, my phone has the following:
Qtek 9100
Rom 1.1.7.5
Rom date: 9/22/05
Radio: 01.01.10
Protocol: 4.0.13.16
ExtRom: 1.1.7.105
So what do I download, what do I install and what do I do prior to it... Backups?
Are there any stickies to suggest backing up and how to install?
Any information would be grateful, as I would like to do this today after work.
On top of this, any information on how I could install MMS, GPRS would too be appreciated, I need t-mobile UK settings. I know about ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Uploads/HTC_Wizard/ so if anyone could step-by-step explain this and then maybe put this thread on a sticky so that other newbies as far as this phone is concerned could be helped without feeling nervous in doing it (and getting it wrong because of it!)
Thanks in advance
well?
Want daddy to hold your hand while you do this?
well if it means saving a phone that cost over £600 then sure...
this is not just for me, i am sure a sticky explaining step by step upgrade/backing up will help numerous people including me.
not everyone is as rich as you who can afford to test and possibly lose an expensive phone such as this... and if you think i am judging then you should too stop judging on the basis that i want to be spoon fed.
at the end of the day, not everyone knows clearly on how to do this as there are so many threads.
so am i going to recieve help here or am i wasting my time with comments such as fone_fanatic?
hello akash84
try this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=37386
i read through the whole thread before fiddling around with my wizard. you can find all the tools and instructions there.
reminders:
charge your device before attempting an update [people say above 50% is ok]
also manually copy and run enablerapi.cab on your ppc. to ensure that operations with the tool works.
good luck with your update
its all quite simple realy...
first off unlock your phone fully (CID as well) this ensures any updates will not **** up your phone.
http://buzzdev.net/component/option,com_simpleboard/Itemid,59/func,view/id,8012/catid,45/
insructions and file is there ^^^ very simple to do. (its the second post on that site.)
Next after youve unlocked, go on the ftp server for this site
ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Upload...RUU_Prodigy_1060204_105_11210_TMO_UK_Ship.exe
^^^ this is the latest ROM for t-mobile vario UK. this upgrades your radio rom so you get better signal and also updates the extended rom which makes the phone react a lil faster.
This install take about 20 mins, it will wipe everything off your phone even your contacts. Also very easy to do just follow on screen instructions.
Everyone posts about backup your data but i didnt realy need it because i just got the phone and i had nothing special on it, and im a dare. :twisted:
Once youve done this then your basicly done.
i also suggest downloading a free registry editor
http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/phmregistryeditor.shtml
i use this one. and do the following registry hacks after the install.
This changes the ugly tmobile dial pad to windows default:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=35631&highlight=dial+pad
This enables the GPS control panal youll need this if you want to run a GPS device:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=36540
this shows an on screen character to notify you when caps lock or secondary function is enabled on the keypad, very usefull:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=38337&highlight=registry
thats about it realy any probs just post
Thank you
Thank you akash84! I've been looking around for a post just like this, a more of a step by sted guide, anyways...
Does anyone know how to change my keyboard into norwegian (if it's possible at all)?
I have a Qtek 9100 (Italian, which I will be changing to ENG after reading trough the links above)
ROM: 1.3.7.16 ITA
Date ROM: 10/24/05
Radio ver.: 01.04.10
Protocol: 4.0.13.17
Ver. ExtROM 1.3.7.107
And which ROM/ExtROM (someone please explain the difference) should I upgrade to (Qtek)?
Thanks...
Erlend, Norway
Hello,
This is my first message to this excellent forum. Congratulations to all people involved in developing solutions for our devices.
Yesterday I bought a qTek 9000, which came with software 1.13.64 WWE (unlocked, no provider). The machine works fine, apparently due to the fact that runs the latest firmware (judging from what I read here, such a nice operation was not always the case). After searching the forum, consulting the Wiki, I couldn't find a way of making a COMPLETE backup of the qTek ROM image (OS + Radio Code), so that I would have a safe backup before I start "playing" with the device
I tried the XDATools found in the Wiki and particularily the OS tool, but it didn't let me grab the ROM image. Can someone enlighted kindly direct me to the right tools for the job (grabbing the ROM image and then restoring it to the device). I have knowledge from the old iPAQ "Parrot days", but I assume that things should be more complicated now.
Thank you very much in advance for any help.
same old, same old. Use Mtty.
Actually, since your ROM is the WWE, you dont need to backup your ROM...
Just download the whole shipping ROM exe file.
Here it is:
http://buzzdev.net/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,100/func,fileinfo/id,191/
Thanks to buzz lightyear for leaving this file for the public
this is my Qtek 9100 version in ita i wanted to downgrade or upgrade the rom in english
Rom Version: 2.18.7.3
Rom Date : 2/14/06
Radio version: 02.07.10
Protocol version : 413.1.03
Extended rom version :2.18.7.103
plz tell how can i downgrade the rom of Qtek 9100 or send me the upgrade link of the latest rom version in english
I would advise you to first of all carefully read the 'stickies' in the Wizard forum (including the rules on posting).
Your device:
You must determine whether your device is G3/G4 by checking your IPL/SPL.
You need to establish whether you device is CID unlocked.
Once you have done that that you can then decide how your are going to change the ROM. If you have a G3 you can CID unlock it very easily with information and tools on this forum. If it's a G4 you will most likely have to use Shell Tools.
You should ahve no problem finding an English ROM. You may even consider putting windows mobile 6 on it. There are many links to many different ROMs on this forum . . . but most importantly understand that you must read very, very carefully all of the instructions at your disposal, else you may end up with a bricked (broken) device. No one else will take reponsibility for your device, so make sure you know as much as possible before you attempt to try anything which will invalidate your warranty, or kill your device!
The tools to do what I have described above, and the information to do so, is available within the stickies on the Wizard forum. If you are stuck use the search button at the top of the screen - if you right click it and open it in another window you will get advanced search which will allow you to specify your search in a certain Wizard forum.
Good luck.
i could not endure the OS WM5. any one tell me how to upgrade to wm6.
my devices is dopod c800, could upgrade it through unlock the cid?
sigh....
check one of the many posts in the Herald Mobile 6 forum. The upgrade does not require your phone to be cid unlocked. Execute aserg's policies on your phone (should come with any of the roms you download) then run upgrade_rom.bat. Its that simple. Here are a few links for roms that are currently out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329915
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=327276
Aslong as your phone is WWE you should have no problem updating as there is a RUU for your phone which will restore your phone to its original state should you encounter any problems during the upgrade. Please read the threads carefully (the entire Herald forum while your at it) because having common knowledge of your device can save you much time and hassle in the future; plus you will discover the much needed configs such as page pool changer.
The wiki is also jam(he jammed the radar...raspberry.....can only be one man.......lonestar....-anyone know which movie this is from...lol) packed with useful information regarding your phone
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Herald