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Help Unlocking A SX56 from AT&T

I have a SX56
ROM Ver: A.20.17ENG
ROM Date: 5/15/03
radio Ver A.20.10
Protocol ver: 324e4
& one thats
ROM: 3.14.03 ENG
Radio: 6.12
How would I go about unlocking them. I could ot usse that program. I got error mess error getting unlockcode. Is there any other way to unlock them.

Try to upgrade the ROM to 3.17 from this site and it will unlock your device with the first boot
www.xda-developers.com/SER/
Good luck ...

I'm sure this is a dum ? but do see a link to download the update. I saw the part that talked about having a box and dont have all of that. Could someone hook me up with the update.

Joker said:
I'm sure this is a dum ?
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Actually, there's enough smoke and mirrors involved in all of this that you'll quickly learn there are no dumb questions.
First, go to a site that is running a "ROM kitchen" and cook up a ROM, such as:
http://kitchen.romanweb.com/kitchen/index.php
Create a 3.17.03 ROM with no config data and uncheck all of the optional software, so you have an absolutely bare-bones 3.17.03 OM with no frills.
Second, Find some way to back up your existing ROM, either onto an SD card or onto your computer.
Third, install the 3.17 ROM on your XDA. Many here prefer the SD card method of loading; I took my chances just using the .exe with the device in the USB cradle with no problems. Once loaded, when you boot up, it will say "Your Device's SIM appears to be locked, would you like to unlock it?" You simply select "yes" and that's that... I literally had the 3.17 ROM on my device for all of one boot and no more than 20 seconds. Then load your existing ROM or a newly "cooked" feature-laden ROM from one of the kitchens back on to your device and you're back in "bidness."
I too made the journey from ATTWS to T-Mo and with a little luck, and a little help from people here, it went very smoothly.
Everyone here has a different level of experience, both on matters technical and matters XDA, so don't be afraid to ask any questions you might have so you have a clear picture of the whole process before you start.
-Max

Thanks for all of your help guys. Got it too work

Kitchen ROM Errors
Hello all,
I have been reading all day on the forum, as am an SX56 owner (former AT&T) now with T-Mobile and want to get it working and unlocked on their network.
I cooked up the 3.17 ROM as an executable, and downloaded the rom.exe file.
Each time I run it, it starts up the DOS window, then the Uploader Software, then gives me an Error 007 Dialog window, Cannot find the ROM image to upgrade your Pocket PC. Please download and try again.
I have tried this three times now, but cannot get to the 3.17 so I can unlock, and get to WM2003 and the new radio stack for T-Mobile.
HELP!!!! Thanks

Hello ..
It seems you do need to try the SD card method. Either to get SD card and reader/writer and cook your new ROM as .nb1 file, or to get a SD backup for the ROM from any other t-mobile device.

Mad Max,
1st, how do you back up your current ROM? Please provide step by step procedure.
2nd, How do you load your original ROM back in? When you load back your original ROM, does the phone get locked again?
3rd, it looks like you've done what I want to do, can you please provide a step by step on how you installed the 3.17 ROM on the XDA using the USB cradle?
Thanks in advance.

WANTED: AT&T SX56 virgin ROM file

Can somebody please help me.
As I posted in this post, I scr3wed up my buddy's AT&T SX56.
I have got the thing past being dead, by putting a custom ROM on it.
However, I really need to get this thing back into AT&T mode, with either 2002 or 2003 on it. I will then upgrade to 2003.
Does anyone know where I can get a virgin AT&T ROM so that I can re-flash his system.
Thanks.
-=Nick=-

nickpoore said:
Can somebody please help me.
As I posted in this post, I scr3wed up my buddy's AT&T SX56.
I have got the thing past being dead, by putting a custom ROM on it.
However, I really need to get this thing back into AT&T mode, with either 2002 or 2003 on it. I will then upgrade to 2003.
Does anyone know where I can get a virgin AT&T ROM so that I can re-flash his system.
Thanks.
-=Nick=-
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Check out Yorch.net

Okay, I'm making SOME progress.
Firstly thanks for the youch referral from kwlandry.
I had found the rom kitchens this afternoon while looking for solutions...
I'm busy flashing the ROM from SD for the umpteenth time.
It seems that whenever I flash the SX56 with an AT&T 30.09 ROM, then I get a hang on reboot.
I am currently trying the 4.00.05 ENG ppc2003 from yourch as it seemed to be non-specific (and a non-TMobile) one.
I seem to have the latest Radio stack (RA.33.02), and have been able to get a couple of ROM's to work.
Does anyone have ANY idea why the AT&T 30.09 ROM would fail in the same place every time? This is definately an AT&T unit, at is has the logo on the front. The phone was originally locked, but has been unlocked during the process.
I'm busy reading/searching the forum, but haven't seem to find this problem anywhere.
Thanks for ANY help.
-=Nick=-

I fixed many XDAs with your problem!
you could send the XDA to Siemens to repair/exchange.

Try flashing back to the original ROM via sd method then upgrading to wm2003.
You can get a copy of the 2002PPC ROM at siemens website. Cut & Paste the following link.
http://www.my-siemens.com/MySiemens...%2FMC%2FMC%2FSX56POCKETPCPHONE%2Fdesc,00.html
Extract the file to a directory, then use the XDA OSimage tool to write to SD card then use bootloader to write to ROM.
After a successful flash follow the same to upgrade to wm2003
You can also try this kitchen http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org/

BTW - the phone has to be fully charged. That might be the cause of your hanging issue.

I have posted this in answer to your other post, try using a diferent memory card for upgrade to wm2003, I had this problem when using an mmc memory card to upgrade to WM2003, it hung every time even though it seemed to complete correctly, I changed to a different memory card and had instant success.

Yes! I agree also. But, though "mmc" and "sd" cards are similar, in this case the process calls for an sd card. The size doesn't seem to matter, I use a 512mb, however some people have had issues with device detection. So, a 64mb card is recommended. Make sure it is formated before use. And again a fully charged phone is unlikely to have problems so save your battery till all requirements are in place. Also DO NOT DO A HARD RESET! untill you have a successful install. You could lose you GSM ROM.

Thanks for all the replies.
I have successfully flashed back to the original rom; I downloaded it from yorc.
Having got the device back up and running, I tried the upgrade to 2003 again; using the Siemens software in the cradle solution. Didn't work.
The battery was definately fully charged (90% or higher) at all times.
I will look to try another SD card, and see if that makes a difference, it just seems strange that the card works to restore WM2002, and either card or USB approaches to upgrading to WM2003 fail.
The card I've been using is a very generic 128MB MMC card.
Again, thanks to everyone for their suggestions.

Have SX56 - upgrade to 2003 - now fried

Newbie here...
Got a SX56 (used) and it was working fine. Saw that there was an upgrade to 2003 and like the moron I am, I jumped in with both feet. Now the device will only go to the initial screen where it shows the rom/radio versions.
I downloaded the tool, and tried to restore from SD but it still doesn't work.
My bootloader is v5.15 it seems.
At this point, I just want the thing to work again in 2002 or 2003. If someone has some ideas or a ROM image to go back, please let me know
dbrady

Maybe you´ve got the same problem than an other guy here in this forum. He have big problems to install WM2003 on his device.
Since you´re getting message of ROM AND Radio version it looks quite good.
I would suggest that you get a new ROM maybe from my kitchen (http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org and install it on your device using an SD-Card and the XDATools.....
HTH
Stefan

Thanks. I tried earlier but I wasn't sure what one to choose. I have an English Version SX56 that was sold through AT&T. It shows Wallaby Bootloader 5.15 now. It shows the correct rom/radio info for Win2003 but won't boot.
What version should I try? I'd like to get 2003 if I can, but would be willing to go back to 2002 to get a function phone again.
Thanks for all the help
P.S. - I was using Mozilla and it never actually downloaded anything when I tried.
Dean

Downloaded a new ROM - thanks - but same problem. Now the unit shows new ROM version but still never goes any further than the boot screen.
Any other ideas?

Steps please...
How did you load your new rom? Please post the steps so that we can try and figure out what went wrong.

Help with charmer

Hi,
I seem to have made my MDA compact II a brick. I was having problems hard reseting it (Format FAT failed) so I tried upgrading to a different firmware.
I now have the RUU_Prophet_2151327_21513121_021921_DOP_ASIA_WWE_Ship-NoVendorID
firmware on it. This is not good as it is for the Prophet, although it says in the Wiki that this should work. Anyway I can now hard reset the phone, so all I need to do is flash the TmobileUK firmware back on it. The only problem is that it doesn;t let me do it. It says error:296 upgrade only.
Anyone any ideas?
cheers.

extract the contents of the t mobile package using win rar
download
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Prophet/Tools/ROMUpdateUtility-NoVendorID.zip
and put in the same directory and run.

It gets to 1% then says invalid command, not for this phone.

Latest T-Mobile ROM is at http://www.tm-phonedownloads.com/download_manager_mda_com2.html
very stable, much better than the original shipped ROM

Finally got it back.
If you have a T-mobile MDA II (Charmer), then Flash it with a Prophet ROM, the only way I could get it back was to use the following:
RUU_Charmer_100_100_049_CHS_Ship.rar
typho5 -x nk.nbf
Then created a new nk.nbf with the output using nb2nbf.
I then Flashed this with Wizard_RomUpgradeUtility_noID
And miracle it started. I quickly CID unlocked it and am now flashing with latest T-mobile.
My problem was that the Rom Update programs wouldn;t read version 2.xx ROMS.
Anyway it has just finished and looks fine. Thanks for everyones help, now I just have to get my SD wifi card working.

How do you do it
Hi I just got a MDA compact II from T Mobile UK I would like to upgade the ROM but its all very new to me since you know what you are doing can you post an idiots guide to the process.
Hope you can help

Hi, it depends what Rom you want to upgrade it to, the latest one from T-mobile is pretty good. There is an unbranded one (no T-mobile logos or suchlike) or there are Roms in different languages. It depends why you want to change the firmware and what to.

I suppose I don't really know the problem is as I just got the thing did some searching and came across this site read your post and thought i want to do this maybe you have some suggestion. Also I tried the RUU mentioned in an earlier post but it I can't update when I get to the from/to screen it tells me I will go from 2.6.2.110 to 2.6.2.110 I was expecting to move up.

daveh1171 said:
I suppose I don't really know the problem is as I just got the thing did some searching and came across this site read your post and thought i want to do this maybe you have some suggestion. Also I tried the RUU mentioned in an earlier post but it I can't update when I get to the from/to screen it tells me I will go from 2.6.2.110 to 2.6.2.110 I was expecting to move up.
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Sounds like you are running the latest version. Is there a problem with the phone? If the phone works fine, I would just unlock it using lokiwiz02b (So you can use any network card) and then EnableRapi (So you can run unsigned code) then CID unlock it using awizard (so you can use any Brand/Language of ROM).
If you have no problem with the firmware I would leave it alone.

Hi,
Yep, I'm in the same situation, why does the prophet firmware load onto the charmer without erroring? !!!
Anyway, I have a copy of RUU.rar but I'm having problems working out what I need to do to it between unpacking and flashing the phone (i.e. the typho5 bit and then the nb2nbf).
Can someone please help me out?
P.S. The phone just sits at a black screen that says 'Dopod' across the front at the moment

Can anyone tell me how to 'force' a downgrade of firmware? I've got what appears to be the right firmware from FTP but it won't over write the incorrect version 2 installation as the uploader software thinks it's later therefore better.
There has got to be a better option from the command line surely?
HELP phone is dead

Chirpy said:
Can anyone tell me how to 'force' a downgrade of firmware? I've got what appears to be the right firmware from FTP but it won't over write the incorrect version 2 installation as the uploader software thinks it's later therefore better.
There has got to be a better option from the command line surely?
HELP phone is dead
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Progress, but now it works only from the charger so the shipped ROM upgrade won't work as it reports the battery as being at less than 50%.
Anyone know how to force a ROM upgrade or where I can find the right ROM files to use awizard to do this?

lol Help me plz. My Universal has NO GSM on boot screen.

My ppc can't switch on the GSM part (Show NO GSM on boot). But PPC part it's all working normally.
I don't know the way for fix it.
I tried to do following in every thread on this website.
use mtty for enter task 28 55aa but not work
put out the battery and but it back again and again T_T and it's not work too
trying to flash with sim unlock
I trying to find the way for Flashing via the mtty but not found the correct method.
and the last I tried to flahshing via SD card but not pass
it's show me
Level = FF
I think may be CID is closed.
At the finally my ppc it's still can't work on GSM.
Device information
HTC Universal 64 MB Device (SIS DOPOD Thailand)
The last Radio that's can work : 1.11.00 (Now NO GSM)
The last CE Rom : 1.30.111
The last Extended image : 1.30.230
all the image that i said from this rom : UNI_DOPOD_ASIA_130111_130230_11100_WWE_Ship.exe
I can't sleep for alot of night.
someone can help me? T_T
sorry for my English if that's wrong word or sentences .

Anyone can help me? plz....

You said you've tried everything and read all posts here but you also said you think your Universal is CID locked. So, you did not try everything! Try to unlock it properly and see if you can flash a new radio ROM. This is the way. If the radio is somehow physically damaged I don't know if there is any hope. Did you read the wiki?

Thank for answer Wovens ,
I'm already to read Wiki of Xda-developers.
and I'm already to tried flash only radio rom or wince, radio , extend rom
Wince and extend can upgrade and working normally but Radio image can't.
Every way that i have to tried, it's can't let me upgrade.
What should I do??? or I must change ma PPC.

Not sure what exactly is the problem you are having, I think you described too many different methods and tried too many things that might not even be relevant to your problem.
I assume you owned your Uni for some time and it wasn't something you just purchased, so it will not be blocked by a network as stolen device/insurance claim paid. So everything works, but you cannot make calls, there is no signal, you have a little X next to your signal strength indicator and when your parameters come during the boot, R parameters are missing. Or you had the R, but couldn't read SIM or make calls. Is your Uni attempting to conect/establish signal?
I recommend opening the back cover and unscrewing the large white plastic thing that contains the camera and stuck on flash. It will be held to the board by 3 screws and a small foil strip under the flash. Be careful not to unplug/rip the flash cables and the foil strip. The large white plastic thing is your GSM antenna. It has 4 mainboard connection points, check that the connectors of the antenna are not damaged and are connecting properly. Other than that if the device is not advising you No SIM has been inserted (e.g. the SIM card is inside, but the device claims it's not) - re-assemble the antenna, camera and flash, reflash the original ROM and try a different SIM card.

Thank you ,enigma1nz
I have to check my GSM antenna. And the leg of antenna it's not damage.
The simcard slot too.
And I have to tried insert different sim card but not working again.
on 2 day ago I sent my universala to the shop that i buy to repair. But the cost of repair
it's so expensive (the half price of Uni), Finally I get back my universal without repair. -*-
He said , I must to change the rom chip. and wait for import the chip from another country.
>_< .. maybe my uni is paperweight forever. T_T

I had the same thing
you can buy a new universal board, i got mine for just 22 USD

cool. chiaki_ai, But. Can you tell me? Where I can buy the uni board. What's the website ?

Yeah would be nice to know where you get it!

I'm still waiting for your ans... ^ ^

hacker_boy3 said:
I'm still waiting for your ans... ^ ^
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Level = FF means it is a CID locked device. Most likely you flashed another radio without unlocking it and now your radio got locked.
I'm not sure if it's feasible to unlock it at this stage. But why not try...
Try to flash the radio 0.00 (included with CID unlock tool) using no CID check RUU.

tomal said:
Level = FF means it is a CID locked device. Most likely you flashed another radio without unlocking it and now your radio got locked.
I'm not sure if it's feasible to unlock it at this stage. But why not try...
Try to flash the radio 0.00 (included with CID unlock tool) using no CID check RUU.
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I already to tried flash 0.00 Radio version. but can't (RUU It's show Error 114)
I can't flash radio rom at all but I can flash CE and Extended Image. Like I told you at first.

hacker_boy3 said:
I already to tried flash 0.00 Radio version. but can't (RUU It's show Error 114)
I can't flash radio rom at all but I can flash CE and Extended Image. Like I told you at first.
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If you feel that Uni mainboard in locked radio is not worth then I would say do some experiment....if that helps.
1. Try to download the radio to a SD/MMC card. But card size must not be higher than 2GB and it has to be FAT16 formated.
2. Try to upload (flash) the radio from the same SD, just to check if it works...
3. Let me know if that works and I'll then instruct further...

chiaki_ai said:
I had the same thing
you can buy a new universal board, i got mine for just 22 USD
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Sorry, but you did not mention where you got your universal board?

Thank, Mr.Tomal
Now i'm trying to flash radio rom via sd card 512 mb, But i don't know the correct method to do it. Can you tell me how to flash rom via sd card.
And When I use r2d or any command it's look like not responds. expect info command. such as Vol check , loader ver. ect.
I want to tell you something . Tomal , Now i'm using your rom.
CE OS 5.2.21872 (Build 21872.5.0.62 TML ) It's working fine more than any rom that i ever flash in the past. ^ ^
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I think my uni maybe can't work forever -*-
Okay..........., I can admit it. I'll think my uni it's only PPC not PPC Phone >_<
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And I think to remove GSM and PHONE part on my rom NK.NBF. And Make it's ignore this GSM Damage part. Cuz when I tap on the apps that use about GSM or PHONE. My uni is slower than old.
Can I remove the GSM and PHONE Part on my image rom ??
Mr. Tomal or anyone think?
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Best Regard..
Aekkarut Thongkajorn
(Sand)

hacker_boy3 said:
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Okay..........., I can admit it. I'll think my uni it's only PPC not PPC Phone >_<
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It's ok if you think in that way.
But if you ever think to through your board then I'm here. I'm willing to buy it. I really want to do some experiment with the radio part...
cheers

Try the solution I offered in Uni Upgrading forum. Had a board with identical problem. Worked for me.