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Downgrading from WM2003

I just tried WM2003 and came back to SER 1.2 without problems - I was told it's not possible without SD card. Am I so lucky?

Funny, I did the very same thing before reading it couldn't / shouldn't be done, makes me think though, what if it had all gone wrong!!!!!!

For those who have tried the WM2003, please advise me whether it's worth my risk (I'm still indecisive) :?

Just tried to upgrade from 1st version of WME2003 to the latest using the upgrade utility, no go. Goes into upgrade mode on PC & PPC, then progress bar screen on PPC goes to white, a few minutes later a error pop-up on PC telling me to reset & run utility again. When I do so same problem. I'm just curious what version on Activesync are you running & on OS on the Desktop
Thanks

erickbryce said:
Just tried to upgrade from 1st version of WME2003 to the latest using the upgrade utility, no go. Goes into upgrade mode on PC & PPC, then progress bar screen on PPC goes to white, a few minutes later a error pop-up on PC telling me to reset & run utility again. When I do so same problem. I'm just curious what version on Activesync are you running & on OS on the Desktop
Thanks
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Hey Erick,
I had the same problem with the 1st version of WM2003. I was unable to do the upgrade with the utility. It would seem like the version 4.00.01 of WM2003 is far more mature in terms of this sort of functionality. For example, ActiveSync would not connect with the device in standby. This is not the case in the new version of 2003 which goes to show that maybe some processes were not running.
Going by what I experienced with the older WM2003, I did not try an RUU flash to test if the newer version worked, but I won't be surprised if it does. I was running ActiveSync 3.7 with WinXP Pro.

Thanks Sheran. So I guess it's SD card time This is an ActiveSync problem not an OS problem? What do you think? SD card should work right?
The reason I'm suggesting ActiveSync is I am unable to use any ROM utility to flash any ROM version now, which I was able to do before i.e. SERv1.1.
I believe I had the previous version of ActiveSync back then & now ActiveSync freaks-out when I try to use the upgrade utility for any ROM.

erickbryce said:
Thanks Sheran. So I guess it's SD card time This is an ActiveSync problem not an OS problem? What do you think? SD card should work right?
The reason I'm suggesting ActiveSync is I am unable to use any ROM utility to flash any ROM version now, which I was able to do before i.e. SERv1.1.
I believe I had the previous version of ActiveSync back then & now ActiveSync freaks-out when I try to use the upgrade utility for any ROM.
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I'm thinking this has more to do with the WM2003 1st version (3.04 build 13083) OS rather than your PC OS or even your ActiveSync. I think the reason some people can use the ROM Upgrade Utility is because they are running the newer version of WM2003 (Ver 4.00.01 build 13100) which seems to work well with ActiveSync.
Unfortunately if you install the older version, until I'm told otherwise, the only way to get out of it is to do an SD Card flash.

Thanks again Sheran I tend to use the SD method, wanted to not have to wait for two write processes. Oh well back to the tried and true method, for now 8)

I was running the newer version (build 13100)
Activesync 3.7, Windows XP Proffesional

You can reflash the RSU on the SX56

OK. This will have to be short and by memory but the good news is the details are all here in the forums. Thanks to everyone for the bits, I just stitched them together after spending hours of experimenting with my useless SX56.
After using the PPC 2003 on my ATT SX56 for a number of months I decided to dump it and go back to the PPC2002 version. I had problems with battery life, ring volumn, reception, dropped calls and some of my application would not work.
I was successful in using the ATT SX56 upgrade on the Siemens site once. I did it a second time because I was unsure if some binaries got loaded (it appears that this image does not have the standard ActiveX controls which I got elsewhere).
During the second install everything went wrong. I was left with a dead PPC with no useful ROMS. Period. All I could get to load was the Wallaby 5.15 bootloader.
So this is what I did. Note only try this as a last resort before sending in your PPC PE to Siemens for a reflash as I was about to do. This may work for other carriers but you will need their versions of the files mentioned here.
ONLY DO THIS IF YOU ARE GOING TO THROW YOUR PPC AWAY
Brain Dead PPC with GSM Error and no ActiveSync
First you will need a SD reader/writer for your PC and and SD card. This first step will give you a somewhat usable ROM for the PPC side. We will deal with the GSM side in a bit.
First get hold of the Siemens PPC 2002 update and install it on your PC. (it will probably fail to your PPC since if you are reading this ActiveSync won't work, if it does you probaly don't need to read this thread)
It will probably hang on the warning screen. If it does just go to the task manager and end it. All you want at this point is the files anyway. They will be installed in Program Files\SX56 Upgrade utility
Get a clean SD card and copy the NK.nbf file from the english subdirectory to the card. Stick the card in your PPC SD slot and get the bootloader running. (soft reset + volumn button). It will load a new ROM into memory after you select the action (rocker switch at bottom of PPC).
After this you can softboot the PPC. It will probably ask to reformat the SD card. Let it do that as you don't need the NK file anymore and you will need a clean SD card.
PPC without Start Icon and no GSM
Now your PPC won't have a start icon and you will also not be able to use the pointer as the PPC will not have performed setup. Don't even try. All you can do is bring up the contacts and calendar to frustrate you.
Next we will get the repair.zip file (search for it in the forums). While it is made for the XDA we will use it only to give us back a functional PPC. Follow the instructions to copy the subdirectory and file to the SD card and reset the machine.
1% Problem
You will now find yourself at the famous 1% problem but you will have a Start icon again, which is a good thing.
Do not acknowledge the error by selecting OK. Let it be there but instead sneak behind and hit the start icon. Bring up the file manager and go to the windows/startup folder. Delete upgrade program. Do a softboot.
Working PDA but no Radio Stack
Now you will have PPC again but it will be slow and you will have no radio stack yet. Now to fix that. Go to your PC in the SX56 upgrade/english directory and copy these four files to the Windows directory on your PPC.
monitor_ul_bs.m0, monitor_ul_bs.map, RSUpgrade.exe, RSUpgrade.cp64.
Once copied leaving your PPC in the charging cradle run RSUpgrade.exe from the PPC windows directory. It should upgrade all your ROMS and you should be back in business.
The only file I could not update was the rilgsm.dll. It was locked and would not let me mess with it or copy another on top of it. Perhaps another attempt at the upgrade program would fix this but I am gun shy right now and I have a working system again.
Chris

Dear Chris,
THanks for your clearly poitining out steps to fix the phone. Can you please help me where to download the repair.zip. or drop my email: [email protected].
Thanks!
hoanghon

ActiveSync Copy Files from PPC to DESKTOP problem

Hello,
I have QTEK S100 (with 1.13 OS if does metter). On desktop Computer I have installed WinXP SP2 and ActiveSync 4.2.
Now I have such a problem: When I explore my PPC thru ActiveSync I can move/copy/delete files on PPC, i can add files from Desktop to PPC, but I can't "donwload"(copy from PPC to desktop).
Before I was able to copy from PPC to Desktop, but I don't know exactly before which "modification" it was.
I tryed diferent versions of ActiveSync on my computer and nothing happens, the problem still persist.
I tryed PPC on another computer with ActiveSync 3.8 and it seems to work proprely.
So.. the problem must be somewhere in my Desktop Computer.
Who had the same problem? Please help me.
(Also Hard Reset of PPC didn't help)
Thank you in Advace.
SchumiX.

Problems on start-up

I've just installed WM6 onto my XDA IIs
And when I start-up there were some problems
A Warning appear that : The file "PhoneService" cannot be opened.Either its is not signed with a trusrted certificate, or one of its component cannot be found, If the problem persists, try reinstalling or restoring this file.
The sesond one is "sms_alert_fix"
Can you guys hep me so solve these problems....thanx alot
Best Regards

Have you installed the updated .cab files from Xplode?
Edit: Will be called ".cabs2"

phoneservice was part of eten phone tools and it is not compatible with our phones, and wm6 i think, about sms_alert_fix i have not tryed it and don't know what it does in wm6

The problem with me now is i cannot connect my divice with my PC
Active Sync does not work. A message appear that : active Sync cannot connect to the Windows Mobile powered device. To troobleshoot the problem, click OK. I've followed those troobleshooting step but cannot solve anything...
I'm a newbie...plz help me... (

try to reinstall activesync, and hardreset your BA (the problem should be in one of them, PC or BA)

I know it's quite silly for me but i cannot hard reset my BA
I have pressed and hold the power button then press the reset button but there's nothing better, the BA just reset but there's no change.
I've downgraded it to Windows Mobile 2003 then upgraded it again to WM6 but all the settings at the first time I installed WM6 and configed are still there.
I also try to uninstall Active Sync and install it a gain too.
My PC use Windows XP, and when i try to connect the BA to another PC that use Windows Vista, it worked. So i think the problem was from my PC.
But now i wanna hard-reset it but i can...oh...i'm getting crazy with this...

RoM error

Hello. I am new here and I do not know English as well. I have the HTC Wallaby, and I wanted to change the ROM. The first time I managed to download it from the SD card by the Bootloader. But I thought that I would like to have WM 2003 SE. On www.romkitchen.de Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition was the only version exe, so tried to download in this way. But when I upload directly to a device error occurred and my PDA is like a broken down. I can start the BIOS, but it does not give you anything. Previously, when the SD card wgrywałem my Wallaby bootloader start writing WAIT- GSM OK and then and after a few seconds to update the ROM. Now, writes: WAIT and GSM OK and then nothing happens ... Please help, how to upload to the system so that the device can be even Pocket PC 2002.
I sorry for my engilsh...