Hi,
I just bought an O2 Orbit 2 on ebay from a german retailer (BTW price inclusing shipment 469 Euro). Of course the Windows Mobile is in German and TOMTOM 6 is with german maps.
Would like to change the operating system into WWE. So far I am a bit reluctant since terrible experience I had with my previous HTC Tytn changing the O.S., which was:
1) First the camera didn't work at all
2) Camera worked, mobile office didn't work
3) Mobile office worked, reception was less good then original O.S.
At the end I got an "original" WWE O.S. from HTC website for Tytn and I was half happy (everything worked except Camera which not always worked).
Based on this experience I'm willing to upgrade to a new ROM/O.S. for my O2 Orbit 2, only if it is perfectly working, in your opinion what is the best solution for me?
A) Keep my german ROM and wait availability from O2 for an official WWE ROM
B) Download official O2 WWE ROM from this site ____________
C) Go ahead and download _____________ ROM WWE from this site ____________
Thanks for the answer
I'm not an expert but with a little search:
Collection of all Rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=373233
Many people says that Bepe's and udK's Rom are marvelous......I think you'll have to try and decide yourself, like me in near future
Bepe and udK are in fact nicely done.
If it's just about the language, then use the default and official WWE HTC ROM which can be found on the xda-dev ftp server.
Just in case, because so many already ****** up their device up by not reading instructions and doing it wrong: whatever you do, do the HardSPL first.
schaggo said:
Bepe and udK are in fact nicely done.
If it's just about the language, then use the default and official WWE HTC ROM which can be found on the xda-dev ftp server.
Just in case, because so many already ****** up their device up by not reading instructions and doing it wrong: whatever you do, do the HardSPL first.
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Couldn't wait for the link to official WWE, so I downloaded and installed Bepe's instead.
It works great.
Sorry just got very frustrated in my previous rom upgrading experience with Tytn (and I did read ALL the instructions first, to no avail)
Wait for link? I said the xda-dev ftp server. I strongly believe a user should find the servers address itself. Links to the server are all over the place and theres even a wiki-entry. Or just go to google and type xda-developers ftp server. ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Polaris
Related
Hey guys
I picked up XDA Neo without thinking and cheking properly and i have adoubt that the device is not what the box says the bos says O2 neo and device dosen't say anything but O2 XDA and when I boot it, it says
HTC innovation
and next screen
IPL 2.15.0001
SPL 2.15.0001
GSM 02.19.21
OS 2.15.13.27
Dopod
Enjoy Mobility
I'm confused what it is???
I searched on net and read some where that XDA neo is for German market and for English Rom you update it with latest Rom for JAMin since they both have similar specs!
Now my question to gurus is whether is should try it or not?
If I loose it will anyone here be able to tell me how revive it?
I already paid 1200 for re-image once don’t want to pay again but that crash was due to some other software I was trying to install on the device.
Last but not the least where can i find LATEST ROM IMAGE FOR JAMin????
I will try and post the results here & I have no fear of loosing warranty since bought it from the gray market.
Please Advice.
Regards
Sainib
OK
so far I could find out that the ROM image that I'm using on my phone is "RUU_Prophet_2151327_21513121_021921_DOP_ASIA_WWE_Ship"
so can anyone suggest which version os imate JAMin rom will work on it?? and where I can find it?
Thanks in advance!
Regards
Sainib
It's simple.
Dopod 818pro, XDA Neo, Qtek s200, i-mate Jamin, Orange SPV M600 are all the exact same device manufactured by HTC under the name Prophet.
Obviously the device you have already had a ROM change.
Now first thing I recommend you do is make sure that the device you are holding looks like one of the names I listed above.
Any version of the Jamin ROM will do but you probably want the latest, with all the updates.
Then, you can go to www.clubimate.com and download the latest WWE (World Wide English) ROM from there. The only problem might be that you need to register your IMEI on the site to get access to the download area. I am not sure if they will except a device that wasn't originally branded i-mate.
Alternatively try looking on this site ftp (user xda, password xda all small letters).
One last thing. Search this forum. I read that some people think Dopod ROM is better than i-mate and some viceversa, but they all have their pluses and minuses.
levenum said:
It's simple.
Dopod 818pro, XDA Neo, Qtek s200, i-mate Jamin, Orange SPV M600 are all the exact same device manufactured by HTC under the name Prophet.
Obviously the device you have already had a ROM change.
Now first thing I recommend you do is make sure that the device you are holding looks like one of the names I listed above.
Any version of the Jamin ROM will do but you probably want the latest, with all the updates.
Then, you can go to www.i-mate.com and download the latest WWE (World Wide English) ROM from there. The only problem might be that you need to register your IMEI on the site to get access to the download area. I am not sure if they will except a device that wasn't originally branded i-mate.
Alternatively try looking on this site ftp (user xds, password xda all small letters).
One last thing. Search this forum. I read that some people think Dopod ROM is better than i-mate and some viceversa, but they all have their pluses and minuses.
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Thanks brother I reall appreciate the information and which ftp site you are referring to? can post the link please
and i found two i-mate ROMs
1. JAMin_WWE_ 2130923_21309112_020720_ship
2. JAMin_WWE_213923_2139123_022021_ship
when i run them it say "this NBF file can't be used for your PDA get a newer NBF file"
Help please
Regards
Sainib
levenum said:
Then, you can go to www.i-mate.com and download the latest WWE (World Wide English) ROM from there......
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brother this is a match making site you posted here i guess the site for i-mate is clubimate.com
Regrads
Sainib
Ah my mistake, the site is www.clubimate.com I fixed the message now. Anyway the ROM there is one of those you found, don't remember exactly which one so I guess it is useless to you.
The trouble is Dopod ROM version is higher then i-mate so the installer thinks you are trying to downgrade. I think there is a version of the updater on the FTP that will solve this but I am not sure.
At the top of the site there is a link to the WiKi, check there on how to downgrade.
As for FTP, I meant this site:
ftp://xda:[email protected]
Check out the Prophet directory.
levenum said:
Ah my mistake, the site is www.clubimate.com I fixed the message now. Anyway the ROM there is one of those you found, don't remember exactly which one so I guess it is useless to you.
The trouble is Dopod ROM version is higher then i-mate so the installer thinks you are trying to downgrade. I think there is a version of the updater on the FTP that will solve this but I am not sure.
At the top of the site there is a link to the WiKi, check there on how to downgrade.
As for FTP, I meant this site:
ftp://xda:[email protected]
Check out the Prophet directory.
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Thanks alot my friend
Regards
Sainib
Just seen a post on Mobility which link to htc where they are offering WM6 upgrade at htc web site as stated below in Mobility.:
If you own a TyTN, you have great news … there is an upgrade for your device at the HTC site. If you have not already setup your eClub account there, you will need to do so to get the upgrade (BTW, it is a fast, easy process that provides you with a slew of benefits … so do it if you have not already).
Of course you need to remember that a ROM upgrade will erase ALL information so if you need something make sure you back up that data!!
You can get your TyTN WM6 upgrade here at the HTC website
http://member.htc.com/member/login.aspx?fm=eu&ln=en
One point it is for htc badged only. I have a v1605 variant so it does not show it for me yet and Vodafone do not know when they will release. I even told Vf that O2 had just announced their variant on the same Mobility site for their version of the Hermes.........
You missed to check the ............trillions............ posts about Official WM6 TyTN Upgrade from HTC here ON XDA-DEVS before posting..!!!!!!!!!!
For more info about your situation check Wiki and devs/hermes/hermes Mobile 6 thread....
Have FUN
I read this forum every day and have not seen "trillions" of posts on this yet.
And in this particular forum I've seen a grand total of zero posts on it.
Chill out.
sure man - try the search...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320829
You can flash these ROMs on any version of the Hermes.
And if you don't like rapidshare:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1412097&postcount=201
Mike
Vodafone Tytn
Hello!
I have a Vodafone Tytn.. for install this version of ROM, must be upgrade my SPL too?
I have SPL 1.10 oli.. and ROM Vodafone Italian.
Thanks a lot .. for my bad english too...
Killpt
killopt said:
Hello!
I have a Vodafone Tytn.. for install this version of ROM, must be upgrade my SPL too?
I have SPL 1.10 oli.. and ROM Vodafone Italian.
Thanks a lot .. for my bad english too...
Killpt
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Hello again.!
Solved, myself, with hard SPL... flashed.. my tytn have now WM6..
killp
Hi all,
I am SO eager to buy an O2 XDA Orbit 2 from Germany but I am kinda a bit too uneasy...
I will need to re-flash an English ROM to it. Either O2 UK's or HTC Touch Cruise's.
Does anyone know for sure that it can be done by simply re-flashing the ROM? No extra hacks needed?
And are these English ROMs available on the net yet?
Thanks a whole lot to all the gurus here in advance!
This is the info you need:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=368123&page=8
This is the file you need:
ftp://xda:[email protected]_radio_sign_25.65.30.04_1.58.21.23_Ship.exe
Thanks a lot!
Sorry, there is too much said in that thread, I don't think I'll find the answer to this one:
"Does anyone know for sure that it can be done by simply re-flashing the ROM? No extra hacks needed?"
I mean that I used to re-flash ROM upgrades to my Atom Life "just like that".
What if this ROM doesn't accept the Device ID of the German Orbit 2?
A number of users have flashed this rom on orbit II after hard spl and seems to be working fine. but i suggest you spend a couple of minutes going over the thread in any case. it's always useful.
do hardspl from olipro the geatest.
flash ROM
UR now fully WWE
PS: backup UR cab files from original rom first (operator settings....) they are in \windows\ - Polaris doesnt have extRom.
Apparently it seems that you will have to hard SPL to flash. But is is quite simple, so don't worry ;-)
(sorry, dupe of phsnake's post above. He beat me by 2 minutes ;-0 )
Dmitry N said:
Hi all,
I am SO eager to buy an O2 XDA Orbit 2 from Germany but I am kinda a bit too uneasy...
I will need to re-flash an English ROM to it. Either O2 UK's or HTC Touch Cruise's.
Does anyone know for sure that it can be done by simply re-flashing the ROM? No extra hacks needed?
And are these English ROMs available on the net yet?
Thanks a whole lot to all the gurus here in advance!
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Don't worry, mate, I did just that two days ago. I had bought an XDA Orbit2 from O2 Germany and I hated the German ROM (actually I hate localized software even though English is not my mother tongue).
So what you do is really simple and there is no chance anything to go wrong:
1) Install HardSPL from olipro (you can find it in this forum somewhere)
2) Install the official (not the dumped one) WWE (World Wide English) ROM from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=368123
And that's it! Enjoy a "native" interface!
Later on you will be able to upgrade to any ROM by simply installing it over the previous one. The HardSPL step you do only once
O2 XDA Orbit II : cannot overwrite WWE on German, wrong vendor ID
Hi ingenious,
I need to use my XDA device in English as my German is too poor to be able to use German softwares.
I've tried steps you have described but still I am unable to write Polaris WWE on my O2 XDA Orbit II device. Can you help me?
Please give me your number at [email protected] so I could call you back for step by step guidance.
Where do you live in Saarbrücken? I've also studied in Uni SB 2002-2005 and now I live in Berlin.
I have all the files download from this forum, whoever has said something about download .
Also I have "Hard-SPL" , "Hard-SPL-V7" and "RUU_Polaris_HTC_WWE_1.25.405.1_radio_sign_25.65.30.04_1.58.21.23_Ship.exe".
What else do I need?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Here is what you need:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=381600
Thank you so much fktsndr:
I am successful in converting German O2 XDA Orbit 2 to English.
I used "Hard-SPL-V2.zip" from your given link and "RUU_Polaris_HTC_WWE_1.25.405.1_radio_sign_25.65.3 0.04_1.58.21.23_Ship.exe" as English rom.
Only TomTom was gone and is not working after new installation as advised in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1929057
but now my GPS device is not giving any signals.
fktsndr said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=381600
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Hi all,
The Official WM6.1 release “at LAST!!” (WWE) is here for the O2 XDA Orbit 2 version for UK customers.
You can find the link here on their web site.
http://www.my-xda.com/software_updates.jsp
All the best!
ENJOY!
can anyone upload to rapid/other place on the net ?
thanks
jimmy
jimmymotek said:
can anyone upload to rapid/other place on the net ?
thanks
jimmy
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Yes OK, just uploaded it, here it is:
http://rapidshare.com/files/155882215/RUU_Polaris_O2_UK_3.13.206.0_radio_sign_25.85.30.07_1.59.42.15_Ship.exe
And here are too...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=434737
location of upgrade ROM
Hi,
I just tried to download the 6.1 upgrade ROM but it doesn't seem to be available. If I try the direct link to the HTC download site I get the generic HTC upgrade page which doesn't include an option to upgrade the Orbit. If I go to the O2 page I get directed to HTC page, and if I select the Rapid share link I get an error (file not found).
Anyone got any advice on how to upgrade the Orbit 2 to WM 6.1 (official O2 release)(or shouldn't I bother)?
Cameron
If you have the time to do some reading then install Hard-SPL and flash one of the 3LIT3 roms, as they are some of the best out at the moment.
For some help have a read of this to get you started.
Also i was running the O2 rom for quite a while, definately better than the 6.0 rom but 3LIT3 better still!
EDIT: Found this direct link but on download it is directing you to the HTC site, not the actual rom. Very strange, if you want it ask o2 what they up to.
Screenshots please
Hi guys! I have bought a HTC X7500 set which is running fine the wm5.0 and I would like to do an upgrade to wm6 before anything else. I have been doing some reading here on the forum, but still kindly ask for your advice:
1. Is it correct that upgrading to the stock wm6 ROM I don't need to deal with SPL and bootloaders as the stock wm6 ROM will do the complete job by itself?
2. If positive, can somebody please direct me to the download for the English or French stock ROM with wm6 for Europe? (I have seen that most of the links on this forum are dead)
3. If negative, then which unlocker is it best to apply? Would the CID unlocker with Athena Wrapper be enough?
4. Is the WM6.1 WWE 1.60 MiChY Full Edition a good and fast custom ROM please? Is it a big difference in speed and memory space compared to WM6.5 MiChY. The download links are dead, can somebody upload a copy please?
5. A link to download the existing installed ROM versions wm5 would also be welcome, helping me to get on the safe side with the current version.
My HTC ATHE100 was initially bought in Switzerland, therefore the wm5 is in French and the physical keyboard is of azerty type (strange!).
It appears to be SIM unlocked.
WM 5.1.465 build 15673.3.3.1
ROM version: 1.25.406.2
Radio version: 1.38.00.00
IPL-v1.00
SPL-v1.07.0000
Thank you!
Nobody???
axelTP2 said:
Hi guys! I have bought a HTC X7500 set which is running fine the wm5.0 and I would like to do an upgrade to wm6 before anything else. I have been doing some reading here on the forum, but still kindly ask for your advice:
1. Is it correct that upgrading to the stock wm6 ROM I don't need to deal with SPL and bootloaders as the stock wm6 ROM will do the complete job by itself?
2. If positive, can somebody please direct me to the download for the English or French stock ROM with wm6 for Europe? (I have seen that most of the links on this forum are dead)
3. If negative, then which unlocker is it best to apply? Would the CID unlocker with Athena Wrapper be enough?
4. Is the WM6.1 WWE 1.60 MiChY Full Edition a good and fast custom ROM please? Is it a big difference in speed and memory space compared to WM6.5 MiChY. The download links are dead, can somebody upload a copy please?
5. A link to download the existing installed ROM versions wm5 would also be welcome, helping me to get on the safe side with the current version.
My HTC ATHE100 was initially bought in Switzerland, therefore the wm5 is in French and the physical keyboard is of azerty type (strange!).
It appears to be SIM unlocked.
WM 5.1.465 build 15673.3.3.1
ROM version: 1.25.406.2
Radio version: 1.38.00.00
IPL-v1.00
SPL-v1.07.0000
Thank you!
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well, just take a look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=316846
MichyRoms are pretty good, if you don't find a working link feel free to ask.