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can't get the xda to load from sd to upgrade to WM2003

hello,
i'm using the xdatools to put the nk file on the SD card, but when i hard reset my xda, i get into bootloader 5.22 mode, it says "gsm ok", and when i press the action button i get into a test menu.
How can i load the nk file from my sd card? please help.
thanks guys.

Did you place the ROM on the SD card by browsing to your device (...) or using the drop down and choosing your SD reader or XDA SD slot?
I had the same problem until I used the drop down... if you browse to your card, XDA tools will not create a bootable SD.

i used directy dropping down the box to SD

When you use the drop down menu on the destination there should be a drive letter next to your card eg: F: 59.60M USB sd reader or similar, choose that and it should work.

do we soft reset or hard reset
well after loading nk.nbf file
do we soft reset or hard reset to get into bootloader.
also,
the drive letter in destination folder will come if u use card reader,
but if in expansion slot than it does not give the drive letter.

Hello
I did hard reset .

I am having this same problem...
I download to the SD card through the cradle, using the phone's expansion slot. I do a SOFT RESET, to get the bootloader, and all I get is a GSM OK message. If I hit the action button, I then get into the test menu.

Hello
Means you have no nb.1 on your SD card .

as per the instructions I've been following that have been listed in detail here on this site as well as the att siemens support forums, you are supposed to copy the nk.nbf file and use that with the OS Image tool...is this incorrect?

OSImage
I just installed new ROM from new ROM Kitchen .
http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org/
1) Get the file on your desktop ( download or ...I do not care)
2) Open OSInage
3) Source :arrow: Brows to your file
4) Destination :arrow: your SD card (where is it :?: -on your phone
or on the SD card reader)
5) Copy the file to SD card (takes 20 seconds)
6) Remove the XDA from the cradle and soft reset with power button held in.
7) When it says press action to download, push the big button between dial and hangup.
8) Hard reset.
9) Injoy the rest of your day

No way getting SD-Card recognized
Hello,
i have the same problem, the ROM (Made with xda-tools or XDArit) on sd-card is not recognized to download when i boot into bootloader!
I found no way to get this running.
Any ideas?

read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=3274
most likely, your wallaby bootloader is not 5.15. Anything above 5.15 won't work. I could downgrade from 5.17 and 5.22, but not from 6.22
still awaiting for some help to down grade 6.22. Nobody seems to care. THis forum has become "too" big that it is not as effective as before ...
People tend to just "shout" and ask before digging deep enough...
too many people posting the same questions into different threads again and again

andhy said:
read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=3274
most likely, your wallaby bootloader is not 5.15. Anything above 5.15 won't work. I could downgrade from 5.17 and 5.22, but not from 6.22
still awaiting for some help to down grade 6.22. Nobody seems to care. THis forum has become "too" big that it is not as effective as before ...
People tend to just "shout" and ask before digging deep enough...
too many people posting the same questions into different threads again and again
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I'm in the same situation - I have v6.22 on T-Mobile 4.01.00ENG and can't do anything, even with an SD card!
Even the BootLoader downgrade tool with XDATools doesn't work.
Any help with this would be appreciated by many other users in the same situation.

The downgrade batch file in XDA-Tools doesn't work for a lot of people (didn't work for me either). However the wallaby patch should work. Otherwise, use XDARit to downgrade the bootloader using the .nb0 file that comes with the downgrade batch in XDA-Tools.
You write the wallaby patch onto the SD card using XDARit, go into the bootloader and enter diagnostics. Then take the SD card out, write bootloader 5.15 onto the card using the bootloader option in XDARit, and place the SD card back into the device. Then from the patched diagnostics screen select Restore SD and it will recognize a bootloader update. I'd recommend saving your original bootloader from the diagnostics first, but that wouldn't work for me for some reason.

i had a 5.17 boot loader that i downgraded to 5.15 via OS image tools, i also downloaded a rom file from the Kitchen & wrote it on SD but i still can't load from SD & i only get the test phase thing

i also downloaded a rom file from the Kitchen & wrote it on SD but i still can't load from SD & i only get the test phase thing
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Try using XDRit instead of XDA-Tools (use the older version of XDRit instead of the newer version). I'm not sure what you mean by "test phase", but maybe your bootloader screwed over during the update? If so you may need to rectify that first, but that's definately beyond me. If you burn the image correctly onto the card it should pick up automatically as soon as you enter the bootloader with 5.15. If you don't burn it correctly then it won't be picked up.
I'm just throwing in my 2c because I've made all this stuff work with a 5.15 downgrade. There's a possibility the thing simply doesn't like your card too, so try a different 64MB SD.

well i do have a 256 mb card & as far as i can tell the downgrade worked fine, now to use the xdarit files to i need to have the SD reader or i can do it the same way i do in XDAtools which is directly into the card through Active Sync

Upgrading failed bootloader v5.17

I have a Wallaby (Qtek 1010) I flashed it a couple of times with USB cable and the rom.exe files you get from LumpiStefans romkitchen. The last time when I tried to flash it with windows 2K3 SE it locked during the flashing and the only thing that happens when I try to turn it on now, I get a distorted picture of the progress bar. When I boot in to the bootloader i get the v5.17 screen.
I have tried using XDArit to write a nb1 file to my SD card but i get a "Failed to open device \\.\PhysicalDrive5" error.
I also have XDA tools but I am not sure how I bypass the bootloader with that application....
please help
PS XDA tools works fine, but as mentioned, I can only write nb1 or nbf files to the SD card not nb0 which as far as I can understand is the bootloader bypasser...

Normally writing ROM is enough. You don't need to flash the bootloader if it isn't necessary. Try writing the ROM to SD-Card using XDAtools and install the ROM via Bootloader.....
Stefan

I have tried to write the ROM but nothing happens when I turn on the device. or that is the same thing happens as if there where noe SD-card in the slot.

I have tried several times now, no message about formatting the card when I stick it in, the reader recognizes the card, cause I can flash to the SD card.

Flashing XDA1
Bootloader 5.17 may be a problem.. it does not let you flash from an sd card. You will have to
1. downgrade the bootloader (tricky) and only than 2. write /flash your rom
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 19:55
This is long. Bear with me. I just did a cut n paste from a
txt file I recorded so I wouldn't forget how to do this again.
ROM flashing HowTO for XDA1
Compiled from personal experience after following many
different topics in the forums
of http://www.xda-developers.com
XDA details before flashing
Wallaby Bootloader V6.22
GPRS4.2132S54
3.20.06 ENG
07/30/03
4.21.01
32S54
PW10A1
Before you start:
Suggest that you back up PIM data with ActiveSync. Copy any
other files you need to an
SD card or desktop/laptop computer. Try not to do a full
backup and restore that later
as it will usually mess up the XDA. Re-installing your apps is
the best way since PPC2002
and WM2003 are different.
Hardware that you need:
1. O2 XDA smartphone (obviously!)
2. Sync cradle
3. Internal/External SD card reader
4. Spare SD card (preferably 2)
Software you need to download:
1. Get cooked ROM or any other ROM. ROMkitchens at
http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org
2. Get XDAtools from
http://cuba.calyx.nl/~jsummers/XDA/XDAtools-Jeff.exe
3. Get bootloader fix tools from
http://www.xs4all.nl/~itsme/download/bootloaderfix.zip
4. Get Wallaby patchloader fix from
http://xda-developers.com/~itsme/download/wbt-1.5.tar.gz
5. Get XDArit v1.2 tool from
http://xda-developers.com/XDArit/XDArit.exe
6. Get XDArit v1.0 tool from
http://givemebeer.com:8080/warez/XDA/xdarit.exe
7. Get Wallaby Patch file from
http://xda-developers.com/XDArit/wallaby-patch-tool.nb2
** For XDA with Wallaby Bootloader V6.22, I only need items
1,2,4 and 5.
Method 1:
1. Install XDAtools.
2. Start XDAtools and select the OSImageTool.
3. Backup your present ROM. Select Source and Device Memory
(current ROM). For destination,
press the [...] button and select a place to store the file.
Press Copy. Keep the file
created in a safe place.
4. Next, select Source as the ROM file you downloaded or
cooked. Select Destination as
Device Memory (via Programme A). Click Copy.
5. Follow on-screen instructions.
Method 2:
1. Extract wallabypatch-sd.nb2 from wbt-1.5.tar.gz in item 4.
2. Using XDArit v1.0, choose Write to SD card and tick
Diagnostics and select the file
wallabypatch-sd.nb2 and tick the header of 1k. Click OK to
write.
3. Insert card into XDA and choose No when prompted to format
card.
4. While pressing power button, press the soft reset button.
Device will boot and display
Wallaby Patch
Tool 1.5/6.22
-------------
Detected:6.22
Patch Done!
Press ACTION
which is the centre of the control pad. Press that and it will
show
Wallaby Patch
Tool 1.5/6.22
-------------
Boot -> SD
CE -> SD
Boot+CE -> SD
Password Menu
Restore SD
About
Exit
Press down key until Restore SD and press ACTION. It will show
Wallaby Patch
Tool 1.5/6.22
-------------
Insert valid
SD ROM image.
WARNING!
Upgrade ROM
at your own
risk!
Abort
Continue
5. Remove the SD card and insert into card reader. Using
XDArit, select Write to SD card
and choose Windows CE. Select the file that contains the new
ROM, tick the header of
3.5k and click OK to write. It takes me about 4 minutes to
write and image on USB 1.1
6. Re-insert the SD card, press down key to Continue and press
ACTION
SD DOWNLOAD
===========
CARD TYPE:
CE OS
Press ACTION
to Download
Press REC
to Exit
Count =
00000000
Press ACTION
SD DOWNLOAD
===========
Please wait
for
Downloading
PRG :0xxxxxxxx <-- incresing numbers
END :020000000
Flash Writing <-- blinking
SD DOWNLOAD
============
Waiting for
complete...
SD DOWNLOAD
============
Download
completed
Checksum is
not correct!
COLD BOOT
TO RESET
7. Press the battery button (near the earpiece connector) and
wait 30 seconds. Press
button again.
Your XDA should now boot to the new ROM.
Notes:
1. Software tested to work on Windows 2000. Reported to work
in XP as well. Windows 98
is problematic.
2. Good place to get OS ROMs and Radio Stack ROM
http://www.yorch.net/
3. When upgrading to WM2003 using the AT&T ROM 4.01.16, you
will not be able to re-flash
the ROM again using XDAtools. You will need to use the SD card
method.
To Do:
Changing bootloaders.
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Guest

Oh, and I forgot to mention that ActiveSync doesnt recognize my device... :/ That rules out Method 1, and XDArit doesn't work on my SD card which eliminates method 2...

vidjay said:
I have tried to write the ROM but nothing happens when I turn on the device. or that is the same thing happens as if there where noe SD-card in the slot.
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First of all, what for SD-Card Writer are you using? Most of the internal Writer are causing problems....
Second question: What happens when you try entering bootloader (Holding Power button and doing Soft Reset) with the SD-Card inserted? Do you get the normal bootloader screen ?
Stefan

I have used two differen SD card readers, one external USB and one which actually is a digital camera cradle.
When I start in bootloader mode I just get the normal screen, I have tried making the ROM and inserted the SD into another wallaby v5.15 and that went just fine, but when I insert it into the v5.17 I just get the normal bootscreen.

Use Old version
I attched the zip file.. however I do not remeber which of the diagnostics (the bootloader fix file) is working.. I suggest try both...
Good luck

flipped?
i have a problem. i found my father's xda in our storage room. when i try to turn it on. it's just freeze on the bootloader (o2 bootscreen), and the worst thing is the screen is flipped ( you have to hold it upside down and look it through the mirror to see it correctly)
i try to flash the rom. but the activeSync doesn't recognize my device, after that i try to flash it from the sd. but nothing happen.
PLEASE HELP ME!
O2 XDA
bootloader 5.22

is really useful for me, I am glad to read it here.

herms flsah rom problem

help me
i flash my 838pro now can't poweron when i press power key in three
color screen model
i can't remember what version rom i flashed but when process 11% stop
report 262 error use ruu update
now i can see the infomationg in three color model:
herm100
ipl:1.04
spl:2.10.01ipro
what can i do can save my herm 100
orange spv m3100 branded

1st, calm down.....
Now, its good you Hard SPLed your phone. Try upgrading your os with the sd card. None of these communication errors.
1st thing to do is backup your sd card to pc if you havr a card reader. Then format it fat32. Open the installation files, you should see two files, "RUUWrapper.exe" and "RUU_signed.nbh".
copy the RUU_signed.nbh file onto your sd card and rename it to "hermimg.nbh".
Put the card into your hermes and reset. Since it is going into bootloader anyway you won't have to do it manually. This should then upgrade the os. You will be aske to press the power button to update. As long as the rom you were trying to upgrade to before DIDN'T have a radio rom portion you should have no problems with you phone.
All the best, Cheers...

Need help.

Hi all ive got a Orange SPV M3100. I downloaded "HER_VODA_1201616_1030600_UK_SHIP". When its boots up it gose as far as windows mobile screen and freezes anyone know i can reset it back to my orange software so i can use it again?
Thanks

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=369434
Mike

ok what one do i use coz im confused :S

It sounds like this....
Type 2c: When the phone boots, it doesn't pass the windows mobile logo
What SPL do you have. If it hasn't been Hard SPLed (SPL : 2.10 olipro) before you started flashing you have a BIG problem and a LOT of hair pulling frustration ahead....

When its in bootloader it says HERM100 IRP-1.00 and HERM100 SPL-1.09

no one know how i can get it to work again?

Does it say 1.09 Des?
If so this is soft spl (SSPL). You should be able to put the .nbh file of the os you want to flash on an sd card formatted fat32. Rename it to "hermimg.nbh" and put it in the Hermes. Reset to bootloader - hold power, ok button above flywheel and reset with stylus. If it is SSPL then it should recognise the flash files on the sd card and ask you to hit the power button to continue. Once you get the os working READ ABOUT AND INSTALL HARD SPL - information and apps needed found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296722
Cheers...

erm can u give me more details how to do this please?

Before doing this try a hard reset - Both softkeys held down and reset with stylus. Hold all buttons in until it asks if you want to reset the os back to factory. Push r on the slide out keyboard then press space. If that doesn't work.....
SD card method...
1. Format sd card fat32. copy the .nbh file of the rom you want onto it. Rename it to Hermimg.nbh.
2. Isert sd card back into hermes. Reset into bootloader - hold power button, OK button above flywheel and reset with stylus. Hold in until tri-colour (bootloader) screen appears.
3. If its ACTUALLY registering sspl then it SHOULD register the flash file. Follow the prompts...
This will ONLY work if you have Hard SPL installed or doing it more dangerously with Soft SPL (sspl - 1.09 des).
Cheers...

ok im confused about the last step u said how am i spose to get the file on the card if ive not got a card reader ? and is there a step by step online i can have? so i know how its done?

Get a card reader, you can pick them up CHEAP.... Also make sure the sd cad is less than 2Gb.
All instructions above Are from on online, I just put them in step form...

[Q] Hard reset?

I'm looking to put android on my HD2 but I got a simple question.
If I install a NAND Android on my phone and I don't like it or encounter some problems can I get windows back with a hard reset or does that option get lost when I put Android on?
I got the tip to "You simply put the stock rom you want on your SD card, rename it to leoimg.nbh and then go into bootloader by holding Volume down while powering on."
I have tried to find info about this, can anyone point me in the direction where there is a guide/tutorial on how to do this it it would be very appreciated.
Thanks for your help!

No, a hard reset won't do the trick, you will need to reflash a winmo rom to get it back, as installing a NAND rom (even magldr) removes winmo.
You can find info here
Flashing Via MicroSD Card
NOTE (PLEASE READ): If you flash a Stock Rom via microSD Card then it will overwrite your HardSPL with a stock SPL included in the nbh file. This does not apply to custom roms as they do not include an SPL. BE CAREFUL!!
1. Make sure your microSD is Formatted to fat32 (you dont have to delete all files but it is safer if you do)
2. Download your prefered Rom from the LEO Rom Develpoment Page and unzip/unrar it to your PC
3. Goto the Roms Folder and rename the ********.nbh file to LEOIMG.nbh
4. Copy the LEOIMG.nbh file to the root of your MicroSD Card
5. Plug the MicroSD Card into the phone
6. Reset the device while pressing the volume down button to enter the BootLoader screen, you will first see a tri-color screen with the phone and SPL Information at the top
7. Follow the On Screen instructions to start the update
8. After flash has completed, press the reset button with the stylus to reset the device.
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