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MDA Vario won't boot; ROM seems to be dead

Hey guys,
I've been playing with my roommate's Vario, and managed to **** it up within the hour!
I can't seem to hard-reset the device, gives me a 'partition failure'. Since I cannot find any nb1 files to write to miniSD and flash the dev (like I do with my Magician), or a decent RUU installer to do it automatically, i'm kinda stuck..
Can anyone provide me with a decent nb1, RUU installer or any other way to restore his T-Mobile MDA Vario?
Any commands I can enter in MTTY/USB to get this ****er going again would be appreciated too!

**** knows.

Can you get into the bootloader at least and try to do apply an upgrade using the K-JAM firmware upgrade utility? All is not lost if you can get into the bootloader.
I'm waiting on mamaich to finish on his ROM dump utility (apparently the new WM5 devices mimic the HTC Typhoon Smartphones).
Change your thread title, it's inappropriate.

BeyondtheTech said:
Can you get into the bootloader at least and try to do apply an upgrade using the K-JAM firmware upgrade utility? All is not lost if you can get into the bootloader.
I'm waiting on mamaich to finish on his ROM dump utility (apparently the new WM5 devices mimic the HTC Typhoon Smartphones).
Change your thread title, it's inappropriate.
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I can get into the bootloader, but since I haven't got any decent new rom (either the nb1 written to miniSD or a desktop installer that will bypass the Country ID), I'm still stuck...

Hi,
I am very new to all this, I will be getting my Vario this afternoon. I would like to know how this happend??where you just doing regular stuff? or messing around with internal settings or what?
I'm asking because I don't want it to happen to me :shock: , also, when you get this solved could you post how you did it? I'm sure it well help a lot of people if this happens to them

Customer Service?
Did you contact customer service to get a link for the ROM ? 8)
May sound funny or stupid, but they do have the ROM / desktop installer....

If all else fails, you can wait for an update for the Vario, but I'm sure you will be able to load a K-JAM ROM to it before then.

I did contact the T-Mobile CS, and they will replace my device with a brand new one, at my doorstep! Great service!
In the meantime I am still trying to get my Wizard going, but since I do not have a good nb1 file or a desktop installer from T-Mobile (or a hacked version), I'm kinda stuck...

I wouldn't do anything with it. When T-Mobile get it back, I'm sure the'll check it, and if you have a K-JAM rom or something on it, then you will probably have problems. They may even charge you for the new Vario.

Jainoxi said:
I did contact the T-Mobile CS, and they will replace my device with a brand new one, at my doorstep! Great service!
In the meantime I am still trying to get my Wizard going, but since I do not have a good nb1 file or a desktop installer from T-Mobile (or a hacked version), I'm kinda stuck...
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I thought you said it was your friends, not yours?

mitchello said:
Jainoxi said:
I did contact the T-Mobile CS, and they will replace my device with a brand new one, at my doorstep! Great service!
In the meantime I am still trying to get my Wizard going, but since I do not have a good nb1 file or a desktop installer from T-Mobile (or a hacked version), I'm kinda stuck...
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I thought you said it was your friends, not yours?
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yeah it is. But since I wrecked it, I contacted the CS, also because I know more about the technical stuff than my roommate..

How flash the ROM from Mini SD Card? Please!!

My device was suffering crash(no GSM when rebooting) yesterday when I was updating my device,I know that was my fault coz I did not check the ROM if it's support G4...
Whatever! I need you guys' help,tell me how to flash the G4 ENG WM5 ROM from the mini SD Card for my Hp6915.
I already had the G4 ENG ROM in my laptop,what I should do in the next???
Your kindly help is highly appreciated!
Regards,
Brose

......I'm still waiting for your kindly help,please!

wow... hard thing. frist try to pass your SD informationto your PC ... many friends should have minisd reader or cellphones that reads miniSD ... then should be easy... there are a lot of threats about flashing...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-358978.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-325683.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-353283.html
VRchaos (Perú)

Hi man....To be honest,I don't know what they were talking about,I'm a donkey to know that Pro info......
Could anybody just tell me a simple solution to repair my device?
Regards,
Brose

Someone help me,please..........

**** out of luck
bramblyrose said:
Someone help me,please..........
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You are **** out of luck, just like me and everyone else

is it because while you are trying to update ur radio rom, the process didnt complete and ur ipaq stuck at HP logo startup??
if yes, try to reinstall the radio rom again. BUT first of all, u need to stop all those running programs on ur pc by using taskmanager on ur pc. after u cleanup all those running programs, then reinstall the radio rom again.. let me know whether it success or not.. thx..

cdguider said:
You are **** out of luck, just like me and everyone else
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No one can figure this out??? Holy****,what the hell lucky I am!

christiankirana said:
is it because while you are trying to update ur radio rom, the process didnt complete and ur ipaq stuck at HP logo startup??
if yes, try to reinstall the radio rom again. BUT first of all, u need to stop all those running programs on ur pc by using taskmanager on ur pc. after u cleanup all those running programs, then reinstall the radio rom again.. let me know whether it success or not.. thx..
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Hi,buddy,thanks for your help.
I swear to god,I tried to upgrade & flash the Radio.nbf,but it didn't work coz the upgrade tool always was warnning " xxxx is error",and the upgradeing just stuck on the bootloader mode,****! This ****ing stuff really drives me crazy!

have u end all those running programs on ur task manager (PC).. sounds like very simple, but it will affect ur upgrade process significantly..
bramblyrose said:
Hi,buddy,thanks for your help.
I swear to god,I tried to upgrade & flash the Radio.nbf,but it didn't work coz the upgrade tool always was warnning " xxxx is error",and the upgradeing just stuck on the bootloader mode,****! This ****ing stuff really drives me crazy!
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make sure wcescomm.is terminated

Are you listening
We have a hw6900 Series, A propeitary device, not like the wizard, hermes, ......
Our devices are CID Locked, etc, As far as upgrade via minisd, don't count on it unless you have a fully working device, you will end up at the cal checksum screen, hell even if you did have a fully working device, it still may not work, I have already posted how to at least backup rom to minisd, as far as flashing through mini sd, do not count on it, I have downloaded damn near every sable program out there and beetles. Nothing, NO GSM, If your GSM is fried then, You have a paperweight, you can still use the os, don't count on it as a daily device. Email me if you have any questions, I can point you to all the tools you need,
Serious man, first thing first, we don't even have a rom to flash via sd in the first place.
[email protected]

NO GSM FIX FOR SOME hw6500 / hw6900 Series
NO GSM FIX FOR SOME hw6500 / hw6900 Series
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...=377495&page=6
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ROM upgrade - Commercially available?

Maybe I am a thicko but I have been unable to upgrade my ROM, have now lost confidenece in my abilities not to brick it, and thus still on the bog standard ROM from first release.
Is there anywhere that will do this for me? I accept there will be a cost and happy to post it away for a few days - though clearly I need some assurance that it is bona fide operation.
Thanks

RaymondScrott said:
Maybe I am a thicko but I have been unable to upgrade my ROM, have now lost confidenece in my abilities not to brick it, and thus still on the bog standard ROM from first release.
Is there anywhere that will do this for me? I accept there will be a cost and happy to post it away for a few days - though clearly I need some assurance that it is bona fide operation.
Thanks
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exactly what have you done to not being able to do it??
have you read this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505377
What rom are you trying to load??

upgrading rom
I was also nervous about bricking my HD but if you follow the dummies guid you should be fine. I have now flashed to most of the cooks roms.

RaymondScrott said:
Maybe I am a thicko but I have been unable to upgrade my ROM, have now lost confidenece in my abilities not to brick it, and thus still on the bog standard ROM from first release.
Is there anywhere that will do this for me? I accept there will be a cost and happy to post it away for a few days - though clearly I need some assurance that it is bona fide operation.
Thanks
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I was also afraid to brick my expensive Touch HD. But you can't make too many mistakes to brick your phone. Now I can't stop.
Just read the instructions well and follow them step by step. Once you load the USPL of your choice (I used the HARD USPL) you are on your way. The most important thing is to remember to turn of all connections in your sync setup and HARD RESET A FEW TIMES AFTER YOU ARE DONE. I kept the USPL and the ROM in the same folder so they were easier to find.
Another reason not to be afraid is that you have such a big community to lean on with so much knowledge.
That's why we love Windows smartphones, don't we. GO FOR IT

How to Hack SPL 1.24

Hi All,
After spending a large amount of time trying to find a solution for the SPL 1.24 to hack. Mainly the Telstra Australia WM6.5 Upgrade. Combining the many efforts of XDA Members I finally got a proper working hack going. I thought I'd post it straight away for the rest of the world to see.
First what you need to do is download the WM6.5 Upgrade from the HTC Website. When you open this you need to go to Start - Run - Type %TEMP% Find the location where the extractor has dumped the files and rename RUU_Signed.nbh to MAPLIMG.nbh. Copy this to the root of the SD Card. Reset your phone into Bootloader and let the flash start. It will fail at 10% than reset itself and install it properly.
From here you need to download a cab clearsecurity.cab which is suppose to be for the Samsung Blackjack 2 but it enables the HTC Snap to be hacked.
From there download the desired Custom Rom and run 1.19 auto.bat and watch the screen go black and the custom rom install.

Any Success???
Hi, can anyone let me know if they have had the same success???

Hi Roger,
Thanks for the post as it worked a treat for me, I was able to flash the HTC Snap after following the above steps. One thing I didn't do is backup the Telstra spl 1.24, Do you know where I can get a copy from?
Once again thanks for the post.
Mr.D

THis looks great. I'd love to try this now, but before I do, I'm hoping you might be able to answer a question of mine, to ease my mind:
If you need to reinstall the original Rom and SPL 1.24, is there any way the the Telecom company can see that the phone's firmware has been previously changed?
Thanks.

Flashing back to Telstra 6.5 Rom
Hey guys, I believe you can just download the latest 6.5 Telstra Rom for the snap from the HTC website. I havern't tried it since I have hacked the phone and the only reason why you would obviously do it is for warranty. Actually I also found out that you can get WM 6.1 rom but you need to contact HTC and you can upload it from there FTP. Sorry I can't provide any more assitance maybe when my phone breaks and I need to flash it back I will post up what I have done.

Hi Roger
Thanks for the reply. This is what's stopping me from trying to flash the ROM. Knowing whether I can restore it back to it's original condition without the telecom company knowing it's been flashed. The phone is only new and if it does develop a hardware problem and I had to send it back, I'm sure they won't fix it under the warranty if they can see that it's been flashed.
If as you suggest, it's just a matter of re-flashing it with the original rom, then that's fantastic. But, I'd really like some firm confirmation before going ahead.
The ROM developed by ookba looks AMAZING and I can't wait to try it.
Thanks.

Flashing Advice
Hi Badcam,
I have owned many HTC phones and I have to say the Snap is probably the most durable out of them all. I find with the Snap and the newer models of the HTC phones from australian carriers they really lock them down and you don't get the full functions as what you pay for. Worst of all they infest the phone with all these carrier features that are not needed.
It is really your choice flashing your phone. Every single phone I have had I have flashed and never had problems only when I drop them lol. For warranty purposes you can always flash back to orginal rom and just tell them thats how you got it. They really can't say much. But I did abit of reading and when you do upgrade the rom from HTC website it does install SPL 1.24 back meaning if you want to flash it back you need to go through the hack again.
Hope this has been helpful.

You said it Roger.
There's so much Telecom rubbish on this phone, it's not funny.
Well, I'll give it a go this weekend. If you're happy it's going to work, I am too. Thanks very much for your advice.

Hey do you guys know how much (in USD) a Telstra SNAP is out there if you buy it outright? Can can anyone ship me one to the States?

What about a TelecomNZ one?
http://store.telecom.co.nz/mobile/pay-monthly/htc-s523
NZ$499.00 is around US$361
http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=499.00&From=NZD&To=USD&x=16&y=17
I'd be happy to sort something out for you. PM me if you'd like.
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Badcam said:
What about a TelecomNZ one?
http://store.telecom.co.nz/mobile/pay-monthly/htc-s523
NZ$499.00 is around US$361
http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=499.00&From=NZD&To=USD&x=16&y=17
I'd be happy to sort something out for you. PM me if you'd like.
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Thanks but that's kinda rough. I get the MAPL100 (Dash 3G) here for $100. Looking to get a SNAP S523 for around that, even used. Let me know if you run across one. Thanks!

It's atrocious. Believe it or not, that's a good price. It's just come down NZ$200. Of course, I had to buy my two days before the reduced it.
I'll keep an eye out.

roger.higginbotham said:
Hi, can anyone let me know if they have had the same success???
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Hi, can anyone tell me how to get the device into bootloader mode? i have followed the steps, but getting it into bootloader mode and then letting it hardspl from the sd is not happening :-( THANKS!!!

Can't find clearsecurity.cab. Can anyone tell me where to find it?

Attempt to answer questions lol
Benzin,
Type in google "clearsecurity.cab download" and find the mediafire link
If you have problems please let me know. Maybe XDA-Developers already have it posted.
wcampagne,
So you are getting into bootloader right, its just not picking up the MAPLIMG.nbh file. You have renamed RUU_Signed.nbh to MAPLIMG.nbh. Also a train of through if you have tried applying previous Roms before hand I suggest you go to %TEMP% file and remove anything that is there that has reference to RUU_Signed or the rom at all. You are probably uploading the wrong file as it might be cached. As I said its just a train of thought. If you have any more problems please feel free to post up and I will figure out a fix for you.
Ookba,
Ebay is your best bet. I got my handset for $150 AUD brand new on bid.

Works great for me and I thank you so much!

[Q] can i pay someone to flash my ROM, please

I just got a used HTC Universal. It had a generic WM5 install on it. I came here, looking for a WM6.x ROM. A couple years ago, I had great success doing this with an HTC Wizard (which I still have) -- I know how to flash a ROM. However, with the Universal, I am not having any luck.
The device comes up in bootloader mode just fine. But no ROM I have tried, ever boots up. I have tried the MTTY DOC format, I have tried using MaUpgradeUT, I have tried using the ROMUpgradeUT.exe that comes with the ROM's... nothing seems to work. If I understand the various posts here -- the device is acting like the Carrier ID is still set, and no ROM will work until I clear the CID and/or find a ROM that matches the CID. But, I thought that the MAUpgradeUT was supposed to clear out the CID? Is there another utlity for that?
I have spent basically 8 hours today, trying to get this to work... I am willing to ship this to someone in the US and pay $$$ to get it working again. It's a nice device (looks brand new) and I really want to use it. It was working just fine on WM5, until I got the bright idea to re-flash it.
Can anyone help?

hi again... found a copy of TML v8[1].7.1 21028 regular 64MB and IT WORKED!. My phone is no longer stuck in bootloader limbo.
however, this ROM seems to be hard-wired to look for a TMobile network? I have an AT&T GSM SIM... my phone isn't connecting to my provider, at the moment.
THanks to all for past and future help.
--- KSandbergFL

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