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Did i brick my Tmobile MDA? HEEELLLLPPP

Hey guys i tried flashing my rom using the Shelltool. I loaded the two cabs on the device and put it back to Tmobile 2.26. While i was in the shelltool it told me to do a hard reset and i think the phone was frozen (it didnt go to the normal colorful screen like usual) so i took the battery out of the back and powered it on. I left the software running like it said but it just froze up.
Now my MDA wont move past the Tmobile screen. I REALLY need a hand with this because this phone keeps my life in line! I dont even think ill be able to get up tomorrow because all my alarms go off my phone
Let me know if theres anything i can do otherwise im looking at a Motorola A1200 :-(
kind regards,
Eddy

Hi there,
Not familiar with Shelltool. I do most of my flashing using ActiveSync. Have you tried forcing the phone into Bootloader Mode (hold the Camera button while turning it on). Worth a shot.

If t-mobile was the original ROM on the phone, then just flash it again using the exe (or RUU if you extracted the files from the exe) instead of using shelltool and see if that brings it back to life.

well its stuck on the tmobile splash and shows no actual connection to the machine would it still work?

If you can get into bootloader mode then you should be fine. Just put your device into bootloader and flash wizard love rom or the rom that your device came shipped with.
Good Luck

looks like its working guys but its most likely still going to look and be WM5. Im still willing to try and get WM6 on it tho. I have the roms but its just not working any ideas?

Well, if you're flashing the t-mobile ROM right now then it is going to be WM5. Since you now know what to do if the ROM your loading doesn't stick, try flashing the ROM you were trying to flash again. By the way, what was your IPL and SPL before you flashed it the first time where it didn't work? If it was less than 2.xx then that was your problem most likely. If you're now updating to the latest t-mobile ROM the way I told you to (using the exe or RUU) then your IPL and SPL now should work fine with WM6.

Well I just finished upgrading my MDA to WM6. Here's what I did. First off I
fould out that you need the phone CID Unlocked for it to accept the WM6
ROM. Follow the instructions on this thread by Dr. Puttingham.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=285435
This should get your MDA ready provided it is a G3 (thread will tell you how
to tell the difference.) Then follow the directions on mfrazzz's thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=324632
I had problems with my MMS after the update but after re-installing the WM6
ROM and installing the CAB files by Lurch anf FZZF I got that problem
squared away. Believe me when I say I know what you are going thru. I
was fiddling around with this for about a week. Luckily I am on vacation and
I had plenty of time to read and decipher alot of the info I found. Good luck
and remember to READ, READ, READ. BTW, props to all that contributed to
these fine tutorials and for this awesome ROM. I have it running on my MDA
for three days now and am very happy with it. I am also using the 3.08
IPL/SPL which seems to give me better reception, which my wife seems to
appreciates

Updating Xda Orbit To Wm6.1

Hi guys,
I'm a newbie to the forum and for starters I want to apologise if I'm in the wrong section!
My question:- I want to upgrade WM6 to WM6.1 with the cube effect, what I want to know is where to find the right ROM? My ROM version is 3.4.
If I'm missing anything, can someone please let me know so I can update you guys!
Thanks in advance!

hello,
i've tested a few of the new roms thats floating around on this forum and so far for me the best has been the Ooops Black rom,,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=401062
i had to unlock my CID first using the USPL program and once i'd done that i could flash the custom rom,.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=308242
there's loads of really good roms available so just test until you find the one thats good for you.
Good Luck

i've unlocked the CID and downloaded the new ROM, but when i run the exe file that us ARTEMIS CUSTOMRUU error comes "the application failed to initialize properly (0x0000135)" now what to do?? how to run the exe file???

Are you using windowsXP??
i couldn't flash it with vista but when i used my laptop that had windows XP on and ran active sync to sync the device it worked no problem..
you have to have it sync'd with active sync.
hope this helps!

sometimes i find that if i put the device in to boot loader it works
so try update, it fails, stick device in to bootloader mode an try again.

thanks you very much

the error came on my pc becuse it did'nt had .Net framework installed..
after installin it everything went smoothly...
I have flashed my orbit with Oops Black ROM, although its very fast,but it has several bugs!! are there any better ROM's floating in this forum?? and if i want to restore my original Orbit WM6.0 OS what shud i do???

what type of bugs have you noticed?
mines running perfect!
yeah there's loads of roms available in the Windows Mobile 6 section of the Artemis forum.
you should have no problem upgrading to any rom available now.

@KevandLynds
Here are some bugs which i found
-> When using mouse mode, the pointer gets disappeared after sometime.
-> When Sliding your finger upwards (like when u wanna start that touchflo3D cube) an error comes and you have to restart the phone
-> Unable to view videos in Picture and Video tool.. although u can view pictures.
-> Cannot add menu items.

some of those are touch flo problems, 6.1 by its self it very good in my opinion, dont have any issues except that if i do a soft rest whilst plugged in to and synced with a PC it wont sync afterwards, need to rest unplugged, bizzar but doesnt happen to often

Guys I'm geting a 270 error.
I've hard reset the artemis and tried it, still doesn't make a difference!
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance guys

KevandLynds said:
hello,
i've tested a few of the new roms thats floating around on this forum and so far for me the best has been the Ooops Black rom,,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=401062
i had to unlock my CID first using the USPL program and once i'd done that i could flash the custom rom,.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=308242
there's loads of really good roms available so just test until you find the one thats good for you.
Good Luck
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must be the biggest piece of crap sofware yet stops your phone working and cant put any programs on phone avoid this one

Need help to unbrick.

Hi im sorry i had to post this as its probably been asked over and over but ive searched forum and cant seem to find a working solution for me.
I updated my HTC Touch ELF with Onyx ROM after updating SPL etc and everything went fine but couldnt get a signal etc on phone so decided to go back to old rom that i made a backup of untill i had done more research and found the ROM i wanted.
Reflashed the backup rom build i made everything looked good untill i went to boot and it just powered off after the orange brand logo.
I cant do the goldcard method as i have no other phone that can take the card i do however have a adapter for my pc for the card.
Ive treid the ubrick thread but cant get mtty.exe to use usb port.
Can somebody help me out to get this up and going again, Sorry for posting this i know its probably been asked many times but cant seem to get it going and am a n00b on this subject really.
thnx.
[EDIT]
Just managed to get that unbricking rom installed and booted so am gunna try and flash my original dump again.
[EDIE2]
Seems it some problem with my original backup as just doesnt boot after brand logo, When building with HTC Rom tool other files are green but OS file stays black does that mean the OS file is bad?

the adapter for ur card wont work, u need a WM device to make the goldcard method.
what about this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=446242

crapula512 said:
the adapter for ur card wont work, u need a WM device to make the goldcard method.
what about this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=446242
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yeah thnx that did the job
Cant seem to get my original dump back on though
I originally just wanted to update to windows 6.1 but there isnt a official update can you recommend the best/most stable unofficial one to use?

take a look at onyx, tess, touch hd or aether. and if u feel brave, u can try letama which is WM 6.5 beta

tried the onyx and another but cant find network just keeps "searching..."

what radio do u have? try with 3.34 or 3.39

Thnx, Just noticed the updates and are going to update and retry.
thnx for help, appreciate it

Do they have them updates for the ELF, can only find those versions for ELFIN.
[EDIT] nm Noticed they are for either
Still having trouble with signal always searching, Installed latest radio version aswell.
[EDIT] whoops what a dumbass, I missed the pin entry at beginning which sometimes pops up but then boots into today screen if not enetered in time, finds signal straight away now

Problems with WM 6.5 Rom Install

I have the Verizon XV-6900 ( HTC TOUCH) and i have tried NFSFAN's custom rom and after the phone goes into the 3 color screen then proceeds to the progress bar i get error 262 on my laptop, some error about communication and i cant use the ONYX rom due to the fact that its for GSM models. Anyone else have this problem? Or does anyone know how to get the WM 6.5 rom installed onto the device?

You've somehow ended up with the wrong ROM. You have the one for the Elf, not the Vogue, as is available here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=426540
Make sure you're getting the proper NFSFAN ROM from his thread, found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3526944&postcount=2378
Install that, and thank your lucky stars that the installation errored out on you rather than installing the wrong ROM and possibly bricking your phone.

Im actually having problems from that file on NFSFANs, also the ONYX one says that its for the GSM Touch, i have Verizons Touch which is CDMA. Over the weekend i tried using NFSFANs and i kept getting the error i even tried 2 other USB cables i still keep getting the 262 error

parth212 said:
Im actually having problems from that file on NFSFANs, also the ONYX one says that its for the GSM Touch, i have Verizons Touch which is CDMA. Over the weekend i tried using NFSFANs and i kept getting the error i even tried 2 other USB cables i still keep getting the 262 error
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Oh, I misunderstood... I read your post as saying that the error message itself was complaining about the ONYX ROM.
OK, have you unlocked your phone with Coke?
If your phone is unlocked, you can try flashing the ROM from your SD card instead of over USB. I'm not sure the procedure as I've never done it, but if you search around a little, you'll find it.
Also, if your phone *ISN'T* unlocked, you need to do that. Visit the following thread on ppcgeeks for instructions/downloads:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=20370

I think I bricked my Cellular South Vogue :(

Hi I have a htc touch celluer south and i ran the unlock.
it has slp-0.41 coKe then i ran a custom firmware ant it will never start up.
I tryed anything i could whent to htc web got it from there and it wouls freeze up at 11% need help sorry im a new with this stuff.
did a custom firmware for the 5th time now it says no radio and wont start up.

What stock rom where you running before hand? Was the phone already GPS enabled? Can you still reach the tri-color boot screen? If so, try reflashing to stock to at least restore function to the phone.
This thread will prob be moved.

I can get it into the tricolor screen .
windows mobile 6
I tryed stock firmware and would freeze up at 11%
Was the phone already GPS enabled? I don't have a any idea.;( it has data.
Thanks

You unlocker you use depends on weather GPS has been enabled on the phone or not. You used the non-GPS unlocker, but you may have a GPS enabled phone!
What is the full file name of the stock rom you are attempting to use? The full file name should have the rom verison and radio version. I'm not sure how much I can help, but after the admins move this thread to the right forum, you should get some good advice from people with experience.

Earl123676 said:
I can get it into the tricolor screen .
windows mobile 6
I tryed stock firmware and would freeze up at 11%
Was the phone already GPS enabled? I don't have a any idea.;( it has data.
Thanks
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What are you trying to do. you have to be more specific are you trying to unlock with 2.31 Try and put it into bootloader mode And then flashed window 6. once again . But when it reaches 10 percent it will disconnect and connect again so be patient and just leave it alone

I was trying to put windows mobile 6.5 on.
did not use right unlock.
cannot get into any operating system
stock firmware from htcs web site when gets to 11%
will freeze then go back to tricolor screen and ROMUpdateUtility will error. ;(
custom firmware by NFSFAN will finish but phone will not load operating system stuck at Smart mobility screen in corner it says NO RADIO.
HTC Touch (US Cellular)-RUU_Vogue_4350_US_Cellular_WWE_3.01.573.4_Radio_435020_3.42.30_AM_NV_USC_1.32_PRL15052_0528_Ship.exe
Thanks

Maybe I Can Help
I´ve had the same issue. Firstable, you need to get a good ROM for the HTC Touch like these ones:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=426540
download the one you like in the ".nbh" format. Then you must find and download a program called "MTTY v.1.42".
When you get it, go to Activesync settings in your PC and disable "allow USB connections" box. then go to Task manager and kill the activesync process in Windows.
Now connect the phone to the PC. run MTTY. Select "Port:USB" .
where it says" flow control" change the parameter to: RTS/cts
Press OK and leave it like that. Dont close anything.
Finally go to the ROMupdate utlity and flash the new rom normally. If you have any doubt add me at: [email protected]

Ok Thank you I'll give it a try in the morning.

!!
Earl123676 said:
Ok Thank you I'll give it a try in the morning.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=426540, that's a GSM!!

Is my phone a gsm model ;~ It came from south central.
It errors out and says This NBF file cannot be used for your pda phone. Please get anwer NBF file. when trying to do rom update.

Earl123676 said:
Is my phone a gsm model ;~ It came from south central.
It errors out and says This NBF file cannot be used for your pda phone. Please get anwer NBF file. when trying to do rom update.
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Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=873446
Vogue is a CDMA.

?? That dose not help I just want to do anything to get my phone working.
No firmware seems to work.
Need help On tricolor screen right now.
with coKe 0.41
Is that the wrong unlock
is that why custom firmwares install but never start up,says no radio.
left it all night still the same can't do any unlocks cannot get any operating system to boot clear up original one from htc while installing firmware it allways freezes up at 11%.
This sucks NEED HELP OK!!

I would try using either my XevRev ROM or NuVogue (until I build A South Cell ver later tonight . I'm not just saying that because I made it either. lol You can find the link in the forum you posted this thead in (I'm on my Touch Pro2 atm, getting direct link is a pain... will update in a few mins).

XevRev ROM or NuVogue.
XevRev
Sprint PCS (Build #71)
Verizon Wireless (Build #72)
Telus (Build #73)
Alltel (Build #77)
Bell Canada (Build #79)
There is no celluler south ?
Can't try that .
NuVogue.
Tried it th i did not !!
Ill give it a try for now.Which
NuVogue 8.0 or it dose not matter. i'll try 8.0 for now
This phone dose not have sim card
device VOGU100 is CDMA OK.
Just a reminder celluler south,South central same thing.
when there is a phone that says celluler south It shows
Up at south central. Not very famous. Its located in southern UTAH
THANKS
OK
NuVogue 8.0
Dose not work.;(
http://www.socen.com/ South centrals website
https://www.cellularsouth.com/cscom...2070029&WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=ppc_Google_D-Brand Celluler Souths website
There is some thing wierd here......

After thinking about things, I see why you can't flash the stock rom: You do not have a Cellular South rom to flash to. US Cellular is not Cellular South from all the research I did.
The problem is I was unable to locate a Cellular South shipping rom. A shipping rom is what you would normally want to use to reflash the phone and "relock" it back to true stock easily.
Now, one option would be to attempt to flash just a non-GPS radio, however that could brick your device. ImCoKeMaN has more information on that in this thread on ppcgeeks.
I would recommend that you start a thread here on ppcgeeks, where you may run into some others with more expertize. I'd also link to this thread just in case they need more information. I would also create a detailed thread name like "I think I bricked my Cellular South Vogue" (I'd recommend changing the name of this thread to reflect that as well).
Now, my idea would be to use MTTY and try and figure out what radio is installed (if you can even do that, I seriously have no clue), contact Cellular South for a true stock rom for your phone, and find out what radio was installed on the phone (1.x or 3.x series radio). Since the .41 unlocker didn't work, that think that means you may have had a 3 series radio.
Without knowing anything about how the roms for Cellular South are, your better off either contacting Cellular South and ask them for their stock software (and if you do get it, share it with the world dude, cause no one has it!), and/or try PPCGeeks for more advanced advice.
ImCoKeMaN hangs out on the IRC chatrooms #ppcgeeks and #ppckitchen on (chat.freenode.net) freenode. If you can catch him, he may be able to offer radio advice on the Vogue. You could also start a thread on PPCG and point it out to the guys in that channel, lots of knowledgeable types that have been doing this stuff for years.
So long as your getting the tri-color screen, I think you can get the phone working, so don't loose hope!

well OK Is ther any one else here smart.I'll talk to south central guys when i can to see if they will say go find the dump or whatever.
it says on box HTC------------------------------------6900 South Central
Oh I used .41 unlocker it worked look at pic it was .36 or somthing.
Thanks any way.

@OP,
Let me try to jump in here before you do anything else. As you can obviously flash roms (you can get to bootloader), basically you used, as stated earlier, the wrong unlocker. Before you can flash anything, you will need to flash back to stock. You mentioned that you have tried doing this and you get an error at 11%.... what kind of error do you get? (error code). The only thing that could have fried your radio would be to have flashed it back from a 3.xx.xxx radio into a 1.xx.xxx, which is what ImCoKeMaN describes over at Howard Forums. The .41 is an unlocker for non-GPS Vogues from what I understand, but this is not protected from overwriting, so flashing a stock should get you back up and running.
After you are done flashing back to stock, take a look at my Vogue flashing guide (link in my signature).

Ok Thanks I need to get hold of a stock rom I was using Us Celluler.
Oh on error my phone would go to tricolor screen at 11% then it would have a commnuication error on computer
Need celluler south or south central just whatever I'll Chat with South central guys
One i know well .Thanks

Earl123676 said:
Ok Thanks I need to get hold of a stock rom I was using Us Celluler.
Oh on error my phone would go to tricolor screen at 11% then it would have a commnuication error on computer
Need celluler south or south central just whatever I'll Chat with South central guys
One i know well .Thanks
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http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=windows mobile&model=Vogue
Go here. The rom that you are looking for is the last one on the list. That will flash a 3.xx.xxx radio as well, so it should give you GPS capabilities too.
As far as the error, I am looking for an error code from the PC. (I am guessing it is 228, but I could be wrong)
BTW, I am moving this thread to General as it isn't development.

OK Thanks.