I recently purchased a Himalaya XDAIIi that is currently locked to O2. I want to use it in the US on TMobile. Can someone help get me started in upgrading the radio, OS, and the ROM. I have been reading all the different threads on the forum, but not sure what if anything will work on the XDAIIi or where to even start.
I am really new to the XDA scene, and would greatly appreciate any suggestions so I can start using this apparently awesome device.
Current stats:
ROM version: 1.10.00 WWE
ROM date: 12/24/04
Radio version: 1.00.00
Protocol version: 1337.39
ExtROM version: 1.10.124 WWE
Will upgrading the ROM unlock the phone?
Thanks in advance for any help.
To date I don't know of any rom upgrdes for this device, whilst there is one planned from O2 it has not been released yet
i think you mean unlocking and not upgrading/...
as far as unlocking go ..there are quite a few threads on this forum regarding that.. personally i used imei check .com..
as far as upgrading goes.. none exists as no upgrade rom has been released yet...
jump on the bandwagon.. were all waiting for it..
co-signing with Zohaer on imei-check. I found them to be excellent.
http://www.imei-check.com/
Thanks for the help. I guess I will get in line for waiting for upgrades. Unfortunately, since I am in the US, I'm not sure I will be able to take advantage of any released by O2. I guess I have to hope TMobile will pick up the XDAIIi at some point.
I will keep checking back if you come across any updates. I will give IMEI-check a look.
Have either of you upgraded to WM2005? Would that be a good idea? Sounds like its full of great features.
K
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I am already reg. with I-mate as owner of one of it products, I got informations from them say that new room will be avilable soon it is ver. 1.66 for XDA II maybe next few days, and the windows Ver. is Windows 2003 SE
at all when I got the link to download it I will publish the link for everyone, Thank you for everyone published that great support using XDA II and XDA. it was great help to me to came very expert in solving problems to my XDA and XDAII
as my profile say then
i have
RUU 1.66.00WWE
RSU 1.10
on my qtek2020 it came with that
as far as i can tell it's not 2003 SE
specs
ROM version: 1.66.00WWE
ROM date> 02/20/04
Radio version 1.10.00
protocol version 1337.18
extOM version 1.66.140
I published what I already read in I-mate forum, I didn't have it yet ...... by the way all new edditions of XDAII coming with v. 1.66
so Rudegar
as it is getting really stressy to have the latest release... ;-)
do you have any ideas about the improvements with your
1.66.00 ROM over the 1.60.00
Alex
hmm, can you post a copy of your rom?
you can copy the rom with pmemdump from itsutils.
well it had that rom when i got it so i cant really compare it with 1.60 since i went from a xda1
i'll look into drumping the rom
but it does seem to have some auto settings and such for
some phone company
usually the phone company specific stuff is in the extended rom.
itsme:
usually the build number is just the ExtROM right? example, the latest tmobile rom i saw in the other thread had 1.60.36, but the os was simply 1.60.00, and the radio was 1.10.00, and the extrom was 1.60.36
does that mean that IF we extract whatever newest rom that comes out in the future and see that it has the same osrom ver and radio stack, merely upgrading the ExtROM is the best way to go?
I mean i know people prefer to only flash the ExtROM, but that's because they want to cook something up. But what if you just want to upgrade and not waste time with the OS if you see they still have the same number, does it HAVE to come hand in hand to upgrade? Or could you just bypass the others and upgrade the ExtROM and expect it to perform like a real update?
yes, that is what I usually do.
i must have bought the last xda ll on the planet !!!!
Im new to this but have flashed many phones before, i dont have linux at all and i am wondering if there is a tutorial on how to upgrade my unit, preferably without having to obtain and setup and learn linux...not really sure what i want to upgrade it to so i have included my specs....
ROM VERSION: 1.66.00WWE
ROM DATE: 02/20/04
Radio version: 1.10.00
Protocol version 1337.18
ExtRom version: 1.66.209
Means nothing to me and would appreciate some advice on which way to go....the new rom i saw looks appealing.
Thanks.
careful...upgrading your rom voids you of the warranty the unit comes with 8) but then again if it's the last xda2 unit on earth then probably no one'd notice...
but if you're really willing to take the risk then by all means...if your rom is now at 1.66 then you can most likely upgrade to the next one which is 1.72...the forum hosts a lot of topics which includes the rom to download and a step-by-step process as to how to upgrade. you can use the search function above...i'm no expert but i do believe the rom is dependent on which continent you're based in...uk, asia, us...etc
now if you really want to go farther as a lot of us have then you can go upgrade to wm2003 se...there's like 3 or 4 versions of the rom posted here on the site. i'm based in asia so i downloaded the asian rom...again the site features a lot of topics on the how-to's and what-not to's...the search feature really does wonders. not to mention those helpful chaps who're actually wizards having been able to send the roms for upgrading.
but in the end if your unit becomes a brick (like many people's in the forum) then...well again the site does feature a lot of helpful tips and such... 8)
cheers mate
If you get an official upgrade for your provider (=1 .exe file) you can simply run it from your PC.
If you don't find one, or they don't release one (like 2003SE), you could read this and the linked pages :
HimalayaRomkitchen
wow man....this sounds way to much trouble for me......dont wanna fek up my phone......it just never seems to be stable though
I was looking into upgrading my HTC tytn to the latest version. For some reason mine will randomly lock up.
Currently I have this info.
Rom:1.18.255.3
Date 07/22/06
Radio: 1.03.03.10
Protocol 32.34.7010.01H
ExtROM: 1.18.255.106
I just want the latest full version out there, not from other providers. Where can I find this?
Man Im new here just like you, but you have got to make an effort to read whats already here.
Have you read this yet? Also, when you say you dont want any ROM's from "other providers" thats kind of difficult to pin point when we have no idea who your provider is.
The info has already been provided on the wiki and upgrading tutorials, I would start there. I think after reading that info if your still having issues then I would ask a question specific to the problem you're having and Im sure someone will answer.
I think everyone will be helpful to those that try to help themselves first.
I read that but still am a bit lost. I use Orange and Tmobile, but the the phone I bought is unlocked and not from a provider
In my opinion, the best ROM right now is 2.05. Radio is 1.27. The "easy" upgrade doesn't give you good and stable performance for the device. So, you really need to read a lot before decide to play around with the phone.
What is the "easy" upgrade?
Inphyy said:
What is the "easy" upgrade?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Download an .exe file from the FTP and double clicking it to upgrade your device. If you haven't unlock/SuperCID your device, you are even more limited in choices.
If you havent SuperCID... Is that an insult?
Hey all, first post here, and I apologise if this has been asked before.
I was recently given a i-Mate Pocket PC Phone Edition (Himalaya) PH10B
Now here in Australia we have our huge semi government run telco Telstra, well they like to brand things for themselves and make it difficult for those of us using the cheaper and less expensive competition by branding and completely configuring everything in their image.
Though the phone is unlocked, I've found that if I want to update I have to use the special ROM upgrade located here:
https://www.imate.com/Support_DeviceSupport.aspx?key=05848f0f-a523-4f33-8c33-6ef5e10cd5ad&cmd=roms
Bah, I don't want it, I want to be able to do things with my PPC, like say use an XDAII ROM to upgrade to Windows Mobile 5 or even 6, but as I'm a big noob to anything other than Symbion OS I'm kinda stuck for how to go about blasting away the Telstra BS and properly updating and configuring MY phone for how I want it.
So, Has anyone found a way to do this? Is it possible? I've tried some of the tools, but nothing wanted to work. Any ideas?
Cheers, and thanks in advance.
Oh, thought I'd add some specs to assist:
ROM Version: 1.52.00WWE
ROM Date: 10/23/03
Radio Version: 1.10.00
Protocol Version: 1337.18
ExtROM Version: 1.72.871
I stumbled across this site while looking for some meaningful information about HD2 ROMs - I'm gobsmacked! This is a goldmine of brilliant stuff and generous attitudes - so I'm writing in the hope that someone can help me.
I had an HD2 which was without any doubt the best device I have ever had (or expect to have!) I bought it from a second-hand dealer, it was unlocked from UK Vodafone and worked just fine. It was stolen so I have sourced another which was supplied new and allegedly SIM Free. It turns out to have been destined for the Dutch market (has a Serial Number connected with Brightpoint in Holland) and the only official ROM upgrades I can get from HTC's site are on the Dutch pages which presumably means that my HD2 will then run with a Dutch language interface - not much use to me! I can't get any useful response from HTC support about whether I can use this ROM upgrade and have my phone in English.
So, can anyone enlighten me about this?
Having looked around this site for a while, I can see that there are several rather exciting looking ROMs for HD2 which might be better for me use anyway but I have no idea how to carry out all the various steps mentioned. I did a Vodafone ROM upgrade on my previous HD2 so I'm moderately familiar with the process but I can see references to "Task 29" and other items which don't mean anything to me -sorry for my ignorance, but one has to start somewhere!
If anyone has the time to help me I would be properly grateful!
If it helps, here are some bits of info:
OS version:5.2.21869 (21869.5.0.82)
Manila Version: 1.0.19211620.0
ROM Version: 1.72.831.1 (82124) WWE
ROM Date 03/01/10
Radio Version: 2.07.51.22_2
Protocol Version: 15.32.50.07U
Many thanks and keep up the fantastic work!
Mark
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Hi Fred_Up,
Thanks for taking the time to reply, it was very helpful info for finding a new ROM.
Much appreciated.
Mark