SPV M3100 back to life at last!!! - 8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin

Without the help of pof this would not have been possible.
I had tried to simunlock SPV M3100 with the Universal Unlocker. If you are thinking about doing this DON'T.
There has been quite a bit of advice on this subject recently but none of which helped, my phone stayed a brick.
I was in bootloader version 1.04 I WOULD NOT ADVISE ANYONE IN BOOTLOADER VERSION 1.06 AS THIS MAY NOT WORK.
This is what I did:
1. Put Hermes into bootloader mode
2. Disable USB connections in ActiveSync, also in task manager kill rapimgr.exe and wcescomm.exe.
3. Open mtty.exe and select USB port, then connect.
4. Hit enter twice, you will see the USB> prompt.
5. Type the following commands (do not copy and paste).
password 0000000000000000 (enter)
set 1e 1 (enter)
erase a0040000 c80000 (enter)
erase a0cc0000 c80000 (enter)
erase a1940000 640000
set 1e 0 (enter)
6. Reset phone and go back to bootloader mode.
7. DO NOT DISCONNECT USB AT ANY STAGE.
8. Remove battery for a few minutes.
9. Restarted computer.
Replace battery.
10. Tried Qtek ROM 2020, got as far as screen going white, stuck on 0%.
11. Went back to bootloader.
12. Ran 3 more times, came up with error.
13. Ran MaUpgradeUt_noID
PC shows Upgrading Radio. Please wait
Phone shows uprading radio stack
got to 99%
14. ROM upgrade error
15. Did soft reset (no GSM gone)
16. BLING!!! PHONE CAME BACK TO LIFE.
Now we have ActiveSync and phone seems to be in perfect working order.
Device information shows:
Operator Version 14.123.1.614
ROM Version 1.23.61.4
ROM Date 07/13/06
Radio Version 1.20.31.10
Protocol 2.52.7020.0014
Model HERM100
Bootloade mode shows
HERM100
IPL-1.01
HERM100
SPL-1.04
Thank you everybody who has given me advice over the past few weeks, especially pof you are all truly amazing.
Will be purchasing unlock soon and would like to know the best way to monitor activity to help others unlock for free.

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I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THIS...However it was sent to me as I wanted to help the community also but alas my SPV M3100 is caught somewhere between nashville and canada for 3 weeks.
So, here comes the how to :
What you need befor you start:
USBMON (I used the trial): http://www.hhdsoftware.com/Products/...b-monitor.html
A win 2k/XP computer with admin rights
How to fool the IMEI-CRACK tool:
-Login with the administrator and setup USBMON
-Create with the administrator a user (named wathever you like) with only "user" or "powered user" rights
-Log in with the user you just created (you may have to resetup Active sync with this user; I don't know why but it seems that active sync doesnt setup for all user)
-Right click on the USBMON icon and select "run as"; input the administrator credential and configure the software ready for the capture
-Launch the crack and follow the instruction
And voila ! The dump should be achieved by now
As I did this quite a long time ago, I may have forget something; feel free to ask for more explanaition if you don't understand something

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Yeah! Glad you did it!
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Just for the record, here are the posts that helped us to develop this "solution":
1) DEAD BRICK M3100 BACK ALIVE - kimbay tried to run Himalaya rom on the Hermes after 30 days looking at a £450 brick, he was the first bringing the Hermes back to life.
2) Bring your bricked TyTN back to live - Houz74 did the same, but provided more information on which ROM exactly he tried and until where the Himalaya flashing process has to run (the erasing part).
3) Can't boot after trying to unlock SPV M3100 with HTC Universal unlocker - Finally you (rachelm700) provided the USB dump I was waiting for and I understood what was the himalaya's RUU doing, then I just tried to replicate the same in the hermes bootloader
Thanks to everyone involved

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rachelm700 said:
I was in bootloader version 1.04 I WOULD NOT ADVISE ANYONE IN BOOTLOADER VERSION 1.06 AS THIS MAY NOT WORK.
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Should work in bootloader 1.06 too, as long as the last thing is flashing an extracted radio rom and not a full rom.

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As I am on 1.06 and have a non working device, I have nothing to lose at this stage.
Will update to see if this worked on 1.06.

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Shark1, follow my instructions in the wiki:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_UpgradeProblems
I just updated (problem 5) with generic instructions which should work for you too.
Good luck!

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Pof,
I don't get past 0% and then it just errors out.

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shark1 said:
Pof,
I don't get past 0% and then it just errors out.
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0% of radio upgrade? did you do all the erase commands without errors?

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really interesting...
you say to flash Himalaya ROM to Hermes?
really interesting...
buzz

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buzz_lightyear said:
really interesting...
you say to flash Himalaya ROM to Hermes?
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It's not really flashing the Hima rom on the Hermes, but the Hima flashing process does the 'erase' bootloader commands which where the "trick" to allow flashing a radio rom again, after breaking the hermes radio with the universal unlocker.
See the full process in this thread (comment #10):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=280372

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I think I know my problem my imei is totally gone, not sure how to get it back.

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SPV M3100
I have never passed step no. 13
"13. Ran MaUpgradeUt_noID
PC shows Upgrading Radio. Please wait
Phone shows uprading radio stack
got to 99%"
NoID is just giving me no radio version number and finished by successfully completed message without reaching 99% or showing any progess. please advise on how to pass this. Best regards and 1000K thanks.

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Try starting the whole process again, it didn't work first time for me, just kept trying from the beginning until it worked.
Good luck.

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rachelm700 said:
Try starting the whole process again, it didn't work first time for me, just kept trying from the beginning until it worked.
Good luck.
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Thanks, I have tried many times and even left it over nights running. can you upload noID files + radio version you have used.noID with qtek2020 or with many other different versions including Herm100 did not work and end by successfuly completed task without any changes. Rgds

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Hi Awad
Sorry it hasn't worked for you. You can pick up everything you need on the WIKI pages, that's where I got them from. Sorry I can't help you any further, I'm certainly no expert.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_UpgradeProblems
Good luck.

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is it necessary need to create 1 more user account to do tha trick, i can't find 'run as' on usb monitor

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rachelm700
I followed all your steps but this step:
13. Ran MaUpgradeUt_noID
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I don't know what to do... I have cingular 8525 which is already SuperCID/Unlock using the master POF method...
How would I apply this step to any of my available ROMs
My phone is
HERM100
IPL-1.01
SPL-1.09
Thank you guys for your help in advance

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All was not lost
After "stupidly" restoring a backup from a wm5 onto my fresh wm6 install, I ended up with no activesync connection, and no boot past the htc screen.
Method 2b didn't work in its entirety, but it allowed the activsync connection, which allowed a reload of the wm6.
No more brick, and thanks to everyone on this site. The moral is not to give up!