Hey all,
I've tried to search for an answer, so if I've missed something obvious, please don't chew my head off, but I recently used pof's SIM unlock v3a program on my 8525 and afterwards when I went to flash it with a new radio, it stayed on the bootloader screen for a while and then said "Error 260 (Upgrade Error)” and won’t flash. After SIM unlocking, my bootloader screen reads
HERM100
IPL-SSPL by Des
HERM100
SPL-1.09.ds
Can anyone help me out here? I've written in the SIM/CID unlock thread and PM'ed pof, but no one will answer. I really need to upgrade this week.
Edit: Tried it on a Windows XP machine and it works. Any idea why it won't work on Vista like it did before?
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I've searched and searched the fourms but could not find any answers.... I have a Cingular 8525, i'm trying to unlock it etc.. but when I start it up, it does not show me the IBL or the SBL.... so I can't determine which version of the bootloader I have. Any ideas? My screen shows up with a 3G Cingular flame and then... like some letters and numbers... any help would be nice. Thanks.
Read the Part about Entering Bootloader Mode, should be SPL you are looking for.
Free HTC Hermes SIM & CID Unlocker Available (v2a)
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q - How do I know my bootloader version?
A - When you are on the tri-color screen check the number after SPL-X.XX
you need to go into bootloader mode. Search for it, or it could be in the WiKi. I think you hold the OK button and the Power button and soft reset it with the stylus.
If it's a stock 8525 you have bootloader 1.06 and need to load the 1.30 Cingular ROM to get bootloader 1.04. From there you can do the rest of the steps to unlock and SuperCID.
You guys are great. Thanks sooo much.
I tried to unlock Hermes Orange SPV M3100 withe the latest unlocker v3a but couldn't unlock...After run auto unlock v3a, and run hermes unlock at the end, it says unlock successfuly but the phone still asks to enter unlocking code..i've been reading the hernes unlock threads but could find the solution to unlock it..this hermes has ipl 1.01 and spl 1.40 0ipro...anyone knows the way to unlock please help..thanks
sorry..problem solved, phone's unlocked...don't know what happened first but after hard reset phone, insert original sim and repeat procedure, phone is unlocked after that.
hi, i have the same problem. When i m flashing with Auto_unlock_3a_pof , i must insert original sim (orange) or no?
thanks
hi, I had the same problem. the unlocker went thru the procedure as successful, but was still locked to orange and asked for the code.
I had ran it without any sim.
after I did a hard reset and put in an orange sim, then ran it. it was ok.
unlocked. thanks.
you gotta give LOTS of details about your problem. there are literally hundreds of possibilities if you give us no details about what you did, what went wrong, during what stage... have u set up correctly, did you flash hardspl, was your battery full, did you read instructions well or just skim and jump ahead?
i hav same problem...."--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I tried to unlock Hermes Orange SPV M3100 withe the latest unlocker v3a but couldn't unlock...After run auto unlock v3a, and run hermes unlock at the end, it says unlock successfuly but the phone still asks to enter unlocking code..i've been reading the hernes unlock threads but could find the solution to unlock it..this hermes has ipl 1.01 and spl 1.40 0ipro...anyone knows the way to unlock please help..thanks""" plz help me
Heh apologoies for title but im really stuck and desperate for any help!!
I have been trying to unlock my Cingular 8525 for many hours now without any luck.
I bought it off ebay knowing it was locked because I had seen these forums and knew it wasnt too harder job. I live in NZ we have a compatible 3G network here (they sell these phones branded as JasJams).
Anyway I dont have a cingular sim card, only a Vodafone NZ simcard. I dont know if that is a problem for me or not...
My problem is that I get part way through the update process and the connection between pc and phone gets cut everytime at the same place.
On my bootload screen during the setup it says
HERM100 IPL-SSPL by Des
HERM100 SPL-1.09.ds
and then
HERM100 IPL-1.01
HERM100 SPL-1.40.Olipro
Then I tick the appropriate checkboxes, I HAVE to soft reset my phone here to get it to sync up with my PC again, I dont think this should be a problem though,
It then gives me the button to select the Update button (Update the radio and bootloader)
So I click that, it gives the next screen, click next, tells you its going to take 10 minutes etc, so click next,
It then instantly disconnects the active sync connection and about a minute later I get an error screen saying the unlocker encountered communications errors.
I have been through this whole proccess 6 times now with no joy
Someone pleeeeeeeeease help me
Thanks
im willing to pay for a code all i want is a unlocked sim phone none of this radio stuff etc
try Wiki
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/
or alternatively
http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=27
Thanks but not really helpful, I have read the wiki through and through. I have tried that flashing HardSPL v7 and i get exactly the same problem.
PLEASE somebody help me
The only piece that is confusing is what to do once your done. The instructions say that you will be replacing your radio with a tweaked one to allow the unlock. After the entire process is done I assume you will need to have your favorite radio (1.40.3 in my case) handy to flash back onto your Hermes?
I also assume that flashing your favorite radio back to the Hermes won't lock it back again.
To be honest, I'd suggest going back to basics. You could try quite a few workarounds and end up doing this anyway..:
Reflash the original ROM your phone came with. Should be found easily via wiki.
Then you can start upgrading again.
If that's difficult, try flashing from your MicroSD card, which I've found never fails, having bricked my Hermes quite a few times now with my own cockamayme (sp) versions of ROMs that I've cobbled together from bits of code and chewing-gum.
as far as I know you dont need to CID unlock before flashing.... With olipro spl and custom RUU updater you can flash anything on your phone....
laurasaur, after you have installed 1.4 olipro, use custom RUU updater
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298737
use the RUU updater with your choice of Rom.
or if yo want to unlock the device before
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293665
amet said:
as far as I know you dont need to CID unlock before flashing.... With olipro spl and custom RUU updater you can flash anything on your phone....
laurasaur, after you have installed 1.4 olipro, use custom RUU updater
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298737
use the RUU updater with your choice of Rom.
or if yo want to unlock the device before
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293665
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She want's to SIM-Unlock, not to CID-Unlock.
Do you use Vista? I encountered a similar problem with Windows Vista. Try a PC with Windows XP for the unlocking process.
ok my bad....
I've seen this issue with v1.4 Olipro. Upgrade bootloader to the latest Olipro 2.1 version then re-attempt.
ok thanks everyone for your advice but i am still screwed.
im not running vista.
i can not upgrade to olipro 2.1 because the upgrade utility always gets error 260 (update error) the update utility cannot connect to your PDA Phone.
I have now tried on 3 computers, my own, my parents and my work all resulting in the same thing.
I think now I will try and flash a WM6 rom onto my phone just using the olipro 1.4 and the custom RUU updater and see how I go but I dont have much hope
ok im currently updating the rom to wm6 as posted on the forums and oh my gosh i have a progress bar for the first time ever!! woot~~
um ok. now i have WM6 dopod version and fkn still sim locked someone help me before i throw my phone at the wall lol im going on holiday tomorrow and will have no phone for a week if i dont fix this in the next 3 hrs
Sim Unlock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293665
laurasaur said:
On my bootload screen during the setup it says
HERM100 IPL-SSPL by Des
HERM100 SPL-1.09.ds
and then
HERM100 IPL-1.01
HERM100 SPL-1.40.Olipro
Then I tick the appropriate checkboxes, I HAVE to soft reset my phone here to get it to sync up with my PC again, I dont think this should be a problem though,
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Do *NOT* soft reset your phone here, it is normal that activesync disconnects while the pda is in bootloader mode (activesync only works while OS is running). Just click "next, next, next" in the RUU and it will go fine.
woooa i think i love you Pof, I seriously do. Im not sure how I became such a noob at reading instructions but im sorry and thank you so much I now have progress bar
if you're short on time avoid any radio updates, they seem a bit hit and miss - its not worth upgrading then going away to find you've got a tossy signal!!!!
hope it worked out!
ok. it says this in the tri-color screen:
HERM100
IPL-1.04
HERM100
SPL-1.40.Olipro
ok. so i download the Hard-SPL-V7 and it works. and it says that up there on my boot loader. but what is my bootloader version? 1.40? or 1.04? and what is this talk of the SPL-2.10.Olipro. how do i get that? im confused
oh another thing. why does it freeze on the GSM- part when i use the SDcard method? anyone? help thank you
the latest bootloader is 2.10.Olipro (the latest official one I've released for general consumption)
to flash it, please do remember NOT to put your phone in bootloader and to have activesync synced.
IPL is Initial Program Loader, and is generally not too exciting.
SPL is Secondary Program Loader and this one handles flashing etc and is the one with the exciting crap you need to patch.
have you been able to flash GSM with SD or somehow else ?
I ve asked how to fix it about 100 times on this forum and my device is still bricked
Hey Guys,
I've searched the threads, but nothing written there helped.
Here's my problem. (German T-Mobile MDA Vario II with Schaps 3.57 update)
I would now like to use the official T-Mobile WM6 version that has been released a few weeks ago, but I can't downgrade to any other version or even upgrade to Schaps 4.31 version.
I have read and tried everything stated here.
While trying to flash to hardspl v7, I always get the ERROR 260.
The MDA always shuts down, red-green-blue-white display, then a hole white display with LOADING (for a few seconds) and then again red-green-blue-white display, but then it always displays a different IPL and Spl version and just stands still.
Heres the point where I press the Soft-Reset-Button and it just starts up normal. If I go back and check the IPL and SPL it always shows the version from the beginning (IPL-1.01 and SPL 2.03).
Does anybody know the problem I have here?
Downgrading to any other version doesn't work either.
i can't help you but i've been having the same error. read the forums, followed the instructions, but still can't fix it.
junior_2 said:
Hey Guys,
I've searched the threads, but nothing written there helped.
Here's my problem. (German T-Mobile MDA Vario II with Schaps 3.57 update)
I would now like to use the official T-Mobile WM6 version that has been released a few weeks ago, but I can't downgrade to any other version or even upgrade to Schaps 4.31 version.
I have read and tried everything stated here.
While trying to flash to hardspl v7, I always get the ERROR 260.
The MDA always shuts down, red-green-blue-white display, then a hole white display with LOADING (for a few seconds) and then again red-green-blue-white display, but then it always displays a different IPL and Spl version and just stands still.
Heres the point where I press the Soft-Reset-Button and it just starts up normal. If I go back and check the IPL and SPL it always shows the version from the beginning (IPL-1.01 and SPL 2.03).
Does anybody know the problem I have here?
Downgrading to any other version doesn't work either.
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Suggest you swap USB ports, and also follow the guide HERE to the letter.
hey mrvanx, i followed your guide word for word and i still get error 260. i also followed your guide for vista. I just got my phone a few days ago and the only thing i did do it was upgrade to WM6 and Sim/cid unlock. can you help me out?
Herm100 IPL-1.04
SPL-2.03
imabored said:
hey mrvanx, i followed your guide word for word and i still get error 260. i also followed your guide for vista. I just got my phone a few days ago and the only thing i did do it was upgrade to WM6 and Sim/cid unlock. can you help me out?
Herm100 IPL-1.04
SPL-2.03
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So you omitted telling us you run windows Vista?? Theres your problem!!!!
Get access to an XP machine and try with that.
I use XP, and still no chance.......
imabored said:
hey mrvanx, i followed your guide word for word and i still get error 260. i also followed your guide for vista. I just got my phone a few days ago and the only thing i did do it was upgrade to WM6 and Sim/cid unlock. can you help me out?
Herm100 IPL-1.04
SPL-2.03
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Problem is that you have SPL 2.03 and that is not HARDSPL,
Look Here!!!
igord said:
Problem is that you have SPL 2.03 and that is not HARDSPL,
Look Here!!!
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do i just follow the instruction in the first post? after i do that, i will be able to upgrade to hardSPL v7?
I use XP MODE, i have the same problem, but i solve problem. In Xp Mode, you have to attach usb, when rom start upload it interrupts and you have to attach usb again- it work in my case. Sorry for my english