Hi guys, I've just tried to unlock my ameo and am stuck at the bootloader screen. I have a wm6 rom downloaded and am trying to put it on however, I cannot work out how to do it. I cannot get a RUU to access my ameo as it isn't active sync'd. can anyone tell me which program to use to get the rom on the machine?
thanks
If all its correct the bootloader should say "SPL1.20 olipro"
at the bottom of the page it should say "serial"when you plug athena in the pc USB port it changes to "USB"
Just download a rom appropriate for SPL1.20 unpack it in a folder in your desktop and click in the installer.
Remember that any memory card you may use has to be taken off the athena before you do anything.
also if bootloader do not say SPL1.20 a rom for SPL1.20 wont work.
Hi PBL, thanks for the response.
I have 1.20 listed and usb at the bottom.
I have downloaded the wm6 file but that is all there is, when you say click on the installer, I don't know what you mean, windows asks what to open the file with. Could you give me a link for a wm6 rom with a downloader?
Cheers for any help, I know how annoying noobie questions can be.
Phil
Have you found it out already or do you still need help?
Help still required!
After using AthenaUnlocker for the first time, your bootloader has been updated to Olinex 1.20 (appearing on your screen), however you still might have no ROM installed. => black screen after resetting your Ameo.
Additionally, your Ameo is still locked for other ROMs (as it was with mine), so no unofficial ROM here might work at first. In your case you need an official Ameo WM6.0 ROM found here , if you already have it, the better.
- (Download the ROM onto your PC),
- be sure that your Ameo is turned on and connected to the PC.
- start the romupdateutility.exe (admin rights on the PC, no SIM-card or mini-disk inserted into the Ameo), accept the warnings and click next, it will tell you your current ROM version and the one to upload, hit next and so on, finally click on update, after a while the status screen on the PC screen will also appear on your Ameo.
- wait until it is done and the Ameo has rebooted and installed
- restart the Athena unlocker and repeat steps 1 to 3
No matter what you do: NEVER disconnect the device from the PC during upload!
Hey will, Just done that, all went well, 100% upload, screen went black, comp says no connection, now I have a red light round the joystick and cannot turn on or get to bootloader!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Any ideas?
Have you updated the T-Mobile-ROM? Did you press the camera-button AND reset button? The Olinex-bootloader screen should appear.
Updated the rom, then it went blank and the red light appeared, now I cannot get the bootloader screen up
wait a minute!!!!!!!!!!!!
SHE LIVES!!!!!!!!!!
Am i right in thinking I now need to do all 3 steps in the unlocker again?
I forgot to tell you the most import rule: Dont panic!
Yes, repeat steps 1-3 from the Unlocker, start with step 1, I will wait for you.
JUST a second: Your device is showing Olinex v1.20 when in bootloader mode AND/OR your 6.0 ROM is starting now, correct??
Cheers Will, The battery is as flat as a fart at the mo, so gonna leave it till the morning. Thanks for your help and I'll post here tomorrow to let you know how I go.
Thanks agin, you're a life saver!
Phil
Glad your Ameo didn't break.
Loading the battery to 90+% is essential as it might break your device during upload.
Remember: after each ROM update (Radio update also etc.) the device will perform a hard-reset, so you have to wait each time until your Ameo has finished installation and has resynced with your PC.
IF AND ONLY IF the ROM itself has been loaded without problems and your Ameo has synced with your PC, then
- proceed with Athena unlocker, repeat step1 => wait for full installation and resync (don't close Athena unlocker) => hit finish-button on PC
- do step 2 (update), then WAIT for reset, full installation, and resync BEFORE proceeding on the PC because
- as for step2 the unlock-program will be copied and started onto the Ameo itself (that is why you have to wait)
- hit OK on the PC (the screen will inform you about the unlock process on the PDA, hit ok if the device is synced and ready), on the PDA you have to accept the installation of the program, hit install?/yes? there and unlock BOTH SIM and CID (=ROM unlocker), so you can use any phone-provider and any unofficial ROM
- finish the installation on your Ameo (hit unlock and afterwards OK etc. somewhere on the screen, I can't remember if it will hard reset again), then
- do step 3 on the PC, the same upload and hard reset and waiting procedure as before.
Done! Now you should be able to use any SIM-card and update any unofficial ROM (v1.2 versions ONLY for the moment, BEWARE!).
Hope this helps for the start.
Sorry I lost track on you pthechemist but will seems to be doing a great job here, as long as you have spl1.20 already installed and follow the procedure, you are pretty safe although it can be a bit scary.
Good luck
Cheers for the help and support guys.
All is now running PERFECTLY!
Just in the process of finding some decent games to put on and get tomtom setup
Oh, while I think about it...
The guy who I bought the phone from had a customized home screen which I cannot seem to replicate, any chance it was a downloaded theme? if so, any recommendations?
Good work!
Ad TomTom: lookout for post#1 in this thread, the settings there did definately work with my TomTom7.
Ad skin (remember: 1.2 only with Olinex v1.20): I've been using MichyPrima's R5.1 for a while now, there is the big HTC home screen (black_vga) with this big watch (aka x7510). Another one is the Diamond skin. Just look around, there are multiple skins for tryout.
Hey Will,
Thanks for the info, will have a look around for skins
Hey Will,
Thanks for the info, will have a look around for skins
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first off let me start off by saying, yes, i'm a noob. i started out by reading all the posts in every thread i could. i have a x10ht that i bought at the local asian mall, not knowing that there were so many problems unlocking it
this is the second failed attempt at flashing a new rom onto my phone. i must say, i am not impressed. it froze the last time, i'm not sure where, and this time at 47%. kinda annoying when u think about it. i took the precautions and followed instructions, but to no avail
can anyone help? i'll give all the details i can...
bl 1.09
radio 1.14
old rom was 1.35
What state is it in now?
if i plug it in to the pc, it goes into bl 1.09
so, i was able to flash the old softbank rom onto it, but now i'm stuck with a japanese device with a sim lock on it(i think). i can't even set up activesync to try to update again. any ideas guys?
I don't have much xp with the ideosyncracies of the Softbank X01ht, but you should be able to build a sspl RUU featuring the os.nb of your choice. I believe you don't want to try flashing the radio ROM area but an os.nb only flash should restore the english version of your choice.
I'd look for confirmation on the above conjecture however, before trying these steps:
download the ruu of your choice and extract the signed nbh file using winrar or equivalent (the exe is an executable rar file)
use nbhextract or nbhdump to extract all the files
use Olipro's RUU builder to create a sspl RUU with only os.nb (use the 06_os.nb extracted from step 2)
flash this onto your device
This procedure should raise a lot of questions for you to research the answers to. The answers are all here I assure you. In researching, you will learn about the techniques of custom flashing for Hermes and whether they can really be used safely on your device.
Flashing the japanese ROM shouldn't have SIM locked you again. However, if it is you can research your free solution on this thread or you can purchase unlock from here.
Also: please explain what you mean by "Can't set up Activesync"
the only problem is right now i can't even access my device... there appears to be some sort of lock on it, something to do with usim and i have no clue what it says. but i can't do anything with it
Its probably saying the SIM is incorrect. You may well be SIMLocked....
You need to get it to the today screen to do sspl flashing. Try resetting with no SIM installed. the first thing you should see after the WM splash is the phone dialer saying "The SIM is missing" in japanese. Hit the cancel button which on my TyTN is the first labeled button above the green button to return to the today screen (you may have to experiment to find the right button).
i do get that, but after a few seconds, it goes to a screen where you can put in a code and there is writing on the left soft button, but you can't select it, i assume until a suitable length code is input, and it has no ok button, so i can't even get out of it... help!!!
and by can't set up activesync i mean that i can only get into the today screen for a very limited time, and activesync doesn't seem to connect fast enough, so i'm kind of stuck.
This happens when there's no SIM installed?
yes, it does. but i may have found out something. i can connect to my hermes through activesync on my work computer... hmmm... let me see here...
wow, that was an experience
so i think i'm good, i'll update you guys as teh day goes on, but i may have fixed this myself, and i feel so releived.
yes, the same usim message was coming up regardless of the way i started it up, but i had about 20 seconds of pda usage before it would come up. i got activesync working via the work laptop on the usim screen, and was able to copy sspl over, i restarted and quickly ran sspl, which got me into des's bootloader. from there, it was just a matter of running the ruu i wanted to run in the first place, WM6 .2, and voila, we seem to be back in business... but i don't ever want to do that again, so i think i'm going to flash that hard sspl... but first to test the radio's and and other features.... wow. last time the flash ****ed up on me, i had to pay this guy $30 to fix it, and tho he did, he never wanted me to know how so i could do it myself next time. screw him!!!!
thanks to everyone and their hard work on the forums here. without you, i'd be styling with a razr rather than hacking this thing apart like it was an xbox or psp....
Hi guys,
I need your help. You'd make me amazingly happy if you could solve my problem.
I have an Orange SPV C100 (french one) and I keep trying to flash wm6.1 (the one Blackdragon_860 has released).
My problem is : I can't flash that rom. The updating process crash at 4% and I get an error saying that the ROM is corrupted.
Do you have any ideas to help me ?
Here are some additional information taken from the Hard-SPL And Soft-Spl walktrough :
1. Copy spl.nb, spl.lnk and jumpspl.exe to the root of device
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I've done that alright
, hold camera and launch spl.lnk -
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I've done that too.
you`ll see the white screen
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I have no white screen. Instead a file named JumpSPL.txt is generated... Here is what is inside :
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Comandline is: 0x10000000 \SPL.nb
SPL File: \SPL.nb
Jump Address: 0x10000000
kmode is 0
SPL file size: 524288 bytes
3. From the flasher folder run ROMUpdateUtility.exe and follow instructions to flash the Hard-SPL if needed. or you can flash *ANY* oxygen rom
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I've done that too. I put RUU_Signed.nbh from wm61OxygenUpdate1.rar in the same directory than ROMUpdateUtility.exe
Before the flashing process itself, ROMUpdateUtility.exe tell me I going to flash the image version from 1.7.74.1 to : 1.01
Then I have a rainbow screen which says :
ONBL : 1.07.0000
SPL : 1.07.0000
Oxygen : IU
The flashing process start, then crash and 4%... Saying that image file corrupted.
One last information :
I got the same error with other ROMS. Here the list of what I already tried :
Blackdragon_860's rom, released the 11-05-2008
Standard rom, the one that comes with Soft and Hard SPL (weight about 641Ko)
A Russian rom, taken today from zfree (here)
I didn't tried the chinese one. But as edgeofthestring has eventually the same problem than mine, I not will go for this rom.
I tried to be as complete as possible... I truely need some help.
Plz plz plz hrlp.
Thx
Guigoui
Try first flashing this rom:
http://www.megaupload.com/nl/?d=6B0FDY24
After this hard-spl and than flash any rom you like
Always use rom loader from hard-spl and before flashing rename rom to RUU_Signed.nbh
i also tried to flash the file posted by you but after 4 % the phone reboots and the setup gives me the: " invaliv vendor id " message
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ok. may it works when you do it like this:
1. restart your phone
2. Copy spl.nb, spl.lnk and jumpspl.exe to the root of device
3. restart phone, don't connect to your PC!
4. open total commander, hold camera button and launch spl.lnk
5. Do you see a white screen? if yes proceed if not it has no
point proceeding, flashing will fail anyway!
6. Now connect your phone to your pc using the usb cable
7. From the flasher folder run ROMUpdateUtility.exe and follow
instructions to flash the Hard-SPL
8. After flashing Hard-Spl, to avoid reflashing, use always use
flasher from hard spl and rename the desired rom to flash to
RUU_signed.nbh
Hope this will finaly work for you!
i have tried it, i have the wm6.1 chinese version rom and the hard spl is not working at all in this rom, i have tried it with total commander and after the white screen appears and i connect the phone to the pc it is nor recognized by the pc...
thx nemphis for helping me... but it just don't work.
Believe me I'm not numb. I can read and use my little brain... I think I tried everything (including throwing my device to the other side of my room). There is something that keep my device from displaying this f*****g white screen.
Just for the record, I repeat, I have a french blocked orange C100...
If someone has got in the same problem and finally sorted it out, plz share how.
Nemphis, thx again but I doubt I will ever have wm6.1... Anyway I give up, so I guess I will never have wm6.1...
By the way, I also tried the rom you advised but as you so rightly said "if not it has no point proceeding, flashing will fail anyway!".
Thx you all...
c u...
by by
Is your phone sim unlocked also?
When reading through these forums there also are people saying you still need this: http://www.imei-check.co.uk/
Or ask your operator for the sim unlock code, they should give it when your phone is more than 1 year old.....
Phone simunlocked today... gonna try again tonight... Hope it will eventually work this time... Last hope anyway...
guigoui said:
Phone simunlocked today... gonna try again tonight... Hope it will eventually work this time... Last hope anyway...
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Was your phone "app unlocked" before begining ? I would assume it is necessary, but won't pretend I'm a guru...
Christophe - Lyon - France
@guigoui :
I had this same, white screen didnt appeared .. but after unlocking using this way: http://rapidshare.com/files/105133496/Unlock_HTC.rar.html you'll see it (after runing SPL.lnk with camera button pressed) all is working !!!
I've WM6.1 !!!
Thanks!
This sounds pretty good vovakk... I'll test your file tonight (because I had no white screen after having my device simunlocked)
I can't to stand waiting until tonight...
It WORKED !!!! Now I have WM6.1 !!!
Ok so here are some additional information that could be useful.
Be sure you have .net framework 2.0 or newer before starting the unlocking process (the file shared shared by vovakk) otherwise you would be stuck at the second step.
When at step 5, I'm not sure which profile is required but, for me, it worked with "No security".
Once you've done step 5, you'll get THE white screen when laucnhing SPL.Ink (I confirm). You can start flashing.
I've flashed several rom as nemphis told me to, and it worked. Here is the list in the right order, with some notes :
1. http://www.megaupload.com/nl/?d=6B0FDY24 (given by nemhpis) : takes about 2-3 minutes, when done, I believed that my device was dead because it took a while before the PIN screen showed. Don't panic, just wait.
2. http://rapidshare.com/files/65732449/hspl.7z.html (the original Hard-Soft SPL - created by sp3dev) : extract, don't change anything, just launch RomUpdateUtility.exe. Flashing process takes less than 1 second
3. http://rapidshare.com/files/114457795/wm61OxygenUpdate1.rar (THE Windows Mobile 6.1) : In the RomUpdateUtility.exe folder, just replace the original NUU_signed.nbh by the one inside wm61OxygenUpdate1.rar. Launch RomUpdateUtility.exe. Eveything else is like 1. except that my device rebooted fast without being stuck a while on the windows mobile logo screen. The device reboot, you enter your PIN and then welcome to WM6.1 !
Hope someone would find interesting to read my so long posts...
I thank you all for your patience and help... I wouldn't be able to do it by myself.
C you
hey GuiGoui can you upload this file here or Rapidshare please. Megaupload is way tooooo slow. RUU_OxygenWM5_1.5.401.2_R3_4.1.13.28_02.67.90_HTC_EUR_Test.exe
thanks
I can't.... 8Mo limited...
guigoui said:
It WORKED !!!! Now I have WM6.1 !!!
Ok so here are some additional information that could be useful.
Be sure you have .net framework 2.0 or newer before starting the unlocking process (the file shared shared by vovakk) otherwise you would be stuck at the second step.
When at step 5, I'm not sure which profile is required but, for me, it worked with "No security".
Once you've done step 5, you'll get THE white screen when laucnhing SPL.Ink (I confirm). You can start flashing.
I've flashed several rom as nemphis told me to, and it worked. Here is the list in the right order, with some notes :
1. http://www.megaupload.com/nl/?d=6B0FDY24 (given by nemhpis) : takes about 2-3 minutes, when done, I believed that my device was dead because it took a while before the PIN screen showed. Don't panic, just wait.
2. http://rapidshare.com/files/65732449/hspl.7z.html (the original Hard-Soft SPL - created by sp3dev) : extract, don't change anything, just launch RomUpdateUtility.exe. Flashing process takes less than 1 second
3. http://rapidshare.com/files/114457795/wm61OxygenUpdate1.rar (THE Windows Mobile 6.1) : In the RomUpdateUtility.exe folder, just replace the original NUU_signed.nbh by the one inside wm61OxygenUpdate1.rar. Launch RomUpdateUtility.exe. Eveything else is like 1. except that my device rebooted fast without being stuck a while on the windows mobile logo screen. The device reboot, you enter your PIN and then welcome to WM6.1 !
Hope someone would find interesting to read my so long posts...
I thank you all for your patience and help... I wouldn't be able to do it by myself.
C you
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How did it work............ i ended up lockin my phone it was unlocked before... now no application works... anymore it say this application is not have signed certificates..... PLZ ANY1 HELP I DONT EVEN KNOW HOW TO HARD BOOT THIS HANDSET..... I NEED URGENT HELP PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...
I made an attempt to what I thought was an upgrade to my x7501, i have wm6 i wamt 6.1. I ran the unlocker oilpro and the phone seemed fine, then I rebooted the device. I never noticed any thing other than a program that installed on the phone. The oilpro never completed. Now I can not start the device. it seems like i have no power. I have $300 to the person who can fix it this week. I live in washington dc and I need this phone fixed. my email is [email protected] no bull ****ters please, I dont have time. there is no 3 color bars etc...
Hi,
After using athena_unlocker, my X7500 also ran black after reboot without any loading screen, but since the x7501 is now supported by athena_unlocker (I presume you've downloaded the latest version at XDA), it should be possible to re-update a x7501 ROM.
You should at first try to download the original HTC x7501 ROM and re-update your device:
http://download.america.htc.com/RUU_Athena_HTC_US_2.19.453.4_105_1.47.51.00_Ship.exe
or one of those ROMs at xda (which are for x7500, though)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=314672 ; reply#4, I used T-MOB005 - version with spl,ipl and etc
- press power on button on the x7501 for at least 3 secs even if you can't see a thing
- connect x7501 with USB and make sure that ActiveSync is running (of course, it won't connect!)
- start ROMUpdateUtility.exe from the downloaded ROM-version (you must have administrator rights)
In case the ROMupdateutility doesn't find the x7501 (connection error, still black scren), try the following:
- press the camera button on the right, hold it and press reset button for some time - the boot loader screen (Olinex v1.20 in your case) should appear, then you can proceed with the original ROM re-update.
- accept all warnings and update, with me, it did connect and updated the ROM since the SPL had already been installed by the unlocker before (just no ROM => black screen)
Afterwards, my device at least started again so I could finish the unlocking process, it finally worked.
I can only tell that it worked for me 2 times, first original ROM => Olinex SPL1.2 => Athena AP4.0/Olinex SPL3.5, in both cases the same black screen occured (however, the bootloader is already installed on the device, so an update will work). It seems that the boot loader has some problems to upload the ROM itself, so only the new boot-loader version is on the device, you have to upload the ROM separately...just give it a try.
Regards,
Will_990
hgreen70 said:
I made an attempt to what I thought was an upgrade to my x7501, i have wm6 i wamt 6.1. I ran the unlocker oilpro and the phone seemed fine, then I rebooted the device. I never noticed any thing other than a program that installed on the phone. The oilpro never completed. Now I can not start the device. it seems like i have no power. I have $300 to the person who can fix it this week. I live in washington dc and I need this phone fixed. my email is [email protected] no bull ****ters please, I dont have time. there is no 3 color bars etc...
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Remove sim and SD card
Remove battery for few mins then replace battery(sometimes it doesn't seat properly)
Plug in the mains charger and see if the charging light comes on.
If so try to boot into bootloader.
If you see the tricolor screen, connect to the computers usb port and run the original rom from the links above.
Good luck
Hi all, I'm new here so this is my first post
I recently saw on Youtube the new WM 6.5 wich rocks, its very cool, and I wand to upgrade my phone to this new version. I currently have the latest offical version that is WM 6.1.
So I have this HTC Touch Dual, or Nike, 16 keys version from Orange, I'm pretty sure its also locked on this network so I need to unlock it as I read this is necessary.
I still have my warranty so I would like to make some sort of backup after all of the system files ( Rom, Radio, etc ) in case I fail to upgrade it.
So I now this may be an annoying question but because I saw many threads with unlocking software and ROMs, can you give me a link to thread where there are steps to backup, unlock and flash WM 6.5 to a Nike.
Thank You
First thing you need to do is hardSPL your phone...
Read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=355730
Be sure to use hardspl-1.15mfg-nike.nbh, later on you can use 1.22
HardSPL doest change anything on your device, but it is needed to flash custom Roms.
I've got a the official Orange Rom that I would upload for you in case you need it at a later stage
keenan316 said:
First thing you need to do is hardSPL your phone...
Read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=355730
Be sure to use hardspl-1.15mfg-nike.nbh, later on you can use 1.22
HardSPL doest change anything on your device, but it is needed to flash custom Roms.
I've got a the official Orange Rom that I would upload for you in case you need it at a later stage
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I'm trying to use the sspl-1.16-nike as in the instructions, but when I click on it it gives me "The file 'sspl-1.16-nike' cannot be opened. Either is is not signed with a trusted certificate or one of its components cannot be found.....
I tried several times. I removed the card and SIM and at boot it gives me an exact error for some programs that I have installed on the card like SPB keyboard and iContact.
What should I do ?
1. Disable the keylock/password on your phone
2. Download the attached files
3. REMOVE SIM and SD CARDS !!
4. Connect usb cable
5. Make sure either Activesync or WMDC is synced with the device rather then just being connected via usb!
6. copy sspl-1.16-nike.exe to your device and run it (usb cable must be connected!)
7. after a few seconds "USB" appears on the display
8. unplug and replug the usb cable
9. Then flash the hardspl-1.15mfg-nike.nbh by running ROMUpdateUtility.exe from flash-hardspl-niki directory
10. You should see progress bar on device and be flashed in about 3-5min
Follow this exactly...
* Keep hardspl-1.22-nike-shipped.nbh for later use, I'll tell you when you're finished
God damn Windows Mobile, it doesn't work either way.
Now I tried to put back my SD card and guess what : None if my applications work anymore, even the ones installed on the phones memory like Password Master of iContact, nothing works. What the hell happened with this phone. I have no security lock or passwords, just SIM code but that doesn't matter cause the SIM is out, I don't have card encryption enabled.
Ah, and one more thing, I think it worked the first 2 seconds cause I saw the 4 colors screen popping up after I tried to open sspl-1.16-nike.exe but then the error pops up and it dissapeared.
Yes I waited until the phone was synchronized with ActiveSync.
Backup everything, do a hard reset and try again, this method should work flawless, if it doesnt then there must be some instability coming from your device
Ok I will try as I see its already messed up anyway.
How do I do hard reset ? I know its some sort of pressing some combination of buttons !
P.S : Nevermind, I found out
OK it worked, everything worked fine.
The process reached 100%, the phone restarted and on the PC it gave me Success.
Now what ?
P.S : After the restart the phone entered the Customization mode again, and the Orange stuff started to install again, is that bad ? Does that mean the the hardspl didin't worked ?
turn off the phone and while holding down the camera button, switch it on, that will enter the bootloader and show you hardSpl version..
Post that here...
keenan316 said:
turn off the phone and while holding down the camera button, switch it on, that will enter the bootloader and show you hardSpl version..
Post that here...
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It says
NIKI100 MFG
SPL-1.15.Hard
CPLD-4
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Serial
Alright, that's great, you now have hardSpl installed.
Do you plan on using a different sim card in the phone..? maybe O2 or something, if so you will need to do a CID and security unlock, this is needed for some roms, but not for all of them.
Then lastly you need to flash to a newer radio..
So, first things first, do you plan on using a different SIM..?
keenan316 said:
Alright, that's great, you now have hardSpl installed.
Do you plan on using a different sim card in the phone..? maybe O2 or something, if so you will need to do a CID and security unlock, this is needed for some roms, but not for all of them.
Then lastly you need to flash to a newer radio..
So, first things first, do you plan on using a different SIM..?
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Great,
No I don't plan on using another SIM
I think I know the radio version
When I start the phone on the Orange splash screen it shows some numbers, among them there is a line wich says :
R: 1.65.29.22
Is that the radio version ?
Ok so let's continue
Anyway I can't thank you enough for helping me with my phone so....Thanks a lot )
I'm glad to be able to help
I felt the exact same way a week ago..
You Radio is fine, I use the same one, usualy if you see a nice rom, the poster will let you know what Radio and hardSpl you need.
So now, you will flash HardSpl 1.22
Just use the guide I posted, but delete hardspl-1.15mfg-nike.nbh from the "flash-hardspl-niki" directory. Copy hardspl-1.22-nike-shipped.nbh back into it and just follow the instructions from here on...
6. copy sspl-1.16-nike.exe to your device and run it (usb cable must be connected!)
7. after a few seconds "USB" appears on the display
8. unplug and replug the usb cable
9. Then flash the hardspl-1.22-nike-shipped.nbh by running ROMUpdateUtility.exe from flash-hardspl-niki directory
When you're done, report back again and we'll flash your first rom...
You can choose between Windows Mobile 6.1 and 6.5, but most of the 6.5 roms are pretty slow.
You can try this rom, it's brilliant, but based on 6.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=501147
Use this version for the 16 key hardware keyboard!!!
3G Dialer 16 keys Edition - Salvy.C.83_v3.3.1_16_key
You can install the attached dialer, which is just a dream to use
keenan316 said:
You can choose between Windows Mobile 6.1 and 6.5, but most of the 6.5 roms are pretty slow.
You can try this rom, it's brilliant, but based on 6.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=501147
Use this version for the 16 key hardware keyboard!!!
3G Dialer 16 keys Edition - Salvy.C.83_v3.3.1_16_key
You can install the attached dialer, which is just a dream to use
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Ok it worked, I started the phone again in boot mode and it shows SPL-1.22.Hard
I really want the new 6.5 version, I have the 6.1 since I bought the phone but I really like the new 6.5 type, the icons, scrollbars and such.
Can you recommend me a very good 6.5 ROM, I really like the slider type desktop, where you have tha phone, calendar, text and you slide the magnifier over the option you want.
That's called manilla or touchflo
That is preinstalled in the rom I linked, along with a bunch of cool things
Try it if you want, but I'll post back in a bit with a link to a 6.5 rom
Or are you talking about Titaniam..?
Link me to a youtube video or something of the one you like..
keenan316 said:
That's called manilla or touchflo
That is preinstalled in the rom I linked, along with a bunch of cool things
Try it if you want, but I'll post back in a bit with a link to a 6.5 rom
Or are you talking about Titaniam..?
Link me to a youtube video or something of the one you like..
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I have installed the ROM you suggested.
Nice options and nice effects, but I like the WM 6.5 vertical slide thingy, like in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFjPVpyGvsk
I wait for you to recommend a good and clean WM 6.5 ROM
P.S : I didn't know there are different "desktops" available with different names, but I find the one in the above youtube clip very handy and simple, as well as the new menu when you press the Start button.
This one should be what you're after
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591274
keenan316 said:
This one should be what you're after
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591274
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Whats the difference between the Full and Lite? I want the menu like the Lite has and the keyboard the Full has
I will install Lite and check it out
The Lite version uses Titanium (The one you want)
The Full version uses manilla like the first one you flashed
Hi guys,
Mods - first time post and im not a regular user so if im breaking the rules i apologise. I have spent hours already trawling the forums, but i am now admitting defeat and I need your help!
My Problem:
I have an x7501 SPL 1.06 0000, WM 5.0, GERMAN OS
I want to upgrade this to WM6.1 ENGLISH
I dont care what the SPL is, as long as it works, is reliable, and wont disable any standard WM functionality
I am not interested in tweaks, hulks, or other (non standard) tricks, i just want to get the device running a stock WM 6.1 rom
That said - if you guys think that going to 6.5 is the best (non beta, no risk) option, then im quite happy to go that route.
$50 reward to the first person who provides the following info IN A FORMAT THAT I CAN UNDERSTAND. im good with computers for a non pro (and can follow instructions , but this is just over my head!
I Need:
1) Link to an unlocker and instructions how to use, that will give me the required SPL (note my SPL is 1.06 - will this require two SPL flash steps??)
2) Link to a stable ROM that retains all windows functionality, and instructions how to use it.
If i find that i used two or more peoples help i will split the reward accordingly!
thanks in advance and keep up the good work!
Alan K
First you need to download the unlocker from this thread and follow instructions... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=315831
This will give you SPL 1.2
Here is a handy thread with step by step instructions on upgrading your roms you should read through before beginning to flash...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=429013
Unfortunately, the stock-like wm6.5 roms made by michy-prima that ran on spl1.2 are no longer hosted on any sites anymore. I can try to contact him for you and see if I can get a copy directly from him. I will see if I can do that.
Otherwise, you can change your spl to 3.5, which you might as well do anyways, as there are more roms for that spl and even the stock-like michy-prima roms were made in spl3.5 also, so if I can get those, I will get the spl 3.5 versions.
So to then change your spl to 3.5, you must have first used unlocker to make spl 1.2, then the only way that was made to change spl to 3.5 was to flash the Athena Project 4 rom, so go to this thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=387409 and download the AP ROM V.4, unzip it, and run the flasher while your phone is connected with active-sync to your computer. This will install the spl3.5 and the AP4 Rom.
Now that that is done, you can choose any SPL3.5 ROM to flash... (make sure to only flash SPL3.5 Roms now... if need be, there is a way to go back to SPL1.2 if you need to, but there really is no reason you would need to.)
Probably the most modern rom with the most features would be the AGB Version 3.00 ROM, The Hulk one (I know you said you didn't want that, but it is the most current rom, and you can easily change the theme and wallpaper on it. This is the ROM I have on my Athena... its a nice ROM.) Here is the thread for that ROM... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=614158
Just unzip the rom after you download it, and like before, hook phone up to computer and let it sync, then run the installer. You can also use the ealier AGB roms, too, if they look better to you, or any rom you come across as long as it is a spl3.5 rom.
And I will try to contact michy-prima to see if I can get one of his old clean wm6.5 roms or his stock wm6.1 roms, but I wouldn't count on me being able to get one from him. Personally I think the newer AGB ROMs are alot better and more recent and updated and would recommend using them.
Also, here is a convenient thread I just found that has links to many different builds and useful tools and guides... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=397518 ... so if you want to try out a couple wm6.1 while you have spl1.2 or even after flashing spl3.5, as a lot of roms are made for both spls. Just make sure you only flash roms made for the spl that you have on your phone.
I hope this helps... if you have any more questions, feel free to pm me and I'll be glad to help. Happy flashing!
Hi Zarathustrax,
Thanks for the extensive instructions. I will be checking it this week so hopefully ill be sending you some greenbacks by Friday!
Thanks again!
Al
bigalk said:
Hi Zarathustrax,
Thanks for the extensive instructions. I will be checking it this week so hopefully ill be sending you some greenbacks by Friday!
Thanks again!
Al
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Like I said, if you have any more questions or problems, feel free to ask here or pm me.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
Also, if you prefer to have a winmo 6.1 ROM over the 6.5 ROM I suggested, there are links to many 6.1 ROMs in that last thread I linked. Here's the link again... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=397518
MichyPrima's roms are no longer hosted, but I have heard good things about Taxists and Sogarths ROMs. You can easily try a rom and then flash another if you don't like it. Just remember, make sure to flash roms for the spl that you have. If you have SPL3.5 and want a spl1.2 rom, there are links to the tool to change back to spl1.2. The only way to go from spl 1.2 to spl 3.5 is to flash the Athena Project 4 ROM, then after that you can flash any spl3.5 you want. Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.
Hi Zarathustrax,
just to let you know - i still havent managed to allocate time to this yet.
I havent forgotten about you, and im not pulling a fast one!
thanks again for your time and effort!
Al
Hi Zarathustrax,
In the very first step (unlocker link) Olipro says "follow the steps...."
I cant see the steps he mentions anywhere? This is one of the reasons for my original post
any ideas?
Al
Forget my last question - unlocker has the steps!
Hi Zarathustrax,
tried twice and i keep getting error 202 - "check cables....... cannot connect to phone"
I have:
1) connected and synced via active sync
2) set active sync not to sync any items except for files
any ideas?
thanks
Ive tried everything i can. ALL windows updates installed (along with .net 2.0)
AV disabled
Athenaunlocker added to firewall exceptions - im on a work network so firewall is controlled through group policy - so i cant completely disable. do you think this might be the problem?
bigalk said:
Ive tried everything i can. ALL windows updates installed (along with .net 2.0)
AV disabled
Athenaunlocker added to firewall exceptions - im on a work network so firewall is controlled through group policy - so i cant completely disable. do you think this might be the problem?
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Hmmm... might be. I'll look into this and see if I can figure anything out.
Oh, by the way, sorry I missed your messages until now. I don't check these forums daily, so if you need to contact me quicker, send a private message to me.
bigalk said:
Hi Zarathustrax,
tried twice and i keep getting error 202 - "check cables....... cannot connect to phone"
I have:
1) connected and synced via active sync
2) set active sync not to sync any items except for files
any ideas?
thanks
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I've been reading through the forums trying to find an answer... at what point does it show this error? Is it right away? Does the x7501 change screen at all or do anything? I think I remember having problems like this when I unlocked it years ago... but can't remember exactly what I did. Does the x7501 go to it's tricolored bootloader screen at all? It maybe is having problems installing usb drivers while it's in bootloader mode if it changes into bootloader mode when you get that error. Let me know asap so we can get this solved. Also, have you tried using another cable at all?
Putting phone in usb Mode
Try installing Enablerapi.cab before using the olipro unlocker.
Are you still on this
When you run the unlocker there are 3 steps - these are three separate buttons that appear on the flasher each time.
Can you indicate at which step you get this error? Go to this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=378216
...IT IS IN GERMAN...but it gives very nice pics of the process...using google translate you can get some idea. BUT if you can indicate which step you were able to complete.....we can help better !
Also, what windows operating system?
bigalk said:
Ive tried everything i can. ALL windows updates installed (along with .net 2.0)
AV disabled
Athenaunlocker added to firewall exceptions - im on a work network so firewall is controlled through group policy - so i cant completely disable. do you think this might be the problem?
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chappatti said:
When you run the unlocker there are 3 steps - these are three separate buttons that appear on the flasher each time.
Can you indicate at which step you get this error? Go to this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=378216
...IT IS IN GERMAN...but it gives very nice pics of the process...using google translate you can get some idea. BUT if you can indicate which step you were able to complete.....we can help better !
Also, what windows operating system?
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I'm kinda thinking he gave up or something.... I've pm'ed him and have been trying to get more info on his problem for a couple weeks. I think he was having the problem on the first step... and the enablerapi will probably solve his problem.
But doing all this reading and trying to solve this problem has got me to pull out my old athena and start playing with it again... it's been a couple years since I've used it... I'm on the HD2 now, dualbooting WP7 and android.... but I've gotten an interest in getting my athena set-up and working again. The athena was way ahead of it's time.... if we could get devs interested in it again and get a good android build ported over, it would make an awesome tablet/phone. I think I'm gonna try to play around with getting android booting on it, but my knowledge of linux and low-level kernel work is limited to none. The best I can do is try to put together a build with what kernels/tools are already out and working on the athena, which isn't much. I think they had it booting and got touch screen working, but not much past that.
Hi zarathustrax,
no i havent given up . was checking in regularly to see if i had any response from you but never even looked at the pms. sorry.
i have a few hours to crack into this now so ive set up on a new machine (different av and firewall) and im going to have a go.
will report back - thanks for all the additional info my man!
al
ok - so i unlocked successfully but i think i may have fcked up. when i read olipros unlocker thread its says that only step 1 is necessary, ("but if you do step 2 you must also do step 3")
as i was trying to get to spl 3.5 i presumed that i didnt need to do step 2 or 3. this might have been a bad choice.
heres what happened:
ran unlocker step 1, it worked, phone rebooted. i finished there as i wasnt sure if i needed step 2 or 3
loaded bootloader screen to check spl. spl said olipro 1.2. i though cool - rebooted phone and now its a black screen. i can get into the bootloader screen whish says:
ATHE100
IPL-V1.00
ATHE100
SPL-V1.20. Olipro
have been reading up on next steps, or how to get rid of blackscreen but no conclusive answer.
its friday so im off home - battle lost but the war aint over!
Well. I'm not an expert (my Ameo was unlocked as I bought it) but if I understand, the black screen is because the ROM on your device dont match the new SPL you have. Try to flash a new ROM (SPL 1.2, right?) should help.
bigalk said:
ok - so i unlocked successfully but i think i may have fcked up. when i read olipros unlocker thread its says that only step 1 is necessary, ("but if you do step 2 you must also do step 3")
as i was trying to get to spl 3.5 i presumed that i didnt need to do step 2 or 3. this might have been a bad choice.
heres what happened:
ran unlocker step 1, it worked, phone rebooted. i finished there as i wasnt sure if i needed step 2 or 3
loaded bootloader screen to check spl. spl said olipro 1.2. i though cool - rebooted phone and now its a black screen. i can get into the bootloader screen whish says:
ATHE100
IPL-V1.00
ATHE100
SPL-V1.20. Olipro
have been reading up on next steps, or how to get rid of blackscreen but no conclusive answer.
its friday so im off home - battle lost but the war aint over!
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Just replied to your pm before checking this thread, so I see that you can still get to SPL bootloader screen. So, what you should be able to do now is get your phone to bootloader screen and hook it up to pc like that. Then let any drivers that are installing finish, and where it says "serial" at the bottom should change to "USB".
At this point, you can now run a custom rom installer and flash a new rom. Since you want to change to SPL3.5, you should install the Athena Project 4 ROM.
Or if you want to leave it at this SPL for a while and test out a couple WM6.1 ROMS that use this SPL, just flash one of these. Here's a good thread that lists almost every ROM available with links and says what SPL they're for... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=397518
I'll do a little more research also about the screen not coming on to make sure it's not some other problem, but it probably is just the current rom isn't compatible with the new SPL.
I'm sending this post to your pm too.
Also, make sure you have the SD card and sim card removed when doing flashing. And check what radio you have on your phone... you must have atleast radio 1.50 or higher to use Athena Project 4 or most WM6.1 or WM6.5 ROMS.