Could someone please give me a heads up on why Hard-spl won't load on my att 8525. I am using the Hard-spl-v7 utility and it won't load onto my phone.
It keeps stopping after it goes into the bootloader and telling me my phone isn't connected to my laptop(running Vista home premium). Any help would be appreciated. I took a chance and used the original cingular WM6 upgrade, and ran the hermes SIM/CID unlock v3a(unlocked both). But Hard-spl still won't load. Any help would be appreciated greatly.
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I had the same issue but was unable to correct it. I still have Oli 1.1 instead of the 2.0 although I was using an ATT Tilt... Try using an older version of Hard SPL or make sure you phone is unlocked. Sorry if this doe snot help.
Use the sd card method found on page 116, post 1160 of this thread -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296722
Just remember the sd card must be 2Gb or less and you have to have a charged battery..
Cheers...
UR da bomb
Thank you so much i knew i had seen it somewhere that this could be done, and i searched for it for 2 hours last night to no avail. I'll try it ASAP and see if it'll work.
Didn't Work
Went back and checked my work. It didn't work because i have a 4gb sd card. I'll see what i can do about that.
I found the thread on partitioning an SD card. If i make 2 2gb partitions will that work?
No, it has to be a 2Gb or less... 4Gb is sdhc and the bootloader doesn't recognise it. Even partitioned it is still sdhc.
Should be able pick up a 1Gb sd card for less than $10.
Cheers...
WORKED
Ok i bought a 1gb card from Waly world this morning and it worked. On to a radio update and maybe a cooked rom. Thanks for all the help.
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Hi everyone,
I have a Siemens SX 56 (North American version) running the latest ATT WM 2003 official rom. I have the latest T-mo Radio Stack on it (6.24).
I bought a new Lexar 256 Mb SD card (32x write speed). I saved a whole bunch of mp3'z and stuff on it. The SD card works fine for some time, but then the phone seems to erase all data on it every once in a while! I searched the forums and someone suggested using "storage tools" program and formatting the card with "backup FAT" method.... I have done that too.... It has erased all data on my SD card twice after that as well..... Someone else suggested that you should exit all applications that open on the SD card (or are using the SD card) before you turn it off. I do that too. Even then I have lost all data.
My question is what can I do to correct this? Is the Lexar card the problem? Should I try Sandisk? Sandisk is actually a bit cheaper too..... I can exchange the card for that. Kindly reply quickly and let me know what I can do to fix this issue. Thank you.
Just had it happen to me on my SX56 using WM2003 Beta and a SanDisk 512mb card. Lost everything. Thought it might be the card but now I'm wondering...
Gonna try and replicate the problem.
Mavrik said:
Hi everyone,
I have a Siemens SX 56 (North American version) running the latest ATT WM 2003 official rom. I have the latest T-mo Radio Stack on it (6.24).
I bought a new Lexar 256 Mb SD card (32x write speed). I saved a whole bunch of mp3'z and stuff on it. The SD card works fine for some time, but then the phone seems to erase all data on it every once in a while! I searched the forums and someone suggested using "storage tools" program and formatting the card with "backup FAT" method.... I have done that too.... It has erased all data on my SD card twice after that as well..... Someone else suggested that you should exit all applications that open on the SD card (or are using the SD card) before you turn it off. I do that too. Even then I have lost all data.
My question is what can I do to correct this? Is the Lexar card the problem? Should I try Sandisk? Sandisk is actually a bit cheaper too..... I can exchange the card for that. Kindly reply quickly and let me know what I can do to fix this issue. Thank you.
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some time ago I had similar problems with Lexar faulty card, but that seemed to be somewhere explained in that forum that ultimately it has been not card problem but .... wm2003, hehe :lol:
I know it sounds strange ..... if I can manage I point you to the right postings .....
regards, monika
ps. I have solved termorarily my problem by simply locking SD card :wink: and then after changing Lexar for Sandisk problems stopped
Bpd, there is a hisory of spontaneous formatting of memory cards ever since WM2003 came out, it wasnt just confined to XDA either, I saw a few posts in other pocket pc forums with the same problem, some people put it down to installed themes.
Mavrik said:
My question is what can I do to correct this? Is the Lexar card the problem? Should I try Sandisk? Sandisk is actually a bit cheaper too..... I can exchange the card for that. Kindly reply quickly and let me know what I can do to fix this issue. Thank you.
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Use the little white switch on the side of the card to lock it!
Also its been reported that if you label the card after formating it you wouldn't have this problem. Personally I'd do both! :wink:
BTW whats the time frame on the erase after you did the upgrade?
HTH
Problem occured same day as upgrade... and now last night again.
Fortunately I made a backup of everything on the SD to my PC and have now just restored it.
I did not "label" the SD this time... just "locked" it.
See what happens this time.
Hi i recently updated the roms through O2 site everything is fine just i cant seem to install programs ie tomtom or any other cab files???!! can anyone help me. All it does is shows the installation screen with the spinning redblueyellowgreen box and thats it. Im confused why its not doing anything.
Kidd
Rom Ver 2.21.4.1 WWE
Rom Date 3/9/06
Radio Version 02.07.10
Protocol Ver 413.1.03
ExtRom Ver 2.21.4.101
The ROM is screwed up..
try reflashing..
its the memory card. Just brought it from ebay 4gb unbranded. I used a old 512mb card and its fine with that. Its when you activate programs on the card it stops and starts. I already formated the card with windows fat32 that didnt work and the panasonic formatting program. It did work for abit but not anymore. Please help
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its the memory card. Just brought it from ebay 4gb unbranded. I used a old 512mb card and its fine with that. Its when you activate programs on the card it stops and starts. I already formated the card with windows fat32 that didnt work and the panasonic formatting program. It did work for abit but not anymore. Please help
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Not sure, but you can try research on the highest capacity a Wizard can take. And, take note of possible scam on high cap unbranded memory cards. E.g. try copying full 4GB contents into the card, just to make sure it is now a scam card.
ok copied up to 3.88 gb of mp3s so its pretty much a 4gb. I stuck the mini sd into a old pda Acer N30 (adapted) and it seems to work fine. Seems like the card is the problem as i have no problems using my old 512mb mini sd. Apparently its a samsung card. Im really stumped.
Ok, got tired of waiting for the VZ upgrade and decided to go the DCD route.
I am using scrawnyb's upgrade guide and got the Hard SPL 2.40 Bootloader on my Verizon 6800 with no problem (I did get stuck on the bootloader screen but fixed that with the exit bootloader program). Now the questions that will hopefully allow me to finish:
1. According to Scrawnyb, you load the radio first. I downloaded 3.42.30 and extracted it and it extracts as a .nbh file extension, not an executable. So, how do you execute it? I tried clicking on it, changing the extension to a .exe, but it still won't load on the phone while in bootloader.
2. Do I need to load the DCD 3.2.5 first and then the radio?
Thanks in advance for the help.
Les
XV6800 Stock (trying to go to DCD 3.2.5 and Radio 3.42.30)
Upgrade
The easiest thing to do is rename the .nbh TITAIMG.nbh and put it on the root of a sd micro card and enter the bootloader by doing a hard reset and allowing the update to run, then get the dcd kitchen or rom and follow the instructions on the download thread. There is a great wiki at the beginning of this site.
Good Luck and Enjoy like the rest of us!
Don't forget to thank all of the great people bringing us these great ROM's
There is also an executable version of the radio somewhere. That is what I used to flash to the latest radio version. I dont remember where I got it - it was either from this site or another site.
I then wanted to go to an earlier radio version and had to use the SD method. Overall, the SD method is pretty easy, once you get the card formatted correctly, which can be tricky.
Thanks for the tips. Now, I seem to have a new problem. Again, the only change I have made to the phone is install Hard SPL 2.40. I still have the stock rom, etc. Now though, when I hit the power button to turn off the display and go into sleep mode, it completely cuts the power and I have to do a soft reset. Anyone know whats up with that?
Jeez, maybe waiting for the damn VZ update wouldn't be so bad after all :-(
Thanks,
Les
Well, just learned something that might be of value to others. As above, sleep mode was not working when pushing the power button if the phone was on - I was having to do a soft reset to turn the phone back on. Again, keep in mind that I had not flashed a new radio or rom yet, only loaded Hard SPL 2.40. Figuring I had a bad button and anticipating taking it back to VZ, I downgraded the Bootloader and relocked the phone using Titan Relocker as per the Wiki. Now the bootloader is V-1.06 and guess what? After a hard reset and reprograming, etc. - the power button is acting as it should.
Well, thats enough for tonight, might try again tomorrow but going to have to find the radio in a .exe format first. Otherwise, I guess I will have to try the SD card route.
Thanks,
Les
I had the exact same problem, flashed the bootloader and then had to go to an auction, phone worked great until it either fell asleep or I put it to sleep, then it wouldn't come back until I reset.
This apparently is just a common issue for those who have started the upgrade but didn't complete it.
I also had the issue with formatting the memory card, my laptop has a SD card slot on it, but it uses some weird software driver that makes the drive letter disappear when the card isn't inserted, and this prevented it from formatting it correctly. I then tried a USB adapter that turns any SD card into a pen drive, it also wouldn't work, so I broke down and bought a cheap mem card reader from walmart for $20 and it works perfect. And has a SIM card reader on it to boot, tho I don't own a phone with a SIM card, but if I ever do, I'm all set
BTC
BillThyCat said:
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I also had the issue with formatting the memory card, my laptop has a SD card slot on it, but it uses some weird software driver that makes the drive letter disappear when the card isn't inserted, and this prevented it from formatting it correctly. I then tried a USB adapter that turns any SD card into a pen drive, it also wouldn't work, so I broke down and bought a cheap mem card reader from walmart for $20 and it works perfect. And has a SIM card reader on it to boot, tho I don't own a phone with a SIM card, but if I ever do, I'm all set
BTC
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Had the same problem with my dell laptop built-in SD reader (I have a thread about this). Had to whip out my sandisk card reader which ended up working flawlessly.
Seems like the built-in ones just dont do it properly.
Basically, here is m problem:
I have a hermes. The GSM wasent working. I though maybe an upgrade to WM6 could correct some software bugs.... Wrong!
I realized it actually briecked (type 1a). Trying to follow the instruction to fix it, but i am not able to send ANYTHING to it!. Either by SD or Custom RUU. Finally i am standing with a Hermes, WM6, and it will NOT accept any flashes i try to put in it!
Its on HardSPL (2.10) IPL 1.04
Thanks in advance
Stephen_D
EDIT: Forgot to say what happens when i try to flash it!
With an SD card all I get it "Loading..." then returns to the bars
By USB it starts updating And freezes on 0%, then the software pops an error after 5 mins like what it can communicate.
Thanks
sort of the same problem...
I've been trying to flash a ROM for the past hour now and my phone doesn't get flashed.
(I already have HardSPL and I'm using a 1gig micro sd)
What I did:
Format the sd card to FAT32
copied the RUU_signed.nbh to sd card then renamed it to HERMING.nbh
I place the sd card on the phone that's connected to a charger
I press Power Button and Ok button on the left side then push reset
What happens:
It goes to bootloader mode (tricolor screen)
then it says loading...(2 seconds)
then goes back to the tricolor screen again
I waited for the prompt that I need to push the Power Button but it never came, so I soft reset it and tried it again but the same all over again.
The ROM I was trying to flash is the AT&T stripped ROM, I read it here that it's better to flash a stock ROM first before flashing/upgrading to a cooked ROM.
By the way I just found out that my X01HT isn't a Softbank, it's a DoCoMo.
Is my phone upgradeable?
Can someone please tell me what I missed?....I really want to upgrade my phone without bricking it.
Thanks!
Stephen_D said:
With an SD card all I get it "Loading..." then returns to the bars
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What format is your SD card? Fat or Fat32?
Its gota be Fat32 to flash from it.
it's all good now....
I've given up flashing my phone from the sd card so I decided to flash it with my laptop instead. Luckily it worked without a hitch.
I'm so loving my phone now, been playing with it for 2 hours and the usual hang ups I got before are non-existing anymore.
To use the sd card method you need to check that the .nbh file is hermimg.nbh, NOT herming.nbh as you had written on your previous post.
The holy trinity of sd card flashing, Formated FAT32, Named hermimg.nbh & sd card is 2Gb or less...
Cheers...
I see.....
ok hermimg.nbh
will try this again, maybe next week since I'm enjoying my new ROM right now.
Thanks ultramag69!
what radio do you guys recommend to use right now. I AM running at this time rom 1.3.4 radio 3.42.40, and should I be changing my bootloader it's SPL-2.40.Olipro SPLD-9 my HD died on me so i have to restart all over now also, would some one point me to the links on how to do it ( i lost so much info.... ) i would like to try using 6.5 beta... please let me know i have VZW 6800
The 3.42.40 radio is for GPS ROMs so you should be good to go. I recently upgraded to the 3.42.50 radio and it is working great.
demonlordoftheround said:
The 3.42.40 radio is for GPS ROMs so you should be good to go. I recently upgraded to the 3.42.50 radio and it is working great.
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YEAH....but should i go to .50? or .40 is just as good>?
I say give the .50 a try. I came from .02 so the .50 was a big difference for me.
demonlordoftheround said:
I say give the .50 a try. I came from .02 so the .50 was a big difference for me.
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thanks demonlordoftheround ... can you give a link on how to.... as i posted on top i lost all my info with my HD
fandi1 said:
thanks demonlordoftheround ... can you give a link on how to.... as i posted on top i lost all my info with my HD
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Here is the XDA Wiki for GPS ROM upgrading: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=TitanRecentHome I used nueSPL2.47 to unlock. Get PocketRAR if you don't already have it. Unzip to a 1 GB or less microSD card formatted to FAT32. nueSPL2.47 will check for all this. Just follow the instructions on screen.
nice!!!
thank you
hmmm
i'm getting "this Update Utility cannot be used for your PDA phone please check your update utility
what's that all about> HELP please
see sig and all is good
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see sig and all is good
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sorry telefragger!!! what do you mean by that?
Your device is already unlocked? Just flash the radio.
im having trouble flasshing my radio too. When i try it sd card way it says no image flle, and when i try usb way i get error 328 invalid commad, the update utility cannot be used with your PDA. i have a sprtin titan/ mogul im trying to update to radio 3.42.50. ive flashed custom roms with no problem what so ever.
Did you unzip the .rar file to the card?
The card needs to be FAT32 and 1GB or less.
Manually put the device into bootloader and follow any onscreen prompts.
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The card needs to be FAT32 and less than 1GB.
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The card can be a 2GB.
Learn something new every day!
demonlordoftheround said:
Did you unzip the .rar file to the card?
The card needs to be FAT32 and 1GB or less.
Manually put the device into bootloader and follow any onscreen prompts.
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I did unzip the file to the card. I have a 512mb and a 2GB card neither one works. I assume the cards r fat 32 both windows and mogul can read them.
how would i go about formatting them. I dont have a card reader in my PC.
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I did unzip the file to the card. I have a 512mb and a 2GB card neither one works. I assume the cards r fat 32 both windows and mogul can read them.
how would i go about formatting them. I dont have a card reader in my PC.
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Use HardSPL2.47, go thru the first few steps and it will check the format of the card, and if it's not correct it will prompt to format the card for you. So run it and if you get the screen showing that the card is fine, go ahead and exit at that point.
If it says the card is the wrong format, it will have an option to format the card. Let it format, then exit.
Also, make sure you have everything on the card backed up before it formats.
BTC
Also I believe I read somewhere than .40 is newer, or at least it was available to us after .50 came out based on which carrier released it.
I've been using .40 for close to a year and have never had any issues, GPS works great, battery lasts more than 24 hours, etc. So I know it's definitely a good radio, can't say the same for .50 as I only tested it for a few days. During that period of time I had no issues.
BTC
finally got it to work. had to use my printer that has a card reader bult into it to format the card to fat32. flashed my radio, and now rocking .50 radio TY everyone for your help.