hi,
i want to install a new rom on my wizard,
but hell , i dont want to kill it!
this is what the first screen shows:
ipl: 3.08.0001
spl: 3.08.0001
gsm: 02.69.11
os: 3.8.2.2
will there be any problems?
whats the best windows mobile 6.1 oder 6.5 rom?
thx!
First, don't do anything to your phone. First, you must...
READ!!1!!one!
Is my Wizard a G3 or a G4?
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Wizard_Versions
How do you flash a phone with a new os (WM6, etc.)?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298613
When and why should I revert to my service provider's base ROM?
Die-hard flash fans will revert back to the SP ROM on every upgrade, to avoid Extended ROM corruption. This isn't absolutely required, but most die-hards will recommend it. I recommend it.
I have a G4...HardSPL, SoftSPL, what's the difference, and why should I care?
Because of previous question, I usually recommend using SoftSPL for most people, but the RUU doesn't always work with everyone's ROMs.
SoftSPL (one-shot)
HardSPL (semi-permanent)
Removing HardSPL
The cook's installer didn't work on my phone, where's a good one?
Mun's RUU(works for almost everyone...just drop the nk.nbf into Mun's RUU, and flash away...)
What are the must-have computing items for flashing a phone?
The most reliable method is with a Windows XP machine loaded with Activesync 4.5, and connected via USB cable. Don't try it on Vista or older Windows versions, as it usually fails, and might even brick your phone. If you're a Thunderbird/FinchSync user, don't even think about it.
For your mobile, get DotFred's PPC PIM Backup tool, and load it to your SD card, so you can back up your contact list, call history, etc. for easy personalization. Note: Remove your SD card while flashing; it has been known to corrupt flash process, and occasionally to wipe out your SD card. If that's where you're backing up your PIM data, you'll be pretty bummed.
What SD cards can I use?
Anything that is clearly non-HC (high capacity). Generally, if you stick to 2GB or less, you won't have a problem with this, but if you go looking for 4GB or higher, avoid anything with the HC label (i.e. SDHC); your hardware cannot read it, and it may corrupt data or even possibly (though rarely) brick your phone.
Which ROM is best?
Wrong question. Right question is: which is best for YOU? Try this thread for helpful pointers.
If you read all of this and you still have questions, feel free to reply.
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Hey guys, I have just upgraded my rom and found a couple of downfalls with the new version.
1) the extended rom tools to unhide and unlock no longer work - extended Rom now seems inaccessable
2) the internal memory area called 'Storeage' has disappeared also, leaving me with 16k less memory than I had before the upgrade!!
Any ideas how we can get these back??
I don't think it is to do with the ROM upgrade specifically.
Have you installed any other software?
I had this a couple of times a while back whilst I was experimenting with different ROMs and BT stacks, doing backups and restoring, etc.
Have you tried a hard reset?
Also, look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=10473 where other people had same problem.
Thanks for the info; your'e right:
I checked the other thread you mentioned, and have given it a go...
If you perform a hard reset my device with the new rom has the storeage available and the extended rom unlock tools work again. Restoring a backup and they both disappear.
Looks like I am going to have to rebuild my system :-(
I suspect that restoring an old backup replaces lots of windows related files and registry settings. I tried to install the fonix voicedial from the ext rom post-restoring and it claimed i had the wrong ROM version!
So yes, a rebuild is necessary
Certainly seems that way. Oh well, good luck!
Running new upgrade over unofficial upgrade
Just being lazy here - can you just do a hard reset and run the new 02 update over the 1.72.126 ver. as it says wrong version when you attempt to run it from after a normal reset (incorrect language error)?
Cheers,
Ste G.
As a general rule it is never a good idea restoring a backup over a different ROM version - bit like restoring a W2K backup over an XP install. That said, the latest version of Sprite is supposed to be ROM upgrade safe.
I always use the opportunity to clean out all the crap by doing a full reload - bit like the twice yearly Windows rebuilds on my PC.
I want to upgrade my i-mate pocket pc to either wm2003se or wm2005. My problem is that I want to back up everything on my phone first but I do not have a memory card. Is there anyway to backup directly to my computer? If not, how can i find the correct operator code (cellcom in Israel) so I do not have anyproblems putting the new ROM on my phone?
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I want to upgrade my i-mate pocket pc to either wm2003se or wm2005. My problem is that I want to back up everything on my phone first but I do not have a memory card. Is there anyway to backup directly to my computer? If not, how can i find the correct operator code (cellcom in Israel) so I do not have anyproblems putting the new ROM on my phone?
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Yes, you can do back up everything on your phone VIA Activesync 4.XX
Have fun.
are you saying i can backup the ROM and extended ROM thru active sync 4?
no you can't backup your rom
but if you buy a great program called sprite at
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=18751
it has got me out of trouble on many many occation including a time when i left tomtom running it backed up my files before the ppc died
I have a Cingular 8525 and using the HERMES_MountExtROM_v2.cab file I was able to unlock and unhide the Extended ROM. I would like to modify the cab files inside the ExtROM and I had a couple of questions:
1) If I delete some of the cab files to ensure that they won't get installed again after a hard reset, do I have to modify the Config.txt file?
I.e. if I delete C_Cingular_GoodEmail_081606.sa.cab from the ExtROM folder, I have to delete the same entry in the Config.txt file.
2) Some of the cab files are important, such as the MMS shortcut, while others I know I won't need, such as the Good_Email cab. However, there are a number of cab file that I am not sure what they are for. Can anyone tell me what are these for and if it is not important so that I can safely removed it from the ExtROM folder:
MT_PC_Hermes_GenericLight_REG_060609.CAB
C_getmail.ppc2005(HTC8100).ARMV4Rel.cingular.CAB
Is this for the "Get email" in the Today screen?
T_mm1lib_DLL.CAB
PP_PIE_Default.CAB
Is this for the Start Page in PIE?
SMS_Setting_07Jun06.CAB
Is this for setting up the Cingular's SMS service centre
Thanks!
Any expert?
Upgrade to the HTC 1.35 Rom. As I said, faster and no junks installed.
Doesn't HTC 1.35 also include bootloader 1.09 which will prevent you from down-grading the ROM to 1.04 and then unlocking the CID? 1.35 may well be faster, but probably ought to be sure that you have tweaked the CID, etc first...
Ninja1
lanwarrior said:
I have a Cingular 8525 and using the HERMES_MountExtROM_v2.cab file I was able to unlock and unhide the Extended ROM.
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Are you actually able to write anything to extROM? Have you tried installing a program there yet? I believe you have to have SuperCID to get the unlocker to work properly...
hookhook said:
Upgrade to the HTC 1.35 Rom. As I said, faster and no junks installed.
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How fast it is? I was searching for your thread about this, but after reading so many post I got a headache.
Ninja1 said:
Doesn't HTC 1.35 also include bootloader 1.09 which will prevent you from down-grading the ROM to 1.04 and then unlocking the CID? 1.35 may well be faster, but probably ought to be sure that you have tweaked the CID, etc first...
Ninja1
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That's a very important fact! I wonder wha else the new bootloader is preventing. However, I have made my 8525 SuperCID..
URPREY said:
Are you actually able to write anything to extROM? Have you tried installing a program there yet? I believe you have to have SuperCID to get the unlocker to work properly...
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I have made the 8525 SuperCID and can see the ExtROM from Resco File Explorer. I can delete and add CAB files, but have not installed a program there (yet).
For my original question: anyhting I need to do if I just simply want to modify the ExtROM content?
lanwarrior said:
How fast it is? I was searching for your thread about this, but after reading so many post I got a headache.
That's a very important fact! I wonder wha else the new bootloader is preventing. However, I have made my 8525 SuperCID..
I have made the 8525 SuperCID and can see the ExtROM from Resco File Explorer. I can delete and add CAB files, but have not installed a program there (yet).
For my original question: anyhting I need to do if I just simply want to modify the ExtROM content?
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If you search the FTP or the wizard forum there is a thread by faria that discusses how to modify and customize your extended rom
What I did...
Is just copy off the Cingular crap and store it on my microSD card. I have installed a variety of programs (Opera, etc) into the ExtROM. Seems to all work fine, and I have used Sprite to preserve everything. Should I ever need to Hard Reset and recustomize back to the Cing settings I can just run Sprite to restore everything, or use the copied cabs should Sprite fail.
Ninja1
lanwarrior said:
How fast it is? I was searching for your thread about this, but after reading so many post I got a headache.
That's a very important fact! I wonder wha else the new bootloader is preventing. However, I have made my 8525 SuperCID..
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I would say it's about 5-10% faster and using 3-4MB less ram&rom.
Sure, you can downgrade the 1.09 bl back to 1.04. Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=284401
Ninja1 said:
Is just copy off the Cingular crap and store it on my microSD card. I have installed a variety of programs (Opera, etc) into the ExtROM. Seems to all work fine, and I have used Sprite to preserve everything. Should I ever need to Hard Reset and recustomize back to the Cing settings I can just run Sprite to restore everything, or use the copied cabs should Sprite fail.
Ninja1
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I don't want to copy ALL of the cabs in the ExtROM, as some of them are essential. I.e. MMS shortcut is needed, otherwise I won't be able to configure or even see the MMS folder.
Have you ever modified SOME (Not all) of the cabs in the ExtROM AND perform a hard reset WITHOUT reverting to the Sprite backup? If yes, do you need to modify the Config.txt?
Also, do you know the purpose of some of the cab file listed above?
I've used Sprite backup and also SpB backup for the past 1 year and I noticed that sometimes the backup won't help depending on the issue I am having. For example, I had issue with dangling notifications where the phone kept on beeping during the restart, as if there is an appointment and restoring the backup won't help for some reason, hence I had to hard reset.
hookhook said:
I would say it's about 5-10% faster and using 3-4MB less ram&rom.
Sure, you can downgrade the 1.09 bl back to 1.04. Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=284401
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When I hard reset my 8525, I soft reset it again BEFORE the ExtROM cabs are installed. So I have minimal ROM/RAM usage. As a matter of fact, I'll have about 30+Mb free RAM.
I am hesistant to upgrade to another ROM now, unless it has fixed AKU3. Otherwise, I'd have to spent the whole day re-installing and re-configuring the device again.
lanwarrior said:
When I hard reset my 8525, I soft reset it again BEFORE the ExtROM cabs are installed. So I have minimal ROM/RAM usage. As a matter of fact, I'll have about 30+Mb free RAM.
I am hesistant to upgrade to another ROM now, unless it has fixed AKU3. Otherwise, I'd have to spent the whole day re-installing and re-configuring the device again.
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I think NOT installing the ext_ROM cabs gives you about 3 to 5 Mb extra RAM, not 30!?
pietrucci said:
I think NOT installing the ext_ROM cabs gives you about 3 to 5 Mb extra RAM, not 30!?
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That's TOTAL available RAM.
Hello all,
I'd like to have a fresh start with my Prophet. I was on Gullum's Touch version (one of them) and would like to try another one.
I suspect my PDA though is a bit messy with all the other stuff I tried at the same time.
What would be the best way to have a good clean start over?
Any recommended Rom?
Many thanks for your answers!
do a hard reset & read the new way of upgrading to wm6/6.1 & choose a rom...
Thanks for your reply.
Would that erase the previous installation or just overwrite?
As I said, I'd like to have something clean. If it does like any software reinstalled, then it's not going to be that clean.
Unless you confirm it does.
k0rand's wm6.1 is the fatsest and most stable ive ever used. It is clean but still functional.
I've been using it since launch and no intention of changing (I used to try out new roms every few weeks).
littld said:
k0rand's wm6.1 is the fatsest and most stable ive ever used. It is clean but still functional.
I've been using it since launch and no intention of changing (I used to try out new roms every few weeks).
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Tigrou said:
Thanks for your reply.
Would that erase the previous installation or just overwrite?
As I said, I'd like to have something clean. If it does like any software reinstalled, then it's not going to be that clean.
Unless you confirm it does.
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The memory of your PPC is a little different from the hard disk of your PC.
I'm not going into every technical detail, but you could picture it divided in seperate compartments. One of them is the OS-compartment. If you flash your PPC, the whole content is replaced, no file-by-file overwrite, so no previous software remains. This content is what we call "ROM". It is shielded from the rest of the memory and can't be altered by normal usage.
But there are more comparments on you device. An other one is called "Storage". This one you ca compare with your PC's hard drive (together with an optional SD-card). In most cases when you flash your PPC, it will be erased, but don't count on it. It is this part that is reformatted when you perform a hard reset. That's the reason it is recommended to do a hard rest after flashing: just to be sure all "ancient history" is eliminated.
Then there is what is called "extROM". This is a dedicated part is the memory that can be used (but not all cooks use it) to extend the ROM. It is a bit hybrid: it behaves as shielded ROM memory but under circumstances you can write and erase files stored in this part. It is often used to store customisation files that are installed automattically after a flash/hard reset. But some cooks use it as extra storage to save capacity in the normal memory.
Resume:
After a (re)flash of your device using the new RUU method, you may assume that your device is totally REwritten, not just OVERwritten. But to be sure you better perform a hard reset afterwards.
Many thanks rondol1 for your very comprehensive answer!
hi all need urgent advice as ive killed my hd2
i was fearful of upgrading to new rom from htc website (v-1.66...)
was using 1.48.405.2 (71294) wwe
I made sure i researched everything 1st. i downloaded trial of spb backup. installed to phone. did full backup, saved to sd card. closed all progs, phone & pc
opened rom update and followed instructions. update then finished, went through setup on phone.
all seemed fine. basic clock, time settings (few new features etc)
I then went to file explorer/storage card and opened spb backup file. clicked next throughout. device reset on its own and loaded with new rom number on startup.
Problem!!!!
have my background image up pictures seem to be back, as are messages. cab files ive installed are present but I cant access contacts and a few other features.
repeated messages are 'a problem has occured with cprog.exe' please tell microsoft blah blah!!!
Htc sense will not launch despite how hard i hit the screen.
Ive no signal at all and cant sync with my pc. i guess suggestions of a hard reset will follow this post but will i not be in the same boat as i will need to restore my settings etc from sd card and spb backup.
please help!!!
try to flash the rom again or try to use your old one.
if you dont wanna hear the word "hardreset" i dont tell it to you
DN41
DN41 said:
try to flash the rom again or try to use your old one.
if you dont wanna hear the word "hardreset" i dont tell it to you
DN41
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ok. will try
shouldprob mention that i got a strange message when trying to restore
'this device is different from one which this backup was made. please choose upgrade mode'
then a dropdown menu with
'normal mode'
'rom upgrade mode'
'device upgrade mode'
with a check box 'overwrite existing files' (this is checked)
seems strange but the message before states that the backup was created on an t-mob leo device.
something wrong here maybe???
yeah could be.
sorry mate, i'm not very knowledged about spb backup
DN41
sp backup has a "rom upgrade" option i'm guessing you usedthat? in which case that's the problem, because it really means upgrade of the same rom, whereas you have a totally new rom, so should use the individual settingsoption, and reinstall your programs manually.
(based on reading, i've never done it myself, nor used sp backup)
re flash your original rom, restore your backup and think again how and what you are backing up.
just tried a 'normal restore' as the description says restore to original device backup was made on.
phone has now turned on with everything the same as i left it but looking at the software description its gone back to the original rom 1.48.405.2
do i have to run the update again?
what the hell is going on with this phone!!!
no, the rom is the new rom, but thats a fine example of whats wrong.
It has restored the rom version info from your registry backup.
The rom version is not a problem, of course, it just says teh wwrong thing, but there are likely to be loads of reg settings that ARE a problem.
Basically, using backup software can be a pain, till you know its pitfalls. Thats why i dont bother. Contacts/calendar via outlook, and thats it. Everything else i setup manually myself. (Well, i dont cos by now i've made cabs for all my tweaks and what not, but tyou get the idea.)
This is one of the main reasons I don't backup Settings and Programs. I only back up my PIM, and sometimes even that plays up.
You are better off just syncing your phone with Outlook, hardreset, sync again to get your PIM information, and reinstalling your programs one by one.
I can tell you this I use SPB backup all the time, but ...
1.) Normal restore is only for restoring to the EXACT same ROM that you had on before ..
2.) ROM upgrade mode is only good for ROMs in the same series*
*ROM upgrade mode only works correctly on "upgraded" version of the same ROM you had on it , for example, in my case I use Energy ROM CHT 23569 JUL 1st, I make a backup, then upgrade to Energy ROM CHT 23569 JUL 16th, then ROM upgrade mode should work, but if you go say from a Stock TMO rom to a custom rom or a 21xxx series rom to a 23xxx series rom you will have "ISSUES".
If you plan on flashing ROMs often , you either need to learn to use something like XDA_UC, Sashimi, or Toms Autoinstall, and make frequent PIM backups ..
As well as keeping all your program cabs in a safe organized place so you can put them back on ...
I hope this helps you get it sorted ....