my first post and contribution.. hopefully it would be alot of help to other people..
this is the official IMATE 1.72 ROM...except that it was encoded to work with O2 XDA2 units
added the O2 splash screen to retain the O2 bootup image -just load O2.cab into your XDA2
the upgrade utility shouldnt show you any more country ID error for O2 XDA2 units.. if there are problems.. holler me ASAP!!
feedbacks would be nice, coz i would like to make upgrades for other Network providers as well..
Thanks for that.
Can you show me a step by step guide on how to upgrade O2 xda 2 1.60.WWE version to this?
Thanks again.
ok... im not an expert yet, coz i just had my XDA2 for a week, but i do enjoy tweaking and playing with it.. besides, the knowledge i gain thru reading this forum is more than enough..
ok.. here goes..
1. create a full BACKUP your XDA2.. (but i dunno if this is helpful should you fail to upgrade your ROM)
2. download the above file and extract it.
3. you should see it extract 7 files.
4. put your xda2 in the cradle connected to the PC
5. run HimaUpgradeUt.exe
6. wait around 30-60 mins. then follow the procedure as shown on your computer. (a hard reset would be required)
7. after the upgrade is done, you should see the IMATE screen upon booting up (instead of the O2 bubble screen) if you wanne be extra sure, check your XDA2 version.if everything is ok, then you should have upgraded it correctly
8. if you want to revert to the old O2 splash screen during bootup, then copy O2.cab to your XDA2 and run it there. Do a soft reset, and voila, it should be back to the old O2 bootscreen.
I suggest that you contact your NETWORK PROVIDER because you will need to manually configure GPRS, MMS, and INTERNET settings on your xda2 after doing the upgrade.
WARNING: i wont be held responsible or liable for failed upgrade of your unit. Please understand that by agreeing to upgrade your XDA2, you are taking full responsibility of whatever untoward incidents that may occur to your XDA2. Flashing the rom might lead to DATA LOSS, SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, and even DEVICE MALFUNCTION.
but.. the rewards of upgrading it is sweet!
Many thanks for all of these description.
BTW, how do you feel the upgrade?
What you really get from this?
Can you share with us?
Thanks again.
Cheers mate.
i dunno, im just a week old newbie in using XDA2 :wink:
i just enjoy tweaking the XDA..so far, no problems here.
My xda2 currently is 1.66wwe. after upgrade to 1.72wwe, what's the different between it? anything increase? sorry because i'm a new bird
did a lil research.. so far, came to this...
The 1.72 ROM eliminates the majority of problems from the 1.66 ROM such as:
Increased battery drain
Device slows down
Bluetooth GPS devices don't work, even with Pocket Bluetooth Tools
Can it be downgraded back to O2 xda2 1.60WWE Rom?
Many thanks.
i doubt that it can be downgraded... i havent personally tried to downgrade my ROM to a lower version.. but there are other threads related to this, and they claim that when they tried downgrading their ROMS, their XDA2 died....
you can try searching for other topics if there are information about downgrading... .so far, i dont have any problems with my 1.72 ROM...
except that there is no running program application which enables me to switch off any running program in the background.. but i easily remedied it by downloading TASKMANAGER.... its quite the same with running programs...other than that, so far, so good.
Error 121 Language ID Error
Hi,
after running HimaUpgradeUt.exe I get the message:
Error 121 Language ID Error (N-2-1-0-1), the ROM image that you are trying to use is not designed to work with your Pocket PC.
I ran ERedit2003 Version 1.2.20 and opened the file ms_.nbf using the password 0x20040305. I saved the file with the different language settings WWE, ENG and GER. Always the problem remains the same.
My XDA2 currently has ROM 1.66.01GER.
Thanks for help.
try to change the operator name , too! or use other hymalaya upgrade files, from other roms!
Re: Error 121 Language ID Error
GentleMan said:
Hi,
after running HimaUpgradeUt.exe I get the message:
Error 121 Language ID Error (N-2-1-0-1), the ROM image that you are trying to use is not designed to work with your Pocket PC.
I ran ERedit2003 Version 1.2.20 and opened the file ms_.nbf using the password 0x20040305. I saved the file with the different language settings WWE, ENG and GER. Always the problem remains the same.
My XDA2 currently has ROM 1.66.01GER.
Thanks for help.
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hi, i tried encoding with it again.. please download it, replace the other files and try if it still gives you errors or not. thanks... ill be waiting for your feedback
Re: Error 121 Language ID Error > Error 120
Waxx said:
hi, i tried encoding with it again.. please download it, replace the other files and try if it still gives you errors or not. thanks... ill be waiting for your feedback
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Hi,
Thanks. But now I get the message:
Error 120 Language ID Error ( N-1-8-1-8 ), the ROM image that you are trying to use is not designed to work with your Pocket PC. I tried with settings O2 WWE, O2 GER and O2 ENG.
When specifying CDL instead of O2 the error code changes to Error 120 Language ID Error ( N-1-8-8-8 ).
So the problem remains the same
Thanks for help.
Help for beginners: upgrading O2 Xda II to ROM 1.72
New to Forum-sorry to be slow on the uptake. I am trying to undersand how to upgrade O2 Xda II (ExROM 160.50) to ROM 1.72 without losing the machine. Waxx says you need to reconfigure the ISP settings (I assume because they are lost in the upgrade). I cannot find O2 settings for GPRS Interenet and MMS on the net. Talking to O2 is a waste of time.
Does anyone have a step by step description that results in ROM 1.72/Radio 1.18 (or lower if 1.18 still in beta) working on O2 Xda II?
Has anyone reported doing it sucessfully. Have non recoverable failures been reported?
RamyG
Just copy the attached CAB file across to say, My Documents on your XDA, and run it via FileManager.
It will customise your O2 XDA II with all the correct settings.
Once it has done that (and you've tested it works), just uninstall the O2 Active bit and your settings will remain (well they did on mine)
BTW - I upgraded to the new ROM, and have had no problems at all ! Very sweet
Mark
Thnx Mark, just to make sure before I jump in: the steps are:
(1) upgrade to 1.72 using Waxx's attachement (is that the file you used?) (2) follow the procedure you described and I will get O2 customised Xda II (same as where I started) but with ROM1.72 and later Radio Stack. Right?
2 questions:
(a) are the GPRS setting for MOBILE WEB (post paid)
(b) what benefits should I expect from the upgrade? (other than the satisfaction that it succeeded, l if it works?
thnx
RamyG
Yep I used the attachment from Waxx ...
The procedure you mentioned is correct ... I did have a few heart stopping moments after the upgrade because (like you) I couldn't find the necessary settings for GPRS etc .. but the O2 cab file re-installs everything back to what it should be for the UK.
You are prompted to choose relevant settings - in this case you get a choice from either post-paid (MobileWeb) or PrePay ...
As for benefits, people are reporting better bluetooth support, and better battery life. Only upgraded mine yesterday, so can't comment on either yet !
HTH
Mark
Has anyone else had problems charging overnight with the ROM version?
Got Error 120: Country ID error N-8-1-1-1
Hi all,
I am new member here. I did upgrade to ROM 1.72WWE and seems working fine. Because the PDA is idle, I try to roll back to ROM 1.60.44 eng. and got the country id error N-8-1-1-1. I tried to set the regional to English (UK) and English (US) but failed. Any comment? My XDAII is bought from Asia-HK. Thanks a lot.
Chris
Mark thnx for your help. For all those undecided souls I can report that Waxx's ROM 172 upgrade works fine for O2 Xda II. (BTW: it takes 3 times as long to upgrade as they say it does - it's 30 min for each of ROM ExROM and Radio modules).
Mark, O2.cab did not work as exepcted for some reason. When I ran it, it simple created a text file with O2 network config info and did not actually configure the Xda II. The info was correct and a manual config worked first time. Puzzled, I ran the O2 cab again but from another directory. This time I got the O2 spiral (I may have gotten the network configed again I can't know as I had previously configured it manually . The upgrade did lose the O2 dialer screen and reverted to the iMATE one. This is trivial. the Net is full of free attractive skins. e.g http://sourceforge.net/projects/pocketpc-apps/
Mark Peters- I thank you again.
RamyG
I just got an Siemens x56 off e-bay, it's unlocked and has wm2002. I'm looking to upgrade so that i can run the iphone skin/theme. Any suggestions as to what ROM i should upgrade to? I downloaded the bootloader but i'm not sure what Rom. It's AT&T branded but i'm using a cellphone company that not many people have heard of it's called UNICEL (they were just purchased by verizon).
ANY HELP ANYONE CAN GIVE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
THANKS A BUNCH
~nick
dont know anything about iphone skins as i find them as cool as fake tits
but 2003SE from here is pretty new guess thats a good bet
http://www.romkitchen.de/
Do you know the difference between wm2003SE and 2003 Final?
WM2003 final is just WM 2003 and WM2003SE is the SE-Version including the possibility to rotate the screen. For production use I suggest the WM2003 Final Version
Stefan
Ok, so i got the phone in the mail. It has
rom version 3.17.03 ENG
radio version A.20.10
Protocol version: 324e4
Model No.: PW10A1
IMEI:350314010360924
I put my sim card in and get no signal. Also, i found out i can't use active sync because i've got windows vista. however, windows vistas "windows mobile device center" only supports mobile version 2003 and up. I belive mine has one of the xda-developers versions of windows mobile.
I have an SD card reader so i can copy files directly to the card but i'm unsure how to boot the x56 to the card so i can install wm2003. My cell phone provider is a smaller company called "Unicel" they were just purchased by Verizon.
SOrry i'm such a newb. I really appreciate any help
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Wallaby_HT_FlashSD
have to use xdatools to get the rom to the sd in the right format
xdatools tells me i have to have Activesync running. Activesync doesn't run on vista.
i guess it have to be don from a xp box then
surely you can get access to one or dual boot beside the vista
ok, i was able to use a friends laptop and get wm2003 final installed (thanks to lumpistefan's rom kitchen) I had a program that was on the x56 when i got it that was a GSM freq selector. needless to say that program is now gone and i can't get my phone to work. Does anyone know where i can download this program or if there's an other way i can change the frequency?
Thanks for all the help so far guys.
ok, so i read in the wiki about how to change the band by doing a soft reset to the bootloader. However upon further research i've found that my lame cell company runs on GSM 890. Does anyone know how i can get my phone to 890?
Hi everyone, I am having troubles with my device. I upgraded to wm 6 and am having dramas with it, I have tried reinstalling the wm6 rom and even the original wm5 rom and get an error. I am running vista and have no luck with xp either.
I can connect via active sync no dramas and the mobile device screen even changes to the 4 colours like it is about to upgrade.
I get error 260 updator error.
I need help downgrading to wm 5.
djmikey said:
Hi everyone, I am having troubles with my device. I upgraded to wm 6 and am having dramas with it, I have tried reinstalling the wm6 rom and even the original wm5 rom and get an error. I am running vista and have no luck with xp either.
I can connect via active sync no dramas and the mobile device screen even changes to the 4 colours like it is about to upgrade.
I get error 260 updator error.
I need help downgrading to wm 5.
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Check THIS GUIDE . Look for downgrade guide section. Pay special attention to Vista instructions and all the version information. .NET Framework, ActiveSync, etc... Versions are important.
Hi
I tried to upgrade the software to add Blackberry connect.
The installation got to 2% then crashed.
I dont appear to be able to do anything now the screen is red, green, blue and white stripes now showing USB at the bottom.
Is there anyway I can get this sorted?
Cheers
Hi,
i assume you tried a rom upgrade (to WM6). In that case, just try again, seems like your mobile lost the connection. I had the same problem while upgrading, so i just started the upgrade again from my pc and it worked.
Hope this helps,
tsfnet
I cant do anything on the phone. I am just getting the screen as described above.
The screen you describe is the bootloader screen. From there you can re-install windows mobile. Read through the threads in the Athena mobile 6 sub-forum for advice on how to do this, if you have never done it before.
If your Athena is not sim AND cid unlocked, you will need to find a copy of the original rom for your phone - available on this forum.
If you have already cid unlocked it, stick one of the Athena project roms onto it.
Hi,
I have a MWG AtomLife running windows mobile v6 i have been trying to install version 6.1 using DSUU.
I get 1 of 2 problems using 2 different version of 6.1 the first problem is
Everything starts off fine, phone softresets but it boots into windows and the DSUU says it failed to connect. No damage to phone.
the seconed problem is it says the country region (or somthing along thoses lines) is wrong and its not compatible with my phone.
I would just like to point out this is MWG not a 02 i got this phone from Portix (the uk disti for MWG) 2 days ago.
Any advice is muchly appricated as i said i have read the wiki, every post i can find on it all the how-tos in the various version but to no avail.
Thanks
FL1X (not fl1c i typod while creating my username how annoyingly rookie of me)
PS> this is the version of 6.1 i was trying to install (using the inbuilt installer and also "pcinstaller1.zip" from another thread) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413950 I know it says Exec so i tried this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=360664 again to no avail.
Update: just tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2433912&postcount=112 again same problem of the phone softresetting and booting back up loseing connection failing to install.
Hi, if you want to upgrade to WinMo 6.1then you cannot upgrade via DSUU. It is not possible till a DSUU is developed.
For upgrading you would need to use the SD card. Procedure is given in the last link you had visited.
P.S. Do not use ATOM Exec and HP update utilities on Atom Life. You might brick it.
Thanks Maniac, i will look into doing it that way over the weekend, in the event i brick it how can i return it back to the original version of wm6?
'brick it' means ur phone is dead. the term is kind of a metaphor. u can use ur phone as a brick