Downgrading, lost Ext Rom...Help!!! - MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading

Hi,
I've just downgraded from WM2005 to WM2003SE. I followed all WIKI instructions and enter 16000 as size but just get this message "FL_IOCTL_FORMAT_PHYSICAL_DRIVE succeeded" I then Reboot but still have 60MB......
What am I doing wrong?......aaaaaaH!

Sorry mate,
I do not know
maybe after a hard reset its visible but don't know
there are a lot op problem with the extrom and wm2005 as far as i can tell.

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Trouble after using WM 5

Did anybody having trouble with unlocking ExtendedROM after downgrading from WM5 ?
Il have problem with unlocking after downgrading to WM 2003 SE again
I got error message
THX
The ext ROM should not re-lock after upgrade / downgrade as the security code is changed and there is no way to re-lock it! Are you sure you re-configured your memory back to a 16MB area for ext rom before you downgraded?
I can't understand that - after I downgraded I can't see the Ext.Rom. I run the unlocker and unhider but still couldn't see it to load all the ol' ext.rom files in it.
As I said - did you resize the ext rom in WM5 before downgrading?
Not sure if it will work but try using the Repart tool under WM2003SE to reduce the size to give you back an ext rom (See the Wiki for downgrading)
I read the whole Wiki and even translated it into german for our german WM5 buddy's. I resized it AFTER the downgrade how it's been explained on the wiki.
I mean it's not a "Heeeelp" - because I installed the O2 GER CAB manually, I just wanted to know this.
You can downgrade to 2003SE and then using the partition tool create a new ext rom with 16384 kb which will you back your Ext rom. I hope this helps.
Sorry to bring this back from the dead, but I am having the exact same problem. Followed the wiki to a T to downgrade from WM5, and all went well until I went to apply the extrom. Running the repart_doc tool it ran with success, but upon a soft reboot the extended_rom folder is not present. Any ideas?
Figured it out - extended rom was hidden. Grabbed a utility from xda-dev to unhide it and voila, it worked.
For anyone that cares, the newest t-mobile rom w/cooked ext works great on my M2000...

HELP!!"FL_IOCTL_FORMAT_PHYSICAL_DRIVE failed" met.

Hi,everyone.
I tried to upgrade my XDAIIs to WM5.but met "FL_IOCTL_FORMAT_PHYSICAL_DRIVE failed"when I tried to resize the EXT_ROM.
I've done a hard reset and install the ext_rom files as a standard procedure.Then install xda-developers_Unlocker.CAB.
I tapped unhide then did a soft_reset,'unlock' then soft_reset.So I did see the ext_rom as well as copying/deleting files in it.
But when I used the DOC repartitioning tool with default value'128kb',I received the error "FL_IOCTL_FORMAT_PHYSICAL_DRIVE failed"
I've tried several times,still doesnt work...
ROM:1.42.00 WWE
Radio:1.13.00
EXTROM version:1.42.119 WWE
Any help will be great.Thanks for advance. :x
me too!
I had this same error on an sx66. I have 2 of them one of them gave this error and I couldnt upgrade, the other worked fine and it's upgraded to wizard v2a now and doing great. Any ideas on what this error means or how to get around it and reformat the ext rom?????
Me too
Got exactly the same issue,,, At least i have installed wm5 without reformating the rom but I'd like to find why mine BA is doing that instead of the one of a friend, exactly the same origin... For my friends it works at the first time....
Hiya
I was searching XDA-DEVELOPERS website about 2 days to find a solution for this problem, I have an I-mate PDA2K, i used all EXTROM tools on this website like this:
1- Installed EXTROM_tools,
2- run UNHIDE ,
3- then run UNHIDE,
4- Soft Reset,
5- now i can see Extended_ROM on my file explorer, i can read it , and able to write on it ... copy paste ...
6- run REPART_DOC.exe on my device,
7- tried many sizes like 128kb, 1024, 2048, 512, 61000, .................
but on this step i always get the god damned FL_IOCTL_FORMAT_PHYSICAL_DRIVE failed,
i finally used Task 28 under MTTY but nothing happened, still have this problem,
No Wayyyyyy ! No wayyyyyyyyyy to repart my DOC size, .... noooooooooooo wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
anyone going to help me plzzzzzzzzzzz ?
I second that request. I've got exactly the same problem, however with a genuine Qtek 9090. After unhiding and unlocking, I can delete all the contents of Storage and ExtROM. In fact, both are empty now. However, any attempt to use the partitioning tool only results in that %&$§/%(/ error message.
I've tried nearly any wm 2003 firmware since someone mentioned he succeeded by using an old pda2k firmware - still the same result. I've even changed the name of the Storage FS driver in the registry - no success either.
I'd be happy to provide some debug information or the like.
PLEASE HELP!
you need a language specific tool
z.b. in the german version programm files are called programme, but the link show on the englisch programm files.
hear is the german one:
wmvfan said:
you need a language specific tool
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My ExtROM _is_ unlocked. I did write that I was able to delete all its content. So it's quite pointless to talk about localized unlockers.
Reasonable comments, anyone?
There is I believe a way to do this through MTTY. At least get everything back to normal before running the resizer tool. (A way to bring DOC chip to factory formating) Its probably corruption of the DOC. I remember doing this on the Universal, I just don't remember any of that right now. Do an all device search for MTTY and DOC for a possible solution and verify it with some of the hardware gurus first before attempting.
Well, what I did is that
set 14 0
task 28
task 0
sequence which cleared the ExtROM and corrupted the boot screens (there are white stripes across it now), but had no effect on the DOC_repart error message.
I'd really appreciate some investigation from the gurus here since the problem exists for several years(!) now without any solution.
guys...
try this...
downgrade to wm2003
unlock/unhide/repart your doc first to your liking.
then upgrade to wm5 or wm6.
downgrade to wm2003
unlock/unhide/repart your doc first to your liking.
then upgrade to wm5 or wm6.
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I'm sorry to sound harsh, but: Is it really that difficult to read? I said that
I've tried nearly any wm 2003 firmware since someone mentioned he succeeded by using an old pda2k firmware
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and
After unhiding and unlocking, I can delete all the contents of Storage and ExtROM. In fact, both are empty now.
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So once again for the slow-minded: Me and my previous speakers did try this under (in fact several different) wm 2003, not wm5 or wm6. There is no ExtROM accessible in wm5 or wm6.
Again sorry, this time for repeating:
Reasonable comments, anyone?
landmark said:
I'm sorry to sound harsh, but: Is it really that difficult to read? I said that and
So once again for the slow-minded: Me and my previous speakers did try this under (in fact several different) wm 2003, not wm5 or wm6. There is no ExtROM accessible in wm5 or wm6.
Again sorry, this time for repeating:
Reasonable comments, anyone?
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@Mods
(I hate to reply to this but i have to about questioning my reading skills)
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Actually IF you tried it right for the first time you can never go wrong.
in WM2003
1. UNHIDE
2. UNLOCK
3. FORMAT_DOC set it to the smallest size
Because technically and sensibly:
You cannot unlock a hidden partition
You cannot format/resize a locked partition
That's as plain as it could ever be.
My 3-LINER INSTRUCTION is sufficient to solve your problem.
MTTY doesnt have to enter the scene it's only used if you have a broken mail button.
You(Generalizing) never said exactly where and what OS is you(Generalizing) are doing. Such WHINING deserves my straightforward answer.
So we give instructions, as we are given the problem.
What's not reasonable from what i've said?
Even a 5th grader can do instructions.
(now that's harsh)
FYI
There IS and WILL BE an Extrom in and WM5/WM6 even if you have changed it in WM2003. It's part of the BA.
You just cant see it and it's not being utilized. it's a Disk_On_Chip. if you managed to know MTTY.
You SHOULD know that.
ROLLBACK to 2003se then do everything right. Otherwise, read the WIKI.
and if you're sure you're doing everything right then you might have a faulty hardware.
nuff said.
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me said:
Me and my previous speakers did try this under (in fact several different) wm 2003, not wm5 or wm6.
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SilverSamurai said:
ROLLBACK to 2003se then do everything right. Otherwise, read the WIKI.
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me said:
There is no ExtROM accessible in wm5 or wm6.
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SilverSamurai said:
There IS and WILL BE an Extrom in and WM5/WM6 (...) You just cant see it and it's not being utilized.
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Sorry to tell it that straight, but if your answer isn't due to a failure of reading, it has to be due to a failure of understanding.
Reasonable comments, anyone?
straight? duh! it's crooked.
i guess you know logic... the flow of it, then analyze this.
hello...
im NOT the one who has the problem here...
AND you are NOT the ONLY ONE who got that problems here.
your quote above this is in response to my post, is actually a RETALIATION.
BUT PLEASE UNDERSTAND that my post's subject WERE the posts before
if its hard to comprehend then let the readers decide.
and regarding the extrom. i can access the DOC via MTTY with WM6.
which makes you wrong and im correct. nuff about that.
1. Nobody said factually and specifically that they tried it with WM2003 at one time (In General),
2. You've got a problem then im helping,
(i actually helped someone with my post and pmed me via yahoo... 3 persons)
3. I've helped... you berrated.
4. Not a good member, actually not constructive.
you wont get any reasonable answers if you yourself aint being reasonable.
actually i was the only one who posted some help for you,
and that is how you react.
ahaha... i hope the mods are reading this.
i gladly like to hear their reasonable comments and close this thread.
This thread is to investigate a software failure which circumstances are accurately described, not to please your ego. Your past contributions were useless since you didn't pay attention to the specifications given.
There's no point in repeating inapplicable phrases, and doing so in spite is not what I call "some help" - it is in fact pure nuisance and puts the problem solving at risk.
Please keep your narcissism out of this thread. Thank you for your understanding.
is this probleme solved??
Maybe you try this:
1. Downgrade to wm2003s
2. copy unhide&unlock (*.cab) to main memory and run it
3. start/program/extrom there we have 4 program ( hide, lock, unhide, unlock) --> run unhide then unlock ---> softreset
4. copy repartDOC (*.exe) to main memory and run it:
- format with 128kb --> you'll have 60Mb storage
- format with 16000kb (recomment) --> you'll have 45Mb storage
6. then Upgrade to wm5.0 or 6.0
7. after upgrade --> do a clean with record+camera+softreset --> no/ yes/ yes
Enjoy
ttrungkien said:
is this probleme solved??
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Unfortunately, it is not.
ttrungkien said:
4. copy repartDOC (*.exe) to main memory and run it:
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And that's the point where the mentioned error message occurs.
Some fellow posters and me tried some dozens of different wm2003(se) versions on their Blue Angels, ran virtually any unhide/unlock tools available here, cleared their ExtROM and Storage areas to the very last bit, even tampered with the bootloader accessible via MTTY to get things in order.
To me, it's out of the question that most of the posters who've reported that error could be to simpleminded to follow the few instructions. It appears that there are some devices which have to be either different by hardware or by software that can't be repartitioned by the published tool.
However it's a fact that the Blue Angel is an outdated device these days and I fear that the dev gurus won't pay attention anymore.
landmark said:
And that's the point where the mentioned error message occurs.
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I was in this trouble 2 days ago! because i didn't go to Start/Program/extrom/ unhide then unlock then SR, before fomart the extrom!
I was in this trouble 2 days ago! because i didn't go to Start/Program/extrom/ unhide then unlock then SR, before fomart the extrom!
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Ah. Fine. Thanks for your story.
WE DID USE WM2003SE
WE DID UNHIDE AND UNLOCK
(I even told you that we deleted all content of ExtROM and Storage)
We're NOT to crackbrained to follow some simple instructions. because of that...
PLEASE EVERYONE
STOP SUGGESTING
1) to rollback to WM2003SE
2) to use the unhide/unlock tool properly
WE DID!
*sniff* Maybe me posts are in caucasian or so and I'm the only one who sees them as english...
landmark said:
Ah. Fine. Thanks for your story.
WE DID USE WM2003SE
WE DID UNHIDE AND UNLOCK
(I even told you that we deleted all content of ExtROM and Storage)
We're NOT to crackbrained to follow some simple instructions. because of that...
PLEASE EVERYONE
STOP SUGGESTING
1) to rollback to WM2003SE
2) to use the unhide/unlock tool properly
WE DID!
*sniff* Maybe me posts are in caucasian or so and I'm the only one who sees them as english...
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u found a solution for this ?! i've the same problem, and everybody give me this suggestion !!!
i cannot format my extrom too what's the problem ?>

sx66 bluetooth expired. missing rom... here is a sollution!

SX66 BLUETOOTH Expired
Hi. I can not use Bluetooth since I downgraded from wm2005 to WM2003. When I set up Bluetooth, it says”
BTTrayCE
Sorry! Bluetooth can no longer be used because the license is expired
BDA: 00:00:00:00:00:00
Key:
E3E534E19B3E8214C543A
73COABB9A9074DD3B175
3515CD8
Please help. Thanks. I have tried completed install from original rom CE nad Radio. But the same problem. The extended rom is dead I can not upgrade it since it faila at 1%.
Please help Thanks.
Hi
Did you carefully follow WM2005 -> WM2003 process described in wiki ?
It's very important that you resize, reformat ExtROM and do some other stuff before flashing back to WM2003.
Good luck
i have the same problem.. since octobre without solution
Hi
I ask again.
Did you guys restore your ExtROM correctly ?
(using Repart_DOC.exe tool)
GO to wiki -> blueangel -> blueangel WM2005 page -> how to downgrade....
Good luck
hi robal
I tried but when i use Repart_DOC
I set size 16384 or other sizes but if I click format now, the error message pops up"
Create handle failed.
Please help. Thanks!
Hi
Maybe You forgot to do as described in point "3" of downgrade process :
Prep your WM5 device by formating Storage and Hive.
Press Power + Softreset, and when the colored stripes (well, this is the bootscreen )shows on the screen.
If you have a PH20B device such as MDAIII, QTEK 9090, XDAIIs, PDA2K etc.
Quickly press Record+Camera before the versions appears at bottom right
OR, press Power+Softreset+Camera+Record at the same time.
If you have a PH20B1 device such as SX66
Quickly press Record+Windows Media before the versions appears at bottom right
OR, press Power+Softreset+Windows Media Player button+Record at the same time.
Either way mentioned above should work.
You'll see three options; change the second and the third to "yes".
If you have a PH20B device such as MDAIII, QTEK 9090, XDAIIs, PDA2K etc.
You can do that with the camera and the record buttons.
If you have a PH20B1 device such as SX66
You can do that with the Windows Media Player and the record buttons.
If you are done, press the mail button, it'll show a white screen for a while, just wait.
If the bootscreen, aka. the colored stripes is displayed, Wait more, you are booting.
The welcome screen to set up your device should appear soon.
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This should've been done when you had WM2005.
I think it's important to do it, before trying to run Repart_DOC (on WM2003).
Any idea ?
If you've forgotten to do it. You probably will have to intall WM2005 again, do it, intall WM2003 and Repart_DOC it. HUh
have fun
DEAR robal,
Thanks for your information. In fact I did everything like you said before. but nothing help.
I know that I have to creat an extended_Rom in order to get it work. (this is not a big deal since we can install manually.
The most imfortant thing is the bluetooth error. Please help me find a sollutin for it. Thanks!
Hi
So you say, you have WM2003 installed with Extrom CABs from some official ROM ? OK
I'm not familiar with this BT failure. Please tell me exactly what ROM are you using ( CE , Radio, ExtROM )
And what version of BT stack you have.
This error is caused by a portion of the Bluetooth memory being overwritten by something else. The people who are trying to help you are right...you need to reflash the device because something didn't work correctly last time.
I had a tool that restored BT MAC-address, but I cannot find it on HDD.
It was sent by imate tech support as a fix for the "bt license has expired" error, so you may try to contact them, or search this forum.
please mamaich if you can find it this will be very helpful
Dear mamaich,
Thanks for your great imformation. I love to get it as soon as you find it. Again, thanks for your pricious time to repond.
Looks Like every body is stuck...I had solved this problem twice and with full success...on ROM 1.4 pls install the Broadcom 1.6 cab and yes...yr problem is solved... :lol:
Only thing..I was not able to put it install thru Ext ROM...even by editing config.txt....may be someone here can do this :roll:
new problem come out after previous one
hi, I have another problem so.. i need your help.
before, My sx66 problem with bluetooth and the Extended_ROM did not exist.
Now, after many tried to install rom from Tmobile, O2. sx66 over and over again, the extended_ROM is now okay to install but sadly the Storage doen't exist any more. Also some contact, task .. pop up after full installation. Finally,after extended_ROM Complete installed, window
Connection Flash Mangaer
pop ups" Saved data is corrupted.
System will erase all data to fix
this error
Yes No
but It does fix anything after I click yes button.
Please help to recover my storage. If there any software that can partition rom for ppc. please share.
p.s. the bluetooth now is freezing.
what u hv to do is use the Ext ROM Unlocker and use Repart_Doc...Set the size of yr Ext ROM...say 15 MB or so and then do the Repartitioning...now flash yr device...u will get yr Ext Rom Back with no such errors as reported by you
problem solved.
Dear hdubli,
Thanks for your help. Everything works properly now. Now my sx66 works at factory shipped. I am very happy.
Specailly thank to Hdubi for providing an exellent solution.
hdubli said:
Looks Like every body is stuck...I had solved this problem twice and with full success...on ROM 1.4 pls install the Broadcom 1.6 cab and yes...yr problem is solved... :lol:
Only thing..I was not able to put it install thru Ext ROM...even by editing config.txt....may be someone here can do this :roll:
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Hi hdubli, a question, what is the ROM 1.4 of the blueangel?

Stuck in BA WM6 Upgrading

I'm Stuck in BA WM6 Upgrading.
I was at the HTC_Blueangel_WM6_Wizzard Upgrade 4
After execute the installer file I performed a Hard Reset
Colored stripes (the bootscreen) will appear on the screen but I can't ge no debugger screen at all: the BA remain in Bootscreen with R 1.11.0 at the right bottom of the screen.The battery was full. I've tried the mtty procedure as well...no way out. Any clue ????
Have you follow all this steps here?
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardUpgrade1
Yes I did and now I'm Stuck at
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardUpgrade4
And what device do you have in fact? Qtek 9090? Other??
Mine is a Qtek 9090 and didn't have any trouble...
Same problem here, wm6 was already running; downgraded to 2003 SE to repartition the extrom, wanted to flash to wm6 again; now my xda3 is stucked after flashing, only r 1.10.0 is shown, no chance to carry on...???
I've got imate pda2k ct2cwj...and Heinzibua I'm stuck on R 1.11.00 do you have an Imate as well ??? cause I guess the official XDA procedure doesn't work for this kind of model (mine was an Italian W2003).
I'm very upset about this...
@ conosciani.m
wm6 worked well on my xda3 , problem was only after repartitioning the extrom.
I'm going to think I did somenthing wrong during the extrom steps..so i've returned back to wm2003 and I'm going to try the upgrade again
please tell me, if you find the solution...
running again
i repartitioned storage in 2003SE set to 20000 kb.
flashed to WM6, no problem now, storage is 41,25 MB, but running !!!
I did it too, I had to reinstalled w2003 and dit the Upgrading BA WM6 wizard again.....
after UNHIDE the rom, this time (and not in the previous upgrading), I did it the rom format using MTTY after that I ran the upgrade procedure and I got the WM6 running.
Happy for both of us to reach the goal......
do you have 60 MB storage now ?
can you give me more infos about MTTY ?
thx
tried to set storage to 60mb again, stuck again, also if i do just the same procedure as yesterday it is stuck; start to hate this device.
please tell me, what you did exactly to make it run. tried mtty also, but don´t know, what to do...
try this...
1. downgrade to 2003
2. copy the utils to the phone(extrom utils and repart_doc.exe)
3. install extrom utils...
---a. tap unhide... ok.
---b. tap unlock... ok. may throw an error but still ok...
---c. reset...
4. run Repart_DOC
---a. Set it to 128 byte
---b. Go/Start/Format (it should succeed)
5. reset to bootloader
---(press and hold record + power button then stick reset)
6. flash WM6 ROM
7. cold boot (press and hold power button then stick reset)
8. (optional) if stuck in the "tri-color"(white isnt a color ) screen...
---Hard Reset. Using No/Yes/Yes option.
reading further about the Repart_Doc topics...
128byte is the smallest you can format/resize the extrom
to maximize the storage in WM6.
Thx, that´s exactly what i did many times without success...
but now it works, after upgrading radio rom there also was no problem with upgrading to WM6; 60 MB rom; i only want to upgrade to radio rom 1.15, then i´m happy.
thx everybody for your help

FL_IOCTL_BDTL_HW_PROTECTION - Need help unlocking ExtROM

Hello.
I want to upgrade my device to WM6 and need to unlock the ExtROM for merging the ExtROM and storage to one big storage.
I run the "unhide" command and can see the ExtROM, but writing and deleting is not allowed.
When I execute "unlock" or "unlockextrom -unlock -xda3" I always get the following errors:
ERROR:
FL_IOCTL_BDTL_HW_PROTECTION
A device attached to the system is not functioning
Since two days I google for a solution and found out that many people seem to have exactly the same problem - but there is currently no way!
Is it perhaps possible that the password for unlocking the ExtROM has changed? How can I find it out?
I tried it with the latest offical ROM (1.42) and now downgraded to 1.22 - always the same error.
Hmm, it's strange because the official tool (T-Mobile Germany) can write to ExtROM, so there must be a way to unlock it.
When I try to format the ExtROM, I get the error:
FL_IOCTL_FORMAT_PHYSICAL_DRIVE; of course because the ExtROM is still locked.
I am surprised to see that it is possible develop and provide upgrades to WM6 for Blue Angel - but nobody knows what is wrong with the ExtROM.
Thanks in advance for good ideas.
Best regards,
Ace of Aces
So, I have same problem. Nobody knows how to way out ?
are you sure that you didn't miss the step in the wiki?
Any progress for it?
@Ace_of_Aces
which wiki page did u get the info on how to do unlock EXTROM from? i've done this ages ago. cant remember anymore.
I had the same problem and this one solved it...
[http://www.ziddu.com/download/2371710/Unlocker.rar.html]
...cheers!

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