Hi all,
i've read a lot of threads on this forum and posted here and there but haven't got the answers I need to start messing with my phone.
could someone please help me out and give some advice?
I have a CID & SIM locked Dutch MDA Vario G3 with IPL/SPL at 2.21
I would really like to upgrade my ROM for getting rid of the tmobile stuff AND speed it up.
I'd like to know the following:
1) Can I upgrade a locked DUTCH vario to the Official tmobile 2.26 USA software without hacking or is this prevented as well?
2) I read stories about CID unlocking a G3 2.21 being possible AND being Impossible ..... which is it?
3) Can I downgrade my phone SAFELY to the custom ROM on this forum, I read about success stories but not for everyone .... what makes it work sometimes and does it matter that it will downgrade the IPL but NOT the SPL?
4) Can I or can I NOT just flash a G4 ROM over my G3 phone and leave the locked IPL/SPL as it is?
5) is there a disadvantage to NOT unlocking it and just flash a G4 ROM? what would I be missing out on? can I upgrade to 2.26 official and then flash a G4 ROM and have the same end result?
please help me out on this, I am ready to flash my phone but would not like to brick it since it is just a month old.
thanks a lot! stefan.
i trie craptree's guide, and I can read back all relevant data from my locked vario, at 2.21 I just can't write it back, so that's a nogo either.
any advice? G4 ROM or downgrade?
Cingular 8125 (IPL/SPL 2.25.0001), SIM/CID Lock!
I used Lokiwiz03 to unlock the SIM, Success!
I download the dopod chinese rom to upgrade,after upgrade,can boot once in chinese rom. i found IPL change to 2.25, but SPL no change.
Afer i reset the phone, it Can't power On,no respond!
anyone can help me?
you bricked your wizard by flashing g4 unit with g3 ipl/spl. now you can throw it out or send to me (this is impossible to repair - maybe in future Jtag will help but it takes years?)
please - read more in future!
(sorry for my english)
all famous coockers just jumping around abt this issue, but no one tells an exact answer, is there any posibility to unlock G4 2.xx.0001. But main thing that pisses me off that if any of them will lose thier phones, they never will get a G3 device, cuz there's no vendor who manufacturing this version phones anymore. and after that they will focus on coocking ROMs so they can be puted to G4 wizards. this address : http://www.imei-check.co.uk/ only do sim unloking for G4. but some ppl claim that there is a way to unlock but no1 start a thread abt it.
and the question: were's a truth ? were's a information for ppl to whom u do this work that brings no money?
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all famous coockers just jumping around abt this issue, but no one tells an exact answer, is there any posibility to unlock G4 2.xx.0001. But main thing that pisses me off that if any of them will lose thier phones, they never will get a G3 device, cuz there's no vendor who manufacturing this version phones anymore. and after that they will focus on coocking ROMs so they can be puted to G4 wizards. this address : http://www.imei-check.co.uk/ only do sim unloking for G4. but some ppl claim that there is a way to unlock but no1 start a thread abt it.
and the question: were's a truth ? were's a information for ppl to whom u do this work that brings no money?
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If it is really possible, we won't have so many people complaining about their G4 being bricked... so no, we haven't found a way to CID unlock G4s as of now...
G4 Unlock sucessfully
I unlock my Wizard (G4) using this procedure, Yesterday. Now I'm able to install any ROM including the greatest Faria(3.0.0.0) ROM.
I like to thanks the support and effort of our cookers.
Millions Thkx
i found about 4 ppl here who break G4 device, including me . i think this is a big number. but anyway all we have to do is wait , maybe some1 will turn his knowledge into this problem. and we'll unleash the power of this masterpiece device
let me be clear once for all
the only place that you g4 can be CID UNLOCKED IS HERE
http://www.imei-check.co.uk/
its been tried and tested hence why g4 can install my rom.this does not mean that you can install other rom cookers rom.i have a way of cooking roms that are compatible with g4.
but you will atleast be able to to flash any provider rom.make sure it is above aku2.never try to install a rom with ipl/spl 1xxxx in a g4.you will brick it,even if it has been unlocked.
__s said:
i found about 4 ppl here who break G4 device, including me . i think this is a big number. but anyway all we have to do is wait , maybe some1 will turn his knowledge into this problem. and we'll unleash the power of this masterpiece device
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pearhaps i'm the 5th person who break his G4 they change it to me and they gave me one with SPL/IPL 2.21 no 000 neither 0001 i think it's G3 i'm i wrong ?
hica said:
pearhaps i'm the 5th person who break his G4 they change it to me and they gave me one with SPL/IPL 2.21 no 000 neither 0001 i think it's G3 i'm i wrong ?
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IT's G3 all right...
ok now i'm sure i have a G3 with Molski2.26 SPL/IPL 2.26
can i downgrade it and CID unlock it without probleme ? because i remember SPL / IPL = or >2.21 can not be CID unlocked using Lockwiz2b !!
if no can i install Faria 3.00 ROM and return back to any rom 2.xx ?
2.17.0001 (G4) unlocked
I unlocked mine at imei-check yesterday and upgraded to the latest Faria ROM no problem.
40$ for unlocking at http://www.imei-check.co.uk/ is not much but still the money
I'm surprised no-one has found a free way of doing it yet, clearly it's possible, hopefully someone in the know will get lumped with a G4 and be forced to find a way
I have no programing knowledge, but it seems like someone who does and has a G4 should be able to reverse engineer that utility that imei-check uses to figure out what they are doing?
You guys that have unlocked your G4, are you able to do a ROM backup to the SD card?
Me too yesterday did CID unlock my G4 in imei-check.co.uk and flashed Faria's ROM. Now I can install any AKU 2.X / 3.X rom (shipped/custom) without IPL/SPL.
Nishad
Once a G4 has been CID unlocked, can you flash a ROM with an IPL/SPL in it, as long as its not a 1.xx?
Basically can a G3 IPL/SPL be put onto a G4 device after the G4 has been CID unlocked, or will G4 users always have to use ROMs with the IPL/SPL removed from them?
d0ug said:
Basically can a G3 IPL/SPL be put onto a G4 device after the G4 has been CID unlocked, or will G4 users always have to use ROMs with the IPL/SPL removed from them?
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THAT's what you CAN'T do. Don't use a G3 ROM on a G4 device. It's not the IPL/SPL that's the problem. It's the bootloader. If you flash with a rom that's not compatible with a G4 device, and your G4 is unlocked, it will flash. But the next time you try to boot it it will not boot. That's because the bootloader for a G4 is different than a G3.
I paid imei-check to unlock my G4. I thought like you did, that I could now flash any rom. So I did. Then I bricked it because I flashed a G3 rom with a G3 bootloader. Silly me.
don't mix g3 & g4
I understand from reading this forum that G3 devices can have their IPL/SPL changed whereas the G4 devices cannot. I am a bit unclear if G4 devices can upgrade updwards (someone please confirm) but I know they cannot go down to IPL 1.xx
So the difference between G3 & G4 updates is that G4 updates do not have IPL/SPL components. I have taken a G3 Mr Clean update, unpacked it and repacked it without the IPL/SPL and it worked without any problems on my G4. Details on how to do this are in this forum.
Ok I am stuck for sure. I have Cingular 8125 with stock ipl/spl 2.25. I wanted to install faria Aku 3.2 rom and followed the instructions to a T. I downgraded to "CUSTOM__RUU_Wizard_1050412_WWE_101_11210_WWE," Then CID unlocked my phone with Lockwiz 0.2 by placing enablerapi.cab in phone and executing it. All went well. Then I upgraded to Moleski's "RUU_Molski.Biz_AKU2.3-226102_22610105_024711_WWE-30MB-CF2," and then tried to upgrade to Faria's "FARIA-HTC-WIZARD -3.2-RC1-8MB Rom." (Even removed sim, and hardreset as per instructions) Everything seem like it was going smooth. After installation, the only thing that changed was the flash screen nothing else. So I tried to flash back to the stock ipl/spl 2.25 and I get an error message regarding the nk.nbf file. Now, no matter what rom I try to install it stays at ipl: 1.01, spl: 2.26, GSM: 1.12.10, OS:1.5.4.2. Where did i go wrong.
d0ug said:
I have no programing knowledge, but it seems like someone who does and has a G4 should be able to reverse engineer that utility that imei-check uses to figure out what they are doing?
You guys that have unlocked your G4, are you able to do a ROM backup to the SD card?
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Trust me, there are people working on this ;-)
joshnat said:
THAT's what you CAN'T do. Don't use a G3 ROM on a G4 device. It's not the IPL/SPL that's the problem. It's the bootloader. If you flash with a rom that's not compatible with a G4 device, and your G4 is unlocked, it will flash. But the next time you try to boot it it will not boot. That's because the bootloader for a G4 is different than a G3.
I paid imei-check to unlock my G4. I thought like you did, that I could now flash any rom. So I did. Then I bricked it because I flashed a G3 rom with a G3 bootloader. Silly me.
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IPL/SPL is the bootloader and bootloader is the IPL/SPL.
I was trying to upgrade my ROM to G4 CID unlock my device. For some reason, i cant load the OS my phone, and when i turn on my phone, i stay in the bootloader, with IPL and SPL in 2.26.
What i can do? I'm diperate Help Me pls...
Thanks
Hi
its not dead if you still have a bootloader! all is not lost!
what you need to do is download the official update for the phone, the OFFICIAL t-mobile/cingular or qtek one
boot the phone into bootloader mode
plug the phone in
run the update as normal just let it go through
and all should be good!
good luck!
Thanks Duke...
where i can found the official update and how i can boot the phone into bootloader mode?
Thanks again
which rom i have to use ?
and where i can found it? on phone bootscreen i can see this:
IPL 2.26
SPL 2.26
GSM 02.25.11
OS 10.1.0.811
someone can help me ?
Thanks
if your phone is a g3 try the tmo uk
if you had a g4 try the wizard love
where i can found this roms ?
Thanks
tell me if your phone is a g3 or a g4
it's G4 I think
sure
croccolo said:
it's G4 I think
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the ipl and sol that you write is for a g3
there is the link
http://rapidshare.com/files/38880130/ruu_prodigy_226102_22610105_022511_tmous_wwe_ship.exe.html
I have been reading on this website for weeks now... i have an I-mate K-jam... also known as many other names... but i have CID and SIM unlocked and soft and hardloaded it... i just cannot seem to find a rom that i know will work... i have tried a couple and they just fail... i would like to find a wm6 with some type of touchflo... any information would be greatly apprecaiated... i have read many of the newbi upgrading forums so if there is anything else i am missing please tell me
Timmah
well, we need the usual stuff:
IPL/SPL
ROM Version Currently
Does it boot?
Get to the bootloader?
G4 or G3?
What all DOES it do?
here ya go
ipl 2.16.001
gsm 02.07010
os 2.16.9.1
G3
Wm5 the latest from imate
everything is alright.. but i know there is better out there for my imate... and i am just not satisfied... i got this phone because i saw the possibilites out there...
what else you need?
Timmah
Are you sure it's 2.16.001? Isn't it 2.16.0001 (note 3 zeros)
If it's the latter then you have a G4 and i don't see how you have managed to HardSPL'ed a G3. The utility doesn't allow G3
oops
YES it is a G4... guess i was tired... sry still need help... yes .0001
Timmah
G4 phone cannot be CID unlocked with this utility, Have you tried 'HardSPL' or 'SoftSPL',these are the only options to upgrade a G4 device to wm6.
Well,if you have tried to HardSPL,then,you didn't do it correctly,coz,your IPL/SPL remain the same as original,they have not changed,Do the methods again correctly,and there won't be any problem upgrading to wm6,there won't be any reason to be LOST,lol
I did
It just got to a white screen and that was it... nothing more happend... i let it sit for an hour... and nothing... so i should try a hard again?
Timmah