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?
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hi to all, I need help to unlock my vario from t-mobile Germany.
I have read to much but I did not find any way to unlock sim and cid.
mda vario
IPL 1.03
SPL 2.21
rom 2.21.2.8
03.09.2006
many thanks guyes
mosobhy said:
hi to all, I need help to unlock my vario from t-mobile Germany.
I have read to much but I did not find any way to unlock sim and cid.
mda vario
IPL 1.03
SPL 2.21
rom 2.21.2.8
03.09.2006
many thanks guyes
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IPL 1.03 and SPL 2.21 ?!?
Hhhmmmm....how did you do that? As far as I know those two has to be THE SAME, otherwise you'll get an unstable device and can brick it easily!
And please (!!!!!) read the forum....there are tons of threads on how to unlock SIM and CID, so I guess you still did not read to much.
Molski
I believe what are you said. but i just got it today from T-mobile as replacement.
Upgrade to the latest 2.26.10.2 T-Mobile Rom, you can find it on this forum.
I believe if you do that then everything will be okay for your device.
I hope they don't gave you a "refurbished" device.
I had upgrade to rom 2.21.2.8 GER. so I got the following
IPL 2.21
SPL 2.21
rom 2.21
than I unloked sim with Lokiwiz03a.
so anyway to unlock cid that I can upgrade to other network without resk
many thanks
Hi, I search and read alot post here but before I go on with flashing my rom I just wanted to make sure.
1. My new phone is a 8125, came with IPL SPL is 2.25, with no .001 trailing means G3 phone? but my phone is new so i'm surprise to see i have that chip since it's a newer model. So is it G3?
2. I know aWizard is unable to CID unlock cause i have 2.25 get a error message.
3. I read on another post I have to downgrade to 1.xx something inorder to CID unlock, can I do that with my 2.25 without bricking my phone?
thanxs for your time and help. HOpe to hear from you guys soon.
It sounds like you have a G3 device, however I wonder why you would want to CID unlock your phone. It is really risky and also pointless as well.
Hi everyone,this is my first tread and I hope someone can help me.
I've just bought a T-Mobile MDA VARIO in USA that is Unlock,because it read me differens SIMs with no problem, but I want to know if is also CID - unlocked because I want to put in, afterwards, the ROM with the italian language.
What I have to do to look if is CID locked or not?
thank you for your time
Mick
mickscores said:
Hi everyone,this is my first tread and I hope someone can help me.
I've just bought a T-Mobile MDA VARIO in USA that is Unlock,because it read me differens SIMs with no problem, but I want to know if is also CID - unlocked because I want to put in, afterwards, the ROM with the italian language.
What I have to do to look if is CID locked or not?
thank you for your time
Mick
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Ciao,
this is what you have to do:
1) Check whether your phone is G3 or G4 (reset and look at IPL/SPL version: 2.xx.0001->G4; 2.xx->G3)
2) If it is G4: you cannot CID unlock it. To install a different rom, then, you must follow this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=271043
3) If it is G3 AND rom version is >= 2.21 (equal or greater than 2.21): cannot be CID unlocked, use the same tutorial as for G4.
4) If it is G3 AND rom version is < 2.21 (minor than 2.21): follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=263116 to learn how to downgrade the rom and CID unlock the phone.
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MDA ROM Questions
Thank you, Risidoro, for the excellent advice.
I have a couple of follow-up questions:
Background: My T-Mo (USA) MDA has SPL/IPL 2.26, OS 2.26.10.2 (determined as per your advice). I'd like to install a different "unrestricted" ROM (mainly to get access to JAVA and to impove performance).
Here are the questions:
1. The current ROM (2.26) is not the original software of my MDA: it's the official update released by T-Mo a couple of months ago (I installed it myself). I don't know by now what was the orginal version. It was probably a much earlier version, perhaps 1.17. So, my first question is: does it matter what the original version was, or it only matters what the current version is? Can I fry the phone if I follow your advice for case 3?
2. T-Mo unlocked the phone for me (they do it for its customers after a while). However, I don't know if it's been both SIM-unlocked and CID-unlocked; or just SIM-unlocked. How do I find out? I did run lokiwiz on it (just in case) but I have no idea if it succeded.
3. After running lokiwiz, I tried to install QTek 9100 ROM with push mail, shipping (I found it on the web, and it claimed to be for a shipping QTeck; so, I thought it's a pretty safe ROM). It states that its version is 2.17.7.102. However, the installation failed: it got to the three-colored screen and stopped there. The device is OK though (after soft reset), just runs the previous software 2.26. What does it tell us? And does it make sense at all to "upgrade" to a lower version just to get an unlocked JAVA-running device? Or you'd recommend a different ROM (which one?)?
Many thanks,
LKMDA
risidoro said:
Ciao,
this is what you have to do:
1) Check whether your phone is G3 or G4 (reset and look at IPL/SPL version: 2.xx.0001->G4; 2.xx->G3)
2) If it is G4: you cannot CID unlock it. To install a different rom, then, you must follow this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=271043
3) If it is G3 AND rom version is >= 2.21 (equal or greater than 2.21): cannot be CID unlocked, use the same tutorial as for G4.
4) If it is G3 AND rom version is < 2.21 (minor than 2.21): follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=263116 to learn how to downgrade the rom and CID unlock the phone.
bye
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For your point 3:
Does the problem appears after I upgrade the ROM version to 2.26 (t-mobile)?
Current version is 1.7.13
can the G4 be unlock through - http://www.imei-check.co.uk/ ?
uccoffee said:
can the G4 be unlock through - http://www.imei-check.co.uk/ ?
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Some have reported that they have used IMEI with the G4 successfully.
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hey folks. i think i need to reflash my spv m3000 because it keeps restarting and the phone is reaaaly sluggish..
IPL 1.09
SPL 1.09
GSM 01.04.10
OS 1.9.1.1
This is what i have got. i have no clue whatsoever if this rom is good or not but it doesn;t seem to do the trick for me..
i have be reading for some weeks but i am still unsure wether my phone is CID locked or not. or what rom should or can i use.
i still don;t understand the G3 G4 difference and why everybody talks about 2.xx spl and ipl and i have 1.09....
could anybody please translate all this technical details into english? i have no intention of bricking the device..so i am folowing the advice in all tutorials "if u n't know what you are doing ..ask first"
i have some more questions:
are the new roms more stable or at least faster? because this one keeps restarting randomly.
cand somebody really give me some step by step information on what i need to do?
how can i back up this original firmware..so if the upgrade doesn't work i would still be able to reflash it back
i am mentioning that the phone was sim locked and i uset lokiwiz tool to unlock it.
ftp://xda:[email protected]_US_226102_22610105_022511_WWE_Ship.exe
I would use this one, it's safe, original.
i would appreciate if you could answer al my q's..i am not ready to flash it without knowing if i am cid ocked and what is that...etc
I thought you mentioned you unlocked it.
The ROM is stable, all the posts like Beta, Unhappyhousewife etc. have thgis one as basis.
About your Backup, to be honest I don't have clue because I never had or wanted to go back.
ok. my main concern is about the 1.xx spl and ipl comaptibility. all i could find aroundhere was said about 2.xx
i am afraid to upgrade untill i know for sure what my 1.xx means in practical terms
did u have 1.xx before upgrading?
I did,yes.
Most of us start with 1.
thanx man. so without sounding stupid i will ask for final instructions.
correct me if i'm wrong.
i will have to cid unlock the devicei first using lokiwiz 2
then i will be able to use the rom u suggested?
Hi all,
I've read a lot on this forum and posted quite some questions already. I am now almost ready to start customizing my NLD tmobile vario sid/sim locked 2.21.
However before I can start flashing I first NEED to downgrade (i think). I saw a lot of posts about this and some contradictions. Could someone please help me out or maybe a FAQ should be stickied for these kind of things.
I read the following, what if any is true and how to proceed people:
*) a 2.21 G3 cannot be downgraded (yet)
*) I have to flash the qtek custom rom
*) i have to flash the qtek custom rom twice (why twice?)
*) the SPL won't downgrade and that's allright
*) the SPL won't downgrade and that is a problem
*) I have to extract the custom rom and just run 1 file from it
*) flashing the downgrade rom bricks G3 vario's
*) the downgrade rom gives me ipl/spl 1.01 or in another thread it gives ipl/spl 1.05
*) A G4 rom can or cannot be flashed on a CID/SIM locked G3 vario
I hope you can clarify these issues, I have read a lot myself but not all advice on all threads are the same.
thanks a lot in advance,
stefan.
i don't know if there is anyone with the definitive answers but if there is maybe this info could be posted on the wiki or stickied in this thread, or am I the only one who finds all the diverse information somewhat confusing.
stefan
Hi there,
As far as I know, if your MDA Vario comes with the following:
IPL 2.21.0001
SPL 2.21.0001
then people call it G3/G4. Again, AFAIK, it cannot be CID-unlocked. You can get nice information on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=271043. Basically, using some tools and an existing ROM, you "cook" the ROM to cut off the IPL/SPL part, so that though it's not CID-unlocked, you still can flash the ROM to a (usually) newer ROM.
OK, hope the above info helps.
hi,
thanks for your reply, however it is only a G4 rom when your vario is like 2.21.0001, I know already that this cannot be downgraded. I have a G3 vario (2.21 without .0001) so according to the posts it should be able to be downgraded and then CID unlocked. I have just seen a lot of different opinions about the G3 downgrade process (craptree, faria, mr puttingham, etc. all have different suggestions).
stefan
stefan1975 said:
hi,
thanks for your reply, however it is only a G4 rom when your vario is like 2.21.0001, I know already that this cannot be downgraded. I have a G3 vario (2.21 without .0001) so according to the posts it should be able to be downgraded and then CID unlocked. I have just seen a lot of different opinions about the G3 downgrade process (craptree, faria, mr puttingham, etc. all have different suggestions).
stefan
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Not I and Faria... I use his procedure constantly. Actually when I'm testing a ROM with a different IPL or SPL I downgrade to the 1.05, re-unlock CID and SIM (just for fun as it takes no time) and then downgrade one MORE time to get the SPL down. Just did 3 Cingular G3's yesterday and will do 2 today....