I was doing the cid unlock process, and the downgrade stopped at 98 percent on the phone, and 99 percent on the computer, then the bootloader program closed it self. Now when I turn on my 8125 i have a red green and blue screen with ipl and spl at 2.25. what can i do now? thanks in advance guys.
Jeb
Re-connect your device to your PC, on that Red/Blue/Green screen, called the bootloader, does it say USB in the bottom left? If so, flash your device with your carriers latest official ROM. You can not use a custom ROM. Once your back up and running, try the CID unlock process again.
yeah i did that, got back to cingular 2.25. i am trying to downgrade again but it still doesnt work. phone stops at 98 percent, computer stops at 99. whats going on? any ideas?
thanks by the way
jeb
How long is it hanging at 98%? Most ROMS do hang around that time, but typicaly not more than a few minutes.
Read the following thread for downgrading, and un-locking. your G3 device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=285435
Thanks to Dr. P
i am following that to the T but during the first downgrade it will hang at 98 percent for well over 30 min. then i give up, unhook the phone, go to bootloader screen and load the cingular 2.25 to get going again.
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i am following that to the T but during the first downgrade it will hang at 98 percent for well over 30 min. then i give up, unhook the phone, go to bootloader screen and load the cingular 2.25 to get going again.
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Borrow a friends PC.
never even thought it could be the PC. I will try that tonight. thanks.
jeb
update on the brick
here is an update.
i bricked it.
jacob walked me through several steps and i think i may have had a g4 phone, but some how the ipl and spl was reading 2.25
btw this phone came to me through the cingular warranty program. so luckely i still have my old 8125 that i was turning in for cosmetic reasons.
so bottom line,
i could not flash to 1.05
tried to cid unlock anyways ...... failed
tried to flash molskis anyways ....failed
tried to turn a phone into a brick.PASS
now its time to turn this one in for another one. hopefully ill get a g3 this time
Instead of flashing to 1.05 next time, try downgrading to the Cingular 1.18 rom. I used it to downgrade and had no problems with unlocking.
If you can get to the multicolored screen (bootloader mode) its not bricked!
When I first installed a rom I did not understand the difference in sim unlock and cid unlock...I ran a rom update that was supposed to do a cid unlock but it didn't support the 2.XX rom....later I found you had to downgrade to a 1.xx version for lokiwiz to work..then go back to 2.xx...anyway..I ended up with a phone that would only go to bootloader.
I was able to get my providers rom reinstalled..then I did what everyone always says is the first thing you should do...I used the patched version of teraterm to dump my rom to a minisd card.
Now if I fubar the phone as long as I can get to the bootloader screen (even if usb is not working) all I have to do is insert that minisd, turn on the phone and click YES when it asks if I want to load from minisd.
I highly recommend that EVERYONE make a backup to restore to before doing anything to their phone..it only takes a few minutes.
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i had ipl/spl 2.25. i tried to flash with g3 since it doesnt touch the bootloader part. i would freeze @ 98% (btw my device is CID locked/SIM unlocked). so i tried to load original cingular ROM (RUU_Wizard_225111_22511102_022511_CWS_WWE_Ship.exe) but it always stops @ 80%. the bar goes red n it doesnt do anything. i tried multiple times n still no go. is my device bricked? or is there still a chance of getting back everything. lmk otherwise im gonna have to RMA it.
thanks
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anyone? i really need to get it back working,.
how long are you waiting? most roms hang around the 94-98% for a few minutes, then go.. also when the bar is red that means its writing, just be patient... if all else fails try an official rom
shogunmark thank you for your reply. i waited n the bar moved on until i was able complete the flash with cing original rom. now if i want to upgrade/downgrade ROM on a CID locked device (2.25 IPL/SPL) (since lokiwiz isnt able to CID unlock 2.xx verisons) what r my options?
so far from what ive read on forums the options are as follow:
get the CID taken off by some company on the web.
cook ur own roms n remove the bootlader parts n then install (rsiadro - sorry if i mispelled the user name)
also is it ok to upgrade SPL/IPS on a CID locked device as long as the version is higher than the current? am i right here?
any news on lokiwiz cid unlocking 2.xx devices?
thank you again
i really must work it out before next week since im on tmobile using slow cing rom
Can anyone confirm if you can or cannot CID unlock a Wizard G3 running the IPL/SPL of 2.26?
I've been trying to downgrade my XDA Mini S to a v1.x firmware to CID unlock, I've managed to get the Molinksi ROM running, but I want to try some other ones? All the v1.x ones haven't seemed to work, and left me with just a boot loader. Can anyone help me out?
Cheers!!!
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Can anyone confirm if you can or cannot CID unlock a Wizard G3 running the IPL/SPL of 2.26?
I've been trying to downgrade my XDA Mini S to a v1.x firmware to CID unlock, I've managed to get the Molinksi ROM running, but I want to try some other ones? All the v1.x ones haven't seemed to work, and left me with just a boot loader. Can anyone help me out?
Cheers!!!
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SOLUTION FOUND -CID/sim UNLOCKING FOR WIZARD WITH AKU2 ROMS
Disregard the "doesn't work with 2.21" disclaimer as I've used this method on around 10 "out of the box" Cingular 2.25's with no problem. Follow the directions exactly. If the device doesn't reboot when you CID unlock and SIM unlock then you didn't follow procedure. Sometimes one need to reflash the 1.05 a second time after this to get the 1.x IPL and SPL.
You DID say that you have a G3.... If you want a brick do this on a G4!
All hail Faria!
It seems to hang at 98%
As I stated in the other post, the 98-99% portions take much longer than the rest of the flashing process. This can take up to 5 minutes on USB 2.0. If you are using an older computer with USB 1.1, this could take a really really long time. Just leave the phone overnight and see if it completes. Also, try a different computer if you can
I ended up paying IMEI-Check.
Its not that it hung, It crashed out after about 45mins.
Didn't really want to risk a bricked phone. Its all sorted now though!
Is it worth upgrading to a 3.2 Rom?
I'm at wits end and have been trying to do this for weeks straight. It's driving me nuts. First, I read ALL 36 pages of the thread The Definitive Guide to Unlocking & Rom Upgrading G3 Wizards (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=285435) and all of thread SOLUTION FOUND -CID/sim UNLOCKING FOR WIZARD WITH AKU2 ROMS (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=263116). Both refer to downgrading to (ftp://xda:[email protected]__RUU_Wizard_1050412_WWE_101_11210_WWE.exe). It always freezes at 98%. I tried different computers, cleared my Temp files, rebooted the phone and PC.. I tried all this over a dozen time and had to revert back to the factory ROM a dozen times. I even tried xelencin's ROM (T-Mobile_RUU_Wizard_2261020_226_22511_ENG_US.exe) which has a built in CID unlocker and it froze at 98% too!! It didn't unlock my CID either. It's working for everyone else who has Cingular or Tmobile phones, but I think since mine is directly from the factory, it's different. Is there any other ROM I can downgrade to 1.X or a way to CID unlock with my 2.17 (G3 phone). At this point I'm wore out of ideas and will try anything. I would greatly appreciate any help and experiences.
All flashing stalls for a while in different parts of the process showing the red bar in your phone (even @100% in the progress bar), how long have you left the phone in "freezing" status? May be you aren´t giving it enough time...?
try a different computer if its possible, i tried downgrading to button's rom like 10 times on my dell 700m and it got stuck @ 98% everytime, then i went to my desktop and it worked on the first try. best of luck
try searching 98% in the forums' i think other people had the same problem when i searched it months ago
To Unlock 2.xx you can use lokiwiz03
If your looking to CID unlock I believe lokiwiz03 will do the job. But if your on 1.xx IPL/SPL then you can use lokiwiz02.
MGF
I had the same pbl as you your phone is CID locked. to solve it I have uncid my phone by using this toll first:
hard_SPL-G4.exe
you will find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329147
then I have used the toll lokiwiz02b and choosed the option CID unlock.
After that I have try all of the WM6 ROM and it had worked with 100% of them.
Let me know if it have worked for you.
Have Fun
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I had the same pbl as you your phone is CID locked. to solve it I have uncid my phone by using this toll first:
hard_SPL-G4.exe
you will find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329147
then I have used the toll lokiwiz02b and choosed the option CID unlock.
After that I have try all of the WM6 ROM and it had worked with 100% of them.
Let me know if it have worked for you.
Have Fun
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Let me correct you here,your phone is semi CID unlocked due to 'HardSPL',it's not permanently CID unlocked or get it unlocked by lokiwiz02b,it didn't do anything,who gave you this impression,that you can CID unlock a G4 device with lokiwiz02b and that to after performing 'HardSPL'.you are upgrading to all wm6 latest custom built Roms,cuz your phone is HardSPL and all the new Roms do not include IPL/SPL in them,but never try to flash a rom with IPL/SPL in it,you'll "Brick" your phone,ok,even if you try to flash the official carrier's Rom,which includes IPL/SPL in it,will brick it,until and unless you remove the 'HardSPL' from your phone.
A permanently CID unlocked by lokiwiz02b can only happen with a G3 device and it can be flashed with any rom,even if it contains ipl/spl.
SO, don't post a wrong advise to guys,like this.
Cheers !!!
Short version:
I have an xda Mini S
ipl 1.01
spl 2.21
OS 10.1.0.811
I was running the mfrazzz WM6 I think it was vers XM6r5 RC1. I tried to updgrade my ROM to a new one because if issues I was having with this version. It was great but I could no longer surf the web and my unit would crash with the WAN and internet running.
I had to CID unlock my phone last July to get this XM6r5 RC1 to run (I believe I did anyway).
Today I attempted to flash the button ROM to my phone and it made it about 22% then the phone reset and crashed (started to loop on and off at the green, yellow and blue screen). Now it starts to update the rom but most of the time it reenters that loop shortly after the button rom app starts. The battery was full when I started. I have tried 2 different PC's with no luck. Any help would be appreciated.
Additional info: the reason I tried to upgrade the phone was it would crash when accessing the web via wifi (just recently). When connected to the PC it was fine. If I used the wifi sometimes it would work for 5 mins sometimes none but everytime I would it would crash and start to loop on and off crashing at the splash screen showing the IPL and SPL. The only way to recover it was to pull the battery. It is now doing this reboot loop at the bootloader screen when it crashes).
I hope thats not TMI but I really want my phone working again.
I just discovered that it will start the reboot sequence regardless of whether it is plugged in or not. It will start randomly rebooting once it is turned on. I tried installing the RUU Hermes Qtek rom and now it is telling my my ipl is 2.26 as well as my spl.
Please help!
hi
I have a o2 mini s too mine is g4 i dont know yours but if you have hard spl you shouldnt flash official rom if you said that you have 2.26 ips slp then you should not have problems flashing to your official rom but if that doesnt help use the wizard love.
Hope i help.
gdtymze
Its really strange,if you say you had XM6r5 RC1,which is your device, G3 or G4 ?,cuz if you have a G3 phone,how come you have ipl 1.01 and spl 2.21.wm6 roms cannot be installed with ipl1.xx,got to have ipl/spl 2.xx. Also you say you Cid unlocked the phone.Are you sure ,it was xm6r5 OS ,which was running on your phone ? How did you flash it ? with ipl 1.01 and spl 2.21 ?
Well,if you have a G4 device,its not possible to CID unlock it and IPL shud have been 2.21.0001 and the SPL is 2.21.olip ? after HardSPL and in SoftSPL IPL/SPL remains the same as the original ipl/spl e.g 2.21.0001.
Would you plz be more specific and explain what the status of your phone is and what exactly you did before ?
Cheers!
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gdtymze
Its really strange,if you say you had XM6r5 RC1,which is your device, G3 or G4 ?,cuz if you have a G3 phone,how come you have ipl 1.01 and spl 2.21.wm6 roms cannot be installed with ipl1.xx,got to have ipl/spl 2.xx. Also you say you Cid unlocked the phone.Are you sure ,it was xm6r5 OS ,which was running on your phone ? How did you flash it ? with ipl 1.01 and spl 2.21 ?
Well,if you have a G4 device,its not possible to CID unlock it and IPL shud have been 2.21.0001 and the SPL is 2.21.olip ? after HardSPL and in SoftSPL IPL/SPL remains the same as the original ipl/spl e.g 2.21.0001.
Would you plz be more specific and explain what the status of your phone is and what exactly you did before ?
Cheers!
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Ok please bear with me my recollection is hazy on this. Last August my phone was runnging the O2 software. After checking in here I identified my phone as a G3 phone. I then checked to see if it was CID locked (after doing a posted test it appeared to be). I don't recall how I did the CID unlock. I followed the CID and flashing insructions posted somewhere in the xda-developers forum (it may have been with the rom I used (mfrazzz version) I think I flashed the original O2 xda software from the O2 site then I flashed the Wm6 to my phone I believe it was XM6r5 RC1. I think it was the XM6r5 RC1 only because when it would boot I would see 3 splash screens. First was a Cylon witht he HTC logo, followed by an orange speedometer (with the IPL listed as 1.01 and spl as 2.21 OS was 10.1.0.811 and I don't know that the GSM numbers were) and the third was the splash screen from mfrazzz (dark blue/green with mfrazzz on it). I am pretty sure it was the XM6r5 RC1 build but I could be wrong I think it was the latest at that time. It was stable for several months (basically until 2 weeks ago) when I deleted the recycle bin and temp fold from the memory card (not the device). After that if I accessed the web via wifi it would crash then go into a repeating loop and the LED would change from green to red. The only way to stop it was to remove the battery. I don't know what else to tell you. When I left it yesterday it was at ipl/spl of 2.26 after initiating a RUU hermes . . . . I left it overnight started it up with button rom and it made it 60% then started looping again and gave the error code 274. A second attemp made it to 14% then code 302 (it started to loop again. It still says ipl/spl 2.26. I'm really at a loss here.
ok, I believe,what you are saying must be true,anyway,its not common or observed or even seen to have ipl 1.xx and upgrade to a wm6 rom,untill you have a cid unlocked phone with ipl/spl 2.xx, I'm really,rather, surprised,how you got it!!! or you might have got ipl 1.xx after now again flashing Button's Rom 1.05,the second time now.
Anyhow,now download the official carrier's rom or T-mobile 2.26 or xda_minis_launch Rom and try to flash and recover back to default status and check with WST tool,speciaaly the 'CID Action' button,to verify the SIN?CID lock/unlock status of the phone, then proceed further,ok
Cheers!
I don't know how I got it either. I do know that the ipl/spl while it was working was 1.01 and 2.21. After my first few attempts to load the button rom and then a version of the hermes and t-mobile rom, my phone boots to the bootloader screen and has ipl/spl of 2.26. I have attempted the t-mobile rom a few times but the most successful was the initial attempt after letting it sit over night. It almost made it through (80%) with the t-mobile rom then it crashed and started its loops again. Subsequent attempts made it to as high as 60% and as low as 14%. Is it possible to charge the battery while it is in boot loader mode, perhaps with a wall charger and not plugged into the PC. I ask b/c I am worried my battery may be getting too low and also when it is plugged into the pc it boots automatically. Perhaps I should ask this but do you know where I can get the xda_minis_launch Rom I have searched here and google and no luck. What i did find here http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Wizard_Upgrades gives me an error 530 unable to switch message.
Thanks for your help!
gdtymze
ok, try out this link below,you'll find all the requirements here and guidance.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Wizard Windows Mobile 6 for newbies
Goodluck
Thanks! I will dl that and try that rom. Have you heard of a phone rebooting like mine does? Today once again I was able to start RUU (t-mobile) and once again it made it to just over 80% and then the phone would reboot and start looping until I removed the battery. I tried again immediately and it made it just past the phone verification before it started the reboot loop. Since then I have been letting it sit. Any suggestions or ideas as to why it would do that?
Thanks for your help.
Your are welcome !
It won't charge in bootloaders mode or from the pc via usb cable,but you can charge it with a wall charger and its always better and recommended to have a fully charged battery before flashing.
Cheers!
So if it is powered off and I use a wall charger then it should charge. When I started this process the batter had a full charge but I have no idea where it is at now that I have attempted to flash it so many time. With the new rom it only makes it about 65% then it loops. It is really starting to wear my patience.
ok so after reading many many times and attempting to flash to 1.05 which worked but i was never able to upgrade. I used the shell tool to try and get XM6R5 to flash and it locked up. since then the phone now starts to boot but locks in on the button rom (from button with love) and shows
IPL 1.05
SPL 3.08
GSM 01.12.10
OS 1.5.4.2
After sitting on this bootup screen for over a minute the picture looks shaky??
So i attempted to reflash to 1.05 again and it goes all the way to 100% and tells me successful and reboots then locks up! So i try to flash back to Tmobile rom and i get a 296 error: ERROR {296} : UPGRADE ONLY This NBF file cannot be used for your PDA phone. please get new NBF file.
The usb and active sync wont work either.
I even held the comm and voice button and pushed reset and tried to format and it says format failed.
Please help, i now wish i never attempted to flash to WM6. This is a brand new replacement MDA and i figured i would attempt to upgrade it before i did anything and now it seems locked!
ok,as long as it gets stuck at the loading splash screen of button's rom,it ain't dead yet.
First,how did you get SPL 3,08 ?,did you flash the ipl/spl 3.08 before flashing the button's rom 1,05 ?
Secondly,There was no need to upgrade with 'Shell Tool',after downgrading to ipl/spl 1.xx by button's rom,you shud have used 'lokiwiz02b' to SIM/CID unlock the phone and upgraded to any wm6 Rom.Try to get the phone in bootloaders mode(Tricolor screen),if it gets there,download the official carrier's rom of your phone from its website and flash it in the bootloaders to bring the phone back to its default status.After that downgrade with button's rom 1.05 and SIM/CID unlock your phone with 'lokiwiz02b' and upgrade to wm6.
its very hard to brick it fortunatly
let us know if you succeeded , it might help others
I flashed to 1.05, then tried tmobile 2.26, once i did that i upgraded to 3.08 which made ipl/spl 3.08. I tried several times to reflash to 1.05 again and the ipl changed back but the spl stays at 3.08. I have flashed several times to 1.05 and the spl will not change from 3.08(how can i make it do this) So now that the 3.08 is stuck there the original tmobile rom wont install and it gives me a 296 error when attempted.
I have taken the battery out and gotten into bootloader on reboot however, when i flash to 1.05 or tmobile and it goes thru the cycle... once it gets to 100%(I also get the pop up that says upgrade successful and hit ok) the phone reboots and then gets stuck again in the splash screen?!?! then the screen gets shaky looking as well?
oh and i used the shell tool because everytime i downloaded the button rom the ipl only changed to 1.05 the spl would never change from 2.26 to 1.05 and i tried several times to flash. then using lokiwiz2b it would NEVER unlock the phone. Kept giving me an internal error. Maybe because the extracting of lokiwiz automatically would open the program when i downloaded in mozilla firefox? is this IE use only maybe?
So anyhow i thot shell tool would be best to use since i couldnt unlock it. Guesss not.
I wish one of you guys lived right down the street so we could do this together or maybe i just call one of you geniouses
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oh and i used the shell tool because everytime i downloaded the button rom the ipl only changed to 1.05 the spl would never change from 2.26 to 1.05 and i tried several times to flash. then using lokiwiz2b it would NEVER unlock the phone. Kept giving me an internal error. Maybe because the extracting of lokiwiz automatically would open the program when i downloaded in mozilla firefox? is this IE use only maybe?
So anyhow i thot shell tool would be best to use since i couldnt unlock it. Guesss not.
I wish one of you guys lived right down the street so we could do this together or maybe i just call one of you geniouses
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hmmmm, thats the mistake.After downgrading to ipl/spl 1.xx after flashing button's 1.05,you shud have first sim/cid unlocked the phone and then flashed t-mobile 2,26 to upgrade to ipl/spl 2.xx.Then shud have upgraded to any wm6 roms,upgrading to ipl/spl 3.08 is not at all necessary for upgrading to wm6,but an option,where as,ipl/spl 2.xx is only required for wm6 upgrading.
You,instead,of getting your phone sim/cid unlocked,flashed and upgraded to 3.08,but to sim/cid unlock,its required to have 1.xx,now it won't downgrade to 1.xx with button's rom.Its very commonly observed that after upgrading to 3.08 without getting the phone sim/cid unlocked,it becomes a pain in a** to downgrade to 1.xx and unlock.Now its a catch22 situation,where it doesn't downgrade to 1.xx for unlocking and nor accepting any other rom flash,its stuck at splash screen at 3.08.
Now,the only solution is to get the phone back to its default status.Try to flash either official stock rom,button's rom,if button's don't work,try the xda_minis_launch rom or the wizard_love_rom in the bootloaders mode.You got to keep your patience and it might take several flashes with either of these roms to get through.
Good luck !!!
thank you, im going to attempt all this now, ill keep everyone posted!
ok heres the scoop...
ive tried the tmobile official rom 2.26 upgrade and the xda_minis_launch rom and the wizard_love_rom (Love rom seems to be in a foreign language and gives a error 300) in the bootloaders mode and every time it will refuse to read the usb and gives me either a 264 or 296 error with these roms. Not sure why the phone says its not connected for the above roms but will read buttons rom still saying its not connected
The only rom that seems to read for whatever reason is buttons rom and i have flashed it 5 times at least now and always tells me it works but then gets stuck in bootloader with a glass of beer and the same ipl-1.01 spl- 3.08 gsm- 01.12.10 os- 1.5.4.2
so i dont know what to do!! there must be someway to get this thing to work!
Yes ! I understand it sometimes becomes very annoying and frustrating,but you got to keep cool. believe me and I can assure you there's nothing wrong with your phone as long as it can get into bootloaders.It's just that the bootloaders have got corrupted and stuck on spl 3.08,its only spl 3.08 which is creating all the problem,untill and unless it doesn't downgrade to either spl 1.xx or 2.xx,it'll not be possible to flash any other rom.now the only way to get the bootloaders corrected is to flash any official rom to bring both ipl/spl to 1.xx or 2.xx.
ok,when you get the phone in bootloaders and connect the phone via usb,does a small usb appear at the bottom of the bootloaders screen ? forget about the activesync for a while,cuz activesync doesn't work or get connected in bootloaders.The only way to verify if the phone has established connectivity with the pc is to verify if usb appears in the bootloaders.Rather I'll suggest you to delete the partnership with pc in activesync and uncheck the option 'allow usb connections' in the Async.If its verified that usb appears and has connection in bootloaders then you are good to go and run RUU,but if there's a problem and it doesn't show in bootloaders then your usb is not establishing proper connection.In that case,either the usb cable is faulty or the mini usb port of the phone is damaged.Check and verify this.
Secondly,lets try to flash the Rom with replaced RUU like 'RomUpdateUtility_wizard_Noid', or 'newromupdateutility_wizard_noid' or 'Ruu_Mun',you can find them in the forum.Either copy and replace it with ruu in the rom or copy and past 'nk_nbf' in the rom to the folder of these RUU and try to flash in the bootloaders,but first confirm the connectivity of the phone via usb as explained above. Hope this might do the trick,lets hope so!!!
Cheers!
I had a same problem like you. Here is the solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=276963
not my idea. Works great. Martin
maty said:
I had a same problem like you. Here is the solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=276963
not my idea. Works great. Martin
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ok,was your phone CID unlocked when you did back up with sdcard using 'Mtty' program ? cuz its not possible to go through recovering back by this method if the phone is CID locked,the rom will not back up to sdcard,it'll give error.Here his phone is still Cid locked and he has upgraded to 3.08,now it won't let him downgrade to ipl/spl 1.xx to use lokiwiz02b and SIM/CID unlock his phone.
Cheers!
ok here is the problem im having now. ANY ROM i attempt to flash to in bootloaders mode or 3 colored screen WILL NOT WORK! it gives me a 264 error on any of them besides button rom. I have tried several times to upload tmobiles official rom and it tells me i have to get a newer nbf file!
I pop the battery out and wait a few seconds and then hold camera button and power, (now in bootloaders) i then plug in usb and the USB letters do show on the bottom left hand side. I also disabled allow usb connection on active sync.
i wish i understood why no other rom except buttons will flash? even muns ruu wont work, it gives me a 300 error invalid update tool!