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Well after getting my Wizard a few months ago I looked into unlocking it. The tutorials I found weren't the best because of how many threads they linked to you too which contained more reading to find a simple link. Well I've hosted all the apps you'll need to get your G3 Wizard unlocked with a step by step instructions.
1.Find out if you have a unlockable Wizard meaning G3, if you have a G4 this isn't the thread for you.
you'll see these numbers when you turn on your device
G3 DEVICE: IPL/SPL: 1.XX or 2.XX or 2.XX.00X (only two zeros)
G4 DEVICE: IPL/SPL: 2.XX.000X(three zeros)
2. Okay now your ready to load the Button Rom which you can download here, just connect your phone and open up this exe and fallow the steps the exe gives you.
3. Once your phone turns back on after loading that rom, you'll see a Beer glass as the first picture confirming you've properly got the Button Rom, Once your phones on DO NOT sync your phone just cancel the Active Sync set up.
4. Now download this Lokiwiz.rar, Unrar it and send the cab to your device install it and restart it. Again DO NOT sync your device with Active sync.
5. Now you'll have a Bat in the folder you unrared. Open that you'll see
U. Unlock
L. Lock
C. CID Unlock(super CID)
Q. Quit
6. if you want to unlock your phone to all carriers hit "u" for sim unlock let it restart and if you want to unlock your CID hit "c" let your phone restart and remember DO NOT SYNC with Active Sync between unlocks
7. Now your Wizards unlocked, Heres the T-Mobile Rom to upgrade your IPL/SPL, Download Here. Enjoy your unlocked HTC Wizard and go flash some new WM6 Roms.
Thanks to everyone that made/cooked the programs/roms used in unlocking the Wizard.
Brought to you by ANTC
Video by LlamaLord Thanks.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nrv-sqH_hhM
I've been so confused with all of this with my 8125. This thread has saved me hours. THANKS SO MUCH!!!! Clear and concise- I love it!
thanks thats what the thread is for
maybe I'll get a sticky who knows, LOL
that really does simplify it thanks alot man.
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that really does simplify it thanks alot man.
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No Problem
Very descriptive, thanks a ton!
alright i followed these simple steps and still no dice. When i downgraded to buttons rom everythings good i tried running lokiwiz.bat and hitting U but this is all i get.
U. Unlock
L. Lock
C. CID Unlock (SuperCID)
Q. Quit
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Type the letter and press Enter: U
Unlocking mobile... DO NOT DISCONNECT UNTIL THE PHONE REBOOTS!
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
Your phone is now unlocked....
Store the generated 'lock_backup.bin' file in a safe place. It can help to res
re your device if anything goes wrong.
ECHO is off.
"Standing on the shoulder of giants"
Ricardo Afonso, 2005
Now my phone didnt do a thing, no restarts or anything. my SPL is still 2.66 and the IPL is 1.01. I didnt connect to activesync the entire time. Then i ran the installer enablerapi and tried the steps over but after hitting U my phone and the program do nothing.
Anyways if anyone can explain why the software isnt working or if theres something else i need to downgrade to etc please pm me or post here thanks!
- Eddy
Enter U and hit enter. Remember u is for Sim unlocking Not Cid unlocking, Cid is C.
yeah thats what i hit : U for unlocking
did you install the Cab from the rar
yes the second time i ran the cab then did the unlocking, still no luck
no one has any idea why my phone isnt able to be unlocked?
im tempted to just pay the 100$ to unlock it but id rather do it myself just to say i did hahaha
- eddy
Thank you so much!!!
It works really well!!!
Angyalka
nice done with the tutorial but still everyone should still read the tutorials and give this warning: DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK this tread may have been started sometime but i did not see the warning for the noobs that just want to go straight to the unlocking.
Read!! and then read if you have second thoughts and read again just to make sure but DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK
Hi i did this and unlocked my tmobile mda (UK) no problems i can use my dads O2 sim card but i was looking at moving to the three network but when i put my mums three sim card in the phone it doesnt work. Does this mean it hasnt done it corretly or that i just cant use three on this phone.
Thanks for the help
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nice done with the tutorial but still everyone should still read the tutorials and give this warning: DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK this tread may have been started sometime but i did not see the warning for the noobs that just want to go straight to the unlocking.
Read!! and then read if you have second thoughts and read again just to make sure but DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK
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Yes this is true thank you
Thanks a lot
Realy good tutorial
folder name with space
eddyg519 said:
alright i followed these simple steps and still no dice. When i downgraded to buttons rom everythings good i tried running lokiwiz.bat and hitting U but this is all i get.
U. Unlock
L. Lock
C. CID Unlock (SuperCID)
Q. Quit
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Type the letter and press Enter: U
Unlocking mobile... DO NOT DISCONNECT UNTIL THE PHONE REBOOTS!
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
Your phone is now unlocked....
Store the generated 'lock_backup.bin' file in a safe place. It can help to res
re your device if anything goes wrong.
ECHO is off.
"Standing on the shoulder of giants"
Ricardo Afonso, 2005
Now my phone didnt do a thing, no restarts or anything. my SPL is still 2.66 and the IPL is 1.01. I didnt connect to activesync the entire time. Then i ran the installer enablerapi and tried the steps over but after hitting U my phone and the program do nothing.
Anyways if anyone can explain why the software isnt working or if theres something else i need to downgrade to etc please pm me or post here thanks!
- Eddy
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sounds like you extracted the zip/rar in to a folder where a path to that folder has space in the name e.g. "Program files"
if this is the case try extracting to c:/foldername
that may help
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sounds like you extracted the zip/rar in to a folder where a path to that folder has space in the name e.g. "Program files"
if this is the case try extracting to c:/foldername
that may help
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i read in another tutorial that those files need to be in the root on ur C
so not in c:\map but just in c:\
How am I supposed to send the Lokiwiz cab file to my phone without using activesync???
thx
Hello to all,
Can it someone explain to me in steps how I can install WM6 on my HTC3600?
Currently is on Germany language, but I would like to switch it on English.
Thanks a lot on your help.
Regards
1) decide which rom you want (I used LVSW)
2) go to the thread and read 1st post
3) grab the 3 files attached
4) they are zip's, extract each to thier OWN folder.
5) go to each folder IN TURN as listed in the thread and run ROMUtilityUpgrade that is enclosed IN EACH folder.
STOP between each folder / Upload to phone and check your phone
THE VERY first one HardSPL MAY give an error, HOWEVER just run it again, seems ActivSync throw a fit and then the computer has to re-connect, HOWEVER after that off you go.
ALSO use NON-Vista machine
deech said:
1) decide which rom you want (I used LVSW)
2) go to the thread and read 1st post
3) grab the 3 files attached
4) they are zip's, extract each to thier OWN folder.
5) go to each folder IN TURN as listed in the thread and run ROMUtilityUpgrade that is enclosed IN EACH folder.
STOP between each folder / Upload to phone and check your phone
THE VERY first one HardSPL MAY give an error, HOWEVER just run it again, seems ActivSync throw a fit and then the computer has to re-connect, HOWEVER after that off you go.
ALSO use NON-Vista machine
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HUH...YOU ARE REALLY FAST..THX...
SO...
1. what is LVSW? I will use same like you
2. i just need to connect my HTC with a PC and start applications from 1st thread? or before that I need to do something more?
go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=305250
grab the 3 downloads and put them safe
Extract each to it's own folder.
Do them in the order listed in the post ... HardSPL, Radio, WM6.
Enjoy
deech said:
go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=305250
grab the 3 downloads and put them safe
Extract each to it's own folder.
Do them in the order listed in the post ... HardSPL, Radio, WM6.
Enjoy
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Really....THX!
It works man, thank you once more!!!!!
Can you give to me little help with a GPS tomtom 6....?
What I need to download and install?
No worries
What exactly do you want to know about tom tom?
First off I'll assume you are buying the software. In which case you want this
http://www.tomtom.com/products/product.php?ID=281&Category=2&Lid=1
now you dont have to buy it from them direct, however that is the product you want (it may be cheaoer elsewhere)
If it's already on a memory card.... just pop the card in the slot and it'll do everything for you.
I would HIGHLY recommend making a copy of the card contents to your computer, just use activ synch and explre the device till you get to the storage card then copy and paste the entire contents of the card to somewhere safe.......
Then EITHER push this up to a larger card or carry on with the card you buy.
Install Tom Tom home on your computer, it will then synchronise your maps and voices and stuff BUT more importantly it'll auto update your software for you.
You need to be running 6.03
in this version tom tom can be set to use "built in gps receiver" after that away you go... simple and Deech proof
edit for spelling mistakes
lol.. you are really fast....
can it be anything without buying orginal software or maps ?
It can and if you know where to look I am sure you will find what you seek young Jedi
I arent going to preach but note I did buy this software mainly for updates and technical back up
If you "acquire" the software read any threads / forums from the place where you get it from
Fast cos laid on the couch nursing a size 10 thick head after last night
ihihihihihi...
okay..... i will search... my the force be with me
Again problem,
Im facing with extremly battery drain, after charging standby was just 36 hours, before was around 5-7 days i think.
Is there any solution for this??
Thank you... Mr.Vader
An my young jedi, yes there is....... and if I can get it to work it should be attached to this post.... Also read the MuN RUS Rom thread it has been flagged-up thier with alsorts of solutions including this .cab
Drop it onto your memory card and ermmm run it
I get an corrupted image error when I try and flash the hard-spl?
Anyone know how I can get around this? tried searching for info and the search function just brang up unrelated posts, and theres nothing on the wiki despite it being a common problem.
So please forgive my stupidity, and enlighten me on how to solve this?
I have an M700 with shipped rom installed
Thanks in advance,
WWWeed
after i upgrade to wm6, how hard is it if i want to go back to wm5, how hard is it to downgrade? Do I have to back anything up?
back up contacts etc
back up ringtones etc
grab a rom with WM5 in / on it, and re-re-flash the phone, leave the radio rom as it was mind as it's seperate from the WM section
deech said:
An my young jedi, yes there is....... and if I can get it to work it should be attached to this post.... Also read the MuN RUS Rom thread it has been flagged-up thier with alsorts of solutions including this .cab
Drop it onto your memory card and ermmm run it
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Ahhh great thanks.
Just what I was after.
As you are using the LVSW like myself you may have an answer to my other question.
Is there a .cab file to fix the awefull sound on WM6 and the trinity?
Media player is so quiet, if I can't fix it, I'm going back a stage to WM5 as I use the MP3 player side of it allot.
Many thanks.
Shaun.
Hi,
i have just loaded wm6 following the instructions here and now i am getting USB device is not recognized.
Can anyone suggest a solution?
Thanks
Stephen
are there any issues not completely solved on the available non-official WM6 ROMs for Trinity?
I'd like to upgrade mine, but only if all the initial problems have already been solved.
BTW, my Trinity came with TomTom 6 pre-installed. If I upgrade to WM6, will I have to purchase and install a new copy of the software?
All seems to work fine now, any issues then there will be a .cab file around here somewhere, main ones are ATIfix, when does somthing to make tomtom work nicely, power fix which address' some power useage issues.
The tomtom that come with the handset is a crippled try before you buy version (well it is here in the UK ) So ermmm yes, you would need to buy a full version, but on the plus side it's yours forever and no matter what you do to your phone you can always put it back Unless the tom tom is on your SD card in which case REMOVE the card before you start and re-install when you've finished rom-ing
Failed with upgrade to wm6
Hi all
I just got mine 3600 and tried to upgrade to wm6 with the 3 files. When I run the first hard-spl program I had problems with the connection with the usb cable. The program aborted after a second or so. Now I am stucked with this colured image with the text
TRIN100
IPL-0.50
TRIN100
SPL-1.07.0000
is there any way for me to correct this. Or do I have to send the phone for repair?
Grateful for all help
/adam
Active sync doesn't get a connection to the 3600 anymore....
Read the second post in this thread, on page one, in the instructions I wrote it tells you THIS IS NORMAL, dont worry about activesync, when doing hard SPL the first time it regularly disconects and hangs the phone with the tri-colour screen, soft reset the phone and re-start the procees (ie run the first file again). That should see you right
I have read both SOLUTION FOUND by faria and [READ FIRST] The Definitive Guide to Unlocking & Rom Upgrading G3 Wizards by Dr Puttingham (God knows howmany times) abd been successful until I get to the unloocking part..... i have read the instructions for about 2 months now and finally went f... it and tried. DIDN'T Work for the kid tried 3x already from the first step HELP... atleast I didnt brick it
thanks
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clark kent said:
I have read both SOLUTION FOUND by faria and [READ FIRST] The Definitive Guide to Unlocking & Rom Upgrading G3 Wizards by Dr Puttingham (God knows howmany times) abd been successful until I get to the unloocking part..... i have read the instructions for about 2 months now and finally went f... it and tried. DIDN'T Work for the kid tried 3x already from the first step HELP... atleast I didnt brick it
thanks
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You have already posted ur question in the relevant thread of Dr.Puttingham's grrrrr8 guide,plz have patience.All the senior members here r very helpfull,even Doc Putts himself goes out in any manner to help,there's no need to open a new thread for it.
Anyways,if u can't understand the method in ( as u say) 2 months,it's really amazing,it's so simply explained.
ok, Plz first post what are the vital details of ur wizard like IPL/SPL...? is it G3 or G4 ?
secondly post exactly where u don't understand,where r u doing wrong,u say 'untill i get to the unlocking part' ? what u mean by this ?
Sorry about that I reckon i'm on here all the time reading and going into over load that everyone was doing the same....
I reckon that my problem is where I need to put the unrared file on the c drive. I had the screen come up 2x but and i had hit u both times but phone never rebooted.... the mda is a G3 and i have never done anything to it ang i got it the day it launched in the U.S. but before i did anything i made sure that it was a G3.
sorry for the double post now i know I gotta have Patience...
clark kent said:
Sorry about that I reckon i'm on here all the time reading and going into over load that everyone was doing the same....
I reckon that my problem is where I need to put the unrared file on the c drive. I had the screen come up 2x but and i had hit u both times but phone never rebooted.... the mda is a G3 and i have never done anything to it ang i got it the day it launched in the U.S. but before i did anything i made sure that it was a G3.
sorry for the double post now i know I gotta have Patience...
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ALRIGHT!!!
I'm doing this only to make you understand all the steps for 'SIM/CID unlocking' in a layman's language as per described in excellent guides by Dr.Puttingham and Faria."ALL CREDITS" go to these two wonderful guys,who did hard work and taken pains to write these very elaborative and simple to understand guides,by virtue of which thousands of us have benefited from AND THAN 'ALL THE CREDITS'for MACHINAGOD,the MAGICIAN for giving us the magic tool'Lokiwiz02b' BLESS YOU
OK! Let´s shoot.....
- Download "lokiwiz02b.zip" to a folder on your PC.
a) SO NOW YOU HAVE lokiwiz02b.zip file (827 KB) IN A FOLDER OF YOUR PC (Mostly where you usually download software)
Step 1- Unzip lokiwiz02b.zip to somewhere in your computer(Preferably in the root of Drive C:\ where you have your WinXP installed)
a) RIGHT CLICK lokiwiz02b.zip AND SELECT TO EXTRACT TO THE ROOT OF Drive C:\ , NOW YOU HAVE IN YOUR Drive C:\ A FOLDER NAMED lokiwiz02b CONTAINING THE EXTRACTION OF lokiwiz02b.zip
b) DOUBLE CLICK THE FOLDER NAMED lokiwiz02b TO OPEN AND YOU´LL SEE THE FOLLOWING THREE ITEMS IN IT
1) A FOLDER NAMED 'Utils'
2) A ZIP FILE NAMED 'EnableRapi'(70kb)
3) MS DOS BATCH FILE NAMED'Lokiwiz'(3kb)
Step 2- Copy EnableRapi.cab to your Wizard (the phone itself!!!)
a) CONNECT YOUR PHONE TO YOUR PC VIA USB CABLE AND ACTIVE SYNCHRONIZE(MAKE SURE CONNECTION IS ESTABLISHED)
b) RIGHT CLICK ZIP FILE NAMED 'EnableRapi'(70kb) SELECT COPY FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU AND COPY TO ANY FOLDER IN YOUR PHONE(or in My Documents Folder in your Phone)
Step 3- Execute the EnableRapi.cab in your phone. Wait for it to finish.....
a) PICKUP YOUR PHONE AND USE FILE EXPLORER IN YOUR WIZARD TO LOCATE THE FILE THAT YOU JUST COPIED (EnableRapi.cab) AND TAP ON IT, IMMEDIATELY YOU´LL BE PROMPTED TO ACCEPT OR CANCEL THE INSTALLATION, YOU MUST ACCEPT, THEN THE FILE STARTS TO EXECUTE AND YOU SEE A PROGRESS BAR AT THE TOP OF YOUR WIZARD SCREEN, WAIT UNTIL THE EXECUTION COMPLETES (LIKELY YOU´LL GET A PROMPT FOR SUCCESFUL INSTALLATION)
Step 4- Guarantee that your phone is connected via ActiveSync with the computer!!!
a) ACTUALLY YOU SHOULD ALREADY HAVE HAD A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WIZARD AND YOUR PC SINCE YOU COMPLETED STEP (2a), ANYHOW MAKE SURE THE ACTIVESYNC WINDOW IN YOUR PC SHOWS THE STATUS AS CONNECTED (CONNECTION AS GUEST IS ALRIGHT, YOU DON´T HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIFIC PARTNERSHIP).
Step 5- Execute lokiwiz.bat
a) NOW IN YOUR PC GO BACK TO THE FOLDER OR THE DIRECTORY NAMED 'Lokiwiz02b' ON DRIVE C:\ THAT YOU GOT ON STEP (1b) AND DOUBLE CLICK THE MS DOS BATCH FILE NAMED 'Lokiwiz' (3kb), REMEMBER YOU HAVE 3 ITEMS IN THIS DIRECTORY OR FOLDER,AS PER STEP(1b)!!!!!
b) 'Lokiwiz' (Batch File) WILL BE EXECUTED AND YOU'LL GET THE MS DOS PROMPT ON YOUR PC SCREEN,(Black CMD Screen,like the one you get when you click Start-->Run-->type cmd)
Step 6)- YOU WILL SEE IN THE BLACK SCREEN (MS DOS PROMPT) IT HAS THE FOLLOWING OPTION.....
U. Unlock
L. Lock
C. CID Unlock (SuperCID)
Q. Quit
Step 7)- To GET YOUR PDA SIM UNLOCKED.....
a) HIT THE 'U' KEY ON YOUR PC KEYBOARD (Watch at the black Screen,letter 'u' will appear written,where it say's 'Type the letter and press enter' at the bottom of the screen) AND PRESS <Enter> ON YOUR KEYBOARD....YOUR PDA WILL REBOOT UPON COMPLETION !!!!!!!
(Wait for your PDA to REBOOT This will get your PDA SIM Unlocked,Now you can put in SIM of any Carrier to use,It will never ask for any PIN/Sim Code)
Step 8)- To GET YOUR PDA CID UNLOCKED
a) CLOSE THE MS DOS PROMPT SCREEN(Black Screen on your Monitor)BY HITTING 'Q' ON YOUR KEYBOARD (Watch at the black Screen,letter 'q' will appear written,where it says 'Type the letter and press enter' at the bottom of the screen) AND PRESS <enter> ON YOUR KEYBOARD IT WILL END
b) NOW RERUN THE "Lokiwiz BATCH FILE" AGAIN AS YOU DID IN STEP(5a)-DOUBLE CLICK THE MS DOS BATCH FILE NAMED 'Lokiwiz' (3kb)...
c) YOU WILL SEE THE MS DOS PROMPT SCREEN(Black Screen) ONCE AGAIN WITH THE SAME OPTIONS AS IN STEP(6).....
d) THIS TIME HIT THE 'C' KEY ON YOUR PC KEYBOARD (Watch at the black Screen,letter 'c' will appear written,where it says 'Type the letter and press enter' at the bottom of the screen) AND PRESS <ENTER> ON YOUR KEYBOARD...YOUR PDA WILL REBOOT UPON COMPLETION !!!
(WAIT!! For your PDA to fully REBOOT This will get your PDA 'CID' unlocked,Now you are ready to UPGRADE to any WM6 ROM)
Step 9)- CLOSE THE MS DOS SCREEN BY HITTING 'Q' ON YOUR KEYBOARD AND PRESS <ENTER> !!!
NOW,If you have completed all the steps accurately,your Scott free,GO kick some ass and fire up some WM6 Roms,be happy on your achievement and always be obliged to this wonderful FORUM !!!!!
(if your Pocket PC Phone does NOT reboot each time, you didn't do it right! DO ALL THE UNLOCKING STEPS AGAIN STARTING FROM STEP 5 TILL STEP 9)
Hope this will help you, GOOD LUCK
Thanks... it done the trick
clark kent said:
Thanks... it done the trick
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Grrrrrrrrr8
Glade you did it,happy at least I cud help you out this situation,now go kick some ass and fire up some wm6 rom's
unlocking g3
Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
that was one of the best tutorials ive read so far! great job man!
kanam327 said:
Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
that was one of the best tutorials ive read so far! great job man!
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THANKS !
It was just the reproduction of the original guide by Dr.puttingham put in a way how actually perform all the steps with a perspective view of a layman's mind.
I'm glade it helped him to understand and get it done for which he was trying for months and cudn't get it done.
Hope it helped you and many others,
naw the way you did it was easier to understand...... you my friend kick asssss.... lol
thanks again
p.s. I doing it to one of my co-workers brother phone as we speak
clark kent said:
naw the way you did it was easier to understand...... you my friend kick asssss.... lol
thanks again
p.s. I doing it to one of my co-workers brother phone as we speak
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Thanks !!!
hmmmm....
LOL LOL LOL.....
Do you have to unlock the SIM to unlock the CID??
producingyou said:
Do you have to unlock the SIM to unlock the CID??
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SIM unlock means you can use sim of any carrier in your phone.when putting sim of any other carrier it won't ask for any sim/Pin code to use.it's always better to get sim unlocked.
CID unlock means now you can upgrade to any custom build wm6 rom,other than only official rom.
Originally Posted by producingyou
Do you have to unlock the SIM to unlock the CID??
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I would unlock the sim especially if your cell provider piss you the [email protected]%k off then you would be able to use your device some place else and if they have a special going on you would have a free back up phone
Thanks for the replies. Turns out the program just wasn't unlocking the CID proeprly. I used shell tool and that works like a charm. Weee this is fun!!
producingyou said:
Thanks for the replies. Turns out the program just wasn't unlocking the CID proeprly. I used shell tool and that works like a charm. Weee this is fun!!
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Perhaps you had a G4 device,you cannot unlock a G4 device with lokiwiz02b,lol
you can only upgrade to wm6 to a G4 device by adopting method SoftSPL,HardSPL and Shell Tool, Anyway,glade you have done it,good luck
Be Aware!!!!!!!
producingyou said:
Thanks for the replies. Turns out the program just wasn't unlocking the CID proeprly. I used shell tool and that works like a charm. Weee this is fun!!
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This is Fun and also educational (lol) already unlocked 2 mda's changed os 2 times already on my device an once on the othe device....
but my gears are turning now i'm thinking "what if this could to that???" .... and how can a i make a tweak.... yeah this is better than a lot of ****. thanks again zabardast_1 for the help
clark kent said:
This is Fun and also educational (lol) already unlocked 2 mda's changed os 2 times already on my device an once on the othe device....
but my gears are turning now i'm thinking "what if this could to that???" .... and how can a i make a tweak.... yeah this is better than a lot of ****. thanks again zabardast_1 for the help
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"Thank You xda-Forum for Heroes and the Bionic Wizards"
[SIZE=+1]WARNING! FLASHING USING GRANDPRIX DISASTERS[/SIZE]
Everyone who wants to upgrade their ROM using GrandPrix please take this VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:
You may kill your phone!
The i900DXHG4_PDA.bin file provided by chamid is the PDA ROM only. Samsung Omnia ROM has 4 different parts:
1. LOADER (also known as EBOOT)
2. PDA
3. CSC
4. PHONE
The disaster is that if you use the i900DXHG4_PDA.bin file incorrectly loaded into any other part rather than PDA, you will destroy that part. Look at the 3rd image attachement to see how I actually destroyed my Phone part using GrandPrix... It's no accident, the program forced me to click the PHONE button to load that .bin file.
Here are 3 case study for your beleive:
1. Myself: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2553644&postcount=15
2. KChauJen: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2554307&postcount=22
3. mr_tormoz: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2559075&postcount=49
You may explore the rest of this thread to see how we tried to solve the problem after destroying the Phone part. Good luck with your upgrades and play it safe!
[SIZE=+1]THE ENGLISH ROM SOLUTION:[/SIZE]
2 Methods
I - Using Official Updater (recommended)
Download the Official updater from here: Download Singaporean i900DXHG4
You will get 3 files:
1. Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5 (optional)
2. SamsungModem_xp.zip (Samsung Modem Driver)
3. i900DXHG4 updater_xp.exe (Samsung Omnia Firmware Uupgrade)
Follow the instruction from Samsung.
If you encounter the "Incorrect Software Version" message you can find solution here: Incorrect Software Version
If that still doesn't work, try i900DZHG3, you can download from here: Download i900DZHG3
The latest ROM at the moment is DXHH1 (reconstructed, tested OK): Download i900DXHH1
For other ROMs and how to avoid the "Incorrect Software Version", click here
II - Using GrandPrix (not recommended for beginner)
Update 28 Aug 2008: I found a very comprehensive guide how to update to HH1.
If using the Official updater doesn't work, you may choose this alternative method.
1. download GrandPrix here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=108238&stc=1&d=1219556479
2. download the PDA ROM binary file here: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ne0nalozyy2
3. You will get i900DXHG4_PDA.rar, extract it.
3.1 Copy the Grandprix folder to the root dir of your windows XP ex C:\Grandprix then put your image files PDA.bin etc in the Grandprix folder. This way when you click on PDA it will immediately find the file. (suggested by bobsbbq)
4. Run GrandPrix,
4.1 Set the profile to Grandprix LV image (reminded by bobsbbq)
4.2 click the PDA button and browse for i900DXHG4_PDA.bin. Caution: Do not mount the file to the Phone button, otherwise your PDA is doomed, read above warning.
4.3 if the PDA button doesn't detect i900DXHG4_PDA.bin, then you should use Explorer, right click on the file and click "Open With..." and then browse for the GrandPrix program.
5. Click Detect & restart your PDA. The process will be done in bootloader mode, so no ActiveSync required.
NOTE: I do not take responsibility if you destroy your phone function using this guide. You MUST read the whole thread before deciding to use GrandPrix. Goodluck.
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Hi guys,
I'm struggling for so many days trying to flash my Omnia ROM into English. Here is what happened.
I bought this PDA online in China. It turned out to be from Philippine. It has SGH-i900 model written on the label under the battery.
The PDA version was i900DZHG1/DZHG1
The ROM version was i900DXHG1, as shown on the "original ROM.jpg" image.
Here are the steps I did before asking for help:
1. I searched all over the Internet using Google. Explored all xda-developers.com and other PDA forums.
2. I found the ROM from Samsung Omnia for SGH-i900 here: http://www.samsungmobile.com/promotion/omnia/index.jsp
3. I tried to flash my Omnia, it says "Incorrect Software Version".
4. I followed the instruction to fix the "Incorrect Software Version" problem here: http://www.modaco.com/content/samsu...ftware-version-when-updating-fix/#entry908015
The numbers worked, I found out the preconfiguration already was Singapore. Tried to reapplied that succesfully, but still "Incorrect Software Version".
5. I found this ROM SGH-i908 from here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/bjfs0b .
The upgrade process worked. But it turned out to be Chinese again. Now it has the following tech details: PDA: i908ZHHG8, as shown on the "i908 ROM.jpg" image
6. I tried to flash the SGH-i900 ROM provided for Singapore again. The same problem.
So HELP! I need your help. It's too time consuming. I already tried my best but it's just not working.
I know people used to cook ROM. Is there any cooked English ROM for this Omnia? If not, does anyone have a software to extract the ROM from the upgrade .exe file and use a custom program to flash the ROM with it?
I should also mention here that I already tried "hard reset" but it's not working at all. It's nearly impossible to hard reset this PDA, and when it finally hard-reset, the "Incorrect Software Version" message still on.
Have you tried using the Omnia updater again after flashing the i908 rom?
There is another thread here which had a HG5 rom. However, no details were given as to which rom it belongs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2544538&postcount=114
g00ndu said:
Have you tried using the Omnia updater again after flashing the i908 rom?
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Yes, I forgot to mention I did try again after having the i908 installed. No hope
mmm I have a feeling you need to wait for a higher build or someone to cook a custom rom. From what I've read elsewhere you cannot flash to a lower(official)build in Omnia. I could very well be wrong.
homer285 said:
mmm I have a feeling you need to wait for a higher build or someone to cook a custom rom. From what I've read elsewhere you cannot flash to a lower(official)build in Omnia. I could very well be wrong.
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I myself am looking for some way to "hack" these files. I wish someone can do it. Samsung is so strange when requiring the device to be connected via MS ActiveSync. The Chinese version one did it on the bootloader mode.
Hi guy, your situation is exactly like mine. But finally i managed to upgrade the rom to offical G4 version.
Some keynote:
First upgrade to English G3 rom , then G4
If you got "Incorrect software version", do this:
* Press the 'dial' key to the left of the optical pad to bring up the dialer
* With the onscreen keypad input *#1546792*#
* Select 'Preconfiguration'
* Enter code *#81230*# and select OK
* Select 'Singapore', with the default Operator
* Accept this, DEVICE WILL HARD RESET
* Run update, and all should be well.
If you can't find the rom donwload link, please feel free to ping me.
BTW, I've tried a lot to cook the rom. Now I can rip the PDA part from the .exe upgrader, and extract all files from it. Then repack them to the nb0, but now have no idea to convert the nb0 to the B000F format.
Cooking Rom
dawnh said:
BTW, I've tried a lot to cook the rom. Now I can rip the PDA part from the .exe upgrader, and extract all files from it. Then repack them to the nb0, but now have no idea to convert the nb0 to the B000F format.
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If You can repack them to the nb0, then, what I can see according to one of our member put the link to rom XCHG5, You can use the GrandPrix to flash the repacked-rom to your device again.
It's my narrow knowledge, please forget if I'm wrong.
And please, put your cooked-rom to us if You can with the procedure how could You do it...
Thanks very much,
KC
KChauJen said:
If You can repack them to the nb0, then, what I can see according to one of our member put the link to rom XCHG5, You can use the GrandPrix to flash the repacked-rom to your device again.
It's my narrow knowledge, please forget if I'm wrong.
And please, put your cooked-rom to us if You can with the procedure how could You do it...
Thanks very much,
KC
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GrandPrix flash the bootloader part using the nb0 format, but the pda part bin format. The only thing I need is to convert the pda.nb0 to pda.bin, then flash it.
Using the search on this forum, with the keyword is B000F format, You will see, for example:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=316647&page=2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=317288&page=2 (Mamaich's the master of Cooking Rom)
and after reading a few... it's out of my dump head, sorry.
Please continue your work, and hopefully, it would be a great contribution to another device beyond the HTC.
Take care,
KC
for ur mistake~~i finally found a chinese rom~~and its a g8!!!!!!thx so much dude~~and hope u can fix ur problem soon~~
KChauJen said:
Using the search on this forum, with the keyword is B000F format, You will see, for example:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=316647&page=2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=317288&page=2 (Mamaich's the master of Cooking Rom)
and after reading a few... it's out of my dump head, sorry.
Please continue your work, and hopefully, it would be a great contribution to another device beyond the HTC.
Take care,
KC
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Not sure if i780 kitchen tools work, but you can search for famusc kitchen tools and in it, there is a pdf instructions on how to convert from part02.raw to nb0.payload back to nb0 and finally to flashable bin.
Again, just a warning, this MAY NOT work on an Omnia.
g00ndu said:
Not sure if i780 kitchen tools work, but you can search for famusc kitchen tools and in it, there is a pdf instructions on how to convert from part02.raw to nb0.payload back to nb0 and finally to flashable bin.
Again, just a warning, this MAY NOT work on an Omnia.
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tried a lot, conv3 of this kitchen doesn't work.
dawnh said:
Hi guy, your situation is exactly like mine. But finally i managed to upgrade the rom to offical G4 version.
Some keynote:
First upgrade to English G3 rom , then G4
If you got "Incorrect software version", do this:
* Press the 'dial' key to the left of the optical pad to bring up the dialer
* With the onscreen keypad input *#1546792*#
* Select 'Preconfiguration'
* Enter code *#81230*# and select OK
* Select 'Singapore', with the default Operator
* Accept this, DEVICE WILL HARD RESET
* Run update, and all should be well.
If you can't find the rom donwload link, please feel free to ping me.
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Thanks dawnh. Could you share the link to download that English G3 ROM?
Missing Phone ROM
Thanks to Chaimd I found a working English ROM for the PDA here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2552974&postcount=216
But I accidental erased the Phone image and now I can't use the phone function anymore.
Can anyone please upload for me the Phone firmware image?
Thanks everyone for supporting.
Just upload the English G3 rom, please get it here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/139240332/i900DZHG3.exe.html
dawnh said:
Just upload the English G3 rom, please get it here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/139240332/i900DZHG3.exe.html
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Oh God... this's the version I'm looking for to replace the G4 which has a lot of applications that I don't really need its while waiting for H1.
I believe You're capable to get H1 and please give to us if You can.
Thanks a lot.
Take care,
KC
Rapidshare wont work
dawnh said:
Just upload the English G3 rom, please get it here:
http:// rapidshare.com/files/139240332/i900DZHG3.exe.html
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Thanks, but... Hichic... I can't use rapidshare both .com and .de
Could you please use http://mediafire.com instead? It's much faster and it's multithread download, also resumable.
Gurus
Mind telling us the procedure to flash the roms?
On another note is there a way I can replace the java with Esmertec instead? if so how?
phillipxenxciel said:
for ur mistake~~i finally found a chinese rom~~and its a g8!!!!!!thx so much dude~~and hope u can fix ur problem soon~~
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oh...
i need a chinese rom...
please tell where i can get it!
thank you so much!
Hello there,
this is my very very first post here, and i'm glad that i registered myself Excellent forum, and very helpfull nevertheless I still can orient my self in the hierarchy of the threads for Herald PPC. It's a bit messy (i've found some info about flashing in booth Herald Mobile 6 and rom development ) ..just personal opinion, and I'll be very thankfull if someone give me a directions for my problem... enough with the crap, the question:
How the heck i should do the thing with the flashing and rom upgrading?
For background. Since a long time i've successfully managed to tweak and mod for the x166 infineon processor on siemens mobile brand especialy ME/S/C45, C/M/S35, M/S65 (yeah, still working on some of the models for dual sim for example, and J2ME inside the x45 series). Most of the procedures are in pure asm, some are in C written with C166 (so i though i knew some tricks)...anyway, it was a bit frustrating for me that i can not find anything concrete on flashing PPC. On one post is written how very important is that i've SPL>4.xx and there's nowhere explained how to decode this number, and how to see if the spl of my device is compatible (we have a patern of 1.0x.xxx1 for spl's, for mine it is 1.08.0001, is it compatible?, my intuition tolds me no)...and if it is not what should we do. On another post i found that mine is not compatible(surprise), anyway the guy had tweaked it to hard spl, and says it's working, but i preffer to be sure before take my chances.
Something else: nowhere found the WM6 official upgrade for Herald, even on the HTC corporate website(including the e-club). I've found a file here: HTC_P4350_WWE_4.17.405.2_4.1.13.44_02.94.90_Ship.exe , downloaded it and it gives me a Runtime Error after extraction (yeah, it's an MSI archive).
Another one: in the tutorial by Ivan (great job by the way, really apreciated) some of the links are broken, some of the instructions are not clear...
For the moment i'm very sad (is the perfect word), because i feel myself very stupid and dull (i've had myself for an average inteligent guy), and I don't know if the problem is me, or the way the information here is represented. Please help me, to not being feel dull )
P.s.: Sorry for my bad english, realy didn't excercise a long time ago
VoidRunner said:
Hello there,
this is my very very first post here, and i'm glad that i registered myself Excellent forum, and very helpfull nevertheless I still can orient my self in the hierarchy of the threads for Herald PPC. It's a bit messy (i've found some info about flashing in booth Herald Mobile 6 and rom development ) ..just personal opinion, and I'll be very thankfull if someone give me a directions for my problem... enough with the crap, the question:
How the heck i should do the thing with the flashing and rom upgrading?
For background. Since a long time i've successfully managed to tweak and mod for the x166 infineon processor on siemens mobile brand especialy ME/S/C45, C/M/S35, M/S65 (yeah, still working on some of the models for dual sim for example, and J2ME inside the x45 series). Most of the procedures are in pure asm, some are in C written with C166 (so i though i knew some tricks)...anyway, it was a bit frustrating for me that i can not find anything concrete on flashing PPC. On one post is written how very important is that i've SPL>4.xx and there's nowhere explained how to decode this number, and how to see if the spl of my device is compatible (we have a patern of 1.0x.xxx1 for spl's, for mine it is 1.08.0001, is it compatible?, my intuition tolds me no)...and if it is not what should we do. On another post i found that mine is not compatible(surprise), anyway the guy had tweaked it to hard spl, and says it's working, but i preffer to be sure before take my chances.
Something else: nowhere found the WM6 official upgrade for Herald, even on the HTC corporate website(including the e-club). I've found a file here: HTC_P4350_WWE_4.17.405.2_4.1.13.44_02.94.90_Ship.exe , downloaded it and it gives me a Runtime Error after extraction (yeah, it's an MSI archive).
Another one: in the tutorial by Ivan (great job by the way, really apreciated) some of the links are broken, some of the instructions are not clear...
For the moment i'm very sad (is the perfect word), because i feel myself very stupid and dull (i've had myself for an average inteligent guy), and I don't know if the problem is me, or the way the information here is represented. Please help me, to not being feel dull )
P.s.: Sorry for my bad english, realy didn't excercise a long time ago
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Your SPL is too low to flash (excluding the old Aserg's way) but search for the word "goldcard" and you might find a way to flash.
The Runtime error, I'm not sure why you're getting that. Do you have .NET2.0 installed?
I have to update a lot of my threads, I just haven't really had time to be very involved with the xda community, lately.
Ok, guys, after a period of time, I get it!
And I'm gonna write here a quick instruction concerning the nobs (like me).
Steps:
1) Make shure that u've an IPL & SPL higher than 4. When u start ur device, there're some chiphers, that're written in the following format x.xx.xxxx. Usually if u've just bought ur herald it is with windows mobile 5, and the written is (for example)
IPL 1.0x.0001.
SPL 1.0x.0001
OS 2.28.4441
The first chipher is the version of the IPL and the SPL in our case it is 1. So u're not OK with it if u wanna make some personal changes in ur rom, or just wanna use a personalised one.
2) Get higher IPL & SPL. To do so, u must upgrade to Windows Mobile 6. The correct link for the English version of the WM6 is here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/49315340/HTC_P4350_WWE_4.17.405.2_4.1.13.44_02.94.90_Ship.exe
or any other language here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=358030
Don't worry about the WM6, it's more stable than the older, it's faster, and it's more reliable. Something that I was a bit affraid before upgrading.
3) The upgrade proccess is very simple. U've a file, that is a MSI (Microsoft System Installer) archive. It contains a bunch of files, the most important of them are : RomUpdateUtility.exe (or here called RUU), SPL.nbh(SPL&IPL>4) and RUU_signed.nbh (the windows mobile 6 itself).
4) Connect ur herald to the PC, and follow the instructions(!!!), just make shure that u're connected with ActiveSync(and u've backed up all your info with it). After upgrade u should upgrade and the activesync too, to version >4.5.
5) If u screw up something (ur electric company shuts the electricity for unpaid bills for example, or the pc is running winSucks and freeze), don't worry just switch of the pda, press the camera button and shortly press the reset button in the same time, while the pda is connected to the pc with the usb cable. U'll see the bootloader, ur pc will recognize the pda as a new device, and u can put inside whatever u want, just by skiping the initial chekup of the compatibility of the phone. It's a risky but if're shure about the version of the ROM, everything is just fine. In worst case the PDA won't start and u should reflash it with the original ROM (RUU_signed.nbh), by entering the bootloader.
6) u've brand new pocket after the upgrade to windows mobile 6 and SPL, IPL greater than 4.
Next is HardSPL-ing:
1) read carefully the thread about the hardSPL:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=358225
download the packages posted in the first post. If the links are broken wet me know by typing a personal message, i'll upload them again.
2) Follow the instructions that are written in the first post of that thread.
3) After the reflash u'll have a brand new (once again) pocket with hardspl, and personalized windows mobile 6.
Next step is to download any of the up-ready-steady roms developed by the gurus here, and reflash the pocket with them. Or create your own, by using the rom cooking class of ivanmmj:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=391087