I have tried to upgrade my G4 Wizard (MDA T-Mobile) with the WM6 (TNT) ROM.
I had a first ERROR 300 problem solved using the exe ROMUpdateUtility_Wizard_NoID.exe
I have finally updated successfully the device, but when it restarts the old T-Mobile MDA ROM reinstalls itself!!!
The result is not a ROM update, is more kind of hardreset!!!
Any idea?!!!
What's happening is that your device is not CID unlocked, I'm not a G4 owner so I'm not sure how it's done, but you'll have to use a tool called 'shelltool' I believe. You can probaly get detailed instructions from the G4 forum stickies.
Read this, how to update a G4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298613
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Qtek 9100 had molski 2.26 build and tried to flash ROM to XDA mobile 6. Now it sits at boot loader three colour screen showing IPL/SPL 2.26 and won't update further than 99%.
Any ideas how to resurrect this one?
UPDATED: I take it the lack of response means I've got me a brick then?
Go To This link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=285435
Then Go Download the T-Mobile 2.26 ROM which is in Step 17.
After That run it install the rom and everything should be back to normal.
that keeps happening to me while Upgrading to WM6. I Still Can't Get it to Work Right.
Have you tried to upgrade to a WM5 with AKU3 before jumping to WM6? Molski has a WM5 AKU3 2.26 ROM
I'm having similar trouble and feeling like an idiot. I've done ROM flashes before but have since had my MDA returned a couple times for warranty exchange and I'm afraid the CID unlock didn't "take"...when trying to flash to WM6 it got to 99% and then returned error 302...No problem, I'll just start over with an official ROM, right? Well, I can't seem to get through a ROM update now because the Tri-color screen is flashing on and off at various intervals and that is interrupting the connection.
Does a flashing bootloader mean I've officially bricked it or is there something I can do about this?
Help please! I love my MDA and want it back!
i already had the same problem, the simple solution which is that you have to make unlock your phone i mean both the sim unlock and cid unlock otherwise your phone will not do wm6
fixed
Got mine fixed by using the Xda_MiniS_LaunchROM_v154102.exe from the link in the definitive guide sticky.
Many thanks for your responses.
hi all..My MDA VARIO IPL is 1.01 and SPL is 2.26.I flashed MDA 2 times with Button Rom but no changes happend with SPL and its same.I want to upgrade my MDA to the latest Rom available with WM5.Now m stuck with my phone and dont know excatly wat to do.I downloaded the latest Rom from T-Mobile website and try to install but it gives me error i.e "249 Invalid Vendor ID ".
Plz need urgent help in this matter.Regards
You may try to unlock first, then reflash again and SPL should also stay at 1.01.
I beg to differ. When I CID Unlocked My G3 USA T-Mobile MDA, the SPL never Changed until I flashed it with the 3.08 IPL/SPL.
I just proceeded with the upgrade and everything went fine.
Umm...
That's just my experience. My Wizard was unlocked this way.
There may be many undiscovered solutions.
dharvey4651 said:
I beg to differ. When I CID Unlocked My G3 USA T-Mobile MDA, the SPL never Changed until I flashed it with the 3.08 IPL/SPL.
I just proceeded with the upgrade and everything went fine.
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How did you CID unlock? Via imei-check's? Or your bootloaders were already 1.xx?
i've installed now Button Rom but still my IPL is 1.01 and SPL is 2.26 which is same as it was before with T-mobile Rom.Anyone can guide how to downgrade my SPL.Also how to chek whether my Phone is CID unlocked now? I run lockiwiz and i think its CID unlocked now but still wana confirm.
OK..finally i got IPL and SPL same i.e 1.01.Now m going for the next step...
ahmeed80 said:
OK..finally i got IPL and SPL same i.e 1.01.Now m going for the next step...
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Use WST, is easier and safer...
mestrini said:
How did you CID unlock? Via imei-check's? Or your bootloaders were already 1.xx?
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To CID unlock my G3 USA T-Mobile MDA, I simply used the tutorial [READ FIRST] The Definitive Guide to Unlocking & Rom Upgrading G3 Wizards and followed the instructions to the letter.
When I received my device, it was a factory shipped USA T-Mobile MDA with IPL/SPL of 2.26.
I flashed the button ROM giving me an IPL of 1.05 but leaving my SPL untouched.
I installed EnableRapi.cab and soft-reset.
I connected as a guest by canceling synchronization.
I downloaded lokiwiz and ran lokiwiz.bat and pressed U to SIM unlock my device and let it reboot itself.
I once again canceled synchronization leaving my device connected as a guest, ran lokiwiz.bat and this time pressed C to CID unlock my device and let it reboot itself.
I used WST to check to see if my device was in fact CID unlocked and it was.
This time I allowed my device to synchronize with my PC when it connected and then proceeded to flash the T-Mobile Official WM5 Rom directly after completing the unlocking process and it went smoothly.
Then I flashed the IPL/SPL set of 3.08 and that went smoothly.
Then I flashed the 2.19.11 T-Mobile UK Radio and again, that went smoothly.
After all of that was completed, I experimented with new ROMs for a while until finally settling for TNT.1437 TouchFlo using the 2.19.11 Radio and never had any problems the whole time.
Everything went so smooth that I thought about writing another tutorial that was simple and to the point describing the process that I used and detailing how to do it since all of the tutorials here are very complex and can be confusing to a noobie flashing for the first time but never got around to it.
Hey there!
I was going to upgrade my Qtek 9100 to some nice WM 6.1 version here and I followed the guide but I forgot to check my IPL/SPL, I only checked my version in the 9100 and it said 2.1 xxx so I thought I had an older version that wasnt G4 but when I ran the downgrade rom and the update application said something about that I had an old update utility. My 9100 rebooted and now it has hanged at the update screen and it says IPL 2.17.0001 and SPL 2.17.0001 which means its bricked and there is no way of ever getting it to work?
HOWA !!!
You are just one lucky guy,if its stuck on bootloaders (tricolor screen) with ipl/spl displayed,then you just got saved.otherwise,it shud have 'Bricked' the phone.As long as it gets into bootloaders (tricolor),its safe. Always remember,you cannot downgrade or SIM/CID unlock a G4 device like this as a G3 device,infact,a G4 device can not be cid unlocked at all.If you want to upgrade to a wm6 rom,read and follow the guides in G4 forum 'Stickied' as 'HardSPL' and 'SoftSPL'.
Now to recover back,download the official carrier's rom from its website or download the wizard_love_rom and flash it in bootloaders,it'll recover back and start to work,and then go for upgrade as per guides mentioned above.
Cheers!
Hehe nice to see I have luck sometimes! It was the 0001 that certified that I had a G4 right? Thanx for the tips!
Hi,
Ages ago I upgraded my G4 wizard to WM6.1. Now it turns out I need to put it back to WM5 - but can't find a RUU to use.
The original ROM was from O2, but that is not vital. Does anyone know where I can get a suitable RUU from? I found one that would, I think, only work with a G3 device, but have not found one yet I can use...
Cheers,
Ben
I thought I had found one, but the RUU complains that it is the wrong version (Error 300) and I get nowhere. I still have WM6.1 working fine... how infuriating :0p
Well,as you say its a G4 and upgraded to wm6.1,ok
First,how did you upgrade to wm6.1,which method did you apply to upgrade,was it SoftSPL or HardSPL ?
If you applied SoftSPL,then,just simply download official stock rom and flash it,it'll work,but if you applied HardSPL and the IPL/SPL are changed,then first you'll have to Remove HardSPL,revert back to Original Official IPL/SPL of the carrier and then you'll be able to reflash wm5,ok
Let me warn you here,if the phone is HardSPL and you flash any Official stock rom without removing HardSPL first,will 'Brick' your phone.
barkerben said:
Hi,
Ages ago I upgraded my G4 wizard to WM6.1. Now it turns out I need to put it back to WM5 - but can't find a RUU to use.
The original ROM was from O2, but that is not vital. Does anyone know where I can get a suitable RUU from? I found one that would, I think, only work with a G3 device, but have not found one yet I can use...
Cheers,
Ben
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hi there,
Actually i had the problem with G4 on how to upgrade to WM6, I tried but no luck, haven't tried either SoftSPL or HardSPL yet but when I flashed my WM5 original ROM, I didn't have any backup at all so I kept searching answers here for days, & finally I tried the Wizard Love ROM which one of the Senior Member here said it will work. It works for me & now I'm using WM5 Wizard Love Rom with CID LOCKED.
Hope I can help u with that..
P.S.
If anybody can teach me how to upgrade my Wizard G4 (T-Mobile/MDA - black) to WM6 (any rom) or the download links for SoftSPL ONLY! they said it's safe..
Would gladly appreciate!
Thanks...
himig_natin said:
hi there,
Actually i had the problem with G4 on how to upgrade to WM6, I tried but no luck, haven't tried either SoftSPL or HardSPL yet but when I flashed my WM5 original ROM, I didn't have any backup at all so I kept searching answers here for days, & finally I tried the Wizard Love ROM which one of the Senior Member here said it will work. It works for me & now I'm using WM5 Wizard Love Rom with CID LOCKED.
Hope I can help u with that..
P.S.
If anybody can teach me how to upgrade my Wizard G4 (T-Mobile/MDA - black) to WM6 (any rom) or the download links for SoftSPL ONLY! they said it's safe..
Would gladly appreciate!
Thanks...
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Check out this Sub-Forum,you'll get all the info about upgrading a G4 device:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=343
Hello Forum
Hoping people can assit me with a issue i am having with upgrading my G4 Wizard to WM6
My G4 was on a T-Mobile ROM, which i then upgraded to the latest T-Mobile ROM which changed my IPL/SPL to 3.08 when before it was on a 2.XX.
I tried to upload a WM6 ROM when the flush just stalls on the boatloader and onscreen its shows that the ROM images is not compatiable etc...
i then flushed the ROM to a WM5 custom ROM which i found on the formum but searching for 3.08 ROM and tested and worked.
I then tried a WM6 ROM and still having issues, hoping someon can shed some light on this issue i have. I have checked the forums for this issue, but seem to be hitting a brick wall, and hoping someone may be help me kick the wall down.
PS this is my first thread, as i am a newbie,I have read about the different ROMs and how to flush a ROM, and how to check if the wizard is CID/SIM unlocked
Unlocked CID and SIM
IPL:> 3.08.001
SPL:> 3.08.001
GSM:> 02.69.11
OS:> 2.26.10.2
much appricated...
First, check again if your IPL/SPL version ends with 001 not 0001. If it is .001, then it is a G3, not G4.
If it is a G3, flash Button's ROM and use Wizard Service Tool to CID unlock it.
Or if it is a G4, flash with your original stock ROM and install HardSPL.