I just recently changed my phone from the 8700C to 8125. I am planning to up uprade the ROM on my phone. Can anyone please tell me the step by step instruction how to do this? I read somewhere that I need to unlock the CID? Is that the same as unlocking my phone? Do I first need to call cingular to the subsidy unlock code? My phone has this info:'
IPL: 1.08
SPL: 1.08
OS: 1.8.11.1
GSM: 01.16.11
Please help. Thanks in advance.
Doesn't sound stupid, you ask really good questions. The only problem is that it sounds inconsiderate.
The answers to every question you have are here already. All you need to do is read (and use the search function --> see top of page).
Everyone here was once a newbie. Many of us jumped in a just thought we could ask and have all of our questions automagically answered. In reality we discovered that if we put in a littel effort to search and wade through the mounds of info here we got better responses for the experienced guys. Eventually some of us even got experienced ourselves!
If you are wanting to do more than just flash the latest Cingular Rom then please spend a week or two reading the forums.
If you just want the official Cingular Rom then please use this link: http://www.htcamerica.net/support/software_downloads_8125.htm
Trust me, you'll be happier in the end.
I say all of this because flashing custom roms does void your warranty and many newbies have cried about turning their nice new phone into a brick becuase they didn't want to invest the time to learn about the process.
Well as the title says really :
So MAny Test Roms, beta Roms: Will there be a Finished Rom?
davidlucas said:
Qtek 9100 on Orange UK
ipl :1.01
spl : 2.17
Radio : 02.25.11
Rom : 2.26.10.2 WWE
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looking at your ipl & spl you should be in real trouble!!! I suggest reading up on "CID Unlocking" before you brick your phone
hey it is totally hybrid ROM
1.01 IPL - ****om Qtek (beer) ROM
2.17 SPL - Qtek ROM
2.25.11 GSM - Cingular/T-mobile Radio
2.26.10.2 OS - the newest OS by T-Mobile..
Are you crazy ??
If you have question like that, then you should more specific it
Well it works fine.it was a beta from early on.
But the reason I ask the question is that they roms start to be developed in beta, then they carry on the beta testing but password protect it for testers only.
Trouble is a final release doesnt seem to appear.
!danger, Will Robinson! Danger!
ratcom said:
looking at your ipl & spl you should be in real trouble!!! I suggest reading up on "CID Unlocking" before you brick your phone
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I second this! If you don't understand why, then you have absolutely NO business asking about custom ROMs.
If you continue, you WILL brick your device PERMANENTLY!
If you don't take the time to understand this, then expect no help from those of us who do!
HINT:
RTFM!
Blimey all I asked was a simply question?
from a reply :'If you don't take the time to understand this'
Maybe this could relate to my original simple question its not difficult to understand:
'So MAny Test Roms, beta Roms: Will there be a Finished Rom?'
Anyway no point in arguing I have reflashed my device even thou it was working ok and now its at all to date.
It was just a friendly warning.
As for your original question, ROM cookers will always be cooking ROMs. There may be "Official" carrier released ROMs, and active development of particular ROMs may cease as their makers move on to other projects.
So, simply stated, if you find a ROM that meets all of your needs, it is your "Finished" ROM, and you can stick with it and be happy. Otherwise, your answer is no.
I hope that clarified things for you.
alot of folks have this ipl and here is why...
ratcom said:
looking at your ipl & spl you should be in real trouble!!! I suggest reading up on "CID Unlocking" before you brick your phone
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If you follow the directions here on cid unlocking(I followed the link in faria's sig), when you use the suggested downgrade rom thats the ipl/spl you get, then if you flash a rom without the bootloader(ie faria 3.2 & others) this is the ipl you will have when finished, I used the xelencin2.26 rom to get my ipl/spl #'s back up.You could use the latest OEM rom also.
I dont understand why all these custom roms, have the bootloader in them, f-ing around flashing the bootloader is the fastest way to brick your device I can think of, the BL is what will save your sorry ass when you get sketchy and pull the plug at the 96% 20min wait, or screw up your flash in some other way, tho I think there is still a way to get a new bootloader flash on it, like a bootloader for the bootloader but Im not sure.
If the 1.01 ipl is not necessary for the cid unlock to work, somebody could just add the 2.26 to the "beer" downgrade rom.
Ive seen a few people jumping all over noobs who just followed the instructions to a "t", the downgrade howto should highlight this prob and suggest a fix.
I also would love to see a "final" from faria but he seemed pretty discouraged with the response to rc1 and doesn't want the headaches of a public release, I hope he does release, I love his rom and it took me from like 20 apps to install after a hard reset to about 6-8, It is by far the best rom for the wiz Ive seen so far...
faria:
just release it and dont sweat the support so much, Im involved with the "sat testing" community and ALL public releases are totally "at your own risk", If you know the rom is stable then anybody who bricks a phone did something wrong, but I know it is hard not to take things personally, when you give away something that you worked on and are proud of you feel a need to defend it. thanks if rc1 is as far as it goes PUBLICLY, you showed us all how great a rom could be, hope to see 3.0.0.0 FINAL soon...
bhang
bhang said:
Ive seen a few people jumping all over noobs who just followed the instructions to a "t", the downgrade howto should highlight this prob and suggest a fix.
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That's why I included THIS LINK in my previous post.
I learned alot by reading Faria's excellent tutorial, but Dr P laid it out even more clearly, and added a step or two that seem both simple and prudent.
I'm not knocking Faria's tutorial, and I'm not suggesting Dr P knows more. In fact, I feel that BOTH Tutorials should be required reading (all the way through) before anyone attempts to unlock their device.
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That's why I included THIS LINK in my previous post.
I learned alot by reading Faria's excellent tutorial, but Dr P laid it out even more clearly, and added a step or two that seem both simple and prudent.
I'm not knocking Faria's tutorial, and I'm not suggesting Dr P knows more. In fact, I feel that BOTH Tutorials should be required reading (all the way through) before anyone attempts to unlock their device.
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Anyone that was (or is) able to maintain a "C" average in High School should have absolutely NO problems following Faria's guide. I simply took Faria's method and repackaged the documentation to add the "Safe for Toddlers" stamp, that's all.
@bhang - if the 1.05 had a 2.x IPL or SPL it wouldn't work as you can't unlock a AKU 2.3 ROM with lokiwiz .2b. Plus it's the onl;y way to downgrade a ROM back to a 1.x if one needs to send back to their provider for warranty repair.
Dr Puttingham said:
Anyone that was (or is) able to maintain a "C" average in High School should have absolutely NO problems following Faria's guide. I simply took Faria's method and repackaged the documentation to add the "Safe for Toddlers" stamp, that's all.
@bhang - if the 1.05 had a 2.x IPL or SPL it wouldn't work as you can't unlock a AKU 2.3 ROM with lokiwiz .2b. Plus it's the onl;y way to downgrade a ROM back to a 1.x if one needs to send back to their provider for warranty repair.
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I figured there must be a reason, But alot of folks have had the problem, the how to should have the step added to get the ipl back up to a 2.x after.
This place is great, I hope faria will continue, along with everyone else to contribute as its the whole community that makes it great, and we were all noobs with few manners once(to some extent)...
bhang
I've currently got WM5 and want to upgrade to WM6.
I've read the ROM upgrade threads and have the latest versions already in my K-JAM.
Is it as simple now as installing WM6 or is there anything additional to do?
Thanks,
Dave
horrgakx said:
I've currently got WM5 and want to upgrade to WM6.
I've read the ROM upgrade threads and have the latest versions already in my K-JAM.
Is it as simple now as installing WM6 or is there anything additional to do?
Thanks,
Dave
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Helloo
is a G3 or G4 ?
is CID locked ?
find the answers for this questions...., you can brick your device otherwise..
Thanks for the reply. Reading the Wiki I've found out that its a G3. The rest of the versions follow according to the startup screen. Apologies, I should have posted these originally (I intended to but got distracted).
IPC 2.16
SPC 2.16
GSM 2.07.10
OS 2.16.9.1
I'm unsure about the CID.
I've found this thread though and will have a good look at it;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298613
Dave
I think you may want to read this one....its the one I used to SIM/CID unlock my G3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=285435
Good luck...its not too difficult to do....its so easy "even a caveman can do it"
And then read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=297762
Thanks. I've decided to leave it well alone.
Dave
I am a newbie and browsed this site for a ROM upgrade for my Tilt. I have seen quite a few ROM's made by members, some with Radio, some AT&T, some from Dutty and trying to work out which if any will work on my UK Tytn II.
Could someone please list what the ROM's are and what they will work on? and what is the deal with Radio? I read that a hardware upgrade is required to activate radio, is this the case?
I have CE OS 5.2.1620 (Build 18125.0.4.2), bought about a month ago
Please help!
i'm very new with this to and i would also like to know the answer to the same question. i've read quite a few threads but i just don't get it so all the help is welkom.
Read the sticky posts in the "Kaiser Upgrading" forum. There's enough info there to get you started. There's also a sticky regarding the different ROMs available. To make sure you don't do anything that will cause your device not to work make sure you HardSPL your device first. Again, read the posts to do this. Everyone here has been in the same position you guys were at one point and they just read, read, read... the more info you know, the better you understand how everything works.
Good luck!
Hey all,
I'm pretty new to the whole PDA world. The most I had was a Dell Axim X5 when they first came out, and all i did was play solitaire and SNES roms on it lol but now I have a Cingular 8125 G4 and all I want to do is upgrade it to WM6 and after reading through the piles of information on this site, I'm very confused on the instructions. It seems every post is different, and I don't know which to follow for fear of bricking my newly acquired phone.
Would anyone be able to help me out by directing me to a STEP BY STEP guide of how to upgrade my phone without bricking it? My IPL/SPL versions are 2.21.000 and GSM 02.25.11 and OS is 2.25.11.1.
Thank you!!!!
You are in luck, I have made a full install guide with screenshots and all the programs that you need to install a ROM, except for the ROM itself.
Here is the link= http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=394218
First, is the IPL/SPL 2.21.000 or 2.21.0001,not the difference with trialling '1' at the end,if it s 2.21.000 only,then its a G3 device & not a G4,but if it has '1' at the end like 2.21.0001,it certainly is a G4.
So,if its a G3 read and follow this gide :-
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Wizard Windows Mobile 6 for newbies
But,if its a G4,than it can be upgraded through either 'SoftSPL or HardSPL,you can read about them in the G4 sub-Forum,or the guide posted by ashasaur
thank you so much for the help! now if I can ever stop working so much I can find some time to upgrade lol seems like there's never enough hours in the day lol
thanks again!
Did You Read?
did you read the post over...?
Is G4 2.21.000x G4?
Or G3 2.21 G3?
Please post every number men! before you do it... ok
Its a recomendation!!!!!!! thats all.