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Has anyone found a way to upgrade to any WM6 ROMs on Windows Vista? I'm sorta at my wits end here!
In the Wizard Upgrading forum there is a thread "Upgrading your phone on Windows Vista". The driver instructions (which are really well written) work perfectly, but the RUU version fails with an "out of date" error.
There have been a number of other RUU versions suggested, but they all crash on Vista.
Shelltool works on Vista only about 25% of the time. Usually it just starts the flash process and hangs indefinitely. I was able to successfully flash XM6r4, but since then nothing else I've tried has worked. I did go back to the latest AT&T ROM afterwards, but haven't been able to get back to WM6 since. One of the things I tried was extracting the RUU from Cingular's update, but that one didn't work either, which confuses me even more!
All of the RUU Wrapper versions I've used to flash my Hermes work great on Vista, yet none of the RUU versions seem to be able to do so on my G4 Wizard (Cingular 8125).
Please, if anyone has any suggestions, I'd really appreciate them! I've searched and searched through the forums for different methods and versions, but have come up empty handed.
FWIW, I don't have access to an XP machine, and dual booting is not an option for me.
Thanks!
Dual Boot!
I just ended up dual booting XP, I noticed you said it was not an option, but did you know you can do it without reformatting through computer management in Vista?
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dktech said:
I just ended up dual booting XP, I noticed you said it was not an option, but did you know you can do it without reformatting through computer management in Vista?
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Yep! Unfortunately that's not an option either. It's a matter of resources. I'm stuck with Vista, on which, I should point out, I can upgrade my Hermes successfully 100% of the time!
The RUU versions used to flash .nbh format ROMs to my Hermes all work, yet the older versions which take the .nbf format ROMs used by the Wizard don't!
There's got to be some solution. Using Shelltool usually works, but that only flashes the OS, not the ExtROM, splash screen, etc, so it's really only part of the solution.
Hmm i myself had some problems with flashing using Windows Vista. here are some observations i had
1) i first flashed using the origional tmobile rom (3.08 spl/ipl with 2.69 radio) i flashed it without doing anything special besides putting it in bootloader mode
2) next when i tried flashing it with a cooked rom it wouldnt work ( again i just tried to flash from bootloader mode without following any of the instructions givin in the Upgrading with Windows Vista thread)i found the RUUupdater version to be 2.0?? ( im sorry i forget the exact version numbers)
3) On checking the RUUupdater of the Tmobile that worked i found it to be 2.5???( again i forget teh exact version but suffice it to say it was newer)
4) i copyed the cooked rom nbk files to the Tmobile origional rom folder ( the one that worked on updating) but unfortunatly it wouldnt work
5) i then went to the thread and downloaded the drivers and installed them as the instructions said i should
6) i then downloaded the VistaRUU file they had there and then copyed the nbk files to that folder and VIOLA i flashed it and it worked like a charm ( again i flashed in bootloader mode)
This was just my experiance hopefully someone can figure out what i did right and why it worked for me and hopefully make it work for everyone else having problems
I thought there was a thread somewhere here about how to use Vista...if I remember, it may have even been stickied.
There was a stiki but it seems to have been unstikied and has since gone outta sight
Was this the thread??
It is still stickied if it is the thread.
I don't use Vista, so I haven't really read through it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=338473
docnas said:
Hmm i myself had some problems with flashing using Windows Vista. here are some observations i had
1) i first flashed using the origional tmobile rom (3.08 spl/ipl with 2.69 radio) i flashed it without doing anything special besides putting it in bootloader mode
2) next when i tried flashing it with a cooked rom it wouldnt work ( again i just tried to flash from bootloader mode without following any of the instructions givin in the Upgrading with Windows Vista thread)i found the RUUupdater version to be 2.0?? ( im sorry i forget the exact version numbers)
3) On checking the RUUupdater of the Tmobile that worked i found it to be 2.5???( again i forget teh exact version but suffice it to say it was newer)
4) i copyed the cooked rom nbk files to the Tmobile origional rom folder ( the one that worked on updating) but unfortunatly it wouldnt work
5) i then went to the thread and downloaded the drivers and installed them as the instructions said i should
6) i then downloaded the VistaRUU file they had there and then copyed the nbk files to that folder and VIOLA i flashed it and it worked like a charm ( again i flashed in bootloader mode)
This was just my experiance hopefully someone can figure out what i did right and why it worked for me and hopefully make it work for everyone else having problems
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What do you mean by putting the phone in bootloader mode first? In my experience, the phone has to be booted fully in order for the RUUs to work. Is there a way to get it to recognize the phone if it's already in bootloader mode?
If I put the phone in bootloader mode and then run RUU, the RUU just comes back and says it can't talk to the phone.
FWIW, I did the same as you, as far as flashing the original (Cingular) ROM and trying to use the RUU that came with that update. It seems that those RUUs won't work with any other ROMs.
Thanks for any help!
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Was this the thread??
It is still stickied if it is the thread.
I don't use Vista, so I haven't really read through it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=338473
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Yep, that's the one! Been through it. As I mentioned above, the driver instructions in that thread are required when using Vista, but the RUU doesn't work.
Other than docnas here, everyone else has had the same problem as me. The Vista RUU comes back and complains that it's out of date.
I'd like to figure out what docnas did differently to get it to work. BTW, what version of Vista were you using? 32 or 64 bit? Mine is 64.
I'd also like to find out how it worked with the phone already in bootloader mode, since everyone says (and my experience has shown) that the phone needs to be booted and synced before the RUU will talk to the phone.
This may all be too late for me anyway. I'm giving my old Cingular 8125 to a friend, which is why I've been updating it. Unfortunately (or fortunately? ), once she has it, I'll only be working with my ATT 8525, which I can update and work with without any of the problems I've had with the Wizard.
I am using Windows Vista SP1 (32bit)..I have a wizard (Imate K-jam) spl /ipl 2.26 It has the T-mobile wm5 running on it ... I would like to upgrade to WM6.
It used to be a straight forward process on Windows XP, however now in Vista i am having many errors while trying to upgrade it. I have looked around and found some thread which advice to Run the RUU as Administrator, and others which makes you download some new RUU, etc..
I would really apreciate it if someone could give a step-by-step process for upgrading an out of the box wizard from wm5 to wm6, under Windows Vista. Or maybe point to a thread that solves this issue.
Thanks
replace the ruu with muns ruu, you can find it in the wiki. Then it should be fine, i have found that when i flash the wizard, i just right click on the ruu_wrapper and click run as administrator then the flash works fine. Make sure you have the latest WMDC installed too
Also have you tried entering bootloader manually then trying to flash the wizard.
Also have you actually CID unlocked it? I am guessing you have though
but you never know
EDIT: zabardast_1 posted it as an attachment in another thread so heres the link for muns ruu
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=92811&d=1213528661
Thanks man, however i cant try it untill i get back from work! Hopefully the Mun RUU will work coz i have tried all of the other methods you pointed out.
Thanks again bro
WinXP is highly recommended for flashing,however,its possible with vista,read this guide,hope it'll help :-
http://www.anichillus.net/index.php?topic=21.0
HI.. Im a newbie here, just got my g3 wizard ipl2.25 / spl2.25 couple weeks ago and seen what you can do with them. phone is sim and cid unlocked. i would like to flash to wm6 eventually all thought im running into problems. i followed all the guides to upgrade. tried on my vista 32 bit and win xp sp2. every time i run the button rom to downgrade, i get "romupdateutility mfc application not responding" on vista and "error 260 or 274" with the xp. ive tried it in bootloader mode, restarting pc and wizard, tried different driver for vista, and shut down AS and WMCD before attempting to flash. ive been at this thing for weeks. firewall and antivirus turned off on both pcs, phone is at 100% charge. once in bootloader i get usb at bottom of screen. so i know i have connectivity. run rom not in bootloader, identifies version, then goes to bootloader, then i get error. run again and it dont even identify wizard. happens with both pcs. any ideas please help. i have already read, read, read and still cant figure this out. any ideas are greatly appreciated.
First of all,as you say its SIM/CID unlocked already then why are you trying to downgrade with Button's Rom,its only needed to downgrade if its required to CID unlock.If you are sure its already CID unlocked than simply download any wm6 rom and flash to upgrade,but if you are not sure if its CID unlocked,download WST_4.2.2 tool and run it to verify the CID lock/unlock status.
sorry i made a typo. it is Locked both sim and cid. typed last night at 3:30 in the morning. i ran the wizard service tool and thats what it told me. sorry again
check firewall (even XP one) / anti-virus settings, avoid using front panel USB, avoid usb cables with electric components, try different RUUs, avoid Vista, try another XP computer
Take all the precautions mestrini has posted above and always try on a winXP machine,don't use vista for flashing.May be the Button's rom you downloaded is not a correct package,try to download it again or from a different download link,you can even downgrade with official AKU 1.xx rom if you can find and download.
thanks for all the idea. definately stop trying with vista. i already have tried downloading button rom from a different link, no electronics in usb cable, and firewall and anit-virus have been disabled. i just found a aku 1.xx rom last night so im going to try that tonight. thanks again
well i tried all that and still nothing always get a error 274 connection code. my xp is ran through virtualbox on a ubuntu machine. could that have anything to do with it? i can run WST that works fine. one thing i have noticed though is when my wizard goes into bootloader my connection gets lost and usb connection icon comes up with unknown device and a different pid # then if phone is just turned on, and no check next to it. i tried activating it while ruu is searching and that immediately gives me a 274 error. is it normal for product id to change when in bootloader? by the way i was using the cingular 1.08 ship rom this time, tried it about 15 5itmes with same result everythime. never touched the phone and never took out of bootloader.
litlldevill666 said:
... my xp is ran through virtualbox on a ubuntu machine. could that have anything to do with it? i can run WST that works fine. one thing i have noticed though is when my wizard goes into bootloader my connection gets lost and usb connection icon comes up with unknown device and a different pid # then if phone is just turned on, and no check next to it. i
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I think you touched the wound!!
I guess RUU can't communicate properly through virtual box. Please try another XP machine before anything else (i think you can manage a friend with one since M$ is so spread - unfortunantely )
cheers
well thats what it was, i did a dual boot on my linux laptop with xp sp2. ran button rom and flashed first time. thank you both very much.
litlldevill666 said:
well that's what it was, i did a dual boot on my linux laptop with xp sp2. ran button rom and flashed first time. thank you both very much.
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Thanx ! it was pleasure to help you,hope you upgrade it successfully,do let us know if there's any problem,we are always here to help,Thats what this excellent forum is all about !!!
I ave read the site a lot and have a major problem. I am unable to flash a new ROM. I know the problem is the SPL but am unable to update the SPL with neither HSPL nor a USPL.
To give some info, I am on Windows XP, Windows Mobile Decive Centre 6.1 (installeed, uninstalled and reinstalled a zillion times now). I have even tried updating a RRU driver ripped off from Activesync 4.5 but nothing really works. I do ave .NET 4.5 installed on my PC so that isn't a concern either.
Can you guys please help me and suggest a solution.
Thanks a lot for all your help in advance.
R
did u try by flashing your HD by SD Card I always do it that way my self and always works very good
handsome303 said:
I ave read the site a lot and have a major problem. I am unable to flash a new ROM. I know the problem is the SPL but am unable to update the SPL with neither HSPL nor a USPL.
To give some info, I am on Windows XP, Windows Mobile Decive Centre 6.1 (installeed, uninstalled and reinstalled a zillion times now). I have even tried updating a RRU driver ripped off from Activesync 4.5 but nothing really works. I do ave .NET 4.5 installed on my PC so that isn't a concern either.
Can you guys please help me and suggest a solution.
Thanks a lot for all your help in advance.
R
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focus on one flash method, and concentrate to find out where you are doing wrong or what.
i suggest USPL 2.5, start in the Dummies guide here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505377
as you have windows xp, download the drivers here to update your sync driver :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=524619
and here is the procedure to actually update your sync driver: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3932818&postcount=2
going back to the first link i presented to you, download and unzip USPL GUI 2.5.zip to a memorable area in you pc. (I suggest you create a special folder, name it Blackstone Flashing, or whatever memorable term comes to your mind)
Hi guys, i have a strange problem.. last week i've put on my phone the 1.56 olinex for the bootloader, and i've happy flashed the blackstone henge hyper 2.0. Now i want change rom, and when i'm go to the bootloader of htc, and open uspl gui the program report me: ERROR current SPL version is not supported. :??
I've tried it on 2 different pc, twice with win7 x64 (always rebooted with f8 and choice disable signature driver. I also reinstalled the drivers, several times
Anyone can help me please?
Lilith_v2 said:
Hi guys, i have a strange problem.. last week i've put on my phone the 1.56 olinex for the bootloader, and i've happy flashed the blackstone henge hyper 2.0. Now i want change rom, and when i'm go to the bootloader of htc, and open uspl gui the program report me: ERROR current SPL version is not supported. :??
I've tried it on 2 different pc, twice with win7 x64 (always rebooted with f8 and choice disable signature driver. I also reinstalled the drivers, several times
Anyone can help me please?
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the thing is, if you already have HardSPL, why do you still need to load USPL on it again? If you already have HSPL on your phone, you can just launch the RUU Wrapper with the NBH file within the same folder and that's it!
Is this the answer you're looking for?
ultimatepichu said:
the thing is, if you already have HardSPL, why do you still need to load USPL on it again? If you already have HSPL on your phone, you can just launch the RUU Wrapper with the NBH file within the same folder and that's it!
Is this the answer you're looking for?
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Really? I don't know that's is so simple. Everytime i'm enter in bootloader mode (the thricolour), start uspl gui, and after flash! After i try, and report my result
Thanks man!
Uuhh work man
Many thanks!
Glad you got this sorted
Just remember, you use either USPL or HSPL, not both. If you use USPL, you need to re-use it before each flash. If you use HSPL, you only need to use it once
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