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Hello all,
I am a total novice at this stuff but request a little help. If you have 2 minutes spare please humour me and help out :wink:
I decided to upgrade my ROm etc for the first time and went to the o2 XDA site to do it.
It seemed to go fine. Then I restored my full backup from the xbackup thing, from my SD card. Is this correct? Or have I just undone my ROM upgrade? All my programs are back on but it looks the same.
If I cant restore after an upgrade, how do i get all my photos and other things back on? I can reinstall programs no prob, and contacts and calender will sync from my PC, but what about everything else?
Sorry if this question has already been asked but I tried the search facility and got nowhere.
Thanks in advance
HPJ
PS you never know, one day I might add something to this forum rather than just asking dumbass questions...
Well I got bored waiting so I bit the bullet and did the upgrade with no restore afterwards.
Seems all fine. Gotta reinstall everything I think so i'm slowly working my way through that. I'll keep posting....if anyones reading?! :!: :?:
HPJ
Glad you solved your problem. The reason that you never got an answer is that the topic of should I restore a backup after a new rom flash has been covered so many times before.
I will add a line in wiki BlueAngel For Beginners
Yeah I thought that, but the search facility seems to give so many inaccurate results that it just takes too long to go through all of them.
I'm just not technically minded, as I'm sure many others on here aren't, so more often than not we are stumped by the simplest of things.
Oh well...still far better off with the xda2s than anything else!
I understand your point on the search, it takes time to work it out and some things you just can't search for as they seem to be blocked.
The problem that we have is trying to work out the post that are based on the fact the the user has tried to find a solution and the ones that just have not.
Take the upgrade issue, we have wiki and it points you to a thread that reads Wiki, help me and yes I have read getting started. So Why do we have new threads that read upgrade failed?
On good days some of us point new users in the right direction and on bad days some of us don't. Would be nice if it was not allways the same ones.
That's the problem I had also. I'll search for stuff, but when I get results, a lot of them conflict. Not only that, but in the wiki there are things that branch off onto multiple levels. If someone ran a graphical link checker, I'm sure one would find a spider web.
I've found that I got more precise answers by posting and getting a response than going to the wiki. Although, I actually learned more by reading through the wiki....after I did what I needed to do first.
I use Linux and in the config file for Postfix, there are a million things that you can change. Looking through it I thought I had to change everything. Turns out, after I asked, I only had to make 2 changes to get it working.
I'm sure the mods and the expert posters do the best they can, but I'm thinking some spring cleaning needs to happen....from a newbie's point of view.
Tom
Tom
On the wiki side its an open site, so if you have a login you can change what it says, correct it or even add to it. Thats the whole Idea of it.
I know that its not perfect well I should anyway. However its better than nothing, it can be fixed by us all and not just a chossen few. Please remember that these people don't have the newbie frame of mind so they write what makes sence for them, leaving out information that should be understood by the reader if he is in that section. (Like the kitchen)-
So if you feel that it needs cleaning up then please do it, you have the rights, you have gained the knowlege so its all up to you or others.
Well here's a little update as to my experience upgrading the ROM and all the other bits.
It sucks! My xda2s was damn perfect before I upgraded. Since upgrading I have had to soft reset about 5 times a day, just because it decides to freeze on me.
Then, when you take it out of its cradle, it freezes...EVERY TIME!!! So whenever it comes out its cradle i have to soft reset!!!
Shurely shome mishtake??!??!!
And surely it's been fixed with something by someone on here that has 'the knowledge' (for I definitely do not, in case you hadn't noticed!).
And the benefits?? Er.......well the phone screen looks a little different...ummm.....that's it. I think. Oh yes, did I mention it freezes whenever it bloody well feels like it??!?!
Here's what the figures are now....for those of you that know what they mean...
ROM version: 1.31.00 WWE
ROM date: 12/13/04
Radio version: 1.06.00
Protocol version: 1337.38
ExtROM version: 1.31.139 WWE
Annoyance setting: Maximum
Timescale to be thrown through the nearest window: Imminent
HPJ
Have you got the O2 'today' screen still running (with O2 button top of screen)? If so that's the biggest offender of lockups in my opinion!
I followed instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=18350&highlight=
and since then its only locked once in about about a month...before that soft resent 3 to 4 times per day!
sounds good I'll give it a go now.....will post my results soon!!
My word I think it's worked!
See I knew it would be something simple....just took someone 2 minutes to point me in the right direction :roll:
Cheers vince
I'll crawl back into my newbie hole now until the next problem.....!!!
HPJ
i was in the same situation...only having had my XDA IIs for a month or so...was extremely hacked off that it was so unreliable! BTW did you have the connections.exe or connections.lnk? There seems to be some variation between machines...though moving out either one seems to stop the dreaded O2 software loading up!
by the way, are you using wifi connections? My XDA IIs (and others from searching on the net) seem to have a lot of problems connecting (it says 'connected' in wifi but when you try and go to a website it says "page is not available")....however I found something that said try re-entering WEP keys for known connections....and from my experience this seems to work for me. My Dell Axim organiser never had this problem...so possibly another 'feature' of the XDA IIs !!!
vincexda said:
(it says 'connected' in wifi but when you try and go to a website it says "page is not available")....quote]
For me it happends when your ip and subnet mask (in connection card settings) dont match with the wifi net you are connecting to... the pda found and connect but can not go online because is not a part of the right network (i.e. 192.168.0.1 and 10.0.0.2 usually..or subnet 255.255.255.0 and 255.0.0.0) byez!
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Hi,
I attempted to install the Helmi WM5 upgrade 1.3.2 beta to my Orange SPV m2000.
I did not attempt to install extra rom, and now I'm glad that I didn't!
My PAYG operator has always been Vodafone UK, and would like to continue using them, as they have the best signal strength in my area.
I noticed that Vodafone was on the list, but did not notice (untill after the upgrade) that it is only available in the Middle East and Australia !
The BaUpgradeUt reached 83% on stage 3, and then paused for a long time (my entire Christmas Dinner!!!!!!!!!!!) In the end I removed the device, had trouble getting it to reset, and have now reinstalled the WM2003 ROM from Orange.
Would like to benefit from wm2005, so need your advice on what went wrong! I had several of the command windows/folders open that it may have been trying to access, so maybe it may have been trying to access these?
If this ROM is not the most stable (or the best for a relatively inexperienced person!), I would be pleased to know. It sounded that way, because version 1.4 beta seemed to leave out a lot of apps which I needed (for example the smartdialler).
Please could someone give me some unbiased(!) advice as to what went wrong, and what my options are now?
Thanks so much guys,
Tom
P.S Thinking about the SIM Operator issue, is it possible to unlock a WM5 blue angel, after upgrading?
did u set the operator the file before u do the upgrade?
if you have not done so, pls refer to wiki site on how to get the device data then set the operator for the new file before flash it.
G'Day Crew,
Hope you can help, I am trying to find or obtain the original Rom that came with my Dopod D810, as I upgraded to the GPS rom and since that my reception and signal strength has gone from great to very poor. In fact I cant even use the 3G network!
I am in Brisbane Australia, spoke with the service contractor and they said that the GPS rom was not compatible with our network providers, and they were expecting the new "Australian GPS Rom" by the end of the month...............
They would not help me or send me the original Rom.
I have searched the web and this forum but so far have come up empty.
Regards,
BIQ
BelowAverageIQ said:
G'Day Crew,
Hope you can help, I am trying to find or obtain the original Rom that came with my Dopod D810, as I upgraded to the GPS rom and since that my reception and signal strength has gone from great to very poor. In fact I cant even use the 3G network!
I am in Brisbane Australia, spoke with the service contractor and they said that the GPS rom was not compatible with our network providers, and they were expecting the new "Australian GPS Rom" by the end of the month...............
They would not help me or send me the original Rom.
I have searched the web and this forum but so far have come up empty.
Regards,
BIQ
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Did you try to found it here: ??
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Trinity_Upgrades
Ausdim,
Thankyou Thankyou thankyou. I will look at loading the "older" style rom in place if it is possible?
Is it possible to change roms with a lower number? Is it possible to change between official and cooked roms and restore again in case of warranty problems?
Thanks again, great help and so quick too.
Regards,
BIQ
BelowAverageIQ said:
Ausdim,
Thankyou Thankyou thankyou. I will look at loading the "older" style rom in place if it is possible?
Is it possible to change roms with a lower number? Is it possible to change between official and cooked roms and restore again in case of warranty problems?
Thanks again, great help and so quick too.
Regards,
BIQ
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G'day,
I've lived in OZ, luv it there.
I haven't seen the original Dopod ROM posted anywhere. You can use the SSPL utility that is available in the FTP of this site to load the original HTC WWE rom (also available here) which might work for your network. I've been using the Dopod GPS test rom with no problems in Europe, including 3G and HSDPA. What is Telstra doing over there? Oh, maybe you're not on the big T .
Good luck.
Matterhorn, I am glad you liked Australia! I am with Optus, unfortunately since I upgraded to the "official" GPS rom my signal strength has plummeted.
I just jumped straight in and changed it without thinking, my fault.
I dont know what the original rom was or where I can locate it...............
Hoping someone can give me an answer or point me in the right direction.
Thanks again for the replies, really appreciate it.
Kind regards,
BIQ
BelowAverageIQ said:
Matterhorn, I am glad you liked Australia! I am with Optus, unfortunately since I upgraded to the "official" GPS rom my signal strength has plummeted.
I just jumped straight in and changed it without thinking, my fault.
I dont know what the original rom was or where I can locate it...............
Hoping someone can give me an answer or point me in the right direction.
Thanks again for the replies, really appreciate it.
Kind regards,
BIQ
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Hello friend. If isn't here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...inity_Upgrades
means that don't exist. I'm searching for the Official Portuguese (Portugal not Brazil) ROM too. Drug_Store managed to dump the original Portuguese ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296035) but no one is willing to help transform the raw data into a real ROM .
I hope you find your answers. Good luck
G"day Crew,
Thanks for all the replies. I spoke with the Dopod Service Contractor in Australia, they said that the current AUSTRALIAN Rom was :
1.17.707.4, not too sure which radio though.............
I asked them if they had an FTP site or could email/upload it for me and they refused, only way was to go see them, trouble is I live 1600km away!!
Will try and track it down or think of something.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again.
BIQ
Dopod GPS ROM fine with Telstra in Oz.
I have been using this GPS ROM with Telstra in Vic and Tassie on the Next G network and haven't had any such problems. In most areas it registers "3G", dropping to "E" in some regional areas and "G" in parts of Tassie. I seem to have signal wherever anyone else has it.
Might be an Optus issue. I had an e-mail from Dopod Oz to say they are still working on a local Oz GPS Rom, but couldn't give me a date.
Camstech,
Thanks for the reply. Since installing the rom things havent been the same on the optus network, so far all posters in Australia have come from 3 or Telstra, so may be an Optus problem...................
My phone does not "auto" switch between networks or bands such as 3G/G/E/H it only stays on 3G with no signal strength at all and when I call my phone from the landline, it tells me that I am not available..............
Rom/Software problem or hardware do you think? if hardware I still have 7 days under ELF....................
Regards,
BIQ
No issues here for Sydney Optus
I just bought my Dopod D810 on last Saturday (3/3/07), not even aware of GPS and ROMS etc. Was doing search on google, and found this forum. I has excited my Dopod could do GPS!
Having the pda for only few days, I was quite hasitant to flash down my pda down the drain, but I took my chances.
I spent about 3 hours reading the forum, getting all the facts and downloading the latest shiped rom, the bypass software and did it. It took about 15-20 min and it was done.
Now I have the latest ROM and GPS!.
Found and installed a freeware GPS monitor application, and within few minutes it was telling me where I was standing. It was tops!
Just got tomtom 6.0 installed... Damn... I need more ram for the Australian maps! So off to the shop to get a mini SD card, Owww.. non in stock!
My tomtom works, but of coarse, cannot show me the way, yet...
Hope this helps from a non-technical person.
If you want to know all the files I used for this process, just ask, and I'll try to provide/download them for you.
Cheers!
BelowAverageIQ said:
Camstech,
Thanks for the reply. Since installing the rom things havent been the same on the optus network, so far all posters in Australia have come from 3 or Telstra, so may be an Optus problem...................
My phone does not "auto" switch between networks or bands such as 3G/G/E/H it only stays on 3G with no signal strength at all and when I call my phone from the landline, it tells me that I am not available..............
Rom/Software problem or hardware do you think? if hardware I still have 7 days under ELF....................
Regards,
BIQ
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I had to change my US Cingular SIM card. It didn't work properly with 3G. You might ask Optus if they can give you a replacement SIM card if it is old, it can't hurt. Have you tried a Hard reset? I know it is a PITA, but if your phone doesn't work, you don't have much to loose. Also, you should check the settings in your Phone app, ie. automatic scanning of networks etc.
Good luck.
G'Day Matterhorn,
After much cajoling and pestering of the service centre here in Australia, I managed to get the Australian (no GPS) original shipping ROM, I have installed it and the signal strength is much improved, not great, but a lot better. Hopefully with the new Australian GPS ROM and Radio Rom it will improve more?
How do I go about getting it published to the Wiki page for others to get if they need it?
A big thank you for everyone's help and to Teleplan, thanks guys.
Regards,
BIQ
Hello friend could you please upload it in a public service (because XDA ROMs will be taken out).
I suggest rapidshare, 4shared, megaupload ... you name it .
Remember zip the ROM (with a discrete name) and put a password in it. This will extend the lifetime that file will be accessible (yes most free file sharing and storage websites check files to control illegal material).
I'm not up to use your original ROM but of course I'd like to have it .
Thank you
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EDIT: BTW you can edit the wiki pages to put a link to your Australian Original ROM
I would not mined having the original ROM as well, even though I have no signal issues..
Here is a link for the file, just uploaded it.
http://rapidshare.com/files/2011493...6275_1.24.00.11_107_Ship_Move_ding.amr_2_.exe
Let me know if any problems.
Regards,
BIQ
Hello friend . Thank you for the upload. We appreciate it.
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hi Vatche,
you said your update worked? I have the same rom update installed, no network issues but can't get gps activity or icons or anything.
Did you say you had to add a registry patch? and a bypass software?
Can you tell me what they are and where to get them? If they are not big,
would you mind sending them to me @ [email protected] please?
thanks.
Yes, Initially, the GPS icon did not appear.
Download a Windows Mobile registry editor software (there are few on freewareppc.com), then search for the registry changes in these forums, it is only a single entry change, and the icon appears in the settings window.
If you still have issues, let me know, I'll chase up my notes for you.
Note: Once you flush the new ROM, OPTUS ZOO wap pages no longer work. You can still use 3G for internet access, but not the ZOO pages. I discovered this after I flushed mine, and for me, don't care anyway.
Regards
I have just bought a replacement for a lost Tmobile vario III, which is an unlocked O2 stellar. All works fine except I cannot receive MMS and internet settings from T mobile. Maybe this is because the existing O2 configuration software is still on the phone?? So questions: how doe I remove all the O2 software and settings, can anyone give me the right T mobile settings in case the automatic download never works??
I think you could be right there Jeremy - although your phone will pick up the right SMS address from the network, it needs to be taught the right MMS and GPRS/3G settings for those to work.
Easiest way is to go to T-Mobile's website, look in Support, enter your phone number and they'll send you the correct settings direct to your phone.
Next easiest is to find an HTC Network Wizard cab, as this will install the correct settings for many networks (all the ones in the UK are supported) automatically.
Last method is to enter the details manually. The T-Mobile website doesn't list them (only offers the text-to-you method) and I've used the Network Wizard for so long I can't find my piece of paper with the settings on anymore! I'm pretty sure this site has them listed correctly though http://www.mphone.co.uk/mms_wap_settings_t_mobile.html
The T-Mobile settings should overwrite the O2 ones (or show as two separate selections) but if you want to remove the O2 software completely then you're in the realms of flashing a non-O2 ROM, in which case you've come to the right place but got a lot of reading in front of you.
Stu - thanks for your reply. I have tried several times to get the setting downloaded to the phone by Tmobile but for some reason they never arrive. So I may try to download and instal the HTC Network Wizard cab although this makes me a bit nervous - if I get it wrong can I seriously screw up my phone??
Stu - I did it anyway and it worked - what a great little piece of software! Thanks so much for the help.
Next question - can I remove the O2 flash screens from the phone - any idea?
jbevan said:
Stu - thanks for your reply. I have tried several times to get the setting downloaded to the phone by Tmobile but for some reason they never arrive. So I may try to download and instal the HTC Network Wizard cab although this makes me a bit nervous - if I get it wrong can I seriously screw up my phone??
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Nice thing about phones, make sure your contacts, calendar are backed up onto a PC and you can install ANYTHING without fear - if it goes really wrong, just Hard Reset to get back to factory-fresh and reinstall your contacts, etc. The only way you can seriously screw your phone up is playing with the Radio or ROM without Hard-SPL being installed or being stupid with MTTY.
Or using a big hammer on it will work well too at screwing it. As will letting my kids play ClickBall when they're in a strop....
jbevan said:
Stu - I did it anyway and it worked - what a great little piece of software! Thanks so much for the help.
Next question - can I remove the O2 flash screens from the phone - any idea?
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Easy enough, thanks to POF! The wiki has a link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334907 and LOADS of useful info.
Thanks for all you helpfula dvice Stu. Took a deep breath and falshed my ROM, bit scary and bit complicated but finally managed to get it to work!
I can't understand why so simple things cannot be resolved in the life.
I can understand that an operator can decide to don't give some feature, but for what I understood the things should be like this:
1. all UK operators like 3, vodafone, t-mobile offers access to internet for pay and go customers. O2 says not, or that a lot of mobiles do not support it.
Now. I was with polaris/touch cruise able to surf with explorer and use google maps, just problems to update the weather in the main screen. And was ok for me.
Now, I switch to Diamond, the result? i cannot surf anymore and use google maps! Now the answer should be to swith to 3, but I needed O2 and is problematic to switch. Of course I will do if I won't find a solution.
So my question is, have you found a solution to surf and use google maps with O2 payandgo even on the Diamond?
if not, I'm stupid or how is possible that in 2008 a device should be not able to connect to service of O2, I mean, how is possible that O2 says that is the device not supported or that don't support them etc etc, I mean, who is wrong here, is O2 that is doing the possible to don't give this service to us or what? if is so, nobody did something to sign a petition and ask them to do what their competitors do, even more expensively, but with every UK operator is possible to surf, why just with O2 not!!!! Payandgo.
Let me know please.
if I need to flash the ROM, change, upgrade, or whatever you want to let it work let me know.
Thank you in advance,
your disperately,
payandgo... go.. go..
I would check your setting are the same as when you had the polaris/touch cruise, other than that you really need to change operator
Usually for paygo they route the internet using a different APN. This is usually because they block certain ports.
The operators usually say 'this device isnt suported' because their automatic system isnt able to SMS the provisioning to your phone. That doesnt mean you can't edit it manually.
Just copy the connection settings from another phone where it works onto your diamond.
It sounds like the auto setup in the diamond is using some different APN or a proxy, and your old device didnt.
of course I do manual settings... cannot work with the automatic that are into the htc.
I'm waiting some angel here of the forum that can help, for sure a lot of londiners are facing same problem with O2 and have some solution.
the exact same settings work fine on which other phone?
Or are you saying it just doesnt work any more no matter what phone you use?
Htc Touch Pro was working but I lost the settings and with the one found in forums doesnt work the Diamond
so I need settings from somebody that setted already the Diamond that is new, and for sure are the same but I do not have it and I need to find so I can set it manually.
Have you tried these?
http://www.filesaveas.com/gprs.html
Both contract and paygo. Also it really would help if you gave some more information like what settings you using already.
This is my third post and i still have no idea what your exact problem is. Yeah sure you can't get GPRS working in some way, but i don't know what way, and what settings your using - and so the possible cause.