Well, I thought I'd done everything right here. Obviously not.
I have a HTC TyTn II which I downloaded the 6.1 ROM for from the site. Prior ro upgrading I did a back up using Sprite. I have the back ups on noth PC and Storage card.
After I did the upgrade I restored using Sprite back up and got a message saying the back up was made on a different system and could cause problems. I went ahead and really messed up. The device locked at the boot stage after the restore but luckily binned all its data and started again but was wiped.
While I could enter all the info/settings again it willl be a pain and I am wondering if there is a way to now restore from the back up (which i only did earlier using the same Sprite and everything)?? I have looked all over the place for some answers but seem to be getting more confused???
Also my sprite was on the HTC disc and is WM 2005 version. Shouls I get/be using 6.2.2????
A search found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=14582521
I tried the same with Sprite ROM upgrade option (full version) but I had to reinstall my apps manually.
Hope it helps and good luck.
Believe me I did loads of searches :-( That link doesn't go to a post? I'm 90% certain that I should have gone through a process of getting an upgrade file made BEFORE I did the ROM upgrade. Case of RTFM!!! God knows why I didn't RTFM in this case!! So engrossed on installing this, creating that etc I just asssumed that, having a back up on Sprite, I could just Restore after a ROM upgrade. WRONG!!!!!
No major problems as all the Outlook stuff will synch from there and luckily I did back ups of all my data in SPB Wallet, Phat Notes and List Pro. Just a bit of a pain wityh going through all the settings etc again with e-mail, Bluetooth, wifi and preferences. Still, at least it'll be a clean system (ish).
I'm still pondering if it's worth upgrading to Sprite 6.2.2 instead of the freebie WM 2005 version that came with the HTC.
I would recommend upgrading, had nothing but problems with the free one.
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I may have asked about this in another thread, but I'm not sure, and the thread may have died.
I have the T-Mobile (USA) MDA, still with the original (1.8.10.2?) ROM, bought in March, have not done a ROM upgrade on it before.
Now, since I hear 2.26 is much better, I'm thinking of upgrading. Probably to the new official 2.26 ROM, but also considering Xelencin's final version.
I have spent many hours installing programs and tweaking settings, however, and I am not eager to start that all over from scratch. I don't remember everything I did before, so I might have difficulty getting back all the same settings.
I have SPB Backup, and at first thought I could do a backup before the ROM upgrade, and restore it after the upgrade. However, although I have read a few posts on this board and others from people who said they have done that successfully, the prevalent opinion seems to be that one shouldn't do this, that one could end up with a non-functional unit.
I have heard, however, that the new version of Sprite Backup (5.1) has a feature called something like "Device Upgrade Mode", and with that mode one can successfully backup the unit, do a ROM upgrade, and restore the backup, with the original apps and settings intact.
Normally I would not consider paying $30 for Sprite Backup, when I already have SPB Backup, which in general I'm quite satisfied with. However, if this upgrade mode really works well, and one can restore after the ROM upgrade with most of one's apps and settings intact, it would probably be worth the $30 to save the hours of work that would be involved in reconfiguring my MDA.
Has anyone here tried the Sprite Backup 5.1 "device upgrade" mode, in conjunction with any ROM upgrade of a PPC? Has anyone used it with this particular ROM upgrade? IF so, please report on how well that worked. Thank you.
No one reading has tried the Sprite Backup 5.1 "Device Upgrade Mode", in conjunction with the ROM upgrade?
Did this today!
My boyfriend upgraded to the new Sprite 5.1, did a full back up, flashed to the new T-Mobile ROM, and then restored to the back up from the original ROM with virtually no problems at all. The only minor hang up that he had was a conflict with Resco File Explorer and SPB Pocket Plus. He had links displayed on his today screen with SPB Pocket Plus that opened Resco File Explorer folders. With this setup the MDA would boot, but then hang as it attempted to load the today screen. Once the today screen shortcuts were disabled it worked great. I would recommend turning off the SPB today screen shortcuts before doing the back up in Sprite 5.1. Then, after the restore, re-enable.
He's Extremely happy with how it worked out!
I also have the MDA and recently flashed to the new ROM, however I didn't do as much research as he did and I reinstalled everything. I went through a lot more work than he did, but am equally as happy with the new ROM.
The one thing I would like to find a hack/fix for is the Wi-Fi being disabled at startup. I posted a topic awhile back asking the same question with absolutely no responses! Does anyone know if there is a way to make it "allways on" or automatically enable at startup/boot? Thanks!
I've searched in the forum for my problem and i came up empty.
Anyhow, i just got my Kaiser last monday and ive been reading up on all the tweaks and what not. My phone came with sprite backup and i've been doing some regular schedule back up.
Today i decided to do a hard reset and learn how to do a restore from a card. I was successful, but there was a snag. I noticed that i have 2 programs of Video and pictures and Audio manager.
I tried deleting it under Remove programs but i figured this is from the ROM. Is there anyway i can get rid of the 2 excess programs? Or is this just 2 shortcuts?
If its the latter, how do i get rid of it?
thanks in advance
It's just two shortcuts. File Explorer to Windows-Start Menu-Programs and blow one away from there or the sub-folders.
Figured it out. Thanks.
I had the same problem, but my device is only thwo weeks so I decided to do a hard reset and to put everything again.
What is this problem, because I saw that there was also problems to change the items in the start menu.
This is a problem of backup or restoring and what can I do to not have this.
Sprite Backup ver 5 didn't do as well with restoring start menu items. Also, ver 5 was never fully WM6-compliant. Sprite Backup 6.x is the first WM6 compatible. Ver 5 works but it has some funny things left over after the restore. I also had issues with dup email and contacts with ver5. Using ver6 takes care of it.
And no, you can't get 6 for free. You have to buy the full version. One note, if you have purchased ver6 for smartphone, the license keys and the installer is the same for both SP and PPC, so you don't really have to buy again. I was lucky, I had bought sprite backup 6.1 for my blackjack, and sure enough I can use the same key on my Tilt.
I read in a post somewhere that you should just plan on doing a hard rest every so often. I also read that it's as simple as doing a backup, do the hard reset, do the restore. Is that accurate?
I was thinking I did that once, but I still had to do a bunch of setup for settings on some things.
I am having problems with my Tomtom working well with the large USA and Canada maps, so I'm thinking about trying the hard reset. But if it's going to require a lot of resetting up my settings, I'm not sure I want to go down that path until I have a bigger need.
(I do have the full Sprite backup manager software).
ewingr said:
I read in a post somewhere that you should just plan on doing a hard rest every so often. I also read that it's as simple as doing a backup, do the hard reset, do the restore. Is that accurate?
I was thinking I did that once, but I still had to do a bunch of setup for settings on some things.
I am having problems with my Tomtom working well with the large USA and Canada maps, so I'm thinking about trying the hard reset. But if it's going to require a lot of resetting up my settings, I'm not sure I want to go down that path until I have a bigger need.
(I do have the full Sprite backup manager software).
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Yeah.. thats how it goes down. The thing is if you restore a backup you made while having your tomtom problems they will still be there after the hard reset.
I suggest the latest version of Spb backup. It seems to be playing well with 6.1 roms..
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I am having problems with my Tomtom working well with the large USA and Canada maps, so I'm thinking about trying the hard reset. But if it's going to require a lot of resetting up my settings, I'm not sure I want to go down that path until I have a bigger need.
(I do have the full Sprite backup manager software).
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If you installed Tomtom navigator and the map(s) to your Kaiser using Tomtom Home 1.5 desktop software, then it's very straightforward restoring TT Navigator 6 and its maps etc with this program - thats how I do it. Have you seen the thread in this forum about hopeless GPS after WM 6.1 upgrade - does that affect you?
The thing is if you restore a backup you made while having your tomtom problems they will still be there after the hard reset.
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That makes sense. Actually, I have completely uninstalled Tomtom, reformatted my SD card, and reinstlled,and stil lhave the problem. So, I'm thinking it may be something else on the phone.
Regarding the general thought about hard reset: what I had read was that just doing the backup/reset/restore fixes many 'problems', but I have to say that it would seem just restoring would in fact just bring things back the way they were. So doing a hard reset, then fresh install of everything seems the right thing to do. What a pain.
Have you seen the thread in this forum about hopeless GPS after WM 6.1 upgrade - does that affect you?
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I've seen that thread, but as I'm not on 6.1, I haven't taken the time to read it. I may glance at it to see what it's all about.
I recently got a new XDA stellar which came with Sprite BAckup. Ive used it a few times but im currently encountering the following problem:-
On Monday evening i suddenly could not access my messages/ email. Pressing the dedicated button or going via the menu simply wouldnt open the section. Absolutly nothing else had any problems.
I keep regular PIM Bacups plus a weekly Sprite Backup so i wasnt too worried. Reset the device and happy days messages working again. I loaded in my last PIM backup and they all came back no problem. BUT after i re loaded my last Sprite BAckup (made on teh 4th July) i experienced the same problem. Several different attempts, resets, hard resets are still elaving me the same problem. Anyone have any ideas?
Thing is i have over 7000 messages that i need to have access to. I know if i go to the hassle i can load my backup, get any program reg codes and copy any files, but it seems a major hassle. Has anyone any suggestions what the problem may be?
Thanks
You must have made a change that affected your device and your backup is restoring the issue. Maybe go with a backup before the 4th.
I've had my Tilt running pretty smoothly on the stock firmware since I bought it over the summer (camera stopped working, but that's a different story). Anyway, I did a backup this morning (SPB Backup), and after the reboot I couldn't get a voice signal. If I pushed the phone button, nothing would happen! Now here's the weird thing: I'm able to get a data connection (was able to get new email), but the phone icon still says no service. Has anybody experienced this before, or know of any fixes? I've soft-booted a few times, but didn't want to hard boot if there was a simpler way.
And yes I did search this entire forum for similar posts, but didn't find any.
Thanks in advance!
have you tried a different SIM from a different operator?
you might want to try a different SIM from a different operator just to be sure your SIM and/or operator is not the problem.
if it works with another SIM, you can be fairly certain that it is NOT a hardware issue...in which case, a hard reset will more than likely resolve your problem.
also, are you able to receive incoming calls? what kind of a message does the caller get in case your phone doesn't even wake up and ring? finally, have you tested sms text messaging? try sending a message to someone and also try to receive an sms text message from someone...these little steps will help you confirm whether or not you are experiencing a hardware issue...in which case you might want to consider having it checked/fixed under warranty.
keep searching...cheers !!!
Happened to me once. I tried everything, but didn't work. If it's under warranty, AT&T will replace it. I went through 3 units in the 11 months I owned tilt.
hmmm have you tried flashing another Radio? (don't know what happened to your camera, but if you've got cam & phone issues, it's worth checking the Radio...
It's happened to me twicw also. This is an SPB Backup quirk. I'm afraid a hard reset is all that's left to do.
Well,
first of check if you're connecting to the correct network AT&T and not accidently logged on to the T-Mobile network - perform a manual network search / selection on your device.
If the above step does not help, try to restore your device with the SPB Backup you made. If that also does not work, well, then ... yeah ... hard reset! I would not really consider a RADIO FLASH on your device since it semmed to be working fine for you before that?
Thanks for everyone's suggestions. I tried doing a full restore of the latest backup (that morning), and that seemed to bring back the phone functionality. However, the restore also eliminated a few of my main programs, which was very weird! So, I did a full restore from the previous backup and tested that one out. Everything was like it should be. Then I did a restore of the latest backup's tasks/appointments (only things that changed), and now I'm back to full operation
As a side question, since I'm running WM 6.0 and want to flash to 6.1, would I be able to do a full restore from SPB Backup... or would that be incompatible with the upgraded OS?
You won't be able to perform a FULL RESTORE. There are a couple of changes in WM6.1, so, just to be on the save side I would suggest that you back up your PIM data, then flash to 6.1, restore your PIM data and reinstall all of your application.
BTW:
I was running WM6.1 on my MWg Zinc II and couldn't find any real advantages other than THREADED SMS. The Pocket IE gets a whole bunch of new bugs (for example Frames in websites are not shown or not shown correctly) and experienced a couple of incompatibilities with 3rd-party software application. If you still want to take a chance, good luck! However, I do not believe that you can go back to WM6.0 once you flash to 6.1!
I wouldn't upgrade to 6.1 if you're running SPB software. I was running 6.1 without problems, then loaded SPB Phone Suite, Diary, and Pocket Plus, and suddenly Garmin XT couldn't locate satellites at all. It took several hard and soft resets, and a visit to the SPB forums to realize that 6.1 could be the culprit, and it was. All problems disappeared with 6.0. There was a post at the SPB forums that *seemed* to indicate that SPB apps hadn't been fully tested--they may have used the word "certified"--with 6.1. Good luck.
No, that's not it -- I'm running the latest versions of all of those SPB titles on a stock 6.1 with no problems.
i have no spb apps on this one and i have the problem...it just can't fix the network
it happened few days ago to a guy that isn't quite familiar with ppcs he somehow turned it off and when he turned it on he couldn't get the network...eventually he hooked up after half a day (i'm not sure for how long did this problem last because i don't know does he use soft reset and flight mode)...so i took the kaiser to test it and to see what happened..i messed with flight mode and SR it couldn't find the net at all
tried wm6 and two wm6 radios
tried wm6.1 and two wm6.1 radios
i'll try android...just to test the module itself..if there are any hardware issues