Sorry if this has been asked before, but I wasn't able to locate a definite answer....
Is it safe to use the Big Storage ROMs from the FTP site to upgrade a North American (with 850Mhz) i-mate JAM?
Seems to me the 850 capabilities could be in the rom. In my first 1.01 rom I could select between 900, 1800 & 1900 manually. I lost this in rom 1.12.
Try upgrading with SD method from your own rom backup.
First backup your rom:
- get ntrw.exe from the ftp
- get romupdate http://forum.xda-developers.com/download.php?id=7510- get a SD-card > 64MB
- make backup of everything you want to keep from your magician & SD-card. everything will be wiped!!
- fully charge your magician
- uncheck usb connection in Act.sync on your PC
- put your magician in Bootloader (camera & power & soft-reset at the same time for a few seconds) wait till screen fades & reads 'serial v1.0x'. Screen is very dark since backlight is of.
- connect usb, now the screen reads 'usb v1.0x'
- start romupgrade on your pc
- pick the magician connection in the listbox, wces something I belief
- now a screen pops up
- type d2s in this screen
- follow progress on pc & magician
- wait till checksum finishes
- get SD from the magician & put it into a cardreader. DON'T FORMAT!!!
- put ntrw in C:\
- start a command window
- type on commandline: ntrw read myrom.nb1 [sd driveletter]:
- follow progress
- error at the end is normal
Now patch it:
- Download Hexeditfull from the ftp
- make a copy of your rom backup to myrom.nb1
- open myrom.nb1 with the hexeditor & replace the usual BS pattern twice & save it to mybs.nb1
- type on commandline: ntrw write mybs.nb1 [sd driveletter]:
error at the end is normal
- put the SD in your magician
- now it should read 'press power to flash'
- press the power button
- watch it reaches 100% - checksum will always fail
- reset & hopefully enjoy the new rom
M
Hi everybody ! i have O2mini English rom... and I need Rom chinese for it.. everybody can helf me ???? thank very much !
Try this link ftp://xda:[email protected]/Magician/Shipped_ROMS/
or this ftp://xda:[email protected]/Magician/Dumped_ROMs/
For a shipped-rom follow these instructions http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=MagicianRomUpgrade for a dumped rom follow these instructions:
- download the dumped rom from the ftp @ previous mentioned link
- get ntrw.exe from the ftp
- Download romupdate from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/download.php?id=7510
- Download Hexedfull from the ftp
- get a SD-card > 64MB
- make backup of everything you want to keep from your magician & SD-card. everything will be wiped!!
- fully charge your magician
- uncheck usb connection in Act.sync on your PC
- put your magician in Bootloader (camera & power & soft-reset at the same time for a few seconds) wait till screen fades & reads 'serial v1.0x'. Screen is very dark since backlight is of.
- connect usb, now the screen reads 'usb v1.0x'
- start romupgrade on your pc
- pick the magician connection in the listbox, wces something I belief
- now a screen pops up
- type d2s in this screen
- follow progress on pc & magician
- wait till checksum finishes
- get SD from the magician & put it into a cardreader. DON'T FORMAT!!!
- put ntrw in C:\
- start a command window
- type on commandline: ntrw read myrom.nb1 [sd driveletter]:
- follow progress
- error at the end is normal
- make a copy of myrom.nb1
- open myrom.nb1 & the BS rom with the hexeditor & replace the first 416 Bytes of the BS rom with the first 416 bytes of myrom.nb1 & save it to mybs.nb1
- type on commandline: ntrw write mybs.nb1 [sd driveletter]:
error at the end is normal
- put the SD in your magician
- now it should read 'press power to flash'
- press the power button
- watch it reaches 100% - checksum will always fail
- reset & hopefully enjoy the new rom
Cheers, M
thank you very much !
Dear all,
I have an old windows mobile 5 Qtek 9000 and now I decide to upgrade with one of the latest WM 6.1 rom. The point is that I have no usb cable with me. Which is the easiest way to flash a new rom on my Qtek 9000? Can you link me a simple guide?
Thanks.
Luke
flasher...
As far as I am aware flashing from the SD isn't an option. The cable from any device with the same shape interface e.g. PSP, digital camera, etc. should work.
It is an easy process as long as you stick to the basics like glue:
- identify the type of handheld you have (G3/G4, 64MB/128MB) and select compatible ROMs + have the OEM ROM available in case a reflash is needed.
- remove the SD
- sync with PC or backup personal information.
- clear the handheld memory (hold down the two menu keys while pressing reset, then 0)
- enter bootloader mode (backlight+power+reset) then connect. PDA screen should change from serial to USB.
- disable PC firewall
- be patient.
My phone is only three color mode, if i switch on. I try different rom upgrade but nothing. What i can do?
A little more information is needed:
What does the 3 color screen tell?
What happens if you execute a ROM update?
How do you try to make the ROM update, shipped ROM (which) or a cooked ROM (which)?
Has the device ever worked?
Which ROM was on the device before it got stuck in bootloader (3 color screen)?
Tri-color screen meant by bootloaderit (red, green, blue). When I try to update the ROM, it shows that it would be done, but the re-launch the bootloader all the time. Try a different ROM, which is designed for the HTC Qtek 8310 and the Tornado. WM6, WM61 and WM65. WM5 device worked before, more detailed version i dont know. letter on the screen IPL: 2.00 SPL: 2.00.0009
It seems that the loaded ROM does not succeed to load. If you load a shipped ROM everything outlined below should be done automatically for you, so if that does not work as well, then the device may be broken. So check first if you can load a shipped ROM again.
For cooked ROMs you need to prepare the BINFS to match the size of a ROM before you load it. As you succeed in loading any ROM, the device seems to be CID unlocked already. Check the following:
Connect the device in bootloader mode. Switch off, then keep camera button pressed and insert USB cable.
Disable USB for Active Sync (Connection settings of AS).
startup a terminal program that can connect via USB (e.g. TTerm pro)
connect ot the USB port
press enter
Command prompt appears
enter "info 2" (no quotes) enter
read the last line, it should give something like "HTC SuperCID". If not, then you must CID unlock the device first. Lookup the relevant threads for the cooked ROMs or search for Lokiwiz.
If the device is already SuperCID, then you must match the BINFS formatted size to be larger or equal the ROM size (OS partition). For most cooked ROMs it is the binary file size. Relevant actions are also described in some cooked ROM threads, e.g. mine - see my signature.
What is shipped ROM? Original Rom? I do not have it.
Tera Term
info 2
GetDeviceInfo=0x00000002
+ SD Controller init
- SD Controller init
+StorageInit
CMD55 failed
+ SD Controller init
- SD Controller init
+StorageInit
CMD55 failed
HTCSBPT_0501 Lqœ»HTCE
I try unlock SuperCID with program lokiwiz02b.
But nothing happend.
machinagod's HTC Wizard Unlocker v0.2
NOW WITH CID Unlocking POWER!
--------------------
WARNING: This tool is highly experimental!
I will NOT be held responsible for any problems caused by this tool.
--------------------
Thanks to xda-developers, spv-developers, and especially itsme by the work they
released. This solution would not be possible without them.
--------------------
U. Unlock
L. Lock
C. CID Unlock (SuperCID)
Q. Quit
--------------------
Type the letter and press Enter: c
CID unlocking mobile... DO NOT DISCONNECT UNTIL THE PHONE REBOOTS!
What i try next?
IF your OS is not up, then the lokiwiz will not do anything to your device!
With THIS status you should not succeed in doing any update or format your BINFS. You first need to get the original OS up and running again before you van get any further on changing your OS. The steps to take are:
Get old OS running up again
Application unlock the old OS
CID unlock the device (backup your *.bin files!)
load new OS
1.) is your problem currently. There are several ways to achieve this, try a hard-reset first, this should work for your device:
switch off device
press L+R softkey and hold both
switch on device and keep L+R softkey pressed
wait until prompt and act accordingly
device will reboot to OS
OK now?
I do not have the original OS or even the old OS. After a hard reset as well as the OS does not come up.
# Switch off the Device
# Softkey Press L + R and hold Both
# Switch the device and keep L + R softkey presses
Press 0 to restore factory default. Other key to exit
I press 0
After hard reset load the bootloader again.
OK, then you need to load the CID matching old OS via the shipped ROM standard procedure. Look to: http://www.shipped-roms.com/shipped/Tornado/ and get 8310_2090_253121_020900_to_dan_eur_ship.exe
Execute it on the PC while the device is connected in bootloader mode. If that does not work, then try other ROMs in the same directory until you succeed with the loading.
Mind that a first boot takes 3-5 minutes, so be patient if the bootloader is not coming up any longer. Also do not interrupt the ROM loading in the first steps when the upload has started. It is normal that there are phases where the progress bar does not move. I think the sequence is per partition (IPL, SPL, Splash, OS): load to RAM (bar progressing), load from RAM to ROM = flashing (no bar progress, but color change of bar at the end). The large OS partition is loaded at the end of the sequence so the second step will take some time - be patient.
Good luck!
I try all ROM's but always give me ERROR 294 INVALID VENDOR ID.
And now the phone does not start anymore. No picture. I dont know what happend
This seems to prove that the device has something broken.
Make sure that the battery gets charged while the device is off. Despite the device was connected to USB all the time there is no charging happening in bootloader mode. Wait until the green light is there again before you continue - power drain in bootloader mode is quite heavy.
When none of the shipped ROMs work for upload, it really gets hard to load back an OS running on that for further steps :-(
There is a procedure called "Gold Card method", the rough procedure is (only did that once years back - so this is no step-by-step guide):
Prepare the card so that the bootsector contains the magic device specific "Gold Card" signature. For that you need a trial version of PSAS, and a working windows mobile device(!).
then you would have to load the *.nbh file that gets uploaded to the device (and fails) to that mini-SD card root directory,
rename it to TORNIMG.NBH there
load the card to the device,
then reboot to bootloader (Camera + on)
and hope it gets it loaded
A detailed procedure is described for the Excalibur device but this works equally well for Tornado if you adjust the relevant parts (PSAS is the success of QMAT). Mind that the miniSD card should be in really good condition (fresh full format, check that the file loaded can be read byte-identical from it). If the loading from the card fails or corrupts the IPL/SPL while loading then your device is really bricked. It happened to me with an Excalibur (read the whole thread linked above) - so be extra careful (though - what do have to loose?)!
Finally the long promised kitchen with dual language support (English/German) for the Tornado. It benefits from the experience I made with creating the Hurricane kitchen and is a merge from the (unpublished) bi-lingual older Tornado Kitchen and the one for Hurricane. It is still the same old OS Version as in my previous kitchen (and the one from NitroGenious) - but some things have improved:
put the kitchen anywhere in the path, no fixed path needed
support for German language in all system menus and applications, including all tweaks and OEM applications (as far as available).
full Direct 3D support (TI drivers work in this ROM)
full support for all 4 key devices and WMP with selectable keyboard driver
still memory tweaked as in the previous kitchen, but some files have been re-compressed without icon compression - to speed up explorer icon access.
The related batch for the _squeezer (UPX) was improved.
quirks left from previous kitchen have been resolved
some more tweaks
reorganized the OEM and SYS folder to have only true generic OS parts in the SYS folder - this should ease future OS porting
For the basic instructions and explanations, please read the older Tornado Kitchen threads my previous Tornado Kitchen and NitroGenious Tornado Kitchen.
For preparing yourself about what cooking is and get started with understanding what you do, look at my Beginners Guide to Windows Mobile (prepare for cooking).
The needed files are shared at mediafire. Make sure to push the "(i) Details" button on top of the list.
You also find a pre-cooked ROM with common content (e.g. NetCF 3.5), so you may want to try that before cooking yourself. Don't forget to format the BINFS correctly before loading the new OS.
The history is:
- Nitrogen Kitchen
- my older Tornado Kitchen
- my Hurricane Kitchen
- this kitchen
Future may be:
- Tornado cooking based on OSBuilder
- Typhoon cooking based on OSBuilder
- mind that Hurricane will not cook with OSBuilder
The ready-made ROM is shared at the same folder as the kitchen. To get a quick start you have to:
For a device that has never seen a custom ROM, download the file "tobbbie_prepare-flashing-(one-time-per-device).zip", unpack it to any folder and find the tools needed for accepting custom ROMs.
For an already Super-CID device, get the file "tobbbie_nk-default-eng_ger-corrected_WM6.zip", unpack it in the same folder as the other zip. Then:
Run "1 as.exe" and kill active Sync
Remove a memory card from the device if there is any inside.
Put the device in bootloader mode (switch off, then press and hold camera key while connecting USB) and connect to the PC
Run "2 mtty...exe" on the PC - you should see a "USB" button on the right of the pop-up coming after some time, press that. In the terminal window press enter to get a prompt. If the USB button is not there, make sure Active Sync is not running.
Enter "info 2" (no quotes) and press enter, you see some lines of feedback, there must be something with "HTC Super CID"
Enter "format BINFS 1c00000" (no quotes), enter - wait for completion
Enter "ResetDevice" (no quotes, UPPER and lowercase exactly as given)
Wait for reboot of device, you get the device in 3 color screen now again
close the terminal window (Ctrl-F4) or the whole mtty (Alt-F4)
Start "3 ROMUpdateUtility.exe" and follow instructions
...reserved for even more further info
I don't understand how to let work the german language on my phone. i download 3 package but i don't know how to begin.
Hm... seems like you have no background on mobile phones ROM update?
The reasons what to do and how to do it are explicitly described in my first kitchen thread in the first post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5386878&postcount=1
Sequence is:
prepare the device that the current OS allows access to system resources that allow later to open the door for cooked ROMs (application unlock)
open the door for cooked ROMs (Super CID) -> this is permanent for this device
flash new ROM (can be any cooked ROM).
If you want the German ROM you find the .nbf file in the mediafire share listed in the first post of this thread.
Please report on your:
device:
actions done so far including results of each step
Hello,
but i do already all this steps with success and my phone works but only with english language.
i also load the german nbf file but its remain only the english language. in in the mediafire share listed, are so many files. What i need exactly? probaly i try it with the wrong file.
p.s. Sorry for my bad english. Im german
Then you are at 95% and miss the simple device configuration, go to:
Start: Settings
-> Regional Settings
--> Language: Deutsch
--> Locale: German (Germany)
There (if you like):
--> Long Date style: middle option (I patched the NLS for this to be available)
You get 2 infos to restart the device (for Language and for Locale), confirm with OK.
Then leave the settings with "Done".
Now press short power: select "Reboot"
Now you have set the device to German.
For Certain applications you may have to do the setting to German within the application, e.g. in CE-Commander - some do not have the option to switch to German.
I also do this. If i go to settings, i can only select the english language and not the German.
In Locale i can select Germany.
p.s. i used this file: tobbbie_nk-default-eng_ger_WM6.nbf
You have to load the correct .nbf file!
The folder where the romupdateutility.exe is located must only have ONE .nbf file contained, otherwise you cannot predict which will be loaded. Look up the first post in this thread for the right file.
Most probably you loaded the .nbf from the first released plain English ROM.
To load a new ROM you must:
1.) format BINFS <right size>, for the ROM located as listed it is "format BINFS 1c00000"
2.) ResetDevice -> Bootloader
3.) rumupdate... with right .nbf
CID Unlock is permanent, latest SPL and Radio as well - no need to repeat any of these actions.
All details are listed in the relevant ROM threads.
Sorry but i don't understand which right file you mean.
The needed files are shared at mediafire? There are 5 files with many folder.
please have patience with me
You managed to load the pure English ROM - that is a start and you seem to have succeeded with most tasks:
- CID Unlock is done: otherwise you would not be able to load a cooked ROM
- WM6 ROM is loaded: only English as Language Selection
You now only need to re-do the tasks to format the BINFS and then load the ROM to the device. In the FLASH folder you should delete the old .nbf file and replace it with the one in the ZIP here: http://www.mediafire.com/?vdsgjg13v9cfnsj.
Please look up post 2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13176294&postcount=2
I have simplified some things and also corrected a minor bug in the ROM and kitchen that had the backlight stay on while mediaplayer was on playback.
great job, mate!
until here:
# Run "1 as.exe" and kill active Sync
# Put the device in bootloader mode (switch off, then press and hold camera key while connecting USB) and connect to the PC
# Run "2 mtty...exe" on the PC - you should see a "USB" button on the right of the pop-up coming after some time, press that. In the terminal window press enter to get a prompt. If the USB button is not there, make sure Active Sync is not running.
# Enter "info 2" (no quotes) and press enter, you see some lines of feedback, there must be something with "HTC Super CID".
everything ok.
in the windows appears:
Cmd>info 2
GetDeviceInfo=0x00000002
+ SD Controller init
- SD Controller init
+StorageInit
***** user area size = 0x3C8C0000 Bytes
HTCSSuperCID ' HTCE
But if i enter "format BINFS 1c00000" without quote, i have no completion.
cmd>format BINFS 1c00000
or i enter ResetDevice, my device dont reset.
What the error?
Remove the memory card from the device and then re-do the action.
You have a card of 1 GB in the device - you can find it here:
+StorageInit
***** user area size = 0x3C8C0000 Bytes
The device must not have a memory card inserted while doing these things.
I remove the memory card but i have the same problem:
Cmd>info 2
GetDeviceInfo=0x00000002
+ SD Controller init
- SD Controller init
+StorageInit
CMD55 failed
+ SD Controller init
- SD Controller init
+StorageInit
CMD55 failed
HTCSSuperCID ' HTCE
Cmd>format BINFS 1c00000
Cmd>ResetDevice
Cmd>
This is weird - what device do you have?
Did you update your SPL and Radio to the latest versions (as advised in the "...one time per device" ZIP)? What is the SPL Version on your device?
If i put the device in bootloader mode, there stand in the red color: Tornado IPL 2.00, Tornado SPL 2.00.0014. In the green color Tornado IU.
This is ok - as it should be for IPL and SPL. Now check the following while in bootloader mode connected to mtty:
try to enter just "format BINFS" <enter>
What is the result (should be ok after a short while)?
enter "format BINFS 123" <enter>
What is the result (should be an advice on the valid values as 123 is not a valid one)?
If the first one works, but the second does not, you can still load the ROM, however the free storage space (for installing programs) will be less than what it could be.
Again for curiosity: which Tornado device is that (O2 XDA phone or Qtek 8310)?
Hello,
this is the result:
Cmd>format BINFS
Cmd>format BINFS 123
Cmd>
i have a O2 XDA
thank you for the help