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Struck by an MDA brick!!

Made a huge error.....didnt go through forums and read instructions before trying to Flash a German T-Mobile MDA Compact to a English ROM....
The device is completely dead....
Followed all the steps required to get it back up...It is refusing to do so though....
Used this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=19500
One thing to note is that I am not using the AC charger, am using the USB cable to charge the phone.
Can someone please helpme...
Haven't got past the bootloader mode...

If you followed the instructions from the other thread, it should have started flashing.
Some things to check on:
1) Did you do a full d2s before you attempted the upgrade? It's always good to have something to fall back on.
2) If you can get to a bootloader screen, all is definitely not lost.
3) Sometimes, it takes 4 or 5 minutes for the "Press to flash" comes up on the screen so be patient with that.
4) Make sure you did exactly a 416 byte copy from the original rom file in to the new flash file.
5) You can only write an nb1 file from the pc AFTER it has been created from the pocket pc. If the SD card has been pc formatted, the nb1 file will write to it but the pocket pc won't recognize it and will just sit there at the bootloader screen.
HTH

I think I fired the MDA
Well I did not create the nbf file from the ppc, downloaded it from the the forum FTP. I do not have the backup of the nbf file. As I mentioned I did not read the forums before trying the update.
I just downloaded the T-Mobile ROM update and tried installing it. Obivousioly it didn't work, Game the dreaded the 112 error in the 3rd step.
Am not even getting the bootlader screen now..
Any ideas on how I can get this device up and running.?...

ok, need some clarification here. "What" are you trying to load (nbf files or nb1 files) and how are you trying to load them (SD flash or the standard USB based upgrade)?
Easy enough to check to see if your device can still get to bootload mode....hold the camera and power switches in at the same time and hit soft reset with your stylus. After letting go of those and you see either "Serial" or "USB" at the top of the screen, you should still be able to recover from this.

Tried with the nb1 files not nbf (sorry abt teh error)..
The bootloader screen was showing up ...unitll I tried the T-Mobile MDAcompact_vers11201
After the 112 error while updating...the device now refusing to get to the bootloader mode.
Have I fried the device and made it unusable....?

hey just got back the bootloader screen...

Take the SD card out, disconnect the USB and tell me what happens when you hold the power and camera buttons in at the same time, then hit the soft reset.
Also, has the unit been charged recently?

Its showing Serial v1.00...after the reset.
Its been on the USB chatge all along.....

Great. If you get Serial at the top, this can be recovered.
If you want a good T-Mobile 1.12 rom file, go here and use this one:
ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Uploads/Magician/tmobile-uk_wwe_ROM_1.12.00(thereapermanl).rar
Unpack it and follow all the procedures about copying the 416 bytes, rewriting the file, etc. from the other thread. I have tested this rom file and it installs ok.

Thanks for the encouraging words...
Will it work even if I do not have a backup of the original ROM on my machine?....I only have the tmobile.nb1 file which I got from the XDA forums.
Lemme try using that and editing it.
Thanks a ton for your help.

You might be a little stuck for an nb1 flash if you don't have an original flash back up but don't fear. You can go here and get this WWE1.12 file and just do a USB type upgrade:
ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Magician/Shipped_ROMS/WWE_11200_128_11210_ship.exe
I know this one works too. It's ROM 1.12, Radio 1.12 and Ext_ROM 1.12. When you try to run the upgrade program though, it might give you a Country ID error. If so, use the attached upgrade program instead. If this one gives you a Country ID error again, close the program and just run it again. I've been down all these roads already.

Lemme get this right this time: I will be doing the following
1. Install the ROM as you have mentioned. With the country id hack if necessary
2. Hopefully by now the device would be alive. If so will take a backup of the ROM on the SD card
3. From then on follow the instruction given in the doc.
Hope I get it righ this time else Its going to be a long night for me.
Lemme know if I have to do anything else.

Either ROM will work fine for you. It just depends on whether or not you want I-Mate stuff on it or T-Mobile stuff on it.
Doing the USB upgrade will put the I-Mate ROM on but after that, it should be working and you can then do an SD backup, follow the SD flashing procedures and get the T-Mobile ROM on.
Good Luck!

The masupgrateut is throwing up a ruu.dll error?...you seen that one before?

What sort of error? Not found?

yup...
I extracted the ROM exe and found teh file...copied it to the windows folder..and ran the no id program...no error this time round but the update is still giving a COuntry ID error...
Been looking at various posts...specially this one...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=14973
Thinks thats gonna help?

ok...two things.....just run it again. The no ID program sometimes does that on the first time 'round so just run it again.
Second, stick this at the end of the RUU.conf file:
[CHECKCEID_TYPE]=1

ran the program multiple times...still getting the COuntry ID error...

Are you running this program? MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe
...with the change in the RUU.conf file?

I just noticed something....did you extract all the files to a single directory and just run it from there or did you just pull a few out?
ALL the files have to be in the same directory. This is also where you need to execute the installer program.

Alternative method for SuperCID the Tornado(In just 7 simples steps)

This is an alternative method for SuperCID the Tornado smartphone
Firs of all you need to download the uitils:
http://rapidshare.com/files/132988194/Unlock_SuperCID_Your_SPV_C500_550_600.rar.html
STEPS:
1.Extract files.
2.Now establish a connection between the phone and ActiveSync.
3.From the Decertificare folder copy the file Allow_decert.cab to the root directory of the phone.
4.Install Allow_decert.cab into the phone and reboot it.
5.Establish the connection between phone and ActiveSync then, from the same folder run Semi_decert.exe press Remove Lock button, if the phone was unlocked successfully a message box will appear and ask you to reboot again.
6.Establish the connection between phone and ActiveSync again, then from the Decertificare folder copy the file Full_Decert.cab to the root directory of the phone(Do not install it,just copy it).
7.Finally from the main folder run Lokiwis.bat you will see a msdos window with 4 options:
U-Unlock
L-Lock
C-CID Unlock(SuperCID)
Q-Quit
Select option C and press enter, after this the phone will reboot an your phone will be SuperCID.
To be more sure that your phone is SuperCID and using TeraTermPro util follow next steps:
1.Disable usb connection of the ActiveSync(Uncheck allow usb connections).
2.Unplug usb cable.
3.Turn your phone off.
4.Press the camera button and plug the usb cable(You'll see thw white screen and seconds later the three color screen.
5.Run TeraTermPro.
6.Select Serial and in port: USB then ok
7.Type: info 2
and if in the end of the list you see supercid htc or something like that it's done!!
Close TeraTermPro and just run any ROM you want and voilaa!!
I recomend you to perform a format BINFS before install any ROM
Hope this be useful for you all.
See ya from Mexico!

Hey thanks!

You're welcome! and I hope you'd got SuperCID your phone!!!

Great!!!!
Finally!! all these days without a solution to unlock these phones, then you came my friend and made my day.
Best regards from Colombia
Luis M

Data Crashes.
Followed the procedure precisely and at the end I got:
"Data crashes. Please contact your service provider."
I ran the TeraTerm to check what is the status of info 2:
GetDeviceInfo=0x00000002
GetDeviceCID: Error - InitDecoder
HTCS ´í•6HTCE
Right now I have device with bad CID block. I keep the original backup from lokiwiz, but I don't know how to write it back.
There is a thread for Wizard started and it looks like there is hope, just I need a tool to write the CID backup block back to the device.
Thanks.

SuperCID unsuccessful, Please help!
First SPVServices cannot connect to the remote site.
Then, I tried the alternative using Unlock_SuperCID_Your_SPV_C500_550_600.rar. Followed every step exactly. When I run Lokiwiz.bat, here is the output from the MSDOS window:
....
--------------------
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!
ERROR: Unable to open WinCE file '\windows' - Returned by WSARecv or WSARecvFrom
to indicate the remote party has initiated a graceful shutdown sequence.
opening: lock_backup.bin: No such file or directory
This exe file was created with the evaluation version of Perl2Exe.
For more information visit http://www.indigostar.com
(The full version does not display this message with a 2 second delay.)
...
PLease, please help! Thank you so much!!!
/dan

TeraTermPro
Hi Bro, you now where i can find TeraTermPro???
if you can upload shotware, it´s better, thank you bro

Thanks !!
Brother thank you very much
to day i can unlock my first SPV C600 with your help
if you need anything from me, it´s done.
msn/email: [email protected]
pdt. afther you have SuperCid, and your phone reboot
run again lokiwis.bat and write U and Press Enter
afther you phone reboot, insert a simcard from
your company and enjoy it

download here teratermpro
unlockboxthis said:
Hi Bro, you now where i can find TeraTermPro???
if you can upload shotware, it´s better, thank you bro
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Hey sorry for the delay but I've been kind of busy, TeraTermPro can be downloaded from here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/134350178/TeraTermPro.zip.html

hey I saw your post, sorry for the delay mhhh does your phone compatible?? I mean I tested with SDA (US) Tornado and I got success, I think you should try once again but now place files in different root.

to anewbie
anewbie said:
First SPVServices cannot connect to the remote site.
Then, I tried the alternative using Unlock_SuperCID_Your_SPV_C500_550_600.rar. Followed every step exactly. When I run Lokiwiz.bat, here is the output from the MSDOS window:
....
--------------------
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!
ERROR: Unable to open WinCE file '\windows' - Returned by WSARecv or WSARecvFrom
to indicate the remote party has initiated a graceful shutdown sequence.
opening: lock_backup.bin: No such file or directory
This exe file was created with the evaluation version of Perl2Exe.
For more information visit http://www.indigostar.com
(The full version does not display this message with a 2 second delay.)
...
PLease, please help! Thank you so much!!!
/dan
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hey I saw your post, sorry for the delay mhhh does your phone compatible?? I mean I tested with SDA (US) Tornado and I got success, I think you should try once again but now place files in different root.

Maybe
d1saster said:
Followed the procedure precisely and at the end I got:
"Data crashes. Please contact your service provider."
I ran the TeraTerm to check what is the status of info 2:
GetDeviceInfo=0x00000002
GetDeviceCID: Error - InitDecoder
HTCS ´í•6HTCE
Right now I have device with bad CID block. I keep the original backup from lokiwiz, but I don't know how to write it back.
There is a thread for Wizard started and it looks like there is hope, just I need a tool to write the CID backup block back to the device.
Thanks.
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Hey bro why you dont try once again without the simcard??? or first with lokiwis try to unlock the phone and then try again, that may fix the problem

i also followed all the steps and when it reboots finally i get a message saying "data crashes contact oraanges services"
pls help

I vote for sticky!

Hi I have looked all over here and can't work out how to perform the format on the BINFS can someone help me here?

Please help
This tool broke my SP5m.
On startup im receiving a ''Data crash'' error that says ''go to service center''
I cant open my phone.
I reflashed offical i-mate_SP5m_WWE_2.6.331.2.exe rom and it comes again.
Please help.
tera term is showing this when i type ''info 2''
Code:
info 2
GetDeviceInfo=0x00000002
GetDeviceCID: Error - InitDecoder
HTCS ´í•6HTCE
Cmd>
How can i fix that ???

chaqueun said:
Hey bro why you dont try once again without the simcard??? or first with lokiwis try to unlock the phone and then try again, that may fix the problem
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it dont works man.My phone is unusable with simcard now
Please help?
I tried unlock,cidunlock,lock but there is no difference ((

Hey bro why you dont try once again without the simcard??? or first with lokiwis try to unlock the phone and then try again, that may fix the problem
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I tried few more times with and without a SIM card, no luck. If somebody doesn't know the lockwiz is designed for HTC Wizard, not for Tornado. Somebody said that ONLY CID unlock would work, but apparently not for all Tornados.
GetDeviceCID: Error - InitDecoder
HTCS ´í•6HTCE
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Congrats, now you have basic PDA without Phone function. Remove the SIM card and you can use the device at least to back up all your contacts. The problem now is that you have bad COD block, which has the Certificate and the Radio information on it. I had backup of the CID block and tried to reflash it back to the device but the problem was still there. So I went to imei-check.co.uk, paid $40 and they fixed it with the provided software tool and unlock key file. It seems that Tornado has lack of developers, who can provide sophisticated tool which can backup and restore all memory blocks without the end user knowing the hex address of the particular memory block.

Successfully unlocked, thanks
(Qtek 8310)

This is a risky method for many tornados.Please use only spvservices.Dont use this wizard tool.And it can crash wizard too.
it can remove some keys from your sim block or write wrong keys and your phone gives data crashes error when your sim card is in.So you cant use your simcart.
Only the solution for tornado is buying a full unlock flash file that created specially for your imei.I bought it and my phone is working now
On wizard (not tornado) there is a project to rebuild keys without buying imi-check.com sim flash file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=307558

HELP 730v HELP trying...... to get to WM6.1

Assistance required by a Guru.
USB + Power + active synch (MDC)
I’ve used
Herm Unlock v3
Magic Unlocker
CheetahUnlocker
They all run ok
I’m pretty sure the device is unlocked!
SD card is FAT32, CHEEIMG.nbh resides at the root.
Reset + left button
Rainbow screen appears
CHEE100
IPL-0.20
CHEE100
SPL-1.40.01iNex
And that is as far as It gets!!!!
it just sits there and does nothing can anyone assist ?

a011528 said:
Assistance required by a Guru.
And that is as far as It gets!!!!
it just sits there and does nothing can anyone assist ?
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Actualy you should first understand that even if your Trëo is compatible with wm6.1 you must be sure that it is compatible with the rom that you are trying to install,
Next you should try to download the rom again so you can be sure that the rom you are trying to load is not corrupted...
and if all this is done you will probably need to try out the USBcable install mode!
Realy hope that you can solve your problem
[[]]

ROM, is the third different source (same version) to ensure no corruption.
USBcable install mode, can you provide any further details?

a011528 said:
ROM, is the third different source (same version) to ensure no corruption.
USBcable install mode, can you provide any further details?
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strange that you can't install that, it's usually very simple and fast...
let me see if I understand, you are saying that you are trying to install the file when it is connected to your computer but the "cheeming" is on the SD card?!
If that's what you are doing just unplug the USB cable, you can't sync and use your SD at the same time... Just use the POWER cable and repeat all the process...
If that doesn't work for you, you should create a folder on your computer desktop and copy the "cheeming" to that folder, next copy whatever program you have used to change the SPL to that same folder.
Make a backup of the original files from your mobile, I hope you wont need them, but you should backup anyway...
then run the program and "cross your fingers"...
in about 5 or less minutes it should be done, and your treo should be runing your new WM6.1
This is the "risky" way, because you can "brick" your Treo, and I can assure you that it isn't easy to "unbrick"!
Hope you can do it with the SDcard method.
If I can help in any other way, please post or add on msn.
[email protected]

how i flash with usb
couple things to do. download a kaiser custom ruu. unrar or unzip your new rom you want to flash. best to have seperate folder to do this. rename the rom file to RUU_signed.nbh then run the kaiser ruu and follow the steps. very simple to do. make sure active sync is enabled before doing this.

How to: Installing radio version 1.12.x

For both methods, it's best to use a PC with XP installed. If you must use Vista or Windows 7, follow this before you start: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=291723
I've listed two methods: USB flashing, and SD card flashing.
Using USB is probably easier but, if you have my bad luck, might not always work.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Flashing radio using USB connection:
1) Go to the ftp part of this site and download the radio rom (either 1.12.00 or 1.12.10, it's probably better to get the second being the newest one).
This is the guide on accessing the ftp site: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_FTP_Site
You'll find the rom under Magician -> Radio. (If you didn't find the radio file look at the 7th post)
2) Put phone in bootloader mode: (hold power + cam + reset till "serial" appears on the screen, make sure to look hard cause there will be no backlight).
3) Make sure that you open activesync settings (if you have it installed) and uncheck "allow usb connections".
4) Connect the device via usb to your computer (the screen should now read usb, still no backlight).
5) Unzip the file you downloaded from the first step and open "MaUpgradeUt_noID".
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
If the installation went successfully and you didn't get any errors then you're done.
You might encounter some errors. If you do, post the error code and what it says and someone might help you to find a solution.
For the error 114, which annoyed the hell out of me, you'll need to do an SD card flash. If, for that reason, or any other reason, the above method didn't work for you you should try SD flashing.
First of all, you'll need to get the necessary tools:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
The utilities for SD flashing:
a) The attached image of the 1.12.00 radio rom (MagRad11200.zip).
b) The attached romupdate utility that allows dumping the device roms to sd card.
c) The attached ntrw tool that allows writing/rading the image to/from an sd card.
d) You'll also need a hex editor (I recommend XVI32 if you couldn't figure out how to use it look at the 9th post).
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Now that you have everything you need you can start:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
SD Card Flashing:
1) Insert a 128MB SD card (or bigger) in the device.
2) Put phone in bootloader mode: (hold power + cam + reset till "serial" appears on the screen, make sure to look hard cause there will be no backlight).
3) Make sure that you open activesync settings (if you have it installed) and uncheck "allow usb connections".
4) Connect the device via usb to your computer (the screen should now read USB instead of serial, still no backlight).
5) Start the romupdate utility, you'll be asked to modify some settings. Leave everything as is except for the port, chose the one that looks like \\.\WCEUSBH001 or similar.
6) Type this in the window you get "d2s 60000000 300000" without the quotes.
7) Once that command is finished, use a card reader to insert the SD card to your computer (if windows asks you about formatting the card you should refuse). (You're free to reset the device now if you want to use it or charge it or whatever).
8) Use ntrw to read the radio image into a file:
a) To keep things easy (if you're not comfortable with working on the command line), put the ntrw.exe in the root of your c: volume.
b) Click win+R on your keyboard, you'll get the run program windows.
c) type in cmd and hit enter.
d) You'll need to input "cd .." then enter (no quotes) a couple of time till the header in the lowest line C:\>
e) Now use the tool to read the image from the card, here's an example:
ntrw read radio.nb1 e:
This reads the image from a card with the address e: to a file called radio.nb1 created directly in c:
(It's normal to get an incorrect parameter error in the end of the operation, ignore it)​
9) Change the first 416 bytes from the attached radio image with the 416 bytes from the image you created in the previous step, using a hex editor.
10) Write the modified file to the SD card, here's an example:
ntrw write ModifiedRadio.nb1 e:
(Again, it's normal to get an incorrect parameter error in the end of the operation, ignore it)
11) Put the SD card back into your magician and enter bootloader mode again. (If the device asks about formatting the card you should refuse).
12) A couple of seconds after the device enters bootloeader mode you'll be prompted to press the power button to flash the rom from the card. Obviously you should press the power button
13) Wait for the flashing to finish (it's normal to get an invalid checksum error in the end, don't panic).
14) Reset the device and all should be fine!
I want to thank the following people for giving me most, if not all the information in this guide:
ampda, Chatty, coolhunk4o2, kta, xiaojin1985
And obviously this guide wouldn't have been necessary if it weren't for the great effort of Cotulla.
Don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions/problems. If you're not comfortable with English, I might be able to help in Arabic, French and Spanish, just send me a personal message and I'll see what I can do.

1.12.00 is enough.

I've updated the first post with SD flashing method.

good work MusikMonk.
also add information about backlight off in boot otherwise n00bs won't see text on screen at all...

Cotulla said:
good work MusikMonk.
also add information about backlight off in boot otherwise n00bs won't see text on screen at all...
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Good idea, I've done that and improved the formatting a bit to make it easier to read.

no file at ftp root?
how to download?

I'm not sure I understand what you mean, here's a step by step on how to get the the radio file from ftp:
* Go to: ftp://xda:[email protected]/
* You might be asked to enter a username and password, use "xda" for both (without the "" quotes).
* You'll see a list of device, click on Magician.
* Now you'll have various folders, one of them is called Radio. Click it.
* Here there will be various radio version for the Magician, click on MagicianRadio_1.12.10.zip to download it.

MusikMonk said:
Change the first 416 bytes from the attached radio image with the 416 bytes from the image you created in the previous step, using a hex editor.
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Please, tell how to change those 416 bytes?
Got 2 .nb1 files (yours, and mine (size - 256mb))
Never used hex editor, if you could, please, write step by step guide how to copy first 416 bytes from one file to another.
Thanks!

Friend said:
Please, tell how to change those 416 bytes?
Got 2 .nb1 files (yours, and mine (size - 256mb))
Never used hex editor, if you could, please, write step by step guide how to copy first 416 bytes from one file to another.
Thanks!
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No problem, I'll try to make this as simple as possible.
I'm guessing you already downloaded XVI32 from the first step.
1) Open your .nb1 file (from the file menu -> open), it might take a while to finish.
2) From the "Address" menu, click "Goto". Choose go to "decimal" and go mode "absolute" and write 416 in the text box then hit OK.
3) The byte number 416 should now be highlighted in grey, hold shift and use the up and left arrows till you select the bytes all the way to the beginning of the file (the text for selected bytes turns red).
4) Now click the Edit menu -> Clipboard -> Copy.
5) From the File menu, click close then open the file you downloaded from this thread.
6) Again use "Goto" to move the cursor to the 416th byte.
7) From the Edit menu, click "Delete to cursor".
8) Now paste the bytes you copied: make sure that the very first byte is the one selected (in other words, scroll all the way up and click on the left most square in the highest line) then open the Edit menu -> Clipboard -> paste.
9) Save the modified image (it's better to use "Save as" instead of overwriting it, in case something went wrong).
10) There's no 10th step but I wanted a rounded number

MusikMonk, thanks a lot!
All works fine, now i use new WM (Cotulla, respect again!)
Please, add information about duration of step number 7. I suppose, some people will wait for a little and then turn the program off. But the whole process is much more longer than one moment and it could confuse someone.
Thanks again

hi there.
i recently upgraded to HTCMAG_ROM_WWE_O1 however when i started it up i got the splash screen with the Bad Radio! error.
I tried updating to the wwe_02 and than wwe_03 roms. to the same affect. However since upgrading to wwe_03 i have gotten the No Radio! error. It runs fine and loads to mobile 6, however i obviously dont get the phone features.
I also tried updating the radio rom, both through usb. But to no avail. I've been trying to go the SD route however i am getting the following error:
pc->drive.total_lba=7A70
pc->drive.num_heads=2
pc->drive.sec_p_track=20
pc->drive.num_cylinders=1E9
pc->drive.block_size=200
pc->drive.features=0
pc->drive.RCA=1
pc->drive.drv_type=40000000
pc->drive.securedAreaSize=0
pc->drive.securityDrv=0
pc->drive.busWidth=1
pc->drive.erasedSize=0
Total card size=F4E000
************Add SD card record info is fail!
and on the unit it says:
Add record is error!
I just tried to ignore it and continued the steps but upon reinserting the SD with the modifiedradio rom nothing happened but another error:
Sections = 1 Now Allow
Update
any help or suggestions would be wonderful.

Sorry for not replying earlier. I'm a rather busy with university exams. Anyway...
Can you please answer this questions so that someone might be able to out what's the cause of the error?
At which step does the error you mentioned appear?
What happens exactly when you try to flash radio via USB?
What's the size of the SD card that you're using?
What version is your bootloader?
What rom did you have installed before trying Cotulla's?
Was the device unlocked?
And in the mean time, you might want to try installing a factory rom from the FTP (1.12 is recommended). It might help you but I'm not sure yet.

thanks ill give that a try. i posted a separate thread before i noticed that you replied here. sorry about the double post.

the first error I got was the Bad Radio error when i first installed wwe_01. I had 1.13 installed at that time.
However now i get the No Radio error after installing wwe_03. This is at the cotulla splash screen, before it loads to wm6.
i am using two SD cards a 1 gig and a 16 gig as they were the only ones available.
currently i am on cotull's wwe_03.
this is where a problem may have come from. I am using a dopod 828+ and am actually unsure of what was on it before other than it had the 1.13 radio on it. i wanted english and jumped right at the opportunity to have it in english.
It was unlocked.

Hi MusikMonk,
Please i need help because i am compeletly stacked on this.
Maybe because i spend a lot of time trying to flash over sd and miss something
i just wont to know where do i place the 1.12 radio rom that you have in atacth
In the sd card at the beginning after making the romupdate???
Anywhere on pc????
That's my problem.
Thanks

Zimaia said:
Hi MusikMonk,
Please i need help because i am compeletly stacked on this.
Maybe because i spend a lot of time trying to flash over sd and miss something
i just wont to know where do i place the 1.12 radio rom that you have in atacth
In the sd card at the beginning after making the romupdate???
Anywhere on pc????
That's my problem.
Thanks
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Any help please

Let me make sure that I understood your problem. Which step are you exactly stuck at?
At any rate, maybe this'll help:
Steps 1 to 8 are about backing up your current Radio versions (you also need to do this to get the header from that radio and use it in the next steps). For this step you'll need the romupdate and ntrw utilities from the attachments.
Now for step 9, you'll need to download the Radio ROM (MagRad11200.zip). Save it wherever you want on your PC and then perform step 9 (for more info about that check this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3811746&postcount=9 )
After this step, the file you save in the end of it is what I called "ModifiedRadio.nb1" in step 10.
I hope that helps.
And please, no need to double post. If I'm online, I'll answer your posts.

MusikMonk said:
Let me make sure that I understood your problem. Which step are you exactly stuck at?
At any rate, maybe this'll help:
Steps 1 to 8 are about backing up your current Radio versions (you also need to do this to get the header from that radio and use it in the next steps). For this step you'll need the romupdate and ntrw utilities from the attachments.
Now for step 9, you'll need to download the Radio ROM (MagRad11200.zip). Save it wherever you want on your PC and then perform step 9 (for more info about that check this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3811746&postcount=9 )
After this step, the file you save in the end of it is what I called "ModifiedRadio.nb1" in step 10.
I hope that helps.
And please, no need to double post. If I'm online, I'll answer your posts.
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Ok, Sorry for the doube post, actually it was not to press you to answer, it was to any other user that could help me, sorry for that.
I have now 03 rom instaled and works smoth. It is in fact strange to see wm6.1 in my old magitian and i'm more surprise because it runs faster than my Asus P750 with wm6.1.

MusicMonk
Hey Music Monk .. you are truly fantastic .. for a noob like me your step by step easy installation was a HUGE relief .. i had almost given up on the idea of upgrading because if one is not a software wizard some of the technical stuff gets very confusing .. thanks again .. cheers

hello MusikMonk.I`m new in ppc.Use Xda Mini`s.I have problem when flashing the radio.1st i use the usb method and receive 114 error.I move to SD method and stuck in 7th step where i receive:
d2s 60000000 300000
pc->drive.total_lba=1DA600
pc->drive.num_heads=8
pc->drive.sec_p_track=20
pc->drive.num_cylinders=1DA6
pc->drive.block_size=200
pc->drive.features=0
pc->drive.RCA=2
pc->drive.drv_type=0
pc->drive.securedAreaSize=5000
pc->drive.securityDrv=3
pc->drive.busWidth=1
pc->drive.erasedSize=0
Total card size=3B4C0000
SDCARDD2S+,cStoragePlatformType=FF
*****Read radio flash is fail!
in the window and device shown storing 41%....I use 1gb SD and win xp.then i restart the phone and notice there are only wwe information in small red text in starting screen instead of radio and other information before i flash.Plis help me..Thanks.

A Problem after installing a ROM - RESCUE Options

A couple day ago I've installed a new ROM (Touch FLO Manila 2D) on my Herald using "FLASH CENTER". It has worked for some time, but after one rebooting the system didn't start any more - after turning on it appears a green screen for a pair seconds, then my Herald goes automatically down. And it repeats again and again... And it is not possible to restore the system though ActiveSync, because the Herald doesn't start at all.
I have looked through in this forum for possible rescue options. one of them seemed to be FLASHING FROM SD CARD. But this had no effect - a tricolor has appeared, but it happened nothing more. Probably there is possible to install a ROM this way on working WINDOWS MOBILE' s and not at broken.
I thought - may be it is possible to install a Windows Mobile on SD CARD (something like portable version) and so boot a system from SD Card ???
I hope you can help me.
Thanks.

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A couple day ago I've installed a new ROM (Touch FLO Manila 2D) on my Herald using "FLASH CENTER". It has worked for some time, but after one rebooting the system didn't start any more - after turning on it appears a green screen for a pair seconds, then my Herald goes automatically down. And it repeats again and again... And it is not possible to restore the system though ActiveSync, because the Herald doesn't start at all.
I have looked through in this forum for possible rescue options. one of them seemed to be FLASHING FROM SD CARD. But this had no effect - a tricolor has appeared, but it happened nothing more. Probably there is possible to install a ROM this way on working WINDOWS MOBILE' s and not at broken.
I thought - may be it is possible to install a Windows Mobile on SD CARD (something like portable version) and so boot a system from SD Card ???
I hope you can help me.
Thanks.
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This is the wrong forum for this. I have written a few guides on how "unbrick" the Herald.
You can flash just fine from the tricolor screen. (That's where the phone takes you automatically when you flash "from" windows mobile.) So no worries, you aren't out of luck. Worse case scenario, you search for the GoldCard method if nothing else works.

Hello!
Thank you for your help.
You say, I am on right way with my "tricolor screen". But why doesn't happen anything? May be:
- should I just take another SD Card? My is 1 GB - is it OK, too big, too small?
- did I something wrong with "flashing" methods? I did it 2 ways:
- just with any ROM-File in NBH-Format, which was renamed to HERAIMG.NBH and placed alone to the formated SD Card
- in addition to HERAIMG.NBH also other files (like "EnterBootloader.exe"), which are often inclusive in ROM- ZIPs.
- I should be more patient and wait more than 1 hour with a hope that anything will change?
Could you give me the links for "unbricking" the Herald?
Thanks a lot.

You misunderstood me. You don't flash with the SD card through the tricolor screen. You flash through the regular flash center. If you're not hardSPL you have to flash the stock ROM.
As far as the flashing through SD goes, it should give you a countdown before the tricolor screen appears. If it doesn't, or if it's too fast to read, then your SD card is too slow.

As it loads this tricolor screen I see the following data:
IPL 1.08.0001
SPL 1.08.0001
Perhaps it means, that I indeed need a GOLDCARD method.
You don't flash with the SD card through the tricolor screen. You flash through the regular flash center.
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But the FLASH CENTER works only on WINDOWS. So I can't use the regular flash center, because my Herald doesn't start up and ActiveSync doesn't see him.
If you're not hardSPL you have to flash the stock ROM.
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Where do I get the original ROM, may be even WM5? In your FTP- server I have found some "ship.exe"- Files, but I can't extract ".nbh" files from them.
it should give you a countdown before the tricolor screen appears. If it doesn't, or if it's too fast to read, then your SD card is too slow.
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May be that is the point!!! My SD is too slow. Will be in this case "GoldCard" an ideal solution for me?
Thanks.

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As it loads this tricolor screen I see the following data:
IPL 1.08.0001
SPL 1.08.0001
Perhaps it means, that I indeed need a GOLDCARD method.
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This means that you attempted to flash a HardSPL or another SPL when your SPL did not meet the state requirements. You NEED to create a Goldcard.
radjapost said:
But the FLASH CENTER works only on WINDOWS. So I can't use the regular flash center, because my Herald doesn't start up and ActiveSync doesn't see him.
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No, the flash center doesn't only work in Windows. It works on the bootloader mode. ActiveSync's icon turning green doesn't mean that activesync saw the phone, it means that it can synchronize your information with the computer.
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Where do I get the original ROM, may be even WM5? In your FTP- server I have found some "ship.exe"- Files, but I can't extract ".nbh" files from them.
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If you broke your SPL like I mentioned above, you will have to use the Goldcard first then you will be able to flash any stock Herald/Tmobile Wing ROM.
radjapost said:
May be that is the point!!! My SD is too slow. Will be in this case "GoldCard" an ideal solution for me?
Thanks.
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I don't know if it will be too slow for that, too. But if you broke your SPL, the goldcard is the ONLY way to fix it.

The problem is - for GOLD Card I need a working WINDOWS Mobile Handy... and I don't have such one at the moment.
Is it possible to become a standard GOLD Card, which would be suitable for most of Heralds?
Thanks

radjapost said:
The problem is - for GOLD Card I need a working WINDOWS Mobile Handy... and I don't have such one at the moment.
Is it possible to become a standard GOLD Card, which would be suitable for most of Heralds?
Thanks
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You don't need a windows mobile phone. You can also create one using linux.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485364
Obviously, make it for the Herald not the Dream.

Hi.
You don't need a windows mobile phone. You can also create one using Linux.
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I've installed Linux on my computer, but i can't find a correct command to read a CID of my SD Card. My SD is located in Linux under "/media/disk-1" and I try to write something like "cat /media/disk-1:*/cid", but the Linux doesn't recognize CID command at all.
Actually, I hope, that after getting CID it will not be difficult to obtain a goldcard.img through QMAT. Am I right?
Thanks.