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Total noob seriously confused

Ok, there is a hell of allot of info on this site concerning updating the rom on the mds/qtek/imate etc.
all i wanna do is update my rom on my mda compact (unlocked, UK english) to the current best rom available, everything im reading here is from people allready half way through the process, trying to unlock the phone, trying to get round the country lock or freeing up the extended rom.. damn this is confusing...
when i do a soft reset the info i get is:
R:100.10
G:1337.36
D:1.01.00 WWE
what i need is an intro / idiots guide to this process, i wanna keep the extended rom.. just want the best rom at the moment...
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks

err, yeah, turned out to be a peice of p*ss
ive flashed pdas before and consider myself VERY technical, but this forum is so confusing that it reduced me to a total noob level.
anyway.. my mda compact UK is now a nice 1.06 imate jam
gravy.

ok i tell you with the very simply way to unlock your ( and update your mda) go to ftp://xda:[email protected]/Magician/Shipped ROM upgrades/JAM_WWE_106_110_10500.exe get this file to your C:\ after downloading the file extract this exe ( with winrar www.rarlab.com) left click on it and extract to a folder named every you want ( new rom ) here you will sew ms.nbf , nk.nbf , radio_.nbf, MaUpgradeUt.exe and other files after that you will download the file ftp://xda:[email protected]/Magician/MaUpgradeUt_noID.rar, after finish the downloading repace the MaUpgradeUt.exe of your original file (new rom) with the noID.exe double click on MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe and in 30 minutes you will have a new I-Mate jam with new rom....

Seeking Clarification On Rom Upgrading

Hi,
I am a new UK MDA user and I would like to upgrade to the latest Imate ROM.
I have downloaded the file WWE_11200_128_11210_ship.exe from xda-developers ftp but I am slightly confused over the extended rom bit.
Am I right in thinking that I do the ROM update using the file above and let the unit boot normally on completion.
I then use file manager to go to the "Storage" area and copy the contents of the latest Imate extended rom folder (ImateJAM_WWE_1.12.119 from XDA's ftp) to this area.
I then reset the device and it should load up the programs that I have just saved.
Thanks
Stu

You are partly correct. The file you mentioned will upgrade your ROM (Radio ROM, CE ROM en Ext ROM). So the ExtROM part is already included and will be installed after the upgrade, no other effort is needed

Thanks for the reply.
I couldn't work out why nobody talked about the extended rom as part of the upgrade and your explanation solves that.

Need to get back to WWE!

I made quite the mistake yesterday. I have an MDA compact that came from T-Mobile Germany and originally had german as the default language. It was easy to change to english by going to regional settings & selecting english.
So I didn't think twice about using a German T-Mobile ROM upgrade - and now I'm stuck with GERMAN!!! Regional settings doesn't change the language any more! what the heck?
Sooooo, I need a WWE .exe ROM that will load - I tried a UK WWE and I was told by the installer that I had the wrong language and install could not continue. Is there a way to go back to WWE? I don't care at this point what version.....
Also, I have downloaded from the FTP server other ROM versions but they are all .nb1 files and, despite my best efforts, I can't understand the proper way to install these. I've looked thru lots of posts and found one set of instructions but they were very hard to understand. HELP!!

funkynugget,
I have been in your shoes, in the exact situation as a matter of fact. I am very familiar with PPC but had never flashed anything in my life( well there was this one time a few years back but uuhhhh.. thats for another story) Anyways just down load the preferred WWE, I am using the latest Jam rom which works great with my German Tmobile. You will also need to download the MaUpgradeUt.exe file as well. Do a google search to find that one by just typing in MaUpgradeUt.exe Now unzip or unrar (whatever) the rom that you choose to use so it breaks down the files seperately. In it you will see the MaUpgradeUt.exe file. Remove that one a replace it with the newly downloaded one. Click on the and enjoy. You may come up with langauge or country error. dont worry if that happens just restart, it will work the second time.
Todd

thank you sooo much for the advice. i will for sure give it a try. i've downloaded another version of the ROM from orange and i'll probably end up just using that BUT i would prefer to use the i-mate ROM, from what i hear it fixes all kinds of little bugs. only problem is it isn't available on the FTP server and i have no other access. do you have it? can you post it to the FTP server here on xda?
once again, thanks for the help!

i've done some research to find a downloadable 'maUpgradeUt.exe' file and i'm starting to wonder if it matters where i get it & what type. you suggest downloading one to replace the one that comes with the WWE ROM but how do i know i found the correct 'maUpdateUt.exe' language/file?

funkynugget,
I tried but it said I do not have permission to upload file. Do you have an FTP I could upload to, it would be my pleasure as I also have received help from this site and would be lost without it.
Todd

'maUpgradeUt.exe'
funkynugget,
I am trying to attach the 'maUpgradeUt.exe' file, Im not sure it will work and I hope its OK to do this, we will see.

Now unzip or unrar (whatever) the rom that you choose to use so it breaks down the files seperately. In it you will see the MaUpgradeUt.exe file. Remove that one a replace it with the newly downloaded one. Click on the and enjoy.....
todd (or anyone else who can help!) when i unzip the files they either come out as an .exe or an nb1 file, not a series of files. how do i get the files separated? and when you say 'click on the and enjoy' click on what?

NM8Magician

Good day
I have a 10 day old imate new jam (NM8 Magician). I want to upgrade just my Radio version to 1.13 (hoping to rectify my problem)due to a crap gsm signals as this is a replacement to a same model which i thought was faulty, but when i got the replacement, im stuck with the same problems ( poor gsm signal and crap camera). As i search the Magician forums, the more i read, the more i get confused. I have been to the wiki side of the forum as well as the main forums.
Can someone please enlighten me, or just put me in the right direction where to download Radio version 1.13, and some instructions.
Details of my imate jam are:
PM10A
Rom Version 1.12.00WWE
Rom Date May 28, 2005
Radio Version 1.12.10
Protocol Version 1337.42
ExtRom Version 1.12.171WWE
Thank you very much!!!!

The story to upgrade to radio 1.13 can be found in this thread: 'Upg to 1.13 WWE ROM (with 1.13 Radio) in 10 easy steps!' @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/vie...&start=0&sid=75c5e40168a22052fb7c5554bddd68c2
Cheers, M

nm8,
You can try my much easier post, I have pasted a few previous posts to save time so it might not flow. Go to this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=27537&highlight=
to get the MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe file you will need and follow my instructions. It really is not to hard. I hed never done any of this before so if I could do it any one can.
Make sure when you view that link you are logged on or you will not see the download for the MaUpgradeUt.exe file. Once you have downloaded, winrar the iMate rom to open or seperate the files, there should be 7 or 8 files. You will see the MaUpgradeUt.exe file that comes with the iMate rom in those 7 or 8 files. Delete that MaUpgradeUt.exe file and replace it with the MaUpgradeUt.exe you downloaded from the link. Now click on the MaUpgradeUt.exe rom, it will do its thing. It may still give you wrong country code, dont sweat it, just re click on the MaUpgradeUt.exe file and start again. It will only give you wrong country code once, maybe twice but keep re starting, it will work. Enjoy
Ps because this was for a previous post remember to replace any instructions of "imate rom" with Radio13

hi
thanks to both of you for the quick reply. i have downloaded the files.
now before i begin, when i unzipped MagicianRadio_1[1].13.00_maupgrade, there is a file named "HTCRUU.dll". some threads say i nedd to rename it to "RUU.dll" only, secondly, when i connect my jam to pc, doi have to untick USB?
thank you once again

No need to untick usb, the upgrade needs the usb connection to check the country id & it will put your device in bootloader with the transfer to & execution of the file enterbl.exe on your magician.
don't know about the ruu dll. when you got enough Bandwith download a Complete shipped rom from the ftp & extract all the files from it, or view them with winzip to see the correct file name.
cheers, M

hi oltp,
yes i had to rename HTCRUU.dll to RUU.dll, the upgrade process didnt run before i renamed it.
evrything is fine now.... ill be testing hte fone and posting any difference it made to my gsm reception in due time.
cheers

thought of updating this post for the sake of other newbies like me looking for answers. i have not encountered any problems so far after updating to radio 1.13...
thanks to imapfsr and oltp for their lightning fast replies to my questions, a million times better than clubimate support!

My pleasure,
I appreciated everyones help on this site so I do what I can when its my turn!!!!

My pleasure,
I appreciated everyones help on this site so I do what I can when its my turn!!!!

Downgrade Radio 1.13.00 to 1.12.00?

Hi Guys,
sorry for my english, it´s not the best!
After searching for hours, i have to post this Topic.
I have an xda mini from O2. I have flashed the Radio Version to
1.13.00. I´m unsatisfied with this Version. I think the audio quality
is not so good. Anyway.
How can i downgrade the Radio Version 1.13.00 to the Radio Version
1.12.00?
Please help me.
Greetz

You should be able to downgrade in the same as you upgraded. Only now supply the 1.12 radio, eg from a 1.13WWE rom.
Haven't tried it myself, but this must be the way to do it. Otherwise you need to reflash your whole rom with a shipped-rom or rom-image containing the 1.12 radio and your current (GER I think) CE & ext-rom.
Regards, M

1. Download a ROM for your Magician (O2) containing Radio 1.12.
2. Extract it to a folder using WinRar or whatever. Now you have a folder containing 3 big files and a lot of small files.
3. Keep the big file named Radio and delete the other two.
4. Run the .exe file and only your radio will be flashed.

ok it works. thank u guys. Puh