I have succesfully flashed my Wizard G4 with a WM6 rom...but...
After the flashing is done, the previous installed rom starts again...
I already tried to flash is first with the Wizard_love rom or official qtek rom but it doesnt make a difference...
I am trying to run the dutch WM6 rom...
Is anybody familiar with this problem? I have searched the forum but couldnt find anything about it...
This means your device isn't CID unlocked.
You'd have to unlock it in order to update your ROM.
the-equinoxe said:
This means your device isn't CID unlocked.
You'd have to unlock it in order to update your ROM.
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? The CID lock is only to prevent flashing other roms into the phone, am I right?
I used the softSPL, and flashing a rom isnt the problem...
I have flashed: Qtek roms, Wizardlove roms but WM6 roms won't work...
Maybe hardSPL is the solution?
Correct me if im wrong..
thagangsta said:
? The CID lock is only to prevent flashing other roms into the phone, am I right?
I used the softSPL, and flashing a rom isnt the problem...
I have flashed: Qtek roms, Wizardlove roms but WM6 roms won't work...
Maybe hardSPL is the solution?
Correct me if im wrong..
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YES ! CID lock is to prevent flashing any other Roms other then the official carrier's Roms. A G4 device cannot be CID unlocked like a G3 device,the only solution to upgrade a G4 device to WM6 Rom is by tricking it into patched SPL through SoftSPL and HardSPL temporarily.
You might have not performed the SoftSPL method correctly,read carefully and do the procedure again correctly,it's better to use SoftSPL then HardSPL,if still you are unable to get it,then you may opt for HardSPL.
Cheers !
I think you all misunderstand the problem.
Flashing the G4 aint the problem, I can flash it by using softSPL with every rom I want...
All the roms are working, except when I try WM6 roms...
When I have flashed a WM6 rom, the G4 boots the previous installed rom again, hardresetting doenst matter...
I have had the same problem with a G3, then the cause was a wrong (to old version) bootloader...after upgrading the bootloader the problem was solved...
My G4 has bootloader version 2.18.000.1, could it be that this bootloader is to old to run a WM6 rom, and if so which version bootloader should be recommended?
Thanx in advance!
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I was wondering if it is possible to use the patched RUU instead of shell tool to flash roms on a CID Locked G4 Wizard. I have the RUU that comes with wizard love, its a foreign language. With that RUU I can flash Wizard Love just by running it. I tried mfrazz's logo update patch which comes with the english RUU but that gave me an error, the with english RUU that came with the Cingular Radio rom. However, when I copied to nk.nbf files and used the Wizard Love RUU installed I was able to install it. I'm wondering now, if I can just use the the wizard love RUU installer to install an OS rom, instead of using ShellTool. Does anyone know if this is possible?
Thanks.
It should be NO. It is confirmed that the only advantage of a unlocked G4 is the ability to use RUU to flash ROMs without G3 IPL/SPL.
And the RUU used must still be NoID version.
Just to add to the post above - if you do fully CID unlock your G4 you have the ability to flash bootloaders made for G4. Certain ROMs contain the new G4 version of IPL/SPL3.08 BUT make sure you read about the ROM first before attempting any bootloader flash. I think the AKU3 ROM from German T-mobile contains it.
I'm a little confused with the bootloader stuff. I just wanted to know if it would be possible to use the RUU tool to flash and OS on the my wizard instead of shelltool.
Also is there a sure way to check if you are CID locked on a G4 wizard?
Thanks
ajaholic said:
I'm a little confused with the bootloader stuff. I just wanted to know if it would be possible to use the RUU tool to flash and OS on the my wizard instead of shelltool.Thanks
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I see where you're coming from, but it's not possible to flash a WM6 rom with the RUU. Let's try to explain:
The RUU works for certain 2.26 roms (like wizard_love) and things other than OS like splash screen and radio only roms. When you use the RUU with WM6 it will go to 100%, but the OS that will be loaded afterwards is your old OS because of the CID-lock.
If you pay to unlock your CID, then you can use OS-only RUU to flash.
I'm looking for the release version of the T-Mobile 1.56.110.4 ROM. Can anyone help me?
I'm looking to flash my phone for the first time, but want to make sure that I've got everything so that I can return it back to it's original spec for warranty purposes.
If I flash back the SPL (to 1.56.00000) does that mean that I'll not be able to run the dumped OEM ROM?
Will I need the full (read as 'signed') OEM ROM release?
You can find it in my signature
Cheers.
Thanks for the prompt response, but isn't that a reconstructed ROM?
Will it work with the default SPL (1.56.0000) or will I need to use HardSPL?
FishooK said:
Thanks for the prompt response, but isn't that a reconstructed ROM?
Will it work with the default SPL (1.56.0000) or will I need to use HardSPL?
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You need HardSPL.
So, this seems to mean that if I flash my ROM, I'm not able to go back to the original ROM, Radio and SPL due to the fact that the OS isn't available in a signed shipped ROM installation?
Here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=335568 you can find more info about downgrading SPL (the hard part).
Reconstructed ROMs are like cooked ROMs, you need HardSPL to flash it. Once you go back to default SPL, you only can flash the shipped ROM that matches your CID (inside SPL).
Cheers.
hI!! i just want to ask, do i have to execute hardspl everytime i change wm6 rom?
i have g4 device here. i think it is already hardsl because the spl ends with xxxolip. thanks masters!!
As long as the SPL version is *.olip, you don't need to run HardSPL again.
thanks! if that's so, i will just run the Rom Upgrade Utility directly right? btw,are the roms posted here safe for G4?
As soon as you are using HardSPL/SoftSPL, any ROMs that doesn't include IPL and SPL are safe to flash (All WM6 ROMs here should be safe, of course)
well one thing u have to find the ruu mun that will let u flash any rom and make sure about ipl spl and should be fine
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well one thing u have to find the ruu mun that will let u flash any rom and make sure about ipl spl and should be fine
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ok sir!!!! so i will just straightly run the mun's RUU with the rom to flash it into my G4? no need to use shelltool?
hi all ...
can any1 help me plz...
I can't update my jamin rom with any new rom by using RUU and always bootloader 3 colored screen after updating by new way.
only upgrading by using bat file finished successfully and yes hardSPL G4 end successfully 2
I am sorry bcuz my eng but I hope some1 could help thanx a lot
hi
i thing that ur hard spl faild
download the ( RUU_Prophet_220734_2207114_024721_NVID )
u will find it here
plz if nothing happened plz let me know i can help out
first flash it again with oficial update (windows mobile 5)
after it is working again find on forum HardSPL for prophet, Flash it. After that when You restart device it should read on one of line spl 2.g4.4pda.
only after this You can flash any update that You can find on forum.
SPL 2.G4.4PDA can be overwritten if you flash a full official ROM. Just flash NVID rom, get into WM, make connection to activesync/wmdc and do HardSPL again before you flash any cooked rom.
Hi,
My old Dopod 818 originally showed the following when booting:
IPL 1.00
SPL 2.15.0000
GSM 02.19.21
OS 2.15.13.27
I used "Prophet Upgrade 2.6 - bikertibi" to upgrade it to WM6.1. I selected HardSPL in that program, and flashed it. This worked fine (scary moment
However, when I boot it now, it STILL shows the exact same IPL, SPL and GSM versions. Only the OS version has changed.
My question: is this normal? I thought the hardspl would change the IPL or SPL versions on the phone?
Is it possible or usefull to upgrade IPL/SPL also?
Second question: if I want to re-flash it again to another 6.5 ROM, can I just use this utility again, without hardspl selected, and without first downgrading back to WM5?
Thanks a lot...
Yup, it's normal because cooked roms don't include ipl/spl (prophet has 2 version : G3 and G4) and radio ... you wouldn't want to brick your device if flashing wrong ipl/spl would you?
However, it is recommended to install HardSPL so that if anything happen during flashing, you can recover the device via entering bootloader mode and only select your device version (G3 or G4) without selecting HardSPL.
ps : your device is G3 because it ends with 0000 .. read the wiki. TQ
Thanks for your reply. So I guess there is no need for me to upgrade IPL, SPL or radio.
How do I know if hardspl is installed?
And if I want to re-flash it again to another 6.5 ROM, can I just use this utility again, without hardspl selected, and without first downgrading back to WM5?
PS. I know my device is a G3, since I already flashed it (see above)
Thanks again.
HardSPL have number like this 2.G3.4PDA (for G3) or 2.G4.4PDA (for G4)... if you haven't HardSPL your device, you need to have HardSPL ticked before flashing. And if anything happen during flashing, your hope is to flash NVID flash.
If your device already HardSPL, you can just redo the flashing. No need to flash NVID unless HardSPL gets overwritten by stock ROM.
Hope this helps.
ps : lucky you .. G3 has more storage memory than G4 ... mine is G4 ...
So if hardspl is present, I should see something like SPL = 2.G3.4PDA at the bootscreen? This is not the case, I still see SPL 2.15.0000 like it did before the flashing. So I guess I don't have hardspl? But how can that be? I click on hardspl in the upgrade tool, and it didn't give an error message... Or do I need to add extra SPL files for this?
It's still unclear to me if I have hardspl installed or not :-( If it's "no", how could I have installed a cooked rom??? If it's "yes", how come I still see SPL 2.15.0000 at the boot screen?
Any help is appreciated!
From what I understand, bikertibi upgrade tools suppose to hardSPL the device but sometimes it seems to just load SoftSPL to the device so that it would temporarily make the device SuperCID? (will experimenting on this) Only SuperCID device can accept any rom. That's why if anything happen during the flashing, your device can only be recovered either by flashing specific CID (t-mobile/cingular/etc) rom or NVID (no specific vendor) rom if it doesn't HardSPLed. It will either reject the flashing process and the device will stuck in bootloader mode.
Since your device still shows SPL 2.15.0000 the answer is no, your device is not HardSPL. Cooked rom was flash successfully because SoftSPL in bikertibi 'tricked' the RUU to be SuperCID temporarily during flashing so it can finish writing a custom rom.
HardSPL for G3 can be download here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=353547
To flash a HardSPL, the device needs activesync/wmdc connection to load a special SoftSPL into the device before it can overwrite the stock SPL.
ps : I recommend you learn how to create SDcard dump if you don't want to HardSPL your device. This is because other than flashing stock ROM/NVID, your device can still be recovered using SDcard backup (it will overwrite everything including ipl/spl/os)
EDIT : Flashed my device to IPL/SPL 2.20.0001. bikertibi HardSPL ticked during flashing only send SoftSPL. Flashing was successful. Still need to flash HardSPL 2.G4.4PDA again after phone boots up normally to make it 'immune' from bricking
aze2learn,
Thank you very much for your help.
Indeed, after using the Prophet upgrade tools and activating "hardspl", hardspl was still not on the phone (so it must have used softspl). I installed it manually via the link you provided, and the SPL value changed! After that, I upgraded it to bikertibi's rom.
Very happy with the result.
Thanks again, I will also try the SDcard dump later.