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My "HOW TO" Big Storage, Splash, Error 120 & S

Hi all, and thanks for the great website.
I have spent hour's & hour's reading on the how to of Big Storage (and other things) and now it’s my turn to offer you my way of doing these wonderful modifications..
I have updated my document to reflect the changes I make to my Magician. The document describes my "How To" in modifying the following items;
Big Storage
Customize your Boot Screen
Fix the "Error 120" country error when changing ROM's
Fixing the "Speckles" in photos taken with the built in camera
Please let me know if you find anything in the document that is wrong, needs improving or what ever you feel relevant.
UPDATE
I have put together all of the CAB files I have made/modified in the one plus for easy reference which can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33305
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Thx very much
You made my day ! Until now, I thought I had created a paperweight with my magician by trying in vain to make BigStorage.
Followed now exactly your tutorial and, Oh wonder ! I have BigStorage !
Cheers
hrb

I'm glad it helped.

Great step by step
This business of using 128mb SD card for the rom backup is it a problem to use a 256mb or 512mb card or must it be 128mb?

Great step by step
This business of using 128mb SD card for the rom backup is it a problem to use a 256mb or 512mb card or must it be 128mb?

jimmymac said:
Great step by step
This business of using 128mb SD card for the rom backup is it a problem to use a 256mb or 512mb card or must it be 128mb?
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Could be any supported SD-Card greater than 64MB .....
Stefan

amda..very nice...its very detailed...good work..
one thing which u could add to ur 'how to', is some advice given from
marcdbl, its about downloading the NEW ROM onto the Magician, to make sure to get the power press message....thanks to marcdbl for that because i was strugging to get the sd to work
1. Press the camera button, power button and reset button simultaneously to get into boot loader as usual, so that 'Serial' is displayed on the screen.
2. Insert SD card.
3. Again, press the camera button, power button and reset button simultaneously to get into boot loader, so that 'Serial' is displayed on the screen.
4. At this point you should get the Upgrade prompt.

good job +1

shouldn't someone just do the hack and upload it for those who got no SD card reader

sider said:
shouldn't someone just do the hack and upload it for those who got no SD card reader
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Thats been done and I have tested the theory find it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=29500
cabane77 said:
amda..very nice...its very detailed...good work..
one thing which u could add to ur 'how to', is some advice given from
marcdbl, its about downloading the NEW ROM onto the Magician, to make sure to get the power press message....thanks to marcdbl for that because i was strugging to get the sd to work
1. Press the camera button, power button and reset button simultaneously to get into boot loader as usual, so that 'Serial' is displayed on the screen.
2. Insert SD card.
3. Again, press the camera button, power button and reset button simultaneously to get into boot loader, so that 'Serial' is displayed on the screen.
4. At this point you should get the Upgrade prompt.
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Not a bad idea, I have had problems with the power button thing. I'll add it if it works. I'm upgrading my wifes Magician tonight so I'll give it a go. Thanks

i did it WITHOUT the sd card reader as well...works a charm

hi will it work wid mmc cards ,
Thanks

Hi all,
Just to let you know i have updated my document to cover other mod's to the Magician.
Thanks

WOW!! than a lot man..for tat info...

Hi all
Just receive my brand new T-Mobile MDA Compact, and i'm very happy. This forum help me a lot, remove simlock, add latest rom update 1.13 and radio 1.13, i'm super happy.
Thanks ampda, u are great i have use all ur docs on my mda, and i want give a little help to this forum to, so i upload my first custom splash screen, hope u will enjoy it:

gratest thx

This is that, what every user of magician should read at beginning. THX for that, you can also add how to remove simlock or set mp3 as ringtone, this could be useful for many people.

Another big storage succeeded..!!!!!
Now i'm beginning to get the hang of all this ROM thingy....and thanx to ampda for the detailed step by step.

Cannot find tools on specified place for splash image change
Could someone tell me where to find them now, please?

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scheruga said:
Could someone tell me where to find them now, please?
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Sorry about that, I have placed the tools on my site as per my "How To" pdf

Flashing using MicroSD Card

Hi all,
I always find flashing with a card is a lot faster than using a software because I can do this anytime with just one little card. I didn't find this in wiki so might as well just make one. tested by myself.
***IMPORTANT***
Please make sure you have HardSPL on your device. And also make sure you have more than 50% of battery left or you can plug in a charger just to make sure there is no power failure. I am not sure if SIM unlocked is necessary prior to performing these steps, so hopefully someone (maybe pof) can help me with this. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
1. Get a 128MB MicroSD card (or whatever size you like) and format it (***please make sure you format it, but not just delete all contents on it)
2. find the ROM image you would like to use, normally namede RUU_Sign.nbh, and rename it to "KAISIMG.nbh"
3. Plug the card into the phone, then enter boot loader mode by pressing down the Power and Camera buttons simultaneously, and using the stylus at the same time to press the RESET button at the left side. Continue pressing the two buttons for a few seconds after pressing and releasing the reset button until the bootloader screen appears. (taken from Wiki)
4. You will first see a tri-color screen then the information on the card. Press power button to start flashing.
5. After all these are done, press the reset button located at the bottom of the phone to reset the device.
DISCLAIMER
I take no responsiblity for any conflict, fault, or damage caused by this flashing procedure. No warranties of any kind are given.

vip_snoopy said:
Hi all,
I always find flashing with a card is a lot faster than using a software because I can do this anytime with just one little card. I didn't find this in wiki so might as well just make one. tested by myself.
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Thanks for the finding.
I'll test the card method when i have something fo flash

added to Wiki

Has anyone actually tried this method ?
Was wondering if anyone has tried this method for flashing on of helmi's roms or even the stock htc rom on a tilt and if so which rom did you use
Thanks in advance
And eep the GREAT work up guys

Works a treat
Yes, it works fine. I've flashed HTC stock, Helmi, and Dutty's just fine with this method.
/av

I did this but my kaiser just sits on the boot loader. When you say to make sure hardspl in on the device do you mean to place the hardspl.exe on the root of the device?

vip_snoopy said:
Hi all,
1. Get a 128MB MicroSD card (or whatever size you like) and format it (***please make sure you format it, but not just delete all contents on it)
2. find the ROM image you would like to use, normally namede RUU_Sign.nbh, and rename it to "KAISIMG.nbh"
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are we supposed to copy the renamed file "KAISIMG.nbh" to the MicroSD card before proceeding to step 3 ??

mp3news said:
are we supposed to copy the renamed file "KAISIMG.nbh" to the MicroSD card before proceeding to step 3 ??
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YES.................

Well should i try this or not. im downloading htc rom right now. post you back in 20 mins

xdaking said:
Well should i try this or not. im downloading htc rom right now. post you back in 20 mins
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Update in Progress......

xdaking said:
Update in Progress......
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Nice nice nice all done
very nice ive flashed the Duttys Hybird with SD card and everything works 100% thanks to pof, vip snoopy and all the developers.
just need to get rid of orange splash screen thats all i want to do now
thank you again

jamespaulritter said:
I did this but my kaiser just sits on the boot loader. When you say to make sure hardspl in on the device do you mean to place the hardspl.exe on the root of the device?
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hard spl is a dos file you have to run on command prompt while device is connected via activsync (green icon) if you can not power up the device forget about HSPL
HardSPL is a 4 min tiny operation and will save you from bricking your device
If you have low signal, goto settings-> phones -> and select GSM and BAND manualy. this will bring the 4 bars of signal nicely. internet is more faster too

vip_snoopy said:
Hi all,
I always find flashing with a card is a lot faster than using a software because I can do this anytime with just one little card. I didn't find this in wiki so might as well just make one. tested by myself.
***IMPORTANT***
Please make sure you have HardSPL on your device. And also make sure you have more than 50% of battery left or you can plug in a charger just to make sure there is no power failure. I am not sure if SIM unlocked is necessary prior to performing these steps, so hopefully someone (maybe pof) can help me with this. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
1. Get a 128MB MicroSD card (or whatever size you like) and format it (***please make sure you format it, but not just delete all contents on it)
2. find the ROM image you would like to use, normally namede RUU_Sign.nbh, and rename it to "KAISIMG.nbh"
3. Plug the card into the phone, then enter boot loader mode by pressing down the Power and Camera buttons simultaneously, and using the stylus at the same time to press the RESET button at the left side. Continue pressing the two buttons for a few seconds after pressing and releasing the reset button until the bootloader screen appears. (taken from Wiki)
4. You will first see a tri-color screen then the information on the card. Press power button to start flashing.
5. After all these are done, press the reset button located at the bottom of the phone to reset the device.
DISCLAIMER
I take no responsiblity for any conflict, fault, or damage caused by this flashing procedure. No warranties of any kind are given.
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Dear I Have an XDA Atom Life Its Stuck on Logo.
Can You Tell Me How To Flash Via Memory Card.
Bcoz Phone System Is Not Match As Per Your Post .
WBR
Bluffmaster

bluffmaster said:
Dear I Have an XDA Atom Life Its Stuck on Logo.
Can You Tell Me How To Flash Via Memory Card.
Bcoz Phone System Is Not Match As Per Your Post .
WBR
Bluffmaster
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His quote "DISCLAIMER
I take no responsiblity for any conflict, fault, or damage caused by this flashing procedure. No warranties of any kind are given."
and why would you try something in a Kaiser post for your ATOM? Not quite the same phone.

vip_snoopy said:
1. Get a 128MB MicroSD card (or whatever size you like) and format it (***please make sure you format it, but not just delete all contents on it)
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Just to clarify this step, for those who may be confused (like I was):
You can format the card using Windows XP and just select "quick format". That was enough to get this process working for me.
To the original author: THANKS! This process allowed me to flash here @ work, where USB flashing fails due to firewall software we have to run.
-Brett.

A couple of shortcuts
1. This will work with any card that's formatted with FAT32. It doesn't need to be blank or freshly formatted. Flashing won't affect (or be affected by) the other data that's on the card.
2. You don't need to use the stylus to start the process. Start with the device off - all the way off. Then press the power and camera buttons at the same time and you should go right into the boot loader.
One last thing. When the update completes you'll see "Update Complete" and "UPDATE SUCCESS". At that point none of the keys work. You will need to do a reset with the stylus. My first flash, I let this screen sit a long time before I was sure that the flash had completed. No need.

Is there a way to flash to an OEM rom with the card? Otherwise, I'll have to wait until tonight.
Thanks.

hi plz help me
i flashed sum touchit rom to my phone and im just stuck in wot i think is bootloader mode
its shows on the tri colour screen
IPL: 3.04.0001
SPL: 1.11.0000
plz help me im ready to make dontations to whoever can fix this problem
HEEEEEEEELLLLLPPPPPPPP

I too am having the same problem. It just sits at the tri-coloured screen basically saying either "Serial" or "USB" (depending if its still connected to the 'puter).
Any ideas how to solve this one? I have the microsd card freshly formatted FAT32 with KAISIMG.NBH clearing sitting on the root of the storage card.
Seems like it's waiting a file to be transferred via USB or some other connectivity method rather than looking on the MicroSD card.

i am ...
really stuck i need sum1s help badly.. plzplzplzplzplz

Upgrading to 6.1

Hi,
I'm sorry about this post but there seems to be an anormous amount of information which doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
All I want to do is upgrade my palm treo 750 from win5.0 to 6.1.
I've downloaded the rom but it doesn't upgarade. So I need to figure out a way to flash this phone so it can be upgraded to any roms.
I have tried the Cheetahunlocker which doens't work. It gets stuck on 0% then times out.
Could someone please give me some basic instructions on the best way to do this on the treo.
I've done this on the TYTN2 whith no issues however on this phone, it seems to be a lot harder.
Thanks in advance.

Your device needs to be unlocked. You can do this by calling ATT and getting unlock code or by using Magic_Unlocker.
search
Also you will need to have the HardSPL installed which is Step 1 only of the CheetahUnlocker
I just did it yesterday so I know it works.
After you get the phone unlocked, name the ROM .nbh file CHEEIMG.nbh and then put it on the SD card
The start the CheetahUnlocker process as it enters the HardSPL process it will go ahead and run the CHEEIMG file and flash your ROM
(it works ! ) DON"T CHANGE THE RADIO !!!!
After doing that be sure and reclaim your ROM space - search web for Removing Ext ROM and do that process, hard reset and you are ready to go
Takes about 15 min!

jcrompton said:
After you get the phone unlocked, name the ROM .nbh file CHEEIMG.nbh and then put it on the SD card
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Thanks for your info.
sigh..
The rom is an exe file...
I downloaded 7-zip, extracted the rom to a folder.
Looking through it, I am unable find the ROM.nbh file!
CHEEMING.nbh is already there..
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.

artii said:
Thanks for your info.
sigh..
The rom is an exe file...
I downloaded 7-zip, extracted the rom to a folder.
Looking through it, I am unable find the ROM.nbh file!
CHEEMING.nbh is already there..
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.
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Sorry I forgot it was already named CHEEIMG.nbh -- just use it like I said above.
Copy it to the SD card, put the SD card in the device and after you have used Magic_Unlocker , connect via Active Sync and start the CheetahUnlocker process. This will start the three step CheetahUnlock process (really all you need is step one which will put the HardSPL in place) as that process fails the CHEEIMG file on your SD card will get flashed.
Hope this makes sense
Bottom line is that you will be doing an SD flash of the CHEEIMG.nbh file but it takes HardSPL for that to work. Step one of the CheetahUnlocker installs HardSPL (that will be all you need of that process)

remember!
THE SD FLASHING METHOD TAKES A REALLY LONG TIME. SO LONG YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S BROKEN. BUT IT'S NOT!!!!
caps with bold and red= great way to emphasize an important point.

Thanks for the info but I'm still running into trouble.
I copied the file to the SDcard but when running the cheetahunlocker, it give the same error at 0% ( error 206) something about the connection..
I notice that active sync turns off when the cheetah unlocker goes to the coloured screen.
Edit:
Also, should I be moving the CHEEIMG.nbh or just copying it to the SD card?
Thanks.

artii said:
Thaks for the info but I'm still running into trouble.
I copied the file to the SDcard but when running the cheetahunlocker, it give the same error at 0% ( error 206) something about the connection..
I notice that active sync turns off when the cheetah unlocker goes to to the coloured screen.
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Did you run the MagicUnlocker first?
Is the CHEEIMG.nbh file in the root of your SD card? Try re-formatiing your SD card (FAT32 important!) and then putting the CHEEIMG.nbh file in place on the root of the SD card.
After starting the CheetahUnlocker the TriColor screen should come on and then it should go to a standard White boot scan. It will ask if you want to flash and you will be asked to confirm by pushing the Power button.
If you can ever get Step One to complete on teh Cheetah Unlocker you should be able to confirm that the HardSPL is installed by turing off Today screen (Red, end button) , then hold the left side button while then pushing the reset button. You will get a tricolor screen that lists your SPL version. If it is HardSPL on an unlocked device and there is a CHEEIMG.nbh file on an inserted SD card it will then automatically go to a White boot screen .....
If any of this sounds foreign to you then you need to familiarize yourself in the Wiki re SD flashing
PS do you have the NetFramework 2.0 installed on your PC? When you start the CheetahUnlocker are you getting the Treo device confirmation to install the 2 boot exe files that let the Treo go to the boot screen (you have to answer yes to both of these) - are you making it that far?

Yes I ran the unlocker which worked fine.
I formatted the SD card, copied the CHEEMING.NBH to it so it's the only file there.
No I run the CheetahUnlocker.exe , yes to disclaimer , then STEP 1 - I click FLASH SPL, then next, next etc.. I hit Update - next - next then the phone msg comes up asking if I want to run jumpSPL.exe - I hit yes and it goes to the tri colour screen, the active sync dissapears, the screen on the pc stays at 0% and then I get the error 260: Connection, check cable etc..
How is it suppoed to maintain a connection when Active sync turns off?
I did check and framework2.0 is present.
Thanks.

artii said:
Yes I ran the unlocker which worked fine.
I formatted the SD card, copied the CHEEMING.NBH to it so it's the only file there.
No I run the CheetahUnlocker.exe , yes to disclaimer , then STEP 1 - I click FLASH SPL, then next, next etc.. I hit Update - next - next then the phone msg comes up asking if I want to run jumpSPL.exe - I hit yes and it goes to the tri colour screen, the active sync dissapears, the screen on the pc stays at 0% and then I get the error 260: Connection, check cable etc..
How is it suppoed to maintain a connection when Active sync turns off?
I did check and framework2.0 is present.
Thanks.
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I'm not sure exactly what is happening in your case but I do know that once a device of any kind enters the bootloader - Active Sync dies - AS is part of the OS and that no longer exists after the bootloader starts, I.e. Windows Mobile isn't really running any longer. the AS connection just gets it started.

I'm not too sure either.
I've unlocked the phone which worked fine.
When I run the cheetahunlocker, it doensn't get past the first step.
Should I be running Hardspl first?

What rom works best with the Treo 750? Link please!!!
What rom are you wanting to use? I have Treo750_WM6.1_WWE_Lite, looking for a more stable rom. Please list some or link them.

I tried both roms
the lite one and the normal one. I must say that the normal one is more stable - with the lite I had to do a reset at least one per day. with the normal version I did not do a reset at all...

Hi, did you resolve this CONNECTION issue? I'm having exactly the same problem.
Anyone?

hey everyone... i have a problem similar to these i think. I'll explain
i've done the magic_unlocker and i can do the 1st step of the cheetahunlocker. treo reset automatically and when i try to flash the rom the trilinear screen doesn't change to the blue screen which is the screen of the rom flash
anybody now why?
i have cracked my head the hole day and a still can't do it :S

artii said:
Yes I ran the unlocker which worked fine.
I formatted the SD card, copied the CHEEMING.NBH to it so it's the only file there.
No I run the CheetahUnlocker.exe , yes to disclaimer , then STEP 1 - I click FLASH SPL, then next, next etc.. I hit Update - next - next then the phone msg comes up asking if I want to run jumpSPL.exe - I hit yes and it goes to the tri colour screen, the active sync dissapears, the screen on the pc stays at 0% and then I get the error 260: Connection, check cable etc..
How is it suppoed to maintain a connection when Active sync turns off?
I did check and framework2.0 is present.
Thanks.
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If it goes into the bootloader then you should be good to go. Both 750s i unlocked did this. However, if done correctly, the phone should go to a light blue screen where you will press the power button and flashing should begin.

na1kkkk said:
hey everyone... i have a problem similar to these i think. I'll explain
i've done the magic_unlocker and i can do the 1st step of the cheetahunlocker. treo reset automatically and when i try to flash the rom the trilinear screen doesn't change to the blue screen which is the screen of the rom flash
anybody now why?
i have cracked my head the hole day and a still can't do it :S
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Are you doing the SD method or Desktop? DO the SD method and it should begin flashing right away after the 1st step of cheetahunlocker.

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.
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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".
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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:
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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).
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Now that you have everything you need you can start:
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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.

radjapost said:
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.

radjapost said:
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.
radjapost said:
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.