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I have MDA on T_Mobile UK and would like to upgrade to the latest rom but am confused by so many posts and different lanuages.
Could anyone just tell me
1) How to back my rom up incase of problems
2) How to get the latest english rom with the patch for more memory
3) How to install it
4) How to put all the t-mobile settings back ie GPRS etc
TIA
I have an MDA Compact from T-Mobile UK and I upgraded with the Q-Tek 1.11 ROM doing the rounds. I forgot all about the ext rom, but after I upgraded I restored a full backup I had created using Sprite Backup. I asked on this forum if restoring the backup negated the ROM upgrade in any way, but no-one seemed to know. Anyway, all the T-Mobile customisation came back and there have been no problems since.
AS soon as I can get a proper T-Mobile ROM I will upgrade with this.
hi mate after you restored your backup did you still have the qtek rom on the phone?
Yes. I get the qtek splash screen when I reboot, and if I go to 'Device Information' I get this:
ROM version: 1.11.00 WWE
ROM date: 03/14/05
Radio version: 1.11.00
Protocol version: 1337.42
ExtROM version: 1.01.128 WWE
Hi
Thanks for the reply how did you do the update was there any error messages that need to be ignored?
Also going to use sprite backup later have you got any tips?
Thanks
Not really - the whole thing was completely painless for me. Just follow the instructions to the letter.
Sprite Backup is great - I get it to automatically backup my PDA to an SD card each night so I always have an up-to-date backup.
Is there a trial version of sprite backup of do I have to buy it?
What instructions did you follow would be good to just do the same as you as it work rather than me stuffing it up.
Thanks
scgf said:
Not really - the whole thing was completely painless for me. Just follow the instructions to the letter.
Sprite Backup is great - I get it to automatically backup my PDA to an SD card each night so I always have an up-to-date backup.
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cool whats your phone like now? is it any better?
My MDA Compact is really no different after the upgrade - it would be useful to know exactly what should be better. I still can't send files to it using bluetooth.
Last night I re-did the ROM upgrade but this time I reinstalled all my apps and only used Sprite to restore documents etc. rather than the whole system. I think this is a better way forward, although on Sprite's website there is a section on how to correctly use Sprite Backup to restore after a ROM upgrade - have a look at http://tinyurl.com/dhzrp
I downloaded a T-Mobile UK CAB file which adds back all the T-Mobile settings without the garish pink colour scemes.
The instructions I followed are in this thread http://tinyurl.com/863qt - as you work through you will get an idea of what to do. In there somewhere I seem to remember someone posted a simple guide.
I have a qtek s100 rom buymobiles.net or something like that.
I used the program to hack your own rom for Extended storage - made a safe backup first to keep on my PC, just in case, hacked the ROM, flashed it back on the phone and it worked fine. There are a number of error messages that come up, but they're all to be expected, but do follow the instructions carefully and they'll put your mind at ease.
After the flash, you get 27mb of "Storage" instead of the previous 7mb. I've got a 1gig card so it doesn't make much difference to me, but it's useful, and worth doing at the start so you don't have to re-install everything if you do bite the bullet later and apply the hacked ROM.
The hacked ROM will be a copy of your own ROM, so nothing will change ROMwise, however, I foolishly overlooked the fact that that space comes from somewhere, in this case it wipes out the intellidialer and some other gubbins. I had no backup of these, but forunately it's all stored away on the XDA developers FTP. Someone more informed than I can correct me, but I think the only files you really need to reinstall are the intellidialer. Also squirrel out the cab that contains settings for your network, orange, O2 etc (i haven't found these, they're on XDA developers somewhere bu i forgot where! Drop me a line if you find them...)
Once you've done that - well, your phone is pretty much as it originally was, but with a bit more storage for free. not a bad thing.
I would flash the ROM and then reinstall rather than doing a Sprite Backup/Restore, since the registry will be in a very different state after the ROM flash. However, i don't think it'll do any harm.
Sprite Backup is certainly worth getting hold of, and keep a copy of your backup on an SD card and your PC in case your phone gets 'half inched'.
Hope that helps.
Vijay
questions and answer
Try this site for uk gprs network settings
http://www.buymobilephones.net/smartphone_setup.ihtml
Hope this is hat you were after???
also......pls could you tell me .....
what rom version did you use for your upgrade?
how does the phone benefit from upgrading, in terms of "real world" use?
can you upgrade the storage to the stated 20+mb without upgrading the rom version?
can you use any rom from any country from any model and network or do you have to find an exact match eg UK T mob MDA compact?
sorry for the million questions...i have been reading this site for days and have ended up dazed and confused....
riz- there's a tool that will modify any normal rom to the extended rom version.
Extended Rom provides you with a pseudo "Storage Card" called "Storage". if you check the control panel > system > memory > storage you should have about 7mb. Using the extended rom hack, you will hack 27mb, at pretty much no cost to you; this is very useful for storing backups, installation files, photos etc, or anything that you never want to lose, since this space is usable by you, but won't be lost if the phone runs out of battery at any time (unlike the phone's normal memory, that will be wiped if there's a prolonged loss of power). Although using a big SD card is an even better way to do this, it's useful to get teh 27mb for free if it's available i think.
To get the 27mb, find the tool in the upgrading magician forum to hack any rom to bigrom http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=22582&highlight=anansky+rom.
Then, use the backup procedure described on that page to copy your own ROM from your phone to your pc. (you'll need an SD card and a card reader to do this). make a backup of that file
Then, use the prog to hack your own rom, then flash it back to your phone. Then your phone will have exactly the same rom as it had before, but better. You will lose some of the guff that was there before, but as i said perviously, this can all be downloaded from XDA forums.
So, I heartily recommended this just for the convenience of being able to store backups etc securely etc..
V
thanks for the very indepth instructions... still a bit scared to try it ...only got the phone yesterday....prob wait another hour or so...he he he
thanks again......
hope that link was useful??
any experience on using dual sim...the type you cut up???
I have finally done the 1.11 upgrade and all working fine thanks for your help. I have also noticed theat 1.12 is out now !!! going to wait for some feeback before trying it.
solarsystems said:
I have finally done the 1.11 upgrade and all working fine thanks for your help. I have also noticed theat 1.12 is out now !!! going to wait for some feeback before trying it.
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Are there any notable differences between your old rom version and the 1.11.?? I hear the 1.12 has been received with mixed reception…
thanks
Thanks for the cab settings!
Yeah, I guess you might as well patch directly to 1.12, although it's annoying that there's no update history etc to show what's been "improved"!.
I've just bitten the bullet and ordered the ebuyer SD wireless card (£26 delivered, 50% cheaper than ebay!). Hope it's ok, quite worried about it. But, when i did the Big Rom I had this in mind - although my main card is 1gig, obviously I'll have to pop it out to use the sd. so, I can keep essential apps in the 27mb, rather than feeling cramped in 7mb. Makes sense, no?
V
MDA on O2
Hi there,
I have just bought an unlocked MDA compact but can't get it to work on O2!
Can anyone help me?
Cheers,
Evan
I have an unlocked MDA connected to Tesco Mobile (actually uses the O2 network) and it works fine.
What exactly is the problem ?
Stu
Stu,
Thanks for your reply.
The MDA that I have seems to be unlocked as I have it on Orange at the moment, but, when I put my O2 sim card in it just says that there is no service!
Evan
The only thing that springs to mind is that Orange is on a different frequency to O2 so maybe you need to check the network preferences to make sure that it is set to automatic.
Stu
Hi all, im new here in terms of posting but have been reading for a while now.
I have a Plam Treo 750 vodafone which is unlocked. I installed vodafone wm6 update on it a month ago... but since then i've stopped using the phone due to this:
I'm used to fast systems such as my linux desktop and i was really frustrated how the wm6 interface is slow. Even with few progs installed the phone gets very sluggish and hanging up calls even takes time.
Now here's my question:
Is there any way to speedup WM6 ? or install a custom WM6 that is faster ?
I tried Rest of the World wm6 ROM but it wouldn't install on my phone when i opened the installer it would say not compatible.
Would this speedup my phone ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=345748
What should i do... i really love the phone and its features... but i just want wm6 to run faster so that the phone is usable.
thanks
blip said:
Hi all, im new here in terms of posting but have been reading for a while now.
I have a Plam Treo 750 vodafone which is unlocked. I installed vodafone wm6 update on it a month ago... but since then i've stopped using the phone due to this:
I'm used to fast systems such as my linux desktop and i was really frustrated how the wm6 interface is slow. Even with few progs installed the phone gets very sluggish and hanging up calls even takes time.
Now here's my question:
Is there any way to speedup WM6 ? or install a custom WM6 that is faster ?
I tried Rest of the World wm6 ROM but it wouldn't install on my phone when i opened the installer it would say not compatible.
Would this speedup my phone ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=345748
What should i do... i really love the phone and its features... but i just want wm6 to run faster so that the phone is usable.
thanks
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Got it right mate! Nice research!
can anyone please help me install "WM6 AKU0.7.0 WWE Cooked ROM Lite"...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=345748
I've never done something like this before and have no idea how to begin.. I can't find any guides only random text throughout the posts so i don't know what applies to me and what doesn't. I'm really worried about damaging my phone by doing something stupid.
My Phone:
750v from vodafone UK with vodafone wm6... but it was unlocked by previous owner... since i can use it on other phone providers in other countries. I have usb cable and 1Gig microSD.
The installation notes of the rom say i need to install Hard-SPL then flash radio then flash OS. Now for Hard-SPL do i need to install it if my phone is unlocked because i read some confusing posts there... then what is a radio flash do i need to do that ? how does it affect radio...
then after that i need KaiserCustomRUU.exe to flash the rom... i only found a post about CustomRUU with "RUUWrapper.zip" is that the same thing... sorry but i'm really confused and need someone to guide me through the process for my first time if possible.
You are ready to go. Download the ROM from Chaimd on the 750 Upgrading thread, rename it to CHEEIMG.nbh (the ROM file name the 750 expects to see) and copy it to the root of your miniSD card.
Insert the miniSD card, hold down the bottom right button on the side while you do a reset and the bootloader will start. And away you go.
Make sure you backup (backup program is best) all your data - it starts you out with fresh device and default settings. ROM works perfectly - fast and lots of extra storage.
txzman said:
You are ready to go. Download the ROM from Chaimd on the 750 Upgrading thread, rename it to CHEEIMG.nbh (the ROM file name the 750 expects to see) and copy it to the root of your miniSD card.
Insert the miniSD card, hold down the bottom right button on the side while you do a reset and the bootloader will start. And away you go.
Make sure you backup (backup program is best) all your data - it starts you out with fresh device and default settings. ROM works perfectly - fast and lots of extra storage.
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Thanks txzman for the info. But just to be sure i understand... you're saying i don't need to install Hard-SPL from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334100&page=1
Nor do i need to flash the radio ?
UPDATE:
ok i didn't install Hard-SPL or flash the radio.
I tried to install the rom straight away... i put the ROM on my memory card root and renamed it, then did the reset with sidebutton...and i got to the wierd colors screen and nothing happenes after that.
It says on the screen:
Palm Tr
IPL-0.20
Palm Tr
SPL-0.24.0000
In the end nothing happens... this method doesnt work. i tried using KaiserRUU.exe update method but also that doesn't work it gives me and "Error [260]: Connection" even though activesync is connected... please tell me what i can do to install this rom.
i posted the question in the thread for the cooked rom. i guess this is not the right place to ask thus no one is replying.
sd needs to be formatted fat32 - re-format card to fat32, re-copy cheeimg and try again. Google or search here for the available formatting apps.
INSTALL HARD-SPL FIRST....
i can't stress this enough...
blip said:
Thanks txzman for the info. But just to be sure i understand... you're saying i don't need to install Hard-SPL from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334100&page=1
Nor do i need to flash the radio ?
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If your Palm Treo is unlocked, you still need to install Hard SPL but just run step 1 and ignore step 2 & 3. This will allow you to flash your Treo with ROM's other than your provider as well as modified/cooked ROM's like the one made by Chaimd.
which wm 2005 rom should i get for my unlocked o2 xda ii currently running wm 2003 not se vers?!?!!? i want 2005 as i wm 2006 maybe too slow for my o2 xda ii ?
there are so many i dont understand, i got
C_ShekharAKU3.5c.R40.P24_public from xda delv
Virgy_164864 from buzznet ([HIMA] WM5 3.33a AKU23 Virgy build (16MB ramdisk 48MB pagepool 64MB program)
which one shall i use
and i hope xda_ii_172181_final is my original rom as a back up just incase i dont like the new roms so i can revert back
i heard problems with cant get in to flight mode, calander, phone book, excel bug (fixed?)
i primarily need it for tomtom 6 sat nav, inbox e mail active sync and thats it really... so i need bluetooth and tomtom 6 to work flawlessly on wm 2005
Given how easy it is to flash a new ROM i would suggest downloading a few and trying them out for a few days.
tks ,. can u confirm if i have the original xda ii rom just in case i need to revert back , i can down back grade from 2005 to 2003 (oriignal ) right
which in your experience is the best 2005 rom for my xda ii ?
i am presuming this is best one yet WM2005 AKU3.5 RAMDisk-40MB Pagepool size-24MB for Himalaya
as the Helmi Himalaya AKU3.5 ROM SP2 has issues with mms, tomtom back light?
Can't remember which ROM i have currently installed, fairly certain it's Athers WM6 ROM, think i have the Profesional version with the 64Mb RAM Disk.
Can't answer as to the other ROMs , don't think i have tried them. Also I have yet to try going back to WM2003, happy with what i have so far, just need to get WiFi working via an SD card for completeness.
thanks foir that , i am now running C_ShekharAKU3.5c.R40.P24_public from xda delv
flashed ok
but extrom is blank ?? how do i enable it ., i tried running locker but it says warning will re partition my drive ? ?? ?
Which is exactly what it is designed to do, it reformats the Ext-ROM as useable space. Least that's my understanding of it. I certainly did it. Oh and it only needs to be done once, after that there is no Ext-ROM, unless you follow one of the sets of instructions to put it on the Storage Card.
checking my start > settings > memory > so know i got ramdisk 39mb and ext roim 15mb with 1mb left. so this is now non volatile memory ?
hi all
i have a big problem with this phone.
all work fine, just sd card make me problem
always (both wm6.5 and android 2.2) tell me sd is not installed
i try to flash phone whit wm6.1 wm.6.5, android 2.0, android 2.1, a 2.2 in dual so and in one so but nothing always sd not installed.
i tried whith 3 sd (512 mb, 2 Gb, 4Gb) but same problem
i tried format sd in ntfs, fat16, fat32 ex fat but always same problem
ps. all sd card works fine in the nokia n73
strange that when i flash phone i used rom in the sd 512 mb(formatted fat) and in flash mode sd work.
now i havent solution.
the one thing that i think can cause tihs problem is battery
vendor send me 2 battery whit this value topA160 3,7 vcd 1100 mAh
under the phone i read topA100 5vcd 1 A
now i ask who has this phone to confirm me which type of battery he have or if there are other solution to resolve my problem
my phone link http : //www . fastcardtech . com/goods.php?id=4321
sorry for my poor english
thanks to all for support me
david
anyone help me? please
Hi there,
My phone has the same stickers as yours on the phone and the battery, so I don't think this is the problem.
It sounds to me, as you have tested all the possibilities in a very logical way, that there is a fault with the hardware, possibly in the chip that controls the SDcard. It seems that it does not respond when the opperating system checks its status. I would guess that the driver used by the flashing software is a very simple one with no timeout.
The only answer I have is to try to get it repaired or replaced under warranty, as it is obviously a problem that is far deeper than the software.
Sorry I can't be of any more help,
AD.
10x a lot for your replay
the strange thing is that when i flash phone sd card work fine because i put rom in the sd card...very strange -.-
vendor tell me that he will send me another rom to resolve driver problem. but i think that there not resolve my problem
alternatively he told me to send phone under warranty for repair or excahange phone.
another question
my 2 batteries in standby mode have a few duration 4-5 hours and if i use android market to install application or gps, battery keep alive for 30 minutes max 1 hour
your phone has the same performance ?
thanks again for you precious help
david
With the battery, for me it depends on the ROM, the best for power use seems to be Android 2.2 - second edition. I also find that the calibration can be reset by charging the phone from empty when switched off. This seems to reset the battery capacity meter. Just turn off the phone, connect it to the charger and wait untill the charging light has gone out. It does sound like the phone is unable to go into sleep mode, as even at its worst, my battery lasted longer than you describe - this could be connected to your SDcard problem.
I think that you should return the phone, as I also do not think re-flashing will help.
I hope this helps!
AD
thanks a lot for your preciuos help
i wait vendor's room to view if this resolve problem... and then i send to vendor my phone for replace phone
david
hi
dual OS andorid 2.2 english rom .rar (wm6.5 - android 2.2)
h||p://fastcardtech.gbaopan. com/files/ef0e4209600945c3a9849fc46d697a1c.gbp
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android2.2 single the 4th Edition
h||p://w w w.moon0755. com/down_19_0_0_7_0.html
click on android2.2 第四版（单系统）.rar link
i hope this helps you
however my sd problem persist
i have flashing my phone whit all rom possible lol
i would try to flash whit wm 6.1 but i don't know how flash whit flash.dio file
any suggest ?
tnx a lot
hi all
from my search i found more site from ROM phone
htc
h||p://www .htc-topaz.co.cc/files/
htc clone chinese
h||p://www .htc-topaz.co.cc/files/index.php?dir=ChineseClone_Files
h||p://www .moon0755. com/down_19_0_0_7_0.html
h||p://fastcardtech.gbaopan. com/
h||p://www. solonomi. com/rom/
i hope this helps someone
david
I tried to search for an answer on this, but could not find a way to limit my search to the hardware and software -- and because I'm new, I can't ask the question in the RIGHT thread in the RIGHT forum!
I am trying SD installs of Android on a T-Mobile USA HTC HD2. I have tried AmeriCan Android, which was beautiful, but it locked up after the third or fourth start. (I re-installed twice with the same results.)
Now I am trying NexusHD2-Gingerbread V3.2a by tytung, and it has been great ... except that it goes into SOD in no pattern that I can discern. Yes, I'm sure this has been covered, but as noted above, I don't know how to limit my searches to find WHERE this has been covered!
Here is my hardware/software:
HTC HD2 with 1024MB flash and 576MB RAM.
WinMo 6.5, version 5.2.21892
ROM version 2.13.531.1 (90963) WWE
Radio version 2.10.50.26
SPL version 2.10
SD Card: Sandisk class 2, 16 GB (stock card that came with phone)
No HSPL, MagLDR, cLK, or CWR installed -- just the Android folder on the SD card.
Any help will be most appreciated!
Lots of looks but no replies. Am I the only one ?
Maybe it is the low signal-to-noise ratio. The traffic on this site is incredible!
Bump - still hoping for some help!
In case anyone else is having this problem, I finally found a solution. I followed the steps here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20389084. I don't understand why that worked, but I am enjoying my Android phone!