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Hiya Olipro, guys
I've hit a snag while attempting to unlock my wife's TyTN II - a bit of history...
Only learnt that it was locked when swapping a Vodaphone sim into the unit in place of an MTN one.... the message popped up was 'PHONE NOT ALLOWED MM#6' which after a number of searches led me to believe that the unlocked was in fact locked.
I tried Jocky's method with little success, and after quite a number of reverse flashes etc I managed to get your great little app to run - the snag is that when I viewed current locks, it says that the phone is unlocked.
Well when a foreign sim is inserted or even an MTN one now it still pops that message "PHONE NOT ALLOWED MM#6".
We had been in to the UK with the unit where it worked perfectly but since our return it is a paperweight.
My question to you guys is:
What do/can I do = any ideas of a cure for this malady?
Bump!
No idea, anyone?
Seems I will have to a: Send to HTC (joke, they don't fix them, they lose them here) or b. bin it (dont want to though)
I have no idea what could cause that... if you asked Olipro and he doesn't know i suggest you dig deep in the Kaiser section and if not... ask HTC what to do.. thought they're usually clueless
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i am getting an 8125 next week from somebody who was a cingular customer. he got the factory unlock code from a cingular rep (but he cant unlock it cuz he doesnt have a different carriers sim card). is there any difference if i use that to unlock it or if i use the lokiwiz program i keep reading about??
also, as you can probly tell im new to pda's. to load the window mobile 6 would i have to unlock the CID (which im not even sure what it is)? what are the benefits for using wm6 and is it fully functional on the 8125 (ive read a few posts from ppl that say they have problems). i also saw a thread for making an i-phone skin...is it possible to have both wm6 and this iphone skin? also, can anyone explian what this aku2 rom is?
sorry to make this post, but there are so many threads about the stuff i am inquiring about and hundreds of pages and its just too long to go thru. if anybody can help me out that would be appreciated...thanks a bunch!!!
Other than to say you need to read some of the sticky's in the WM6 forum, as well as the Wiki's - here's a few hints:
If you have a G3 - get it CID unlocked. If it's a G4, you can leave it locked and still flash WM6 just fine - if you use shelltool.
WM6 is mostly cool factor, with a few new features. How many people can say they're running WM6? Bleeding edge, baby, but it ain't without some pain.
iPhone skin - yes, and good luck. I tried it, and it was a slow pig - it looked alot like the iPhone, but not worth the bling. Try driving your car with a painted tarp on it. yeah, right. Can barely open the doors.
As for aku2, no idea. Hit search and check it out.
You got lots of reading ahead of you. I spent 10 hours reading before my first attempt at flashing - and I'm a fast reader.
yea im doing a lotta reading....where is the link to the wm6? i cant seem to find it!
check my sig for all unlocking problems...once you do that worry about WM6..Just check out a section and read up on the roms
tha_dream said:
yea im doing a lotta reading....where is the link to the wm6? i cant seem to find it!
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Don't learn by flashing. Learn by reading. $400 is a lot of jack to waste trying to learn by experience.
tha_dream said:
i am getting an 8125 next week from somebody who was a cingular customer. he got the factory unlock code from a cingular rep (but he cant unlock it cuz he doesnt have a different carriers sim card). is there any difference if i use that to unlock it or if i use the lokiwiz program i keep reading about??
also, as you can probly tell im new to pda's. to load the window mobile 6 would i have to unlock the CID (which im not even sure what it is)? what are the benefits for using wm6 and is it fully functional on the 8125 (ive read a few posts from ppl that say they have problems). i also saw a thread for making an i-phone skin...is it possible to have both wm6 and this iphone skin? also, can anyone explian what this aku2 rom is?
sorry to make this post, but there are so many threads about the stuff i am inquiring about and hundreds of pages and its just too long to go thru. if anybody can help me out that would be appreciated...thanks a bunch!!!
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You can't use it with the cingular sim card beause you don't need it!
You have to borrow a sim card other than your carrier's sim card to apply the code. Once applied, the sim portion of your cell is unlocked for life if you have the right code.
Lockwiz will CID unlock your phone as well. Once successfull with this portion, you can install any ROM or Custom ROM....designed for your TYPE of device.
You are currently running an AKU2 ROM.
Based on your line of questioning, you have a WHOLE lot of reading to do. You sound like you're on your way to be stuck in bootloader mode.
Do your reading 1st, collect all your tools and all you need can be found by you doing the research in the threads. All the answers to your questions are in the WIKI....it's your friend.
This was a freebee....if you're not willing to go thru the hundreds of threads, as you stated to get the answer....use the search tool or stay with your factory ROM.
Remember: This is a Developer's Forum, not a USER's Forum
This thread you created was a waste!
no pain ... no gain....
imho it starts to look like a 3th rang helpdesk here
In the interest of trying to update my phone back from WM6 to WM5 I flashed my T-Mobile SDA (US) with the T-Mobile SDA (UK) image. I now can't get it to turn on or anything.
From reading here I think I flashed my Tornado with a Hurricane image. Is that correct? If so, is there any way I can recover my phone? I have tried getting into the bootloader by holding the power, camera, and the communication manager button, but nothing happens. I do occasionally see the left light flash orange for a second at random times. It doesnt seem to light up when I charge it though.
Did I just brick my phone?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=294444
The simple answer being - it's dead. Sorry about that. It's a costly mistake.
What's the condition of the housing and keypad? I might be interested to buy it for parts. I got my SDA used a long time ago and the previous owner was a bit too rough with it (basically, it looks like poo).
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The simple answer being - it's dead. Sorry about that. It's a costly mistake.
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And a very EASY mistake to make, considering the fact that on the home page of this forum, it has the picture of the Tornado before the HUrricane, yet the tornado forum is listed AFTER the hurricane forum.
I spent many trips here trying to figure out whether the SDA was a tornado or a hurricane. Of course they don't even have SDA is a model type listed there, which is even just as stupid.
Sorry, but this is just inviting people into catastrophy, and it really sucks bad. In fact it's quite fair to say if this were not the case, there would be many less bricked SDA's (Also known as Tornado, but apparently the SDA is not a recognized model here).
See attached image that almost cause me to brick my SDA
Tell me that is not confusing?
Flashing the US SDA with a UK SDA ROM is a common mistake. I know, I did it too, bricking my first Tornado 2 days after buying it! My advice; sell it for spare parts and get another one from ebay. I'm really sorry, my friend, but there's nothing you can do for your phone now.
And please do not advice him about JTAG flashing, etc. Theoretically, it is possible, practically no one in this forum had it done! No one knows how to do it!
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And a very EASY mistake to make, considering the fact that on the home page of this forum, it has the picture of the Tornado before the HUrricane, yet the tornado forum is listed AFTER the hurricane forum.
I spent many trips here trying to figure out whether the SDA was a tornado or a hurricane. Of course they don't even have SDA is a model type listed there, which is even just as stupid.
Sorry, but this is just inviting people into catastrophy, and it really sucks bad. In fact it's quite fair to say if this were not the case, there would be many less bricked SDA's (Also known as Tornado, but apparently the SDA is not a recognized model here).
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You're wrong, those pictures are correct. I realy hate this modern attitude that when people mess up they just blame someone else for it. Yes, getting throught the naming jungle aint easy at times but still, there's no reason to blame personal mistakes on the forum. People who flash need to be aware that it's always a risky thing to do unless one knows exactly what one's about to do. So people need to invest time and learn all the details about a) their exact device and b) how flashing works. It's called personal responsibility.
Hope someone can help, ive read through the posts here till my head hurts and cant work a couple of things out.
Ive just bought a 2nd hand Vodafone branded Treo 750 and tried unlocking it using Cheetahunlocker. I got through steps 1 & 2 and then the program crashed every time after this point so I just copied the athena unlocker over to the handset, ran that and that has worked fine. i cant however run step 3 of cheetahunlocker to flash the radio back to it. Is this a problem or can i carry on usin it in this state ?
Before running the unlocker I did a hard reset and somehow all the vodafone branding disapeared. is this right ?
I'm using the device on O2-UK, what would be the best WM6 rom to upgrade using ?
Many Thanks
Another New Guy!
Hi!
I'm a new Treo 750 owner too. I guess you and I really came late to this party!
There are so many new terms, and so much stuff here, I feel like I'll never learn it!
I can't help much, since I'm only about 24 hours ahead of you. But I do recall reading in this forum that the "radio" modification should be "undone" because it has some bugs in it, and your phone may not be as reliable with it installed.
If I understand it right, the radio mod has to be done in order to do the unlock, then the radio mod needs to be undone.
Hopefully someone will answer you (and me!) and we can join the ranks of the happliy-unlocked!
Good luck!
Hello All,
I do a lot of reading and follow along pretty good so far. I have done the unlock (I think I did) I was able to use other carrier's chip while travel over sea. So I figure that I have unlocked my Treo 750. I was also do the up grade to WM6.1 without any problems.. But now I keep reading the SPL and the IPL posts. So I took a look at my Treo 750, and it show IPL 0.20 and the SPL 0.24.0000. I try everything that was offered in the forum to unlock and reset and all the tricks and tips. Nothing works. The best I got was using the Cheeunlock and it only goes to 7% on my Treo and reset really quick. I seem to remember upgrade once to the WM6.5 using one of the forum members suggestion, but for the life of me I can't do it any more. I went back to the WM6.1 in matter of facts using the suggested method by a forum member. That is where I am at now. The question that I have is that, if I was able to upgrade to WM6.1 and using other carrier's chip. Am I unlock? Or am I just thinking that I am? , also why can I change the SPL and the IPL value? Thanks in advance for all the help, and sorry for such a long post.
O.K. so many views but no reply, but it is all in the name of testing. I guess after I have post this question and recevied no reply, I did some more reading and going throught he instructions over and over again and again, can never pass the #11 step to see the blue screen for upgrade. But I finally did it. The thing I did was to follow the upgrade and unbranded post here till the #11 step and the only change that I made was to included the *.nbh file (which ever one you want to put in.) in the tempche folder in your computer, and it took the upgrade and unlock the phone, change the hard spl and all that good stuff just like the instruction said. I guess you can called that #11a in the instructions. After I did all that I can do the upgrade to the WM6.5 without any problems, and revert back to the WM6.1 without a hitch. So if you guys are having problems doing the unbranded or upgrade try to put the *.nbh file in the tempche, instead of in your sd card. Good luck I am waiting now for the new 23XXXX build WM 6.5 to come out so I can play with the phone some more.
So i have made the upgrade from the HTC touch 3g to this lovely peice of kit! Bought it on eBay and it is currently branded and locked to Vodafone. Here are my few questions!
First of all! The bastard I have bought it off seems to have passworded the device and he doesn't know what the passcode is! How do I get past this little pickle?
Secondly. I understand one of you lovely people have a sim unlock proggy for this phone. How easy is it to unlock from vodafone UK to Orange UK? The guys in the phone shops would charge me £30 to unlock it!!!
Thirdly... can anyone recommend a good ROM to flash it to? I want to debrand the phone but I want the standard (or as close to it) original ROM.
Please go easy on me! We all started out life as n00bs! Any help would be much apprechiated!
Being a noob is a good reason to ask many questions - but not an excuse for such a poorly written post.
Please read the forum rules - especially points 1 & 3.
3. Post only using a clear subject and message.
1. Search before posting
However - i'm in a good mood today so:
To remove the passcode simply hard reset the phone (read the wiki for instructions)
To remove the sim lock look here
To choose which rom you want - please read the rom forum - there are lots to choose from and you will probably want to try a couple before you decide which one to stick with.
Ahh many thanks for starting me off and massive sorry for the poor post! I think i was in a rush when I received the package to get it up and running!
welcome n00b
.........don't worry we all where like you...once
a very long time ago