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SSPL using SD card for Kaiser?

I'm new to the Kaiser world but have a little experience with flashing from the Hermes side of things. I used to have SSPL-HERM.exe on my 1GB SD card and would add any .nbh file image to the card, rename it HERMIMG.nbh, then run SSPL on my device to start the upgrade. Is there a solution like this for the Kaiser? I checked the wiki, searched the forums and searched the cloud without any answers. I tried using the bootloader reset with the image file (renamed as KAISIMG.nbh) on my card but I keep getting the "image file not found" flashing on the screen, then it returns to the tri-color screen.
I'd stick with running the custom ruu's but my connection keeps dropping off on my work PC before the ROM can flash. And it's just no good to have to wait until I get home to flash a new ROM, right?
Thanks in advance for the help.

live4vball said:
I'm new to the Kaiser world but have a little experience with flashing from the Hermes side of things. I used to have SSPL-HERM.exe on my 1GB SD card and would add any .nbh file image to the card, rename it HERMIMG.nbh, then run SSPL on my device to start the upgrade. Is there a solution like this for the Kaiser? I checked the wiki, searched the forums and searched the cloud without any answers. I tried using the bootloader reset with the image file (renamed as KAISIMG.nbh) on my card but I keep getting the "image file not found" flashing on the screen, then it returns to the tri-color screen.
I'd stick with running the custom ruu's but my connection keeps dropping off on my work PC before the ROM can flash. And it's just no good to have to wait until I get home to flash a new ROM, right?
Thanks in advance for the help.
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What are you wanting to load, Hard SPL's or ROM / Radio images?
The KAISIMG.nbh on the Root of a FAT32 formatted SD card works for ROM / Radio / OEM SPL's (If SPL override is enabled).
To upgrade a hard SPL (If SPL override is disabled) then you can follow this post from cmonex: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=420683
Ta
Dave

DaveShaw said:
What are you wanting to load, Hard SPL's or ROM / Radio images?
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Mostly ROM/Radio images - I've got 3.29.Hard loaded right now and it seems to be working ok.
DaveShaw said:
The KAISIMG.nbh on the Root of a FAT32 formatted SD card works for ROM / Radio / OEM SPL's (If SPL override is enabled).
To upgrade a hard SPL (If SPL override is disabled) then you can follow this post from cmonex: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=420683
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My card is formatted FAT32 (necessary for the Hermes flash as well) but I'll give a reformat a shot and see what happens. Thanks for the quick response.

live4vball said:
Mostly ROM/Radio images - I've got 3.29.Hard loaded right now and it seems to be working ok.
My card is formatted FAT32 (necessary for the Hermes flash as well) but I'll give a reformat a shot and see what happens. Thanks for the quick response.
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If it is just images, just place the KAISIMG.nbh on the root and then enter the bootloader (Camera and SoftReset) and the SPL will do the rest.
Ta
Dave

I tried to reformat the card using flash format but I keep getting an error saying "exclusive access to the storage card is denied (#31)."
I also tried putting the KAISIMG.nbh on the root and resetting into the bootloader but nothing happens.
Without any further suggestions I'll grab a laptop during my lunch and reformat the card in there, then retry the SD card flash.

live4vball said:
I tried to reformat the card using flash format but I keep getting an error saying "exclusive access to the storage card is denied (#31)."
I also tried putting the KAISIMG.nbh on the root and resetting into the bootloader but nothing happens.
Without any further suggestions I'll grab a laptop during my lunch and reformat the card in there, then retry the SD card flash.
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I use it all the time like this. Just make sure the format is in Windows (not via Resco, etc).
Oh, and I don't think it support's volume labels.
Ta
Dave

Also there have been some issues reported with Kingston 1GB cards not being recognized for some reason. I have a 1GB Kingston and I 1GB Sandisk and after reading the post I never tried the Kingston but the Sandisk works fine.

I formatted my card, dumped the image file onto it, sent the phone to bootloader and still got the same "image file not found".
By some stroke of luck I was able to run the customruu from my work pc after moving to a different USB port, once. Now I keep running into the connection dropoff that I had been seeing in the past.
By the way, the 1GB card I'm using is from ativa...

Must've been the card. I used my 4GB sdhc card with no problems what-so-ever. Chalk one up for Ativa in the these cards may not work for flashing ROM's section.
Thanks for the help everyone.

I have a DREAM, to use my DREAM!!! :'(

Reassuming:
1) Tried to Update to RC33 my new Gphone and Failed!
2) Tried to wipe and retry the update and fail again.
3) Repeat STEP 2 for some times
4) Try to flash from bootloader with RC29 (DREAIMG.nbh) but fail.
5) Use DREADIAG.NBH that say me: 00028002
6) Qmat 4.24 say me:
a) When I click "Get SD Card Serial from Wince Device" on Omnia i900 [Win Mobile 6.1] the Omnia say: "There was a problem with device.exe"
b) If I continue, then click "Save Goldcard Image to WINCE SD", Qmat show me an Error popup that say me: "Done writing SD card to WINCE Device"
Now my phone is still dead.
Any ideas???
Crying...(while wait your answers...)

when you power on the phone, does it go to bootloader or to recovery? did you have the HardSPL installed already? and do you have a micro SD card reader

The Phone goes ONLY in Bootloader mode.
I have the MicroSD USB reader.
I have the original SPL.

kinda sounds like a bad SD card to me -- did you try another one?

ok, go to the thread that gives you the walkthrough on rooting the phone, and get the RC29 or RC7 from there, if your phone was already on RC30 or above then get the 29, if you were on rc8 or above then get RC7. then you need to format your card in the reader to FAT32. then unzip the file you downloaded a minute ago and rename the .nbh file to DREAIMG.nbh and try again. from the looks of it you had a CID error, though i have never gotten one of those so i don't know exactly what they say. try again to flash the .nbh file in the bootloader

I have change 3 SD card...but the Flash don't work.
Say me:
____________
Update Terminated
UPDATE FAIL
____________

Tuba I have tried ALL the US DreaIMG that I found on the WEB! ALL!!!
But the results is the same...
I have tried to use QMAT but don't help me...

rdware said:
Tuba I have tried ALL the US DreaIMG that I found on the WEB! ALL!!!
But the results is the same...
I have tried to use QMAT but don't help me...
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Are you using mac to format the sdcard? Sometimes, at least for me, if I format on my mac before putting dreaming.nbh on the card mac will add extra little files to the card that the phone does not like. Make sure to FORMAT the card to Fat32, then copy the file, then do NOTHING else with it before putting it back in your phone and flashing it. Also as stated above, re-download the file to make sure it isn't a corrupted one. If this isn't your case, sorry for wasting your time.

Have you had any luck?
I also have a bricked US G1 with original SPL. I was thinking of using QMAT to create a goldcard image so I could load DREADIAG.NBH since the one I have must be CID locked / for another CID (I get the 00028002).
Thanks.

I have successfully loaded a DREADIAG.nbh for a different CID using a goldcard image. Now, some stuff in there didn't work as expected, and the service manual if a bit short on info in that area. Also, it seems to work with RUU for some things. I'll have to grab a windows box tomorrow and see what I can do there.

[Help] Downgrading German G1

Hello Everyone,
For quiet some time now I've been trying to get root on my German G1 on RC9.
I've been trying to follow the guides that are on this forum, but everything on here is so scattered D:
Right now I'm having difficulties while trying to downgrade to RC7.
What I've done so far:
Get the SD Cards Serial.
Reverse it.
Zero the first two digits.
Make a goldcard image.
I then formatted the SD Card and copied the RC7 DREAIMG.NBH onto it.
After that, I went into linux to dd the goldcard on the card aswell.
Now...After I try to access the bootloader, it will Load the Image, Check the Image, and then give me the usual "not allow" error.
What am I doing wrong?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Anyone able to help me out?

How exactly did you make the goldcard.img? Did you use qmat or the online generator? I don't think that you need to reverse or zero anything for the online tool...
PM me if you need further assistance in creating the goldcard.

Yes you need to reverse the serial and zero the first byte.
@Bavilo
We need more details to help you. So post everything you did so far. (CID, commands you used to format and to flash the img, ...)

Thanks for the responses!
Here's a little more info.
CID: 03534453553032478021452741008b8a
(could someone generate a correct goldcard.img for me?)
I formatted the card in windows. Fat32, 4096 allocation size.
I wasn't sure on the dd part, but this is what I used:
dd if=goldcard.img of=/dev/sdd
that gave me the correct response. Although the card is called sdc1. Maybe that was the problem?
Also I do not have a usb card reader, so the card is still plugged into the G1 while I'm doing all this. Will that make it not work?
Thanks in Advance

Finally I got it!
I used the wrong node for the sd card. It was sdc....not sdd...<_<
I will be performing the downgrade now. I'll report back if there are any further problems. Stay tuned ^^

Not good D:
"Update Terminate
UPDATE FAIL"
now what...
Edit:
The SD card now seems to be dead...I can no longer format it. So I'll have to get a new one first and then attempt to update my G1 again...sighhhh

The sd card shouldnt die that easily. Try to put the card in your computer and open gparted on linux. You should see the card in the list.
If it doesnt show reinsert your card and post the output of "lsusb" and "dmesg |tail -30".
If you want i can help you in german. My jabber name is k[email protected].

Hmmm...
I'm there now too... I have a german G1 RC9 and struggle to downgrade it.
I used the 2GB card of the phone
Online generated the Goldcard.img
DD't it to the sde (thats the correct one) using a card reader
copied the DREAIMG.nbh (maybe capitalisation?) on the sd
reboot -> not allowed and a red number ->Bootloader ->nothing
Did I miss anything? maybe first copy and the dd? I thought I tried it.. but hard to remember at 2am and fixing the filesystem 'cause I dd't to sda Grrrrr

Ok I managed to root my phone now!
Turns out that the slot for the mircosd card on my card reader was busted...<_<
Also the reason the Update Failed in the first place, was because I copied the extracted DREAIMG.NBH file onto the sdcard using ubuntu. Which must have corrupted it.
The way that made it work was to go into windows, move the RC7.zip onto the sdcard, and extract it on the sdcard. The update passed the first time
Thanks to everyone who has helped me!
Hmmm...
I'm there now too... I have a german G1 RC9 and struggle to downgrade it.
I used the 2GB card of the phone
Online generated the Goldcard.img
DD't it to the sde (thats the correct one) using a card reader
copied the DREAIMG.nbh (maybe capitalisation?) on the sd
reboot -> not allowed and a red number ->Bootloader ->nothing
Did I miss anything? maybe first copy and the dd? I thought I tried it.. but hard to remember at 2am and fixing the filesystem 'cause I dd't to sda Grrrrr
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Using linux do a "dmesg" and check the node name of your sd card. Make sure you dded the goldcard onto the right sdcard. If you still get the "not allow" error, then you're goldcard is at fault. Maybe you didn't type the correct cid?

I finally managed it:
The mistake was:
Most howtos say, after reversing the CID you should add 00 at the beginning and use this to make the goldcard.
WRONG! I just used the reversed String and this finally made it possible.
Hope this helps

can someone genrate me please a correct goldcard?
CID: 1c5356555344202010051c4cd7008c4a
i cant manage to do it.
please help.
thanks.

Treo 750 Bricked or Not?

So I got in this situation by running step 1 of the cheetahunlocker with a CHEETAH.grh file on the SD card. Everything worked (I got OK) on everything but the "OS" flash never finished, just stayed on 90% progress and never moved.
Yes I didn't do a hard SPL, I was trying, but for some reason to hardspl process grabbed a ROM off my SD card and ran with it.
From the various searches I have found that I should get a stock ROM, reflash with this.
I do not have a "Stock ROM" and cannot find one anywhere. Also how would I even flash this ROM if I had it? I would assume I would drop this ROM on the SD card (FAT 32, and rename properly) but where do I find the elusive stock ROM?
I cannot use active sync or anything, my phone with only boot into the bootloader (red/blue/green)
I have an SIM unlocked 750:
- On reset with no SD my phone hangs on the Palm OS progress bar
- On reset + PTT with no SD I get:
Palm Tr
IPL-0.20
Palm Tr
SPL-0.24.0000
- I've tried the cheetachunlocker, step 1, says my image file is corrupted at 7% progress.
- I've tried the athena_unlocker.exe with cheetachunlcoker.exe method, no dice.
- I've tried various ROMs on the SD and none of them seem to go anywhere.
If the answer is "Use your backup ROM", I don't have one. If the answer is "find a stock ROM", where????
I do have another 750 I could "backup" and then use this backup to flash my bricked 750... but how to backup the good one? How to use this backed up ROM to flash the bricked one?
Thanks in advance!!

QuakerOatz said:
So I got in this situation by running step 1 of the cheetahunlocker with a CHEETAH.grh file on the SD card. Everything worked (I got OK) on everything but the "OS" flash never finished, just stayed on 90% progress and never moved.
Yes I didn't do a hard SPL, I was trying, but for some reason to hardspl process grabbed a ROM off my SD card and ran with it.
From the various searches I have found that I should get a stock ROM, reflash with this.
I do not have a "Stock ROM" and cannot find one anywhere. Also how would I even flash this ROM if I had it? I would assume I would drop this ROM on the SD card (FAT 32, and rename properly) but where do I find the elusive stock ROM?
I cannot use active sync or anything, my phone with only boot into the bootloader (red/blue/green)
I have an SIM unlocked 750:
- On reset with no SD my phone hangs on the Palm OS progress bar
- On reset + PTT with no SD I get:
Palm Tr
IPL-0.20
Palm Tr
SPL-0.24.0000
- I've tried the cheetachunlocker, step 1, says my image file is corrupted at 7% progress.
- I've tried the athena_unlocker.exe with cheetachunlcoker.exe method, no dice.
- I've tried various ROMs on the SD and none of them seem to go anywhere.
If the answer is "Use your backup ROM", I don't have one. If the answer is "find a stock ROM", where????
I do have another 750 I could "backup" and then use this backup to flash my bricked 750... but how to backup the good one? How to use this backed up ROM to flash the bricked one?
Thanks in advance!!
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Stock ROM would be the ROM that was officially shipped with the device, either a carrier branded version or Palm's own version.
Since you said your device was unlocked, it could be one of two possibility:
1. You unlocked it by asking the carrier to provide you with an network unlock code or by purchasing a network unlock code from a 3rd party vendor.
2. Your phone was purchased without a contract tied to a carrier so it was a Palm branded unlocked Treo 750.
Which is it?
This will determine which stock ROM you should run.
And ALL stock ROMs are floating around here or some other forum somewhere...
[Update]
Here's a link to download the 2.23 ROW ROM for the Treo 750: http://rapidshare.com/files/173145556/Treo750_2.23_ROW_WM6.rar
ROW=Rest of the World; Official Palm ROM

Great thanks for that, now how to use this file correctly, now that I screwed this up the first time. I can't use active sync, can only get to the Bootloader Red/Blue/Green screen.
Should I extract the cheetah.rgh to SD and do a reset? I don't think that has been working for me but will try again with this different ROM
Thanks!!

Stuck
So I downloaded the ROW firmware from above, copied to MicroSD and did the old reset+PTT button.
The screen flashes with "Loading..." for a moment and I'm back to
Palm Tr
IPL-0.20
Palm Tr
SPL-0.24.0000
What next? Thanks!

SOLVED!!!!
Hey I might have a solution here:
When you format the Mini SD card, do NOT do a quick format. Uncheck that box and do a full format, FAT32, Default Allocation Size.
This took over 15 minutes for me.
Do a scandisk (Right click the drive/tools/scandisk) and check "Fix Errors". This should ensure your SD card is in good shape.
Now copy a good ROM to the card and reset+PTT. The Palm should flash successfully now. If not your ROM may be corrupted.
Hope this helps! It worked for me!

QuakerOatz said:
Hey I might have a solution here:
When you format the Mini SD card, do NOT do a quick format. Uncheck that box and do a full format, FAT32, Default Allocation Size.
This took over 15 minutes for me.
Do a scandisk (Right click the drive/tools/scandisk) and check "Fix Errors". This should ensure your SD card is in good shape.
Now copy a good ROM to the card and reset+PTT. The Palm should flash successfully now. If not your ROM may be corrupted.
Hope this helps! It worked for me!
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Glad that your phone is up & running.
Those who brick their Treo 750 should be able to follow the procedures mentioned here & other related thread to recover their devices as long as the bootloader screen is able to display.

QuakerOatz said:
Hey I might have a solution here:
When you format the Mini SD card, do NOT do a quick format. Uncheck that box and do a full format, FAT32, Default Allocation Size.
This took over 15 minutes for me.
Do a scandisk (Right click the drive/tools/scandisk) and check "Fix Errors". This should ensure your SD card is in good shape.
Now copy a good ROM to the card and reset+PTT. The Palm should flash successfully now. If not your ROM may be corrupted.
Hope this helps! It worked for me!
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i tried that but kept having the same problem....do you think the card is bad????

[Q] HTC HERA100 help

hie i have hera100 for 6 months still dead any solution. plz help when you switch it on now stops at IPL 4.14.0002 SPL 4.10.0000 i tried to change rom from germany to english now device stuck i did not hardspl or uspl the device. when i used rom update utility stops at 2% plizzz help

gold card fails
i tried formating 2gig mmc to fat32 make it gold card by copying heraimg.nbh phone says security not cleared. tried other roms say invalid vendor any one to help?????? thnx in advance

wujun0122 said:
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i 've googled everywhere no answer for my particular prob because this one stops at bootloader and wasnt hardspl or uspl before flashing new rom. anyone help!!!! pliz!!!

Okay. You will need a 256MB or less SD card.
Format it to FAT32.
Place one of my SD version ROMs (one my HERAIMG.nbh files) onto the SD card with nothing else on it.
Boot phone to bootloader.
Use the volumeslider down to select that you want to flash the ROM when you see in the lower left hand corner red numbers counting from 10 to 1.
Wait..
Wait some more..
Press volumeslider down again when it says successful.
SD CARD HAS TO BE LESS THAN 256MB OR LESS

Tribulattifather said:
Okay. You will need a 256MB or less SD card.
Format it to FAT32.
Place one of my SD version ROMs (one my HERAIMG.nbh files) onto the SD card with nothing else on it.
Boot phone to bootloader.
Use the volumeslider down to select that you want to flash the ROM when you see in the lower left hand corner red numbers counting from 10 to 1.
Wait..
Wait some more..
Press volumeslider down again when it says successful.
SD CARD HAS TO BE LESS THAN 256MB OR LESS
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okay thanx for the answer so where do i get your heraimg.nbh will try

http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=349
Any post that has [ROM] in front of it and has my name underneath it is called a ROM Suite. I have about 4 downloads in each Suite.
Two for Herald users and two for Wing users.
And for each user I have an SD version (the HERAIMG.nbh) and an RUU (RomUpdateUtility version).
Now to flash one of my ROMs you need to be HARDSPL'd. Which means that your IPL and SPL need to be greater than 4.xx.xx.xx.
You originally stated that your "IPL is 4.14.0002" & your "SPL is 4.10.0000." So you should be all set to flash my ROMs.. If you're not sure, then on any one of my ROM Suite threads get the HARDSPL folder and follow the directions that are in the folder.

thnks very much, but i cant install those three files into device as the set is stuck at showing IPL and SPL. i downloaded HARDSPL folder to my desktop. pliz help as to how i do it. when i use rom utility says invalid vendor and when i use memory card it says security not cleared, when i change .nbh on mmc says checking sd contents then back to three colors IPL and SPL

Have you tried flashing an original ROM to your device?
Look HERE.

thanks i tried that rom says invalid vendor. so i downloaded HardSPL (Wing-Herald) folder but active sync not recognise device. rom utility says update error. how best can i do it

You've tried the original shipped ROMs from post number #9?

hera100 no solution
yes i have tried when i conect usb device shows usb but activesync wont pick it, i tried downloading itrib rom on your post it stops at 3% the rest they stop at 2% they says update error. when i use memory card says invalid certificates. plizzz help

anyone to help with my hera100 activesync wont recognise but when i use rome utility phone flashes up to 2% anywhere to do it or must i throw it away pliz plz help. thanx in advance

hera100
so no solution as yet for my hera100. is it possible to flash using RJ45 cable???