Upgrading Extended ROM from Imate to TMobile Extended ROM, Easy As 123 Please follow the Steps
1. Get hexeditor
2. Download TMobile 1.60 and extract it to get ms_.nbf
3. Download I-Mate Ruu15283WWE and extract to get ms_.nbf
4. Open Both Files in hexeditor, please remember both files so you will get confused.
5. if you are having T-mobile and want to upgrade to I-mate Extended ROM you have to do the following in reverse.
6. Copy "2d 43 44 4c 00 00 00 00 " (-CDL....) and paste it to T-Mobile ms_.nbf, location "2d 54 4d 4f 42 49 4c 45" (-TMOBILE) , This is the Version.
7. Copy "62 34 34 39 38 64 31 34" (b4498d14) and paste it to T-Mobile ms_.nbf, location "65 38 34 31 37 61 63" (e8417acd), this is the CountryID
8. Save the T-mobile File to c:\New folder\ms_.nbf
9. Include in the New Folder "HimaClearJumpCode.exe","HimaGetDeviceData.exe", and "HimaUpgradeUt.exe".
10. Start to run the "HimaUpgradeUt.exe" and it will start updating your mobile.
Have fun and enjoy your new extended rom.
8)
ROM Version : 1.52.00WWE
ROM Date: 10/23/03
Radio version: 1.06.01
Protocol version : 1337.16
ExtROM version : 1.60.06
Next i will try to update my I-mate 1.52 nk.nbf to T-mobile nk.nbf but not the radio because radio will not work with my area.
Thanks!!!!
Let me try it!
the 8 hex digit number is not the country code, it is the sum of crc's of 256k blocks of data of the file.
see http://www.xs4all.nl/~itsme/projects/xda/xdaii-update-format.html
for a tool to calculate it.
soon an adaptrom version will follow.
a warning though: if an upgrade fails, you may be left with an unbootable device. you can use xda2dmp to fix this in most cases. ( I hope )
also DO NOT consider trying out 'HimaClearJumpCode.exe', it will make your device unbootable. and you will have to figure out how to use xda2dmp to fix it.
Update I-MATE ROM to T-MOBILE or backward ?
Hello,
I have an I-MATE and sometime ago updated to T-MOBILE ROM 1.6
Later on I-MATE released their own ROM update and when I tried to install it, even knowing that it is "lower" version - I got message that "Country Code ID is incorrect" (I am sure it is already known issue for XDA II community )
1. Is it make since to go waist a time and try go back in lower I-MATE ROM?
2. and if 1 is YES, how to change Country Code ID so installation of I-MATE will proceed further?
I would really appreciate reply from XDS developers.
Thank you
Paul
I did test it.
This method not only allow to install the extended rom it self , but allow the machine to flash the full set of rom!
Moreover, after flash the new rom, it will keep the country id of the new rom, not the old rom.
I found the bug, the problem is that the language of the device is reported as 'WWE'
maybe you can change one of the language identifiers in the binary of HimeUpgradeUt.exe.
or as I just noticed. the update tool in the Update.rar attachement in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=4785 has a updated version of the upgrade tool, which does know 'WWE'.
More interesting things :
1.All rom files (extended / radio / ce rom) has countryid inside the files. However if the ms_.nbf passed the countryid check, the rest of the rom will be allowed to flash, even the country id is wrong.
2.If you just want to upgrade a radio that not belongs to that countryid, just rename the company name of the radio rom by hexeditor to the machine's countryid (it is in the first few lines of the radio.nbf),
3. I can't find the country id inside the nk.nbf but it seems himaupgradeut.exe may not regonize a nb.nbf from different upgrade set.
For safe , use the himaupgradeut.exe comes with nk.nbf to upgrade the cerom
4. If you want to upgrade the CE ROM will different countryid, you must upgrade the extended with modified countryid too.
For example, I want to upgrade the CEROM to T-Mobile 1.60 CE ROM, but I want to keep the O2 1.52 extended rom, I have to
a. mod the T-Mobile extended rom's country ID / CRC to O2 countryid /CRC
b. upgrade the moded t-mobile extended rom with himaupgradeut.exe
c. Your device is now recognized a a t-mobile device. Use T-Mobile's himaupgradeut.exe to upgrade the CE rom to T-Mobile 1.60.
d. mode the o2 extneded rom's country ID / CRC to T-Mobile's countryid /CRC
e. upgrade the moded o2 extended rom with himaupgradeut.exe
It looks like very stupid, so we need want a new adapt rom and we love XDA-developers 8) .
1: also the checksums is only verified for the nk.nbf
3: nk.nbf is encrypted, decrypt it with xda2nbftool. then you can see the countryid.
4: I saw that the extended rom, is where HimaGetDeviceData gets the language/country id from.
"XDA developer Itsme" the 8 hex digit number is not the country code, it is the sum of crc's of 256k blocks of data of the file.
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ahhh ic.. :?
killercheung said:
It looks like very stupid, so we need want a new adapt rom and we love XDA-developers 8) .
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I agree with this :wink:
I try to search difference between nk.nbf and the other version nk.nbf, the Qtek2020 ver 1.60 nk.nbf is almost the same as I-Mate 1.52 nk.nbf, but with T-Mobile, it is totally different.
I will still try untill my unit becomes a paper weight, just to get that countryID error. it should be flexible like the old one.
XDA developer Itsme said:
I found the bug, the problem is that the language of the device is reported as 'WWE'
maybe you can change one of the language identifiers in the binary of HimeUpgradeUt.exe.
or as I just noticed. the update tool in the Update.rar attachement in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=4785 has a updated version of the upgrade tool, which does know 'WWE'.
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i get the update.rar from the files of I-mate 1.52.. I think the version is WWE. :roll:
XDA developer Itsme said:
1: also the checksums is only verified for the nk.nbf
3: nk.nbf is encrypted, decrypt it with xda2nbftool. then you can see the countryid.
4: I saw that the extended rom, is where HimaGetDeviceData gets the language/country id from.
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Where can I possibly get this file "xda2nbftool"
Suceed!!!!!.. because I update Already my I-mate 1.52WWE Extended ROM to T-mobile 1.60 Extended ROM, I successfully update all the upgrade within T-mobile 1.60 (nk.nbf, ms_.nbf, radio_.nbf), The CountryID error didn't appear anymore, the upgrade that I done with Extended ROM change my Country ID to what ever Extended ROM I update my device, the countryID is in extended rom(ms_.nbf) , now everybody can change thier unit to whatever update they want.
Thanks for the Help of XDA-Developer Team. More power 8)
another thing I noticed is that the password used for the nk.nbf encryption is different for each upgrade tool version:
v0500 uses password 'HTC'
v0600 uses password '921211'
so, yet another update to my xda2nbftool
now also has an option to change the crcsum in the file.
Thanks for XDA developer Itsme again
Finally I can change countryid of a TMOBILE rom to flash on an O2 Device.
However I found that himaupgradeut.exe v0500 come with the TMOBILE can't flash the rom (It reported MODEL ID error), but v0600 is OK.
I got an XDA2 , it will report country ID error when use TMobile's upgrade utility, but I want to upgrade the CE ROM to TMOBILE 1.60 WWE version.
Here is what I did :
1. decrypt the T-Mobile 1.60 CE image
run "xda2nbftool -d nk.nbf nk.nba HTC"
Because T-Mobile 160 upgrade rom is come with himaupgradeut v0500, therefore the decrypt code is "HTC"
2. Use HEX Editor change the nk.nba countryid from T-MOBILE to O2 (It is in the first line of the rom)
3. update the crc checksum of the nk.nba
run "xda2nbftool -c nk.nba -u"
4. encrypt the T-Mobile 1.60 CE image. Because I cannot use himaupgradeut v0500 to update, I have to use v0600 and the encrypt code is 921211
run "xda2nbftool -e nk.nba nk.nbf 921211"
5. Run the himaugradeut.exe v0600 to upgrade your rom!
I got one more question.
Is that the rom content inside the decrypted nk.nba identical to the rom dump by xda2dump ?
Because I tried to copy a xda2dump version of XDA2 Chinese 1.52 rom and copy the content from address 0x1000h ( Something like D300A0E300F0 in HEX code) to the end, and overwrite the 0x411150h - the end of a TMOBILE 1.60 nk.nba with the chinese rom content , and fill the end of the file to 0x1f80030h with 00 . I can flash the rom to the device without any problem, but it stop in the 1st boot screen.
The chinese is working with the bootloader SD card upgrade method.
What's wrong with me?
Thanks.
XDA developer Itsme said:
another thing I noticed is that the password used for the nk.nbf encryption is different for each upgrade tool version:
v0500 uses password 'HTC'
v0600 uses password '921211'
so, yet another update to my xda2nbftool
now also has an option to change the crcsum in the file.
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Hello XDA developer Itsme, can you send me this file/site "xda2nbftool", because i can not access it here, i think the site is forbiden here, thanks in advance
here are the tools attached
XDA developer Itsme said:
here are the tools attached
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Thanks... :lol:
killercheung: it is almost the same. the decypted file has a 64 byte header, followed by the rom found with xda2dump at offset 0x80040000.
I don't think you can mix roms like you describe.
Related
Hi Folks,
o2 Germany has now published an upgrade to ROM version 1.60.52 GER.
http://hilfe.o2online.de/srvs/DATA/...download/xda_software/neu/xda_16052ger_o2.exe
THIS VERSION IS GERMAN ONLY (ALTHOUGH INSTALLER IS IN ENGLISH), SO ONLY UPGRADE WHEN YOU HAVE A GOOD COMMAND OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE OR INTEND TO STUDY ANOTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE!
o2 kept us waiting for a long time, but it looks like it was worth waiting and some old problems (like HZ-Indicator; Bluetooth etc.) have been fixed (at least they tried to!).
Have fun, any comments on the new version are highly appreciated!
bobpopo
Hi!
when i extract extended ROM image file, it can't be accesed by ROM editor from Wiki.. what's wrong?
now that we have thsi update, the question is: do we get a wm2k3se update and if so, when?
Um... is the language in german, or in english, or can it be switched to english?
First Upgrade leads to "Country Error" - Downgrade
After reading some postings in a German forum I already knew about the problem for those using XDAII with T-Mobile ROM 1.60.00 GER:
The update program won't start, displaying "Country error" (or sth. like that). This problem is solved by downgrading to T-Mobile 1.03.00 (which can be downloaded on the same page as the upgrade). After that upgrade works fine, leading to:
ROM-Version: 1.60.00GER
ROM-Date: 12/03/03
Radio-Stack: 1.10.00
Protokoll-Vers: 1337.18
ExtROM-Vers: 1.60.52 (attached)
Compared to the German T-Mobile 1.60 ROM, the radio stack seems to be improved (from 1.06.01 to 1.10.00) and the o2 ExtROm was updated (from 1.03.27 to 1.60.52). Also some good news for the o2 subscribers in Germany using the XDAII: The Homezone control seems to be fixed -until now I did not spot any problems.
Enjoy (and report bugs)...
HI Is this safe to use on the UK XDA II?
Should I wait until the uk release?
The only thing that I am waiting for mainly is a Bluetooth handsfree profile.
@oliven_99
How's your german... 'cause this is a true german update ;-)
links für downgrade pls
"The update program won't start, displaying "Country error" (or sth. like that). This problem is solved by downgrading to T-Mobile 1.03.00 (which can be downloaded on the same page as the upgrade). After that upgrade works fine "
Where can we download T-Mobile 1.03.00
Pls post the link for the german T-Mobile 1.03.00 downgrade because I also got the Country Error!
http://www.t-mobile.de/downloads/company/t-mobile/mda_2_ver_10305.zip
But remember: Downgrade and Upgrade is in German!
It works
Many Thanks!
Does anyone knoews why the ext. ROM Version 1.60.52 GER can not be opened, edited with Windows Mobile 2003 ROM Editor from Wiki?
Homezone Indicator
Cool!!!
The homezone indicator seems now to work stable!
Well done, O2 Germany
CAUTION!!!
Today I got shocked when I tried to modify the ExtROM and almost ruined it. After the common way with ER2003edit did not work out, I tried to downgrade the ExtROM to 1.03.05 (T-Mobile) with the old HimaUpgradeUt that came with that version.
After doing that, the XDA did not work anymore, just showing "serial USB 1.1". After that I tried to flash my cooked ExtROM (merger out of the latest ExtROM and some other cabs), what left my XDA still without function. Then slowly panic arose and I flashed the latest, complete upgrade (1.60.52) again, what led to a standard & working XDAII.
Now I am happy that I did not ruin the device, but still looking for a way to modify the ExtROM. Maybe it is time for those who really know what they are doing to give a little hint to the masses, how this can be solved...
INSTRUCTIONS: Homecooked (locked) ExtROM with o2 GER 1.60.52
Okay, finally I figured out, how to flash the new version with my own ExtROM:
If you are upgrading your XDAII from the MDAII 1.60 ROM, please prepare your XDAII for flashing by downgrading to MDAII 1.03 ROM as explained above. Otherwise you will get a country error.
1. download xda_16052ger_o2.exe from o2 Germany
http://hilfe.o2online.de/srvs/DATA/...download/xda_software/neu/xda_16052ger_o2.exe
2. download ER2003Edit
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/wiki/ER2003Edit
3. download tool Decode extended ROM below (thanks Jos!)
4. use WinRAR to extract the upgrade files from xda_16052ger_o2.exe (you'll get six files: 3 Hima* and 3 *.nbf)
5. unzip files from Decode extended ROM to a separate folder and add ms_.nbf (from step 4) and run decode.bat
6. after decoding, you can open the file ms_.nbf with ER2003Edit, modify the ExtROM-Files and splash images.
7. after modifying, save and run encode.bat, but only perform the encoding step, afterwards copy ms_.nbf back to the files extracted in step 4
8. now start HimaUpgradeUt.exe and flash XDAII as usual, but with your individual ExtROM
(According O2 this step can take up to 1 1/2 hours!)
This upgrade worked out with my German XDAII with (locked) ExtROM. In former versions of the upgrade utility it was possible, to upgrade the ExtROM only, one just had to remove the unwanted *.nbf before upgrading. But now it looks like only a full upgrade will lead to a working XDAII. Otherwise it will be dead but can be recoverd by giving a full upgrade with all three parts.
I will certainly only be held liable for ruining my own XDAII - what you do to your gemstone is on your own risk. There might be easier ways, please drop a note if you find one...
New splash screen...
Just to make it complete:
While installing the new ROM I noticed that there is a second splash image, which is changed to the old one after executing O2DECustomize.sa.CAB. As I liked that new splash screen better, I have changed it within the cab file and removed some other useless example files.
Just replace the old O2DECustomize.sa.CAB in your ExtROM with the one below or copy to and execute on your XDAII to change splash screen (will stay until the next hardreset).
The RSB-Converter is just a tool that I found while waiting for ages to get a trial key for ACDSee. Take this tool if you want to convert your individual splash screeen to the required RSB format. Find further information on creating individual splash screen here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=3759&highlight=splash1+nb
After creating your favorite splash image (as *.bmp, 24 bit) cut 13 pixel from the left side of the picture and paste it to the right side (after moving the big part to the left). If you don't do that your splash won't fit the screen properly.
Hi all
For those how what to save close to 2MB space in their ext-rom I have a set of updated files
O2_DE_custimized has additional the settings made in
Broadcast_GER
MIDI_GER_reg
O2_AP_DE_20040118
O2_DE
version_AKU1 which you don't need anymore.
removed is O2 movie, spash images, and O2 ringtone
additonal the regfile makes the ext-rom visible and activates cleartype by default.
CameraRD132_GER removed help file and button graphic
ClearVue233_GER removed ads/demo files
regards, Alex
At the german forum "ppc-welt-community" a user reported, that he tried the update with his xda1 an the upgrate worked.
I doubt about this...what do you mean? Should it be possible to upgrade the xda1?
:?
Hey, I found the entry in the forum, there is no way written that somebody actually manged it or was so stupid to try it.
I think it won't even start, as the bootloader are not the same and the UpgradeUtility will (hopefully) not start at all.
There is an upgrade to WindwosMobile2003 for XDAI this is what he writes about, this is not the upgrade which is here talked about.
Alex
Re: New splash screen...
bobopopo said:
The RSB-Converter is just a tool that I found while waiting for ages to get a trial key for ACDSee. Take this tool if you want to convert your individual splash screeen to the required RSB format.
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Tried to convert a *.rsb File and got:
"RSB Version not supported"
is there anything i do wrong or cant the program convert all files?
any ideas.....
Re: New splash screen...
Know that I had the same problem, doesn´t always work. But it is so long ago, that I cannot remember clearly, sorry...
pbelcl said:
bobopopo said:
The RSB-Converter is just a tool that I found while waiting for ages to get a trial key for ACDSee. Take this tool if you want to convert your individual splash screeen to the required RSB format.
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Tried to convert a *.rsb File and got:
"RSB Version not supported"
is there anything i do wrong or cant the program convert all files?
any ideas.....
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Having searched the forum for a straight forward answer to my problem without success....
Can anyone give a step by step guide to changing my device to mda2 uk
at present
ROM version 1.66.00WWE
ExtROM version 1.60.50
the process has been stated more than once in this forum ... plz use the search option ... but in brief, you will have to extract the nk.nbf and ms_.nbf files from the upgrade exe file (using winrar) ... then use the ER2003edit.exe tool to change the country ID to make it tmobile ... then pack the file again and run it while yoru device is connected and synced.
convert to t-mob
I just downloaded file from this site and ran it - everything worked fine (even actually using it with Orange SIM!)
my current device info
ROM version : 1.66.00WWE
ROM date : 02/20/04
Radio version : 1.08.00
Protocol version : 1337.18
ExtROM verion : 1.66.165
Bascially, i need guidance on which/where to download the WM2003 ROM, and also procedure how to backup to SD RAM, and how to recover from SD if there is any failure.
I also need to know what i need to do before upgrading the ROM.
appreciated
Keith
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=14489&highlight=
1.66 is
2003
do you mean 2003SE ?
i think he means wm2003se
Yeah , i am requesting a guide of how to upgrade to WM2003SE
I from Asian, therefore would like to look for asian rom.
my first step is .. where / which file to download.
my second step is know which file to edit
my third is to know how to backup my current rom to SD, also how to recover back if fail
thanks
keith
how to upgrade to WM2003SE
try this link
"Customized WM2003SE Extended ROM - Asian Edition Version 2"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=13795
and this
"Genuine English WM2003 SE upgrade for Himalaya uploaded here"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=13588
semoga sukses
i have seen this thread b4 posting it but the guide is not so clear
i need very clear explanation of how to flash, backup etc
also editing the rom before flashing
added backup link into wiki :
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HimalayaRomkitchen
keithhiap said:
my current device info
ROM version : 1.66.00WWE
ROM date : 02/20/04
Radio version : 1.08.00
Protocol version : 1337.18
ExtROM verion : 1.66.165
Bascially, i need guidance on which/where to download the WM2003 ROM, and also procedure how to backup to SD RAM, and how to recover from SD if there is any failure.
I also need to know what i need to do before upgrading the ROM.
appreciated
Keith
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ur ROM version : 1.66.00WWE, it is WM2003
so u need ROM version : 2.06.00WWE (WM2003SE)
my advice, better dun try the ROM version : 2.20.00CHC (not much review i got)
goto google.com, search "WM2003SE".. u will see this..
en.PDAMobiz.com: XDAII : How to Upgrade WM2003SE
... Topic: XDAII : How to Upgrade WM2003SE, ... XDAII : How to Upgrade WM2003SE. ... (Thanks
to itsme, xda-developer). WinZip or WinRAR. WM2003SE ROM. ...
en.pdamobiz.com/en/forum/ forum_posts.asp?TID=143&PN=1 - 79k - Cached - Similar pages
http://en.pdamobiz.com/en/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=143&PN=1
here's the steps..
PRE-PREPARATION
Backup you own personal data (only data), because this will required a hardreset
Backup you own ROM ... see more
REQUIRED TOOLS
Special HimaUpgradeUT.exe. (Thanks to itsme, xda-developer).
WinZip or WinRAR
WM2003SE ROM
There are three WM2003SE Rom including V2.02, V2.06 and V2.20 Chainease Version available at the moment. According to our experiences, I would recommend you to use V2.06 with Radio 1.18. There are also many download links containing ROM2.06 with Radio 1.18. Select anyone you prefer.
Rom with Australian ExtROM - Special Thanks gave to Sin
Rom with Asian ExtROM - Special Thanks gave to ZeroXtreme
HERE WE GO;
1. Extract Your prefered ROM using WinZip / WinRAR then you will see 6 files and one folder as follows:
HimaGetDeviceData.exe
HimaClearJumpCode.exe
HimaUpgradeUt.exe
ms_.nbf
NK.nbf
Radio_.nbf
2. Extract the special HimaUpgradeUt and replace the old one again in that folder.
3. Stop ActiveSync (wcescomm.exe) via the Task Manager (Ctrl + Alt + Delete)
4. XDAII: Go to Bootloader Mode by pressing Power Button + Reset + Directional Pad in the same time. You will see a "Serial" "1.0x" on your device screen.
5. Plug your device into credle, neglect any usb detection on your PC. Then double click at HimaUpgradeUT.
Enjoy Waiting !! and Good luck
my device info:
ROM 2.06.00WWE
u might need some Extended_ROM for ur own needs.
recommendation: IntelliDial & IntelliPad
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=13708&highlight=
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=14489&highlight=
complete and detailed steps here.....
Hello,
please, please I need help
for flash Alpine´s ROM. I tryied 4 different ROMs for flash my device and always detects "Error 120: Country ID Error".
Flashing by way of xda2nbftools with XOR codes of Alpines ROMs not worked - control checksum errors.
Regards
You should use an executable that does not check country ID. MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe is the file you are looking for. Run your ROM upgrade program. At the point when you face the country ID error under a directory (sth like this: C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name\Local Settings\Temp\A funny named directory) you will find 6 files. Before cancelling the upgrade copy them to another safe directory (after cancelling all will be deleted automatically) and cancel the upgrade. Replace HimUpgrade.exe with the file I attached in that safe directory. Put the alpine in bootloader mode and cradle it. Then run this file (MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe). First it will fail then in the second time it should work.
Thank you very well,
your method is correct.
Now i have:
Radio: 1.03.00
Ext.ROM: 1.11.144 WWE
ROM: 1.11.00 WWE
Protokol: 1337.42
HRomek, is this firmware from I-mate PDA?
voln, no it is firmware from i-mate PDA2 (ALPINE).
that really works. thanks a lot
As I couldn't find a MiniSD (less than 2Gbytes, impossible where I live) I worked on re-flashing my Comet back to the German ROM using USB.
1. Downloaded the Comet ROM + Extended Rom files that Scorpio had placed in rapidshare
2. Executed the DSUU for Atom Life (WWE 20070914) and cut the 12 header bytes from both "FLASH.dio" and "ExRom.img" and pasted those 12 bytes in the German Comet AL1.dio and ExRom.img, and renamed AL1.dio to FLASH.dio
3. Placed the patched German files in the DSUU temp directory, replacing the original WWE files (c:\windows\temp)
4. Instructed DSUU to proceed as normal
5. The deviced cold-booted after finishing and worked.
So, flashing vía USB can be achieved by means of re-using the 12 bytes of both headers (it might be needed depending on the original ROM, to either edit Pass.32 or to hold down the "arrow key" of the PC at the initial stages of DSUU to skip the CID check).
Of course, this has not cured my "Radio ROM" problem, as my XDA Comet still has the WWE Atom Life Radio Rom, which does not work on Comet devices.
I will now work in finding a way (shall it exist) to dump the Radio Rom (I have already got itsutils and executed pdocread a couple of times).
Best regards
Hi
Maybe you can dump the radiorom with haret.
Unfortunetly I have not the knowledge to help you in these job.
You flashed the complete update with replaced files ?
Or did you flash OS and ExtROM only ?
I flashed the complete upgrade.
I did so because I had already flashed the complete WWE Atom Life upgrade, so in my case it made no difference, to put all these extra files back into the device, as they were already there!!!
But if we manage to find out which files affect the GSM/Radio part (and we also find out how to dump radio roms), it might be that we end up with a clear process to update Comet/Life with different ROMs using USB.
P.D.
I did my best into getting a 512 Mbytes MiniSD, but MediaMarkt, Saturn and smaller shops did not have anything so small. They were basically focusing on SD or MicroSD. I think MiniSD may end up as a dead technology.
pepelu456 said:
P.D.
I did my best into getting a 512 Mbytes MiniSD, but MediaMarkt, Saturn and smaller shops did not have anything so small. They were basically focusing on SD or MicroSD. I think MiniSD may end up as a dead technology.
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You can try a bigger card. If it will be recognized, you can flash with this one.
I don't think, that the device will be damaged.
But I haven't test it.
PS:
I played with pdocread and the following command dumps a part, contained the bootloader.
As I said I don't know how to use pdocread to dump a specified part, but maybe this is a small hint, how you can use this tool.
pdocread.exe -n 0 0x00000000 0xFFFFFFFF -b 0x100000 File_out.bin
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I belive, if you can dump the bootloader, you can also dump the radiorom.
I hope you have success to lokate the Radiorom.
If I can help to dump the radio, PM me.
I'm not sure, but if you choose in BL:
(5) Burn MOT/BL via UART
and insert a MiniSD, it appered the messages "couldn't find parti.mbn , amsshd.mbn and amss.mbn.
amss.mbn must be the RadioROM.
Your pdocread command works in my mixed WWE-GER device too and dumps te bootloader.
Trying to access binary partition 1 delivers the following error:
"Invalid controler"
Trying to access binary partition 2 delivers the following:
-- Once again the same dump of the bootloader.
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I also think that it should be possible to dump the Radio ROM, as DSUU is able to report the "date" of the Radio ROM file, whereas WM6 is unable to communicate with the Radio Stack.
Of course, the obvious (not necessarily true) reasoning is that WM6 is trying to use standard API calls that are failing whereas DSUU is accesing the ROM files before going into bootloader mode (when the user decides to execute the upgrade)
HARET fails to dump anything over 4Kbytes with a "short write to disk detected" (it will sometimes not write a single byte down)
Both behaviours may be caused by lack of adaptation to this specific hardware platform.
Regards
P.D.
I really find it unbelievable that the Atom Life has had so little hacking, taking into account that it has been sold by O2 Asia for quite a while, but even looking at Chinese forums (no, I can't speak chinese), they don't seem to be any more advanced than we are.
pepelu456 said:
As I couldn't find a MiniSD (less than 2Gbytes, impossible where I live) I worked on re-flashing my Comet back to the German ROM using USB.
1. Downloaded the Comet ROM + Extended Rom files that Scorpio had placed in rapidshare
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Pls help, where you can have that comet ROM and Extended Rom.
Thank you.
Dear pepelu456,
I got your same situation. Now, so sad cannot repair.
pepelu456 said:
As I couldn't find a MiniSD (less than 2Gbytes, impossible where I live) I worked on re-flashing my Comet back to the German ROM using USB.
1. Downloaded the Comet ROM + Extended Rom files that Scorpio had placed in rapidshare
2. Executed the DSUU for Atom Life (WWE 20070914) and cut the 12 header bytes from both "FLASH.dio" and "ExRom.img" and pasted those 12 bytes in the German Comet AL1.dio and ExRom.img, and renamed AL1.dio to FLASH.dio
3. Placed the patched German files in the DSUU temp directory, replacing the original WWE files (c:\windows\temp)
4. Instructed DSUU to proceed as normal
5. The deviced cold-booted after finishing and worked.
So, flashing vía USB can be achieved by means of re-using the 12 bytes of both headers (it might be needed depending on the original ROM, to either edit Pass.32 or to hold down the "arrow key" of the PC at the initial stages of DSUU to skip the CID check).
Of course, this has not cured my "Radio ROM" problem, as my XDA Comet still has the WWE Atom Life Radio Rom, which does not work on Comet devices.
I will now work in finding a way (shall it exist) to dump the Radio Rom (I have already got itsutils and executed pdocread a couple of times).
Best regards
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hi,
u said that we can flash via usb i have atom life purchased from middle east it have wm5 pre-installed , i entered www.seeo2.com and saw that there is an upgrade to wm6 so i downloaded the file an started the update process when detecting device it says ID ERROR, is threr a solution for this problem , and something else i flashed the wm6 rom via SD i took from temp folder in windows and removed the 12 headers , it flashed nice , but i want from the usb so that i can flash the radio files , ext rom , boot loader ...etc.
thnx
Yoou can find sth here for yr upgrade http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=378616
it didnt work for me changed the pass.32 no use i think i cant upgrade via usb
Try this http://www.myxda.com/xda-atom-life_wm6_oct2007ara.aspx
hi i need hel.. plese
i have a o2 comet and mi radio is gone after rom update mwg... plese scorpio could u help me with the original o2 comet files to restore gsm module, i'll be forever in your dept... i sherched everywhere even on ur blog, rapidshare, google, tryed everi original atom life rom, bu evrithig works with other rosms exept radio gsm, plese help me with the files ... i try upgrading rom becouse batery life was lousy. plese help...
the same problem
ion_plugged said:
i have a o2 comet and mi radio is gone after rom update mwg...
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I have exactly the same problem. Even already try to receive update from service centre... answer was: "we need you device to test and... for repair app cost 100eur and more"
If some one can help us... please help!!!
count me in this list i have the same issue lost radio and imei and i don't have O2 in my country