Hi,
I am a Filipino and I have an XDA II with
ROM version: 1.66.00WWE
ROM date: 02/20/04
Radio Version: 1.08.00
Protocol version: 1337.18
ExtROM version: 1.66.165
Can I upgrade my ROM to version 1.72?
What file shall I use?
How do I upgrade?
Will upgrading affect my settings with the service provider, GLOBE
TELECOMS?
Shall I wait for O2 to release their updated ROM for Asia?
Please help me. I always get an unexpected hard reset(my fon won't turn on). What is the best option?
THANX!
yes you can... its up to you if you want to wait for the official O2 release, or if the hard reset keeps on bugging you, you can upgrade it using the official IMATE release... but you should save the provider settings and all.. or either that, or call up your operator for the GPRS settings.
just follow this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=10866
Thanx Waxx! I'll try it tom. I hope it will solve the hard reset bug that I've been reading and experiencing. I've noticed that most of us who get unexpected hard resets have ROM ver 1.66WWE. O2 is really unfair for being silent on this topic.
One last question, what will the O2.cab do? Just restore the O2 startup screen? Will the new ROM 1.72 have "autoconfig" program? Can I use autoconfig to setup GPRS and Internet?
Thanx again!
im not familiar with congfiguration... because mine didnt have the auto configuration.. im thinking that youre referring to auto configuration for the asian ROMs for the settings?? if that is so, then im afraid that upon upgrading, you wont have the autoconfiguration option. this is because you are upgrading your ROM with an imate 1.72 (another provider) and it is based on UK.. so i guess no asian autoconfig. if ever there would be an autoconfig button, im sure it would be of the european providers. but i really dont see an autoconfig button.
as always exercise extreme caution when upgrading...when you put in the 1.72 rom downgrading will be difficult...beware :shock: :shock: beware :shock: you might end up having more than you bargained for. :wink:
regarding the hard resets; you may want to perform another hard reset but don't install any programs / apps. run the unit as it is; "naked" and without any new stuff installed. if the phone still hangs then go for the upgrade. if not; well as the thread says it's your choice :wink:
cheers
Related
Hi all!
Well, I have a problem. I am new to upgrading my XDA II, and I blindly jumped into updating my ROM without fully understanding what I was getting myself into. Shame on me, I know. I didn't back up my original ROM, and now I want to go back to the original ROM. Here is what I currently have:
ROM version: 1.52.00WWE
ROM date: 10/23/03
Radio version: 1.06.01
Protocol version: 1337.16
ExtROM version: 1.52.83
I want to go back to the original ROM because I don't have time to reinstall and reconfigure all of my software, but I do have an xBackup on my SD card from before my upgrade. I want to downgrade to the 1.03 USA ROM and then restore from this backup.
I would really appreciate any help anybody can give me. I've been searching for a total of like 10 hours and I can't figure this out. Thanks in advance, everyone; I appreciate your time.
PS> This is the version I want to go back to:
ROM: 1.03.00 USA
ROM DATE:09/24/03
RADIO:1.05.14
PROTOCOL:1337.14
:lol:
Well, if anyone figures this out, please let me know; in the mean time, I've decided to just reinstall all of my software.
If you want downgrade to USA 1.03 then you need to have the 1.03 rom on SD CArd the bootloaded your XDA then only can downgrade, but not sure it work, if you need the 1.03 rom I can send it to you. You must remember you upgrade then go downgrade is difficle.
Thanks anyway, but I've got my XDA II back to where I want it.
[Terence]
From the above you mention you have the original ROM, (1.03) but do you have the Radio and Ext_ROM roms? I'm trying to fully revert back from:
R: 1.52.00WWE
G: 1337.16
D: 1.06.01
Ext: 1.52.83
Back to...
R: 1.05.12
G: 1337.12
D: 1.03.00 USA
Thanks,
Could anyone post all of the original USA 1.03 ROM, radio, etc. components for O2 on this thread ?
Thanks
Terence said:
If you want downgrade to USA 1.03 then you need to have the 1.03 rom on SD CArd the bootloaded your XDA then only can downgrade, but not sure it work, if you need the 1.03 rom I can send it to you. You must remember you upgrade then go downgrade is difficle.
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Please tell me where to get 1.03 rom.
Thank you in advance.
Why a downgrade?
I wanted to upgrade my software.
Can you tell me why are you going to downgrade it?
Did you have any problems?
Thanks for the answer,
Uros
Hi Urosh,
Just wanted to confirm the following problem that happens sometime since upgrade:
1. Radio signal delay time longer.
2. GPRS connecting also take loger time.
3. Sometime not alarm, though soft reset before turn off.
4. Sometime phone not ringing.
Hope that anyone can help me to confirm this problem.
Thank you,
[Urosh] If you are asking me why I want to downgrade, it is because I am experiencing problems with phone signal and battery life. The whole, long story is here...
http://www.pocketpcpassion.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38598&perpage=15&pagenumber=1
If you read it you’ll see others seem to be running fine... It’s up to you, but the upgrade doesn't really seem to 'fix' anything... so its kinda like "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
Alternately, if you still really want to upgrade you should make sure you get ALL the ROM backed up first, so that you can return.
I am already reg. with I-mate as owner of one of it products, I got informations from them say that new room will be avilable soon it is ver. 1.66 for XDA II maybe next few days, and the windows Ver. is Windows 2003 SE
at all when I got the link to download it I will publish the link for everyone, Thank you for everyone published that great support using XDA II and XDA. it was great help to me to came very expert in solving problems to my XDA and XDAII
as my profile say then
i have
RUU 1.66.00WWE
RSU 1.10
on my qtek2020 it came with that
as far as i can tell it's not 2003 SE
specs
ROM version: 1.66.00WWE
ROM date> 02/20/04
Radio version 1.10.00
protocol version 1337.18
extOM version 1.66.140
I published what I already read in I-mate forum, I didn't have it yet ...... by the way all new edditions of XDAII coming with v. 1.66
so Rudegar
as it is getting really stressy to have the latest release... ;-)
do you have any ideas about the improvements with your
1.66.00 ROM over the 1.60.00
Alex
hmm, can you post a copy of your rom?
you can copy the rom with pmemdump from itsutils.
well it had that rom when i got it so i cant really compare it with 1.60 since i went from a xda1
i'll look into drumping the rom
but it does seem to have some auto settings and such for
some phone company
usually the phone company specific stuff is in the extended rom.
itsme:
usually the build number is just the ExtROM right? example, the latest tmobile rom i saw in the other thread had 1.60.36, but the os was simply 1.60.00, and the radio was 1.10.00, and the extrom was 1.60.36
does that mean that IF we extract whatever newest rom that comes out in the future and see that it has the same osrom ver and radio stack, merely upgrading the ExtROM is the best way to go?
I mean i know people prefer to only flash the ExtROM, but that's because they want to cook something up. But what if you just want to upgrade and not waste time with the OS if you see they still have the same number, does it HAVE to come hand in hand to upgrade? Or could you just bypass the others and upgrade the ExtROM and expect it to perform like a real update?
yes, that is what I usually do.
Hi guys
I want to make my O2 XDAII as sweet as possible, currently i have
ROM version: 1.60.00WWE
ROM date: 12/03/03
Radio version: 1.10.00
Protocol Version: 1337.18 (ok who in O2 is a h4x0r? lol)
ExtROM version: 1.60.50
Whats the best ROM to use and what are the benefits?
DT
dumbterminal said:
Hi guys
I want to make my O2 XDAII as sweet as possible, currently i have
ROM version: 1.60.00WWE
ROM date: 12/03/03
Radio version: 1.10.00
Protocol Version: 1337.18 (ok who in O2 is a h4x0r? lol)
ExtROM version: 1.60.50
Whats the best ROM to use and what are the benefits?
DT
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how about adding some honey n sugar to ur xda2?it will definately b sweet...
the benefits are that it will b sweet like wat u wanted n will attract ants also...
which ROM is best for XDA2
before you do anything to upgrade your XDA2, you need to think anout your satisfaction with your XDA2 now.
If your device work well, you won't need to do anything.
because of ROM upgrade is risky your device please think before do anything.
In my suggestion, the best ROM is T-mobile 1.72. you can search in this forum to find topic about T-mobile 1.72.
think before do anything.
What about if you use 1.66.00 WWE and the damn thing crashes all the time? any reccommendations? A few people have been raving about the imate 1.72
My IMate 1.72 ROM is running okay. A few little problems, but nothing that a soft reset didn't cure.
I'm on the T-Mobile ROM...
ROM version: 1.60.00WWE
Radio version: 1.10.00
... with a customized ExtRom.
i-mate ROM 1.72 doesn't work with my GPS Software (Intellinav - Belkin Navigation System)... and it also has bad Cleartype. I-mate ROM 1.66 also has the Cleartype problem, and one of the cleartype fixes some one posted here gave me a hard reset. I-mate ROM 1.52 doesn't have the integrated applications as services advantage so there are less processes available on that ROM, which means you won't be able to run as many applications at once.
Personally, I think I'm going to stick to ROM 1.60 until some Second Edition ROMs start showing up.
Anyone got a 1.60 ROM that I can get? I found that much better than the 1.72 that I upgraded to, but I deleted it..
im on imate 1.72 never had a sd erase nor hard reset have to softreset every few days thats all works great with tomtom3 and BT gps
gaz
Can anyone share with us information on version 1.72 for XDA2: features, benefits, pros, cons... ?
Is worth upgrading from O2 1.60 ?
thanks
There are allready many threads on this.
But to conclude:
If you don't have any issues with your current version: stay with it.
You might consider 1.72 (the Qtek or iMate versions, NOT the T-Mobile beta) especially when:
1. You need certain Bluetooth options (ie serial port protocol) and don't want to mess around with hacks or extra 'tools'
2. Battery life is important
For me these points were enough to DO the upgrade (coming from 1.63 T-Mobile NL). And very happy with it.
Keep in mind that (unless you find a 1.72 from your own operator) you will have quite some work with getting all the customisations right.
One of these days I will post a good working set (no issues in a month holiday!!) of customisations to be used as a an extended rom for T-Mobile NL
i'm currently using the T-Mobile ROM v1.72WWE had no problem with it. the batt life was improved noticeably. I was using the O2 ROM v1.66WWE
as for my bluetooth i'm using the widcomm BT-PPC/PE v1.0.0 build 1400. no problems with it except that it turns off whenever i set my phone to standby mode.
downlaod
i have a qtek 2020 with rom 1.66 and it is doing a lot of problem which version is better and where can i download it
1.72 ROM Editing the Connectivity
Hi, I am v happy with the 1.72 ROM... I have successfully added my local GPRS setting for my operator.
but ... I can't edit my ISP GPRS settings.
In the select network, edit My ISP, the existing connections doesn't show up to allow me to edit the settings. No exisiting connection to "tap" on!?
please help!!
1.72 ROM
i have 'salad rom' with asian flavour(Included 'auto configuration' & 'o2 connect) and happy with it.
rom 1.72WWE, radio 1.17, ext.rom 1.72.900 (main rom by Qteq, radio by T-mobile, ext.rom by edsubsoft).
untill now ;
phone, gprs, activesync, run program, MS BT stack, sms, mms ........are running well. (maybe i am lucky with it)
keep to my salad untill SE come out.
---------------
many thanks to [Krueger] Dr. Stein, mamaich, itsme, edsub...
you are great man.
Most of the post regarding ROM Salads and customizations are beyond what I wish to perform on my device. To dat I have only loaded T-Mobile ROM upgrades that required nothing more than loading them automatically. I currently have the T-Mobile U7K Beta on my MDA II.
Can someone please explain the following:
1. Is there another T-Mobile 1.72 WWE available that I can load, non-beta?
2. I see other Custom ROMs on this site that state T-Mobile. Can I simply load those automatically or will I have to get into country ID, .nbf files, etc?
Ed
Official T-Mobile
Hi. Gratefuled
maybe this can help you : :?: :?:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=11169
ajong,
Thanks for the link. I have looked at that page/thread, but I think what I want is still not available.
I'm looking for an official T-Mobile 1.72 ROM, si I can get rid of the 1.72 Beta, or I'm looking for someone's custom ROM that I can load just like I could an official one. In other wors the custom I suppose would be ok, but I do not want to mess around with opeing the ROM and disecting and changing certain settings. Like I say, it just may not be out there.
Upgrading my ROM...HELP for newbie
Hi. I have been reading a lot of the posts re: upgrading and modifying but still at a lost on how to upgrade my unit. Presently I have a ROM version 1.66 WWE radio version : 1.08 and ext rom ver 1.66.165.
I am planning of upgrading my unit to 1.72 but don't know where to start. Have downloaded a couple of 1.72ROM upgrade but don't know how it goes. Can Anyone help me step by step re: this procedure....
Presently in Manila with Smart as my provider,
Thank you in advance....
Ronnie
Upgrading my ROM...HELP for newbie
Hi. I have been reading a lot of the posts re: upgrading and modifying but still at a lost on how to upgrade my unit. Presently I have a ROM version 1.66 WWE radio version : 1.08 and ext rom ver 1.66.165.
I am planning of upgrading my unit to 1.72 but don't know where to start. Have downloaded a couple of 1.72ROM upgrade but don't know how it goes. Can Anyone help me step by step re: this procedure....
Presently in Manila with Smart as my provider,
Thank you in advance....
Ronnie
I HAVE NO IDEA
Rontess wrote:
Hi. I have been reading a lot of the posts re: upgrading and modifying but still at a lost on how to upgrade my unit. Presently I have a ROM version 1.66 WWE radio version : 1.08 and ext rom ver 1.66.165.
Sorry rontess, :?: :?:
I have no idea about your ROM (bootloader 1.06, am i alright??)
My friends in Jakarta said A LOT of problem about this device if upgrade to 1.72 ROM !!!
They want to sell it !!!
i hope you are lucky with your device.
maybe.. the others.. can help ???.
thank's
I need to upgrade to WM2003SE, but I really read a lot of topics in this forum about that, I heard some people say that this version is good and has no problems, and some else say that it is full of problems. This is my very first time to try upgrading my XDA, I heard that it may become just a piece of junk if anything fails.. so I am very worried about that guys.
So I need 2 things from you:
I need to know if this upgrade worth it or not, will my device die if anything fails? I need to be sure before going ahead.
If the upgrade worth it, could you give me the link where I can download the latest version of WM2003SE that does not have any problems?
Also I will be thankful if you have any tips or things to avoid during the upgrade process.
My device is:
QTEK 2020
R 0.10
G 1337.18
D 1.66 WWE
My carrier is Vodafone Egypt
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=16916
The only differance is the O2 startup image instead of the imate image. Other than that the rom is very good, not very stable, but deffinetely worth it.
PS. If the phone regects the upgrade at the beginning, retry and it should upgrade.
So you mean that this link you posted, contains the WM2003SE that is compatible with my QTEK2020? and does it support my carrier? "Vodafone Egypt" as it is written that it only supports Australian Carriers: - Optus, Telstra & Vodafone..