I Have A cingular Device But My Carrier Is T-Mobile Would Like to change to t-mobile rom so do ?I Hard SPL Flash The T-Mobile Rom Then Flash The WM 6 ROM Of Choice Or ?? I Don't Know Any Help Would Be Appriceated
Thank You For Your Time,
BILL
Read the sticky threads. I assume you have the T-Mobile ROM? If not, search the forums for a link, you'll surely find one that isn't expired since people re-upload that ROM from time to time. You need to SIM unlock, and use hard or soft spl. I'd suggest softspl to start with. I don't know for sure but I think I've read that it is safer.
You also want to find out (I don't know): is it safe to burn a T-Mobile ROM on a Cingular G4, or do you risk writing the wrong IPL/SPL, which can brick the phone? I've burned the T-Mobile ROM on my G4, but it was originally a T-Mobile phone. I don't know if that makes a difference or if they are all the same on the inside. Hopefully someone more experienced can set me straight
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READ BEFORE POSTING: How to tell if you have a G4 or G3 device & how to CID-unlock it
The only visible difference between a G3 and a G4 device is when you soft reset your device and looking at the IPL and SPL version numbers that occur during startup.
G3 DEVICE: IPL/SPL: 1.XX or 2.XX or 2.XX.00X (only two zeros)
G4 DEVICE: IPL/SPL: 2.XX.000X(three zeros)
Note, X is representing a number.
So, how do you go about to CID-unlock your device? First, do you really have to? Well, in one word YES!, in order to install most of the custom-made ROMs from this site you have to have a device that is CID-unlocked...
If you have a G3 device the solution is pretty straightforward. just look here...
If you have a G4 device you have to go to imei-check.co.uk and pay £20 in order to get it unlocked. But you can help develop a solution that doen't require you to pay for it. Have a look at this thread.
NOTE: There are several posts that mention this subject, some claim that using the imei-check.co.uk method will not CID-unlock your device but only unlock the SIM. THIS IS NOT CORRECT! Your G4 device will be unlocked after this procedure.
Finally, never, ever, flash your G4 device with a ROM that is intended for a G3 device, make sure that is either made for G4 or doesn't contain a bootloader. If you for some reason you do, you'll have damaged (bricked) your Wizard permanently...
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Thanks!
Ok, i know how to tell one from another, but what exactly is the difference? is it some technology breakthrough or what?
banannq said:
Ok, i know how to tell one from another, but what exactly is the difference? is it some technology breakthrough or what?
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As far as I know the brand of the chipset is the only thing that's different. It's also been speculated in that due to the newer bootloader present in the G4's they have updated security measures when upgrading...
Hello,
You know if this unlock work for French FAI, specialy "Ten Téléphonie".
Many thanks, soon...
G4 or G3
ipl 2.18.0001
spl 2.18.0001
G3 or G4
Are you kidding me?!! I clearly states in my first post that if your ipl/spl is 2.XX.0001 it's a G4!!!
Yes but it is also possible to have a g3 with 2.xx.001.
So it's a bit confusing.
Anyway how do i determin wich update utility to use?
look at the number of 0
Ok ok... updated my first post to make it clearer
alright checked!
Thank you
i know i have a g4 . how do i get plugins to work must i unlock. all i want is to monitor my cpu, battery, memory and such not real get in to the registry in deep stuff.but i cant seem to get anything done. so if anyone has a good link for plugin for today screen to see battery, cpu usage, and memory. are just some great apps i could use please help
and how do i get themes, and can you uppdate your flashplayer on a mda to watch videos on youtube?
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and how do i get themes, and can you uppdate your flashplayer on a mda to watch videos on youtube?
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You can find all you're answers here!
vippie said:
You can find all you're answers here!
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good answer!!!!! really!!!!!
how to see videos on youtube?....... what program/drivers do i have to instal? this is the question!
Mine even has 4 zeros (2.06.0000)... i think it is a G4 also -.-
Ok, sue me if this has been asked before....I could not find it anywhere. On my Wizard the RED Vodafone splash screen covers the IPL/SPL versions on start-up. Anyway to find out in some other way whether it's a G3 or G4?
Finally, never, ever, flash your G4 device with a ROM that is intended for a G3 device, make sure that is either made for G4 or doesn't contain a bootloader. If you for some reason you do, you'll have damaged (bricked) your Wizard permanently...[/QUOTE]
How to know which ROM is intended for G3 or G4 device ?
HELP !
I tried to flash my Cingular 8125 with the latest ROM not realizing that I had a G4 device. Now all I see is the RBG screen and I don't know a way out.
I will appreciate any help to bring my 8125 back to normal.
Thx
Finally found the rom which can work with the G4 device. I think my phone is CID locked but still it worked. The ROM was 'Wizard love '.
It good to have my phone working now !
Thank you guys!
Can someone please provide the HOW-TO restore back to the original Radio Version, original Locker or unlocker and original software available at HTC. (The files would be enough and a brief walkthrough) - I was able to change to 2.2.61 and it works fine but I am going to sell to someone and want them to have the original ROM so no issues will arise. Thanks for all your help!!
No Takers?
No suggestions?
a little more info please
Need to know what carrier your unit is for. If Sprint then it is pretty easy, but Verizon will require a little care as the files are not on the utstar page and the ones I have for it are untested as I have not tried the rollback.
so if we go to custom rom/radio with an unlocker all we have to do is reflash the sprint rom if we are on sprint?
maskedlion said:
so if we go to custom rom/radio with an unlocker all we have to do is reflash the sprint rom if we are on sprint?
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Yes.. the Sprint ROM's available are complete ROM's with IPL, SPL, Radio, OS, ExtRom, etc. The Verizon ROM's are not available anywhere! Someone over at PPCGeeks claimed to be a Verizon Tech and said even they didn't have the software (which contradicts a user report where they say they walked into Verizon and walked out with a newly flashed XV6800). The available Verizon ROM's namely VZW_2.09_RUU_Signed.NBH is an OS only ROM. It's even got a CID of SPCS_100 which is wrong. IIRC Verizon has a CID of VZW__001.
Anyway, I bricked a XV6800 the other day because I didn't downgrade the radio before running TitanRelocker. The bootloader would not accept any NBH's except the Sprint ship ROM which of course would not load because the Vendor ID didn't match. If you have an XV6800 you should be a little more careful with updating the ROM's since we do not have an easy rollback method like Sprint users do!
Sprint!
Figured it out! Thanks it was a Sprint - Now I feel more comfortable trying different rom's out there...
Hi all, where i can download the touch dual upgrade? someone can post a link please? I can't download it from official htc site becouse i have a branded phone.
thx
Mirrors for WM6.1 upgrade postet for some times here. Please use the Search...
Or take a look in my signature
can it go on branded??
I've been trying to find out the answer to this for a few days....but I get a bit confused with all the answers, terminology and talk of hard spl etc..
so please forgive the question... I would like a simple yes or no answer just to confirm what I think i understand from other threads...
Can the normal HTC supplied update for WM6.1 be applied to a branded phone (in my case Orange UK) without having to make any other adjustments first???
Thanks in advance
thx but i need the italian version..
lordrorthorn said:
I've been trying to find out the answer to this for a few days....but I get a bit confused with all the answers, terminology and talk of hard spl etc..
so please forgive the question... I would like a simple yes or no answer just to confirm what I think i understand from other threads...
Can the normal HTC supplied update for WM6.1 be applied to a branded phone (in my case Orange UK) without having to make any other adjustments first???
Thanks in advance
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Nope, you need to flash the uspl first. Check the sspl/uspl/hardspl thread. It's quite easy, first you put sspl on the phone and run it, then when the phone is in bootloader you flash the uspl. After flashing you can check if it went ok by going into bootloader (check wiki how to do it). If you can confirm that you have uspl, then just flash the new 6.1 original.
There's nothing else to it (it works also on vista). I did it with my t-mobile branded phone.
deffez said:
thx but i need the italian version..
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Sorry so far i know is there no Italien Version at the moment
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Nope, you need to flash the uspl first. Check the sspl/uspl/hardspl thread. It's quite easy, first you put sspl on the phone and run it, then when the phone is in bootloader you flash the uspl. After flashing you can check if it went ok by going into bootloader (check wiki how to do it). If you can confirm that you have uspl, then just flash the new 6.1 original.
There's nothing else to it (it works also on vista). I did it with my t-mobile branded phone.
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Thanks for that...I believed that was the case but there is sooo much info on here it was difficult to get to the bottom of it.
I'm not sure I want to do all that...if i brick it I can't afford a new phone so I might just leave it be.
Also, has anyone actually done this with an Touch Dual on Orange UK? does it work? The only confirmed upgrades i've found are on T-Mobile.
It would be a lot easier if Orange just supplied it wouldn't it????
lordrorthorn said:
Thanks for that...I believed that was the case but there is sooo much info on here it was difficult to get to the bottom of it.
I'm not sure I want to do all that...if i brick it I can't afford a new phone so I might just leave it be.
Also, has anyone actually done this with an Touch Dual on Orange UK? does it work? The only confirmed upgrades i've found are on T-Mobile.
It would be a lot easier if Orange just supplied it wouldn't it????
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Yeah ive done mine, i was orange uk. Works fine. Just follow the instructions.
lordrorthorn said:
Thanks for that...I believed that was the case but there is sooo much info on here it was difficult to get to the bottom of it.
I'm not sure I want to do all that...if i brick it I can't afford a new phone so I might just leave it be.
Also, has anyone actually done this with an Touch Dual on Orange UK? does it work? The only confirmed upgrades i've found are on T-Mobile.
It would be a lot easier if Orange just supplied it wouldn't it????
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Ok i have a UK version Toch Dual wich i bought here in belgium so it was already unlocked since i could use it on belgium networks. Also it is an unbranded one.
I flashed yesterday the new Official HTC Rom Windows Mobile 6.1 wich went all well no problems with flashing. It is a good rom, faster than the previous one. My question is since it is already unlocked can i flash any custom rom i can find here in the touch dual forum ???
Or do i have to do something witch the Uspl or hardspl ??? what is the different and what are the steps to use it with custom roms???
thanks alot
Hi to everyone,
Which are real advantages to upgrade to WM6.1 ?
Thanks a lot
Hello, I just flashed my Fuze with natf rom (which worked excellent), and now I need to return the phone back to att by mail (touch wheel doesn't work, keyboard freezes). I understand I first flash stock att rom to the phone and then put the stock spl back on it, is this correct? These are the roms I found: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Raphael_WM6.1_ROMs
My questions are: The stock att roms on wiki all look like they are for the UK, and I purchased mine in the United States, are these the correct versions I should load? Also, which one do I need to load onto my phone (there's four). And where do i find the spl I need?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
(I scoured the forums, though I'm not all that sure I knew exactly what I was looking for... I'm certain this has been asked before, though I could not find a step by step guide with my specific questions answered, I sincerely apologize for asking again, but I'm at a loss...)
Hyett1 said:
Hello, I just flashed my Fuze with natf rom (which worked excellent), and now I need to return the phone back to att by mail (touch wheel doesn't work, keyboard freezes). I understand I first flash stock att rom to the phone and then put the stock spl back on it, is this correct? These are the roms I found: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Raphael_WM6.1_ROMs
My questions are: The stock att roms on wiki all look like they are for the UK, and I purchased mine in the United States, are these the correct versions I should load? Also, which one do I need to load onto my phone (there's four). And where do i find the spl I need?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
(I scoured the forums, though I'm not all that sure I knew exactly what I was looking for... I'm certain this has been asked before, though I could not find a step by step guide with my specific questions answered, I sincerely apologize for asking again, but I'm at a loss...)
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Visit blownfuze.org and scroll down to reverting back to AT&T for warranty. He has everything you need to download and instructions right there. Make sure to say thanks
I've never returned a phone to stock OS before returning. Do you think AT&T has the time or the know-how to actually check each phone for custom builds?
I just tell them the phone's display freaks out like there is a cable loose inside or something... or a key on the keyboard doesn't work.
As long as you tell them there is a hardware error, they have no choice but to return it.
Hi,
I have a HTC HD2 UK stock O2 ROM 1.72.206.3 (86372) WWE.
I find this ROM really slow and buggy at times and it has gotten so bad that i sometimes can't perform simple functions like making calls due to the sluggishness of the keypad etc.
O2 recently replaced my HD2 because the previous one was too slow it was unusable.
I even purchased a £20 nokia as back up and i have to say it is much more reliable.
Dont get me wrong the HTC HD2 it is a great phone when it works but there are soo many bugs and all the hard resetting and pulling the battery out when it freezes is starting to really frustrate me!
I think updating the ROM might help but o2 haven't released an update to this ROM and i don't think they will.
1)How do i check if my phone is branded or unbranded?
2)Would it be possible to upgrade to a ROM like the artemis in the rom development section if my phone is O2 branded?
If you need any more info ill be happy to provide it.
Thank you for your help!
Its branded. The 1.72 roms are branded versions of the unbranded 1.66 roms (with any updates that came out between 1.66 and 1.72 release, , ,there werent many). Doesnt matter anyway, if you are going to flash a custom, you need hspl anyway.
No, there wont be a problem. Start reading HERE, be sure and read the whole first post, dont just skim it.
There is a difference between branding and SIM locked.
Branding is just the 'extras' that the mobile company add to the ROM. Most of them at best are a waste of space and at worst they slow/screw up the phone. My phone lasted a week with the T-Mobile (UK) branding, just to test that the phone was not faulty. Then It went onto the stock 1.66WWE HTC ROM. Although some of the custom ROMs look enticing; my ROM is doing everything that I need, so I don't see the need to change.
SIM locked is that the phone will only accept that operators SIM card. My phone is still SIM Locked.