[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] dewild1:
Newbie spg

Read and learn.... I came here a first day virgin and F)&@$#@@# up my XDAII real bad. Because I had a sync port that was broken, I had to buy a new one.

I am still working on fixing my old one. :cry:

First thing to find out.. by the imei number, you need to find out where your phone was built. If in Asia, you need an Asia ROM, Australia, an Australian ROM, etc.

I bought a Chinese XDAII replacement from Ebay, again, from ignorance.

I had to try some Chinese translated to English ROM and then I think I finally installed a Asia ROM after I learned how to open the ROM and change the country ID etc and most recently I am sure I installed an Asia ROM from http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=16880&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=125 that is a blend of the good parts of the XDAIIs WME2003 SE and the bluetooth from an XDAIIi etc..

Now some may argue that once it is a Chinese ROM, you have to stick with it... Maybe I got lucky, maybe I own a time bomb?? :shock: :?:

These guys and girls here are incredibly smart and helpful.. If I was rich I would show them my gratitude.

1. Yes, if you get the right ROM, you will get more stability, features and speed!

If you phone is an Asia phone, I suggest you wait for the Dr. in the post above to solve the hands-free issue and use that one. It is by far the fastest, most bluetooth stable, I have tried.

2. It depends upon your boot loader... If you have version 1.5 or something like that, no, you can not downgrade. If you have version 1.6 or something like that, you can bounce around but never back to 1.5.. Do not worry about it, these ROM's are better.. Go forward, do not be afraid.

3. Yes, even if your PC locks up in the middle and leaves your phone in a state of brokenness, you can "try flashing in Bootloader .. hold the Power Button + Directional Pad + Reset Button .. put it in the cradle .. dont worry about the ActiveSync the computer will recognize/detect it anyway then run HimaUpgradeUt.exe..

if doesnt work try to hold power button + directional Pad + green button + reset button .. then wait for 1 minute then press and hold power button and reset button .. then try to flash again .. thats it.. but usually the first one do the trick"

I have tried this a little but I am not sure if the guys who fixed my XDAII at www.ppctechs.com were able to fix my on/off button. If this works, with the on/off button fixed and my sync port fixed, my once dead XDAII could become alive again. :D

Bottom line, as long as your hardware is good, no matter what, the infomation and people here can help you fix it.

Most importantly, before you do jack sh*#, back up any third party programs, data files or any personal information or anything else you want or need. A ROM upgrade is much different that a PC upgrade. In the PC world, it would be like an unconditional format and a ghost image being written to your PC. Keep in mind you will have to reinstall any third party programs and to save you time, use the link and info below to do a backup in "upgrade" mode with Sprite backup. As for the Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Notes, these synchronize through Outlook 2002 or above very nicely. Make sure you have done that before you do a ROM upgrade. After the ROM upgrade, sync and it will all be on the new OS.

For easy back ups, I suggest www.spritesoftware.com . If you have a bunch of software installed on your current ROM use sprite back up after you read this http://spritesoftware.smirnov.hosting.co.nz/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1370 to learn how to do an upgrade back up. Then use sprite backup to back up to your PC everyday and to your SD card everyday. You can set a schedule for your SD card back up and set it to make the back up in an EXE form for easy restores without having to install Sprite again..

ALSO, read this first or Sprite will do a hard reset!!! http://spritesoftware.crmdesk.com/answer.aspx?id=157&back=browse.aspx#p17 After you do a ROM upgrade to WME2003 SE, this will not be an issue.