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[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] gothic13:
Can SoftBank X01HT w/ SPL-1.11/IPL-1.01 be changed from Jap to Eng?

Currently my SoftBank X01HT has SPL-1.11/IPL-1.01 and want to changed from Jap to Eng but not sure if it can be done. I see that a lot of threads point to having a bootloader 1.04 but do i need to have it to flash with JASJAM_WWE_1.20.305.3_1.20.305.104_1.07.03.10_ship.exe?

I believe it came unlocked but not sure, where could I verify this or a link to a prior thread that talks about it would be appreciated.

Thanks siva95 for the link to the file and everyone that has worked on these threads!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] celucables:
x01ht japanese to english

somebody can post

correct procedure to do it?

Gino
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] taicyber:
Hi pof;

Above my question and this new question try to check my device.

here is the message from mitty.

My decvice has not SuperCID? But still flash?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
Yes, you will need to run the rom upgrade twice without disconnecting the device, the first time it will fail and stay in bootloader mode, the second time it will flash the rom. This is the bug in bootloader 1.04 which was corrected on 1.06, that's why you need to downgrade to 1.04, but you don't need a SuperCID device.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Sevenhelmets:
Silly post didn't read the WIKI ignore this
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
In the ExtROM you find operator CAB files for customization of the device, this usally is GPRS / MMS settings and some operator branding (device colors, today screen background, additional apps...)

You can download all available ExtROMs here:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_ExtendedRoms

You can extract some cabs from one ExtROM, some from other ExtROM and make your "custom" ExtROM, this is called "Extended Rom cooking" :)

You can read more about ExtROMs on the wiki:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_For_Beginners

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_UpgradeFAQ

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Unhide_Extrom

The ExtROM is not "tied" to any language and will not change the language of your device. It will install some apps, and probably some of them are in the original language of the device where the extrom has been extracted, that's it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Sevenhelmets:
lol sorry about that POF, you are way too quick off the gun!! But thanks for typing that all out to explain to me :o) Much appreciated.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Sevenhelmets:
Did that, now the device is on "whitescreen". However Activesync keeps telling me it doesn't recognise the device and refuses to connect to it......what do I do?

I've tried to do the "disable advanced network fuctionality" thing with Activesync but I can't even find that option on Activesync.....and I'm using version 4.2.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
Right click on active sync icon ON YOUR DESKTOP, select "connection settings" and disable the checkbox for "Allow USB connections".

Once activesync is disabled (grey icon with an X) connect your Hermes to USB again and start the extracted-bootloader upgrade process... :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Sevenhelmets:
Oh right so we aren't actually using Activesync for this exercise?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
No, the RUU can flash the phone without using activesync.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Sevenhelmets:
Pof I can't thank you enough for being so patient with all my questions. I'll let everyone know how I get along....... (fingers crossed :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] taicyber:
thanks POF for answer newbie question.

ps. your answer is very quick. Last night I started to ask you about

downgrade bootloader with unsucceed so I went to sleep and then

wokeup, surprise!:eek: you still here to reply many question.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
I have been cooking the free unlocker during this night, so I had the forum open and watching for unread comments... that's why I've been so quick :D

You can now unlock your hermes for free:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=282073

Cheers ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Sevenhelmets:
This is the only one I'm kinda stuck on. Do you mean create a new string?

Otherwise did everything else very successfully! Thank you very much for the very helpful guide!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] taicyber:
Mr.POF;

I went to your new post "Free HTC Hermes SIM Unlocker".

Sorry for silly question, what is it for? Now my device downgrade to bootloader 1.04 already. Do I have to use this program?

Tomorrow, I will tell my boss that can change X01th to English so maybe I will have a chance to unlock his phone with your Free HTC Hermes S}IM Unlocker.

:)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
It will remove the simlock on your device so you can put on it any provider's SIM card. It will also make your device SuperCID so you can flash any rom (even in bootloader 1.06), you will not need to downgrade to 1.04 to flash after flashing my unlocker :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] taicyber:
Sevenhelmets

Please read

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=280566&page=9

http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/winxp/xp-lcid.mspx
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] taicyber:
POF;

I wonder that my device is SIM Lock or not? I know just only that my bootloader downgrade to 1.04. If not, can I use your programe to unlock my sim?

thanks again.:)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
@taicyber: Yes, most probably japanese softbank hermes it is sim-locked. you can use my patched radio to unlock it, for sure :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] J.S.:
better to say the patch you have stolen from imei-check...

It's a shame that a cracker like you stealing something pretends it is his work.

And this is a moderator of this forum. Shame on you!

John
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
John, I'm sorry if you don't like the way I did it, as I said I fully disclosed how the patched radio has been developed, I could have shut up and you wouldn't know it's taken from imei-check unlocker but I prefere to share the knowledge so everyone can benefit, not like imei-check team does. My unlocker doesn't use any material directly taken from their unlocker, I've reimplemented a clean solution by looking at how they do it. I know it's their business and they can't reveal the unlocking process, they sure have to disassemble the device and read the flash chips and they protect their unlockers so that cannot be debugged or disassembled, I think it is not fair and you think different than me, so I kindly ask you to PM or mail me if you want to further discuss on it, because don't like to flood a 'technical' forum with moral issues.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] J.S.:
Why PM? WHAT you want to hide?

look in your own postings (the reverse engineering thread) where you say you don't know what the patch is doing, you only copied it into a radio rom.

People like you will make this site go down.

Enough said. You know it's true.

John.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
I don't want to hide anything. Start a new thread appropiate for this discussion and I will post my comments there, this thread was for X01HT japanese to English and our comments have nothing to do with this.

Back to your comment, yes I don't understand what the patch exactly does and I am not ashamed of saying it, I figured out that it makes the unlocking code always the same and the SuperCID part, that's why I posted my comments on the reverse eng. thread, if you or someone else have the knowledge and is willing to share it you can comment on what the patch does. I am curious and I will not stop investigating here, I have started to disassemble the radio with IDA Pro, I am willing to decompile and compare before and after the patch is applied on the radio rom, I would like to know what parts exactly in the radio are being patched over and why, so that the same technique can be reimplemented on other devices, I will patch the three parts separately to see the efects on the phone, etc... I do this because I'd like to know EVERYTHING on the Hermes, and if my investigation can help others I don't have any problem on sharing what I know.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Flipzoid:
Thanks for the summarising the process to convert to English OS. I went thru it last night and successfully converted my X01HT.

A couple of questions:

1) Even if after I copied the Softbank ExtROM contents back, somehow the PDA is still loading the iMate customisations after the hard reset. I still see the HTC and iMate banners.

How do I get the Softbank stuff back?

Note that I don't have issues with connecting. I just wanted to retain the Softbank logos for consistency.

2) For the Japanese keyboard layout, I can only find the Qwerty registry entry. Should I manually create the other two entries under CURRENT_USER?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] vijay555:
John - Pof does not claim the unlocker is his own work, merely that putting together a solution based on work by IMEI-check was the result of his hard efforts.

He asked the other moderators BEFORE posting his results, and I at least agree that as this is a developers' board, development is encouraged.

Reverse engineering is a painful process, and it gives us all insight into how our devices work.

Novel hardware and software solutions can result from our investigations.

IMEI-check deserves 110% credit for making a working solution for unlocking not just the Hermes, but pretty much every phone. I purchased the unlocker myself some time back because I was impatient to use my Hermes.

This board is not malicious, at least while the bunch of moderators I work with are around. We do not want to take money away from other people, but we do want to understand our phones. Pof does not enourage people away from IMEI-check, and he himself also purchased work from them.

It could be said that this solution is a work around based on work by IMEI-check (a hack? a crack?).

If they want us to remove any copyrighted works, we are happy to do so, as ever. However, I encourage Pof to leave his research thread up, so that anyone can reimplement the solution from scratch should it be necessary.

John, Pof is a straight up guy, just like you. He posted the result of his work for people like you and your best friends. I can see that the issue is morally grey, and as I said, I encourage IMEI-check to ask us to remove copyrighted material should it be necessary. But please try to keep your comments reasonable.

Pof only suggested PMing because verbal flaming in the open forum just looks ugly. If necessary, feel free to make a new thread just for flaming on this issue, but otherwise keep the thread on topic.

V
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
Splash and SubSplash images are not in ExtROM, they are part of the ROM and you cannot change them back now, until a solution for ROM cooking on the hermes is found.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Flipzoid:
POF, thanks for everything. This whole exercise to convert to English OS was not just a life saver for a non-Japanese user like me but an educational exercise as well for a newbie like me.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Awais:
thats not good way to talk to senior
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jello_e:
hi mixer soft and pof! i have an unlocked hermes (thanks to pof). it seems the gprs settings of softbank japan only works for the jasjam rom upgrade. the other rom upgrades install fine but the softbank extended rom seems to work only on the jasjam. am i correct or am i missing something?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Shaderach:
can someone please instruct me on how to re-enable the ability to TYPE in japanese on my hermes? i successfully switched to english, put softbank ext_rom on, and installed the japanese language cab so i can view japanese text... and when i type i have the little _,A (sort of) looking thing at bottom center like before, but i cannot figure out a way to change it off of that and to the hiragana "A" symbol in order to use kana...

am i missing something? i made all the registry changes in the first post of this topic and did a soft reset

am i the only one who still wants to be able to write in Japanese? ;) help please!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] thegreycat:
first up, pof you're the greatest!

I got my X01HT this morning after waiting in the Softbank shop for over an hour. I can't wait to get it changed over to English, all the Kanji is making me feel really stupid.

I still don't have the missing 1.04 bootloader downgrade file though... if someone out there who grabbed a copy before the link died could really do me a big favour and send it to me you might just make my Christmas list!! gjdgg604@yahoo.co.jp

I'll let you all know how it goes...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
incorrect.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jello_e:
ok incorrect so... it's probably in the settings.... hmmmm... anyway i'll tinker with it a bit more and let you know how it goes...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shibud:
Im a noob in this world, I buy one X01HT, and Id like to change OS from Japanes to english

I perform the itens 1,2 and I have all the roms and utilities, but the grat probles is desable the usb conection because the os is in japanese

somebody can help me? maybe showind step by step how I make this in Japanese OS?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
3 should be done on your pc. not on your phone. get english activesync for your pc from microsoft usa if you installed japanese activesync by mistake.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
you don't even need the softbank ext rom files to use the net if you know how to create the connection yourself. if gprs is set chap, change it to pap. if the existing connection is missing a password, search for it on this forum. it is spreaded everywhere here.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shibud:
now i have this message from JASJAM_WWE_1.20.305.3_1.20.305.104_1.07.03.10_ship

Error 294 invalid vendor

what is happen?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] logimob:
shibud - this is normal. Run the exe again.

qtotter - how did you get the GPRS working on the other ROMS? I'm using a Softbank X01HT, and I've tried the JASJAM ROM (worked with GPRS, didn't work with Exchange syncing), the Dopod ROM (couldn't even get GPRS to work), and the HTC ROM (once again, couldn't get GPRS to work).

I've tried with both using the Extended ROM to configure the settings automatically, and by manually entering the settings. Neither worked. Are you doing something special?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] kalintri:
Can you stil write in Japanese?

This is a very nice explanation on how to change the Softbank X01HT to English.

My question is can you still write e-mails and SMS-s in Japanese?

Thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
it's simple. you need a japanese language input method such as ms-ime or atok. ms-ime was in japanese wm5.0 rom. atok is a retail product. either way, you'd need to change the registry yourself to use them on english wm5.0.

if you write japanese, i suppose you read japanese. search for info with such keywords as "hermes" "日本語化" "universal" "atok" "ime," and you will get tips.

http://www.yasukawa.com/blog/archives/000336.html
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
what did you manually do to set up a connection? pls explain step by step. many use the connection with devices other than x01ht. if you cannot make it work, there is something wrong with your setting or contract.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
You need bootloader 1.04 but your softbank device comes with 1.06 out of the box, so you have to downgrade the bootloader first.

only when in bootloader 1.04, not in 1.06.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] kalintri:
Japanese SMSs and e-mails on English

Well I don't really read Japanese, but occasionally I need to write a few words. I will try to find some of the ime-s you said, but I have no idea about how to change the registry. Can you please explain if you have done it or if you know how should it be done?

Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shibud:
I already run it more than 10 times and all dont work, the alert is the same, error 294

did anybody have another rom in english? with install by pc?

I have two other ROM but them are not exe files, and I dont know how to use them
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shibud:
wher i give the BootLoader version 1.04

and how I install
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
actually, it is not as easy as you think. you'd need to have a font, ime, some freeware programs. etc. if you do not follow the procedure step by step, you would end up hard reset your device.

the easiest way should be to buy this product:

http://www.mobem.com/products/cestarwm5.php

found some english discussion here;

http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?p=891893&posted=1#post891893
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] logimob:
Arrrgh, thats frustrating. I just tried it again today, and it worked fine. The EXACT SAME SETTINGS were giving me errors a couple of days ago. I really don't understand that.

Now fortunately, now the GPRS is working on the Dopod ROM, but it still doesn't synchronise with Exchange, giving me the situation described in : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=281967

When I try to sync to any Exchange Server or a different Exchange server through the GPRS connection, it sits on "Synchronizing folders", then "Looking for Changes" and finally after a few minutes of doing nothing, it just gives up and goes back to "Waiting for network".​

Have you managed to get it working with an Exchange Server GPRS Activesync?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
All roms are here:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Upgrades

But all will give you the same error until you downgrade bootloader to 1.04 or you have a SuperCID device.

Unfortunately now you can't, you'll have to wait or pay imei-check.

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Howto_Bootloader104
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
if your exchange server requires ssl, i guess it chould be the reason... as i repeated so many times, open softbank is not a normal connection. their proxy server actually has some ports blocked, and many services which need ssl cannot be used over this network.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shibud:
thats imei check really works? is really works I wil pay for this, but my afraid is not work and I not have a refound

remember Im a noob i dont know the reputation of this company
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
works unless you input a wrong ime of your device.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] logimob:
If I couldn't access https:// SSL websites, I would think that port 443 is blocked, and I could understand that. But since I can, that means SSL is probably working, and maybe if i adjust the settings just right, it'll work.

It also makes a connection, and starts talking to the Exchange server, but bombs out. This also gives me hope.

But you're basically telling me that you haven't synced Exchange over GPRS ActiveSync, right?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] kalintri:
Softbank(Japan) - no phone e-mails

Hi everyone,

I just came back from a Softbank office in Tokyo. I went there to see how can I get the X01HT and imagine my surprise when I found out that Softbank doesn't offer phone e-mail for this model only. For those of you who doesn't know in japan practically every mobile phone has its own e-mail address and this is the only way to communicate between different mobile operators with messages as short message service in Japan works only within the same network. I was very disappointed and I think that for now I will not buy this phone because a lot of my friends are using other companies and not Softbank and I will not be able to send them any kind of written messages from this phone. :(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shibud:
2 Things

finally my X01ht is in english, using the imeu check and the procedure of this topic!!

second, in japan the sms works betwen vodafone(softbank) and AU

only the Docomo, not receive this mesages from vodas and aus
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] spired:
sending to Au?

Shibud, what are you using to send to Au users? I converted from docomo and like the others they don't give you an email address--just SMS. And when I try sending SMS to an AU number it fails. Any hints would be appreciated!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] thegreycat:
Katrina, the X01HT has Outlook Mobile installed. You can open a Gmail/Yahoo/Account or whatever and then set up the phone to receive messages from these accounts. It's actually much better than a regular cellphone for me because I can access my Gmail account, my work POP3 account AND use the new gmail account that i set up specifically for the phone.. nifty, huh.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shibud:
about this item

]Install the Softbank Extended ROMs

Get the Softbank Extended ROMs from this page: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...s_ExtendedRoms

Move the contents of the folder to your /ExtendedROM folder then do a HARD reset

where are is the extend rom folder?

I proceed the others earlyer itens and all is ok, but my internet mobile dont work

maybe is it because of I misse the item 6?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] moku160:
Once again I would like to thank eveyone in this post for helping me

to get my x01ht in english. Also thanks for the links that led me to be able to enter japanese input form my english rom. Anyway to simplify things if you want japanese input install this

http://www.asukal.jp/WM5/LetsJapanNo5.zip

then install this

http://www.asukal.jp/WM5/BagojsINPUT.zip

and you should b goog to go.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
of course, you can freely try and hope. however, unfortunately, many people have already tried and reported the same thing.

create another connection with the following settings. this connection below is NOT covered by the flat rate discount, but there is no restriction. you will see everything works perfectly with a different connection.

apn: vodafone

id: vodafone@connect

passwd: vodafone

there are many restrictions with this open softbank connection covered by the flat rate discount although they do not even disclose anything about those restrictions.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] qtotter:
i don't think kalintri really understand what a smartphone is for...

the only good thing about mobile phone email is that users do not have to set up anything at all.