yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TiDuS-:
Somebody successful for A636? :(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ady_uaic:
hello all. i want to help you. i have a asus a636 and i want to make a dump rom to sd card (i don't have a usb cable) to give it to you. can you help me ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] amavio:
asus mypal a696 bricked

Can anyone please post an .DIO and or other fix to get my Asus A696 back to work? (pref. WM6 engl)

It hangs on the ASUS bootscreen, after an unsuccesfull ROM upgrade...

I can't use usbloader.exe and nk.nb0 file since I have not a USB cable, and I am forced to use a method of recovery that use only the SD card.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] amavio:
By the way, it seems my asus a696 is not even chaging, both on the USB cable or with its proper adapter.

Saying that because the screen with "asus rock solid..." is power off itself after 30 - 40 sec., and initially after the bricking it dont want to power off, so I managed only by remouve the battery (sorry for my poor english, I hope you understand me).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] maquinas:
upgrade wm5 to wm6

hello

i've a asus a636n in portuguese with wm5.

i want to upgrade to wm6.

can anyone help me, step by step.

where can i download new firmware update?

thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Schumi5:
Hi i have an asus a636n and have upgraded to WM6, i hate it with a passion and now my navigation software wont lock a signal anymore.. i wish to downgrade and install windows mobile 5 again.. is there a way to do this? can i format my pda and install WM5? or is there a rom im able to download from somewhere to install?

i tried installin WM5 while WM6 was installed but says unable to install as WM6 is newer.

anyhelp would be greatly appreciated!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] turbo74:
Hi guys, for a632 owners, i confirm it's NOT possible, at this time, to upgrade to WM6;

a632n/a636n roms are quite different from the a632 one..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SebaXXL:
Stuck two in the "please wait" dialog, did anyone find a solution for this?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] supik2:
Thank you everybody, it worked for me. Czech wm5 to engl wm6
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TiDuS-:
hi

i try to upgrade my A636, but when I throw 'Upgrade Tool.exe' my PDA crash "Please Wait...." :confused::eek:

why ?

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] 01234567:
WM5 German

I just have big problems with my A636 (without N). After a few tries to make WM6 work, my A636 will do nothing anymore. Only starting the usb bootmode is still possible.

When I tried to upload my backup of WM5 I realized that my file on my harddisk was corrupt and won't work at all.

So please, if anybody reads this old thread I really would appreciate if you could drop me a link to a A636-version of any language (preferred german or english) here or to my e-mail.

Many thanks!

01234567
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ccorica:
are you sure that anybody in the web couldn't make wm6 for a632?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cmonex:
just grab any kitchen except for NBH build tools, you instead just take the OS.nb and name it DIO

I guess your OS is newer. mind uploading and sharing it? =)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] davidd57:
Help my pda is dead!!

Hi,

HEEELP please!!!

I tried to upgrade my ASUS 632N English version to WM6. Followed the instructions on ASUS hompage. Used a good 2 GB SD card and during the process I received the ERROR READING SD CARD message. After reboot it hangs at the ASUS welcome display.

Don't have ROM dump.

How can I get it work again???

Thanks for any help!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ucraino1973:
Flas ITALIAN

Hi, i have reflash my palm Asus A639.

I've used the file of cmonex.

Where can I find a flash in Italian langauge?

THANKS
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kormath:
I have upgraded my A636N using the rom provided on Asus update site. everithing work fine except the built-in GPS is now gone with the wind. (Or through the window :-(

And these Asus A## H*%$e recomended the frigging update with out any such warnings...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] windoze killa:
Excuse my ignorance but what/where is the ENTER button????

Once again it may just be me but do you mean "Hold ENTER and press POWER 2x and the hold it on the second time?" Or do you hold it on a third press?

Does this mean it will install automatically?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] windoze killa:
Must be someone out there that can answer these questions????:confused:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] windoze killa:
Well I worked it out with help from another forum. Now I have a Dutch version installed. At least it boots now. I tried to install the update but as expected it said wrong lanuage. I tried to patch my updatetool.exe but it says wrong version or already updated. I got a different version of the updatetool and tried to follow the process to update using the patch but the updatetool starts the update and then reboots after about 1 second.

Any ideas out there on the next step????

PS. Has anyone got an English nk.nb0 file??? Preferably WM6 but WM5 would be ok.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Syndicate01:
Bricked ASUS A636N

Hi Guy's

I was trying to flash my pda, half way through it switched off.

Now is not even powering up, is there a way to get it to reboot and reflash it?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] starvik:
Hi,

same as Syndicate01 , was trying to update, and at 4% it said that can not read from SD card, and the screen freezes. I could nothing else to do than reset, but since then the pda wont even boot. Dead screen. Not even with those hard resets (power+enter+reset). I have made a backup of system before i proceeded, but whats the use when i cant even boot it up to write back the old system.

Anyone with an idea or similar problem that got resolved? Anyone still using these old bricks?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] erwin9:
If one wants to simply replace one language by another language, at the same level ...

Apply the method ChiemY in this thread (pages 7 to 9).

Then edit again the .IMG file you just worked out to make it look like the same language as your current PDA install, and do the following two things:

Go to offset 159C, and update the version value here with version+1.

Example with version 733 (02DD):

5532 (159C): DE

5533 (159D): 02

That fools the first check from Ugrade Tool.exe.

But there's a second one ! Go to offset 1F0, and update the value there with value+1. Or anything else, I don't know what this value does, but it worked with value+1 for me, and it didn't create any problem for the upgrade nor the flashed image, version still shows ok after that.

496 (1F0): C5 (old value was C4 in my case)

That's it. I used that to restore my A639N which had gone berserk with the blue screen:

- took the WWE WM6 image from cmonex in this thread (search ...) and applied it using the .DIO method also explained here xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=401850.

- then took the ASUS official french WM6 image, applied that method to restore my A639N to french WM6.

- and now I'm goidg to save my own .NB0 using pdocread so that next time I do not have to go through this complex process again.

Good luck to all on the same track ..!

Erwin9.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rotman253:
how would I know to what language code I need to change it?

what exactly do I have to do ? this is my situation.

My device was bricked so I've installed the EN version from this post.

now it's works fine but my language is Hebrew.

I've downloaded the hebrew image from the asus site but the UpgradeTool.exe is not working , I'ts always says "please connect the device to the AC outlet" (It was the same even when I ran it on the hebrew image(before it got bricked)).

so I've tried to Download other language and use this other lang upgradeTool.exe with the hebrew IMG but still, no success.

how can I fix it?

thank you very much.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] undercity:
ChiemY solution A636N worked perfectly

I've also managed to make a small archive with the wm5c.nb0(russian), usb loader, and a modified update tool that would upgrade to wm6 and english version. I can send through email if someone wants it.(radu.vacarescu@gmail.com)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] altero:
Hi all.

I have an Asus A636N. I followed the instructions from Asus website to update to WM6, but the process stopped at about 50%. As result I now have a brick, with the Asus rock solid screen...

I tried the usbloader, but either I don't know how to use it, or it doesn't work (it gives me error: try to open \\.\wceusbs001 to 002, and then "USB pipe opening error").

The only thing I succeed was to put the Asus in USB mode, where it say "waiting for download".

Is there somebody kind enough to post here all the files (or link to large ones) and all the steps needed to be done for unbricking the device?

Something like:

- download the following files....

- then put this one in C:, and this one on the card, formated as FAT 16;

- then issue this command on a command prompt;

- then do this and that on the Asus;

- etc.

I mention that I had WM5 in English, and I want WM6 in Enhlish also; well, I could live going back to WM5, but what I need is a working A636N.

Thank you very much!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] EF_David007:
used lovers tool version 1.0.2 to update the image to from englisch to german values

connected to the ac adapter

followed the steps from asus and all fine now.

updated english pda rocks.

A636N

thx a mill for the tool and the long thread of investigation which helped a lot to understand the updating process.

thx

David
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jciobi:
It finaly worked

This is how i did it:

1. Download the WWE from asus site (the pda firmware)

2. Patch the .img file with AsusWM6Patch_1_0_2 to the PDA's languge (if u want english on your PDA you must download the english firmware and if your PDA is in ex. german you must patch the .img file to german language)

3. Rename the .img file to CANNES_A_WM6.img

4. Format the SD card FAT min 256M max 2g

5. Only copy the CANNES_A_WM6.img file to the card

6. While pressing the power and ok button press the resset button twice, do not release power and ok till the update process begins, after update the pda will reset

Tested on Asus A626

Hope this helps

Sorry for my english, it is not my first language
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gornda:
hi,

I search desperately a dump for asus A636 (not N version). I dump my a636 with A636n firmware and it not restart, even the logo doesn't appear. I can just enter in the bootloader mode. So i search .nb0 file. if anyone have a dump i'm very interested.

thank you in advance

PS: Excuse me for my English, I'm french
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dariolob:
Need ITA WM5 dump

Hey guys,sorry for bumping up this old thread,but I'm in desperate need of a a636N dump of WM5 ITA rom :(

Can someone help me,or all of you sold this PDA?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Unlesammy:
Is it now possible to upgrade to wm 6.5 on a asus mypal 636 ??

And with rom do i need when it is possible.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Zolo2000:
Hello,

I have succesfully updated my A632N WM5 Fr with WM6 WWE with tools ans informations from this thread.

But this version don't resolve my problems and don't synchronise on my computer. I want to downgrade to my WM5 backup using USBLoader.

I used the command line "usbloader 632n_wm5_fr.nb0" (632n_wm5_fr.nb0 is the name of my backup file, in the same folder).

The commandline anwers me :

#####################################################################

# USB image transfer tool for Intel PXA27X USB Development Board #

# Version: 1220'04 Author: O.C #

#####################################################################

try to open \\.\wceusbsh001

try to open \\.\wceusbsh002

try to open \\.\wceusbsh003

try to open \\.\wceusbsh004

try to open \\.\wceusbsh005

USB pipe opening error

C:\itsutils>

What can I do ????? Please help me.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Unlesammy:
No more support for the asus ????
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] boleris:
hi,

im looking for asus 636n backup nb0. i dont care what language it is :). all other links are dead in this forum. Maybe somebody can repost it?

i just screwed up and my asus is dead now :(.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] schumy00:
asus a639

hello,

please tell me how can i pass after this message. " please plug AC adapter before update image! " i have usb cable but can't pass this merssage
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mastawindu:
Update !

Okay if anyone still has a A636N here is the tool to get rid of the different language error message.

1- Download the firmware wwe on asus site or other sites (google it)

2- Unzip it

3- Download the attached tool (AsusWM6Patch_1_0_2.zip)

4- Patch the img file with the tool by selecting your PDA language

5- After the "done" message, put the 3 files of the update on a 2GB max SD card

6- Put the SD card in your PDA and open the update tool via your PDA explorer

7- Takes 5-6 minutes to do the job
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bush911:
will this work for A626
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] k.stahanov73:
good evening! if you read this and help me - it will be very great!!

I need your language patcher to patch firmware for asus a639.! Please help me!! I can't find it anywhere!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sasovics:
Folks,

Good news and bad news!

I managed to disassemble the latest Upgrade Tool for ASUS PDA, even managed to find

the offset where language check is performed. Even managed to patch the file,

but when I upload it to my PDA and trying to launch it it gives me an error: "File cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with trustworthy certificate or some parts of it are missing."

I am almost at the end of this patching nightmare, but it seems I got into a dead-end as this

file seems to be somehow "signed".

If you have any idea, advice, how to by-pass this signature check after modification in HEX editor please post your opinions here.

Help from any of you would be greatly appreciated!

Best Regards,

sasovics

FYI: The language check is performed at address 10EC (IDA address 11CEC)

Try to find it in HEX editor and change the offset as seen below:

10EC: 26 00 00 0A

to

10EC: 26 00 00 1A
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sasovics:
FYI - Version check is performed at address 1248h (IDA 11E48h)

Let's say if your PDA ROM version differs from version you want to upgrade (downgrade) the following offset should be changed:

1248h: 26 00 00 2A

into

1248h: 26 00 00 1A

I have tested it in the debugger and it works. All I need to do is to bypass the file signature test!

If anybody can help, please post a reply or PM me!

Thanks a lot,

Sasovics
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Hawkeye3:
Hello,

You can get around the signing problem by re-signing it yourself:

http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/signcode.asp

It still won't work though. It lets you flash and you see the upgrade screen for a split second, and then the device reboots and is reset to factory defaults. (ie the same problem that pitou and indego were having when changing the LCIDs and then running the flasher)

I did notice, that it changed my background screen on my device (MyPal 636N, German) and thus the today screen looks slightly different, but the rest of the system is still as it was (WM5 in German). :(

I wish Asus wouldn't discriminate their customers based on language/region, it can't be that hard to give the WM6 upgrade to everybody.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sasovics:
Unfortunately that is correct!

I managed to re-sign the file, and successfully execute the Updater.

The flasher screen appears for a very short period of time, than PDA reboots,

and sets itself back to factory mode. I am not sure what is happening at this stage and further investigation is needed.

I'll post back with my findings...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sasovics:
These are the final changes I did to Upgrade Tool to bypass all the language and version checks:

10ECh: 26 00 00 EA Language not match!

1248h: 26 00 00 EA Older version then on PDA

12E8h: 52 00 00 EA Same version as on PDA

You have to re-sign the file (as mentioned above) in order to launch it on the PDA.

We already know, that when we try to flash a different language ROM, our PDAs enter flash mode, but all they do - they revert to factory settings.

HOWEVER: if I try to flash it with the same language ROM, it works! There must another language check within the flash mode itself, and I suspect, it can be within the update.dat file. Unfortunately I did not find a way how to disassemble this file, but it looks this is the one we shall have a look at.

If anybody finds a solution to this problem, please post a reply.

BR//

sasovics
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sasovics:
OK folks I DIT IT FINALLY!

Use the patched "Upgrade Tool.exe" (attached)

Then download both WWE version WM6 ROM and your current language WM6 ROM (mine was Czech so I dowloaded CSY).

Use a HEX editor and copy the ROM header (range: 00000h - FFFFh) from your current lang. ROM and paste (overwrite the header - same range) in WWE ROM. Uplolad the modified ROM onto your SD card along with patched Upgrade Tool and update.dat (this was unchanged) and begin update.

My PDA was Czech and now is English!!! Everything's working like a charm!

Please note, my upgrade was successful, but if you want to try this method, do it on your own risk! I will not take any responsibility in case you damage your device!

Cheers,

sasovics
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Hawkeye3:
Problem is: Some people (like me) don't have a current language WM6 ROM because Asus has not released one (for example German, French, ...).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Vandit82:
Hi can you upload me the complete upgraded rom because I have czech PDA to (ASUS MyPal A636N) and I cant find the Czech WM6 rom, and I would like to upgrade my PDA to English. Thank you very much and sorry to my bad English :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fantastix:
I don't understand, where did you found Czech Version of ROM? Asus offers only English, Russian, Polish and Chinese on their FTP.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sasovics:
Guys,

Sorry for confusion! PDA I have upgraded is Asus MyPal A639 and not A636n.

ROMs for A639 are easily accessible on Asus support web page and there are ROMs for German, Polish, Czech, Italian, French language.

The Upgrade Tool is generic for all A63x series. That's why I have contributed on this thread. And I got confirmation from various sources that it works on all A63x. Your problem is to fool the flashloader by changing ROM header.

I have changed the entire header by copying it from CSY ROM and pasting-replacing it into WWE ROM.

This helped me to fool the flasher that I am loading CSY ROM image, but in fact, the OS image itself (which starts at address 0x10001) is English.

BR//

sasovics
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fantastix:
It would be great, if someone from your sources will tell how to realize it on A636N:)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Indego:
Hi,

can i flash the flashfile from 639 on my 636N?

THX

Indego
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Hawkeye3:
OK, for the 636N, I did a diff between the Update.img of the WWE version and the RUS version, the following offsets differ:

0x000C

0x0118 AND 0x0119

0x01F0, 0x01F1, 0x01F2 AND 0x01F3

0x07EC

0x15A0

If the language ID is encoded in the first 0x10000 bytes, it must be in one of those places. Here's the bytes in the WWE and the RUS edition respectively:

0x000C 09 / 19

0x0118 78D8 / D0DA

0x01F0 95FBF428 / 096E8330

0x07EC 5C / 7C

0x15A0 51 / 41

Maybe somebody can identify the language identifiers in there. Can anyone tell me what the actual LangIDs are for WWE and for RUS? Is it 1033 and 1049 respectively? If it is, we have:

1033 = 0x409

1049 = 0x419

At address 0x0C/0x0D I see 09 04 in the WWE one and 19 04 in the RUS one, so that could be our language identifier right there (in little endian). Not sure about the other differences between the images (could be some checksumming, could be sth else). Anyone feel adventurous or need a new device? ;) If yes, try changing that value according to your actual LangID and flash using the patched update tool.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fantastix:
Some guy in some other forum says that 1049 = Russian and 1033 = English
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Hawkeye3:
Update: OK, I've confirmed the 0x0C/0x0D address to contain the LangID with the Polish one (1045 = 0x415 and the PLK update.img shows 15 04 at that exact address).

If there are no other checks, that should be our ticket! Problem is, ALL of the above addresses are also different for the PLK image:

0x000C 15 (as already mentioned)

0x0119 3ED7

0x01F3 D00E0C31

0x07EC 64

0x15A0 4D

Does anybody see a pattern there? (check the surrounding blocks as well) One could try to simply put the LangID at 0x0C and 0x0D (in little endian order, so if your current language ID was German 1031, that would be 0x0407 in hex so write 07 04 at 0x0C) but I fear it could trigger a checksumming problem later on.

BTW: I also compared the 636N WWE and the 639 WWE images to try and maybe extract the first 0x10000 bytes from the 639 images. Alas, they differ and hence it is probably not advisable to do so.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Indego:
Don´t work with the Header from the 639 File. The PDA will factory reset too.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Hawkeye3:
Indego: What language version is your PDA originally?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Indego:
It´s German.

But i must send the PDA to ASUS tomorrow, because the PDA shutdown when i touche the display. So I can´t flash WM6. ****, but so ASUS can´t say, that i have mod the PDA ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Hawkeye3:
Well, if you're at the point where you try the A639 header (which is a different device), you might want to risk changing the values at 0x0c and 0x0d in update.img to:

07 04

using a hex editor like Tiny Hexer. That's 0x0407 in hex, a.k.a. 1031 which is the Language Code for German.

Be warned though: Flashing this might kill your device.

Update: Fixed the language codes (inadvertedly used the russian one)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fantastix:
German is 1031, 1049 - Russian.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Hawkeye3:
Thanks for the heads-up, fixed the above post.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] costazi2610:
I've been following this forum hoping that a magic solution will rise, cause I'm stuck with German on my A636N for 6 months now.

Can you please summarise your findings till now? And is there a way to upgrade to WM6 if the languages don't match?

Thxs ahead!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Hawkeye3:
So far: No.

The Upgrade Tool.exe can be patched so that it won't give the 'language not match' error. That allows you to get to the updating part but the latter stops after a split second and resets the device (device reboots and settings revert to factory defaults).

Apparently flashing between versions works on A639 by taking the first 0x10000 bytes from the original language image (update.img) and putting it into the WWE image for example. The problem with that is that for the A636Ns, there are no original images for most languages (which is why people want to upgrade cross language).

As I found above, the language ID for each language is encoded into the Update.img file (at 0x0C) however in checking for differences between the different language .img files, I also found several other blocks that always vary between language versions. It might be possible to flash the device by simply replacing the value at 0x0C with the current language code of the device, but it is very risky (there could be a checksum and potentially you could trash your device in trying it).

If you feel like destroying your device, send me a PM, I can walk you through the process of patching the updater (or use the one posted here) and the image.