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[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] gniemcew:
Windows Vista/Windows Mobile Device Center

Hi every1,

Regarding G3.2:

"G3.2 Turn off you're device totally. Remove the SD card and disconnect the USB cable from you're device. Turn on the device while holding the camera button. You will get into bootloader mode (3 colored screen). Connect the USB cable to the computer and you will see USB at the bottom of your screen above the left softkey (Activesync will not connect in bootloader mode, but you can flash from this screen!). If you got IPL/SPL 1.xx go to G3.3. If you got 2.xx go to G3.4"

Red-green-blue boot-screen flash process (soft-resetting while holding down the side-wise "Camera" key) might not work under Windows Vista/Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) and Cingular 8125, regardless of CID unlock status, WMDC USB enable/disable settings (mentioned in regard to an emergency miniSD card ROM restore procedure), Windows Firewall settings, WMDC process status, etc. Dropping down to Windows XP SP2 and Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5 works immediately, installing "Pocket USB Sync" driver upon connection. ActiveSync will not connect in boot loader mode, but you can download the latest ROM image updater from Cingular's web site, and run it (or, if you have an uncompressed version, the ROMUpdateUtility.exe - RUU).

Gary
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mzmilam:
MDA newbie

Hi there,

Love all the info in here! IPL version 1.08, having a problem...device will not turn on in bootloader mode, I don't have a sim card would that be the cause? :confused: Any suggestions?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] WizeMan:
Thank you guys for your wonderfull Tutorial!! Every worked as a charm with my G3 Wizard.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] KrayzieVanh:
This was a very well written tutorial. It help me with flashing my HTC Wizard. Thanks.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mfrazzz:
How about more detail? Is this a G3 or G4? I assume you've downgraded since you are saying IPL 1.08 (and that would also indicate a G3). What does it do when you try to put it in bootloader? Does the phone not boot at all, or doesn't get to where you can use it?

Information is a good thing for us to assist.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mzmilam:
Excuse my ignorance, please

I truly mean that I am ignorant, :o I am seldom post in forums, or ask for assistance that way. I appreciate your patience, and willingness to help. :D

Let me see...I purchased the phone on e-bay, I really wanted a cool new phone but didn't want to get trapped into a provider contract in order to afford it. I have been stuck with Sprint PCS for over 2 years and I truly detest their service and coverage. Anyway, I saw this phone and loved it, along with the phone I purchased a Socket GPS unit that supposedly will track my whereabouts. When I received the phone it did not have a sim card, I began thinking I have made a huge mistake, I began looking for information for the T-Mobile MDA, I removed the battery and noticed it is a Wizard 200, surfed more and I was enlightend that it is a HTA Wizard 200 then I happened across this fabulous website. I have not done anything with the phone besides power it up and play with the menus. Under the battery it has the IMEI #, S/N#, P/N#99HBH044-01 T03, (is that it?) below those it says WIZA200. When I attempt to bootloader it just turns on the camera. I hope this gives you the info you need to assist.

I truly appreciate your time, after all of the things I have read here, I am once again truly anticipating getting this thing going.

Sincerely, Mo
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] vippie:
Is this your question? You have to turn your device OFF (holding button on top for some seconds). Press the camera button and hold when turning the device back on.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mzmilam:
Yes. However, getting it into bootloader is just the beginning of my questions. I don't know which HTC I have, I would assume the person I purchased it from has not done any tweaking to it, I believe it has the original rom it came with. I am attempting to unlock the device, first of all I don't have a SIM card in it.

Beginning with the unit OFF I push the power and camera button at the same time to get into bootloader mode, it powers up in camera mode, there is not a tri color screen.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] vippie:
Are u sure you're not in standby mode when you try (keep holding the OFF button until the device asks to shutdown)? When it's completely off and you power it on it shows IPL/SPL version on you're screen. What version have you got?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mfrazzz:
Pull the battery from your phone. NOW its really turned off. Now put the battery back in. Hold down the camera button and then press the power button on the top (while you are still holding the camera button).

There is no way a phone that is truely turned off will boot into camera mode.

(I see Vippie posted similar before my post now ;))
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] stuff:
ha that's exactly what I would have done. Seems that taking the battery out is a perfect way to know that they phone is turned off :P
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] userr12:
Dankje Sjeun Teun

ThX for the clear tut :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] poe11371:
button rom issue

I have the current TMo 2.6 rom flashed and trying to downgrade so I can unlock my G3 MDA then flash it to a custom rom of my choice but the button rom flash seems to fail every time I try it.

I tried it once, tired it twice, and the third time still was a no-go. It locks up at 98% on the phone though it "finishes" on the computer. The phone will turn back on but only to "boot loader" mode.

Any help? What, if anything, can I do?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] remen:
mine also hanged at 98 % doing that, it stayed that for about 4 munites and then went further, that's the only thing i know...

maybye you can first load a manufacturer rom and then try it again with the button rom.

make sure to use the right versions as explained by faria, it worked for me!

and also make sure that it's CID unlocked!!!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] poe11371:
The button rom flash is the first step to unlocking to allow custom roms. I did however reflash it to the current TMo rom before I tried it the second and thrid time. Let it sit last night and it drained the battery before it finished the flash. Still stuck at 98%. It's charging again, I can only assume it is as it is stuck in bootloader screen currently.

... got it to work, somehow ...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] loneBoat:
Ready to get my hands dirty...

I recently bought a Cingular 8125 off of eBay. Not unlocked or anything, but that's okay, since my service it with Cingular anyways. I've had the phone a few days, and I love it . Now that I've stumbled upon this site, I'm excited to play around with upgrading it. But I have a few questions first.

First of all, are there any real advantages to upgrading? From what I've read, some ROMs are more stable/less buggy than others (for example, everyone seems keen on the tMobile 2.6 ROM). I've seen some threads about flashing WM6, and the new slick look looks really nice, but are there any REAL advantages to WM6 over WM5?

If I DO upgrade to WM6, will I lose any functionality? For instance, I remember reading that some of the early WM6 ROMs did not include or somehow messed up the camera functionality. It just seems that since these ROMs aren't from the companies which distribute the phones, there might be minor issues with things like slight hardware differences, etc....

I downloaded the likowiz software, and ran it per the instructions which accompanied it, but it really seemed TOO easy. Is there any way that I can check to see if it really did anything? I performed both a CID unlock and a 'regular' unlock (for lack of a better distinction), but it all went by so quickly that I don't know if it really did anything. Can I somehow check the status of the CID and other lock?

Do I have pretty good chances of bricking my phone by doing this? I'm pretty comfortable flashing ROMs from my old phone (I had a Motorola Razr), but this one cost me a lot more and I would really rather let well enough alone if I have a good chance of bricking it.

If I DO decide to proceed with a WM6 reflash, does anyone have any input on which version to use? There seem to be several versions on the wizard wiki (mUm's, faria's, Most Beautiful, Underground). Are there any key differences? Everyone on the "Most Beautiful" thread seemed to think it was the way to go, but I'm just wondering...

By the way, thanks for all of the great work that goes into this forum. :) I have yet to even scratch the surface, but the ammount of information here is really impressive!

P.S. Here's the info which comes up when I boot the phone - just in case it might influence any input someone might have for me. From what I've read this mean's it's a G3, right? :

ILP: 2.25

SPL: 2.25

GSM: 02.25.11

OS: 2.25.11.1
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Morphdesign:
tmobile update failes

hi.. i tried the tmobile update 2.26 but it keeps on failing (when the progress starts 0% then my phone goes black, after removing the battery it works likes before)..

i have sim and cid unlocked my mda vario (with the loki tools)..

current info:

ipl: 1.0.6

spl: 1.0.6

gsm: 01.12.10

os: 1.6.22

any help ? :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] edgardito:
HTC logo G4 cid locked

Hi, im a newbie so please be patient.

I have succesfully flashed a couple of roms using shelltool which i belive is safe for my wizard G4 cid locked.

I dont want to end having a bricked phone since i live in argentina and i have no chance to change it for a new one since it is not being sell in here.

I had to install several times the Wizard Love rom which always brings my phone back to life. Since it uses the RUUinstaller it has flashed the HTC logo succesfully.

The problem is every time i restart the phone it shows the Wizard Love HTC logo. I would like to change it, but shelltool is not capable of that, and i dont want to screw up the IPL/SPL thing.

Can i find a tutorial, giving step by step instructions of how to flash an HTC logo on a CID locked G4.

Im using the Xplore 1.1 rom which i find great.

Thanks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] vippie:
Yes.... you can cook you're own splash rom, but make sure you fully understand what you're doing:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=271043

Other option is to flash one others made for you:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=290454&highlight=splash
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] vippie:
If you didn't downgrade to button's rom, then you're still CID-locked! Make sure you take all the steps from this post or it won't work. Read read and reread on this forum for all your other questions.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Chettaman:
Excellent Tutorial

First and foremost I would like to thank all that have created, thought up, and tested this tutorial. I read through it and it worked perfectly. My Qtek 9100 now has Windows Mobile 6 and the nay sayers are sitting quietly in there seats. LOL!!!! :D
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] edgardito:
Thanks vippie,

my G4 is cid-locked, when i run the updater, it says Error 300 Wronge update tool or something like that.

I guess it happends because it is Cid-Locked. I dont want to pay 30 bucks to get it unlocked, i can live without a pretty splash screen, nevertheless, i still do not understand how can Wizard Love flash the splash screen.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] tank27:
OK I am a serious noob. i have a cingular 8125 and people are saying use the tmobile radio. i live in louisiana and have to use the 850mhx band that tmobile doesnt use. will this affect my reception
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mfrazzz:
The TMobile 2.19 UK radio will work just fine anywhere in the US (and is really about the only choice for Cingular customers that are trying to run WM6 on their phones as the other radios all seem to cause missed calls and sms messages.

So just flash the TMobile 2.19 UK radio ontop of this rom and you will be good to go...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mfrazzz:
sounds like the one you are trying to run isn't using the noid version of the RUU. Find another rom (like XPlore or Faria's) and if its a .exe, change it to a .rar (or sometimes .zip) and then extract teh files. There should be a noid version of the rom update utility in there. You can then put that file into the splash screen update and it should work (don't change any other files, just the rom update utility noid .exe file)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] tank27:
ok.. my 8125 was delivered from cingular today so ill get it when i get home. Can i contact you when i get it and step me through it?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mfrazzz:
In a few hours I will be gone most of the evening due to activities with my family. You can download the radio roms from the ftp site right here (see other threads for links if you don't know how to do that). Then its merely running the program and it will flash the new radio onto your phone. But again, you only need to do this if you are upgrading to a WM6 rom (the Ciingular 2.25 radio works just fine on WM5 roms).

Since you are new to the device, I personally would suggest you maybe try out the default WM5 that comes with the phone for a week just so you get a feel for the phone. Then look at upgrading. Also gives you time to read up on the sticky threads so you know what type of device you have and how you need to do upgrades (so you don't brick your brand new phone).

Be careful and have fun!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] tank27:
i had a hp phone before so im fimilar with the os but i am interested in wm6
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] loneBoat:
Thanks for the reply. I re-read through several threads, and then unlocked correctly. I downgraded to the Button ROM, flashed the tMobile 2.26 ROM, and have now flashed the MB ROM. Works great, so I think I'm done with flashing for a while - I have everything working fine, and a slick new interface. :D
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] fryman:
gotta get your fix

That's what we all thought...but it is very addicting

If you ever need anyone to talk to we have a support group...here
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] wireless_one:
Computer Crashed @ 6%

Ok, flashed a billion times before and just rotten luck today. Computer crashed @ 6% when flashing Core 2.0n. I had just updated to the new 3.08 IPL and new radio. I get to the BL screen and can hook it up. When I trteid to flash again, I received the message "Error 300: Invalid Update Tool. The update utility cannot be used for PDA phone. Please get a newer update utility.'

Any suggestions? will the T-Mobile stock flash?

TIA!

Follow UP:

well, t-mobile flash worked, so now back to trying Core 2.0n . . . . . M$ don't fail me again!!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jaredlappa:
Does any of this work on Vista? I am having problems with my 8125. I tried to run the CUSTOM__RUU_Wizard_1050412_WWE_101_11210_WWE and it gives me an error right when it starts to try and update the ROM. I have to do this first and CID unlock before I can update ROMS like the RUU_Wizard_225111_22511102_022511_CWS_WWE_Ship_1. CorrecT?

Oops... Wrong thread disregard this please.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] vippie:
You can't flash with vista... Try XP!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Brother Tim:
Can I flash the ROM from a storage card?

I have done something wrong.

The Button splash screen appears.... fades to white, reappears, etc, forever.

May I put the T-mobile or other rom on my miniSD and flash it some way?

I am stuck.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mfrazzz:
Turn the phone off (pull the battery if you have to) and then hold down the camera key and then turn the phone on. It should go into boot loader. Now flash an official rom like the T-Mobile one. If that doesn't work, try flashing the Wizard Love rom... Also you need to tell us if you have a G3 or G4 (I assume G3 since you were trying the Button rom) and what your IPL / SPL currently show when you put it in bootloader (if you still have issues).

Good luck...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Brother Tim:
Thank you. I accidently hit the camera button, doing exactly as you said. Then I grew a BIG smile when I saw the tricolor screen!

Thanks!!!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] g4gee:
problem with step G3.4 -

Hi,

I have IPl 2.17 and SPL 2.17; so a G3 device.

[[ I did this step ]] G3.2 Turn off you're device totaly. Remove the SD card and disconnect the USB cable from you're device. Turn on the device while holding the camera button. You will get into bootloader mode (3 colored screen). Connect the USB cable to the computer and you will see USB at the bottom of your screen above the left softkey (Activesync will not connect in bootloader mode, but you can flash from this screen!). If you got IPL/SPL 1.xx go to G3.3. If you got 2.xx go to G3.4

- - in fact , I can just start my phone and enter bootloader mode as I had problem when flashing earlier on.

G3.4 Download wizard_love rom and flash it to your device. Your device should startup again after doing this. Go to G3.5.

in fact when I do G3.4 step and flash it, I get error [300] invalid update tool (it is in spanish).

I am completely stuck; I tried to kill activesync and not but nothing does it.

Did anyone ran into same problem? please help if you can. Thanks

Cheers,

GG
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mfrazzz:
Since you stated you had an issue with a previous flash, I would recommend instead of doing WizardLove that you do your phone's official ROM. This will get you back to a known working state. Then you can proceed from there.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] T.E.N.:
The one thing this tutorial asks the user to assess but does not say (or link to, as it is probably explained in many places but hard to find, just as you wrote):

How does one figure out whether a Wizard is CID-unlocked?

Other than by trying to flash (or even to CID-unlock) it, that is...

(of course there is a "DON'T KNOW" branch in the above instructions, leading to steps 13 et seq. in Dr Puttingham's guide, but otherwise how does one get to know?)

BTW, "CID(-unlocked)" could certainly positively be defined (rather than "not SIM"), as yet another lesser-known and intimidating acronym? ;)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] vippie:
That's why I don't explain. There's no easy way to check. If you DON'T know... you're CID-locked!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jonnyp4l:
Crossbow Reloaded 1.5 was my first attempt at Flashing my G3 Wizard. I've been roaming around here for months waiting to get up the nerve and I finally did it last night. As per instructions, I followed each and every step of the definitive guide, took all of mfrazzz' advice and was careful not to skip a step or take a shortcut.

I had absolutely NO problems whatsoever. My IPL switched but my SPL didn't so I just flashed it again and everything was grand.

I am now using Crossbow and it's awesome. This ROM is loaded with all of the quality tools i like and it's not bulky at all. I was surprised how much was crammed in for it to have as much space as it did.

All I have to say is HUGE thanks to mfrazzz, faria and Dr Puttingham (and everyone else out there who works to put these things together in their spare time and then gives them freely to schumcks like me). This OS is awesome.

So here's my next question: Where do I go from here? Should I start thinking about cooking my own ROM? I'd like to be a valuable member of the community and not just leech off of everyone else's hard work. If you have any suggestions, just PM me. I'm not trying to hijack this thread or anything. Just wanted to say thanks!

J

OS: Crossbow Reloaded 1.5!!!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] anichillus:
If you like what that chef's hard work and want to show some apreciacion you could always donate to him.

All done here is free and we're not doing it for the money but if one truly apreciates...

I am just glad that more an more people are starting to read and that this is really starting to feel like an XDA DEV :D
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Paisan:
I bought my T-Mobile MDA Vario a few weeks ago (secondhand). Apparently it had already been flashed by its previous owner to a sim/cid unlocked Qtek rom (ipl/spl 1.3). After searching, reading, re-reading and considering the possible risks, I decided it was time to try and flash the device to something a bit more up-to-date.

Yesterday I went through the different steps of two tutorials to unlock the thing (bettter to be safe), then downgraded to 1.05, next upgraded to the T-Mobile 2.26. And on each instance: not a single problem, glitch or hiccup.

So... today I decided to really take the plunge, and I installed mfrazzz/Faria's WM6; again success from the first try.

What I wanted to say: great guides/tutorials, they really helped a n00b ppc owner (the MDA is my first ever).

Thanks people!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] fryman:
This forum is awesome

I was flashing my friends brand new Wiza200 - T-Mobile MDA to mattk_r - Pandora 01.05....my computer crashed at 67%...nooo!

If this happens to anyone else don't worry the fix in easy.

so I read in the this thread...pulled the battery out and put it back in and then held the camera button and turned the phone on in bootloader mode...then I plugged in the USB and flashed the T-Mobile stock rom and then mattk_r - Pandora 01.05 and it worked great.

thanks to all of XDA for making this so easy! :D
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] myx4ever:
I have tmo mda vario ( qtek9100) no with an imate ROM 2.16

It's CID and SIM unlocked and want to upgrade to wm6 business final.

I don;t have questions about flashing ( i got all my info from ur tutorial) but i'm curios about the radio rom. How do you install a different one? I get that it doesn't come with the ROM itself right? This is where i need a little bit of guidance pls. 10x.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] rmg:
Sorry if this is an FAQ.

I currently have MB edition, flashed from the recommended T Mobile Rom.

I want to try some others (Business edition).

Is it best to flash back to the T Mobile Rom first?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mfrazzz:
I highly recommend (and do it myself) to always flash back to an official rom before upgrading to a custom one. It gives you a clean base for the new rom and also will fix extended rom corruption (if you have that) which has been show to cause severe battery drain.

So personally its worth the extra time. I flash the T-Mo 2.26 and then do a soft reset just before it starts to run the extended rom (so when the window comes up saying its going to configure the phone in 3 secs, so you have to be fast). After the soft reset completes, then I flash the custom rom.

As always... YMMV
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] rmg:
Thats great info thanks.

I thought as much but it doesn't hurt to check :)

Just have to decide between Business Edition, Core 2.0 & Crossbow Reloaded v1.5 now :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] vippie:
This topic is about radio rom's:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=268031

Some people include it in the rom, some won't. You can always upgrade with a radio only rom.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] n3rxs:
Ok I have been at this for hours. I did the CID unlock from the post but everytime I try to do HardSPL it craps out. I never get the notification on the 8125. It starts to go from Calendar to Notification and then craps out.