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[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] KZIWarrior:
Stuck and can't find workaround...

Guilty - I'm a Noob with ROM Flashing and gotten into a jam..

Followed the steps as listed but something went wrong... step 3 appeared to work, however when I went to step four (to unlock the radio) I got a incompatible device error. After several attempts I used step 1 (reload the HardSP) but now the device

only

connects as a USB storage unit... Activesynch won't connect to it... I have tried to reload a new HardSP (including one to "force" a USB connection) but they all fail at the three-color screen... they start the process (i.e. connect and begin to u/l) but then something resets and it looses the connection and can not continue... Luckily I haven't bricked it yet, but someone PLEASE HELP...

Thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] mskip:
Can you go into the bootloader (hold in power and camera buttons, then hold the stylus in the soft reset hole for about 3 seconds til the tri colour screen comes up) and rell me what the 3 lines at the top say.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] ratykat:
just want to say thanks.

im a first time flasher :P

this guide helped me loads more than al the countless lurking i have done, hense why its only really now that i feel i can post :P

Thanks so much for this guide, it helped loads!!

MDA Vario III running Tmobile 6.0 (original stock ROM)- now on HyperDragon III- Jade release

Thank You mskip!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] mskip:
ur welcome, glad everything went ok :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tony612:
I am a noob.

I am a noob at flashing and this may have been explained already but i need better clarification.

I had previous sim and cid unlock my phone which is an Att tilt to now function with the T-mobile network.

In my my tri-color screen I have:

KAIS1*0 MFG

Spl-1.0. OliPof

CPLD-8

My radio is R 1.27.12.11

I used Olipof Hard Spl from my understanding,but I want to flash a new rom preferably Dutty v4. What I wanted to know is do I use a new Hard Spl since the rom is current and if so do I have to go through the same process? Also how do I actually flash the rom?

Again I know noob questions I apologize and would really appreciate your help and patience.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tony612:
Also I notice you have hyderdragon III would you recommend it over Dutty's v4 rom?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] mskip:
Why had you chosen Duttys v4 Rom to upgrade to? Nothing ay all wrong with it but it is based on WM6.0 rather than WM6.1 so its a bit out of date. I always recommend HyperDragonIII especially the New Jade build (3rd Nov) its extremely stable and fast I havent had 1 problem with it since I flashed it.

I would advise you go through the guide to put HardSPL 3.29 on your phone and then you can flash the Rom safely. You dont need to CID Unlock as that has already been done. Step 5 (Flashing the Rom) is explained in great detail is there any part of it you didnt understand? If so then let me know.

Good luck, Mark.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tony612:
Sprite Backup

Thanks...I succesfully flashed HyperDragon and loving it. I only have one concern I originally backup my phone with the sprite backup program that came with the tilt before flashing. When I tried to restore the backup my phone would freeze on the htc screen....so I had to clean the storage again. I really need my backup as my contacts are there. Again thanks with the flashing if you could assist me with the backup restoration I would appreciate it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] DaveShaw:
The older versions of sprite do not support Cross ROM restoring. Is there an option only to restore PIM data, not settings etc.

If not, see if you can flash back to your stock ROM and restore the backup, then use PIM Backup or Active Sync to backup your contacts.

Ta

Dave
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tony612:
I how can I view PIM data?I backed up up all of the device....is the there a specific folder that the contacts would be under?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] DaveShaw:
PIM data is in \PIM.vol

Ta

Dave
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tony612:
I found it but when I try to copy paste it won't allow me. It states phone not responding. Also after flashing some of my fn functions have swapped with one another is this a bug?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] DaveShaw:
Where are you copying it from and to?

If your phone is working and you have all your contacts again, use PIMBackup.

There are various fixes for the fn swapping, try the TyTN Keyboard Fix or the Tilt Keyboard Fix (TyTN if you own the TyTN II model, Tilt if you own the Tilt Model) - Or see the Kaiser FAQ on the wiki for more info.

Ta

Dave
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tony612:
I have sprite backup on my pc and open my backup with its explorer. Under the Database volumes I found the following files:

mxip_initdb.vol

mxip_lang.vol

mxip_notify.vol

pim.vol

I have placed all these files in a folder in my storage card labeled Pim. When I open the Pim backup to restore the pim file it does not allow me any suggestions?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] ai6908:
You restore only restore backup made from PIMBackup. If you want to replace pim.vol file, try using resco explorer or total commander.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tony612:
I know I am asking a lot of questions....but I tried overwriting the files with Total commander and notice no difference to my contacts.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] mskip:
If you need your contacts back that badly then I think the simplest thing for you to do is just flash your original Tom that you did the sprite backup on, restore your contacts with sprite backup and then sync them with a computer so that when you flash back to HyperDragon and sync they will all be restored. You would have them back by now if you had done that in the first place.

Or you can try this method that I found on the SpriteSoftware Website:

To perform a selective Restore follow the instructions below:

1 Start Sprite Backup in Advanced Mode.

2 Tap on the Restore tab.

3 Tap Search/Edit [...] to locate your backup file (pim.vol). Please note you must enable "Remote Backup" in the Networking Options to access the backup file on the PC.

4 Highlight the file and tap Open. This will make the contents of the file to appear in the File Tree on your Restore screen.

5 Tap on the check mark in the box beside each Folder to include/exclude items.

6 Tap on the Restore button to initiate the Restore process.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] neok:
ok i am really stuck, tried it all, searched the lot so here i am posting...

so here i am finally ready to start experimenting with rom's on my dutch orange branded tytnII. having flashed my old wizzard countless times some time ago i thught it was going to be fun! call me a kaiser noob

the thing is i can't get hardSPL installed this is what i have tried:

i started with HardSPL and CidUnlocker.zip, to flash using usb. JumpSPL1.56-KAIS.exe gives me a usb connection but gets stuck at 0% while flashing, KaiserCustomRUU.exe errors out with error 262. JumpSPL1.93-KAIS.exe will not give me any usb connection.

then i tried to install hardspl with KaiserUnlocker.zip but tht version of jump did not give me a usb connection.

then i tried the latest hardSPL with JumpSPL1.56-KAIS.exe + forceusb: Kaiser-HardSPL-3.28-force-USB, stuck at 0% and pc errored out "error 262"

then i started blaming my pc, so i switched to my laptop, same results.

i tried mtty to check if i could send any commands like "boot", worked fine (using both jump and power on with camera button trick)

so i started with the sd flashing method, formatted my 2gb card fat32 (using windows):

Cmonex's HardSPL 3.29 SD.zip started without a problem went through the tri-color in a minisecond (could not even read) and got stuck on "loading..."

then i reformatted using panasonic sd card format tool (not a solution still stuck on "loading"), tried different sector sized(same).

then i replaced the KAISIMG.NBH with the nbh from the latest hardspl (still stuck)

i tried KAISDIAGSD.zip, i have no clue what it should do but since i was just trying random things, still stuck at loading

then i tried to reset to factory settings, i did not succeed with the normal method (using the two dark silver soft buttons). so my device was pretty screwed i guess. finally i got it to reset to factory using mtty (harsh method but it worked)

then i tried everything above (except on only one pc) but results remained the same.

do you guy's have any ideas on what i can try, i'm running out of options and out of search queries here and on google, thank you

p.s. i also tried formatting the sd with my phone itsself using a utility i already forgot it's name
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] baggio79:
tilt unlocked by ATT, want new ROM

Since my tilt is unlocked through att, and not unlocked using any software methods, do i still need to go through the unlock process or can i just do a hardspl and then add the new rom? Any thoughs would be appreciated.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] F2504x4:
SID & Sim unlock are two different thing, go through all the step except the sim unlock as stated in the first post....and welcome to XDA:)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] ipapilot:
Okay, I bought a new Tilt for use with Tmobile and I'm dying to go the Hyperdragon route but I'm already having trouble with the HardSPL... Please have a little compassion and help out a newbie:) FWIW, I called ATT and they gave me the unlock code for the sim.

So here's the trouble, after I deselect "allow usb connection" in step 9, and run the file in step 10, I can no longer make a connection via activesync as required by the kaisercustom program. I know I must be missing something real obvious here, sorry...Thanks for the help...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] pt_t830:
Thank You for this *Easy Guide*

@mskip,

Thanks to your *Easy Guide* I get HardSPL and CID-Unlock on my Kaiser with success!

Thank You very much...

pt_t830
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] F2504x4:
In step ten go to the folder & click exe. if it is not working, go and re download the HardSPL .to your computer , do not place it on your device. see if this works
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] ipapilot:
Thanks for the help. I have downloaded it 3 times with no luck. When I reconnect the usb nothing happens. When I deselect the usb option nothing happens. When I run the ruu.exe file it will not continue because there is no link to the device... I'm not sure what I'm missing....
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] stile:
Thanks!

Awesome guide! Just flashed my Tilt for the first time. Thanks! :D
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] F2504x4:
Okay does the device sync at all ?:confused: if so let it run its course ,once sync'ing is complete then uncheck the usb, do not disconnect the usb cable , then run the exe.

are you using XP ? the lastest active sync version ?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] ipapilot:
The device will definitely sink...After the phone shows the three color screen and usb on it, am I supposed to reboot or reset it somehow and then run the ruu.exe file? That's the only thing I can think of that may be missing, but the directions do not say to do so...

I'm running XP and my active sync is version 4.5 that came with the phone...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] ipapilot:
Well I tried that route now too(a reboot after the tricolor screen) with an active connection with the phone OS running, I tried running the ruu.exe file. It appeared like it was going to work, but then active sync shut itself down, and the flash process ended. The ruu.exe program instructed me through a recovery process and the phone is still running as originally packaged...:(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] ipapilot:
So, basically, it looks like I lose my active sync connection when the phone is in tricolor mode, cannot reestablish it, and therefore cannot flash it...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] mskip:
I have gone through and expanded the flashing procedure in as much detail as I can to make every step clear and fool proof (hopefully lol)

Follow each step TO THE LETTER and let me know how it goes, if anything does go wrong please provide as much information about which step it went wrong and what happened so the exact error can be determined:

3a. Flash HardSPL 3.29 (using activesync on usb)

1. Copy JumpSPL1.56-KAIS.exe and JumpSPL1.93-KAIS.exe to your device memory (NOT STORAGE CARD)

2. Pull out the battery and reinsert it (this step IS important) *DONT turn phone back on yet*

3. Connect your phone to PC with a USB cable

4. REMOVE SIM and SD CARDS !!

5. Turn phone back on and wait until it syncs with your PC

6. Run a File Explorer, browse to where you copied JumpSPL1.56-KAIS.exe on your device and run it (make sure the USB cable is still connected). If you get a white screen then reset your device and now try JumpSPL1.93-KAIS.exe

7. CLick Continue on phone when prompted

8. After a few seconds the tri colour screen will appear on the phone and "USB" will be displayed at the bottom

9. Unplug the usb cable for 30 seconds and then Replug (phone will not re-sync but should still say "USB" on the screen)

10. Right click on the Activesync icon in the bottom corner icon on the computer, goto connection settings, deselect "Allow USB connections" and click "ok"

11. Microsoft ActiveSync icon will now have a red cross in it and the program will say "Connection Disabled"

12. Run the KaiserCustomRUU.exe file on your PC thats in the same folder as the HardSPL .nbh file and follow instructions

13. Update will goto 100%, the Congratulations screen will be displayed on the PC and the phone will restart

14. Unplug USB cable from phone then REPLACE SIM and SD CARDS !!

15. Restart phone

16. Remember to reenable "Allow USB connections" in Activesync connection settings after a successful flash
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] ipapilot:
Between steps 12 and 13 is where I WAS having a hangup../ After trying a few more times I was successfully able to run the ruu.exe program. It was not establishing a link before, but for some reason it did this last time. SO, now I have Hyperdragon III Jade! Thanks for the patience and letting me waste a little of everyone's time!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] wjhughes420384:
flash not working

every time I run the Kaiser Custom RUU the active Sync disconnects the phone and the flash fails.

your instructions say to disable us b corrections in Active Synch on the pc . then the RuU tells you establish an active synch connection which requires you to check the" allow USB connection" again. HELP!:(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] wjhughes420384:
more detail

okay, I uncheck the "allow USB..." get the red icon and run the Ruu file from the folder that has the nbh file. the instructions then tell you to establish an active Synch connection. the only way to do that is to check the" allow USB..." box again. if I don't check the box I get an error that the phone is not connected

if I check the box do a synch then run the RUU file, I get the tri color screen and then the progress bar pops up. then the active synch window on the PC says it disconnected and the window closes. the progress bar on both the PC and the phone drop out without ever indicating any progress and the flash fails. Bill
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tony612:
Where can I get my original rom from Att?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] wjhughes420384:
Got it!

when I ran the Jump SPL 1.56 it didn't give me a white screen but the flash kept failing. I finally tried the 1.93 and everything worked! thanks! Bill
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] tony612:
If I flash back I want to flash back to my original rom do I follow the same procedure as I did before to flash to Hyperdragon?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] mskip:
If you search the Development forums and look in members download sites then you should have no trouble finding an original ATT Rom. Just follow the same procedure as flashing a Rom (Stage5) but you might need to flash a compatible Radio (see the radio link in my sig)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] mikeemurda:
I see some other people on here posting that they are having some problems at this step as well....

12. Run the KaiserCustomRUU.exe file on your PC thats in the same folder as the HardSPL .nbh file and follow instructions (ticking boxes and clicking Next) *DO NOT reenable USB Connections in Activesync*.....

I get to that step JumpSPL loads no problems shows USB. I unplug and replug the usb and the pc speakers make a double dinging sound. I have tried both JumpSPL's because I saw that some others said that JumpSPL was getting tricolor screen on both but only one worked. As for me tho neither work. When i run HardSPL(whatever version) the program opens i check off the boxes ignore what the steps say cause they contradict this guide and then I click next. A box pops up on the screen saying Validating and Retreiving Phone spec's or w/e and then about 30 seconds later is says Error Connection..Maybe I'm not doing things correctly but I'm trying to follow along with the steps.

Just to clear somethings up on steps 1 and 2

1. Copy JumpSPL1.56-KAIS.exe and JumpSPL1.93-KAIS.exe to your device memory (NOT STORAGE CARD)

1)Close out window like you normally would when copying files

or Just pull the battery?

2)also should you pull the usb out at this point? because step 3 says to connect the usb as if it were pulled out.

2. Pull out the battery and reinsert it (this step IS important) *DONT turn phone back on yet*

I know its kind of silly but I have done these step about 10 times now with all differnt JumpSPL's and HardSPL's including the force usb HardSPL's... Maybe im doing something wrong in steps 1 and 2?

I have also tried the SD card version of the install. When you say reset the kaiser is that a hard reset or a soft reset. When doing a soft reset the phone loads as normal and doesn't say anything at all about Loading / Updating.

Please help me out here ;(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] wjhughes420384:
which vers of hyperdragon

you mentioned that we should go to post 2 and download the 6 Oct version. I didn't see a 6 oct vers and I noticed you use a 10 Nov version which should I use?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] mskip:
The 10th Nov version of HDIII is very stable and has no bugs at all in my knowledge so I would recommend that one. It has the Autofocus camera but doesnt have Microsoft Voice Command so if you want that you can download it from my signature link to my Downloads page.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] mskip:
Revised and re-written Guide

I have re-written all the stages to make them easier to follow and hopefully they wont confuse anyone anymore. I appologise for one of the steps in the MicroSD Card method for flashing HardSPL as it stated to "reset" the phone after copying the files to the card. This was an incorrect step and will have confused alot of people. The phone needs to be put into bootloader after the files have been transfered so that KAISDIAG.NBH can load and flash the HardSPL.

Trying to flash HardSPL via MicroSD Card WITHOUT copying KAISDIAG.NBH over with the KAISIMG.NBH file will result in a bad flash and the HardSPL will not be updated.

KAISDIAG.NBH is however not needed to Flash Radios or Roms and may in fact harm the flash.

Follow the steps in my guide and you will have success (in the end and if needed with help)

**AND IF YOU NEED HELP DONT BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR IT**
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] mskip:
Try using the revised steps for flashing via MicroSD Card I have made them alot clearer:

Flashing via MicroSD Card (using cmonex HardSPL 3.29)

1. Make sure your microSD is Formatted to fat32 (you dont have to delete all files but it is safer if you do).

2. Download the following file, unzip it and copy the 2 files into the root of your MicroSD Card.

(KAISDIAG.NBH is basically an SSPL patched to load from SD without booting OS)

(KAISIMG.NBH is cmonex HardSPL 3.29)

http://www.4shared.com/file/66441900...PL_329_SD.html

3. Insert the microSD Card into the phone.

4. Enter BootLoader Mode by Holding in the Power and Camera buttons, then press the reset button with the stylus for about 3 seconds until the BootLoader screen appears.

4. It should say Loading / Update in progress and then to a screen saying SPL 1.00.OliNex.

5. It should now say Press Power Button to flash or just flash the KAISIMG.NBH and then reset.

6. At this point it should boot to the OS, if it doesn't then flash an OS (delete the previous KAISDIAG.NBH and KAISIMG.NBH from the SD Card and use Flashing Rom from MicroSD Card method)

**To check HardSPL version on your phone Enter Bootloader by Holding in the Power and Camera buttons, press the reset button with the stylus for about 3 seconds until the tri-colour screen appears, then read the 2nd line which is the SPL version**
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] DaveShaw:
Sorry to ruin your thread Mark, but... do you know that you can't flash the SPL via SD card unless you already have Hard SPL installed?

You can only upgrade your Hard SPL via this method, not flash the first Hard SPL.

I have just spoken with Oli and cmonex on this.

Ta

Dave
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] mskip:
Hey Dave.

Well its not ruined the thread but that might screw up one of the stages for people who cant flash HardSPL via ActiveSync lol. I thought that flashing using cmonex's KAISDIAG.NBH loaded a patched version of Oli's SPL 1.0 which then allowed the newer HardSPL to be flashed ,or am I mistaken?

I have no way of testing this since I have HardSPL on my device now so if you say it definitely doesnt work the only thing I can do is either take that option out or offer it as an alternative for updating once HardSPL is on the device.

Wish I could test it out for myself lol.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] DaveShaw:
You can test it for yourself - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=335568. You might end up in trouble if stuff goes wrong though... Drop me a PM if it does.

The problem with the SD method is Hard SPL V1 disables the overwriting of the SPL when you flash your ROM, this means you will always have Hard SPL and can't accidentally remove it.

Now, to upgrade your SPL you then need a Soft SPL (SSPL) to be able to remove the "Disable override" flag and allow you to flash a new SPL. Normally the Soft SPL (aka Jump SPL) runs you flash over USB. What (I think) cmonex did was patch the KAISDIAG file to load a SSPL (without the "Disable override" flag) and then flash the Image from the KAISIMG file.

Let me have a play when I get home, I have some thoughts on how to do this; I'm off work tomorrow so a late night might be on the cards ;)

Ta

Dave
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] cmonex:
good guide :) one note, the hardspl flash via microsd only works if you want to update a current hardspl. won't work if the spl in phone is stock spl

that's correct, this is the sd flasher's goal =)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] mskip:
Ok good luck Dave, hope you can come up with something for all the people who cant flash HardSPL via activesync I know it will be a great help and invaluable to the community :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] DaveShaw:
Was up til 2 last night Mark, I have an idea, I just need to get my phone back into stock condition, (no Hard SPL, Stock ROM, No Super CID, no Sec unlock). I'll keep at it :)

Dave