yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] su8044:
Dudes is there an official update or winmo 6.1 stock rom for motosurf? i can't find it though google or anywhere else... i don't care if it's in english or spanish, i just want the latest stock rom or this phone. i have an htc touch viva to which i installed the latest stock rom and it eliminated a lot of bugs and stuff that was bothering me and i'm hopping i can do the same to this one...

thanks a lot in advance and thanks to all for the great efforts creating that 6.5 rom.

btw i have SO CE 5.2.771 (compilación 20771.1.4.6) in spanish, anything later rom that this is appreciated, and if anyone needs this rom please say so.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] riflarn:
Hello Vintive...

I have the same problem, on my Acer E200 the Physical Keyboard permet only write numbers and none letters...

Have you find a solution ? Or the others have you heard a solution about this problem ?

Thx a lot.

Arnaud
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] proflight:
A3100, wm6.5!

Hi and thanks to all that helped out!,

I have the A3100 up and running on WM6.5 23620 TEST and can report that it has been running for over a week fault free! it's fast, smooth and no longer locks up or turns itself off! after the installation the Widgets do not work.. MSN Weather, Money etc.. just remove and re-install free from Marketplace! the three ringtones all WMA do not work, again no problem remove and apply new (better) tones..

With regard to earlier comment regarding the 3G/EDGE switching.. I am currently operating on EDGE automatically and 3G from time to time too, if I lock it to EDGE it will stay there and likewise if locked to 3G it will also remain on 3G... be it with no service.. unless on the roof.. (location issue not phone) all in all it is now the phone it should have always been! Destinator9 and the original MotoNav both install and operate without fault in WM6.5! the original MotoNav would not run on the WM6.1..

The only issues are;

No Motorola Xt9 keypad (I loved that thing!)

Bottom task bar is sometimes doubled up..(no problem you can just see the one behind but the one to the front is working perfectly)

Home theme other than Classic Blue will give a bottom task bar that is often without the task buttons (visible) they are there and if you tap where they should be all is well..

Aplications like Windows Remote Desktop are missing from this ROM but are availible for free and do install and operate perfectly.. it will just take a little time to configure your phone back to how you like it..

!! Also checkout that Moto Photo Album (3D FunAlbum) application!!! it really is the best mobile album I have seen! just need to get it to read from the SD card! which it cannot see unless you have a Chinese Language pack... this WM6.5 does not have Chinese sadly... luckily?

Honestly this is easy to live with and I wouldn't go back to the WM6.1 A3100 ever..

Oh Yeah! and the battery life is now far superior too!!

If you had purchased a Toyota Corolla with it's factory fitted rattles and rust and you found it had a swith that was labled ''may viod warantee'' and this switch turned your Toyota into an Audi R8.. with a couple bugs like the cigerete lighter will not go... would you leave the switch in ''Toyota'' with no brakes...?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] levonau:
This thread is great!

I first saw the A3100 on the Moto website and wanted one.. I then struggled to get hold of one in Adelaide, Australia. I have since been using mine for 12 months or so and love it. I have been using SPB mobile shell but have been searching for the wm6.5. Looks like i am in luck thanks to everyones hard work. Thanks to all that put in the effort! :)

I shall see if i can get it working tonight.

Also, for those of you that liked the Moto keyboard, i have actually been using this keyboard set recently and so far it seems to work quite well with the A3100. I was looking for a decent keypad, the keypad makes it easy to type text on the move!

...xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=426281

Follow the instructions.. install the keyboard cab, don't restart, then install the lang file.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] levonau:
So far so good. Great work guys! :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rlsimon:
put that HTC kbd on a3100 wm6.1 ...no joy!

used the one qvga no keyboard from your link to other thread ...no joy!

However, I got PDAMediaKeyboardLight at www.pdamedia.biz and find it to be great! It has foreign accented characters which is good since I use English and French. Also has sound features so you don't hafta look around your fingers to see if you tapped. Also has full screen mode ...Very cool!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] levonau:
Yes you are correct. It worked great on wm6.1 but after using wm6.5 for the whole day today i found the full QWERTY to not work at all. The Keypad worked great but then on web based apps it only typed numerals.

So please.. someone find a decent keyboard! :(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rlsimon:
www.pdamedia.biz

I have this one going...on a3100 it works fine and obeys portrait/landscape and full screen and has accented characters etc. ...also has copy and paste!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lostshadows1333:
Android!! Android!! Android!!

please someone port android in motosurf!!!please:confused::confused::confused::confused:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] levonau:
Keyboard for A3100?

I am wondering if anyone is using a keyboard other than the std MS keyboard.

I have tried many of the HTC variants, Samsung variants.. No Luck. Lots of Clean boots! :(

I have tried PDAMediaKeyboardLight as posted above, however, the screen size is incorrect and wont scale. :confused:

This is also the case with Dynatype.

I have not managed to get any alternative keyboard to work and i am sick of trying and having to clean boot when the system wont start.

:(:(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] topgunask:
guys it's better to try and extract the motorola keyboard from 6.1 Rom instead of using other keyboards, moto xt9 specially designed for A3100. If anyone know how we can extract it plz share...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] manhktqd:
thanks your rom 6.5.

I upgraded my moto to wm6.5. Evething is ok. But my GPS didn't work. I open googlemap and choose USE GPS. But it said: GPS was not found.

How do I do so that my GPS works again.

oh, i solved it. Download and install GPS Port v2.6.0.321. It's OK.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] RodneyNL:
Hello everybody, i have just bought a motorola black/gold edition a3100, and im reading stuff about the 6,5 english windows, i downloaded it already, but now my question can anybody help me to explain flashing ive read a few tuts, but they are so confusing (main language is not english) like i cant find anywhere the bootloader comb for the mobile. and dont realy understand how to flash. and when i open the WM6.5 rar its a hex file.

i realy want the 6.5 test on it so please anyone. Help ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GoGs777:
for all modders, see this...

http://translate.googleusercontent....&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhimNbtg82oVS4HVsDBeEVDSzHgZ5A
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rlsimon:
I think you mean GPS Gate 2.6 ...works great!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rlsimon:
petrified...

I like the phone and don't want to brick it. I like the motorola keyboard with xt9 and I like the motorola today with carousel etc. I want 6.5 but not until I satisfy 2 needs:

1. that the software allowing install of the 6.5 rom allows backup of MY OWN OEM 6.1 ROM so I can restore the phone to it's original glory in case of remourse...

2. that the 6.5 ROM be in English ...what I have on the phone now is native in English, not a language overlay on an oriental software base...

I don't think this is too much to ask. I have hacked my RazrV3 in the past with great results. I can wait.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] RodneyNL:
Please anybody, help. i want to put the wm6.5 on my a3100 but how?

its al so confusing
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prietol2:
Backup de la ROM Original de Windows Mobile 6.1 en Español para A3100

Hola compañeros, aqui está la rom original de la compañia de teléfono Movilnet completamente en español, el unico problema como tambien los tienen muchos A3100 es la memoria que no es completamente reconocida, bueno lo dejo aquí y lo restauran con el MB60 Ghost, saludos

Hello comrades, here is the original rom of the phone company Movilnet completely in Spanish, the only problem as many have also the A3100 is memory that is not fully recognized, well I leave it here and restore it with Ghost MB60, greetings

Link

4shared.com/file/245837774/57262d94/MB60_ROM_A3100_Espaol_Backup_M.html
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] RodneyNL:
Oh come on can nobody help a newbie here :(

i realy cant find anything, i cant find the bootloader comb. for the a3100, im soo confused i realy want the 6.5 on my moto. pleasee anyone ??? :o i've searched whole xda-wiki and forums
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] su8044:
@proflight

Hi, the rom you're using is the same posted on this thread?? if not, could you link it so we can test it too? thanks in advance

@Prietol2

Hola, el rom del que hablas es la original de Movilnet de Venezuela?? y ya probaste si funciona al flashear el teléfono??? donde la conseguiste? o en caso de que la hayas extraído tu mismo de tu cel, como la extrajiste? lo digo para tener la certeza que es segura. Gracias de antemano

@ Anyone

Any "how to flash A3100 for noobies" guide?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] manhktqd:
step 1. download Motorola_A3100_USB_Driver_0.01:

http://data.mofan.mobi/Motorola/A3000-A3100/Motorola_A3100_A3000_USB_Driver_0.01.rar

Step 2. download MB60_Download_Tool_V1.8

http://data.mofan.mobi/Motorola/A3000-A3100/MB60_Download_Tool_V1.8.rar

Step 3. download Rom WM6.1(language in chinese)

http://data.mofan.mobi/Motorola/A30...0.PIE_OPERA_Retail.FF.3405_WwW.MoFan.Mobi.zip

Step 4. download Rom WM6.5(language in English)

http://www.4shared.com/file/24216122...3620_TEST.html

Step 5. Extract all file you downloaded.

Turn off your phone, Remove battery, plug in cable to PC and A3100.

Press and hold "End Call" + "track ball" + "Power" on A3100. Screen of A3100 display "download mode".

Step 6. PC'll request you driver, you browser to "Motorola_A3100_USB_Driver_0.01"

Step 7. When PC recognize A3100, open "MB60_Download_Tool_V1.8", run "DL Tool.exe"

Step 8. on Screen of DL Tool, click "Main"-->"file"-->"Add", browser to " Rom WM6.1(language is Chinese)"

Step 9. At "COM" on DL Tool, choose "COM1" and press "start".

If It displays "error" or the same anything, don't worry, you must try another COM (for example: COM2, COM3...) and press "start" again (My A3100 is COM5).---> remember number of your COM.

For 10 minutes, DL Tool displays "finish", you press "OK" and DL Tool displays "Ready".

Step 10. Close DL Tool, unplug cable from A3100, put battery on and turn on A3100.

Screen of A3100 is "clean boot". You must wait when A3100 boot to main progam and setup some softwares for the fist time. it finish and A3100 will restart.

A3100 has rom WM6.1 with chinese Language, don't worry. Do it again from "step 5". Skip "Step 6" because it installed. at "Step 8", be careful, you must browser to Rom WM6.5 (Language is English). At "step 9", choose your COM which you remembered.

And for 10 minutes, you have WM6.5 on A3100.

Remember, you have to flash A3100 to WM6.1 with Chinese language before flash it to WM6.5 with English languge. It's very important to Your A3100 operate stably.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] su8044:
Thanks but...

Thanks for the help, but it appears that the link for the 6.5 ROM is death.... any mirrors please???
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] levonau:
"manhktqd" That is a great tutorial.. i was starting to write out the procedure i did until i read yours, which reads the same is i did! However.. you now have me worried! I did not load the Chinese 6.1 on first. I backed up my 6.1 then straight to the 6.5 TEST. i have been using my phone since 10th March without any problems. Except when i tried to install a HTC keyboard!

But so far everything works just fine. What issues are you aware of by not installing Chinese 6.1 first?

I cannot get a turn by turn GPS software to run yet. Just thought that was due to 6.5 being newer than the apps i was using.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] levonau:
6.5 ROM i used.. ...rapidshare.com/files/337713567/A3100_WM6.5_23620_TEST.rar
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] manhktqd:
Here, it's for U:

http://www.4shared.com/file/242161224/23b9a4d0/A3100_WM65_23620_TEST.html
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] manhktqd:
You must use "GPS gate 2.6.0.321"to turn on your GPS.

You can use "google" to search it.

goodluck.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] levonau:
There is no problems with the GPS at all. Infact it works faster and stronger than it ever has with 6.1. Even works well indoors very well.

I meant that i cannot get any actual turn by turn software to work. I was using iGo8 with Australian maps on WM6.1. Worked very well. But now that same install just has the loading symbol and does not start. i have tried changing the resolution settings and GPS settings in the settings file, yet still nothing works.

Anyone with a GPS app working, please let me know! cheers
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] manhktqd:
maybe iGo8 isn't compatiable with WM6.5 or you try another app.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] topgunask:
u can view ur COM number from device manager in windows
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rlsimon:
comment please on this issue?

Would the group ...especially the experts ...comment on the 2 items here:

1. I see this person "backed up" his 6.1 rom first ...is that a feature of one of the pieces of software recommended here?

2. If that is possible to back up the original 6.1 rom from my own phone (English), then is it also possible to restore the phone using that rom if I am not happy with the 6.5 update?

3. What would be the reason for the "stability issue" if one skips the install of the 6.1 Chinese rom before proceeding to the 6.5 English rom. In my case I already have a 6.1 English rom. How can I decide if I can skip the "Chinese rom" step, as is reported by this person?

4. Is there any way to identify the Motorola Keyboard with xt9 feature and cause it to copy into this install?

thanks much!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rlsimon:
com port

Is this the com port used to communicate with the device? ... I have, in device manager in windows com1 and lpt1 and then 2 bluetooth ports ...so, does that mean it is com1 I need to use?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] topgunask:
first turn of ur phone, then plug it to ur pc and switch ur a3100 to download mode, ur pc will ask to provide the driver for the pluged device, use the driver provided in older posts, when ur pc recognized ur phone u can c it in ur device manager, from there u can c ur COM number, cheers...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rlsimon:
thanks for your clear reply...

very helpful...

any comment on my prior post (just above today) with several questions?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] topgunask:
anytime my friend, and about ur above post :

1,2 ) it is possible to back ur ROM as far as i know but i dont know how ! :)

3) some poeple said before that they had some probs switching from their old 6.1 rom to 6.5 rom

4) i'm looking for that keyboard too, it is possible to extract it from 6.1 rom, if someone know how to do that plz share
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] levonau:
I am not entirely sure if this tool does an actual backup, but it seems to. I ran it both ways, downloaded from the phone, then uploaded the bin file again to confirm it's actions.. the phone recovered fine. I used the MB60 Ghost Tool.. ...xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=256494&d=1260753539

I have not, however, tried to run it after flashing a ROM file.. Does it recover the phone back to the origional ROM/BIN??
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prietol2:
Rom original de Movilnet

Hola buenas madrugadas jejejee, bueno la extrai con el MB60 Ghost es una replica exacta del ROM en español de la compañia movilnet, el modo de probar fue que instale una rom en ingles de otro compañero de aqui mismo en la comunidad y como no me gusto lo volvi a poner como estaba con la rom en español, es 100% seguro, cualquier cosa te comunicas conmigo al jpsalpy@hotmail.com, para recuperar tu telefono tienes que entrar en Download Mode luego conectar a la computadora, luego abres MB60 Ghost hace que vas hacer un backup de tu rom y esperas 10 segundos a que halla pasado al segundo paso, luego cancelas y te activa la opción de restaurar o restore para poder luego seleccionar el .bin y recuperar tu telefono, este proceso tarde bastante como unos 40 minutos. saludos cordiales
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] t4r0moto:
yeah pls somebody if you have Android OS that can be port to Motosurf

:):):)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mgjazz:
error installing USB driver

Trying to access phone to update. Downloaded Motorola_A3100_A3000_USB_Driver_0.01 When installing, get error. Any advice?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rlsimon:
bad idea

phone update, bad idea, you may brick it...:eek:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mgjazz:
Just trying to talk with the phone at this point... no danger in that. Any USB driver advice?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rlsimon:
drivers ...make sure you get the correct ones

http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mohammadj54:
Thanks for sharing, but how to download bin files to my motorola A3100, I convert this bin file with bin2hex but the output hex file about 600M and cant flash it to my motorola A3100
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] su8044:
@mohammadj54

Original Post from Pietrol2, i'm just translating:

"para recuperar tu telefono tienes que entrar en Download Mode luego conectar a la computadora, luego abres MB60 Ghost hace que vas hacer un backup de tu rom y esperas 10 segundos a que halla pasado al segundo paso, luego cancelas y te activa la opción de restaurar o restore para poder luego seleccionar el .bin y recuperar tu telefono, este proceso tarde bastante como unos 40 minutos."

To recover the phone (to original state) you have to enter "Download Mode" then connect it to the computer, then open MB60 Ghost. do as if you where creating a backup of your phone and wait 10 seconds for the second step to come up, then cancel and it will activate the Restore option to be able to select the .bin file and recover the phone, this process takes long, about 40 minutes.

Muchas gracias a Pietrol2 por la información. compañero venezolano imagino? de que parte?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prietol2:
Pronto ROM en Español para el A3100

Compañeros saludos cordiales, estoy preparando una rom para el Motorola A3100 en Español está casi lista en breve la publico, está super estable, la estoy tuneando haber como sale pero la versión lite está lista. saludos
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] su8044:
Hi Pietrol2, about the new spanish rom, anything i can help with please tell me.

I have a HTC Touch Viva and someone created a WinMo 6.5 Rom called Evolution... The second version (Evolution 2) Is the most perfect rom i've ever seen... no bugs, super fast, super clean, extreme lite (default titanium and no third party apps). maybe you can talk to the creator on ideas for a next rom.

Tengo un Touch Viva y alguien creó un Rom 6.5 llamado Evolution. la segunda version del evolution (evolution 2) es la mas perfecta que he visto hasta ahora... sin bugs, super rapida, super limpia, extremadamente ligera (ninguna interfaz mas que la default titanium y sin aplicaciones de ningun tipo). tal vez podrias hablar con el creador para sacarle algunas ideas de como la hizo y que modificaciones se pueden hacer para tu siguiente rom. (P.S.: me enseñarías a cocinar Roms para ayudarte en algo?)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prietol2:
ROM en español cocinada para Motorola A3100 WM6.1 Ver 21055

Hola buenas noches compañeros lo prometido es deuda, despues de tanto trabajo en esta semana para poder preparar esta rom tuneada con Manila2D funcionando al 100% y con el Windows Mobile 6.1 21055 y lo mejor de todo en español.

Es muy rápida y estable porque le hice unas serie de modificaciones en el registro para que funcione mejor, bueno compañeros les dejo el link y espero que mi esfuerzo les sea de su agrado, saludos cordiales,

4shared.com/file/257142358/926bc7bc/MB60_A3100_ESP_WM6121055_MANIL.html
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ong14:
Could you please translate this ROM to WWE?

Thank you in advance.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mohammadj54:
Thanks for this work
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mohammadj54:
Thanks for This ROM, I install this ROM and look good and work perfect, Could you put the new manila in this ROM (similar HTC Touch Pro2)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] t4r0moto:
pls say it in english too :D

Is your ROM any English language i.e. spanish ?

if yes I willl try your ROM

thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prietol2:
Lo intentare porque el no todos los manila 2d funciona en este telefono...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] opiate81:
Need some quick help if possible..

Im on Windows 7, I take the battery out, plug the USB in then hold Hang-up, Trackball & Power button. The phone just keeps flashing repeatedly as soon as I plug the USB in. If I just keep pressing the 3 buttons it will eventually say in windows that the device has been found but not recognized (does the same in XP). Should the phone say anything about being in download mode?

I have tried manually installing the drivers but it says they are up to date, so I skipped that part and ran the MB60 tool. I tried 25 different com ports but they all failed.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rlsimon:
sync and run via usb & btmy

my a3100 syncs and runs everything including internet share via usb or via bt using activesync to desktop winxphomesp3 and notebook winxpprosp3. there's a separate program similar to activesync for windows7 free from M$ website. It installs and gives you connection advice and troubleshooting. I've got no problem wm6.1 but cannot comment on 6.5 or win7 which I do not have.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] opiate81:
Sorry I forgot to mention I need to get to Download Mode so I can flash, all connections when the phone is in normal mode work fine.

I just need to know what happens when the phone goes into Download Mode?

When I take the battery out and plug the USB in it flashes a until I press the trackball, hang up & power button then stops flashing and just sits there blank.

My PC says it cant recognize the USB connection & that the driver did not install properly, when I try to manually install the driver it says that it is up to date.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] manhktqd:
when the phone in "Download mode" and flash in progress, don't touch your phone until it finish.

You should flash our phone with XP, Win7 not recommend.

if anything happened, close "Download Tool", unplug your phone, and start flash agian.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] GoGs777:
Not true. Win 7 and download tool works without problems.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] opiate81:
How do I know when the phone is in download mode? when I plug the USB in the screen & the flash for the camera flash on & off. When I push the buttons the screen stops flashing & goes blank at that point both Windows 7 & XP say that the driver has not installed properly & is unrecognized. It wont let me manually install the driver either.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] chinatown:
A3100 Field Test Mode

I got a Motorola A3100 from my friend.its showing Field Test Mode when i switch it on.how to disable field test mode and boot into normal mode

Thank in advance
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] topgunask:
i started to cook a 6.5 rom for a3100 using A3100RK, i downloaded the os build 28205 packages from this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=544445

i changed the SYS folder in a3100rk from the files above, could someone plz tell me what else should i change?