[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] akhussain:
Hi,

The following post was created by accident - I was recording each change as I was going through the process mentioned in the link below which is GREAT!! (by mskip) and at each process I was recording certain information and changes I encountered each stage. As mentioned in another post, after reading Gwen's post I was inspired to go for it and to submit my experience as my contribution.

So now I edited the information so other users can see that if they follow each stage step by step

it will really work

!!!

Link for the best guide for noobies: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=433835

Note:

-Though the guide mentions ActiveSync - if you have Vista I think that wond work, you have to download a a think called Windows Mobile Device Centre (WMDC) - just wait until it says connected and carry on

-The part that is says right click on the small icon and deactiave the USB connection, I couldn't to that with so instead you have to click on the connection setting within WMDC and disable it there

I recorded two sets of information in each set a bit of a lengthy process but I recorded at each stage to see if there were any changes happening at each stage - only changes were recorded in subsequent stages - sorry no photgraphs or videos taken although I wished I had to help other newbies!

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0. Original before attempting anything:

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1. When i flashed to a HardSPL (Essential):

Notes:

-Very easy and nicely done :)

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2. When i flashed via micro sd card (optional):

Notes:

-After a while it dawned upon me that maybe it either SD or Cable method - no need to do both ways hence they "hard2" - but no harm was done, i think..lol.. (i hope!)

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3. When I did the SIM/CID Unlock stuff (optional)

First problem encountered:

Unlocked :~) but no sound!!!!

can make calls

can receive calls but gets frozen - endless vibration

can send sms

can receive sms - endless vibration

camera working fine

Note:

-The program (kaiserunlocker.exe) has three steps so you can only miss the first step if you done the above i.e. have a HardSPL (it can be a difficult concept to grasp but I made a small diagram in how i think the system works below

-It says to make sure no other process run during the updating process - well someone called me in skype - and it paused at 99% I'm now thinking cos of this call everything is going to crash - I hanged up and quite skype, msn and the rest of them - then thankfully it went to 100% - Success!!!!

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4. download and flash the preffered ROM

Note:

-Despite the no sound issue I carried on and thought maybe if I do this the radio will automatically update everything will be fine

-Tried SD didnt work simply went back to normal window

-Then done the cable method - worked, took a bit longer and need to be patient, rebooted twice with the brand new windows :)))))

Problems encountered:

-No stylus configuration came up - I couldnt go to today page either - it wanted to have a SIM card so I inserted one

-It was working fine was able to make call and stuff, but some minor problems such as graphical stuff - so I done a hard reset anyway.

-Worked fine again but the CAMERA is not working.....

And that is it!

It took me only half a day to unlock my phone and update to WM6.5 I believe, it's so easy when you follow these easy instruction.

The three-layer-xda-architecture - how i think the system is...lol (in relations to the three-layered architecture in information systems)

1. the base MUST be changed before any of the above can be changed (this is like the the 'database') or like the BIOS/Motherboard of a PC - only needs to be done once

2. the radio is like the 'business layer' that connects the other two layers - like a messenger passing informatiion or like a "CPU" or the Hard-disk maybe of a PC - this can be changed as many times as you like, as you upgrade the processor for example

3. and finally the ROM is like the OS (software) or monitor, the "visual aspect" of the system what you see on the screen - this can be changed many times too - its like re-installing or upgrading windows (from XP to vista to MS7)

It's bit a difficult to exmplain so apologies if none of it makes sense - maybe someone else can explain it better! lol

My tips:

Be patient!

Don't go clicking/pressing around or pulling out cables if something did not load or something is not appearing, give it a minute or two be patient, it is probably loading in the processor.

You should know your own PC, its speed and how long it normally takes, and the noises it makes, like if the process works faster or the sound of Hard disc etc etc

Now I will play around with other ROM and radio till my camera and everything works and I feel happy with a certain ROM. Hope I done everything correct as I am still learning but most importantly I got an unlocked phone with some extra features :)

BTW my phone is the MDA vario 3 locked to T-mob

P.S sorry for any bad spelling and grammar - it's been a long day:eek: