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[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
Anything you say:) So i'm going to flash this ROM (http://rapidshare.com/files/32068816/charmer_wm6_vlono_001.1.zip) from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=305125&highlight=vlodecks+rom .

I think, i flashed it one time and it's just worked, but for absolute certainty...

Once more I'd like to thank you for all you do for me:o...
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
No problem. As you are the only guy with repucable Format failed fix I'm very interessted in helping you to get that thing fixed for ever.

If the ROM works I'll give y a pached nbf. We'll see how it goes and if it works I'll take it for my Fix package too.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
So here is some screens from WM6:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6502/img1779e.jpg

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/3556/img1778tw.jpg

Hope it says you something...

IPL & SPL is stil 1.12...
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
OK it tells me that I'll try to get a patched Version ready this week. Hope we can get it done. Have you flashed it with the included NoID tool or with the one I said?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
With the one included in the ROM... With no problems..
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
Ok so I'll make a pached soon. Have you tried to flash the Aku3 with the Tool included in the Wm6 one time too?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
Yes, but the NOiD RUU stucks in "FILE READ" error... I've uploaded the screen here...
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
Also the one that came with the WM6? Strange! Are you sure the file is called nk.nbf and is around 70MB big?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
Here is the screen from the folder, where im having the vlodeck's ROM:
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
OK. But I was refering to flashing the Aku3 with the NoID tool. Where was your file then and how was it called?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
I don't understand your post, but if I'm right so - The nk.nbf file in the screen is extracted from the AKU3 Deutsch ROM

PS: I'm sorry, but I must go learning. I'm going to write lots of exams tomorrow. I hope, i'll be here tomorrow evening or at the weekend... I'm sorry
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
OK so it is the Aku3 NBF. And FileRead was error? Strange. But nessesarily I'll do a pached Wm6 for you.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
Perhaps yes, because It doesn't allow me flashing...

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1291/****y.png
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Same problem here...

I have exactly the same problem like punker1993.

Got a T-Mobile MDA Compct II, ordered the unlock code, unlocked it and wanted to upgrade to WM6.5.

Something went wrong, and it is stuck in the splash screen.

Tried to repair it with your advice (with the three ROMS), but after successfully flashing the first, the installer will not do the second or third ROM, with the same failure notice like punker1993 has shown (Error 238 File Read).

Any idea how I can get the Charmer running again?

Ich spreche übrigens auch Deutsch. :)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
And works your phone with the AKU1 ROM?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
No. It installed normally, but is still stuck in the splash screen. When I do a hard reset, I can see "format failed" for a moment.

So it is completely bricked at the moment. :mad:
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
OK you have to get a different NOID tool. I'm trying to get one but it is hard to find a working one. Will post links soon.

@punker1993:

I haven't forgotten you but RS is hard to load through since weeks and I'll try to get the things fast.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
It's okay, ChrBeck...I could be glad, you want to get my device back working... Really THX
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Tried something else...

...but no luck.

I downloaded the "Charmer Rescue Kit" mentioned here.

The ROM was flashed without any problem, but - it still hangs in the splash screen, and it still shows "format failed" after a hard reset. :mad::rolleyes:
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
Of course it does cause the Rescue Kit contains an Aku3. You can copy the Prophet NBF to the Recovery kit RUU. Then ysou can try to flash the prophet ROM with that. Or otherwise try to flash it with the RUU that comes with it.

If the Prophet ROM was flashed ok you have to flash the Aku3 after it otherwise it won't fix the problem.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Okay, will try this in the next days.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Just now I tried to flash the Prophet ROM, using the ROM Utility from the "rescue kit". Everything runs fine, it begins to flash the new ROM...20%...50%...75%...wow, it works! :) ...95%..

But what happens now?

"Error [326]:Invalid Command

This NBF file cannot be used for your PDA. Please check your NBF file."

Failed at 95%! Aaaargh, that´s not fair!
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
It's the same problem as mine... But this sound says me, if I flash with orginal RUU the original nk.nbf file... at 95%...
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
Hey ChrBeck, can i ask you, how far are you with the patched ROM for me?

THX
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
Sadly I'm not very far with it. I don't have mach time at the moment so it may take a week still.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
OKAY, I only wanted to know, how long have I wait...:)

GL with it...
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Any news?

Any news with this issue? Or can I really only use it as a paper weight? :rolleyes:

Irgendwelche Neuigkeiten? Oder kann ich das Ding nur noch als Briefbeschwerer nutzen? :rolleyes:
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ramrod:
hallo to everybody.

I have a functional unlocked charmer, with wm 6.5 by cyberdel.

unfortunately i have now a new phone.

i would deliver him with pleasure for a present or similar...

its only phone without charger. it has scratches and dents.

works good, only the volume contol is broken off.

i hope, i can make someone happy!

Ein hallo an alle.

Ich habe ein funktionstüchtigen Compact II, mit wm 6.5 by cyberdel.

Leider bekam ich von meiner Frau ein neues geschenkt, daher ist es jetzt übrig.

Ich würde es für ein Geschenk oder ähnliches abgeben.

Es wäre nur das Handy, ohne Ladegerät. Es hat ein paar kratzer und dellen.

Funktioniert aber sehr gut, nur der Lautstärkeregler ist abgebrochen.

Ich hoffe, das ich jemand glücklich machen kann.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] scootie:
Hi!

Ramrod,it's nice.I have 2 Charmers,so I don't need it,but someone will be happy with it.

Chrbeck,sorry to write here,it's not exactly for this problem,but maybe...

So,we wrote in the old thread,we never saw full downgrade,but punker said,he just did it.And it is possible!

I found an article about wizard downgrading from 3.08 to 1.12,

http://pdaplus.hu/content/view/2218/70/

it's in hungarian,if you need it I will translate it,but the logs show everything.

So I tried this method on my Charmer that had 3.08 SPL.

1.flashed with AKU1 ROM,error at 85 or 95%,stuck on bootloader

IPL 1.12,SPL 3.08

2.always drops connection,so anything I tried(AKU1,AKU2,AKU3),finished with connection error

3.I made a Goldcard and flashed an AKU1 ROM from bootloader mode,that was successful (not for the first try,I tricked with soft resets)

4.Charmer is running,IPL 1.12,SPL 1.12

5.Unlocked CID with WST,that worked

6.Flashed an AKU2 ROM,IPL 2.06,SPL 2.06

7.Flashed your WM6.5 ROM with success

So I'm happy,my device is running,has SUPERCID now and I have new experiences with downgrading.

BR

Scootie
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Scootie,

thanks for this advice, I will try it, but I do not understand completely.

What do you mean with this:

What do you mean with "made a Goldcard"? And how did you trick with soft resets?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] scootie:
Hi!

It is not for your problem,I don't have a device with "format failed" problem,so

I can't test it.It's about full downgrade,but as you can see,it is risky!

About Goldcard:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Elf_GoldCard

It sets your device to SUPERCID and sets keycardsecuritylevel to "0",so you can use any shipped ROM to revive your device.

As you read,I had connection problems after the unsuccessful flashing,so I had to reset my device many times until it started to upgrade and I waited for completing flash.

BR

Scootie
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Oh well,

I thought this might solve our problem.

*sigh*

:(
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] scootie:
I don't know,it's risky,because I had a painful hour to revive my device and that had no "format failed" problem.If you think, it worths a try,but don't be surprised if it will be a brick or stuck on bootloader.if I was you,I would wait for Chrbeck's solution.

BR

Scootie
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
So sorry for being away for a long time but I'm very bussy with school and so on.

@scootie:

May you tell me how to make the GoldCard? I know that they exist but I never saw any for Wizzard or Charmer.

So that would help us.

@all others:

The WM6 ROM with bootloader will be here soon.

I'm working on it.

@ramrod:

I have got an idea what to do with your Charmer if you still have it.

I was always interested in finding out what causes the format failed error but I was never able to find it out cause i can't risk my Charmer.

But if you don't need the Charmer anymore I might debug the format failed error with it.

(Means I try to cause it and then fix it).

That could help many other people.

For clearing that please PM me or reply here then I'll PM you.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] scootie:
So,here is a good guide to make a Goldcard (for ELF):

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Elf_GoldCard

It will be useful for us from this point:

Format your memory card for FAT32

If you have a card reader, go to DOS and type:

format <volume> /FS:FAT32 /A:4096

where <volume> specifies the drive letter of the SD card.

For example: format d: /FS:FAT32 /A:4096

* Instead, if you have another Windows Mobile device, you can use Resco Explorer to format it to FAT32. OR, you can also use the freeware WM5torage to mount the device onto your PC and format it as FAT32 from your PC that way.

Run QMAT to create the Gold Card

1. Put the newly-formatted SD card in the working WM device and connect to ActiveSync

2. Run QMAT, go to the Hardware Forensics menu, and then select "Generate HTC Goldcard"

3. Select your bricked device's key (Elf or Elfin)

4. Get the SD Card Serial from WINCE Device (or enter it manually if you already have the Card ID)

5. Save the Gold Card image to the SD Card

Run MTTY to verify the Gold Card unlocks the CID

* Put the SD card in your bricked device and put it into bootloader mode (press the reset button and hold down camera button).

*

Now you have a card which gives you SuperCID. You can test it with MTTY and see that g_cKeyCardSecurityLevel = 0:

1. With the card inserted into the Elf, which is in bootloader mode, connect the Elf via USB to ActiveSync.

2. Under ActiveSync-->File-->Connection Settings, uncheck "Allow USB connections".

3. Open MTTY, select Port = USB, Flow Control = RTS/CTS, and hit Ok.

4. You should see a new Window open. Press Enter to see the "Cmd" prompt.

5. Type "set 32" without the quotes (or "password BsaD5SeoA" and "ruurun 0"). Now you can see the current status, which should look like the example below.

6. If g_cKeyCardSecurityLevel is not equal to 0 then you did something wrong along the way - do not proceed any further until you get it working.

7. When you are done the steps above, remember to re-enable "Allow USB Connections" in ActiveSync.

So,you have to download QMAT 5.06 or older,because a chinese guy cracked the software and no more trial version.The trial version works for 10 minutes only,it's enough for us,generating Goldcard takes seconds.

http://www.4shared.com/file/223178639/636a25f9/qmat_446.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/213507792/f0c8f77f/qmat506_official.html

Note:Goldcard is limited,you can use it 2 times,after that you need to generate a new one.

You need to use a working WM device (the model doesn't matter) to create Goldcard,because there are differencies the header handling between PPCs and card readers.

After that just put the Goldcard to your device and start flashing with a SHIPPED ROM.IMPORTANT,SHIPPED, NOT COOKED!

That's all!

Maybe I will create a guide with screenshots later,but if you follow these instructions it has to work.

BR

Scootie
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
Ok sounds great for some issues we may face in the future. (Regarding changes in the flashing structure).

I'll keep that in mind.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Nevermind, real life is always more important than things like the forum.

That are good news! I´m really curious if that will work. :)

Have a nice weekend!

P.S. Maybe you should PM ramrod in case he has not been in the forum the last days?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
He already PMed me. I'm clearing that at the moment.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Any news? :confused:
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Thanasie:
The AKU1 download link isnt working.

By the way will this above help me? i tried to flash your WM6.1 rom the 0.3.2.2 version and it brought up after the hard reset that the format has failed, this is the second charmer that this happened to out of quite a few! with the same wm6.1 rom.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
Yes that way is reported to work in at least one case.

But to get that more debugged I'm wating for Ramrod. it may be that you aren't able to flash the Aku3 at the end.or that I'm trying to build a WM6 with SPL but all my Versions of Typhoon NBF tools are bad.

So it may still take some time (not much) till that work. (That is a message to the others too).

Why the link doesn't work is something I can't tell you. It worked for years.

Maybe you just have to wait 1 or 2 days and it will work again.

We'll see.

Cause I haven't uploaded that AKU1 I don't know more.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Thanasie:
After a little messing around with the link iv found its an ftp site so that might be down as i know how unstable they can be, as you say il try in a day or two time.

Im hoping you can find a fix for this because im not sure why all of a sudden out of quite a few mda's that this rom worked and for 2 in a row not to work is quite weired.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] scootie:
Hi!

It's a mirror,download quickly,my free account will expire on 9 march.

http://www.4shared.com/file/236070602/4fef7bc1/RUU_Charmer_1120223_11202110_1.html

BR

Szig
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
Hey ChrBeck, I'm glad, you're still working on the special ROM for us

Cross fingers...
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
So we have some new things found out. I'm NOT able to kill the Charmer. It has 12 crashed flashings behind it and it still works very well.

I'm a little confused. So could any of the people with the Problem maybe tell me how it came up?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] h1z2r3:
How to produce format faile error

Hellow Guys !

Firstly I am sorry for being away for such a long time as I was busy in my job(Being a )

As regards the

format failed error

It happened two times for me.

Firstly due to trying to flash another WM6 ROM without going down to official WM5 but at that time I was able to revive it after flashing some PROPHET ROM as once suggested and discussed in some other thread.Unfortunately My hard disk failed and I no longer have these proper combination of flashing utility to flash the PROPHET ROM into the charmer.

Any the second time I got format failed error was in this fashion

1.Flashed the orignal WM5 ROM

2.Changed the start up screen(ie T-Mobile logo) with some flash utility

3.Foolishly tried to update to WM6 ROM without flashing the orignal WM5 ROM

4.Flashing continues for ever........................

5.Disconnected the ROM and soft/hard reset the phone to get THE ...... FORMAT FAILED ERROR!

Since then my chamer is a stone (not a paper weight as I dont use it for that purpose!)

Hopefully this story may help you to pinpoint the exact problem and hopefully some remedy for this disease(again forgive me for using medical term!)

Best Regards

Dr. Zia Ur Rehman
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
Ok so thats exactly what I did. I flashed a WM6.5 over a 6.5. It flashed for ever. After 20 min I pulled out the cable. But I'm still able to format the phone fully.

But since that action I'm not able to reach the bootloader anymore. It is just black and doesn't connect to USB too. In the rests of WM (It isn't much) I'm able to open Contacs and Calendar but neither USB nor SD card are working.

So it seems like I killed the Charmer with a very strange other problem.

The only point I have is that behind the IPL the 0000 is not shown but behind the SPL it is shown. I never had that before and I'm extreamly confused. So it seems like the Development in here was stoped again by that strange Bootloader thing. It semms like no SPL exists but it still boots. Confused.

If anyone saw that before please tell me.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Also können wir, als Fazit der Sache, unsere zerflashten Charmer als Türstopper nehmen? :rolleyes:

Das ist ärgerlich...

So, as a conclusion, we can only use our bricked Charmers as a door stopper? :rolleyes:

That´s a shame...
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] prevarant:
something new here?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
Hey ChrBeck or someone else...!!! Please, help us with our Charmers...
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
So I may say something now. I don't have much time at the moment, cause scholl and so on take much time. But I'm still not dead and I'll restart working as soon as possible.

However in the second Charmer I got I wasn't able to produce the format failed error which made me stopping the investigations for some time. But instead of getting the Format error I was able to kill the IPL. It lost its info about the hardware version, which means I'm not able to do a hardreset nor get in bootloader mode. Not using software not using the keys. But strange enought I'm still able to boot the device. It has a bad copy of 6.5 so I'm not able to use USB anymore.

So we still don't know where the format failed comes from, but we know now, that you can kill a Charmer IPL, if you just interrupt flashing using the shelscrips often enought.

I'm still alive and I'll go on finding things out in the near future. (I know I said that often, but I still mean it.)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] punker1993:
Okay man, it's good to hear... Gl&HF :)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Well, yeah, right now a working charmer would be nice, as my Wizard decided to stop working a few days ago. :mad::rolleyes:
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Any news?

Any news? :confused:
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ChrBeck:
The news at the moment are that I'm still not able to cause the format failed error and that I'm very bussy and killed my Testcharmer's IPL.

So there is nothing going on until I've got the money to get a JTAG to SUB connector.

There is only one more week of school here.

I hope I'm able to figure out more things after is is over.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Dr_Wolodya:
How I fix "format failed" error on HTC Charmer:

1) first I read all forum and try all manuals but this do not help;

2) I make full backup of my HTC Wizard using this solution:

- Connect Wizard in bootloader mode with miniSD inside;

- run mtty;

- type "r2sd all" and hit enter and wait to the end (at end shows "cmd>");

3) put minisd card into mini2sd convertor and insert it to broken Charmer;

4) enter into bootloader mode - camera+power;

5) press "Voice command" then Charmer ask to do this on dispaly.

Now we can make hard heset without "format failed" error but Charmer still freeze on splash screen - I flash it using last branded firmware (in my TMO UK Charmer it was RUU_Charmer_38221_382116_026921_TMO_UK_WWE_Ship).

Have fun with working Charmer!
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
MTTY does not do what I want...

@Dr_Wolodya

After a long, long time with my bricked Charmer collecting dust in a shelf, I looked here again and saw your post.

I have a working Wizard, I have MTTY running, but when I try to write the backup to SD card, MTTY says:

"Cmd>r2sd all

***** user area size = 0x1E880000 Bytes

R2SDBackup() - Download type = 6

usTotalBlock = 1 sizeof(SDCARD_SIGNATRUE_TABLE)=512

You didn't get the proper security level to download a specific image"

*SIGH* So again, I´m busted...anybody knows how to "get a proper security level" in MTTY? :rolleyes:
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Dr_Wolodya:
Make cid unlock on your Wizard, also make sim unlock, application unlock, try with other firmware (without operator customization).

If not help - try on other miniSD card.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
I´ll be back :-)

Okay, will give it a try and then report here.

Just noticed that I cannot find my miniSD-SD adapter - damn!
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Failure again!

Hi all,

okay, found my MiniSD-SD adapter and took a Wizard with a flashed WM 6.1 on it.

1. Use MTTY to write ROM image to MiniSD card -> okay

2. Put MiniSD in an adapter and put it in to Charmer

3. Switch on Charmer in boot mode, it asks if it should read ROM from card

3. Push the Voice button -> no joy. :mad:

On the lower edge of the screen, the Charmer says: Not allow to update!

Tried a second card, same result.

And that´s all. :rolleyes:

Then I looked around for another ROM I could try, and found RUU_compactII_AKU3.3_38222_382117_026921R_TMO_DE_GER_Ship.exe somewhere.

Used with a NoID loader, and wow! it completed to 100% and did not break down at 95 or 98% like the others. So I made a reset, and - now the Charmer hangs in the splash screen. :mad:

So I think that Charmer really and definitely is a brick...damn!:(
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Tried something else, but still no luck

Hi all,

so I tried the method of Dr_Wolodya, but this time with a

working

Charmer with AKU3 as the source of the image.

Wrote it to SD card with mgetty, okay.

Put the SD card into the bricked Charmer, it asks if it should use the image on SD, but when I confirm it still says "Not allow update!" - grrrr!

Any ideas why it does not want to update?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Dr_Wolodya:
Try to find latest branded firmware for your Charmer and flash it.

On what operator your Charmer was locked to?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] Clondyke:
Was a T-Mobile Charmer.

I tried to flash any ROM I could find until now, none of them worked...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mahender:
Hi All,

recently i was shown some web sites that you can "real time" check traffic cameras.

would it be possible to make an app that can take your location and possibly link to the cameras that are on your immediate journey.

i.e. check how much longer you may be stuck in the traffic.

i could then decide whether i should come of the next available junction or sit it out ( especially in this traffic stopping weather)

if you need me to explain more let me know.

thanks in advance

mahender
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Archer:
I think that's a really fantastic idea, but I think it would be slightly illegal, unless of course your passenger was to use it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mahender:
thanks for the encouragemtn john.

of course i understand the legal ramifications. my idea was when you are jammed up and tearing your hair out because you have moved 5 metres in an hour.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Archer:
Yeah, that sounds great! My biggest beef with my current satnav (CoPilot - don't know about any others) is that it won't tell me that there's a 5 mile tailback ahead and will let me pass an exit of the motorway and find out myself.

Nice idea mate - I hope someone with the relevant skills to do it agrees!