Upgrading Rom for the Wallaby(XDA 1)? - Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking

I am thinking is there any ROM upgrading for the XDA1? I am tempeted to get the XDA 2s, but due to financial constrains i decided to stick to my hardworking XDA, Wallaby. But was thinking is there any upgrade ROMs for it. Maybe you can advise....... Thank you in advance.

Rom solution
Hi,
I went to this link: http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org/ and it did the trick for my XDA I. I hope this helps you. Cheers.
Shane

Thanks Shane for the infos.
BTW will it 'alter' our GPRS setting and other softwares which suppose to make our Wallaby move? What i trying to ask is will it bonk our set blank. As i am quite new in doing the ROM upgrading work, I am kinda worry if things dun goes well, the set may got it self cook and send to rubbish dump.. :lol:

New Rom
Hi,
When you cook your own Rom and run it on your device, it will do a hard reset on your device thus altering the settings on your OS and the gsm radio. However, you can backup everything using Sprite backup software. You can download it from the XDA FTP site or from the web. What this will do is backup your settings and programs and it will fill in the blanks when you restore your sprite backup file over your newly cooked Rom. I always make a backup of my device before I do anything with upgrading, cooking, or any kind of Rom flashing. Once you radio rom is reflashed, you can always go back in and manualy set everything back up on your gprs settings. Good luck with you upgrading and I hope your device runs like a champ .
Shane

Thanks alot Shane. I am downloading the ROM now. But the PPC 2002 is telling me that it can't find the ROM image. And the PPC 2003 is like hanging down there for ages waiting to be completely downloaded....now still trying hard.

XDA Rom
What you need is this: http://cuba.calyx.nl/~jsummers/XDA/XDAtools-Jeff.exe . Once you get the rom file you want, you can use this to load the rom file on an sd card via card reader from your desktop and then you put the sd card in your device and do a soft reset. 5 minutes later.... PRESTO, your device is loaded and then you can run your sprite backup file over it and restore your settings and stuff over your new rom or just reinstall your Apps and programs and start fresh. Here is another link with more information about flashing your XDA with the tools:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=2189&highlight=xda+tool . Have fun and let us know how it goes. :wink:

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How to Backup my ROM (HTC TyTn)

Hi, i know this maybe on other threads but i cant findit, yesturday my phone speaker stop working, my phone have warranty, AT&T send me a new 8525, but my problem is that i have to many things on my old phone that i dont remember all (diferent hacks and program fix that i spend long nights working) i whant to backup my rom with all the programs and setings to install it on my new phone, i have to send the old phone ASAP, please can someone help me. THANKS.
You can use Sprite Backup that has a feature of backing up ROM or Full backup. Or you can use SPB Backup. Both are good and will do your task.
And were can i download this programs?????
try spb image my friend
And were can i download this programs?????
OK my friends i locate this programs but they are to backup DATA on my PDA and i want to backup my ROM and create a RUU to install my rom on my new phone.
Sprite and SPB Backup both back up your settings, documents, programs (if they are in device memory) - all the data on your phone except the ROM. Dumping your ROM and then coming back and trying to create a RUU from it is going to be a pain the... well, it is unnecessarily difficult.
First, use one of the programs above and do a full backup. Then, when you get your phone back, flash the same ROM you are using now and then restore from your backup. You will achieve the same result with much less trouble.
Is there some reason you MUST back up your ROM? Is it one of a kind?
Ok but i cant find this programs that works with WM6, i download them but i am getting error when try to backup.

build a rom from a phone that has been setup?

Hello,
I was wondering if i can somehow make a rom off of a running phone....
Basically here is my thinking...
I have a tilt (kaiser), and i want to setup something like sprite terminator (possibly something else) on it as well as some other apps, once it is all customized the way i like it, i want to backup the device into a rom, then use it to flash my phone..... that way should anyone ever steal my phone even if they did a hard reset it would only flash back to my rom and therefore my terminator already be setup again....
asjeep said:
Hello,
I was wondering if i can somehow make a rom off of a running phone....
Basically here is my thinking...
I have a tilt (kaiser), and i want to setup something like sprite terminator (possibly something else) on it as well as some other apps, once it is all customized the way i like it, i want to backup the device into a rom, then use it to flash my phone..... that way should anyone ever steal my phone even if they did a hard reset it would only flash back to my rom and therefore my terminator already be setup again....
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Your cooked rom will be always there even with hard reset
asjeep said:
Hello,
once it is all customized the way i like it, i want to backup the device into a rom, then use it to flash my phone.....
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Sort of - you can extract a ROM from an HTC device but, as said above, it won't include any changes made by you after hardreset. All it will do is to take the ROM that sets up Windows, etc. for you. It will only do the same job if you then take that ROM and install it on the same device or elsewhere.
What you probably want to do get a kitchen and cook in these apps. In most cases you can also cook in all your personal settings for those programs and for windows itself.
If you go far enough into cooking kitchens, you'll eventually be able to make a ROM which is, after a hard reset, already set up precisely the way it would be if you hard reset and install all your apps and change all of the setting both in Control Panel items and in your apps. All that could be there smiling at you after a hard reset as you want it to be, but you'll have to cook a ROM to make it so.
Another option is to use an auto-installer for cabs, although that would only make setup easier and can be circumvented pre soft resetting before the installs kick off so it wouldn't have the security of having your name and theft-prevention software already set up.
In my case, my Hermes does come completely setup with all my preferred windows and apps settings, as if I'd spent hours setting up after a hard reset. Mostly this is done by a big cab in Preconfig and most settings in the ROM's registry from cooking with a rgu file. A big one.
(I'm working - albeit slowly - on some simple tools that can help in creating one's own single, personal OEM to add into a kitchen and has all of your settings and apps in it. I just need to work out how to automate some cabwiz functions that currently I'm using some expensive-ish software for which I can't expect others to buy. Can't give out my own 'big cab' even to help as an example I'm afraid as it's got all kinds of paid-for or private stuff in and it'll take ages to unpick. Should I not get this simple tool going as I want, I'll probably just write a page on wiki or something as it's still easier than going through the whole process of cooking in many apps and your windows folder wil be much, much cleaner and your phone a lot faster if you do it this way.)
Great thanks so much for all the help.... BTW tried sprite and it only caused my tilt to not download emails from exchange so it came off and time for another hard reset

first rom update

at this point im fed up with how bad my 8525 is running and ive done hard resets in the past
i want to go ahead and move up to 6.1 until the touch pro comes out for att
im wondering what is the rom which will give me the most available memory for storage and programs? i can load programs in myself im just lookin for the best basic 6.1 rom
thanks in advance
lbhocky19 said:
at this point im fed up with how bad my 8525 is running and ive done hard resets in the past
i want to go ahead and move up to 6.1 until the touch pro comes out for att
im wondering what is the rom which will give me the most available memory for storage and programs? i can load programs in myself im just lookin for the best basic 6.1 rom
thanks in advance
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Your going to want a "lite" rom.
I would try CRC V13 or PDAcornerpro V23.
BS roms are faster, and have more storage, but PLEASES flash the AT&T shipped rom in my 4shared before flashing one.
And make sure you have HardSPL first.
And that you have .net framework installed, on the computer your flashing from.
veyka said:
Your going to want a "lite" rom.
I would try CRC V13 or PDAcornerpro V23.
BS roms are faster, and have more storage, but PLEASES flash the AT&T shipped rom in my 4shared before flashing one.
And make sure you have HardSPL first.
And that you have .net framework installed, on the computer your flashing from.
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i tried to flash Hardspl earlier and when i tried. wmdc found it and it went to the boot screen with the 3 colors then once it got there it said it couldnt find my phone after it already did
any ideas?
Go to page 116 , post 1160 of this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296722
All necessary programs and links required (as well as instructions) to flash Hard SPL using the SD card method...My preference, just make sure battery has more than 50% charge.
To flash a new os with the sd card method, just drop steps 5 & 6.
Cheers...
quick way to flash
just use sspl. It's a cab which runs on the device and takes you to the bootloader. No hardspl necessary
-J
Hard SPL is a safer thing to have installed. It gives you a better chance of recovering your Hermes if something goes wrong. There are no guarantees of a successful flash, EVER. But, with Hard SPL, you have a chance at recovering your device.
SSPL is called "Soft SPL". It was developed earlier and Hard SPL came out of the hard work that SSPL was the foundation of.
Its up to the individual. Would you be the man who uses his foot to find mines, or the man with the radio controlled minesweeper robot? Your choice....
Cheers...
thanks alot everyone il give it a shot later on today

can I convert current phone & SD memory into a rom?

happy new year guys! and today is my birthday too, I am very happy !!
yesterday I finished flashing YuE's rom again and installed all the cabs and registered all my programs and tweaked the device, now i have the best Artemis in the word...
my question is:
can I convert the current phone status with all programs into a rom so that i can flash it back again after trying another new rom?
thank you
no one has an answer?!
so i guess it cant be done!!
use a program like spb backup or sprite-backup to get a full system-backup... whenever your device stucks, you can restore all your programs and settings

If I flash a new 6.5 ROM, can I still use spb to restore progs, etc

About to flash my first new ROM on my USA T-Mobile TP2.
I've chosen the EnergyROM_23504_RHODIUM_08.Nov.2009_Standard as it appears to be getting good reviews.
My main concern though, having already installed so many extra programs, is can I still do a restore (using SPB Backup) from a backup I made on the stock T-Mobile 6.1 ROM? I would assume not, but man would it be nice if I could!
Please advise. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Jeff
You should not loose any data by trying. If it does not work then flash back to a 6.1 ROM. Another thing to try is by using the new free Microsoft program "my mobile" (I think that is what it is called, not by my device) before flashing back to a 6.5 ROM. The Microsoft backup does work when going to upgrade versions of the OS.
P.S. I am assuming that you are going from 6.1 to 6.5. If it is the same OS version then before, you should have no problems
SPB 2 has a "ROM Upgrade" mode. It should work. Sometimes a program or two may be finicky though.
Thanks to you both. I'll give it a go and report back on how it went.
Jeff
Just to close this out - I decided not to try, since I figured the only apps I really even needed to reinstall were Resoe Explorer (like the finger-friendliness of it), TV Guide, and CorePlayer.
Figured it'd keep it nice and clean to just reinstall them, which only took a couple minutes anyways.
Thanks for the help though!

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