I have one and wonder how I can improve it as it seems to have quite a few bugs.
The o2 website offers an upgrade for the ROM but I am wondering whether there is an even better one?
I also need to unlock the phone
Dilemma is in what order should I proceed.
Should I do a complete backup first?
The XDA Exec is unlocked by default (at least mine was) check it out..
HTH
Chris.
Tried it with mine. Did NOT work. My o2 EXEC will not accept other SIMs.
Question still is..before I start messing with new operating system and unlocking...Can I get a complete IMAGE backup of the device as it is currently so that i have a restore point.
hey there
i beleive what you are looking for is a feature from activ sync verify how he process back up !
and or copy it out yourself !
have a good day
Phil
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Hi
I've successfully removed my o2 branding by applying the jasjar firmware from your FTP site...thanks for that.
My question to people who've done this before is as follows:
Will I need to run the NoID program in future or will imate firmwares always install now they see imate firmware already on?
If not, is there any way to permenantly change the CountryID?
Thanks
Paul
You need to use NoID every time except O2 Rom
Was looking to give this ago myself... I've download the ROM, JASJAR_WWE_11353_137_10301.zip but there's no NoID program in there.
Anybody care to help me out :? as i'd love to get rid of all the O2 rubbish!
I downloaded the noID program from the blueangel folder
ftp.xda-developers.com/BlueAngel/Tools/MaUpgradeUt_noID.zip
can't remember the ftp password...
put it in the folder of the rom upgrade, run it. it'll give the usual countryID error but the device will be in bootloader mode by now, so run noID again and this time it applies the firmware!
Cheers Paul 8)
I'll give it a go and report back...
For others, the link to NoID with password is ftp://xda:[email protected]/BlueAngel/Tools/MaUpgradeUt_noID.zip
Anything interesting to report with the JasJar ROM as opposed to the O2 one?
Any extras or anything missing?? (aside from the O2 Active and UI stuff we want to get rid of)
Does it run faster and less buggy than the Exec ROM?
Also did you lose all files and settings, or did it retain them like some previous ROM updates for Windows Mobile 2003 did for HTC devices like the SPV C500?
Does it run faster and less buggy than the Exec ROM?
Also did you lose all files and settings, or did it retain them like some previous ROM updates for Windows Mobile 2003 did for HTC devices like the SPV C500?
i lost everything as far as i could tell.
benefits? well i just wanted rid of the o2 stuff and to understand how to do it for future (when imate releases are way ahead of o2 roms!)
+ it was kinda fun.
Time to kill my Orbit and start again....
It's running painfully slowly and the GPS won't work so I'm going to hard reset my XDA and get rid of the O2 crap, then install TomTom. I know all this stuff is here somewhere but I’m up to my eyeballs in tech articles so…. Questions:
1. Should I upgrade the ROM, and if so can anybody point me to a suitable ROM image? If I do this should I unlock it first?
2. What's the best way of getting a clean install - is it to hard reset then soft reset before the O2 stuff loads? Or should I go for a cosporate install option (is this available for the Orbit) And how do I hard reset?
3. is there an easy way of setting up the O2 connection settings afterwards or do I have to do it manually?
Lots of questions and not enough time….
I have an O2 Orbit. Best thing to do is get it unlocked by imei-check. Then run USPL program from mobile6 forum. Makes it a lot easier to fix if something goes wrong at any time. After this you can flash the ROM to your hearts content. I use Black&Bluev3 and i can truly say that WM6 is amazing. To get a clean install just do a Hard Reset then when it boots back up, before the O2 customization routine runs just Soft reset. That's all there is to it. As far as O2 setting go. Have a look through the upgrading forum. There are usually a few postings of O2 settings. If not let me know. I have the HTC UK settings file on my PC. Anything else you need help with let me know.
Shand359 said:
I have an O2 Orbit. Best thing to do is get it unlocked by imei-check. Then run USPL program from mobile6 forum. Makes it a lot easier to fix if something goes wrong at any time. After this you can flash the ROM to your hearts content. I use Black&Bluev3 and i can truly say that WM6 is amazing. To get a clean install just do a Hard Reset then when it boots back up, before the O2 customization routine runs just Soft reset. That's all there is to it. As far as O2 setting go. Have a look through the upgrading forum. There are usually a few postings of O2 settings. If not let me know. I have the HTC UK settings file on my PC. Anything else you need help with let me know.
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Thats different to my understanding of things.
If you are thinking of upgrading the rom (instead of just hard resetting the phone) then you will need to either get your phone CID unlocked with the imei-check team or run the Artemis USPL application prior to loading the new rom file. The USPL program temporarily 'unlocks' the CID whereas imei-check does it permanently. Once you've done either of these methods (I ran USPL as didn't want to pay £40 when I could get it done temporarily for free) you can then flash any of the roms suitable for your phone. I've got an o2 UK supplied Orbit and went with Tom's Black & Blue v3.
When you load the B&B rom it writes over the extended rom so all of the o2 programs are cleared so no need to soft-reset once its been flashed. This way will give you a fully functional phone with a lot of preinstalled apps (all of which are useful if not essential in my opinion) and none of the o2 junk on there.
Your other choice is to hard reset the phone and once its finished it'll prompt you about customising your phone. Simply soft reset before it gets a chance to run the ext_rom and none of the o2 crap will be on there. Now your phone will be pretty much as it left the factory with WM5 installed and thats it. If you're in the UK using o2 then the attached cab file contains all the settings that you'll need for MMS and GPRS etc.
As for question 3, see my previous statement about the cab file. Very useful to keep this as I've re-flashed my phone a few times and it makes the process a whole lot more bearable trust me!
thanks for the valuable info - I'll try Black&Bluev3 once I unlock. Excuse the ignorance, but do I just run the copy the O2 cab file to the Orbit, then run it from there?
Yep, as simple as that Probably best to copy it to your SD card and keep it on there as once the phone has been reflashed you won't have to connect up to a pc to install the network settings.
everything seemed to have gone fine, but after restarting the phone won't recognise the sim - before i even had a chance to enter the pin 3 times it reported that it required the unlocking code, and then refused to accept the unlocking code once I'd got that.
So now I've got a very sleek PDA, but no phone Any idea where I can get an O2 ROM from as I can't see it listed in the Artemis list, and am I looking for a ROM or extended ROM (what is the difference anyway?)
TIA
Peter
The b and b rom your usings originates from the leaked o2 orbit german rom - changed to wwe by bepe and tweaked by tom. So firstly i would try a hard reset or reflashing the rom. You dont need to flash USPL again as its an os only rom. If still not working flash original wm5 rom - see sticky in artemis mobile 6 forum for the link.
Hi,
So i just got my MDA compact III (HTC Artemis) and I have noticed that people upgrade them to windows mobile 6.
Unfortunatley this is my first WM phone so I don't understand all these technical terms (ROM, Cooking, CID etc)
can anyone help me? is it worth upgrading? how do i back all my info up? what happens if it goes wrong?
thanks in advance.
COngrats on your new phone.
It is always worth it to upgrade to WM6.
There are 2 kinds of locks: CID and SIM.
SIM locks prevent you from using say a TMO phone on ATT.
CID unlocks prevent you from flashing a new ROM (like a wm6 distribution)
You can use some backup utility to well, back up. Search the forum for one.
If something goes wrong, you can just reflash the RUU, which stands for ROM Upgrade Utility. It has the "default" rom that you get from your new phone.
Thanks. This helped a lot.
Where do I get the WM6 distributions from? how do I install?
does the RUU come with the phone or do I download it from somewhere?
With all due respect to fzzyrn IT IS NOT ALWAYS WORTH UPGRADING!
Since this is your first WM phone and you just got it you should take a few weeks and get to know it.
There rule to follow here is: if it is not broken do not fix it!
WM 6 has only a few small new features (major one being HTML email support) which you may find you do not need.
First thing you need to do is to read the WiKi. You will find detailed explanation about terms like ROM, CID and SIM unlocking there.
Then if you are still determined to upgrade you should be aware of the following risks:
1) If you bought your phone through a cell company changing ROM even to an official version from HTC will void your warranty!
2) You must take care and read the instructions that come with the update you are using. Preforming update incorrectly, having battery run out or phone disconnected from your computer will result in a "bricked" (unusable) device!
3) Some WM 6 ROMs, change your device hardware ID. If you have purchased any programs that lock on to that ID during registration they will stop working.
Now for your phone there are two options:
1) Official update on HTC site (if I am not mistaking should be out already, but I am not sure)
2) "Cooked" or unofficial ROMs. Look for instructions in Artemis forum.
Keep in mind that ROMs are device specific. There is no such thing as generic / universal ROM.
Also keep in mind that various ROM versions including official WM 6 have different bugs. There is no answer to which is best or a guarantee that you like any of them better than your original WM 5 ROM.
Hi all new? here got an o2 orbit need advice?
Im just wondering what i could and should do to improve it, its currently runnin on wm5 i have the official file to update to wm6 but dont want to lock out my orange sim card ?
any advice ?
Hi can i install these special roms on this site without messing up the usual features on my phone . Pleases help?
Yes you can. Make sure you unlock the CID first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=308242
Cheers m8 so which rom is recommended at the moment and i wont mess up my phone will i as im unlocked o2 at the moment. Also can i backup my rom im using now simply?? thx again
I have the same phone on o2, (I didn't know Orange done this phone ?) anyway, I would reccomend this ROM, its what im using.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=342298
It is based on Windows mobile 6, and has all extra toys to play with.
Read the post, see if you like it (its best one IMO)
Download it, do step one first (This is CID unlocking), then step two (flash the device).
I think you can backup your device now but it depends on what you want to backup.
If you mean backup your contacts, SMS messages, photos ect then sure you can. Copy them with activesync or search google, there are many programs out there.
If you mean backup your device entirely (As in ROM) im pretty sure you can but its not needed. You will find on this site both the offical ROM that your phone came with WM5 so you can go back to that, or the offical ROm for WM6 so you can go back to that.
All custome ROMS are SIM unlocked so you will be able to use your orange sim card.
Hope this helped.
Hi all,,
My Artemis is slowly but surely dying on me, BT stopped, WiFi stopped working, GPS is freezing my device. So I want to restore it to its original state in order to send it back for repairing or replacement.
I still have the original WM6 ROM that Im going to but back on it but one question remains; Do I have to SID lock it or something else in order to prevent the guys at HTC from discovering that I had a custom ROM running?
Please reply asap because UPS is coming to get it later this afternoon (its noon here atm).
Thanks for all replies!!
If you flash back to the original ROM i think you have the SID Lock....but im not sure... sorry
steps are as follow:
back up ur data
hard reset/clear strorage
remove ur sd card
run the uspl tool (pof's tool)
flash ur wm6
now u can hand it to ups and get it repaired! best wishes man
I see you're living in the Netherlands, a company in Belgium called Eurotwice is also specialised in repairing HTC devices
enter your IMEI code on the website and you will see if they are able to offer you their service.
they picked up mine device twice running a custom rom, it wont bother them, they fixed my Artemis perfectly
Thank you guys.
Its on its way for repairment!