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Universal Upgrading, questions not totally cleared by Wiki and other posts

Dear All,
I spent a lot of hours, days, reading the posts on the forum about the Universal and upgrading it. I didn't find some answers.
I still have some open questions that I request your help in order to have a safe upgrade.
I have a Qtek 9000, that is SimLock.
I would like to Upgrade to an AKU 3.5 ROM or to one Crossbow ROM ( still under assessment)
Now my questions:
To upgrade,
I will have to upgrade bootloader, because since Aku 3.2 Rom , it needs to be 1.01. That is clear.
Edit: Opsss tried bottloader for first time and my version is 2.01 So no bootloader upgrade, but new question:
Sim Unlock works with bootloader 2.01?
1 - Do I need to SIMUNLOCK before ROM or Radio ROM upgrade? If yes:
- I will need an oficial radio ROM. Which one? Are 1.13 or 1.14 is OK?
- Must I first Simunlock and only after upgrade the bootloader?
2 -Country Code error, what is it? (Solved)
Edit : About Country error, no specific answer, but i got almost what I looked for.
Thx you all for the hard work and colaboration on this site.
Cheers

TADAA... answers
I'm afraid you didnt took your best sshot at searching, cuz 3 or 4 post above yours is a topic called "problems with upgrading?"
in this topic you will find the info AND tools you need to succesfully upgrade..
I don't know about the simlock thing, i flashed mine with the simlock on, to a cooked rom, and it works, but don't blame me if it F*CKS up your mobile i suggest that you do a bit of research in that part..
Country id error:
You get that when you try to install a rom that is from a different manufacturer/country then yours, to solve this problem look at this link
(the link to the forementioned topic)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=290234
Good luck!

bastiaanoskam said:
I'm afraid you didnt took your best sshot at searching, cuz 3 or 4 post above yours is a topic called "problems with upgrading?"
in this topic you will find the info AND tools you need to succesfully upgrade..
I don't know about the simlock thing, i flashed mine with the simlock on, to a cooked rom, and it works, but don't blame me if it F*CKS up your mobile i suggest that you do a bit of research in that part..
Country id error:
You get that when you try to install a rom that is from a different manufacturer/country then yours, to solve this problem look at this link
(the link to the forementioned topic)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=290234
Good luck!
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I know how to solve the country error, I just would like to get more info about it.
About the other post, I will look for it, but when i made search ( last time was the last week) I didn't find the answers i look for.
Since I looked and didn't find it could you please provide a link? ( sorry)
Thx for your help.

Hi,
1. I agree with bastiaanoskam cause I think almost any question about upgrading the Universal has been answered before in this forum.
2. I don't see the need to unlock your device if you don't want to change your current provider.
3. As far as I understand the country error is due to a change in the original language for which your device was thought (look for MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe) i.e. you have a Japanese device and want to upgrade to WWE version.
4. About the bootloader, I just saw one ROM that is said it requires to upgrade your bootloader to 1.01, it was a preview AKU3.2 from i-mate but I don't really know if the upgrade is really needed. I have read it's not needed for Crossbow and also for custom cooked AKU3.5 but again every new cooked ROM usually has a thread so you can find answers there.

tripledes said:
Hi,
1. I agree with bastiaanoskam cause I think almost any question about upgrading the Universal has been answered before in this forum.
2. I don't see the need to unlock your device if you don't want to change your current provider.
3. As far as I understand the country error is due to a change in the original language for which your device was thought (look for MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe) i.e. you have a Japanese device and want to upgrade to WWE version.
4. About the bootloader, I just saw one ROM that is said it requires to upgrade your bootloader to 1.01, it was a preview AKU3.2 from i-mate but I don't really know if the upgrade is really needed. I have read it's not needed for Crossbow and also for custom cooked AKU3.5 but again every new cooked ROM usually has a thread so you can find answers there.
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1 - I do agree that there is a lot of info about the upgrade process, I just didn't find the answer for what I'm looking for.
2 - I didn't find a post where is stated that the device should be unlock to install the new ROM, but I also din't find the oposite, so my doubt.
3 - It seems that I should try first and if I get the error, go for the alternative method. I woul like to jump this step, but if there isn't other way, well, that's life
4 - Maybe it's a bad interpretation on my side of the wiki post. Porbably only some I-mate based roms need the bottloader upgrade.
thx for the help

Htc 6800 Wm6?

Hello,
I just picked up an HTC 6800 unit branded the P4000 from Telus. It came with WM5 and I would like to load WM6 on it. I've been reading lots around here trying to get all the tools and information I need to move forward but more than anything I'm nervous that I will brick my phone. I know my phone is very new and I'm not sure if these tools will work on my model or not?
From what I understand I need to use the CID Unlock to allow me to upgrade my ROM and Radio for WM6.
I think with a little trial and error that I have enough knowledge to get this working it's just like I said I'm not sure if these tools will work on my phone.
Can someone please tell me if this will work or give me some links to other posts that might help.
Thanks in advance for everyones help,
Dave

Welcome to XDA. Have a thorough read of these threads to begin with. All the information that you need is contained within these two specifically and elsewhere on this forum. READ and if you still cannot find what you are looking for, then ask and people will help you.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Hermes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299462
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299591

Blowtoke said:
Hello,
I just picked up an HTC 6800 unit branded the P4000 from Telus. It came with WM5 and I would like to load WM6 on it. I've been reading lots around here trying to get all the tools and information I need to move forward but more than anything I'm nervous that I will brick my phone. I know my phone is very new and I'm not sure if these tools will work on my model or not?
From what I understand I need to use the CID Unlock to allow me to upgrade my ROM and Radio for WM6.
I think with a little trial and error that I have enough knowledge to get this working it's just like I said I'm not sure if these tools will work on my phone.
Can someone please tell me if this will work or give me some links to other posts that might help.
Thanks in advance for everyones help,
Dave
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DO NOT UPGRADE with WM6 in this forum! the phone you have is the Herald which is not the same as the Hermes. If I am right yours has a 200mhz chip and the keyboard slides out to the right. If you upgrade with the Hermes WM6 it will brick your device.

ryanmillar said:
Welcome to XDA. Have a thorough read of these threads to begin with. All the information that you need is contained within these two specifically and elsewhere on this forum. READ and if you still cannot find what you are looking for, then ask and people will help you.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Hermes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299462
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299591
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WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, IT IS A DIFFERENT PHONE!

Stoopid noob needs advice,please dont flame.

Just been given a Vodafone u.k 1605(hermes),the digitiser was trashed so ive soldered in a new one.I would love to install Black 2.5 for T-moblie u.k which is my sim network.Do i just install this to the phone or do i have to take any other action first?The phone is unlocked.
Sorry,i imagine this has been asked many times before.I have seen mention of Hard spl's and other thing a ma jigs lol.
Many thanks Tony

You really have a lot of reading to do. So much that we cannot post it all here. It has taken an entire forum for all of the information. You need to start here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Hermes
Get familiar with what you can do. First thing you are going to want to do is update the boot loader so you don't brick your device. Read here for more information:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_HardSPL

maxoutput said:
Just been given a Vodafone u.k 1605(hermes),the digitiser was trashed so ive soldered in a new one.I would love to install Black 2.5 for T-moblie u.k which is my sim network.Do i just install this to the phone or do i have to take any other action first?The phone is unlocked.
Sorry,i imagine this has been asked many times before.I have seen mention of Hard spl's and other thing a ma jigs lol.
Many thanks Tony
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Do not "just install" ... ideally read the wiki first, and then follow instructions on Mrvanx's Guide. Upgrading is pretty painless and easy ... and the guide should keep you on track.

A ha ,i knew there would be more to it than that,not sure what a wiki is lol but looks like im gonna find out.
If someone could just give me a list of things to do before hand ill do the appropriate reading
i.e 1 upgrade the boot loader etc etc ,please dont go into detail a mere shopping list will do.
,thanks for the links by the way.
Best wishes tony

maxoutput said:
A ha ,i knew there would be more to it than that,not sure what a wiki is lol but looks like im gonna find out.
If someone could just give me a list of things to do before hand ill do the appropriate reading
i.e 1 upgrade the boot loader etc etc ,please dont go into detail a mere shopping list will do.
,thanks for the links by the way.
Best wishes tony
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If you follow the advice in link #3 above you wont go wrong.
The site referred to gives you all the knowledge and confidence to do the job.
Trust me I learnt the same way, by reading threads.
good luck!

Sorry peeps,just reading the guide above.I typed before i looked,hopefully all will become clear....ish lol

maxoutput said:
A ha ,i knew there would be more to it than that,not sure what a wiki is lol but looks like im gonna find out.
If someone could just give me a list of things to do before hand ill do the appropriate reading
i.e 1 upgrade the boot loader etc etc ,please dont go into detail a mere shopping list will do.
,thanks for the links by the way.
Best wishes tony
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Here is the list you wanted:
Read the wiki
Read the installation guides.
Read the threads concerning the threads on available roms.
Understand what you have read.
Flash your phone.

Here you go... step by step list of everything you need to do to upgrade to the Black 3.0:
http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=26

Just about to hard spl and reported bat below 50% so have to wait now for it to charge a little lol.Just tried to download black 3.0 and the link seems to be down,i have black 2.5 is that a good one to flash?
Thanks for everyones help thus far by the way.

maxoutput said:
Just about to hard spl and reported bat below 50% so have to wait now for it to charge a little lol.Just tried to download black 3.0 and the link seems to be down,i have black 2.5 is that a good one to flash?
Thanks for everyones help thus far by the way.
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My subjective pick is Black 3.01 ...
Remember to go "Hard SPL" first, and that you need to upgrade your radio seperately.

Right just updated the Hard splv7 and my radio to 1.41.00.10,ive also flashed with black 3.0. Now i cant seem to get a wireless link to work or turn on my bluetooth?
Also does this mean i can flash any cooked rom?
Many thanks Tony

Update: it just needed a reboot and all was well.
Getting back to the above question-can i flash with any coocked rom now?
Thanks for all your help.Tony

maxoutput said:
Update: it just needed a reboot and all was well.
Getting back to the above question-can i flash with any coocked rom now?
Thanks for all your help.Tony
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generally speaking, yes.... but be sure you are flashing OS only (unless you want to upgrade your radio too). Most folks are putting out OS only upgrades now, but some replace the radio. once you are hard spl and no longer a flashing virgin, it becomes second nature.

Thanks for everyones help,all sorted,nice one!

Wow what a refreshing read. A noob explaining himself and asking clear questions and members helping him out in an open and non-judgemental way...
Well done everyone!

...and no flames...
Kudos go to MrVanx for those incredible guides.

Yep superb guides and a very noob friendly thread,thanks again peeps.Flashed to a couple of different roms today to check them out.

[TUT]Racerx's modmydiamond.info **UPDATED 23 JULY**

Step-by-Step upgrade guides for your Diamond
www.modmydiamond.info
UPDATE 23RD JULY: added some extra FAQ's..
UPGRADE GUIDES
*Complete Diamond Upgrade Guide
*Hard SPL Upgrade Guide
*Radio Upgrade Guide
FAQ's
*General FAQ
how to prevent battery drain
how to exit bootloader
how to enable GPS
How can I get iGO to work with my internal storage?
how do i perform a hard reset?
how do i get rid of exclamation marks in TF3D Music Library?
*Upgrade FAQ
[*]will flashing a new ROM wipe out my 4GB internal storage?
[*]how to return to original spl
[*]do I have to reinstall Hard-SPL after flashing a new ROM
[*]error at 0%NEW!
*Upgrade Problem FAQ
error at 0%updated!
error at 5%NEW!
after upgrading, my screen is fuzzy, flickering, or blackNEW!
It's definitely not final, but it's a start, and thought it would help the growing Diamond community here. it's actually a lot more work than what it looks like to get all the info up and organized. As always, donations are appreciated.
If you have feedback, comments, and even questions, please post in this thread so i can see how to address them in subsequent updates.
thanks to the ELITE team, ROM chefs, and everyone that made upgrading our diamonds possible!

Niceeeeeeeeeeeee

Looks good mate. Keep it coming!

My one issue with this (and only a small one!) is that .info sites are notorious for scammers. Obviously thats not a scam site but you don't wanna be tarred with same brush!

really? ha well, the main reason is that a .info is $0.99/year haha (maybe its cheap since they're only used by scammers now?)... and i don't think it hurt trinityguides being on an .info domain.. but if accessing a .com would make you feel more at home, then donate away!

LOL 99c - no wonder they are used by scammers.... !!

Looks really nice. Keep up the good work.

Hmm.. I know it sounds very stupid and yes it is.
I do not know which version I had before. It was one of the earlie Expansys Models build for UK. Does someone know which SPL was the original one?
Cheers

hmm... i don't know about that. wouldn't it be the one on the official UK ROM that's circulating? or is that without SPL?

It was an original UK-ROM. So I guess a UK device.
Bought her ein germay from a company who had the device already 2 weeks ago.
Everything was in english and the default region was set to english (uk).
Maybe I ned to have a look at the box. Maybe I can find more info about the device there.

thommic said:
It was an original UK-ROM. So I guess a UK device.
Bought her ein germay from a company who had the device already 2 weeks ago.
Everything was in english and the default region was set to english (uk).
Maybe I ned to have a look at the box. Maybe I can find more info about the device there.
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Sorry .. got you wrong. I dont kow if a SPL is included.
Will try later.

Hey Racer ,
THANKS so much , I just used your site to do my first flash from I have now Flashed my diamond from the HK 1.34.831.1 to a malyasian 37.404 and WOW now I can use the phone as I thought it should be thanks so much for real . I mean the lag and stuf is tottally gone and I really love my phone .. I also aded totmtom and I cant think of anything other than games I might want to add

glad it helped..
update 2 July.. added a couple more faq's... more updated coming.. if anyone has suggestions for things to add, please let me know

Updated 5th July.. couple more FAQ's, and FAQ restructuring

updated 15th July.. added Radio upgrade guide.. updated Diamond upgrade guide to reflect upgrade of radio.
still to do: tweaks section.. (and whatever else you guys think of)

updated 17th july..
FAQ for 0% error
Guides now reflect Jockyw2001's hard-spls..

Really nice.
Some basics need to be Explained:
SPL,Radio,ROM differences, three parts.
What is a ROM
What is SPL and Bootloader
Why do we need HardSPL
What happens when we Flash Rom
What happens with hard reset
What happens with soft reset
What is the Radio Rom
Internal Storage and Memory difference
These basics will make a newbe more familiar with procedure.
IT's very well explained how HARDSPL install works, but when never done this, no-one will know what HARDSPL is and a newbie never is sure enough about it to just flash without asking us. And we want this Explanations, so one does not have to ask

Please help! Diamond will not boot
Hi
I did something really stupid. I was having battery drain issues with my new Touch Diomand, so I logged into HTC website to get the firmware upgrade.
I used to have an HTC Touch, and that was the only firmware available on their site, at the time I did not realise that it was the wrong one for me !
So I started installing it, it failed, and now I get the rainbow screen at startup.
I have tried hard reset, no joy. I have called HTC, they cannot help. No-one here in NZ services these phones, so I am stuck.
I have tried installing the firmware update from modmydiamond.info, but I STILL get the same problem, it just shows the rainbow screen and I cannot continue from there...
On a PC,this would be a bootstrap issue, I have no idea what to do (other than buying an iphone) any wisdom ??

That site is really nice...it introduced me to the HTCD flash world...
thanks.

Link named Hard-SPL 1.40 points to version 1.30
Hi,
On page Home -> Upgrade Guides -> Upgrade to Hard-SPL it says:
Download a Hard-SPL from the forums here
Hard-SPL 1.40 Olinex SIGNED
I succesfully downloaded and installed the Olinex Hard-SPL, but when I enter
the bootloader te tri-colour screen reads SPL-1.30 OliNex i.s.o. 1.40. What
did I do wrong? What are the differences between 1.30 and 1.40?
Thanks in advance,
Flat
P.S.: Great site!!

Question on flahs rom with Unsigned-Hard-SPL-Diamond-OliNex

Hey guys,
I was using Unsigned-Hard-SPL-Diamond-OliNex to flash b4 installing the new rom. it is showing 100% done and my phone reset, and all look fine...
however when entering bootloader screen it is showing me the version as 1.34.00 (sth like this), and check from the rom in the setting of the phone..it is still 1.34.xx (the original rom).
I was following the steps from some posts in the forums...but still the same..
Can anyone please help? sorry i am a newbie to pda phone...
Thanks again guys

can you follow the steps here exactly and let me know the result?
hard-spl upgrade guide

I have a similar problem. When i made HARD SPL everything is ok, but when i try to make a ROM update there is an error massage on the screen. I tried with 2 or 3 ROMs and always the same ****... I downloaded the official one and it's the same... I made printscreen here it is ---> http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/4/7/2/f_gggm_0346e0b.jpg any ideas ?

maybe you installed the rom using sspl and hard spl did not install when you tried to install it. Not sure if this is possible.

Let check the Hard-SPL installed:
press volume down and soft reset (small red button) together and keep until comes out the 3 colored band in the screen, read the Hard-SPL version, it must be 1.40.
Let us know, ciao.

that's the windows error message saying it needs to close.. what's the error message the RUU gives.. it should have a number, or description of what happened. sure your download is not simply corrupt?

Well I have downloaded it 3 times already and every time i tried to make ROM update after HARD SPL my device cannot make upgrade and this error massage is on the screen.. I made soft reset after HARD SPL and there was no 3, but 4 colors on my screen...I thought that I ****ed up the phone, but for my luck I'm not hehe. BUT The f***in version is the same:
ROM version: 1.34.831.1 WWE. ROM date: 05/25/08. Radio version: 0.93.25.NS16. Protocol Version: 52.24.25.08H.
Please help, I don't know WTF!?!? That version is just NO COMMENT!
Thanks...

yeah can you please state the exact error message that comes up?
also, can you confirm you have Hard-SPL on your device.. if so, which version? (signed or unsigned)

racerx_ said:
can you follow the steps here exactly and let me know the result?
hard-spl upgrade guide
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Yea after i followed the steps it is working all fine for me. I think my original problem is the way to enter boot loader screen, but then during the flash of the signed rom (1.37.456.2) i found that the version for boot loader is SPL-1.40.OliNex .
Now all is working fine, thx guys!!!
1 more question, if i have the hard spl installed, flashed a new rom. What should i do if i wanna flash another rom? (let say, after RUU-1.37.456.2 i wanna flash 1.37.401.3). Should i sspl and hardspl and install the new rom? Or i just simply install the new rom without hardspl again?
Thanks again!!

no, hard-spl is 'permanent' on your device unless you manually revert to stock SPL or something..
just flash another ROM without flashing Hard-SPL again

racerx_ said:
can you follow the steps here exactly and let me know the result?
hard-spl upgrade guide
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Could you please stop flashing your site all the way here? Here at XDA there is a lot of info how to flash your phone, it is not needed to flash your site all the time here. One time is enough.

i'm not 'flashing' my site.. if one time was enough he would have already gone through the guide. i didn't even MENTION the site, either, simply gave him a link to the guide. if you take time to read the thread you'll find that it actually helped him get hard-spl on his diamond which is why the site was created so we can minimize these kind of questions and threads in the forums.. if you spent more time actually helping people instead of writing ridiculous posts like this maybe we'd have a cleaner and more productive forum

Thankz guys thatz helpful

racerx_ said:
if you spent more time actually helping people instead of writing ridiculous posts like this maybe we'd have a cleaner and more productive forum
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I'm sorry? Ridiculous posts?
I don't take you serious anymore. Saying that i am posting ridicolous posts while you are spamming all the way in here.
I just asked it friendly and now again, stop spamming your site. I find it in every support topic now a days and you are telling ME about a cleaner and more productive forum???
The info you have on your site is the same info as what can be found in here.

sumitescp said:
maybe you installed the rom using sspl
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not possible, at all, and don't try either, you could screw the device up if you try to flash a ROM we signed.

Yzord said:
I'm sorry? Ridiculous posts?
I don't take you serious anymore. Saying that i am posting ridicolous posts while you are spamming all the way in here.
I just asked it friendly and now again, stop spamming your site. I find it in every support topic now a days and you are telling ME about a cleaner and more productive forum???
The info you have on your site is the same info as what can be found in here.
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Is it me, or does his site look like a rip-off of mrvanx.org ?

Yzord said:
I'm sorry? Ridiculous posts?
I don't take you serious anymore. Saying that i am posting ridicolous posts while you are spamming all the way in here.
I just asked it friendly and now again, stop spamming your site. I find it in every support topic now a days and you are telling ME about a cleaner and more productive forum???
The info you have on your site is the same info as what can be found in here.
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ya, ridiculous cause there is no step by step upgrade guide with pics in the forum, and yeah all the info was there, but obviously some ppl have trouble reading so i gave him the info he needed. You on the other hand have yet to say anything helpful in this thread. So stop being a troll and post something useful. this will definitely be the last reply i waste on you
Olipro said:
Is it me, or does his site look like a rip-off of mrvanx.org ?
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i think it looks like the stock Joomla template that comes with a Joomla installation cause i couldn't find a cool enough template for this site Actually, i offered to help MrVanx add a trinity section to his site before i started my previous site, but no reply so i decided to help some non-hermes users.. this sure is a lot of drama for trying to help people with their noob questions

racerx_ said:
...I think it looks like the stock Joomla template that comes with a Joomla installation cause i couldn't find a cool enough template for this site Actually, i offered to help MrVanx add a trinity section to his site before i started my previous site, but no reply so i decided to help some non-hermes users.. this sure is a lot of drama for trying to help people with their noob questions
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I like the site and the content. Update it always like MrVanx did before to his info site. There's no harm done here.