Hi, this is my first phone with windows mobile and I'm looking at flashing the firmware, I have a couple of questions tho and I apologise if they are n00bish.
Which is the newest Rom out of the following
WWE_1.93.405.1 (I believe this to be the UK one??? clarification please)
WWE-ME_1.93.456.2 (what does the ME stand for?)
HK_WWE_1.93.831.1 (this is the hongkong english)
The phone is a UK phone.
Cheers.
The third set of numbers is a region code, unrelated to "features" of the ROM, so the ROM versions in your list are actually 1.93.xxx.1 and 1.93.xxx.2
The WWE stands for "World Wide English", however I have also been curious about what the "ME" stands for. 1.93.xxx.2 is the latest ROM version I've seen so far, so hopefully someone can clarify the ME, as I've been hesitant to flash it until finding out.
ME= Middle East?
I too have a question.
Is there any difference if the same ROM is from HK or UK or India?
If there is no difference, then why does HTC regionally lock them? *scratch head*
And are the radios performance highly dependent on your local telco?
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I've been looking on their site and you can't email them to ask. All the WM6 ROMS floating around look good but I'd be more comfortable if I could get one directly from HTC for my my country. I'm new to Flashing and CID unlocking and all that but I wouldn't mind if I could get it from HTC's web site. Any info on a release or is there one out that I've missed?
Sorry if I've asked a question that's already been answered but I've been searching this forum for a month now and I'm a little confused about all the different versions of ROMS.
BTW, I'm about to buy an HTC P3300 in the US to use on T-Mobile USA and, of course, it has WM5. All I want to do is upgrade to WM6 and run TomTom from the memory card instead of main memory and I don't want to loose any of the original programs. (I've already read about how to move TomTom)
Looking at the wiki here and looking at the ROM upgrades but which one will allow it to be unbranded instead of it having a bunch of cingular stuff on it? It seems all but a bunch of European ROM's
Is it possible to unbrand it? just wanted to know before I spend $119 on another PDA.. 3 in one week is enough.
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Is it possible to unbrand it? just wanted to know before I spend $119 on another PDA.. 3 in one week is enough.
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Ever since I stopped using I-mate ROMs and went with the ROMs from here I have not had any branding of any tyope in my BA. The ROMs here work perfectly well for me in the Middle East even though they were not "developed for here". They are quite generic in nature and should be fine for you no matter were you reside. I have seen users from all over the world posting in these forums about the updates they have flashed. There is a wealth of knowledge both here in the forums and in the wiki as well, more in the wiki actually.
I have a BA PH20B (Qtek 9090) which came with WM2003 from TIM Brasil.
I've used "generic" ROMs from (WM6) Helmi's and Xplode without problems, eventhough there is no WM6 branded ROM to compare.
I believe that you won't have problems with it.
JP
Hi Everyone,
As an individual that has recently migrated from the Hero forums where radio flashes are recommended on a willy nilly basis to "solve" common problems (such as GPS or wifi issues), I have to ask, why is the attitude on the opposite side of the spectrum here? I'm open to technical explanations or anything else that may be relevant.
On the Hero side of things, I noticed that most bricks were products of user error. Considering that HTC released both a GSM and CDMA version of the device (and naming them exactly the same), many unsuspecting users would brick by flashing a CDMA radio on a GSM Hero. In other cases, impatient users would pull the battery during the flashing process -- all while unaware of the consequences.
So, I'd like to hear different opinions on this seemingly contentious issue (as I do see users recommending radio flashes in light of the warnings from developers to not touch the radio at all).
Thank you.
Anybody recommending flashing radios on a "willy nilly basis" are flippin' retards. Doesn't matter if your phone is a 32A (Hero/Magic), 32B (Dream/Magic), or a Vision.
The risks are as follows;
1) An incorrect or incomplete flash WILL render the hardware "bricked".
2) A radio that is incompatible with the hardware or the SPL *WILL* render the hardware "bricked".
Go into the DREAM forums and count just how many people bricked their phones due to something really stupid, like incompatibility with the SPL.... there is always a chance that a new radio will be incompatible with an old SPL. Especially since there are FOUR DIFFERENT SPLs available for Vision.... US/International shipping SPLs, US/International ENGINEERING SPLs. Note that the ENGINEERING SPLs carry older version numbers than the SHIPPING SPLs, so new radios will NOT be made to have compatibility with engineering SPLs in mind.
Is there someone out there that can help clarify the proper way to determine the correct radio for each Desire Z that is out there? This would be the biggest help to all. Education of the proper procedure and the correct radios to use would be more of an asset than having everone scare each other with tales of the bricked phone! If we had an accurate listing for each phone with the MD5 of the files involved there would not be nearly as many bricked phones. I have no doubts the Mods would sticky it for us also.
This is a site that we all come to to learn and I am sure we all enjoy experimenting with our phones and want to do it as safely as possible.
I currently use an Inspire 4g and it took me 7 radios before I found the one that worked to my satisfaction with the rom I am using in the area of the world that I live in. I found it, now I leave it alone.
Why am I putting my .02 in you may ask? I am waiting for a desire Z that I bought on ebay to arrive so I can experiment with it as a spare phone. I just sold 2 Captivates that were spares to get the DZ. I would love to have an accurate source of information that I can further my own education.
I do not have the knowledge to do this or I would but I am sure there are some people that are a lot more intellegent than I that can.
Sorry to be so long winded but I wanted to make sure I did not come across sounding pushy. Just a thought to help all concerned.
SNadler said:
Is there someone out there that can help clarify the proper way to determine the correct radio for each Desire Z that is out there? This would be the biggest help to all. Education of the proper procedure and the correct radios to use would be more of an asset than having everone scare each other with tales of the bricked phone! If we had an accurate listing for each phone with the MD5 of the files involved there would not be nearly as many bricked phones. I have no doubts the Mods would sticky it for us also.
This is a site that we all come to to learn and I am sure we all enjoy experimenting with our phones and want to do it as safely as possible.
I currently use an Inspire 4g and it took me 7 radios before I found the one that worked to my satisfaction with the rom I am using in the area of the world that I live in. I found it, now I leave it alone.
Why am I putting my .02 in you may ask? I am waiting for a desire Z that I bought on ebay to arrive so I can experiment with it as a spare phone. I just sold 2 Captivates that were spares to get the DZ. I would love to have an accurate source of information that I can further my own education.
I do not have the knowledge to do this or I would but I am sure there are some people that are a lot more intellegent than I that can.
Sorry to be so long winded but I wanted to make sure I did not come across sounding pushy. Just a thought to help all concerned.
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Every phone sold in regular mobile phone shops on this earth is provided with the correct radio for the region where it is sold. As in a closed box with EMEI numbers and all the stuff on it. If you live in the outback of Australia and buy (through Ebay) a phone originated for Estonia then you could be in for a surprise.
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Every phone sold in regular mobile phone shops on this earth is provided with the correct radio for the region where it is sold. As in a closed box with EMEI numbers and all the stuff on it. If you live in the outback of Australia and buy (through Ebay) a phone originated for Estonia then you could be in for a surprise.
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That is exactly my point.
There are a lot of people that for one reason or another WILL change their radio. Why not make it so all that do are educated on the proper way to do it and have a correct listing of the proper radio for each device with the coresponding MD5 to minimize the issues? Is this not part of what xda is all about? IMHO it will help all concerned.
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That is exactly my point.
There are a lot of people that for one reason or another WILL change their radio. Why not make it so all that do are educated on the proper way to do it and have a correct listing of the proper radio for each device with the coresponding MD5 to minimize the issues? Is this not part of what xda is all about? IMHO it will help all concerned.
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It is here!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=970809
Hello everyone,
I'm an utter newbie in android platform, so please accept my apologies if this question has already been answered, though countless searches I've performed did not yield any results.
I'm a non-US resident and during my recent USA visit, I've purchased two 7" galaxy tab 3's for my parents. However, to my disappointment they don't have our local language (Turkish) included in system settings and unfortunately my parents do not understand English.
I've thought of installing stock ROM with TR localization and searched sammobile for proper one. The problem is, the model number of my devices are "SM-T210R", but the TR localizations are for "SM-T210". Now I don't know exactly what is the difference between models (I guess the one with R is for North American markets), but the question is, can I safely use stock roms for sm-t210 in sm-t210r, without bricking etc.
If not, what are my alternatives?
Thanks in advance.
Is there any deference between the made in Taiwan One M8 and the made in China One M8??
Yes there are few changes. Follow the link to learn more... http://bit.ly/1Ihs8Dl
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Yes there are few changes. Follow the link to learn more... http://bit.ly/1Ihs8Dl
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Funny, but the results yield a YouTube video in Italian, and a number of webpages that don't actually answer the question (at least looking at the first 2 pages of links).
Its not that stupid a question, really. Reason I say this:
1) I'm not that familiar with the Chinese variants. But there appear to be at least 4 different Chinese CIDs based on this: http://droider.eu/2014/09/20/htc-one-m8-models/
At least one of these (don't know about the others) is the dual SIM version. Which in terms of modding, is very limiting. You can root, but I don't think there are any (or at least very few) custom ROMs that will work on the dual SIM version. Radios for other variants will also probably not work.
Don't know if the other Chinese CIDs have any hardware differences. And searching XDA and other places, its not obvious. So maybe others on XDA can chime in here.
2) The Taiwan variant is a bit of an oddball in itself. While its identical to the "international" M8 in hardware, its overclocked. From what I've read on XDA, you can flash custom ROMs that work on the other GSM variants. But some things like radios are not cross-compatible.
So which variant to get, depends on the OP's intentions. If the intent is to get a variant that has the ability to flash the most custom ROMs and other mods (like radios), or get the most XDA community support; I'd probably choose neither (Chinese or Taiwan variants).