Hermes won't FLASH! - 8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development

Houston I have a problem.
I have a HERMES200 with
IPL-1.04
SPL-2.10 Olipro
Radio: 1.50.00.00
that has been flashed a thousand times.
A month ago I flashed the original T-Mobile ROM 3.60.110.4 (ROM Date 09/05/07) and it worked well. Then my battery went dead and the phone was
off for a month or so. Now I got me self a new one and I wanted to flash it with
a new ROM but it's hanging on the Grey screen that says Loading....
I've read all the posts for two days now even the Wiki but I have no answer.
Tried to install Olipro 2.4 but after it asks to disconnect and reconnect the phone, Active sync will just turn off itself and the PC will find new hardware that will not work, and the phone is frozen.
It seems to me like it's loosing the connection with the PC. Tried two different machines but with the same problem.
Please advise!

will it flash from bootloader?

Flash from SD Card:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_SDCardFlashing

got exactly the same problem, looks like next course of action is to lend my pals' microsd card :<

Related

[Universal] radio 1.08.00

New radio rom 1.80.00 found in buzzdev.net
http://buzzdev.net/component/option.../id,245/chk,f591b2e6d03ade7ce6681bbbc7563b3a/
have fun
RE
Anybody tried it? Does it solves the bluetooth disconnection problem?
Thanks
Radio 1.08.00
Radio 1.08.00 seems to be for the Himalaya?
yep ! definetely for a himalaya !
I'm halfway through upgrading mine... maybe I should have checked the new posts in here before I started... :? I'll let you know how it turns out!
I had the Country ID error and ran it again. Worked second time.
I guess I can always reflash back to 1.06.00 if it all goes tits up! :lol:
EDIT: Presumably if it's for the Himalaya then WiFi connectivity will be broken once I've done it, since the Himalaya doesn't support WiFi. 30% done. I'll report back soon...
Melty said:
I'm halfway through upgrading mine... maybe I should have checked the new posts in here before I started... :? I'll let you know how it turns out!
I had the Country ID error and ran it again. Worked second time.
I guess I can always reflash back to 1.06.00 if it all goes tits up! :lol:
EDIT: Presumably if it's for the Himalaya then WiFi connectivity will be broken once I've done it, since the Himalaya doesn't support WiFi. 30% done. I'll report back soon...
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Please let us know, so we could possible proceed as well.
im 88% through flashing, figured wtf 1.06 can go on again
Okay, I've done the upgrade and when I did a soft-reset my machine said
Radio 1.08.00
Protocol 42.41.P8
And I have connected to my wireless network at home and have successfully browsed to the bbc.co.uk homepage, so WiFi works.
I haven't put a SIM in my device yet (still using my old phone).
Why do you guys think it's for the Himalaya?
well it seems to work a treat chaps,
wifi connectec quicker im sure, not long enough for a thorough check but its working!!!
oops i forgot to remove the sd and sim, ahhwell, flashed first time, phew
Okay guys, here's what I've found so far:
WiFi works - connected to my home network and browsed
Bluetooth works - ran TomTom and got a fix
Phone works - Made a few phone calls.
AND... When I rang the Exec it indicated an incoming call the INSTANT I got a dial tone on the house phone and there was no delay before we could hear each other!
This looks like the real deal!
im sure this thing is running alot smoother aswell, so far 1.08 on the Universal is a green light, i dunno where this hymilaya thing has come from, but on buzz's site its in the universal section
Yeah I agree Carnivor. It looks very promising so far and all of the functions appear to work at least as well as before.
Just been syncing successfully with Exchange over WiFi.
Obviously if it starts crashing we'll report back, but nothing bad so far!
About wifi, did you have the need to turn on twice to connect, and is it solved with this radio? Ie: Some universal user can turn on wifi the first time, but if you turn it off (using the pocket pc menu, not by turning off the power), and you turn on again, it won't connect. You would have to turn off then on to connect.
i upgraded to my Jasjar and all went alright until I reset at the end and it want boot past the blue i-mate screen, I have even hard reset and still nothing.
Any help please.....
Or does anyone know how to put old radio or Rom on as it will not boot up so I can't use activesync
Please any help
I have tried doing an upgrade while in the screen where you hard reset it and still nothing, it just sits at the blue boot up screen
Please anyone, Thanks
seal said:
I have tried doing an upgrade while in the screen where you hard reset it and still nothing, it just sits at the blue boot up screen
Please anyone, Thanks
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Just reset the device normally and plug in the USB cable.
ActiveSync won't connect, but it will be connected to your PC. Just run the T-Mobile ROM Update program then and everything should be fine
If you still want to upgrade to Radio ROM 1.08.00, then try the tutorial I wrote here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=40986
Just follow all the steps for the radio ROM, and in the end throw away the non-radio ROM files before flashing
I'm using this method right now on my Dutch T-Mobile MDA Pro as I also had trouble with the NoID tool
Thanks for helping me.
You said use the T-Mobile Rom, I have a i-Mate Jasjar, is the T-Mobile Rom the only Rom that will fix this problem?
seal said:
Thanks for helping me.
You said use the T-Mobile Rom, I have a i-Mate Jasjar, is the T-Mobile Rom the only Rom that will fix this problem?
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Err, sorry, my bad
I thought you had a T-Mobile logo in your name
No, if you have an I-Mate, use an original I-Mate ROM instead of the T-Mobile one
EDIT:
Actual feedback on this Radio ROM:
the GPRS refused to log in, somehow, although I'm not quite sure this is a problem with the ROM. I'll downgrade to 1.06.00 later and see if the problem persists.
Everything else seems to work just fine
Upgrade Radio 1.08.00
I just upgraded my Universal (OS: TMo 1.20.34) with Radio 1.08.
Everything running like a charm.
Cheers
hrb

No GSM error

Hello my first or second posting here but i read alot without posting a message....
My motherlanguage is not english so please be kind if you find any error
My device :
Hermes 100 Xda Trion from O2 Germany
Windows Mobile 6
IPL-1.04
SPL-2.10.olipro
O2 Rom D3.54.207.2
Radio 1.16.00.00
Dont know what this is ... 32.53.7018.01H
Since thursday i have the No GSM error (even if i`m addicted to flash ROMs like hell, i really did nothing like 2 weeks with my device).
What i did before i do my posting this is:
Hard reset 127 times
Soft reset anything like 200-300 times.
Read about 30 threads with that error and most reflect to this guide.
Readed this guide 5 times.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_UpgradeProblems#problem5
Flashed original HTC Tytn ROM/Schaps Rom flashed different radio roms.
It looks ok for 30 minutes but then the device is stuck and after a soft reset it says No GSM again and again ...
It looks like it have connection but if i call my number it have no connection.
Now i give up and ask you guys for help please.
If you need more info about the device or me just ask.
Thank you for reading
Same Problem
Hello again,
i have the same problem, i search for a result but now i upgrade the radio, but now i cant flash the radio again, it start to hang at 11%...
I had a similar problem on my Wizard one time.
I ended up fixing it by flashing on of the giant original shipping roms.
The rom includes everything and was the only way I could recover from the corrupt radio flash.
Hope this helps you.
Try testing your radio with other sim (some other operator's sim
is prefereabile, in your region)
hopes must not die. I will work again
regards
SoL
spritoflife said:
Try testing your radio with other sim (some other operator's sim
is prefereabile, in your region)
hopes must not die. I will work again
regards
SoL
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these problems are caused be something glitching up in the flash, not the sim
Got the same problem: the radio died without any new flash
If you find a solution, I have some interest too
Kedi said:
Hello my first or second posting here but i read alot without posting a message....
My motherlanguage is not english so please be kind if you find any error
My device :
Hermes 100 Xda Trion from O2 Germany
Windows Mobile 6
IPL-1.04
SPL-2.10.olipro
O2 Rom D3.54.207.2
Radio 1.16.00.00
Dont know what this is ... 32.53.7018.01H
Since thursday i have the No GSM error (even if i`m addicted to flash ROMs like hell, i really did nothing like 2 weeks with my device).
What i did before i do my posting this is:
Hard reset 127 times
Soft reset anything like 200-300 times.
Read about 30 threads with that error and most reflect to this guide.
Readed this guide 5 times.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_UpgradeProblems#problem5
Flashed original HTC Tytn ROM/Schaps Rom flashed different radio roms.
It looks ok for 30 minutes but then the device is stuck and after a soft reset it says No GSM again and again ...
It looks like it have connection but if i call my number it have no connection.
Now i give up and ask you guys for help please.
If you need more info about the device or me just ask.
Thank you for reading
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The_Null said:
Hello again,
i have the same problem, i search for a result but now i upgrade the radio, but now i cant flash the radio again, it start to hang at 11%...
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Try to flash again, i had same errors after i flashed some different ROM`s.
What i remember just right now:
I get a new sim card on thursday since then i have this no GSM error.
Now i`m scared to setup my connection because the device is running.
Had some connection losses but as long its working...
Not really.... i open Programms and scroll down then windows hang.
No UMTS connection i bought it because i want to read my emails, not just to make phone calls .
And to be honestly : to flash around
Still looking for a solution for that no GSM error.
Thank you for your attention.
Same Problem
I got an replacement from At&t because of the white screen effect on the Cingular version.
As soon as I load in the sim it gives me a no gsm message..
so i load up black X rc and the newest att radio and i still get the message..
So finally i hard reset a couple of times and it goes away..
Now the only thing is that the connection reset a lot and even flashing back to the original raido with an downgraded ipl and spl still doesn't solve that. I even got a new sim and no luck.
I even went to the point of simunlocking it and it still doesn't work.
Keep in mind that this is the new att 8525 and the cingular 8525 worked better even it i cudn't see the screen..lol
you guys have tried the file off this page, right?
http://www.america.htc.com/support/8525/software-downloads.html
yea i tried the one off htc's website i get an error about 11% thru, any other ideas because im going crazy i have no gsm no phone service no service period!! HELP!!!
Yes, the latest supported wm5 is the one i had originally.
Any ideas from anyone?
hey..... just for understanding....
ur RADIO ROM version is - 1.16.00.00. Hope you know that this has to be separately updated, and is not included in any of the ROMs available in the cooked format e.g schaps....
may i suggest that you upgrade to one of the latest RADIO ROMs, available here - http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_ExtractedRadioRoms
The 1.48 RADIO ROM seems particularly stable all around the world, so go ahead and give it a try - ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/Hermes/HERM_Radio_Only_1.48.00.10_CustomRUU.rar
After that, you could choose Schap's latest ROM and upgrade to the same; and check if things work out.
EDIT: I see that you have flashed different radio roms already......
NOOB's ANSWER TO THIS PREDICAMENT: Downgrade to the offficial radio and ROM. And see to it that you restore your SPL i.e., follow the procedures of removing olipro.... and take it to your nearest O2 dealer...
Maybe this helps ?
How about this one:
Flash your ROM radio etc.
Take out the battery for 20 minutes.
Yesterday i flashed the original O2 ROM after it said No GSM again.
I was mad and took out the battery.
In the morning i inserted the battery again and since then no problem.
To test this if its really working i flashed a HTC ROM, after configuration etc. i took out the battery again, waited ~ 20 minutes.
Because it said no GSM again after flashing HTC ROM.
Looks like its working (for me)
Edit
No its not working
The original O2 ROM was working almost perfect just flashomanianing it back ... Hope it will work .
similar problem plz plz help
hey.. i would really appreciate if you guys could help me out with this one (i am a noob =(( )
One perfect night i loose reception and unable to retain it(no gsm). it seems like i cannot find my network (AT&T) i have the AT&T 8525 phone.
when i go to settings>system>device information, my radio field is blank, i persume thats the problem.. i have tried to install some, but none seem to go through completely.. I have installed vp's WM6 + addons ROM, but it is still blank..
It would be great if you could help me out, i really need the phone for my business.
Some info that might be usefull:
i have HERM100
IPL-1.04 (idk if thats needed)
SPL-2.10.Olipro
vp's WM6 works perfect but no GSM
i know that radio rom needs to be upgrade by itself my prob is that there is no radio it doesnt even read the IMEI, but i know it works because on my old Hermes it still works so its the phone, any ideas? i try to upgrade the radio rom, ive read all the forums on how to fix the radio rom only and nothing again it starts gets to like 11% or 12% then error 262. HELP!!
likewise...
spritoflife said:
Try testing your radio with other sim (some other operator's sim
is prefereabile, in your region)
hopes must not die. I will work again
regards
SoL
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Flashed WM5 same error = No GSM
Sometimes it shows No R No G
Tested it with 3 different operators sim card.
Setup a complete new OS on my notebook (because i thought a virus maybe and it corrupted the downloaded files).
During the flash process i even dont breathe but no help
Flashed HTC ROM with radio 1.47... interrupted the second update/setup process.
Was ok for 3 hours.
Are we all just beta testers from HTC and MS ?
Im still getting the same issue. Although I unlocked and superCID the deviece I will try to get a warranty exchange on it. It was messing up before I did any of that so I don't think that it should matter. I just want my old Cingular 8525... but i guess i have to keep on trying until I get a good one.
Hi did you ever find a solution to the radio rom flash hanging at 11% i have the same problem I can flash the os but the radio rom always hangs at 11% so nice pda no phone options
Ladies and gentlemen, I had the same problem, and I fixed it. Here's my story.
I was an idiot one night. Pulling my trusty 8525 from my pocket to read a text message, I instead dropped it. On its face. On pavement. From waist height.
I know, I cringed, too.
Ever since then, I got the No GSM error, and radio ROMs refused to flash beyond 11%, except the original factory ship ROM which got as far as 12%. Everything else worked perfectly except the radio.
I took it to one of the IT guys at work who suggested that I may have damaged something on the mainboard, but here's another 8525 you can play with if you want, because it's in the recycle box and will be going out the door to be recycled soon and we won't see any money out of it anyway, so here, it's yours.
Problem was, 8525-b had video issues. SOMETIMES would get the whitescreen. ALWAYS wrapped the bottom ten or fifteen rows of pixels up to the top of the screen. But the phone worked flawlessly.
Then, I discovered that the "video card" is separate from the main circuit board. Therefore, 8525-a had problems with the mainboard, and 8525-b had problems with the videoboard.
The solution presents itself.
Took them both apart, took the mainboard from the 8525-b and installed it into the 8525-a.
My Hermes is back. Everything functions flawlessly, including the radio. And everything flashes, too.
Point of the story: I don't know if you dropped your phone or if maybe something else may have caused some damage, but the only way that I was able to work around the radio rom flash hanging at 11% issue was to replace the mainboard. I got lucky, I was good friends with the IT guy. But I was never able to find another solution.

Vista + Windows Mobile Device Center = lost Radio ????

Hi,
Been trying to sync my MDA vario 2 (with tmobile WM6) with Vista using Windows Mobile Device Center. My phone crashed during the first sync, so I had to do a soft reset.
Now I cannot connect to phone network.
Tried a hard reset, and still no joy. Checked my Device information in settings and have found Radio version and Protocol version now blank.
Looks like somehow its deleted my radio!
Anyone had the same experiance? I assume I need to re-flash my phone.
I could re-flash, it will probably work.
My contract ends in a month, maybe I should try for a Vario3 from T-Mobile?
This is my 4th Vario 2 that has failed in 17 months
Just also noticed that the IMEI number is also missing!
I take it its now u/s ???
Hi...
I doubt Vista+MDC have caused the problem... This sounds suspiciously like "Sudden Radio Death syndrome" which I'm investigating at the moment. A reflash may work - but if it's sudden radio death your flash will get stuck between 8% and 48%.
To get through so many TyTNs in 17 months is either shockingly unlucky or something has been going radically wrong! What happened??
Anyway - try flashing a radio to it (try 1.43 which is a reasonable all-rounder for T_mob uk)
Anyway - Have a look at this thread that discusses the issue (and I've posted reasons/possible fixes to try - it's the enormous post on that page ) and this thread here regarding 1.5x radio'd devices suddenly dying like yours has.
Good Luck!
Hmmm
Just tried a reflash to the official t-mobile.....
It stopped at 11%, then gave a communication error.
BTW this phone has only been flashed once, 3 weeks old, and was flashed to the official T-Mobile WM6.
Just tried flashing again, its now stuck at 11% again as I type. The flashing software is giving Error 262.
Think radio has died

No GSM/No Service on XDA IIs (BA)

Hi,
When i first got my BA, i upgraded from WM2003 to WM6.
This worked ok for everything (A few glitches here and there but i could live with them), but then, my phone battery had ran out, i charged it and loaded it up again and it now shows No Service on the today screen, so I can't make any calls off it.
I also noticed that when the phone boots it shows No GSM where it used to have 2 different numbers.
I've tried reflashing it to WM5, and also to WM6.1 but both of these didn't seem to fix it. The WM6.1 version I used can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=390862
Is there anything I can do to fix this?
Thanks!
Yes, fix is quick and easy and you can do it even at home: a soft reset.
Hi,
thanks for your reply,
I have tried soft and hard resets but this doesnt seem to fix it.
I wanted to try upgrading my Radio rom but when I ran the updater I got error 114. I'm not too sure what this means though?
Thanks!
Solution against "No Service" issue
Have a lot of Siemens SX66's. Just took one and ran unlocker, then flashed WM 6.0 and upgraded radio to 1.15.00. After that inserted SIM card and saw permanent "no service" message. Tried HR few times for no avail. Here's what really helped: I ran universal unlocker once again and then did soft reset. Voila! System booted and connected to GSM network. Hope somebody will find this useful.
Hi, All!
2 Larik007:
Did you have similate trouble with radiorom?
I have analogic problem with my BA (iMATE PDA2K)
At boot screen I see
No GSM
D 6.14 WWE
and boot process stops at this position.
Once my BA was booted up with this trouble, and goes to reboot and all repeats again.
I can't reflash radiorom.
At 61% I have "Error 114: Radiorom upgrade error"
I tried to reflash radioroms from 1.02 to 1.15, but nothing positive.
:-(
Can anybody help me?
No, my problem is because of some kind of error during unlock process, I guess. And your problem appears to be similar to "No GSM" issue of Hermes phones. But it may be repairable unlike Hermes ones...
Larik007 said:
Have a lot of Siemens SX66's. Just took one and ran unlocker, then flashed WM 6.0 and upgraded radio to 1.15.00. After that inserted SIM card and saw permanent "no service" message. Tried HR few times for no avail. Here's what really helped: I ran universal unlocker once again and then did soft reset. Voila! System booted and connected to GSM network. Hope somebody will find this useful.
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I have the same "no service" issue. Can you give me a link for this magic universal unlocker
- what is this anyway?
Thanks!
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_Unlock_Sim
Look for a link under word "this"
i had this problem, heres what i did that made it work,
1.re-insert the battery
2.press the on button
3.press the reset button TWICE
EVERY time you turn it off and on do this, but if you reset the phone you dont need to do it twice.
hope this works as it did for me,
Josh.
Partial solution for "No signal" problem
I think the idea was posted by xplode sometime ago- I spent a day playing with it, but it finally worked for me.
0) I had unlocked BA with 2003. Later on I upgraded it to WM 6.1 and then at some point I've got this "No service" issue. I upgraded my Radio to 1.15 (it did not help me- but I did this in the very beginning, so may be it matters)
1) I downgraded ROM to one of 2003 ROMs (xplode has a collection: http://tinyurl.com/cozbbx)
-) downgrade instructions are in here: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_1.40.00_Upgrade
2) I unlocked band page for the network connection- it was discussed in (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=297099)
2.5) I finally used this cab : http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23788&d=1121269005 to set band selection to 900/1800 (still no service)
3) I removed sim card and did a hard reset followed by soft reset. I put a sim card back and soft reset BA.
--- I guess at this point it's 2003 with 900/1800 band and working
4) I upgraded my ROM to 6.5 and it is working now.
the link is dead.sorry for my bad english i've tried all the procedure but still had no gsm on my xda iis dont have imei and i cant see my radio version can you help me....
Lucky You that I still have troubleshooting tutorial in my file archive. I've written it by myself when was unlocking many of these devices.
Although I'm not sure if it will help with symptoms You listed...
Here it is what you can try to do if your Blueangel PDA phone constantly showing "No Carrier" and it is not possible to enter phone settings:
1. Take off the battery from the phone while it is turned on.
2. Place the battery back in, turn on the phone. At bootup there should be stated "NONE" instead of versions of "R" and "G" (seems that it is required to be so).
3. After OS had boot, run the Unlocker. Few times, maybe.
4. Reboot.

Rom Upgrade Utility Failing

I did a search and couldn't find anybody with this same problem so I thought I would ask.
I am trying to update to the new offical Bell Mobility GPS Rev A. ROM.
Currenty on NFSFAN's Bell v1.11 cooked ROM. and the leaked Sprint radio.
Using 2.31 SPL.
Never had problems flashing before when I was testing out different radios. Now none of the RUUs I used before will work on my phone now.
Here is what happens:
1. Connect with AS, then run update EXE
2. Everything runs normal until the instant the ROM update progress meter appears on the PC screen.
3. At this point AS disconnects (the phone is no longer detected by the PC) and in the Bootloader it says "Press power button to update" (It never showed that message for any previous updates, it just did it automatically).
4. So I press the power button and after about 5 seconds it says update completed. But actually nothing happened at all. I have to soft reset to get out of Bootloader.
5. After a couple minutes the RUU on the PC will time out and give ERROR 260. Which has to do with lost connection.
I have tried this on 2 different PCs, soft resetting my touch and rebooting the PC and switching USB ports, about a hundred times.
It seems the problem is that the phone looses it connection to the PC as soon as the RUU tries to upload the new ROM to the phone. But I have no idea why this is happening all of a sudden or how to fix it.
PLEASE Help!!!
Problem Solved!!
I think I must have tried about a thousand different things. At some point I noticed during an attempt using the 2.31 unlocked that it mentioned something about memory cards formatted a certain way causing a screen to come up that said "press power to update". And since this was happenning to me when it wasn't supposed to... I just removed my memory card and tried the update again, and POOF!! Worked.
I don't know why the memory card would affect flashing but there it is.
MoFaux said:
Problem Solved!!
I think I must have tried about a thousand different things. At some point I noticed during an attempt using the 2.31 unlocked that it mentioned something about memory cards formatted a certain way causing a screen to come up that said "press power to update". And since this was happenning to me when it wasn't supposed to... I just removed my memory card and tried the update again, and POOF!! Worked.
I don't know why the memory card would affect flashing but there it is.
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lol wow gotta hate those simple tiny things that cause a huge stink...really glad you got it working though! will make a note of your experience, thanks for telling us the fix.
lost sync during rom update
i am having the same problamas soon as the progress bar startes i lose conection between my ppc and pc can aneyone help tks lakelizerd
lakelizerd said:
i am having the same problamas soon as the progress bar startes i lose conection between my ppc and pc can aneyone help tks lakelizerd
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Are you trying to flash a custom rom? If so, are you unlocked?
Do you have your memory card in when you try to flash?
What device, carrier, radio, rom version etc etc do you have?

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