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Upgrading to 2003 / Need help with ROM error

I'm new to this forum and it seems like a great resource. I have seen this question answered but the answers are still above my head in terms of complexity. I've got an AT&T branded SX56 running 2002 and an XDA-Developers ROM (I think). It is unlocked, I am guessing through the use of an XDA Developers tool for unlocking. I'm in Colorado and using the phone with T-mobile. My question is this, I'd like to upgrade to 2003 and have downloaded the file to do so from Siemens website for free, which is great. It had some nice enhancements and I thought I'd upgrade to it. So, I downloaded/installed the new ActiveSync v3.71 and then tried to run the upgrade. I got the same message many have gotten apparently saying that the ROM Image is not compatible. The specs are;
current
Model PW10A1
ROM 3.17
English
upgraded
Model PW10B1
ROM A.30
English
In reading through the posts it seems that I need to upgrade the ROM of the device, but I still get lost looking at "cooking a ROM", etc and what exactly I need to do. Making this a little more urgent is the fact that after I tried to upgrade the phone (which gave me the ROM error) my internet connection on the phone (which was working fine) suddenly doesn't work with explorer or outlook on my phone giving me an error "Trouble Connecting; Unable to connect with current settings" even though I didn't change the settings and they look exactly as they did before. So, I feel like I've messed something else up on the phone even though it didn't get to install the whole upgrade.
So, any advice for a novice? Thanks in advance, I appreciate any help you can give.
Best regards,
chefandy

the official AT&T release for WM2003 is an exe file contains both ROM & RSU upgrade, and it aparently designed for PW10B devices (900/1900 MHz).
i think the first part of the faulty upgrade (usually RSU) affected your device ... i really hope not
chech your device info and tell us what's there. if u can still get to the boot loader screen and activesync can still connect to the device, then it's not a severe damage. I think successful RSU upgrade with the right stack would solve it.

I'm not sure what the boot loader screen is, but the device still syncs just fine and seems to be working ok except for the internet connection issue. The funny part is that I can connect to the GPRS connection by going to the connections screen, but then when I transfer to Outlook or Explorer they do not recognize the connection as something they can use.
Is the Siemens upgrade I downloaded (http://www.my-siemens.com/MySiemens...C%2FMC%2FSX56POCKETPCPHONE%2Fdanda%2F,00.html) different from the AT&T upgrade you mention? I also saw there was a T-mobile upgrade to 2003 but it was not available when I tried to download it from tmobile.com. Thanks!

That's great! .. ... It seems I misunderstood your issue ... I thought you lost the RSU part.
I think something wrong happens to the registry values ... you see, there is a reference for each defined connection in the registry which all applications that may require to connect to GPRS or WAP or MMS can refer to.
I suggest that you delet ALL connections and start the setting from scratch ... I can't guarantee it will work since some applications may be required to be uninstalled and reinstalled to use the new connections references (if it has smart uninstaller!!).
The last resort is a hard reset which will bring the registry to the original setup.

Well, I did what you suggested and started with a new connection and it worked :lol: Thanks!
Now I'm back to the original question about whether or not I can safely upgrade to WM2003 or not? Thanks again for all your help.

The answer is YES! ... it's easy to upgrade ur ROM to WM2003 if u know what ur doing.
spend some time reading this forum on how to cook a new ROM from the kitchen ... and it's better to get yourself SD card for flashing and backup.

HELP

Hi,
I have tried to upgrade my HTC 3300. I get as far as a white screen on my PDA, but after this i loose the connection with Windows Mobile Center and the machine automatically disconnects.
Then i get the error on my PC:
Error 260
Please help and e-mail to [email protected] if you have a sollution.
Kind regards
Michael

miriedl said:
Hi,
I have tried to upgrade my HTC 3300. I get as far as a white screen on my PDA, but after this i loose the connection with Windows Mobile Center and the machine automatically disconnects.
Then i get the error on my PC:
Error 260
Please help and e-mail to [email protected] if you have a sollution.
Kind regards
Michael
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Update UPSL v0.1 by Pof
Link here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311403
And try again..!
Cheers...!

Hmmmm.
What do you mean with:
Update UPSL v0.1 by Pof
Michael

Pof is a user
UPSL is an unlocker utility so you can flash alternative ROM's
check the link - very informative.
reflashing your phone usually takes a weeks worth of reading if you care for your device.

And read it :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=312052
maybe it help you..!

Is there an easier way to explain this - Sorry i'm quite good working with my PC, but this was a bit greek:
All you need to do is:
1. Remove your SD card
2. Do a hard reset or clean storage (some programs like battery status block full access to your device)
3. Connect your mobile to PC and make sure that activsync connection is established
4. Start to flash your device with USPL, when DOS part end and your mobile switch to bootloader mode vista will find new device and start instaling new drivers.
5. Wait till vista finish installing new drivers and unplug your device, do a soft reset
6. Next step is to change vista drivers to xp, to do this you need to fallow this instruction:
http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemi d=27
7. After switching the drivers plug your artemis again and install USPL, there should be no more problems with connection lost (errors 260, 270)
8. When USPL instalation will finish you can flash any rom you want to your arte
Succesfully tested on my T-Mobile MDA UK now I've got WM6 WWE.
Thanks pof for your great release

That explination is about as clear as it gets in 'phone talk'.
Perhaps elaborate a bit on what is exactly, or what step is, throwing you off.

Windows XP
Hi again.
Would i solve the problem if i just installed it from an Windows XP machine at work?
One final thing - Do you know if the GPS will still be working afterwards.
Have a good night from Oslo - Norway
Kind regards
Michael

Verizon Apache wm6 rom says 'no radio installed'

I recently put windows mobile 6 on my Wizard, and I told my friend about the ability to do it. He found a wm6 rom somewhere and managed to screw it up. I found a windows mobile 6 rom (somewhere, idk which one) that installed correctly.
Output in the boot process: (not familiar with the apache, no idea what this means)
Code:
h/w 2 r none
m-12
u-4 d 3.50.00 wwe
When I try to use or check the settings on the phone portion of the device, I get "A wireless radio must be attached to use the phone."
I believe this means I need to update my radio. If so, I don't know which piece of software and which version to use or where to find it.
help please!
thanks,
Brewer

[Blue Angel] Upgrade "Connection Error"

Hey Folks,
i have problem while upgrading. I have a Blue Angle flahed last year to WinMo 6.1 CE OS 5.2.20262 (Build 19949.1.2.0Black). I don't remember the release. But now i have i big problem. I cant upgrade to any newer or lower version.
I tried:
- Format Storage
- Hive Registry
- Disabeled und enabled Active Sync
- With/without Bootloader Mode
- three different RUU.dll
Everytime i try to upgrade (not in bootloader mode) i fetches rom version and proceed. But after 20sec it say connection error. In bootloader mode i doesn't fetch version and same message after 20 sec. Both tried with or without AS and on two different Computers und XP SP3.
Any help?
Sincerly - firstabalon

hi,
since you tried so much stuff before and seem to know your way around the device and the general upgrading process and i have hardly anything to suggest to go on trying. probably the only thing left to try is take another blueangel with either one of your pcs.
another thing is, i uploaded my ruu, which has always worked for me and everybody else who tried it.
i hope this helps, but i will keep on thinking and maybe i can still come up with more ideas.

chef tony...
i dont get it...
i dont know how to use this...
sorry...
i'm new in using the BA...

try and read this:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardMain
step by step instructions how to upgrade with everything there is to do and all the files you need. even if you don't get what you are doing, by following it precisely you will get your device flashed.

thanks chef tony...
i'll try doing that later...
i really like the senior members here...you guys are so helpful...keep up the good work...you're the guide here...

firstabalon said:
Hey Folks,
i have problem while upgrading. I have a Blue Angle flahed last year to WinMo 6.1 CE OS 5.2.20262 (Build 19949.1.2.0Black). I don't remember the release. But now i have i big problem. I cant upgrade to any newer or lower version.
I tried:
- Format Storage
- Hive Registry
- Disabeled und enabled Active Sync
- With/without Bootloader Mode
- three different RUU.dll
Everytime i try to upgrade (not in bootloader mode) i fetches rom version and proceed. But after 20sec it say connection error. In bootloader mode i doesn't fetch version and same message after 20 sec. Both tried with or without AS and on two different Computers und XP SP3.
Any help?
Sincerly - firstabalon
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Couple of things to try out would be to switch USB ports, try a different cradle (if you can get your hands on one), or try using mtty.

Confused, T-Mobile UK - HTC HD2 - advice choosing a ROM Required please

Hi Guys,
Got a new htc hd2 from tmobile in the uk, got last years september rom on it and found that it had an old rom on it, needs upgrading and wanting to put a updated rom, but wanted a rom that had all the bells and whistles,
currently it keeps freezin when sending txts an randomly crashes, had a couple of them, an thought it was phone til i realised all software related an needs seriously updating, but thought would go the whole hog then not do it for a while lol
Never done this before and a bit of a noob, have been reading through the stickys, but still abit unsure
Wasnt sure wether i would be able to put windows 7 or android on it, so if need be will stick to just winmo 6.5 but wanted a rom that gave me some decent apps with it, like those power/cooked roms, but didnt know what to go for, what would be best
never installed apps before, apart from through windows marketplace,
So hints tips an a great step by step noobie guide would be great,
Cheers for reading
Shazarda

Rom!! ???
I'm not being rude, but you really need to search forum. There are lots of threads about just what you are needing. WM7 is not available,android,they are working on, no idea when. Give search a try. lots of info,,,,

I did search the forums, i have been searching, hence how i obtained the info,
i know there are a lot of different cooked roms, but nothing that can help me differentiate which to choose from,
tbh ALL I want on the rom is probably like an e-reader and a torch, anything else is a bonus lol,
but i cant seem to locate something that says this is the one that wont cause me any issues, i am tempted just to grab the stock rom off htc, as that should resolve most of the issues with the phone

shazarda said:
i am tempted just to grab the stock rom off htc, as that should resolve most of the issues with the phone
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thats probably your best bet until you are more comfortable with flashing.
Grab the 1.72 and go with customising that.

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samsamuel said:
thats probably your best bet until you are more comfortable with flashing.
Grab the 1.72 and go with customising that.
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I have a HTC HD2/Orange/, Apple laptop, Parallels with Windows XP. I can not install the 1.66 ROM and HSPL2. HSPL2 When trying to install, after an hour I'm still at step one and try to install the 1.66 ROM wizard shows me error 266, not connected USB cable, although the data synchronization between HD2 HTC and Windows XP via Activesync ... just ended positive.Prosím aid, what's wrong.
Sorry, my English is poor.
Please aid [email protected]

Martin Fink said:
I have a HTC HD2/Orange/, Apple laptop, Parallels with Windows XP. I can not install the 1.66 ROM and HSPL2. HSPL2 When trying to install, after an hour I'm still at step one and try to install the 1.66 ROM wizard shows me error 266, not connected USB cable, although the data synchronization between HD2 HTC and Windows XP via Activesync ... just ended positive.Prosím aid, what's wrong.
Sorry, my English is poor.
Please aid [email protected]
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It will connect to usb while the phone is running, but as soon as it drops to bootloader the usb connection will not get passed back to xp.
you will not get hspl to work in a virtual environment or bootcamp. (or so i hear, i dont have a mac, i just read a lot )
You 'may' get flashing to work from bootcamp, but deff not hspl.
You will need to use a windows machine to instal hspl.

samsamuel said:
It will connect to usb while the phone is running, but as soon as it drops to bootloader the usb connection will not get passed back to xp.
you will not get hspl to work in a virtual environment or bootcamp. (or so i hear, i dont have a mac, i just read a lot )
You 'may' get flashing to work from bootcamp, but deff not hspl.
You will need to use a windows machine to instal hspl.
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I well understand? Install HDSL2 and ROMs are only possible on a PC with Windws XP Or Vista?
Parallels distribute hard drive in the Mac dva.Jeden for a Mac to Windows XP. All aplkácie the software through Windows XP has installed without ActiveSync I problémov.Otázka.Potrebujem HDSL2 ROM to install something not to hardisc for Windows XP, but it's on your hard drive for Mac HD2 HTC to not find, or in the language Mac do not understand?

Martin Fink said:
I well understand? Install HDSL2 and ROMs are only possible on a PC with Windws XP Or Vista?
Parallels distribute hard drive in the Mac on two discs.One for a Mac to Windows XP. All app the software through Windows XP has installed without ActiveSync smoothly .Question. I need HDSL2 ROM to install something not to hardisc for Windows XP, but it's on your hard drive for Mac HD2 HTC to not find, or in the language Mac do not understand?
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shazarda said:
Wasnt sure wether i would be able to put windows 7 or android on it, so if need be will stick to just winmo 6.5 but wanted a rom that gave me some decent apps with it, like those power/cooked roms, but didnt know what to go for, what would be best
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I resisted using a non "stock" ROM for a while, but I eventually got fed up with even the latest version that was released for O2 (1.72).
Yesterday I installed the Atermis v14 ROM, which I have to say stands head and shoulders above the standard release ROMs.
I chose it for two reasons, after looking on the "HTC_Leo/ROMs" page on the wiki attached to the site. First was that it was described as "Combines the latest WM 6.5.5 version with latest Manila 2.5.2012 (Leo 2.11) for HD2.This ROM Family is stable , fast and very close to stock ROM "Philosophy"." Second because it was first on the list
I found it really easy to install, using SSPL; you just put the downloaded ROM image and SSPL exe into a folder, connect your phone via USB with ActiveSync of Device Centre, and run the exe on your PC. There are pretty simple step by step instructions on both the SSPL and Atermis pages.
After installing Atermis I also installed S2U2 via a cab file, which gives me a different un/lock screen; again there's easy instructions, though you do have to play around with the S2U2 config app to get the behaviour as you might want (e.g. background image, time format, caller display). All straight forward though as you install the cab, then it's available via the start menu/app list. I like it because it's more responsive on wake up and allows direct access to messages, etc on unlock.
Unfortunately it seems all the ROM flashing apps are windows based (it's a windows phone after all...), so I doubt you'd have fun trying to flash a ROM with a mac. Probably simpler all round to borrow a friends PC for 10 mins!
If you are going to flash a new rom though, it's definitely worth backing up your contacts and messages, etc. Microsoft myPhone works for me, and comes pre-installed.