problem with xda-developer-ser-v12.exe

[syzwyz]

hi ppl,

i m from indonesia, i have locked xda with :
rom ver : 3.14.13 eng
rom date : 10/09/2002
radio ver : 4.14
protocol ver : 32s54

offcourse i can not use xdaunlock.exe (to unlocked the xda), and i dont have serial cable.

so... i tried to install xda-developer-ser-v12.exe (i hope i can use xdaunlock.exe to unlocked my xda, and got cooler xda with more application :) ), but after i run the file, the problem is

"cannot find the rom image to upgrade your pocket pc. please download again".

anyone any idea with it???

and i plan to download :
-Radio Stack Upgrade v4.21 (1.54MB)
-Radio Unit Upgrade v3.17.03 (14.9MB)
at http://www.o2.co.uk/business/productsservices/xda/romupgradedownload/0,,113,00.html

can i unlocked my xda with xdaunlock.exe if i upgrade the RSU and RUU with those?

please advice!!!

thanks everyone
regards

[syzwyz]

i wake up in the morning, and turn off my laptop, with activesync connected to my xda.


i unzip the xda-developer-ser-v12.exe to directory, and running start.bat

and.....
wooow. it is work.
i can update my rom with xda-developer-ser-v12.exe
my xda finally unlocked, and can use my own simcard.

thanks xda-developers.

[JimDavis]

I had the same problem but I fixed it by unzipping the file to a folder on my desktop with the original folder names in the zipped file. It worked fin from there!

[smaslift]

Hi Jim,

Maybe I did not get the message right- I thot one should always have used Jeff's exe file from the pc; ie clicking on the exe on the pc with the xda in connection with activesync?

It seemed to me that you guys have uploaded the file into the xda and tried to execute the file within the xda. I believe this is wrong right?

Can someone please confirm that to run any of the self installer exe file (even those now in the famous rom kitchen), one has to run the exe from the pc with the xda connected and not within the xda.

Cheers

Vic

[JimDavis]

Hey Vic, you're right - The exe from Jeff's site needs to be run from the pc. When I did it the first time just opening the exe I got the error listed above. When I unzipped the .exe file (I just opened it from Winzip) and extracted the contents to a dir on my pc using it's folder names then double clicked the start.bat file it found everything it needed and ran just fine. I think before I did this it couldn't find the files in the \English folder. - Jim

[smaslift]

Hi Jim,

Thanks for reply and sharing with us your experience.

Have you had similar problems with one of those exe installer files in the rom kitchen at Jeff's webpage? I like the SER ver 1.2 but do not want certain programmes and it seemed logical to make my old rom. Have you used Jeff's rom kitchen yet?

Cheers

Vic

[JimDavis]

I did cook a rom in Jeff's kitchen and it works great!! I can't remember if I had to unzip and run the .bat file on that one or not. Either way it's very easy and a great service these guys are providing us - Thanks! - Jim