MDA 3 English ROM Upgrade

[sizzlerecords]

I just got a MDA 3 T-Mobile which is obviously in German. Someone sent me to english ROM, but it is a .nb1 file, and I am not exactly how to upgrade the device. Should I use XDATools? I am not sure what loader to use, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[Guys2]

Can you post the file?

Thanks

[sizzlerecords]

If someone can help me upgrade mine...

[sizzlerecords]

I get an error when trying to load the english ROM for the MDA 3, it says that the device is not connected, I have been able to copy the german ROM, off the device, but can't seem to load one in, or copy it to the SD Card, anyone have any ideas?

[heshamsh]

why don't you share with us on what you have and maybe someone here would be able to do something and bring the project to completion. so why don't you share your file with us?

[sizzlerecords]

Sure, do I simply upload the file here? Or i have to host it myself?

[sizzlerecords]

Here it is, someone please help me find a way to upgrade the ROM on the device, I think the problem is finding the correct bootloader...Thanks

Uploaded file using FTP, Filename is NKT.nb1 in the main directory

[cruisin-thru]

Before running the upgrade are you disbaling usb in activesync and then entering bootloader mode on your phone and cradling it?

[sizzlerecords]

No, I havn't tried that, ActiveSync was running, with USB connected, I am not sure how to go into bootloader mode, I tried holding power button and soft reset, that didn't do it though.

I also tried holding down the power button, center button on the directional navigation pad, and reset button with stylus and that just clears the data.

[sizzlerecords]

Managed to get into the bootloader, problem is now that i unchecked USB connection in ActiveSync, XDATools says please connect your XDA, it cant find it now, is this the correct way to do this? Any help would be greatly appreciated

[mamaich]

you may try to refpash XDA3 through the SD card. I've seen several posts on doing this for XDA2, but cannot find. Probably the process should be the same except for reflashing GSM ROM.
You'll also need an english extended rom.

[mamaich]

Uploaded file using FTP, Filename is NKT.nb1 in the main directory
NKT.nb1 seems to be a german ROM

[Dataphd]

For those that would like the link in the thread here ya are... ;)

[Sara]

Help me!!!!
I've MDA III German version.
I've downloaded NKT.nb1
How use it to get MDA III English version?
Thanks a lot.

[AfroCreame]

Yup...any help would be great appreciated

[allglobaltk.com]

anybody know how to load this file. That is the secret!

Thanks!

[GlobalComm]

I currently have 65 units of the MDA III in stock but can not flash the ROM to an english ROM. We have tried everything in our knowledge. We have downloaded the NB1 file however it will not load on the device.

Anyone who can inform us on how to do this will get an MDA III for an AMAZING price ;-)

-Eric
eric@globalcommsuppliers.com
484-995-2575

HELP!

MDA III information:

ROM-VErsion: 1.06.01 GER
ROM-Datum: 08/04/04
Raido Version: 1.00.00
Protokoll Version: 1337.30
EXtROM Version: 1.06.115 GER

[mamaich]

I currently have 65 units of the MDA III in stock but can not flash the ROM to an english ROM. We have tried everything in our knowledge.
Have you successfully dumped existing ROM to SD-card with bootloader? Like in this post: http://en.pdamobiz.com/en/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=62&PN=1
You need to dump only WinCE ROM. Then reflash this ROM back.
If you'd succeed - then upload your SD card contents somewhere and I'll try to integrate english rom into it.
And have you tried to run the XDA2 upgrade tool? What does it say?

[sebas]

Hi,

i did everything you said and it works fine but i am unable to see the datas from my SD Card now. The MDA3 or my Cardreader want to format the card. Otherwise it wont let me take a look at it.

PS: i can show you the ext. ROM, maybe that helps?` :roll:

[heshamsh]

Read this maybe it will help you to do it, http://en.pdamobiz.com/en/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=93 it used to recover the dead XDA II

[mamaich]

i did everything you said and it works fine but i am unable to see the datas from my SD Card now
This is correct. Your SD card now contains no filesystem, only a ROM image and some additional information that is specific to your device.
Now you can place english ROM to this SD-card and flash it with bootloader (s2d command as I remember). To do this you should take english nk.nbf from FTP, and place all bytes starting from offset 0x20 to the end of this file to your SD-card starting from offset 0x19C (offsets are in hex, the bytes starting from these offsets should look like FE 03 00 EA). I have not tried this myself, but this method may work. Or you may destroy your XDA3. Or you'll get "NOT allow update" message from bootloader. In this case I don't know what to do. Someone familiar with bootloader internals like itsme may help here.
The method in link provided by heshamsh probably would not work, because newer bootloaders check for some device-specific information stored in the first 0x19c bytes of SD-card before trying to flash your device. That is why you need to edit SD-card image manually to preserve these bytes.


Look at this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=62828#62828
Probably you cannot flash your device with english rom. Until the process is "cracked" by someone.

[AfroCreame]

Have any luck?

[lukasz]

Hello ,

I was just wondering if it make senese to try to upgrade TMobile MDA III rom 1.06 to PDA2K rom 1.12. (pda2kcdlwwe11222_169_10200_ship.exe)

questions
1. Anybody heard about anything newer than 1.06 for MDA III? - BT turning on MDAIII is killing my battery,
2 I did try to upgrade with PDA2K rom and after radio update to 1.02 RUU returns Error 113 when it tryies to update extended rom anybody knows how to skip ext rom update or modify it that it continues to the system update?

luk.

[Rob3469]

Hi,

I was wondering does anyone HAVE the PDA2K rom 1.12.22 upgrade(pda2kcdlwwe11222_169_10200_ship.exe).

I would like to try it. I was told it helps the BT problem. However since I am not an imate owner (I have an MDA III with English ROM) I cannot get it from Club imate.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[Nighthawk]

According to I-mate they did not include the bluetooth patch in the ROM update.

[Rob3469]

Nonetheless, at this point I'd still like to try it...so if anyone does anyone HAVE the PDA2K rom 1.12.22 upgrade (pda2kcdlwwe11222_169_10200_ship.exe) please let me know.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[paulmc]

You can still download it off of club imate

ftp://ftp.clubimate.com/support/

and then click on the 169 update for WWE

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the link Paul!

[Rob3469]

Yes, thanks.

[DJW]

is the T-mobile version unlocked like the imate PDA2k version?

thanks guys again!

dw

[paulmc]

What TMobile version? German? Are you talking about the ROM or the phone?

When you try to load these ROMs (imate English) you will get a country code error because the Phone is looking for a German version to be down loaded to it. When you try to dump the update down to the phone the phone kicks back the country code ID error. This is solved with by changing the first bits in the English ROM image from imate so that it appears to be from TMobile Germany.

So every time that you do an update you need to use the procedure defined on this thread (and another MDAIII ROM thread) to change the boot image so the phone thinks it German TMobile.

Later,

[DJW]

i have already flashed the ROM with the imate OS.

and it is working great in english.

many thanks!

But i would like to know if I can use any GSM carrier, or only T-mobile for the phone service.

thank you paulmc

[paulmc]

I'm TMo USA so I can't say forsure but a lot of people are using the MDAIII from Germany around the world and to my knowledge it is unlocked. Can someone with an MDAIII and none TMo service respond?

[DJW]

thanks Paul again, i also saw the question asked on HoFo and they answered that it is unlocked.

thanks you

[Mr.P]

Can anyone please upload the Extended ROM for PDA2K rom 1.12.22 ?

Thanks in advance

[Anonymous]

Hello I can't install this software because I always get don't found RAPI.dll.
What's I'm going wrong.
Regards
Robert

[Anonymous]

Works fine for me using Cingular's GSM here in Las Vegas...

[cyberfoz]

My problem is that my MDA III is dead and I can't do anything. I have a screen with i-mate and I can't get in USB/Serial Mode.

I think when I am in the bootlader, I can try something. Now I can't do nothing. But how do I enter the bootloader? I have tried a lot of buttons. Please help me.

[[Krueger]Dr.Stein]

My problem is that my MDA III is dead and I can't do anything. I have a screen with i-mate and I can't get in USB/Serial Mode.

I think when I am in the bootlader, I can try something. Now I can't do nothing. But how do I enter the bootloader? I have tried a lot of buttons. Please help me.

Power+DPad+Green+Red+Reset=BootLoader

[buzz_lightyear]

Power+DPad+Green+Red+Reset=BootLoader

$hit... I wish I knew that before... when I put MDAIII's WINCE + bootloader onto my XDAII and then was not able to get the bootloader anymore...

That time somebody was telling me, that Power+Camera+Reset=Bootloader

[alagiamanavalan]

hi
i m new to this forum my MDA III while trying to upgrade from german to english became dead and i see only plain screen with serial v 2.05 msg pls help

manavalan italy