HELP: No Bootloader after BigStorage Flash

[7bft]

hello guys, i'm really desperate now. my Magician is dead. i followed the laid out procedure 100% for upgrading to bigstorage. that's what i did:

- dump rom on to the sd card (512MB).
- got a external card reader (since the one in my laptop did not work with ntrw.exe)
- killed ActiveSync (wcesmgr)
- dumped the rom to my hard disk
- got Big_ROM_Ger_1.11.nb1 from ftp
- changed the first 416 bytes with ultraedit.
- wrote the resulting rom to the sd card with ntrw.exe.
- flashed (got the question in bootloader mode, pressed power).
- flash completed, got the 100% message and checksum failure.
- did a softreset
- my Magician is now DEAD !!!

Tried to put it in bootloader mode again, nothing! Put out the battery, unplugged and replugged usb cable, nothing!

PLEASE, any suggestions or help ??????

[BeyondtheTech]

Please explain "nothing." Are you getting anything on the screen, blank screen, backlit, logo, text, anything?

Can you zip and upload your modified ROM dump file to dropload, rapidshare, or some other portal where someone can take a look?

Did you pull the battery completely, reinsert it, and pressed the reset+camera+power to get back into the bootloader?

[7bft]

Please explain "nothing." Are you getting anything on the screen, blank screen, backlit, logo, text, anything?

Can you zip and upload your modified ROM dump file to dropload, rapidshare, or some other portal where someone can take a look?

Did you pull the battery completely, reinsert it, and pressed the reset+camera+power to get back into the bootloader?

the screen is absolutely blank. if i plug in the power cord not even the charging lamp is on.
i removed the battery completely for a few hours now, reinserted it just that moment and pressed reset + camera + power --> blank screen, no backlit, no logo, no text. i even used my torch to make sure i didn't miss the bootloader message. nothing.
when i press the reset + camera + power button the blue led blinks for a split second but then again nothing.

tried it with and without external power....

any clue????

[7bft]

Please explain "nothing." Are you getting anything on the screen, blank screen, backlit, logo, text, anything?

Can you zip and upload your modified ROM dump file to dropload, rapidshare, or some other portal where someone can take a look?

Did you pull the battery completely, reinsert it, and pressed the reset+camera+power to get back into the bootloader?

you can finded the zipped rom i flashed here:
http://62.218.22.81/MagicianRom/[/url]

[saldous]

Sounds like you have screwed it completely. Back to the shop...

[7bft]

Sounds like you have screwed it completely. Back to the shop...

well, could be possible.... kinda teaches me not to mess around too much. i flashed my old xda II with magneto and all, never had any problems....

anyway, i will try to clear the backup battery over night and try it again tomorrow. if it still doesn't work, i'll get it back to the shop. it's brand new (2 weeks), so i guess (hope) it shouldn't be a problem.

[beta2morita]

Hello,

sounds that you have exactly the same problem I had. I also wanted to use bigstorage. First I updated to 1.06 official rom from T-mobile Germany. Then I used mksbigstorage to modify this rom. After installing this my mda was stuck at the splashscreen. But the bootloader still worked so I was able to restore my original rom.

Next I downloaded the 1.11 extended german rom from xda-developers ftp-server. I also replaced the first 416 bytes with the one from my rom. After installing this rom and doing a softreset my device was completely dead. No bootloader, no even a blinking light when connecting it with the power supply. I also tried to remove the battery for some time. But nothing worked. As I also had this device for just some days I finally did send it back and recieved a new one.

On this new one I also tried to modify rom 1.06 with mksbigstorage. But after that it was again stuck at the splash-screen. Mksbigstore seems not to work on this rom. Finally I was able to use bigstore by modifying two adresses in the original 1.06 rom downloaded from my device. This method is described in this forum. Worked without problems.

So I do not know what went wrong and I am sure I followed the instructions for flashing bigrom exactly, but as I am not the only one with this problem there is a risk flashing under certain circumstances.

[LumpiStefan]

Sounds like you have screwed it completely. Back to the shop...

well, could be possible.... kinda teaches me not to mess around too much. i flashed my old xda II with magneto and all, never had any problems....

anyway, i will try to clear the backup battery over night and try it again tomorrow. if it still doesn't work, i'll get it back to the shop. it's brand new (2 weeks), so i guess (hope) it shouldn't be a problem.

I had the same problem flashed XDA 1 hundreds of times without problem. Flashed Magician device one time --> same problem as you have.

I've sent my device to repair center and they installed a new motherboard. So i don't believe that tehre is any fix to relive you're device..... :-(


Stefan

[BeyondtheTech]

I don't see anything wrong with the ROM file except for the fact that it's slightly larger than my ROM (65281k vs. 65427k). May have been a bad write to the SD card. Was your card a 64MB SD card?

[7bft]

I don't see anything wrong with the ROM file except for the fact that it's slightly larger than my ROM (65281k vs. 65427k). May have been a bad write to the SD card. Was your card a 64MB SD card?

My card was a 512 MB SD Card, since it is the only one I have.
On Monday I'll send it to the service center :(

[7bft]

Hello,

.... I also tried to remove the battery for some time. But nothing worked. As I also had this device for just some days I finally did send it back and recieved a new one.

On this new one I also tried to modify rom 1.06 with mksbigstorage. But after that it was again stuck at the splash-screen. Mksbigstore seems not to work on this rom. Finally I was able to use bigstore by modifying two adresses in the original 1.06 rom downloaded from my device. This method is described in this forum. Worked without problems.
...


Thanks for your response, kinda reduces my pain and asures me that I'm not a complete idiot....
I'm now pretty sure that I have the same problem as you have and that sending it to the service center is my only option....
At least I can use my Himalya with Magneto a few more days :wink:

I guess I will not try this again since I don't want to risk killing it again, allthough I allready had problems with the storage size on the working device (tomtom).

One more question: Did anybody ever had problems on upgrading from a t-mobile rom to a vodafone rom? is it even worth upgrading to 1.12?

Thanks for your help guys!!!