MDA Vario ROM Upgrade (TMOB_NL)

[stebra]

Hi,
I've done a lot of reading through this board on upgrading the wizard.
So far i managed to sim unlock, CID unlock, unlock extended and backup my original roms with the tools provided on FTP (awizard etc).

Still I have a problem with upgrading my ROM(s):
If i use one of the .exe (self exe RAR) ROM versions my Activesync stops, the device kind of restarts in a green/red/blue screen with usb at the bottom. After a while the upgrade program tells me I have a 260 error (Update error). Every time I have to remove the battery and restart the device. And it comes back with my original system....:-(

Seems I cannot upgrade the device or I am doing something wrong...
Same thing with all versions and even the radio ROMS

There is a possibility to upgrade with Awizard but i dont have the decrypted version of any Rom. I only have the nk.nbf files or total .exe packages. Awizzard wants a decrypted .nba file which I don't have.

I woul like to upgrade my OS and radio roms but cant figure out whats wrong here...

Can anyone help me out?
Currently running:
IPL 1.0.3
SPL 1.0.3
Radio 1.4.10
ROM 1.3.2.3 NLD

TNX in advance,
steven

[pcdoc]

Are you sure you unlocked the CID? you need to hit "c" instead of "u" at the dialogue during the unlocking..

[stebra]

Seems to me that I unlocked the thing, here's the output:
If I do it again Old and newdata are the same

*********************
* Please Choose one of the following options:

e - Enable RAPI
u - Unlock CID (!!!PLEASE RUN THIS ONE TIME FIRST!!!)
b - Backup Radio, OS and Extended ROM from device
m - Modify OS nba file (To be released soon)
x - Extract contents of nba file (To be released soon)
r - Write Radio ROM to device (!! RUN unlock 1st !!)
w - Write OS ROM to device (!! RUN unlock 1st !!)
q - Quit this program
__________________________________________
!!! ATTENTION! Please use this tool at your own risk!!!
__________________________________________
* Type letter then press [Enter]:u
* Please connect your Wizard to the PC with USB ActiveSync connection,
* then press [Enter] to start, or q to main menu:
Initializing........CID unlocking mobile... DO NOT DISCONNECT UNTIL THE PHONE REBOOTS!
MachinaGod lokiwiz
CopyTFFSToFile(0x0, 0x10000, lock_backup.bin)
g=92: f18b8326 - fbf46456dce0d0e5
Key idx: 92
olddata: 3e5a9da0d509e3be4042bbc17eb91f20621e8365aeb43277cf 2858b925828379
newdata: 95ea23df0bf16432cf7be60912a5cbdedee342037c9d3bd3de e342037c9d3bd3
newsum=47d6a486 encsum=1c548b5bc9987dd1

This exe file was created with the evaluation version of Perl2Exe.
For more information visit http://www.indigostar.com
(The full version does not display this message with a 2 second delay.)
...
CopyFileToTFFS(cidunlocked.bin:0, 0, 00010000)
result=80072746
Your phone is now CID unlocked....
Store the generated 'lock_backup.bin' file in a safe place. It can help to restore your device if an
ything goes wrong.
* Press [Enter] to continue

[zawoot]

mm, got the same problem over here. After i flashed (succesfully) from vario to qtek rom i cant install any other roms. Activesync simple disconnects when running the .exe roms files.

done so far

- hard reset vario
- reset computer
- hard reset vario with empy extended rom
- reinstalled activeSync

[dan13l]

I'm trying to apply the latest imate rom over my UK Vario and have the same problem - as soon as the bootloader appears on the device, Windows drops the connection to the phone and the update fails.

Any ideas?

[molski]

You can try this maybe

1) Start phone in bootloader (hold camera button and press on)
2) DO NOT allow USB connections for ActiveSync
3) Attach the USB cable to PC and PDA
4) Start ROM Update (So just doubleclick the .exe file)
5) Click next 1 or 2 times and try to flash the damn thing ;)

Good luck boys and don't forget to post your results :)

[dan13l]

Thanks for the suggestion, but it didn't work.

As soon as I connect the usb to the pc and phone, when the device is in the bootloader screen, Windows detects an "unknown usb device" and prompts for drivers. I doesn't find any/I don't have any, and so the device isn't connected properly. Subsequently, the RRU utility can't talk to the phone :(

[jeroeng33]

I read some other post where someone first downgraded his qtek 2.x firmware to a 1.x Qtek (same brand) and then unlocked and upgraded to another brand firmware.

[dan13l]

I've got mine to work - it's the cable! The cable I was using was ok to sync with Activesync, but wasn't USB2, and so the bootloader didn't work with it.

Having now upgraded, the old USB sync cable doesn't even work with Activesync, so cable matters!