I need help (dont we all)

[Tornado_ste]

Right firstly dont shout at me if by spending the last two nights constantly looking at this website with little sleep to find a solution to my problem when the problem has already been recolved on this website.

i have a G4 o2 xda Mini s 2.24 rom.

I have been using the phone on T-mobile faultlessly (except answerphone)
I am now on orange but get the dreaded

"the phone is not ready. please wait 15 seconds and try again"

i have now been waiting 48 hours and it still dont want to have it. I have use of phone but not of txt or settings.

I think this problem has been solved by flashing the ROM and well that gets me in to all sorts of problems as mine is a G4 and the only way currently to unlock a G4 is using the iemi website which is very much mentioned on this site. I am prepaired to do this of you think it will work?

1. firstly is there another way?

2. secondly ive searched forum after forum trying to resolve these issues with people recomending files and software and all with different procedures to install a new rom. does anyone have a recomendation on which ROM to choose and what tool to use to do it? and where to get the downloads?

3. This is a great site and very helpfull would just like to throw my gratitude out there to you all.

[Tornado_ste]

Like many others i have searched this site and still do not understand unlocking and ROM flashing. I did try to do a ROM flash to the k-jam 2.16 ROM update where i got an error [296] please upgrade NBP? i figured later that it would probably only work on a G3?

I am desperate to get this working and soooo lost!

Am currently downloading wizard_love ROM which apparently does not require an unlock. But then its only a Radio upgrade and may not solve my problem

[eddieitman]

wizard love is not a radio update it is a rom if you want a radio update try this one http://rapidshare.com/files/7927757/radio_2.47.11.exe.html
same as i am running on my phone i run the wizard love with the 2.47.11 radio rom and it is not CID unlocked

[Tornado_ste]

Will that radio update work on my locked G4?

Do you think it will cure the

"the phone is not ready. wait 15 seconds and try again"

or is this a sim lock issue?

Really glad you chose to help me

[Tornado_ste]

Yay its fixed.

thanx for your help everybody on this site.

for those of you finding this with the same problem here is a STEP BY STEP guide!

1: go to ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/

2: Click on "Wizard"

3: Click on "ROMS"

4: Click On "Other_unknown"

5: Click on "Wizard_Love_2.26.10.2_WWE_Novii+CF2.rar"

6: be patient it will eventually download this site does not have a great upload speed it may also fail a few times.

7: once downloaded use Winrar or winzip to extract the file to your root directory.

8: Charge your phone fully overnight (IMPORTANT)

9: connect data cable and backup (this rom update will wipe your device clean)

10: remove device from active sync and set as guest when reconnected.

11: Double click the file you have extracted and follow the Italian instructions (dont worry this will give an english menu once loaded)

12: avanti means next and all the blurb is highlighting some important stuff to do before proceeding (translate at bablefish if you want)

13: the device will restart and go to a grey screen with a percentage bar.

14 BE VERY VERY PAITENT it is imperitive that you do not interupt this process in anyway! it will stop in places especially at %96 but leav it to run.
(I WOULD ALSO RECOMEND STOPING ALL UN-NESSARSAY PROGRAMS IN THE TASK BAR BY RIGHT CLICKING AND EXIT)

Once complete you will have a clean install with all word apps without the o2 junk AND you want get that stupid "the phone is not ready. wait 15 seconds and try again"

This is only a know fix for me on a o2 XDA Mini s version G4 Locked please do not attempt this unless you are completely confident and that you are in the same situation

It feels good to put something back to this excelant website!

[boto]

if i use this g4 rom i will loose my default language?

probably i wont find again pt-br wm5, or someone know where i can find it?


another question, there some way to make a backup of my rom?

[Tornado_ste]

Yes there are ways to make backups of your roms but not sure how realiable they are no experience.

What is your default language? if its anything other then English then probably

what have you lost?