rovermx
31st March 2007, 07:50 AM
Hello, probably this is answered somewhere else but I decided to share my experience and came up with with a solution to get the excellent Faria 3.3 AKU (WM6) working with no problems with the GSM network.
This trick worked for my G3 (WIZ200) Wizard.
The problem with Faria 3.3 AKU with any of the following 2.26.11,2.47.11, 2.24.10 or 2.61.11 GSM Radio ROM versions is that kept the god damned phone reconnecting-disconnecting from the GSM network, each connection lapse of about 12-15 seconds then disconnected and again reconnected (about 7 times) before automatically self turning off the phone portion (not the PDA itself!).
So here are the steps I followed to resolve this mysterious issue:
-Install ActiveSync 4.5 I do not why it is so important but do it just in case.
-Start with a tmobile "official" version, 2.26.10.2:
http://www.t-mobileapps.com/downloadcenter/Software_List.cfm?selDevice=24
You will have: IPL/SPL 2.26, GSM Radio 2.26, or something very similar to this.
-Upgrade to Molski 3.3 AKU (still WM5 as displayed in the System -> About section of the device), it contains: ROM 3.3, GSM Radio 2.19.11 (beware the web page displays 1.19.11!) and no IPL/SPL. So be sure you already have those! (You will have it if you installed the tmobile official version).
Go to http://www.molski.biz/ then go to HTC Wizard link and then My Latest ROM or download directly:
http://rapidshare.com/files/20088931/Molski.Biz_AKU3.3_21911_8MB_Crossbow.exe
You will have a 2.19.11 Radio ROM version, very important, this is in first place why I decided to switch to this version before upgrading to Farias.
-Upgrade to Faria WM6 3.3 AKU
Go to: http://rapidshare.com/users/IW25NT and choose
HTC Wizard WM6 XDA-Dev (by Faria) clean version, build 28-03-07
or download directly:
http://rapidshare.com/files/23228656/fariacleancb.rar
Finally you should have: IPL/SPL 2.26, GSM Radio 2.19.11, OS 2.18.0.0.
You note this when turning on the unit.
If by any chance after the upgrade the PDA is frozen when asking you to "tap the screen", (eg, not responding to stylus), try a reset, I don’t know if is soft or hard: press the Voice Command + Camera + Comm Manager buttons AND then the reset button in the hole (insert the stylus or a clip) for about 10 seconds, then when it resets you should see the tapping calibration screen and proceed as normal. Pressing all the four buttons is a bit tricky!.
Note: probably you can go directly to Faria 3.3 from a tmobile official version by upgrading the GSM Radio portion to 2.19.11, but I haven’t tried.
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After two days of fooling around I came to the previous steps.
What did not work for me:
-Upgrade wizard G3 (WIZ200) to a tmobile release with IPL/SPL 2.26, Radio 2.26.
-Then directly upgraded to Farias WM6 3.3 AKU, which does not include Radio ROM, it should be present in the unit before installing Faria's AKU.
But it kept reconnecting-disconnecting from the gsm network (Mexico)!
-So I just upgraded to 2.47.11 Radio ROM and the same connect-disconnect problem! I was sad at the time...
-Then upgraded to 2.61 Radio ROM, and the same, I was really feeling down… but finally I saw the light...the sun!...because was an all-night issue, hehe :)
I want to thank to the community for their time and efforts put in the sharing of the knowledge for this great little monsters called wizards.
Regards,
Renaud
This trick worked for my G3 (WIZ200) Wizard.
The problem with Faria 3.3 AKU with any of the following 2.26.11,2.47.11, 2.24.10 or 2.61.11 GSM Radio ROM versions is that kept the god damned phone reconnecting-disconnecting from the GSM network, each connection lapse of about 12-15 seconds then disconnected and again reconnected (about 7 times) before automatically self turning off the phone portion (not the PDA itself!).
So here are the steps I followed to resolve this mysterious issue:
-Install ActiveSync 4.5 I do not why it is so important but do it just in case.
-Start with a tmobile "official" version, 2.26.10.2:
http://www.t-mobileapps.com/downloadcenter/Software_List.cfm?selDevice=24
You will have: IPL/SPL 2.26, GSM Radio 2.26, or something very similar to this.
-Upgrade to Molski 3.3 AKU (still WM5 as displayed in the System -> About section of the device), it contains: ROM 3.3, GSM Radio 2.19.11 (beware the web page displays 1.19.11!) and no IPL/SPL. So be sure you already have those! (You will have it if you installed the tmobile official version).
Go to http://www.molski.biz/ then go to HTC Wizard link and then My Latest ROM or download directly:
http://rapidshare.com/files/20088931/Molski.Biz_AKU3.3_21911_8MB_Crossbow.exe
You will have a 2.19.11 Radio ROM version, very important, this is in first place why I decided to switch to this version before upgrading to Farias.
-Upgrade to Faria WM6 3.3 AKU
Go to: http://rapidshare.com/users/IW25NT and choose
HTC Wizard WM6 XDA-Dev (by Faria) clean version, build 28-03-07
or download directly:
http://rapidshare.com/files/23228656/fariacleancb.rar
Finally you should have: IPL/SPL 2.26, GSM Radio 2.19.11, OS 2.18.0.0.
You note this when turning on the unit.
If by any chance after the upgrade the PDA is frozen when asking you to "tap the screen", (eg, not responding to stylus), try a reset, I don’t know if is soft or hard: press the Voice Command + Camera + Comm Manager buttons AND then the reset button in the hole (insert the stylus or a clip) for about 10 seconds, then when it resets you should see the tapping calibration screen and proceed as normal. Pressing all the four buttons is a bit tricky!.
Note: probably you can go directly to Faria 3.3 from a tmobile official version by upgrading the GSM Radio portion to 2.19.11, but I haven’t tried.
-------
After two days of fooling around I came to the previous steps.
What did not work for me:
-Upgrade wizard G3 (WIZ200) to a tmobile release with IPL/SPL 2.26, Radio 2.26.
-Then directly upgraded to Farias WM6 3.3 AKU, which does not include Radio ROM, it should be present in the unit before installing Faria's AKU.
But it kept reconnecting-disconnecting from the gsm network (Mexico)!
-So I just upgraded to 2.47.11 Radio ROM and the same connect-disconnect problem! I was sad at the time...
-Then upgraded to 2.61 Radio ROM, and the same, I was really feeling down… but finally I saw the light...the sun!...because was an all-night issue, hehe :)
I want to thank to the community for their time and efforts put in the sharing of the knowledge for this great little monsters called wizards.
Regards,
Renaud