Update Verizon Motorola Q (black) to WM6

[evomac]

As the title states, is there currently a way to upgrade the Verizon Wireless Motorola Q (black version) to Windows Mobile 6?

Regards in advance
-Evomac-

[dyaln]

I'll second that question --

I should definitely read more on this forum before asking such dumb questions, (hi, I'm new!) but curiosity is killing me...

How cross-platform/generic are these OS?
I notice that there's a different release of WM6 Pro for every different HTC model, which scares me...

I was toying around with the idea that the T-mobile Dash (aka HTC Excalibur) is a 'smartphone' running WM6 Standard.

That puts it in the same ballpark as the Q, they're both 320x240 w/ no touchscreen!
However, the S620/excalibur/whatever runs a T.I. OMAP850 cpu on GSM;
whereas the Q features an Intel XScale PXA272, and CDMA

As a guy who has a Verizon Q which will likely be left at wm5 forever, I *really* want to try something out, but really am not excited about bricking my phone.

anyone have any great ideas?

[evomac]

I still have return time left on my phone so I would be willing to try something. Since you can almost be certain Verizon won't upgrade the OS.

[dimkanewtown]

I've been searching for a motorola Q wm6 ROM myself as well. No luck anywhere so far... ideas?

[EvilDeadFan]

My girlfriend has a Q, even though I adviseid her not to buy it because of it's wm5 (not even professional) shortcomings for a smartphone, and now she complains about the phone contstantly. Yeah, the features she wants are all wm6, such as real windows live, etc.

[bjluv]

anyone have a solution for Moto Q to WM6???

[S.V.I]

I just found a monster flash file wit an .SBF extension.
I renamed it to OS.NB (changing only the extension) and was able to dump the OS and OEM.
So I believe it is possible to cook it.

Personaly, For a smartphone it has good hardware; and being a motorola, the entire phone is the antena. with propper software this can eventualy be a good device...

I have the OS dump; and I am sure that with the rest of the stuff I found on (like RSDLite) it is possible to cook the Q.
Trouble is that We NEED someone who can make a kitchen for us.

[mattnews]

A kitchen to do this sure would be nice... Bit it looks as if it'll never happen. :(
It's just sad. The Moto Q is a good phone, but being stuck with the crappy Windows Mobile 5 OS makes it a piece a crap these days. I'm finding more and more software that just won't work because of the dinosaur of an OS it has.

[conflipper]

I think this will be my next project. now i just need to find a motorola q, so i can get to work on it. it was a good device, for its time. and it was so easy to type on, size was all there.

i just never been able to get it to dump, never try to rename the files. i will have to give this a shot, but i am sure it can be done.



I used the Scoter Kitchen. Renamed the Monster flash file to OS.nb and ran it. and I was able to get all of the files out of there.

Scoter Kitchen.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293296


All different Motorola Flash files, all different phones all different carriers. take a look at it.
http://www.mobile-files.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54197

[81344songz]

any news on this story?

[remydakid]

any news on this story?

not at the moment. its in progress.

[djlenoir]

Are we any closer to a ROM update? I appreciate the time you are taking out of your personal lives to investigate this.

[mislatero]

I have a Q11 and I could dump my firmware is very easy,

The program creates a folder with the "dump" and a .bin file

if you want to cook a rom just need to modify the folder called dump


Then you must convert the dump file. to a bin file with the same program

[Shidell]

Has anyone been able to make any progress with the Q?

[rewandy5]

I'm also very interested in this. I have a Verizon Q (black) that has been reflashed to Bell mobility in Canada and I am using it on the MTS cdma network in Manitoba. I'd really like to have wm6 on this thing, as wm5 is proving quite clunky...

[avazquez]

me 2 waiting for something......

[kevinutz]

i know this thread is old but i have a moto q9m
just give me any windows mobile 6 rom for the moto q
how can i backup my entire phone before flashing?

[jamvaru]

I bought Moto Q black last year (yes, im a noob), and had no clue wm5 sucked so bad, and... no upgrade options at all, even for $$$ ??? wow

so, just to bump this thread, and say thanks and hope and well, maybe get another phone,,, blah blah... oh.alsdkfha;lksdhflkj

anyway... here's hoping, after all, it is really really cool, great feel, buttons are great, all that, wonderful phone, though i'm sure i paid too much for it, flashed to cricket (new in box) for 89$ ebay

an addendum to the question/project:

can it be flashed to boost? (for the $25 plan)?

thanks and good luck

if nothing comes of this, what phone would you recommend that is 'like' the moto q black (the rubberized grip is great, the little wheel is really cool, i like the brick style, not flip or slide, fits so good in my hand, and so on, what a phone... tried an htc phone recently but the touch was non sensitive and it couldn't hold a charge long enough, though that is just that, also it seemed it was made for a small asian woman's hand)