is upgrade to wm6 still possible?

[giovgall]

I have an O2 XDA II2 with camera button not working (it needs to be
replaced) and with missing SD (I tried a 1GB Sandisk and 512MB Maxell).
I'd like to update to wm6 but after reading the nice guides in this site now I
know that I need that button during the process (...Quickly press "Record"
& "Camera" before the versions appear at bottom right OR press "Power"
& "Camera" & "Record" buttons and Reset at the same time...)
My hope is that upgrading SD will work again.
So the question is: is it possinle to avoid the use of camera button?
In some forum I red that a missing driver (cab file in ext rom) should cause
problem with sd access: is it true?

Thanks in advance for any help,
Gianni

[B3nGz]

i had a tought time fighting my sd card reader too, but i found out a part which is loose when i ripped my BA apart, i uses a cardboard to depress on it then screen back, this way, the cardboard will apply pressure on the point which is loose. it works again and perfectly fine now..

[giovgall]

i had a tought time fighting my sd card reader too, but i found out a part which is loose when i ripped my BA apart, i uses a cardboard to depress on it then screen back, this way, the cardboard will apply pressure on the point which is loose. it works again and perfectly fine now..

Thanks for yor suggestion.
I will try it this evening.

...about upgrading without camera button?

Thanks in advance for any suggestion,
Gianni

[B3nGz]

Hi Gianni.
If you are upgrading to WM6 from a lower version, i dont think you need a CAMERA button.
All you need to do is download a WM6 (Helmi, PDAViet, Xplode) and set the BA to SERIAL mode by holding down power button + record button(the one above camera) + soft reset.
The step will bring you to serial mode and then you can connect the BA to the computer. The BA will then change from SERIAL mode to USB mode.
Now you can install the WM6.. =D

Hope it helps.. for atleast it works for me.. without the cam button

[B3nGz]

oh btw..
the method of : Power button + Soft reset then Record + Camera
this is for hard reset. not upgrading..

[giovgall]

oh btw..
the method of : Power button + Soft reset then Record + Camera
this is for hard reset. not upgrading..

Ok, but I need to press RECORD+CAMERA+RESET at the end of the upgrade
process to get an hard reset and RECORD and CAMERA to select and set
the right values for
Enable KITL -> NO
Clean Registry Hive -> YES
Format Storage -> YES

It should be necessary as far as I know.
Isn't it?

Thanks for your help,
Gianni

[B3nGz]

hi Gianni,
you NEED NOT hard reset..
Skip everything and just proceed to -> Power button + Soft reset then Record + Camera
Proceed to put BA in dock after seeing Serial, and install wm6 after serial changed to USB..=)

Enable KITL -> NO
Clean Registry Hive -> YES
Format Storage -> YES
This is for hard reset, not required for installing new firmware, because by installing a new firmware = hard reset already.. LOL

[giovgall]

Thanks again for your answers.

Do you mean "Power button+ Record + Soft Reset" instead of
"Power button + Soft reset then Record + Camera"?
Excuse me if I was unclear but the problem is that I can't use the camera button as it doesn't work.

Ok about This is for hard reset, not required for installing new firmware, because by installing a new firmware = hard reset already.. LOL

Thanks,
Gianni