Newbie: cannot install Hard SPL for love nor money help!!!

[mikee5402]

Before anyone ask's I have read all the posts regarding installing the Hard SPL but still have the same problem.

When I connect through Vista 32 via WMDC it recognizes my device fine, I then follow the steps in the tutorials but as soon as I press the button to update the ROM image it goes into the 3 colour screen and then into the updating ROM progress bar were it sits at 0% for ever.

My WMDC has disconnected at this stage and then I get a screen saying communication error which is obvious as WMDC has disconnected.

Is this a WMDC issue/ Vista or am I missing something

I then have to soft reset and it just re boots into my standard ROM.

Any advice woiuld be greatly appreciated

[M-Amine]

hello

1) connect your polaris to PC
2) run update utility
3) when you see 3 color screen unplug USB and replug it immediately
4) your SPL flash may start
5) when flash end correctely your polaris reboot
6) Flash any ROM you want

[mikee5402]

Thanks for the quick reply.

Tried doing exactly as you have stated.

Unplug and reconnect in the 3 colour bar screen, after which it goes into the updating screen and sits at 0% for ages until communication error comes up.

My WMDC has disconnected and does not reconnect.

I'm at my wits end!!

[batista70]

Do it from MicroSD, before format it in FAT 32, after rename the file .nbh in POLAIMG.nbh e copy in your microSD, put microSD in Polaris e put it in bootloader ( photo + softreset ) you will see something like IPL, bootloader, SPLASH1, SPLASH2, gsm & OS, press POWER button and wait, it might be long,
never put off microSD, when it finishes soft reset, in the same way you can flash any ROM, always format microSD before.

[fktsndr]

Do it from MicroSD, before format it in FAT 32, after rename the file .nbh in POLAIMG.nbh e copy in your microSD, put microSD in Polaris e put it in bootloader ( photo + softreset ) you will see something like IPL, bootloader, SPLASH1, SPLASH2, gsm & OS, press POWER button and wait, it might be long,
never put off microSD, when it finishes soft reset, in the same way you can flash any ROM, always format microSD before.


I think hard-spl can not be installed with sdcard method!

[batista70]

Why not ??? With Trinity you can do it.

[mikee5402]

cheers guy's for the feedback ,but not sure about the SD method unless someone can confirm it works for Orbit 2/ Cruise.

Somebody out there must have had the same issue as me regards this....what did you do to resolve.

Cheers

[fktsndr]

Why not ??? With Trinity you can do it.

But this is not Trinity...Try it...

I know You can flash polaris if you use jumpspl (this is used by hard-spl flash) or hard-spl (this is used by os and radio flash).
But if you have original spl on you pda, and you want to flash with sd card, you will not use nor jumpspl neither hard-spl.

[ItayE]

cheers guy's for the feedback ,but not sure about the SD method unless someone can confirm it works for Orbit 2/ Cruise.

Somebody out there must have had the same issue as me regards this....what did you do to resolve.

Cheers

hi there.

try to hard spl with your sd card not in the device.
go in to bootloader mode (BL mode - by pressing down the Camera button, then using the stylus, press and hold the RESET button at the bottom of the phone and release when tricolor screen appears),
now connect the device to your pc (it should show usb in the white part)

flash what you may... hard spl first, oli's recomended by me.

[fktsndr]

ItayE,

Did you try the hard-spl flash with sd method? Does it work?

[leondaphillips]

I didn't read it was Vista compliant so I ran it from a windows XP SP2 machine with Active Sync 4.5.

I did mine by taking out the SIM card and the SD Card then resettting and running the HardSPL.
HTH
Leon

[mikee5402]

Cheers for the advice guys I have managed to do it.

I used the Hard-SPL-V2 first which worked fine then I flashed to one of A.Serg roms, very nice and quick it is too.

However my reception bars are down to 2 from 4 that I previously had, although the reception seems ok.

Sim: O2 UK
Rom: 1.52.ASerg.4 WWE
The radio version I have is: 1.58.25.14

Now this is were I am confused.

Can I flash the radio Rom without affecting the o/s Rom, I have downloaded a couple of radio rom versions but not sure if you do it the same way as I am scared of over writing something.

Also could anybody advise if they are in UK on O2 which version gives best reception.

Any further advice much appreciated.