Asus A639 briced during upgrade

[c0r3]

Hi ppl,

I just bricked my Asus A639 while trying to upgrade
to WM6. Probably my own fault, the SD was FAT32
rather then FAT16 and I noticed too late.

Also, I was stupid enough not to create a backup
of the WM5 first so I'm really stuck here.

I have been reading the forums on this but many topics
are mixed up ; they discuss migrating to another language
mixed up with rescueing the device.

I am not interested in switching language. I have read
that it is possible to force a WM5 image onto the device
but there are two issues ;

1. I don't fully understand how to do it
2. I don't have a WM5 image

So I guess I have two questions ...

1. Can anyone provide me a Dutch Asus A639 WM5 backup
2. Can anyone tell me how to get it onto the device.

Tnx,
c0r3

[c0r3]

Got it fixed. Many tnx goes to cmonex !

There was a post some time ago which described how to recover from
a crashed upgrade ....

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=308611&highlight=asus+wm6+update&page=19

I started of by downloading the official WM6 update from the Asus
site. I renamed the Update.img to A639_K733.DIO and tried to get it
onto the device. Although it did load, the PDA still wouldn't get past
the Asus welcome screen.

It appears the .img file from the update package contains too much
for this to work.


find MSFLSH50 signature (search for string in a proper hexeditor!!) in the file, then go back 512 bytes and cut everything until then.
so the remaining file will have the MSFLSH signature at offset 0x200 (i.e. 512).



So I tried but could not find the "MSFLSH50" string in the .img file. Tried
several different hex editors, no luck.


ok, it is possible it is a XOR'd file, some ASUS updates are like that.


Once I got the correct file from cmonex ;

1. Formatted SD FAT16
2. Rename cmonex's file to A639_K733.DIO
3. Copied file onto the SD
4. Inserted SD into PDA
5. On PDA : press+hold power+enter+reset
6. PDA enters bootloader mode and copies the file into the ROM
7. Press reset on PDA and all boots just fine although it takes a while before
it passes the Asus welcome screen. This is only the first time after the
download however. Reboots after then go as they should normally go.

The hard part in this sequence seems to be to find a decent ROM file.
Once you have a file that contains the MSFLSH50 signature it pretty
straight forward.

[cmonex]

as someone sent this link to this thread to me in PM just now I thought I'd clarify some details..


a sample english .DIO is available from my server, but link is not public - you can PM me


otherwise, to obtain a .DIO, just make a backup of your ROM with pdocread while PDA is still working. if help is needed with that, please post the output of the command "pdocread -l"

[duduav]

as someone sent this link to this thread to me in PM just now I thought I'd clarify some details..


a sample english .DIO is available from my server, but link is not public - you can PM me


otherwise, to obtain a .DIO, just make a backup of your ROM with pdocread while PDA is still working. if help is needed with that, please post the output of the command "pdocread -l"

can somebody give my a link to .DIO file

[deepsun]

Hello there,

I have exactly the same problem as described here. I also tried a rename of the
Update.img to A639_K733.DIO which did load and was written in the ROM but the device still "hangs" at the blue "welcome" screen.

Would it be possible to obtain the "correct" .DIO from one of you guys? That would help me a lot! Thanks already in advance!

My system is originally Dutch and I would like to stick with it, so I would need a Dutch .DIO, but since I have a backup of my old system made with SpriteBackup, I guess (or better hope), also an English .DIO will do.

Again, thanks in Advance,
Andreas

[cmonex]

I uploaded the DIO to rapidshare: http://rapidshare.com/files/182003093/A639_V10733.rar

now people can stop PM'ing me, this link should work fine :)

[LuVio]

Many thanks to Cmonex,
With your help and this magic DIO file, my A639 is not dead and running again !

[onepic]

Hi there,

I have reflashed my A639 with cmonex file posted abowe it boot now ok but is stuck on the align screen and it not detect when i press on the cross. I think it is not defective because when the screen enter in save power mode if i touch the screen it become active. What can i do ? Thank you very much for any sugestion !

[chimdogger]

I uploaded the DIO to rapidshare: http://rapidshare.com/files/182003093/A639_V10733.rar

now people can stop PM'ing me, this link should work fine :)

You are the man. Thank you for the share of the ROM. Saved me huge headache.

[el_gery]

Israeli users (hebrew support): this image is not the israeli original ROM image supplied by Ronlight! it does not contain Eyron Hebrew support!
Unless you already had a WM6 w/hebrew support img on your A639 flash memory, after flashing this rom img you will need to install a new third party hebrew support software!
==flashing this img can void your warranty==

If anyone still need some help fixing a bricked Asus, just PM me.

Cheers,

[J-L59]

as someone sent this link to this thread to me in PM just now I thought I'd clarify some details..


a sample english .DIO is available from my server, but link is not public - you can PM me


otherwise, to obtain a .DIO, just make a backup of your ROM with pdocread while PDA is still working. if help is needed with that, please post the output of the command "pdocread -l"

Hello cmonex,
can detail(retail) you how to make a protection(saving) of the rom of the PDA with " pdocread " and tranformer files got back there .nbo

[J-L59]

Hello cmonex,
can detail(retail) you how to make a protection(saving) of the rom of the PDA with " pdocread " and tranformer files got back there .nbo

[ondeugd]

I know it's an old post, but I got a bricked a639 that I only can get the bootloader to run. USB doesn't work, only updating with a A639_Kxxx.DIO works.

cmonex mentions in the post that "I uploaded the DIO to rapidshare: http://rapidshare.com/files/182003093/A639_V10733.rar". The A639_V10733.rar file on rapidshare however contains a file called A639_V10733.NB0 and not a *.DIO...

Since I can only update using a A639_Kxxx.DIO on my sd card, does anyone have a *.DIO available? I've been searching the internet for quite a while now, but can't find a DIO for download anywhere...

[forja19]

Greetings Ladies and Gents,

I believe I'm having a problem here of the same sort with an Asus A639. In a few words, I wanted to upgrade WM6 to a newer version (got it from Asus support site) and the installation crashed (the message said "could not read SD card"). After reset my PDA got stuck to the Asus welcome, blue screen

Now, I followed the lead, from previous posts but got real fast, completely lost.
I also tried several files provided but did not work. The last shown on display line reads "Waiting for download !".

I am using the english version for WM6.

Can someone help me out with a complete description for what I need to do?

Thank you

Regards
Forja

[nervoptik]

I uploaded the DIO to rapidshare: http://rapidshare.com/files/182003093/A639_V10733.rar

now people can stop PM'ing me, this link should work fine :)

Hi cmonex.
One question about your uploaded file: Am I going to unrar the file then rename A639_V10733.NB0 into A639_V10733.DIO ?
Thanks!

[nervoptik]

I know it's an old post, but I got a bricked a639 that I only can get the bootloader to run. USB doesn't work, only updating with a A639_Kxxx.DIO works.

cmonex mentions in the post that "I uploaded the DIO to rapidshare: http://rapidshare.com/files/182003093/A639_V10733.rar". The A639_V10733.rar file on rapidshare however contains a file called A639_V10733.NB0 and not a *.DIO...

Since I can only update using a A639_Kxxx.DIO on my sd card, does anyone have a *.DIO available? I've been searching the internet for quite a while now, but can't find a DIO for download anywhere...

Hi, how did you do it?

[nervoptik]

Hi cmonex.
One question about your uploaded file: Am I going to unrar the file then rename A639_V10733.NB0 into A639_V10733.DIO ?
Thanks!

I've tried this, and wont work :(
I've changed the extension from NB0 to DIO.
After holding power + reset + enter, a gray screen appears for 2 seconds and it's written "FAT 16" ... and that's it! :(

[the decline]

I've tried this, and wont work :(
I've changed the extension from NB0 to DIO.
After holding power + reset + enter, a gray screen appears for 2 seconds and it's written "FAT 16" ... and that's it! :(

Hi @ all!

I have the same problem (downloaded file from rapidshare, renamed to DIO and after holding power+enter+reset for 2 seconds fat 16 and then freezed asus blue welcome screen), can anybody please help us ? (my device language rom was italian)
Bye

[nyestegabesz]

Join me in the remarks, I have the same problem: "after holding power+enter+reset for 2 seconds fat 16 and then freezed asus blue welcome screen"
What's this exactly? I did something wrong, or the PDA does'nt work properly?
I downloaded the file that Cmonex published on Rapid, but are'nt working. :(

I tried to upgrade, because it does not load the operating system ... only the blue screen appears at startup.

Any idea what might be the problem? :confused:

[rotman253]

Join me in the remarks, I have the same problem: "after holding power+enter+reset for 2 seconds fat 16 and then freezed asus blue welcome screen"
What's this exactly? I did something wrong, or the PDA does'nt work properly?
I downloaded the file that Cmonex published on Rapid, but are'nt working. :(

I tried to upgrade, because it does not load the operating system ... only the blue screen appears at startup.

Any idea what might be the problem? :confused:

I think I had the same problem ,
try renaming the file on the SD card to exactly A639_K733.DIO

[rotman253]

so here is my problem...
I've downloaded cmonex DIO file and managed to Install it on my device.
the status now is as follows : It's now working in the english version , but somehow when I try to open the upgrade tool.exe , the one I got with the zip I've downloaded from the ASUS site it says "please connect to AC adapter" wheres my device is connected to the AC adapter and charging light is def on.

could someone provide a fixed upgrade tool.exe file?

or explain to me simply how to change the hebrew img file so that I would be able to install it on my device with the Rom loaded option (like I did with the DIO) ?

thank you very much for helping me.