i think i messed up my friend's hermes for good

[mnn2k]

this is my first post and as you'll learn quickly i'm a total newbie. I'm such a newbie that you'll find a picture of me on the dictionary entry of noob. anyway, on to my problem.

About a month ago i purchased a HTC Hermes, more specifically AT&T 8525. My cell phone provider is T-Mobile. I googled AT&T 8525 unlocker and sure thing found this great unlocker. Free HTC Hermes SIM & CID Unlocker *New* version v3a. Needless to say the unlocking worked perfectly. My phone ran Windows Mobile 6.0 Pro.

Fast forward about three and a half weeks ago and my friend got the same phone off ebay. He has T-Mobile too and I told him i would unlock it for him since mine worked flawlessly. Well, his phone runs on Windows Mobile 5.0 Pro. I started the update process on the computer and here's what the screens looked like

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/mnn2k/phone/Untitled.jpg

My phone did not ask me to press yes. Then i checked the boxes on the setup and was ready to continue

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/mnn2k/phone/Untitled4.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/mnn2k/phone/Untitled5.jpg

After pressing next it showed this

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/mnn2k/phone/Untitled7.jpg

The progress bar remained at zero then this screen came up

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/mnn2k/phone/Untitled8.jpg

I have tried over and over again and get the same error. I have tried using different USB ports, USB cables, and two computers, both running vista but i have had no luck. now the phone is be in the tri-color mode and it won't do anything. All the screen says is
HERM100
IPL-1.01

HERM100
SPL-1.40.Olipro

If i can't fix it i guess i will have to give my friend my phone and will lose a lot of money. Any help is appreciated. I tried doing a search and all the posts can't help me since i don't know much at all when it comes to phones.

[Johnston411]

Flash it with a stock rom from the wiki (for the country and provider the hermes is from)

and do it from an xp computer

[mnn2k]

Flash it with a stock rom from the wiki (for the country and provider the hermes is from)

and do it from an xp computer

its a United States AT&T 8525. i tried flashing it with the Official HTC WM6 ROM from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=316726 but now the progress bar goes to 11 then it gives me the same error. I'll have to try it on from a XP. on the Readme it says there might me a problem with ports. How do i check if there is a problem with that.

[Johnston411]

If i were you i would flash hard-spl v7 before you flash another rom.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296722

If you are on vista make sure you download the latest version of wmdc from microsoft.

Then flash the most recent at&t rom from here

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Available%20Original%20Shipped% 20WM6%20ROM%20Versions

If this still doesn't work use an xp machine. If you can't use an xp machine there is a guide that explains how to swap the wmdc drivers for active sync ones.

http://www.anichillus.net/index.php?topic=21.0

[scousemartin]

why does everyone seem to point the main cause of problems to vista?

I have vista installed and i dont have any problem flashing with WMDC (latest version installed) and have updated vista with sp1 , i did used to have problems sync'ing the phone before i installed sp1 but afterwards i have had no problems and flashed a number of phones for people who had experienced the same thing as MNNK.

Anyway enough of my moaning. Basically i would flash an original rom. then try flashing hardspl . If the HTC one wont work try the network rom,that it was originally on, T-Mobile.

http://member.htc.com/downloadfiles/RomCode/TMobile/Hermes_WM6_TMUK_3.60.110.4.zip
THATS THE ONLY LINK I HAVE FOR T-MOBILE :) yeah i know its the uk one but might be handy for someone from the uk browsing this page because of the same problem :)

Or that at&t rom that johnston411 said

[mnn2k]

If i were you i would flash hard-spl v7 before you flash another rom.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296722

If you are on vista make sure you download the latest version of wmdc from microsoft.

Then flash the most recent at&t rom from here

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Available%20Original%20Shipped% 20WM6%20ROM%20Versions

If this still doesn't work use an xp machine. If you can't use an xp machine there is a guide that explains how to swap the wmdc drivers for active sync ones.

http://www.anichillus.net/index.php?topic=21.0

thanks for the help, i played around and finally found a ROM that installed, Schaps 4.31 WWE.


why does everyone seem to point the main cause of problems to vista?

I have vista installed and i dont have any problem flashing with WMDC (latest version installed) and have updated vista with sp1 , i did used to have problems sync'ing the phone before i installed sp1 but afterwards i have had no problems and flashed a number of phones for people who had experienced the same thing as MNNK.

Anyway enough of my moaning. Basically i would flash an original rom. then try flashing hardspl . If the HTC one wont work try the network rom,that it was originally on, T-Mobile.

http://member.htc.com/downloadfiles/...3.60.110.4.zip
THATS THE ONLY LINK I HAVE FOR T-MOBILE yeah i know its the uk one but might be handy for someone from the uk browsing this page because of the same problem

Or that at&t rom that johnston411 said
i found Schaps ROM and that worked. thanks for all the help. In your opinion which is the best cooked ROM.

[ultramag69]

Now you opened a can of worms.... Everyone thinks something else is best, & it is for them..... A rom is a personal choice so asking whats best is like your girlfriend asking if you think shes fat, THERE IS NO RIGHT ANSWER.....
Seriously though, do some research on the Hermes Mobile 6 part of the forum as I believe someones started an updated list of current roms.
Cheers.....:D

[mnn2k]

Now you opened a can of worms.... Everyone thinks something else is best, & it is for them..... A rom is a personal choice so asking whats best is like your girlfriend asking if you think shes fat, THERE IS NO RIGHT ANSWER.....
Seriously though, do some research on the Hermes Mobile 6 part of the forum as I believe someones started an updated list of current roms.
Cheers.....:D

Okay, i'll stay away from that. but i still can't flash HardSPL on my phone. it gives me error 260.
1) i uncheck the allow USB connections on WMDC
2). i run the SPL-HERMES.exe on my phone and connect to usb.
3). run ruu_wrapper.exe
I also read the guide here http://www.mrvanx.org/hermes_guide/hardspl and nothing.

Then i tried using the Unlocker but that gives me the same error 260. i have tried the SD card method but mine is a 4gb microSDHC. my phone recognizes the card and i renamed the .nbh file. So i launch spl-herm.exe and nothing happens. i do hit the power button. still nothing.
When running SSPL-HERM.exe it says i have SPL-1.09.ds. when i do a manual bootload it says i have SPL-1.40.Olipro

[scousemartin]

what did you rename the image as when you placed it onto the sd card?
I know a lot of people have renamed the file incorrectly?

[ultramag69]

Also, I know people who SWEAR they formated fat32 but when I did it again using the same card freshly formatted it worked.
Cheers...

[mnn2k]

what did you rename the image as when you placed it onto the sd card?
I know a lot of people have renamed the file incorrectly?

renamed from HermesUnlocker_v3a.nbh to HERMIMG.nbh

Also, I know people who SWEAR they formated fat32 but when I did it again using the same card freshly formatted it worked.
Cheers...

i did format it with fat32, quick format and normal format, default allocation size and 4096 bytes. i know i said i am a newbie when it comes to phones but i'm not one when it comes to computers. i would rather have Hard-SPL flashing first though, and also i have no Radio ROM currently on the phone.

[ultramag69]

The fact you have no radio is probably your BIGGEST problem.The no GSM error is what makes most bricks. Up til now there is no reliable surefire fix.
Looks like you have a PDA on your hands but no phone functionality. You can load an os only rom - generally they are the cooked roms, but you have more chance of jumping off a cliff and instantly growing usable wings than fixing this in a hurry...:(
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. but thats why the unlocker won't flash on, it replaces the radio rom to something that allows the sim/cid to be unlocked.
You should still be able to flash Hard SPL on but don't pick any roms with the radio cooked in as they WON'T flash.
Cheers...:)

[mnn2k]

The fact you have no radio is probably your BIGGEST problem.The no GSM error is what makes most bricks. Up til now there is no reliable surefire fix.
Looks like you have a PDA on your hands but no phone functionality. You can load an os only rom - generally they are the cooked roms, but you have more chance of jumping off a cliff and instantly growing usable wings than fixing this in a hurry...:(
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. but thats why the unlocker won't flash on, it replaces the radio rom to something that allows the sim/cid to be unlocked.
You should still be able to flash Hard SPL on but don't pick any roms with the radio cooked in as they WON'T flash.
Cheers...:)

yeah i kinda thought that was the case. Since the unlocker replaces the Radio ROM, but the frustrating thing is that the HardSPL isn't flashing. Stupid VISTA. Let's say i am able to flash HardSPL. can't i flash a Radio ROM only? or the original ROM found on the wiki.

[ultramag69]

Maybe, people somteime can recover their radio roms flashing a radio only rom or the original shipped rom, BUT, if this doesn't work then there seems little hope of you actually fixing this problem.There are quite a few threads with numerous "I got it working" posts but then those same people are back the next day bemoaning the fact that it didn't work. If by some miracle you do get it working, make sure you post what happened and how you fixed it but wait a day or two to check it really is fixed or just faking you out.
Good luck, I think you're gonna need it....

And don't get me started on Vista:eek::mad::(

Cheers...:)

[mnn2k]

Maybe, people somteime can recover their radio roms flashing a radio only rom or the original shipped rom, BUT, if this doesn't work then there seems little hope of you actually fixing this problem.There are quite a few threads with numerous "I got it working" posts but then those same people are back the next day bemoaning the fact that it didn't work. If by some miracle you do get it working, make sure you post what happened and how you fixed it but wait a day or two to check it really is fixed or just faking you out.
Good luck, I think you're gonna need it....

And don't get me started on Vista:eek::mad::(

Cheers...:)

WOW, first try on XP and HardSPL flashed like that (snap).