Orange SPV M3100 rom upgrade to WM6/6.1

[Jamesd00d]

my cousin has 2 orange spv m3100 and was thinking about upgrading them to windows mobile 6 or 6.1 depending on rom's available

is this easily done?
and would it be best to unlock the phone so it can go on all networks before the rom update or after it?

all advice would be great thank you :)

[Scotty93]

Upgrading your device's rom is quite easy after youve done it once, just check the wiki page, upgrading for beginners (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_UpgradeForBeginners) this should tell you all you need to know about flashing a rom for the first time.

Have fun :D

[Jamesd00d]

cheers scotty :)
we're guna havea play about with both of them next tuesday/wednesday when we're both free
maybe unlock teh sim so it goes any network aswell :D

[Jamesd00d]

another quick question
do you know if the latest rom on there for the orange spv m3100 is a wm6 build?

[Scotty93]

no there wasnt a wm6 released for the spv m3100 the actual newest orange rom is a update on wm5 it is in my uploaded file i think if you want to have a look, i used a cooked rom after hard-spl and super cid everything works fine and i have flashed quite a few roms.

Have fun :D

[Jamesd00d]

thanks
do you know of any wm6 roms for the spv?
or if i got the phone unlocked and used a vodafone sim in it would i be able to flash vodafone roms or would i still have to use the orange rom?

[Greeee]

James, going to your original question, I've recently done this myself, and over the past week, i've flashed my phone numerous times, so its very easily done.

Just read the guides, and make sure your 100% confident that you've understood it, I did and i'm 100% happy with the outcome!

[Jamesd00d]

Thanks Greeee :)
did you flash a wm6 or a wm5?
cause it comes with a wm5, but wanna updte to a wm6

[Greeee]

Tbh, I should've explained something...

My phone is the HTC Hermes 200, not the SPV M3100, although they are the same phone, mines not branded by any network.

It was shipped to me (Bought secondhand) as WM6.1, so all I did last week was updated the HardSPL and since tried a few roms.

I didn't have to use SuperCID, to unlock mine, as it was unlocked, but I do wish you well buddy, and word of recommendation, try not to use branded software on phones, as they bog them down with too much bloatware, stick with what you like.

If need be, I'll help where I can, but tbh, your in safer hands with everyone in here, as all I did was read the guides, and stuck to what was being advised.
The people here are good, which makes it so much easier to use!

[Jamesd00d]

cheers Greeee

well im thinking of getting it unlocked before i do anything to it anyway, when using roms without a specified carrier does that mean i can use any rom or is it best to stick with the operator specified?

[Scotty93]

if you super cid you device you can use any rom that has been cooked or from any carrier as it is basically a unlock for that a bit like a sim unlock. most people use the cooked roms by the chefs in the wm6 part of the forum where there are wm6/6.1 and 6/5 roms that have been cooked and have different features so you will probably have to do a bit of flashing and some looking around before you find a rom that is best suited to you.

If you have ne more questions just ask, Have fun :D

[Jamesd00d]

cheers again scotty
super cid, that easy to do?
just like flashing?
and could i sitll use any carrier rom even if i got someone at a shop to unlock my phone to any carrier?

[Scotty93]

super cid an sim unlocking is different to flashing i think i dont really remember
wiki on sim an cid unlock here (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_SimUnlock)
and a thread here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293665)

hope this helps and saves u paying to have it unlocked good luck :D

[Jamesd00d]

yer unlocking and super cid are dif to flashing

are super cid and unlocking the same you know?

cheers for the links, i'll try saving some cash now :D

[Scotty93]

no problem and they both come in the same program you just choose which one you want to do both.

Good luck :D

[Jamesd00d]

whats teh splbootloader thing what i been reading about?
it says you need to install that or something :s

[Scotty93]

do you mean hard-spl?

[Jamesd00d]

yer thats what i mean

[Scotty93]

you will need to flash version 7 2.10 after the sim and cid unlock this prevents your device from bricking if a flash goes wrong

[Jamesd00d]

cheers

so sim/cid unlock
then flash hard spl 7 2.10
then flash my rom?

[Scotty93]

yes but before you sim/cid unlock check what radio your pda is running becuase it changes the radio rom on your device so you will need to flash another one, you can check the radio if you soft reset your device it will come up on the first screen with other information.

the safest way to flash roms if with a sd card if you have one the method on how to do this is in the wiki here (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_SDCardFlashing)

Good Luck :D