Upgrading ROM crashed...think it's fried...please help!

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Firstly, let me thank everyone for their help in advance.

Tonight I tried upgrading my ROM to the newest Cingular ROM. I'm on Cingular in NYC and have been having radio problems so I hoped Cingular's optimizations would help. Anyway, I was running the i-mate ROM previously. I have done this many times. During the ROM upgrade, it gave me the usual Device ID error so I restarted the upgrade utility and evertything was good. Well, at 19% progress it stalled, eventually crapping out citing a communications error. The device won't reboot now.

I got the device in tri-color mode and began the process again. The upgrade stops with Device ID error, but now the restart trick no longer works! I also tried updating it with both the original TyTN ROM and the i-mate ROM I was previously using. They all crap out with a Device ID error! Now I have a paper weight because it also won't boot with what was loaded previously, hanging on the Windows Mobile splash screen.

Does anybody have any advice or solution???

Thanks...I'm desperate here!

See this page:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...pgradeProblems

Connect to your device bootloader using mtty.exe and issue the commands "set 14 0" and "task 8". This will (hopefully) boot the existing imate rom.

If this does not work run the commands "checkimage" and "info 8" and paste the output here. For more info read the wiki:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...mes_BootLoader

Alternatively, you can try to flash it using HERMIMG.nbh on SD card:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...SDCardFlashing

Thank you...I'm going to try this in just a few minutes. Needless to say...I'm sweating!

OK guys, this is what I got running "checkimage" and "info 8". What do you think?


USB>checkimage
IPL CRC checksum = 0x24C42773

SPL CRC checksum = 0x9382C208

CE CRC checksum = 0x5D6A925D

ExtROM CRC checksum = 0xFFF79D19

Radio Image CRC checksum = Checksum: Wait interpreter timeout
0x0

USB>info 8
Block 0x0(0) is Reversed block
Block 0x1(1) is Reversed block
Block 0x2(2) is Reversed block
Block 0x3(3) is Reversed block
Block 0x4(4) is Reversed block
Block 0x5(5) is Reversed block
Block 0x6(6) is Reversed block
Block 0x7(7) is Reversed block
Block 0x8(8) is Reversed block
Block 0x9(9) is Reversed block
Block 0xA(10) is Reversed block
Block 0xB(11) is Reversed block
Block 0xC(12) is Reversed block
Block 0x3FB(1019) is Reversed block

Partition[0], type=0x20, start=0x2, total=0x18FE
Partition[1], type=0x23, start=0x1900, total=0x1700
Partition[2], type=0x25, start=0x3000, total=0x19C00
Partition[3], type=0x4, start=0x1CC00, total=0x1DC00

CE Total Length(with sector info) = 0x3A66000
CE CheckSum Length(without sector info) = 0x3980000
USB>

Any clue on what this data means?

Thanks

Originally Posted by CJNYC

Radio Image CRC checksum = Checksum: Wait interpreter timeout
0x0

Your radio is screwed. Format your microSD card and copy the NBH file contained in a rom upgrade (if possible use one that matches your CID). Rename the NBH file to 'HERMIMG.nbh' and put the microSD card on the phone. Power on the phone in bootloader mode and you should see the flash confirmation, press the power button to confirm and wait 30 min. This process is described in more detail here:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...SDCardFlashing

Good luck

Thanks POF...this will be the first thing I do tonight. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and will report back as soon as I'm done.

Thanks!

OK, that didn't work either. When the bootloader went to load the ROM from the Micro SD card I got the following message...

0028002

Not Allow


Any other suggestions??? Thanks

Originally Posted by CJNYC

0028002
Not Allow

The NBH file you used doesn't match your CID. Use a NBH file that matches your CID.

You can see your CID by issuing bootloader command "info 2".

If you have an HTC branded Hermes (HTC TyTN) your CID will be QTEK_001, then you need an NBH file with this CID, for example "hermimg_QtekNOR_1.18.255.3_Ship.nbh" contained on HTC TyTN WWE rom.

pof...

That's the exact ROM I used and I do have an HTC branded TyTN. When I issue the "info 2" command all I get back is an "HTCSUSB>" prompt. Am I missing something?

Thanks