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Please note this is a cut and paste from xdadevelopers.com and much much credit actually all since this is basic cut and paste, to Machinegod, Lokiwiz, Dr. Puttingham, and Mr. Vippe. This is from memory so I will edit names corectly later, been up 18 hours so far about to go to bed.
You want to flash your wizard, but don't know where to start. Try this:
0. First determine if you got a G3 or a G4 device. When you turn on your device from you can see you're IPL and SPL version on the screen. If you got IPL/SPL 1.xx or 2.xx you've got a G3 device. If the IPL/SPL shows 2.xx.xxx1 you've got a G4. Go to step G3.1 if you got a G3 and G4.1 if G4.
G3.1 Does you're device start normally? YES... go to step G3.5, NO go to step G3.2
G3.2 Turn off you're device totally. Remove the SD card and disconnect the USB cable from you're device. Turn on the device while holding the camera button. You will get into boot loader mode (3 colored screen). Connect the USB cable to the computer and you will see USB at the bottom of your screen above the left soft key (Activesync will not connect in bootloader mode, but you can flash from this screen!). If you got IPL/SPL 1.xx go to G3.3. If you got 2.xx go to G3.4
G3.3 Take the “button_rom” and flash it to your device. Your device should startup again after doing this. Go to G3.5.
G3.4 Take the “wizard love rom” and flash it to your device. Your device should startup again after doing this. Go to G3.5.
G3.5 Is your device CID-unlocked (note: it's not the same as SIM-unlocked!)? YES... go to step G3.7, NO OR DON'T KNOW go to step G3.6.
G3.6 Follow this: The Definitive Guide to Unlocking & Rom Upgrading G3 Wizards. Don't skip step 17! Follow all instructions carefully If you have questions contact me first you can fuck up your shit if you don’t do this right.
In the real world there is a phrase ... RTFM, loosely translated to "Read The Fuckin Manual"... I in particular took pains to create a manual for unlocking G3 devices. I've personally unlocked probably close to 50 Cingular 8125's and a few T-Mobiles. I've seen PROBABLY every situation with a G3 device here.
A couple of things... 1st - Most of the custom ROM's here require that your device be CID unlocked. 2nd - CID unlocking, as well as flashing a custom ROM, will void your warranty. 3rd - There is always the chance, even after all precautions are taken, that you might brick your device. This, however, is extremely unlikely unless you have a G4 PDA and attempt this.
PLEASE take the time to read all the way through this before making the decision to unlock your phone. I am not responsible for you bricking your device.
If you have a G3 device and follow s instructions, which I only repeat time after time, you WILL have a working device.....
If you have a G4 device
DO NOT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS, YOU WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE!!
Please do not use the PC for anything, including browsing the internet, checking email, playing freecell, or anything while this is happening! Have nothing going on in the background. Also a laptop or a ups is recommended.
1. Downgrade your ROM to the Button 1.05. Let it go through the whole setup please...
5. Extract “lokiwiz ver. 0.2b” file to the root of your C drive. Do NOT extract to a folder with spaces...
6. Open Activesync WITH YOUR DEVICE NOT CONNECTED! and delete your partnership.
7. Connect your device and cancel the partnership. ( Just press cancel or no when windows pop up)
8. Open ActiveSync, Explore and copy “enablerapi.cab” from your PC's C:\ (remember that's where you extracted lokiwiz to...) to you device, I don't care where.
9. Pick up your PDA, File Explorer, find the enablerapi.cab and click it.
10. (Back to your PC) ... <Start> <Run> <cmd> <Enter> to give you a most wonderful MS Dos prompt (be afraid, VERY afraid!)
11. In the MS Dos box (mouses not allowed!!!) type "CD\" <enter> (no quotes)
12. Type "lokiwiz.bat" <enter> (Actually, if you have XP, type lok then <tab> it SHOULD complete the filename, YMMV.
13. You will see a screen that has ...
U. Unlock L. Lock C. CID Unlock (SuperCID) Q. Quit
14. Hit the U key on your PC... your PDA WILL REBOOT upon completion !!!!!!!
15. Wait for your PDA to reboot, rerun the lokiwiz batch file (if you hit the up arrow key on your keyboard it will retype your last command) then hit the C key on your PC... YOUR PDA WILL REBOOT UPON COMPLETION !!!
(if your Pocket PC Phone does NOT reboot each time, you didn't do it right! Stop and make that work, trust me!, then go on)
16. Watch the rebooting of your PDA, if BOTH IPL and SPL are 1.xx then great. Quite probably your IPL will be 1.xx and your SPL will be 2.xx. Rerun the button 1.05 ROM downgrade a second time and it will become 1.x on both IPL and SPL. You don't need to redo the unlocking.
17. My suggestion, take for what it's worth, is to download and install the T-Mobile 2.26 ROM This will give you a strong 2.26 IPL and SPL to work with. I actually downgrade to the T-Mobile 2.26 ROM each and every time I test a new ROM... maybe it why I have so little problems ?????
Now you SHOULD have a IPL and SPL of 2.26 to work with. If not, you screwed up! Don't attempt to install someone's hard work and bitch before you do these steps!
__________________ I will mod your 8925, 8525 or 8125 with a custom rom and software different packages to choose from If interested PM or send Email
Also I can now unlock the GPS chip in the 8925 and install GPS software with maps as well
I DO LCD REPAIRS ON MANY DEVICES AS WELL AS MODIFICATIONS SUCH AS OS UPGRADES AND CUSTOM ROM INSTALLS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE ABOVE SEND ME A PM MAKE SURE YOU HARD SPL YOUR DEVICE BEFORE INSTALLING A CUSTOM ROM! AT&T 8525 (Hermes 100) ROM: vp3G's WM6 v3.62 "Full" + Add-Ons Radio:1.54.07.00 | SPL: 2.10.Olipro POSTING AND YOU... Caution: reading THE WIKI may be hazardous to your health! Donate to XDA here
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Last edited by nateshuntsvegas : 10-09-2007 at 01:36 PM.
IF, by chance your device hangs and never completes the flash (always give it a LOT of time, with no programs running, hopefully after a fresh reboot of your computer) you'll be stuck in (hopefully) the bootloader screen. It's very scary (at least to me the 4 or 5 times my own custom ROM's have been bad) all is not lost. Each time (after trial and error) I was able to restore. If this happens reboot your PC and then rerun the Button 1.05. It will act like it doesn't see it at first but have faith! I've tried this by using various provider's shipped ROMs and it always tell me it can't communicate. But, if I reboot, the 1.05 has always worked.
If you still have issues, uninstall ActiveSync. REBOOT! Download and install ActiveSync 4.2 Don't create a partnership. Try to run the 1.05 again.
Also a good idea is to delete your Windows temp folder. With XP this is typically "C:\Documents and Settings\PC User's Logon Name, whatever that is\Local Settings\Temp" (Show hidden files need to be checked) Most of you can paste this into your "RUN" box and click OK cmd /k del "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temp" /s/q/f (type exit and hit enter when it completes)
Also, a good idea is to close all apps, shell to a command prompt by clicking <RUN>, typing cmd and clicking OK. A nice black MS Dos box awaits. Type CHKDSK/F and enter. Then type Y and hit enter. Type exit and hit enter. Reboot your PC and let it go through the data integrity test. Try again.
A last note. If you DO ever go back to the 1.05 ROM for any reason you need to repeat the lokiwiz steps as you won't be able to install a 2.x IPL/SPL bootloader.
Flash the T-Mobile 2.26 Rom! Go to step G3.8 if you got the T-Mobile rom with IPL/SPL 2.26 on your device after doing this.
G3.7 Download T-Mobile 2.26 rom and flash it to your device! Done? Go to step G3.8.
G3.8 You're ready to flash the AKU2, AKU3, WM6 rom of you're choice! It wasn't that hard, was it? If you still got an older OS version after flashing then you're not CID-unlocked! Go back to start!
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G4.1 Does you're device start normally? YES... go to step G4.4, NO go to step G4.2
G4.2 Turn off you're device totaly. Remove the SD card and disconnect the USB cable from you're device. Turn on the device while holding the camera button. You will get into bootloader mode (3 colored screen). Connect the USB cable to the computer and you will see USB at the bottom of your screen above the left softkey (Activesync will not connect in bootloader mode, but you can flash from this screen!). go to G4.3
G4.3 Download “wizard_love rom” and flash it to your device. Your device should startup again after doing this. Go to G4.4.
G4.4 Is your device CID-unlocked (note: it's not the same as SIM-unlocked!)? YES... go to step G4.6, NO OR DON'T KNOW go to step G4.5. (note: CID-unlocking a G4 is only possible by paying for it at imei-check!)
G4.5 Follow this great thread by mun_rus: Solutuion found: how to flash any rom to CIDLOCKED DEVICE. If your device won't start after flashing you can use step G4.2 and G4.3 and try again.
G4.6 You're ready to flash the AKU2, AKU3, WM6 rom of you're choice IF the rom DOESN'T contain IPL/SPL. AKU3 and WM6 roms normally don't contain IPL/SPL. If you want to flash an AKU2 rom, make sure you take the G4 version. If you get an error 300 (invalid update tool) while trying to flash your device look at this thread!
NOTE: If you tried to flash a G3 rom with IPL/SPL in the rom on a G4 you probably will have a bricked device! DON'T flash the new 3.08 and 3.09 IPL/SPL to your G4! __________________
Last edited by nateshuntsvegas : 10-09-2007 at 01:26 PM.
I was using shell tool for flashing my 8125 G4 CID unlocked device, I guess it was interupted and my device is stuck in the ISL PSL screen, what should I do and please post alink from where I can download wizard love ROM , I cant do it with rapid share
You should post this in the correct forum as this is for G3 units not G4 units I certainly hope you didnt use any of the software located in this forum as you probably have bricked your device.
nate
__________________ I will mod your 8925, 8525 or 8125 with a custom rom and software different packages to choose from If interested PM or send Email
Also I can now unlock the GPS chip in the 8925 and install GPS software with maps as well
I DO LCD REPAIRS ON MANY DEVICES AS WELL AS MODIFICATIONS SUCH AS OS UPGRADES AND CUSTOM ROM INSTALLS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE ABOVE SEND ME A PM MAKE SURE YOU HARD SPL YOUR DEVICE BEFORE INSTALLING A CUSTOM ROM! AT&T 8525 (Hermes 100) ROM: vp3G's WM6 v3.62 "Full" + Add-Ons Radio:1.54.07.00 | SPL: 2.10.Olipro POSTING AND YOU... Caution: reading THE WIKI may be hazardous to your health! Donate to XDA here
If you want to buy me a coffee you can do so here
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