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Old 07-20-2009, 01:13 PM
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Re: New ROM help

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Originally Posted by Eschelon View Post
That part is slightly more complicated. But I'll try to clear it up for you:

1) XP = Download ActiveSync if you don't already have it. Vista = Download Windows Mobile Device Center if you don't already have it
2) Be sure to flash to CF03 FIRST!
3) Download 'Samsung Omnia UDML' from this site (it's linked over on the right side of the page, bout halfway down)
4) Download the custom 6.5 ROM you want from your favorite chef's thread (like the one you linked to earlier). Usually when you download the file it will be in either .rar or .7z format. You'll need to unzip it first, after which it will be in .bin fomat.
5) If using XP, open Active Sync and go into settings and disable the 'Allow USB Connections' setting. If using Vista, do the same but do it in Windows Mobile Device Center Settings
6) Open UDML (the one you downloaded from idoctor)
7) Click the 'PDA' button on the left and search for the .bin file you just downloaded from the chef. Click 'Open'
8 )Turn off your phone (completely off!!! not just asleep)
9) Click the 'Detect' button toward the bottom left of UDML
10) While still off, plug your phone into your computer via USB
11) Turn the phone on
12) Let the utility run for about 5-10 minutes to complete the flash

Congrats! You are now on a custom 6.5 ROM
OK, I am really new to this flashing thing so forgive the ignorance. I have bricked one phone already. After looking at the instructions above it does not state that I should active sync it "mass storage" (in step five). Is that omitted on purpose or am I supposed to know that is what I am supposed to do. (Mind you this is with the XP 32 bit).


Also, i would love to do this on the Vista 64 bit, which I see you have directions for as well. Will the Download Mobile Divice Center automatically route the update to mass storage? I have not used it yet so I do not know what other prompts there will be - if any. Thanks in advance.

ANY help would be appreciated.
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