How To's: Unlocking, Relocking, Flashing, Dumping and Troubleshooting

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Originally Posted by bionic1ball

it doesn't show up for me it just an empty directory.. x[

and if/when that should fail, try this link

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Originally Posted by gmarcoux

bootloader shows

Security Unlocked
DIAM500
SPL-0.57.0000
MircoP-Diam (LED) vB
PSOC-Diam STAGE_EVT v20

Exactly! That's your problem. You need to run the unlocker successfully

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Originally Posted by bmorrisj

I run the ruu and go through the next promts and check boxes, the phone will go to the progress bar, but stays at 0% and i still get the 262 connection error/recovery in RUU.

I tried with usb connections enabled and disabled in activesync/wmdc

also on the "verifying your pda" part, the upper from: image version is blank, in the spl tri-color screen it also now says upgrade ROM code error please try again. it sounds sucky.

thanks for your input btw, i do appreciate it.

262 error when trying to unlock? hmm....

1) make sure your NOT in bootloader mode to start
2) delete prev downloads, re-download & extract the RAR or ZIP
3) run Diamond Unlocker.exe
4) look for msg onscreen of diamond to accept
5) click next until RUU starts flash... <cross your fingers>

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Originally Posted by bmorrisj

wont let me boot into the os

then you need to flash Sprint ROM from a Diamond RUU

[tobeychris]

If you actually look at the pictures in step number 13, you'll see that both unlocked and lock states say security unlocked. The only way your phone is unlocked is if it says CMONEX.

FOLLOW THE TUTORIAL!

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Originally Posted by rcjunkie

I don't get it. Please don't give me too much grief. I'm old and not tech savvy. I finally threw out my 8 track cassette player and upgraded to a regular cassette tape for my 75 plymouth duster.

I don't know how to use the Diamond RUU. The instructions say to downlaod the Diamon RUU but WHERE? Do I downlaod it to my phone or to my laptop? Afterdownload, what do I do. What do I click on?

can somebody translate how to cook a ROM into idiot, please?

First and foremost - MAKE SURE YOUR UNLOCKED (see tobey's post)

You download the Rom Update Utility to your computer.

Then run ROMUpdateUtility.exe

[twe90kid]

for those who experience there phone stuck in bootloader and can't get out or can't flash to other roms. this is a solution

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...7&postcount=11

[tobeychris]

Umm...

For BASIC Users:

1. BACKUP ANYTHING YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE
2. Download the Diamond RUU.
3. Download your choice of ROM.
Here are a few:

• Stock TELUS ROM (direct download)
• Stock SPRINT ROM (direct download)
• Stock Alltel ROM (direct download) NEW!!!

[adrian2pm]

i am returning my phone...so i could just install the stock rom and it will relock it? no need to use tthe relock file?

[cornelious2]

no you need to relock it as well.