Is there a tutorial for installing WM6.1?

[Konfuzion]

This was helpful thanks, every time I forget how to get into boot loader mode

[purple.dragonfly]

My bootloader version appears to be 1.00 should I upgrade this 1st before going to WM6. I am a severe noob and have *!@*+ up my phone before and do not want to do it again.

Thank you in advance

[gguruusa]

The only downside to v1.00 is Vista will not connect when you are in bootloader mode.

So, if you're using Vista and don't have access to an XP machine, I'd upgrade to 1.02. Otherwise, stay with 1.00.

[Psxmoe]

Originally Posted by gguruusa

The only downside to v1.00 is Vista will not connect when you are in bootloader mode.

So, if you're using Vista and don't have access to an XP machine, I'd upgrade to 1.02. Otherwise, stay with 1.00.

How do you upgrade a bootloader?

[purple.dragonfly]

Thanks I am using Vista so it looks like I will be upgrading.

[gguruusa]

Follow the bootloader downgrade/reversion sticky. You'll end up w/ 1.02/2.02 no matter what you started with.

There is also a 1.02 bl_03.nbh file floating around that you can just flash like a regular rom flash when you are upgrading from 1.00.

[unsouled]

I guess this is as good of a place as any to post my question. When I installed BuildOS, it says to run the updater on the first run. I use XP 64 bit, so the updater won't work. Following the instructions, I do a manual update, and download the files(PPCGeeks_OEM, 000_Shareware, Apache_Helmi_WM6.1). Unfortunately, no where(that I can find at least) does it say where to place these files. My best guess was to extract PPCGeeks_OEM and 000_Shareware into USER_OEM(which seems to work alright) and I placed Apache_Helmi_WM6.1 into the Kitchen folder. Everything seems fine when running the program and making my selections, however, when I go to build, after the donations window it gives me the error "ROM folder does not exists. ROM\XIP\". Of which, the only information on the error would suggest that I am using a selection.txt from an older buildOS, which I am not. And as always, much appreciation for any help rendered.

[gguruusa]

Originally Posted by unsouled

I guess this is as good of a place as any to post my question. When I installed BuildOS, it says to run the updater on the first run. I use XP 64 bit, so the updater won't work. Following the instructions, I do a manual update, and download the files(PPCGeeks_OEM, 000_Shareware, Apache_Helmi_WM6.1). Unfortunately, no where(that I can find at least) does it say where to place these files. My best guess was to extract PPCGeeks_OEM and 000_Shareware into USER_OEM(which seems to work alright) and I placed Apache_Helmi_WM6.1 into the Kitchen folder. Everything seems fine when running the program and making my selections, however, when I go to build, after the donations window it gives me the error "ROM folder does not exists. ROM\XIP\". Of which, the only information on the error would suggest that I am using a selection.txt from an older buildOS, which I am not. And as always, much appreciation for any help rendered.

Nope. The easiest method is to delete everything you've done, put the selections.txts in the projects folder, and put everything else (.rars and readme.txts) in the kitchens folder. No need to extract anything (without further modifications, it won't work if you do extract).

[unsouled]

Originally Posted by gguruusa

Nope. The easiest method is to delete everything you've done, put the selections.txts in the projects folder, and put everything else (.rars and readme.txts) in the kitchens folder. No need to extract anything (without further modifications, it won't work if you do extract).

Thanks! Did the trick.

[eagle63]

So, if I understand this correctly in order to upgrade your ROM on the Apache you must actually create (cook) your own, correct? It seems as though other devices (like the Vogue) have pre-made ROM's that have been cooked by others that you can just install... But that's not the case here? Please straighten me out if I'm not understanding this.. thnx!