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6700noobie 08-25-2008 01:50 AM
Finding out Bootloader Version
 
Is there a way to find out the bootloader version without hardbooting the phone? Does going into bootloader mode force you into loading or can you cancel and get out of it. It's been almost a year since I've done it so I don't remember. Thanks!

weedahoe 08-25-2008 07:47 AM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
You do not have to hard reset to get into BL mode and there is no other way to know other than to go into to BL mode. Getting into BL mode does not force you to load anything and you can get out of BL simply by pressing the reset button with your stylus.

Remember to get into BL mode (since you say its been 3 yrs) you have to press both soft keys (minus keys) and hold them while pressing the reset button.

guitardoc64 08-25-2008 09:34 AM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by weedahoe (Post 393219)
You do not have to hard reset to get into BL mode and there is no other way to know other than to go into to BL mode. Getting into BL mode does not force you to load anything and you can get out of BL simply by pressing the reset button with your stylus.

Remember to get into BL mode (since you say its been 3 yrs) you have to press both soft keys (minus keys) and hold them while pressing the reset button.
Yo weedahoe, that's hard reset. BL is power + notes and reset.

weedahoe 08-25-2008 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by guitardoc64 (Post 393264)
Yo weedahoe, that's hard reset. BL is power + notes and reset.
Damn. THX for catching that. IDK if he needs to do that yet or not. My mistake and THX again. ;-)

guitardoc64 08-25-2008 11:16 AM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
Never a problem. BTW, just in case, all you need to do to exit without hard reset is answer no.

6700noobie 08-25-2008 12:04 PM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
Thanks all! I couldn't remember if you just get stuck in BL mode. Thanks for the confirmation! I got v1.00. Man my unit must be old.

PDAPhoneJunkie 08-25-2008 01:55 PM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by weedahoe (Post 393219)
You do not have to hard reset to get into BL mode and there is no other way to know other than to go into to BL mode. Getting into BL mode does not force you to load anything and you can get out of BL simply by pressing the reset button with your stylus.

Remember to get into BL mode (since you say its been 3 yrs) you have to press both soft keys (minus keys) and hold them while pressing the reset button.
LOL, you never cease to make me laugh. I think you wanted him to hard reset ;) Oh and it's actually the record button. I wish my unit still had that version. My oldest unit still does. V1.00 for me worked with out any probllems and has biggest rom size.

6700noobie 08-25-2008 02:09 PM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
Hahaha...well the two '-' keys + reset button seemed wrong to me b/c I recently did a hard reboot to get my phone get unstuck from the splash screen after Opera 9.5 beta locked up my phone....so no harm no foul.

weedahoe 08-25-2008 02:59 PM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
Hey hey hey............I said I was sry. :-) Damn haters.......

;-)

PDAPhoneJunkie 08-25-2008 03:13 PM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
LOL. That was funny.

6700noobie 08-25-2008 03:25 PM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
Hahaha yeah I know. I read the thread after there were already 5 posts so, you didn't cause me to hardboot. ;) It's all good. I know you were trying to help. Thanks!

PS I know you're all joking around now too. :)

PS Funny....haters....the only thing I hate is how many people think the iphone is the greatest invention. wha wha what?!?!?! :o

PDAPhoneJunkie 08-25-2008 04:43 PM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 6700noobie (Post 393652)
Hahaha yeah I know. I read the thread after there were already 5 posts so, you didn't cause me to hardboot. ;) It's all good. I know you were trying to help. Thanks!

PS I know you're all joking around now too. :)

PS Funny....haters....the only thing I hate is how many people think the iphone is the greatest invention. wha wha what?!?!?! :o
I like some of the clean looking interface (As you can tell) but it's nothing like Windows Mobile. I love my Pocket PC!

jabu 08-25-2008 06:30 PM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by weedahoe (Post 393219)
You do not have to hard reset to get into BL mode and there is no other way to know other than to go into to BL mode. Getting into BL mode does not force you to load anything and you can get out of BL simply by pressing the reset button with your stylus.

Remember to get into BL mode (since you say its been 3 yrs) you have to press both soft keys (minus keys) and hold them while pressing the reset button.
Or, if you're like me, you've lost your fifth stylus from throwing your phone across the room after calling Sprint customer care and you have to use whatever you can find lying around. :mrgreen:

tek2tirado 08-28-2008 08:43 PM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
im on 2.02 ....should i downgrade? can i downgrade? is it worth the downgrade?

PDAPhoneJunkie 08-28-2008 11:11 PM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by tek2tirado (Post 397429)
im on 2.02 ....should i downgrade? can i downgrade? is it worth the downgrade?
Lave it as is. No point in messing with it. I got four different devices with different bootloaders. I can put the same ammount in each one with no problem.

tek2tirado 08-28-2008 11:22 PM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
oh aight then thanx
cuz some people seem 2 think the older bootloaders can have more loaded on the rom

PDAPhoneJunkie 08-29-2008 12:11 AM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by tek2tirado (Post 397614)
oh aight then thanx
cuz some people seem 2 think the older bootloaders can have more loaded on the rom
That is true. But you would have to load a lot of junk into it. Most people do a stripped down rom so it doesn't matter.

weedahoe 08-29-2008 07:08 AM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by PDAPhoneJunkie (Post 397650)
Most people do a stripped down rom so it doesn't matter.
That equals to a fast streamline stable and efficient ROM

shawn 08-30-2008 04:34 PM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
I could not agree more. The more info I try cooking in, the more I just end up reflashing because of conflicts. Lean and mean is the way to go.

PDAPhoneJunkie 08-30-2008 07:37 PM
Re: Finding out Bootloader Version
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by shawn (Post 399238)
I could not agree more. The more info I try cooking in, the more I just end up reflashing because of conflicts. Lean and mean is the way to go.
Yep. That's why I tell people that there is no reason to revert bootloader to try to gain rom space.


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