Clean and simple AKU 3.5 for the Sprint Apache

[rrvo]

Folks, I'm having trouble with this install. At the end of step 2 you say to cradle the ppc and then, "Wait for Windows to recognize the new USB device before moving on."

I waited about 30 minutes and still no recognition. The screen is dark and says "USB", just as you say it should, but it just sits there like a big black brick. Obviously I'm doing something wrong.

After step 1, do you put it into Bootloader mode immediately before the standard Sprint ROM update begins, or do you allow the Sprint ROM updeate to install? I've tried both ways, but haven't been able to get my computer to acknowledge the ppc in either case. (I get the lower pitched, two-tone chime when I dock, but I don't get the high pitched "zing"...and the orange charge light doesn't come on.)

Thanks for the help!

Rick