sprint 6.1 rom upgrade error 260, please help

[kbl]

Originally Posted by fixxxer2008

no im running vista x64. i disabled my antivirus / firewall. like i said the active sync works fine until i start the update. ive tried this 6 times with the same error. ive restarted my device and pc. could it be a x64 thing ?

Not sure... There are some threads here on PPCgeeks about Vista and RUU updates which may help.

If it were me I would have given up for now and backup your SD card and use that method to install the update.

[fixxxer2012]

Originally Posted by kbl

Not sure... There are some threads here on PPCgeeks about Vista and RUU updates which may help.

If it were me I would have given up for now and backup your SD card and use that method to install the update.

what method are you referring to ? is there a link with full instructions ?

[kbl]

Originally Posted by fixxxer2008

what method are you referring to ? is there a link with full instructions ?

I don't recall specific instructions on the SD card method... but here it is:

- Backup your SD card if necessary, I personally format it after backing it up.

1) Using WinRAR extract the two .nbh files from official release .exe. You will have a 1.nbh and a 2.nbh.

2) Ensure your SD card is formatted fat32 (should already be) and take the 1.nbh and put it in the root directory of the SD card. Rename it to VOGUIMG.nbh. Ensure any USB cables are disconnected. Put the SD card back in your phone.

3) Put your phone into the bootloader manually (Camera+Power+poking the soft reset hole with your stylus). It will find the VOGUIMG.nbh and flash it.

Repeat those steps for the 2.nbh file.

1.nbh is the new radio. 2.nbh is essentially the new OS.

[fixxxer2012]

Originally Posted by kbl

I don't recall specific instructions on the SD card method... but here it is:

- Backup your SD card if necessary, I personally format it after backing it up.

1) Using WinRAR extract the two .nbh files from official release .exe. You will have a 1.nbh and a 2.nbh.

2) Ensure your SD card is formatted fat32 (should already be) and take the 1.nbh and put it in the root directory of the SD card. Rename it to VOGUIMG.nbh. Ensure any USB cables are disconnected. Put the SD card back in your phone.

3) Put your phone into the bootloader manually (Camera+Power+poking the soft reset hole with your stylus). It will find the VOGUIMG.nbh and flash it.

Repeat those steps for the 2.nbh file.

1.nbh is the new radio. 2.nbh is essentially the new OS.

thanks for this, sorry for all the questions but im a noob to this. you say format the sd card ? can i do that from the pda or do i need speacial software? you also say to put the sd card back in the phone ? why would i need to remove it in the first place ?

[klubhead]

Originally Posted by fixxxer2008

thanks for this, sorry for all the questions but im a noob to this. you say format the sd card ? can i do that from the pda or do i need speacial software? you also say to put the sd card back in the phone ? why would i need to remove it in the first place ?

you remove the sd card and put it in the sd card reader (this is how i do it).. put that in your pc.. right click the mem cards drive and click 'format', then 'start'

.. i've always done it through my pc.. not sure if you can reformat through the phone

-edit.. i use this

[kbl]

Originally Posted by fixxxer2008

thanks for this, sorry for all the questions but im a noob to this. you say format the sd card ? can i do that from the pda or do i need speacial software? you also say to put the sd card back in the phone ? why would i need to remove it in the first place ?

Sorry... I have an microSD card reader on my computer... so I take the card out of the phone as I find it faster to transfer files that way.

So in you don't have one of those, just delete everything from the SD card after backing it up and put the VOGUIMG.nbh file on the card. After the radio flash you will have to go thru the re-init process again of your phone (with the current image you have installed) and then do the 2.nbh (OS). It will then take you thru the re-init process again.

[fixxxer2012]

Originally Posted by kbl

Sorry... I have an microSD card reader on my computer... so I take the card out of the phone as I find it faster to transfer files that way.

So in you don't have one of those, just delete everything from the SD card after backing it up and put the VOGUIMG.nbh file on the card. After the radio flash you will have to go thru the re-init process again of your phone (with the current image you have installed) and then do the 2.nbh (OS). It will then take you thru the re-init process again.

yeah thanks, i don't have one of those card readers. ill try this later then.

[fixxxer2012]

Originally Posted by kbl

Sorry... I have an microSD card reader on my computer... so I take the card out of the phone as I find it faster to transfer files that way.

So in you don't have one of those, just delete everything from the SD card after backing it up and put the VOGUIMG.nbh file on the card. After the radio flash you will have to go thru the re-init process again of your phone (with the current image you have installed) and then do the 2.nbh (OS). It will then take you thru the re-init process again.

im going out to dinner, ill do this when i get home. let me clarify though, i name both of the files i extract the same "VOGUIMG.nbh" ? i just do one at a time right ?

[kbl]

Originally Posted by fixxxer2008

im going out to dinner, ill do this when i get home. let me clarify though, i name both of the files i extract the same "VOGUIMG.nbh" ? i just do one at a time right ?

You got it.

[fixxxer2012]

okay i flashed the first one and it says update success, how long does it stay on the grey screen ?