An Easy Guide to Upgrading

[mhone117]

sorry sorry! scratch that figured it out i apologize

[buckyswider]

Originally Posted by bakntyme

If you copied the 3.16 "leaked" update .exe to the SD card, it will not flash.

Correct instructions:
1. Using a PC, format a microSD card to FAT32.
2. Using winrar or an unzipper, extract the *.nbh file from the ROM upgrade .exe.
3. Copy the *.nbh file to the formatted microSD card
4. Rename the file on the microSD card TITAIMG.nbh.
5. Insert the microSD card into the phone and reset into bootloader.
6. The phone will tell you to press the power button to flash the ROM; do so.

Thanks bakntyme....that is in fact what I did.

Just re-locked back to 1.06. Same errors as before. "00028002 Not Allow" on the PPC, "Image Error" on the host PC. Same results whether trying RUU or SD card method (of course no PC error on the latter)....

I get one hit on the error on the xda forum archives, referring to a 'hermes' devices....other than that, nothing....

Just got it Friday...don't think VZ put some other kind of lock on the device, do ya?? Any other bootloaders ya think I should try to get to 3.16 in order to 'go beyond'???

[buckyswider]

From poking around the archives at XDA, I would guess (just guess) that my phone isn't "CID unlocked" and I can only flash a ROM which matches the provider currently on my PPC. Color me confused for now...I thought the phone had to be 'locked' to load the base 3.16 ROM? Or is that a different kind of "lock" and I'm mixing apples and....different apples??

Here is the post that is hauntingly familiar:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/arch.../t-294208.html

I might have to get mtty and start poking around...look out world....

[sculptor85]

Bak:

I was able to follow the guide earlier and came up with the same issue bucky did. However after bringing it back with the Titan_relocker I was able to lock up with 1.06. Now I attempted to run the *.nbh file from the microSD card and once again recieved "00028002 Not Allow" on the unit.

Any ideas?

[Geckotek]

Well, followed the guide and successfully got my phone on Sprint. (not what I was trying to do.)

As implied in the directions, installing the DCD ROM does not set the phone's settings back to Verizon when selecting Verizon. I am unable to edit the PST because it no longer accepts 000000 as the unlock code and using the MSL appears to only work when verified over a working data connection (which won't happen since I'm not a Sprint customer)

Not to knock the OP, what he did was a great service for many, but these directions need to be re-written. They may work well for Sprint users, but not for Verizon.


EDIT: I was able to recover back to a VZW stock ROM and try again. Second time around I didn't let the Sprint cutomizations run (this needs to be added into the instructions....thought at one point they were). That fixed the problem of my phone being "Sprintized". However, it didn't help with my issues acquiring signal (which was the entire reason I went through this exercise.) BLAH.

[bakntyme]

Originally Posted by buckyswider

From poking around the archives at XDA, I would guess (just guess) that my phone isn't "CID unlocked" and I can only flash a ROM which matches the provider currently on my PPC. Color me confused for now...I thought the phone had to be 'locked' to load the base 3.16 ROM? Or is that a different kind of "lock" and I'm mixing apples and....different apples??

Here is the post that is hauntingly familiar:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/arch.../t-294208.html

I might have to get mtty and start poking around...look out world....

Try running the 2.40 hard-SPL unlocker and then the ROM flash.

[Geckotek]

Originally Posted by buckyswider

Color me confused for now...I thought the phone had to be 'locked' to load the base 3.16 ROM? Or is that a different kind of "lock" and I'm mixing apples and....different apples??

That part of the directions did not work for me. I actually had to use the latest bootloader as "Marty" above suggested. DO NOT LET THE SPRINT CUSTOMIZATIONS RUN!!!!!!! When they beging to run, reset your phone. If you let them run, it will lock down your PST and you won't be able to edit it.

[TainaMarie]

HELP HELP HELP, I Followed all the instructions and my phone keep rebooting. HELP HELP, I NEED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO GET IT OUT OF REBOOTING AND REBOOTING, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP

[buckyswider]

Hi TainaMarie, are you able to do the power/camera/reset sequence to get the device to stop at bootloader??? Not knowing all that has transpired, that would be a good first step...

[buckyswider]

Originally Posted by Geckotek

That part of the directions did not work for me. I actually had to use the latest bootloader as "Marty" above suggested. DO NOT LET THE SPRINT CUSTOMIZATIONS RUN!!!!!!! When they beging to run, reset your phone. If you let them run, it will lock down your PST and you won't be able to edit it.

Hi Gecko, thanks for the info! Will try that...not sure when, though, as I'm a mobile worker and this is my only phone...

And thanks backntyme (Marty?) for the clue on 2.40...

A couple questions:

1- could you possibly give a brief rundown on the steps and files you used to get back to the VZW stock ROM? It would be great to have a confirmed fallback plan, instead of counting on winging it if necessary...
2- Do you feel your signal acquisition problems are because of the new ROM, or is this something that existed with the stock ROM? Trying to avoid these pitfalls...

Maybe after you and I and sculptor get this worked out we should start a separate "VZW Flashing for Idiots" thread...