An Easy Guide to Upgrading

[Geckotek]

Originally Posted by bakntyme

You should have more confidence in your gut feelings.

Sweet!!! =D> So, does your license plate say BAKNTYME, OUTATIME, or is it just a barcode?!?

[bakntyme]

Originally Posted by JulieB

I took the plunge and upgraded last night.

Just a few notes based on my own experience:

1. Read through at least half of this thread so you'll know some of the possible "gotchas" ahead of time.
2. Do this on a 32-bit machine. The relocker won't work on a 64-bit system and you may get stuck in the bootloader.
3. Don't do this when you're in a hurry. You'll want to have a couple of hours free, partly in case of trouble, and partly to have time to play with new features!

Yep, I got stuck in the bootloader last night because I have a 64-bit machine. I had taken the time to read through a bunch of the posts, which helped me figure out what to do.

It was worth it to see the GPS lock in. Okay, so it thinks I'm next door, but considering I'm not moving and I'm in the corner of the home office that's just a few yards from the house next door, that's about as close as I was expecting.

Now to go restore contacts and software!

WOW!!! What a refreshing respite from the "Help I bricked my phone because I did not want to read about upgrading before blindly trying it" posts.

May the Schwartz be with you!

[bakntyme]

Originally Posted by Geckotek

Sweet!!! =D> So, does your license plate say BAKNTYME, OUTATIME, or is it just a barcode?!?

No, I don't want to be ostentatious...just a regular old state license plate.

[JulieB]

Originally Posted by bakntyme

WOW!!! What a refreshing respite from the "Help I bricked my phone because I did not want to read about upgrading before blindly trying it" posts.

May the Schwartz be with you!

Thanks, and with you as well!

Actually, I did leave out the wailing, gnashing of teeth, renting of garments and general cussin' that took place after I got stuck in the bootloader.

It really wasn't THAT bad. Just a little frustrating. But there's some very good information here. Thanks, all!

[InvincibleLiving]

glad it worked out jules! love the avatar!

[bakntyme]

Originally Posted by JulieB

...
Actually, I did leave out the wailing, gnashing of teeth, renting of garments and general cussin' that took place after I got stuck in the bootloader.
...

What happens in the privacy of your own home should stay in the privacy of your own home...

[Phil_00]

Alright, so im using telus' p4000 and i tryed the guide and got lost along the way. all of the sudden my phone reboots after it said 100% updating on my pc and is sitting at the red greem blue white scrren

it says

TITA100
SPL-1.06.0000
CPLD-9

how can i fix this? Anyone...i'm desperate.

[Geckotek]

You are in the bootloader...this is where you load the ROM and radio from. Read the guide.


In fact, read all the guides. Check ALL the stickies.

[bakntyme]

Originally Posted by Phil_00

Alright, so im using telus' p4000 and i tryed the guide and got lost along the way. all of the sudden my phone reboots after it said 100% updating on my pc and is sitting at the red greem blue white scrren

it says

TITA100
SPL-1.06.0000
CPLD-9

how can i fix this? Anyone...i'm desperate.

You probably haven't seen this thread...it has great information...in the first post here, try starting at step 4:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=17667

[dougdascenzo]

Just got my phone about a week ago and was a bit apprehensive to do any of this stuff. I said screw it and got it flashed tonight and man that was easy with these instructions. Thanks a lot for the guide.