Saturday, October 20, 2007

Finally, Andot has come out a customized version of WM6 ROM for HTC Tornado Device. Yes! My Dopod 577W is HTC Tornado Device. I grabbed a copy but holyshit! I do not know how to flush it into my Dopod 577W because it is not an executable format... A big tragedy to me because I have to spend another few hours to Google about how to flush the ROM.

I must tell you that this world is very fair! There is no free-lunch in this world. I spend almost 3 hours in Google and type not less than 100 search keywords but I get nothing! Finally, I give up on search for a total reference but to learn how to flush my Dopod 577W on how to use the utilities! After an hour, I succeeded. It took me a lot of courage and very high risk to do that. It seems the Lucky Goddess is always smiling at me, so I get it done in 1 round. LoL. I am damn proud of myself!

 

Now I am going to teach you How To Flush Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 into DOPOD 577W or HTC Tornado Device. Please allow me to make a few declarations here.

1. All the tools that I am using in this guide comes with no warranty or guarantee, use it at your own risk.

2. The Windows Mobiles ROM that I used is an unofficial release from this PRO! So... use it at your own risk!

3. Please don't come to me if you fail.

4. Read the whole article before you take any action! Ensure you understand and know how to do it right!

 

Download the tools and ROM below if you want to flush your device based on my guide.

1. Tools  (Download it and extract into a folder, you will need to use it soon!)

2. Andot's Windows Mobile 6 for Tornado Perfect English Edition Released!

 

There are 11 steps involved

Step 1 - Preparation

Step 2 - Application Unlock

Step 3 - SuperCID - install cert.cab on phone

Step 4 - SuperCID - Patching the ROM

Step 5 - Disable USB Connection

Step 6 - Access the Bootloader

Step 7 - Format BINFS via TeraTermPro

Step 8 - Enable USB Connection

Step 9 - Running the GSM update

Step 10 - Running the OS update

Step 11 - Installing input method (optional)

 

Step 1 - Preparation

Please get all the tools and ROM ready. Kindly install Mircosoft Active Sync 4.5 or above. Connect your device via USB.

** Make sure you are using a HTC Tornado device, it is also known as Dopod 577W, Qtek 8300, Qtek 8310, Imate SP5, I-mate SP5m and Orange SPV C600. Ensure that your battery is charged up to at least 50%.

 

Step 2 - Application Unlock

Now, look into the folder with you extracted the Tools. Open the SDA_ApplicationUnlock.exe and click Remove Lock button. The purpose this is to ensure that you can install any unsigned 3rd party application (which is the tool needed to SuperCID in the next step) . If your device is already application unlock, you can skip this step. But it is no harm to do it again...

 

 

Step 3 - SuperCID - install cert.cab on phone

If your device is patched with SuperCID, you can skip this step and proceed to Step 4, if you have no idea what is SuperCID, you can do it again. First, locate the SPV Services inside the tools folder. This is the software to do  SuperCID. Extract it to a folder, let's say on a desktop. You will see three files in it. Cert.cab , TyphoonNBFTools.dll and SPV-services.exe. Copy cert.cab to any location on your smartphone and install it.

 

 

Step 4 - SuperCID - Patching the ROM

Now run SPVServices.exe which is located same folder with the Cert.cab, you should see this. RAPI Init was successful means that your ROM is ready to be patched with 16 bytes of data in order to allow it to be flushed with any ROM, by clicking on Set CID, your warranty is void. Stop here if you don't want to lose your warranty.

 

 

Step 5 - Disable USB Connection

Turn off your phone, detach the USB cable, and disable Microsoft Active Sync USB connection.

Open Microsoft Active Sync, click File -> Connection Settings -> Uncheck the allow USB connection

 

 

 

Step 6 - Access to the bootloader. During the phone is turned off, hold the camera button and attach the USB cable. Wait until a 3 colour screen appears, that is your bootloader screen.

    

 

Step 7 - Format BINFS via TeraTermPro

Now, please run the TeraTermPro inside the tools folder. Please select the USB port as connection type.

 

Type 'info 2' without the quotes. Then, hit Enter, this is what you will see a screen like this. Notice the HTCSuperCID on the output display.

 

Now, you are all set to go!

Type 'format BINFS' without the quotes. It is case sensitive, you must key-in the alphabet accordingly. Please type format BINFS and not format only because with Format only will erase your IPL and SPL which is your bootloader ... (if you did that... you are in deep shit!)

The HTCSuperCID means your device is SuperCID and it can be flushed with any ROM, even though its not meant or could destroy your device. If you do not see HTCSuperCID, it means that you did not SuperCID properly, repeat Step 4. Once it is done, type 'ResetDevice'

 

 

Step 8 - Enable USB Connection

Now you are ready to flash your device. Please enable Microsoft ActiveSync USB connection, refer to Step 5.

 

Step 9 - Running the GSM update

Now locate the WM6GSMUpdate inside the Tools folder. Please run RomUpgradeUtility, you should see this screen.

 

Click "I understand . . ." and then click Next, then click  "I completed the steps. . .". Hit Next and it will verify your information.

After that click Update and watch as the meter moves on your device and your screen.

Do not attempt do anything silly now because your IPL, SPL and Radio are being patched now. Anything unexpected(for example power loss, USB cable detached, and etc) which happen could render your device useless. This process will be fast enough, around 2 minutes. Once it is done, it will reboot by itself and you will be returned to the bootloader screen.

 

Step 10 - Running the OS update

While you are in the bootloader screen, extract Andot's V6 Perfect English Edition Windows Mobile 6 for HTC Tornado  and the rest is pretty similar to the Step 9. Run ROMUpgradeUtility which in inside the Windows Mobile  6.0 ROM folder, you will see the same RUU screen, do the same thing and upgrade. But this time ,you are installing Windows Mobile 6. This process takes time, around 10 minutes will pause for some times at 99%, just be patient. Once you are done, your device will reboot once again but this time, your device will be loading Windows Mobile 6!

 

     

 

Welcome to the new world of Microsoft Windows Mobile 6!!!

 

Step 11 - Installing input method (optional)

The Windows Mobile 6.0 that you just installed do not have the T9 English input method. You can find it under the Tools folder and install it by yourself.

 

Leave your message if you have any question.

 

Happy Upgrading~!

 

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Saturday, June 09, 2007

很久没有写食物的Blog了。。。 主要原因是我没有什么机会吃好料。。。 也没有多余的钱啦。 这样一个爱吃的人尽然沦落到这个地步。 真的是闻者伤心,看者流泪啊!!

哈哈! 你要"seek do" 。。。 快快请客啦!

几个星期前。。。应该是两个星期前的事吧。。。 在一个无聊的下午,收到了msn上朋友的班聚通告。我也放飞机很多次了。。。 是时候露面了。 我二话不说的答应了。

班聚的地点是Mid-Valley的 龙的传人 餐厅 。 我有到过一次, 很久的事了。。。 这次出席的都是男生。。。 都是未婚的男生。。。 哈哈! 华山论“剑”啊!! 偷偷告诉你哦, 我的朋友们都是年轻有为,英俊潇洒, 风度翩翩的钻石王老五啊! 有兴趣的人就留言吧! 下次聚会带你去,好吗? 嘻嘻!

好了, 看看食物吧!!

 

哈哈!本人比较喜欢有海鲜的食物。。。 所以点了海鲜炒拉面。。。 味道还可以啦, 拉面和海鲜的搭配没有比想象中的鲜美。。。 炒拉面的火候还欠少许, 因为面条有点硬硬的。我不建议你点这道拉面来吃。。。 因为。。。 吃不饱啊!!!
 

 

猪排拉面!我没有吃。。。 朋友说很不错哦! 你应该可以试试的。 我觉得应该吃得饱吧! 呵呵。

  

 

炸酱拉面哦! 看起来不怎么样。。。 可是上海小笼包就一定要试试了。 我觉得满特别的。 可能是很少吃得到吧,所以觉得很有新鲜感。 包子的味道适中,里面的汤液清甜。 只是有点贵。。。 一粒要马币两圆。。。

 

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Sunday, February 11, 2007

车子出院了!! 还闪闪发亮哦! 呵呵! 真是感谢老爸啊! 他尽力的赶工把车子在一个星期里修好了。 太高兴了!!

多亏老爸有30年的修车经验才能这么快的一个人把汽车给修好。。。 真的惭愧, 因为我都没有帮到什么的。。。 但是却给老爸带来了很多麻烦。

要好好感谢老爸啊!! :D

哦!如果你要修理汽车, 可以找我老爸哦! 他的手工一流的!

 

 

 

 

 

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Sunday, February 04, 2007

汽车又被撞了, 这次真的比较严重。 可能修好之后不能驾远途了。。。因为它老了, 也撞了很多不同的地方。。。

虽然汽车是死物, 但是毕竟还是陪伴了我11年的岁月。 真的会难过。。。

有很多次, 很想买一部新的, 可是心里就是觉得还是它最好。。。 11年来, 就只坏了3次。 之前上班,下班, 逛街, 泡妞都是全靠它。很多人都嫌它老了, 耗油量大, 可是我还是开着它, 为我的生活而奔跑。

它不只是载我, 更是载着很多的回忆。如果失去了它, 我应该会伤心吧。。。 就像失去了同伴吧?

还是不写了。。。 我已经很累了。 肉体累了, 精神累了, 心也累了。。。

 

 

 

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Friday, January 19, 2007

Wow!!! 3G Smart-Phone on promotion now!!! Don't ever let this chance away if you missed the Dopod 577W promotion!!! Quickly go get a unit of it!

But... let me tell you. It is basically same as my Dopod 577W but without wifi... more ROM and some enhancements.

You refer here for more details!

http://www.dopodasia.com/Dopod/Singapore/En/Products/SmartPhone/595/spec.htm

 

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Monday, December 04, 2006

Ok folks.


Time to blog about my new phone, the Dopod 577w. It is a SmartPhone with Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0. Remember... This is a SmartPhone, not a PDA phone. It is just like any other mobile phone in the market... but smarter! That's it!! haha... If Dopod ask me to write a review on their phones... I am sure they are going to be very mad :P waahahaaha

   

   

 

Technical Specs click here!

Of course I am not going to make you bored with this entry! Since you guys keep asking me how it works and how nice it is.

First, I really feel amazing with its size. It is a little bigger that Nokia 8250 but smaller than Nokia 3210 haha. So you go to figure it yourself. I have no camera to shot the photo now. Perhaps I will upload it here soon. Who says size does matter? It comes with this small size but included most of the hi-tech components namely WIFI, BlueTooth, Infrared, Extended Mini SD memory slot (Max 1GB support). Keep this in mind, this is a SMARTPHONE. It has no touch-screen or any other PDA looks like features. If you need a PDA phone. Go get something other than this.

Second, I must stress that the WIFI connectivity. Among all the HI-end phones, this is the one of the least that equipped with WIFI. It is IEEE 802.11b standard which means maximum 11 Mbit/s, signal range of 100 meter. WooHoo! Simply amazing right? hehe. Anyway, the WIFI is only for Internet or anything to do with the Browser. It does not support MS Networking... I means you cannot create any share files or folders to your network :P But with the 2 points above... It simply beat any walkman phones with technology.

Third, this phone installed with Microsoft Windows Mobile OS 5.0 and Windows Media Player 10.0 ... wow! sooooo you can watch your movie, listen to your favourite songs anytime @ anywhere! BUT please do not put high expectation on this... with a mobile phone size of screen display, even James Bond will looks like a monkey... ok? If you want me to rate the sound quality of it... I would rate it 5 out of 10. The sound is clear but not up to the good quality. It is just same range as most of the mp3 players within the market. If you are looking for a phone that can play mp3... do not buy this one. It will fail you miserably. :)

Fourth, the phone comes with a 1.3 mega pixel camera. Well... without good auto-focus (it can focus but still...) and with 64K colour only , I doubt you can shot any pretty photo or vidoe... if you think to shot your porn film with mobile phone (to share with me)... please DO NOT GET THIS ONE. Simply because the movie quality is not better than those we see on youtube.com or any other self-vidoe broadcast site. Anyway, I will upload some file for your reference. hehe At least, I  show you some realistic sample rather than nothing.

  this is the breakfast of mine for today. Haha...

For movie sample, download the file below

VIDEO_015.avi (303.94 KB)

 

Ok... let me tell you something not really nice with this phone...

First, the phone comes with too little memory or RAM. you need more memory to run program smoother. You need more storage to store your data like contacts, caller ID ringtones, caller ID photo and etc... most important, you need more storage to install more applications to fully utilize this phone :D. I can say with the original memory size, you are not going to have any fun with this phone. If you want to buy this phone, remember to allocated Rm90 extra for a 1gb Mini SD card (of course you buy it yourself somewhere near you...) :)

Second, the processor is too slow. Haha. It takes 1-2 minutes to start up or restart. Sometimes it will hang too ahahah HANG!!! That's the Microsoft Windows Trademark... so I think I will live with it... Likewise, I have no other alternative too :P OR I do not multi-task with this phone.

Third, the casing of this phone... looks very kiddo... Like a toy... very much. First day I hold this phone. I am thinking... "Oh man... I cannot afford to let this phone drop on the floor, because the casing will be broken!" haha. Seriously, every friend who hold my Dopod 577w has the same thought as mine...

Fourth, the "joy stick" and the keypad is not so easy to press unlike other mobile phones... Well, I do a research on internet. This is by design... many Dopod 577w users has the same comment on this... so... nothing to say as well.

Lastly, I am going to tell you the most interesting thing. I bought this Dopod 577W with RM650 only from the distributor!!! Hahaha Freaking cheap, right?! But to get this price, you gotta be a MSDN Connection Member with at least Silver level Membership... I am a Gold card member. First in the life time that I am feeling so good to be part of the Microsoft Program :D That's the GOOD deal which I mentioned earlier :D Nothing to complaint... seriously, with this price, I have nothing to complaint already :)

 

Additional note, distributor sold out all phones already... so you gotta wait for next promotion! I will keep you update with this blog!

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