sp3 update problem

[Guest mirpy1]

hi. i have flashed the latest sp3 rom to my c5oo and it did everything it should. but when it reboots it says data crashes contact your service centre. what is wrong? in case it was corrupted downloading from net i did everything again and still same, any body help please?

[Guest Confucious]

Reflash with the orange ROM.

If that works you've probably got a dodgy ROM, where did you get it from?

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

The Imate SP3 update has only been released to IMATE customers and not legally available to the general public.

Now for a possible solution, have you SIM unlocked your phone? If not the update will not work.

[Guest tudor]

@mirpy1:

As I understood from other posts, this happens if you have used the C500v2.exe (version 2) unlocker. Do a SIM unlock again with c500v3.exe (version 3) and then reflash again.

@awarner:

I think it's impossible to flash it if you don't sim-unlock it first. It would give the "Invalid vendor ID" message. Am I wrong?

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

Yep normally you get that message but you always see strange things happening from time to time here so I thought I'd start with the basics first :D

[Guest mirpy1]

thanks for the reply chaps. yes my phone is unlocked via florins site and method. i was unaware it was wrong to use another rom but hey we live and learn! i hope i dont have sim unlock again cos thats another £20dabs and as for were i got it from i followed the link of tudors in an earlier thread and i thought my luck was in.is there any other roms i can use and if poss were to get? if illigal sorry im new to all this.when i flash the rom and the error comes up if i press any key it beeps and tries to display the homescreen before going back to the error. i flashed back to the orange one and all is well. but i would like to change.

[Guest tudor]

i hope i dont have sim unlock again cos thats another £20dabs

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I think you don't need to pay again. I think you can just run the unlock again with the same key, but with the latest unlock program from the website.

Better though to check with Florin about key-software compatibility - but if you have payed once, I don't think he'd charge you again for the same phone.

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

Once SIM unlocked the phone will stay that way :D

It has only been updates from the SMART network that can relock the SIM

and on the Tanager (E100) they actually altered the ROM to stop you entering the SIM unlock code so you were stuck on the SMART network.

[Guest tudor]

Once SIM unlocked the phone will stay that way :D

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Indeed, it will. The thing is - and I don't know the details of what Florin is doing - the unlocker rewrites some things in the phone. Many people here, on MoDaCo, said that flashing other ROMs works if unlocked via version 3 (and I can confirm this ;) ), but not version 2. This only suggests me that what the unlocker writes in the phone is slightly different, therefore I suggested to unlock again with version 3.

[Guest mirpy1]

without sounding a typical noob who do i know its version 3???? and tudor what other roms work on the c500 plz :|

[Guest tudor]

without sounding a typical noob who do i know its version 3???? and tudor what other roms work on the c500 plz :|

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hmmm... the file name on mine was C500v3.exe. Anyway, download the latest version from the imei-check website.

Other ROMs... anything for the HTC Typhoon hardware should work. That means QTek 8010, iMate SP3, Orange SPV C500, Audiovox SMT5600.

[Guest mirpy1]

good man tudor..cheers :D

[Guest mirpy1]

mmmmmmmmmm ive already unlocked using version3 so its not that???????????????

[Guest tudor]

No idea. Worked on mine - no crashes - but I reverted to Orange ROM 4.1.1.4, as it seems the best so far.

Try flashing it again, maybe there was an error :roll: