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Title: HELP!
Post by: rikiya on May 02, 2004, 07:44:45 pm

Hi.

I just flashed my SL-C860 to the cacko ROM and didn\'t like it too much.
I tried to reflash my SL_C860 with my back up but it\'s not working! Can anyone tell me where to get the original Sharp ROM For the Sl_C860?

Title: HELP!
Post by: offroadgeek on May 02, 2004, 07:58:14 pm

check out this NAND Flash Restore (http://www.zaurususergroup.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=phpWiki&file=index&pagename=NAND%20Flash%20Restore) how to doc.  In there you will also find a link to some original NAND backup files courtesy of conics.net.

Title: HELP!
Post by: rikiya on May 02, 2004, 08:01:31 pm

THANKS~~!~!~!!!!

Title: HELP!
Post by: Anonymous on May 02, 2004, 09:46:46 pm

Can someone tell me step by step to install the original ROM I just saved to my CF? It seems to not work...:\'( Someone help me please???

Title: HELP!
Post by: rikiya on May 02, 2004, 09:47:28 pm

The guest is me

Title: HELP!
Post by: offroadgeek on May 02, 2004, 10:49:01 pm

did you read the How To page I linked to above?  It has step by step instructions.

Title: HELP!
Post by: rikiya on May 02, 2004, 11:24:37 pm

I think it doesn\'t work... I tried it a milllion times but doesn\'t work I guess I;m stuck with the cacko ROM.

Title: HELP!
Post by: offroadgeek on May 02, 2004, 11:40:30 pm

then you\'re doing something wrong... I\'ve used those instructions several times, and I\'ve gotten it to work every time.  by the way - don\'t screw around in those menus... it\'s an easy way to really mess up your Z - just ask foxdie

Title: HELP!
Post by: BalroG on May 03, 2004, 03:14:54 am

Hi rikiya

What did you not like of the new Cacko ROM? When I get my C860, this is the ROM I want to install. Would just like to know what problems you experienced.

Thanks!

Title: HELP!
Post by: Zuber on May 03, 2004, 07:20:50 am

Try yhis set of instructions.

Basicly the same, but perhaps you will spot smething that you missed in the other ones.

http://www.shirtpocket.co.uk/spforum/index...hp?showtopic=34 (http://www.shirtpocket.co.uk/spforum/index.php?showtopic=34)

Also, may help if you give a little more info than \"It did not work\"

Title: HELP!
Post by: rikiya on May 03, 2004, 10:46:47 am

I just didn\'t like the way it couldn\'t use japanese... and the E/J translator was killed and several more things.... but everything else was great!

Title: HELP!
Post by: rikiya on May 03, 2004, 11:34:06 pm

I get the menu and stuff but when I try to do a NAND Restore it doens\'t work and it says that it can\'t execute the file or something I think... Is there something wrong? Just to let you guys know I\'m on a Cacko ROM and I want to go back to the Original Factory ROM.

Thanks

Title: HELP!
Post by: rikiya on May 04, 2004, 12:44:39 am

Can Anyone Help Me?

Title: HELP!
Post by: offroadgeek on May 04, 2004, 12:50:40 am

rikiya - you\'re killing me with your vague posts

Try the NAND restore again and try to document the exact error message you are getting.  Then post the error back here with the exact steps you are doing in the nand restore.

Help us, help you...

Title: HELP!
Post by: Stubear on May 04, 2004, 04:11:01 am

Rikya,

Do you have a file called SYSTC860.DBK on your SD or CF card? If you have it on your SD card, try taking the CF card out when you try to restore the NAND - otherwise it sometimes gives up after looking at the CF card.

If you don\'t have the SYSTC860.DBK file, but some other file for exapmle 2004-04-21-C860.backup then you are using the wrong file. If you dont have a DBK file then download one from http://downloads.conics.net/pda/zaurus-sl-...iginal-backups/ (http://downloads.conics.net/pda/zaurus-sl-c700/service-menus/original-backups/) (Make sure you get the 860 one)

As offroadgeek says - you need to give us more info, it\'s better to tell us too much than just replying with \"It dont work\". If we get error messages and exact steps yuo have taken then we can help you

Stu

Title: HELP!
Post by: rikiya on May 04, 2004, 07:29:09 pm

Stubear

I just wanted to know if the file from your link is the right one? The SL-C860 one says .rar on the end. Is there any other one I should pick?

Title: HELP!
Post by: rikiya on May 04, 2004, 07:43:17 pm

Do I rename it or something?

Title: HELP!
Post by: rikiya on May 04, 2004, 07:45:51 pm

Ok...
When I renamed it to SYSTC860.DBK and done the procedure it went all right and said \"Excecute Restore\" and i pressed ok and then it said \"Delete all flash data\" and i pressed ok but it started restoring or something and ... came up and it said failed format error

Title: HELP!
Post by: Greg2 on May 04, 2004, 08:27:32 pm

rikiya

You will have to extract the DBK file from the RAR with Winzip or Winrar then rename the file (if it\'s not already) to SYSTC860.DBK and follow the instructions very carefully that are on the link that offroadgeek posted in this thread. I will put that link here for you:
http://www.zaurususergroup.com/modules.php...Flash%20Restore (http://www.zaurususergroup.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=phpWiki&file=index&pagename=NAND%20Flash%20Restore)

Good luck

Greg

Title: HELP!
Post by: rikiya on May 04, 2004, 09:26:22 pm

Thanks everyone I got it to all work but when it finsihed restoring it says \"Restore...OK\" so now what do I do?
I need an immediate response if possible~!
Thanks!

Title: HELP!
Post by: Stubear on May 04, 2004, 09:30:56 pm

You have 2 options,

1) click the cancel button to go to back to the menu, go to the extra menu and select restart, the screen will flash white then go black, turn your Z on with the power button (not the keypad one)

2) pull the battery out and hard reset

Title: HELP!
Post by: rikiya on May 04, 2004, 09:39:46 pm

THANK YOU ALL!!!! Now I am all safe and sound!!!!! Many thanks to offroadgeek, Greg2. Stubear and all other people!!!!!! I am too happy I want to dance!! Thanks!

Title: HELP!
Post by: tiyo on May 07, 2004, 01:44:30 pm

i can\'t open 3 menu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!help me!!!!!!!

Title: HELP!
Post by: Stubear on May 07, 2004, 08:07:03 pm

Quote

i can\'t open 3 menu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!help me!!!!!!!

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html (http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html)

Help us to help you

Stu