sprint palm pre --> cricket = :(

[Xaeonis]

So Ive been researching and doing things for days now and I still cant figure this out. I honestly think Ive ****ed things up for myself because I gave myself a toy with immense power and did some things I shouldnt have. But thats hardly the point now. Rather, Im trying to figure out how to fix it and make things normal again.

I have a palm pre I wanted on cricket so my girlfriend could have a better phone. Read up on the guides, downloaded the rom's, edited some files, got things going and ready to roll.

So. The process went something like this.

Downloaded PalmPre_Rom_qinray_1.0.3.treo8 rom.
Installed rom
Booted up, got profile using wifi
Developer mode enabled
USB passthrough enabled
Loaded into QXDM/QPST - got my SPC
(heres where things get interesting)

updated PRL to new cricket PRL
(then I got cocky)
Updated to 1.4.5 WebOS
Everything seemed to work fine, but in QXDM the MEID/ESN were off. So I ran the script again.

And thats where I ****ed myself (methinks). I wrote over some of the memory addresses from 1.4.5 using the old locations from 1.0.3.

Now the Pre is stuck. I cant NVedit ANYTHING in QXDM, as all of the ESN/MEID things are stuck in read-only and I cant fix any of them. Wont let me write to those locations no matter WHAT rom Im in.

Now my question is this - can I get those back? A bunch of WebOS Doctor restores from 1.0.3 to 1.3.5 to 1.4.1 and nothing seems to be fixed.

So I guess I need a COMPLETE NVitem back up...but the problem is, I dont have one because Im dumb and didnt make one. Can I get someone else's pre and do a backup from that? Can I download one online from some nice awesome person that could make one and send it to me?

I guess in the long run Im not THAT hosed, as its just a backup phone, but in the end, I DID want it to be a WORKING backup phone, not just a half-assed PDA.

So, any information would be awesome, as Im gonna be posting this on a NUMBER of other forums.

Thanks for all of the help.

[Xaeonis]

You just linked by to my thread. Ive read A LOT of the threads online...nothing so far...

[rich hathaway]

ok thread restored,but no mention of changing or re-writing esn/meids here or anywhere in the forum guys.

now having said that here is your mistake


"And thats where I ****ed myself (methinks). I wrote over some of the memory addresses from 1.4.5 using the old locations from 1.0.3."


and you hit the nail on the head when you said u need to restore the nv to your phone. that will fix it for u.

i have about 40 of them here,but am a little bakced up today,so if u cant find someone to dump nv's for you i will do it for you but cant get to it until tomorrow.

[Xaeonis]

That would be awesomely awesome. Really, if I restore the NV items to their proper place, it should fix everything - theoretically? I guess my main issue, is just HOW to restore them properly? Using a tool like CDMA workshop (not changing anything ILLEGAL - just fixing the nvitems), I could, or should I manually go back through and replace everything in QXDM?

I just want this phone to go back to normal, so I can get back to using it properly.

[twistingthings]

reload the rom need help pm me ill love too help

[rich hathaway]

ok,open workshop-go to security-send the spc-go to memory-click write in the nv box-select this file-accept the warning to send spc again-wait for nv's to load-pull battery out and replace =done

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[Xaeonis]

ok,open workshop-go to security-send the spc-go to memory-click write in the nv box-select this file-accept the warning to send spc again-wait for nv's to load-pull battery out and replace =done

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Rich,

Thanks a lot for uploading that file, and it looks good. However, in my current version of CDMA WS, when I try and write the file, it says that the file is "not a valid NV items backup file".

I have a backup, obviously messed up from my own messings. Can I just merge the values in and hope everything is okay? or...?

Youve been an immense help, and this goes a long way.

[rich hathaway]

well sometimes when we dl nv files our pc's add to them or take away from them making them invalid,the top of the file should look exactly like this


[NV items]
[Complete items - 444, Items size - 128]

00000 (0x0000) - OK
5C E8 72 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

and should be in .txt format if you dl'd in rar u will have to unpack first before u can use.if it still doesnt work for u i will post theactual nv's here u can just copy and paste into notepad

[Xaeonis]

I think the problem is my version of CDMA WS is 2.7 and the NVitems are only 4 digits long, rather than the 5 that 3.5+ seems to give. The problem is, I only have the demo of CDMA 3.5, where I can read a full backup fine, but I cannot write that backup back, as I havent (and really cant afford to) paid the $99 license fee.

I have the full NVitem backup that you gave me and comparing it to my current backup, yeah, I can see a lot is altered.

I assume youre using CDMA WS 3+ to run the backup correct? I think thats where IM personally screwed - Using 2.7, Im gonna have to go back through and edit each intro 0 out, so that it fits what CDMA WS 2.7 wants for NV items.

[rich hathaway]

oh i c yes u need a paid version of ws.

[Xaeonis]

ANy chance you have a copy of CDMA WS 2.7 around that you could drop the NVitems from or am I going to have to edit the file to be 2.7 compatible? I guess its not TOO big of an issue, but 9000+ items is hilariously fun :P

[rich hathaway]

save your self some trouble and find someone with a copy of workshop u can use or a phone store u can give the nv's to and have them load them for u,if u edit them they will not work,and if u decide to edit them do it from a copy of them bcause you will need the original at some point. but take some good advice...dont edit them if u want them to work.

[Xaeonis]

Gotcha! I think I figured it out though, and it seemed to have taken hold. So Im gonna redo it again.

Question though - with the palm pre - does the WebOS version and replacing the NVitems have any correlation? I mean, when I edited the NVitems the first time, the values were from 1.0.3, and then when I jacked them up, they were from 1.4.5. So does it matter what version of webOS its from? or...?

[rich hathaway]

well the address's from version to version should be the same if you are comparing the same carriers phone (sprint pre to sprint pre)

[Xaeonis]

Gotcha. I see I see. Well, I was able to import the address, but Im still having issues getting everything back to stock. The phone is still reporting the wrong information (that shall not be named) and I cannot fix it in QXDM. The NV items are read only, and even when I replace them using CDMA WS, they dont stick. Which Im having trouble understanding. Is there a way to UNLOCK the NV items for writing? I cant figure out how...

[rich hathaway]

cdma workshop 3xx is what u need,any paid version

[Artreus]

Okay so, I'm about to try this nonsense.

I have a sprint palm pre from a while ago, I have not had sprint service in over a year, it has just been sitting in a box. I want to use Cricket for the time being, so I need to unlock my palm pre.

[Only registered and activated users can see links] this is the guide I'm going off of. It says you need to unlock the phone first?

sorry if I am hi-jacking this thread, I just don't want to run into the same problems you did