Running WM6 on HTC P3300 CID-Locked
I have been waiting for this one for some time now and now it is on my mobile phone and I am super happy.
I have been waiting for WM6 upgrade for my HTC P3300. Now there is one available today, though not being an official ROM from HTC, as it is based on official O2 XDA Orbit WM6 German ROM, which is based on HTC P3300. I have tried this method on my CID-Locked HTC P3300 device several times and it works nicely, including GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth.
DISCLAIMER: Make sure you have original ROM as well, just in case your device stalls. I am not responsible if you brick your device.
The following WM6 ROM is of course in English, dont want one in any other language.
1. Download the WM6 English ROM
2. Download the package for upgrading your device
3. Copy the os.nb file to extracted folder (ARTE_WWE_WM6) and rename the file to tom.nba
4. Establish an ActiveSync connection
5. Run UpgradeRom_Artemis.bat
(don’t bother about the text output, as the package is from other “WM5 Crossbow Style” ROM)
6. After around 25-30 mins hard reset your device
>> If you encounter some problem while flashing, try change the value from 03900000 to 03500000 in the UpgradeRom_Artemis.bat file, and then try flashing again.
Once you are in WM6 Today screen, when you get 3 seconds screen for extended rom to be launched -> press soft-reset (you don’t want WM5 related patches installed on top of your WM6 device), unless you have flashed your device completely with another WM6 “other language” ROM, meaning you have CID-unlocked P3300 and just want English ROM.
Welcome to all new Windows Mobile 6:
Check the following forum for more help and details. Or wait for the official WM6 ROM from HTC.
P.S. Thanks to “bepe”, a member of xda-developers site.
UPDATE (02.02.08): Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro - Introduction and Running on HTC Artemis
May 26th, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Can anybody confirm this?
I want to try it as well but I need my P3300 badly. So I don’t want to brick it and have to wait until the official ROM gets released in July…
May 27th, 2007 at 12:21 am
Tnx for your howto. Worked like a charm on my UK HTC P3300.
May 27th, 2007 at 12:23 am
I can confirm that this as well worked on my P3300 (French). Before flashing I had my original WM5 FRE ROM as well, just in case.
Thank you, E@zyVG.
May 27th, 2007 at 12:24 am
Спасиб за инфо. Работает отлично.
May 27th, 2007 at 3:33 am
Tnx for your help. I confirm that the procedure working like a charm on my GREEK HTC P3300.
May 28th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Confirmed to be working too now on my HTC P3300 WWE with a little variation in the used procedure: http://www.voipsec.eu/?p=92
May 30th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
Well it screwed P3300 up. I have now been told I have to send it back to HTC for repair. All I get now is the white logo screen. I wouldnt risk it again.
May 30th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Hi all,
Tried this, works mickeymouse!
Just perfect! no errors at all, and its working so smooth and fast!
About battery drain problems quoted around, well, i dont see that much as of now, but will have to observe it for the next week or so.
Thanks a lot!
June 1st, 2007 at 12:28 pm
hi i’m so affraid ’cause i can’t download your WM6 English ROM
and i need also the french rom anyone can give an help?
June 1st, 2007 at 7:44 pm
Hi all
First How to extract data from my p3300 (I mean ROM) not only copy files.
In case of problem to be able to restore the original ROM.
Second the link package for upgrading your device http://rapidshare.com/files/33244434/ARTE_WWE_WM6.zip.html
Is not working anymore. Where to find it?
Thanks
June 1st, 2007 at 11:15 pm
Both links are working fine.
June 4th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
Just another quick note - after this upgrade failed on my P3300 I had it sent away for repair. They needed to change the entire mainboard. Not good. Think twice before attempting this upgrade.
June 4th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Hi,
I’ve bricked my p3300 because of a shutdown of my computer while flashing.
I still can access to the boot loader.
Can you send me your original french htc rom ?
If i try to flash with another one, it say bad vendor.
Thanks in advance
June 5th, 2007 at 2:57 am
Thanks for the instructions.
June 6th, 2007 at 11:01 am
[...] I am using HTC P3300 “Artemis” - an award winning pocketpc phone with Windows Mobile 5 (upgraded to WM6) and cool design. But there are few things that I am missing, and one of them is a full QWERTY [...]
June 7th, 2007 at 12:13 am
works as a treat… version purchased in denmark
June 22nd, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Confirmed that it works! HTC-P3300 update WM6 worked smoothly.
Now I’m checking all connections. If something fails, I’ll get back here.
June 26th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
My HTC P 3300 has successfuly “flashed”..buuut after the hard reset and send button pressed, I just have the initial screen and the information in red of the IPL(1.14.0001), SPL (1.14.0001), GSM(02.67.90) and OS 3.4.0.0
Any idea what´s happening ?
June 26th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
My HTC P 3300 has successfuly “flashed”..buuut after the hard reset and send button pressed, I just have the initial screen and the information in red of the IPL(1.14.0001), SPL (1.14.0001), GSM(02.67.90) and OS 3.4.0.0.
Is there any way to re-programming using the microSD card ?
Any idea what´s happening ? I had the French version WM5…
June 28th, 2007 at 1:19 am
Thanks for fucking up my mobile
June 28th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Worked a charm! THANKS!!!! Really easy to upgrade
July 3rd, 2007 at 11:43 pm
I have already down loaded both files to upgrade my device to wm6 but I need to know how to save or copy my original rom before attempting this action. I have MDA compact III.
Thanks for your help…..
July 4th, 2007 at 5:57 am
hey… i bricked my phone trying to flash it with this thing…
luckily, there’s a site dedicated to bringing bricked phones back to life. i managed to fix mine following instructions from this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=314586
for those of you who have the same problem that i had, i hope this helps!
July 4th, 2007 at 6:01 am
oopps, by the way, for the bricked devices, you need to have your original ROMs handy. if you don’t have it, just browse the forums on xda-developers and i’m almost positive you’ll come across one. i too, didn’t have my original rom (french) and got one from that site.
July 6th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Reading through the forum, i think my device is bricked/nothing seems to be working for me so far. The screen I get is the red/green/blue with white base showing IPL address 1.13.001 and SPL 1.13.000 and nothong else. I noticed that others with similar bricked device has os/gsm line on this screen. Does this mean this device is beyond salvage and needs to be sent for repair. If no, can someone help put me in the right direction where to obtain orginal rom to upload. T-mobile websites is not helpful and have already tried some listed roms on that site. Thanks..
July 8th, 2007 at 10:39 am
Very thanks!
Сутки- полет нормальный.
July 9th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Hi,
Are all these Bricked moby’s due to duff users or duff rom ?
it seems there are equal good and bad experiences on this discussion ???
anyone confirm this rom via reliable trials.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
hey..
i have Tmobile MDA III compact. ( austrian version).
i want english ver.
can i use the tool posted in this site?
will it work ?
July 10th, 2007 at 10:23 pm
i tried the above technique.. it screwd my phone..
T-mobile MDA III COMPACT.
:( dont knw what to do..
its stuck with the screen showing IPL SPL GSM and OS as 3.4.0.0 with tmobile logo
July 11th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
I upgraded my pda but after hard reset I get:
IPL 1.12.0001
SPL 1.12.0000
GSM 02.67.90
OS 3.4.0.0
and I can’t do anything.
What can I do?
There is any method to charge wm5 rom?
July 11th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Well, nothing really worked to restore this device and had to send it back to manufacturer for repair. Think twice before attempting this upgrade or messing around with your rom. For me this is the end of experiment…
July 16th, 2007 at 2:33 am
I purchased HTC P3300, Italian version. I ask vendor to change it for WM5 english version which was done. Now I have problem to conects to GPRS. Simply, settings of my gsm OPERATOR DOES NOT WORKS ON MY p3300. Anyone can helps me? tHANK YOU.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:09 am
hello please the first link is dead . we need to another link………..
July 24th, 2007 at 10:01 am
Can someone send me original WM5 french rom for P3300, I am locked at start screen, i dont have backup thanks : baris@ersezer.com
July 27th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
I upgraded my pda but after hard reset I get:
IPL 1.14.0001
SPL 1.14.0000
GSM 02.84.90
OS 3.4.0.0
and I can’t do anything.
What can I do?
July 29th, 2007 at 6:29 am
How do I do the “hard reset” on P3300??
August 2nd, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Hold the Green (Call) and Red (Reject) buttons and press the reset with your stylus, while holding the other two.
Soon I’ll have a newer guide for updating P3300, once the new Customized WM6 B&B 4.0 is released, hopefully with Touch working.
August 9th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
I upgraded my pda but after hard reset I get:
IPL 1.14.0001
SPL 1.14.0000
GSM 02.84.90
OS 3.4.0.0
and I can’t do anything.
What can I do????????
August 25th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
heelo to all
i have a htcp3300 and i whant to reset it because its in russian and i whant it englsh.
someone please HELP me
September 14th, 2007 at 3:39 am
I upgraded my pda but after hard reset I get:
IPL 1.14.0001
SPL 1.14.0000
GSM 02.84.90
OS 3.4.0.0
and I can’t do anything.
What can I do????????
September 20th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Hi,
I had the Portuguese version, just Installed and it worked like a charm…
September 23rd, 2007 at 3:10 am
Hi everyone ….I have a MDA Compact 3 and this flash upgrade worked like a charm…..i now have WM6 on a mda compact 3…..cool. thank you.
October 30th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
I upgraded my MDA Compact III but after hard reset I get:
IPL 1.13.0001
SPL 1.13.0000
GSM 02.49.90
OS 3.4.0.0
Is my stuff bricked or what? can someone help me out.
November 20th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Check out this guide to update with the official ROM.
It has some tweaks suck as disabling the application lock and enabling the VoIP features
http://htcupdate.googlepages.com
December 21st, 2007 at 4:53 pm
I upgraded my MDA Compact III but after hard reset I get:
IPL 1.13.0001
SPL 1.13.0000
GSM 02.49.90
OS 3.4.0.0
And now what??!?!?!?!!
January 8th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
It’s work fine. Wonderful. My french HTC3300 was successfully converted to English
January 29th, 2008 at 12:24 am
I upgraded my MDA Compact III but after hard reset I get:
IPL 1.13.0001
SPL 1.13.0000
GSM 02.49.90
OS 3.4.0.0
and I can’t do anything.
What can I do?
January 30th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Somebody help me.Maybe somebody now where can find original WM5 for T-mobile MDA Compact 3
January 31st, 2008 at 10:25 pm
I have solved a problem.I have taken original WM5 from T-mobile site.And now all it work.And o the site is original WM6 for MDA Compact 3
February 25th, 2008 at 6:38 am
hi i installed it and i get the same thing as EMKA,,,after a hard reset i got that message,wut shiould i doooo
February 25th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
For latest ROMs and resolving issue check out the xda-developers.com forum section for Artemis … you’ll find lot’s of new updates there, as this post is now quite old.
May 27th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
I also bricked my P3300 but I found out how to repair it.Who need help,feel free to contact me at mardzoni@gmail.com