ModemFW Flash - Revision history

Jack87: /* When Completed */

2011-09-12T22:50:33Z

When Completed

MrNiceguy: /* Why you might need to Flash Modem Firmware */

2011-07-19T21:53:39Z

Why you might need to Flash Modem Firmware

RodWhitby at 09:44, 27 May 2011

2011-05-27T09:44:28Z

Jack87: /* When Completed */

2010-12-29T20:21:35Z

When Completed

Jack87: /* How To Do It */

2010-12-29T20:20:50Z

How To Do It

Jack87: /* What You Need First */

2010-12-27T19:45:15Z

What You Need First

Jack87: /* How To Do It */

2010-12-27T19:42:31Z

How To Do It

Jack87: /* How To Do It */

2010-12-27T19:40:50Z

How To Do It

Jack87 at 22:43, 23 December 2010

2010-12-23T22:43:55Z

Jack87 at 22:28, 23 December 2010

2010-12-23T22:28:48Z

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−	<small>Thanks sconix ~~and GuyFromNam~~ for finding this for rebel sim cards</small>	+	<small>Thanks sconix for finding this for rebel sim cards and GuyFromNam pointing out that it can be used for flashing fresh modem firm ware</small>

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	Visit www.palm.com for help."</em></blockquote>		Visit www.palm.com for help."</em></blockquote>
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		+	Note: a bad flex cable can display similar symptoms to corrupted modem firmware - specifically, intermittent data problems or WebOS Doctor failing at 64% and showing "Error Updating Modem Firmware!!" in the command window. If you don't have the unknown phone modem type, or if the steps on this page don't fix your problem, consider replacing the flex cable.

	= What You Need First =		= What You Need First =

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		+	== '''DANGER - The Veer is brickable. Do not attempt this on a Veer.''' ==
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	= Flashing Modem Firmware =		= Flashing Modem Firmware =
	To force flash the phone modem in WebOS you need to use PmModemUpdater.		To force flash the phone modem in WebOS you need to use PmModemUpdater.

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−	<small>Thanks sconix for finding this for rebel sim cards</small>	+	<small>Thanks sconix and GuyFromNam for finding this for rebel sim cards</small>

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 PmModemUpdater -f </tmp/castle***fw.tar
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 = What You Need First =
-Before you Force Flash your modem's firmware because your it is stuck offline, you should try turning airplane mode on and off, reseting the phone, running WebOS Doctor, and any other safer/easier idea you may have. As flashing modem firmware can potentially harm your modem. As this is the message that appears when you run the PmModemUpdater command
+Before you Force Flash your modem's firmware because it is stuck offline, you should try turning airplane mode on and off, reseting the phone, running WebOS Doctor, and any other safer/easier idea you may have. As flashing modem firmware can potentially harm your modem. Considering this is the message that appears when you run the PmModemUpdater command
 <big>Warning!</big>
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 Step 5 -<br>
 This is when you run the flashing process and remember this may damage your phone's modem if you lose power or flash the wrong FW.<br> If you are SSHing in please make sure your connection is solid however I would suggest using Novacom[http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Novacom_on_Windows] or Novaterm[http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Accessing_Linux_Using_Novaterm] via USB (requires WebOS SDK[http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1788] to be installed)<br>
-<Note: Replace <em>castle***fw.tar</em> with the file name that applies to you.</em>><br>
+<Note: Replace <em>castle***fw.tar</em> with the file name that applies to you.><br>
 Just wait patiently for two minutes or so for it to complete. Kind of fun to watch and never racking!<br>
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 Step 2 - <br>
          a. You need to extract the jar file using your favorite archiver program WinRar[http://www.rarlab.com/] works fine for windows usres. <br>
          b. <em>Resource</em> directory includes the file <em>webOS.tar</em> you will need to extract this as well.<br>

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	$ Your device is ready for use.		$ Your device is ready for use.
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		+	<small>Thanks sconix for finding this for rebel sim cards</small>

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          b. <em>Resource</em> directory includes the file <em>webOS.tar</em> you will need to extract this as well.<br>
          c. Within <em>webOS.tar</em> you will find two other .tar files you need to transfer <em>castlecdmafw.tar</em> <br>
-            (Alternativly castleumtsfw.tar for GSM or whatever castle***fw.tar that applys to you) to your phone's media root <br>
+            (Alternatively castleumtsfw.tar for GSM or whatever castle***fw.tar that applys to you as these file names might <br>
-           directory (connect phone as USB Drive and transfer it to main area not in a folder)
+           differ from each doctor) to your phone's media root directory (connect phone as USB Drive and transfer it to main area not in a folder)
          d. Eject phone to leave USB drive mode
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 Step 4 - <br>
 You will need to place the castle***fw.tar file that we extracted in step 2 to your phone's /tmp directory to do this use the following command:  (this is when you start using your Linux access to phone)<br>
-<Note: Replace <em>castle***fw.tar</em> with the file name that applies to you such as <em>castlecdmafw.tar</em> or <em>castleumtsfw.tar</em>><br>
+<Note: Replace <em>castle***fw.tar</em> with the file name that applies to you><br>
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 mv /media/internal/castle***fw.tar /tmp
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 Step 5 -<br>
 This is when you run the flashing process and remember this may damage your phone's modem if you lose power or flash the wrong FW.<br> If you are SSHing in please make sure your connection is solid however I would suggest using Novacom[http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Novacom_on_Windows] or Novaterm[http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Accessing_Linux_Using_Novaterm] via USB (requires WebOS SDK[http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1788] to be installed)<br>
-<Note: Replace <em>castle***fw.tar</em> with the file name that applies to you such as <em>castlecdmafw.tar</em> or <em>castleumtsfw.tar</em>><br>
+<Note: Replace <em>castle***fw.tar</em> with the file name that applies to you.</em>><br>
 Just wait patiently for two minutes or so for it to complete. Kind of fun to watch and never racking!<br>
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 PmModemUpdater -f </tmp/castle***fw.tar
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