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It´s a little hard to have the serial cable. I m trying unlock make a strange combination :
serial port pc + serial female to ps2 + ps2 to usb + usb cradle xda. It works ? because I cann´t write in hiperterminal.
Thank you

I don't think USB mode works
I am not sure if I understand this right but my guess is you are using some sort of SERIAL to USB converter :?: to make this work.
I don't believe this will ever work with the current unlock solution because in http://www.xda-developers.com/manipulator/ the developers write that CURRENTLY we need a serial cable for the unlock.
So no matter what kind of converter you will use on the other side you'll still have the the USB connection on the XDA side and that is what really counts.
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Thanks
Yes it was that converter. I dont try anymore. Thank you very much for your answer.

Establish Serial Connection with Wizard in Bootloader

Hello,
Does anybody know how I might establish a serial connection with a Wizard in bootloader mode?
I only have a USB cable...so I got the additional supplies:
1) A USB to PS/2 converter
2) A PS/2 to serial converter
And plugged that into the serial port, didn't work.
I tried these supplies also:
1) A usb-to-usb female connector
2) A serial-to-usb connector
3) A serial-to-serial connector (both sides female)
And plugged that chain into the serial port also, alas didn't work again.
The bootloader is saying USB at the bottom, maybe its not even listening to serial commands. How on Earth can I get this thing to start in serial mode to receive serial commands?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
PS: This is to be able to use XDA Manipulator on the Pocket PC over the serial interface - the program mandates a serial interface.

Using RS232<->USB Adapter with newer HTC devices

Hello,
does anyone know if it is possible to attach an USB<-> RS232 cable to the newer HTC Devices, since they don't have RS232 anymore (i guess)?
What I want to do is to connect some kind of blackbox to Prophet, Atom or Wizzard. But this Blackbox only has an RS232 Connector (12 Volts).
Is it possible (hardware) and is there a driver for the RS232<->USB in Windows Mobile 5 or do I need to write my own driver?
Thank you

hi
I hope u've found a solution to that probleme.
I'm really very sad that nobody has answered to this subject, is this to mean that this is a stupid question or that nobody uses PDAs for good purposes.
Well, I try to connect my PDA to a total station (a surveying machine) that has only an RS232 port.
Can u help me to find how.
Thanx

without know much about usb to rs232 convertere then i would suspect they would require usb host ablity on the pda side which non of the htc ones i know of do :S

I think Rudegar is right, a usb to RS232 adapter requires a device with USB host. Remeber I discussed this at the GPS World site a couple of years ago, when I got my Qtek 9100 (HTC Wizard).

Couldn't the problem be solved with a Bluetooth -> RS232 dongle?
For instance: http://serialio.com/products/adaptors/BlueSnapXP.php
Here is a list of manufacturers: http://www.thewirelessdirectory.com/Bluetooth-Product/Serial Port Adapters.htm
(I have no experience with these devices; some can draw power from the serial port, others have their own battery, again others have their own powersupply and need to be plugged in)
Jörg

maybe helpful:
* search for:
download USB-HOST for ppc windows mobile
mda xda usb host download
Download Zeno USB Host Drivers
download: http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-zeno-usb-host-drivers.html
* Cable Adapter Produkt: http://www.reichelt.de
USB ABU-BST
AK 673-A
usb cable 1euro: http://www.reichelt.de/?ACTION=3;AR...wQARwAAA5RSwY5e7ac6fe7341e083041380a4bf6f0ec4
* pinout mini usb.. http://pinouts.ru/pin_CellularPhones-A-N.shtml
* Modify any USB GPS to XDA Serial RS232 afterrnoon project xda-developers.com
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=237308
* serial rs232 over bluetooth for 25 EURO
"PICOPlug" or Pico-Plug from HAMA http://www.amazon.de/PC-Innovation-PICO-Plug-Bluetooth-Seriell-Parallel-Adapter/dp/B00006JB4Q

Does the Hermes have a serial port?

Looking at http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=462 it says "Serial: RS-232 , 115200bit/s" But where would this plug in? Is there a special cable for the USB / Audio port that allows RS232 instead of USB?
Also on eBay you can get a car kit with built in GPS http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-TyTN-Powe...emZ150099357396QQcategoryZ75447QQcmdZViewItem if this is through a physical (not bluetooth) connection there must be a serial port.
Anyone tried this?
Thanks
Jamie

Mini USB to Serial Cable?

Hey guys!
I've searched and searched for something to allow me to transfer data via a serial cable from my phone to device.
Let me try to explain this.
HTC Wizard
Windows Mobile 6 (Explore 1.1)
I have style tap (palm os emulator)
Software for palm os for a stand alone fuel managment system (msefi.com)
So on my car, I use a serial cable to program and get realtime data.
Now I know they make bluetooth to serial adapters for around 70, but I was wondering if they make a mini usb to serial cable for the Mobile OS.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
Chris

Well, you could theoretically get a USB to serial adapter that has a cable. Then cut the USB connector that goes to the PC off the cable and just splice the miniusb plug onto the end. I don't know about device support though I'm going to guess you would have to at least come up with a driver and the device might not support that type of functionality at all anyways.

Since the Wizard doesn't have a USB Host (aka USB OTG) the short answer is no. Even more importantly, the wizard won't power the serial adapter so the device is a dud to begin with.
The odds that the BT to RS232 connector method will work are far greater than the USB method.