MDA Compact not that stable anymore :-( - JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General

My MDA Compact has been showing some afwul hickups the last 2 weeks. Every day or so, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day, everything freezes and the only thing I can do is soft-reset the device. I don't have a clue what could be wrong with the damn thing, I hope it's not a combination of software titles or something. Any kind of help, tips or similar experiences would be highly appreciated
Versions
ROM 1.12.00 WWE
Radio 1.13.00
ExtROM version 1.11.160 WWE (doesn't say anything 'cause it's a big-storage version )
Installed
Newsbreak
Microsoft AsKlaverPocket
Pocketphone beta 13
GB-SOFT Tweak
Adobe Reader
WinMobile Torrent
Thunderhawk II
IBM MIDP20
ArtelPlus Theme Assistant
PIEPlus
alarmToday
Sprite Backup
Spb Pocket Plus 3
PocketBreeze
Resco Explorer + registry and ftp add-in
Resco Picture Viewer
WisBar Advance
eWallet
ListPro
MemMaid
Agenda Fusion
Bejeweled 2

welrogie said:
My MDA Compact has been showing some afwul hickups the last 2 weeks. Every day or so, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day, everything freezes and the only thing I can do is soft-reset the device. I don't have a clue what could be wrong with the damn thing, I hope it's not a combination of software titles or something. Any kind of help, tips or similar experiences would be highly appreciated
Versions
ROM 1.12.00 WWE
Radio 1.13.00
ExtROM version 1.11.160 WWE (doesn't say anything 'cause it's a big-storage version )
I'm still running ROM 1.01 and i never have any problems, unless i have WAY to many programs opened at the same time, which sucks up to much RAM.
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Tested Software on WM5

Heya,
today I got my T-Mobile MDA Pro. I have tested some software which I'm always using:
Working software:
- Total Commander
- Iliumsoft eWallet 4.0.1.1.1111
- SPB Time
- SPB GPRS Monitor
- Shop 2 Go Lite
But some programs are still not funcitioning:
- SPB Pocket Plus 3.0
- Pocket Informant 2005
I have downloaded the latest releases from all described software articles and wrote a mail to the support if a software was not working. I'll post the support mails if u are interested ....
netzzwerg
Pocket Informant 2005 has a WM5 version on the forum its in the beta section.
Can you check out Resco Explorer 2005.
I have a BA and I can get Resco to report that it has 91MB in a 60MB storage and only be 78% full.
Please report the following
1) Whats does your device report under Settings -> system ->memory for Storage and Program availble and used
2) In resco go to the windows dir and do a properties.
This chould give you X used of Y which is you storage memory based on above.
3) Now copy a VERY large file into the \windows\test dir a repeat the above.
Next thing do you
have a SD card ?
Do you have a WWE rom?
Can you dump your rome for us?
Can you upload it.
If you have problems then PM me.
Thanks
Application that I tested and working in BA WM5:
Spb Pocket Plus 3, Spb Weather, Spb Diary, Cash Organizer, TCPMP Beta Player, Sky Force, Billiard Master 2, Pocket Music 3.7, WiFiFoFum, Memmaid 1.44, iLauncher 2.2, Resco Explorer 2005 v5.21, psshutxp v0.29, PocketRAR 3.50, Tweaks2k2 .NET
Application that I installed but does not work or having problems:
Netfront v3.2 (Application close down by itself), Wisbar Advance 2 (Device froze during uninstallation), Wisbar Advance Desktop (Unstable)
i don't have the wwe rom installed .. i got a german rom and german hardware ..... but i can also dump it if needed ... i only need to know how
I'll test other things a bit later and will get back to you ....
@ netzzwerg
Besten Dank!
Can anybody please comment if NetFront 3.2 and Softmaker's Planmaker is working under windows mobile 5
Shall be extremely obliged and regards
Tomtom Navigator 5.10 does not work (installation error while unpacking the CAB file)
which app tp back up contacts and stuff...none i know work on wm5 in universal?
which app tp back up contacts and stuff...none i know work on wm5 in universal?
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Contacts, Appointments, and tasks can be backed up by copying pim.vol to storage card and when you do hard reset, replace the new pim.vol with the old ones.
Can anybody please comment if NetFront 3.2 and Softmaker's Planmaker is working under windows mobile 5
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I tried to Install in BA WM5 and installation sucessful but after I put the site address and click on the arrow icon, the application dies.
What about Sprite Backup?
Does it work?
srmz said:
Can anybody please comment if NetFront 3.2 and Softmaker's Planmaker is working under windows mobile 5
Shall be extremely obliged and regards
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Hi friend,netfront is working but its better you use opera mini 4.2 with e bed (java). it will give u better result than netfront 3.2

Periodically reset

Hi All,
My MDA Vario is resetting periodically when not in use.
Some times every 15 min some days once a day.
Hard rest did not solve the problem.
I think one of the application is the problem.
Magic Button
Ilanucher
Pocket Breez
Agenda Fusion
Stock Manager
1Calc
Ewallet
Newsbreak (already removed)
Listpro
Tomtom 5.2
Flitsservice
Checkpoint
Memmaid
Tweaks2k
Resco Explore
SPB Time
Pocket
have seen that problem caused by skype
but nothing else that i know of.
I don’t have skype installed.
But I think you are right it has to do with GPRS/Network connection
Same for me - it happens frequently, it happened overnight twice last night for no obvious reason.
I don't have any of your softwares. i think it has to do with Win mobile 5 rather than with any of the additional softs that one might install. I don't have Skype either.
It has JUST started happening to me and this only since I installed a new Intellisync push email service.
Before this it had never reset.
Robin
Chak said:
Tomtom 5.2 *
Checkpoint *
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going slightly off the subject,
i see you are using Checkpoint, i asume it is for TomTom 5.2?
if you don't mind me saying, try this instead
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/uksafetycameras.php
imo it is better, admintedly though i haven't used checkpoint for years.
try formatting your sd and reinstall everything. i solved the problem
Mario4473 said:
try formatting your sd and reinstall everything. i solved the problem
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Hard Reset, format and reinstall did not help..
it never happened while connected to the pc on active sync though... ONLY when disconnected from the pc while on an "on" or "off" position.
Has anybody got a clue?
aliendad said:
Chak said:
Tomtom 5.2 *
Checkpoint *
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going slightly off the subject,
i see you are using Checkpoint, i asume it is for TomTom 5.2?
if you don't mind me saying, try this instead
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/uksafetycameras.php
imo it is better, admintedly though i haven't used checkpoint for years.
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*** off topic ***
In Holland we have Flitsservice
With this application mobile cameras are updated ever 5 min on my device
Chak said:
My MDA Vario is resetting periodically when not in use.
Some times every 15 min some days once a day.
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same thing with my i-mate k-jam. however, when i had original i-mate ROM (1.1.9.3) it never happened. after about 2 weeks i did ROM update, but only OS ROM (qtek 1.6.7.1) and Radio ROM (1.12.10). from this point, my device used to reset itself once a day without any obvious reason. on last saturday i did update again, but this time using 'full' RUU from qtek with OS 1.6.7.1 and Radio 1.13.10. after that update (a week) self-reset happened only once.
after each update and hard-reset i install the same set of applications so i'm not sure if one of them is reason, but it may be...
Chak said:
Hi All,
My MDA Vario is resetting periodically when not in use.
Some times every 15 min some days once a day.
Hard rest did not solve the problem.
I think one of the application is the problem.
Magic Button
Ilanucher
Pocket Breez
Agenda Fusion
Stock Manager
1Calc
Ewallet
Newsbreak (already removed)
Listpro
Tomtom 5.2
Flitsservice
Checkpoint
Memmaid
Tweaks2k
Resco Explore
SPB Time
Pocket
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This is a problem with the latest ROM notably 1.67.
I have 1.3.7 and happens sometimes.
I think it's something about the MiniSD.
Tried to pull out the SD and PDA doesn't reset.
manfredell said:
This is a problem with the latest ROM notably 1.67.
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I have the original ROM 1.6.2.2 NLD
Chak said:
Hi All,
My MDA Vario is resetting periodically when not in use.
Some times every 15 min some days once a day.
Hard rest did not solve the problem.
I think one of the application is the problem.
Magic Button
Ilanucher
Pocket Breez
Agenda Fusion
Stock Manager
1Calc
Ewallet
Newsbreak (already removed)
Listpro
Tomtom 5.2
Flitsservice
Checkpoint
Memmaid
Tweaks2k
Resco Explore
SPB Time
Pocket
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Well... I have he same problem, but have this app comun too:
1Calc
TomTom
Resco Explorer
So I think must be one!
We have only 3 options now!
I have to reset mine, sometimes once a day, sometimes more often.
It's usually caused by me trying to use it while it's connected to my PC. It just hangs
My Installed Apps:
Holux GpsViewer
TomTom Navigator
TomTom Today
TomTom Contacts Navigation
TomTom ~ Bluetooth Support
ClearVue Tools
GPRS Monitor Tools
PHM Registy Editor
Microsoft .NET CF 2.0
Beamer Null Keyboard
TranCreative Magic Button
DJVW HTC Wizard Optimizer 1.0
Log resets?
Anyone got an application that can log uptime/resets?
I'd like to throw it on mine and not lose hours of my day watching for
something that shouldn't happen
My i-mate reset 2-3 times an hour
Going to try
x Removing the mini-SD RAM card I have
x Removing Skype
Adam
Its not Skype.
That was the first thing I removed.
Robin
I removed Skype and reinstalled the new low-CPU version and it seems to have helped _however_ there is a catch. I was beginning to receive notifications that related to WM5 not being able to launch Skype (periodically?) and since removing/reinstalling I've yet to receive such a message.
I think I remember reading somewhere about WM5 creating hundreds of spurious notification events (clearly a bug) - though I'm not sure if I suffer from this - must hunt this down!
Adam
I was having exactly the same problem, furthermore the device was growing slow ... I tried to install 'check notification' program (found it somewhere here) I then stated many duplicate events of sddaemon.exe (hundreds!). I Removed all those duplicates, and it speeded up everything and now I do not have that reboot problem anymore. Nevertheless, from time to time I clean the duplicated events which are still appearing... it's not that annoying but the problem is still here. Anyways, for me, I can affirm the reboot problem came form the miniSD for sure !
Hope it helps,
Cheers,

Problems with newer rom or SPB Pocket Plus?

Hi,
Since installing the newest O2 Rom three days ago, I've had on several occasions that Windows Mobile got so incredibly slow, that each tile in Minesweeper took nearly a second to draw.
I first thought it was my email being retrieved from the background, but even after turning that off it kept on happening every now and then, and the only thing that'd solve it was a reset.
I talked to a friend about it, and he seemed to have the same problem on his HTC Wizard since instaling his newest ROM (~2 weeks ago)
He had experimented a little more, and found out that it only happened with software installed, and the only software we have in common is SPB Pocket Plus (of which we both downloaded the newest version after the rom-update).
My current config is:
Radio: 1.11.00
OS: 1.30.107 WWE (O2)
ExtROM: 1.30.162 WWE (O2)
Software installed:
- Microsoft Games, Entertainment, and Arcade packs
- SPB PocketPlus
- SPB Backup
- Sean O'Connor's Pocket Games
- ScaryBear Software Check Notifications
- WM5Storage
- Hexacto Lemonade
- Tascalsoft TRE
- Kasuei Hitchiker
- TCPMP The Core Pocket Media Player
- C. Ghisler & Co. Total commander
I'm hoping I'm not the only one with these problems. If you are experiencing the same issues, please post here clearly stating what ROM and Software you have installed. That way maybe there's a way to pinpoint what's causing this
Spb Pocket Plus used to run smoothly when I had an older ROM (forgot which one, though); it seems to be less stable when installed on newer versions, so I just gave up.
May I recommend "Magic Button" as a substitue for the Close button feature in Pocket Plus? It takes up less system resource, and it's free!
richardlai said:
Spb Pocket Plus used to run smoothly when I had an older ROM (forgot which one, though); it seems to be less stable when installed on newer versions, so I just gave up.
May I recommend "Magic Button" as a substitue for the Close button feature in Pocket Plus? It takes up less system resource, and it's free!
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Are you absolutely sure this is caused by Spb PocketPlus ?
Well, the Universal definitely runs faster without Pocket Plus installed.

Today screen painfully slow Spb plugins?

Aquired my o2 exec 2 days ago. After installing Spb software, Today screen is very cluttered, scrolls very slow and occasionally freezes for a couple of seconds. any advise for a fix please?
-thanks
installed programs: (order of install)
tomtom navigator 5.1 (sd vers)
flash player
realone player
pocket music
sktools
resco file explorer
resco registry
Spb pocket plus
Spb finance
Spb weather
Spb time
also tonight tweeked reg for password lock
(kept locking when running tomtom)
Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=43970&highlight=tomtom+password
de-install spb and find another tool to do the functions you need.
had the same thing in several program-combi's and install-order
that bad huh.. i looked around and found Spb connected issues..
thanks
I use all pda soft by spb, I find it great. the problem you mentioned used to afflict also my 9000, but it has been 99% solved after installing the last pocketplus version (should be 3.1.2) which fixes the memory leak and looks like its a lot faster than the others. on the other hand, it is slow while loading the today plugin only after a soft reset or when you modify it, since it has to cache again all the icons,tabs and so on. apart from those events in my 9000 its rare delays are fairly acceptable if compared to an absolutely stable software, which is perfect in my opinion!
My MDA pro was very slow when I had the battery indicator used on my today screen. Removing it solved my problem. Maybe yours too...???
I also use the latest versions of SPB and of course the speed of your Universal will be slightly reduced. You are running some extra programs, but I find it working relativly quick. I still have 22mb of working memory left after a soft reset with all the SPB apps opened. Only SPB diary can take some seconds to load when you haven't used it for a while.

improving interface BA wm6 helmi

Let me first say, I'm pretty new to all this and i'm sorry for maybe asking stupid questions.
I have the German T-Mobile MDA III with Camera and I just recently updated it with one (I don't remember which, most wouldn't work) of helmi's wm6 releases.
My first questions are about the OS or this version:
After there seems to be no ram-disk anymore, and no possibility to decide, how much memory goes to programs and how much to storage, where's all the memory gone and how can anybody live with just 43mb storage, that's not enough for just my basic programs, because with office, tcpmp, spb pocketplus and spb online it's more than full and i hardly have space for emails, IE cache or rss cache, and even after uninstalling everything but tcpmp there's just free space of 11mb, is there a newer, maybe faster version out, with more storage space?
Another thing is: i installed helmi's htc home for wm5, the wm6 version wouldn't work (don't ask me why, i'm pretty new to all this) and i like it allthough spb mobile shell is pretty nice too, but not constantly on the today screen, are there other good "surfaces" i really like this touchflo cube, is there an easy-to-install version for blueangel?
my general point is, i want to update my system again, because the version i have is rather laggy (and slow, sometimes freezes, takes much space) on my device and i want some nice black surface, animated and finger-controlled, having photocontacts, an app-launcher and stuff like that.
Thanks in advance, and sorry again for my lousy english and my beeing a n00b.
Chef_Tony
T-Mobile MDAIII
operator T-Mobile D
CE OS 5.2.2000 (Build 20000.1.0.0.PV.HAT)
in addition
in addition i would like to know whether the bluetooth and wi-fi bugs have been cancelled out, because i can hardly have wireless transfers?
wi-fi always switches off a second after being switched on, but sometimes, when i get it to work, it wouldn't connect to wpa APs, just open and wep s,
and regarding bluetooth, in wm2003se i got used to being able to configure BT properly, choose my devices name and have constant connections and stuff, there's hardly anything you can do in the config and transfers of files wouldn't work either way, in or out, as i can't properly pair up with normal mobiles
Chef_Tony said:
Let me first say, I'm pretty new to all this and i'm sorry for maybe asking stupid questions.
I have the German T-Mobile MDA III with Camera and I just recently updated it with one (I don't remember which, most wouldn't work) of helmi's wm6 releases.
My first questions are about the OS or this version:
After there seems to be no ram-disk anymore, and no possibility to decide, how much memory goes to programs and how much to storage, where's all the memory gone and how can anybody live with just 43mb storage, that's not enough for just my basic programs, because with office, tcpmp, spb pocketplus and spb online it's more than full and i hardly have space for emails, IE cache or rss cache, and even after uninstalling everything but tcpmp there's just free space of 11mb, is there a newer, maybe faster version out, with more storage space?
Another thing is: i installed helmi's htc home for wm5, the wm6 version wouldn't work (don't ask me why, i'm pretty new to all this) and i like it allthough spb mobile shell is pretty nice too, but not constantly on the today screen, are there other good "surfaces" i really like this touchflo cube, is there an easy-to-install version for blueangel?
my general point is, i want to update my system again, because the version i have is rather laggy (and slow, sometimes freezes, takes much space) on my device and i want some nice black surface, animated and finger-controlled, having photocontacts, an app-launcher and stuff like that.
Thanks in advance, and sorry again for my lousy english and my beeing a n00b.
Chef_Tony
T-Mobile MDAIII
operator T-Mobile D
CE OS 5.2.2000 (Build 20000.1.0.0.PV.HAT)
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The 43 Mb of storage means that you did not unlock the Extended Rom in 2003 and/or you did not resize it. Go back to 2003SE and follow the instructions in the wiki on how to upgrade from 2003SE to the latest 2003SE release. Then, once you have unlocked and resized the ExtRom, you will have more storage for your BA and you can upgrade to either WM5 or WM6 (or 6.1)... your choice really.
As far as the memory slider, M$ got rid of that with the introduction of RamDisk (this is preset in the rom by the chef or you can change it by Hex editing your nbf before flashing) in WM5. Don't worry too much about it. If you flash your phone correctly, your storage should be as high as ~90 Mb.
Again, follow the instructions in the wiki (do not skip steps), and you should be ok.
thank you
thank you very much for the quick answer, but could you also give me the link to the latest fast working rom version, i tried downloading the sun_dream roms, but there is just an .nbf file and i don't know how to do that, is that uncompiled or anything, everything else i found already, and what do i have to do to resize the storage space in 2003se, as i may recall, i'm rather new to all this, and i can't flash from my computer, as for some strange reason, whenever i try flashing on vista, in the middle of it, the driver changes and the connection's gone, so i gotta do it from an xp machine, as this seems to be the easiest way to avoid the driver stupidity, vista brought
Just download any of xplode's roms and repalce the nbf with sun_dream's. For some reason, sun never puts the tools needed to upgrade with his roms. And you are right about Vista, it is a pain in the a*&. You are better off using an XP machine if you have access to it. Good luck!

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