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Wallaby 2003Rom on Ipaq 3630?

I've recently upgraded my Himalaya device to 2003SE and thought of bringing a new lease of life into my IPAQ 3630 that I use with the kids.
The same processor and RAM as the Wallaby so in theory this should work.
I was thinking of using the Ipaq bootloader with the .nb1 file designed for the wallaby in order to achieve 2003 on the unit.
Has anyone either tried this before or have a general opinion about the feasibility of the idea?

It wont work. They are different devices. And btw, Wallaby has 32 MB ROM, 3630 only has 16 mb ROM.....

i don't think it will work...
processor and RAM itself is not the only issue....
you must have sufficient ROM space to accommodating the WM2003 ROM, not to mention the drivers included may not support the other hardware in your iPAQ.
I wish you luck.

I figured as much on the driver side of things. Although the RAM does appear to be 32MB which is the only reason I considered it. Oh well back to the drawing board.

Questions on the PDA2

I am seriously considering the PDA2 for my next device. (My T-Mob PPCPE is choking with all of my data and need the new features) I have been confused with the various sites claiming 64MB ROM vs 128MB. The i-mate site (http://www.clubimate.com/t-DETAILS_PDA2.aspx) claims 128MB. Is it possible that 128MB is correct with 64MB user accessible?
Also, is the serial plug the same with a different pin config? I have some accessories for my Phone Edition (XDA1) I would like to use. I can mod the plug if needed.
Thanks

on my PDA2, the storage memory says "Total memory: 59.68 MB"
now as far as I'm aware, the ROM stuff is installed on the flash memory, and i would say it would definitely take up more than 5MB (to equal a total of 64mb), so i'd say i have a 128mb ROM..
It has the same serial connection as the XDAII.. not sure if this is the same as the XDAI tho. i use all my xda II stuff with the PDA2.

Yea omni is right same specifications on my PDA2 aswell its is showing 64mb of FLASH ROM that means 64mb is hidden ...that maked 128 mb of rom...yea you can use all accessories of XDA1 on pda2..
BUT keep it in mind pda2 has serious problem of battery life...mine gives my standby time of 10 hours and when i am using the phone + pda its drainsin 6 to 8 hours...which is surely no match with XDA1 which gives around 1 whole day ...

Thank-you for the info.

i am wrong here infact pda2 uses the same accessories as ....i mate pocket pc which is xda2

How do you like the speaker (phone, etc) volume? Is it acceptable? I know there is issue with PDA2k.
As far as battery life, there are the entended batteries and the backpack available. Do you have the backpack?

every thing else was Ok only the battery problem is there ...but i sold my pda2

You all are wrong.
Himalaya(or Xda II for O2) has two types of memory:
1. RAM(volatile memory): 128mb total, 126mb user accessible
2. ROM(flash memory/ non-volatile memory): 64mb total, 14mb user accessible
You may ask why is the user accessible ROM so little. Actually, they are used to store your BIOS. It's just like when you hard reset your Xda II, the phone will install something(default drivers and softwares) at first. Don't forget, they are similar to Windows XP, occupies 64-14 = 50mb of ROM.
A = Once, I broke my O2 big screen, nothing is accessible until it was repaired. When I looked through my storage, all my info was inside, all intact.
B = In fact, I love ROM very much. The more user accessible ROM there is, the better.
A => B

Man...that thread...... was four years old.....
...seriously

WM5 Memory Question

Hi there, a rant a question, but i will try and keep it brief,
First me rant, why oh why when an ipod can carry 40gig of data in its tiny little space, have HTC not taken the concept behind their Hard Drive systems, I would NOT complain for a second if my pda got half a cm or a cm thicker but gained a gig memory, or more,
And question, I use a Hymalaya, (m1000) i have been interested in the Universal and the WM5 upgrade, My sister has just got one and i have had an explore of hers, whats with the 44meg for programs, i struggle with the xda getting over clogged, is this a problem for the Universal, i can only see that iam going to be more limited to what i can install on the Universal than iam on the hymalaya, this has stopped me upgrading,
Looking to confirm if iam right or seriously needing to revise more.
Thanks Guys, sorry the brief idea went,

OK, for a start, an Ipod uses a mini harddrive, which would NOT be suitable for a PPC (in my opinion, its not suitable for a music player) as they are so fragile. Also, a hard drive chews power, alot more than flash memory.
The approach adopted with most PPCs is to use an exteral storage card, which you install your programs onto.
WM5 uses a different method of storing data to previous versions. It uses RAM to run programs, and it uses ROM for persistent storage (e.g. installed programs).
My advice, get yourself a 1gb sd card (~£42) and install your programs onto that.

I have got a 1gig SD in my M1000, but have refused to install programs to the sd card because of crashing it its removed, (sdio wifi card in use as well) and the time factor for the device to have to access the sd card for system files,
take it this is the way forward for the wm5 devices
Yeah have to agree with you on the ipod thing, like i say, was just a rant, coincidentially, less than 10 minutes after a hard reset cos it all got a bit much for it,
Think iam going to try installing to the mmc card and see how stable it is,
Thanks heliosfa

xda exec storage (flash or ram)?

my xda exec uses windows mobile 5,
i came across this link which states that in wm5 that states that there is persistent
storage, which would require flash memory while wm3 has the information stored in non persistent storage (RAM) and the 72 hour rule applies where the information is lost once the phone turns off(because of no batterY) and the phone is not charged for 72 hours?
would this mean that my xda exec has flash memory for storage whereas an xda exec running windows mobile 3 would have slightly different hardware and would have ram instead of the flash alllocated for storage?
also is the information in wm5 never lost, even if we let the xda exec discharge and not charge it for say weeks, since the information is stored in flash
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2005/07/14/438991.aspx

1) Yes, WM5 devices have flash memory and normal RAM (plus disk on chip, which is also persistant [i.e. storage] which was also present on WM2003 devices)
2) Yes, that's why it is called persistant storage

thanks for the reply
so WM5 devices have extra flash memory + normal RAM whereas WM3 devices just have normal RMA
what is the disk on chip?
can the XDA Exec be WM3 as well as WM5, would that not mean two different hardware platforms for the xda exec?

xda_guy said:
thanks for the reply
so WM5 devices have extra flash memory + normal RAM whereas WM3 devices just have normal RMA
what is the disk on chip?
can the XDA Exec be WM3 as well as WM5, would that not mean two different hardware platforms for the xda exec?
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to be specific, WM5 devices use flash memory. To be more specific, NAND based flash memory(similar to one in various storage cards)
what disk are u talking abt BTW?
and yes, XDA EXEC comes with WM5 installed. You can nt put WM2003 in it. On the brighter side, you can play with Linux ;-)

Re: Memory:
Read
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2005/08/19/453784.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2005/07/14/438991.aspx
As for disk on chip
If you look at http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Universal (which I'm sure you have ;-) ) you'd see a link to
this

i uess all the universal based devices have wm5 installed on them
why cant i put wm05 on my xda exec?
hey thanks for the link to the wiki, to be honest i did not know it existed. i hope you guys forgive me for that. you guys have found a way to unlock the phone from the network, cool, i had been trying to figure out how to do that
thanks for the link to the disk-on-chip
the disk-on-chip is a bunch of flash on one die, correct, with some memory management thrown in. (probably a bit more than that)
i browsed through the specs, and came across the operating environment, interestingly it mentions pocket pc 2002/03 and windows ce, isn't pocket pc 2002/03 based on windows ce 4.0

xda_guy said:
why cant i put wm05 on my xda exec?
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I was under the impression that all Universals ran WM2005 :?

sorry i meant
why cant i put wm03 on my exec?
i just realised that the umts chip is a qualcomm 6250, does that mean that the exec has BREW thrown in or just has JRE?

From a Wizar user, is the Herald a worth update?

My Wizard has served me well, but it's beginning to freeze or crash too often when working. Last week I did a hard-reset, but it didn't help much. So I'm looking for an alternative device and the Herald is the natural succesor.
I'm looking for opinions. My top priority at this point is stability; I'm also considering the Hermes, but not having AKU 3 is a disadvantage. I want to run TextMaker or PlanMaker (SoftMaker Office 2006), QMail, and a few more apps like Resco 2005 and Pocket Weather, nothing too complicated. But I don't want to loose time because my Wizard freezed when I needed to access one document, or when connecting with Terminal Server.
Are you happy with your Herald? Do you recommend it for a Wizard user considering that it's almost the same PocketPC with a newer AKU and slimmer form factor? Thanks

Yes, it is. The device is much better built overall, and works faster.

yes, i've upgraded and its much better

I've just bought a Herald today to replace my Wizard, and so far it's looking very good

Thanks for the feedback . I'll probably get one this week. In fact some time ago I purchased a MicroSD for my Wizard in preparation for future upgrades (with a MicroSD to MiniSD adaptor, of course).

microSD to miniSD adaptor? I've never heard about such a thing. Are you sure?

Yup, I'm using a Micro SD in my Wizard with this adapter. I wanted to make sure that I don't have to change the memory card, regardless of what device I could get in the future. And I also have a Micro SD to Memory Stick Duo to use another Micro SD on the PSP. I hate having docens of incompatible memory cards .
BTW, I'm running Faria's AKU 3.3 ROM on my Wizard, so right now I'm not going to replace it. And since WM 6 is just around the corner, it's better for me to wait a bit. If the Herald gets the WM 6 upgrade and the Wizard doesn't, then I will get one.

Two weeks and my wizard will be replaced by a XDA terra (Herald) with WM6 installed. We´ll see what is better.

In two weeks this XDA Terra is going to be released with WM 6? Then it will be the first device being sold with WM 6.
I think I'm going to (patiently) wait for the Toshiba G900. It has a lot more punch .