I know that this question has been asked before but I cannot find a answer.
Tomorrow I get my MDA Pro and want to upgrade this smartphone:
1. Which ROM do I have to use? What do you prefer?
2. There are 3 types of ROMs : ExtendedROM, CE ROM and Radio ROM can someone tell me what these are?
3. I’m living in The Netherlands, do i have change some settings? If so what are these settings?
4. If the ROM of T-Mobile UK is good, how can I remove the T-mobile stuff?
5. On the MDA Pro in The Netherlands there is no MSN Messenger. Is this also on the other ROMs? If not why would T-Mobile NL do this?
Yours sincerely,
Mento
1. Which ROM do I have to use? What do you prefer?
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Do You think it is possible for anybody who reads this to just answer.
It depends on your needs, what language do You want, what provider do You use, is your device unlocked and a lot of other questions.
2. There are 3 types of ROMs : ExtendedROM, CE ROM and Radio ROM can someone tell me what these are?
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CE Rom is the OS provided in the device. If You do a hard-reset, this CE Rom will re-install.
Radio Rom is the firmware for the GSM / GPRS part of the phone.
ExtRom is provided by the provider You bought your phone from and this Rom (if You allow it) will additionally install some programs after Hard-Reset. One of the things installed additionally might be settings for your provider, like how to get into the internet via GPRS via his/her system.
3. I’m living in The Netherlands, do i have change some settings? If so what are these settings?
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What do You refer to. If You buy it there, it will talk Dutch to You, the OS is Dutch and the settings are for your provider.
Until You eventually re-flash your device, all will be like this, even if You decide to do a hard-reset.
4. If the ROM of T-Mobile UK is good, how can I remove the T-mobile stuff?
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You can remove a lot, but probably not all without great efforts.
If You refer to the boot-splash screen, search for this in this forum.
If You refer to phone-background, ring-tones, settings etc. All is possible, just take some time and read through the threads in this forum, You will get a lot of helpful information.
5. On the MDA Pro in The Netherlands there is no MSN Messenger. Is this also on the other ROMs? If not why would T-Mobile NL do this? [
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I would guess for financial reasons. T-Mobile will have to pay for providing additional software than the simple standard which comes with the WM5 OS. If they decide to include or exclude some software, it will change their price for licensing the software they provide.
I hope this helped You a little. If not, please be more precise in your question.
regards,
Ruud
I bought my MDA Pro in the netherlands and I will use it in NL. If it is possible I want the MDA Pro in English.
Answer 3, I`m sorry but I do not full uderstand you
I want English but call in The nederlands so do I need to change any settings? (For example SMS MMS) If so where can I find this?
In wicht ROM are these settings?
Sorry for:
My bad english
The Nooby behaviour, I`m new to this. This is the second mobile that I have. First was a Nokia 3310 that died on its 5 birthday.
Hallo Mento,
I will talk a little English with You and use Dutch (nederlands) in case of need.
I bought my MDA Pro in the netherlands and I will use it in NL. If it is possible I want the MDA Pro in English.
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Aha, that's something new. You have a device already. Now if You want to use it in english, I understand You want the Operation System language to be english. (Aren't we Dutch all the same / Zijn wij Nederlanders niet overal hetzelfde)
I wanted this too. For this I am afraid You have to flash the device with another ROM, something possible, explained a lot here, but also something which might effect your warrenty.
Do a few things before You do. It might be too easy to just say "dump the registry" or "backup the OS" because I do not know how-to do this myself.
What I know You will want to have for later is :
-the sys.txt file in the \windows directory as it is used for the keyboard symbols You get now, if touching the SYM-Button on your keyboard
-the number in the Registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\Querty\Layout
Write it down, as it will change whilst flashing and You might want to return to your "keyboard-layout".
(Ik heb een Duits toetsenbord en gebruik een engelse rom, dit getal zet het toetsenbord terug op Duits, nadat je de rom op Engels hebt gezet, in jou geval dus terug op nederlands)
-check all settings which seem important for connecting to Dutch internet GPRS, mail etc. as You might loose them too
-make a backup copy of your system as far as You can, even if You will never use them again, just in case.
Now for better understanding, what is your actual Rom version ?
What is your actual Radio-Rom version ?
Answer 3, I`m sorry but I do not full uderstand you
I want English but call in The nederlands so do I need to change any settings? (For example SMS MMS) If so where can I find this?
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I will try my best to answer more better. The English CE-Rom provided around here is conneted to a provider in the UK. They expect You to use the device with their SIM-card and within their country.
First things first, is your device SIM-locked. If yes, it means it can only be used with a SIM-card from T-Mobile NL. If You flash to a T-Mobile UK they will eventually not allow You to use T-Mobil NL SIM-cards inside. I do not know this. (I had to buy an unlock code to use the device in Russia)
Check this before You flash.
If You change to a CE-Rom from TM-UK You loose your settings for MMS, Mail (if You entered something) GPRS connection point eventual UMTS settings etc.
SMS should be no difference I guess.
But all the other, go throuhgh the menues and write down whatever seems important, so You can always install such settings in the new rom the next time.
In wicht ROM are these settings?
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Most (if not all) is in the ExtRom. But I would not be able to simply say "do not re-flash the ExtRom and install such old ExtRom on the new CE-Rom" because I am afraid it might simply not work.
If You have the time and are not afraid to flash try the following order :
-unlock your ext-rom (check Buzz's method for this) and make a simply copy of all the files in your actual ext-rom.
-make a backup of ALL You have (check Buzz's method for this, search around for it) Cannot really comment on this, as I was too "stupid" to understand how to do it, or to eager to start flashing the new, so I have only a file-dump.
-flash the CE-ROM only to a new one (no radio or ext-rom yet)
-let your old ExtRom install on top of the new CE-Rom. If this works : fine for You. If not : choose from the following :
a) hard-reset (keeping your new CE Rom) and do a soft-reset (stylus) before the ExtRom installs
b) flash the new ExtRom which came with the new CE Rom as well
Without any ExtRom (a) or with the new ExtRom (b) You will not have any of the settings we were talking about, so You will have to install them by hand.
Hope this was more helpful,
regards,
Ruud
Related
I report:
ROM v3.14.02
Radio T310 (4.14 now, though )
add it to yout database, Ihaven't seen it there
the Language extender you mention is a userland program similiar tu PiLoc, not a part of ROM
can somebody recommend me an update for this? my radio rom is from O2 now, I plan flashing whole O2 Ireland image in it as I haven't found a more recent 900/1800 ENG version. is it ok?
Why do you wan to flash installed version of T-Mobile Czech?
Have you done localization into Czech language? I had a trouble after doing that, no task reminder was shown on TODAY's screen. Did it happend to you as well?
I had to change to original English version to have it in operation.
I have flashed the GSM Radio part only, the OS remains intact.
I don't care about localisation as it generally sux
The version I have has one important feature miissing - the GPRS Always On function...
Where did you take the ROM from? I haven't found a more recent ENG version which would flash into this one ;(
I report:
T-Mobile Czech works with O2 Ireland OS+GSM version for XDA it just needs some handy work with hexadecimal editor convincing updater to do it
new xda2 user
ahoj, im new XDA2 user, do you have some usefull programs for change ? (auto on/off radio) etc ? bye Tom :lol:
can someone plz tell me how to upgrade my xda1 to wm2003?
i´d like to know if there´s a german version available...
thanks in advance
about a german version i have no clue
about how to update it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=6180
For german ROM, I think you can get 4.00.33 from Stefan kitchen
http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org/
Good luck ...
Hello,
i am also interested in upgrading my 64Mb XDA I to 2003 Version.
Nalye: How does the Upgrade worked? Do you have any problem in using or installing? Do you have any problems using the upgraded device with german O2? How about the Home-Zone Display and whole stability?
Thanks in advance!
Miwu
a cellphone company depend on the radiostack they dont know if you connect from a nokia phone or a xda with what ever rom
as long as you set it up right
@rudegar
Thanks for answering. German o2 uses a special application with the XDA, called "Home Zone Status", whats implemented in the original ROM provided by O2. With this application you get a special sign at the top of the screen if your device is in an defined area called HomeZone. The data used by this application must be provided by the gsm-part of the device, but i think, that the T-Mobile-Rom does not support the transfer of this informations because german T-Mobile does not provide this feature.
Does anyone experienced any solution for this problem?
homezone
i dn´t know ´bout a special program for displaying the hz-status, but i´m about to call o2 for an application to fix it.
the rom i cooked works well, but as you know every data got lost (about 350 sms or so) :x
try to cook it at www.yorch.net - coz stefan´s kitchen seems to be a lil´bit slow :wink:
hth
nalye
Hi all,
there's a new ROM-Update available for Austrian Magicians aka MDA compact (Version 1.12.01 - btw, the first one that TMA offers).
You can download the 42MB update here directly from T-Mobile Austria (german site).
But take care, the update includes a new bug: After installing the update, it won't be possible to add trustworthy certificates (as used by ActiveSync when remotely to a server).
Greetings,
BGK
This "bug" is no problem -> the tool SDA-UNLOCKER will remove this lock, you can found it on www.mobilejoe.de
Cheers
Gerhard
Hi,
I'm about to buy a TMA MDA compact, and as I'm kind of an update-o-holic, the first thing I'm gonna do is update the hack out of this nice little device
I've read quite a lot of threads in various forums, but still a lot of questions remain.
1.
there are several 'versions' of the ROM update, which one is the "best", or - in other words - which one is the one I should install ?
(or there country differences ?)
2.
before upgrading, I'd like to backup everything that is by default on the new, fresh MDAc. Can I use Sprite to do so ? If yes, are there any special settings that have to be used ?
3.
I'd also like to get rid of the TMA-branding. Do I have to perform the necessary steps right while turning it off the very first time ?
(turn it on and before it installs the software, perform a soft reset)
If so, what do I have to do after the softreset?
(though I'm pretty experienced when it comes to PCs, I'm a noob WRT pocket PCSs...)
I've read several posts about Autoinstaller (1.61).
Do you advice to use this tool, and if yes, is there anything I should know before starting it ?
(I've searched, but couldn't find a real manual for the tool)
4.
as I've understood it so far, the Bigstorage_update is kind of a OS-hack, which allows you to access memory that you can normally not access.
Does that mean that you loose the data that this extended ROM normally contains, or can you only access the free available space that's left (more safe) ?
Is there any noob-compatible step-by-step instruction how to _safely_ update the MDAc to the latest version (incl. all side-effects that might occur).
Thanks a lot for your help, I really appreciate it !
regards
netwolf
BGK said:
Hi all,
there's a new ROM-Update available for Austrian Magicians aka MDA compact (Version 1.12.01 - btw, the first one that TMA offers).
You can download the 42MB update here directly from T-Mobile Austria (german site).
But take care, the update includes a new bug: After installing the update, it won't be possible to add trustworthy certificates (as used by ActiveSync when remotely to a server).
Greetings,
BGK
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Hi BGK,
I would like to know your metioned the MDA compact ROM Version 1.12.01 on the T-mobile German site, is it English verion or German version??
Thanks & Regards,
mmgirlmm
ROM 1.12.01 tmobile.at german version
MDA compact ROM Version 1.12.01 on the T-mobile.at German site, is in german language
TMA MDA compact --> FRENCH rOM
i would like to convert a mda compact from t mobile austria into a french windows mobile ... how can i make it
i already unlocked the SIM succesfully
thanks
What you need is to CID-unlock your phone. You can found here how to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=249474
Good luck,
Giovanni
I made quite the mistake yesterday. I have an MDA compact that came from T-Mobile Germany and originally had german as the default language. It was easy to change to english by going to regional settings & selecting english.
So I didn't think twice about using a German T-Mobile ROM upgrade - and now I'm stuck with GERMAN!!! Regional settings doesn't change the language any more! what the heck?
Sooooo, I need a WWE .exe ROM that will load - I tried a UK WWE and I was told by the installer that I had the wrong language and install could not continue. Is there a way to go back to WWE? I don't care at this point what version.....
Also, I have downloaded from the FTP server other ROM versions but they are all .nb1 files and, despite my best efforts, I can't understand the proper way to install these. I've looked thru lots of posts and found one set of instructions but they were very hard to understand. HELP!!
Find here on the forum NEMESIS posts on Upgraging subforum. You will get all the answers.
I have XDA Mini O2 from German O2, but with Qtek S100 WWE 1.12 Rom
thank you very much! i'll try it...
jorde73 said:
Find here on the forum NEMESIS posts on Upgraging subforum. You will get all the answers.
I have XDA Mini O2 from German O2, but with Qtek S100 WWE 1.12 Rom
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is wwe 1.12 stable? btw do u know the different between all this
WWE_11200_172_11200
WWE_11200_550_11200
any idea?
Yes, for me its stable... I used both of them, but I think, 550 is more friendly, but I couldn't know your taste...
If I remember well, 550 is a Qtek S100 rom, 172 is an Orange or something else.
jorde73 said:
Yes, for me its stable... I used both of them, but I think, 550 is more friendly, but I couldn't know your taste...
If I remember well, 550 is a Qtek S100 rom, 172 is an Orange or something else.
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yeah that right jorde, ur memory is good.
but most of people in this forum says that v1.12 is not stable due to gprs and bluetooth problems & and it also used more memory than the old version. Is that true?
btw jorde, did u know how to update the caller id? because it says dll file is being used unable to update the callerID. Even after I restating, still being used. can u help me with it. thanks..
I think, everybody on this forum always want to use the best and the newest SW... For me its ok, I had only a little bluetooth problem, for my bluetooth gps I need COM8 port, but XDA mini has COM5 by default, but I got a good program (GPSGate) to make it virtually.
But the bluetooth by itselves absolut ok.
For me, Caller ID is no problem, Phone --- Tools----- Option----- Caller ID, and it works without problems.
Perhaps, some other program use it.
TylerDurden1337 said:
I've been reading the forums, but I cannot find the solution to my problem. I just bought my T-Mobile MDA Compact II (HTC Artemis) in Dutch and I would like to change the language to English. I've read there's a T-Mobile ROM UK, but where can I download it? And how to install? If I connect to the FTP server the folders in Artemis are emtpy except for the EXT Rom folder. But the size of the rar's is a little low, not like I experienced with updating my rom on my Magician before. Those rar's were about 40-45MB. Anybody wants to help me please! If the thread is allready open somewheren, I apologise, please PM me then...
THANKS!!!
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Edit: I read some more, got little more information, did some things. Yesterday I sim/CID unlocked my T-Mobile MDA Compact III trough imei-check.co.uk (respect for this guy!!), and now I can use it with my own carrier. Now that the simlock and CID lock is gone, I would like to change/update the rom to an English version. I don't mind the T-Mobile ROM, I only care about the English language. If it's possible to put an HTC ROM on my device, I would prefer that, but not completely necessary. What ROM should I use, because I heard that the Dutch version is the only one WITH an WiFi chip? Can someone point me in the right direction? In the FTP account I can only see the ext rom, I found this rom: HTC_1.12.405.01_026790_WWE_SHIP. Should this work with my current configuration?
query
i have exactly the same problem and the same question .
did u did it or still looking
i read all the wiki and most of the thread .but no solution.
i found some rooms wwe but not for t mobile .and becuz of wifi problem i dont want to upgrade it to these version.
only need english roms from t mobile
plzzzzzzzz
T mobile English Original Rom
Hy
I've found a lot of link for my MDA Kompakt III like ...
What i found ...
WM5 original from tmobil
http://www.tm-phonedownloads.com/dm_compact3_sw.html
WM6 WWE "bepe "rom
http://rapidshare.com/files/68188228/Artemis_0409_bepe_0.53_Full.rar
Be carrefull NO WIFI "built in" on artemis 110 from T Mobil ...
Enjoy