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ROM 4.0.0.21 Thoughts

I'm thinking about installing this new one. Has anyone done it? Have any thoughts yet? I'm kind of disappointed they removed AIM from there. Nice to have that in ROM. Saves some storage memory.
Anyway, if anyone has any reports on stability, etc, let's hear it.
Also, does this one come with another radio stack?

seems ok
seems ok for now. no radio in the distribution we got (only nbf ).
from my poin of view it's wiser without aim because i can stick up more content suited to my needs.
no stability problems (though only 8 hours )
Decebal

FYI
The hard reset after bootloader mode has been fixed if you want to count that, its a big plus in my book. 8)

It doesn't appear to be fixed, at least for me. Hard reset after bootlader is still exist.

I thought about upgrading to the new one, but everything's working just fine under 4.0.0.16, so maybe I'll stick with whats working for now.
Then I won't have to reinstall all my apps.

GregP74 said:
I thought about upgrading to the new one, but everything's working just fine under 4.0.0.16, so maybe I'll stick with whats working for now.
Then I won't have to reinstall all my apps.
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Why not just do a full backup, upgrade, and then just do a restore

Restoring from a backup after a ROM upgrade is not a good idea, because the older files will override the newer ones in-turn causing you all kinds of trouble.
HTH

ID64 said:
It doesn't appear to be fixed, at least for me. Hard reset after bootlader is still exist.
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Sorry to hear that mine is still holding strong with no hard setting, call me lucky I guess!
BTW anybody else not getting the hard reset after going onto the bootloader?

Hi All, i cooked up a .16 ROM in Jeff's Kitchen (thanks Jeff you are a legend).
Only 1 new problem with my device, it's the backlight....seems to turn off after the timeout even when i'm using my device.....strange. Never had this problem before.
I've also noticed that my problem with contacts not opening and having to sort reset the phone to resolve the problem is still evident. This has been with 4.00.01, .05 & now .16
Anyone got the above problems with .21????? I'm going to wait to upgrade, from what i can see the changes in the .?? releases are vendor apps etc.
Cheers
Steve
PS - i was brave and cooked up an exe install, it worked just fine.

ozsmac said:
Only 1 new problem with my device, it's the backlight....seems to turn off after the timeout even when i'm using my device.....strange. Never had this problem before.
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I've had the .16 rom do that too me before also. Wonder if that's fixed in the new 4.0.0.21? Hmmm

Where can I gett xx.21. As far as I can see not through the ROM Kitchen

GregP74 said:
ozsmac said:
Only 1 new problem with my device, it's the backlight....seems to turn off after the timeout even when i'm using my device.....strange. Never had this problem before.
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I've had the .16 rom do that too me before also. Wonder if that's fixed in the new 4.0.0.21? Hmmm
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I tested 4.0.0.21 ROM; it has more problems than improvement!

cgigate said:
I tested 4.0.0.21 ROM; it has more problems than improvement!
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can you tell me what do you mean by "more" ... i've cooked up a 4.0.0.21 with some apps for myself and had no problems yet ?
Decebal

The problems I've been noticing since this upgrade are slowness, the occasional freezing, and loss of signal (more so than before). I might try re-installing to see if this helps at all.

ozsmac said:
Only 1 new problem with my device, it's the backlight....seems to turn off after the timeout even when i'm using my device.....strange. Never had this problem before.
I've also noticed that my problem with contacts not opening and having to sort reset the phone to resolve the problem is still evident. This has been with 4.00.01, .05 & now .16
Anyone got the above problems with .21?????
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After having no problems since Friday, I noticed the same issues happening to me last night...
The backlight turning off on me while I'm using it...a soft-reset solves it.
Other apps freezing resulting in me to do a soft reset.
I never had these problems w/.16, so I'm considering switching back; however, seeing Ronin's post:
I spent about 3 hours with a Microsoft Windows Mobile developer( from Microsoft) and he explained that our suspicions on Themes and hardware and SD resets are correct.
The versions of our T-Mobile and X2 WM 2003 were provided to T-Mobile in the early part of February. The OEMs worked on their versions to incorporate their unique "features" and there is a conflict in the way WM2003 Phone edition addresses memory calls (to ROM or SD cards)and WM2003 function.
The memory calls are typically made once a Theme switch is made. Remeber themes not only change Today's screen, but all other colors in the apps. Somehow, our WM PE overrides the memory allocation on the SD cards, renaming them and causing our erasures. This will sometimes happen when we get an SMS or have a custom ring or sound profile installed or after a soft reset.
So no solution for the issue other than " the lock" button. The default theme is a good alternative, but I suspect we will still have some more erasures related to this memory addressing issue.
Furthermore, it is unlikely that T-Mobile or other OEMs will fix the issue on their own volition...They are having many challenges with stable stacks and custom builds!!!
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- I might just consider going back to v3.17 w/the ATT Radio stack

strange, i started developing problems with .21 yesturday too!
first the internet kept getting disconnected, i thought it was the GPS cozin it. but then at night the backlight started acting up. even when im using the device. a note on that tho, if i play movie clips, the light stayed on! it was a 12 minute clip, it stayed on the whole time, once it was over, light turned off.
also, i notice the gprs internet is extremly slower than b4
i must say, the ONLY thing i like about 2003 is the media player, it has better video rendering, i wish they made it installble on 2002
nothin wrong with that version. heh

ntabikha said:
strange, i started developing problems with .21 yesturday too!
first the internet kept getting disconnected, i thought it was the GPS cozin it. but then at night the backlight started acting up. even when im using the device. a note on that tho, if i play movie clips, the light stayed on! it was a 12 minute clip, it stayed on the whole time, once it was over, light turned off.
also, i notice the gprs internet is extremly slower than b4
i must say, the ONLY thing i like about 2003 is the media player, it has better video rendering, i wish they made it installble on 2002
nothin wrong with that version. heh
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I'm with you on the media player AND the slow GPRS...it's r-e-a-l slow. I wasn't sure if it was worth mentioning but your account of it confirms it for me.

great!
I updated to 4.0021. T-Mobile device bought in USA. I live in Europe.
Now I have band switcher, good GPRS connection (no breaks), auto-response.
One problem: some web page said me "you cannot open this page because your browser does not use cookies. please...." blablabla
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I see this meeasge first time, previously PIE did it (shown) ok. I checked settings of PIE, cookies are running. Any ideas?

You know what, I've just done some connection tests at www.texan.net/speed.htm and I'm currently getting the following connection rates:
81.5kbps, 104kbps, 81.6kbps
I get these readings by going to that URL, and in a 10 minute period I would run a test twice at the beginning, then twice again on the 5th minute, and two more times on the 10th minute, using the 2nd reading each time (in order to get the reading with a cleared cache).
- with these speeds (I'm used to similar readings on my other WM2k3 PPCs and connecting via Sprint's CF2031) pages come up so quick, but on my T-Mobile MDA, running WM2k3 v4.00.21, w/RS6.24, plus my new 64MB onboard RAM from PPCTechs.com and 3 bars on the meter, pages are rendering much s-l-o-w-e-r than what they should.
Going back to either 4.00.16 or even 2k2 is starting to look even better right about now.

Since I upgraded to .21 I do not receive all my calls and do not getting some SMS messages.
I'm testing it until friday and if it keeps this way i'm going back this weekend to .16 which was very very stable and I liked very much.

Flashlight Command?

Is there a way to program a softkey to turn on the flash to use as a flashlight? this would be cool.
TIA

There is software that will do it but over time you will damage the flash by doing this.

Where can we find this program?

5 seconds in a google search for "pocketpc flashlight" returned several hits. Why don't you try it.

Although there are a lot of hits for using the *screen* as a flashlight, there are few for using the LED flash on the back of the phone.
Of the few I've found (like VJCandela), none have worked for the LED flash on the Wizard.

famewolf said:
5 seconds in a google search for "pocketpc flashlight" returned several hits. Why don't you try it.
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Don't be so mean famewolf.

famewolf said:
There is software that will do it but over time you will damage the flash by doing this.
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In all honesty should the "flash" be even called flash? The camera sucks as is and the so called "flash" doesnt do crap except help me light things up.

Yea i want a program to turn on the LED flash when im not using the camera.
Also what do you guys mean by flash in the first few posts??? The screen or actual LED.

I think famewolf's post refers to apps that illuminate the screen and usually display a white image, as a simulacrum of a flashlight. These are ok, but could do with being superlit with an app like VJLumos II (which does NOT work on the Wizard AFAIK, untested).
However, the "flash" LED, which is unlikely to cause skin cancer or sunspots, is probably what the original poster wanted to control.
This can be controlled through software.
At least on the Universal, it's brighter and more focused then just using the screen, but is known to burn out after prolonged (hours) of use.
Hence it's probably more appropriate to describe its use as being in flashes, as opposed to a reference to its meagre candescence.
V

Ok. So does VJCandela work with an 8125?? Also, can someone tell me a free app that will use the screen as a flashlight. I see a bunch of apps but none of them are free. Has anyone tested VJLumos II on there Wizard/8125??

I atually meant to ask this. Several times, I've noticed the flash LED lit up without me doing anything. I first noticed it about 5 days ago. Yesterday, upgraded to 2.26 ROM and still the LED turns on at seemingly random intervals.
Anyone had this problem?

hiazle said:
I atually meant to ask this. Several times, I've noticed the flash LED lit up without me doing anything. I first noticed it about 5 days ago. Yesterday, upgraded to 2.26 ROM and still the LED turns on at seemingly random intervals.
Anyone had this problem?
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i upgraded to 2.26 rom 2 days ago and havent had this issue yet....

No issues with that either.
So yes i would like to be able to control the LED not really the screen. I'd be ok if the LED busted but not my screen.

VJCandela doens't work on the Wizard. I've never had one in my hands so haven't been able to test the hardware and support it
V

freeyayo50 said:
Ok. So does VJCandela work with an 8125?? Also, can someone tell me a free app that will use the screen as a flashlight. I see a bunch of apps but none of them are free. Has anyone tested VJLumos II on there Wizard/8125??
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Wizard tested! Not working, at least I could not manage...

Dats sux . Has anyone tried VJLumos II on a 8125 as well??

Same applies, VJLumos I/II was never written for or tested on the Wizard. The idea could and should work, but I'd need to have a wizard to test it and refine it on first
VJLumos I might work, but that's not recommended.
V

Ok, thanx Jay. They need to have those apps support more phones

shogunmark said:
hiazle said:
I atually meant to ask this. Several times, I've noticed the flash LED lit up without me doing anything. I first noticed it about 5 days ago. Yesterday, upgraded to 2.26 ROM and still the LED turns on at seemingly random intervals.
Anyone had this problem?
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i upgraded to 2.26 rom 2 days ago and havent had this issue yet....
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Actually the problem started before I upgraded to 2.26, but I upgraded thinking that flashing my ROM would fix the problem. It might be hardware related (it's bee dropped a few times). But I guess I got the flashlight feature for free.... just have to wait for the LED to burn out.

Help - When resuming from standby open programs are unresponsive

I have this problem, whereby if I open a program and then if I power off and on (standby->resume), the programs I have loaded are completely unresponsive for at least 10 seconds and even then, they still don't work properly. To get them to work properly, I have to "end task" and then restart the program. Does anybody know what is causing the problem, or better yet, does anybody have a fix?
I don't know if this is related, but it seems to limited to programs run from the miniSD.
Thanks.

Known problem with Pocket PCs. For all too much information, read this post.

I've also noticed that after resuming from standby there is a 10 second pause before I can do anything on my device. This is getting _really_ annoying as I am unable to answer incoming calls during this period.
Curiously enough, this problems happens when I use a Sandisk 2gb miniSD and not with a 512mb miniSD. Whats up with that? I've been led to understand our devices are supposed to support 2gb cards.
Declan

Upgrading to the Helmi AKU 3.3 fixed the 10 second pause problem, which was also the most annoying problem.
I can live with the other issue.

bluedex said:
Upgrading to the Helmi AKU 3.3 fixed the 10 second pause problem, which was also the most annoying problem.
I can live with the other issue.
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upgrading to aku 3.3 definitely helps..but do you have anything running from storage card when you go on standby? that causes problems..

I had the same issues. i finally got it running on helmis wm05 aku 3.5, shoulda fixed the dark screen of death, eh?? it didnt. ordered a new battery, we'll see if thats the issue. let ya know what i find.....
darn dark screen fix is killin me on this phone... took me forever to find/get aku 3.5 loaded up.

Realy confused and in need of help

I recently upgraded to wm6 from the t-mobile site. At first it was running flawlessly and very fast. I have installed windows live, resco and tcmp and still things were quick. after a few weeks, strange things started happening. When i went to my SMS/MMS and began to write a message, the flashing cursor would move along as i typed but no letters would show up on the screen. If i saved this message inot drafts then opened it again, i could then see all the text i had written and was previously hidden.
Soon aftet this started happening, the same began in windows live, then word etc...
recently, my athena has started to crash within an hour of a reset. Most of the time, if i start a program, just the bar at the top will load and nothing else, this is most serious in SMS/MMS. also, when this happens and i got to memory (the start menu and setting tab are still quick) it shows that i always have over 50 meg of ram left. Although, if this helps at all, the device runs slowest when turned on from sleep mode. Before i put the device in sleep mode, when i goto file explorer i can hear the microdrive fire up and this programme runs slow. after if has been in sleep for 20 mins or so, file explorer will never boot up properly and there is no noise from the microdrive.
I have tried hard rest, starts fast again, then slows to nothing after few days. I have tried various tweaks i have seen on here, such as disabling autooff and disabling the x-button programme. I have run spybot and antovirus software and nothing. Anyone got any ideas? thank you in advance

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not sure if this is related but using pocket hack master; firstly, this programme hangs on all bu the last speed test. also, in the processes, there is one with a large red x picture with it. not sure if this is normal but jus thought id mention it

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not sure if this is related but using pocket hack master; firstly, this programme hangs on all bu the last speed test. also, in the processes, there is one with a large red x picture with it. not sure if this is normal but jus thought id mention it
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There are many many programs out there which hangs my devices and cause the behaviour you described. pocket hack master is one of them, which strangely works for others but not my device. Anothe is Touch Commander.
I usually uninstall the software once they cause freezes.
Try installing and testing your software one at a time to isolate it.

got a feeling it could be windows live. Unfortuantly, this is probably the programme i use the most. Is there any known issue with this?

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got a feeling it could be windows live. Unfortuantly, this is probably the programme i use the most. Is there any known issue with this?
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I personally have had no problem with it, but sometimes one person's experience is not definitive. Try turning it off and see what happens.

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i uninstalled all programmes and it seemed fine but when i put windows live back on. the problem started again. im using build 10.00026 i think. is there a later version than this that could help?

ballsquid said:
i uninstalled all programmes and it seemed fine but when i put windows live back on. the problem started again. im using build 10.00026 i think. is there a later version than this that could help?
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I think PK ROM is likely to have the latest version, but Powell is the one who could confirm this.

eaglesteve said:
I think PK ROM is likely to have the latest version, but Powell is the one who could confirm this.
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yes my roms have the latest build(18533 even though theres newer builds not available to public or been ported yet to athena) and the aboslute latest live 33.600 which is still latest in the roms i have from latest devices like polaris and dual

Qtek Newest official ROM bug? Icons white out, app won't run, after 10 hrs running.

Hardware: Dopod 818Pro
ROM: Qtek S200, 2.20.7.34 World Wide English, Date:7/10/06, Radio: 02.47.21, ExtROM:2.20.7.114
Software Installed: E-Sword 3.01 (Bible Software), Mapking 2007, Select-Radio, MobiPocket
How's the problem happened:
After Hard Reset, simply install above software, and start the 10 hrs test by launching E-Sword, Mapking and Select Radio, keep the radio playing, by sharing Internet connection through USB to PC.
10 hrs later, or around, you will possibly find either,
a. some icons "white out", not able to run by clicking on them, if you do click, they will give you a program is not certificated, or something like that being mentioned at other threads.
b. Today Screen lost some lines.
c. System may hang later.
IMHO,
1. It looks rather like the GDI resource running out in win98 system.
2. The originally seemed random error now can be repeated by above procedure, time related, always around 10 hrs.
3. Not to specific software, any above software can cause the same problem, just choose SelectRadio as example, since it also test the network connection.
Anybody experience the same problem and any suggestion? It's not a big one, however, annoying when you need to keep running something.
It would be very grateful if somebody can offer me a suggestion on the cause or how to debug it.

J install this rom
J Have problem with:
Today Screen lost icon
Keyboard don't work etc...
The best rom WM5 for Prophet is : JAMin_WWE_213923_2139123_022021 ( ftp://ftp.clubimate.com/JAMin_WWE_213923_2139123_022021_ship.zip )

leszekcce said:
J install this rom
J Have problem with:
Today Screen lost icon
Keyboard don't work etc...
The best rom WM5 for Prophet is : JAMin_WWE_213923_2139123_022021 ( ftp://ftp.clubimate.com/JAMin_WWE_213923_2139123_022021_ship.zip )
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Bro, with all my grateful heart, i would like to ask you for one favor. Could you pls be more specific on your PDA phone hardware (Dopod, or Qtek) and how long after your phone on did that happen? A clean installation?
I had pinned down the problem to my Home Screen Plugin from HTC, due to possible memory leak or heap corruption.
Now i upgrade to Korand's WM6 ROM without problem.
May still want to know the cause of problem to avoid it in the future.
Anyway, i will still download your suggested ROM for dissection...to see the difference. Thanks.