Hi Guys,
I know this isn't a hitchiker support forum but all their links appear dead and no DNS regsitered for their [email protected] email address.
So here goes.
I have a Hermes (obviously) a.k.a. T-Mobile Vario II, it has the standard T-Mobile ROM on it and I am open for upgrade ROM's if they are likely to help / improve the device.
I have installed Hitchiker to the standard place having installed Dot Net compact and it works in as much as it can see my wireless network etc, but it then does something elese after connection which causes the following error.
I have tried re-installing both hitchhiker and dot net..
Code:
Hitchhiker.exe
NullReferenceException
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kasuei.PocketPC.wireless.Hitchhiker.MainForm.get_IsMsnMessengerAutologinEnabled()
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kasuei.PocketPC.wireless.Hitchhiker.MainForm.WlanAgent_StateChanged()
at
TASK.Invoke()
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System.Windows.Forms.Control._InvokeAll()
at
System.Windows.Forms.Control.WnProc()
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System.Windows.Forms.ContatinerControl.WnProc()
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System.Windows.Forms.Form.WnProc()
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System.Windows.Forms.Control._Internal.WnProc()
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Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop()
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kasuei.PocketPC.wireless.Hitchhiker.EntryPoint.Main()
Hi Matt,
I had similar thing (crashed at same time, but slightly different error codes etc ... but I am on An orbit / Artemis). Before I 100% Blame Hitchhicker, I also got an error message on installing .net 2 ... but otherwise seemed OK. I did a search on 'Hitchhiker' and .. got some VERY bad feedback - people having their systems trashed by it. So decided to uninstall both it and .net2.
to be safe.
As an alternative I found pocketWinc ... which seems to offer much the same, without .net2, and (and the hype ?). I've not tried it yet but will let you know.
Sorry no help for the problem identified, but just wanted to balance the picture on Hitchhiker. I doubt there's an application out there that does not cause problems for a proportion of people. So much depends on how you hav things set up and what other applications are installed.
For me to date (7 months) I have not experienced any problems with either .net or Hitchhiker. In fact I recommend Hitchhiker as for me and others it has helped to sort out wifi connection problems by automating various of the settings and renewing the IP automatically when necessary. In fact on quite a few occassions it has been the only app. to get me connected again.
I do not however run Hitchhiker all the time. I use it to create the connection enter the settings and once connected I close Hitchhiker and the wifi connection. I then let PIE or other browser connect automatically without going through hitchhiker first.
I did have on the two occasions that I had to install hitchhiker note that when first run it comes up with an error. A soft reset cured this on both occasions.
Perhaps the advice for others is that if you have anything unusual or any more specialised settings needed for your connection then perhaps don't use hitchhiker. If your connection is a plain old vanilla type with standard router, wep key and so on, then it can do a very good job at sorting out connection issues.
Mike
May be the same problem I had with Hitchhiker - always got an error message like the one above until I installed MSN Messenger (which doesn't come as standard on my Hermes), then it worked fine.
If you already have MSN messenger then make sure you login at least once through MSN Messenger. The error message gives the clues as it says something about MSNmessengerautologin enabled.
Hi friends,
I was found the same problem.
I solve it easily in this way:
1. switch on Hitchhiker followed by it minimize
2. swith on the wifi module
Black Eagle
Related
Hi. This has worked for me, and solved a massive problem. Hope it helps someone else too.
Step 1:
Ensure you are trying to fix the same problem as I was by looking at the symptoms, which were:
- HTC Wizard synchronizes OK when you plug it in the first time
- It stays in sync if you leave it plugged in
- If you unplug it and then plug it back in at any time later, XDA goes s-l-o-o-o-w and then freezes and will NOT re-sync
- If you unplug it and soft reset before reconnecting then it's fine
Essentially, the Wizard was requiring a soft reset between every connection to the USB cable, or it would crash and require a reset anyway!
These issues have been discussed in about 10 threads on this board, and on pretty much every other resource for Wizards and Pocket PC devices on the net. I was, however, totally unable to find something like this which directly addressed the problem.
Step 2:
Download a program called Dr. TCP from here: http://www.dslreports.com/drtcp
Run it to open a dialog box with loads of fields with strange techy names... no, i didn't understand it either. However, I've been searching the net for days and I found an article here: http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;504222574;fp;2;fpid;1277378924 which told me how to work the numbers out...
In the bottom drop-down box, select "Windows Mobile-based Device" and enter 1492 in the box next to that. That's your maximum "MTU".
Here are the settings which work for me (from the top). If i don't mention a setting, I didn't change it!
Tcp Recieve Window: 261360
Dial Up (RAS) MTU: 1492
Path MTU Discovery: Yes
Save and Exit Dr. Tcp.
Step 3:
You need to open "Network Connections"... in XP, that's Start > Connect To > Show All Connections. I'm sure you can find it yourself. Anyway there should be an icon called "Local Area Connection (x)" with "Wireless Mobile-based Device" written in grey underneath.
Right click on that and select DISABLE. This will close your USB connection to your Wizard so those MTU settings can be applied.
Now unplug your Wizard from its cable. Here, I tried right clicking on the connection and selecting "Enable", but it just errored. So you need to unplug it.
Step 4:
Reconnect and see what happens. I am now happily disconnecting and reconnecting as many times as i like and it just keeps on synchronising itself. MAMMA MIA!
If this solves your nasty "i need to reset every time I disconnect" problems then please post here to say so. If it doesn't work then post here also, I guess. If this is a solution for you then credit for this is not mine - it's just the sum total of a lot of searching across this and other forums, websites and message boards. THANKS!
not working
These steps did not work for me.
I still have to reset the device otherwise I get this message after about 5 minutes.
"Synchronization cannot be completed successfully. Reconnect your device and try again. If the problem persists, see the Microsoft ActiveSync Troubleshooter in Microsoft ActiveSync Help on your desktop computer."
It appears to be only a problem syncing as I can still explore the device.
well...
...that's depressing. I genuinely thought that would work for other people too.
Did you read that PCWorld article I linked to? it explains how I got those numbers... they could be different for you, perhaps?
I'll keep thinking...
I did not look at the article. I'm having other issues trying to get my 2 computers synced with my mobile device http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=234189. Once I get those resolved I can try some different things.
On my home computer I am only synchronizing favorites and files and it doesn't appear to be a problem.[/url]
Oh right ok. I read your other post too, but I only have 1 PC for home and work so i can't help with that.
Has anyone else tried this?
I am no longer having the problem since I fixed my other sync issue (multiple computers issue). I had reinstalled activesync and did a hard reset on my device so maybe something else got cleared up. I am also having much better luck with the way my device is running. Before I was getting frequent slowdowns and lockups. I am a much happier customer and will be sticking with my cingular 8125. I just love all the features, but the activesync issues and slowness was starting to get to me. I'm so glad it is all behind me now and I can start to really enjoy the thing. Although I have yet to connect my bluetooth headset, that may have caused me issues too. Sorry I couldn't be more help testing this out.
I and a work college have had this problem on both our systems and found that it was being caused by Avantgo.
It would work fine and sync every time for days until we installed Avantgo.
After these we both had the symptoms you describe in the first post until we did a hard reset and re installed everything except Avantgo, it was then fine again. As a test I then reinstalled it and it started not syncing again, my college who has not reinstalled it has had no further problems.
I have now been running for 3 weeks with no problems and no Avantgo.
If you have it installed it may be worth trying it without for a wile and see if it helps.
Didn't work for me. Still no connection when plugging in for the 2nd time. MTU value changes back to blank when opening the Dr.TCP again, the other values are ok though. But thanks anyway for the hints!
Greetings,
Andreas
Didn't work for me neither...
just to check (i know this sounds daft) but you did DEFINITELY press the SAVE button in Dr TCP before you pressed the EXIT button? can't imagine why it wouldn't store the data.
aaaaaaaaanyway i guess it's not the ubersolution i thought it was
Now I thought I had this working 100% using this hack (It was on a clean install of WM5 however so this may have been why it worked). Anyhow, it stopped working again after I installed PocketWeather ... now locks up whenever I connect....
I wonder if it is 3rd part s/w causing some of the problems with AS? Is it down to the scheduled update in PocketWeather or simply hooks into the ConnectionManager / ActiveSync from apps looking to see if a network connection exists....
I think some more investigation is required ... or perhaps I will flood MS with 1000's of emails telling them how flakey their software is *(Though I think they already know that)*
Any updated? I'm having this same problem, except my device won't connect at all! Even after a reset. It connected once and that was it.
Hi Silentz,
sure, I saved the settings. I'll try the ActiveSync clean install-method and report the results. 'Hope that MS will put out an update or better version soon! Rumours out there?
Greetings,
Andreas
tried and failed...
tried the above TCP solution- Not working for me either...
Found best solution. Go try the latest imate rom. You can then plug out/in the cable as many times as you want & it'll just work fine.
Bebbo said:
Now I thought I had this working 100% using this hack (It was on a clean install of WM5 however so this may have been why it worked). Anyhow, it stopped working again after I installed PocketWeather ... now locks up whenever I connect....
I wonder if it is 3rd part s/w causing some of the problems with AS? Is it down to the scheduled update in PocketWeather or simply hooks into the ConnectionManager / ActiveSync from apps looking to see if a network connection exists....
I think some more investigation is required ... or perhaps I will flood MS with 1000's of emails telling them how flakey their software is *(Though I think they already know that)*
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It seems to be as soon as you access the internet through the passthru connection on Activesync. So installing AvantGo/PocketWeather might explain this to a certain degree as they may be accessing the internet.
Incidentally, how could Microsoft have stuffed up so badly with Activesync? It's a tiny program but works so badly - Couldn't a third party come up with a different version of Activesync or something? I'd pay for it if it worked better than this crock!
Just for info, the latest iMate ROM (With Push Email) does indeed seem to fix this issue. Obviously it was with the WM5 side rather than anything that could be fixed on the PC side.
My Active-sink probelms disappeared since upgrade to the latest iMate ROM. Has been working like a charm with all apps and utilities installed, Tweaks2k2, Spb Pocket Plus, Pocket Informant, Worldmate Pro, etc...
told you it works
cheers
I am running the 2.08 (Qtek test) rom and have this issue since last friday. before that never had it!!
What I changed on thursday was: enable exchange server sync and use it. because push-email si no solution for me I just disabled it and dropped the association.
Then (on friday) the trouble started.
I tried DrTCP...and ended up with a broken netlogon (secure client) service on the pc. The IS solution for that was a new image . . thank you very much.
I am back on track with the pc now, but AS still slows down my device.
Are any of you having this trouble using or have used:
-Push email
-Blackberry
What is the amount of free program memory on your device? Mine is around 6MB (probably caused by Blackberry install which I cant remove). . . .
i read pages of threads on this forum, but im not getting nowhere fast!
I'll start at the begining, mda t-mobile original rom, working as it should, upgraded the rom several diff ones and not working, tryed the origainal rom and not working!
rom now on the mda,
ROM version 2.8.7.1WWE
radio version 01.13.10
protocal version 4.0.13.24
ExtROM version 2.8.7.101
ive intsalled DJVW WLAN 302.11g Activator 1.0.cab
Now the problem, when the wifis switched on it takes awhile to even detect the network, my old ipaq would be conected as soon as switched on?
when it does detect the network it trys to conect for about 2mins then gives up ( in same room as router )
it wont conect but i can see the mda has downloaded about 20kbs of info, but can get no further?
Am i missing something here?
Also where do you go to check you have the latest drivers, updates, newest rom etc
Thanks for taking the time to read this :wink:
Hello,
I have found that i am having similiar problems with Wifi after updating to the latest qtek 9100 ship ROM on my qtek 9100 device.
the device can "see" the WIFI but it will not/connot "use" it.
Ya same here. I can turn on the wifi but it doesnt connect anymore ! I know fopr sure that there are at least 4 wifi connections around me normally but I dont see any of them !
I had this problem but was able to fix it by giving my router my DNS settings (that I got from my ISP).
For some reason, certian routers will not serve the MDA with any sites unless it has the IP address of your ISP's DNS server.
This should take care of your problem.
If this doesn't work, go to your public library and see if you can get on their wifi. This will help you troubleshoot to see if there's actually a hardware problem.
Actually the problem i had is unusual in that i could connect to any open WIFI zone aswell as our work and home one, BUT it will not carry any traffic AT ALL. Only uses GPRS NO wifi.
I actually hard reset the device yesterday and ensured that Push email was switched off - WIFI is functioning fine now.
There is still one problem. When i cannot the device to my PC for an active sync. It will sync with the PC but throw an error when trying to sync with exchange server via the WIFI.
The error on the PC active sync is
"The server could not be reached. This can be caused by temporary network conditions
SUpport code:85002003"
It also throws an error on the device.
This is a right pain and did not happen on the previous version of the ROM. It means i have to do a seperate exchange server sync when disconnected from the PC. ANyone have ideas on how to fix this.
Incidently, another thing I have noticed with the NEw ROM is that contact lookup is noticeably slower - sometimes I have to wait for a few seconds
before the contact i am searching for actually comes up. This is in comparison to the immediate results of searches in my old ROM.
Jass
right ive reload a rom, and the wifi works, then after adding each of my aplications, ive tested the wifi conection, i found wififofum being the problem.
now i know the developer of wififofum has an wizard himself , that runs this aplication no problems, ut on mine it seems to just freeze the wifi, giving a rssi signal of 90 no matter how close or far im from the source?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/XRfil/mdawifi.jpg
Hi,
yesterday I field-tested HitchHiker (latest available version) on my Wiz, and it worked quite well. The only problem - one I had already experienced with the earlier ROM version - is that after using it once the Wizard begins behaving strange. Namely:
- Slower menu response
- Softkeys sometimes not working
- The power button takes several tries to actually get the device off
Is this just me, or is somebody else experiencing the same problems?
I'm beginning to think the problems come from some inter-app incompatibility (who knows... maybe HitchHiker doesn't like the G-protocol enabler, or something like that)... any suggestion/solution?
Also, I'm welcoming suggestions for other wardriving apps WITH a sensible option to connect to found APs (WiFiFoFum, in example, is very stylish but won't allow you to select a specific AP to connect to when you want to)...
Thank you in advance for your help!
Well, I don' know about hitchhiker but like you, I came to be very dissapointed with wififofum so I switched to Wifi companion and I'm very happy with it, no glitches whatsoever
Wifi companion was pretty good but my trail ran out but after I sorted out the Hitchhiker crashing problem (make sure you register your MSN details, although you dont actually have to connect) I havent had any issues at all, seems quite stable.
Huh?
Are you saying that adding a profile in Msn Messenger makes Hitchhiker stable?
It makes no sense at all... but since even HH's installation is crazy, I'm trying it anyway...
I can vouch for that post about Pocket MSN registering.
I don't know what it is.
When hitchhikers goes to connect to a wifi point, it tries to connect to google to verify connectivity on the wifi, and then it sends up a notification saying connected.
Just before that notification pops up, my hitchhiker would always crash. That is until I filled out Pocket MSN info (After seeing to do that in another thread)
I know it's crazy. Doesn't make any sense what so ever.
Worked for me
Just tried it and it works fine. Just another way MSN is encroaching on our lives :lol:
He's pretty unstable, always mumbling to himself...I'm afraid he might try to off me further down the road :shock:
I can't believe it, I just read this topic..I never got HitchHiker to work..now I simply registered my pocket msn, and hichthiker connected! without a soft-rest or anything HitchHiker depends on pocket MSN!? its unbelievable.
I always loved the simplicity of the prog, but after connecting acociating etc, the connection was lost. Just register your MSN and the damn program works..VERY strange!
In the place I live there are too many available Wi-Fi connection and my device keeps switching from one to another! I can't use any wi-fi based application because it is always renovating the IP number thus making drop each connection. Is there a way to make dedicated connection to a single Wireless Lan?
Folke said:
In the place I live there are too many available Wi-Fi connection and my device keeps switching from one to another! I can't use any wi-fi based application because it is always renovating the IP number thus making drop each connection. Is there a way to make dedicated connection to a single Wireless Lan?
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There is likely to be a few ways to do this . I use an application called Hitchhiker. Mainly used to seek out Wifi hotspots and assist in connecting to them. But it has an option that lets you set up TRUSTED networks and will allow connection to them only. Can also be set to auto connect to first available trusted network. Handy when you are surrounded by networks. There is a link below. (you will also net the .net compact framework installed and there is a link for tis on the Hitchhiker page below)
http://www.kasuei.com/hitchhiker/
Mike
Mike, you are one of the few people I've heard who have got hitcher to work OK ..... mine crashed ....but I am on An orbit / Artemis). Before I 100% Blame Hitchhicker, I also got an error message on installing .net 2 ... but otherwise seemed OK. I did a search on 'Hitchhiker' and .. got some VERY bad feedback - people having their systems trashed by it. So decided to uninstall both it and .net2.
to be safe.
Do you have ansy tips for a succesfull install and use ?
I feel the .net2 is an unhelpful overhead - a developer tool - not nec reliable (or for normal mortals ;-) ).
As an alternative I found pocketWinc ... which seems to offer much the same, without .net2, and (and the hype ?). I've not tried it yet but will let you know.
I'll be interested to hear how you get on with that app. As far as Hitchhiker goes - I did nothing special. I've installed .net and Hitchhiker twice and no problems each time - Except on both occasions hitchiker reported an error on first running until after a soft reset - after that no problems. Regarding .net - I installed it as a few apps. need it otherwise I do nothing with it. Some folks say it's memory greedy - perhaps it is but not giving me any probs.
Cheers
Mike
So i installed hitchhiker and ran the app, it started smoothly, found my work wireless network, and connected to it! I was so happy because ive been having issues using wifi anywhere but at home.
So when i went to close the application down ( just hitting the x) it threw an error and froze my PPC.
Is this because i was using Hitchhiker 4.0 Beta on WM6? should i downgrade the program to 0.32?
Or is there any other programs that seek out wifi signals and assist with connecting just as hitchhiker does.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
-Matthew
newnoise1024 said:
So i installed hitchhiker and ran the app, it started smoothly, found my work wireless network, and connected to it! I was so happy because ive been having issues using wifi anywhere but at home.
So when i went to close the application down ( just hitting the x) it threw an error and froze my PPC.
Is this because i was using Hitchhiker 4.0 Beta on WM6? should i downgrade the program to 0.32?
Or is there any other programs that seek out wifi signals and assist with connecting just as hitchhiker does.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
-Matthew
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Well as you know some others have had problems with WM6. However some folks had issues with WM5 - though I never have.
You do not say if you tried it again after that first time it crashed on closing? If not try again. Quite often after first installation it may show a memory exception error but it's worth trying again. As you say it is a superb help at obtaining that connection. You should know though that Hitchiker saves it's settings and you may find that you can succesfully connect without the application having once used Hitchiker to make the first connection. Hitchhiker is also good because it allows you to cut and paste long WEP keys - this is not permitted in WM5 native application.
Mike
I tried about 6 times, both with versions 4.0 beta and 0.32.
And now it wont connect to that network? I was surprised on how fast and efficient this program is, it connected to the network without any problems, (aside from crashing afterwards) and now it wont connect at all, and it's not crashing anymore!
I'm using Pro Black 2.0 Is there a more stable version of WM6?
same problem here. program is nice - if work. but work only few minutes, before crash. I tested it only on WM6, not WM5. Till now I did not find any way how to "repair" this problem. Nevermind, I using WiFi occasionally and I have two same AP´s on different places with the same settings (it is more as 300 Km between this places) so I need set only one settings in wifi control panel.