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Converting German to English for German T-Mobile MDA Compact

I've seen a bit on this site about converting a UK T-Mobile MDA Compact to newer english versions but not for the German T-Mobile MDA Compact. As a novice to this stuff I have three questions:
1) Is it the same procedure for my German T-Mobile MDA Compact as it is for the UK version?
2) Can anyone please give me the link to the newest download for the files I need? (not sure I have it)
3) this is what I plan to do (see instructions below) - got it from JFRAN at www.modaco.com's website. It seems that I need both the rom and this maupgradeut_noid file... I'm not sure I've found the most recent rom file and I havent seen the file maupgrade file with the exact same name on the ftp site here... I've already asked for a link to the most update file, but can someone confirm these directions look ok?
Thanks.
From Jfran at: http://www.modaco.com/New_JAM_rom_from_iMate-t206571.html
Any of the experts willing to put a step by step guide to installing the 1.11 . i have a T mobile MDA , and it all seems so complicated . I am bricking it that I will end up with a dead device .
Tricky stuff, but can be done.
If you are able to get hold of the imate rom, you will need to extract its files and install the upgrade executable file.... esay isnt it
Ok here it goes
1. Download the Rom file
2. Right click and extract to a named folder
3. You should end up with about 6 individual files; ms.nb1, radio.nb1, nk.nb1 ruu.conf, ruu.dll, enterbl, getdevicedata and maupgradeut, the maupgradeut is the file that runs the upgrade if you were an imate user, however as a MDA user you need to get hold of the maupgradeut_noid file which could be obtained over the net or from the xda developers site.
4. Once you have this maup....noid file you will need to add this to the folder created above as this is the file needed to initiate the upgrade.
5. In activesync, click on file and connection settings and untick the USB connection.
6. Connect the phone to the USB, and run the maupdateut_noid,
7. The upgrade wizard wil start, go through a few checks then eventually come up with the coutry Id error.
8. Run the maupgradeut_noid file again and this time it should allow you to run the wizard.
9. The process should then go through 3 stages which should last about 10 - 15 minutes.
10. When finished you should get the upgrade successful notification and a promt to reset the device
11. Hope that helps.

German MDA Compact to English with latest JamWWE Rom
Hi There
I have recently undergone this excercise on a new German MDA Compact and after undergoing lots of reading here and trying a few things. I have decided to contribute this back to the community.
Note ensure you have a backup of your original ROM and your contacts and personal data in case of errors etc There are quite a few posts covering this in the forum.
1. Download the zip file at ftp link ftp://xda:[email protected]ers.com/Uploads/Magician/ and select the JamROM_111.132WWE_noID_mod.zip file
2. Download, Unzip and extract to a named folder for instance c:\imate
3. You should end up with about 6 individual files; ms.nb1, radio.nb1, nk.nb1 ruu.conf, ruu.dll, enterbl, getdevicedata and ROMUpgradeUt (this is the MAUpgradeUT_Noid file renamed so there is no need to download anything extra):
for info the maupgradeut is the file that runs the upgrade if you were an iMate user, however as a MDA user you need to get hold of the maupgradeut_noid file which could be obtained over the net or from the XDA developers site.
5. In ActiveSync, click on file and connection settings and untick the USB connection.(Very Important)
6. Connect the phone to the USB and turn the phone into bootloader mode (Camera & Power and Soft reset)
7. Run RomupgradeUt from c:\imate folder
7. The upgrade wizard will start, go through a few checks and proceed with the upgrade (normally you would eventually come up with the country ID error)
8. The process should then go through 3 stages which should last about 15 - 20 minutes.
9. Lastly do a soft reset and you should see your MDA German compact with a new WWE (WorldWide English) ROM
10. In ActiveSync, click on file and connection settings and tick the USB connection so that you can see the device for ActiveSync. Plug in USB and perform yor sync and start the process of moving your data and programs across.
I do hope this helps!
PS I was think of compiling a short illustrated guide taking a lead from some Spanish posts on this matter, let me know what you think.

Excellent! Thanks so much - now have an english MDA!!! And I like the update better too! Definitely like the new color of the number pad
Had a little problem getting to USB mode when I did a hard boot... had to do it a second time after it was already connected and hold the reset for longer... but otherwise all was perfectly clear.
Thanks again!

I love you people
Oh Man, excellent instructions, excellent file, excellent, excellent. I have a T-mobile MDA compact with a Chinese Version of the Pocket PC. downloaded the Jam ROM, installed it. work like a charm. Thanks for the advice, instruction and files.

Hi,
I just went into ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Uploads/Magician/ and it is empty? has it been moved as I would like to follow the proceedure and update my MDA as well.
Many Thanks

The ftp gets re-organised from what I have seen
Goto the ftp site Magician folder, shipped roms folder
Download rom of choice preferably the latest WWE revision, ensure you have the MAUpgradeUT tool this will ignore the country ID error.
And follow the standard install instructions in the previous posts
Have fun

German to English Rom
Many Thanks, but one question I have seen in other strings that the ROM is 250Mg this one is a lot smaller?

German to English for MDA
OK Fantastic, I now found the ROM followed the instructions above and now have a great English device
Thanks to all that helped me....

PLEASE HELP (FAILURE DURING INSTALATION OF NEW ENGLISH ROM)
Please somenone help me!
A try according to your manuals to change rom from german to english and during the instalallation the blue screen on my computer appeared and it restarted.. My MDA has only tvo words on its display: above Usp and bellow v1.02 . It doesnt work... How can I now finish installation, bescause actvS can not connect phone with my computer... It looks like it's dead...please help...

Don't worry, you in bootloader now. Just run the maupgradeut_noid.exe & the upgrade will start. Might be that you need to uncheck the usb connection allowed in Act.Sync. You're Magician is far from dead in surely you can fix it either with a shipped or with the maupgradeut_noid or with sd flash.
So just relax & restart your executable.
Cheers, M

MDA Compact II and WiFi

Hi,
I have a MDA Compact II device and a Spectec SDW-820 WiFi card. The WiFi card doesn't work with my device although I installed the driver for Windows Mobile 5.0.
Now I saw in this forum that the MDA Compact II device is missing one or two dll files and a registry entry.
Now I ask you what files are missing and what does I have to insert in the registry?

Ironically, you saw the posts in the forum and yet you do not know the full status? The missing files and registry method does not seems to work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=235076#235076
Look at the link from 'funkus', none of the method they tried actually work. They are waiting for updates from T-Mobile.

No joy with the file and reg settings. The problem with this is that the MDA Compact II is not rebranded (sold) under any other name so there is no alturnative source for there reg settings and file [EDIT: Dopod 818 pro may be the answer]I have tried files and reg setting from varous machines but nothing seems to solve the issue (probably beacuse there are device specific).
EDIT: The files used in the first reg/file method were incorrect, persuing method again with correct files from the Dopod 818 pro (see link)
I assume that the files only exist on the device untill the customisation takes place, then the t-mobile rom borks them, so logically if you can prevent the customisation, you can use wifi without problems.
EDIT: Files are still absent but flashing device with Dopod 818 pro os seems to restore some comm manager program and some important dll files.
See Here for my latest attempt at a fix, i seem to be getting alot of help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=42144&highlight=
I just really need to know exactly what is in the t-mobile rom, im worried that ill end up missing out on something. also if i unlock my Compact II will it allow the officil t-mobile rom to load again?
EDIT: It does, just be carful and use CID Unlock before you flash and the official T-Mobile exe prodction rom works fine....restored perfectly.
fUNKUS
(i wish they hadnt broken it in the fist place!!!!)

It seems that the charmer (compact II) and WM5 uses a different SDIO solution than the compact itself.
it doesnt use the files and reg used in the other thread, it uses three files called 'HSDcard.dll, SDBus.dll and OMAP850_SDHC.dll' which apparently is not the bsquare solution that the compact/WM2003SE uses, but the MSFT solution now used by charmer/WM5.
I wasn't given any other info than that, but maybe the files from the Prophet devices may hold some more hope than the other windows mobile 5 devices?
HTC also state that the only ones they claim to work are the following:
Sandisk-SDWSDB-256
Socket 802.11b SDIO WLAN Card
SyCHIP-WLAN6060SDX
and apparently they work on the AKU 1.1.2 and AKU 2 roms

rhedgehog wrote:
HTC also state that the only ones they claim to work are the following:
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wow where did you hear that! HTC dont often state much about anything!
do you have a link?
we just got the scandisk card working on the charmer btw: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=42144&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=50[/url]

2 questions?

Hi guys I have 2 questions,
1: I have a MDA Compact 2 that has customised firmware by my employer, some application automatically install when its first turned on after a reset , I have just bought a second one as a spare, is there a way of cloning the firmware from the first one to the new spare?
2: is there a way of using the MDA as a Modem on my pc? We have web and talk but wool prefer to get internet via my laptop?
thanks

1. What brand are you in? T-mobile German, Czech? Which one?
2. Flash wm6, there is an easy way of sharing the MDA Compact II internet connection for PC.

its T-Mobile UK, i cant risk going to WM6 becuase of the mod's by my employer, it runs custom software.

If its been modified by extended rom only to install custom software/settings etc then you can just use Total Commander and browse to \Extended_Rom\ then copy all the files out of it. then on the other device, skip the original customization by soft reseting when its says its about to start, then install the list of extracted cabs from the business device.
For a bit more involved, you can take all the extracted files, build them into an image and then flash them to the other device overwriting the tmobile stuff so they'll always be on there.
If you pair the laptop with the phone, it should detect the presence of a bluetooth modem (not on AKU 3+ tho) which you can then use on the laptop as a new connection dialling *99#

Hi thanks for the reply, I have followed the instructions from here,
http://www.htcwiki.com/page/Use+my+MDA+as+a+Modem?t=anon
but I am having a problem, when it says select access point name I do have any to chose, it just says none?
Any ideas
i have tryied ot on none but it dont work

I think its general.t-mobile.uk

but it wont let me type anything in?

hundleton1 said:
but it wont let me type anything in?
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no it wouldnt, it should contain the list of connections already presence on the device. i dont have an aku2 anymore on mine so i cant check it out in more detail.

Newbie question

Hi All
Nice to be here,have a newbie question I have just aquired an xda2 which I have successfuly sim unlocked and am using an Orange sim, is there anyway to de O2 the front end boot screens and also put in Orange wap ,fax and internet settings.
Cheers

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=238217
Splash Image == bootscreen
wap and internet settings == settings which can always be changed by hand or cab file
fax == 3th party program

Cheers for that its a bit hard to follow,rom unlocker etc and cab files .I have a basic computer knowledge but struggle with some software and programming.One of the reasons I joined the forum was to learn my way around xda's because they are a useful piece of kit

if you by rom unlocker mean extended rom unlocker then
extended rom is kinda like a dir in normal windows pc which is
hidden and readonly
what the extended rom contain is cab files
cab files is installation files for pocketpc
when the device is started the first time all cab files in the extented rom are auto run and installed onto the device
p.s.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Himalaya <--- good read for a newbie in the world of windows mobile from htc

Thanks Rudegar
So the Extended Rom is a hidden parition is there a copy of the rom unlocker in the forum or can it be purchased from a site.The link you gave me looks interesting.I have a tour of night duty next week so I will get to grips with it then.
cheers

buzzdev.net have an unlocker
otherwise google would know too

can i use imate cab files on htc?

i have an imate kjam and i downloaded the operator settings cab file to my computer, would that work on the htc tytn11, i mean, if i copy and pasted that cab file for imate kjam onto the tytn would the gprs work? thanks for the reply. since they are both windows mobile devices---this is why i thought it might work.