I know it would be a lot of work, but I was wondering if anyone would be able to figure out how to get WM6 on the Samsung i730. I know that even before the WM5 update came out from Verizon someone figured out how to get WM5 to work on the i730 and I was wondering if that would be possible again with WM6. Is WM6 more difficult to get working on devices that do not have a dedicated update?
Thanks to anyone who replies!
Hey i just started looking into this as my brother just saw my wing and wanted to upgrade his phone. It seems there is a lot of work to make this work, and there appears to be no on ewilling to work on this. If you get an answer or a rom I would like to know as well, But again I think this may be the wrong forum for this question.
i would love this, as thats my only device that isnt wm6 yet
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Been testing on O2 EXEC
How do I cancel the bluetooth pairing code request everytime I tried to pair a device( happen on bluetooth HID mouse always)
Eventhough unchecked the passkey require box in the menu...
The code request still pop up!
Strange thing is, same device pair with laptop doesn't require passkey at all... and the munual for the device didn't say anything about the code at all...
Tried the default code "0000"(not sure, manual didn't say)...
Anyone have any idea of this?
Or anyone does know how to edit the registry to cancel the pairing code request?
regards!
To: parkertseng
Hi. Sorry no solution to your problem, but just to ask again: mikeycollins asked you on the 20th, how you managed to get an Exec already, as they are not officially released?
You did'nt reply, so just in case you didn't check that thread again for a possible answer to your previous question, I thought I'd ask you in this one.
I'm quite intrigued aswell. I know we all only have two more weeks to go until the official launch, but If you would be as kind as to share your experience in getting a pre-release model, I'm sure we'd all be grateful! Cheers
hi mackaby,
i got this device from my friend in Taiwan...
Not the officail one...
he is an engineer from HTC...
guess that will be the only adcvantage to be Taiwanese..
Ha!
it came with the WEE rom and i flash it with CHT rom..
i knew that everyone is expecting this....only to EXEC
becase of the outstanding colour.....
eventhough there will be a DOPOD 900 release in Taiwan...
I'd still like EXEC...
Hi parkertseng.
You lucky man! Thanks for sharing that with the rest of us.
Just a thought, if your friend is an engineer on these things, wonder if he can give us all some answers to some of the problems we're all encountering. What I'm really saying is; even though his direct line of work may not require him having all the techie-knowledge for the software problems we're having......but if someone on this forum would for example compile a short but concise list of major issues with the Universal, would he be prepared to try and get some answers from his fellow engineers who may know? A kind of informal, one-off technical support thing?
Would you ask him? or is that asking too much?
In any event, thanks again for sharing thus far.
parkertseng said:
hi mackaby,
i got this device from my friend in Taiwan...
Not the officail one...
he is an engineer from HTC...
guess that will be the only adcvantage to be Taiwanese..
Ha!
it came with the WEE rom and i flash it with CHT rom..
i knew that everyone is expecting this....only to EXEC
becase of the outstanding colour.....
eventhough there will be a DOPOD 900 release in Taiwan...
I'd still like EXEC...
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Can you tell me how you flush with CHT ROM , do you had Dopod 900 CHT ROM ? it ship.exe or dump rom ? thanks
I have the same problem or similar - I can pair with a device without entering a passcode and with authentication turned off but the window keeps popping up asking for a passcode.
Can anyone help?
Hello,
I just bought a used qtek 9100 two weeks ago and am now starting to have problems. The previous owner installed windows mobile 6 underground edition, as well as some other updates. Currently the phone is freezing almost once a day, in which I have to take the battery out to reboot. If anyone can help me any suggestions would be greatly apptrietiated. I thought about trying to go back to the original wm5 or upgrading to wm6 does anyone know if that would work?
Thanks for any and all help
Matt
irishmatt12 said:
Hello,
I just bought a used qtek 9100 two weeks ago and am now starting to have problems. The previous owner installed windows mobile 6 underground edition, as well as some other updates. Currently the phone is freezing almost once a day, in which I have to take the battery out to reboot. If anyone can help me any suggestions would be greatly apptrietiated. I thought about trying to go back to the original wm5 or upgrading to wm6 does anyone know if that would work?
Thanks for any and all help
Matt
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Have you tried doing a hard reset and then load it back up with your apps? This might clear a bad registry issue. Also the problem could be a 3rd party app that doesn't work well on WM6.
I would suggest you do move back to an original rom if you are having problems. Then you can look at playing with custom roms later when you get a feel for the device. Key thing is you want to get it stable.
Read the following on how to Flash roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298613
Since you are already running a WM6, its likely (if this is a G3) that you are CID Unlocked already (if you are a G4 than its likely you are not CID Unlocked).
You could try a newer WM6 (like XPlore 2.0 or Faria Vanilla from his kitchen) both of which are found in the Wizard WM6 board located here. But I think I'd recommend you just go back to the official carrier rom first.
Thank you
When you say to go back to the original software, where can I get that? I came accross a update on the t-mobile site that said it would remove all data stored on device, is this what you are talking about? I would hate to do something to make this phone incapacitated.
Also has anyone seen the windows mobile vista for a ppc? Does anyone know where to get it? Once I fixe this problem I would like to upgrade to that, unless there is something wrong with it.
Thanks for all your help
Matt
irishmatt12 said:
When you say to go back to the original software, where can I get that? I came accross a update on the t-mobile site that said it would remove all data stored on device, is this what you are talking about? I would hate to do something to make this phone incapacitated.
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On PPC devices, if you flash a new rom (upgrade, downgrade) it wipes everything on the phone in memory. Sorry but no way around that. After doing it a few times you learn what to keep on your SD card, and you get pretty good at reinstalling stuff fairly quickly (but even then, I plan on about 2 hours of downtime when I'm going to flash my phone. About 15 mins to get some backups (so I can get back to where I was if the new rom doesn't work out), 30 mins to flash an official rom and flash the new rom, reflash the radio to the one I want. Then a good hour to set all of my apps back up (that part of the time is getting shorter).
Also has anyone seen the windows mobile vista for a ppc? Does anyone know where to get it? Once I fixe this problem I would like to upgrade to that, unless there is something wrong with it.
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There is no Mobile Vista. There is WIndows Mobile 6 and there are Vista style themes for it (heck there are Vista themes for WM5 for that matter).
So back to your original issue... You need to plan on wiping this device one way or another due to the current issues you are having (IMO). So if you want to stay with the Underground version of WM6, then just do a Hard Reset, and then set the phone back up. Otherwise, you need to look at getting the original rom for yoru phone (you can find these on the carrier's websites usually in the support/downloads area) or upgrading to some other custom rom.
Again, read the thread I gave you previously. You really need to read up on how this stuff works before you just start looking at flashing a new rom (official roms are pretty straight forward if you stay with the rom meant for your phone).
Now a different problem
OK, now im trying to get the phone back to the original settings from the company, but am having difficulty. I ran the update from t-mobile and it keeps saying there is a communication error. Im not sure if the previous owner had t-mobile or what carrier he used does this matter?
is there a way to un-grade the phone without a pc?
Im really having a hard time with this, ive been trying for around 4 hours to fix this issue without luck, someone please help im about to start using heavy drugs. Not really but you get the gist of it.
Thanks
Hello to everyone, A quick introduction - Im new to the PDA Place if you could call it that, I personally use a Nokia N95 at the moment, And just the other day managed to get hold of an o2 XDA Exec second hand. Unfortunatly for me the devices appears to be in chinese when turned on so as you are aware theirs is not exactly much I can do with it!
I am familiar with the flashing process on Symbian phones and have done it a few times, With this knowledge in mind I thought and assumed I would need to flash this XDA Exec to an english firmware, or ROM as it seems to be called around here. I have been reading through a few threads in regards to updating and have also tried to download a new update off the o2.xda website, But it seems to keep saying I have an incorrect IMEI Number even though I have entered the correct one by typing in *#06#
I found this forum and was hoping perhaps someone would be kind enough to help me in regards to the problem I am having. I believe this device has Windows Mobile 5 and have seen and heard that Windows Mobile 6 has been released. I assume you have to purchase this much like you have to purchase a new copy of windows for a PC. Is this correct?
I had a go at the flashing process, And downloaded this EXTROM Unlocker from a buzz site? I didnt know what to do with it as its a .cab file so I downloaded KDSkamal WM5 Ultimate edition and thought well if I can at least get it to english then its a starting point at least. I double clicked the file inside and went through the update process, Then it said that it was not designed for my device, And this is where I am upto because im lost with what to do now.
Any help, information and/or advice would be most appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Hi there, whenever you try to change the ROM of one of these new Windows CE devices (all those names are the "marketing geniuses" ideas, PocketPC, Windows CE, Windows Mobile), the device verifies that you are installing the "right" type of ROM for your device, as uncle Bill would say, you cannot put anything that you shouldn't suppose to, and by "suppose to" I mean anything that they don't want you to do, I think it's enough on politics.
Anyway, if you try to change the languaje of your ROM, the bootloader will not let you to do so, so we use an special (treatened) kind of upgrading tool.
It is normally inlcuded in the ROM.
If you read the wiki, you should be able to find the whole process, well explained, right now I just can't remember the exact name of this file (something like noIdUpgrade, MaIdUpgrade, or something like this), normally all our programming gurus supply it with the cooked ROMs.
I know how frustating it is at the begining (also considering that you know Symbian), but consider that these questions arise too many times and people get the idea that you come and ask the same question that literally have been answered thousands of times and you don't even want to make some research work.
Again, read the WiKi, it's the perfect place to start with your device, when you get to know some of the jargon, you'll begin to understand many of the things discussed here.
cheers and good luck
Thankyou for the reply, I shall indeed read the wiki. Since I posted that I managed to get hold of an o2 update ROM which I tried to install, as it was doing it where it says do not disconnect it came up with ERROR 101, and that the cable had been removed when it had not. I also tried again and the same thing, Now the PDA wont turn on at all. If I try to press the hard reset buttons it says press 0, but then does nothing. At the moment it seems to be stuck on the bootloader I think you people call it. And wont come out of it :-( looks like I broke it already
Ok, quick udate after alot of messing about and research I finally flashed it, Its now on the newest version of the o2 firmware. Though now its full of o2 rubbish. I tried to install this custom one I pointed a link to in a previous post but when installing it says its not designed for my country. I assume this is in line with your reply but I tried a search for that program and it turned up nothing.
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Ok, quick udate after alot of messing about and research I finally flashed it, Its now on the newest version of the o2 firmware. Though now its full of o2 rubbish. I tried to install this custom one I pointed a link to in a previous post but when installing it says its not designed for my country. I assume this is in line with your reply but I tried a search for that program and it turned up nothing.
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Yes, O2 is full of crap. Try this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320116
As I suggested in it. KDSKamal's ROM is the best. Better than official ROMs. You can find links on how to upgrade in that thread too.
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Hey i had exactly the same problem as you, just bought an O2 Xda Exec in China, and all in Chinese but now I changed my Chinese WM5 to the KDSKamal's ROM, it works perfectly, and it seems stable.
Excellent, Thanks for the replies! I had a good play with it last night web browsing and such, I must say its so much easier than a Nokia N95 I love the software and such on it, Now if only there was a PDA/Phone that had the specifications of an N95 that would be great! I know there is the HTC Tytn but that only has a 2MP Camera I believe.
Anyway I really am pleased I got it working thankyou to everyone.
Now I know the basic process I would like to take it a step further and upgrade to Windows Mobile 6. Is there a way of doing this? I assume I need to get hold of another ROM, I admit I had a look around and found some dead links I assume due to copyright issues with Microsoft but im not sure.
Another question I had, Was I was looking around games you can get games like Riven (Myst series) And Age Of Empires which look just like the PC Version! Wow im overwhelmed by all the stuff you can get. On some of the games I have been looking at it says you need a certain graphics chip or higher in your device, May I ask what is in the Xda Exec? And if its a 3D Graphics chip thats good at running games.
How would I find out if the device is unlocked? Just popping in a card and trying? As I have a contract with T-Mobile where I get free internet, So it might be worth using my T-Mobile sim card on it instead of on o2.
The case isnt in the greatest condition, The screen and keyboard are perfect but there are a few scratches and blemishes on the case of the PDA, Is there an easy way of changing this and buying a new one to swap it with? I know it involves taking the machine apart which im comfortable with doing, Preferably getting a non o2 one would be great.
I hear about the radio and such, Does this device have a radio built into it?
Also is there anywhere I could either purchase a copy or download a copy of the manual? Im not sure how this device actually turns off, It seems to just go into standby mode when I press the power button.
Other than that, Thankyou very much so far!
again check the wiki my friend.... all answers to your questions are already posted there...
Hi, I've tried searching about this and I'm really confused.. I hope someone can help me..
The video calling function is not working on my newly bought TyTn (I'm with Rogers right now), and I'm wondering if it will work if I upgraded it to WM6 (It's currently 5)?
Also, I can only find the upgrade for AT&T8525 on HTCs website, is TyTn the same as 8525? Or I can't apply this upgrade to TyTn? I'm afraid the phone will just stop working altogether after I upgrade it...
If anyone has any experience in this, please help me out.. Thanks alot in advance!
TyTn an 8525 are brother and sister. 8525 does not have the front camera. For a ROM upgrade, you're better off with one of the roms put together by the fine cooks here on XDA.
Video calling will not function unless you have a good 3G service.
Thanks for your reply!
Rogers provide a 3.5G service so as long as I upgrade the ROM, Video calling would work?
but do I need to get Rogers settings somehow transfered to the new ROM?
I want the answer too! can someone please help..
To be able to connect to 3g and the like you will need the operator settings.
Have a look through here and see what you can find.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299023
hello bro...
can you help me with sim tool kit...
my O2 IIs can't access sim tool kit after upgrading in to WM6...
do yo have the software for STK?
thx for solution before...
same issue here, i serched the forum and didnt see anyone else with similar issues so hadnt had time to post so i thought it was and issue with my sim,
It's everyones issue. If you upgraded to WM6.1 there is no way you can access or use your SIM TOOL KIT. I have the same issue. Although I can see the menus but if I select them nothing will happen.
if someone want to use the toolkit so badly - use WM2003SE roms - there STK working fine, and remember none of the WM5/6/6.1 roms supposed to work on BA, so the job we do is to make it work, but there are few side effects like the wlan enable issue and STK which we can not solve...
ok thanks a lot for the answer...
i REALLY REALLY appreciate what you guys are doing here but if there was a possibility of it being solved i was just hoping somebody would do so, its not vital, but it would make these custom roms PERFECT, cos i havnt found anything else that hasnt worked.
my BA seems to me like its working better than some htc stuff that shipped with 6.1
and i dont have the wlan enable issue either so that make stk the only issue i have,
(actually i also have the B+C call waiting alert issue but i dont think it has anything to do with the roms you guys are making, the feature simply dosnt exist in WM, if one of you adds it you deserve a million bucks from Microsoft)
many thanks for the work you are doing and peace out bro.
to clear about wlan, i mean the enabling from comm manager can not be done without first turning on wifi from settings - this is the side bug i mean
about stk i will have to dig a lil bit in the first BA wm5 rom i think it worked there ... but i do not want to make promises, because i have no much free time to deal with WM revese engineering ... but maybe in near future i will tri and have definite answer about the stk, you know that the chance is 50/50 work/not work so i will try, test and tell you for sure if it is possible