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Dear all,
I have installed ppc 2003 and tested its stability for 3 days. The followings are what I found bugged in this rom version.
1. For Some times the ppc won't turn on again after the screen turns off or after pushing unit turn-off button. I had to soft reset the unit to make it running again. This has happened to me quite a few times after I sync with my PC
2. My sd card was totally erased for several times, even the 'detect digital camera' option in the picture program had been deactivated.
So far, I only have these 2 inconsistencies. And after some trials here and there, here is the possibility of the error causes
1. Ppc 2003 doesn't work with window 98 even though the activesync 3.7 does. So try avoid sync through pc with ms 98.
2. I think that due to some incompatibility between the xda hardware and the inherent options in the ppc 2003 (my best guess is the bluetooth and digital cam option) that encompasses the functionality of sd slot, sometimes we'll find data in sd card being erased w/o warnings. I have also found out that programs that act itself as driver b/w the xda and other external hardware such as the external keyboard driver can also cause such a sd formatting problem.
Can anyone confirm my findouts? Any comments are extremely welcomed
Please post your ROM, RS and Protocol Versions.
dear,
I just happened to have my sd card erased again, pls help why?
rom version 4.00.01 eng
radio ver 4.21.00
protocol 32S54
please help ou
Dear all,
I think my conclusion to the screenoff problem was not valid since I still have my screen blackouts even though I am using window xp to sync. do you, mates at xda-developers, have any suggestion on how to get around the problem. Thanks
Sounds like its a Power problem to me!
So check your power settings.
OK, This is my first post. MW2003 seems to be must better that PPC2002 except for one thing. HOW DO I TURN MY XDA ON. the only way I have found so far is a soft-reset.
When the XDA screen goes blank it really isn't off because anybody calling get the ringing tone, unfortunately the phone does not ring so I cannot answer.
OK, This is my first post. MW2003 seems to be must better that PPC2002 except for one thing. HOW DO I TURN MY XDA ON. the only way I have found so far is a soft-reset.
When the XDA screen goes blank it really isn't off because anybody calling get the ringing tone, unfortunately the phone does not ring so I cannot answer.
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Dear,
I later experienced some correlation between the system (Screen) blanks and the installation of some software that was supposed to be used in ppc 2002 (for me the program is "True Fax"). Each time after my installation of True Fax, the system simply goes blank and I have to do the soft reset to uninstall such program to revitalize the system again. Hope this does some help to you. And if you have found some similarities, please confirm my findout. Thanks
It also may help if one removes the SIM Tool Kit shortcut (stk.ink) from the Startup folder. This shortcut is also know to bring up a blank screen. So remove the shortcut and soft reset. HTH
Qman is correct. For some reason the simtoolkit launches a program called HTC SAT on startup which produces a blank screen. Doesn't appear to harm anything but I removed the link anyway and all is still well. I have detect digital unchecked in the pictures program and my sd card was erased as well anyway. Any other thoughts on this?
ROM:4.00.05 ENG
ROM Date:6/5/03
Radio: A.20.10
Siemens SX56
Ken,
Like you, I think I have founfd the cause of my Power On problem. Looks like it was caused by a the GPRS traffic monitor supplied on the o2 XDA CD. I belive the progam was called "GPRS Traffic Counter"
valheru said:
I have detect digital unchecked in the pictures program and my sd card was erased as well anyway. Any other thoughts on this?
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This one is still a mystery to me, but I’m starting to wonder if it has something to do with certain apps. being installed on the SD card.
So lets do this, if this has happened to you can you post what apps you had installed on your SD cards at time of occurrence. Then maybe we can get a better fix on whats actually causing it. What you think!
For me I had:
Pocket Plus (which has since been removed)
SPB GPRS Monitor
PocketBIble
Resco Explorer
HPC Notes & Spell
Cash Organizer
ListPro
CodeWallet
HanDBase
I had installed:
pockeplus (since removed via hard reset):to RAM
spb gprs monitor:to RAM
that was it. no apps installed to the sd card at that time, just some text files and wavs to see if I would have an sd card erasure.
This morning I installed to the sd card:
Adobe Reader
Repligo
Lygea pocket 12c
fonix voicedial with us voice pack
Franklin Covey Plan Plus-Daily Record, Prioritized Tasks, and Activesync app
Illium eWallet
Agenda Fusion 5 w/icon pack
Sprite Pocket Backup
In RAM I have installed:
Spb GPRS monitor
MUTX RingtoneX
Isn't collaboration GREAT?
I have detect digital unchecked in the pictures program and my sd card was erased as well anyway. Any other thoughts on this?
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Dear all,
Since I have had countless SD card reformats, I wonder whether you guys have noticed the same thing?. Every time when the system starts to wipe out your sd card, there are iterations of sd card boots. That is the system will locate your same sd card more than once and acknowledges it as multiple different sd cards. This is noticable in the "Memory" program -> SD Card Menu (under settings) which shows multiple sd cards (i.e. storage card, storage card2, storage card3 and so on) being inserted at the time even when only one single sd card is in place. I think the secret to this is to try to stop that from happening. ANd since I'm a newbie about techno thing, I wonder whether it has something to do with the registry or it just systematcally occurs at random (suggest anything, anyone?)
For the time being, I have to lock my sd card unless when installation times come. BTW, valheru & Qman, I have not installed any of the programs you have in your sd cards (besides acrobat)
Hmmmm. Call me Val, it's easier. I have not had the numerous sd card iterations you have mentioned. Knock on wood, no erasure yet though I only had one. Locking the sd card is a good idea but I agree it is a pain. Do you have the detect digital camera option in the pictures program unchecked? I have heard this does and does not work but since the xda doesnt support sdio you might as well uncheck it. Also, which version are your running?
I think the sd card detection is built into the system much like PnP so I am unsure if it can be disabled. If it is detecting the card over and over, there may be a power issue or perhaps some dust, etc. has come into contact with the pins of the card thereby intermittently blocking the signal? Might want to check to be sure....
Dear Val,
I have had the digital option unchecked since the very beginning and nothing helps. It seems that the erasure comes at random, but I just happened to witness the iterations by accident.
BTW, my version is
rom version 4.00.01 eng
radio ver 4.21.00
protocol 32S54
Valheru Eldarr
Seeker of Knowledge
Siemens SX56
ROM: 4.00.05 ENG
ROM Date: 06/05/03
Radio: A.20.10
Protocol Version: 324e4
Model No: PW10A1
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Dear,
BTW again, is your ppc 2003 the official one for SX56, mine is not
P.S Really wish I could go back to using my 3.17 rom (the disadv far outpace the adv ones, at least for mine)
Nope, unofficial, back yard kitchen brew by Jeff's ROMKitchen.
Dear Val and others,
Just when I thought I could go to sleep, my SD card was erased again for the ......th time (I lost my counting somewhere along 10s). Up to now, I do not know what causes it. BUT I DO KNOW how to check whether your SD Cards are secure from erasures. If you have the programme called "PHM Device Manager" just go to the Storage Port and check the Device ID under it. It is supposed to be pre-assigned and stay intact. If after a while of launching programs and/or soft-reseting the unit, the Device ID (SD Port ID) numbers up, quickly lock your sd card before everything is erased. If anyone happens to know what causes changing SD Port ID, please let me know. It looks to me as if the XDA is constantly examining the SD slot and each time it does, it recognizes the same SD card as different ones.
I hope yours are still intact after such checkup cos if not..........???
I have also found out that the numbering up in Device ID (in Standard Disk Drive, DSK1) is 100% subject to how many times I have turn on/off the screen. Seems like the SD Card iteration is ignited each time the screen is turned off and on. ANyone, any clue to why?
Interesting. I'll have to check on that. I honestly never noticed the correlation. I have observed this site for a few months and I now making it a point to participate daily!
Because of BT headset/handsfree profile issues, someone tells me which is the best radio ROM to use with WM2k5?
1.18?
I'm actually using 1.14
Thanks
Fernando Correia
Mine is 1.18 and everything is ok. MW 05 is working like a charm for me.
I used 1.18 on WM5 and it worked fine for me. Some persons went back to 1.17 for some reason, I don't know what reasons. I reversed back to WM2003 SE.
powerkite said:
Some persons went back to 1.17 for some reason, I don't know what reasons.
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Radio version 1.17 has more compatibility with the turning on/off of flight mode in WM5.0.
I am using 1.17 now and so far have not encountered any problems regarding the radio version. Try it! You can revert back to 1.14 anyway
Goodluck
i use 1.08
i currently use 1.18 and it has some serious issues under buzzmobile2005. the tricky thing is, you would not recognize the issues as long as you do not have a dual sim adapter in your device. i have one with two sim cards both pin protected. whenever i soft-reset the device and put in the pin for a certain sim card everything looks fine so far. but after a while taking a look on my device i see that the sim card has been switched an i am booked into my alternative network. i mean it is annoying but no disaster for me. but there is one issue making me feeling uncertain: switching the sim card should result in asking for the alternative sim's pin code. but it skips this step. should not the sim card prevent such access when pin code is activated?
another issue is that after switching flight mode off and on again it often happens that the phone does not switch on. i check the power settings and on the wireless page i see that the phone box is not ticked. i tick it and then tap ok. but whenever i take a look on the settings page the box still remains unticked. it is not always like this, sometimes it works.
maybe this all has to do with the using of a dual sim adapter. switching to 1.17 did not solve the problem, so i switched back to 1.18.
can someone using a dual sim adapter and buzzmobile2005 acknowledge this strange behavior. maybe i am the only one having these issues. thanks a lot.
peter
My Experience of Upgrading – thanks to Modaco and XDA Developers - See link for latest update - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1370896&postcount=9
Having just successfully upgraded everything I thought fellow (junior) Hermes owners might like to know of my experience. For those of you about to embark on such a move, and especially for those on T-Mobile UK, you will hopefully find this useful. There are plenty of links throughout this post that should help.
1. Preparation. Having read what felt like all the information here on this forum, and others, I finally decided to start the upgrade work to take my Vario II (UK T-Mobile Hermes) to the latest (phone) radio, the latest Windows Mobile Professional 6 Black Majik build and also to CID and SIM unlock the phone to boot! All without a single problem after a significant amount of reading – but most significantly by simply following the instructions and understanding what they were asking me to do before carrying out what might actually render my Hermes a ‘Brick’ with no warranty! The XDA Dev Hermes Wiki is a great place to start and so is the upgrade guide. Warning: If you are nervous about the upgrade there is a serious amount of reading required to counter those fears.
2. Backing up. I keep very little on the actual device so all I had to do was note all the settings and backup the call records and SMS messages. I used Pim Backup to backup the calls and messages and in fact found plenty of installation .cab files that could be run from the device to restore the T-Mobile settings to allow GPRS, SMS and MMS etc.
3. The Upgrade. I did the upgrade in 7 stages getting more ambitious with each, I did not encounter one single problem and did this over a 3-day period plucking up courage as I went. This is not the optimum path to upgrade but allowed me to get familiar after first protecting my investment with Hard-SPL from OliPro – I also wanted the radio most initially:Insurance 1. Using Paul’s guide I dumped my old T-Mobile supplied WM5 OS ROM so that I had an option to get back to at least the basic WM5 build should I need to consider warranty claims. This worked OK but was undoubtedly the most complicated part of this process that use many quite advanced tools – not for the beginner I would suggest! I doubt that many will do this and I would not recommend it (I can post the dumped ROM) as others already have now) Warning: if done wrong I suspect that this is the most likely part of this process to wreck the device!Insurance 2. Having read the guides (see MrVanx and his Hermes Guide) I upgraded the IPL and SPL with Hard-SPL (thanks Olipro) to avoid ‘bricking’ (wrecking) my phone -took less than 10mins.Radio. The radio was my first upgrade goal because I’d read good things about improved reception etc. So I went straight for the latest extracted radio ROM (1.43.00.00) from the XDA Radio ROM page as this had good reports on UK T-Mobile. - took only 6 mins.WM6. Having read lots (and lots and lots…) I opted for the Black MAJIK ‘cooked’ ROM because it had so many good reviews (see XDA and 4WinMobile and Modaco) and liked the look of it (note: you can easily change the theme away from Black to more conventional appearance). The download site is http://wmblack.info/ and there are lots of applications and configuration files here. (thanks Jasjamming) - after some pre-reading the actual upgrade too only 5 mins!SIM & CID Unlocking. To get access to the extended ROM for additional storage space I had to use Pofs cooked radio ROM to make the device "Super CID" - this also removed the SIM (operator) lock and the CID (language) lock. I was then able to use HTweakC (one of many tweakers) to mount and unlock the ROM. This fix now allows me to use any operator SIM card, install any language OS ROM and also to mount and unhide the Extended ROM (Note: in WM6 it appears that this fix by Pof is required to write to the Extended ROM whereas in WM5 it can be done solely with a registry hack). Thank you Pof because the batch file did it all without problem (albeit I was really quite nervous because the Hard-SPL was removed and the radio downgraded temporarily). - this took a longer 18 mins in total (after reading). – this left me with the wrong radio and the potential to ‘brick’ my device with subsequent upgrades so…..Insurance. I put Hard-SPL back on (to protect the device) before…Radio. Re-upgrading back to the latest radioI now had a perfectly functioning Vario II with all the latest software ROMs installed and it was future proofed against my further upgrades and testing of ROMs that will certainly come after this….
5. Re-Building. I used a .cab file created by Lordsmiff on Modaco (here) to configure my T-Mobile settings and it all worked. I used the backup of the call logs and SMS messages from the Pim Backup software to restore those and then I started the installation of all the software I wanted. Of course I also had to configure pop3 access to my e-mail, enter my correct Device ID and all my personal details.
6. Problems. I had very few problems. The Internet connection would not work for my pop3 account access (OK for web browsing though) and I found that a setting (settings-connections-connections-Advanced (tab) and Select Networks button) needed to be changed to “T-Mobile Internet” from “My Work Network”. Not all of my call log was reinstated so I lost some calls. I also found out initially that I could not get full ‘write/delete’ access to the Extended ROM because it needed to be SIM/CID unlocked (or at leats part of that) before running one of the tweaking programs. That was all!
7. My Software. I installed all my usual software with no problem and all is working very well: Spb Mobile Suite/backup & Diary, SK Tools, TT6, Modaco CamerAware, Comm Manager Pro, and MS Livesearch.
8. Result. All is great so far and I have a nicer looking, slightly faster, better radio reception phone that holds 3G longer. Bluetooth pairing with my handsfree Jabra BT250 is fine and the BT pairing to my GPSlim 240 is OK too. Wifi at home also works without issue (still limited range as before). Yes it all took lots of effort to avoid the problems but it has been a free upgrade and I owe a few donations to those that made this possible – a GREAT BIG thank you to all you cooks and developers out there .
I hope this helps some of you - of course reading the Wiki is excellent free guidance offered by many (some not so politely!)
I’ll report back here on any problems I have and if anyone spots an error then please let me know and I will fix it so I do not mislead others.
EDIT - latest update (all going well) here.
Good Luck!
Nice 100th post, and nice guide as well
Hi
I have completed the stages (except reinstall the radio? why? mine was still the correct version after installing black) expect my T-Mobile settings are not working. I cant get MMS's to download using any settings cab I have found.
Is there anyway to manually edit these settings?
Cheers
Extremely good, thx a lot
Right
I have gotten mms working.
Here are the settings incase anyone else wants to check theres.
NOTE: this does not include your internet GPRS setting but you CAN use the general T-Mobile internet connection as your dialer
Gateway:
149.254.201.135
Gateway port (if no field to enter port tag on end of gateway with a
8080 (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT)
MMS URL:
http://mmsc.t-mobile.co.uk:8002
(thats a example of how to insert the port to the gateway)
Size limit (I believe):
300K
Hope this helps anyone out there.
Keywords (I used these to search the forums, hope it helps others):
T-Mobile
T Mobile
MMS
settings
UK
Multimedia Message
ZeroHour said:
Hi
I have completed the stages (except reinstall the radio? why? mine was still the correct version after installing black) expect my T-Mobile settings are not working. I cant get MMS's to download using any settings cab I have found.
Is there anyway to manually edit these settings?
Cheers
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In my original post (at top) I included this:5. Re-Building. I used a .cab file created by Lordsmiff on Modaco (here) to configure my T-Mobile settings and it all worked. I used the backup of the call logs and SMS messages from the Pim Backup software to restore those and then I started the installation of all the software I wanted. Of course I also had to configure pop3 access to my e-mail, enter my correct Device ID and all my personal details.Did you try that .cab I even posted a link directly to it so that others could benefit from my experience and the good work of "Lordsmiff" over at Modaco - of course it's T-Mobile UK but there are lots of cabs that do a similar job for other networks in other countries.. It worked absolutely perfctly for me and if you had done so I doubt that you would have had any problems at all.
If you used the cab file and it did not work then please post a reply.
Regards
Tony,
Have you noticed a great deal of difference with the radio upgrade?
thanks
Mark
good reference!
@Tony, thanks for the very good detailed outlined upgrade reference. It should be helpful for others to see the complete process from start to finish.
WM5 to WM6 (Black Majik) and the latest (1.43) Radio - UPDATE
This is an update to my original post at the top of these postings
My Black MAJIK Experience - Going well so far!
All going very well still and no problems at all with any software. Some slight slow-down after installing all the software but that is to be expected with any OS build. The main problem with slow-down (only slight) appears to be caused by Today screen plug-ins - the HTC Home Plug-in in particular.
Likes: Very Stable, absolutely no Micro SD card issues (had them with WM5), looks and ease of use of the WM6 Internet sharing capability which even my daughter can share on her Mac laptop!
Dislikes: very few indeed - go for it! There is a newer Black "Satin" in creation (JJ working on this right now) which is based upon the official HTC WM6 build - might try that next when others have posted on their experience. My only small dislike is the lack of contrast on the start menu with the black theme - in bright light it's easy to miss selections.
Problems: On a couple of occasions the speed dials have gone missing (suspect I caused it). I locked-up the device once and had to hard-reset but that was my fault again because I used too many Today screen plug-ins and it would not boot completely. Now have Monocube Safe Mode 2 (recommended) installed and so I can push the limits of Today plug-ins and not fear being unable to boot-up now.
Radio - I had absolutely no problems with the 1.43 radio but of course had to try the even newer 1.47 version. This new one seems little diffrent so far so I'll give a week. Do not forget to check Hard SPL is still on your device before flashing updates - the super CID/SIM unlock removes Hard SPL - so you need to put it back. BTW - there are instructions on how to remove the SIM lock without applying the Super CID fix - they seem more complicated but it might be worth a look before you embark upon the Super CID route.
Unless you see more from me then assume that my experience with Black MAJIK and the latest radios (1.43 and 1.47) are all going well. If you want more detail before embarking then just PM me - but read this whole post first.
Have a look at the Kaiser Homeplug.
problems
I have followed your instructions and installed the new radio and black majik and have used it for a couple of weeks. I have experienced problems with voice calling. The Icon tells me there is no service provider (T-mobile in my case), I can't make voice calls but SMS and internet still work. A hard reset solves the problem - but then I need to reload everything - annoying to do once per week.
I will probably try a different radio, unless people have other ideas?
Hugh
Working good here on T-Mobile (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Where abouts are you?
hughk said:
I have followed your instructions and installed the new radio and black majik and have used it for a couple of weeks. I have experienced problems with voice calling. The Icon tells me there is no service provider (T-mobile in my case), I can't make voice calls but SMS and internet still work. A hard reset solves the problem - but then I need to reload everything - annoying to do once per week.
I will probably try a different radio, unless people have other ideas?
Hugh
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Hugh,
I have still had no radio/phone problems at all. If you have the Hard SPL still on the device (it will be unless you did the Super CID bit) then you can just flash new radio ROMs to the device without ANY need for a hard reset. The radio is completely idependant from the OS. It sounds to me like you must either have a radio/phone hardware problem (were there any issues before upgrading?) or the radio flash upgrade was not completed correctly. Did you use the radio ROM linked to from this site?
I'd suggest that you check HardSPL is there then simply run the radio ROM update again. Providing you do this correctly and do not brick your device by doing something silly - like disconnecting USB or power - the upggade of radio should have no impact upon the data or programs installed on your device - and that also includes all your SMS/MMS, E-mail and Conenctions settings.
Good luck
Been awhile since i've stopped reading this forum daily (last time was when wm6 for prophet appeared)
now i find a lot of roms (6.1....interesting) with UC capable in their name......what the blip does UC stand for ???
another rom that i've seen had some dual sim software....now, without two radios it would be impossible for someone to be connected to two network simultaneously. What WOULD be interesting is if there was a program that would emulate a sim card (something like a virtual sim card) so that one can store the data for multiple sim cards and change between them (maybe even automatically) before making a call, etc. As you can imagine, this would have multiple applications
So...what does UC stand for ?
and...anyone ever heard of a SIM card software emulator ?
Some old question .....
Here is the link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=366337&highlight=uc+capable
Use the power of search.
My wife and I have S9+ phones, T-Mobile. There was a software update rolled out today which we both installed. Shortly thereafter I noticed on both phones that all the apps that we keep on the SD micro card are greyed out. Oddly, they are still accessible and open and work as normal. Since both phones are showing the same symptoms I have to assume this is update related. I called T-Mobile and the rep had no idea why, only to tell me that the update is a Samsung rollout and issue. Anyone else having this issue?
Yes I'm having the same exact issue, doesn't appear to be a way to fix it yet, if you add your most used apps to your home screen or your apps edge it seems to work, otherwise you'll have to move the apps off the sd card back to the phone. It's more of an annoyance at this point since you can still access them from the sd card, hoping they put out a fix for it soon.
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Yes I'm having the same exact issue, doesn't appear to be a way to fix it yet, if you add your most used apps to your home screen or your apps edge it seems to work, otherwise you'll have to move the apps off the sd card back to the phone. It's more of an annoyance at this point since you can still access them from the sd card, hoping they put out a fix for it soon.
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Yeah, no fix at this time. I've been on the phone with Samsung, twice, about this and they are aware of the issue. The thinking is it will be fixed with the next software update.