Another Himalaya WM2003SE ROM Package: 2.20.904 - MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development

Updated 1-2-2006 22:25
Although I planned this almost a year ago, I finally migrated succesfully to WM2003SE. I decided to go for the only 'official' version: 2.20.07 as the main OS. Offcourse I used the WWE translated version by mamaich and buzz_lightyear.
The Ext_ROM is quite generic but does contain T-Mobile NL specific GPRS settings. There is NO T-Mobile skinning! And I love my self-made HTC Himalaya splash-screens 8)
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The operator ID of the files is TMOBILE (remember to change that when your device is non-T-Mobile via ie. ER2003Edit )
Info:
OS 2.20.07CHS (translated to WWE)
Radio 1.18
Ext 2.20.904 (also includes WWE help-files)
Extra info:
There are occasional places where you will notice names in 'strange'characters (mainly square boxes). These are places where de translation was not possible / done.:
- Some folder names: Seems possible to delete these
- Network settings: You can rename them (but not delete)
Some files in My Documents (ie IA Caller ID Pictures and templates) are stored with system/hidden/etc properties that prevent Activesync to sync these files. Use (the enclosed CE Total Commander) to unchek all properties changeable to prevent this behaviour
(included links as upload in thread did not work, use cut&paste to download!)
Extended ROM only:
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/Himalaya_WM2003SE_2.20.904_TMO_WWE_ExtROM_only.rar
Full package:
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/Himalaya_WM2003SE_2.20.904_TMO_WWE_Upgrade_package.rar
Splash files only:
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/2.20.904 Splash/

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the forum mess up your ftp url's or at least it does in firefox
but copy paste and remove a space fixed it

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Another coool WM2003se release
Thnx I'll give it a bash

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fixed the links.

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Is there anyway to bypass the country ID error? When i try upgrading using your ROM, i always encounter this problem. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

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Thanks edsub for the beautiful splash screen.
I updated the diamond version to this one. Problem was to keep al my installed programs intact, but using sprite backup and manually copying the storage everything was back as it used to be. The interesting point is, that the PDA gives the extended rom from diamond as being installed while the new ones are seen in the remove program utility :shock:
Neither can I find the help files other than in chinese (that means blocks on the screen) so it isn't quiet complete yet. As far as I can see the OS is more stable and a fractional faster. Any help to complete the make over :wink:

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Next: after a cold reboot there seems to be no ext.rom installed at all (as far as the program tells), only after a restore it's back. Does it has anything to do with PersaveBackup?

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This morning I migrated to WM2003se, I bypassed the Country ID following the procedure written by dcs.
All seems ok but I have noticed isn't anymore installed "Graffiti" that I usually use to write. Anyone knows where I can dowmload the program ?
Thanks

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After some experiments I went back to the Diamond ROM because I had trouble with the phonesignal: no ringtones. And the pda hesitated a lot during routeplanner, problems with the mediaplayer, problems with the Ext. rom. I guess everything is to solve but it costs me a lot of time and most of all: I mist several phonecalls because i didn't hear the ring.

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@henk-jan strange. there IS a ext rom in the package (ms_.nbf) should work as normal. one possibility: did you have the extrom unlocked when resetted the device? as the files are not readonly they are then deleted after 1st use.
ringtones & help are installed from extrom, so again same reason. as is performance while navigating.
I now have my wizard but 2.20 was way better than diamond

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@Ed: I know there is a Ext.rom and it is shown in the explorer, but the device info doesn't show the Ext rom version :shock:
Going back to the diamond rom the same happens so it must be a problem in my Qtek2020.
Why do you consider V 2.20 (chinees) better then 2.06 (diamond)

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Diamond was based of the 2.06 test ROM.
It was relatively stable, but also slow. And BT did not always work as expected (there was a patch for the hide&seek bt icon issue however)
2.20.07 is much faster, has all the BT support you need and has WMP10
But I must admit its also a matter of taste: I switched over when I had performance issues with 2.06. But those issues were there in 2.20 also (fixed by setting up cache for filesystem and the vulome priority hack)
About your ExtROM: The versio number is set by one of the cabs. In y rom that was the cab with the version number 2.20.904 in the name.
I cant imaging that did not run, but after all: all the issues you name can be caused by not installing from ExtROM in the first place.

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I think the start program in the ext rom doesn't run. It is installed on the pda, but didn't run I guess.
Perhaps 2.06 is a bit slower but e registry hack and a speeding up utility solves that, but most of all: it works as it has to. I didn't get that with 2.20
So I take it for adventage. Thanks for your help.

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Problem solved: playing with WM 5 and installing the DOC tool from Buzz_lighyear I changed the Ext rom and storage memory. Putting it back to the original state everything is OK now and the 2.20 is running smoothly on my PDA. Only frustrating to re-install all the programs one by one because sprite restores also the problems back.

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This ROM is French ??
Hello to all,
I begin in the field of the ROMs and I would have some questions.
- Is this new ROM in Frenchwoman?
- Later upgrade of the ROM, I may restore an ancient(former) protection since Active Sync?
Thank you in advance...

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i just updated, but my transcriber letter recognition has vanished and fonts in menu are too big and nun-smooth.
smoothing and changing size doesn't work
help!
thanx

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LINK NOT WORKING
Can some one post the links again as i cannot seem to download the file. I'm getting the following message:
ISA Server: extended error message :
200 Switching to Binary mode.
200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.
550 Failed to open file.
Can anyone help me

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Sak_ said:
i just updated, but my transcriber letter recognition has vanished and fonts in menu are too big and nun-smooth.
smoothing and changing size doesn't work
help!
thanx
Click to expand...
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i also have same problem, input only keyboard and intellipad, the other which are there in 2.06 are missing.
Anybody can help?

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transciber and stuff are simply not there, simply because it is a CHT rom that is translated.
The fonts improve when using cleartype.

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rom 2.20.07
I m in same boat as some of u
Have anyone found the solutions to get other imput options?
In my case I only had keyboard working...
for a few months after flashing my hmalaya with rom 2.20 the imput options is left with only keyboard.
Letter recognizer is missing and the othe imput programs eg word logic, resco keyboard,calligrapher cannot be activated after installation
Any solutions?????
what must I do to be able to use the other imput methods?????
Or is it that for himalaya rom2.20 keyboard shall remain as the only imput method and no other methods of imput can be used????? If so can someone pls. tell us so that we who r in the dark will ask no more until a day a genius samaritan come along n show us another way again
Many thanks in advance