(bad?) news for those who have changed X01HT ROM to English - 8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin

softbank has released a new ROM for X01HT. there seem to be some modifications such as bootloader version up.
the biggest modifications for those who currently use open softbank connection with flat fee discount are;
1) the current connection will be invalid from 4/1/2007.
2) the new rom will install a new connection for this discount.
3) the password for the new connection is not found yet.

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I could have sworn that one of the current Softbank EXT ROMS added the open softbank connection for me from the Imate ROM. Maybe the new EXT ROMS will do the same.

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jokinawa said:
I could have sworn that one of the current Softbank EXT ROMS added the open softbank connection for me from the Imate ROM. Maybe the new EXT ROMS will do the same.
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no, you can't do that anymore. i read that the extrom of the new one doesn't have the cab file and the executable did the ap setup for the old rom and it appears the ap setup is hard coded in the new rom itself. they've changed the id/pw and the id seems to be opensoftbank but it will be difficult to crack the pw.

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btw, someone has already uploaded this new rom to the hermes uploads ftp. not on ftp://xda:[email protected]/Hermes yet.

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I for one am not really that worried, yet...
I've got faith in this forum and it's pool of talented hackers to find away around this misguided attempt at SoftBank to make everyone learn Japanese.
Besides, we've got until April 1st before this changeover is mandatory, right?

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Their problem is not that they hate English speakers, it's that they offer a flat-rate service for a phone which has its modem capability disabled.
If they allowed hacked phones to access their network people would start using them as modems with their bluetooth laptops. That kind of bandwidth is much bigger than the phone would use on its own, and usually very expensive.
The lack of English firmware is just lazyness on their part.

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personally, i am not optimistic about this change although it does not affect me since i am japanese and read japanese.
for non-japanese people, i suppose installing the new japanese rom and english muis would be the only solution to enjoy the flat rate discount for the time being.

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qtotter said:
for non-japanese people, i suppose installing the new japanese rom and english muis would be the only solution to enjoy the flat rate discount for the time being.
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you might be right but will see... we still have 4 more months to work on this.

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I've been slogging through the murky waters of 2ch reading about this update.
Here's what is known so far:
1) It's basically a change to a new username and password on the Open Softbank connection. The other things in the new ROM are unlikely to affect people with totally different ROMs on their phones -- stuff like the Softbank in-software SIM-Lock have been fortified.
2) The connection details are no longer in the Extended ROM, so it's no longer just the matter of installing the Softbank EXTROM on top of an English ROM.
3) The new connection details are stored in the file mxipupdate_zzPIED_102.provxml. however the "password" in that file is blank. Since the actual password for the "opensoftbank" user is not in fact blank, some other program must set the password later.
This is all third-party info for me, I haven't had a chance to install or play with the new ROM yet...

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qtotter said:
for non-japanese people, i suppose installing the new japanese rom and english muis would be the only solution to enjoy the flat rate discount for the time being.
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I will give you the benefit of the doubt by assuming that you mean "for people who can't read Japanese" instead of "for non-japanese people"...
- awh, a Canadian who reads and writes Japanese just fine, thank you very much.

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awh_tokyo said:
I will give you the benefit of the doubt by assuming that you mean "for people who can't read Japanese" instead of "for non-japanese people"...
- awh, a Canadian who reads and writes Japanese just fine, thank you very much.
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for non-japanese people, i suppose installing the new japanese rom and english muis would be the best solution to enjoy the flat rate discount for the time being.

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the new rom disables a2dp?? i can no longer set my headphone set other than hand-free set. i have to google again...

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qtotter said:
for non-japanese people, i suppose installing the new japanese rom and english muis would be the best solution to enjoy the flat rate discount for the time being.
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I gave you the benefit of the doubt. I understand that society really drills into your head the "specialness" and "uniqueness" of this country, and that a lot of Japanese people sometimes forget that there are quite a lot of foreigners who become adept at Japanese. And so I gave you a chance to apologize for a statement that I took as *unintentionally* prejudiced.
And you repeat exactly the same statement.
Racist asswipe. People like you are exactly what's wrong with this country.

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awh_tokyo said:
I gave you the benefit of the doubt. I understand that society really drills into your head the "specialness" and "uniqueness" of this country, and that a lot of Japanese people sometimes forget that there are quite a lot of foreigners who become adept at Japanese. And so I gave you a chance to apologize for a statement that I took as *unintentionally* prejudiced.
And you repeat exactly the same statement.
Racist asswipe. People like you are exactly what's wrong with this country.
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WoW...whats happening here? I am certain qtotter didnt mean to insult anyone. I dont think the Japanese society drills anyone to think "special" about themselves. Thats a priviledge exclusively for Americans. lol
So why are you so touchy about this...man,...some people just waste time and energy for nothing. And there is NOTHING wrong with Japan. At least not in this context.
Back to the topic. I realize we the upgrade might be necessary. But will i definately loose the modem capability?

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aquasesh said:
WoW...whats happening here? I am certain qtotter didnt mean to insult anyone.
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If he didn't mean to insult anyone, he would not have repeated his statement after I pointed out that it was insulting.
Also, if you think that qtotter is not the type of person who means to insult anyone, you should check out some of his other posts.

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aquasesh said:
Back to the topic. I realize we the upgrade might be necessary. But will i definately loose the modem capability?
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If you put Softbank's ROM on, yeah. The other choice is to wait and see whether anyone figures out the password between now and April 1st. If someone gets the password, we will be able to use some other company's ROM that has modem capability. The folks over on the 2ch mobile board are already making good progress.

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having a jewish american who speaks, reads and writes japanese as my partner, i don't think i deserve such a name as racist.
i do imagine you must have had a hard time in japan and have strong pride about your language capability, but i don't think i owe you either an apology or a consolation.
upon your comment, i actually and carefully changed my comment although you thought they were exactly the same. please read them again to find where i changed, and you will see why i changed the part if you still care.
since i don't want to keep this thread off the discussion, please send me private messages if you have any further words for me, personally.

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awh_tokyo said:
I gave you the benefit of the doubt. I understand that society really drills into your head the "specialness" and "uniqueness" of this country, and that a lot of Japanese people sometimes forget that there are quite a lot of foreigners who become adept at Japanese. And so I gave you a chance to apologize for a statement that I took as *unintentionally* prejudiced.
And you repeat exactly the same statement.
Racist asswipe. People like you are exactly what's wrong with this country.
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There is nothing wrong with Japan or its people thinking that they are "special" as you put it. Its called national pride.
He was saying that since he is Japanese he has no problem using the new ROM. He also said that "for non-japanese people, i suppose installing the new japanese rom and english muis would be the only solution to enjoy the flat rate discount for the time being." While there are quite a few "non-japanese" people who speak and read japanese, the majority of "non-japanese" do not.
Personally alot of the forieners in this country are in or associated with the US government / military. I didn't find it offensive and no one except you seem to have taken offense to it. I know you spent alot of time learning the language and such but don't criticize and call the guy names for making a simple mistake. No one considers all the people and their difference in the world when making forum posts.
My wife is Japanese and we get things confused alot due to the "lost in translation" factor. To me this just looks like a simple case of that.
Lets just keep this forum clean and fun please.

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guys,
i think we had enough off the topic posts going on.
over and out.

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qtotter said:
personally, i am not optimistic about this change although it does not affect me since i am japanese and read japanese.
for non-japanese people, i suppose installing the new japanese rom and english muis would be the only solution to enjoy the flat rate discount for the time being.
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What are these "English MUIs" of which you speak. And where can I get them?