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Because of all the expected mssing around with my original T-Mobile 1.60.00 ROM combined with a Bluetooth GPS, I decided to upgrade. It all works now, just let me share my findings with you:
I wanted the 1.72WWE and 1.14 Radio ROM, no Beta, but also wanted to keep my Dutch T-Mobile custumisations.
I took the recently released QTek 1.72 ROM
Unpacked it
Threw the extende rom file away
Changed the 'country code' from qtek to tmobile (see link on xda-developers mainpage)
Backed up my device using Activesync backup
Started the upgrade
UhOh: 'USB 1.03' on screen and nothing happening
Restarted upgrade
Went smooth all along
Hard reset: YES!! 1.72.00WWE / 1.14.00 radio with all my beloved Dutch T-Mobile customisations (ext rom 1.60.38)
Performed restore. THIS probably wasnt the smartest idea, because right after that my device was quite unstable. '
So: Did a 'permanent save' backup
and a Hard reset again.
Rock steady since then!
To get Bluetooth & BT GPS working frightened me a bit: getting that to work should be proof of the pudding to justify my upgrade.
Fiddled around 2 hours (com ports, gps viewer software that accompanied the GPS and what have you got . . .), until I tried the simple stupid method:
Switch on Bluetooth
Bond the BPS
Start TomTom GPS
Select NMEA 0183v2 9600 and Bluetooth GPS
I am very happy!!
For those that are still lokking for a decent cheap BT GPS: Search on ebay for DCONNEX. They sell for around 80 euros + 28 euros shipping. The DCONNEX DC-230 is in fact a rebadged Holux GR-230. Works like a charm, and for the price of a wire solution!
Works!!!!!
even imat v1.72 works great with BT GPS with no added BT tools
gazzaman2k said:
even imat v1.72 works great with BT GPS with no added BT tools
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Is the same ROM.
Eelco is right
As long as you look just at the os & radio roms both QTek 1.72 and IMate 1.72 are the same.
Difference is withing the extended rom.
because I liked to keep the Duthc T-Mobile customisations (well not all, but most of them) I re-used my old extended rom.
Hello,
Help with 1.72 ROM set up.
I'm very excited about how you have set up your device, but I'm not fully certain how to do the same.
I have looked for the ROM unpacker, but the only thing I see on this site is the ER-Edit.
I currently have the T-Mobile UK Beta 1.72 on my device, and I'm not real happy with it.
If you can and if it is not too much trouble, could you please provide me a little more specific directions on how you accomplished your set up. I'm in the USA, and I upgraded from 1.60.36, which I was not very happy with either. I liked 1.60 better.
My major concerns lie with the country id error, and using parts of different extended roms and radio stacks, but I'm willing to try.
Thank You, Ed
Well since you now have 1.72 on the device its really quite simple.
(You might as well consider upgrading to the non-beta 1.72 from imate or Qtek, i used Qtek)
Foor the external rom customisations:
Unpack an update (like the 1.60 you mentioned) using winrar
Using the directions on thsi site determine your current çountry id FOR THE EXTENDED ROM
using the directions on this site (xda2nbf) change the country id for the extende rom file (ms_.nbf)
remove the other .nbf (nb and radio) files
Upgrade your device
Cold reset
Yopur device should now be a bit in the right direction
Install the extende rom-unlocker found in this forum
unhide & unlock the extended rom
Now you can add/remove programs from the extended rom.
adding goes like:
1. place .cab file of program to be installed in extended rom
2. add CAB line in config.txt just before the current last line
removing goes like:
1. remove cab file of program you dont like
2. remove accompanying line in config.txt
Dont forget to lock you extended rom afterwards so the contents is kept during any reset.
hope this helps.
also : search the forum on the topics extended rom unlock
edsub,
Thank you very much. Your response is very helpful, and sends me in the right direction. The winrar was the missing peice that I did not have.
I'm familiar with the extended rom part, but I have not played around with the .nbf, nor the rom locking.
The UK beta 1.72 I have does not seem real stable to me. I'm thinking of going with the iMate or Qtek 1.72, as you suggest.
Thanks again I'll see what I can manage.
Ed
hey all, im on o2 in uk, my current settings are :-
Rom version :- 1.60.00WWE
Rom date :- 12/03/03
Radio version :- 1.10.00
Protocol version :- 1337.18
ExtRom version :- 1.60.50
i knw this mite sound abit basic...but what difference would it make in me updating to this 1.72 rom ?
is there any point ?
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i used Qtek
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Maybe off topic but where did you get the QTEK ROM from?
Can you share the URL.
Thanks,
Mark
Hi all,
I've recently bought a DC-230 GPS BT, but I cannot use with TomTom3
I have:
ROM VER 1.72.00WWE
Radio 1.14.00
Ext 1.72.104 (with some cabs added by me)
And a XDA 2 (rom is a Qtek 2020)
I've tried:
Hard reset - no BT Tools - Bond GPS - Success with GPS Viewer (that is in boundle with DC) on COM5 9600
Started tomtomGPS, no success (with or without START GPS with GPS Viewer).
I've tried
- NMEA 0183v2 9600 on COM5 and on Bluetooth
- NMEA 0183v2 Bluetooth on COM5 and on Bluetooth
- SiRF 9600 on COM5 and on Bluetooth
- SiRF Bluetooth on COM5 and on Bluetooth
I've removed bond with GPS.
So i've installed BT Tools 1.1. Bondend and added profile on COM7
GPS View didn't see the GPS
TomTom the same (i've tried the same drivers)
Any suggestion?
Thanks
Fabio
try changing to nmea 4800 on the same port that the gps view is showing, make sure gps view is closed when starting tomtom. Alsi instead of choosing from the upper drop down box in tomtom, look in the lower drop down, you may find your gps is announced/listed there.
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try changing to nmea 4800 on the same port that the gps view is showing, make sure gps view is closed when starting tomtom. Alsi instead of choosing from the upper drop down box in tomtom, look in the lower drop down, you may find your gps is announced/listed there.
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no success
I don't know why doesn't work
GPS View found my GPS... TomTom GPS no
Is the right version of TomTom GPS? (down right i see V2.09 305/393)
In the lower drop down box I see only com/irda/bt ports...
Thanks
You should have totmtomgps V3.02. It is available on their site.
Downloaded TomTom GPS 3.02...no success
But is correct that GPS Viewer when i push on Start GPS show
Date: 2002/11/10
Time 01:01:xx
Long:
E: 0'0'0.0''
Lat
N: 0'0'0.0''
Dop: 50.0
Aciring: no fix
Direction NE 0
Alt 0m
Speed 0km/h
PDop50.0
And i get a red point on the N on the map...
news...
With BT Tools installed i've tried GPSDash and MapSonic...
They connect to com7, but I get Satellites in use: 0 of 1 sats
Quality of Fix: no fix / n.a.
What's meaning?
Thanks again
I cannot use any sats..whats wrong ? is the gps broken ?
Aehm....uhm...
Er...is possible that it is low of battery? I put on charge and now I see 7 sats..
Bluetooth authomatic activation problem
I am sorry to jump in this discussion, but I had a BT problem, I couldn't connect to a GPS (Leadtek), and I did almost the same thing you are talking: I upgraded my QTEK2020 to 1.72.00WWE/1.14.00/1.72.602.
After the upgrade I installed the Pocket Bluetooth Tools and after some bondings/"unbonding", the COM7 profile appeared and everything worked fine from that moment on.
Now, there are 2 things I want to share:
- first, in order to have a diferent Bluetooth serial connection to the same or another port, I had to kill the the bond I created with the Leadtek GPS, then bonded again without activating the serial profile and then killed that bond again. Only after this series of actions, with a soft reset between all of them, I was able to bond with a diferent GPS bluetooth (I think it was from Globalsat), using the Com7 serial profile.
- second: my Qtek activates randomly the bluetooth by itself...
Does anyone know how to solve the authomatic random activation of the GT?
Try to activate in start/settings/system/bluetooth settings the extended port com 5. This helps with leadtek and emtac bluetooth antenna's for tomtom, and alturion.
Cheers
Why are you using Pocket Bluetools with rom 1.72??
NO NEED TO!!
Just use native MS BT Stack.
Bond the BT GPS, say yes when asked to assign COM port.
Let GPS software use COM5
Settings for TomTom3: NMEA Bluetooth GPS / COM5
Works flawlessly
:?: Can someone point me to the location of the download of the blue tooth tools file please ...ive looked for ages with no joy
Here it is.
http://bluetooth.i-networx.de/index_e.html
And heres the cab file, just copy to your phone and execute there.
Anyone tried BT Tools 1.1 on WM2005 ?
You don't need BT tool on WM2005. He has better BT manager and you can you it instead of BT tools.
Rico
I've tried it on Buzz's 1.6 version of wm5 (Himalaya) and before I upgraded my radio ROM from 1.14 BT Tools loaded and worked as per the old version (like a charm). While it may not be necessary owing to certain improvements in wm5 it still had features I liked (BT auto power off when idle for 60s).
Once I've upgraded to 1.17 it loads but nolonger appear on the today screen. Then when I bond with a new device I get the BT Tools profiles screen. I have then been able to use the Activesync profile to sync with Outlook 2002 on my PC via BT. I can't however access the two power/light profiles nor the BT auto shut off feature (I really liked that function for power saving) or at least not yet.
I'm going to try Radio ROM 1.08 and 1.18 as per suggestions in other forums (as I'm hanging when I now sync using the cradle) and will let you know if anything changes.
Regards - Mallow1
NB I'm using Version 1.1.0.0 of BT Tools not 1.0.1.2 (the one downloadable above). See the actual site for details of the differences:-
http://bluetooth.i-networx.de/index_e.html
Upgraded to Radio ROM 1.18, BT Tools now appears again in the Today Screen but is completely inert re autoshut off (the only feature I'm now interested in given the ROM enhancements). So I'm unloading it and will serach for another BT manager with the same auto BT on/off feature.
Hope that was of use.
Mallow1
PS didn't try 1.08
I'm gald that you got the BT Tools to work for you. When I upgraded to WM2003 se and tried to set up my Jabra BT200A back up, it was no go. I could hear the caller, but the headset mic was non working, only the mic on the device. So I tried the BT Tools, to no avail.
The proverbial cake icing was that BT Tools made the device speaker phone quick working as well. Un-install BT Tools, and I get the speakerphone back, but still woe is me, no practical functionality out my trusty Jabra.
Any thoughts?
BTH tools 1.0.1.2 run just fine under WM 5.0 ROM 1.60c.
Especially ActiveSync via BT with several other computers works like a charm.
BTH tools 1.1.0.0 do not function correctly. Both profiles do exactly the same, either auto-switch or not and ActiveSync over BT does not work properly.
Sascha
Thanks SaBo,
I'll give it a whirl as it would be nice to have the auto BT on/off back again.
Chelms,
I trust SaBo's comments work 4u too. If not the only thing I can suggest (not being a jabra200 user myself) is to surf the forums. I know a lot has been written about getting the jabra BT800 working properly with HTC kit (Jabra state that it isn't compatable but I think the BA forum have been chasing it as a bit of a Holy Grail). I can't recall if they definitievly got there but I think they did. You may find something on your headset too. You can also try Buzz's forums on a similar search since he has been the one to work WM5 magic (http://buzzdev.net/). Further afield you might try Howard's Forum (http://www.howardforums.com/)
Regards - Mallow1
For all those still using Pocket Bluetooth Tools in WM5 (not for its BT profiles as they aren't needed any more but for the functionality of BT auto on/off and the two power/ screen saver profiles via the Today screen) FYI I'm currently running TofClock WM5 1.71a (working like a charm) and BTHTools 1.1.0.0 (which is also working like a charm.... NB the cab version as oddly enough I couldn't get the PC exe version to work). Just ensure that after installation your registry has theses settings entered under:-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Today\Items\Bluetooth Tools
then add new values of:
Type Name Data
REG_SZ DLL BTHToday.dll
REG_DWORD Enabled 1
REG_DWORD Flags 0
REG_DWORD Options 0
REG_DWORD Order 32
REG_DWORD Type 4
NB Order is just the position number in the Today screen list so just tweak it via WM's start\settings\personal\Today route or type a number which suites you directly when entering the values above.
Regards - Mallow 1
PS anyone know a similar program (not the BT profiles part just the auto BT on/ off amd with a taskbar icon... like an enhanced version of BTIcon.exe.... In fact BTIcone.exe with auto on/off would be perfect... of to try another search)
FYI BTTools 1.1.0.0 cab works under TofClock's "WM5 2.01a 64 WWE" but not under the clean WM5 ROM posted by Buzz (i.e 2.00a).
First, to all the cooks - amazing job!! you are all gifted in the kitchen.
I am trying to get the GSat (BT-359) GPS to work with WM6 Themed LSVW Radio 1.38.00.10. I tried to move up the latest version (abut of bright lights in the kitchen - white screen) forced me to retreat to 3/15.
The GPS issue - I cannot seem to get it to read the stream properly. I had to move to WM6 to get the 38400 setting option, but it still spits out garbel letters from the GPSInfo app. I did try pairing it with my laptop and using SiRFDemo - it was able to read at 57600 (which it says it doesn't do) and found only the SiRF stream is working - with the NMEA strem spitting nothing out.
So I am asking the pro's out there... am I missing something?
thanks
side note: does the Hermes100 have the GPS in it like other posts are talking about - or a higher model? I heard rumors that all the hermes have them (as most high end phones do) to be ready for the e911. Not sure if this is true though.
Hi all,
In my Renault BT Car Kit (originally designed by Parrot) it seems to be impossible to access my phone's contacts. I have had it working with one of the earliest Tom Codon ROMs by changing a setting in the advanced settings, bet ever after I have not been able to get it working again.
I have searched the forum several times, but it seems that I am not looking good enough.
The problem is not in my car, since I never changed it's ROM, and my wife's phone (Elf) is working great.
My phone is working great otherwise.
Tanks,
TC.
When you paired the phone with the "car" did you answered Yes to the question where you are asked to allow access to the phone contacts?
Thanks! That would be something hard to overlook , but sadly, there is no such question. Neither from the phone, nor fron the 'car'. The 'car' gives <empty> when accessing names. I have tried copying contacts to the SIM, but that also has the same result.
I have tried many (many! also the original from the provider) different ROMS the past year or so, and all of them have the same 'problem'.
When my wife purchased the Elf, the 'car' allowed it immediately, just as her previous phone (some samsung thing). It is just with the Nike that it has trouble with.
Also the Diamond of my collegue that drives the car every now and then, communicates without hassle.
The stupid this is that it has worked with a previous ROM, and I cannot find (in my memory or the internet) how to activate it again. It's more an annoyment than really really a nessesity (is that a proper word ?). I have also been looking into the advanced configuration of both the Elf and the Nike to spot a difference, but nothing seems available.
I am thinking of calling the 'car' "Christine", and just stop trying, but as a technician, I want to have this working, because it has worked before.
thanks,
T.
I assume that your wife's name is not Christine!
Did you try with WM 6.1 and 6.5, including the original ROM? Did you tried to upgrade the carkit firmware? I am using a Parrot CK-3100LCD carkit but I have no problems with my Niki since the first time I was using it.
The pairing process was started from both sides or only from one side?
No, my wife is not Christine... but Stephen King wrote a book once...
The pairing always starts from both ways, I cannot find 'Christine' from any phone without starting the pairing from both sides.
All different WM versions available for Nike have the same problem. (I have had about 30 different ROMs on my phone, just for the fun of it, only 1 has worked properly after changing 'something' in the advanced settings)
I really have no idea what kind of parrot it is, because it has been re-branded by Renault while integrating it into my Clio. I have for that same reason not tried to upgrade the ROM in 'Christine'.
Strange, very strange what's happening. Did you tried some other radio ROMs?
strange... I know...
I have been on the road for a couple of days, have installed a new ROM prior to leaving, but still the same problem occurs: I can call whomever I like, via the phone itself, and I can answer the phone normally by using the the car's controls.
In the Netherlands it is not allowed to use the phone other then via a carkit, so dialing a number is not really an option here.
I have tried several person's ROMs, also radios (although I have not been able to find a link to the recently used 1.71 version, anyone a link?), and all have the same, except for that once...
thanks!
Did you tried with another Nike (from a friend or coworker) to see what's happens? Do you see (on the car screen) the digits or the name of the callers? Did you tried pairing only from one side? Did you contact Renault for a firmware upgrade of the bluetooth carkit?
A coworker has the same problem with the original ROM in a different car (Volkswagen),
I see only <empty> when accessing the name area from the car,
I have tried pairing on different ways, all with the same result
I have not contacted Renault or Parrot , since ny coworker has the same problem AND it has worked (once) before.
It is just a strange, not really big issue, but I would like to have it out of the way.
Hi @ all,
since a few days i am a proudly HTC Hero owner. Its quite an amazing phone with many features and a steady growing Market.
At the weekend i tried to couple my Hero with my bluetooth handsfree set installed in my car. But what i recognized wasn't so much pleasing: The Hero didn't display the handsfree set in the list of available bluetooth devices.
Before i got the Hero i had a HTC TyTN II aka Kaiser and it worked well with the handsfree set.
Perhaps anybody else have some similar trouble or experience with this and maybe a solution, fortunately. It would be great to keep usage of my handsfree set furthermore.
Thank you and best regards
On handsfree there are some buttons right ? You need to press them in a combination so the handsfree can be detected by your Hero. Just search on the handsfree guide or internet. I cannot help you because I don't have it and don't know the button combination. When you find it go to settings and turn on Bluetooth on your phone. Just search it and connect to it
Hi omokas,
yes, you are right.. but i've done this.
The users guide says you have to press the main button for 1 second. After that you will get a feedback sound and the led gets flashing... so far so good.. everything is fine but the Hero doesn't recognize.
Hopefully there are no different bluetooth protocols or whatever the devices can't communicate.
Have you tried an application from Market ? It may to the job
But if not then your handsfree must be an older version that your Hero can't recognise. Before buying a new one make sure your phone works with other handsfrees.
Have you tried an application from Market ? It may to the job
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No, i haven't tried yet. Can you recommend one?
At the moment i'm not able to try an other handsfree. But i've just seen the handsfree is able to store seven pairings... maybe there is the problem.
So i'm going to delete all pairings and give a next try.
Thanks
Yes try that. You could try the application "Bluetooth+Headphones".
Sorry if I am not able to help further but I don't use handsfree because I am 13 and I don't know how to drive.
No Problem... I am appreciate for any Help!
Did you get any results yet? E.g. did the removal of the other pairings work? Or the app from the market?
I'm quite interested in this since I'm still looking into getting the CK-100 build in my car
I am planning on getting that carkit wired up outside of the car, so I can at least give it a try and see if it wants to work. But don't have that much time to give it a try yet, end of next week perhaps...
I have a CK-7W and it works with my Hero (official orange ROM).
It was a bit of a nightmare to get paired in the 1st place, the hero failed to find it but I kept trying and it eventually found it. I think I might have reset the hands free though (pull the power for a few minutes).
The device usually pairs pretty fast, sometimes it takes a min or two but not often.
My only gripes are :
1: some times it doesn't send the audio to the speaker keeping it on phone requiring you to use a menu option to do so.
2: The ring tone isn't the one set on the phone but a generic ringer.
3: Occasionally the phone doesn't disconnect properly when the other end hangs up requiring you to do so manually.
I have a CK-15W car kit
and its fully supported
it even downloads the phonebook very well
ck7w and hero
My hero worked first time! To pair you need to leave ignition off and hold the button in until it beeps, not just a short push as that just turns the car kit on. Once its beeped search for it and then pair using code. As yet I have had none of the problems mentioned here. I hope this helps
I have the same phone (Android 1.5 stock ROM) and the same Nokia CK-7W handsfree set.
For me this works fine. Didn't have to press the button on the handsfree set. Just searched for BT devices and paired.