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[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Nossie:
lol I tried it with all sorts of combinations... except that one :roll:

I did download it via the IE way which worked fine...

thanks anyways :)

cheers,

Ian.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] brices21:
I've been using the new version 4.01.00 ENG, radio 6.24.01... a few observations:

The setup MyEmail option on the today screen goes away after you actually set it up(I did). And it's not bad, but a little slow in sending the notification SMS's. And t-mobile's servers seem a bit flakey.

Mine is also in need of an old priest and a young priest. It's always turning on for no aparent reason. I have noticed that it seems a little better when I let it turn itself off, as apposed to hitting the power button, but it'll still do it. Another thing to note... Before I did the upgrade, it was doing this as well. So it was happening to me under the original ROM/RADIO as well. Not sure about this one, but it is very annoying.

pIE rocks now(thanks WM2003)...

I can't disconnect the GPRS whenever I want to anymore(without soft-reset) the option just isn't available. I don't really care about this, especially with t-mobile's unlimited data package, but it's just kinda weird.

The whole thing seems to run faster.

Overall, I love it... By the way, I did the .exe upgrade, and worked great :)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Nossie:
pocket IE rocks now? why what did they do? steal and rename an opera binary? lol

seriously though... why does this revision make it so good? looks like the same old slack ware to me :(
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] macudc:
How to turn off GPRS

Hold down the red phone button for approx 5 secs and it will shut down GPRS connection.

Anyone seen an update for the T-Mobile release date? Do you think the delay is caused by the auto power on issue that is being discussed here?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] todo:
My German MDA flashed to english shows the following in the Device Information:

RoM Version: 1.03.00 UsA

ROM Date: 09/24/03

Radio Version: 1.05.12

Protocol Version: 1337.1 2

Am I missing something?

Folks are using RoM Version 4. 00 and above in this Forum.

Do I need an upgrade?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] brices21:
macudc, thanks for that, not sure how I missed that... :)

Nossie: The update to pIE was part of WM2003, not neccesarily this update. This is just the first time I've used WM2003 on this device. Before I just thought it was the t-mobile connection, but now I know that page high load times were also due to a crappy pIE.

As for what they actually updated, I don't have the changelog, but I'm sure you can find it...

Now, due in part to macudc's wisdom... My XDA is not constantly turning on all the time now. Anyone else notice a difference in the frequency of the auto-wakeup's when GPRS is on or off?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] decebal:
this indeed is weird ... when you've flashed the ROM ?

also the 4.01.00 is built in 10/27/03 so it's a month older than yours.

btw. ... how's the MMS working on it ? (they have a little proggie just for the MDA) :wink:

Decebal
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
Easy fix for this:

When you want to disconnect GPRS, press and hold the "Red" phone button (for lack of better words). After a few seconds it turns the GPRS off.

MrDollyMaker
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] todo:
Decebal

If it ain't broke, do not fixit -or I will wait for the next major upgrade to take the plunge.

My MDA is working great apart from Mms and sms although Qman here tired to help me a lot.

As for the MDA mms program, all my German programs are over written by English programs so I do not have the mms program you are quoting.

todo
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] valheru:
Try Flight Mode to disable GPRS or just hold the red phone button and it will disconnect just GPRS and leave the phone on.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Startup:
Is anyone planning on putting this ROM in a kitchen so it can be cooked with those useful utilities? Any timeframes?

Thanks guys.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] robinton:
Release date

I spoke with a T-mobile rep yesterday who said it should be availiable in the next 60 days. I also spoke with my Microsoft account rep who passed me a few more details (I've sent her a query as to whether I can share the information, hopefully more later) which I can't share completely at this point (It was about a radio issue of some sort which now appears to be solved), but hopefully will have permission to share shortly and gave me a statement which was somewhat more agressive than the T-mobile persons schedule. Nevertheless from both sides (Microsoft and T-mobile) I am now hearing very similar responses so it shouldn't be too awful long now before we see the official release of the upgrade.

Robert H.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] JUICEe:
lol...so Basically ur sayin, we'll have the upgrade finally in 2004 :roll:

something different happened to my device, its not exactly a SD Erase, but half (maybe more) of what was on my 64mb card is gone, and what is left doesnt work, anything that was installed by me, doesnt work any more, only files that were originally on the ROM work now.

...in check notifications i had about 90-95 events...and none of them were duplicates, b4 i was going to do a hard reset, i wanted to delete most of them an see how things run, but now i cant :mrgreen:

any thoughts peoples ?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
Hmmm, what ROM verion do you have? I have 27 events now and not sure what most of them are. none are duplicates.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] jta:
What are these 'Events' that you guys are talking about?

What causes them, where are they? I have it in my head it is some Event Logger (think: Event Viewer)

??

J
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] robinton:
Re: Release date

Just finished speaking with a contact who informs me that the latest 'problem' was with the radio stack, not communicating properly with nortel hardware. supposedly there is a cross-talk issue with the 6.24.01 stack which results in poor performance. They apparently have it fixed, clearing the way for a release... we'll see.

Robert H.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] wayandrs:
Smoking crack!! Not really, but can't send SMS.

Since sometime after this 4.01 upgrade my device decided that I'd be better off not sending SMS messages.

As much as that might be true, I'd still like to. Everything appears to be working, I get SMS and it says 'message sent' when I send one... but apparently that's just a warm & fuzzy illusion since nobody gets my messages.

Anybody else have this problem?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] JUICEe:
i have 4.01.00

any way i had to hard reset

@ Ronin:

b4 i hard resetted i tried lookin @ the SD card threw ActiveSync & threw the SD card writer and still it was only half, of the files, none were recoverable

maybe ill have another mishap to shed more light on this prblm :mrgreen:
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] JUICEe:
Re: Smoking crack!! (really :-) )

intersting....(pass the pipe)... see ever since i even upgraded to WM2003 the whole "SMS Message sent" felt a lil off to me

but my device is not workin like yours, mine will say mssg could not be sent or sumthink to that affect; but in actuallity it does get sent, because, i'll get a responce.

but one thing i recently noticed is: wen im actively using a GPRS connection (loading web pages/downloading files etc etc) i wont get any of my mssgs (sms/ voicemail) till after im done loading wutever it is...im not to sure about missing calls while online, but i think it goes straight to VM, but i know on other instances, i WILL get a call threw

btw: i can always make out goaing calls or SMS's while GPRSing it up 8)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Arkhangel:
Re: Release date

Well, this might explain some of the connection/echo issues I've been having since I've installed the newest update. Currently running 4.01.00 with RSU 6.24.01. Seems that people hear an echo of themselves when talking to me more than 50% of the time, yet I hear nothing. Kinda curious now. :)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] pdhenry:
Re: Smoking crack!! (really :-) )
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] valheru:
You can turn off GPRS by holding the red phone button.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
Re: Release date

[quote="Arkhangel]Well, this might explain some of the connection/echo issues I've been having since I've installed the newest update. Currently running 4.01.00 with RSU 6.24.01. Seems that people hear an echo of themselves when talking to me more than 50% of the time, yet I hear nothing. Kinda curious now. :)[/quote]

Hmmm.... An interesting one this one. (Passes pipe back) I found I am the one hearing the echo usually and mostly to others with a PPcP.... I usually have to have them turn the volume down or I have to turn mine down if they hear an echo of me. (Easy fix is to use the hands free headset) The AT&T single earpiece one is great! :lol:
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Arkhangel:
Re: Release date

I'm wondering if the Microphone AGC feature has anything to do with this. Currently it's disabled, however I usually have enabled it in the past. Not 100% sure that it does what it says it does, but still, I like to turn everything on with my device! :)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
Re: Release date

Mine is Enabled so I don't htink it's that...
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] jta:
Important Thread

Bump.

It took a while to find this thread after the upgrade to the new forum...

Anyone have any news about this?

Thanks, all

jta
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
Re: Important Thread

Nothing yet here, sorry...

MrDollyMaker
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] cshields1:
Successful 4.01.00 Upgrade

Upgraded my XDA to ROM 4.01.00, RS 6.24.01 from ROM 4.00.21, RS 6.24.00 without a hitch. Used the .exe to do this, had SD card as backup if upgrade failed.

Peformed some checks, everything ok. Installed half my usual programs - ok. GPRS speed still consistent with RS6.24.00 results (~40K-45Kbps).

Need new T2TDisk driver from PocketPcTechs though. Have 128M memory upgraded PDA. WM2003 handles these type drivers different than PPC2002 did.

TMO Internet still doesn't connect, VPN does.

So far SD card has not been erased.

Good luck to you all who brave these "new" frontiers and a Merry Christmas to all the forum members, Yorch, XDA-Developers and JUICEe.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
Re: Successful 4.01.00 Upgrade

Just Email PocketPcTechs with a note that you upgraded to 2003, they have the new driver. I was emailed by them about it.

MrDollyMaker
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] murph:
WM 4.01.00

RS 6.24.01

CRAP. Things worked nicely for about 2 weeks, I had minor issues with echoes on phone calls, and occasional SMS messages not going through (even though I received the "message sent" notice). I was pretty happy and hoped the official release would fix these last two bugs. (which weren't present until 6.24.01.

Starting this weekend though it has all gone to CRAP. The device turns itself on randomly. Virtually every call will have echoes or just drop on me. Random reboots have started as well. With all the dropped calls today, I came so close to hurling it across the room just to watch it shatter.

CRAP. I as much as I love the PPC:PE, it is the worst PHONE I have ever used. As a techie, I am used to this and can handle this, but I would never recommend this device to any of my end users. The issues I have had with it would drive them nuts.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] macudc:
I think its the radio stack?

I have had the same 10 days and then all sorts of wierdness. I'm going back to 4.0.16 w/RS 6.24.0. That was real stable for me. Teach me to upgrade when I had a good thing going!!!

Can anyone confirm ie Did someone do the ROM upgrade w/out the RS and get a stable XDA???
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] andhy:
Re: WARNING

Hi...

Do you mean that we (non T-Mobile & non US users) could use this latest ROM by upgrading thru Wallaby/ SD card method? Could you please list the file names to use? Thanks a lot...

Cheers..
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] andhy:
a 10A recognized as a 10B device after upgrade

I have sucessfuly upgraded to 4.01 using the XDAtool by copying the single nk.nbf file to the XDA ROM. I did not change the radio parts and still use the 'original' O2 Radio stack version 4.21 (coming with the ROM 3.20). But I noticed in the Device Information, my Asian O2 xda is recognized as a 10B device i.e. 900/1900.

While the phone/ GPRS are working fine, I still want to have the ability to choose between GSM900 / 1800. Could someone please explain how to manage this problem?

Again I'd like to thank XDA Developers for all their hard works and also to other visitors who have made this forum is such a pleasant place to browse through..

cheers..
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] andhy:
:cry: I accidentally switched the phone mode to GSM1900 and since then the phone cannot be activated at all. I tried to flash the ROM with several other types (PPC2002, WM2003 4.05 etc.) but the system (Programme A keep saying that "ERROR to execute remote program.. make sure your USB/ Serial cable is properly connected etc. etc."

I could synchronize (i.e. the device is connected to the PC), but dont undestand why it the ROM flash / XDA tools won't work.

At some point I got an error message: "...could not connect to itsutils.dll..error opening input file"

mx xda's PDA part seemed to work like normal, but the phone is not working at all. whenever I try to switch the phone on, then the unit went in a loop/ hang. Could some one please help me and give some directions on what to do? :cry:
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
My suggestion is to backtrack to your original ROM using the SD Card method...

MrDollyMaker
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] andhy:
MrDollyMaker, thanks a lot for your advise.

I tried to use the SD method.

Firstly, I tried to patch my Wallaby5.17 without any luck. Now, the problem got worse as the xda won't boot sucessfully. It stays on the white opening screen with the TMobile-test only message. As I mentioned, my radio part is gone. So, on the screen there was only the ROM version (4.01.00), then both the radio stack version and the other figure are blank.

What's the best way to solve this? Shall I try to use the bootloader fix? If yes, could you please additional advise?

THanks again.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] chad:
I had a similar experience, the white openning screen staying on effect. What I did was I used the OSImageTool to re-write the 4.01.00 rom image to the SD card and rebooted through Wallaby 5.15 and it successfully booted. I am not sure, but you may have to use Wallaby 5.15 to do this.

Chad
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] andhy:
Hi chad, thanks for the suggestion.

The thing is that I could not even patch the Wallaby 5.17 or downgrade to 5.15. I used both methods: osimage tool as well as xdarit to write to the SD card. It seemed that everything was running fine as I got the message that it was sucessfully writing "xxxxx" blocks. But then I got no response each time I inserted the SD card. I went further trying to use the psdwrite (my BIG mistake), I lost the whole harddisk in my laptop (yes, with all those important data). I can't think of anything right now... first lost the xda then now all those data in my hard disk.

It's been an expensive and really painful experience for me.

Nevertheless, I appreciate what this forum does for us. Esepcially, many nice people willing to share n sometimes help alot.

I was wondering if I could contact you and perhaps could ask you to write the wallaby patch/ 5.15 to my SD? I noticed you stay in Bangkok, perhaps I could give you a ring or you can email me at andhy@loxinfo.co.th. cheers...
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] wayandrs:
4.2 turning to crap after a week phenomenon

I'm thinking that it won't make much of a difference, but I too have experienced the most latest greatest version turning to shizit after a week.

It seems as though I had the same problem with 4.0.16 but not positive since I had a few 3rd party apps installed.

Anywho... upgrade to new software, thing runs great for a while and then gets funky. What I found is that for a while it seems to run normal, till at some point it starts leaking memory. Now when I soft reset and watch the memory usage after running some apps and closing them, I never get anywhere near the original memory allocation again. This doesn't seem to happen for the first week or so, but after that memory starts filling up.

And no, it's not temp internet files, or new 3rd party apps, or the OS changing the memory allocation, or anything else. Identical usage of applications causes this thing to start happening after a week or two.

Sounds weird but since I don't run anything 3rd party, I can't figure out what else could be going on.

Miiiiicroooosooooft!!! It's just good stuff.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
Re: 4.01 turning to crap after a week phenomenon

Yes, I noticed this too...... Along with the Notification Events filling up. (Yes I use Check Notifications and the auto-boot-fix for notifications too). Every day, new notifications show up as

Application..................................................................Notify Type.....Event Status........Event Type............Arguments

\\/Notifications\NamedEvents\SCRIPT:0x000nnnn0.....CNT_TIME.......InActive..................NONE............Cannot Process

Where "n" is some number or letter.

Currently I have been unseccessful in finding what Application(s) is(are) making this event entry in order to figure out how to remove it. If I go in manually and remove it out of the database, it immediatly goes back in...

I am certain this is some part of the memory leak as well as the slow down that eventually befalls the unit after about a week and other odd problems that some people report after about a week.

I'm currently at 57 Total Events. Once I reach 80 or more I start seeing odd problems that I have to hard reset to rid myself of them. I started with about 25 or 26.... I have added no new programs, nor removed any, nor changed any sittings.

MrDollyMaker
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] lbazil:
The latest version of SPb Pocket Plus has a built-in fix for Duplicate Events bug (can be executed at startup). It seems to work better than others I've tried. In the last few weeks of heavy use, the number of problems has not gone up noticeably. Thery're all there, just not getting worse :-)

One thing driving me nuts is the "Deus ex Machina" bug, where XDA turns on by itself, with no apparent reason. It's not related to third-party software, since it still happens after hard reset. It's also not related to GPRS, since it happens with or without the SIM card in.

Go figure...
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
Hmmmm.... I solved the "Ghost in the Machine" problem once I turned on the option to dissable all buttons except the power button once the screen blanks... Hasn't turned on for me since.

MrDollyMaker
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Toshiro:
didn't work for me... :(
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
Hmmmmmm....

What programs are running in the background if you have something to look at all the processes running.

I'd like to duplicate this problem if I can so I can try to figure out what is causing it. I found my notification problems are related to my setting the alarms to wake up or that it is a specific time...

MrDollyMaker
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Toshiro:
after play with 4.01.00 for a while i go back to 4.00.11 with exactly the same setting and software with my previous 4.01.00

backlight problem doesn't happen anymore..

i think because it is a t-mobile version, a modified version, there might be some code that connect my xda via gprs..

i need a clean 4.01.00 rom, anyone have it?

thanks
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
Ahhhhh! :idea:

I delete all the Tmobile stuff from the Start directory so that might be why I don't have that annoying backlight thing! (I also have the Flashman links deleted as I don't backup my address book and databases to ROM... I use outlook for that)

MrDollyMaker
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] sharkhan:
[But then I got no response each time I inserted the SD card. I went further trying to use the psdwrite (my BIG mistake), I lost the whole harddisk in my laptop (yes, with all those important data). I can't think of anything right now... first lost the xda then now all those data in my hard disk.

andhy@loxinfo.co.th. cheers...[/quote]

Same happened to me on 12th December :-( I tried all MBR recovery tools but failed to repair my MBR, well ... it's worth a re-installation, I had a lot of fun with my XDA and it's fine now again :-) just lucky to have three notebooks and ALL my important data backed-up! :idea:

ALL WOUld be very much advised to only use the XDATools not the XDArit, especially not PSDWRITE! ... nevertheless, this forum is great and the free resources offered not be repaid by money, THANKS! ... as they say "Volunteers time is not wortheless it's priceless!" :D
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] andhy:
Sharkhan: thanks for sharing your experience.

I have been as lucky as you are, as firstly I lost my important data backups two months ago due to HDDs crahses in my PC, then I was too busy to do any backup (stupidly thinking my notebook would not do funny things).

Secondly, I have not been able to fix my xda. Still trying to get a flashable GSM ROM image in the SD card (stuck in the notorious 1% screen of RSU upgrade).

I have been playing around with my xda since last Sept and this is the first time I encountered a serious problem ( I have put an eternal curse on TMobile ROMs :lol: )

Nevertheless, as you rightly said, this is a great forum with great people...

cheers.. and wish me luck!
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] sharkhan:
Andhy: GOOD LUCK INDEED! ... what ever it's worth. I managed to get my XDA working only after my provider chaged the Radio ROM. It seems that the Radio ROM can only be re-flashed a certain number of times, the service centre here in Shanghai was babbling something about activating a password or something like that. They have not been very helpful, OTOH it's my own fault that I can not speak Chinese, although I doubt that I would have been very patient with them if I had understood them :lol:

After my XDA came back, I re-flashed it to a clean 4.00.11 ENG and 3.25 Qtek radio, that was so far the best combination for me here. My provider is China Mobile and everything is just fine with that combination, SMS, GPRS and all. Of course the XDA is not the strongest phone around :wink: but it's a lot of fun to have it, it also keeps impressing the laymen and layladies :D OTOH I prefer my Sony-Ericsson Z608 for serious phoning, got it just a week ago after I've lost my NOKIA on the black Friday, December 12th ... oh, I forgot to mention that besides screwing my XDA, writing to my MBR (PSDwrite!) I also managed to lose my NOKIA :twisted: well, tough things seldom come alone ...

One more time thanks to the Developers and all here on the forum, let's hope with our help it can remain free and fun!
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Toshiro:
could you share with us, what Flashman is for? is it safe to delete it from Start Up menu?

if this is the solution, I might go back to 4.01.00

thanks
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
It's listed some place in the forums.... One of the flashman is for contacts list the other is for your appointments. IT is what automatically backs them up and restores them.

MrDollyMaker
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Toshiro:
I'm following you MrDollyMaker... I delete cFlasMan and aFlasman from Start Up folder... hope it will end the backlight problem story... :lol: