[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] magpie2000k:
THE CABS IN HERE A FOR O2 (IF SOMEONE CAN CHNGE THIS AND PUT THE UPLOADS IN WIKI AND REPLACE WITH LINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT)

Ok so I bought an XDa Exec.. and like most thought it was going to be great when in truth it sucked..

With the help of all those on here (far to many to mention I now have by far the fastest most stable pDA I have ever had) This got me to thinking that to have all the info and files in one place would maybe help other O2 users so here goes..

What to do..

Firstly If your device has already been running then Hard reset and perform vanilla install.

Press the two -- keys on the keyboard at the same time and reset (yes that the one to the left of the red phone button and the one to the right of the green phone button)

once set up begins go through the screen set up and the device will give you a three second warning when this appears soft reset.

when it boots up you now have vanila install. ie its running but without all the O2 crap but also without your settings.

Next you need to get certain files.

UNI_ext_rom unlocker frem here http://buzzdev.net/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=59&func=view&catid=40&id=7869#7869

regedit (trial here) http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=17108

O2 connections only cab at bottom of post

This extended Rom at bottom of post

Pocket Mechanic: Download (www.antontomov.com) and install this essential app. You have a few days on trial, and it's necessary for some steps

Ok now using active sync connect to your device and place the following in my documents (anywhere realy I just find I remember that)

*UNI_ext_rom unlocker

*regedit

*O2 connections only cab

*Pocket Mechanic

run both before resetting and also open regedit and change the following

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\AutoLoad\TRUEFFS_DOC1]

"Bootphase"=dword:00000002

"Order"=dword:00000001

"LoadFlags"=dword:00000001

"DriverPath"="Drivers\\BuiltIn\\TrueFFS_G31"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\TRUEFFS_DOC1]

"MountHidden"=dword:00000000

"Folder"="Extended_ROM"

"PartitionDriver"=""

"Name"=""

"DefaultFileSystem"="FATFS"

RESTART EXEC.

ONCE RESTARTED CONNECT VIA ACTIVE SYNC

you should now be able to see and edit the extended rom. delete all files then unzip the extended rom you downloaded from here and copy all the files across into the folder.

Now hard reset the device

This time allow the extended rom to install ie do not stop at the 3 seconds bit.

NOW browse to my documents and run pocket mechanic.

then run O2 connections only cab

this will then ask you to choose installation choose the bottom one and it will restart your device.

now browse to programs pocket mechanic and follow below

Notification Queue: This can be done later, but it's nice to get familiar with this process whilst your queue is small. Using PM, open the notification queue. You may already (yes!) find some duplicate (yellow icon) sddeamon entries. These seem to replicate during an ActiveSync. You can/must delete all duplicates from time to time. You will also, in future, find some "\.\\Notification.....SCRIPT..." entries. Keep an eye out for these. Most mature within minutes of you finding them, so let them expire. Many are future-dated and tightly back-to-back. These can nearly always (I've never had a regret) be deleted without repercussions. If you don't manage these, they tend to breed, and anyone with XDA experience knows what happens when your queue fills up (failed alarms etc). I'm unclear as to where these come from - undoutedly an app that is not behaving elegantly (regular registration checks etc), and if you follow the steps on this post you should NOT find any - ie the apps here do not seem to be culprits. But, keep an eye open...

Registry cleanup: Again, this can be done later, however you'll soon see the beenfit of doing it now. Using PM, run registry cleaner. You'll get around 6 entries, all of which can safely be deleted. If you did not follow step 1, you may have to examine eahc entry to see if the O2 ROM is messier. The beauty of this step is that from now on, you can safely clean everything that PM finds in the knowledge that it's a leave-behind from an app you installed, and now you can install, de-install, and provided you clean up the directories (easy) you KNOW for sure that you've completely gotten rid of the failed app. Winner!

OK now you can install all the apps you need. I have copied the cab files to the storage card that way if I ever have to hard reset I have everthing, please note I also copied the O2 connections only cab to there.

WELL I am open to comments about this and must stress you do this at your own risk but hell it worked for me and I have as I said the fastest PDA I have ever had.

so over to you guys.. PLEASE note this is in no way my own work it is all thanks to other people on here but hopefully I have put it all in one place..

all comments welcome accept the one that sais Magpies a knob