[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] ArtZ:
@simonsalo

I will use all my miles with Qantas to have a drink with you :-)

Just some comments about the SD Card version:

Both versions are the same technically speaking, the only difference is I have chosen another directory to look for the Extended_ROM folder during WM5 setup. I have tested last night and setup worked fine for me (though I have replaced the first the file on the ftp server for a new one freshly compiled. This is the proper way to install it:

a) You have to create a folder in the root of your SD Card called "Extended_ROM" and copy there all the cabs. Check your "config.txt" in the "Extended_ROM" folder. It should look like this:

LOCK:Enabled

CAB: "\Storage Card\Extended_ROM\Album_BA_AKU26_RC23_Midi.cab"

CAB: "\Storage Card\Extended_ROM\ArcsoftMMS_3.0.7.6.cab"

CAB: "\Storage Card\Extended_ROM\BA_OEM_PA_WModem.sa.cab"

CAB: "\Storage Card\Extended_ROM\BA_WW5_ScreenRotate_1.1.cab"

CAB: "\Storage Card\Extended_ROM\BA_WW5_SMS_Alert_fix.cab"

CAB: "\Storage Card\Extended_ROM\CAB-Cyberon_Voice_Dialer_2.cab"

CAB: "\Storage Card\Extended_ROM\CAB-TrueFax-2.09.1-WWE-04Mar05.cab"

CAB: "\Storage Card\Extended_ROM\Caller_ID_BA26_Generic_WWE_RC21.cab"

CAB: "\Storage Card\Extended_ROM\ClearVue_2.4.386_withoutBP_OzUp.sa.cab"

CAB: "\Storage Card\Extended_ROM\Java_10.1.2.76_BA_WWE_unremovable.cab"

CAB: "\Storage Card\Extended_ROM\PVPlayer_WWE_AAC.2577.cab"

CAB: "\Storage Card\Extended_ROM\Signed_HTC_CameraPatch_2.3.sa.cab"

CAB: "\Storage Card\Extended_ROM\ZIP_BlueAngelAKU26_Generic_WWE_RC20.cab"

LOCK:Disabled

RST: Reset

b) Run DOC_Restore_1.0.exe to revert your storage partition to factory settings and reboot,

c) Install ExtROMUnlocker_WM2005_Only.cab. Once this is done in "Programs" you will see a new folder "Rom Tools" and click on "Unhide ROM" and reboot it,

d) After reboot, go back to Programs -> ROM Tools and click "Unlock ROM"

and reboot again. *

e) While you get the stripped screen, put your BA in upgrade mode (Power, Record and Reset) and flash the new ROM.

* But if you want to install the onboard version, copy now the apropiate files in the BA's "Extended_ROM" folder

using ActiveSync (if you copy them directly from your SD Card, they will lose the "Read Only" attribute)

. Undock your BA and click on "Lock ROM". Check again with

ActiveSync

that all files are "Read Only" in the "Extended_ROM" folder but also your "config.txt": It should look like this:

LOCK:Enabled

CAB: \Extended_ROM\Album_BA_AKU26_RC23_Midi.cab

CAB: \Extended_ROM\ArcsoftMMS_3.0.7.6.cab

CAB: \Extended_ROM\BA_OEM_PA_WModem.sa.cab

CAB: \Extended_ROM\BA_WW5_ScreenRotate_1.1.cab

CAB: \Extended_ROM\BA_WW5_SMS_Alert_fix.cab

CAB: \Extended_ROM\CAB-Cyberon_Voice_Dialer_2.cab

CAB: \Extended_ROM\CAB-TrueFax-2.09.1-WWE-04Mar05.cab

CAB: \Extended_ROM\Caller_ID_BA26_Generic_WWE_RC21.cab

CAB: \Extended_ROM\ClearVue_2.4.386_withoutBP_OzUp.sa.cab

CAB: \Extended_ROM\Java_10.1.2.76_BA_WWE_unremovable.cab

CAB: \Extended_ROM\PVPlayer_WWE_AAC.2577.cab

CAB: \Extended_ROM\Signed_HTC_CameraPatch_2.3.sa.cab

CAB: \Extended_ROM\ZIP_BlueAngelAKU26_Generic_WWE_RC20.cab

LOCK:Disabled

RST: Reset

IMPORTANT: DO NOT FORGET TO WAIT FOR 15 SECONDS BEFORE YOU YOU REBOOT YOUR BA AFTER MAKING CHANGES, OTHERWISE CHANGES WON'T BE TAKEN IN ACCOUNT AFTER REBOOT

. I usually wait for 15 sec and then I turn off the power botton and then I wait for another 15 seconds before I press the reset switch, just to be sure.

I found out that when you install the onboard version, cabs will install automatically but if you chose the SD Card version, you will be asked to validate each cab. I don't know why. It's probably because the new installer autorun.exe. Let me know if you have any sugestions to solve this issue.

Finally, I'd like someone with a headset try to change the values

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Widcomm\Plugin\HandsFree]

"AudioHandling"=dword:00000008

to

"AudioHandling"=dword:00000013

or

"AudioHandling"=dword:00000001

to check if that solves the problem reported by inforce (and DO NOT forget to wait for 15 seconds after changing the values to do a soft reset!!!)