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[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] summiter:
Re: Glitches/issues so far

Wrapping up a ROM at this very moment, but wanted to ping you on the points you made above:

#1 - I don't think it would hurt to delete one or the other. It appears the "MY ISP" connection doesn't have a prxy configured, but the MediaNet connection does. We all know what to do regarding the proxy.

#2 - I don't have an older ROM installed, but I looked through the initflashfiles.dat file that sets up placement of files and shortcuts and I don't see that WM player ever had a shortcut to launch it in "Programs". It looks like it's always been attached to the Start Menu only.

#3 - Did you try setting it back to use RNDIS? It now defaults to serial-over-USB, which may be causing some folks problems.

#4 - Haven't used JB in a long time..sorry

#5 - That's what should happen, but perhaps it was broken in AKU2.0. The Exchange server can now enforce several policies on the device.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jberylec:
I'm about to run this ROM, without letting the customizations run.

But I've got a question...

I'm currently on Summiters 2.17 Basic, do I need CID/SIM unlock my phone again before upgrading to 2.25???

Thanks! :)

I'll post findings as soon as I'm all setup (with no additional software installed either, to help find bugs in only the ROM).

UPDATE: I went ahead and installed it. Working great! Didn't need to unlock prior to upgrading. One thing I noticed right away! With this build you cannot connect to GPRS/EDGE while connected to USB/ActiveSync!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Albalabs:
MSN Messenger Flakey & Slow

I installed the new ROM and I find that MSN Messenger is really dog slow. Much slower than the 2.17 ROM. I don't know if this is a network problem, or a problem witht the ROM though. I'll experiment more this week with it.

Also it seems that the Phone crashes more often as well. It hangs at times and runs really really slow.

Other than that, Boot up time is much faster.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] warwickwebb:
Re: Glitches/issues so far

Thanks summiter for the detailed response. One question about #3 - I'm not sure what RNDIS is. How do you set ActiveSync to use this?

Cheers,

Warwick
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jberylec:
Another glitch found in ROM...

"Mobile Registry Editor" no longer works!

It'll load and view registry perfectly fine, but gives an error when you try to make a change. "Access Denied"

Damn! I love this editor too! Because it's through USB, takes up no space on device.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] summiter:
Re: Glitches/issues so far

That's the network specification that activesync now uses by default on WM5 devices. The old method of establishing active sync was via serial over USB. There's an app in Programs/Accessory to allow you to switch between the two methods.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] summiter:
Hrm. Are you using the remote registry editor that's part of Visual Studio 2005, or some other remote reg editor? I just fired up the VS remote reg editor and had no issues making changes.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] lewcamino:
Anyone tried OPERA on this official release? I know it was messed up with summiters version. So does it work right on this one?

Later; Lew
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] cripwalk:
I have been running this ROM for about a day now and all of a sudden I cant open messaging anymore. It show that I have unread email on my today screen but I am unable to open it. I tried several soft resets and am still unable to open my email or text messages. Anyone have any ideas?

UPDATE:

My device started freezing after doing soft resets. I could not get it to boot to the today screen, it would just freeze on my password screen. I had to do a hard reset.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jberylec:
Not part of VS, I found it online somewhere that listed all the WM reg editors. Anyhow, do you know of a very simple remote editor I can get? I looked all over the ftp and cant find anything. If not remote, then a very small program is all I need, only a reg editor no other tools built in...

Thanks :)

UPDATE: I installed phm, works great.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] hellacopterous:
what's happening here is that while connected over usb to activesync, gprs turns off and your network connectivity of routed through the desktop you are connected to.

instead of fetching internet data over gprs, it uses whatever network connection your computer has. much faster, lower latency, and if you don't have unlimited data, a lot cheaper
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] darkjedi:
found something odd. my phone always resets to Serial instead of RNDIS when i soft reset my phone. that's odd indeed.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] summiter:
Has anyone had problems installing unsigned cab files on this ROM? For example, can you get the attached cab file to install successfully?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] shanksv:
It did not install first. I compared the files in the Extended Rom and noticed that Cert_SPCS.cab was missing from this ROM. Copied it manually ran it and now I can install unsigned cab files.

Hope it helps. Havent checked to see if there are any other files missing in the extended ROM.

Shankar.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] summiter:
Cert_SPCS wouldn't be included in a stock ROM..I add it to allow installation of unsigned cabs in the custom ROMs.

However, even after installing Cert_SPCS on this ROM, I cannot install unsigned cabs. So you successfully installed the cab attached to my message above? Can you confirm that you have a "Wireless" item in your Today screen item list?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jberylec:
I have installed a couple unsigned cabs on mine. It prompts, I say yes it's ok, and it installs.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jberylec:
I think I found a bug.

On 2.17 when I launched Agile Messenger it would automatically connect to Edge and sign on.

Now on this new ROM when I launch Agile it fails to sign on. If I use PIE to force Edge to connect when trying to browse to a page, once connected then Agile will sign on.

Long story short, for some reason Agile isn't recognizing/forcing connection to Edge. But PIE does.

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but if any program needs access to the net, GPRS/Edge should automatically connect. This is how the phone was stock and with 2.17.

Weird...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] summiter:
Hmm. If I install Cert_SPCS.cab, it is successfull. If I then try to install one of the unsigned cabs I usually put into extended ROM, it fails.

The wireless today screen cab from my message above is one of them. It says, and I quote, "Installation of ammar_Wireless_Today_Plugin.cab was unsuccessful."

It doesn't prompt me to apprive the install (which is normal after the Cert_SPCS cab).

jberylec, does the attached cab install successfully for you?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jberylec:
I'll try to install ammar_Wireless_Today_Plugin.cab if you tell me how I can then uninstall it completely. Will "remove programs" remove ALL files from it? I dont want anything left behind, I have a brand new clean ROM flash here :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] theorist:
hey summiter, any goodies for us yet?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] summiter:
It doesn't install anything..it just sets a registry entry to point to an already existing dll which can provide a Today screen item.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] summiter:
Well, I was this -><- close to packing up the ROM, but then I found that I can't get unsigned cabs to install. This is after having run a signed cab that disables cert checking (which is what I've done on all previous ROMs).
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jberylec:
Ok, I tried it and you're right, unsuccessfull.

Weird. I was able to install several other cabs with no problems. Hmm
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jberylec:
Go to:

HKLM\Security\CertMod\

AllowUntrustedApps: 1 (Change it to: 0)

And:

HKLM\Security\Policies\Policies\

0000101a: 0 (Change it to: 1)

If some combination of those two tweaks works then you'll have to write a cab that changes them for you :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] summiter:
I found the problem. I tweaked a setting in the cabs using Wince Cab Manager, and it apparently corrupted my cabs.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jberylec:
Ok, attach the un-corrupted wireless plugin please, I like that one :)

Edit: Nevermind I got it enabled with registry changes. Thanks though :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] GliTCH82:
summiter man i hope its not too much to ask but dont forget to include the transparent cingular logo. and a free case of beer with the ROM too
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jeffro2k1:
So that means your custom ROM is ready right????
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] ikkoku:
what's the transparent cingular logo? Can we not have anything cingular at all? :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Cardcaptor_RLH85:
I don't specifically know about this one, however on Summiters latest custom ROM it was actually a problem with Opera itself. All you have to do to fix it is copy verdana.ttf from your computers fonts folder (in Windows XP this is C:\WINDOWS\Fonts)to the \Windows\Fonts folder on your Wizard. And ther you go no more Wingdings for your textboxes ^_^

The transparent Cingular logo is just a copy of the Cingular logo on the phone screen without it's background. I like it because the default Cingular logo's background is a slightly different color than the standard dialer app background and that looks quite ugly ^_^
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] summiter:
OK, there's a customized version up now. I don't get all warm happy fluffy feelings from this ROM (prior to customization), so I'm not going to post a seperate thread announcing it. Something about this ROM doesn't feel right, especially with wifi enabled. (If you do enable wifi, I suggest setting it's power mode to "Best Performance") My device slowed to a crawl when I was using wifi, but after a soft reset and changing power mode it's been better.

So, anyway, here's the scoop:

-wireless today plugin

-a much better task manager than the built-in version

-multi-contact select

-transparent carrier logo

-data disconnect when pressing END 3 seconds

-A2DP

-all past themes, and the O2 theme by request (I kinda like that O2 theme)

-keyboard indicator

-disabled sms sent notification

-all past ringers, plus a few other interesting ones I'm quite fond of and so on and so forth

I've put the word BETA in the name of this ROM since it's not based on a final released version from Cingular.

I recommend that you *not* install this ROM unless you can put up with some odd behavior once in awhile (although after a soft reset it seems to be doing quite nice).

Here's the link to download:

ftp://xda:xda@ftp.xda-developers.co...ar_RUU_225111_BETA_Custom_A2DP_THMS_RNGRS.exe

I just checked Opera real quick and it appears to running just fine. I'll look into the reported problem with Agile shortly.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] hellacopterous:
awesome. i had almost given up on a release tonight. i thought you went to bed without us. i've loaded it onto my phone and so far so good, i suppose. i'll give it a further thrashing tomorrow.

since the activesync/rndis thing causes so many problems, and rndis should be the default, why not actually make it the default with a cab in the future?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] summiter:
I just happen to have a little note on my monitor reminding me to do that at some point.

Under that is a note reminding me to feed the monkey living in my closet some waffles...I have ADD and these little things escape my attention at times...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] warwickwebb:
Summiter - thanks, you're a life saver! That was the problem - after my first ActiveSync, I had to soft reset. That returned the setting to USB over Serial instead of RNDIS. I tried everything - deleting and restoring the partnership, repairing the bluetooth partnership, etc. I was about to flash the device again....

Also, someone asked about a good remote reg editor. I like Mobile Registry Editor (free):

http://www.breaksoft.com/Blog/Utilities/2005/1/Mobile_Registry_Editor.aspx
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Sleuth255:
I had heard that Cingular was releasing the ROM update with a newer Splash screen that wasn't so fugly. Is this the case?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] saeba:
I just istalled summiter's version (thanks summiter!) and it's the same splash screen.

Summiter - no CF2 in the rom this time?

Everything's looking good so far :-)!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] bjevers:
Problem upgrading ROM

I'm having the same problem some people were having when upgrading to your previous AKU 2.2 rom. I had previously installed your AKU 2.0 and I've flashed this new one twice and my ROM version is still 2.17.7.2. I still have the battery icon on the top bar and my OS is 14847.2.0.0. However, my radio version is 02.25.11 and extROM version is 2.25.11.102. Protocal version is 4.1.13.12. Any ideas on how to get this to flash properly?

Thanks...Brian

Update

I didn't unlock the CID again after previously flashing the 2.17.7.2 version. I just unlocked it and it flashed fine now.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Chriš:
Yes, using it on an MDA. I just do a soft reset (push the button on the side) before all the Cingular customizations load. Then I ran the extended ROM cabs which I extracted from a previous T-Mobile custom ROM, which loads all the T-Mobile settings.

The only difference is I have a Cingular splash screen...but that can easily be changed.

The ROM seems to be working just fine on my MDA.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] ratcom:
sorry for the stupid question but if I flash my mda (cid unlocked and sim unlocked) currently running latest o2 rom with this rom will I end up with my handset either cid or sim loaded again??
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] slimsaturn:
Re: Problem upgrading ROM

Summiter, Before I upgraded to your most tweaked version of 2.17, i downgraded then unlocked my phone however my phone demostrated similar behvior to the post I have quoted. Should I downgrade and try to unlock once again?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] tperalta82:
i just hava a small problem, how the hell do i activate Delivery Reports (For the SMS's / Text MEssages) my qtek rom had this, but this one, can't find it
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] wwwouter:
Funny, I didn't notice yet, but you're right!

You can't get delivery reports :D

Well, I don't really mind....
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] bjevers:
Re: Problem upgrading ROM

I should have been more clear... I downgraded to the official 1.08 ROM, did the CID unlock, then installed this new version.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] slimsaturn:
Re: Problem upgrading ROM

Same here, but I followed the direction I found here. Downgraded, did both unlocks then loaded the ROM.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] apaje:
Works Great

Just upgraded from 2.17-a2dp fixed to summiter's new 2.25 BETA and it works GREAT! No problem, except I forgot to use the USBSwitch accessory to fix my activesync issues. Once I did that, I was able to install all my programs. Tested a2dp and everything ran nice and smooth.

Thanks Summiter for another great (and quick) ROM!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] IgwanaRob:
Re: modem link ativation require driver for window xp

I've done that! '74 Mercury Comet going ~70 on the parkway at night. The car was riding ruff, and the gearshift was showing in between D and 1 so I tried to pop it into neutral then back down but it went into reverse instead! Lights got super bright then the whole car stalled and jerked forward as the engine and tranny began screaming because they were spinning backwards - until they slowed enough for me to jam back into neutral and restart the car. I got rid of it and bought a new[er] car the next day :-p
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] summiter:
Naw, no CF2 yet. CF2 is a bit cumbersome to get up in there, so I'm going to wait a bit longer to see if Cingular releases their final AKU2.x ROM. Hopefully we'll see that soon, and hopefully whatever they release as a final version will feel a bit more "right".
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] jeffro2k1:
I just upgraded and now USB transfer in active sync is really slow... is there a setting I need to change?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] MorningZ:
Another thanks to Summiter

Purchased my 8125 yesterday and was pulling my hair out trying to get Push Mail to work, noticed that the ROM version on the phone was from November (1.8.something)

Updated to the version posted earlier on this topic and it's now working like a charm...... thanks a lot and look forward to future enhancements and tweaks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] hesh:
Hi all...

I'm going to upgrade the ROM here very soon since I'm still using a very old default version. To do the CID/SIM unlock, do I just run lokiwiz first? I'm a little fuzzy on what all I need to do to upgrade.

Summiter, I've been reading a few of these threads and even though I haven't upgraded yet, I appreciate all the work you do to provide us with quality ROMs!

TIA!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] skint:
Hesh,

I would tell you to search, but I think the search function on this site is terrible.

Anyhow. I used aWizard to CID unlock mine and lokiwiz0.3b for RAPI and the SIM unlock code. Just put another SIM in your phone and wait for the prompt, enter your code. Then, I think you're ready to upgrade. Perhaps someone would be kind enough to point us to a thread which spells out the most widely used steps. I have found many different ways using different tools (some different versions unlock CID, some do not).

And if someone wouldn't mind posting a link to a checklist for those who already using AKU2.0+. I basically ran the above items instead of downgrading first and I upgraded to 2.25 successfully.

On a side note, is there any reason that while attempting a upgrade to the summiter version release last night I might see software version 1.20 being reported when, as I mentioned above, I'm running 2.25?

Thanks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Eric Duprat:
Installed Summiter 2.25 flawlessly...

Thanks Summiter!

Everything seems ok. I like the boot speed indeed

Something interresting is that the available memory shows up as 10Mb free and then after a few seconds 26Mb free (I have already a few apps installed). That is not an issue for me, it seems that the OS is still working in the background after having displayed the Today screen. That gives us this perception of fast loading... compared to the previous OS

I will check the loading speed when the unit will be fully loaded.

E
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] hesh:
Thanks for the info!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] imcfused:
Warning - 8125 Newbi here

After two weeks of reading and searching and reading and searching, I decided to upgrade my 8125 using the updated ROM that summiter released on this thread (Cingular_RUU_225111_BETA_Custom_A2DP_THMS_RNGRS.exe)

Since this is the first time that I have tried to put a custom ROM on this phone, I downloaded Lockiwiz 0.2b, installed the EnableRapi,cab, and run Lokiwiz.bat and selected the "U" option for unlock. Everything appeared to go fine - by this I mean nothing told me that anything failed.

I then ran Cingular_RUU_225111_BETA_Custom_A2DP_THMS_RNGRS.exe and as far I could tell, everything went fine there too. Again, no flashing lights or bells ringing saying that any did or didn't work.

The first hint that I was not fully successful came up when I note the ROM versions on boot. From the Device Information Tab, I have the following.

ROM version: 1.8.11.1 WWE

ROM date: 11/24/05

Radio version: 0.2.25.11

Protocol version: 4.1.13.12

ExtROM: 2.25.11.102

I am guessing that I the Radio and ExtROM was updated properly but that the OS was not.

Can someone please verify this for me?

Also, I have seen references to Lokiwiz 0.3 but cannot find it. Is 0.2b the most current?

Is there someway from checking a setting that I can verify whether the CID and SIM were unlocked?

And lasty, any ideas on what I should do next?

Thanks!

imcfused[/code]
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] imcfused:
OK, Newbi answers own question.

Of course it always works this way, just about the time a Newbi asks a question, he disovers the answer. Run Lokiwiz twice, once with C to unlock the CID and once with U to unlock the SIM. I now realize that U is not needed to upgrade the ROM, but hey, when their why not?

While all of the information that I needed to upgrade was buried in the thread of this forum, it is tough, even for a grizzled IT veteran like me to find all of the pieces.

It would be nice, if someone who knows what they are doing could create a sticky thread that always contains the most current information on upgrading a ROM.

And also, it would be nice if this post discussed aWizard as well as Lokiwiz and describe what each does. I still don't feel like I have an idea about aWizard.

And lastly, it would be nice if the post always showed the latest version of the upgrade tools available.

Thanks to all who have posted here. I am standing on you backs right now! Hope I'm not compressing your disks too much :)

imcfused
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Cardcaptor_RLH85:
In the other new Cingular ROM thread warwickwebb mentioned that a Cingular rep told him that the new ROM should be out in about 2 weeks, assuming of course that they didn't find any major bugs in it. So I guess that I'll be waiting just a bit longer to flash again ^_^

Well there is an easy way to check to see if your phone actually upgraded. Go to Settings -> About -> Version tab. If your OS version is (5.1.195 (Build 14928.2.2.0), then your ROM updated but the ROM version is just being misreported. That's what's happening on my phone my ROM version reports as 2.17.11.1 WWE but I have the summiter customised 2.23 ROM version installed right now. Also about the lokiwiz unlocker. Version 0.3a is the latest version and it will SIM unlock an AKU 2.x phone however, it doesn't have the ability to do a CID unlock on one yet. Version 0.2b however, can both SIM and CID unlock any AKU 1.x phones. I wish that I had CID unlocked my phone before installing my first custom ROM because when I finally decided to do it I had to downgrade, SIM/CID unlock, and then re-upgrade. Oh well, I hope this helps you a bit ^_^
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] gustav:
Is there something wrong with this?

I just updated my T-Mobile MDA (US) to the new 2.25 BETA ROM for Cingular. I have Cingular as my carrier. When my device started back up from the update I saw something very strange...My splash screen was still T-Mobiles..No Cingular splash what so ever. I thought maybe something happened during the flash so I did it again...Still the same, T-Mo's splash screen on a Cingular ROM. Has anyone ever heard of this..or know of a way to fix this? I know I can hack the reg and fix it that way but I want to see if anyone knows what the heck is going on..