yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Excalibur] sp4rky:
Im curious how this is done. Would T-mobile publish the rom for download or do they send it to your phone some? Anyone know how this upgrade might happen?
[HTC Excalibur] aussienick:
Usually Manufactures and/or carriers upload it to their website for download from there. I dont think they would push it out to phones, because the update will proabably be around 40-50mb and i wouldnt want to be downloading (and then paying) for that from my phone.
[HTC Excalibur] leoiden:
tired of all this wm6 crossbow hype,they have gone to far ,when it realy comes out it will be A DISSAPOINTMENT!!!!!!
[HTC Excalibur] McHale:
HA HA HA. You've obviously never used it. I for one welcome our new crossbow overlords.
[HTC Excalibur] Cyrus Kourosh:
Enjoy :D :D :D
[HTC Excalibur] adhussain:
i'll wait for potential bugs to be ironed out before upgrading. I've learned to stay well clear of 'just released' OS after my experience with the Sonyericsson P990.

I know it's the price early adopters pay but sometimes that price is too steep, as this thread will show http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=141484#post1901357
[HTC Excalibur] adhussain:
i'll wait for potential bugs to be ironed out before upgrading. I've learned to stay well clear of 'just released' OS after my experience with the Sonyericsson P990.

Sorry about the double post, was having internet problems
[HTC Excalibur] aussienick:
I've had the luxury of testing a few devices with WM6 on it and i know that you will be pleasently surprised.
[HTC Excalibur] aussienick:
I dont think that there will be many bugs if any. Microsoft have done a lot of testing of the Mobile OS and I know the manufacturers will be doing months of testing too. It is more reliable than WM5 and has newer features. Even if there is a small bug, it will probably be months before the manufacturers and carriers release an update (unless ofcourse they allow the Automatic Update feature to work the way it should and not disable it like they did with download agent)

I for one welcome the new OS, it's a big step in the right direction
[HTC Excalibur] leoiden:
WHEN FOLKS waiting is annoying but is more annoying not haveing an exact date to when it will be available!!
[HTC Excalibur] aussienick:
Just be patient, it is like everything else. A business announces a product and then releases to market a few months later. HTC Excaliburs are supposedly being updated with WM6 in April and the HP 510 is being released in April as well. Most of the devices will come later april early may and then we will see a big influx in August
[HTC Excalibur] DanITman:
I wish all manufactures stuck to this 2 to 3 month thing you are talking about. It seems like they abuse it to much and they don't mind missing target dates. Thats why I like it when Steve Jobs has a keynote, he "usually" says avaliable today in our stores. You gotta respect that.
[HTC Excalibur] aussienick:
Yeah, if only things were that easy
[HTC Excalibur] Matmax:
Wow - i heard of the T-Mobile Upgrade, but not from HTC. Any more info/contact/press relaes about that?
[HTC Excalibur] Slightlynorth:
My T-Mobile Business Account Manager told me last week that the release date for the Dash with WM6 is slated right now for March 30th. Which means the devices will be available in the first week of April. As for a download of the new ROM, she was not sure.

I did get access to a BETA of new ROM build... I am a little annoyed that Goodlink will not install on it though. :/
[HTC Excalibur] BrumBrum74:
Slightlynorth: How is the beta build of WM6 running? Any other problems?

WHat language is it on the version you have got your hands on?
[HTC Excalibur] balakhan:
Could you direct us to the place where we can get the Beta build? Maybe you can upload it somewhere **other** than xda-developers?
[HTC Excalibur] leoiden:
All the users of the beta wm6 for excalibur are TO CHICKEN POOP to leak it the russians have more balls than the other beta testers!!!!
[HTC Excalibur] Slightlynorth:
Why don't you get it from the "russians" then?
[HTC Excalibur] leoiden:
Don,t act like you are not part of the group of beta tester that WON,T SHARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[HTC Excalibur] glewis101:
Slightlynorth,

i would love to get a copy of this rom is there any chance you could let us have a play

cheers
[HTC Excalibur] .PoNeH:
What exactly is Goodlink?!
[HTC Excalibur] jeg815:
I would love to get a copy of this ROM build. I'd LOVE to get WM6 on my Dash early:) If anyone feels like sending it:)

jeg815@mac.com
[HTC Excalibur] Slightlynorth:
The ROM is 46MB, way too big to send over email.
[HTC Excalibur] blackbelt013:
You can just upload it to www.rapidshare.com. Thats what I have done for big files in the past. :D
[HTC Excalibur] Slightlynorth:
Here you guys go. This is the T-Mobile US WM6 DASH ROM.

Remember, this is BETA and TEST and blah blah blah. If it doesn't work as expected or is not stable, don't blame me.

http://rapidshare.com/files/1878915...S_1.20.531.1_4.1.13.34_02.79.90_Test.exe.html
[HTC Excalibur] leoiden:
Thanks bro my apologies you proved me wrong ,thanks again,PPLEASE fellow members do not gossip this you will ruin it big time keep the gossip here !!!!!
[HTC Excalibur] leoiden:
if any one asks your waiting on the official release!
[HTC Excalibur] ka24e:
Obviously I'm not using T-Mobile, but to clarify this... I'm using the htc s620 with my Rogers sim card. If I install this rom can I still use the phone on rogers. Just want to make sure. Oh, and thanks for the upload! Also, could someone upload the latest official SHIP HTC rom so we can flash back? Thanks again lol.
[HTC Excalibur] phredphish:
So....who's the first to try it?
[HTC Excalibur] Slightlynorth:
I guess you can count me as the first to try. I installed it on a T-Mobile Dash without any problems. All functionality seems to be there, but until Good releases a Goodlink Client that will install on WM6, I won't use it much.
[HTC Excalibur] cudo:
yes please could somone upload the latest htc s620 shipped rom !

cheerz, cudo
[HTC Excalibur] bouyark:
T mobile Ship Rom

I am about to try and report the results. Can some point me to where I can obtain the T mobile ship rom for the Dash.
[HTC Excalibur] ka24e:
I have a problem. I tried flashing it. Says invalid. Tried flashing the 1.11 bootloader, that says invalid as well. What do I need to do?
[HTC Excalibur] hondaguy:
i just tried to install it and i get the error 244, invalid model id. can anyone tell me what i need to do to install this on my s620?

thanks
[HTC Excalibur] leoiden:
first make sure cid and sim unlocked then downgrade the bootloader,after that final step intall new ruu
[HTC Excalibur] hondaguy:
my unit is cid unlocked (i tried to do it using imei-unlock site and it said my imei was already done) and i have tried several times to load the bootloader version 1.11.000 and even that gives me the same invalid model code. any other suggestions?

thanks
[HTC Excalibur] hondaguy:
i am using activesync 4.5 beta release. could that have anything to do with it?
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
just installed on my dash, no unlocking necessary.

it is cold boot configuring now... 81% woo hoo!

i'll post back with results.

thanks for sharing!
[HTC Excalibur] bouyark:
WOW!!! How are you doing this? I have a T mobile Dash and in reading all the information on the forums, I thought the DASH must first be CID onlocked. Please post your resullt as soon as possible.

Thanks,
[HTC Excalibur] hondaguy:
you lucky son of a...........:-)

what bootloader are you using?

i have been trying for hours to get mine to accept the rom update with no luck. i have a S620 runing the newest german rom and i have the bootloader that is supposed to allow me to flash the rom. my unit is supposed to be cid unlocked, but i keep getting the error code saying i have an invalid model id.

let us know how it goes
[HTC Excalibur] BrumBrum74:
Is this a Rom with english language?
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
well it works!

the homescreens are a bit unfinished but all the apps seem to be there.

need to play with it some more.

Thanks again!
[HTC Excalibur] :
Does this beta still have the type and hold feature of the wm5 dash firmware? For example, holding on Q will give you a percent sign?

Also, does the new beta still include the annoying xt9 that's always on by default?
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
just use click on the file. it automatically verifies that you have a dash and goes through the setup. very easy.
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
yes and maybe. it was on and i turned it off the normal way. not sure if it stays off and for how long yet.
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
this is a tmobile beta rom from the looks of it.

yes its in english.
[HTC Excalibur] :
Wahoo, that's good enough for me! I'll be installing tomorrow right after class, that should give ample time for all the super early adopters to discuss the hell out of this first, just in case there's anything I should know before upgrading :p

Thanks so much for uploading this Slightlynorth, it really didn't seem like anyone was willing to.
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
just using whatever installer is included. i think it is looking for a tmobile rom... maybe try flashing to the original rom thats posted here first?

i haven't flashed anything since my mpx200 a couple years ago so i'm a bit rusty.
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
just so everyone knows this is not the same rom we have all seen pics of on the net. this is definately a beta and says so on boot and on the homescreen. the icons are not high res either but look ok.

other then that everything seems to work so far and it is pretty speedy. the system available memory seems to be quite a bit lower a lot of the apps don't close automatically or have an exit option.

so far i've synced with windows live messenger and received email.

tried out the new ie and it is a bit faster and looks better.

office mobile is there, can't create new docs.

new security to encrypt storage card data... should be nice but haven't tried.

live messenger is there and works. looks just like the last beta, maybe a little better.

lots of new settings and menus to play with.

now i need to try installing some apps.
[HTC Excalibur] :
What java manager does it come with? Esmertec still?
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
too late. lol.

its on hofo already.

(no it wasn't me. )
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
good question. checking now.

oh the winwap program allows for inputting urls. it isn't working for me but looks promising as a wap only browser :)
[HTC Excalibur] bouyark:
Installing Rom

A am at 84% Cold Boot config. As soon as this is finished I will paly around with it and post my results. It does appear to be a Test T mobile ROM. Many thanks to Slightlynorth and Lafester.
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
esmertec.

jeodek build id: 20060908.2.1
[HTC Excalibur] :
Stock wm5 dash is jeodek build id 20060804, so a wopping month and 4 days newer :)

Ok that's it for me for the night, thanks for all the info lafester.

I have a feeling this forum is going to be awfully crowded come tomorrow.
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
i think the security settings are different. testing now
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
nah still works the same :(

maybe they will use a different one for the final release. please. lol.
[HTC Excalibur] leoiden:
the ones that got live messenger working is this with data paid plan?
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
yes, didn't work with the proxy for me and i rely on live mail as my main email acct for the phone.
[HTC Excalibur] BrumBrum74:
Does the Excalibur need to be unlocked totally to install this rom, or is there some way to trick into the Excalibur if it isn't a T-Mobile Excalibur?
[HTC Excalibur] BrumBrum74:
I get wrong Model ID when trying to upgrade.

Any fix for this?
[HTC Excalibur] Newchurch:
ok my post was bull**** ...
[HTC Excalibur] Xunil2006:
I had the same problem, so i had the CID lock be removed by http://www.imei-check.co.uk (20 GBP). The guys there know how to change the hex-values of the .nbh and the .exe, so that you can flash without any problems. After unlocking, just mail them, usually they are reacting very, very quick!
[HTC Excalibur] googcs:
Where can I get a copy of the original T-Mo ROM?
[HTC Excalibur] freyes01:
I'm looking for the same (before I flash it).

Current OS:

T-Mobile US Rom 5.1.342.1507

Radio: 4.1.13.24_02.48.90

Anybody has it?
[HTC Excalibur] jcjdoss:
I did not need the tmobile rom to upgrade.
[HTC Excalibur] f_v_man:
T-mobile Original ROM

I'll upload it in a couple of hours. I got it on my home computer. I hope you can wait that long!!!!! B.T.W. I want to install the WM6 on the DASH too but I need still more inputs. Thanks for this wonderful forum.
[HTC Excalibur] jcjdoss:
Yes it does have the type and hold feature
[HTC Excalibur] jcjdoss:
OK, when I try to spell a name from the homescreen to access a certain contact, it doesn't read the numbers as the corosponding letter, but as if I was dialing from a regualr phone without a keyboard.

(I.E. 8= v,t,u)
[HTC Excalibur] freyes01:
That's great! Please let me know when it is available for download (link)
[HTC Excalibur] cinimod1000:
Can this be hosted elsewhere else by anyone? I cannot get to rapidshare thru the server.......please someone....!!!
[HTC Excalibur] jhwo99:
is the keyboard - QWERTY ?
[HTC Excalibur] cinimod1000:
I have the Tmo WM5 for the Dash, if someone can tell me where to send it....

Bump.......please someone!!!!
[HTC Excalibur] jcjdoss:
Rapidshare is best
[HTC Excalibur] bgniko:
go here for the things u need

http://rapidshare.com/users/7UE30C

under dash files
[HTC Excalibur] loydbrahn:
Anyone know how to turn on HTML e-mail? There's a message format option under the ActiveSync options, but it is set to plain text and greyed out...
[HTC Excalibur] googcs:
Thanks for sharing. Whats the updater for?
[HTC Excalibur] tozfeekum:
I have the same problem ... try searching for someone who's name starsts with a or z...somethings wrong with the mapping
[HTC Excalibur] BrumBrum74:
Anybody know how to get scandinavian keyboard working?
[HTC Excalibur] jehlinger:
For those who cannot load the WM6 update getting the "Invalid Model ID Error" follow the instruction from this thread EXACTLY:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=295845

It worked perfectly on mine.
[HTC Excalibur] McHale:
confirmed. It's an obvious bug but am looking for a reg patch...
[HTC Excalibur] seraphic8x:
homescreens too big

Are the new homescreens impossibly huge for anyone else? The new t-mobile and windows live homescreens are awesome, but i wish there was a way to decrease the size of the program-selector to the smaller size, and decrease the font in general.
[HTC Excalibur] McHale:
other irritating bugs:

Is anyone else's homescreen not sticking when you power cycle the phone?

And

Is anyone else receiving two junk text messages every time you power cycle?

-Mc
[HTC Excalibur] jcjdoss:
I will confirm this one for you. ;) Yes, Mine does this also.
[HTC Excalibur] leoiden:
yes same here!

you got my vote! good thing is i was able to uninstall the instant messenger and the handango also never use them !
[HTC Excalibur] bgniko:
i used it for when i downgraded to the htc rom from the t mobile rom...i read that when u switch to the htc rom, u have to change the bootloader....

i also hosted the the wm6 rom for dash

http://rapidshare.com/users/7UE30C
[HTC Excalibur] seraphic8x:
Me too! Is there any way to edit the homescreen to make everything smaller? I mean, it's obvious it could all fit but for some reason all the fonts are huge and the app bar is huge.
[HTC Excalibur] McHale:
oh yah...

MEMORY HOG. s620 ROM would boot up with about 22 megs of RAM left.

WM6 boots up with 16 megs and without doing much, I'm down to 5.

Let's hope the official release fixes all of these issues. BUT XT9 seems to be off once you turn it off.

-Mc
[HTC Excalibur] T-Will:
Even if there were no other added features, this one feature is worth flashing the ROM. :)
[HTC Excalibur] jcjdoss:
Very true. It seems to handle well even with the lower memory
[HTC Excalibur] hondaguy:
i am still having problems with invalid model id. i have cid unlocked my s620 and i have managed to change the rom to the official wm5 dash rom in the hopes that i will be able to flash to the wm6 test rom. i have downloaded the bootloader 1.11.000 as well and nothing. i tried to flash without changing the bootloader and it failed. i tried to flash the bootloader and that failed! can someone tell me what i need to do to get this working?
[HTC Excalibur] angrymic:
I upgraded and all of my programs are working properly after a restart... Except for Blackberry Connect. I can't figure out why. :mad:
[HTC Excalibur] BrumBrum74:
I can't connect to the internet with gprs. Worked fine with same settings before updating to WM6. Any clue what could be wrong?
[HTC Excalibur] DanITman:
I have a couple theory's on this.

1.) All beta builds have this blocked. I updated my Wizard and it was the same way. It might be possible to reactivate via a reg hack....not sure

2.) You need Exchange 2007 to activate ?? This might only be available with the new version of Exchange....Not sure.
[HTC Excalibur] BrumBrum74:
Any idea on how to get nordic keyboard working? Have tried one regedit change, but it didn't help.
[HTC Excalibur] jcjdoss:
I went back, this one is not quite ready for the big show. I'll have to wait for my WM6 goodness in a few months
[HTC Excalibur] shivers316:
I'm having troubles...I upgraded the rom fine but now when I go to downgrade, my usb connection is lost once it goes into bootloader mode. Any ideas? I'm using vista with WMDC btw. Please help.
[HTC Excalibur] tefkay:
T-Mobile dialer screen

Does anybody know how to change the T-Mobile dialer screen and get the standard WM one back?
[HTC Excalibur] T-Will:
Anyone have a fix for the Contact lookup from the Home Screen? The only workaround I've found is installing AgendaOne, clicking the "Contacts" button on the Home Screen (this takes you to AgendaOne contacts), then type the contact's name.
[HTC Excalibur] qben888:
long time reader first post:D . can anybody get the media player theme from wm6. i reverted back to wm5 and i forgot to extract the theme.

thanks Gil
[HTC Excalibur] jromney:
Scroll down

For now I just scroll down. If you hold the button down long enough it will start to show you letters. The letters will change faster the longer you hold down the button. I know it's a pain, but until a workaround is found that's my fix.

Now if they could just get slingplayer mobile to work, I'd be really happy :cool:
[HTC Excalibur] swivel:
Liking it. Though I won't use it, the inclusion of a catalog (Handango) is pretty damn sweet. And the OTA sync feature will be very nice.
[HTC Excalibur] hondaguy:
is anyone else finding a delay with their exchange email? my email was very quick before upgrading but now it seems to be 5-10 min slow. i am using 1and1
[HTC Excalibur] christophsky:
I am not detecting any delay, but I use my company's exchange server.

Also, regarding HTML email support, I believe this will only be made available with Exchange 2007, unfortunately.
[HTC Excalibur] shooshman:
I am having 2 issues with wm6

a) Windows live - I am not able to scroll to the password field to login. I like the fact that they enter the hotmail.com by default.

b) trying to reply to all in outlook/exchange and outlook gets stuck, cannot enter text, cannot cancel. I have to use the task manager to stop outlook.

Things I like :

a) Outlook has the easy delete option using the soft keys.

b) The jogbar is fixed.

Software that works

a) Smart ss

b) jogbar as scroll bar

c) Google maps (java)

d) gmail (java)

e) Toggle view

f) TCPMP

g) Total Commander

h)Yahoo! Go

Things i don't like:

a) The SMS everytime I boot

b) frozen twice

c) Lag in Outlook sync
[HTC Excalibur] judasbytes:
How do I get my XDA IIs upgraded to WM6?
[HTC Excalibur] .PoNeH:
This is a stupid question, but is there a way that I can install this ROM without deleted all the software I have installed already?

Thanks in advance...
[HTC Excalibur] Newchurch:
No, no way.
[HTC Excalibur] LiverpoolFCfan:
Don't know about VISTA, but I had a similar issue with XP. Basically upgraded with Active Sync 4.2 on my machine. Then couldn't sync or hold a connection to the Dash until I upgraded to ActiveSync 4.5

Also, another word of caution. When downgrading, I accidentally bumped the cable going into the Dash. The "upgrade" back to the stock ROM crashed. Followed the recovery instructions and everything went correctly second time round.
[HTC Excalibur] McHale:
didn't think the upgrade util worked under Vista...
[HTC Excalibur] shivers316:
worked for wm6 but not for going back to wm5
[HTC Excalibur] jfreiman:
Time Zone Problems

I don't remember seeing any other posts on this.

But has anyone else seen that WM6 syncing with Outlook changes the time zone of the event?

I have both my desktop (Vista) as well as Outlook 2007 set up for PST -8hrs, as well as my phone.

The time is displayed properly on each device.

The problem is that my Outlook Calendar shows 2pm on my desktop and the same appointment on my phone shows 1pm.

Is anyone else seeing this and is their a fix?

-John
[HTC Excalibur] tefkay:
Had same problem. You need to reset the timezone under Clocks and Alarms. Change it to something different and then set it back to normal - seems to fix it.
[HTC Excalibur] jfreiman:
I tried that and it didn't work. :confused:

I changed the time zone from -8 (Pacific) to -7, no change -- same as before.

Then I rebooted the phone and it reset itself back to -8 again. It must be hard wired that way -- and still the appointments are 1hr off.

If you can think of anything else I'd appreciate it.

-John
[HTC Excalibur] kmattoo:
Does WM6 have the new daylight savings time patch already installed or is that something we need to patch?
[HTC Excalibur] dallyman:
Go to Settings / Connections / More... / USB to PC

Unclick "Enable advanced network functionality"
[HTC Excalibur] mollieduvall:
Guys everything was working fine and when i restarted my phone it gets stuck on the 2nd white tmobile screen, after it does the animation and nothing works!! Any ideas??????? Please help!
[HTC Excalibur] gfwyzxj:
You can backup your cantacts..SMS...maybe Apps to your Storage Card, but some apps cannot work on WM6.
[HTC Excalibur] hondaguy:
when you change the time zone on your phone to the correct one, make sure that you turn off the autoupdate feature at the bottom of that page. everytime i reboot my phone i have to go to that setting and change the timezone to my correct one (always starts an hour back), change the time by 1 hour, and disable the autoupdate setting. then all is fine until the next time i power off my device.
[HTC Excalibur] leoiden:
Any New Update To How Close We Are To The Upgrade????????
[HTC Excalibur] spiritofseth:
anyone else?

oh no! I have a Tmo USA dash and I just flashed the upgrade and now my phone is stuck on the second boot screen with the tmobile logo and sound. my wife is going to kill me any ideas!
[HTC Excalibur] kast:
myne stayed like this for severaaaaaal minutes then moved on.

How much time were you waiting?

Good luck,

Ka.
[HTC Excalibur] spiritofseth:
okay, it took more than several minutes, closer to twenty then I turned it off with the power button, removed the battery for about 5 minutes and removed the sim card + Sd card. I then powered her back up and she gave a warning that the battery was removed and not shut down properly,, I said yes to continue and about ten minutes later she is running very very nicely.

does anybody have problems with WiFi?
[HTC Excalibur] kast:
Wifi working fine here...

Using WPA/AES as encryption.

Ka.