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[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] eaglesteve:
In the past, I had been using softick. But it does not work with WM5 so I happy to have seen this post today. However I was not able to replicate the result.

I've followed everything to the letter up to the step above. In addition, I also closed all application in the memory. (but the phone was still connected) then I came to the part when I click on WM5torage. The screen that comes back shows status of "inactive", but there is also a chckbox to indicate read-only. Do you check that box in your step 6? Because it was not mentioned, I left it alone, and just click activate. However, the PC did not immediately recognise the device as USB masss storage. I saw an error on my device that says "Can't switch to Mass Storage USB driver, error 1f". Then on the Desktop status bar, it says "USB device not recognised".

As far as I can see, up to this step nothing has happened to my MD because my file explorer could still see it. The only thing that seems to have changed is that active sync has not working with my device unless I soft reset. Am I right?

I did the first soft reset, and found that active sync could sync with my device again. I closed down active sync, start WM5torage, I then ticked the read-only checkbox and press activate. Again I saw the same error message.

I did the second soft reset, and as before, active sync could still sunc with my device. This time I left active sync running, start WM5toragte, and pressed activate. Again I saw the same error message.

I continued trying morel combination of method, I'm unable to turn it into a recognised USB device, so I'm very puzzled because so many of you have managed to do it without problem. Any clue on where I have gone wrong?:confused: :confused:
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] eaglesteve:
Hi TigerTim36,

I have been having exactly the same problem experienced by you. Did you eventually solve the puzzle as to what went wrong causing error 1f?

I tried closing all application, including renaming the window startup directory to another name before soft resetting. It did'nt make any difference. Still get error 1f.

My desktop operating system is XP home edition. What's yours? I wonder if this could be a factor. Should it make any difference??
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] Pantaloonie:
Have you tried turning off all your today plugins?

That solves the 1f problem for me.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] bdipati:
Yataaa!!! i'm using Dopod u1000, i followed the instruction line by line.. very very clear... ThX to everyone that make this happen.. Love it love it love it love it..

It works VERY VERY WELL>..!!!!

The only note is that the WM5torage must be activated before you connect the device with the USB... if you connect the usb.

After you activate , then you can plug the usb in.. and thada..!! thanks alot again.. make my day alot better!!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] bdipati:
just browse around,... if i am not mistaken, i had the same problem while using it first time.. with the "1f" error.

try what i wrote before..

Before u connect the U1000 to USB, click on WM5torage, and activate.

then after u activate it, plug in the USB port into ur U1000 device.

Hope it helps...
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] eaglesteve:
I just tried activating it without connecting the device with the USB. It also gives the same error message. ::confused:
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] eaglesteve:
Thanks for the reply.

Unfortunately, this did not solve the problem. I still get the same "1f error" the moment I activate the WM5torage.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] eaglesteve:
Hi Pantaloonie,

I'm not using any today plugins if I understand "plugins" correctly. I do have some today items which I've since turned off. In addition, I also remove some programs from the startup directory (only the GPRS monitor is significant I think. I left the rest there). I did try renaming the startup directory to some other name to prevent any program loading upon reset also, but that did'nt seem to make any difference either.

Any more idea?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] cayotte:
I have installed CardExport on my Dopod U1000 and soon have problem AS won't work anymore. After uninstalling CardEexport I then install WM5torage and everything work like a charm. Good piece of software. Thanks for sharing it with me.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] eaglesteve:
I'm hoping to identify the causes of "error 1f" here to see what is the exact procedure for avoiding it and to make it work for me.

would everyone who has finally used this product successfully please answer the following questions for a start?

1)did you have usb connected already before you start the wm5torage program?

2)if answer to previous question is usb after, then did you connect usb before or after clicking "activate" button?

3)did you check the "display only" tickbox before activating?

4) did the '1f' error message immediately or after you click 'activate'?

5)was there any today pluggin during the process?

6)was there any soft reset just before you begin this procedure?

7)was there any program runnung in the background requiring the access of microdrive when this procedurr was performed?

8) what is your rom version?

9)what OS(xp? vista?), edition (home? professional?)were you using?

10)did you use the "done" button at any stage ? if yes, when?

that's all i can think of at this stage. let's see if we can collectively nail this one once and for all. Thanks a million.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] Pantaloonie:
Originally Posted by eaglesteve

I'm hoping to identify the causes of "error 1f" here to see what is the exact procedure for avoiding it and to make it work for me.

would everyone who has finally used this product successfully please answer the following questions for a start?

1)did you have usb connected already before you start the wm5torage program?

No, I activate WM5torage before I connect the cable

2)if answer to previous question is usb after, then did you connect usb before or after clicking "activate" button?

After

3)did you check the "display only" tickbox before activating?

I'm using version 1.73 of WM5torage - I have no 'display only' tickbox. I have 'Read-Only' tickbox, it is unchecked.

4) did the '1f' error message immediately or after you click 'activate'?

I get the 1f error message, but if I remove the today screen plugins (under Settings - Today - Items) for SPB Mobile Shell, SPB Pocket Plus, and the T-Mobile@home plugin (which doesn't seem to do anything anyway). WM5torage will then activate correctly.

5)was there any today pluggin during the process?

See above

6)was there any soft reset just before you begin this procedure?

No

7)was there any program runnung in the background requiring the access of microdrive when this procedurr was performed?

No

8) what is your rom version?

1.12.110.6

9)what OS(xp? vista?), edition (home? professional?)were you using?

I am using the Ameo with WM5torage on all three - XP Home & Pro, and Vista Ultimate.

10)did you use the "done" button at any stage ? if yes, when?

Use the 'done' button to deactivate WM5torage, before you unplug the cable. The author recommends this to prevent data loss.

Hope that helps.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] eaglesteve:
Thanks for giving the details. I noted that the version number in my WM5torage version is earlier than yours. I can't remember where mine was downloaded from, but it was only one file when I downloaded.

I just went to this link http://www.modaco.com/WM5torage-t238545.html and tried to download from there. What I got were 6 files listed below:

_setup 3KB XML document

SetupDLL.001 6KB 001 file

SetupDLL.999 6KB 001 file

WM5tor~1.000 1KB 000 file

WM5tor~1.002 10KB 002 file

WM5tor~1.003 27KB 003 file

There is no instruction on this link for installation for ordinary guy like me. I guess they expect everyone to know what to do, but can someone tells me what I'm supposed to do in order to install it? I tried clicking every file on the desktop with no success. I copied it into a folder in my storage card and click it, also with no success.

Perhaps if I can get this version installed all my problem will be solved?

Is this where you downloaded your WM5torage from? If not, where did you get it?

Thanks again.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] cayotte:
Looks like they are the usual files found in .cab file.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] eaglesteve:
Ah.... what have I been thinking. Of course, you drag the whole zipped file into pocket pc then click on the zip file, right? Why on earth did I unzip it on desktop then move component over? Silly me.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] cayotte:
I've followed your link and successfully downloaded the file. It's v1.74 beta 2.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] eaglesteve:
Yes, it is FINALLY working. So, it is all because I was using version 1.20 instead of the latest version of WM5torage!

Thanks guys for your patience and support. Thanks for this link for beta 2 of v 1.74 although v1.73 that I'm using works just fine.

:) :) :)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] cayotte:
Here's the file for v1.73:
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] cayotte:
After installing the two version, I found out v1.73 is much better than the beta one (v1.74). On my Dopod U1000 v1.74 can't even been activated, while v1.73 run smoothly.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] mahjong:
The 1.21 was working perfect and the 1.73 is working perfect too in my HTC Advantage with WM5 in spanish.

Thank you all.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] apphoen:
I seem to have found the cause of the '1f' error, on my Ameo at least.

I had disabled SPB mobile shell due to the spb menu glitch - no 1f errors.

I re-enabled today after removing spb menu from the mobile shell plugin list and I get constant 1f errors again.

Disable mobile shell today plugins - no 1f errors.

I've tried it a few times and it is definately the cause on my Ameo.

Adey
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] aphid:
I experienced 1F on my Dopod U1000 using latest firmware.

Here is a freeware program to end various processes. Typically if you end all the processes with ICONS you should be fine - but you should do it from a FRESH restart and load TaskMan FIRST, and then kill processes from there.

Eventually through trial and error you'll find which programs you may have configured to store or access the Storage Device (thus stopping WM5torage from working).

Enjoy.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] Robson:
sorry if i have to add another response to this ever-increasing number of posts =)

just wanted to say thanks for sharing this application. just got my dopod last friday and installed this app. works like a charm...was able to transfer the music, movies, maps, etc which i have stored in my external hd. quite fast too! i then copied a couple of movies in the free 2gb micro sd card...i used a card reader for that one...and the funny thing is it was slower as compared to transfering files directly to the microdrive using the application.

cheers
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] southernint3l:
I installed version 1.21 in the begining of this post and had no problems.This is the same data file that was used when i owned my JJ.

As far as this post is concerned.The member whom took the time to sit there and outline this for everyone else does deserve a little respect more than a little bit.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] wu5262:
that is correct, Microdrive has faster reading and writing speed, but it cost more battery to run, so it's up to you where you store your application, personally i will still suggest install them on SD card.

and yes, DOPOD ROM don't seems to have the Microdrive transfer problem, so we don't really need to use tool to transfer files.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] apphoen:
I've found another program that causes the 1f error. MS Voice Command 1.6.

Installed=constant 1f errors.

Uninstall=no problem.

Am a bit gutted as I use WM5torage and Voice Command just as much as each other.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] asci:
It gives me error when I try to activate it. Warning message says that something is running on SD or external storage and application can't start. How can I solve it?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] apphoen:
Today plugins seem to cause the problem in most cases. Especially SPB Today plugins. Try disabling them and then running it.

As you can see from some of the above posts there have been a few other programs that have also caused WM5torage to halt with a 1f error.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] eaglesteve:
I have no problem having both of that application running at the same time.

Having said that however, I would like to share with all of you the easiest way to make sure WM5torage run without problem. This method does not require you to uninstall or untick any program or plugins.

What you can do is to install SPB Today Plus on your device. It is an excellent program launcher, add multi-window capability to your IE, and more importantly, gives you the ability to do a "safe mode" reset.

Once installed, everytime you need to use WM5torage is do first do a safe mode reset, then launch your WM5torage right after that. It works for me perfectly. I don't need to untick my today item anymore before the reset. I also don't have to remove certain programs from my startup folder as I used to. Safe Mode resets does that for you automatically.

Once you have finished copying and deactivated the WM5torage, you could do a normal reset, and you're back in business:)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] azcaddman:
7501

works fine on a htc 7501 - wm6 .. IF you un-load wisbar adv 3 (beta) .. getting about 2175-2200 kb/sec transfer rate, much better than wince plugin to total commander (which still kinda goes thru activesync i belive)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] bilalperwaiz:
restricted

hello ppl...just wanted to share that this software izz only restricted to USB 2.0 Compliants...and doesn't work with usb 1.1 since all it sayz izz that ''this device can perform faster" I wud really appreciate if sum1 looked into it. thanx!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] royalmail:
Is there any way to do it without soft reset? as u know, resetting the device is very time-consuming. :-(
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] eagle 1:
He is saying SOFT reset, not HARD reset...You know, press the reset hole, restarts within 30 seconds all software and apps not changed...Kind of like a re-boot of a PC
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] royalmail:
if can avoid soft reset, then this software is perfect. (i did say soft reset as well.)

as u know, during soft reset, yr phone module is unreachable.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] mackaby007:
Ae you for real? haha surely not...lol

No disrespect intended,.....but are you for real? You mean to say that you know of a mobile phone technology that never locks up or crashes and you need to reboot? You can't spare 30 seconds of time without the phone module?

You're in the wrong game then. You need a hard wired telephone and never leave the office/home. lol.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] royalmail:
for sure, i can bear with the fact that resetting my device occasionally.

but in my case, it seems i have to always to reset my athena every time to get WM5torage working/activate. Which make me feel inconvenient.

We are here to looking for better solution, aren't we?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] mackaby007:
Yes we are.:)

OK for me v1.75 works most of the time, but for others...different versions do the same thing. I think the problem lies somewhere in the ROM or in software we install.

Either way WM5torage seems the only viable solution as present and is constantly being updated...implying that there must be issues that need fixing/addressing....like yous and others like mine.

Since switching to WM6 however, I find WM5torage to work more often than not compared to using the same version on WM5. Go figure...lol

Anyway best of luck....it will get sorted in due time.;)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] keithwwalker:
It works on HTC 7501 WM6 if....

only I

activate

wm5storage program

before

I connect the USB cable.

This is counter Mackaby007's steps:

5) Finally return to the start menu and you should see it there...WM5torage!!

Connect your USB lead to PC & Ameo/Athena. Don't worry if Active sync says error or even connects...just shut down any pop-up messages or Active sync.

6) On your device under your start menu, Simply click WM5torage (it will say 'Inactive' - hence the reason why nothing happens when you plug your USB lead into the device and PC)...and select Activate.

So to recapitulate, doing step 6 before step 5 works for me!

Keith Walker
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] JasjarMan:
Thanks for this app it works GREAT!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] royalmail:
yeah, it works for me as well.

the trick is that don't connect usb cable before activation.

if couldn't activate, it means some running program/process is relying on microdrive. after killing all related processes, then it should be able to activate standalone.

after all of these, then it can be plugged into usb port, it is brilliant software! u even can switch yr SD card into external storage as well if u use Sd card with yr athena.

Thanks for all of u!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] hoangcao243:
I don't know why can't i use that:( The problem is " The disk is write protect".

Someone can help me. Thanks you.

P/S: sorry for my bad english :(
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] hoangcao243:
some body can help me pls :( :( :( :( :
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] jindanj:
The most really helpfull program to me... Excellant...

I completely DIAGREE WITH THE ABOVE POST. Please don't post like this. It will demotivate people who are doing really useful things.

I appreciate and thankful to the original post.

Excellant and thanks very much for the original Post. I got the link from another forum. In fact I was badly looking for this.

In fact I was badly looking for such a tool. After I switched from my E62 to Dopod, I could not access the MicroDrive and SD card directly, (I don't like the control of Active Synch at all). I was wondering why Microsoft is giving option either through ActiveSynch or directly.

Nokia gives this option when connecting through USB (It will ask Direct Data Transfer or Nokia communication Suite and we can select according to our choice).

ActiveSynch is making the users dumb and helpless, (and as one user was telling it can't handle some transfers, and it is not even allowing users to do other way also).

Thanks for the nice post..
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] lucky1pk:
Thanks mackaby007

with u r post now i am able to copy my stuff directly on my Device (Imate K Jam) without any hassle to remove the card.

Thanks again
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] x2h:
brilliant! works perfect for me!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] david161255:
same here i've looked all over the place just for this

thanks very much

david.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] gplock:
this didnt work on my 8125

i did as told but my radio still wont pick it up fron the USB.... strange my Touch pro 2 works fine but i dont want to stop the jams when a call comes in... ne other ideas !!!

ps tried diff SD card And diff USB cables just stays on FORMAT READ (the radio that is)

Thanks in ADVANCE
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] strider5236:
I do not know about the rest of you, but for me the service sucks. Constant dropped calls at $60 a month is uncalled for. I never have this issue with straight talk AT&T service. So for $15 less a month for the same 3gig of data, straight talk knocks T-Mobile out of the park.

How is the service for the rest of you? Do you get random dropped calls as well? I am personally very disappointing in the lack of quality service through such a large carrier like T-Mobile.:mad:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pierrekid:
Service is perfect for me. Did you turn off voLTE? That's been the most common cause for dropped calls.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Temetka:
I switched from AT&T. The only service issue I have had is slightly slower 4G LTE speeds.

Other than that, I am really loving it. TBH, it doesn't impair me at all. My texts come through fine, e-mails sync quickly. If I want super high speed web I connect to WIFI. Typically my speeds are around 20MB Down/5UP. Plenty fast for a cell phone internet connection for me.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] strider5236:
How do I go about doing that?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pierrekid:
Go to call settings and the option to untick should be there

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Call settings from dial pad
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] strider5236:
Got it disabled now. We will see if that fixes it. That would be my only gripe about the service, next to the price that is. I still think charging $60 for 3gigs of service is ridiculous considering straight talk and net10 both offer $45 a month for the same service. You would think that T-Mobile having more customer base would be more competitive, but that's greed for ya.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] BACARDILIMON:
So my ? Is this. Before you got this service did you check coverage map for your area. Why did you leave straight talk? By me everything you speak of is at&t. Only 2 options for long island with great coverage is Tmobile and Verizon

BAD ASS NOTE 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Karakoram2:
Not to be kissing tmobile's a**, but dude the service has never been better.

F what you heard.

I'm in Austin and you can see the towers going up.

I'm in the sticks. Bad in the sticks.

Never had better service.

Had 1 bar sometimes with my s4. Same suburban apartment.

The new towers and flagship phones love each other.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] btort1:
Just because have great service in your area, it doesn't mean ours will. T mobile is either really good or really bad in some areas
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Android_Monsters:
But they are putting up more towers everywhere.

Do you have a cellular repeater?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Android_Monsters:
Hollywood. In the car on the way to Grandma's house:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] strider5236:
T-Mobile has good coverage for the most part, but still drops my calls. I have good data speed so not sure why that is. I dropped the voLTE as suggested by others. Did not even know that was there. Have not made a call since, so not sure if that fixed it or not. I switched cause I wanted the phone. But T-Mobile has a scam going that if you want the unlock code, you need to be on there service for two months before they will grace you with an unlock code. Even though I paid 900 bucks for this damm thing out the door, they still want more! So on principle alone, I dislike T-Mobile. Not to mention they charge 15 bucks more a month for the same exact service as straight talk does. But straight talk actually has a better signal then T-Mobile ever gets around here. So again, I am just blown away by their greedy attitude and practice that it has left a bad taste in my mouth. I see no justification in the amount they charge for their service.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Android_Monsters:
But, it's so much cheaper than Verizon or att.

Is straightalk the service from Walmart?

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If so, couldn't you cancel your tmobile contract and hook back up with straight talk.

I'm paying like 50 a month for unlimited everything at tmobile.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Th3Bill:
Here in South FL, service is great compared to what I was used to (Sprint). Tops I got on their LTE(supposedly Spark) was 20 down and 5 up. Getting 50 down and 25 up with T-Mobile in same spot. I have LTE in areas where I could barely get 3G with Sprint (namely my house or really anywhere in my neighborhood, which was also supposedly in a "Spark" area).

Haven't had any dropped calls yet. On top of that, I'm also saving over $100/month, so I can't complain :)