yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vtr99:
First I want to thank Maglite for the work done on this project. I have wanted WM6, and now I'm glad I didn't go to the X51v (sort of lol). I also want to say thanks to Migatxu for the files to go directly to WM6 (although I had already made my own WM5 A02 bootloader which didn't work either), and Cavyman for all his helpful input.

That said I have had my X50v for nearly 2 years, and updated to WM5 when it first came out, but reverted back to 2k3 due to all the problems with WM5. I am MS certified and have a lot of experience, but am having a problem I can't figure out. When I install the A02 bootloader for WM5 or Maglite's WM6, then use either ROM, the update seems to run normally, but them my x50v freezes during the "erasing storage" step at about 10%. I can revert back to 2K3 without any problem, but no matter how I try to go forward to WM5 or Maglite's WM6 I have the same freeze at exactly the same point. I have spent at least 30 hours, and tried the SD bootloader with a number of different SD cards, bootloaders, and Activesync methods many times. Is there a program to format the main memory? If someone has a fix for this, or can help me figure this out I would be EXTREMELY interested and grateful.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
Read the fiest post of this thread. It has the latest ROM.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] viragon:
I had the same problem when installing WLM on the external memory (CF card).

Then I tryed removing the program from there and installing again onto the main memory: all is working correctly, now.

Hope this helps.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] binmm:
Another Bricked X50v....?

After searching these forum's for the answer I'm afraid I seem to have bricked my X50v too, I like you, got to the hard reset stage after installing the WM5 boot loader successfully (So it said) ((following the instructions in the forum)), and now the Axim refuses to even get to the SD boot loader screen, the unit seems completly dead, even when pressing the Boot loader combination buttons.

The only logical reason I can come up with is that it must have corrupted when installing the WM5 Loader.

If anyone is able to help let me know please..... otherwise there are going to be tears before bed tonight :(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
Why did U used this version while the latest is here?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] binmm:
WooooooooooooooooooooHooooooooooooooooooooooo I fixed it today... no more dead Axim X50v :) - I'm so happy.... :)

Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you, MAGLIGHT for your Superb WM6 (A02)ROM it is so good, I can't thank you enough!

OK i'm guessing others who appear to have "completly dead" Axims after updating to the WM5 boot loader may want to know how I did it so here we go:

1. Start with the basics, if you (like me) have been trying to boot your Axim for some time to the boot loader without succeding then your battery is not likly to be fully charged so before going any further make sure your power light is green before you start on the cradle.

2. When I actually flashed the boot loader it said it was successful, so you might as well rename the bootloader files back to WM50 ready to flash later on your SD card.

3. I was under the impression that my Axim was totally dead I was wrong, it was "playing" dead. Prove to yourself that your Axim is not dead by doing this button combination: Record button + Power Button + tap Reset button but continue to hold the other two for about 5 sec until the Axim Diagnostic screen appears when it does release the Power & Record buttons and press the email button (2nd one in from the right) as stated on the screen, this allows you to access the diag mode.

3. Ok so now your Axim is not dead? Right while it's running it's checks you can now do the buttton combination for the SD loader Wirless + Power + tap Reset button but keeping holding the Wireless and power until it gets to the boot loader screen,

4. Now you should be at the Boot loader screen, follow Maglights instructions of how to continue installing the WM5 images not forgetting to to the A02 update from Dells site once A01 has been installed then your ready for WM6... Hope this helps sorry it is an essay and has probibally taken up far to much of the forum....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] chris_uk:
Flashing without SD card

Hi all, just joined this forum after reading so much good praise about wm6 and maglite.

Heres my problem, my x50v hasn't been used for awhile since i lent a friend my 1gb sd card which he lost. So after about 2 month of the pda sitting on the shelf I ordered a 4gb sdhc card not knowing that it isn't compatible with wm5. Is there anyway i can flash my device from the cradle?

Sorry if this has been covered before, I didn't read all 100+ pages :eek: of this forum/topic.

Thanks in advance for any help on this.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ultraprimeomega:
Welcome to the Forums

First you should GO here this is ver. A02 RTM and because ver. A01 has a lot of bugs.

Second read the first post on till you feel you can do it.

Third You will need a regular sd card (sorry:( )
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] chris_uk:
Hi again,

thanks for the speedy reply ultraprimeomega and thanks for confirming that i can only flash it from a SD card. I'll post an update on how it goes as soon as I lay my hands on a different card.

I remember flashing wm5 onto my pda from an old card so the process should go smoothly.

I only thing I'm left unsure about is, can I flash straight to WM6 A02 from WM5? Once again I'm sorry if this has already been covered in past pages.

Thanks for the help.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] binmm:
If your using WM5 A02 (Dells Release) then you can go straight to Maglite's WM6 A02.... Enjoy :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drpsycho:
help me... wifi setting don't work!!!

hi, i can't set my wifi to work in my university.

when i go to EAP's propeties, a message tell me: "cannot log on to the wireless network. this network requires a personal certificate to positively identify you."....

what can i do to resolve??? there are some 3th part software to manage wifi..... help me
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vampirexvii:
Regarding the application execution time, it is really .... slow (of course compared with 2003SE). I have to set the CPU to 624MHz in order to speed up the execution.

Yesterday, I really can't accept the speed and hard reset it, then re-install all applications to SD card (66x). And the speed seems faster a bit.

I would like to ask what is the max transfer rate for x50v SDIO? Since I have a 150x SD card, will it be faster than that of using a 66x SD card?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
I noticed a problem with the SIP keyboard. I can't use BS or DEL when making a typo and want to correct this. I will install another SIP keyboard to check it it is related to the OS.

Hmm wrong part of the forum :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sukangoprek:
great rom, thanks for the maglite, I really appreciate this. I using it now, and enjoy for hear music, office editing, and watch movie, especially after I bought new battery 2200 mah.that's great. mya xim now faster than before when I used wm2005, and battery not drain so fast, better than using wm2005.

but, I really dissapointed about wifi issued, some programs wm2005 which not compatible for wm2006, such as card export (this really helpful for me, I can use my pda as portable hardrive).

any update for wifi issued? is there patch to fix it?

I really like bluetooth manager when using wm2003se. can we "grab" it and use in wm2005 or wm2006? or maybe someone have successful to do that

thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
Great but old version of the ROM with bugs!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ChrisM510:
MyMobiler

Does anyone else on here use MyMobiler? Its a great freeware application that allows you to remote control your WM device from your desktop...it even works with Vista X64! Ok, enough of the plug for the author...anyway, I use this app also with my Sprint Mogul WM6...one thing this app can do is put a mouse cursor on the handheld device if you move your PC's mouse cursor off of the screen at the upper left hand corner (it acts just as if you had multiple monitors on your system - the cursor disappears from your PC screen and appears on the PDA). This functionality works fine on my Mogul, it also worked on my PPC6700....it doesn't work on the Axim running WM6... Did I find a bug, or is this just a difference between WM6 Classic and WM6 Professional? Just thought I would report my findings...

BTW, just like everyone else, I would like to thank MagLite for stepping into the vaccuum left by Dell...I was VERY close to selling my Axim on Ebay while it still had some value when I came across this....I love my Axim once again now! THANK YOU!!! (and thanks to everyone else who has contributed on here...I can see it is definately a group effort with one awesome leader!)

EDIT: Nevermind...turns out there was a newer version of MyMobiler out and I was using an old version...the new version works fine on Axim WM6...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
If you would have used the search option you would have found this

You're in an old thread too :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vampirexvii:
UM ..... i finally roll back to 2003SE .... eventhough I very love WM6 ....

The main reason is that the application really runs very slow (I don't know why??), I installed the following applications and all of them are the lastest version:

1) PocketInformant : The slowest one which i have to wait for at least 30 seconds to show up the week view

2) Resco File Explorer : Wait at least 20 seconds

3) CashOrganizer : Wait for about 15 seconds

4) PocketGenius : Wait for about 15 seconds

5) MonsterChinese : When I want to change the input method, I have to wait for about 10 seconds

6) Wisbar Adv 3 : That's OK

Does anyone has the same slow speed problem???
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
Why not roll back to WM5 A03 AKU 3.5.2 English ROM

It is faster! I probely will roll back to it myself.

Shoot the ROM you roll back from is an old one!

The current is this one
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] masterofallchief:
Issues with Dell Axim x50

I have downloaded the files to upgrade to Windows Mobile 6 and when I press my wireless power and reset it resets my dell axim but it does not boot up to the SD Card can anyone help me.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
) Unpack files from archive into root of FAT32 SD-Card.

2) Insert the SD-Card into your Axim and start the SD Image Loader by Pressing Wireless +

Power

+ Reset

3) The Image Loader will search for flash images on your SD-Card.

4) Press the action key twice, this starts the update process.

5) After the process is finished you will be asked to hard reset your device. Follow this instruction and wait for the OS to load.

Still I wonder why many using the A01 ROM while we already have the A02 RTM?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jtoyz2:
this is my first post so bare with me...i tried to upgrade my x50v to Wm6 but something is wrong...i extract the file and reboot it with the instruction provided by holding down reset from the back power from and wifi on the side and it just reboot normally and doesnt do anything...can someone help me what am i doing wrong.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gwg81:
Hey guys, great work you did with WM6.

I've two questions:

1. I downloaded and installed WM6 A01 ROM on my Axim. Are the newer versions linked in the first post stable and can I install them the same way over my A01?

2. I'm from Germany (you might know because of my terrible English ^^) and I have really hard problems with the English keyboard-layout (Symbols are at other Places, missing ÄÖÜß, etc). Is it possible to localize the ROM so that I can use WM6 in German language and with the German keyboard?

Thanks in advance! =)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
Suche sie mal in das forum!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] migatxu:
And bug fixes, its recommended to install the A02 RTM. You can install it like the A01 ;)

You can install another keyboard with German support, like Resco Keyboard.

Regards
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Neolithian:
Hi,

Sorry for sounding like a complete novice, but do i use the Image loader for the first wm5 update on my 2003se device ?

Think i do, but dont want to turn it into a paperweight :) so i'll wait for a reply.

Thanks in advance for answering whats probably a dumb question to you.

Trev.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
Goto Page 1 message 1

btw this is an old thread!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] billyg900:
I completed the rom upgrade from wm2003 to the first version of wm5 and now my x50v wont boot at all

is there a procedure I can do to get it to boot or is it now a brick?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] billyg900:
did a hard reset and it came back now up to wm6
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ellcamino:
Hi,

I´ve try it and it works.

But with WM 5.0 and newer, my axim x50v loose his power very fast.

Only I´ve used WM2003SE, then it works for a few days longer without a powersupply.

Navigon works much more better with wm2003se as with WM6, why?

Maybe someone can help me, I want use wm6 from magligt.

Greetings from germany, ellcamino
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] westerdaled:
Yes, PocketInformant 2007 rev 4 was so slow I threw my X50v accross the office:o . Having installed my apps I am loathed do do yet another ROM upgrade. There must be a way of tweaking WM6 so that is responsive.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
Wrong thread. Go for the WM5 A03!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gander:
How do I install WM5 AO1

I have downloaded the winrar files for WM5 AO1 posted on the forum.

How do I install AO1 onto my Axim X50V? I don't see any .exe files or installer packages?

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] pacino:
Hi,

From the first post in this thread, where you downloaded the files.

Please do a better job of reading the info provided before posting a question like this.

All the information needed to do the flashing is provided in the first post of this thread.

Read or reread it if you have more questions before posting again.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gander:
Hi pacino,

As a new member to this forum, thankyou for the lecture and warm welcome!

The thread is not entirely clear to me. Maybe I am just thick.

It is written:

"Attention! If you have Windows Mobile 2003SE ROM on your device, FIRST, please download THIS ARCHIVE (RAR 32.4 MB), and update your PDA to A01 Windows Mobile 5 ROM.

After that, please download official WM5 A02 ROM and update your PDA to WM5 A02 ROM"

Do I flash the contents of this archive to update to WM5 AO1?

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jdog_12345:
What version of Windows Mobile do you have? Maglite was kind enough to give instructions for pretty much every different versions of Windows Mobile but the upgrade totally depends on what version you have.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dar02:
A03 Version

...::: Dell Axim X50v Windows Mobile 6 Classic A03 Beta 1 ROM :::...

download mirrors:

http://rapidshare.com/files/67564338/X50v_WM6_A03_BETA1.rar.html

http://uploaded.to/?id=3w2sfo

http://ifolder.ru/4007652
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sd2649:
flashing details

Do I need to upgrade through every new version of OS6, or can I just directly flash the newest one (AO2 RC2 I think, not into beta's). I know I need to go through the two versions of OS5 BEFORE flashing ANY version of 6.0, but after that can I skip right to AO2 RC2, or do I need to flash AO1 first?????????

:confused:

ALSO, anyone try OPERA with the OS6 flash yet? I can't live without it!

OOPS! one potential problem, I decided to HARD reset my device before starting all this, to get it on a clean slate, and when it asks to hard reset, it asks me to press the "contacts" button. Problem is, this button stopped working on my AXIM a couple of weeks ago!! Is there any other way to hard reset the device???? do I NEED to be able to hard reset???!?!???!? I have the battery pulled out now, hoping for the backup to drain and give me the hard reset, would that be enough for the install process?? what a pain to wait an hour between each install! any other ideas or help would be appreciated!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] migatxu:
The reason of the upgrades is to get install the WM5 A02 bootloader, it can be made installing it like the WM6 image, more quickly and easy, but if you have installed last rom of WM5 or WM6 you only have to install the OS image, the two files inside the rar. And you don't need to install a previous version before the last.

I'm using Opera on WM6 A02 RTM installed in the SD card, works well :)

I never test it, but with Tweaks2k2 .NET you can make a Hard Reset by software ¿? Thereis the option beside SoftReset, you can try it and tell us :)

Regards
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] visitor101:
Thanks, MagLite!

I still have problem to install WM6.

I have wm5 A12 on my x51v, and I have placed the two wm6 files on a fat32 sd in the root as instructed. Every time I tried to boot the device by press wireless + power + reset, however, I was asked whether or not I wanted to restore factory settings.

Please help!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Obsidiandesire:
wow, well that's two stupid comments rolled into one!

First off

THIS ROM IS FOR X50V NOT X51V!!!!

second of all, and I quote:

1) Unpack files from archive into root of FAT32 SD-Card.

2) Insert the SD-Card into your Axim and start the SD Image Loader by Pressing Wireless + Power + Reset

3) The Image Loader will search for flash images on your SD-Card.

4) Press the action key twice, this starts the update process.

5) After the process is finished you will be asked to hard reset your device. Follow this instruction and wait for the OS to load.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] takuya619:
I have been looking at this thread, but really didnt have the time to browse through 120 pages for my answer, so I am asking it here. Thanks in advace for any help you can provide.

I have been using WM 5.0 from the official install cd given to me from Dell. I dealt with the slowness for some time then reverted back to 2003 edition. I have since decided to retry 5.0 (official cd install) and am having the same slowness issues and constantly need to soft reset the device. This ROM looks like it could be my answer!

My question is this: Do I need to downgrade back to 2003 and then install the ROM from this gentleman before I can upgrade to his 6.0 version? Or can I go straight to the 6.0 ROM from my version of WM 5.0 - actually version 5.1.70 (build 14402.1.1.0)?

Please let me know. I already have the 2003 downgrader and am downloading all the ROMS from here just in case I need to go that route, but if I can just install straight to 6.0, that would save some time, I think.

Thanks again for any help you can provide!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ultraprimeomega:
even that the instructions are correct we need to say also that when you press wireless + power + reset keep holding wireless + power on till you see the image loader.:D

Ok for the people that still cant get to the SD image loader here is a link of a video on how it is done (done by me)

Thanks:mad:

ps. why do people still post in this thread, its old, but its better here to ask dumb questions then posting on the RTM and A03 rom thread and making it longer.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] itzahk:
Hi all,

I have followed this procedure starting with Windows Mobile 2003SE. I have been asked for the hard reset and did it. But now ... nothing ...

I have a black screen and the power button turns ornage/green only on the docking station.

Is there a way to fix this problem?

Any help will be more than welcome.

Thanks

itzahk
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bretb:
Bricked my Axim V50x

I performed the steps exactly as described to update the boot loader on my Axim from WM2003 to WM5 (first step in reaching WM6 update). After the SD boot loader successfully updated it showed "perform a hard reset" on the screen. I did this and the unit powered off and will not power on for anything!

Anyone have any suggestions on performing a hard bit write to the boot loader section of ROM? My Axim is three years old and is due for replacement anyway, but if I can get WM6 on there, I'll keep it for another year or two before purchasing a new PDA. However, at this point, I'll likely need someone with some specialized equipment and knowledge to get the boot loader recovered so that I can even get to loading the WM6 ROM that is found on this forum.

Suggestions? Help? please.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ultraprimeomega:
it still works just press the bottoms to bring up the sd loader
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] enisio:
hello I've Axim x50v A05 rom update (latest on dell.com site) on my PDA. When I put WM05 A01 rom update and start SD Image Update tool it says no suitable update found. What shoul I do?

On the other hand when I put WM6 A01 rom and name this rom to diag.nb0 and other file to diag.crc then it sees this update but when I do press action button twice as it said in this forum, it does nothing just waits in this screen.

Please help me..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] pacino:
Hi,

Why are you renaming the files?

I have done the various upgrades, using WM6 0MB right now and never renamed afile before doing the flashing.

This is five times and not a single issue or problem.

Just take files, put them on your card, the names they have already and do the flashing.

You, and anyone else who renames the files, are asking for problems.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] a4lyon:
Can't get WM5 rom to load!

I've got a x50v with 2003se A05 and I'm trying to update it with WM6. I have tried to follow the info listed here as closely as possible but with no success. When I tried to load the WM5 A01 files using the SD Image Loader by Pressing Wireless + Power + Reset I get an error message saying that it can not find a valid image file. The SD card has been formated FAT32. If someone could just walk me through what steps I need to end up with WM6 I would be eternally thankful.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Obsidiandesire:
Certain SD cards just don't work.... You may have to try another one
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Sledge-hammer:
Please help me UPGRADE!

Okay when i try and upgrade with the files i get image failed, i have tried to format the sd card and put the files on from pc through card reader but still nothing. i am running windows 2003 with A05 rom, i have tried all sorts to get this to work but no joy.

the strange thing is nearly every site i look for info brings me back to this same forum.. so you must have so many people asking the same thing "HELP"..

i downloaded AximX50v_WM5_A01_EN would not go on

then A02_WM5_x50v would not go on

then even img-47279-X50v_WM60_A01 but nothing..

Is it because i am running A05?

Please help..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] doesoft2002:
Bluetooth and GPS

I've just flashed WM6 into my x50v and seems to work fine. But I can't get my BT GPS Receiver (Holux GPSlim240) to work.

I doesn't seem to be a problem with BT stack, as the pairing apears to be ok. So I'm suspecting the problem could be the GPS "Intermediate Driver". Anyone tryed something like this? Or have any clues?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jeff862:
dell axim x-50v and win mobile 6.0

hello there

i am having a hard time upgrading to win mobile 6.0 from win mobile 5.0

everytime i pressed wifi button + power button and then pressed soft reset

..hard reset selection appears on the screen instaed of sd loader appear

..is there any way to load the nbo image without using the wifi+power+reset button

please help