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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] harpooner:
Missing "General" tab in modem conn. settings in WM6

Hi Caveyman,

Thanks for all your technical help on the filesys and other issues related to WM6.

I believe this is a bug or a missing feature in WM6 not previously reported on this thread:

I have recently upgraded my axim X50V to WM6. I use an audiovox CF card GPRS modem to connect to the internet. I have noticed that under the "Add new Modem Connection" where you enter the dial string , user name and password and then move to the Advanced feature there is no "General" tab available in WM6. Under the a02 and a03 WM5 settings this " General" tab is where you enter the modem connection string and the ISP's apn address. Having searched through all the sub menus of WM6 I haven't been able to find any location where one can enter the apn address and the modem string.

I am unable to use my GPRS modem with wm6 which I think could also be a serious problem for other users who want to connect to the internet by this means.

I am not certain if this is specific to Maglite's WM6 edition. Having "googled" the problem on my desktop, there are a few other reports regarding this missing feature in WM6 for the modem connection settings. I greatly appreciate any suggestions or help in this regard cause I really do want to keep WM6 on my axim.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
I have to be honest and say that I've never connected to the internet via any modem on my Axim. I did run through setting up a "generic modem" on com1 just a few minutes ago and there is a place to enter username and password for the "Generic Hayes compatible modem". What would your connection string look like?

Did you check with the manufacturer of your CF modem to see if they have installation instructions for WM6?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] harpooner:
Thanks Cavyman for your reply.

Entering username and password for the modem connection is OK, no problem. However, the GPRS modem requires an Additional Modem String which in my case with T-mobile UK looks like this:

+CGDCONT=1,"IP","general.t-mobile.uk".

In WM5, after entering your username and password --> Advanced--> General you can enter this additional modem string which I believe is a special Hays command string plus the apn address of your service provider. However, in WM6, the Advanced button does not have a "General" tab to allow me enter this additional string.

After some more web searches this morning I found that the same problem is reported on the X51v Football edition on xda-developers and a complicated (well at least to me) registry hack procedure involving modifying a registry key called "Rasbook" suggested here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1450047&highlight=dial+string#post1450047

At the moment I don't feel brave enough to attempt a registry hack solution found for another axim device on my X50v. In time, I may have to bite the bullet and do it. I know that there are still some GPRS modem users who would like to move onto WM6 and a fix would help them all. I also know there are many clever people on this thread who can find a solution and (perhaps with some wishful thinking) hope that Maglite can add this little feature to his next release.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] idleman:
I·ve noticed that problem too in 1st day of using WM 6.0, so i can confirm that there is no advanced button in dialup connection. I'm connecting GPRS with mobile via bluetooth and the string for me was similar

+cgdcont=1,"ip","www.orange.pl".

Most supprising thing is that i tried to connect without this string on WM 6.0 and...IT WORKS! I have no idea why. Did You tried to connect without this string ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kartam:
I already have solved out this problem with a Win CE 4.2 app - ConnMgr.exe

Will soon write more because now i must go.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drpsycho:
hi kartam, i have the same problem with wm6..

can you help me?

can you send me this file?

my email is drpsycho86@virgilio.it

thank you so much
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
read what he wrote!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kartam:
drpsycho, I've already sent you the mail. If it didn't come, I will soon attach the rpogram in post
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kartam:
let's found up a CTFO -Compaction Thread Fighters Organization ... i can't USE my little Ax... apart from this, rom is beautiful!! :cry:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
Okay, I'm guessing this was a joke. If not, it might be the stupidest thing I've ever heard mentioned.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] idleman:
Thanks to this advice i tried to remove SPB Diary, and performance is much better now. If you have some similar apps, like Pocket Breeze, you should try to remove it. Really works for me. Maybe CTFO won't be necessary.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kunteper:
sure no problem, after bragging how fast my pda is and reading your post about xpdf, I thought I'd give it a try but i was rendering pages too slow. So I thought I'd give acrobat reader an other try. So I installed it but the same thing. CRAWL ..

So I uninstalled it but the uninstall never finished and the axim froze. I did a soft reset, it started to boot it past the 80% line and at around 95% it got stuck !

I tried fake hard reset but the same thing. I tried it like 10 times, let is stay at 95% for 5 mins but no go... I had to do hard reset to get it back.

But now when it boots it hangs at 80% for a second, and waits a bit longer at around 95% then boots .. scary

anway, there is a good replacement for spb diary if you are using it for tasks. There is a freeware called TasksPlus. it is a nice little program and got in touch with the author and he is continuing the development. The program lacks some features but I think it is getting somewhere.

Also there is a nice little IPhone keyboard clone. http://www.pocketcm.com/keyboard.php. There is VGA support, fully customizable (you can generate your own keyboard layouts - good international users) after you install do a soft reset.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] idleman:
Did you tried other way ? After it hangs at 80% remove battery for a while. Usually you'll get "memory error" window. Press key to correct it and ... pray ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drpsycho:
thank kartam..... yes they work fine

thank you so much

drpsycho
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sr01:
I have the same problem (Dell Axim X50v WM6 A01 ROM (MagLite Edition) ), Did you solve it ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Gix:
Nope, this is confirmed bug. No workaround found :(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] akian:
Dell Axim 5

i am serching ROM fou Dell Axim 5, is this work on Axim5 too, pealse
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] juanpa74:
Of course NOT.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] akian:
where can i find it ? :(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
There *isn't* a ROM for the DELL Axim X5. This thread is about the Axim x50v!!! Don't ask anymore!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] juanpa74:
I guess NOWHERE!

I also have an X5 with my X50v.

There wasn't an upgrade to WM5. Why do you think there is one to WM6?

I wish there was one but Iknow it is not going to happen. Maybe you can create one. :-)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kartam:
Hello there, I think that App (CONNMGR.EXE) extracted from a Windows CE 4.2 ROM (I don't remember device name) will help you. I attach also a bunch of other applications from Windows CE.

If you don't find out how to do it, let me know and I try to write a guide.

Windows CE applications
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] P0lux:
Downgrading From WM6 to WM3

URGENT!

Hi Everybody!

Maglit has done a great job with the WM6 A01 rom but my ppc still work heavily even if smoothly than with WM5.

HOW DO I NEED TO PROCEED IN ORDER TO DOWNGRADE BACK TO WM3?

thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] atompson:
I used the utility from Dell that was designed to roll back from WM5A01 to WM2003SE and it worked going from WM6 to WM2003SE on my x50v. You can find it on Dell's website. One word of warning: Once WM2003SE is finally loaded and begins to boot, it takes a really long time - like 20-30 minutes in my case. You'll be inclined to panic and think something's wrong.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
P0lux, there is no need to embolden, underline, and use all caps to ask a question. Proper online etiquette says that using all caps implies yelling (the added underline and bold type don't help your case either). I personally don't appreciate being yelled at unless there is due cause. As most of the regular posters here are smart people, I would say it's a safe assumption that we are quite capable of telling a question from any other statement based on the fact that you used a question mark. This brings to mind an old saying..."Treat others as you wish to be treated."

First of all, your "URGENT!" statement is a little silly. What is urgent for you is not neccesarily urgent for me or anyone else here. Too many people think this forum is filled with "technical support" people who are here to answer their every question instantly. Please don't make that mistake.

Secondly, I'm assuming that by "WM3" in your question, you actually meant "WM2003". Part of getting a good answer is asking a good question. ;)

My answer is not going to be something you like, I'm sure. But it is the same answer I'd give anyone (and have given before) who asked the same question. Your question has been asked in almost exactly the same form several times before in this thread. Given a reasonable search (hence, use the correct term....ie WM2003 vs WM3), you should be able to locate your answer quite quickly.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xmobile:
I cannot load the fu*king SD Image Loader. What did I do wrong?

it always said restore the fu*king factory setting and the loader didn't run.

Sorry for my bad word. I just can't wait to update. :(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] digitalrhino:
I've found that holding the power+wireless, then pressing the reset button, works for me every time.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mypaisa:
WM6 ROM for the Toshiba e800

pretty pleaase
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xmobile:
It seems not working for me. I have been trying again and again, it just don't load. Hateful mind comes out again. Ah!!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] icewine:
Unable to load image

I can't load the image either. After the Power + Wireless + Reset, it will prompt me "To restore factory settings, press "Contact". To Cancel this operation, press "Email". I tried both and not ask me to retore image from SD
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Khayyat:
Try using a different SD card, I tried 3 different SD cards and only one worked.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] icewine:
When you use the Good SD card, do you get the same prompt? In which stage you know you have a good SD card?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] WraithTDK:
Doesn't seem to work for me. I extracted to my SD card, and it sees the card, but when I hit wireless + Power + reset, it just asks if I want to do a factory reset. It never looks for the image. Help?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xmobile:
it hurts my hand physically cause I just press the button again and again. What's going on with x50v....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
It happened to me as well, while you are on the "restore factory setting", press wireless + power together and then push reset button shortly (in & out quickly), however it is important to keep pressing the wireless + power until you get the sd image then release them. Try several times until you get it right. Hope this will help you.

satnile
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xmobile:
It helps! Thanks man. Now updating!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
Glad to be of some help.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
This is strange, but WPA-PSK is working fine for me now. Weird as it wasn't, and I can even access xda-developers site fine now. What could it be that fixed it for me?

satnile
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
Trust me, it's not "fixed". It will quit again at some point. I haven't been able to pinpoint exactly when it breaks. It might not come back up after you power it off or soft-reset.

Mine has been doing exactly that since I started beta testing this ROM. It will appear to be working fine, then it quits. It would be great if others could help me pinpoint when it happens so that MagLite can take a look at it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] artvandalay:
this is awesome..

only problem is i'm still on wm2003se. and i can't update to wm5 a01 because when i run the installer it wants me to have my pda plugged into a charger.

the bottom pins on my pda are broken. its only chargers when its turned off:( and i can only sync via bluetooth.

is there a way to update to wm5 a01 without having your pda charging...? another know how the hack the installer so that it skips the check for charging?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
You are right cavyman, it is not working now after I've done a soft reset. It could be a flaky driver.

I've also noticed that the Axim gets hotter than it used to be.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] icewine:
I got it work... hold power and Wireless.... and almost like double click the reset
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
It is possible, yes, but I can't remember right off the top of my head where the info is in order to do that. Check in the WM5 A03 thread (also by MagLite) because I'm pretty sure someone asked the same type of question there and it was answered (I believe).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
You should click Reply on the post you are responding to before posting. Otherwise, others might not know what your response is about. :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] 1337woody:
i guess you could call this a bug, but when you go to turn on the wifi with the side button, it now enables bluetooth instead.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] harpooner:
Thanks kartam for your kindness in attaching the windows ce applications. Patience does pay off in the end. We now have a simple solution for entering the additional GPRS modem string in WM6 modem connections setup. A solution that does not involve manually hacking the registry. This is great help.

Thanks again.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Schwarzer Riese:
works on German WinMobile PDA?

Hi Guys!

I've got a question:

I have the German Version of the Axim X50v and want to install WM5 and WM6 on this..

But when I use the Files from the first Page of this thread it doensn't work, because of German Language.

So I've read this Thread a little bit, and found something about a "Bootloader" and this Site.

There I've downloaded the 3rd .rar File as someone said.

But what to do now?

Which Files will i have to use, which do I need.

...I don't want to brick my new x50v just after buying....

I anyone could explain, this would be fantastic....

Best Regards, Schwarzer Riese
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sr01:
I successfully installed my company's cert' follow this link:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841060

and use the SmartPhoneAddCert.exe from the bottom of the page.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] atompson:
Help for Bricks

Since Aximsite has changed it's policy on hacked ROM's, this tutorial is back up. It might be of use to anyone who has bricked their Axim trying to use WM6 or go back to WM2003SE. It might even help those who have bricked an x50 by mistake.

http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?t=112012
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] booji:
Hey Guys,

Thanks for the WM 6 update. I hope to use this on my Axim X50. I was wondering where the "action key" was located since the instructions ask that i press this button twice to load the ROM.

Thanks,

booji

EDIT: NVM, I found it! Thanks to the OP for the great upload, and everyone else on the forum for testing it out and resolving the bugs. I am looking forward to the A02 update for WM6!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] elrooster:
It's the one on the center
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] pacino:
Hi,

Do not use this on your x50, this is just for the x50V.

You will cause yourself many problems if you do.

Pleas reread the thread if you are unsure of the reason I have stated as well as any others who own the x50 and are considering flashing this rom to their pda.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
Oh my goodness....I guess it's time for one of these again:

***An Axim X50 IS NOT an Axim X50V. The WM6 A01 ROM for X50v WILL NOT WORK on an X50. Period. Don't try it.***

If you are an X50 user and you read through this thread like you should have, you will not screw up your Axim X50 by flashing an incompatible ROM to your device.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
If Booji gets back on here and starts complaining about a his/her bricked X50, YOU get to dig them out of that mess. :mad:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] taxim:
I thought that this might be good reading when you need some humor. I read some of these ever so often; just for the humility lesson.

http://www.aximsite.com/boards/wate...-say-newbie-when-answering-his-questions.html

:p
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
Taxim, please stop cluttering this thread with irrelevant posts. Thank you.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] DrBios:
cavyman i have to say some thing about 0 page pool

last nigth i try the 00 page pool on wm5 a03 and i have to say than it works ...

the unit is so responsetive .. even when filesys.exe start compactation ...

i put every thing on the main memory (about 8 mb) and compactation start but is very managable it not get stuck or anything and it last only a minute just like wm2003 does ... its very weird ...

another thing is than on a soft reset i get 36 mb free ram and almost all the time i get 32-33 mb free (resco explrer, tcpmp,phatpad,notepad)

it's very weird

by the way ... do you have the VGA DLLs to use aku 3.5.2 on 640x480?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] taxim:
Sorry, I had hoped that you might take it to heart but obviously not. I realize that not everybody reads the threats through out; that's obvious.

There are a lot of noobies out there that just want a civil answer to there question. That's the only point I wanted to make.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] wraider1:
List programs loaded and bugs found

I see that after reading everything that nobody has followed Maglites direction....just my 2 cent.:confused:

Looks great Maglite!!! But I will wait for WM6 A02:D and will test + send $
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] IM0001:
Ok I just searched the forums a bit. There appears to be a Pagepool app that allows you to change the pagepool size on the fly on the HTC Touch. Is there any way that one of thoes little apps works on the X50/51V's?

I dont recall them mentioning it working with much else but heck i guess its worth a shot.

If not does anyone have that link to the post that explains how to change the size manually?

I would really like to test WM06 with 2mb, and 4mb. 8 is just too much.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kartam:
could you somewhere upload version with 00 pagepool?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] DrBios:
it's very easy chage 00 in the a03 rom i can give you the crc 1B4E5DEB

upload is unnecesary ... just follow the instructions and you will be ok
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] MagLite_RUS:
News, news, news...

WM 6 A02 OS 5.2.1908 (Build 18508.0.7.0) Coming Soon... :cool:

//MagLite
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] NewYorkNewYork:
Cannot wait .....

It's been too long waiting...I am starving to...

Thanks!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] MagLite_RUS:
Maybe this weekend ;) :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kunteper:
can you let us know what is fixed/different in A02 ..

youre the MAN !
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Mindfield:
Nice. Any clues as to what we can expect?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
Guys, I'm testing the A02 alpha right now and I can tell you that MagLite put a lot of effort into improving it over A01!

So far, I can tell you all that my WPA-TKIP connection seems to be working great. It connects very quickly and re-connects even after powering off and soft-reseting.

I also am noticing a HUGE improvement in performance--Filesys *appears* to be behaving better than I've ever seen since. While testing for MagLite, I've been installing all my apps to Device storage (BIS) and my unit appears to be almost unaffected by Filesys.

Please keep in mind that all of this is still early in testing and purely early observations just to give you all an idea. But, I am really excited about the improvements! Hopefully after some more testing MagLite can get it out to everybody later this weekend. :)

Stay tuned...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Mindfield:
Sweet. How long have you been testing? One thing I've noticed is that, for the most part, the real performance issues don't seem to show up to any significant degree 'til about a week or so of moderate use, including installing all sorts of things and using a variety of programs. I do keep some stuff in BIS myself -- mostly stuff that runs at bootup. (Wisbar Advance, SBSH Weather, etc.) but I try not to use the BIS otherwise. Not that my Axim is suffering to any great degree right now. Filesys has acted up a few times, but overall performance when it isn't acting up has been good, so no serious complaints here. Still, if it ties up a few loose ends and cleans up some existing problems than I'm looking forward to it. I'm on vacation for the next week so I'll have plenty of time to play. :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] copefan:
A Question

I'm new to this kind of stuff.... I've loaded the WM6 rom on to my SD card and when I follow the instuctions (press wireless - power - reset) I don't get the bootloader screen all I get is the screen telling me how to restore the factory settings....

I've been running WM5.0 (A02 12150600)

Do I have the bootloader installed and if not how do I do it.......

Russ (trying hard to figure it out!)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kartam:
So it hasn't been released yet? Why then this Topic's name is WM6 Update?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
For the 20th time probably on this thread:

Press & hold power + wireless buttons, then press soft reset with stylus (in & out quickly), continue holding power + wireless buttons until you get the sd image.

Try it several times until you succeed, there is no other way of doing it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] NewYorkNewYork:
May I ask the following?

1. Bluetooth PAN feature support?

2. SSL certificate issue?

Exciting!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] atompson:
Source of WM6

I've been wondering - Since WM6 was never released for the Axim, what did MagLite use for his source? A ROM for a different PDA or phone? Did he get Microsoft's base ROM? Not that it really matters, I'm just curious. I wasn't surprised that WM5 could be improved based on Dell's poor effort but I never though I'd see WM6.

Thanks MagLite.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kunteper:
I really hope you are kidding ...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] NewYorkNewYork:
I installed Google map search from Google site, and when you pointed to the download link, google gives your device's name. I cannot remember exactly what Google shows for WM6 A01, maybe HTC xxx? You can try it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] raberrio:
and... what happens with the live messenger?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
I'm still not having any luck with it...sorry :(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kartam:
no, really I don't just get it.

Aaah, I think I know why you think like that. I'm asking for A02, i know that A01 already is. But i should've stated it more clearly.