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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
Assuming that your device is AXIM X50V (very important), to upgrade from WM2003SE to WM5 AO2 you should use nornal activesync method and the official dell Rom from here:

http://support.euro.dell.com/suppor...eid=R143808&formatcnt=1&libid=0&fileid=191977

Once you have WM5 AO2 up and running, then you can use the WM6 on sd card upgrade, as described by MagLite in the first post of this thread.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] turtlgal:
Bt Further

Thanks so much, I'll try that now.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Swigbert:
No image found

:confused:

Yes, my unit is X50v. When I attempt to use the System Update from which you sent me it reports the current system is ROM V A05, OS V Mobile Version 5.0. But looking at the units system information itself it stills reports as Mobile 2003 Second Edition.

So then I tried MagLite's sd card upgrade but it still says that there is no image found. I thought I was more competent than this. This isn't my first PDA nor first firmware upgrade.:(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
OK, hold the power and wireless buttons together then press the reset button briefly (in & out quickly) whilst continue pressing the power & wireless buttons until the sd image mesage appears, then release them. Yo may have to repeat the process until you get the sd image, then it should be easy from now on.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Swigbert:
Thanks for your suggestions, satnile. I'll give it a try. I really appreciate your efforts.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
Yes. If you do the button combo to get into the SD Image Loader, it will tell you the bootloader version there.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] turtlgal:
That worked for me Thanks so much!!!!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Mindfield:
Well, it's been another full day and my device hasn't gone into its seized up, infinite loop state yet. On the old ROM it's pretty much guaranteed that this would have happened by now, so it looks like WM6 is definitely more stable than the old WM5 I was running. Simply brilliant. My Ax is fun to use again!

I haven't had any issues with WiFi either, but I'm not using WPA, so that might have something to do with it. I haven't tried Bluetooth yet. Are there any known compatibility issues on WM6? Everything I've tried so far has worked (at least, worked as well as it did on WM5) so I have no complaints in that department yet.

I did notice that when I installed Resco Explorer with the Resco Today plugin, my system slowed down considerably -- it seemed to assume control of the PDA every second, resulting in jerky mouse movement when accessing the Axim through TrueConnect. I don't remember this happening under WM5. I uninstalled the Today plugin and reset and it's back to normal now, so it's no big deal.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] BrettDioson:
Certificate Install Issue, Pt 2.

Ok, I've tried installing both the .cer and .p12 versions of certificates (root, and personal). Neither certificate would install. I also tried to install via the CAB method described on the MSDN blogs. That also was unssucessfull (literally, the error message was unsucessfull.) So, I guess I'm going to have to wait for whatever the bug fix is that MagLite comes up with (tremendous effort BTW! From the whole community, I thank you).

On to Bluetooth... The Bluetooth PAN feature seams to be missing from the stack, or at least doesn't pair with my i607 BlackJack (works with XP, not WM5 or WM6). Was wondering if you could incorporate the widcomm stack previously mentioned? Don't know if that would break internet sharing on the axim (or if it even works on the axim wm6), but I thought I would throw it out there.

Thank again for the hard work.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Pada:
Upgrade

Wow

Thanks 2 all !. My x50v is setup with the Dell factory WM5 2 rom. ( Ready to go) From what I understand from this thread wifi works but not the encryption part and some are having better luck than others with Internet and BlueTooth.

I bought the big battery a few months back and use the device very little. Some more fun till the UMPC's get more reasonable. From what I remember reading WM6 is everything WM5 should have been. Office 4 WM6 was on IPmart months ago when the first WM6 roms were happening. I have this somewhere to try after install. ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TARGET88:
WM6 UPDATE FOR MY AXIM x50v

I FOLLOWED YOUR INSTRUCTIONS, BUT HAD SOME DIFFICULTIES.

1) Unpack files from archive into root of FAT32 SD-Card. { NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT I SAVED THE FILE: "Download Dell Axim X50v WM6 A01 ROM" TO MY DESKTOP AND EXTRACTED THE TWO FILES WHICH WERE LOADED ONTO A 2GB SD CARD }

2) Insert the SD-Card into your Axim and start the SD Image Loader by Pressing Wireless + Power + Reset { INSERTED THE SD CARD INTO THE AXIM AND TRIED TO FLASH IT BY PRESSING THE WIRELESS BUTTON, THE POWER BUTTON AND THE RESET BUTTON SIMULTANEOUSLY, BUT GOT THE SCREEN WHICH STATES, "TO RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS, ETC.... ". THE SD IMAGE LOADER FAILED. }

3) The Image Loader will search for flash images on your SD-Card. { THIS STEP FAILED. }

4) Press the action key twice, this starts the update process. { I DO NOT KNOW WHICH KEY IS THE ACTION KEY. }

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.

:confused:

WOULD SOMEONE GUIDE ME ALONG TO SUCCESSFULLY MAKE THE WM 6 UPDATE. THANK YOU.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jerryfreak:
it seems to work ok, but still not as fast as wm2003.

I have a bunch of different 8gb sdhc cards on order, i'll report back here when they arrive!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
This means, put the files in the very top level of the SD card (ie. no folders--no nothing. Just drop the files on the SD card).

Read through this thread. I can't tell you how many times this exact question has been asked and answered in this thread. If you read, you will find.

Again, find the solution to the previous step by reading this thread and you will get here.

The "action" key in this case is the center button (in the middle) of the directional (navigation) buttons on the front of your Axim below the screen.

And once again, *read*, *follow the steps exactly as written*, and you will get there.

Just for the sake of saying it again, please make sure you're not trying to flash this to an X50 instead of an X50v. I would hate to see you run into the same trap as several others have by flashing this ROM to a device it's not made for.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jerryfreak:
i beleive i installed with the A01 bootloader (It says 'SD image update A01' at the top when i load it.) and it works pretty well in my limited use. Is there any real reason to redo it with the A02 bootloader? Cavyman, did you reinstall and see any difference? Maglite, are you recommending loading from A02 for any particular reason, or just to be safe?

if i was gonna update to the a02 bootloader, can i install the dell wm5 A02 .exe right now with the wm6 A01 on my axim? or do i need to go sd loader to wm5 a01 > dell wm5 a02 .exe > wm6 a01 sd loader
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sukangoprek:
hi everybody. I'm New in this forum. pls kindly teach me :)

@target88

action key is button in the middle of navigation key.

@all

last time I know, ROM wm6 A01 still have bug with wifi+wpa and windows live, how about now? is there any patch, or maybe there is wm6 a02?

by the way, sorry if my questions have been answered in another post/page. It's hard to check one by one all post, because my internet connection still slow. it will take a long time.

thank you

warm regards
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jerryfreak:
can someone recommend some links with discussion about pagepool size and its effect on axim performance? I use my axim for a very limited utility (recording), and would like to tweak the performance

I tried to search the forums, but didnt really find much. ive seen some discussion here, but not a real in-depth discussion of the advantages and disadvantages

thanks everyone
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ichiro7:
bummer

hi guys. i did something wrong. in the midst of all the excitement, i missed out on flashing from WM5 A01 to A02. original was w2003se. now i cant get anything to work. is there anyway out from this other than getting a new unit.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] stopthebus:
Activesync and Exchange Server

Error: invalid certificate

Could be my company Exchange Server, but works perfectly fine before the upgrade.

A2DP: connect but no sound

Appreciate the work.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
It should be OK to upgrade from WM5 AO1 to this WM6 rom using sd image method. Has the flashing been successful but your unit failed to boot after that? is your unit X50v?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nyjoker:
my X50v is flashed with WM6 A01, now WMA won't play in TCPMP, says missing codec, any idea? i hate the built-in WMP...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ichiro7:
thank u for replying wi some hope. when i was flashing, it says "SD image update A02". flash ended with image update fail (-1) msg. now it fails to reboot after soft/hard reset. yes, it's an x50v. 2 days w/o my unit and i'm totally lost. =/
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
Try flashing with WM5 AO1 or AO2 sd image, that should work if your bootloader is not corrupted.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ichiro7:
hi satnile. where do i get WM5 A01 or A02 sd image? googled but to no avail. the only image i see now is the dell logo n status bar not moving. tq for ur help.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
Go to this link:

http://operation.nt.free.fr/Dell Axim X50v/X50v WM50 A02EN/

Download the 4 files (2 DiMa & 2 WM50) and put them on a Fat32 formatted SD card, then try the sd image method with it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ichiro7:
downloading it now. if this works, i'll forever remember to read the fine prints of instruction. merci. so after this i can roll back to 2003se.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
Well, when you don't read the other posts and you post a "new" question--one that has already been asked and answered--you're just helping create a much longer thread that will be even harder for the next guy with a slow internet connection to read, right?

To answer one of your questions, there is still a wireless bug and no, there has been no patch for it yet.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
Well, if the guy making the ROM says "jump", you better jump. Ultimately, we're all at the mercy of MagLite's ROM--so whatever he says needs to be followed. ;) I did reinstall the A02 bootloader last evening and then moved back to WM6. For what it's worth, my wireless worked for almost two hours using WPA-PSK! Haha, totally coincidental, I know, but it was liberating for a little while. I actually had the "80% hang" on my second soft-reset right after getting WM6 back on (after the A02 bootloader install). So my immediate take on it is, "what was the point?" But anyway, at least I've got what the ROM creator recommends. :cool:

Yes, you can go right from WM6 A01 to WM5 A02--at least that's what I did--and it worked.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
JerryFreak, I did make several pagepool related posts in the WM5 A03 thread. Did none of those help? I guess I can try to write a little more in depth post here about the pagepool if you really need it. But do make sure you've read the pagepool stuff from the WM5 A03 thread first and then let me know if that didn't help out.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
The second and third arn't running on my x50v Didn't try the first one because I have to fill out the form to be able to download.

Ok, got it. It wasn't working of a card but from main it did. The results for my x50v are. See my sig.

More result x51v

More about benchmarks here
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
NOT possible!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] badbob001:
For those with the wm6 rom, please check your registry to see if HKLM\init\ contains a reference to wifioff.exe. HKLM\init\ contains things that run after a reset, but I have no idea why wifioff.exe is in there on the official rom. I suppose the idea is that you would expect the wireless to turn off as well after a reset.

http://www.aximsite.com/boards/x50-x51-forums/147375-wireless-comes-sporadically.html#3

As to why a reset will cause wifi to stop working, I can only guess that wifioff.exe is turning wifi off in a way that wm6 doesn't like.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] emptyhen:
It's interesting you say that, as I know my wifi doesn't turn off after a soft reset. (The green light can still be flashing). You might be onto something there. I am currently playing with starting and stopping the wireless in different ways to try and see what is happening. There are definitely differences in WiFi behaviour depending on how it is started!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hendrixus:
I think it is cause the wifi/bt utility here is using it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ichiro7:
satnile, managed to install wm5 ao2 but it completed wit the same error message, image update fail (-1). could bootup to run wm5 only to hang again after a soft reset. now it's stalling at 80% boot-up wi the dell logo.

do i now have a paper weight? pls say no. tq for helping.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] yazz007:
How to enable VOIP (Internet Calling feature) ?

OK, I understand that WM6 Classic has no, so called, Internet Calling. But our x50v has WIFI and this option would be very usefull. How can I enable this option in Maglite's ROM ? Is there any hack in the registry ?

Best Regards and respect!

yazz007
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
Try to re-flash with the WM5 AO2 Sd method yet again using a different sd card, try several times if necessary. Then try flashing the WM6 AO1, sorry I can't be of further help here. Good luck.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
Ever heard of Skype? ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] yazz007:
VoIP ...

Skype by the way, I used on WM2003. But real VoIP is based on SIP protocol. WM6 Pro has it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] atompson:
Battery life

Anyone see a drastic decrease in battery life with WM6? I got the rom all flashed this morning, went to a lunch meeting and by the time it was over, I'd lost 50% of my battery life.

Maybe it's the compaction thread? I'll wait a few days, if it doesn't get better, I guess I'm back to 2003SE for the 4th time.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] the1stkujo:
Ok, I screwed up

I have a Dell Axim that was running WM2003SE. I ran the update that put it at Windows Mobile 5 A01. But then I didn't see till later that i was supposed to also run the update from Dell to take me to A02. So I ran the SD method to update to WM6 A01 in this post and of couese not it woun't boot which I gather from even more "if it doesn't work then read the manual" research my bootloader can't handle this ROM. So I found the correnct WM5 A01 ROM from Dell which was the last running OS but, I'm sure for lack of understanding, I can make a working nb0 file that will run through the bootloader to get me back to WM5 A01. So can someone either give me some instruction on how to do this or if someone has this ROM in nb0 format would they mind passing it along to help me? I'd much rather the 1st option btw. I tried using the IMG2NB0F.exe method but the one that figures out the length on it's own doesn't work and I don't know what the correct length is for the other version. Help will be greatly appreciated since the bricked PDA is actually my work PDA.:eek:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
Does your Axim get hot? have you checked task manager to see if there are processes hogging the CPU? I stayed away from installing any program in the internal memory, and so far battery life and all programs including wifi WPA/PSK are running fine.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
Go to page 26 of this thread and read my post #256; there is a link for WM5 A02 files, you may be more lucky.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
What kind of Axim do you have? If it is an X50v, there is no reason why you shouldn't have been able to go to WM6 from WM5 A01.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] the1stkujo:
Many, many thanks.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] the1stkujo:
It's just an X50. I didn't really think there was much difference other than the screen since under the battery it says X50/X50v. But as shown here I was wrong.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] atompson:
How do I check the task manager?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
Install vidya task manager or any other software that does the job.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
I am afraid that you have bricked your X50, even dell releases two different roms for the X50 & X50v, they must do this for a reason, don't you think?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
Try this method to create your nb0 from the X50 WM5 rom image:

http://www.aximsite.com/boards/x50-...51-v-using-dommes-sd-rom-loader-tutorial.html

And also thsi:

http://www.aximsite.com/boards/x50-x51-forums/105233-sd-card-boot-force-rom-upgrade-method.html
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] atompson:
A process called device.exe spikes to 100% about once a minute. What's that?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
Device.exe consumes 0 on CPU on my device, it is kind of device manager that loads all the drivers (DLLs).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cthetoy:
I only use my X50v mostly for GPS use. Anyone try this with Iguidance 4.0 or Tomtom 6 with WM6 and was it slower?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
TT6 is absolutely fine on my device.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] caxio:
igo is fast rocks in my device
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] leegoon84:
Is it possible to extract the SDHC driver from WM6.0 for x50v then use it on x50v WM2003SE for SDHC feature?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ichiro7:
hi satnile. any thoughts on why after reboot, the unit hung while loading? i'm doing the sd image update again. and immediately flash to wm6.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] the1stkujo:
Took a bit of trial and error but it worked like a charm. Thx to all that helped.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jerryfreak:
i second that request!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tinycg:
Interesting question..

Ok, so I went to WM5 A02 and back to WM6 A01, thinks look good.

However I noticed something, the SD bootloader after going to WM5 A02 still says 'SD Image Update A01' .. is this supposed to represent the bootloaders version? If so should it represent A02? or is it always A01.

I havent paid a ton of attention to what was said on the top, so forgive if this is a non-issue.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] makuu:
Search more carefully it's already there in this very same part of the forum, than you can give it a try and post your results.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] icewine:
Any update for WiFi fix

I am happy with this ROM for 5 days. My pocketStreet2005 with old compact flash GPS are working nice and fast.

I just wonder when we have the fix for WiFi issue?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lysiong:
thanks Maglite for the wm6 rom on x50v. I already update my x50v to wm6 A01, I can feel it is more responsive than the wm5 A03. But there is some problem with the bluetooth indicator(the blue light). When 1st time(after fresh reboot) I on the bluetooth, the blue light not show up BUT the x50v bluetooth still can detect the other bluetooth device. If I disable & on it again for 2nd time, then the blue light will show up. I even install the widcomm driver(which I found on aximsite) into this wm6, it works but the blue light problem still the same.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bcbarnes:
tinycg,

I'm new at this too, but my guess is that if you just did an "SD Flash" back to WM5 A02, then the bootloader didn't get updated. The instructions said to do the full PC-based update to WM5 A02, which is available on the DELL website.

I also had WM6 A01 with the old A01 boot loader. I did the full update to A02, then did the SD flash to WM6 A01, and my boot loader does show A02 when it comes up.

Brian.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kotarou:
Hi, I updated my Axim x50v with the MagLite Rom.

It's working fine, but I've one issue... the WPA-PSK Wifi does not get signal. It just get signal when you enable and disable the odyssey client. No problems found with WEP.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
I see this is your first post. You didn't read the rest of the thread, did you? This problem has been posted MANY times before. Try reading the thread before posting old news again. Thanks.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kotarou:
cavyman, Well yes i did... i've noticed it. I'm sorry for posting old news, i was just trying to report that the same thing happend. But it's ok, i'm sorry.

Just a suggestion: The BUGS part on the first page should be updated, i guess it could help other new users.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] itlbok333:
Trying to get to A01 WM5

I am trying to update from WM2003SE to the above WM5 A01 in vista, the X50V connects to WDMC fine, when it goes through and after the first step in the update clears the device, the X50V says "wait for usb to be ready..." and wont connect back to finish the update. Has anyone come accross this and what can I do? thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
Glad you were able to unbrick your device.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
The above reply relates to the1stkujo.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] the1stkujo:
X50 Not X50v

Since this rom is for the v version, can someone point me to where I can get the ROM for a x50, not x50v, or does this have to be compiled for a certain version. Again I'm new at this so even though I've read this whole thread about 6 or 8 times I very well could have missed it in the vast wealth of interesting information. Thx in advance.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bcbarnes:
I had similar problems - First, I was using Windows Vista, which failed, and then using Windows XP tablet, which also failed. Once I went to a system with Windows XP and Activesync 4.5, it worked.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] satnile:
To date there is no WM6 rom available for the X50, only for the X50v & X51v.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] the1stkujo:
Well that is disheartening. Well I guess I should start looking for a x50v.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cavyman:
If you're going to get another Axim, just go for the X51v as it has more storage memory AND it was actually designed (physically different memory) for WM5. So obviously it's going to play more nicely with WM5 and WM6, naturally. The X50v is always going to be somewhat plagued by the fact that its internal memory is not really designed for the way WM5 and WM6 try to use it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zorky9:
I've had this ROM for a week now. Works like a charm! All programs from my WM5 work so far. A small bug though. I always keep a spare charged battery with me. Each time my Ax warns of a low battery status at 10%, I change to my extra battery. However, with the new battery in place, I need to soft-reset the device since the memory error message pops up. And when it's booted up, the battery indicator still reports a 10% battery level.

Otherwise, all's well. My Ax's fast and responsive with all the programs installed for a week now. Great work Maglite! Thanks a million!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Swigbert:
I just updated the bootloader to A02 and bricked my X50v. No hardrest, no power, no nothing. I guess WM6 for me will be a new unit.