[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] figurhead:
Battery Drain Issues w/Version 4 FIXED? & Flashing Issues

When I used the standard "mtty11a.exe", all i got was 'frowny face' :( , even after following everything mentioned here, manually typing out the commands, etc, I couldn't get the flashing to work. SO I tried the hp bootloader method (that Chris ? made), the one that auto installs the Vista driver, and the flashing worked perfectly, three times in a row.

Also, when I flashed mine w/ WM6v4, it seemed sluggish. So I performed a few clean-resets, reflashed, did a few more clean-resets, and it seemed to help. My dad's was very fast and snappy after the initial flash to WM6v4.

Another quick note; WPA-PSK WiFI would not work on my 4700 with WM6v3, but works perfectly with WM6v4. Didn't try BT with WM6v3, and haven't tried BT on WM6v4.

SO, after flashing to WM6v4, I installed ALL programs to MAIN memory, nothing to any cards. (Any advise anyone? Good or Bad?) Then I used SPB Backup and made a complete backup of my PDA:

MY PDA

HP hx4700 Standard (no memory upgrade)

2GB SD OCZ Hi-Speed 150x

4GB CF Transcend 45X

WM6v4 (Kozhura)

Wisbar Advance 3.1

Pocket Informant 8.01

Rescoe File Explorer 6.17

Pocket Mechanic 2.89.241

Illium eWallet 6.00.23147

SPB Pocket Plus 4.0.2

MY DAD's PDA

Same, except 1GB SD Card only, No CF Card

I restored the SPB BACKUP copy to my dad's pda & mine = 2 duplicate pda's.

First, Let me note, that BT, WiFi, etc. were ALL completely disabled, from the "normal" WM6 control screens, and the BT and WiFi icons appeared at the bottom of the PDA screen, with red "X's" on then, indicating they were disabled. Exactly the same for BOTH hx4700's in my possession at this time.

I never had any drain issues with V3, with both 2GB SD & 4GB CF cards installed. WHen I upgraded 2 hx4700's to WM6v4 2 nights ago, using my 4700 for two hours, I got a 60% battery drain. So I charged it up to 100%, and in about 10 hours with no pda use, I had 40% battery drain, with all programs closed. My dad's pda just sits there, with barely any battery usage occuring (nor is it being used, but still, no battery drain). SO I charged both PDA's to 100% last night.

Follow me here: from sitting at work @ 100% battery (on both PDA's), I drove home in 30 minutes without any pda use, and it (my pda) was sitting @ 86% battery. My dad's pda was sitting at work, w/no mods.

So, for my PDA, from Wisbar Advance 3.1 build 5 ($10), I clicked on the battery bubble, then the PROCESSES option; this allowed me to view all running processes, kind of like CNTL+ALT+DELETE<TASKMANAGER<PROCESSES window in Windows. I forced closed the WiFi and BT processes (BTTrayCE.exe & iPAQWireless.exe). This morning my PDA had a 1% drain on it!!!! as compared to last night. Whereas my dad's pda had only lost 4% without any program closure/manipulation (and no CF card).

So far, I can conclude that IT APPEARS that BTTrayCE.exe & iPAQWireless.exe cause some battery loss for my PDA (but maybe not for all WMv4 users). Also, both PDA's appear to function a LITTLE bit differently, one being quicker with less battery use (my dad's), and the other (mine) a little slower with more battery drain. A portion of this may have to do with the CF card installed in my pda (testing to be conducted shortly regarding the removal of the card). Also, note that both pdas, when turned on with SD card in slot, displays a white screen for about 2-3 seconds before the normal display comes up.

Regardless, WM6v4 has something happening internally or causes something hardware-wise, for SOME 4700's, not all, that causes battery drain. Same PDAs, yet different. May that is why we are seeing (over the past 200 posts or so) differences for everybody regarding flashing, compatibility, battery drain, etc, etc, etc.

Back to the old battery issue. Does the BATTERY FIX CAB (from post #1982) work? I haven't tried it yet, because I cannot download it, nor find out how to download it. There doesn't appear to be a link on that web page. I will try to get it later today.

Also, how is the new HP iPAQ 214 memory structured? Different than on our 4700? Faster, better, same? see http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=13316 (I answered my own questions) thanks "alan sh"

What is the problem I see here about the rootCA? What is this?

And lastly, how do we contribute to Kozhura?