yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] DavidinCT:
I wish someone would create a good, clean 6.5 rom for the 4700, mine is collecting dust due to the fact that I am running 6.5 on my phone and I just can't go back to 6.1...

Might be up for sale soon with all it's extras...if I can't find a 6.5 rom for it...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] DubyDu:
wm6.5

i hope, that WM6.5 for hx4700 is nothing imposible and we will see it...

Few mounts ago, i was very suprised when Spiaatie lunch WM6.5, now it's a 4th version and for device like hx2110 it's 200% upgrade...

however, all rom cookers doing a good job:)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Spiaatie:
I think the most of WM5 / WM6 devices are possible to run WM6.5, but as the cooker does not have a specific device it's impossible to even try to make a ROM.

For example I own HP iPAQ hx2410, Samsung i617, Hermes, Prophet - and I cook ROMs for these devices and I can test them - easy. But without device it's nightmare. :D

I was trying to get a HX4700, but the price ~ $180 is way to big for me and I can't afford it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kounkhmer2269:
GPS software

Hi all!

I'm currently running 2003 SE on hx4700 coupled with BlobalSat BT-359 GPS receiver, and I'd like your suggestions and recommendations on GPS software that is (100%) compatible with my devices (hx4700 & GPS receiver).

Thanks a million, guy.

Anthony
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
i have run destinator and tomtom on my 4700 with bluetooth GPS receiver. over at mobilitysite.com there are reports of streets and maps. and others. Here is a link direct to the 4700 subforum.. lots of info here and help too...i use the same name there as i use here...

http://www.mobilitysite.com/boards/ipaq-hx47xx-series/
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
i have just put alkors 2.2RC on my 4700 and it seem to be working fine. i have gone back over 20 pages to see if there are any recomended fixes etc to use with this rom. but i cant be bothered looking through all 2067 posts again...

has anyone used this rom and what aditional fixes did you need and for what? it does seem to be faster than sanjays v3 lite but that was rock solid for a year. also does anyone know how to get my old pim.vol data into the new calander etc? there is no import feature i can find..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sesser:
meh

i used alkors 2.2rc for couple weeks and didnt need any fixes, radios (wifi,bt and irda) works totaly fine (wpa2-psk too), its quite stable and i think the fastest one i used. Only problem i had it was with filesys.exe, after installing couple of my favourite programs, i notice massive slowdowns because of cpu load (usually ~83%) of filesys.exe ;/ dont know what to do with it, its really annoing, reseting system
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kounkhmer2269:
Destinator 9

Thanks for your assistance.

Again, I'm still running on 2003 SE (with the aforementioned GPS receiver), and I'm interested in the new Destinator 9 GPS software, do you know if this software is compatible with my device?

Thanks again.

Anthony
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
after reading the intrinsyc website the do not mention PDA's for Dest9 they do for Dest 7. it does say it will work on smartphones with win mobile..so maybe?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kounkhmer2269:
Do you know where can I find a reasonable prices for the Destinator 7 or Tomtom 6; also, I would preferably to download the program (s) via internet?

Again, thanks for your input.

Thanks,

Anthony
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Starscreamer:
HP iPaq HX4700 for sale

I'm selling my HX4700. It works great but not been used for a while so I think the battery could do with being replaced. There is a mark on the the touchpad and a few scuffs of the casing but apart from that it's in great condition.

I have the original box, power supply, cradle, car cradle (tom tom variety with power for tom tom external bluetooth GPS, Sirfstar II official tom tom GPS unit and a 1GB PNY memory card.

Any offers? I am going to list it on Ebay, watching one at the moment to see how much it goes for then going to decide on an ebay price unless someone on here wants to make an offer.

The device itself has a version of WM6.1 flashed to it, an internet download. Works fine but i have it in full VGA mode and this version of WM6.1 doesn't seem to like it toomuch, icons look a bit funny sometimes and the start menu icon is distorted. Am going to set it back to normal and perhaps flash it with another versio of wm6.1. It came with 2003se and I bought WM5 for it when it came out but don't know where the download for that is!

So I guess what I'm trying to say is that it would be great a developer to mess about with or someone willing to work with ROMs etc. I am reluctant to sell it on ebay as I would end up dropping it back to 2003 or WM5 and don't really have the time to mess on with.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Spiaatie:
I would really need one HX4700 to try to make a WM6.5 ROM, but I'm limited in funds. All I could offer is about £30. I know it's to little for it as they go for twice that price and more, but that's all a I have got for now.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kounkhmer2269:
Thanks again for your assistance in helping me to choose a compatible GPS software for my (clunker) hx4700 (with OS 2003 SE).

At this writing, I'm prepared to make my decision to go with the Tom Tom 6, TT6. First of all, however, I'd like to get a confirmation of the TT6 compatibility (with my hx4700 & the GPS receiver) to ensure I have it right before ordering the software.

I'd like to hear your past and present experiences on the TT6 usage whether you have had any experience with difficulty of this software.

Also, can anyone recommend any sites for a discount GPS software?

Again, thanks for a million.

Thanks,

Anthony
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mluyben:
sound and notifications missing

Hi,

I have recently bought a second hand HX4700. My wife already has one that was upgraded by the previous owner to WM6.1, so I upgraded also.

I used the Alkor RC2.2 version and it works fine except for one thing.

On the sounds and notifications screen, on the notification tab there are no options for events, this list is empty and the tab doesn't look right either.

Is this a known problem or is it just corrupt for me?

On my wifes HX4700 a diiferent Rom is used but I can't figure out wich Rom.

On here pda all is working as should, although my pda seems to run faster and more stable wifi connection.

I would like to change the notifications sounds but I can't because this tab seems empty or corrupt.

Anyone have a solution?

Marcel
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Marusaia:
Hello,

I have the same problem. -----> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=485486

The second problem with alkor RC2.2 on my hx4700 is that i can't install sdkcert and i have some certificates errors while launching some apps.

It appears that all SPB programs crash my PDA when rebooting so I must do a hard reset and reinstall all the softs.

any idea? thx
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kounkhmer2269:
MP3 & GPS Navigation

Does playing mp3 while the gps is running in the background possible (with hx4700-compatible GPS software, i.e., TT6? If so, does the music automatically stop when GPS-voice instruction instructs you for next turn, etc.?

Thanks for your help.

Thanks,

Anthony
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
I just played some MP3's with core player then started TT6 and the MP3's kept playing in the background... I'm inside so i cant tell if it pauses when reading directions.... mate NIKE...just try it...lol...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kounkhmer2269:
While playing your mp3 (using GPS simultaneously), were you able to hear the GPS-voice instruction?

Thanks,

Anthony
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
no mate, i was inside . stationary. not moving. no voice...lol
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dk75:
I'm playing OGG with GSPlayer now, I've started AutoMapa ( polish car navigation ) and during start it have voice message about starting program and it was both audible sound from GSPlayer and voice from navigation program. No fade/mute at any one.

But with WindowsMediaPlayer it wasn't so nice - it choke even when openning start menu ;P

[edit - 6 hours later]

Ok, I've tested it at field.

Music volume from GSPlayer had been decreased during voice messages from car navigation.

The only problem is that my unit speaker is terrible and thus with side windows opened it was hard to recognize voice messages.

I need to buy new car audio with "Line In" connector at front panel. ;P
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Klingan:
Hi there!

I tried to update my 4700 from 2003 to windows mobile 5. An error message came up and now the unit doesn't start. It's just a hp logga and i says usb when i plug it in and serial otherwise.

In the bottom it says V1.01

What to do? Sorry for borrowing this thread.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
hard reset a couple of times. if you search through the threads you will be told this time after time. also WM5 isnt any good.. try one of the WM6.1 versions.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Klingan:
Thanks for answering.

How do I make a hard reset?

I will try a 6.1 if I can make it start again!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] DuperMan:
Press and hold the Mail and Contacts buttons. While holding, push the stylus against the reset button's groove (next to the battery unlock switch).

source
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Marusaia:
hard reset: [contact] + [mail] + soft reset bouton (under the ipaq)

press [calendar] bouton for clearing the device.

edit: ooops dbl post.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
if he is going to try a different rom he can skip the reset and put the thing straight into bootloader mode whack it in the cradle and flash another rom. THEN he will require a hard reset again as per flashing instructions.....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Klingan:
It was during the update the error message came up so I dont know if its WM 5 or 2003.

I have tried both ways to hard reset (calendar + Itask, and mail +contacts) but nothing happened it doesn't even reset. It still just a Hp logga. i Says serial when not in the craddle and USB when it's in the craddle. The backlight is off

It seems like my pc find it, cause When I plug in, the "Remove usb devices" comes up in the buttom.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] DuperMan:
Klingan, did you press all three buttons at once?

It's pretty easy to let go of Contacts or Mail while trying to hit the Reset button in that little hole.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Klingan:
yes Im shure. It's not that hard if you lay it down on the table! :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Klingan:
The screen look like this:

Edit: When i click on remove usb devices, it says HP USB Sync, so it must

have some kind of connection?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] comtech2005:
Take out the battery for an half hour then try to reset it again. ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Klingan:
Done that. I'm starting to get desperate, it's not mine.

Does somebody know what to do?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dk75:
Isn't that screen for flash mode?

Then "feel the flash Luke"... but flash with full flash ROM
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
i agree it looks like the bootloader screen.

http://wm6.winmobile.us/hpmain.htm

this site has all the roms and info on flashing you will need....

here are the instructions as well....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Klingan:
You guys just made my day! It's starts and works just perfect!

Thank you very very much!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
which rom did you end up using? i was using sanjays v3lite version for about 12 months and very happy. A recent job change allowed me to try alkors 2.2 and it seems fine too so far....

P.S.

Must edit my sig one day...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dk75:
Ah, this reminds me that I must do it too.

I've used Vivi clean but it hanged-up my device at least once every day so moved to Alkor rc1 and now it hang-up no more than once per month.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
I used sanjays v3lite for over 12 months and dont remember any problems that i did not cause...lol now trying alkors 2.2 seems ok so far.......been 1 month light use....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fatalfragger59:
a little help?

ive been skimming through this thread trying to find a straightforward explanation on how to put wm6 on my hx4700. i cant seem to download Solnyshok's Universal Bootloader and any others seem to give me errors.

i am just SO ridiculously confused :confused:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4596837&postcount=2096

Instructions were on previous page.

Go to first post and go to the site linked there . It has all the rom images and the instructions,which is where i copied this for someone else.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dpdurst:
See my windows mobile site in my signature, all the info you need including instructions are in there.

David
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
lol... thats what i told him to do in the previous post...lol
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zoftdev:
if you cannot install certificate see this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=565867
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fatalfragger59:
hah sorry for my confusion. i got it figured out after awhile. i got 6.1 running on my hx4700 fairly decent. it locks up atleast once a week but other than that all good. thanks!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
Which rom is locking up? i have used sanjays and now alkors 2.2 and not had any lockups???
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] revolucions:
my hx4700 it's dead in serial mode :(

Hello to everyone!

I can't flash my HX4700 because bootloader doesn't respond. It ask me for installing Vista Drivers, because my computer runs Windows Vista x32, but it doesn't do anything (only launch Vista_Drivers.exe but this application doesn't do anything and Bootloader never starts). I try to install the drivers manually but if a try to force to change the driver of HP USB Sync I get an error: "latest drivers are already installed on your computer" and Window Mobile connection doesn't appear in my network connections. I have also disabled driver signing but it doesn't work. :(

What can I do? Can I deactivate the serial mode?

Thx
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] camia:
HX 4700 Audio Problem - Mono only (left channel)

Hello everyone,

Sorry if my question not related to WM 6.1 ROM, but i already search answer everywhere and not find it yet, maybe someone here can help.

My hx4700 suddenly have a problem with headset. Its output mono only on the left channel. On the right channel i can't hear anything. I already try different headset, plug and unplug the 3.5 jack, reinstalling many different ROM, downgrade to 1.01 ROM (WM 2003 SE), hard reset but it doesn't solve the problem.

I try to use the headset as microphone, it works with both channel. the input sound through left or right channel recorded succesfully.

Is it hardware or software problem?. please help if anybody have an answer for this situation.

Thanks and regards :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Spiaatie:
It's hardware problem and You need to change 3.5 headphone jack.

Microphone works because it's mono and both channels are connected together - I don't think that You have sterio mic, that would be to separate microphones - one for each channel :cool:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] knorst:
hello revolucions: same with me, can`t get the bootloader to work.

@dpdurst,

i have vista 32 with sp2 and i can`t get the bootloader to work. it allways says, that there has to be installed some additional files for vista. clicking yes, the pc doesn't do anything.

but i already installed the usb driver on your site and forced win to use the "older" driver!!!

clicking again on the botloader.exe, it says, some files could not be created,

what can i do?

i did everything what you described on your site????

please help me, i'm confused stucking in the installation process.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] camia:
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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] camia:
yeah sadly it is :(, thanx for the answer Spiaatie :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dk75:
I've seen someone talking about bootloader working under Vista but for me personally it's like Sci-Fi. My solution to that was WinXP installed under VirtualBox emulated machine ;P
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] revolucions:
Thank you very much for your solution!! I didn't hear anything about Virtual Machines before. I have tried Virtual Box and VMWare. Finally VMWare works better in my computer and I could flash the last Alkor ROM!! :D

Thanks!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
good one , let us know how you like it. it seems ok so far to me...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rancherpete:
Ipaq 4700 beautiful with 6.1, but now goes on & off by itself

I am delighted with the improvements to my 4700 and thank all of the good dedicated people here for sharing this info to get me up and running. I found everything I needed right here: http://wm6.winmobile.us/sl61v3.zip. There is however one strange thing that is happening: When I turn off my 4700 Ipaq. It will come back on all by itself a few minutes later. It is not plugged into the USB and all of the wireless connections are off. It will do this both on ac power or just battery power. The problem is that it kills the battery during the day because the screen is on and off intermittently. Has anyone had this issue before OR after updating to 6.1?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dk75:
My "node" wakeup every midnight. I was forced to reconfigure power saving settings to overcome this ( ie. it shutdown after 3 min. ;PPPp ).

But it is only at the midnight.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rancherpete:
Ipaq 4700 comes on and off automatically...

Can you tell me what you did to overcome this? I can't figure out how to keep my 4700 Ipaq from coming on and off whenever it feels like it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dk75:
Maybe you need to flash wiht different ROM than Sanjay.

As I stated I've didn't prevent it coming on, just set power save to shutdown after 3min not doing anything both with system settings and "S2U2".
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
maybe you need the fake server trick to stop AS from screwing with your ipaq?

cant remember where it is but the search button will remember it...lol
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Peterkind:
N00B alert!

I'm running Alkor RC2.2. Applied this fix, and although I can add the key to the registry OK, the behaviour in Explorer and Messaging is unchanged. When I look at the registry again, the key has disappeared.

What's up? Am I doing something wrong, or is another process (Synaptics, say) monitoring this part of the registry and undoing manual changes?

I like this ROM very much, but I would like to be able to do multiple selections.

Any suggestions?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] DCurry:
PDA Flashed -- Now No ActiveSync

Retracted.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
ipaq antenna:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=586387
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] DCurry:
PDA Flashed -- Now No ActiveSync -- Followup

Retracted.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
I was using ILauncher when i was using sanjays rom but i havn't reinstalled it now i am on alkors 2.2 . . . must try it again.... looked like this

the top few lines are today warrior...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] toballball:
Battery Indicator Problem with WM6.1

Dear All,

I'm a new guy in posting on this famous forum, and I already learnt so much valuable things from all of you to enhance my hx4700.

3 months ago, I flashed the WM6.1 20764.1.1.1 version to my hx4700. It worked fine for me and I planned to replace the original battery (1800mA).

I brought a spare battery branded "MOMAX" with 1700mAH capacity and installed it into the device. The hx4700 powered up again, however, it cannot detect the battery level correctly. The power displayed on the power setting always shows that the battery is 100% charged. Even I turned on wifi and bluetooth, playing music for an hour, the battery level doesn't drop and remains at 100% ! Soft reset, hard reset, even clean reset doesn't help. So I plugged back the old HP battery, the battery indicator went normal again.

Would it be a problem of the battery.dll or battdrv.dll in the registry entry "HKLM\Drivers\Built-in\" ?

does anyone experience the similar problem and how to fix it ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
It sounds like your battery is the problem and not the dll files. I think these are "smart" batteries and there are some sold that are not properly made. Where did you buy it?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lhasistos:
Hi

Seems to be a batt trouble , extrange brands make this trouble , and if you dicharge under 5 % never more you can charge the batt again >4700 batts have an internal rom , the inside data isnt same as original , I have a lot of experience with these trouble . Dont see prices , buy an original , more than 5 batts are in my trash .......until I buy an original HP battery .Try to charge until blink orange led stops , then use but remember not discharge at all , probably you dont charge anymore .
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
Get an original HP battery for sure. I got a 3650Mah from Cameron Sino on ebay and was not satisfied. It works, but the original smaller HP is still better and lasts about as long.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Geminidad:
I was looking for a PDA to help me make my geocaching as paperless as possible and found a 4700, only to find out then about this whole world behind it :), impressive to say the least.

The 4700 will come in next week and first item on my agenda will be going to Dpdurst's site for a new ROM.

As I understand it I'll end up with a WM6.1 OS and can start loading additional software. I would like to have TomTom running on it, but there is no PDA version anymore, everything is phone-specific now.

My question is what phone's software will work with the 4700 after flashing it?

Or is it not going to be that simple?

tia
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dirlan2001:
Hi,

You might have a search for TomTom 6, it runs like a dream on the hx4700. And there is a new version TT7 that runs on phones, so it'll run on the hx4700 (not the 64 MB version !!!!) also, if you manage to set it to use 'other NMEA ; 57600 baud : comm 6...

:D

Dirk
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] DuperMan:
dirlan2001, TT7 ran beautifully on my 64mb hx4700.

I'm using sanjay light, had 23mb or so of free ram and ran it from the CF card.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] toballball:
Thanks all you guys for replying.

I'm now using back my old original HP battery. I will buy another HP original battery for replacement althought is 3 times higher.

Anyway, thank for your advices.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samboo:
I've just flashed my hx4700 with alkor rc2.2 off the link on the first page.

Many thanks to all that have contributed to this platform.

First impressions (literally 15mins worth) of the rom are good. Is this rom the 'latest' build about from any cooker? I noticed there's a 'alkor 2.5' rom after googling around some russian pages.

My main issue and question is WPA2 - Is there any way to get this working on the hx4700 and any rom?

Thanks in advance
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spetrie:
No issue running TT7 on your device with 64MB. I use latest available version (V7.916) with latest 840 maps. All runs off my CF card.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] NickC42:
I tried extracting the bootloader.exe program from the wm6 site but McAfee keeps blocking it as a trojan. Is the file corrupted or is it incorrect behaviour on the part of the virus checker?

Nick