yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cliffster115:
Testing so far with SanJay's Rom Edit

I have to say that so far, the Rom has been running and working smoothly.

Two things I noticed with my hx4700 dealt with the messenger application and Wifi:

1.) I previously used Koz's WM6rev.4, and the messenger sometimes behaves quite strangely. For instance, I open the application and whenever I click on a message to be read, the handheld instead minimizes the application and reverts to the Today screen. When I go back to the messenger application, the email that I clicked to read is already open, waiting for me to read. In order words, the messenger application upon opening an email somehow just minimizes to the today screen. However, this happens occasionally and not every time. It's also noted that this also happened to me when the handheld was on Koz's Rom.

2.) Perhaps the Wifi router is acting up, but before doing all the testing, my wifi signal has been pretty strong, rated at 3 out of 4 bars. The handheld sees the SSID access point, but oddly can't connect to it. Yes, all the keys and passcode for the SSID have been entered in correctly. I am at a campus, and the handheld however connects to the SSID flawlessly upon a very strong or full strength connection. Again, not a big problem.

These are just some things that I have noticed on my handheld, not too big of an issue for me, but just letting you guys know to see if you need to change 'recipes' or not haha :D... btw i love cooking, i just can't cook (ROM-wise, of course :))

Above all, the handheld works great, would never go back to wm2003 or wm5, so thanks for the cooking!

Now my curiosity got the best of me and am probably gonna flash to algasystem's ROM and test!

Cheers!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Durex:
Great updates to ROM

Thank-you for the improvements algasystems! I'll try it tonight :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gotodd:
Task Manager Missing After Soft Reset

Over All I Like This Rom. But Cannot Fix task manager By reinstalling over top.

Any ideas :rolleyes:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sanjay1951:
If I understand your question, I think you are asking how you can have to show all the time. I assume also that you are referring to the HTC Task Manager? This doesn't appear to be possible, but ridolfo has offered a solution that may help in post 96.

Regards.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cjean:
Sanjay,

Thanks for your offer. I think I'll will wait for your new BT driver version. From what I can see, algasystems has not played with BT. Since my HX4700 is for business, I can't flash and install all apps to get it ready for the next working day. Can't affort that risk. If you can post another ROM with BT mod based on algasystems's ROM then I'll be more comfortable with it.

Thanks for all your support,

Charles

EDIT:

Looks that I'm not the only one with BT phone problem, see here last post:

http://www.pda4x.com/read.php?tid=61730
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Jabra:
Hello,

I'm interested to upgrade my iPAQ 4700 with the WN 6.1.

Before, like other people, I've tried the WM 5 from HP :mad: and I have quikly go back to use the WM 2003 SE

But if I install the new OS, is it possible to go back with my actual OS if I have a problem.

Thank you for your answer :cool:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cjean:
Jabra,

You will need the original ROM for your device. If you have bought the upgrade package from HP, there is an utility were you can revert back. If its the case, I don't see any problems unless someone else has an opposite opinion/experience.

Charles
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
i remember someone else asking about french language here.... try a search to see what comes up?

edit: dont bother i just looked and just questions, no answers....sorry.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sassa:
I mentioned that navigation generally works but sometimes crashes (error, freeze or just exit iGo) when adding POI or browsing through options. It seems that it is about lack of memory because the same version 49545 of iGo works flawlessly on Polaris.

There is only 4-5 Mb free program memory when iGo is running. How much do you have?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sassa:
I couldn't agree more. But that's what we have. Are you suggesting that I should try with SL61V3_lite? I just flashed it but didn't try to navigate with it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Yop.Solo:
I found this : [Released Translation TUTORIAL] - HOW to translate ANY ROM
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] djcristi:
same free mem, same igo build, are you using a custom skin in igo?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sassa:
Yes, I use Dimka skin. I'm not sure if it can make difference but could give a try with default.

Maybe you are just not as playful as I am. ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sanjay1951:
Yop.Solo,

Welcome to the HX4700. Even though it's aging, it's specs have still not been beat by newer PDAs so I hope you enjoy yours. I see you have Kozhura's R5 ROM, so wanted to point you to his thread on this forum if you have not already seen it: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=398762. There has been a lot of excellent work done on ROMs by a lot of people on these forums, so take a look.

Happy reading.

Sanjay
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] djcristi:
ok , i was sure you are using that skin, dimka 1.3.24 doesn't work with the latest build, you have tu use dimka 1.3.25

get it here

with this, my igo is so stable :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] grayme:
I'm using the full version of Sanjay's ROM rather than the light. It's personal preference, but I found too many bugs on 'that' ROM on the other thread and no faith they'd be resolved; I'm glad I didn't wait. ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dpdurst:
I'm not 100% sure this is a problem with Igo, I use Co-Pilot v7 and it does the same thing, I found that after running my flight gps software, shutting it down and then going to CP or visa versa, that it bombs and crashes, never did this on other versions, I have now been running the Kozhura Rom 6.1 r5 for 2 months with no issues of crashing so far.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sassa:
djcristi, I think that we slided off topic so I have sent you a PM.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sassa:
I didn't think either that problem is with iGo. I mentioned that same version works flawlesly with my Polaris which of course have much more memory free. I should try with Kozhura.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sassa:
And Kozhura WM6.1 R5:

Storage free 80,44

Program free 37,25

Not bad.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] chrismrulz:
Good news is it flashed the rom properly.

You just need to try a clean reset then a couple soft resets. (if it shows the windows logo, you just need to click on the screen or wait a bit until you hear a sound)

So just get it charged again and try that.

BTW, yes guys it can directly handle rar files. aswell as zip and the exe files hp uses for servicepacks. so long as it's one nb0 or nbf file inside the rar/zip/exe.

I could make it handle 7z files like alkor uses too, but that's an unneeded 400kb added to the bootloader. (if you have winrar installed, extract your winrar folder over the one in the bootloader for 7z etc.)

Don't use the wm6.flyingarizona.net site because it doesn't have the latest versions of my bootloader (and i think even the roms).

You'll always find the latest version with the url in this link: bootloader.exe
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ximinez84:
Hello,

First of all, I'd like to thank you all for the incredible effort of supplying the world with hx4700 ROMs.

I bought my hx4700 just days ago, and instantly upgraded from WM2003SE to HP-supplied WM5. I was happy for 15 minutes or so, until I realized how sluggish it was. I tried some tips from various websites (mainly the Activesync fake server thing), read about filesys.exe throttling (which made almost no sense to me, since I'm more language than IT-oriented), but the overall performance of my iPAQ running stock OS did not improve significantly. When I finally googled my way here, I was faced with another problem - which WM6.1 ROM to choose (or maybe WM6 or modded WM5)? After a full day of reading, I'm still not sure. Now, I know everyone has their favourite, but if you could offer me some advice, you'd make me one happy Pole.

I'm looking for the most stable and reliable ROM with full WiFi and BT support. I use my PDA mostly for dictionaries - PlecoDict (Chinese) and PowerDict (Korean) - all legit. I am not a speed freak, I don't need the snappiest ROM out there, but a smooth video playback with TCMPM and decent Opera 9.5 performace would be great.

Thanks in advance and once again - great job, guys!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lhasistos:
Hello

Were can I download the last Andy rom ?RS dont have the file (post 841) please, I want to try it

Regards
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ZinFab:
From one Pole to another...It’s really a bit of trial and error I am using the "collaboration” Alkor/Kozhura rom. I use it mainly for GPS nav and BT gamepad gaming, a little bit of wifi for weather updates and mail checking if travelling locally without laptop.

Good luck, my experience is you are in safe hands everyone here will help when they can so go for it!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rockerduck:
installed yesterday 1g by Alkor/Kozhura/Ramses and tested tomtom 6.03 without problems...

this afternoon I'll test a wpa connection with a linksys router
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
Hi, i have been using the rom from sanjay v3_lite. i have had no problems with BT i use a Nokia BT501 headset and it is great. i also use TCPMP .72c and opera 9. BT headset works fine with TCPMP.. i would recommend this ROM. if you read the first few pages you will get an idea of what sanjay has done to this ROM. changer keyboard and theme and cleaned it up...i also use Resco Keyboard pro 5 which i won on another site....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ximinez84:
Thanks for all the tips. I went for Kozhura's r5, but couldn't boot it up (I followed instructions from ChrisMRulez bootloader), then I tried the v1g build from Ramsess and Kozhura, but after opening the rom with the bootloader it just sat there and did nothing. After 15 minutes I gave up, and went with Seejay's v3 lite, which I'm testing right now (will post feedback after I install all essential apps, but so far it runs great).

Now, for some dumb questions - flashing the rom will not change my DeviceID, right? I need it to stay the same for my dictionary unlock keys to work. And is there a way to bring back the cool gizmo today panel from WM5 (the one that displayed the battery and memory status and had the backlight slider)?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
start/settings/about/device id tab. type it in device name......

glad i actually knew an answer ....lol

for the other thing i use a today plugin called "today warrior" v0.60 was the last i saw.... i think its free... will just check.... here is the link

http://personales.ya.com/beemer/todaywarrior1.htm

here is a pic.. i am also using ilauncher and resco pro keyboard 5..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ximinez84:
I didn't mean the Device ID that is similar to Computer Name in PC Windows, rather about a (probably) serial-number-derived key that is seen by PlecoDict. The flashing did in fact change that, but PlecoDict support team gladly supplied my with a new keyfile to unlock it. Strangely, the number used by my other dictionary, PowerDict, is only 4 digits, and did not change, when I upgraded from WM5 to 6.1. Well, as the Good Book says: "Windows works in mysterious ways" ;)

Everything else runs like a charm. Thanks Sanjay!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rockerduck:
wpa still not working for me

I installed 1g by Alkor/Kozhura/Ramsses and wpa does not work on my device.

I tried with two Router/AP. One Linksys DD-wrt modded with 63 char wpa key. And one D-Link with a 10 char wpa key...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dpdurst:
On the contrary, I linked the bootloader from your site, so it is the current one. As for the roms, they may not be the latest, but they do appear from my testing that they are the most stable from the various tests I been messing with.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Jicker:
Strange BT problem

I've upgraded my HP4700 to WM6.1. I have build in a bluetooth headphone, a Motorola HT820, in my helmet. When I listen to music, I've got no problem, I can hear the music. When I am using TomTom, I first hear a word in my helmet, then a word on my HP4700 etc. It switches from PDA to Helmet!!

I tried every WM6 version I know, also WM5.2. Nothing worked correct.

When I downgraded to WM5.0 again, it worked fine! This last OS has a Bluetooth version 1.71.3400.

Has somebody a golden tip for me, because I like WM6.1 more then WM5!:D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] chrismrulz:
The one on my site is constantly updating ;)

Just easier getting it straight from the source. good to have the mirrors though cos sometimes my site is down and there's nowhere else to get it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
which rom did you use? have you tried any others?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rawrrawr:
Hi everyone I need some help with flashing my 4700. I'm a new user and have been trying for hours with all kinds of different problems. I've finally managed to get my ipaq to connect to the desktop but now I'm faced with another problem.

The moment the files are supposed to upload to the ipaq, and the small little window that comes out and say files should start uploading or something like that, the window behind which is supposed to have some text, hangs with only a letter 'P' and turns "not responding" I tried a soft reset and nothing was flashed yet.

Can some kind soul please help me out? I haven't even used the ipaq which I just got much because I've been trying non stop to flash it to wm6.1. Thanks.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lhasistos:
If you read this you can flash your 4700 without any problem http://forum.brighthand.com/showthread.php?t=246529

Good luck

If dont we are here for help , but first read please
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rawrrawr:
I have read through almost everything I could find on the net about flashing the hx4700 already. There are some people with the same problem with me but apparently no one helped them with their problem so I have no idea how to solve it.

This point is where I get stuck at.

The small window pops up and say it should start uploading but nothing happens because the bigger window behind which is supposed to show the progress is not responding (hangs).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ZinFab:
We have all carried out many flashes successfully, please read the instructions step by step make sure you use a working rom. You must have skipped a step...there is little chance the problem is unique to you make sure you have the latest bootloader, charged the ipaq, just follow the instructions.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
are you using Vista or Xp? i would recomend using a XP machine..

5 Step process to upgrade to new AKU 3.5.2 rom

To avoid mistakes and ease the process of upgrading to the new rom,
I've made a simple guide to install it, with the beta bootloader app i released that accepts .rar files and such.
This won't work on Windows Vista as far as i know. If i get enough donations to fix my hx4700 i can work on fixing that aswell as alot of other things.
Please report any problems back here.

The 5 steps:

1. Make a new folder in the root folder of your harddisk drive. make sure it has no spaces.
e.g. C:\BootLoader\
don't use something like C:\Boot Loader\ as it contains spaces.
* NOTE: Having spaces in the folder containing the rom file will cause an error when trying to send the file to the device.*

2. Download the AKU 3.5.2 rom and my bootloader into the folder you just created in step one.
Rom: img-41937-CEOS_AKU3_52fixed.rar -[mirror].
BootLoader: BootLoader.exe.
* NOTE: Don't download them into another folder that has spaces, put them in the folder from step one.*

3. Put your hx4700 in bootloader mode by pressing ITASK+CONTACTS+RESET,
And put it in the sync cradle.
* NOTE: It's best to charge your iPAQ or have power connected before you perform the rom upgrade.*

4. Open the BootLoader.exe from the folder, and select the 'img-41937-CEOS_AKU3_52fixed.rar' file when it asks you to select a rom file.
It will automatically find and extract the nbf file, remove the header, close activesync, then start uploading it to your device.
* NOTE: You may need to put on a pot of coffee, it takes a while. It will show an error after uploading it, but it will still work.*

5. Perform a clean reset by pressing Contacts + Messaging + Reset. When asked to confirm the clean reset press Calendar.
* NOTE: Don't skip this step or it will not work. you may need to soft reset before or after doing this.*

use the bootloader program found on post 1194

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2638450&postcount=1194

obviously use the name of the rom you have downloaded. and as chris has said you do not need to unrar the file.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rawrrawr:
Wow great news. Its flashing properly this time. Just need to wait and see what happens. I have no idea what happened. I'm pretty sure I followed each step exactly the first time. Perhaps my comp just needed a restart. I was using andy's v1e rom initially, this time I tried the v1g 949 one and it worked on the first try. I doubt its a problem with the rom. Probably something with the desktop.

Anyways it seems from post #1064 theres a problem with the rom regarded jbed files or smthng like that? And the way to solve it is to install phone .dll and sms .dll in windows. How do I do that exactly. Okay lets say I've got the files. Where do I put them?

edit: thanks spud42 for taking the effort to help me out. I'm using an XP desktop. For some reason the bootloader just started working today. Really excited to start using the pda. (:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lhasistos:
Hello Im happy with yours news , just copy these 2 dlls in pda windows directory its all nothing more to do java must work ok
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
great news. glad to see another 4700 working......

let us know what you think of that rom, does it work? are there any problems with it ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lhasistos:
yes, please post us if your rom have working wpa , irda and PIE much of us need know yours experience with this rom , thank you
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rawrrawr:
I don't use infrared. Whats WPA and PIE? I can't say much about this rom since I don't really have much experience with PDAs at all, but this sure is a lot better than WM5. Still playing around with it and installing stuff.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lhasistos:
Irda is infrared conection , pie its pocket internet explorer , and wpa its an encripted wi fi or wi fi with pass , if you are new with pdas please surf with pie and see if work ok , see if its connect ok and you can surfing about pages whithout "connecting" and nothing happends , see only this please and post

Thank you
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rawrrawr:
I don't use WPA. WEP works fine though. The PIE has no problems so far. Am gonna try out Opera soon.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] B4RG34ARS3:
Hi,

I don't want to double post but could you please read this and let me know if you can help.

Thanks.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=2670769
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rawrrawr:
I'm noticing a battery status problem. From the point where a warning pops up about low battery, I went to settings>system>power to check the battery and there was about 20% left so I thought I could still do a few more stuff but 1-2 minutes later the ipaq just went off. Any ideas?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] B4RG34ARS3:
That happened to me as well not too long ago while I was on holiday, just at 20% it died on me.

It thought it was because of the cheap battery I got from eBay because it's not happened while I've been using the original hp battery. Could also be that the capacity is different on the two and the software wasn't able to track the two batteries properly. That's just my experience may be different to yours.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rawrrawr:
Not sure if I have the same problem. I got my ipaq 2nd hand, so am not sure about the battery. I don't think its replaced though.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] B4RG34ARS3:
Is yours a 4700 or a 4705? Does it sometimes delete files, lose icons, and or corrupt programs so they don't run anymore? These are symptoms I've been having since the battery fault but I've changed over to the original hp one now but still having the same problems.

You can tell if it's original because it will have the blue hp logo. The copies don't have the hp logo.

I'm using Sanjay's SL61V3 on both my 4700 and 4705. Perfectly stable on the 4700, luv it, but having some major instability probs with the 4705.

I got the 4705 from eBay and had to replace the connector and the backup battery holder on the main board. Didn't get a battery with it and it wouldn't boot in to the o/s. I had to re flash with a backup from my 4700 on an sd card which is why it now thinks it's a 4700 with the same serial number from my original 4700.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
can you place it bootloader mode? will it work in a USB cradle? if so try to flash it that way...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rawrrawr:
It should be 4700. How do I tell? The box says 4700 series. Anyways I don't have any problems like you described. I just checked and its the original HP battery. Another problem I found is, after the battery died, or if I removed the battery, when I turn it back on again, my date/time settings are all gone, it goes back to march 2005??
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] B4RG34ARS3:
Sounds like your backup battery is dead and you need a new one. Battery status may say backup battery is 100% but it isn't, My 4700 did the same untill I got a new battery for it, not cheap.

When you take off the battery look at the label on the ipaq, there will be a silver square with 2 barcodes on. Right down at the bottom will be the model number, either that or you could try asset view in settings but that may just say 4700 series, not sure about that though.

Hi Spud42, if your referring to my problem then it's much more than just re-flashing it, I need to write the 4705 bootloader to it which is what gives the unit its identity, country, serial number etc from what I can figure out. The only way to get that information back on is with a raw image from another device. The operating systems here don't have that information embedded in to the software.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Yop.Solo:
Which Gamepad, please ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spud42:
he already answered it in this post....

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2619622&postcount=1163
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rawrrawr:
Ah yes it says hx4700 in asset view. How much does a backup battery cost usually? If its too expensive I won't be bothered to purchase it. Other than making sure the date/time stays the same, what else does the backup battery do?

Oh yes btw, is there anyway to update the time/date automatically or set it through the net using wifi?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rawrrawr:
Anyone got windows live messenger working? I tried installing it but I when I try to launch it, nothing happens. I installed directly into my device and not on my storage card. Also, when I try to run it, I think my device would lag because of the filesys.exe

I used this file Windows_Live_10.6.0034.0800__Fixed_.zip
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rockerduck:
I tried almost everything to make my wpa connection work. Is there anything I can try/tweak? (A/R/K 1g Rom)

Thank you...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] B4RG34ARS3:
Hx4700 Backup Battery

I got mine from here, shipped pretty fast too.

http://www.repairhppda.com/index.ph...rt=3a&osCsid=1795a8da041cb412c4f5690c2b4d3474