yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] laggflor:
Hi,

a friend has an ipaq 214 and has difficulties with the original rom (CF-GPS, Wlan).

Therefore I'm also interested in a 6.1 ROM.

I'll call HP on monday to get support - maybe I should ask them how to get into the bootloader mode (if there is any)?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] WODP:
Is there anyone who could really make WM6.1 rom for 214?

That would really be something...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ZILLKA:
i'm looking for english rom for hp 214. Can someone upload it?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ZILLKA:
We need ENGLISH Rom!!! :) First thing - find rom, bootloader - is next task.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] WODP:
if you tell me how to copy my rom from pda, i can send you
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] speedy1979:
http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaq214HowTo

Looks like someone has figured out how to put their Ipaq 214 into bootloader mode. Their page says to hold down the Calendar & Windows keys and then soft-reset.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] thph2006:
Any luck with a 6.1 rom for ipaq 2xx yet?

Any luck yet making a wm 6.1 rom for ipaq 21x?

I have the English ipaq 211 version and would really like to try 6.1 to see if it fixes any of the 6.0 instability issues.

Here's the link again the other poster referred to for getting into bootloader mode on the ipaq:

http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaq214HowTo

Thanks! tom
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] wizard_mini:
Good work. Now the work is how to get the rom file.

My most wantted thing is flashing the 212 to the chinese rom.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] wizard_mini:
Hi,everybody, I have got the ipaq 212 english rom. And I can extract it.

Can somebody give me the ipaq 214 Chinese rom?

The method is :

HKLM\Security\Policies\Policies

valuename '00001001' was set to dword:2, change it to dword:1

use pdocread tools to do this:

pdocread -l

"

224.38M (0xe060000) DSK1:

| 1.50M (0x17f000) Part00

| 2.13M (0x220000) Part01

| 57.88M (0x39e0000) Part02

| 162.88M (0xa2e0000) Part03

1.91G (0x7a1fc000) DSK2:

| 1.91G (0x79f00200) Part00

1.88G (0x78800000) DSK3:

| 1.88G (0x787e0600) Part00

24.75M (0x18c0000) IPQ1:

| 24.75M (0x18bf000) Part00

STRG handles:

handle e6f4f7da 24.75M (0x18bf000)

handle a701d116 1.88G (0x787e0600)

handle 4796c202 1.91G (0x79f00200)

handle 67c8652a162.88M (0xa2e0000)

handle 67c9a11a 57.88M (0x39e0000)

handle 07c9a0f6 2.13M (0x220000)

handle a7c9a0ae 1.50M (0x17f000)

disk e6f4f7da

0 partitions, 0 binary partitions

customerid=00000000 uniqueid= 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

disk a701d116

0 partitions, 0 binary partitions

customerid=00000000 uniqueid= 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

disk 4796c202

0 partitions, 0 binary partitions

customerid=00000000 uniqueid= 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

disk 67c8652a

0 partitions, 0 binary partitions

customerid=00000000 uniqueid= 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

disk 67c9a11a

0 partitions, 0 binary partitions

customerid=00000000 uniqueid= 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

disk 07c9a0f6

0 partitions, 0 binary partitions

customerid=00000000 uniqueid= 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

disk a7c9a0ae

0 partitions, 0 binary partitions

customerid=00000000 uniqueid= 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

"

then

pdocread -w -d DSK1: -b 0x800 -p Part02 0 0x39e0000 Part02.raw

the part02.raw is the rom file

I can use viewimgfs tools to extract the part02.raw file.

Now can some body flash the rom ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] wizard_mini:
You can download the english rom file from this

http://bbs.pdafans.com/viewthread.php?tid=649400&extra=page=1&amp;filter=type&amp;typeid=240&area=

Can somebody try to use pdocwrite command to write the ROM?:eek:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] WODP:
finally something is moving with 21x roms....

great news, now we just need to find someone smart, to make wm6.1 rom!

thank you everyone for informations!

WODP
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] wizard_mini:
The good news is I have got the English and Chinese ROM file.

The bad news is :when I try to write the ROM with pdocwrite tools, it failed, the pdocwrite tools said "media protected". So I can't flash the rom file to the machine now.

So we need the solution of get the ipaq to the bootloader mode or the way to update with sd card.

Can someone help ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] speedy1979:
I'm assuming that you've already tried this http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaq214HowTo
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] aussie_boi:
Hi Guys,

Are we saying that we "may" have an English wm6.1 rom for the ipaq21x series?

I am having big probs getting into the Chinese page at

http://bbs.pdafans.com/viewthread.php?tid=649400&extra=page=1&amp;filter=type&amp;typeid=240&area=

even after I register

If it's hosting a wm6.1 rom, can someone host it somewhere else please?

aussie
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] marktwist:
Just curious .... wouldn't the rom update from HP for ipaq 11x help? They're very similar.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ZILLKA:
No way to dl roms from china site. Can you upload eng rom to rapidshera or something else?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] HopelesRomantc91:
Woo hoo! We're getting somewhere! MAN, I wish I had some money right now to donate...I TOTALLY would! I REALLY want this ROM. I want to get Flash Lite 3.1 on my iPAQ 211, but it's not working in WM6, so I want to try 6.1. I really hope we can get this going!

To make sure I understand: someone has a 6.1 ROM, but they can't get it to flash to the device? That seems to suck...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] WODP:
I think someone has Wm6 rom but english one. Person which requested it has chinese now...

I also hope that someone will be able to make WM6.1...

Thanks!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sb11:
http://rapidshare.com/files/166787725/214-eng.raw.html
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dasoahc:
Did anyone give this a try?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] itais:
How do I upload this ROM to my 214 PDA ?

1) How do I upload this ROM to my 214 PDA ?

2) Do we have the original ROM so if this one douse NOT work I can restore the original ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] wizard_mini:
Now it is no one found the way to flash the rom yet.

But good news is today I found the way to load the chinese MUI file for my English ipaq 214, so I think after some works I can change the English WM UI to the Chinese one.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ares333:
Hi, please help me to solve my BIG problem. I need the original english rom w 6.0 for HP 214 and few words, how to flash it. Thank you very much.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] wizard_mini:
english rom is here.

http://rapidshare.com/files/166787725/214-eng.raw.html

but no way to flash the rom now.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] matu:
does any one tried mtty & flash the SD dump rom to the device?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] itais:
Where can I find the mtty application ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] matu:
there is no use of mtty without entering bootloader mode... but i don't see any way to do this...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] wizard_mini:
Chinese MUI Cab release

If you understand Chinese, you can download from here and try it. Enjoy.

http://www.hi-pda.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=453262&extra=page=1

So you can make other language's MUI Cab for ipaq 214, if you can get the ROM file with pdocread.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rosinger:
214-eng.raw file

I am a bit confused here ... can someone confirm this is the WM6.1 ENG ROM for iPaq 21x (I have a 212), or is it 6.0?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PurpleMelbourne:
You're not the only one who is confused. Aa couple of extra words in the right place would make it much simpler to to work out for everyone reading this forum :)

I'm going to try and install this ROM onto my 212 (Australian version of the 210) and find out what version it is. But I don't yet know how... so it will probably take me some hours (or more) of reading to figure out the 2 minute procedure LOL

But, once I figure this out, I'd like to write a short and simple post on how to do the update if other interested people would like to help :)

Greg
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] itais:
We are all behind you and wish you luck :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] WODP:
Hey Greg. WM 6.0 is official version of 21x ipaq, so 6.1 is not even availible in modified version. I think version uploaded is also WM 6.0. There also isn't any experience with flashing 21x so if you have any informations it would be useful.

Be careful flashing, since no one has done it before.

Wish you all the best with it!

WODP
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sliders7:
I need Clean English WM6.1 ROM for my 212.....

I will Pay via Paypal!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PurpleMelbourne:
Thanks mate for your support on this :-)

I've tried using BootLoader but it didn't find the iPaq... The site with the information on how to get stuff on was down yesterday and still down today (http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaq214HowTo - the whole website is offline) so no extra information about it.

I'm wondering if we can modify a HX4700 cooked ROM for our purposes :-)

Do you know if that rom listed for download in this thread is 6.0 or 6.1?

Greg
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] WODP:
Greg: only WM 6.0 is out there for 21x, so i don't believe someone has 6.1. Not even modified version (no one succeeded so far).

As it concerns webpage. I have made a pdf copy of it for you if you can't reach it. I didn't have problems with it and NOW it's also working.

ROMS for hx4700 will not work on ipaq 21x.

So... we're still waiting for someone to succeed in making and uploading 21x WM 6.1 ROM.

WODP :cool:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PurpleMelbourne:
Thanks for uploading that PDF of the site which is strangely invisible to me here in Australia (can't ping it and a traceroute times out before reaching it too...)

Anyway as for 6.1 ROM. What I'd like to do, though currently lack the knowledge of how... I'd like to take a HX4700 ROM, replace the drivers with ones for the 210 and then presto we will have a 210 ROM...

That leaves two steps:

learning how to cook the WM ROM in the first place

getting the WM device drivers for the 210

That second point might be a sticking point and I'm guessing is the reason why we've all been waiting for an Official upgrade of any kind (from where we'd get the drivers) before any cooked ROMs come out.

Can the 6.0 ROM be ripped and then the drivers ripped from that 6.0 ROM? Perhaps someone here has the disassembly knowledge to do it?

Hey if the drivers exist and I can find a guide on how to cook a ROM then I'll give it a go :)

Fingers crossed it will be before 6.5 comes out :D

Who wants to help? :eek:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] WODP:
You have my support and i can try to help you, but i haven't done this before.

Maybe we should ask some real good computing masters such as Kozhura, Sanjay, Ramsses, Da_G, Alkor, PhamQuang, etc...?

I remember someone mentioned in hx4700 thread: that we should extract rom and modify it with Vivi's kitchen... But I have no idea how....

So you have more or less my support of maybe getting some informations you can't see :) and i'll cross fingers for you or someone to succeed!

WODP from Europe :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gkleding:
Would Chrismrulz bootloader not work? That is what is used for the 4700. Always worked for me. If not he might be able to suggest a modification to make it work.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rosinger:
I have done what wizard_mini had suggested earlier in this thread (pdocread -l) and have the Part00, Part01 and Part02 (the ROM image) raw files extracted from my iPaq 212.

Also ran viewimgfs on Part02.raw, also suggested by wizard_mini. So now I have a dump directory of all the modules in the ROM.

Still got quite a lot of reading to do to understand the cooking process, but if someone already knows how to proceed from here (for example to extract the drivers DLLs), then I can upload the dump to rapidshare or something.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Jin_1:
can i ask you what kind of answer you get from HP?

I also need in WM 6.1 for my HP 214 because WM 6 Classic is more slow then WM6.1 I verify it on my Dell x51v for long time...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] laggflor:
I was asked to call the support by phone - but the support was not able to find my call :-(

Additionally we choosed to file a report at our reseller but keep the device anyway. No response helping us here too. Maybe someone has more luck.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bigvoice:
See the following link, someone has cooked the ROM to WM6.1:

http://forum.brighthand.com/showthread.php?t=265547
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] WODP:
Rosinger, if you manage to extract rom, please check bigvoice's link:

Wow, finally some good news!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] BoomerCE:
Well... Because the source ROM image is secretive till now, I cannot make any ROM images public unless the owner of the source ROM image authorizes me. But if anyone makes any source ROM image (no matter what language or version) public, I will release everything.

I found that there is a group at http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaq214 developed a Linux ROM for iPAQ 21x devices and it is highly possible that the group holds an original Windows Mobile 6 ROM image.

Generally speaking, if anyone can get a WM6 ROM image out of the group that I mentioned or anywhere else, I will be very glad to share everything.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] WODP:
BomerCE, what about post #46 from rosinger:

How to make source ROM? Maybe i can extract from my ipaq, but i would need EXACT procedure informations.... I'm newbie on that :D

Regards,

WODP

Edit: BoomerCE - what about this...

http://rapidshare.com/files/166787725/214-eng.raw.html
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Smoczysko:
Help please

I am beggining user of 214 and I got it with Dutch language. Can somebody help me to change it into English language. I do not care whether it is win 6.1, 6.0 or antyhing as long as it is in English. Please help, I do not know how to save my rom in case something fails, and how to implement an English one, what program should I use. I am ignorant and I am about to thorw this thing awary. I do not speak any word in Dutch.!! HELP! HILFE! HILFEN! AJUTO!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ljepava:
link plz,

thx
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] WODP:
Come on....isn't there anybody who knows how to extract ROM, so that BoomerCE and others can modify it?

:(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ljepava:
here is english rom

http://rapidshare.com/files/166787725/214-eng.raw.html

is there anyone who knows how to modify it and flash it?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ottoman96:
Judging by the fact that no one has answered this in over half a month, can we extrapilate that someone is working on modding this ROM? If someone is, I think i speak for alot of people when I say that we'd greatly appreciate an update! If you're working on it thanks and let us know!

Chris
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PurpleMelbourne:
Its great to see there are some talented people working on this...

But I've just seen that the HX4700 crew have hacked it to take SDHC cards! Makes me wonder why I bother with the 210 if I can just fix my old HD4700 (dead PCB...), get it expanded to 128MB and put WM6.1 onto it.

I love the battery life on the 210 though. But perhaps its brighter screen could migrate over to the HX4700 ;-)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ottoman96:
Status

It doesn't look like anyone is actually working on anything, but I'm not ready to declare this project dead yet!!!!!! ANYONE who knows where they left off, or what is required... SPEAK UP!!! THere are alot of people who are more than ready to help do whatever it takes to make sure that this actually gets STARTED!!! If it's a donation thats needed, SAY SO- I'll gladly provide to anyone working on a ROM, or working on how to work on a ROM.

This device has SO MUCH POTENTIAL. The screen, the battery life, the size, the processing speeds... all of it is so GOOD, but stupid HP doesn't know how to utilize it. This is XDA for cryin out loud... we can do ANYTHING! Let's all pull together and do what we need to do GET THIS GOING! Think of the triumph of knowing we were involved in something as complex and difficult as cracking the iPaq 21x series... Legends will speak of this (IF WE DO IT!)

I believe that we're capable of this... we have the know-how, the drive, the need, and the financial support (Probably) to accomplish this seemingly impossible task, and I have no doubt that if we pull together and work as a team we can DO THIS! So let's get to it!

-End of motivational speech-

NOXEM Computers, ottoman96
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] BoomerCE:
hey guys,

i got latest WM6.5 build 21202 run on my ipaq 212(210/214, whatever you like to call it). but there are minor bugs - bluetooth won't work(seems that broadcom bluetooth stack is too old - the version shipped with our devices were compiled in 2006, im trying to replace it with MS bluetooth stack, hope a success), and SMS cannot be disabled on CHome (phone can be disabled) in

this build

of WM6.5(maybe in next build this will be OK). another minor build is that some icons are corrupted(easy to fix).

http://forum.brighthand.com/showthread.php?t=267862

good news is that now WM6.1 run flawlessly on iPAQ 21x devices - fast speed, no bugs - cheers:D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] laggflor:
Good news! I hope I can try this soon as the device is owned by a friend. Thanks!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PurpleMelbourne:
:)

Now where would I go to find this ROM so that I can put it onto my 210 NOW?

My Ipaq is ready and waiting to be flashed.

Upgrading to 6.5 sounds great, but I want to go to 6.1 immediately and later on jump to 6.5 with no more waiting!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Steven855:
If you aren't going to release the rom converter tool, then at least give us the algorithm (or process) to do so (I hope it's something easy).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] RayeR:
Of course, if you already an owner of hx4700 then you don't have much strong motivation to upgrade to 21x. I can see that hx4700 is better in some features. But there are people with their 1st PDA od those who upgraded from very old model like me (h2210). If I got a chance to bought hx4700 for low price I would do it instead of buying new 214 but there wasn't good offer that time...

Nice to see they was able to upgrade bootloader to eat SDHC. I have a trouble with it. I have 1GB microSD which is not recognized by bootloader and then 8MB very old SD which works but cannot take whole linux image. So I just put the uboot loader and kernel image to 8MB card, when bootloader started I swapped SD cards and continue to boot. Uboot and linux kernel can work with modern SD.

Then, I don't thing that nobody is working on 21x. I think that linux guys made a lot of work there - flashing tool, uboot loader, kernel image, rootfs image but it is still far from perfect (CF, wifi doesn't work). And it's obvious that linux guys are not much interested in upgrading of wince when they are aimed on linux. But I think some knowledges would be usefull for us too. E.g. to fix the CF current leak problems or so.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] elektrownik:
He should be banned - he doesnt provide proof that he realy done the upgrade, also he doesnt want to share tools which he used or 6.1 or 6.5 image, he post second topic on brighthand which doesnt change anythink - we still cant upgrade to 6.1 or 6.5 becouse we have only binary images taken from linux... :mad: Also I want know how it is possible that he say that sms cant be disabled and phon can if according to hes screenshots is running wm classic which doesnt have phone or sms features...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] apexnx:
Ahh i just can't wait for such an update to my IPAq, and this discussion makes me sick :( When will there happen something good, a date, or atleast some more pics, cos now user BoomerCe is just giving a hope, witch starts to look more like a fake. After reading the thread, i still can't understand what are the problems of publishing the method and the files required to upgrade our HP devices ??:rolleyes:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] elektrownik:
We never will get something good.. in case of Boomer: I think that he lie about WM, why ? He say that he take the image from Foxcon and that is the reason that he cant release it, ok I understand that (if it is true) can afraid about hes job, but he is also tell us that he will not share tools which he make, and that he will give them to use when we will obtain image from Foxcon... I dont understand why he dont want to release the tols... Also I cant belive that Foxcon is building WM 6.5 for iPAQ 21X which will never be release... :mad:

And the main fake proof is that Boomer screenshots show WM Classic and he want say us that there are phone and sms options...

I also made something, look:

As you see it is easy...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PurpleMelbourne:
OK so if we forget about Boomer the Faker where are we?

Sounds like we are heavily at the mercy of the Linux people, hoping they feel like doing some charity for us. I like that Linux exists (I hate MS) but I don't want to use a multi user OS on my PDA!

If no new Windows Mobile, perhaps there will be some software to run on Android soon and we can use it instead...

Boomer, stop playing with other people for your entertainment.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ottoman96:
I still agree with myself.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] elektrownik:
the end of waiting: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=503654
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PurpleMelbourne:
Well Boomer, you had better get your stuff together for sharing as it looks as though there will be cooked ROM's out within the week :)

I guess we'll see if you are for real after all :rolleyes:

The Ipaq 210 has been cracked. Here is the Brighthand forum thread:

http://forum.brighthand.com/showthread.php?t=267928
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] davethebossman:
Gentlemen (and lady if present), get your devices over to BH forum if you are able. elektrownik seems to have WM6.5 in BETA (or close to). He needs testers. Please check out forum and message elektrownik however you can help him. Things are moving. Out!

http://forum.brighthand.com/showthread.php?t=268646
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] z-control:
Hi everybody

I'm looking for the original french rom for ipaq 214, anyone knows where i can find it ?

Thanks in advance
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] davethebossman:
Brighthand forum, go to ipaq 210 and use search feature. I'm almost 100% someone dumped a French ROM onto it. Also, elektrownik has mostly given up with the new ROM project because he feels discouraged... so he needs people's help. He's had to do almost everything on his own.

We need a kitchen for 6.1 or 6.5, and we need someone who knows how to cook. GET BUSY ASKING AND/OR HELPING IF YOU WANT A NEW ROM. Thanks, everyone. Peace.

Dave
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Fdo35:
I heard you enter U-Boot by pressing the Calender key, Windows key, and reset at the same time(I'm not sure if that's what you're looking for, but it might help).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kenyloveg:
Hey guys

We have roms leaked and need someone not a noob like me to cook a kitchen ROM for iPAQ 21x. Just like the way xda-dev used to do:D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gkleding:
iPAQ 210 with wm 6.5

I really think those guys at Brighthand are on to something! I wish I was smarter, I would try to help them. Unfortunately, all I can do is use their RK and then test. But hey, its working. Very Cool to finally see wm 6.5 on my 210. Wasnt sure it would happen. Everything works fine, but in the wrong places. But if someone would like to help sort it out....

Sunday