yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ycytyl:
Thanks lennysh for making v50x alive again.

There are 2 problem I notice:

1. High cpu util because of filesys.exe whenever I install program in the main memory instead of SD card.

2. garmin mobile xt always hang.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] juanpa74:
For once and all:

The filesys.exe problem will always be there for Axim 50 series. It maybe minimized by avoiding writing to internal storage, but it is going to be there unless you upgrade to Axim 51.

Was it using size 0 pagepool? That is important because people say with 0size pagepool they suffer less pagefile.exe problems. But that doesn't mean you can install programs to main memory.

It is a well known HARDWARE issue.

You can't complain of high cpu use because of filesys.exe when you insit on installing programs in main memory!

We need tweaks that make Windows Mobile use the external CF or SD (or RAMdisk)for most of the writing. Those tweaks should also be for the programs we install.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mcdull:
It would be nice if we can mount the SD card as root (linux concept) in x50v.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ppcvb:
Can this English ROM support Chinese display ?

If not, how can I include Chinese Font in this ROM ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lennysh:
I disagree... The biggest problem is due to the Sector size being set to 4k instead of the more common 512 bytes. Which is a fixable solution....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] blazingwolf:
Thank you for this. :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] IM0001:
ahh

I knew the axim could not be left behind with 6.1 and soon 7.0 (whatever) in the near future lol. its still got the hardware capable of running all the future stuff as long as its ogl or d3d based.

anyway great work so far and I look forward to testing any of your future roms. I was just wondering if there was any chance you could make this into a kitchen so we can add and remove OEM apps in the rom? ppcgeek.com has a kitchen program with bootloaders for the x50/51v already in the program and all it needs is well whatever they use to make kitchens. Its still a bit new to me but im learning.

Is it possible you could inform me if this rom at least has the remote desktop app.. Kinda my main app for my x50v besides games and media.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] juanpa74:
I read that a year ago from that Microsoft expert on the Windows Mobile blog.

In theory that would be a solution.. but nobody came with a way of doing it.

If you find the key you will be a hero.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TheMarcello:
how to update

Hello i'm new to upgrading my x50v. I downloaded the files from the first post. How should I start upgrading?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mcdull:
The first thing we have to work out is whether this has to be done on the Bootloader or the ROM itself. If it is the ROM problem, it is easier.. Otherwise... very slim chance.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Liquidator:
The ROM works fine, have been using it for about a week now. The only thing not working is infrared, but I can live with that (would be nice having it, though, especially for remote control purposes).

Unfortunately, WPA won't work for me. It's not AES-secured, and the trick with turning the Axim off and on won't work. The connection gets established and one or two pings actually reach the access point, then it drops out and reconnects. Oh well, I'll survive.

It runs really stable and quick as hell, though, and thanks to Wisbar it is the best OS I had on my Axim so far! :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gorbehnare:
The ROM works fine (Thank you).

There is still two bugs that I have issues with.

1 - I have an issue with the power button. sometimes when the device goes to sleep it will not turn back on when hitting the power button, have to use the reset at the back to get it going again. It happens to me at least once a day.

This bug did not exist with WM6.0 that was posted in these forums (I used that for a couple of months without any problems:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1430712&posted=1#post1430712 ).

I have the exact same programs installed as I had with the WM6 except I don't have the Foxit PDF reader installed anymore:

-- TCMP with all the plugins

-- Macromedia Flash Player Active X

-- Microsoft .NET CF2.0 that was posted in this thread

-- Isotope 244 Graphics Atomic Cannon game

2 - The system also seems to be a bit slower reading from the CF card (I'm playing MP3s and they seem to cut off and Windows Media Player will buffer again).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] juanpa74:
WPA-TSK is working fine for me. It also was with Maglite's one.

Thanks for this work Lennish.

People talking about batteries draining over night. Remember to use the fake server trick for the Activesync thing. And then set it to sync manually and then delete the fake server if you want.

Read:

http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-6700-xv6700/60676-how-stop-activesync-turning-automatically.html

http://www.mobile9.com/invboard/index.php?showtopic=35511
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dividee:
WPA-PSK is now half-working. It looses the connection immediately after being connected for a moment.

I am using a AVM Fritz!Box.

Cya
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] shawn_selig29:
well guys, hate to say but im trading my x50v for a psp due to gaming....sorry i couldnt stay any longe.r...hope this project goes good for you all :) ...you never know when i might buy one again..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] indiekiduk:
Looks great, going to try this on my X50V. Are the Direct3D drivers with hardware acceleration included in this ROM? I guess I'll check.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ashdavely:
I've been using it for about 5 days now and it's worked better than the Maglite roms. No crashes or battery problems (i have a new battery too).

I am having 2 issues. I can't get Activesync to work with my companies 2003 exchange server. It acts like it connecting but never pulls any emails or contacts. I tried recreating the profile several times with no luck.

Also, WPA is tempermental. It works fine with my dd-wrt routers (one linksys w/ broadcom and one atheros) but not with my crappy fry's airlink router (also atheros). The off/on trick doesn't work either.

Thanks for your hard work on these roms!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] caxio:
raphael os dump

Topic

tread

my rapidshare mirror

Raphael_ROM__00to02_.zip

for you

LennySh :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mrctrgcrg:
Hi all,

I'm trying to upgrade my device but when I press wifibutton + On\off button + reset it appears to me the bootloader screen without any rom..Now I'm using WM 6 A03 ..Can someone help me?

Sorry for my bad english:p...and thanks a lot for the help!

Edit: I have seen in page 3 the solution to my problem...see you later for the impressions!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TacoLoco:
hey!

can you please make a x51v rom with the new build you use in this rom? would be very cool since I have some problems with footballs A08 release..

greetings
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] alfychen:
SDHC supported?

Hi, excellent work, thanks!

One question: Is SDHC supported in this ROM? Any other drivers needed?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mcdull:
No driver is needed.. I have no problem with my 8GB SDHC.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mcdull:
you have to extract the rom file to the root of your SD Card...

and you CANNOT use SDHC card for upgrade.

Wait for 30 seconds and you will see the upgrade file.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Gadianton:
Thanks for the ROM. Much faster than Maglite's 6.0 versions.

One question I can't get Pocket ESword to work. It says it can't find the bible. I am pretty sure it is a problem with SQL. Is there a fix to this?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] pigboy306:
Should I upgrade???

I have Maglite version installed in my x50v is the upgrade worth it??

It seems to have gone quiet from the developer, is another version being worked on??
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jtoyz2:
hi i successfully updated to 6.1 thanks alot...but when i try a2d2 it does not work anymore...it would find the bluetooth stereo and everything but when i try to play it...its just cut in out and like its stuttering...

thanks in advance please help
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] netcrawler:
Hello,

well, I tried that many WM 6.1 images, but WPA never worked! I haven't read anything in this thread, so I wanna ask.

Is WPA working working with this image?

Or is this issue even new to you, and it worked also with older images (MagLite, etc)? I really have trouble with WLAN since WM5... With WM2003 and Odyssey everything works fine, so I have to downgrade after each try of WM 6.1 :mad:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Mako 230:
First of all a huge thank you to Lenny Sh for his work. I use his wm6.1 on my x51v and love it.

I have an x50v as well with the 128M ram upgrade that I'd like to try this rom on.

2 questions.

1.Can I flash this rom from wm2003se directly or do I need to find a wm5 bootloader?

2.With the 128m ram mod, should I install programs to device or sd card for best performance?

Thanks again!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mcdull:
Yes.. but still experience some problem.. need to on/off/on, etc.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mcdull:
1. No.. need to update twice to get bootloader up to A02

2. even you have 10GB ram mod, you need to install all programs to sd card. WM 5/6 works different from 2003SE
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Mako 230:
Ok, Thank you.

(wish I could get a 10G ram mod).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Gadianton:
The method I have used since Maglite's Rom to use WPA-TKIP is:

1)Turn on the WiFi and Bluetooth using the icons on the lower right part of the today screen.

2)Turn on Flight Mode by clicking on the network icon at the top of the screen.

3)Turn off Flight Mode by clicking on the network icon at the top of the screen.

4)Turn off bluetooth, by clicking on the icon at the bottom of the today screen.

By the time bluetooth is off, my WiFi has connected to my WPA-TKIP access point.

This method is working great for me using Lenny's Rom.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] suntopper:
Calculator

Like everyone else, I wish to thank LennySh for his work. I upgraded today with no problems (0PP).

I would like to report that the included Calculator program does not run. I get the following error: "The file 'MobileCalculator" cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found..." It's not like I use it a lot but I thought you might want to know!

Other than that, everything is running smoothly. Filesys still attacks but that's to be expected.

Thanks again LennySh

Edit: I loaded NET 2.0 and calculator now works. Sorry for the misinformation.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lennysh:
Me, and a couple of others are working on this WiFi bug. I do have a new ROM ready with the newest build of WM6.1, but I will not be releasing until we can at least make the WiFi work a lil better. Seems some very early WM5 ROM in two or three diff languages seem to work perfect with WiFi, so we're trying drivers from those ROMs to see if it fixes anything. If anybody has any ideas themselves, please feel free to post.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Gadianton:
I wish I could help you with more. All I know is the above method works for me. My theory is that it somehow forces the driver to reload, but I have no basis for that belief. I look forward to the next version. The current 6.1 x50v rom you did is still the best version so far. I can't wait for the it to get even better. Thanks!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] 6Fg8:
Hi everyone,

funny, dont have the problems reported by many, but got other issues instead:

what works:

- WiFi with WPA/PSK works perfectly, although i have to power on Wifi, wait a few secs, power off and then power on again. After that, it immediately connects

- calc ok

problems:

- magicbutton sometimes terminates and i have to start it manually. not a big deal but annoying though

- unable to schedule backups with SpB backup; it freezes the x50v and i have to reset the device
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] blazingwolf:
Have you unchecked stop services?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] 6Fg8:
tried checked and unchecked, no success

to my surprise it worked a few minutes ago, when the pda was usb-connected and powered-on. in all other attemps the device was off and disconnected.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Gadianton:
I am using spb backup 1.5 and it works just fine. What version are you using?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Abus:
I followed your advice, and for the first time since 4 weeks, my x50v is connected to my home WLAN. If you happen to be female, let me know and I´ll kiss you. If you´re a guy, well, thanks for the tip :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hocky98:
Guitar Hero

This is way OT but it does go with a Dell x50v and LennySh edition of WM 6.1.

GuitarHero for Mobile doesnt work :( It starts the load screen and bombs out. Any ideas why?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] armakey:
Problems with WiFi

Firstly, thanks for your job!! Lennysh

But...the WiFi...definitive not job well...is very unestable...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mcdull:
did you installed .NET CF ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] FamilyDoc:
UpGraded to LennySh Edition

Just thought I share with the group. Still putting through the paces. Have not used the WiFi or IrD, but since I use medical software, needed to upgrade to at least 6.0 because my software package subscription will not work on SE2003 anymore.

2003 was stable and battery consumption was moderate. Still was using original battery and this is now over 3 years old.

I need data fast so there is no other 6.0 or 6.1 that is as fast or has the right screen size as the v50x. I looked and looked and looked.

I took care of the battery drain with an extended battery. I watch videos related to my occupation using TCPMP. The videos are long and boring, but I can get a good 60 mins. with only a 25% drain.

I write a lot of short Word files that I also need rapid access. The SD and CF slots keep me from having to swap.

So Lenny.....I don't care about any of the small bugs...you are saving lives as far as I am concerned...:)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hocky98:
Yeah. had it installed and installed it again. Still doesnt work. Same problem.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jram:
Could someone please tell me if this WM6.1 version is faster than the one by maglite? I've been having some speed issues with the maglite version, with big lag while opening skyscape programs. I do even have lag while typing on the notepad.

Thanks.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jtoyz2:
i do not know if its the Rom or not but i am having trouble with A2D2 i can not use bluetooth radio it connects but stutter in and out very annoying can anyone help?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ctny:
SDHC usable?

My 2GB SD card worked great to flash the ROM. I want to buy a 8GB SDHC card. Does it work with this ROM? BTW, my 8GB CF card worked fine also.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ctny:
Yes. It is much faster. WM6 was sluggish.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ctny:
Bluetooth headphone not working

Using WM6.1 A09, my IOGEAR bluetooth headphone makes a connection, but the sound coming through stutters. Instead of streaming the music, it's like a pause is injected between every note. When I used MagLite's WM6 A02, it used to work fine. Any ideas? BTW, regular headphone jack sounds fine too.

...

I took a closer look using Windows Media Player. Very strange. The elapsed time would advance 2 second, then back 1s, then advance 2s again. For example, it goes 00:27, 00:28, 00:29, then 00:28, 00:29, 00:30, then 00:29, 00:30, 00:31... The slide bar actually moves backwards when elapsed time goes back. After I hit pause, the stuttered music comes through for another second or 2. Looks like the outgoing bluetooth data is buffered somewhere. Some issue with the buffer size or speed?

...

A bit more research, I downloaded an older WM5 BT stack from http://www.mobilitysite.com/boards/...widcomm-axim-x50v-x51v-state-development.html. This seems to work ok and resolved the stuttering problem. The PPC seems to slowdown a bit when using this stack... Can the WM6.1 version fix the internal stack?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] loftysnake:
I've the same issue as waldfee. My X50v has the WM2003SE ROM A05 english version. Appreciate if someone can tell me the way to get the Stock Windows Mobile 5 since I can't find it from Dell's site.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kschroed:
I couldn't get Bluetooth Obex Object Push to work to send data to my Axim. I now also use the Bluetooth stack ctny has mentioned. It works, but it makes the Axim really slow while Bluetooth is enabled.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] DomFel:
Damn! Thank you for this amazing ROM! My x50v flies now! You rock!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ClassicalDude:
Test 2 Bugs

Have been using Test 2 with 0mb page pool; temp files, IE and Opera caches are all on 4mb ramdisk and every app that can work from a memory card is installed on my CF card. Filesys hardly ever kicks in, and when it does, it usually finishes up after a couple of minutes. This is by far the best os available for the x50v! It is flying.

Two glitches, though:

1. The only way to get the battery indicator up is by charging. If I switch from a used battery to a fresh one, then a) the hard reset dialogue comes up (and can be canceled with no harm done), and b) the battery indicator remains on the level of the old battery until the new one drops below that previous level. Only then does the axim start reflecting the actual power levels of the current battery.

2. In Settings, Connections tab, Connections icon - made the axim hang for a while, but when I checked it right now it was working.

3. Wireless usually connects, but takes some toggling.

Altogether, Test 2 is almost ready for prime time, as far as I am concerned. Thank you!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] conocelo:
you cant find "Free" on dell site. it has a cost. i think abut 50usd. but if you search you will find it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] loftysnake:
I got it from the following thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1430712&posted=1

I'm now starting the journey of giving a second life to my Axim X50v...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gudmundsonsc:
- Find and download AximX50v_WM5_A01_EN.rar

- Unrar it and copy the files to an SD card

- Rename the WM50_B_.... files to DiMa_B_....

- Hold down power, wifi buttons. Press and release the reset button on back. Continue to hold down power and wifi buttons until you see a list of rom images to update to.

- Update to the _B_ (bootloader) files first.

- Now you can follow similar instructions to update the rom kernel _K_ files (they don't need to be renamed at all).

The new bootloader files are named WM50_B_A01_X50v_WM5_ENG.nb0 and WM50_B_A01_X50v_WM5_ENG.nb0.crc but they need to be named DiMa_B_A01_X50v_WM5_ENG.nb0 and DiMa_B_A01_X50v_WM5_ENG.nb0.crc otherwise the old 2003SE bootloader won't recognize them.

http://rapidshare.com/files/53847340/AximX50v_WM5_A01_EN.rar

Good luck.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] loftysnake:
Thanks very much for your help, especially the very clear instructions. I've managed to get WM5 running on my device. I'm now preparing to go to WM6. Hope it works.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] quovadis7:
How soon will your next WM6.1 update be available???

Hey LennySh,

Looks like some outstanding work you're doing on behalf of us X50v owners. Thanks!

I recently installed maglite's WM 6.0 version, and would like to upgrade to your WM6.1 version since I'm seeing the undesirable lag issues and a few other mostly minor bugs with maglite's WM6.0 release, except for a major problem with IE getting REALLY slow & laggy during & after loading relatively large HTML files.

Btw, does anyone know if your WM6.1 releases have this IE issue? One of my offline HTML files which causes the worst IE lag problems for me with WM6.0 is only ~ 440KB in size, and has a couple of dozen intra-document hyperlinks but very little graphics; not too horribly big, but problematic for me nonetheless.

However, with the IrDA not working on your recent WM6.1 releases, I'd rather wait on doing an upgrade to WM6.1 until you get that ironed out.

Will your next WM6.1 release fix the IrDA issue, and if so how soon do you think that will become available?

Thanks again for all your efforts on behalf of us X50v fans, and keep up the fantastic work!

Steve B

quovadis7
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dragonwen:
Thank you LennySh for the wonderful WM6.1. Just installed your rom, will report back in a few days.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dragonwen:
just a quick report, the bluetooth, ired, & wifi are all working. runs fine till I install pocket plus4, the system slows down quit a bit. But all & all it hasn't crash yet.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] methcat:
thanks for the sweet rom, all went pretty smooth. i don't want to drag everyone down in a connection problem, but if my wireless gets as fas as seeing all the local networks, and i get as far as "connecting", and then it goes back to "available" without ever hooking up, does that mean the software/rom part is working and i need to keep digging through my settings?

my connection was fine with 2003, just open/wep. just copied my old settings but no love.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Numbers21:
thanks for you effort, so far this is great... keep up the good work!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dragonwen:
Been running the new os for about 5 days now, I had to say this is a lot more stable than WM 6. All the programs I had installed are running great. Wifi, bluetooth, & ired are all working fine. Thank you again for the great work.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] LakerChick4life:
Hi all. I am kinda new at this..I have an Axim X50V and would like to do this upgrade..I see on the first page that it says test #1 and Test #2, which one do I download as I see a few different things to download..Also, is installing this just like installing the other versions..putting this on an SD CARD/Compact Flash Card and pressing Wireless+power+home in order for installation..is this the newest WM6.1 cause I wasn't aware of there being a new version..if someone can give me a quick rundown on how to install that would be great and if this version is more stable(better) thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lennysh:
http://wiki.htcgeeks.com/index.php5?title=CustomDellAximFlashMethod
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] LakerChick4life:
Thank you so much for the info..but I was wondering which files on your original thread do I download cause I see Test #1 and Test #2 so I don't know which one to get
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] LakerChick4life:
I am installing Test #2 since I read that is the best one. I am assuming that is correct :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sonefe:
Please help

Whenever I run the SD image loader on my x50v it says Reading SD card... but it processes till half and waits ,it does not find the image on SD card. I tried with two different SD cards but it's all the same. Please help me.

I tried test 2 image.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] LakerChick4life:
I don't understand why this is happening and this is the exact reason why I upgraded to begin with..I installed a few things into the Axim, worked fine, now when I try installing something it says "installation of .cab file was unsuccessful" and this is exactly what it did before I upgraded to this yesterday..I don't know why this keeps on occurring. I have an SD card and a compactflash card both with enough room..can someone help me out. I don't want to not be able to install anything anymore..Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Vaako:
Hi,

Does WM 6.1 has WPA2 with TKIP or AES encription?

Thanks,

Vaako
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Liquidator:
As far as I can see WPA2 is not supported, neither is AES, which is a hardware-related function.