yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sjaakfaal:
Anyone using bluetooth GPS?

I have two (GNS leadtek and a el cheapo) but both do not work anymore with TomTom, IGO and / or Navigon.

They worked before with WM6.1 (and all other previous versions).

Pairing is done and without any problems. It looks like COM8 does not wakeup or something like that?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] basf:
Roughly schedule?

Every one is looking for ...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dxdy:
working fine with Spectec GPS SD adapter with bluetooth connection and port 8...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mccoy__:
idem

working fine with GlobalSat BT-338 with bluetooth connection on COM 8 .
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ivk1:
Prompt please why the password from a post 3 does not approach to archive Update_SP_v2.zip
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] script999:
mtty saga

Has been a week. I mostly felt that my 2490b is NOT upgradeable. Anyway, I have tried mtty w/o success, and below is my experience.

Yes, got it, 1.42. But it didnot recognize the iPaq USB connection, unless the PDA is running eBoot or activesync (i found this by testing it repeatedly!)

Actually, when the Device Manager showed "unknown device" (as in my previous thread), mtty did not recognize any USB --> the dropdown list only showed COM1 and COM2. Only when I activate the iPaq then mtty showed USB in its dropdown, of course useless.

When the PDA is set to pre-BL --> no USB in mtty

When PDA set to eboot --> USB

So, setting thus, in mtty, I click the USB, and got ENTRY ENTRY (every time I press enter). Nothing doing. Of course being under eboot I cannot do anything with mtty anyway.

The "USBness" of my 2490b is only determined when it run active or eboot. This make it impossible to replace the bootloader short of using blowtorch!.

Why? A friend told me that the 2490b australian (yes mine is ossie) is intentionally locked out of upgradability by an evil wog-boy in HP-dom years ago (during the realm of ipaqs and axims). IS this true? If so, what is the workaround? is there any?

I consider myself a daring soul in going into the unknown (brickes, I have a few), but skillwise I am no better than the average souls - far below our spiaaatie et al - can anybody help me with this ancient (and seemingly cursed) 2490b oz? how about other / newer mtty? putty? usb monitor?

PS:during the trials, I hard-reset my WM5 iPaq, and now I have to rebuild my softwares (I was dreaming doing this under the auspices of 6.5/6.1, not 5.0!) incl the recalcitrant gps bluetooth connection. Took me days .. sigh!

PS2:the pdaviet is out of reach, after google-translate the viets, I can't find where to register! with the mtty fiasco, it's a moot point anyway
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dxdy:
read careful, password from post 3 is for v1, not for v2

password for v2 ask author via PM
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ldw710430:
HX2410 - WM6.5 v3 (5.2.21812)

hmmmmm，good news
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] peacekeeper03:
thx for this amazing stuff.

I hope there will be a German version in near future.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tsn2005:
On my Ipaq 2790 (wm6.5 sp.v2) HP Protect tools don't work correctly, after activating protection pda restarts and after resratt on load "HP Protect tools" i get messege: "Your device must be reset to resolve system error" and then resets every time. How can i fix this troule?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Wladus:
can you provide me an detailled instructions of rom upgrade? becoase in arch i found readme without any steps:( only info about downloads link
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dpdurst:
CAUTION: If you perform a hard reset, your Pocket PC loses all data and programs not saved in iPAQ File Store.

To flash your Hx2xxx series PPC follow the steps:

1. Take your pda to PreBL mode (hold contact+itask+power and then lightly press reset, after about two second unhold remaing buttons) The screen will be white. After that press calendar.

2. Now connect your pda to craddle and plug the cable to AC and then to PC, you will hear beep from pc (USB Device connected).

3. Run hpRUU.exe.

4. Make clean reset (hold calendar + itask, then press and hold reset), after about two seconds you will hear knack. Now unhold these buttons. The screen will be black.

5. After that make hard reset (hold callendar + messaging + power and then press and hold reset) after about two seconds unhold reset button first and after about one seconds remaining buttons. You will see on screen PS FORMAT.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Spiaatie:
sent PM to You :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Spiaatie:
I'm out of town for a few days, so unable to check it, but I will, never have used HP Protect tools.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dxdy:
yes, confirm error for HP protect tools but after reset working fine...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dropje:
In reply to script999 USB problem:

I't is not easy MTTY, for sure :(

But the reason that MTTY shows no USB port is that activesync is still active (unless you use Vista's Windows Mobile Device Centre).

You can also stop the following two processes to stop active sync; rapimgr.exe and wcescomm.exe (Ctrl+Shift+Esc, select from the list of processes).

I am really sorry that your Australian iPaq is locked. Did not know that this was possible.

I hope there will be a solution for your problem.

Greetings, Dropje.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dropje:
"So, setting thus, in mtty, I click the USB, and got ENTRY ENTRY"

That means your USB connection is established. Mtty expects input so ENTERing again does nothing, that's OK. You can leave the program opened in the background.

When the PDA is set to pre-BL --> no USB in mtty - also after the lr command?

What happens next, when you start hpRUU.exe?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tsn2005:
Hm... i've made hard reset and got the same, on initilization of Protect tools there is an error, pda restarts a few times and turn off protect tools and then i have problem with my keyboard, i can't use any keyboard except default one :(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fancy_lady:
German Version

Hi,

I just try to update but I have a German Version ROM and the Updater dont want to continue. :( Is there a way to update a German HX2790b with this ROM?

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Spiaatie:
You need to download German WM5 first: LINK

Unpack it, then launch hpRUU.exe and push ''next'' button, don't close it

Now find Update folder - should be C:\iPAQ\sp33003

Find file ending with ''nbf'' remember it's name, now delete it, copy spiaatie_WM_6_5.nbf to sp33003, rename it to name that original nbf had.

Get back to hpRUU.exe and push ''Update'' button

Please try this, as I don't have any way to test this.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SatTrixer:
Zur Zeit gibt es keine deutsche Version, nach dem Update auf 6.5 hast Du eine englische Version! Bei genügend Nachfrage macht Spiaatie vielleicht eine in deutsch. Wenn Du eine deutsche Version haben magst, dann unterstütze die Weiterentwicklung mit Hilfe des Donate Buttons!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fa59:
Great job Spiaatie.

Waiting for the v3 for my Hx2410

In this V3, will be able to "cook" (choose to remove some applications useless for me) to have more available memory, because i've got an old Hx2410 with only 64Mo.

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nicknitro:
Exellent Work Spiaatie.

Have been reading the entire post and saw a great job done here from you and other people that made great tips about WM6.5 Flashing.

Will be flashing soon my HX2795b device, just will wait for the password.

I hope don´t have any problem doing it.

i´ll be back soon .
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ninguno:
You will share a tutorial with us to learn how to cook wm6.5 rom or a kitchen if that last is possible?.

Thanks for all your work.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] contradude:
this rom is great and stable, the only thing needed is btphonemanager if you can swing it so that we can all link our ipaqs to our smartphones ;-)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Spiaatie:
I can't include BTPhoneManager as there is no space for it - it takes almost 2MB, maybe someone can create a cab file??? as I'm not really sure how to make one just because never have tried :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nicknitro:
Hi Spiaati Thanks for sending me the password.

But unfortunately the flash gone bad, i mean relly bad. :(

My Ipaq is a hx2790b with Windows Mobile 5.0 and i went straing to 6.5 V2 with your ROM Paq. I have Windows XP SP2 and Active Sync 4.5 Installed on Laptop.

First i made a Hard Reset to take the handheld at Factory Settings with WM 5.0.

After that i made PreBL mode, got white Screen, inserted in Craddle with Power conected, pressed Calendar button to start USB comunications and run hpRUU from V2, the program found my handheld and started doing the update.

After finished updated i took out the handheld from craddle and Handheld beguns saying HP Start screen that it has WM V6.5 SP2 ENG, but here is the issue, The loading bar stops every time it goes to 5% to 10% when loading and the screen fade to black. It made like it can´t load the rom.

After this a took of the battery for maybe 5 min and inserted again, made a hard reset (Calendar + Messaging + Power + Reset with stylus), when screen shows Formating PS released the buttons and start procedure, but here is the issue again, The loading bar stops every time it goes to 5% to 10% when loading and the screen fade to black.

I tried to make the flash again and always happens.

I´m very frustrated, don´t know why other users had succesfully flash their devices and mine goes Bad.

Please help me with this

Thanks in advance
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ninguno:
If you search this forum you can find a btphonemanager cab, if you don´t find it i can send it to you.

Regards.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sjaakfaal:
Put your device back in PR-mode and try a old upgrade; WM5. You can find it on the website from HP.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ldw710430:
Hi Spiaati

Tks for your great jobs.

Can you upload the rom to rapidshare else ? tks again
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dxdy:
Here is RS link

Rapidshare
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nicknitro:
Hi, I have tried avery rom including original HP WM5.0 from website, allways gets the same issue. :(

PreBL Mode, Push Calendar, Insert in Craddle, computer detects the iPaq, run hpRUU.exe, After 100% the Ipaq Restarts and stops when it goes to 5% to 10% when loading bar is running and the screen Fade to black, remove from craddle, I must to take out the Battery and wait the Knack Sound, then insert Batery again, made Hard Reset, on the Screen appears Fomating PS and then guess what? Loading Bar stops and Screen goes Black again.

I think this is a no go, now i have a brick maybe?

Please i really need a help here, this iPaq is my tool for work. I have spend all weekend trying to solve the issue.

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Spiaatie:
Try to flash WM2003 from HP.com
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nicknitro:
Ok, i´m downloading from HP.com WM2003 Second Edition for HX2000 Series, this is the package SP29856.exe, its display V1.10.

I understand that hpRUU included in the package will not update my Ipaq, which one i must use?

Thanks

After succesfully update what i must do? I mean, i should left the iPaq in Craddle and wait to finishes tha loading of WM2003? or I have to take it out and inmediatly made Hard Reset?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Spiaatie:
I think that it should work with that hpRUU.exe if not then just copy *.nbf file to my update folder and rename it to spiaatie_WM_6_5.nbf

Yes You need to immediately take iPAQ out of cradle and do the HARD-RESET!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nicknitro:
ok i´ll made this and post results.

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nicknitro:
I have finished the procedure you told me (rename te nbf file and use your hpRUU from folder V2) because the HP procedure doesn´t work. After flash finished the screen goes black and nothing happens, took imediatly out the ipaq from cradle and made Hard-Reset, nothing happens, screen still black.

What to do now ?

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kelseyu:
Calendar + Contacts

I installed the ROM without any problems, whatsoever.

However, there are two rather annoying bugs that I can't seem to fix:

1) Calendar keeps giving me an error when I enter an appointment, saying:

"An unexpected error has occured in this program"

2) Contacts - if I try to run it, it just appears for a second and then disappears again!

Any way to fix these?

thanks

edit: hard-reset didn't solve it
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kelseyu:
... seems like I didn't do a PROPER Hard-reset.

ALWAYS Hard-reset after update, otherwise you will end up like me!

Press this combo until "Formatting PS" appears, and only release buttons then! This is where I went wrong!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nicknitro:
Hi kelseyu

I have done this many times, an allways the same issue. What i don´t understad is after hpRUU.exe finish loading ROM to my iPAQ, it turns off the screen inmediatly a took it off from cradle and make hard reset, never got Formating PS, just screen turn off.

Here is my confution, maybe i´m doing something wrong.

I have tested too putting the iPAQ on EBOOT mode (contacts+message+reset) after 3 Secs release Reset and EBOOT appears, then release buttons. In this case i can use the Original HP ROM downloaded from hp.com, it start doing the update, after finished tha iPAQ start saying Formating PS and never finish doing that because screen goes Black.

I have tried every method and never get a succesfull result.

What do you think about this?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nicknitro:
I´m going to do this procedure againg with WM6.5 SP2 and see what´s the result. I´m going to be very quick taking off iPAQ from Cradle and making HARD RESET with yor description.

Will post results

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kelseyu:
nicknitro:

1st: if the installation is complete, WAIT FOR THE DEVICE TO BOOT FOR FIRST TIME.

If the device has booted up, THEN do your first "real" hard-reset (as I described above).

That is how I got it working.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kelseyu:
... so basically what I'm saying is, if the installation finishes, there's no need to quickly unplug your PDA!

If the update is finished on the PC, wait for a few seconds, take it out of the cradle, wait for it to boot up for the first time! Then do the hard reset!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nicknitro:
OK, the thing is after update finishes the iPAQ start loading the O.S but, here is the issue, the loading bar stops at 5% to 10% and screen goes black. All this with iPAQ inserted in cradle or not inserted.

Maybe is a power related issue, battery or External power supply conected to cradle.

Any idea?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kelseyu:
it was really slow at the very first boot for me... what happens after screen goes black? what if you do a softreset?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] philbern:
Sticking at format stage

Done everything by the book, but when we get to the formatting ps... stage the bar goes right across and the machine just hangs... tried it 3 times now without success ... any suggestions? I've gone back to WM5 for the time being. :(

As you were ... after letting WM6.5 boot up for the first time .. evrything worked ... thanks all
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Spiaatie:
If it goes really, really slowly atfer hard reset, that means iPAQ have had a bad update process - has been disconnected while updating - problem can be solved only by installing all updates starting from WM2003 till WM5 1.02.00H - Something goes totally wrong with memory chip, I have had this problem, lost electricity once. First updated to WM2003, made HARD-RESET ipaq booted about 5min and with every next update process was faster - all went back to normal.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nicknitro:
After screen goes black can´t make soft or hard reset, i have to take out battery, wait for "KNACK" sound then put battery back and tray Soft or Hard Reset, start PreBL mode or Start EBOOT mode.

Can´t do anything else, even if i put the battery again and wait a few minutes, the iPAQ starts loading the system and then al 5% to 10% of loading screen goes Black again. This issue have been in every O.S i try to Install, from WM2003 (From HP.com), WM5.0 (from HP.com), and WV6.5 SP2 (from Spiaatie).

Now what? :(

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] headless:
Spiaatie i installed the sp2 versin to my friends hx2490b pda everthing has gone well only problem was that it shows that the batery is allways at 01. i did make many times hard-resets and soft-resets but nothing has worked.

i installed the rom again and still the same. i am reinstalling the org. wm5 vers. now and i will give a try again with 6.5.

it has worked is still working without problem with my hx2490b... could it be a hardware problem.. (it was working with 6.1 without any problem.)

Thx again with your great work.

PS. is possible to add spb weather or something else to the main windows default today plugin?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sjaakfaal:
I hope not. Please keep the rom images clean as possible.

When can we expect V3 ??!!!??? :-)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] headless:
I didn't mean to rom. I mean when i install the spb weather or other programs that puts a plugin to the today, i cant display it on the defaut today. when i tryed it to put it under settings / today , the today window turns to the old today that is common by other WM's.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Spiaatie:
SPB Weather and most 3rd part software can't be displayed in Titanium. Here are LINK with avaliable titanium plugins, otherwise You need to use old today layout.

v3 will be out this week :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xanotha_1x:
Hmm>.

sp3 coming out this week?..so soon?.. but ey i'm sure its for the best too. . .you have any teasers for your sp3 ??. . . again .. you are doing a great job here. . .thanks for all the help .
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sKutButtKicker:
Yippieayee!

In order to give Spiaatie all the credits i just want to say:

Great job... in my PM i explained the problem i had...dit the first Rom (L) again and then the hard reset and; ....IT worked!!!

No flashing to V2 and i just read that V3 is coming out this week??? F*****G great job!

Thank you very much.

Da Butt:D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sjaakfaal:
Spiaatie is our master ....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] steven07968:
When I go into Pre-BL mode, all appears ok, then Vista tells me that the USB Device isn't Recognized :(

Installed the USB driver as per the read me file, and still doesn't work.

Any ideas?

EDIT:

Ok, just got round this simple problem :)

Do not have your iPAQ connected via USB when putting it into Pre-BL mode. Once in Pre-BL mode, then connect via USB, and follow the readme file to install the correct drivers :)

The problem occured for me, as I had USB connected when going into Pre-BL mode, so the USB driver gets messed up, as it just thinks it's a USB hub.

Cheers :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gubbs:
Works perfectly on my hx2190b. No problems whatsoever ..

Thank you very much!

The Titanium thing is rubbish imho.

There's also (still) not process control in WM6? I am sick of having demons running in the process tree, eating up memory and battery life. I don't use Outlook, or need a Wifi client etc. on a device that has no wlan capability .. pst.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] basf:
wow .... continueous improvement,

then you can also release a rom kitchen?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sjaakfaal:
ask ur wife :-)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sKutButtKicker:
v3

I really can't wait until Spiaatie is releasing v3.

checking the site every 30 minutes.

also looking for skins for the Windows media player WM6.5 v2....anyone????

Da Butt
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Spiaatie:
You don't need to check this site so often, It won't be out today.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sjaakfaal:
Dude .. i wish M$ removed that crappy player.

Please look at this:

http://coreplayer.com/content/view/37/1/
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
Ok, not today.

When then?

:)

Solracna
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cpmo:
I'm using the WM6.5 v2 from Spiaatie with my hx2795b.

I saw that there aren't the games and occour some problems: the clock are changing the GMT, it is locking when i conect ActiveSync via USB, when I try conect via Bluethoot the pocket show a error "There is no Bluetooh hardware installed on this device".

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dxdy:
format device before use and all working ok...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Darkmere43:
Thankyou! I was a bit nervous, with this being my first flash, but the upgrade went flawlessly and now have 6.5 on my 2750. I'm so used to 2003 that I felt lost at first without the old style today screen lol.

Thankyou Spiaatie for all the work you have put into this.:D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] danstoke:
Device not recognized in pre-BL mode

Please ignore... I searched the thread and discovered that 64 bit won't work. Used XP 32 bit laptop instead.

I have the my 2415 in pre-BL mode and cannot update the driver. I get this error when following the instructions (I'm using Vista Ultimate 64 bit):

The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device. If the folder contains a driver, make sure it is designed to work with Windows for x64-based systems.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tommy96814:
does have this problem where the contacts is broken? clicking it doesn't do anything.:confused:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Spiaatie:
Do a Hard Reset - check 2nd post on this thread. :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dropje:
Solution for error 503 [unknown USB device in pre-BL mode] for member script 999

I wanted to know if my solution posted before in this forum would work.

Well, I was able to succesfully reproduce the error ;-)

The solution is different from what I expected, although easier (I'm sorry for the inconvenience!)

When you have completely bricked your iPaq (white screen, which means no ROM) my older solution is helpfull though.

I must be really really stupid, forgot to press calender again yesterday. I think it was the beer last night.

The solution was there already standing right in my face:

From senior member dpdurst: When you put the device in PreBL mode, you press Calender FIRST and then connect your USB cable !!!!

You don't even have to deinstall WMDC or stop C:\Windows\system32>net stop wcescomm

I managed to reproduce another error: Incorrect device SKU! Update cannot continue. It shows up when you use HP USB Sync driver instead of the HP USB Sync - Spiaatie.

So the solution for error 503 goes completely to Member DPDURST.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] qischen263:
I have some opinions for Version2.

I think Version 1 is better than Version 2 except it has Ramdisk.

1. the font size of the icons is too small in Ver.2;

2. not as stable as Ver.1;

I hope ver.3 can increase the font size. remove Ramdisk as Ver.2. Thanks. :-)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zhwdon:
Hello Spiaatie

Thanks for your good ROM, The 21806 Rom for hx2000 working well, Now have new version coming, Are you have new update?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] semenoof:
waiting for the WM6.5 v3 (5.2.21820) and the password in PM. Thanks.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prove:
Me too thanks! :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] 64er:
A question about the language. i am really need my german version. is there a way to select the language?

a sorry if someone ask before me - it took me too long to translate the whole thread ... ;)

Edit: i found something in post 303++ ...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Spiaatie:
There is no German language ROM yet. But I think I will make it based on 21820 Build as soon as I will finish new upcoming v3 :)