[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] patcat007:
I have been seeing various posts on people struggling to make BBConnect work on HTC Touch Pro 2 a.k.a Rhodium and thought I would put down a step by step guide from various posts put down through this forum So rejoice all you HTC Touch Pro 2 owners like me BB Connect is finally working and so is Multiple APN's. I have BB Connect Enterprise and GPRS connecting simultaneously and its showing up on the notifications manager.

This step by step solution is thanks to Cornholio, Absahnen & NRGZ8(The Master Chef who cooks wonderful ROms across devices)

So Here Goes

Step I: GET YOURSELF A NEW ROM:

Trying to install Blackberry Connect is very buggy on most of the stock ROMS and will keep on failing. So go and get yourself the latest NRGZ8 ROM for Rhodium I am using Build 21877 27th Nov Standard Manila 2.1. The ROM is anyway faster with almost no bugs and free of Junk that you see on standard ROMS

download the ROM from this link:

http://hotfile.com/list/93322/b5a2687

Step2: CHANGE AKU SETTINGS

This change is needed to make BB Connect work on WinMo 6.5 ROMS.

Using a registry editor go to HKLM/System/Versions

There you will see the aku key usually on any WinMo 6.5 ROM its .5.xx.xx change the aku value to .1.6.0(.1.6.3 didnt work, the connection was getting dropped)

Step 3: FOOLING YOUR BB CONNECT SOFTWARE TO THINK YOUR DEVICE IS A RAPHAEL

The Rhodium is not yet supported by RIM and looks like they have withdrawn support for further devices. Therefore you need the BB connect to believe that your Touch Pro 2 is a Touch Pro i.e. Your Rhodium is a Raphael. To do this you have to make registry changes you can use any registry editor I used Resco Registry Editor which loads when you load Resco Explore on your device To do this follow the steps below very carefully, using the registry editor

Instructions:

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- Uninstall any BB Connect software if you loaded.

- Attached find a rar file which contains SetModelID.exe. Unzip it and copy it over to the \windows\ folder of your device.

- Using any registry editor of your choice navigate to HKLM\init Create a new String Value with the name "Launch130" and a value of "SetModelID.exe" (without the quotes)

If Launch130 already exists, choose a number greater than 130, it doesn't really matter, just make sure it is higher than the other entries so it get started after everything else.

This makes sure the exe isnt started after every softreset.

- Do a softreset

- The program changes your model-id from "HTC-Rhodium" to "HTC-Raphael" in memory

- Install Blackberry Connect like you usually do (My tests where successfull with version 4.0.0.106)

- After installation and the auto-reset through BBC open the BBC settings and go to the Info-Tab. Under device-name there should now be HTC-Raphael.

- If you're using BES configure your device using enterprise activation or the BB Connect desktop app

STEP 4: ENABLING MULTIPLE APN'S

This will allow you simultaneously have an active BBConnect and a GPRS connection active at the same time

Go to:

HKLM\Software\OEM\RIL\OperatorContexts

There you will find several numbers. E.g. 26202 for Vodafone in Germany.

The number is a combination of MCC / MNC so 262 02. You might find you operator in this list:

http://surfio.de/info/mcc_mnc/mcc_mnc_liste_6.html

or do a google search for your specific operators MCC/MNC nos

Create the two DWord Value Entries below if they arent there:

GPRSContextNumber = 3

UMTSContextNumber = 3

Just set the Contexts value to 3 and delete the NetworkContexts entry. It will be created from the source above with the value 3.

And voila you will have multiple connections running simultaneously you can get your BB Mails as well as see Youtube videos over GPRS. I managed to do this over a frustrating 48 hour period and I thought will share this for anyone seeking an answer.

Cheers and enjoy