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Funny how stuff works...

The day I threw up my hands and didn't look back at this thread, people started showing an interest. LOL

I was assured by a qualified cook that a higher version of WindowsME was out of the question due to physical components of the rx3115.

I just looked at Handhelds.org and they are still down, with a sign promising they will be up in December, 2011 which is long past. I think they are gone for good.

Angstrom Linux still has no stables for this machine.

Remember that the friendly-Arm CPU is the ugly and neglected cousin of strong-ARM so far as developers goes.

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I had a PM today that brought me back in here:

"Default Flashing HP iPAQ rx3115 WM 2003 SE Update

How you managed to flash a ROM image update to this device?? I want to flash the original WM 2003 SE ROM but when I use the standard USB flashing procedure it enters in BL mode and my computer detects it but the ROM updater stops with connection error 260 also no USB message is shown at the BL screen suggesting it is not a bi-directional detection.

If I connect it trough MTTY 1.11a (only works in Windows XP) and press enter or any other key to start writting commands it crashes. Are there any special HP USB sync drivers required?? Should I try with an earlier Windows XP SP??"

I'm still running WM 2003 SE on my iPAQ. I've never found a Linux that worked and sort of gave up.

If you have Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1.6965 on your Vista or Win 7 PC you can communicate with and sync your iPAQ.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14

This version of Mobile Device supports older WM devices with 2003, 2003SE, 5.0 and 6.0

If you have the OEM installer latest version:

http://www.mediafire.com/?i6k0935chhkgzlh

You should have no problem flashing the original ROM to the device.

You will need to add the Daylight Saving fix to bring it up to date.

http://www.mediafire.com/?i51hkr3c8ep8t5e

If that isn't working you can try to flash the ROM from an SD card. You will need a blank SD card or one that you don't want to save the files on... Put the SD card in a reader attached to your PC and format it as FAT 16. Then place the OEM .nbf file on the card. (This is the actual ROM image of WM2003SE I extracted from the installer.)

http://www.mediafire.com/?oenb0755u33o27z

Insert the SD card in your rx3115. Press Mobile Media (button 1) + iTask (button 4) + Power + Reset to get into bootloader mode. The rx3115 will see the ROM on the SD card and flash it. Don't forget your Daylight Saving fix...

Now you are restored to the old days of 2003. :eek: ;) :confused:

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One of the things I've been using rx3115 for lately is as an eReader. MOBIpocket Reader works on older devices and I've found it very workable for iPAQ.

http://www.mediafire.com/?9hjxwt84a3pkng6

And there is a MOBIpocket Creator too if you want to make your own eBooks from a host of file choices.

http://www.mediafire.com/?egaexgon0ccb7xf

Here's their site, even though they are defunct the programs work just fine.

http://www.mobipocket.com/

Calibre will translate virtually every format of eBook to any other format. I use it to make MOBI versions of books to send to my IPAQ via MOBI Reader. Here's Calibre's site.

http://calibre-ebook.com/

I've not only put MOBI on my rx3115, I recently installed it on a Palm M125 and it works just fine (after a huge runaround trying to get that to hotsync under Win7 64 bit. :p)