the most reliable BlueAngel ever, want to know how i did it?

[fuzzysb]

I have just reflashed the firmware on my UK Orange SPV M2000 after porting my mobile operator over to virgin mobile. i did this so i could remove the Operator customisations which were just taking up ram, and also to see if i could make my phone more reliable (one of my biggest bugbears is not being able to use Wifi without a soft reset) as a result i can switch on and of bluetooth and wifi at will without any errors, and i havent performed a soft reset because of a problem in 6 days (i have soft resetted after installing some programs as it was required by the prog)

I achieved by first downloading ftp://xda:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/BlueAngel/BlueAngel_Roms/BA_1.40_radio_1.20_untested_extrom.rar and removing the Radio_.nbf file and flashing that to the phone.

once that was done i did a hard reset then flashed radion rom 1.13 as described here http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_Radio_1.13_Upgrade

I then downloaded all the files from here ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/BlueAngel/Extended_ROM_Kitchen_1_4x/Kitchen_Staff_only/ERK_1.4x_Beta/ERK_1.4X_002/I-Mate_PDA2K_Ext_ROM_140176_WWE/ into a directory on my PC

I then deleted

Default_ImateV112.002.cab -> dont need it as i havent got an imate so dont need imate email

Default_Caller_ID_BA_AKU26_RC20.CAB -> i will explain why in a minute

Default_Fax_V2.09_WWE_0720.CAB -> havent got a need for faxes

Default_SkypeForPocketPC.CAB -> this is pants and so is skype


and then i then added cabs for the following programs prefixing them with the Default_ so they would install after hard reset

Voice command 1.5 for Phone edition -> i think every one uses this

Photo Contacts Pro v 3.01 -> This is fantastic beats the IA caller ID hands down

I then used the extrom unlocker and deleted all the files in the extended rom and then copied my downloaded files into it. the then locked and hid the extended rom again and then performed a hard reset

once that was done i added in the Virgin GPRS and MMS settings (If anyone wants help with this part for virgin settings let me know as i am working on creating a CAB file with these settings) and renamed device and added owner information.

There are two problems now, the first i can fix, the camera raises the backlight to full and then keeps it that way. i just deleted camera.exe from the windows directory and then replaced it with the camera app that was originally on the device (make a backup of this file b4 you start)

The only problem that is left is a problem that happened with WMP9 and WMP10 if music is playing and you close WMP then your device loses all sound. i dont know of a workaround for this, but i make sure i pause any music before i close the app, not a big thing really

I then loaded on these apps mainly into the storage memory except that specifically request you install them into main memory

SPB Pocket Plus 2.5
SPB weather
SPB Diary
Ewallet
Tomtom Navigator 5
Microsoft Reader
Pocket Mechanic

and last but not least my favourite game Virtual Pool Mobile v1.6

This doesnt sound like many apps but it suits my needs perfectly for the moment.

I then took a full backup onto SD........

and viola one ultra stable Orange SPV M2000

i hope it works for you too :P

I would do what i did when installing apps and install one at a time and test especially task managers and today screens as these use up driver memory, this is where the problem with the WIFI and bluetooth starts

and in case i dont see you good afternoon and good evening and goodnight (watched the trueman show again! :roll: )

[okahn]

Interesting and well detailed,
I then used the extrom unlocker and deleted all the files in the extended rom and then copied my downloaded files into it. the then locked and hid the extended rom again and then performed a hard reset

Can you elaborate on the above please

[Firetrail]

fuzzy,

Wonder if you can attach the camera.exe file here? TIA!

[fuzzysb]

Can you elaborate on the above please

What i mean is i run the extended rom unlocker tools on the device by selecting unhide & unlock and then through activestink browse to the /extended rom folder and then delete the files and then copy the extended rom files from the pc and put in thier place.

i hope that clarifies it for you

and yes i can attch the file for download, but its on my other comp and because of a failed raid array i havent replaced yet it takes 20 mins to boot, so i will do it tommorow :oops:

[Firetrail]

Thanks, fuzzy. Looking forward to that :)

[Firetrail]

fuzzy,

Are you able to extract that exe file yet :)?

[Firetrail]

Nvm, fuzzy.

Found the camera.exe HERE (http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=149370#149370).

[yohanson]

Hi Fuzzy,
Where did you get the cabs from for:

Voice command 1.5 for Phone edition ->
Photo Contacts Pro v 3.01 ->

Cheers

Yohanson :D [/quote]

[fuzzysb]

i got Voice command 1.5 with IRC on #pocketwarez on EFNET servers

and as for photo contacts i couldn't get it free so i ended up buying it (first pocketpc software i have bought ever, and to be blunt it was worth it for something that is used every time you recieve a call)

[fuzzysb]

I have also incresed the number of programs by upgrading to latest versions of SPB programs and also added SPB time and SPB weather and i still have no problems with Wifi. it starts first time every time.

I have just bought 5 more of these phones but O2 XDA IIs so i will reflash these the same and then flog on ebay.

every one else who has one of these phones is jelous because it has been reliable as a rock since i did this, and i have still not experieced any problems since the flash, and i have not performed one soft reset because of a problem. i know a lot of you wont believe it but its true it has been rock solid for me. so i will test the same procedure on the five phones when get them and see if there are any differences

[Michael_514]

Great stuff!

I did something a little similar here.

I took the latest firmware and Extended firmware.

I then went through it and deleted everything I don't need.

Splash Screen, Clearvue stuff, Cingular settings, album, etc etc etc.. Although these would be neat programs... let's be honest... when it comes to the Blue Angel, less is more.

So right now, I'm pretty stable.

I don't put anything in the Protected ROM. I think a lot of apps don't like it.

We'll see how this goes!

Mike

[AdmiralAK]

Since I do not want to hard reset - what are the files that I need to remove in order to completely uninstall IA Caller ID ? - it does not show up on my installed apps to remove so I need to do it manually - TIA :)

[fuzzysb]

Since I do not want to hard reset - what are the files that I need to remove in order to completely uninstall IA Caller ID ?

I havent got a clue of all the files that it uses but i imagine if you look in the windows\startup directory you will see a shortcut to start the program delete it and it wont run, but dont hold me to it as i havent got it installed to check what the shortcut is