WM 2005 for MPX200 smartphone Build 14343

[neostar]

Hello,
I know this isn't related to the PDA phones, but since it was one of the first smartphones powered by a microsoft OS and some of you like myself might have started out with one I thought this might interest you.

I managed to get the WM5 rom off someone advertising it on the web. It came in 3 parts, and you use a dos program to flash it. Basically when you run part one it gives you a device ID from the phone which you send to him, and then he sends you a key which flashes the device.

Due to flash space on the mpx200 being limited it installs part of the rom onto the storage card, but due to the way in which WM5 manages memory this doesn't work out as bad as you think, which is also the case for WM5 on the mpx200.

In fact I think this rom is a big fat kick in the teeth for companies like I-Mate who won't offer upgrades to older devices based on hardware restrictions. WM5 is probably the best OS for the mpx200, and although its sluggish at times, its no worse than any other OS on the mpx200 (in all honest I think the mpx200 is a bit sluggish regardless).

All in all its quite ironic using WM5 on the MPX200 given the fact my primary phone is a magician which doesn't even have a leaked version.

Here are a few shots I took.

http://www.ttemsblyth.co.uk/systems/DSCF1703.jpg
http://www.ttemsblyth.co.uk/systems/DSCF1707.jpg
http://www.ttemsblyth.co.uk/systems/DSCF1713.jpg
http://www.ttemsblyth.co.uk/systems/DSCF1714.jpg
http://www.ttemsblyth.co.uk/systems/DSCF1715.jpg
http://www.ttemsblyth.co.uk/systems/DSCF1716.jpg
http://www.ttemsblyth.co.uk/systems/DSCF1718.jpg
http://www.ttemsblyth.co.uk/systems/DSCF1723.jpg
http://www.ttemsblyth.co.uk/systems/DSCF1703.jpg

[KTamas]

Funny...The MPX200 was originally shipped with the 2002 OS. Nice find i guess.

[onk]

neostar, where I can download this firmware?
If it really exists...

[patbisch]

I'm interested too ...

[findus]

Yeah I would love a copy too!

[onk]

http://www.sendmefile.com/00189344
I don't known who upload.
In file you find: ASync 4.1 install, firmware parts, flashing tool, instructions
and unknown program dark5.exe

I don't test this firmware!!!

UPDATED
this firmware don't change beethoven bootloader and gsmradio

[KTamas]

Okay, I've downloaded it, and checked it out. First, a quick google revealed that someone is selling it on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Motorola-MPX200-Windows-Mobile-5-Upgrade-2005-OS_W0QQitemZ5836862901QQcategoryZ64355QQrdZ1QQcmdZ ViewItem). The zip has 3 bin files and a "dark5.exe". The instructions says (this is just a part):
"3-Type "dark5 part1.bin" and hit enter, it should come up with a Screen
telling you your Hardware FingerPrint, and asking you to enter a User Name
and a Key. Send me your Hardware Fingerprint, and I will send you your
Username and Key, once entered, it will not ask again."
And since the seller of ebay has the word "dark" in it too, i guess it is the same thing. So, uh, this ROM needs some patching by the SPV-dev/XDA-dev guys :)
I've looked into the .bin files; a string says: "c : \ m a g b e t a 5 \" so i guess this is magneto beta 5...
It is possible to extract part2.bin into imgfs_raw_data.bin and imgfs_removed_data.bin with mamaich's WM5 ROM tools but the dump tool crashes after extracting a few files.
I *guess* part3.bin is the bootloader.

[onk]

This firmware installed many peoples from xUSSR and its WORK!
SD card used for store all datafiles and installed programs.

for flashing you can convert bin files to "cmcs image" format. You can use mpx200_backup from marsgod or BINtoIMG from www.onk.nm.ru/mpx200/

[KTamas]

Full install guide and discussion (unfortunatelly in spanish) here: http://www.movileswindows.es/

[KIN]

Can anybody help MPx220 users to convert that ROM to their devices?
On MPx200s this ROM works fine.. there are about 500 messages of MPx200 users that installed that ROM on their smartphones. I search a ROM for my MPx220... but I can't find :(

[KTamas]

Can anybody help MPx220 users to convert that ROM to their devices?
On MPx200s this ROM works fine.. there are about 500 messages of MPx200 users that installed that ROM on their smartphones. I search a ROM for my MPx220... but I can't find :(
I don't think it is possible....

[oSiNaReF]

Hi

Www.MovilesWindows.es es a Smartphones's community abot Mobile's Windows

For a translata of MovilesWindows.es into english clik here:

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=es_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.MovilesWindows.es%2f