Its official! T-Mobile MDA (2.26.10.2) link.

[artiemon]

I haven't loaded from this link because I loaded the one leaked the other day. But the link works for download.


http://www.t-mobileapps.com/downloadcenter/Software_Detail.cfm?ID=80

[openloop]

one question I have right now the shipped rom of tmobile MDA and its already sim unlocked (i can use other providers service) I'm from the phillipines question is this if I flash this rom on my wizard will my wizard be sim locked? can I flash this rom?

I am just worried that I will brick my device and its a long way back for a warranty if ever I still have one.

thanks. is this official rom fast and stable?

[mikeruoc]

Summiter are you going to make a Cingular version of this?

[hesh]

Summiter are you going to make a Cingular version of this?

I'm seriously hoping he does! :) I upgraded to this ROM last night and it seems okay, but just not quite the same without summiter's touch.

[prestonmcafee]

I was using xelencin's 2.24 version. I backed up with SPB backup, used the installer above, and installed 2.26. Then, when the installation was complete, I prevented the customization (after the screen align, etc., when the 'customization will begin in 3 seconds' popup appears, perform a soft reset with the stylus), and restored the backup.

This seems to work fine.

I then used total commander to copy the /extended_rom/ T-Mobile customizations to the miniSD and installed a few of them -- smart dialing, phone_light, PP_Extversion (not sure what that does), and the updated Hotspot login.

Of course, I didn't get the advantage of cleaning up the system, but since I did a start-from-scratch build a month ago, that wasn't necessary.

[hesh]

I was using xelencin's 2.24 version. I backed up with SPB backup, used the installer above, and installed 2.26. Then, when the installation was complete, I prevented the customization (after the screen align, etc., when the 'customization will begin in 3 seconds' popup appears, perform a soft reset with the stylus), and restored the backup.

This seems to work fine.

I then used total commander to copy the /extended_rom/ T-Mobile customizations to the miniSD and installed a few of them -- smart dialing, phone_light, PP_Extversion (not sure what that does), and the updated Hotspot login.

Of course, I didn't get the advantage of cleaning up the system, but since I did a start-from-scratch build a month ago, that wasn't necessary.

This seems like a good idea. I might try to something like this myself. I ended up uninstalling the Hotspot since we don't have T-Mobile where I am and I figured it had to do with their network.

A question... how do you disable the "message sent" notification for SMS messages? I've searched the forum but I can't find it anywhere.

UPDATE: Nevermind about diabling "message sent". I found a the hack (http://www.htcwizardweb.net/node/149) for it.

TIA!

[nkognegr0]

gonna try it now thatn for the information. i never let the customizations load after the phone rom is completed seems the phone works better without i just add the needed cabs.

[hesh]

gonna try it now thatn for the information. i never let the customizations load after the phone rom is completed seems the phone works better without i just add the needed cabs.

Is there a depository somewhere with all the extended ROM cabs separated (and documented, what's what, what does what, etc) so you can just pick and choose what you want to install?

[nkognegr0]

i just base my cabs off the files that xenelicin uses on his custom roms. when i first got the phone i donwloaded alot of cabs and yes there is a topic on this board somewhere with all the cabs and what they do. i still got a bunch i dont know exactly what they do so i never use em.

[hesh]

i just base my cabs off the files that xenelicin uses on his custom roms. when i first got the phone i donwloaded alot of cabs and yes there is a topic on this board somewhere with all the cabs and what they do. i still got a bunch i dont know exactly what they do so i never use em.

Thanks, I'll look around for that post.

[mlh1962]

I'm downloading now!

I'm also using xelencin's 2.24 version, I been happy with it, "Upgrade or NOT to Upgrade - That is the question". How's the radio working?

[prestonmcafee]

The radio is fine.

I tried running some of the t-mobile customizations from 2.26 and that caused things to slow down. Understand that I am doing these over xelencin's customizations, so there may have been conflicts. Here is what I installed (these are abbreviations):

enable ntiz
smartdial enable
edge icon
generic conn settings
generic ui
other conn settings
security policy
phonelight
pp extversion
gprsandedgeDTMF
ringtone
WISPA - (this is HOTSPOT)
camera

This turned out to be a bad idea and I rolled back to the customizations I was running in 2.24.

I'm going to wait for someone to sort out what the entire list of customizations is. Xelencin renamed the customizations (in a way to make them understandable) but that makes it harder for me to match them up.

[summiter]

Summiter are you going to make a Cingular version of this?

Perhaps.. =) What's the OS version in this bad boy?

[hesh]

I know there's a list of Cingular extended ROM cabs but does anyone know what each one does? I just pulled the T-Mobile extended ROM cabs too and I'm wondering what those do so I can pick and choose what I want to install.

Also, is there a way to create a cab with all the regedits so you can just execute that one cab?

TIA!

[mikeruoc]

Seems to still be AKU 2.3 but newer everything else.

Summiter are you going to make a Cingular version of this?

Perhaps.. =) What's the OS version in this bad boy?

[bartour]

What does T-Mobile USA have against the Midlet Manager? Why is it that they never include it? T-Mobile UK has it, and others as well.

Has anyone pulled just the Midlet Manager out of the UK 2.21 version? :P

[bartour]

What does T-Mobile USA have against the Midlet Manager? Why is it that they never include it? T-Mobile UK has it, and others as well.

Has anyone pulled just the Midlet Manager out of the UK 2.21 version? :P

I will answer myself:

ftp://xda:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/Uploads/Wizard/Intent_MIDlet_manager.cab

[Daddy_Spank]

This ROM works great for me, the most difference is the speed, which is greatly improved. Impressive. Been waiting a long time for an official update, although Im not sure its worth upgrading from the 2.24 cooked rom...

[hesh]

Seems to still be AKU 2.3 but newer everything else.

Summiter are you going to make a Cingular version of this?

Perhaps.. =) What's the OS version in this bad boy?

OS 5.1.195 build 14955.2.3.0

Newer IPL/SPL but same radio version.

[cuboosh]

neone know how to fix the font color for dialing numbers? this black crap has to go i miss the white!

[hesh]

neone know how to fix the font color for dialing numbers? this black crap has to go i miss the white!

Are you talking about the phonepad skin and changing it from the T-Mobile colors to the default blue colors? If so, try this...

HKLM\Security\Phone\Skin\Enabled
Change Value from 1 to 0

[koz]

Does this ROM help with the earpiece volume at all? The volume is worthless in a noisy environment.

[cuboosh]

neone know how to fix the font color for dialing numbers? this black crap has to go i miss the white!

Are you talking about the phonepad skin and changing it from the T-Mobile colors to the default blue colors? If so, try this...

HKLM\Security\Phone\Skin\Enabled
Change Value from 1 to 0

hesh im talking about when u hit numbers and it shows the numbers ur dialing they appear in black now.. and its hard to see using the e-ten dialer skin.

[prestonmcafee]

My upgrade strategy -- backup MDA with xelencin's ROM, install 2.26 without the customization, then restore -- seems to be working. I suspect 2.26 isn't any different.

[mister_mda]

Does anyone have issue install MS Voice Command? I can't seem to get it installed. I get the following message "Voice Command has detected a previous version on this device. Please uninstall the previous version of Voice Command and try again." I don't see anything on add/remove programs. I didn't have this problem before this new rom flash. anyone?

[StillLostUpInSmoke]

Can anyone post the cabs files from the extended 2.24 rom? thanks in advance

[prestonmcafee]

http://www.mcafee.cc/Bin/MDA/224_extended_rom.zip

[Genesis3]

Anyone know how to get the PRL option back?

Settings->Phone->Network - the third option (network priority) disappeared with this update! Argh - that was VERY useful to me when travelling......

[outlaw20]

Does this replace my cingular radio? Or is the radio better with this ROM? I have the mr.clean 2.24 with radio cingular 2.25.11. Which is better?

[sskarlatos]

My Caps Lock indicator is not displaying on the status bar. Has anyone noticed this behavior after the upgrade. In 2.24 I added this registry tweak to force the Caps Lock Indicator, but in 2.26 the entry won't stick after reboot.

Registry: HKCU\ControlPanel\Keybd
Key: EnableIndicator (dWord)
My Value:1

[adamde]

did you wait long enough for the registry to get saved? It works for me - I upgraded last night and added all the tweaks then. They're still there now.

Of course, this tweak should just be defaulted by HTC - why did they default to indicators off?

[ZeroXtreme]

one question I have right now the shipped rom of tmobile MDA and its already sim unlocked (i can use other providers service) I'm from the phillipines question is this if I flash this rom on my wizard will my wizard be sim locked? can I flash this rom?

I am just worried that I will brick my device and its a long way back for a warranty if ever I still have one.

thanks. is this official rom fast and stable?

I have an i-mate K-JAM, I flashed it with the Mr.Clean 2.24a ROM, and now to this T-Mobile 2.26 ROM. My device was also SIM unlocked to start with, and flashing it to to these ROMs did not lock the SIM.

I'm assumong it would be straight forward with your device since it is really a T-Mobile MDA Vario, so suppose to be no CID hassles. I on the other hand had to tweak the ROM a little by following a tutorial posted on this forum of how to flash any ROM to any Wizard.

[sskarlatos]

did you wait long enough for the registry to get saved? It works for me - I upgraded last night and added all the tweaks then. They're still there now.

Of course, this tweak should just be defaulted by HTC - why did they default to indicators off?

That was it, I was to quick to reboot. Thanks. I don't get it why they left this out, especially when the CapNotify.lnk is in the startup directory.

[c-pimp]

Hi, should I sim/cid unlock my stock tmobile before I run this or will I still be able to do this at a later time if I upgrade to this official tmobile rom?
what should I do?

[c-pimp]

really I just need to know if I should do it.... I know its not necissary however
will I be able to sim unlock and cid unlock my phone after the rom upgrade to the official tmobile rom is what I need to know...

[cuboosh]

so no one is having issues with using e-ten dialer skins? the text is now black instead of white which makes it almost impossible to see using vista* skins

[c-pimp]

so no one is having issues with using e-ten dialer skins? the text is now black instead of white which makes it almost impossible to see using vista* skins

must be a problem in the e-ten dialer skins because I have the same problem you described with my stock tmobile mda that I am using right now...
I am about to upgrade right now actually however... I do have the black writing in e-ten dialer.... must be something to trackdown where the setting changed it... and you must have done something different with install before cause right now I have same problem before my rom upgrade..

[mikeruoc]

Have you decided if you are going to make a Cingular version yet Summiter?

[cuboosh]

so no one is having issues with using e-ten dialer skins? the text is now black instead of white which makes it almost impossible to see using vista* skins

must be a problem in the e-ten dialer skins because I have the same problem you described with my stock tmobile mda that I am using right now...
I am about to upgrade right now actually however... I do have the black writing in e-ten dialer.... must be something to trackdown where the setting changed it... and you must have done something different with install before cause right now I have same problem before my rom upgrade..

it worked fine on 2.17 2.21 2.24 and mr clean i had the white writings now its black eh! paulya help us!

[c-pimp]

Im using tmobile US as carrier I just upgraded from stock rom to the new official 2.26
should I run the 224_extended_rom on mine or what benefits does it have..
it has tweaks that I would want correct?

[cuboosh]

well u could run the extended rom or.. dl the easy wizard tweaking app and just select the tweaks u want.. id recommed both to be honest

[Cutefox]

hey guys, im using the 2.26 tmobile rom now. i noticed that after customisation speed is as par as with 2.21 dopod firmware. which is still fast but the hassle of flashing it is really annoying. anyway im glad i did it. but i noticed that resco explorer 5.40 is real slow now. comparing to 2.21.. it jus keep refreshing everytime you do something and a small directory can take ages to refresh. anyone hav this symptoms as well??

[mccune]

I don't use Resco Explorer anymore so I can't confirm that it's slow on this 2.26 ROM.

But Total Commander works just fine ;)

[hesh]

hey guys, im using the 2.26 tmobile rom now. i noticed that after customisation speed is as par as with 2.21 dopod firmware. which is still fast but the hassle of flashing it is really annoying. anyway im glad i did it. but i noticed that resco explorer 5.40 is real slow now. comparing to 2.21.. it jus keep refreshing everytime you do something and a small directory can take ages to refresh. anyone hav this symptoms as well??

Resco Explorer works fine for me on this ROM.

[ZeroXtreme]

hey guys, im using the 2.26 tmobile rom now. i noticed that after customisation speed is as par as with 2.21 dopod firmware. which is still fast but the hassle of flashing it is really annoying. anyway im glad i did it. but i noticed that resco explorer 5.40 is real slow now. comparing to 2.21.. it jus keep refreshing everytime you do something and a small directory can take ages to refresh. anyone hav this symptoms as well??

Yeah, Resco Explorer 5.40 is slower even with the tweaks and OMAPClock at 240Mhz.

[Cutefox]

actually i just found out that most of my registry tweaks didnt get carried over. so once i did all of those performance tweaks. gues wat? resco file explorer goes fast again. now the system is very responsive. as fast as before. hell its as fast as my eten m500. and i havent even overclock yet thou its there ready in case i need it. i quite like this rom. takes awhile for me to set up all the missing programs that didnt get carried over though. but its worth it!!!

however one registry dat dun stick is the dont delete cab after install tweak. it jus dont work!! i set the dynamicdelete to 0 and it still deletes my cab after i install it!!!

[tmmda]

Yes'day i upgraded my MDA wizard (TMobile USA) from stock 1.x to 2.26 ROM with out any problem. I haven't do any other tweaks like SIM/CID unlock or of anykind. Things working fine.
For people who asks questions like 'Do i need to SIM/CID unlock?', i didn't do any of this. Im able to make calls, receive calls and listen to MP3.

[johnnycs]

Does the official 2.26.12 t-mobile rom upgrade the radio rom too?

I'm sitting here with my shipped t-mobile untouched rom (except for some reg tweaks and apps), and am hoping this is a one-stop solution for the OS and radio.

[aron7awol]

Yes'day i upgraded my MDA wizard (TMobile USA) from stock 1.x to 2.26 ROM with out any problem. I haven't do any other tweaks like SIM/CID unlock or of anykind. Things working fine.
For people who asks questions like 'Do i need to SIM/CID unlock?', i didn't do any of this. Im able to make calls, receive calls and listen to MP3.

You did not have to CID unlock because this is an official T-Mobile USA ROM. Anyone not using a USA T-Mobile MDA would have to be CID unlocked to flash this ROM.

[tmmda]

You did not have to CID unlock because this is an official T-Mobile USA ROM. Anyone not using a USA T-Mobile MDA would have to be CID unlocked to flash this ROM.
I got the ROM from xda-developers ftp, not from t-mobile web site.
I don't know both are same or not!

[fuzzycuffs]

Can anyone verify whether or not a pre-sim unlocked and CID unlocked Wizard, after upgrading to TMO USA 2.26, returns to SIM and CID locked? I'll stick with cooked 2.24 if upgrading to 2.26 means it'll be locked again.

[Mcgiver]

Can I upgrade my SPV M3000 from Cingular 2.25 go T-mobile 2.26?
And what is with CID Lock? It is posible to CID unlock the cingular ROM with aWIZARD?
Regards

[JorgeGZC]

what is the difference between this two versions of ROMS please explain
i guees that the new t mobile version will be as slow as the first one was, why the upgrade??, what about MR clean, i found it very Stable and fast! :?

[dkb218]

I tired both ROMS - No difference whatsoever....

[matrix849]

Great find, I have been waiting for the "OEM" update, and am very glad someone found it before it went "public". The new ROM works great, the unit seems a bit faster, and I enjoy getting the edge icon now.

[drthomasho]

I called T-M tech support. They confirmed that the ROM update would NOT return a previously unlocked MDA to a SIM-locked condition. Of course, I did NOT ask about the CID lock :oops:

Can anyone verify whether or not a pre-sim unlocked and CID unlocked Wizard, after upgrading to TMO USA 2.26, returns to SIM and CID locked? I'll stick with cooked 2.24 if upgrading to 2.26 means it'll be locked again.

[winnie_the_slim]

Works fine on me too...

hey guys, im using the 2.26 tmobile rom now. i noticed that after customisation speed is as par as with 2.21 dopod firmware. which is still fast but the hassle of flashing it is really annoying. anyway im glad i did it. but i noticed that resco explorer 5.40 is real slow now. comparing to 2.21.. it jus keep refreshing everytime you do something and a small directory can take ages to refresh. anyone hav this symptoms as well??

Resco Explorer works fine for me on this ROM.

[Daddy_Spank]

Hey,

is there a way to back up text messages and MMS to outlook? my friend doesnt wanna lose all her texts when shes upgrading her rom so i said I would ask here...

[Vilem]

Use activesync for backup. Include the folders where the messages are located to the sync files.

[winnie_the_slim]

I use Jeyo (http://www.jeyo.com/companion.asp) for backup. You can try it...

Hey,

is there a way to back up text messages and MMS to outlook? my friend doesnt wanna lose all her texts when shes upgrading her rom so i said I would ask here...

[GTASouthPark]

EDIT: alright i upgraded... the icon still says G

[Daddy_Spank]

It will say G if you only have GPRS available. it will show an E as soon as Edge is available. Its not available in all areas yet.

[O. Brown]

Does the 2.26 upgrade come with an upgraded radio? I am getting my MDA in the mail next week and want it to be as smooth and perfect as possible. Will I still have to tweak the MDA afterwards?

[mikeusc]

Having some serious issues upgarding to this rom version. I get the following error message right at the start of the upgrade:

Error (294) Invalid Vendor ID

This update cannot be used for your PDA Phone. Please check your update utility.


At this point I have to reinstall an old rom because everything was whiped out.

Can anyone help with this, its very frustrating.

Thanks in advance.

[outlaw20]

If i dont stop it from installing the customizations from tmo, will those cutomizations slow down my device? Also, does this install a new radio? I had mr.cleans 2.24 rom with the cingular radio. Is there a better radio?

[Rjp20]

Having some serious issues upgarding to this rom version. I get the following error message right at the start of the upgrade:

Error (294) Invalid Vendor ID

This update cannot be used for your PDA Phone. Please check your update utility.


At this point I have to reinstall an old rom because everything was whiped out.

Can anyone help with this, its very frustrating.

Thanks in advance.
I had the same problem also... I got that error when I tried to update to the latest Tmobile rom...

does anyone know what to do??

[goodwinm]

My flash attempt crashed out on me at 85% with an error about an nbf file, and now my MDA just sits at a fading red, green, and blue screen. Is it now toast?

[goodwinm]

Ok, I found that after restarting it enough times it will reflash, crisis over.

[jomapao]

Hello. I'm a newbie. I bought my K-Jam here in Bahrain last March 2006 only. I was wondering if this upgrade is compatible with my unit.
ROM version : 2.16.9.1 WWE
ROM date : 2/6/06
Radio version : 02.07.10
Protocol version ; 413.1.03
ExtROM version : 2.16.9.101
I already upgraded my KJam from the ROM I got from clubimate.com.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers

[and2r005]

I have T-Mobile Rom 2.21.2.6 unlocked but not CID unlocked...

And i have some questions:

Will my phone lock if i will update this firmware?
Do i need cid unlock?

Thanks in advance.

[and2r005]

Please answer because i have a problem after one program uninstaling, i can't install any program now always write when .cab file is unpacking that this operation is unsucsesfull.

[O. Brown]

Please answer because i have a problem after one program uninstaling, i can't install any program now always write when .cab file is unpacking that this operation is unsucsesfull.

Eh, that question has been answered many a million of times. It will not re-lock your SIM. You do not have to unlock the CID if you have the MDA US version by T mobile.


And, like someone asked, is the Mr. Clean 2.24 radio better than the T Mobile updated 2.26 radio?

[and2r005]

If i have a UK version of T-Mobile then i need cid unlock?

[dhamrait]

hello, i was just wandering what the advantages of upgrading from a imate 2.16 to the new tmob 2.26

anyhelp would be appreciated

[rob61280]

dhamrait you will get a general speed increase, and you device should boot up quicker after a softresest. general stability will be improved too.

R

[me]

I'm wondering if the procedure quoted below would work for me....

I have the T-Mobile (USA) MDA, and still have the original ROM on it, 1.8.10.2 WWE, 12/10/05. I have never upgraded the ROM before, to Xelencin's or any other.

I have downloaded the new official T-Mo USA MDA ROM, but have not yet installed it.

It has taken me many hours over months to install all the apps I have on my MDA now(both on storage card and in main memory), I have tweaked many settings, etc. I don't remember all the steps I took to get my MDA to how it is now. I don't have much time, and am reluctant to have to start over from scratch, installing apps and tweaking, etc.

I also have SPB Backup, and was wondering about doing a full backup with it before the upgrade, doing the ROM upgrade, and restoring the backup--whether if I did that, I would retain all my present apps and settings. On another forum, some said you could do that, others said not to do it, it could ruin the MDA, etc.

I wonder if it would work to do it as Preston suggests below---during the ROM upgrade process, to perform a soft reset when I see the customization process, then restore the backup. Would that work from the original ROM that I have? What would I miss by not doing the "customizations"? (I don't know what they are.)

I'm not sure how one finds the Extended Rom customizations that Preston describes, and how to install them manually.

If anyone could explain this all to me--whether it would work with my system, about the customizations, etc., I would very much appreciate it. Thank you in advance.

I was using xelencin's 2.24 version. I backed up with SPB backup, used the installer above, and installed 2.26. Then, when the installation was complete, I prevented the customization (after the screen align, etc., when the 'customization will begin in 3 seconds' popup appears, perform a soft reset with the stylus), and restored the backup.

This seems to work fine.

I then used total commander to copy the /extended_rom/ T-Mobile customizations to the miniSD and installed a few of them -- smart dialing, phone_light, PP_Extversion (not sure what that does), and the updated Hotspot login.

Of course, I didn't get the advantage of cleaning up the system, but since I did a start-from-scratch build a month ago, that wasn't necessary.

[chaoman]

I have downloaed and installed this ROM into my newly got MDA and the biggest difference I can see is the battery life. The new communication manager is easier to manage but it seems to have problem with my Wi-Fi. I guess this ROM was made to conserve power and sacrifice the performance under the default settings. Everything works great so far and I will recommend T-Mobile customers to upgrade.

[p_action]

I just upgraded to the newest T-Mobile ROM on my MDA, and now every time I turn the Wi-Fi on the device will lock up for a bit. It will not read the wireless networks. Can anyone help? Has anyone had the problem of their device locking up with Wi-Fi on?

Regards,

Peter

[xecutionkrk]

Ok Link is dead. Anyone have a working one please?