Upgrade my MDA Pro !

[bitbonk]

I have a german T-Mobile MDA Pro with the official T-Mobile AKU 2.0 from May 2006. Is there any stable upgrade I could apply to my MDA? Maybe T-Mobile released something officially? I read that there are already Windows Mobile 5 AKU 3.0 and later floating floating around for other brands? Where is the one for MDA Pro?

[Bulldog]

I have a german T-Mobile MDA Pro with the official T-Mobile AKU 2.0 from May 2006. Is there any stable upgrade I could apply to my MDA? Maybe T-Mobile released something officially? I read that there are already Windows Mobile 5 AKU 3.0 and later floating floating around for other brands? Where is the one for MDA Pro?

I am currently using the Helmi’s AKU 3.5. If you are new in ROM upgrades, you may choose the Helmi’s AKU 3.3 which is more reliable.

Bdw. MDA PRO is base on HTC Universal (that is the production name)

[CWKJ]

I am currently using the Helmi’s AKU 3.5. If you are new in ROM upgrades, you may choose the Helmi’s AKU 3.3 which is more reliable.

Bdw. MDA PRO is base on HTC Universal (that is the production name)
Agree.

Me using Helmi_c Aku3.5 v1.3 too. Performance is great except no speedial!

Also think Helmi_c Aku3.3 v1.2 is the best ROM so far except for not having Windows Live.

Works better with Radio 1.14.10, but depend of your network provider.

[bitbonk]

What is Radio 1.14.10 ?
And what do you mean with Windows Live? Does some Microsoft AKU contain already some windows live services that where promised for "crossbow" (WM6.0)? What are those? Or is this some ugly homwbrew hack?

[CWKJ]

errr... , long story, please read,

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286036

[kingdomraj]

What is Radio 1.14.10 ?
And what do you mean with Windows Live? Does some Microsoft AKU contain already some windows live services that where promised for "crossbow" (WM6.0)? What are those? Or is this some ugly homwbrew hack?


radio rom

ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Uploads...io_1.14.10.rar

rom (helmi aku 3.5)
ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Uploads...KU3.5_v1.3.rar


download both of them and then get back

[bitbonk]

Also think Helmi_c Aku3.3 v1.2 is the best ROM so far except for not having Windows Live.

Works better with Radio 1.14.10, but depend of your network provider.
Helmi_c Aku3.3 v1.2 works better with "Radio ROM" ? Can you explain what a radio ROM is for (as opposed to a normal ROM such as Helmi's ROM" ?

[tyl]

Helmi_c Aku3.3 v1.2 works better with "Radio ROM" ? Can you explain what a radio ROM is for (as opposed to a normal ROM such as Helmi's ROM" ?

I suggest you go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286036 and download the Helmi aku3.5 v1.3. -Its very reliable and considerably faster than what you will have installed already. I strongly recommend that you back up to MS OUTLOOK before updating if you dont wish to lose your calander events or contacts.

To answer your question, the so-called 'Radio ROM' is actually an update of the mobile phone (aka radio) firmware. Helmi's package includes a previous radio firmware version which is fine. The package also includes the latest available firmware upgrade (or AKU) of the Windows Mobile 5 operating system. This firmware upgrade of the OS is not yet officially released by MS, but has leaked and has since been tweaked by such jolly fine chaps as Helmi.

By the way, you'll be quite confused by the mixed use of ROM, extended ROM, hard/cold boot, etc (eg. everyone knows that ROM = 'Read Only Memory' and that the AKU and RADIO upgrades are actually written to EEPROM or equivalent memory type). Dont worry too much about it though, the lingua franca grows on you and the support from the community is excellent :)


Go ahead and try to update your universal after backing it up.
Your next post should be either "WOW, thats much better!!" or "CRAP, how do I get the damned thing to update??!!" ;)

[bitbonk]

before I actually go for an upgrade I still have some worries:

1. won't I loose the german language on my phone (keyboard, äöü, T9, UI Language) ?

2. on some screenshots I have seen a "3G" Icon, but in germany it is UMTS and I want to keep the U Icon

3. When upgrading the Radio ROM, will everything still work fine with the operator T-Mobile such as MobileTV, streaming, MMS, Videophonie or this automatic image compression service offered by t-mobile germany (automatically compresses all images on websites to save traffic).

[CWKJ]

Just to make you feel safe, you can go to your T-Mobile website, download your current ROM from there.

So even how good the new ROM is, if you do not like it, flash back the old one.

[bitbonk]

can anybody answer my 3 questions ?

[cktlcmd]

I have a german T-Mobile MDA Pro with the official T-Mobile AKU 2.0 from May 2006. Is there any stable upgrade I could apply to my MDA? Maybe T-Mobile released something officially? I read that there are already Windows Mobile 5 AKU 3.0 and later floating floating around for other brands? Where is the one for MDA Pro?

There is NO official AKU 3 out yet for the Universal. I don't think there will ever be. ALL the AKU 3 you see here are made by members and any Universal device can use them.

[Bulldog]

before I actually go for an upgrade I still have some worries:

1. won't I loose the german language on my phone (keyboard, äöü, T9, UI Language) ?

2. on some screenshots I have seen a "3G" Icon, but in germany it is UMTS and I want to keep the U Icon

3. When upgrading the Radio ROM, will everything still work fine with the operator T-Mobile such as MobileTV, streaming, MMS, Videophonie or this automatic image compression service offered by t-mobile germany (automatically compresses all images on websites to save traffic).

bitbonk,
As mentioned there is no official AKU 3.X for Universal.
AKU 3.X ROM’s that you find here are tailored to functionality by some brilliant guys in this forum. Indeed those are generally in English.
However if you choose to use them you will lose your German language but you may able to find batches that allows you to reconfigure. I do also believe your specific T-mobile related functionality will be lost.
in case your decide to give a try for one this available ROM’s then as CWKJ has suggested you can download you current original ROM from T-Mobil for back up

However please take NOTE this forum is for guys they like to test and develop.

I think I am using my universal more for upgrading and testing some ROM’s rather for daily usage. Therefore if you decide start to use one of this ROM’s be prepared to be infected with “XDA developers Virus”. This Virus is not infecting your device but its effecting you live

This will lead you spending most of your free time in this forum and on your device.

Instead bringing news paper to “rest room” you will bring your Universal.
If anyone tries to call you on your device, they will be not able to contact you as device docked on your computer for ROM upgrade or trying any reg. code.

Your Girlfriend/wife will start to complain: “I wish you would love me same as you loving your Universal”

So bro think carefully on what you decide :0)

[CWKJ]

LOL !!! ...

Good one.

I am trying to get my other half to be infected too.

Read somewhere in this forum, cannot remember which thread, a guy say his girlfriend complaint that he is doing too much ROM. Some other guys in this forum suggest him to give his girlfiend some RAM before continue with his ROM.

LOL !!! ...

[CWKJ]

So much of joke aside.

This are all self cooked ROMs. Our hardware maker for $ making seek unlikely to give any of us any update (only once in April 06).

1. You will lose the German Language as this is a WWE (World Wide English) ROM. But you can make a search in this forum for a forumer by name Asukal who is an expert in language. You should find some language patch (for read & write) to make up for the missing German Language.

2. "3G" is a "display only bug" in the Aku3.x which should be "U" for Voice service. For Web browsing service or Video, etc, instead seeing "U", you see "G" (a bug too).

3. UMTS/3G using this ROM with Radio image (any version, but latest official T-Mobile is version 1.13.00 and some test version 1.14.10 which seems to work pretty well with this Helmi_c Aku3.5 V1.3) have no problem with Voice Call, SMS, MMS, Video Call, Web browsing, etc. Other T-Mobile specific service (MobileTV, streaming, image compression), I think it should be in your Extended Rom, not Radio. You can just flash nk.nbf (Aku part) and Radio_.nbf (radio part) and do not flash the ms_.nbf (extended rom part).

Lastly, only after flashing, you will get all your questions answer until the day you try it.

Before flashing, backup your T-Mobile splash screen (if any) because splash screen of Helmi's ROM is O2, Indra's is imate, the other 2 I have not tried.

Remember to use MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe, (do not use ROMUpgradeUt.exe), to flash.

Good luck.

[bitbonk]

thank you for your help.

So maybe there is a e preconfigured ROM/radio upgrade (AKU 3.x) with german language floating around that is known to work well with german t-mobile ? Any german t-mobilers around here?

[tyl]

Why not go into the helmi thread and ask if someone has a compatible german language patch? You can probably set up the T Mobile stuff manually....

[CWKJ]

thank you for your help.

So maybe there is a e preconfigured ROM/radio upgrade (AKU 3.x) with german language floating around that is known to work well with german t-mobile ? Any german t-mobilers around here?
You need to upgrade to the WWE ROM first, search got language patch to make the WWE Rom to read German Documents & Write on German Keyboards only.

Radio is language independent

[AlanJC]

radio rom

ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Uploads...io_1.14.10.rar

rom (helmi aku 3.5)
ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Uploads...KU3.5_v1.3.rar


download both of them and then get back

Can someone please post a link to the radio rom again?

I can't access the FTP from home anymore, I don't know why, it just times out, and I can't access the FTP from work unless I have a direct link to a file, these links are broken :(

[kingdomraj]

Can someone please post a link to the radio rom again?

I can't access the FTP from home anymore, I don't know why, it just times out, and I can't access the FTP from work unless I have a direct link to a file, these links are broken :(

http://rapidshare.com/files/6305686/Universal_Radio_1.14.10.rar.html

[AlanJC]

Thank you :)

I'll see if I can grab this now. Hope it's stable with my ROM, I don't like 1.13, so it can't be much worse hehe.

[Paelinn]

If i use helmi v3.5 radio, will my tmobile service still function?