over2land
30th January 2007, 05:51 PM
This might be a bit long winded, but I'll get there eventually. I have had all the MPx series phones, I had the MPx200 and hated it. The MPx220 was buggy until I just recently put the latest firmware on it, but really there are much better clamshell style smartphones out there. Now I'm playing around with the MPx (or MPx 300) and running headlong into the RAM limitations.
I've tried many many memory freeing programs, and systematically went through startup folders and file folders deleting stuff, locking the phone up, resetting, loading from backup, or reflashing and reloading from backup. Basically I've got as much out of it as I can. And, to be honest with respect to RAM, I am ok within the confines of the on board memory.
Then I see an ebay ad for a MPx200 with WM05:
http://cgi.ebay.com/MPX200-UNLOCKED-WINDOWS-MOBILE-5-0-Phone-MPX-200_W0QQitemZ200073083022QQihZ010QQcategoryZ64355Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
And apparently someone has figured out how to use the SD card for a portion of the OS's RAM or ROM files in addition to getting WM 05 to run on the MPx200. So, I got to thinking, well why not do that with the -300 as well. I contacted that seller and a couple others on ebay, with no responses. So, I went searching other forums and was eventually led here.
If you made it this far, congrats. Now for the questions:
1) Do any of you know the background to that WM 05 upgrade to the MPx200? Was it someone here who figured it out? I searched but turned up nothing.
2) I'm a newbie when it comes to coding cell phone stuff, no idea on apps or whatever... I learned programming with Fortran77 for god's sake... lol. Anyway, I see all the apps and ROMS for the HTC phones and was wondering if the tools would work for the Moto phone as well, or am I barking up the wrong tree? Basically I'm toying with the idea of cooking up a WM05 or 06 for my MPx300. Yes, I understand I might brick the thing. I've come to terms with that.
Thanks all. I appreciate any input you all might have.
I've tried many many memory freeing programs, and systematically went through startup folders and file folders deleting stuff, locking the phone up, resetting, loading from backup, or reflashing and reloading from backup. Basically I've got as much out of it as I can. And, to be honest with respect to RAM, I am ok within the confines of the on board memory.
Then I see an ebay ad for a MPx200 with WM05:
http://cgi.ebay.com/MPX200-UNLOCKED-WINDOWS-MOBILE-5-0-Phone-MPX-200_W0QQitemZ200073083022QQihZ010QQcategoryZ64355Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
And apparently someone has figured out how to use the SD card for a portion of the OS's RAM or ROM files in addition to getting WM 05 to run on the MPx200. So, I got to thinking, well why not do that with the -300 as well. I contacted that seller and a couple others on ebay, with no responses. So, I went searching other forums and was eventually led here.
If you made it this far, congrats. Now for the questions:
1) Do any of you know the background to that WM 05 upgrade to the MPx200? Was it someone here who figured it out? I searched but turned up nothing.
2) I'm a newbie when it comes to coding cell phone stuff, no idea on apps or whatever... I learned programming with Fortran77 for god's sake... lol. Anyway, I see all the apps and ROMS for the HTC phones and was wondering if the tools would work for the Moto phone as well, or am I barking up the wrong tree? Basically I'm toying with the idea of cooking up a WM05 or 06 for my MPx300. Yes, I understand I might brick the thing. I've come to terms with that.
Thanks all. I appreciate any input you all might have.