HTC 3600 and Dopod WM6

[gerazzo]

did someone tried the dopod wm6 rom on an HTC 3600?

Thanks

[riri22]

I did.

Works very well for me. No bug at all. I'm happy with it.

[gerazzo]

what about the fix time of the GPS?

any changes in speed of the whole system?

and the battery life time?

Thanks

[Arilexed]

what about the fix time of the GPS?

any changes in speed of the whole system?

and the battery life time?

Thanks

I've upgraded my P3600 to WM6 (Australian ROM)

GPS - First detection is slow IMHO. After that it runs great.

Changes in speed - No changes so far I have noticed, in other words it still runs fast :)

Battery life - Is great depending on your usage. Just disable your infrared. That alone makes a lot of difference.

[gerazzo]

Where did you get the image ROM?

What is the difference between DOPOD and HTC Australian ROM?

Thanks

[Arilexed]

Where did you get the image ROM?

What is the difference between DOPOD and HTC Australian ROM?

Thanks

Does it matter where I got it from?.. Or do you want to know where you can get it?.. :D

http://rapidshare.com/files/42337174/D810_ANZ_WM6_Upgrade_20070709.zip

I do not know what and if there is a difference is between DOPOD and HTC Australian ROM.

I just know that the ROM I used didn't have customized DOPOD screenlogo's/programs etc installed AND that I have only one issue since running this ROM but I think it's WM6 related:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=318013

[riri22]

All the OFFICIAL ROMs providing wm6 for trinity, so far, are from Dopod, including the rapidshare link above.
This is why it's called: 'D810' and not HTC P3600 in the link.

You may notice very few Dopod's customization, but it's still a ROM from Dopod, you can see, for instance, some Dopod's ringtones in the alarms and ring lists.

As far as the localized operator settings are concerned, I can't tell, since I did not install their extended ROM, I don't have any either, except for the ring tones I just mentioned before.

Regarding the new ROM performances, I think it has increased a lot from the previous April wm5 release from HTC: faster, better look etc.

The GPS is a little bit faster, but not much faster, but I think it has more to do with the new radio.
For example I could not get any fix with the 1.46.00.01 one from SEA. But it works quite well with the 1.46.20.01, from ANZ.

The most impressive improvement is the wifi connexion, which is stable, and fast. (it was a disaster with previous radios, especially the 1.38.x series.

[riri22]

Just to make myself more clear:
1)
I know all the trinity ROMs are made by HTC. What I meant is not 'made by Dopod' but, branded, designed for Dopod.
2)
I have read here before that wifi has nothing to do with radio but just with the ROM itself. I don't know, but what I can tell is that, the previous wm5 plus 1.38/1.41 radio series had always given me poor wifi performance.
But wm6 with 1.46. series is perfect in terms of wifi perfs.

[gerazzo]

At last do you think that flashing with an official ROM (Asian or Australian doesn't matter) i will not have any king of strange problem like with the wm6 coocked roms?

I want wm6 but i want all the features work on the device too.

Thanks for your patience, but i'm going to buy my HTC p3600 nad i will do only if i can have a perfectly working WM6 device with working GPS.

Thanks

[Arilexed]

At last do you think that flashing with an official ROM (Asian or Australian doesn't matter) i will not have any king of strange problem like with the wm6 coocked roms?

No, there are no garantees.


I want wm6 but i want all the features work on the device too.


I use the Australian ROM and all the features of my P3600 work.


Thanks for your patience, but i'm going to buy my HTC p3600 nad i will do only if i can have a perfectly working WM6 device with working GPS.

Thanks

Since there are no garantees there is a choice to be made. The P3600 is still unique in his features. It's the ONLY Window Mobile based PDA with 3G enabled and GPS onboard.

And what you do want to consider is that even if HTC releases a WM6 for Europe, there are no garantees that the ROM won't have any flauds.

[riri22]

Exactly, there is never 100% garantee to be fully satisfied and get no default or bug. This is why the reseller is there to offer you a one year garantee, so if you fancy the specs of the device go for it.

I don't want to start any debate about which programmers have more skills and more time to do proper job.
Individual ROM cooks are amazing and none of us will ever reach their skill levels, and they do it for free, just for the pleasure of sharing with us, so we owe them the greatest respect for that.

But obviously , after having tried both, I confirm that there are less conflicts and bugs in the official ROM than in the cooked ones.
Also because they take more risks by adapting applications that where not designed for the device (ex: touchflo and kaiser interfaces in trinity)

But I do believe that new cooked ROM from now on will be far more reliable than they were in before (wm6 ones), mainly because they now have a stable basis (the official dopod release) to make their own developments on.
So the difference might be slighter and slighter in those respects.

[hitekfun]

Does this ROM update go as easy as the GPS unlock update?
I've done ROM updates that made you go through several activities and I just screw them up.
I'm looking for the simple version.

Jerry

[hitekfun]

I have an HTC branded and unlocked P3600

I got this error:
Error 294 - Invalid Vendor ID
This update utility cannot be used for your PDA Phone.

Ideas?

[riri22]

No, it is not as easy as the GPS update ROM, and cannot be compare as you just experienced it because:

- it's not a HTC release, it's a DOPOD release, aiming at Dopod D810 clients, from South-east Asia and Australia-New-zealand.
- the ROM is heavy protected by its SPL to not install onto other CID devices.
- The previous Hard-spl crack doesn't work anymore and if you try to install it: luckily u'll get an error it will refuse to install, unluckily, it will get stuck in the middle of the install and you might even brick your device.

That's why you could not manage to install it. There are plenty of topics over this issue on this forum, you can try one of those workarounds, but take all responsibility if something unlucky happens during the upgrade process.

By the way: SIM unlocked, doesn't mean CID unlock, you can install any SIM card you want from any provider, but your phone's CID still belong to a language, a geographical area, and a manufacturer, which is HTC, not DOPOD ;-)

[pinocchios]

Come on guys...

read and use your brain..!!

Use this SPL:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293632

and flash this rom. works for me like a charme. I've an normal HTC P3600 German Version - no special unlock.

Pinocchios

[mesee]

Come on guys...

read and use your brain..!!

Use this SPL:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293632

and flash this rom. works for me like a charme. I've an normal HTC P3600 German Version - no special unlock.

Pinocchios

no chance without spl bla bla stuff?

i just want to excute and install :-(

[pinocchios]

that is it..

read the link I gave you. it is very simple.

copy this file to your pocketpc and execute it! works in 10seconds..

[hitekfun]

Well, from you link, i can see that the boot unlocker works but i can't get back to my device because it's stuck in a boot loader rainbow screen.
How do i get it back to the OS?

[riri22]

I told you so... :rolleyes:

1)
Don't think it's easy and simple, every one got different skills and experience and you don't help the noobies by saying "flashing a SPL protected ROM is 'easy and simple, just use your brain'...
Better being warned of the worst, if you want to do your best...

2)
There is a sticky thread in this forum about 'how to unbrick or unstuck you phone after having failed to flash the Dopod's ROM.
Read it CAREFULLY and try it out.

3)
Next time you try, use Olibro SPL or, more simple and safe for beginners, try to flash a ROM without SPL/IPL.

[racerx_]

Well, from you link, i can see that the boot unlocker works but i can't get back to my device because it's stuck in a boot loader rainbow screen.
How do i get it back to the OS?

can you give more info on where you're stuck? (what is shown on bootloader screen). i'm assuming you've tried a soft reset to exit bootloader...

it's not that hard to flash a rom, the official dopod wm6 included. follow the guide here (http://www.trinityguides.info) which will allow you to flash it without the new spl. it's still recommended to flash hard spl before a ROM flash to be safe.

[nealed]

no chance without spl bla bla stuff?

i just want to excute and install :-(

You won't get an execute and install upgrade until there is a ROM release for YOUR phone. If your phone was a Dopod 810 from australia - you could execute and install the ANZ version of the Dopod 810 on that device. however, if you have an unbranded HTC P3600, you cannot execute and install with the Dopod ROM.

[Arilexed]

You won't get an execute and install upgrade until there is a ROM release for YOUR phone. If your phone was a Dopod 810 from australia - you could execute and install the ANZ version of the Dopod 810 on that device. however, if you have an unbranded HTC P3600, you cannot execute and install with the Dopod ROM.

And it's as simple as that! :D

[racerx_]

but still... how hard is it to click 'next' haha :D

[shym]

no chance without spl bla bla stuff?
i just want to excute and install :-(

Come on ...You have to deserve it ...just have to read a little bit ...Is it so difficult ?? :eek: