Dell Axim x51v WM6 (Football Edition)

[contradude]

Guys, I've got a iPaq hx2495 running the PDAviet WM6 (latest release) and I was trying to see if I should upgrade to a x51v or stay with my device. overall, how does football's release work since it doesn't seem much like we're going to see any updates?

[shungabubus]

Guys, I've got a iPaq hx2495 running the PDAviet WM6 (latest release) and I was trying to see if I should upgrade to a x51v or stay with my device. overall, how does football's release work since it doesn't seem much like we're going to see any updates?

DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!!! All ROMs installed must be trailor made to the exact equipment you have. It is not even compatible with X51 which is much much closer.

[nht_max]

DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!!! All ROMs installed must be trailor made to the exact equipment you have. It is not even compatible with X51 which is much much closer.

You seemed to misunderstand his point. I think he meant the device update, selling his current HP and getting an X51v.
@contradude: as far as I'm concerned about PDAs, X51v is far stronger than the hx2495 which has no separate GPU built-in in term of multimedia processing power. Moreover, the X51v has a speedier CPU than hx2495 does. However eventually, it's your decision that matters.

[contradude]

You seemed to misunderstand his point. I think he meant the device update, selling his current HP and getting an X51v.
@contradude: as far as I'm concerned about PDAs, X51v is far stronger than the hx2495 which has no separate GPU built-in in term of multimedia processing power. Moreover, the X51v has a speedier CPU than hx2495 does. However eventually, it's your decision that matters.

I was just wondering about stability and/or bugginess of this rom in particular... if you guys thought it was pretty solid, I probably would go out and upgrade to it, and let my brother hold on to this one. I brought it back from the dead (cracked screen) but I always wanted an x50v (become x51v after I saw how much rom store it has... how do you fill that? :eek: )

shungabubus: thank you for the warning, I've seen people do some crazy stuff before, I'm just hoping that it's not me doing the craziness lol.

[nht_max]

Well, the X51v is def one of the best VGA PDAs ATM IMHO. I've been with it for around 2 years and am still very satisfied. Feel no need for another upgrade.

[contradude]

thanks. i'll just keep watching for a while and see if we get a new cook for roms on this device... if so i'll probably get one, otherwise i'll probably go with the upcoming pandora handheld. x51v are still like $200 on ebay... its pretty sad that nothing is rivaling them in the handheld market... <sarcasm> oh boy I can't wait to get my 300 (if you're lucky) mhz ppc phone with a ~2 inch screen that crashes quite a bit. </sarcasm> I have a treo and love it but watching videos on a screen this small is doable but not enjoyable

[lennysh]

thanks. i'll just keep watching for a while and see if we get a new cook for roms on this device... if so i'll probably get one, otherwise i'll probably go with the upcoming pandora handheld. x51v are still like $200 on ebay... its pretty sad that nothing is rivaling them in the handheld market... <sarcasm> oh boy I can't wait to get my 300 (if you're lucky) mhz ppc phone with a ~2 inch screen that crashes quite a bit. </sarcasm> I have a treo and love it but watching videos on a screen this small is doable but not enjoyable
Are you saying that nobody is continuing Football's hard work, and dedication ?

[contradude]

Are you saying that nobody is continuing Football's hard work, and dedication ?

by no means, I just hadn't seen you in a while. I think your rom kitchen work is really promising. I was just worried that you had gone the way of maglite and I didn't want to sell my hx2495 and buy a device that wasn't being developed for any more (i already own a tapwave zodiac ;) ). its good to see you active, lennysh. I think I will get one soon :) . I have no problems beta testing rom releases for you if you want me to later... sorry if I seemed grouchy but I've been ill

[rlarson)mn]

Guys, I've got a iPaq hx2495 running the PDAviet WM6 (latest release) and I was trying to see if I should upgrade to a x51v or stay with my device. overall, how does football's release work since it doesn't seem much like we're going to see any updates?

Go the the upgrade to a X51V. After getting the unit to the ROM upgrade to Lennys version of 'footballs' WM6 ROM. I am using Lennys first released ROM and its very stable, fast and contains some nice additional applications to WM6. I would recommend it strongly. Be advised though the installation of Lennys ROM will void any remaining warranty that might be from Dell. If Lennys around, great job again on both of the published ROMs at your site.

[AirSupply]

I have bought a Dell Axim x51v from ebay, and it works great. I also upgrade it to WM6 A03 (Football) from SD card (followed the direction form Drakey on YouTube) and no problem happens until now.
Just only one problem happens that is my Axim can not recognized the CF card (a Seagate 5Gb CF Type II - ST1 Drive) . I checked every thing on my ppc's card slot, software, etc...
However, this problem still exist and I really don't know how to solve. Might my card is dead? Because I don't have any device use CF card or one CF else to check, I am not sure this is a problem from my card.

Anyone can give me a suggest? I greatly appreciate your answers

Thank you for reading

[Sean_Z]

WM6 overall is better, but one small problem remains with it -- it can really slow down what you are doing. Because every time you turn off the unit to go into standby, it stubbornly refuses to let you get back to what you were doing. Instead it always displays the "Today Screen" instead.

It's the one thing I really miss from WM5 -- when you pushed the power button to turn the unit back on, you instantaneously went right back to what you were doing. The first few dozen times I got delayed in WM6 I didn't mind so much, but now I am using my axe a lot these days. Yes, I know about the alt-tab button and that's nice and I use it, but some programs like pocket informant's to-do list will take a few frustrating seconds before it will switch back after a resume, each and every time. (you get the windows icon waiting cursor, etc...)

Do this like 30 times a day and it really makes you wonder if rolling back to WM5 wouldn't be such a bad idea. Is there any fix for this? I don't believe it's an issue with this rom in particular, because the couple of searches I did seem to indicate it's something going on in WM6. http://snipr.com/todayproblem

Maybe the fix could be relatively quick to do like a registry tweak?

I'd really hate to go back to wm5 over this, but it's really driving me nuts. I hope a fix is at least possible.

[rlarson)mn]

WM6 overall is better, but one small problem remains with it -- it can really slow down what you are doing. Because every time you turn off the unit to go into standby, it stubbornly refuses to let you get back to what you were doing. Instead it always displays the "Today Screen" instead.

It's the one thing I really miss from WM5 -- when you pushed the power button to turn the unit back on, you instantaneously went right back to what you were doing. The first few dozen times I got delayed in WM6 I didn't mind so much, but now I am using my axe a lot these days. Yes, I know about the alt-tab button and that's nice and I use it, but some programs like pocket informant's to-do list will take a few frustrating seconds before it will switch back after a resume, each and every time. (you get the windows icon waiting cursor, etc...)

Do this like 30 times a day and it really makes you wonder if rolling back to WM5 wouldn't be such a bad idea. Is there any fix for this? I don't believe it's an issue with this rom in particular, because the couple of searches I did seem to indicate it's something going on in WM6. http://snipr.com/todayproblem

Maybe the fix could be relatively quick to do like a registry tweak?

I'd really hate to go back to wm5 over this, but it's really driving me nuts. I hope a fix is at least possible.

That has not been my experience. I consistently open multiple applications working with all (example excel, word, IE, Filemanager) of them and at various times just shut off my unit. Upon turning it on all of the applications are there for me to use in the exact place where I left off with them.

[Sean_Z]

That has not been my experience. I consistently open multiple applications working with all (example excel, word, IE, Filemanager) of them and at various times just shut off my unit. Upon turning it on all of the applications are there for me to use in the exact place where I left off with them.

That's good news and bad news then....the good being that it could very well be some application that is fouling things up. The bad being that it may be one I really need or that I might go through a lengthy uninstall or even hard reset procedure to get things right.

Here's the thing though, I remember football's WM6 doing this very shortly after I upgraded. So it was either a fresh install or I didn't have very much installed at all. Which leads me to think: which ROM do you have installed? I upgraded a while back with football's AO3 RTM (with an SP1 pack as well) I see that the latest seems to be done by Lenny, is this the version that you have installed?

Anyway, no matter what I have to do to get WM6 up and running correctly, at least it's good to hear that it isn't something wrong with WM6 in general.

[weaselcossey]

I jus got my refurb replacement x51v from Dell. I was thinking of upgrading to a new ROM. How well/fast does WM6 run on the x51v? The only WM6 devicev i've used is the at&t tilt, and I was not impressed at all. Everything was slow and laggy.

Is this ROM worthwhile? How do I go about installing it? Will switching back to A12 be a problem if I decide to change? Obviously, I'm clueless in this category. Someone help, please.

[gjw]

That's good news and bad news then....the good being that it could very well be some application that is fouling things up. The bad being that it may be one I really need or that I might go through a lengthy uninstall or even hard reset procedure to get things right.


Go into your Control Panel to the Today applet.
There's a checkbox that instructs the device to automatically return to the today screen after so many hours -- I think the default is 4.
See if this is checked and either play with the hours or uncheck it.

[cravaus]

WM6 overall is better, but one small problem remains with it -- it can really slow down what you are doing. Because every time you turn off the unit to go into standby, it stubbornly refuses to let you get back to what you were doing. Instead it always displays the "Today Screen" instead.

...

Maybe the fix could be relatively quick to do like a registry tweak?

I'd really hate to go back to wm5 over this, but it's really driving me nuts. I hope a fix is at least possible.

My solution for this is posted in the second entry here: http://www.aximsite.com/boards/windows-mobile-6/220276-wm6-password-will-auto-return-today-screen-power.html

[netutopic]

New French Pack 1.2 :
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2474/capture001gc9.jpghttp://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5571/screen003hy0.png
http://rapidshare.com/files/64672626/Koalala_X51v_Pack_Francais_1.2.2.cab.html
Now the pack is complete.

Changelog :
1.2.2
Inactive US Keyboard -> Default French Keyboard at Startup

1.2.1
Remote Client FR

1.2
French Keyboard

1.1.1
Bluetooth Explorer FR

1.1
Onenote FR
Power, Brightness, SysInfo and Microphone FR
Bluetooth + Wifi icons from ROM A03
Name of Input Method FR (ex : Keyboard -> Clavier)
French peripherals name (not for "CF Card")
French help
Include Wifi and Scrolling fix
Registry improvements
Name change -> 1.0 need to be uninstalled before 1.1 installing

1.0
System FR
Office FR

Insall properly :
1. Install pack
2. Go into "My Documents" folder, rename "My Pictures" to "Mes images", "My Music" to "Ma musique", "Personal" to "Personnel", Business" to "Bureau" and "Templates" to "Modèles"
3. In "Windows" folder, delete "AppButtons", "Favorites", "Start Menu", "StartUp" and "Fonts"
4. Remap Buttons

Now I can work on German Pack if many people want it.

Merci much beaucoup
Thanks

[fernandoss2001]

Hello!
I'm from spain i would like to know if you have WM& for Dell axim x51v in SPANIH LANGUAGE???????

Thanks a lot for your time and job!

Best regards
Fernando

[makuu]

Merci much beaucoup
Thanks

Koalala work is great but it's a translation pack to use over an english Rom.

I have cooked 2 french Roms here (http://www.ppccool.com/index.php?showtopic=7670). A core one and a private one with a lot of extra including TrueVga mode.

http://www.ppccool.com/images/makuu221107_WM6.pnghttp://www.ppccool.com/images/makuu221107_treuVga.png

[rockdamic]

My Axim has bootloader A10_G4 and for that reason the WM6 rom will not load.

Can anyone provide a step by step workaround?

[Sean_Z]

[QUOTE=cravaus;2002967 ]My solution for this is posted in the second entry here: http://www.aximsite .com/boards/windows -mobile-6/220276-wm6 -password-will-auto -return-today-screen -power.html[/QUOTE ]

Ok, here are a few thing worth saying in this thread:

1) Having a WM6 device return to the today screen after a resume is a known bug. It only happens when you've password-protected your device. It happens regardless of how long you've set your password timeout to be, or whatever you set your today screen settings to be. The only way to have your WM6 device return to what you were doing instaneously upon pressing the power button from a resume is to not password protect your device. Then suspend/resume happens exactly like WM5.

2) I can confirm Cravaus's workaround listed above does work. (thanks Cravaus) But your mileage may vary, depending on the app you are resuming back to. There still is a delay, sometimes a significant one. It wasn't so bad with some apps I tried, a couple of seconds maybe, but one of the most important to me -- Pocket Informant's todo list -- the delay was just over 10 seconds.

3) If there's anyone still sitting on the fence waiting to upgrade to WM6, don't use this bug as an excuse. WM6 is faster, more stable, wifi connections are more reliable, you can use SDHC cards, etc. The above workaround may work for you if you want to password protect your device and have power-offs and resumes that don't slow you down much.

4) If Lenny or anyone is still developing this ROM, then I think this issue would up there on the list to fix. It's at least some peace of mind knowing your device is always password-protected. I haven't found a decent replacement for locking my device now that I've got that disabled, but there may still be one out there, and the benefits of WM6 still outweigh this one drawback. I've got freeOTFE protecting a lot of private stuff on the SD card so that's some relief.


So maybe WM6 will always have this flaw, but especially with great 8gb SDHC cards now selling for 31 bucks, (and relatively cheap 32gb cards likely not too far down the road) it's still a terrific upgrade and has made my axe a lot more valuable to me.

[rockdamic]

...bumping

My Axim has bootloader A10_G4 and for that reason the WM6 rom will not load.

Can anyone provide a step by step workaround?

[canderella]

There's seems to be a new ROM A04 (ROM #3) by Lenny:

http://forum.lennysh.com/local_links.php?catid=49

So is this the ?best one to install?

[rlarson)mn]

There's seems to be a new ROM A04 (ROM #3) by Lenny:

http://forum.lennysh.com/local_links.php?catid=49

So is this the ?best one to install?

Actually I still prefer Lennys first ROM release simply because it contains many applications I had previously loaded onto my unit. I have tried both of the otherROM releases on a second X51V that I have. His current release (04) I loaded today and had some issues with Excel not loading at all. Am going to redownload this release and retry it. The second ROM release has all of the first RMOs additional applications removed to conserve memory and so others that do not use these applications are saddled with having them whether they want them or not.

[cravaus]

2) I can confirm Cravaus's workaround listed above does work. (thanks Cravaus) But your mileage may vary, depending on the app you are resuming back to. There still is a delay, sometimes a significant one. It wasn't so bad with some apps I tried, a couple of seconds maybe, but one of the most important to me -- Pocket Informant's todo list -- the delay was just over 10 seconds.

Yes there is a delay. I use PI and I do not get a ten second delay with it my self. I have tried several different switcher utilities and I am not satisfied with any of them yet. I need to write a little mort script for this. It just needs to be a simple revert to last program command. Some switchers get hung up if the last page viewed was the Today Screen. That is an annoyance. I am currently using AltTab, which has a delay built in. I do not like the delay but it is the most relyable. The fastest is HButton where the options are set to no delay. The problem I found with that is it conflicts with Dogfood's RegTweak when Today is the last screen viewed. AltTab does not have this conflict.

A solution hopefully comming soon is the new version of PocketSecure which has many very good security features and the built in password does not need to be activated for it to work.

[lennysh]

There's seems to be a new ROM A04 (ROM #3) by Lenny:

http://forum.lennysh.com/local_links.php?catid=49

So is this the ?best one to install?
Yes... I updated it this morning... And now it's perfect... so far...

[embcmf]

i´ve been loooking for a spanish traslation for the football rom. after having a look to koalala french translation pack i try to make my onw translation pack based on koalala`s one. after extracting all the pack i`ve renamed all mui file from 040C to 0C0A. I've done the same with all registry keys. recreate the cab file, install and...ohhhh!It dosen`t work! the machine stops on Dell welcome screen. for recovering i`ve done a hard reset.

if someone can help me with some instructions...

thanks

P.S: sorry for my bad english but i´m from spain.

[akhan1970]

thanks ...installed A03 last night, worked beautifully. was a bit apprehensive doing it so looked at a you tube video and just went for it. Much nicer than WM5. Only issue was taht i lost all my contacts, as i could not import them back to WM6, if i tried then contacts would no longer work.

[makuu]

thanks ...installed A03 last night, worked beautifully. was a bit apprehensive doing it so looked at a you tube video and just went for it. Much nicer than WM5. Only issue was taht i lost all my contacts, as i could not import them back to WM6, if i tried then contacts would no longer work.

It works fine if You use pimbackup.

[canderella]

It works fine if You use pimbackup.

I don't understand...

I normally sync my personal data / contacts with Microsoft Outlook on my desktop.

I have an X51v, WM5.

If I upgrade to the WM6 AO3 Rom - does that mean I will no longer be able to sync my contacts, notes, ...from Microsoft Outlook?

I will need PIM Backup?

[makuu]

I don't understand...

I normally sync my personal data / contacts with Microsoft Outlook on my desktop.

I have an X51v, WM5.

If I upgrade to the WM6 AO3 Rom - does that mean I will no longer be able to sync my contacts, notes, ...from Microsoft Outlook?

I will need PIM Backup?

Should work with outlook, I have seen issues with backup utility tools, but wanted to state that works fine with last version of pim backup.

[Bikegeek]

This is working great, many thanks. A quirk though, any reason for ActiveStink to not want to synchronize? If I reboot the PC it's good for one sync then it won't sync - but it is connected - as Guest.


Trying A03 since that did work....and it still does.

Soti Pocket controller seems to lock ActiveStink with A04, anyone else?

[rlarson)mn]

Actually I still prefer Lennys first ROM release simply because it contains many applications I had previously loaded onto my unit. I have tried both of the otherROM releases on a second X51V that I have. His current release (04) I loaded today and had some issues with Excel not loading at all. Am going to redownload this release and retry it. The second ROM release has all of the first RMOs additional applications removed to conserve memory and so others that do not use these applications are saddled with having them whether they want them or not.

The new 04 ROM is now fixed and both Excel and Word work just fine. Another great job done by others on behalf of the Axim community.

[erikcave]

I am ready to upgrade my Axim and am wondering if there is any reason I should not go with the recently released A4 ROM over the A3 ROM. Any input is appreciated.

Erik

[rlarson)mn]

I am ready to upgrade my Axim and am wondering if there is any reason I should not go with the recently released A4 ROM over the A3 ROM. Any input is appreciated.

Erik

I tried both ROMS on my spare X51V and desided to stay with the A3 ROM simply because Lenny included several of the applications in his ROM that I use and have installed onto my unit. The A4 ROM is a very nice ROM with a special feature for gaming owners of the X51V to increase the speed of their unit through over-clocking of the CPU. I found it not usefull to increase my unit to the additional speed but others may as indicated by Lenny. Try both of them out and see which works best for you. I did and stayed with the first ROM Lenny give us. In addition another thanks for Lenny, football and others that helped out the X51V user group with the continuation of great ROM released for a unit that was and is (with WM6 ROMS) way ahead of its time. :)

[erikcave]

I tried both ROMS on my spare X51V and desided to stay with the A3 ROM simply because Lenny included several of the applications in his ROM that I use and have installed onto my unit. The A4 ROM is a very nice ROM with a special feature for gaming owners of the X51V to increase the speed of their unit through over-clocking of the CPU. I found it not usefull to increase my unit to the additional speed but others may as indicated by Lenny. Try both of them out and see which works best for you. I did and stayed with the first ROM Lenny give us. In addition another thanks for Lenny, football and others that helped out the X51V user group with the continuation of great ROM released for a unit that was and is (with WM6 ROMS) way ahead of its time. :)

Thanks. I have tried unsuccessfully to find a list of the applications included with A3 and not in A4, but have had no success. Do you know where I can find this?

[mjliteman]

First of all, thanks to football and all those working on this. I just discovered this ROM a week ago. I immediately noticed the tremendous boost in speed and the install went flawlessly.

The only bug I've noticed and I'm wondering if anyone else has had the issue of the screen scrambling at random. Attached is a screenshot of what happens. Sometimes it's the whole screen or as seen in the attachment, parts of it. It doesn't seem to affect performance - programs open, everything seems to work - it just that navigation gets tricky, obviously, and the icons are jacked. A soft reset clears it, but invariably it comes back sooner or later. Not sure if it would be related to any of the programs I installed since they're just sort of the usuals - CorePlayer, SPB, Resco. And like I said, it doesn't seem to affect anything adversely, but if there's a fix that would be nice. Maybe just a hard reset's needed.

Thanks,
MJ

[gcd]

First of all, thanks to football and all those working on this. I just discovered this ROM a week ago. I immediately noticed the tremendous boost in speed and the install went flawlessly.

The only bug I've noticed and I'm wondering if anyone else has had the issue of the screen scrambling at random. Attached is a screenshot of what happens. Sometimes it's the whole screen or as seen in the attachment, parts of it. It doesn't seem to affect performance - programs open, everything seems to work - it just that navigation gets tricky, obviously, and the icons are jacked. A soft reset clears it, but invariably it comes back sooner or later. Not sure if it would be related to any of the programs I installed since they're just sort of the usuals - CorePlayer, SPB, Resco. And like I said, it doesn't seem to affect anything adversely, but if there's a fix that would be nice. Maybe just a hard reset's needed.

Thanks,
MJ

are you using resco keyboard?

[aneto]

hey!! look here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=376700) ;)

[mjliteman]

are you using resco keyboard?

Yes, but it was scrambling before I got around to installing it. I'm going to uninstall it anyway, just for starters.

MJ

[gcd]

Yes, but it was scrambling before I got around to installing it. I'm going to uninstall it anyway, just for starters.

MJ

can you try to install latest version?
i had the same problem with this and different roms, i thought that it was resco keyboard but i'm not sure

[rlarson)mn]

Thanks. I have tried unsuccessfully to find a list of the applications included with A3 and not in A4, but have had no success. Do you know where I can find this?

http://www.lennysh.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36&page=8

[erikcave]

Thanks for the link to the list of applications!

[tim.uglow]

sorry for the newbie question, I've read about all of this, and it didn't seem to complicated thanks to the detailed postings.

I downloaded the rar with the firmware image in them. I put a new fat32 filesystem on my 4GB CF card, I put the two files in the root of that empty filesystem.

I can get to the bootloader - it says "SD Image Update A10_G3" - I had the A12 Rom with WM5.0 installed. But it won't list the files - just sits there...

DiAd_K_AximX51v_WM6_A03EN_nb0.crc
DiAd_K_AximX51v_WM6_A03EN.nb0

I've tried shrinking the fat32 filesystem with fdisk down to < 2gb ( i'm not using windows so maybe my fat32 filesystem is not quite right...).

any thoughts on how to get it to find the files to do the update?

many thanks
tim

[wl08]

sorry for the newbie question, I've read about all of this, and it didn't seem to complicated thanks to the detailed postings.

I downloaded the rar with the firmware image in them. I put a new fat32 filesystem on my 4GB CF card, I put the two files in the root of that empty filesystem.

I can get to the bootloader - it says "SD Image Update A10_G3" - I had the A12 Rom with WM5.0 installed. But it won't list the files - just sits there...

DiAd_K_AximX51v_WM6_A03EN_nb0.crc
DiAd_K_AximX51v_WM6_A03EN.nb0

I've tried shrinking the fat32 filesystem with fdisk down to < 2gb ( i'm not using windows so maybe my fat32 filesystem is not quite right...).

any thoughts on how to get it to find the files to do the update?

many thanks
tim

Bootloader says "SD Image Update A10_G3" , it very clear, it's a SD image loader not for CF.

[tim.uglow]

Bootloader says "SD Image Update A10_G3" , it very clear, it's a SD image loader not for CF.

oh no! I didn't even know it took sd cards, i've always used the cf card. I'll crawl back under my stone now - many thanks.

tim

[rlarson)mn]

oh no! I didn't even know it took sd cards, i've always used the cf card. I'll crawl back under my stone now - many thanks.

tim

Do not worry about it. I would suggest you read the entire thread even though its really a long one. It a great guide to updating your units OS through the 'BootLoading' process.

[tim.uglow]

success - once I fed it a sd card it all worked as expected - many thanks
tim

[F2504x4]

How up to date is the first post of this thread ? :confused:

[Mancel]

Do not worry about it. I would suggest you read the entire thread even though its really a long one. It a great guide to updating your units OS through the 'BootLoading' process.


LOL well I won't ask or post my problem, boy it's a long read......:)

[Mancel]

First off I'd like to thank you for all your efforts and on releasing such a great proggie. Also I can't say if this is a bug or not but Device won't read any SD card that I install, I've tried 4 of em so far and no luck. Going to reboot device and hopefully this will fix the issue. Also Wi-Fi works great without the update.

[mangoman]

does the real vga hack work with this rom?

[etamboer]

Hi, can anyone tell me why I don't have access to Lenny's download page even when I'm logged in at his forum site? I don't get a reply when I ask.... Anyone else with this problem?
Thx, Erik

[Bikegeek]

No problem for me.

http://forum.lennysh.com/local_links.php?catid=49

[mangoman]

installed the latest from lenny.

didnt know i had to reinstall everything,- so now theres hours reinstalling.

first 2gb sd card didnt work. Got message that only fat32 was supported, despite it was formated.

Found an old 128MB card, that worked.

[etamboer]

No problem for me.

http://forum.lennysh.com/local_links.php?catid=49
Thanks Bikegeek, when I click on any link on that page I get this:

You do not have permission to access this entry.
Access may be restricted to other usergroups or the entry may be currently unavailable to the community.
Please contact us for more information if required

Can't figure out why... I tried the "contact us" link but get no reply. I verified my my email address and it works..

[Bikegeek]

Can you start here http://forum.lennysh.com/ and work your way down?

[the_passenger]

First of all, thanks to football and all those working on this. I just discovered this ROM a week ago. I immediately noticed the tremendous boost in speed and the install went flawlessly.

The only bug I've noticed and I'm wondering if anyone else has had the issue of the screen scrambling at random. Attached is a screenshot of what happens. Sometimes it's the whole screen or as seen in the attachment, parts of it. It doesn't seem to affect performance - programs open, everything seems to work - it just that navigation gets tricky, obviously, and the icons are jacked. A soft reset clears it, but invariably it comes back sooner or later. Not sure if it would be related to any of the programs I installed since they're just sort of the usuals - CorePlayer, SPB, Resco. And like I said, it doesn't seem to affect anything adversely, but if there's a fix that would be nice. Maybe just a hard reset's needed.

Thanks,
MJ

I got the exact problem, and end up flash it back to stock rom (A12). I love WM6 but if I have to reset every few minutes just to see what's on the screen then it's really not worth it.

[lennysh]

Click here for an upgrade... (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=379287)

[mangoman]

Does someone have instructions on how to pair the x51v via bluetooth to phone for gprs?

had the original 12 rom before and widcomm stack.

But i cant seem to get the settings working with the built in stack?

[boba23]

I got the exact problem, and end up flash it back to stock rom (A12). I love WM6 but if I have to reset every few minutes just to see what's on the screen then it's really not worth it.

Strange .. have been running Footballs latest WM6 on my x51v without any problems. I doubt that Footballs ROM is to blame for your problems. Never had any screen issues over here guys ...

boba

[rlarson)mn]

Loaded the latest beta 5 release with out any installation issues. Once installed have tested WiFi, reading CF and SDHC memory cards, reading excel and word files along with TCPMP and backup up applications that was included in ROM upgrade. Would suggest a Hi-Res Removal tool be added as a cab file for those that do not wish a Hi-Res PIE. :)

[avteck18]

This is amazing! Thanks to all those who helped! Only thing I've found so far is the wi-fi doesnt work at all on mine. Any help???

[boba23]

This is amazing! Thanks to all those who helped! Only thing I've found so far is the wi-fi doesnt work at all on mine. Any help???

I am still running beta4 but wifi works perfectly well for me. Probably more a problem with your wifi network.

I am running a Linksys WRT54GS here.

boba

[rob7b]

is it me or does this wm6 slow down my v51x??

i have flashed the football ed and when i run tomtom program, it runs loads slower than under wm5.

[lennysh]

is it me or does this wm6 slow down my v51x??

i have flashed the football ed and when i run tomtom program, it runs loads slower than under wm5.

Why not click here to download (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=379287) WM6.1, since it's way faster than WM6 !?

[swade8]

is it me or does this wm6 slow down my v51x??

i have flashed the football ed and when i run tomtom program, it runs loads slower than under wm5.

I have WM6.1, running on my Axim x51v, and TomTom 6. Not slow here, but I did have to load the latest "application off Tom Tom 6" from TomTom site. also had to Download the latest version of Tom Tom Home (1.5 version) this let me get the latest "tomtom6 application cab file". Their tech support suggested this file to be more compatible with the WM6 O/S. I did it and have no complaints here. I also have the xcpuscalar running while using TomTom6, it's set at the 663mHz and it responds very well. I am very pleased with all apps thus far.:D

[Tasador]

I'll like to know if there is a rom to upgrade the X51 to WM6
or there is nothing yet
Thanks in advance.

[lennysh]

I'll like to know if there is a rom to upgrade the X51 to WM6
or there is nothing yet
Thanks in advance.

Point me to the latest rom for this device, and in between the X51v, and the X50v, I'll see if maybe I can make you a WM6.1 X51 ROM...

[julianbl]

Point me to the latest rom for this device, and in between the X51v, and the X50v, I'll see if maybe I can make you a WM6.1 X51 ROM...

that would be grate... the x51 is almost useless with the slow wm5 dell made.

you can get the latest wm5 from dell from here:
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R129273&SystemID=PDA_AXIM_X51&os=PPM&osl=en&deviceid=7638&devlib=0&typecnt=1&vercnt=3&formatcnt=1&libid=7&fileid=172105

regards,
Julián

[lennysh]

that would be grate... the x51 is almost useless with the slow wm5 dell made.

you can get the latest wm5 from dell from here:
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R129273&SystemID=PDA_AXIM_X51&os=PPM&osl=en&deviceid=7638&devlib=0&typecnt=1&vercnt=3&formatcnt=1&libid=7&fileid=172105

regards,
Julián

Goto Settings -> System -> About, and paste the Full CE Version in here plz.

Also, when you get a chance, join my chat room. You'll be my first Beta Tester since I don't even have the device...

[mjliteman]

Strange .. have been running Footballs latest WM6 on my x51v without any problems. I doubt that Footballs ROM is to blame for your problems. Never had any screen issues over here guys ...

boba

Yeah, it's a bit strange but not a deal-breaker for me to go back to WM5 for sure. I haven't had a chance to try Lenny's latest, but that's next on my list to do.

MJ

[Steven855]

Lenny, the latest rom for the Dell Axim X51 is WM5 aku 2.3.1. And WHEN WHEN are you going to give me the source code to the kitchen???

[julianbl]

Goto Settings -> System -> About, and paste the Full CE Version in here plz.

Also, when you get a chance, join my chat room. You'll be my first Beta Tester since I don't even have the device...

It's Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0
OS 5.1.195 (Build 14957.2.3.1)

I'll be glad to be the beta tester! :)

Julián

[winoman]

I have upgraded my 51v to WM6 but can't figure out how to get rid of the annoying password screen when sitting in the cradle. Does anyone know how to reset the time to 0? I have heard that this is the solution... Thanks!

[lbctech]

THis is a wonderful rom :). However can you make it for qvga dell axim x51 (NOT V)?

Thanks!

[antonial.l.boykins]

Hello all: I am a new member and a virgin at using forums. I have a Axim X51V and would like to update it to a WM6; could someone please provide me assistance on locating and acquiring the upgrade.
Thank you

[Technology]

Lenny's 6.1 X51v Beta # 5 ROM is from another planet, it's just that good. If you throught Football's X51v 6.0 ROM was good, then wait until you get your hands on Lenny's out of this world 6.1 X51v UFO Super ROM, beyond light speed, for real, for real.........! You know what, you can just visit Lenny's Super ROM kitchen, that the home of that UFO ROM..........!:D

[makuu]

Lenny's 6.1 X51v Beta # 5 ROM is from another planet, it's just that good. If you throught Football's X51v 6.0 ROM was good, then wait until you get your hands on Lenny's out of this world 6.1 X51v UFO Super ROM, beyond light speed, for real, for real.........! You know what, you can just visit Lenny's Super ROM kitchen, that the home of that UFO ROM..........!:D

Where exactly can we find this super ROM kitchen? Can you provide a link? Lenny has been talking of this kitchen for months so it's a good news that he has finally released his kitchen.

When you say Lenny's last Beta is beyond light speed, did you performed some bench comparing Lenny's and Football? If so, could you publish the results? It would be interesting to see the benefit of WM6.1 over WM6

[morphium]

Where exactly can we find this super ROM kitchen? Can you provide a link? Lenny has been talking of this kitchen for months so it's a good news that he has finally released his kitchen.

When you say Lenny's last Beta is beyond light speed, did you performed some bench comparing Lenny's and Football? If so, could you publish the results? It would be interesting to see the benefit of WM6.1 over WM6

here but you have to be registered (http://forum.htcgeeks.com/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=49&id=119)

[makuu]

It's a rom, not a kitchen! Where is the kitchen?

[lennysh]

It's a rom, not a kitchen! Where is the kitchen?

lol.....

WM6.1 Kitchen not released yet. WM6 was released to Beta Team, but WM6.1 was out before public release of WM6 Kitchen. Since Football's back, I might as well hang up my hat on the X51v. He's only released one ROM, and already, his ROM has been proven to out perform ours in the PPCWarez Admin's Performance Test located here: http://forum.ppcwarez.org/viewtopic.php?f=234&t=47016&p=252077#p252077

With Football back around, the x51v world can be rest assured for the best ROMs...

[lifehacker]

lol.....

WM6.1 Kitchen not released yet. WM6 was released to Beta Team, but WM6.1 was out before public release of WM6 Kitchen. Since Football's back, I might as well hang up my hat on the X51v. He's only released one ROM, and already, his ROM has been proven to out perform ours in the PPCWarez Admin's Performance Test located here: http://forum.ppcwarez.org/viewtopic.php?f=234&t=47016&p=252077#p252077

With Football back around, the x51v world can be rest assured for the best ROMs...

The results were very close, its not like he outperformed you by far. Some people may also prefer having a ROM with some additional preinstalled software. ;)

[S&eman]

The results were very close, its not like he outperformed you by far. Some people may also prefer having a ROM with some additional preinstalled software. ;)
Furthermore, I prefer reading bug reports and status updates in plain English on your site, over uncomprehensingly staring at Football's Russian site... :D
(With all due respect for Football's achievements, that is.)

[midware]

Dear friend,
I have Dell Axim x51 (416MHz). Last time I would like to upgrade ROM. After I install ROM R112653.EXE from Dell website my Axim stuck in Dell splashscreen logo. Windows don't loading. My bootloader version is (SD Image Update A10_G4). Plase help me rescue my Dell. What kind of rom WM5.0 or WM6.0 EN should I install to rescue my device? Plase send me a link to correct rom for my device on mail: kamil.szymoniak<at>gmail.com or private message. PLASE HELP!!
Greatings,
Kamil

[Hyeracer]

Hello I have the Dell Axim X5. How do I upgrade it to windows mobile 6. The files that are provided at the begining of the thread, are those the files I need? Or do I need something else? Can someone please help me find the files. Thank you in advance

[hyperego]

Hi, I am wondering if anybody has got this MS Live to work with WIFI? It seems like the version offered on this post cannot use WIFI at all. But if I try any version given here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334621
It does NOT start properly.

[infobox1]

Help!

I downloaded the A03_RTM; however, 3/4 into the upgrade a (check sum error message appears on the screen follow by the instruction to do a hard reset. The upgrade did not finished due to the aforementioned error.

v/r

infobox1

[rlarson)mn]

Help!

I downloaded the A03_RTM; however, 3/4 into the upgrade a (check sum error message appears on the screen follow by the instruction to do a hard reset. The upgrade did not finished due to the aforementioned error.

v/r

infobox1

Sorry never mind!

[rlarson)mn]

Hello I have the Dell Axim X5. How do I upgrade it to windows mobile 6. The files that are provided at the begining of the thread, are those the files I need? Or do I need something else? Can someone please help me find the files. Thank you in advance

The internet filled ROMs are for the X51V and X50V only. Any other unit will be bricked by trying to upgrade them so do not even try!

[rlarson)mn]

Dear friend,
I have Dell Axim x51 (416MHz). Last time I would like to upgrade ROM. After I install ROM R112653.EXE from Dell website my Axim stuck in Dell splashscreen logo. Windows don't loading. My bootloader version is (SD Image Update A10_G4). Plase help me rescue my Dell. What kind of rom WM5.0 or WM6.0 EN should I install to rescue my device? Plase send me a link to correct rom for my device on mail: kamil.szymoniak<at>gmail.com or private message. PLASE HELP!!
Greatings,
Kamil

This site has instructions that may work for you.
http://www.mobilitysite.com/boards/x50-x51-forums/222036-easier-way-recover-your-x50-after-you-bricked-premade-nb0-files.html

[rlarson)mn]

lol.....

WM6.1 Kitchen not released yet. WM6 was released to Beta Team, but WM6.1 was out before public release of WM6 Kitchen. Since Football's back, I might as well hang up my hat on the X51v. He's only released one ROM, and already, his ROM has been proven to out perform ours in the PPCWarez Admin's Performance Test located here: http://forum.ppcwarez.org/viewtopic.php?f=234&t=47016&p=252077#p252077

With Football back around, the x51v world can be rest assured for the best ROMs...

I think WM6.1 ROMs have proven to be very tough to set up in the ROM stage based upon the results posted by all users, not to speak of the great effort by their authors yourself included. I have stayed with your WM6 release which has proven to be a great ROM upgrade and very stable. Your work and other authors have given the X51V user community a great little Poket PC that Dell never perfected. A VERY BIG THANKS FROM ALL OF US!

[D-Mac123]

Hey Football / or anybody I followed the installation process for the WM6....AND IT WORKED ALL THE WAY UP TO THE THE TOUCH SCREEN....where it states to please keep touching the screen for alignment"

Is there any thing I can do .....I need HELP!!!!!!

[jerdabi]

Hey Football / or anybody I followed the installation process for the WM6....AND IT WORKED ALL THE WAY UP TO THE THE TOUCH SCREEN....where it states to please keep touching the screen for alignment"

Is there any thing I can do .....I need HELP!!!!!!

No. Just follow the on screen instruction and it will complete the setup for you.It set up the pen alignment first then it will show you a running bar for the auto run then will reboot the axim for you finishing the task with new wm screen.

[D-Mac123]

no u dont understand, its stuck on the align screen...it wont move to next screen, it keeps repeating the realigning process over and over ....what should I do ?

[D-Mac123]

No. Just follow the on screen instruction and it will complete the setup for you.It set up the pen alignment first then it will show you a running bar for the auto run then will reboot the axim for you finishing the task with new wm screen.
no u dont understand, its stuck on the align screen...it wont move to next screen, it keeps repeating the realigning process over and over ....what should I do ?

[jerdabi]

no u dont understand, its stuck on the align screen...it wont move to next screen, it keeps repeating the realigning process over and over ....what should I do ?

So many people had this issue. Try cleaning the screen and if there was screen cover also if the first try will not work to appeal off the protector and try the setup alignment again and try to be very careful and patient when pressing the stylus pen during the setup.

[AlexThePalex]

Hi guys,

Thats my first post and like to thanks the the great job done with X51v ROMs.

I install the 6.1 but had an issue.

I use to connect internet via bluetooth, from notebook pairing with my phone. Now with my "new " Axim x51v i try to do the same, however even after the concections goes fine, right after it disconnect due a lack of a string the i suppose to fill in the proper field (string like + cg01.....").

Withou the string, as i sad, the connections is dropped.

Any one had the this problems or had to fill the string field that doenst exist in 6.1 (or i cant find it??!!).

can i bypass that, and use the my phone as a bluetooth modem for Axim somehow?

Appreciate your help.

[Smattie]

What are the differences between A03 Preview andA03 RTM?? And how can i load this rom to my X51?

[Sambu]

I have a x51v WM5 rom version A01 (12220500) french language. Do you think I will experience any problem to install that WM6 version ? I don't mind having an english version. What will be the language after that update ?

Thank you for your help

Sambu

[TacoLoco]

I think upgrading should be no problem and the language you get is World Wide English.. I suggest you to use Football A08 Rom, there are newer Roms around, but they are not as stable..

oh and don't take this version it is very old, search for football A08, if you want WM6.1!

[dpdurst]

I have been an HP PPC person for the longest time and now got my Dell x50v and decided to update the roms for this beast. I have done plenty of work on the HP roms and currently have an Hx4700 and Hx2755. I also have been hosting roms for the HP guys to try and not get tied up with Rapidshare or the other hosting sites that limit downloads. I have created a Dell page for the Roms for both the x50v and x51v and hope you guys don't mind me hosting the roms there.

I take no credit whatsoever on the HP or Dell roms, I'm just a place to find all the info and roms without looking around.

I have most of the page up and running including links back to these forums as well. Stop by if you get a chance. If you don't want the roms hosted shoot me an email. Or if you would like to add some more let me know. Thanks

[crobs808]

I have been an HP PPC person for the longest time and now got my Dell x50v and decided to update the roms for this beast. I have done plenty of work on the HP roms and currently have an Hx4700 and Hx2755. I also have been hosting roms for the HP guys to try and not get tied up with Rapidshare or the other hosting sites that limit downloads. I have created a Dell page for the Roms for both the x50v and x51v and hope you guys don't mind me hosting the roms there.

I take no credit whatsoever on the HP or Dell roms, I'm just a place to find all the info and roms without looking around.

I have most of the page up and running including links back to these forums as well. Stop by if you get a chance. If you don't want the roms hosted shoot me an email. Or if you would like to add some more let me know. Thanks

This is the administrator. If you do not remove the ROM files within 24 hours you WILL be fined and prosecuted.

LOL, just kidding. That looks like a lot of hard work you put into that...would suck if someone made you take them down.

Good job and thanks!

[dpdurst]

This is the administrator. If you do not remove the ROM files within 24 hours you WILL be fined and prosecuted.

LOL, just kidding. That looks like a lot of hard work you put into that...would suck if someone made you take them down.

Good job and thanks!

Crap busted finally.. ok removed all the roms... J/K thanks!

[rlarson)mn]

I have been an HP PPC person for the longest time and now got my Dell x50v and decided to update the roms for this beast. I have done plenty of work on the HP roms and currently have an Hx4700 and Hx2755. I also have been hosting roms for the HP guys to try and not get tied up with Rapidshare or the other hosting sites that limit downloads. I have created a Dell page for the Roms for both the x50v and x51v and hope you guys don't mind me hosting the roms there.

I take no credit whatsoever on the HP or Dell roms, I'm just a place to find all the info and roms without looking around.

I have most of the page up and running including links back to these forums as well. Stop by if you get a chance. If you don't want the roms hosted shoot me an email. Or if you would like to add some more let me know. Thanks

Great site and reference area! Thanks a bunch.

[Deltang]

I have been an HP PPC person for the longest time and now got my Dell x50v and decided to update the roms for this beast. I have done plenty of work on the HP roms and currently have an Hx4700 and Hx2755. I also have been hosting roms for the HP guys to try and not get tied up with Rapidshare or the other hosting sites that limit downloads. I have created a Dell page for the Roms for both the x50v and x51v and hope you guys don't mind me hosting the roms there.

I take no credit whatsoever on the HP or Dell roms, I'm just a place to find all the info and roms without looking around.

I have most of the page up and running including links back to these forums as well. Stop by if you get a chance. If you don't want the roms hosted shoot me an email. Or if you would like to add some more let me know. Thanks

Nice job. It would even nicer if you could include the publish date of the ROMs

[Stoneninja]

Hey Football, I know you're not doing these roms any more, but I just wanted to say thank you, you have really brought the axim back to life for me. I don't know what I'd have done after dell stopped updating otherwise.

Anyway, thanks for everything, it's been really appreciated.

[oldradios2561]

Football can you help me with my dell Axim x51? I bricked it like an idiot now it's a shelf monkey. I don't know much on how to cook a rom for an sd card install i thought you might have one or, help me make one and your rom version is working fine on my x51v Awsome job your the best and it will take only the best to help me unbrick my x51.

Dell Axim X51v with Football version WM6

[Clodius]

Well first, thanks to everyone who's worked on this, it's a big help in trying to get the most out of a PPC.

That said, I have one question. I followed Drakey83's guide on youtube to upgrading an Axim X51v (my exact model) and used the rapidshare download. I extracted it and wrote it to an SD card, got the PPC into boot mode, but it said that no valid boot images were available (or something to that effect). I hard reset and it's still running WM5 fine, but where did I go wrong?

[scottlnt]

All of the other downloads above. do they need to be downloaded also. the a2dp for bluetooth? or the file explore add on. thanks

[hiro1215]

thx to sharing