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[egzthunder1]

@All,

As a celebration for my 1000th post, I decided to open a new thread based on Tweakman's idea, which seemed to work very well in the Development and Hacking Section. The idea is simple, a single thread for all Questions, Problems, and Concerns regarding Blue Angel. This includes, but it is not limited to:

*Problems with Flashing.

Can't get your device in bootloader? Did it freeze during flashing and now it doesn't get past the 4 colored screen? Are you a complete noob and need some guidance as to how to flash? Etc.

*Have questions about which Rom is best?

*Want to install software but don't know if it is compatible with your BA

You get my point. All the questions that I have seen/answered over the past couple of months are just repetitions of posts, threads, and things that are readily available on the wiki or in other threads. However, people are either lazy, don't know what a Wiki is / where to find it, or just flat out don't know how to search (or read the forum rules for that matter). Having something general (in this case a sticky) that says "Hey, if you have a question, you can ask here" should draw enough attention and start minimizing the number of new threads and posts opened by users (both new and seasoned). This way, we will be able to keep the development threads a little cleaner and smaller... hence making the site's search function work a little better in the process.


@Seniors,

Kinda like the Q&A team, I will need your help in trying to keep the influx of questions to a certain level by answering them as we see them. None of us are logged in 24/7 (or at least some of us aren't :D), but if you guys see a question, please try to answer it. I know that xplode, Chef_Tony, markanthonypr, red_hanks, sun_dream, imatrix, +Que_PPC, motisu, and others normally try to keep this under control, but if we centralize it and contain it, we will have a cleaner forum.

[egzthunder1]

Reserved for future use.

[Ather]

Post Stickied Per Request...

[markanthonypr]

You know very well you can count on us. Great idea mate. Also congrats on your 1,000's post. I've added a few "tags" to the thread. I hope some others do the same to. Tags help users to find what they are looking for when they use search.

[homam_france]

hi specialists
my friend has Blue Angel,he has strange problems.
in (sounds & notification),it didnot saved after changing any parameter,we tried by reflash the rom again,but nothing changed,also we reinstalled radio 1.15 but no change,also the ring tone of the msg is discontinue or irregular when played,and some times didnot wake up (of the device) when recieve a msg.
this is strange issued problems but in mine (BA) every thing is ok,this problems only in my friend (BA),I mate PDA2K.
any ideas?any suggestions?:confused:
thnx
notice:when we down grade to wm 6.1 every thing is ok:)

[egzthunder1]

hi specialists
my friend has Blue Angel,he has strange problems.
in (sounds & notification),it didnot saved after changing any parameter,we tried by reflash the rom again,but nothing changed,also we reinstalled radio 1.15 but no change,also the ring tone of the msg is discontinue or irregular when played,and some times didnot wake up (of the device) when recieve a msg.
this is strange issued problems but in mine (BA) every thing is ok,this problems only in my friend (BA),I mate PDA2K.
any ideas?any suggestions?:confused:
thnx
notice:when we down grade to wm 6.1 every thing is ok:)

Hey homam,

Thanks for kicking things off :)
First of all, which OS were you having problems with? This is important because it could have been a bug in a rom that could have been fixed in a later version.

@mark,

I know I can count on you, buddy :) I need help from the mods as well though. I cannot redirect posts to here and/or close threads :(

[raizaM]

My BA, keeps turning on from standby, by a light shock! I maen, if you press the Power button, and then you knock gently on it's back, it turns back on!!
I've set to "Lock all buttons except the power button", However, I still have this issue.
Well, I must confess that once it dropped off of my hand, and it's the result of that... :(
Any ideas?

[Chef_Tony]

by "it turns back on" i assume you mean it wakes up from stand by, it doesn't really start like after a soft reset, right?

since the BA's only battery activated wake-up is in the cradle and we are not talking about soft reset, my first guess is, the battery is not to blame.

have you checked whether you can use your camera at all time? i mean, the camera_detect does not usually run at all times but if the camera connector is a little lose, from now and then it could "discover" the new camera hardware and wake up, that is unlikely for normal devices, but if yours had a crash before...

you could refer to this site for checking possible hardware reasons:
http://www.land-of-kain.de/ppc/mda3/disassembly/

the hardware things aside, there are also many possible software reasons for the device to wake up on:
- update of titanium weather
- automatic email checking
- cell broadcast
- if bluetooth is on
- if beam is on
- automatic update of any software...

plus of course the usual:
- incoming call
- incoming text message
- incoming mms
- upcoming calendar event...

so please check the possible software wake ups first to make sure this is really a hardware issue, because that would be a shame, that could be tricky to solve.
or let me put it this way, if it is really the moving that wakes it up, you have the first BA with accelerometer ;)

EDIT: last but not least, it could only be a bug, maybe a hard reset or change of the rom could also be a way to go, since spontaneous waking up is a known bug for BAs

Chef_Tony

[markanthonypr]

If there was only a way to hack the hardware and make this work at least on Edge. I can live with everything else, but its a shame paying for a full unlimited Internet service and only getting G connection :( Sighhhhhhh

Ok, I had to let that frustration out !!!!!!

[raizaM]

by "it turns back on" i assume you mean it wakes up from stand by, it doesn't really start like after a soft reset, right?

since the BA's only battery activated wake-up is in the cradle and we are not talking about soft reset, my first guess is, the battery is not to blame.

have you checked whether you can use your camera at all time? i mean, the camera_detect does not usually run at all times but if the camera connector is a little lose, from now and then it could "discover" the new camera hardware and wake up, that is unlikely for normal devices, but if yours had a crash before...

you could refer to this site for checking possible hardware reasons:
http://www.land-of-kain.de/ppc/mda3/disassembly/

the hardware things aside, there are also many possible software reasons for the device to wake up on:
- update of titanium weather
- automatic email checking
- cell broadcast
- if bluetooth is on
- if beam is on
- automatic update of any software...

plus of course the usual:
- incoming call
- incoming text message
- incoming mms
- upcoming calendar event...

so please check the possible software wake ups first to make sure this is really a hardware issue, because that would be a shame, that could be tricky to solve.
or let me put it this way, if it is really the moving that wakes it up, you have the first BA with accelerometer ;)

EDIT: last but not least, it could only be a bug, maybe a hard reset or change of the rom could also be a way to go, since spontaneous waking up is a known bug for BAs

Chef_Tony

Wow! Tony! I really appreciate your complete answer. I mean it.

Yes, as you correctly assumed, I meant wake-up. It just wakes up and continues the routine WinMo operation; no soft-reset occurs.

It's less than a year that I've replaced the battery with a new one. I remember all the funny things used to happen when the old battery was dying. But non of them were similar to this one.

It can't be the Camera. Well, I'm able to use it all the time, and the "camera_detect" has been always loaded in the processes whenever I've checked it. About the looseness thing, ummm, I'm not sure. I tried to knock on it to see if it's more sensitive than other parts. I think the upper part of the device is more likely to wake it up by an easy hit (like knocking). but it's the whole upper part, not only the camera section nor the camera button.

Unfortunately, the software possibility, is unlikely to be the problem:
I've used many ROMs on my lovely BA which 3-4 times of them taken place since the wake-up problem. :(
The software and the usual reasons you counted, do wake it up. but shakes, too. :(

Finally, to be honest, I'm agree with you! This is the first Blue Angel with accelerometer. yeaaah! I did it!
I bet my friends that I can wake my BA up, without touching any buttons or screen! :D It's fun this way, but I comes to be annoying when I put it in my pocket or just put it on a table! and it wakes up... consider the forced battery consumption, unwanted screen taps if I don't lock the screen. God bless A_C! and... .

I know it's a hardware issue :((((((

[markanthonypr]

@raizaM: My Thought.... Have you ever taken it apart? One of my BA's had 3 loose bolts inside. All 3 were from what I think is the Radio/Antenna part at top. However, in my case, I had a rattle going inside. Thats why I put it apart. You might have something loose inside, causing a connection to arc when you knock on your phone. If you do deside to open it, there is a tutorial on the wiki on how to.

[egzthunder1]

@raizaM: My Thought.... Have you ever taken it apart? One of my BA's had 3 loose bolts inside. All 3 were from what I think is the Radio/Antenna part at top. However, in my case, I had a rattle going inside. Thats why I put it apart. You might have something loose inside, causing a connection to arc when you knock on your phone. If you do deside to open it, there is a tutorial on the wiki on how to.

Hey mark!

I had that same issue a while back, but with only one screw (also from the same area as yours).

@raizaM

Just to knock off Chef_Tony's theory out of the table completely, try to erase camera_detect.lnk from \Windows\startup and SR your device. If Chef was right, then your issue might be gone. However, I would follow markanthony's advice and take it apart in case Chef's idea doesn't work.

[markanthonypr]

Oh man, your not my hero anymore LoL.. and here I thought I would be the only one with a mechanic inside my phone. :D

[egzthunder1]

Oh man, your not my hero anymore LoL.. and here I thought I would be the only one with a mechanic inside my phone. :D

Well, it kept me entertained when my BA would run out of juice :D

[raizaM]

Thanks for your kind advices.
Actually, I tried to remove "camrea_detect" from the startup once, but any way, I gave it a shot again... no success...
Frankly, I'm a lil bit afraid to take my lovely BA apart... :-s... What if... :-(
But, I guess sooner or later I need to do so. so what the heck... lets do it.
Maybe I'll do it tonight. Guys please help me through it. I don't wanna loose my Angel!
Ton'y link provided in the previous posts, would be my start:
http://www.land-of-kain.de/ppc/mda3/disassembly/

any more advices?

[markanthonypr]

raizaM: You're not going to go that far deep. Only remove the cover. If you look at picture #4 on that link, the top green area has about 6 bolts all around it. Those were the ones that were loose on mine. 2 of them were rattling inside the phone. I still can't believe they didn't cause a short circuit. You don't need to go down into the camshell area. Do you use the sliding keyboard? If so, you could have a bad flex cable. But, don't worry about tha for now. Just remove back cover and carefull inspect for loose bolts. Don't over tighten them.

[loryshoe]

all the master please help, my BA strange,,,,, the screen suddenly go dead after actived wifi or playing game, its suddenly dead, and i must push power button to turn it on again through proses like softreset, that in battery power. but if i conect in charger power mode, i turn wifi,playing game, its normal, the BA still on and working normal,
please2,,,,,if someone knows the problem please help, im desper now....

[egzthunder1]

all the master please help, my BA strange,,,,, the screen suddenly go dead after actived wifi or playing game, its suddenly dead, and i must push power button to turn it on again through proses like softreset, that in battery power. but if i conect in charger power mode, i turn wifi,playing game, its normal, the BA still on and working normal,
please2,,,,,if someone knows the problem please help, im desper now....

It seems that you have the backlight settings set to dim/turn off too fast. Go to \Settings\System\Backlight and modify the settings in there (particularly the ones labeled "On Battery Power"). Then, soft reset the device (stylus on the bottom).
Hope this helps.

[loryshoe]

raizaM: You're not going to go that far deep. Only remove the cover. If you look at picture #4 on that link, the top green area has about 6 bolts all around it. Those were the ones that were loose on mine. 2 of them were rattling inside the phone. I still can't believe they didn't cause a short circuit. You don't need to go down into the camshell area. Do you use the sliding keyboard? If so, you could have a bad flex cable. But, don't worry about tha for now. Just remove back cover and carefull inspect for loose bolts. Don't over tighten them.

It seems that you have the backlight settings set to dim/turn off too fast. Go to \Settings\System\Backlight and modify the settings in there (particularly the ones labeled "On Battery Power"). Then, soft reset the device (stylus on the bottom).
Hope this helps.

not the setting, it got black scren, its dead screen after running wifi or application, suddenly goes dead, black screen,.

[markanthonypr]

Have you tried with another battery? It sounds to me like your battery is about to die. It won't hold the heavy battery consumption of Wi-Fi and heavy CPU usage while on Games. Try with another battery. Also make sure you followed Egzthunders suggestion to change your Power Settings. If you still need help, post back and include more info about your device, such as, what version of Windows are you running and how old/new is your battery.

[markanthonypr]

@rjack88: If you do a Search you'll find these options:

Mode SMS 2.0 for WM 6.1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=382548) by bigix1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=276848)

Also Here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=386287&highlight=Disable+threaded+MMS)

and Here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=372299&highlight=Disable+threaded+MMS)

FYI, I have just installed the first option I posted here, and it works like a charm with Explode's WM6.5 21202.
Good Luck!

[raizaM]

Have you tried with another battery? It sounds to me like your battery is about to die. It won't hold the heavy battery consumption of Wi-Fi and heavy CPU usage while on Games. Try with another battery. Also make sure you followed Egzthunders suggestion to change your Power Settings. If you still need help, post back and include more info about your device, such as, what version of Windows are you running and how old/new is your battery.
I'm agree with martkanthonypr, it's more likely to be your battery. I remember many odd things happening to my device, when battery was dying...
raizaM: You're not going to go that far deep. Only remove the cover. If you look at picture #4 on that link, the top green area has about 6 bolts all around it. Those were the ones that were loose on mine. 2 of them were rattling inside the phone. I still can't believe they didn't cause a short circuit. You don't need to go down into the camshell area. Do you use the sliding keyboard? If so, you could have a bad flex cable. But, don't worry about tha for now. Just remove back cover and carefull inspect for loose bolts. Don't over tighten them.

Guess what!? My BA wake-up problem fixed!!
Guess how?! The same way it happened! yeah!, It dropped off my hands again, but this time it was a hard hit! the battery took apart. But just when I was expecting some serious problems, I noticed that my knocks on it don't wake it up anymore!
I really wonder what happened!
:)
Thanks again for all your kind supports!

[egzthunder1]

I'm agree with martkanthonypr, it's more likely to be your battery. I remember many odd things happening to my device, when battery was dying...


Guess what!? My BA wake-up problem fixed!!
Guess how?! The same way it happened! yeah!, It dropped off my hands again, but this time it was a hard hit! the battery took apart. But just when I was expecting some serious problems, I noticed that my knocks on it don't wake it up anymore!
I really wonder what happened!
:)
Thanks again for all your kind supports!

I'm thinking of either one of the following options:

a. Loose connector that went back in its right place because of the hit.

b. The proverbial "Midas Touch" :P

In either case, it is always good to see that brute force will always prevail over science and technology. Alternatively, you could have used a BFH (Big F-ing Hammer) :D

Happy for you man! Congrats...

[afmdkqc]

Hello my friends!

This is my first post... I'm new to the "ROM Flashing Wolrd", so i need some questions to ask. Simple questions, direct answers please!

1. Where is the link with the most recent WM6.5 ROM?

2. What to do with this ROM?

The fist question is the most important because there are more than one 6.5 version out there!!

Thanks in advance!


PS.: My Device is a QTEK 9090

[egzthunder1]

You wanted short answers, here you go :)


1. Where is the link with the most recent WM6.5 ROM?

Answer (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=482997)

2. What to do with this ROM?

Answer (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardMain)

[sri wahono]

why my STK doesn't work???any body can help me

[afmdkqc]

Thank you very much for the lightning fast answers, but...

You answers generated some other questions... ;) Now the answers can be indirect (long) eheheh :D

1. On this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=482997) where is the link with the most recent WM6.5 ROM? The first links says 6.1, so... What to do? 6.1 is the release of the 6.5 version or that was a write error from the thread author? If the release number is equal to a version number, this would be explained...

2. There are some risk on flash my Device? I can lost my Device permanently? If yes, how to avoid this? (Obs.: My baterry charge is 100% already)

3. There are some ROMs saying something like "16 MB RAMDisk" or "No RAMDisk". What this mean? I need to worry about that?

4. I need to upgrade my Radio ROM? (1.15.00 is my version)

5. I need to install EXTROM or i can install each software manually later? What is the problem if i do not install EXTROM?

[Chef_Tony]

1. this is my 100th post :D

real 1. the R6.1 says it is the release 6.1 version of the wm6.5 rom, no worries it is just the version of this particular rom, it is the wm6.5 OS, the build 21202 to be precise.

2. following the instruction in the wiki wizard and assuming you don't have a giant power failure while flashing, you shouldn't worry about that, and even then you could still unbrick it, i never heard of someone that actually f-ed up his device beyond repair.

3. roms with ramdisk have (like wm2003se) another "drive", meaning, from the available 90mb of program memory (RAM) there is 16 mb cut off to be storage memory, comparable to the pc, you'd have more HD then, but less RAM

4. that is the newest radio version and if it weren't, it would still not be necessary

5. there is no problem in not installing extrom, i would, however, install certain cabs from the extrom, depending on what you are planning on doing with your device, IE and office generally don't hurt, and by the file size of some of the cabs, you can tell, it would't hurt to install them. but as i may recall, you don't need to copy the folder the way it is, just pick the cabs yourself and copy them.

EDIT: don't forget the storage resize, or you'll have terribly little memory and wouldn't be able to install an sd card extrom anyway.

[egzthunder1]

1. this is my 100th post :D



Congrats Chef :) Welcome to Seniority :D

@afmdkqc

Chef's answers were perfect. Just follow his post and you should do just fine.

@sri wahono

STK has not worked since WM2005 (and not even back then). Don't even bother to try and make it work cause it won't.

[afmdkqc]

EDIT: don't forget the storage resize, or you'll have terribly little memory and wouldn't be able to install an sd card extrom anyway.

:( Will i need to download one more rom with 40MB on my dialup connection only to downgrade my rom and do a Storage Resize? :( VERY VERY SAD!!

There are another way to do that? Some Tool?

:( :(

[afmdkqc]

@afmdkqc

Chef's answers were perfect. Just follow his post and you should do just fine.

Yes!! The answers are perfect!

Chef: Congratulations for the 100th Post! heheeh!

[rjack88]

@rjack88: If you do a Search you'll find these options:

Mode SMS 2.0 for WM 6.1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=382548) by bigix1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=276848)

Also Here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=386287&highlight=Disable+threaded+MMS)

and Here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=372299&highlight=Disable+threaded+MMS)

FYI, I have just installed the first option I posted here, and it works like a charm with Explode's WM6.5 21202.
Good Luck!

Thank You, I looked everywhere, apparently didn't know exactly what I was looking for, this worked great.

[markanthonypr]

Sorry Chef!

What this mean? What i must to do? I don't see anything about "Storage Resize"
Check the storage space on your phone. if your total storage is about 43mb and not about 60mb, then you need to repart your storage. When you go to the BlueAngel Wizard, read the options and chose the one that applies to you and you'll be walked thru reparting your storage. Again, the magical words when flashing are... Follow the Wiki... Step by Step w/o skipping. and you won't have any problems.
Good Luck

Thank You, I looked everywhere, apparently didn't know exactly what I was looking for, this worked great.
Good, enjoy it!

[Chef_Tony]

@afmdkqc

you see, the memory you are looking for is the extrom of the wm2003 rom that shipped with the device. that is why you can only access it from wm2003. the tool itself is pretty small you just gotta revert to the shipping status, i don't know, maybe qtek back in the day shipped your 9090 with an original rom on cd.

plus, you already should have done that for your first upgrade. when i first upgraded i didn't know about that either and had to download another 40mb from T-Mobile Germany to revert to wm2003, which was not exactly fun, because the flashing back to 2003, then storage resize, then up to wm6 again, then radio update, remov sim lock, bluetooth update, all the cab files... the first update done right lasted about 2 hours of constantly taking care of the BA.

if, however you cannot find your original rom anywhere, mr. xplode has an archive for shipped roms on: http://alevri.atspace.com/
they are indeed 40mb of size, and you only need it once for a short time to resize storage in this case.
but whenever you maybe brick your device it is still not bad to have the original rom around.

so that is the price you have to pay if you properly want to upgrade

greetz
Chef_Tony

[egzthunder1]

Question from ramicu

Is it possible to connect two BT devices at the same time to BA 6.5? E.g. BT headset and external GPS?
Because I want to hear the direction thru my BT headset, and every time I connect the headset, the GPS connection fails.


@ramicu,

In theory yes, you should be able to have several BT devices connected at the same time. As far as the sound from the GPS program going to your headset... I believe that it could be accomplished via A2DP, but I could be wrong about that. Remember that the GPS device is handled by "External GPS" under Settings-->Connections and not by the BT Manager.

[rjack88]

Is there anyway to alphabetize the icons in the start menu?

I have a bunch of games loaded in a games folder and it's all mixed up, any ideas?

I tried searching the site and even googled it and all I came up with was a registry edit, but I don't have the key they say to edit.

[ramicu]

i have a SX66 (WM6.5) . Connecting my GPS anttena to my device, and opening IGO8 software, everything works OK. The moment I press "ON" my BT headset (Jabra BT5010) the GPS connection drops dead. The BT headset is working fine, thou...;)

I tried all the "solutions" mentioned around, none worked.

Any idea?

[ramicu]

. Remember that the GPS device is handled by "External GPS" under Settings-->Connections and not by the BT Manager.

Yes, but you need the BT manager to "see" the GPS unit .You can't use a GPS device with BT MGR turned off, or without making "add new device" process before.
Ramicu

P.S.
Sorry for the "double" thread...

[raizaM]

I'm thinking of either one of the following options:

a. Loose connector that went back in its right place because of the hit.

b. The proverbial "Midas Touch" :P

In either case, it is always good to see that brute force will always prevail over science and technology. Alternatively, you could have used a BFH (Big F-ing Hammer) :D

Happy for you man! Congrats...
:D!
Thanks man...
I'm happy about it, actually, still, a hard shock can wake it up. but it's really not as sensitive as it was before; acceptable...you know...
I'm gonna deal with it for now so I won't take it apart.
therefore, I still got my accelerometer ;)

Thanks for your good wishes.
I wish all the best for you and my other friends here.

[egzthunder1]

Yes, but you need the BT manager to "see" the GPS unit .You can't use a GPS device with BT MGR turned off, or without making "add new device" process before.
Ramicu

P.S.
Sorry for the "double" thread...

True. But still, you should be able to connect a few things at the same time via BT. Just be sure to specify COM port and Serial Connection for your GPS (if needed). Good luck!

[markanthonypr]

Question from ramicu

Is it possible to connect two BT devices at the same time to BA 6.5? E.g. BT headset and external GPS?
Because I want to hear the direction thru my BT headset, and every time I connect the headset, the GPS connection fails.

@ramicu,
In theory yes, you should be able to have several BT devices connected at the same time. As far as the sound from the GPS program going to your headset... I believe that it could be accomplished via A2DP, but I could be wrong about that. Remember that the GPS device is handled by "External GPS" under Settings-->Connections and not by the BT Manager.
Yes, you are very correct about that!!
Yes, but you need the BT manager to "see" the GPS unit .You can't use a GPS device with BT MGR turned off, or without making "add new device" process before.
Ramicu
You are also very correct about that!!!

True. But still, you should be able to connect a few things at the same time via BT. Just be sure to specify COM port and Serial Connection for your GPS (if needed). Good luck!
Again... You are correct about that!!!
I do think that I should "rephrase" my Q:
After connecting my GPS ant to my device, and opening IGO8 software, everything works OK. The moment I press "ON" my BT headset (Jabra BT5010) the GPS connection drops dead.
Thanks
Ramicu
However... The problem is not your BA, nor is your BT Manager, nor Windows GPS Manager. The problem is Jabra BT5010 !

I had that same problem with BT5010, not only it drops your GPS, it just takes over your BT completely! I spoke to Jabra Tech Support about the problem. All they said was, return it if under warranty and we'll send you a new one. As per their tech support, they say that their BT takes so many resources off the BT that could be causing that issue. It was unknown to them when I reported it. That was the only logical conclusion they could come up with.

My Advise? Throw it away. That BT hurt my ear so badly, I can't use a BT for more than a few hours every few days or my head goes crazy. Thats with another BT headset (motorola or kyocera). If I turn on my Jabra and just place it on my ear for a few minutes, the pain is crazy. Interference? Over Power? Whatever it is, that bt kills me. (very personal advice)

To proff my findings, try with any other BT headset and you'll see you can connect multiple BT devices at once :) I use the Kyocera with the BT GPSlim and sync via BT with my pc at same time. Everything works like a charm. Oh, and I happen to use iGO8 too :) (Coincidence?)
Good Luck

EDIT: I must be fair and say.... BT5010 is an awesome Bluetooth stereo headset. I loved the ability to dial right from the BT's phone book. The ability to set it to vibrate, and turning off the display was very useful when misbehaving lol.

[howie1108]

Hey Everyone,
I'm having a major problem with my iMate pda2k. First off, it won't sync with ActiveSync, and it comes up with a message saying 'Cannot open the connection "USB'. This connection is no longer valid or does not exist. Select a different connection and try again." Ok. So I thought a hard reset would fix the problem as it resets everything. Oh wait, I tried it and it just appears as a soft reset. I can't hard reset it. This also means I can't update to another ROM, as I was going to update to the new xplode 6.5 build 21202 rom. Someone please help!

-CaptHowie

[howie1108]

Ok. It's all alright. Upgraded the rom by putting it into Serial mode and it got recognized after I fiddled with a few things. Upgraded to 6.5 and ActiveSync now works.

-CaptHowie

[markanthonypr]

Ok. It's all alright. Upgraded the rom by putting it into Serial mode and it got recognized after I fiddled with a few things. Upgraded to 6.5 and ActiveSync now works.

-CaptHowie did you follow the WiKi instructions for flashing? Were you able to hard reset?

EDIT: Nevermind. I read your other post. Please do not double post. Continue your questions here on the Q & A.

[afmdkqc]

plus, you already should have done that for your first upgrade.

Not really!!!

The first upgrade was made by a (stupid) friend and my BA always had 43MB of storage so i hope a little performance gain with these extra bytes!

Thanks a lot!

[sri wahono]

can I use Internet from PC via wifi connection in internet Sharing??

[ramicu]

However... The problem is not your BA, nor is your BT Manager, nor Windows GPS Manager. The problem is Jabra BT5010 !

To proff my findings, try with any other BT headset and you'll see you can connect multiple BT devices at once :) I use the Kyocera with the BT GPSlim and sync via BT with my pc at same time. Everything works like a charm. Oh, and I happen to use iGO8 too :) (Coincidence?)
Good Luck

.

I'm sorry, but same thing is happening when I connect my Sony Car CD-player to the SX. It's a BT device, functioning as a speakerphone...

Seems like a dead-end here...:(

[markanthonypr]

I'm sorry, but same thing is happening when I connect my Sony Car CD-player to the SX. It's a BT device, functioning as a speakerphone...

Seems like a dead-end here...:(
Wanna test drive your BA? If you don't have much to loose by doing a hard reset, do so. Then pair your Car BT and test it. Keep your Jabra turned off or it will automatically try to connect to BA even if not paired. Pair your GPS and see how it goes and please post your results. After I used my Jabra the first time on BA, everything with my BT was crazy, even after not using headset and deleting from paired devices. All went back to normal after hard rest. I'm not trying to give a bad rep to Jabra, just talking about my experience with it and both my BA and Tornado.

[motisu]

I'm sorry, but same thing is happening when I connect my Sony Car CD-player to the SX. It's a BT device, functioning as a speakerphone...

Seems like a dead-end here...:(

Hi All, I'm back from vacation!!:)

I have NEVER been able to get my BA BT to simultainiously connect to more than 1 device. I connect to my car speakerphone, but the minute I turn on my Holux GPSlim, the spekerphone loses connection. I have also tried it with a motorola HS850, a Jabra x10 and a Plantronics 865. In all cases, the GPS causes a loss of headphone. I am pretty sure it is not a IGO problem as it also occurs when I use Google Maps. I think that this version of BT stack simply does not know how to support multiple simultainious connections.

[egzthunder1]

can I use Internet from PC via wifi connection in internet Sharing??

In theory, as long as you are connected to a PC, you can use Internet Sharing (regardless of the connection type). Now, I have personally never done it, but it should be possible...

@motisu,

Hey pal! Good to have you back!

[imatrix]

In theory, as long as you are connected to a PC, you can use Internet Sharing (regardless of the connection type). Now, I have personally never done it, but it should be possible...

just make sure you connect via ActiveSync. I suspect you need to have option Advanced Network Functionality ticked, but try without it first.

[egzthunder1]

hi there... i've been using xetra bass&treble on my blueangel for years.. i found it is a very usable apps in enhancing the bass/treble sound compared similar sound enhancement program (htc audio booster,srs wow Hd).. strange thing when i try it into my brother's polaris, the slider cannot be slide and the sound doesn't change... is it because of the processor difference they have or ROM related issues... anyone?

Audio boost seems to be something that varies a lot from device to device. I remember when SRS Wow was being introduced in the BA roms... it was lawful. Sound was lower and damped instead of the other way around. You could try to see if there are any versions that are confirmed working in the Polaris section.
All in all, since the drivers for each rom in each device are different, you could be facing a driver issue here. Just my two cents... :)

[egzthunder1]

Hi: I got a BA quite new. It has a problem very weird. (for more information the battery is new and working fine into another 9090.)

The issue is: you can only start it by pressing start button+ reset.
Once is started you can do everything. After a shutdown, if you start it immediately, will start; But if you shutdown it and wait for about 3 or 4 minutes, you cann't start it; you have to press start button + reset button another time.

Any clue about this problem?

I don't think it is a hardware problem. It seems that your BA crashes while in Standby mode and therefore, you need to soft reset for it to work again.
Which OS do you have? Did you upgrade it yourself? If so, did you follow the Wiki? I think from the little info in here, you might be able to solve this with a Hard Reset/new flash.
My recommendation would be to back up all the stuff in your phone (if you have any), and just hard reset it (at least for now)

[carred66]

I don't think it is a hardware problem. It seems that your BA crashes while in Standby mode and therefore, you need to soft reset for it to work again.
Which OS do you have? Did you upgrade it yourself? If so, did you follow the Wiki? I think from the little info in here, you might be able to solve this with a Hard Reset/new flash.
My recommendation would be to back up all the stuff in your phone (if you have any), and just hard reset it (at least for now)

Thanks. But it seam it is more complicated.
The SO is the same as yours:wm 6.5 Xplode. Works fine. But every time I shut down it, I have to press on/off button + reset button to start it again (that is hard reset, isn't it?)
I installed that software, directly from wm 2003 SE: enter in bootloader mode and so on.

One doubt: when you change SO, it also change all the registry? I mean, could be a problem in the control battery registry (any .dll or similar)?

Added: I downgraded from wm 6.5 to wm 6.1, following the wiki...and the problem persists!!!

[egzthunder1]

Thanks. But it seam it is more complicated.
The SO is the same as yours:wm 6.5 Xplode. Works fine. But every time I shut down it, I have to press on/off button + reset button to start it again (that is hard reset, isn't it?)
I installed that software, directly from wm 2003 SE: enter in bootloader mode and so on.

One doubt: when you change SO, it also change all the registry? I mean, could be a problem in the control battery registry (any .dll or similar)?

Actually, hard reset is achieved by resetting with the stylus on the bottom while holding record and WMP (or camera depending on your variant). You will have the colored screen and after a second or so after the screen shows up, you will see three options which you can change between No and Yes (by means of the previously mentioned record and wmp/camera buttons). You have to change these values to No, Yes, and Yes (in that order) and then press the Mail button. This is a hard reset.
When you say you installed the software directly from 2003SE, did you follow all the procedure to take your phone to a higher version? If you think you did, please let me know exactly what you did. Thanks.

[aaraj]

I was going through this site http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=504120 saw that this WM6.1 Rom by Cotulla supports SDHighCapacity support (up to 8GB). I know that this device Magician orginally supports SD card only on WM 203SE. Was wondering could this SDHC drivers would work for the BA. Just curious to know how Cotulla managed to make the magician support SDHC card

[carred66]

Actually, hard reset is achieved by resetting with the stylus on the bottom while holding record and WMP (or camera depending on your variant). You will have the colored screen and after a second or so after the screen shows up, you will see three options which you can change between No and Yes (by means of the previously mentioned record and wmp/camera buttons). You have to change these values to No, Yes, and Yes (in that order) and then press the Mail button. This is a hard reset.
When you say you installed the software directly from 2003SE, did you follow all the procedure to take your phone to a higher version? If you think you did, please let me know exactly what you did. Thanks.

So I did well the hard reset, and also when I downgraded yesterday.
When you say "follow all the procedure to take your phone to a higher version" do you mean only the phone? I use to put the BA onto bootloader and later on I double click on MA... exe and the upgrading takes effect. After that, another hard reset, with the following NO YES YES values.
And after all that, I put the right time, calendar... etc.
Finally if I shutdown it and waiting for a few minutes... "TA TAAAA" (music of mistery): I press the on/off button but the BA doesn't start!!!.

[markanthonypr]

So I did well the hard reset, and also when I downgraded yesterday.
When you say "follow all the procedure to take your phone to a higher version" do you mean only the phone? I use to put the BA onto bootloader and later on I double click on MA... exe and the upgrading takes effect. After that, another hard reset, with the following NO YES YES values.
And after all that, I put the right time, calendar... etc.
Finally if I shutdown it and waiting for a few minutes... "TA TAAAA" (music of mistery): I press the on/off button but the BA doesn't start!!!.
Procedure = Step by step instructions on Wiki when upgrading from WM2003 to WM5, WM6 or above. Basically, what you should be looking forward to is to reclaim the unused 16mb of Storage Space that is lost when upgrading from WM2003. Read through the Wiki Here (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardUpgrad e1_WM2003SE0) and you'll know if you did it or not. If you didn't, you would need to downgrade to WM2003, then start all over.

As for your current problem. Remove battery for a while and replace the battery. Make sure that the battery is charged. The phone won't turn on with a dead battery. Dirty or rusty battery contacts won't allow all terminals to do contact and so forth, the phone won't start either. You can clean the terminals on phone and battery with an eraser. Good Luck!

[egzthunder1]

I was going through this site http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=504120 saw that this WM6.1 Rom by Cotulla supports SDHighCapacity support (up to 8GB). I know that this device Magician orginally supports SD card only on WM 203SE. Was wondering could this SDHC drivers would work for the BA. Just curious to know how Cotulla managed to make the magician support SDHC card

The short answer is "no". The long answer is, if you try the drivers that you are referring to, you will loose SD, and Wifi, forcing you into a mandatory hard reset. So far no one has been able to get SDHC cards to work in the BA.

[egzthunder1]

So I did well the hard reset, and also when I downgraded yesterday.
When you say "follow all the procedure to take your phone to a higher version" do you mean only the phone? I use to put the BA onto bootloader and later on I double click on MA... exe and the upgrading takes effect. After that, another hard reset, with the following NO YES YES values.
And after all that, I put the right time, calendar... etc.
Finally if I shutdown it and waiting for a few minutes... "TA TAAAA" (music of mistery): I press the on/off button but the BA doesn't start!!!.

I guess that the easiest way to determine whether it is hardware or software related would be for you to flash back to Stock WM2003SE and see if you have the same problem. If you do, then follow markanthonypr's advice and that might do the trick. If the problem is not present in 2003, then you might have done something wrong while flashing the rom. Try it and let us know how it turns out.

[loryshoe]

hi, want to ask how to gain my storage to get more mb,,
my memory is:,,, storage 42.92 and my program 93,06.
i want to get more gain in storage, how many mb standard can i gain, how the way to gain my storage?

[markanthonypr]

hi, want to ask how to gain my storage to get more mb,,
my memory is:,,, storage 42.92 and my program 93,06.
i want to get more gain in storage, how many mb standard can i gain, how the way to gain my storage?
Follow the Wiki instructions on: I want upgrade/downgrade my phone to/from WM6 (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardMain) and chose "I want to UPGRADE to WM6 (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardUpgrad e1)" if you are on Win2003. If you are not on WM2003, then you will need to Downgrade to 2003 and Re-Upgrade following the step by step instructions on the Wiki. (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardMain)
Here (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardUpgrad e1_WM2003SE0)you can read specifically about upgrading the storage, however, you cannot do this if you are not on WM2003.

[loryshoe]

Follow the Wiki instructions on: I want upgrade/downgrade my phone to/from WM6 (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardMain) and chose "I want to UPGRADE to WM6 (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardUpgrad e1)" if you are on Win2003. If you are not on WM2003, then you will need to Downgrade to 2003 and Re-Upgrade following the step by step instructions on the Wiki. (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardMain)
Here (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardUpgrad e1_WM2003SE0)you can read specifically about upgrading the storage, however, you cannot do this if you are not on WM2003.


oh i get it, tx i will try... tx for the help .....

[carred66]

I guess that the easiest way to determine whether it is hardware or software related would be for you to flash back to Stock WM2003SE and see if you have the same problem. If you do, then follow markanthonypr's advice and that might do the trick. If the problem is not present in 2003, then you might have done something wrong while flashing the rom. Try it and let us know how it turns out.

OK sirs. I'll keep you posted with my procedure.

[carred66]

I guess that the easiest way to determine whether it is hardware or software related would be for you to flash back to Stock WM2003SE and see if you have the same problem. If you do, then follow markanthonypr's advice and that might do the trick. If the problem is not present in 2003, then you might have done something wrong while flashing the rom. Try it and let us know how it turns out.

OK sirs. I'll keep you posted with my procedure.
It is nice to feel all that support.

[carred66]

I guess that the easiest way to determine whether it is hardware or software related would be for you to flash back to Stock WM2003SE and see if you have the same problem. If you do, then follow markanthonypr's advice and that might do the trick. If the problem is not present in 2003, then you might have done something wrong while flashing the rom. Try it and let us know how it turns out.

So far: I downgrade to wm2003 following all the procedure, and nothing. The problem persist with this SO.
Now I have:
R 1.12
G 1337.42
D 1.33. 10 WWE

And after a few minutes with the pda off, I press on/off button and doesn't start.
Hardware problem?

[egzthunder1]

So far: I downgrade to wm2003 following all the procedure, and nothing. The problem persist with this SO.
Now I have:
R 1.12
G 1337.42
D 1.33. 10 WWE

And after a few minutes with the pda off, I press on/off button and doesn't start.
Hardware problem?

That would be my guess. Move on to try cleaning the contacts and connectors on the battery. Try to see if you can get a new battery, since this might be it as well. You can get one on ebay for less than $20. Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

[carred66]

That would be my guess. Move on to try cleaning the contacts and connectors on the battery. Try to see if you can get a new battery, since this might be it as well. You can get one on ebay for less than $20. Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

All the procedure was done with a new battery, that it has been tested into other 9090 and works fine. The connectors are clean...
I upgrade another time following all the wiki to wm 6.5 Xplode and still the problem: after some minutes you cann't start it, unless you press on/off button + reset.
BUAHHHHH!!!!!:(:(:(

[markanthonypr]

All the procedure was done with a new battery, that it has been tested into other 9090 and works fine. The connectors are clean...
I upgrade another time following all the wiki to wm 6.5 Xplode and still the problem: after some minutes you cann't start it, unless you press on/off button + reset.
BUAHHHHH!!!!!:(:(:(
Hello Carred,
I have a few questions: When the phone is working, could you go into Settings, System, Battery and tell us what your Internal Battery reads? Do you ever get a "Low Internal Battery Warning"? When the phone doesn't start, have you tried pressing the "reset" button only(the one at the bottom by the charging socket)? If so, what happens when you do that? Could you please go to Settings, System, Memory and tell us what is your Storage and Program Memory. My thoughts are around a few things. #1, a stuck key, #2 You didn't repart the storage(however, if you have the same problem on WM2003, it shouldn't be that), #3 a bad internal battery. Do you have a charging cradle? If so, could you leave your phone charging and let it go in standby, and try to wake it up while still on charger. Does it work? and last test... Go to COMM Manager, turn off Phone, BT, WiFi and Beam. The Flight mode Icon should turn on. Leave the phone on the charger(not connected to PC Via USB, only to AC Power) and let it go into standby and see if you can wake it up. Ok, have fun testing or just ignore me :p

[egzthunder1]

just bought a motorola s9

after upgrading my BA to wm6.5 the bluetooth audio can only play for 0.5sec and then it cant produce anymore sound to my bluetooth headset.

i tried the same bluetooth headset on blackstone and it works perfectly.

can anyone tell me why? anything which i need to update?

any roms can make my bluetooth music work again?

You could try to use a different BT Stack, it has been reported that this has helped some in the past. Also, did you install xplode's A2DP fix?

[carred66]

Hello Carred,
I have a few questions: When the phone is working, could you go into Settings, System, Battery and tell us what your Internal Battery reads? Do you ever get a "Low Internal Battery Warning"? When the phone doesn't start, have you tried pressing the "reset" button only(the one at the bottom by the charging socket)? If so, what happens when you do that? Could you please go to Settings, System, Memory and tell us what is your Storage and Program Memory. My thoughts are around a few things. #1, a stuck key, #2 You didn't repart the storage(however, if you have the same problem on WM2003, it shouldn't be that), #3 a bad internal battery. Do you have a charging cradle? If so, could you leave your phone charging and let it go in standby, and try to wake it up while still on charger. Does it work? and last test... Go to COMM Manager, turn off Phone, BT, WiFi and Beam. The Flight mode Icon should turn on. Leave the phone on the charger(not connected to PC Via USB, only to AC Power) and let it go into standby and see if you can wake it up. Ok, have fun testing or just ignore me :p

Ok: lets go step by step:
- When the phone is working, could you go into Settings, System, Battery and tell us what your Internal Battery reads? The internal battery has 100 % charge. I succeed on waste it when I pull out the main battery for several hours. And I got, because of that a "Low Internal Battery Warning"
- When the phone doesn't start, have you tried pressing the "reset" button only(the one at the bottom by the charging socket)? If so, what happens when you do that? If I do so, the phone doesn’t start, no matter the wifi, BT, phone are on or off.
(I haven't cradle. Only a cable with the double function: charging and data)
- When the phone doesn't start, have you tried pressing the "reset" button only(the one at the bottom by the charging socket)? If so, what happens when you do that? If I press only the reset, nothing happen.
If I let the phone go to standby while charging, I can’t start it. More important: I only can charge it (I realize that) with the pda on.
-#2 You didn't repart the storage I think I did it.

Today I realize another detail: looking at the internal battery properties, it appears as a LiOn battery. Those batteries use to be NiMh, isn’t it? I checked the same one on a similar phone and it is so. Perhaps if I change that battery…or at least removing it for a while...?

Thank you for your support Markanthonypr (JLO’s husband :rolleyes::rolleyes:)

[B3nGz]

You could try to use a different BT Stack, it has been reported that this has helped some in the past. Also, did you install xplode's A2DP fix?

hi, i uses the a2dp fix from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=284974

i downloaded the a2dp file and install then restarted the blueangel but does not work.

i really tried very hard to search on alot of forum but to no avail.
the only thing i can see which works on the bluetooth is wm6.1 by gloomy3.1 at leaste the skip is every 20-30sec of playing.. but the bluetooth area is quite short like ard 30cm away..

[motisu]

hi, i uses the a2dp fix from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=284974

i downloaded the a2dp file and install then restarted the blueangel but does not work.

i really tried very hard to search on alot of forum but to no avail.
the only thing i can see which works on the bluetooth is wm6.1 by gloomy3.1 at leaste the skip is every 20-30sec of playing.. but the bluetooth area is quite short like ard 30cm away..

I have had this 1/2 sec BT problem for years, since WM5. I found a way of solving it. I first turn on the BT of the BA and then turn on the headset. This way, the headset establishes the connection and then the BT works without skipping. If the BA sets up the connection, the BT skips and acts strange. I think that this is a buffering problem and for some reason, if the accessory establishes the connection, it works much better. Give it a try and I'd very much like to hear if my solution works for you too.

[egzthunder1]

hi, i uses the a2dp fix from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=284974

i downloaded the a2dp file and install then restarted the blueangel but does not work.

i really tried very hard to search on alot of forum but to no avail.
the only thing i can see which works on the bluetooth is wm6.1 by gloomy3.1 at leaste the skip is every 20-30sec of playing.. but the bluetooth area is quite short like ard 30cm away..

The reach of the BT sucks. Unfortunately, you will not get much better distance than that. I believe gloomy used the Broadcomm stack (I could be wrong though), but from what you are saying, changing the stack does help. Like I said, WMP will skip regardless of what you do. Alternatively, you could try to use a different music player (TCPMP, Nitrogen, S2P, etc.)

[+ Que PPC]

I was reading all over here and... My God! EGZ you have a nice Idea! a little precipited but nice cause the BA becomes as a CHAOS more than the entire XDA devs :p

Of course I accept your invitation to support this Q&A Thread, Thanks a lot... I didnt use anymore My BA but... I can support as i can im not a master or Fully Experience but i can do my best...

The Problem with the BT... both devices cant be perfectly synced cause the BT 2.0 that every device has... not as a default Hardware or software as A2DP has issues even in Obex ... BTW the lastest builds has in BT new profiles... Xplode has made the 21501 Latest non Beta from Microsoft to the Universal... and maybe those drivers can do the job I dont know in 6.5... is an idea...

The ON/Off trouble... I have a problem why i didnt use anymore my BA... The On/Off button cant shuts down the device... but it can wakes up and turn off and on the back light... Interesting huh? I think your problem is a hardware problem cause in mine... the trouble is inverse but at microprocessor xtrange issue...

As I said the process in the processor to shuts down or stand by the device becomes corrupted... cause the button is fine i disassembly my device and everything seems nice... no breaks neither the components as resistances or capacitors and it doesnt smeels burned... its xtrange but truth... but... it works nice... if anybody have an idea on how to fix it... its really great apreciated.

LONG Life to the Angel!!! :cool:

[egzthunder1]

I was reading all over here and... My God! EGZ you have a nice Idea! a little precipited but nice cause the BA becomes as a CHAOS more than the entire XDA devs :p

Of course I accept your invitation to support this Q&A Thread, Thanks a lot... I didnt use anymore My BA but... I can support as i can im not a master or Fully Experience but i can do my best...

The Problem with the BT... both devices cant be perfectly synced cause the BT 2.0 that every device has... not as a default Hardware or software as A2DP has issues even in Obex ... BTW the lastest builds has in BT new profiles... Xplode has made the 21501 Latest non Beta from Microsoft to the Universal... and maybe those drivers can do the job I dont know in 6.5... is an idea...

The ON/Off trouble... I have a problem why i didnt use anymore my BA... The On/Off button cant shuts down the device... but it can wakes up and turn off and on the back light... Interesting huh? I think your problem is a hardware problem cause in mine... the trouble is inverse but at microprocessor xtrange issue...

As I said the process in the processor to shuts down or stand by the device becomes corrupted... cause the button is fine i disassembly my device and everything seems nice... no breaks neither the components as resistances or capacitors and it doesnt smeels burned... its xtrange but truth... but... it works nice... if anybody have an idea on how to fix it... its really great apreciated.

LONG Life to the Angel!!! :cool:

Thanks for the praise and the support, +Que! Good to have you around again. We kinda missed you around here :)

[+ Que PPC]

My pleasure guys. ;)

[markanthonypr]

If I let the phone go to standby while charging, I can’t start it. More important: I only can charge it (I realize that) with the pda on.
-#2 You didn't repart the storage I think I did it.

Today I realize another detail: looking at the internal battery properties, it appears as a LiOn battery. Those batteries use to be NiMh, isn’t it? I checked the same one on a similar phone and it is so. Perhaps if I change that battery…or at least removing it for a while...?

Thank you for your support Markanthonypr (JLO’s husband :rolleyes::rolleyes:)
You can verify if you reparted storage by looking at the total storage available. If around 43mb you didn't repart. If about 60mb you did. If you didn't, how would/could this have an effect over the problem you are having? I wouldn't know. Maybe someone could coment on that.
My internal battery also reads Li-ion and I don't think that the type of battery would have anything to do. As long as it holds a charge. I'm trying to put pieces together.


on/off won't work
Won't charge while off/standby
Won't wakeup from off/standby
Won't wakeup with Reset
Phone gets stuck at RGD screen

The phone has or must have a power module(something that controls the charge) .......... ummm you made me pull the battery out of my BA and also look at one that I have disassembled (was supposed to paint it Right Que?) Notice at the lower part of the battery compartment, where the little notch(lock) hold the battery in place. Right there you will see a little pin that sticks out into the battery compartment. I beg your pardon, You can't see it unless you pull the back cover off. That little pin has to be depressed when you lock the battery into place. If it doesn't, the phone doesn't turn on, doesn't charge, etc. Could you explore into that? One of my phones don't reset, charge or power up unless I wiggle and play with that notch every time that I pull out the battery. So... Play time for you mate.

[markanthonypr]

Hello everybody...
Someone has this problem or you all does not care about that?

The question is:

WHY I CANNOT MAKE MULTI SELECTION ON WM 6.5?

Example:

In File Explorer i try to make a rectangle selection with the styllus, but the behaviour is to scroll the screen contents...

This behaviour is cool, but not every time.
Do you have a computer? It works the same as on a PC. Use CTRL + TAP to select multiple/none adjacent items from a window. Use SHIFT + TAP to select multiple adjacent items on a window.
Here is the trick. Use your D-Pad to move down the list to where you want to start you selection. Once one of the items is highlighted, open the Virtual KB, press the CTRL key and tap on another item on the list. Same thing with the Shift key. Highlight first item. Scroll using the scroll bar to where you can see the last item you want on the list and open KB. Tap on SHIFT and on the item. All items between first highlighted and last will be selected. Try it! It works.. I do it all the time :)

[+ Que PPC]

The phone has or must have a power module(something that controls the charge) .......... ummm you made me pull the battery out of my BA and also look at one that I have disassembled (was supposed to paint it Right Que?) Notice at the lower part of the battery compartment, where the little notch(lock) hold the battery in place. Right there you will see a little pin that sticks out into the battery compartment.

You are right dude.. so how is it going? :rolleyes:

[markanthonypr]

You are right dude.. so how is it going? :rolleyes:
Its doing ok LOL Its resting!! Waiting for my lazy ars to get something done with it.

[carred66]

You can verify if you reparted storage by looking at the total storage available. If around 43mb you didn't repart. If about 60mb you did. If you didn't, how would/could this have an effect over the problem you are having? I wouldn't know. Maybe someone could coment on that.
My internal battery also reads Li-ion and I don't think that the type of battery would have anything to do. As long as it holds a charge. I'm trying to put pieces together.


on/off won't work
Won't charge while off/standby
Won't wakeup from off/standby
Won't wakeup with Reset
Phone gets stuck at RGD screen

The phone has or must have a power module(something that controls the charge) .......... ummm you made me pull the battery out of my BA and also look at one that I have disassembled (was supposed to paint it Right Que?) Notice at the lower part of the battery compartment, where the little notch(lock) hold the battery in place. Right there you will see a little pin that sticks out into the battery compartment. I beg your pardon, You can't see it unless you pull the back cover off. That little pin has to be depressed when you lock the battery into place. If it doesn't, the phone doesn't turn on, doesn't charge, etc. Could you explore into that? One of my phones don't reset, charge or power up unless I wiggle and play with that notch every time that I pull out the battery. So... Play time for you mate.

As far as I checked that pin works fine: If I unlock the notch (holding the battery) the charging light turns off. Sometimes (not always) I do so to try restart and works.

No matter the type of backup battery, do you know how to extract it? It seems that it is soldered. In the official manual doesn't appear. I can test the behavior without the backup battery.
(I've attached in the general discussion the link where you can get the official manual for all the htc.: http://www.mobiletopsoft.com/board/2429/htc-service-manuals.html )
Lets keep working!!!

[egzthunder1]

Do you have a computer? It works the same as on a PC. Use CTRL + TAP to select multiple/none adjacent items from a window. Use SHIFT + TAP to select multiple adjacent items on a window.
Here is the trick. Use your D-Pad to move down the list to where you want to start you selection. Once one of the items is highlighted, open the Virtual KB, press the CTRL key and tap on another item on the list. Same thing with the Shift key. Highlight first item. Scroll using the scroll bar to where you can see the last item you want on the list and open KB. Tap on SHIFT and on the item. All items between first highlighted and last will be selected. Try it! It works.. I do it all the time :)

Also, I think that there is a registry entry that can be changed to disable the scrolling and do "multiple selection" instead. Unfortunately, you cannot do both at the same time. I believe that sun_dream made a cab for this in one of the early versions of 6.5, I'll see if i can find it.

Edit: I found the post in sun_dream's thread, but with the whole scare about the fake M$ letters, sun has taken that cab down. I believe that it is only a reg. entry though. I'll post it if I can find it and will let you know.

[afmdkqc]

Very sad!

Why i cannot do like before, with the styllus?

PS.: The problem is not limited to the File Explorer. Inside the message (SMS) composition I CANNOT select a text with the Styllus.

Do you have a computer? It works the same as on a PC. Use CTRL + TAP to select multiple/none adjacent items from a window. Use SHIFT + TAP to select multiple adjacent items on a window.

Não precisa falar como se eu estivesse fazendo uma pergunta estúpida... A funcionalidade de seleção com a caneta Styllus é totalmente necessária. Sim... Eu tenho um PC e nele eu uso muito o mouse para fazer multiplas seleções e também para selecionar grandes blocos de texto.

[afmdkqc]

I found the post in sun_dream's thread, but with the whole scare about the fake M$ letters, sun has taken that cab down. I believe that it is only a reg. entry though. I'll post it if I can find it and will let you know.

Thank you!

Post here please!

[egzthunder1]

Very sad!

Não precisa falar como se eu estivesse fazendo uma pergunta estúpida... A funcionalidade de seleção com a caneta Styllus é totalmente necessária. Sim... Eu tenho um PC e nele eu uso muito o mouse para fazer multiplas seleções e também para selecionar grandes blocos de texto.

Just so you know, he is actually from Puerto Rico and he speaks Spanish, not Portuguese (actually, he might speak Portuguese, who knows? I know I know a little and really enough to understand the above statement) :D
Going back to his comment, I don't think he meant that in a bad way. Has it ever happened to you that you write something and it just comes out with the complete opposite meaning (tone) that you expected in the first place?
I guess that what he was trying to say is that in case you don't know the keyboard shortcut to select multiple files in a PPC, it would be the same as in the regular computer.

Anyways, you may want to pm sun_dream for this cab as I have been unable to find it. Someone in here might have it though, I just know that I don't. I'll keep on looking for a reg entry to modify this... sorry I couldn't be of anymore help....

Oh and cut markanthony some slack... he is a good guy ;)

[weteran]

Very sad!

Why i cannot do like before, with the styllus?

PS.: The problem is not limited to the File Explorer. Inside the message (SMS) composition I CANNOT select a text with the Styllus.

Well, tap and hold the stylus on the text and wait for the popup menu, and tap make selection, now u can select text ;)

[afmdkqc]

Just so you know, he is actually from Puerto Rico and he speaks Spanish, not Portuguese (actually, he might speak Portuguese, who knows? I know I know a little and really enough to understand the above statement) :D

Legal que você possa entender um pouco de português ou espanhol (español), agora poderei me explicar melhor ;)

:) I think (maybe i'm wrong) if i can understand a little bit spanish someone "spanish speaker" can understand a little bit portuguese ;)



Going back to his comment, I don't think he meant that in a bad way. Has it ever happened to you that you write something and it just comes out with the complete opposite meaning (tone) that you expected in the first place?

I guess that what he was trying to say is that in case you don't know the keyboard shortcut to select multiple files in a PPC, it would be the same as in the regular computer.

Anyways, you may want to pm sun_dream for this cab as I have been unable to find it. Someone in here might have it though, I just know that I don't. I'll keep on looking for a reg entry to modify this... sorry I couldn't be of anymore help....

Oh and cut markanthony some slack... he is a good guy ;)

Well, sorry markanthony! But anyway was a funny this discussion

I will pm sun_dream later

Thank you! :)

[afmdkqc]

Well, tap and hold the stylus on the text and wait for the popup menu, and tap make selection, now u can select text ;)

WOW!! Now i'm happy! ;) this was a really new information

Thank you.

[markanthonypr]

Very sad!
Não precisa falar como se eu estivesse fazendo uma pergunta estúpida... A funcionalidade de seleção com a caneta Styllus é totalmente necessária. Sim... Eu tenho um PC e nele eu uso muito o mouse para fazer multiplas seleções e também para selecionar grandes blocos de texto.
Translation: "He does not need to speak as if I was making a dull question… The functionality of election with the Styllus penxs is total necessary. Yes… I have a PC and in it I use very mouse to make multiple elections and also to select great blocks of text."

I don't think your question was stupid and I believe my answer was respectful and as precise as I could describe it for you. My apologies if you mis understood me.

WOW!! Now i'm happy! ;) this was a really new information
Thank you.
Glad you found a solution.

Here is a very useful tool you can use to translate from Portuguese to English (http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt)

@Egzthunder: Maybe we can place some tools on the 1st post, such as translation tools, dictionary's, etc that will help users that need to translate to English so they can express themselves more comfortably in their own language and then translate.

EDIT:
As far as I checked that pin works fine: If I unlock the notch (holding the battery) the charging light turns off. Sometimes (not always) I do so to try restart and works.

No matter the type of backup battery, do you know how to extract it? It seems that it is soldered. In the official manual doesn't appear. I can test the behavior without the backup battery.
>>>*(I've attached in the general discussion the link where you can get the official manual for all the htc.: http://www.mobiletopsoft.com/board/2429/htc-service-manuals.html )
Lets keep working!!!
Hello Carred. There are instructions in the BA Wiki as to how to disassemble the phone and how to replace battery. From what I read on the "troubleshooting" section of that manual, it only makes me believe the same, that you have a battery problem or otherwise its hardware.

>>>*I suggest this link would also be on that first post.

[B3nGz]

The reach of the BT sucks. Unfortunately, you will not get much better distance than that. I believe gloomy used the Broadcomm stack (I could be wrong though), but from what you are saying, changing the stack does help. Like I said, WMP will skip regardless of what you do. Alternatively, you could try to use a different music player (TCPMP, Nitrogen, S2P, etc.)

hi, actually you are right.. i downloaded the helmi's edited broadcomm bt stack 1.7 and got it working with wm6.5

the only thing is the range is still very bad.. its like just few inhces active range..

very bad very very bad..
i even uses a2dp, but it didnt help much..

[egzthunder1]

Legal que você possa entender um pouco de português ou espanhol (español), agora poderei me explicar melhor ;)

Thank you! :)

I used to live in Argentina for the most part of my life and I used to watch Xuxa every single morning in Red O Globo (for a few years). Believe me that when you are a kid and watch cartoons in a different language, well,.... it kinda sticks ;)


Bom Dia Brasil!!!! :D <----------- This is how I started virtually every morning ages 6-9.

[carred66]

Translation: "He does not need to speak as if I was making a dull question… The functionality of election with the Styllus penxs is total necessary. Yes… I have a PC and in it I use very mouse to make multiple elections and also to select great blocks of text."

I don't think your question was stupid and I believe my answer was respectful and as precise as I could describe it for you. My apologies if you mis understood me.


Glad you found a solution.

Here is a very useful tool you can use to translate from Portuguese to English (http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt)

@Egzthunder: Maybe we can place some tools on the 1st post, such as translation tools, dictionary's, etc that will help users that need to translate to English so they can express themselves more comfortably in their own language and then translate.

EDIT:

Hello Carred. There are instructions in the BA Wiki as to how to disassemble the phone and how to replace battery. From what I read on the "troubleshooting" section of that manual, it only makes me believe the same, that you have a battery problem or otherwise its hardware.

>>>*I suggest this link would also be on that first post.


There are instructions in the BA Wiki as to how to disassemble the phone and how to replace battery Sorry but I don't find it, specifically regarding the backup battery. Please show me.

[egzthunder1]

There are instructions in the BA Wiki as to how to disassemble the phone and how to replace battery Sorry but I don't find it, specifically regarding the backup battery. Please show me.

He might be talking about this. (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=DIS_BA_PICS) but I don't see anything regarding the backup battery in there. However, if you take it apart like this tutorial says, you might be able to see it. Good luck and be careful!

[carred66]

He might be talking about this. (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=DIS_BA_PICS) but I don't see anything regarding the backup battery in there. However, if you take it apart like this tutorial says, you might be able to see it. Good luck and be careful!

Yeap. In the disassembling process I reach thishttp://wiki.xda-developers.com/images/DSCN1132.JPG But looking to the battery I don't see how to remove it easily. There are three "labels" touching the battery. If you see by the side it seems (but I'm not sure) that it a sort of cap or cover. I'm not sure If I have to run the risk and pull out the cover or what.

[afmdkqc]

I don't think your question was stupid and I believe my answer was respectful and as precise as I could describe it for you. My apologies if you mis understood me.

:) Hey... Everything was a joke... Sorry

[+ Que PPC]

El show de la buenota XUXA...

ok i can understand a little the portuguese lang cause the words meaning on reading is almost the same so... the sound can clarify some things... well back to the point.

Removing backup battery... YOU MAY NOT UNSOLDERING THAT!!!

I take off a backup battery from a HTC wizard it works.... without it but Blue angel seems to use it for the boot.... many time ago i have an issue when my BA cant turn on and my battery shows 60% but the backup was 0%... how could it be? easy... the battery was lying to me the batt was dead after all... now is dissasembled and waiting for cheap batt original bl5c :p

So my device starts but turns off in a few seconds... so the backup battery is necesarly to the device...

You can test the battery with a multimeter solded to the board... with the heat of a soldering pen or a soldering thingie (I dont know how to say it) the batt will burns up! and it wouldnt work anymore... believe me and ask to my old and lost wizard.... at every HR the hour and date was erased... hahaha.

Just for fun... this is what I mean... :p

http://www.electronicagonzalez.com/img_constantes/productos/CAU-105.jpg

[carred66]

El show de la buenota XUXA...

ok i can understand a little the portuguese lang cause the words meaning on reading is almost the same so... the sound can clarify some things... well back to the point.

Removing backup battery... YOU MAY NOT UNSOLDERING THAT!!!

I take off a backup battery from a HTC wizard it works.... without it but Blue angel seems to use it for the boot.... many time ago i have an issue when my BA cant turn on and my battery shows 60% but the backup was 0%... how could it be? easy... the battery was lying to me the batt was dead after all... now is dissasembled and waiting for cheap batt original bl5c :p

So my device starts but turns off in a few seconds... so the backup battery is necesarly to the device...

You can test the battery with a multimeter solded to the board... with the heat of a soldering pen or a soldering thingie (I dont know how to say it) the batt will burns up! and it wouldnt work anymore... believe me and ask to my old and lost wizard.... at every HR the hour and date was erased... hahaha.

Just for fun... this is what I mean... :p

http://www.electronicagonzalez.com/img_constantes/productos/CAU-105.jpg

Thank, but eventhough ("a pesar de todo", que parecemos raros hablando en otra lengua jejejeje) tell the process to take it out. At least I can test other things that happen with the BA, for example if I can start it a second time with no problem when is charging (this I cann't do it now. The 2nd time I have to press reset+on/off button).

For a cheap battery you can find here:
http://www.batterystore.com/Varta/V20HR.htm

[Ham3r]

How-to reloc the SYS?

[afmdkqc]

I used to live in Argentina for the most part of my life and I used to watch Xuxa every single morning in Red O Globo (for a few years). Believe me that when you are a kid and watch cartoons in a different language, well,.... it kinda sticks ;)


Bom Dia Brasil!!!! :D <----------- This is how I started virtually every morning ages 6-9.


Cool dude... And you remember this! :eek: hehehe

[afmdkqc]

ok i can understand a little the portuguese lang cause the words meaning on reading is almost the same so... the sound can clarify some things...

So... I was right ;)

[+ Que PPC]

How-to reloc the SYS?

I knew G-reloc to make the xip, sys, oem porting... and all the kitchen use G-reloc to make it on WM6 or 6.1, but in 6.5 you need the WM-Reloc... search for it here on the forums, it must be on some thread... if you dont know how to search see my signature the search culture...

reloc the sys is a hiden process for the kitchen in the porting section... maybe a chef with high experience can help you with details.

[+ Que PPC]

Here it is my album on photobucket for the backup batt.

http://s557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/MasQuePPC/

if you cant enter so this is what i made... the backup can be removed.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/MasQuePPC/Backup%20Batt%20BA/IMAG0003.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/MasQuePPC/Backup%20Batt%20BA/IMAG0002.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/MasQuePPC/Backup%20Batt%20BA/IMAG0004.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/MasQuePPC/Backup%20Batt%20BA/IMAG0006.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/MasQuePPC/Backup%20Batt%20BA/IMAG0010.jpg

hope it works for you and remember when you pull it upside be care with the other components i has make presion just over the SD conector and over the Faraday Box.

[carred66]

Here it is my album on photobucket for the backup batt.

http://s557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/MasQuePPC/

if you cant enter so this is what i made... the backup can be removed.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/MasQuePPC/IMAG0002.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/MasQuePPC/IMAG0003.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/MasQuePPC/IMAG0004.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/MasQuePPC/IMAG0006.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/MasQuePPC/IMAG0010.jpg

hope it works for you and remember when you pull it upside be care with the other components i has make presion just over the SD conector and over the Faraday Box.

YEAAHH!!!!
Finally someone who understand me. Now I'll be able to check it and contribute with some data to the humanity, and BA lovers of course(:D:D:D)

[Ham3r]

I knew G-reloc to make the xip, sys, oem porting... and all the kitchen use G-reloc to make it on WM6 or 6.1, but in 6.5 you need the WM-Reloc... search for it here on the forums, it must be on some thread... if you dont know how to search see my signature the search culture...

reloc the sys is a hiden process for the kitchen in the porting section... maybe a chef with high experience can help you with details.

no, no.. g'reloc and wmreloc NOT WORK on BlueAngel. System stay on 4-color screen (phone, charging&usb connection work).
i have my own kitchen.

I cooking very custom ROMs for Wizard, but for BA..

i send the message to xplode, but i don't have reply ;/

sorry for my bad english.

[MietasSR]

no, no.. g'reloc and wmreloc NOT WORK on BlueAngel. System stay on 4-color screen (phone, charging&usb connection work).
i have my own kitchen.

I cooking very custom ROMs for Wizard, but for BA..

i send the message to xplode, but i don't have reply ;/

sorry for my bad english.

The same with buildxip. This tools doesn't work on BlueAngel, i don't know why.

[evoluzionne]

hi... now i'm using seven for my push mail programs... wonder how to set the notifications when i'm receiving new mail... (when i'm using emoze mail, when a new email arrives the phone notifies me with the tone which had been set)

any clue guys??

regards

evo

[carred66]

YEAAHH!!!!
Finally someone who understand me. Now I'll be able to check it and contribute with some data to the humanity, and BA lovers of course(:D:D:D)

:confused::confused:

Well. After the success on the pulling out the backup battery, I checked the BA and, unfortunately everything is as before: when restart it appear an advise about low backup battery level. If you go to settings->battery, you can see that appears :eek: the backup battery, at 100% :eek::eek: and it says that it is Li Ion :eek::eek::eek:.
I press button on/off to shut it down. Wait for some seconds and press again and start. But If I press and shut down a 2nd time, no more will start. I need to press start + reset or pull out the main battery and connect it again.

So, It seems to me that it is a hardware problem and, unless I get another mainboard, I have to sell it as spare parts, just to recover the money I invested.
If non of you have any other idea, I appreciate too much all the assistance you have paid. I sugest to put those photos from +Que ppc in the wiki. It is nice to meet people like you from all around the world with the only concern that help. I wish this be applied to all the matters in our lives.

[+ Que PPC]

So much people has help us before, so its time to help new members here.

Try to get a new battery backup... maybe I can borrow you that batt cause i had scrap a mother board... that mother board you see on my pics... oups i will update them cause i have move them to an album on the bucket... but it will take longer to arrives to Spain... it will be not cost... just you have to pay the ship to your country... what do you say? ;)

hi... now i'm using seven for my push mail programs... wonder how to set the notifications when i'm receiving new mail... (when i'm using emoze mail, when a new email arrives the phone notifies me with the tone which had been set)

any clue guys??

regards

evo

I dont use push email...
Somebody that use this features, can help you.

@ the reloc trouble...
ask to mr xplode he did it... on BA roms... maybe it could be with the new visual kitchen by ervius or bepe on darkforcesteam web forum for winmo.

[carred66]

So much people has help us before, so its time to help new members here.

Try to get a new battery backup... maybe I can borrow you that batt cause i had scrap a mother board... that mother board you see on my pics... oups i will update them cause i have move them to an album on the bucket... but it will take longer to arrives to Spain... it will be not cost... just you have to pay the ship to your country... what do you say? ;)

I don't get the offer. Are you offering me your motherboard? If it is so please tell me how much it'll cost the shipping just to see if it is worth?
Cause the batt you can get it anywhere; it cost 6 or 7 US $.

Ops, I think now I get it (some minutes later): you offer me the batt. isn't it? I think there is no problem to buy one here.
But something surprise me: the BA still telling me that the backcup battery is 100%, even with the batt out.

[+ Que PPC]

when i screw up my wizards bacuk batt it said 100% even if the backup batt was burned up... yeah i was offering you just the batt cause the mother board is screwed up cause i tried to cange it the audio plug... :p

well i think is not a big problem to get the batt jejeje... good luck man! :cool:

[Ham3r]

How-To change the RAMDisk size and ROM Name in first splash (bottom-right)?

i using this:
For changing RAMDisk size find the following byte sequence, or Go To Address 0x004032e8 (0x0040c2e8for WM6 nk.nba), Goto Address 0x00456250 for WM6.1 and modify as follows:

FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 08 --> 128MB Program, Memory: RAMDisk= 0MB
FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 06 --> 96 MB program, memory: RAMdisk= 32MB
FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 80 05 --> 88 MB program, memory: RAMdisk= 40MB
FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 05 --> 80MB program, memory: RAMdisk= 48MB
FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 04 --> 64 MB program, memory: RAMdisk= 64MB
...but i don't have this sequence :/

[PaulKen]

HI

flashed this rom but office isnt included

BA ROM CE OS 5.2.19214 .1.0.4 PV DVH 24MB PP Black (updated 25/07/08)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=403421

searched all over, nothing but dead links:(

anyone out there got a working link?

thanks in advance

[Chef_Tony]

i looked at the thread and searched google and went over my harddisk, but i can't seem to find an office version for that specific rom. interesting actually. never the less i am going to upload the office i am using, give it a try, it's much newer than the rom, so i don't know if it really works, it actually came with wm6.5, but give it a try, all you can lose is 5 minutes ;)

sorry, the upload just failed twice, i will give it a try again in about 5 minutes

EDIT:
ok, it seems, it just doesn't want me to uplaod any files today, so...
to test another office version, just go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=482997
and download the extrom file, it contains a office 6.1 21202 cab, give it a try

[egzthunder1]

HI

flashed this rom but office isnt included

BA ROM CE OS 5.2.19214 .1.0.4 PV DVH 24MB PP Black (updated 25/07/08)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=403421

searched all over, nothing but dead links:(

anyone out there got a working link?

thanks in advance

Also, you may want to try a newer version of the OS.

[PaulKen]

thanks guys for such a quick response:D

Got the cab from the exrom you sent me to Chef. it worked a treat.

I spend most of my time over in the Universal and Wizard threads. Over here you keep your cabs in exroms!
The BA belongs to the wife so I was looking for something stable and the posts sounded good.
i might try something newer if I can get her to turn her back for half an hour;)

thanks again guys

[egzthunder1]

i might try something newer if I can get her to turn her back for half an hour;)



Just to check, but we are still talking about the Blue Angel, right? :D

[+ Que PPC]

How-To change the RAMDisk size and ROM Name in first splash (bottom-right)?

i using this:

...but i don't have this sequence :/

1st.- I dont know how to change size you must to ask directly to the chef that cooks with this thing... i mean SUN DREAM... i dont think it can be changed just with a param in hex i think is a tool in a kitchen.

2nd.- You only can change the name it displays, when you setup the kitchen ready to accept files to build... some people use numbers some more use his username... seems to be something like ROM version...?

Ask to a chef... maybe SUN Dream, Xplode, Swampy :o here are many of them or post in the general Q&A thread.

[Ham3r]

I asked sun_dream, but have not received a response.
I have a kitchen, with fully active g'reloc.

On the startup screen, I have continued to "WM6.5_QVGA" because the kitchen is based on 21139 sun_dream.

Unfortunately, I have also RAMDisk 16MB, which I can not get rid of. What may be a sequence of these 16 MB?

Looking for different sequences in the ROM image by HxD, but with no result.. it is possible that these addresses/sequences for Himalaya ..:/

[B3nGz]

hi, i have wm6.5 but i cannot control the memory on storage and program.. so sometimes when i wanted to install programs it says not enuff sotrage memory.. i notice that the program memory has alot more memory than the storage one.. how do i change the program memory and sotrage memory..

i dont wish to install the program on SD memory card.

[carred66]

hi, i have wm6.5 but i cannot control the memory on storage and program.. so sometimes when i wanted to install programs it says not enuff sotrage memory.. i notice that the program memory has alot more memory than the storage one.. how do i change the program memory and sotrage memory..

i dont wish to install the program on SD memory card.

I don't know if possible on wm6.5, but on wm2003SE I created a empty key called "NeverdorkMemory". It is in HKCU/software/microsoft/shell
And with MemMaid I can put at minimum the memory storage and vice versa.

[+ Que PPC]

I asked sun_dream, but have not received a response.
I have a kitchen, with fully active g'reloc.

On the startup screen, I have continued to "WM6.5_QVGA" because the kitchen is based on 21139 sun_dream.

Unfortunately, I have also RAMDisk 16MB, which I can not get rid of. What may be a sequence of these 16 MB?

Looking for different sequences in the ROM image by HxD, but with no result.. it is possible that these addresses/sequences for Himalaya ..:/

maybe an hermes chef can guide you... there uses a big storage process maybe you can get some answers, or un universal they use many other partition to starage... like Flash disk and ext rom... ask to TOMAL nice chef there.

[egzthunder1]

hi, i have wm6.5 but i cannot control the memory on storage and program.. so sometimes when i wanted to install programs it says not enuff sotrage memory.. i notice that the program memory has alot more memory than the storage one.. how do i change the program memory and sotrage memory..

i dont wish to install the program on SD memory card.

First of all, how much memory (total) do you have as Storage Memory? (~43 MB, 60 MB ?)
Second, really what you will look at would be an increased RamDisk. Basically, this will give you some of the RAM that you are using for running the programs to use it as Storage. Having said that, a lot of programs will install in the main storage regardless of where you tell them to install.
If you want to have a rom with ramdisk, you could: a) HEX edit the nbh file to increase this to whatever you need it to be; or b) ask a chef to do this for you...

Good luck and I hope that helps :)

[egzthunder1]

hello

I have a qtek 9090 and i want wm 6.5 on it i have a version wm 6.5 but i need an version of hard-spl for my qtek.
is there some one who know a place to download it and what version i need?

greets ringospeed

Please follow the procedure found in the wiki in here (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardMain)

Do not skip steps! Good luck and let us know if you have questions (by posting them here ;))

[+ Que PPC]

hehehe well im going to sell my BA... so i need to clean it... but because of the trouble about the hard reset i can make a hardreset... i must to erase the entire DOC chip with mtty then upgrade a WM2003, then resize... then 6.5 by Sundream 21501... so... please Im on my job and has many work to docan anybody post a mirror for an wm2003? the wiki links are obsolote since the day that XDA has took apart all the roms from the ftp... or is my explorer?

hahaha :p

Thanks in advance guys :o

Forget it... I got it! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=388002 :D

[egzthunder1]

hehehe well im going to sell my BA... so i need to clean it... but because of the trouble about the hard reset i can make a hardreset... i must to erase the entire DOC chip with mtty then upgrade a WM2003, then resize... then 6.5 by Sundream 21501... so... please Im on my job and has many work to docan anybody post a mirror for an wm2003? the wiki links are obsolote since the day that XDA has took apart all the roms from the ftp... or is my explorer?

hahaha :p

Thanks in advance guys :o

Forget it... I got it! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=388002 :D

I was going to say that xplode has a few and I have a 2003SE uploaded via 4shared (I posted a link somewhere, I can't remember where...

Good thing you got it :D

[SoftLa]

Hi,

I would like ask if its ok to upgrade my o2 XDA IIs to WM6.5. Not sure if my device will support it. If its ok, which ROM I can use and is there any step I need to do b4 the upgrade. Below are my current device info. Hope I didnt miss out any critical info.

Model No. : PH20B
Platform : PocketPC
ROM version : 1.40.00 WWE
ROM date : 03/10/05
Radio Version : 1.12.00
Protocol Version : 1337.42
ExtROM version : 1.40.923 WWE
CPU : Intel(R) PXA263
Speed : 400 MHz
RAM size : 128 MB
Flash Size : 32 MB
Flash chip type : 28F128K3
Data bus : 32 bits
Storage size : 43.26 MB

Sry for the long typo. Hope its enough info.

Thx for helping

[Chef_Tony]

in general, most of that info was unnecessary, since apparently you have a htc blueangel (ph20b) and the further specs are well known ;)

in general you can take every rom from the blueangel mobile 6 subforum, namely these 2:
sun_dream's build 21501:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=428030
xplode's build 21202:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=482997

what you need to do before the upgrade is resize the extrom to 128kb and make sure, that, as a beginner, you take a pc with windows xp for flashing, and of course, backup all your personal data, meaning, sync the device, so you can sync it back, when the device is flashed, programs like spb backup will NOT make a valid backup to use on a different OS. then all you need to do is follow these steps in the wiki one by one, don't leave anything out, and if you get stuck at any point, post back.
wiki link:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardMain

EDIT: the storage resize is also explained in the wiki, so don't wonder, i just wanted to make clear, that it is done before upgrading, or else you will have wm6.5 on the device and still have to go back to wm2003 to resize

[carred66]

when i screw up my wizards bacuk batt it said 100% even if the backup batt was burned up... yeah i was offering you just the batt cause the mother board is screwed up cause i tried to cange it the audio plug... :p

well i think is not a big problem to get the batt jejeje... good luck man! :cool:

After some weeks here I'm again with no many success. I got the new battery, but the BA still in same conditions: the main problem is there (no start after shutdown twice...)
In the meantime I got another BA, a v1620 with screen calibration problems (after hard reset there is no way to pass the calibration screen; the calibration start again and again).
Anyway: I got the v1620 mainboard and I've installed into the other BA and now at least I have a "new" and in optimal conditions BA.
The only issue now is the unlocking. Apparently I succeded: the movistar logo appears, the signal band is shown... but if I dial at the same moment the phone hangs off the call. And if I call to my phone from other there is a woman voice telling me that this option is not possible (the option of communicate with my phone!!!)
So any help with my wonderful PH20B2?

[Chef_Tony]

@carred66
i'm sorry to not answer your question, frankly, because i have no idea what could be wrong with your device, but i have a question of my own to post:

the other day i stumbled upon a program, sort of a driver for the pc, that lists your windows mobile device as a screen in windows' device manager and so enables different possibilities like extended desktop and so on. as far as i remember it was about 15$ and would work with windows 2000 and above, but wouldn't work on my vista machine.
it is to be found here: http://classic.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=18675

as mentioned before, i couldn't get this to work on vista, does anybody know, whether there is a similar app or whether anyone wrote a driver for it yet

[funny keyboard]

I have a blue angel XDA11s, with windows mobile 6.1 professional. It has been cooked by DVHA 79_ddt. It has the ROM version 6.01.10 DVH. Radio version. None. Protocol version. Non. Extended ROM version. Diamond (01).

I'm having a bit of a problem now, no matter what I do I cannot get it to switch on the phone. It will rarely get to the stage where I can put a password in, because the phone is password protected, but even when it does it just tries to switch it on for a while but won't let me make a phone call.

Seeing as though I am having this problem, I thought I would try the flashing with the later ROM. I just want something which is fast, clean, and attractive. Can somebody recommend a combination please? Can somebody also run command a download location, as everything I've download so far has been corrupted in shape manner or form?

[+ Que PPC]

I have a blue angel XDA11s, with windows mobile 6.1 professional. It has been cooked by DVHA 79_ddt. It has the ROM version 6.01.10 DVH. Radio version. None. Protocol version. Non. Extended ROM version. Diamond (01).

So bad Radio NONE and Protocol NONE...
there is a thread here on blueangel wm6 forum that is talking about this...
I recomend to use non PDA viet roms...
If this makes wrong things on your device, back to WM2003.

I'm having a bit of a problem now, no matter what I do I cannot get it to switch on the phone. It will rarely get to the stage where I can put a password in, because the phone is password protected, but even when it does it just tries to switch it on for a while but won't let me make a phone call.

Because you dont have radio version

Seeing as though I am having this problem, I thought I would try the flashing with the later ROM. I just want something which is fast, clean, and attractive. Can somebody recommend a combination please? Can somebody also run command a download location, as everything I've download so far has been corrupted in shape manner or form?

Yes sometimes it cames corrupted because of the upload process... but all?
Check your temps delete them all... and try downloading...
Dont use any download manager please.

If you cant do it i can upload to another but tell me wich one
Its your choice to test it all... :cool:


Hope this helps you.

[funny keyboard]

Well now I've got another problem.

Manage to find one that was working OK. I am running Windows Vista, and so followed the instructions for Windows Vista. However when I'd try to upload the new rom I get the error message;

" the ROM upgrade utility does not designed for your device. Please get proper ROM upgrade utility and try again."

So I thought I would try VMware to run windows XP. the program installed and running, but haven't got a clue where to go from there.

PS what is
I recomend to use non PDA viet roms...
?

[funny keyboard]

Putting the PDA into bootloader mode, seems to have got the phone working again. Would still like to have a clue for how to get past the problems detailed above with regard two upgrading the ROM.
Thanks in anticipation funny keyboard.

[+ Que PPC]

Well man!... highly recomended XP get a XP and do it... if you cant get it... try many RUU apps I mean teh one that Sundream works forme sometimes i need to use the Xplode ones and many other the old utility that was used in the first upgrade by HELMI... xtrange but truth... you got the answers already. :cool:

[carred66]

@carred66
i'm sorry to not answer your question, frankly, because i have no idea what could be wrong with your device, but i have a question of my own to post:

the other day i stumbled upon a program, sort of a driver for the pc, that lists your windows mobile device as a screen in windows' device manager and so enables different possibilities like extended desktop and so on. as far as i remember it was about 15$ and would work with windows 2000 and above, but wouldn't work on my vista machine.
it is to be found here: http://classic.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=18675

as mentioned before, i couldn't get this to work on vista, does anybody know, whether there is a similar app or whether anyone wrote a driver for it yet

Here you have the one I use:
http://forum.ppcwarez.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=61996&hilit=pocket+controller
Good luck

[Chef_Tony]

thanks for the link, but unfortunately it is the exact opposite of what i want to do ;)
i don't want to control the ppc from the pc, for that i use mymobiler.
i don't want to control the pc from the ppc, for that i use ppc tablet and remote desktop.
i want the blueangel as a second screen for my pc, that i can for example, drag winamp to the second screen while playing a game in fullscreen to still see what's going on, i also tried out M$ sideshow for vista and windows mobile, but that only allows bluetooth pairing (which for some reason didn't work with either of my devices) and even if it did, it would onlky show new emails and windows media player activities.
i bet somebody already had the same idea, i had, and innobec (the manufacturer of that previously mentioned program) had, but to be used with vista and vista 64.
still thanks for the link, will have a further look at it, maybe it will replace mymobiler and some other apps

[akochar]

I have been trying to upgrade my SX-66 to WM 6.5 and the latest Radio Rom.

My phone doesn't work after upgrading to Xplode's 21202 WM 6.5 Rom and the 1.15 Radio Rom. I've switched Roms to Sun_dream's 21189 X5 and Xplode's WWE_6.00.00 and the phone doesn't work on either of these Roms (leading me to believe there is a problem with my Radio Rom (which made sense, but this was easier to eliminate)).

When I upgraded my Radio Rom to 1.15, I used "BA Radio 115 THIS WORKS.rar" after having compatibility issues with other versions. This seemed to install without a hitch...except for the lack of phone functions.

I then tried to downgrade my Radio Rom to 1.13. I tried this by coping the Radio_.nbf found in "Radio_1.13_00_Converted_Type_I.rar" to the folder I used to upgrade to Xplode's 2102 (after removing the nk.nbf) and ran MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe. I placed the phone in bootloader mode and the software reported that my upgrade of the Radio Stack was ready; however, when it went to do the upgrade, it hung at 0% and returned a 114 Error (after about 5 minutes).

I then tried using xda3nbftool_721.exe and modifying the 1.13 Radio_.nbf Rom with: -sd PH20B1 -sl GEL -so XGULB001 radio_.nbf and that didn't work; the upgrade software didn't list anything to be upgraded (there is the screen that says you have this, you're upgrading to: 1.13; it doesn't list anything even though there is a new Radio Rom in that folder).

My Sim card works (as I've switched to my other BA) and I've used the unlocker after upgrading the Rom (not that I think I needed to, but I thought it couldn't hurt).

I'm not using Vista, I have XP and Activesync 4.5. I also did follow the Wiki re: the memory issue when moving from WM 2003 to 6.5.

I apologize if I'm posting in the wrong place or if this problem has been addressed in a different thread (if it is, please post the link to where I should be looking). I have searched the forums and read the Wiki, but I'm at the end of my rope. I appreciate any assistance you can offer.


My DeviceData is:
P H 2 0 B 1 g e l XGULB001 
  6 . 5 0 . 2 8 . W W E H T C B l u e A n 1.15.00 % 4

[funny keyboard]

Well man!... highly recomended XP get a XP and do it... if you cant get it... try many RUU apps I mean teh one that Sundream works forme sometimes i need to use the Xplode ones and many other the old utility that was used in the first upgrade by HELMI... xtrange but truth... you got the answers already. :cool:sorry what is RRU apps, Sundream, Xplode , and where can I get them?

I'm not able to get hold of a windows XP computer, unfortunately.

Also, now I have tried to follow the process http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardUpgrad e1_WM50 microphone will no longer sync with Windows Vista windows mobile centre. It just keeps saying not connected.

[+ Que PPC]

@funny keyboard
1.- Helmi RUU
http://cid-f13430056005795d.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/HTC/Blue%20Angel/Helmi%20RUU%20exe%20extracted.rar

2.- Xplode RUU
http://cid-f13430056005795d.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/HTC/Blue%20Angel/Xplode%20RUU.rar

3.- Sun Dream RUU
http://cid-f13430056005795d.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/HTC/Blue%20Angel/Sun%20Dream%20RUU.rar

4.- Chef Tony RUU (alternative)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3768875#post3768875

I dont know why but some ruu apps change on his recognizing device process. try this all. the sun dream has two... try both.

@Akochar
Try tu place inside the folder of the RUU radio.nbf I recomend you to use 1.13, and the Rom nbf files inside the folder of the RUU and run them... if you found two radio types use type II. Remember put your device in bootloader before start the upgrade unplug the cards and get more than 50% batt charge to upgrade.

It happens to me too it didnt show anything to upgrade try to use all of this RUU maybe one works for you connect and disconect and put the radio to upgrade with a rom in the folder.

@Xplode
@Sun dream
@Helmi_C ( even igf you dont cook anymore )
@Chef Tony
I took your rom download files and erase the nk.nbf and pack the RUU only, all the credit is for you guys.

[majnoonintl]

:confused:much respect 2 all.I'm new here.i tried installing wm6.5 on my Blue Angel i tried putting it on a memory card i pressed power reset hold Camera and Record no luck. i didn't noticed this rom is for the Touch Diamond.i opened the file in the memory card and there was many files.i installed a few files i clicked one file and it froze.what i got is message serial on the top the screen and on the bottom of the screen is v1.02.i also tried sync it with computer no luck.can some one please help me and direct me 2 get wm6.1 because when 6.5 i was directed for the Touch Diamond rom.much respect.thanx a million thanx in advance.lol:D.
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[majnoonintl]

:confused:much respect 2 all.I'm new here.i tried installing wm6.5 on my Blue Angel i tried putting it on a memory card i pressed power reset hold Camera and Record no luck. i didn't noticed this rom is for the Touch Diamond.i opened the file in the memory card and there was many files.i installed a few files i clicked one file and it froze.what i got is message serial on the top the screen and on the bottom of the screen is v1.02.i also tried sync it with computer no luck.can some one please help me and direct me 2 get wm6.1 because when 6.5 i was directed for the Touch Diamond rom.much respect.thanx a million thanx in advance.lol:D.
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We live 2 die & we die living.
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[markanthonypr]

I have been trying to upgrade my SX-66 to WM 6.5 and the latest Radio Rom.

My phone doesn't work after upgrading to Xplode's 21202 WM 6.5 Rom and the 1.15 Radio Rom.

Make your life easy.
Follow THIS LINK to Explodes Blueangel Shipped ROM and Radio Archive
(http://tinyurl.com/cozbbx)
and download the Siemens SX66 Ship Rom. Install it and you'll be back to before you touched your phone. Then sit and sort things out and see what you could have done wrong and go from there. At least, you'll have a working phone again. This will reverse anything you've done to your phone, excpet for Unlock and Repart.
Good Luck

[markanthonypr]

:confused:much respect 2 all.I'm new here.i tried installing wm6.5 on my Blue Angel i tried putting it on a memory card i pressed power reset hold Camera and Record no luck. i didn't noticed this rom is for the Touch Diamond.i opened the file in the memory card and there was many files.i installed a few files i clicked one file and it froze.what i got is message serial on the top the screen and on the bottom of the screen is v1.02.i also tried sync it with computer no luck.can some one please help me and direct me 2 get wm6.1 because when 6.5 i was directed for the Touch Diamond rom.much respect.thanx a million thanx in advance.lol:D.

First: You ARE in the BlueAngel section. So anything you get from this forum will be for you BA. If you have a Diamond, then go to the Diamond section. Now, asuming that you DO have a BA, you need to flash your ROM using your Computer, not your SD card. I suggest you go to the Wiki
HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardMain (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardMain&action=BackLinks)

and follow the simple Question Answer way they have set up there. It will walk you through the steps to upgrade. If you want WM6.5 I strongly suggest you use Explodes 21202 found HERE (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3327988&postcount=1)
make sure you download the latest build he released:

Download Locations:
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R6.1 Release
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Rapidshare: R6.1 ROM (http://rapidshare.com/files/217663177/21202.7z) | EXTROM (http://rapidshare.com/files/214508967/EXTROM.7z)
Megaupload: R6.1 ROM (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LJK6LD09) | EXTROM (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HGCLCEQQ)
Ziddu: R6.1 ROM (http://www.ziddu.com/download/4161622/21202.zip.html) | EXTROM (http://www.ziddu.com/download/4161525/EXTROM.zip.html)

21202 Fixes (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=174204&d=1239208192) - This cab should fix the ability to make audio recording of the call, also should fix the show of the G icon and the status for gprs connectivity

That should get you up n running. Please make sure you follow the Wiki instructions step by step.

Best Luck.

[majnoonintl]

:confused:much respect 2 all.i tried this to Explodes Blue angel Shipped ROM and Radio Archive i tied USA links no luck it still got this message serial on the top the screen and on the bottom of the screen is v1.02.i also tried sync it with my computer.my computer doesn't locate my blue angel.when i went 2 HT C_Blue angel_WM6_WizzardMain i found the 2 links that say HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizazrdProblems and when clicked on it said This page is under construction.can some one please help me.:Dmuch respect.thanx a million thanx in advance.lo:cool:
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[markanthonypr]

Could you describe how you flashed the ship rom? You don't need to place phone on Serial or Bootloader. The ship rom works like installing any other program on a computer, but it installs on phone. Let me find the copy I have which I know it works because I used it and I'll upload it and give you a link.

:confused:much respect 2 all.i tried this to Explodes Blue angel Shipped ROM and Radio Archive i tied USA links no luck it still got this message serial on the top the screen and on the bottom of the screen is v1.02.i also tried sync it with my computer.my computer doesn't locate my blue angel.when i went 2 HT C_Blue angel_WM6_WizzardMain i found the 2 links that say HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizazrdProblems and when clicked on it said This page is under construction.can some one please help me.:Dmuch respect.thanx a million thanx in advance.lo:cool:

EDIT:
Download from this link(link removed) and see if it works for you. Actually, I just tried it, and got a connection error. But im sure its something on my side with the settings I have on my phone.
UnRaR the file to your desktop and run the EXE. It will install RUU and it will guide you through the flashing process.


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[majnoonintl]

:confused:much respect 2 all.i tried this (2) PH20B1_Siemens_13310_110_10210_WWE_SHIP.rar it’s for cingular I have sprint pocket ppc 6600kit no luck. I hard reset it I get 4 collard screen this it says on the lower lef side of the screen no gsm under it says D wm6.5_QVA ON the lower right side it says HTC BLUE ANGEL the screen froze. I also tried sync it with my computer. my computer doesn't locate my blue angel. can someone please help me. much respect. thanx a million thanx in advance.lol:D
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[WhatzinyourphonE]

I looked on ebay, no luck. Is there another site to look? I really want this phone.

[markanthonypr]

:confused:much respect 2 all.i tried this (2) PH20B1_Siemens_13310_110_10210_WWE_SHIP.rar it’s for cingular I have sprint pocket ppc 6600kit no luck.
I'm afraid to say you don't have a BlueAngel !!! You have a Harrier. You need to go back to the wiki and/or the proper forum for Harrier. This ROM is for BlueAngel with GSM Radio. Harrier is CDMA, thats why it won't work for you. So start searching for the proper ROM. I believe you will find the Ship ROM for your Harrier on xplode's Home Page. Check his signature on any of his posts.

EDIT: Taken from xplode's Signature... Go HERE for HARRIER SHIP ROM'S (http://harrier.atspace.com/)

This is the proper Wiki for a Harrier: (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Harrier) i-mate PDA2k EVDO / Audiovox PPC-6600 / Audiovox PPC-6601KIT / UTStarcom PPC6600 / UTStarcom & Verizon VX6600 / UTStarcom & Verizon XV6600WOC / UTStarcom & Sprint PPC6601KIT / Tata Indicom Konquer / Daxian CU928 / Telecom New Zealand & HTC Harrier


I looked on ebay, no luck. Is there another site to look? I really want this phone.
Just search for SX66 on ebay and you'll find them. I just checked and there area at least 4 available, ranging from 50 to 119usd.

[majnoonintl]

:)u rock.much respect.thanx a million thanx 4 the info.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiit:D
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[WhatzinyourphonE]

http://www.trade9shoes.com/product_read.aspx?pid=55512

Thanks a lot, i cant believe that. Im on tmobile so i guess ill have to unlock it. But thanks for your help!

[Swing*]

hello,

is it possible to turn my ba off?
beacause im on holyday and dont have the possible to charge it.but it would be nice if i can use it once a day. (like a normal handy...)

thx for help

[egzthunder1]

hello,

is it possible to turn my ba off?
beacause im on holyday and dont have the possible to charge it.but it would be nice if i can use it once a day. (like a normal handy...)

thx for help

Try using ShutXP. There is a cab for it somewhere in this forum, but a quick search should bring it up ;)

Good luck!

[Swing*]

thanks!!! i hope it works!

[xuandung11a2]

I have a kitchen rom and now i want config Build information.So i trial port XIP.bin for BA from Xip.bin of HTC Kaiser's ship rom.I dumped ship rom of Kaiser and i had a file name:Xip.bin.NOw I have to use what tool to have Xip.bin from rom of BA.And then how to port xip by what tools?Will I do something to add XIP.bin (new-ported) to nk.nba ?
Hope someone help me,thanks a lot of all and goodluck!!!

[akochar]

Make your life easy.
Follow THIS LINK to Explodes Blueangel Shipped ROM and Radio Archive
(http://tinyurl.com/cozbbx)
and download the Siemens SX66 Ship Rom. Install it and you'll be back to before you touched your phone. Then sit and sort things out and see what you could have done wrong and go from there. At least, you'll have a working phone again. This will reverse anything you've done to your phone, excpet for Unlock and Repart.
Good Luck

I don't know where I went wrong in round 1, but this suggestion worked. Thanx.

[xuandung11a2]

I have a kitchen rom and now i want config Build information.So i trial port XIP.bin for BA from Xip.bin of HTC Kaiser's ship rom.I dumped ship rom of Kaiser and i had a file name:Xip.bin.NOw I have to use what tool to have Xip.bin from rom of BA.And then how to port xip by what tools?Will I do something to add XIP.bin (new-ported) to nk.nba ?
Hope someone help me,thanks a lot of all and goodluck!!!
Help me,please

[+ Que PPC]

Help me,please

If you want the new Xip to cook it... so you need the old one, I mean te other device if you have the kaiser is ok use the XIP porter, you will get the new xip is now your xip hard coded to BA... instead you need an old OS.payload or something like that... and the SYS folder... maybe some files you will ned to work with it... remember the XIP.bin must be added to the XIP folder within the folder full of the drivers but... as i tough this is the end of the story cause you must to do it "manually" ask to Sun dream or Xplode they knows how to get that drivers modules manually. hope we helps you.

[xuandung11a2]

If you want the new Xip to cook it... so you need the old one, I mean te other device if you have the kaiser is ok use the XIP porter, you will get the new xip is now your xip hard coded to BA... instead you need an old OS.payload or something like that... and the SYS folder... maybe some files you will ned to work with it... remember the XIP.bin must be added to the XIP folder within the folder full of the drivers but... as i tough this is the end of the story cause you must to do it "manually" ask to Sun dream or Xplode they knows how to get that drivers modules manually. hope we helps you.

Thanks,building rom is very difficult.I THINK AND I WILL TRAIL

[+ Que PPC]

and is more dificult in devices that dont have HTC rom files like nba or nbf, nbh comes with very nicer and easier tools to cook. good luck ;)

[angerfist7777]

I had a search, but couldn't find anything, I don't know if I just word it differently from other people.

What I would like to know is if there is a way to increase the volume of the SMS notification sound?

I have an mp3 for it, which when I play through WMP is very loud, but when I get an SMS it is very quiet. This is different from the ring tone, which is a lot louder.

If someone coule help me I would really appreciate this.

Many thanks

[+ Que PPC]

the notyfication sounds doesnt have a controler that can manage the audio like a booster, so every player has it as a equalizer, thats why the OS only has OS System Volume... If there is somewhere a way to get it louder, it must be on the registry, and you must to search something about.... "increase system volume" open up your eyes and read something that as the registry in it...

OR! maybe you can increase the "decibel" power on the mp3 file you got as a SMS sound but I dont think you want it... in that case I can make it for ya, using Nero wave editor, is nice and simple but keep in mind that increase the volume can affect distort the audio...

Hope this works for you!

[egzthunder1]

blue angel wm6.1
hi, there are any windows mobile 6.1 rom with manila 2d for blue angel?
can we link me rom?

thanks


@trudi1990,

M2D takes way too much space in the device and the space to build a rom is just not sufficient. I believe that Swampy had made a rom with parts of M2D cooked in, but I think that you still needed to install some stuff in there manually. I will try to see if I can find it.

[carred66]

Default maybe if you want... to spend money for it...

I mean just for the grace of have a BA working well!
You can make the IMEI Check and pay a little money maybe they can make something for ya... !
Hey what do you mean with this? How is the process?

[+ Que PPC]

Edited for making nonsense to the site...
Sorry.

[egzthunder1]

but i think they has a tool that makes something with the IMEI and perform a flash for it or something like that you can check the process there on IMEI-check.uk
i think...

@ + Que,

Good to see you around pal! One quick piece of advise (and this goes for you as well carred66), changing the IMEI of a phone is highly ILLEGAL and for the most part, discussions about this (as well as warez) are prohibited in the forums (or at least the mods don't like it too much). I think it would be wise to stop now before either of you guys get a warning from a mod.

+Que, please edit your post to remove the link that you added. I do not know what it does, where it leads to, nor do I care about that. Just to be safe, please remove it :)

Thanks to both!

[carred66]

@ + Que,

Good to see you around pal! One quick piece of advise (and this goes for you as well carred66), changing the IMEI of a phone is highly ILLEGAL and for the most part, discussions about this (as well as warez) are prohibited in the forums (or at least the mods don't like it too much). I think it would be wise to stop now before either of you guys get a warning from a mod.

+Que, please edit your post to remove the link that you added. I do not know what it does, where it leads to, nor do I care about that. Just to be safe, please remove it :)

Thanks to both!
Yes, I know is illegal, because of that I asked, thinking the possibility offered by +Que was related to call vodafone or another operator just to recover an imei blocked.
Nothing illegal was into my intentions;)

[+ Que PPC]

But really i dont know what does that guys do, but maybe it has a solution for carred...

Of course i will edit it thanks egz!

well the meaning of the notification arrives to carred its all i wanted...

editing...
Fx0000EFAD
0x0000FFFF
saving...

done!

press any key to continue... :p

PD it just left to edit the quote of you guys... egz and carred where its me talking about that weird procedure! jajaja

[+ Que PPC]

I had a search, but couldn't find anything, I don't know if I just word it differently from other people.

What I would like to know is if there is a way to increase the volume of the SMS notification sound?

I have an mp3 for it, which when I play through WMP is very loud, but when I get an SMS it is very quiet. This is different from the ring tone, which is a lot louder.

If someone coule help me I would really appreciate this.

Many thanks

surfing around the forums, in raphael forums i get this and must work for you! try it! to volume up the system notifications.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=188492&d=1243213625

Thanks to the guys on the raphael forum.

[egzthunder1]

@ carred and +Que

I didn't mean to call up on you or anything like that, I warned you so that if a mod just drops in for whatever reason and spots this, you guys would not get banned or warned. All in all, I was telling you that for your own good.... I like protecting my fellow BA owners what can I say? :D

Thanks for complying with the request!

[+ Que PPC]

@ carred and +Que

I didn't mean to call up on you or anything like that, I warned you so that if a mod just drops in for whatever reason and spots this, you guys would not get banned or warned. All in all, I was telling you that for your own good.... I like protecting my fellow BA owners what can I say? :D

Thanks for complying with the request!

Thanks dude sometimes i do that thing without think about that... thanks dude.. keep up the good work here.

[zorner]

I am trying to upgrade my SX66 from 2003 to 6.0 or better. Everything leads me back to the BA upgrade guild and maupgradetu_noid.exe. maupgradetu_noid.exe fails, because it can not find RUU.DLL. There are many places post with people having had this same problem, the solutions are missing, or if someone posted a RUU.DLL file, the link is dead.

Is there another installer program that can be used? Or does someone know how to fix this RUU.DLL errror?

[+ Que PPC]

I am trying to upgrade my SX66 from 2003 to 6.0 or better. Everything leads me back to the BA upgrade guild and maupgradetu_noid.exe. maupgradetu_noid.exe fails, because it can not find RUU.DLL. There are many places post with people having had this same problem, the solutions are missing, or if someone posted a RUU.DLL file, the link is dead.

Is there another installer program that can be used? Or does someone know how to fix this RUU.DLL errror?

First be sure that your Device is not a HARRIER Model... then go here post 140

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=501989&page=14

download any you want... unrar them and then paste into the folder your nk.... and run the MAupgrade or BAupgrade... try with all of them maybe one works for you.

[zorner]

Thanks, that got me to something that worked.

[homam_france]

hi seniors,how r u?hoping so goood.
i have a question,:confused:
if i wanna to change the language of the wm system,how can change the interface language in wm,i wanna change it to italian or french,is there some softwares can do this?
thnx friends:)

[+ Que PPC]

But maybe if you ask to some chef in other device that makes roms in multilang they can point you in the right direction... Nice to read you again Homan.

You can ask to Mr. TAI SW, on hermes 6 forum he cooks in different langs and he does in FRA.

[homam_france]

hi +Que ppc,
nice to see u again,really long time, thnx man.:)

[B3nGz]

hi, how can i change my storage memory and program memory on my wm6.5? i have got not enuff space to install application as all my memory is on program..
i think 2003se can set it but why wm6.5 cant?

i have search thru some post and can get an answ... =(

[egzthunder1]

hi, how can i change my storage memory and program memory on my wm6.5? i have got not enuff space to install application as all my memory is on program..
i think 2003se can set it but why wm6.5 cant?

i have search thru some post and can get an answ... =(

This ability was lost after 2003se. They replaced it with the introduction of RamDisk. Having said that, there are quite a few versions of different roms with Ramdisk on them. Alternatively, you can set that to whatever you want it to be via hex editing prior to flashing...
Hope this helps...

[mrmusa]

Could anyoone please direct me to the post new question section.i've ried using the search tool tono avail. i need help with unlocking my Huawei E160 modem.Am i in the right place?:(

[YoLaTengo]

Hello guys! First post, trying to get used... :)

My Blue Angel has just arrived and I got some issues about trying to upgrade it to wm6.

I tried to flash Gloomy's ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467499) and everything runned ok, but the system looks just like the older version. Some menus have changed, but the "Today" screen doesn´t have the big clock, the finger frindley icons, etc, and I need some help.

Is there some noob´s guide that I could read for some information?

Thanks a lot!

[funny keyboard]

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardUpgrad e4

Tried all these links, they either don't download, especially the file dropper links which just take you to the home page, they are corrupt, for they ask for passwords that are not listed.

I'm just looking for a decent version of 6.5, can anyone tell me where I can download one that will suit the following specifications.
Windows Mobile 6.1 professional cooked by dhp79_ddt the
Operator version: PDAViet.net
ROM version: 6.01.10 dvh
ROM date: 07/08/08
Radio version: 1.06.00
Protocol version: 1337.38
extROM version: Diamond (01)
Storage 60.30 MB program 101.07MB

Let me know if any more information is needed.

Thanks in anticipation funny keyboard.

[YoLaTengo]

Solved!
Easier than I thought. :)

[+ Que PPC]

@yolatengo
you just go to start\settings\personal\today\plugins and enable the plugin default or something like that.

Hope you were done it.

@funnykeyboard
where di you got that specs... where you got the specs... go there and search for it

Here on XDA are many PDA viets roms but forgoten faster... but you always can go to PDAVIET.COM and search there.

[jero8i]

I want to upgrade my blue angel to wm6, but the USB connector is damage.
What I can do? Help, pls
Can I do something like that?http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...SDCardFlashing
on my blue angel.

[+ Que PPC]

see the "index...SDflashing bla bla bla", is not complete

well i think you want to ask about that sd flashing... go here
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel
if you found anything do it.... if not.. sorry, you cant do it on BA. I saw your thread out there please... dont post double

[isahchan]

Hi, I've been having problems in upgrading my Blue Angel. Before I upgraded it to WM6.5 21198 but then it expired. Now, when I was trying to upgrade it to the latest release, which is 21202, everytime I start the MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe it wouldn't detect my device information, then it would go straight to the part where the upgrade is done. The thing is, it didn't upgrade at all. it was still in the previous build 21198. Somebody please help me because I haven't used my phone for weeks already. :(

[Chef_Tony]

you seem to know your way around the blueangel, so i don't need to start from the very beginning.
1. make sure your nk.nbf of build 21202 is in the same folder as the maupgradeut_noid
2. make sure to put your device in bootloader mode before putting it in the cradle
3. a thing that never made a difference for me, but is generally suggested: kill activesync processes in task manager (there's two of them, like wces...) can't tell you exactly, because i use windows 7 and just have wmdc
4. try upgrading again
5. re-post here, which one it was. ;)

greetz

Chef_Tony

P.S. soory that this answer is short and not as precise as usual, i am just about to head off for work and don't have much time, but wanted to make sure, that you get some help at least

[Mihail-Klr]

So many people asked and no real answer:
How do I reset WITHOUT mail button? Mine is physically not working any more!

[egzthunder1]

So many people asked and no real answer:
How do I reset WITHOUT mail button? Mine is physically not working any more!

Well, you could try to see if you can disassemble the device and try to see if the mail button is messed up (the physical button that is). If it is, you could try to remove it and use a thin piece of something to touch the contact in the board of the BA. Now, if the contact is the one that is not working, then I believe that you might be out of luck...

[Mihail-Klr]

hmm.... the button itself is there, but the plate itself seems not to respond anymore. and because the buttons are somehow "weird" I will have to destroy the button, to come to the connections on the plate. They have some kind of metallic cape on them, I think it is the connector itself, that should actually make the buttons much more stable, but in such a case - unusable if broken.
And: I hate PDA's without buttons! After I got my new Topaz, I still need my BA, and it will hurt me, to give it up!
I hope, you understand, what I mean.
What I thought, maybe flash back with WM2003, format there and before restart reflash to WM6.5?

[+ Que PPC]

@isahchan

go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=501989&page=14
try every ruu...

@Mihail

Try the mtty DOC format
then re-upgrade

[hcii]

I have a problem with my Blue Angle that I hope someone can help me with.

When I insert a SD card, I get the message that the card is not formatted - do I wish to Format? I click yes and immediately it says that the card is formatted and ready for use. Of course if I click no, nothing happens.

My problem is that no matter if I let the Blue Angel format it, I cannot see it in File explorer. Nothing - nada - zilch. I have tested these SD cards in my PC and my other Blue angel and they work fine.

I have taken the Blue Angel apart and cleaned the pins. Still did not fix it.

What confuses me is that it recognizes there has been a card inserted, but it thinks that all of them are not formatted. If I go to "settings - memory", it tells me that there is not a SD card installed.

Anyone have any ideas? I really need my storage card for my GS maps, etc....

Thanks,

HCII

[Chef_Tony]

to continue your thought:
- since the cards are working in another device and a pc, they are not broken
- since you cleaned the device and said yourself, the device "sees" that a card is inserted, a real hardware issue is unlikely

which makes a software issue likely.
- have you tried another file explorer, like total commander?
- what rom do you use?
- have you tried a hard reset?
- have you tried re-flashing the rom?
- does the other ba have the same rom?

[hcii]

to continue your thought:
- since the cards are working in another device and a pc, they are not broken
- since you cleaned the device and said yourself, the device "sees" that a card is inserted, a real hardware issue is unlikely

which makes a software issue likely.
- have you tried another file explorer, like total commander?
- what rom do you use?
- have you tried a hard reset?
- have you tried re-flashing the rom?
- does the other ba have the same rom?

I haven't tried another file explorer. I am using xplodes 21202 WIndows 6.5 rom, on all my units. I have tried a hard reset, soft reset, re-flashed, etc.

The wierd thing to me is the fact that it KNOWS a card has been inserted. I can format the card in another BA, and read it perfectly. But the moment I stick it in this BA, it says it needs formatting. If I go ahead and say yes, it returns the message that the format was successful. However, it never sees it.

I'm stumped for sure.

HCII

[+ Que PPC]

Well chef it seems that isnt a hardware issue... ON THE SOCKET!!! but have you thik about the circuits...? maybe the SD card controller craps! or get corrupted...

[Chef_Tony]

that is why i said unlikely, not impossible, knowing now, that the roms are the same on the devices, reset and re-flash didn't do the trick, i would guess, that, in fact, it is a hardware problem, but like you mentioned, probably not in the socket itself but somewhere on the mainboard, i know it is a lot of work and since you have more than one device it might be redundant, but have you switched mainboards between 2 devices? it could finally help you determine, what the problem is, though i have to admit, repairing a blueangel is quite unnecessary because the device itself costs, like, 30eur and spare parts are way more expensive

[motisu]

Is it possible that you are trying to use an SDHC card and not an SD card? If so, be aware that the BA does not support SDHC cards so that may be a cause of your problems.

[isahchan]

hi i've tried out all the RUUs and I've also tried ending active sync and the other processes that needs to be ended, and i've also tried putting the nkf file in the same folder. It's still not working. My BA is still stuck in 21198. Do you think I should downgrade to WM2003 if there's no more solution? if ever, how?

I really, really need to use my phone already. :(

[+ Que PPC]

Try to insert a radio rom into your RUU folder... so the RUU willlaunch first the radiorom upgrade... then the rom by itself, it should do the trick try it its my last idea for this issue...
if nothing works... you must to downgrade to shipped wm2003...

but take care if your device cant upgrade... you wil never but never do the DOC Format with mtty cause you will erase the OS in your device!!!

[swampy395]

hi i've tried out all the RUUs and I've also tried ending active sync and the other processes that needs to be ended, and i've also tried putting the nkf file in the same folder. It's still not working. My BA is still stuck in 21198. Do you think I should downgrade to WM2003 if there's no more solution? if ever, how?

I really, really need to use my phone already. :(

Hi mate It's safe to downgrade to 2003 ship rom even it you have used doc tool on your device, The ship Extension rom will not run correctly that's all,
once you have your device running again you could run doc tool again to restore the extrom partition if you want to stay with 2003, then flash ship again and all should be as normal

Try this put device in bootloader mode and connect it to PC you should hear a tone "blep_blep" run the ship.exe link below and wait till it's finnished when extrom try's to run softreset
http://www.4shared.com/file/53007899/1328fc60/Xda_II_172181_Final.html

The radio will be replaced with origonal you can also use the MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe to just flash the NK.NBF
regards
swampy395

[garfield007]

Which WM6.5 ROM that can use STK. I love to use WM6.5 but I still want to use STK function.

Anyone can tell me the WM6.5 ROM that STK function.? :confused:

Thank you.

[+ Que PPC]

I forgot to ask if the STK gives that error constantly...
I hate that error cause it freeze the clock and the alarms to wake up early at morning cant sound and i cant wake up to go to work... :D

Or is it fixed?

Thanks dude I know that STK dont works properly since WM5 here on BA but i would like to know if the error is constantly. Thanks in advance.

[isahchan]

@swampy395

i tried to extract the file, but it turns out to be corrupt. do you think if i downgrade first, then I upgrade to the latest rom it'll be okay?

@+ Que PPC:

Sorry, but I can't seem to follow your instructions, i'm just new to this PPC thing.

[isahchan]

i think that the reason why my device info can't be detected when upgrading, thus unable to upgrade at all is because it expired already. i tried to bring it back with mtty but it didn't work. now i really don't know what to do anymore. if you could find solutions to this problem, please do so. i'm starting to lose hope already. :(

[+ Que PPC]

Well so start with the upgrade process normally i told you that if your device cant upgrade dont do the mtty but i think you try it instead of.

inside the RUU folder where is the maupgrade no id! you must toe insert the nk.nbf and the radio.nbf so the RUU will be obligated to upgrade the radio... then the os you want... get the radio.nbf from Mr Xplode signature he has so much there.

[Chef_Tony]

hey guys, i have a few general questions about cooking for the BA:

1. most important: would it make sense to cook a barebone rom, like i saw for the blackstone?
i really love the concept of a barebone rom. of just having a rom, with nothing but the os itself, drivers, titanium and the file explorer, and having that running, installing any additional app, one might want, afterwards, or is that completely pointless? if a rom was smaller, would the additional space go to the storage, so, if i installed all the unnecessary apps like calculator, solitaire and so on, would i end up with the same ammount of storage space used or would rom space be wasted, lying around empty, while i fill up my storage space with additional programs?

because if it works and is not a waste of space, i would maybe start and finally learn cooking roms myself, i've been wanting to have a custom Chef_Tony rom for a long time, and i would like it to be as slim as possible. for every app that comes with wm, there is also a third party freeware, that is much better, but i don't want to have several file explorers and calculators and so on. i wonder, how hard it is to cook a rom, or to make cab files...

thx in advance for any input

[motisu]

hey guys, i have a few general questions about cooking for the BA:

1. most important: would it make sense to cook a barebone rom, like i saw for the blackstone?
i really love the concept of a barebone rom. of just having a rom, with nothing but the os itself, drivers, titanium and the file explorer, and having that running, installing any additional app, one might want, afterwards, or is that completely pointless? if a rom was smaller, would the additional space go to the storage, so, if i installed all the unnecessary apps like calculator, solitaire and so on, would i end up with the same ammount of storage space used or would rom space be wasted, lying around empty, while i fill up my storage space with additional programs?

because if it works and is not a waste of space, i would maybe start and finally learn cooking roms myself, i've been wanting to have a custom Chef_Tony rom for a long time, and i would like it to be as slim as possible. for every app that comes with wm, there is also a third party freeware, that is much better, but i don't want to have several file explorers and calculators and so on. i wonder, how hard it is to cook a rom, or to make cab files...

thx in advance for any input

I am not really a ROM cooker, but I did use Xplode's kitchen in the past a few times. From What I know, there is a fixed amount of flash ROM (32MB in the BA) which is usable for the bootloader, OS and anything else that you can fit in and doesn't need to be changed or written. It is not transferable to the NVRAM that we call program memory. SO, the net result of this is that if you don't use it, you lose it. It does pay to get rid of any packages in the ROM that you don't use and replace them with things that you DO use, but it isn't any easy task. I discovered that there are all sorts of interdependencies so I couldn't just drop a package and substitute something else. It takes a lot of trial and error and even once you get it right, nobody guarantees thar todays mix will work on the next version. I finally gave up because it was too much trouble for the amount of space that I could save.

Hope this helps you make up your mind and if you do decide to start cooking, I'll be happy to test them out.:)

[Chef_Tony]

thank you for the quick answer, i was suspecting sth like that. it's too bad, the rom and storage is not dynamic, which would support my original idea. i think, some time soon, i will start reading about cooking and maybe start some day, but i doubt that i would release a rom any predictable time. like you said, i expected, that not everybody can make up an own rom in a day or two ;)

[+ Que PPC]

I will try it too if you starts with this... the trouble here is that the port process is hard in BA because of the xip port must be mannually, reallocate and so much more... thats cause the xip only accept osme kind of rom files i think NBA and NBF are not supported for automated process.

keep it up dude!

[isahchan]

hi all the links that I tried were either not working, or the files got corrupted. Can somebody please attach the RUU and the shipped rom that I need? I am losing hope with my phone already. :(

[Chef_Tony]

if the maupgradeut_noid is enough for you, you can download it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3768875&postcount=3

that should be enough since the shipped roms, when extracted, contain the rest of the ruu, and since you didn't post your country or carrier, i can't possibly know, what shipped rom you need, so i am just gonna give you the link to xplode's shipped rom archive, where you can pick it out yourself:
http://firmware.atspace.com/

and please, if you don't want to brick your device, make sure to pick the right version of the device, blueangel or harrier and don't get fooled by the color, the difference is, that the blueangel runs with gsm networks (850, 900, 1800, 1900 Mhz) and the harrier runs cdma networks (e.g. verizon in the usa, i believe)

have fun downgrading, but may i ask, why you want to revert back to wm2003se? to get rid of the extrom and repart the storage or do you really want to use it? if so, why?

[hcii]

Is it possible that you are trying to use an SDHC card and not an SD card? If so, be aware that the BA does not support SDHC cards so that may be a cause of your problems.

Yes, I am aware of the SDHC issue. I do have a couple of 4gig non-SDHC cards that I currently use on my main SX66, but I also have 512, 1gig, 2 gig, etc.

What stumps me is that when I insert the card it KNOWS a card has been inserted by the message "card is not formatted". Of course, if I am using one of the cards from one of my other devices I always answer no.

If I use a card that I have empty, I answer yes to the format and the SX66 responds that the format was successful. However, like I said, the storage card does not show up in file explorer, resco, or total commander.

Also, as a side note, if I go to settings-memory, it says a card is not installed. I am about to the conclusion that it has to be a circuit issue somewhere on the board.

HCII

[isahchan]

if the maupgradeut_noid is enough for you, you can download it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3768875&postcount=3

that should be enough since the shipped roms, when extracted, contain the rest of the ruu, and since you didn't post your country or carrier, i can't possibly know, what shipped rom you need, so i am just gonna give you the link to xplode's shipped rom archive, where you can pick it out yourself:
http://firmware.atspace.com/

and please, if you don't want to brick your device, make sure to pick the right version of the device, blueangel or harrier and don't get fooled by the color, the difference is, that the blueangel runs with gsm networks (850, 900, 1800, 1900 Mhz) and the harrier runs cdma networks (e.g. verizon in the usa, i believe)

have fun downgrading, but may i ask, why you want to revert back to wm2003se? to get rid of the extrom and repart the storage or do you really want to use it? if so, why?

here's my carrier:

HTC Blue Angel O2 XDAIIs
R: 1.12.00
G: 1337.42
6.5.21 WWE

Currently WM 6.5 pro 21198 (but it expired already)

country: Philippines

By the way, I tried all of those links already. It's either corrupt or not working.

And I wanted to revert back to wm2003se because first, I can't upgrade my device. The current device information is not detected, thus it's unable to upgrade. I've tried all the suggestions that was given, but all in vain.

Second, the WM 6.5 pro 21198 expired already. It showed the message: This concludes the beta test of this software release...

Third, I was thinking that if I downgraded my device, then upgraded my device..it will somehow work. But apparently, none of those could happen because the links are broken, the files are corrupt, and my device isn't detected in upgrading anyway.

I really hate the current situation of my device, I find it very frustrating because i can't seem to bring it vack to "normal". Do help me if you have other suggestions. Thank you.

[+ Que PPC]

here's my carrier:

HTC Blue Angel O2 XDAIIs
R: 1.12.00
G: 1337.42
6.5.21 WWE


So it seems all good for now, so your carrier is O2 mmmm try to find a shipped for your carrier and for your Lang too WM2003
Currently WM 6.5 pro 2
1198 (but it expired already)

Time bomb issue!! how could it be posible! all we know that 6.5 has the timebomb issue.

country: Philippines

By the way, I tried all of those links already. It's either corrupt or not working.

Did you do the radio upgrade at the sametime of the OS???

And I wanted to revert back to wm2003se because first, I can't upgrade my device. The current device information is not detected, thus it's unable to upgrade. I've tried all the suggestions that was given, but all in vain.

Hows your battery? full? hows your cable? works?

Second, the WM 6.5 pro 21198 expired already. It showed the message: This concludes the beta test of this software release...

Third, I was thinking that if I downgraded my device, then upgraded my device..it will somehow work. But apparently, none of those could happen because the links are broken, the files are corrupt, and my device isn't detected in upgrading anyway.

Put your device in bootloader (blank screen, well not blank, grey) it says serial
conect it to your PC does the XP PC says: Device not recognized

I really hate the current situation of my device, I find it very frustrating because i can't seem to bring it vack to "normal". Do help me if you have other suggestions. Thank you.

Lets try something more pm me or contact me by MSN maybe a personal suggestions can handle with this.

[isahchan]

here's what my device says whenever I upgrade. (note: my device is already in bootloader)

Your device software is about to be updated from:

Device CE image version:
Device Extended image version:
Device radio image version:

To:

CE image version:
Extended image version:
Radio image version:

why is it blank? I mean, I think that the reason why I can't upgrade is because it's blank. last time I upgraded, all of these information had something in them. But now, there isn't.

[+ Que PPC]

it happends to me everytime... for some reason since a few months... dunno why just try and try and try again with Radio.nbf and OS.nbf inside th ruu folder... it will show you something.

[egzthunder1]

here's what my device says whenever I upgrade. (note: my device is already in bootloader)

Your device software is about to be updated from:

Device CE image version:
Device Extended image version:
Device radio image version:

To:

CE image version:
Extended image version:
Radio image version:

why is it blank? I mean, I think that the reason why I can't upgrade is because it's blank. last time I upgraded, all of these information had something in them. But now, there isn't.

Did you turn off Active Sync?

[isahchan]

it happends to me everytime... for some reason since a few months... dunno why just try and try and try again with Radio.nbf and OS.nbf inside th ruu folder... it will show you something.

but the problem is, the latest roms do not have these nbf files anymore.

should I click the nbf files? or should I transfer them to my phone? thanks.

[isahchan]

yes, i turned of Active Sync already. Same results.

[Chef_Tony]

have you actually tried upgrading or just stopped at the point where there were no versions, because, ever since i flashed the first cooked rom, i NEVER have any info in that window, and still i never had a problem flashing. isn't this completely normal?
for all i know, the "normal" and official upgrading process starts GetDeviceInformation before getting the device into bootloader mode, meaning, when we flash a cooked rom, there couldn't be any "from" information, and since we flash neiter radio rom, nor extrom, those fields are empty too. the only information that could be given is the version of the rom, you are flashing to, and is that really that important to be displayed there. you know the version, it will pop up after every soft reset...

the general fact that there is no numbers in there wouldn't bug me at all...

[isahchan]

yes, I have tried upgrading already. But the thing is, it's still the same. It's still expired. It's still showing that this ends the beta test....message. So I think, it hasn't upgraded at all.

wait, how do you flash a rom exactly? maybe i'm doing it the wrong way. And should I open the getdevicedata.exe first? when i tried that, windows wasn't detecting the application at all.

[Chef_Tony]

no no the getdevicedata is not relevant for you, it was just a thought of mine, why your upgrading client might not show the data, never mind that.

about the expired beta, i am not exactly sure about that, but i thought i read some people had to downgrade to wm2003 again, before going back up to a newer rom than 21198. that is why, when a warning like "your beta runs out at..." pops up, it probably shouldn't be ignored ;)
ok, that can't be reverted, so let's face solving the problem, have you tried downgrading to wm2003, and remember, your device is WWE now, so when you download a shipped rom, you actually can't just click the 40mb exe file and wait 20minutes, like you do with official upgrades, again you'd have to unpack it and use maupgradeut_noid and bootloader mode and so on... if that works out, then you should have no problem upgrading again to whatever you like.

[egzthunder1]

no no the getdevicedata is not relevant for you, it was just a thought of mine, why your upgrading client might not show the data, never mind that.

about the expired beta, i am not exactly sure about that, but i thought i read some people had to downgrade to wm2003 again, before going back up to a newer rom than 21198. that is why, when a warning like "your beta runs out at..." pops up, it probably shouldn't be ignored ;)
ok, that can't be reverted, so let's face solving the problem, have you tried downgrading to wm2003, and remember, your device is WWE now, so when you download a shipped rom, you actually can't just click the 40mb exe file and wait 20minutes, like you do with official upgrades, again you'd have to unpack it and use maupgradeut_noid and bootloader mode and so on... if that works out, then you should have no problem upgrading again to whatever you like.

@ isahchan

In other words, have you followed the instructions on how to flash a BA? I have gotten the blank screen before (with no version numbers), but just like Chef, I hvae been able to flash without an issue. Also, what do you mean that the nbf files are no longer included? Isn't the nk.nbf the rom itself or am I missing something? As long as that file is in the same folder as the maupgradeut_noID you should be in good shape.
One thing that always works for me is to stop, think back, read, and then try to repeat the process. You could try to hard reset your phone prior to upgrading and make sure that you do not have a SD card while you are doing the upgrade.
Hope this helps you...

[+ Que PPC]

but the problem is, the latest roms do not have these nbf files anymore.

should I click the nbf files? or should I transfer them to my phone? thanks.

Dude that files are... the OS and the radio how could in the rru arent that files... Lemme do something for you....

Wait i will try to make some packages ready to click on them... :rolleyes:

[+ Que PPC]

Isa-chan... this is +Que-kun :D

Lets teach you what is a RUU and how it works:

When you see a new rom release from a chef.... He always post a link to download it and then uncompress it to anywhere in your XP PC and upgrade your Blueangel... This file you download is A RUU Tool, what does RUU means?

ROM Update Utility... that means RUU sooooo... when you extract that file you will get a folder, inside that folder you will find at least 6 or 7 files but the most important are....

MAUpgrateUtility_NOID... But my device is a Blueangel not a Magician!!! well dude... older devices and old times... creates some issues at the time you need to upgrade the ID country... this RUU has been patched to not read that info and jumps it direct you to the upgrade step... nice isnt it?

NK.NBF... this is your New ROM it must be in the same folder where the Maupgrade is, so we have many more files that the RUU needs to work...

Some times you could find many other files like ms.nbf wich is the extended rom not needed in the upgrades anymore and some others...

So if i understand sooo good your problem, is that when your RUU takes you to the part in the button on the middle says upgrade... it has some lines empty and the procedure just says Congrats you have bla bla bla!!!!!!

Bullshit it doesnt happen nothing!!! well... the info of the new rom hasnt been readable by the RUU tool so you must to try again with another RUU folder check my post again HELMI RUU SUN dream RUU (this ruu hast two ruu utlities BAupgrade and MAupgrade, for me this works almost all the times)

Check this.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/MasQuePPC/Dibujo-1.jpg

this happends to you

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/MasQuePPC/Dibujo2.jpg

You must to understand this...

I upload the package you need man..... so download it...
http://cid-f13430056005795d.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/HTC/Blue%20Angel/xplode23004.rar


Again...

is your batt full?
is your PC a Windows XP?
unplug the sim and the sd cards from the phone!
Dont run anything in upgrade process and close the most you can before do it!!!
chack your usb cable maybe is broken!

Hope i can help you now...

[isahchan]

hey guys, I want you all to know that I'm finally able to upgrade! Thank you for all your help :)

oh yeah, I have a few questions:

HTC Blue Angel XDA IIs

R: 1.12.00
G: 1337.42
D: 6.50.28 WWE
Build 21202.5.0.0 WWE by xplode

first, how do I change my radio to the latest one? I've tried copying the nbf file of 1.15.00 in the same folder, but it won't work.

second, it says that this latest build will expire within 7 days. Should I upgrade again? Is there a way for me to use an OS that isn't in beta form? you know, something permanent?

thanks guys :)

[+ Que PPC]

So try my package dude it has the last radio rom 1.15

Really i dont know why you get the timebomb warning... we all dont get that warning... :confused: try to do this....

try Downgrade again to wm2003 do the unlock of the extended rom resize it and that things... then upgrade again with the pacakge i give you two posts before.

[Chef_Tony]

i don't get it. in every possible way it could mean, i don't have that warning, and i don't understand why you get it. but que ppc's idea is good. downgrading and extending the storage space in generally a good idea, if now, your memory shows something like 44mb, you should definitely downgrade and resize the storage, because it would mean, you still carry around your old wm2003 extrom of 16mb, which is just dead space right now, and can, under some circumstances prevent you from installing an sd card extrom, and also maybe causes this strange issue.

but maybe you can live without the 16mb more storage space (for some reason) and just forgot to hard reset after upgrading.

for the extrom unlocking, have a look here: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardUpgrad e1_WM2003SE0

for the correct way to perform a hard reset, have a look here: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM5_HardReset

too bad, i thought i could find the picture instructions for a hard reset in the wiki, they would be helpful for a lot of newbies, whom i try to explain how to upgrade

Chef_Tony

[souls33k3r]

Hi All,

This forum was very helpful for me upgrading my XDA IIs from 2003 CE to Windows Mobile 6.5 but since i've done that, i'm coming across an issue when i connect my XDA (through cradle) on my laptop USB port. It is coming up with error (on XDA) "cannot open the connection '`usb'. this connection is no longer valid or does not exist. select a different connection and try again"

I honestly am stuffed here. Would appreciate if someone can give me a solution to this. Many thanks in advance

[egzthunder1]

Hi All,

This forum was very helpful for me upgrading my XDA IIs from 2003 CE to Windows Mobile 6.5 but since i've done that, i'm coming across an issue when i connect my XDA (through cradle) on my laptop USB port. It is coming up with error (on XDA) "cannot open the connection '`usb'. this connection is no longer valid or does not exist. select a different connection and try again"

I honestly am stuffed here. Would appreciate if someone can give me a solution to this. Many thanks in advance

A simple solution usually is to change the USB port through which you are connecting the cradle. Try this and see if it works. If not, you can always try to reinstall Active Sync (make sure you get 4.5)

Good luck!

[isahchan]

hi, everything's okay but i am having problems with windows media player. Usually if there are a lot of songs and I just clicked one, the next one would just play automatically. But..now after clicking a song and the next song is supposed to be playing automatically, it won't play. It just says "playing" but it's not really. Thus, I have to click each song manually. By the way, the songs that I have are already in the Media Library. how do I resolve this? :(

R: 1.12.00
G: 1337.42
D: 6.50.28 WWE
Build 21202.5.0.0 WWE by xplode

[+ Que PPC]

try the newer rom... 23004 or ask to xplode for a fix.

[souls33k3r]

Many thanks for your help buddy ... works perfect!!!

[tomane]

Hello
Maybe this is a dumb question?
Since i upgrade to the following rom (HTC-BlueAngel21189WWE,X5-aku 5.0.60),from wm2003,
the buttton that i'd use to control the volume no longer work, and i can't find a way to do so.
I tried in the upper icon near the clock but it doesn't work. The same for the comunications icon on the left of the speaker one.

Thank you in advance for your help.
Tó-Mané

[Chef_Tony]

no offense but it was generally not the best idea to upgrade to 21189 because that rom is quite outdated and has still beta status and has an expiration date which would actually be the first of july. you will not enjoy this rom for long then. if you want a classic wm6.5 rom to last a wee bit longer, try 21202 or have a go with the newer ones, 21925 or 23004

[obingkong]

i can't add contacts to my people page, and programs on the programs page...

what could be wrong?

[angerfist7777]

OK, I know about searching, I have tried lots of searches, and found some information, but everything I have tried there has not worked. Also, I have tried searching this thread for "o2 mms" and nothing has come up, I dunno if it is because the words aren't long enough or because there isn't anything... But here is my phone setup and then my problem:

O2 XDA IIs
xplode's Windows MObile 6.5 23004
o2 simplicity contract

My Work Connection settings:

O2 Active / Cellular Line (GPRS) / wap.o2.co.uk / o2wap / password / server assigned / server assigned
The proxy settings:

This network connects to the Internet is checked
This network uses a proxy sever to connect to the Internet is checked
WAP: 193.113.200.195:9201
Secure WAP: 192.113.200.195:9203
Socks (4): 192.113.200.195:1080



Last night, a friend of mine sent me an MMS, and I had installed arcsoft MMS v5.0.70.24, but didn't know about the MMS settings options (first mms I have ever got!) and so tried to download it, this didn't work.

I scouted about and got various settings, telling me about my WAP and My Work Connection settings, which I edited (adding proxy, socks etc) and tried again, but each time I had to reset my device because after clicking download on the MMS message detail screen, it greys out so I can't click again.

Having checked various sources I think all my settings above are correct, these are the current settings in MMS Options:

Allow read report is unchecked
Disconnect from network after sending/receiving messages is unchecked
Retrieval Mode is Auto
Photo Resolution is Original

Nothing on Blacklist

Servers: O2 MMS:

Server name: O2 MMS
Gateway: 193.113.200.195
Port Number: 9201
Server Address: http://mmsc.mms.o2.co.uk:8002
Connect Via: My Work Network
Send Limit: 300K

Currently when I try and downlod it connects to my o2 active, then gives me the downloading symbol on the task bar, if I click this is shows me downloading status, From ..... Downloaded 0% - after a few seconds this changes to 1% and then after another few seconds this closes and I can't attempt to download the picture any more.

I have tried a couple of other versions of Arcsoft MMS, but tey either do the same or nothing :(

Help me please!

[+ Que PPC]

manilla 2d has issues so go to the ROM thread and ask to the developer... chef.

mms trouble... in networking sub forum is a thread where you can get the mms settings for your carrier go there please...

[+ Que PPC]

Hello
Maybe this is a dumb question?
Since i upgrade to the following rom (HTC-BlueAngel21189WWE,X5-aku 5.0.60),from wm2003,
the buttton that i'd use to control the volume no longer work, and i can't find a way to do so.
I tried in the upper icon near the clock but it doesn't work. The same for the comunications icon on the left of the speaker one.

Thank you in advance for your help.
Tó-Mané

well this issue has been fixed with some reg keys.. in another thread of another device, search as volume button fix.

[carred66]

Hi +Que do you remember me?
After some time doing other things (even I have been in Uganda with a cooperation group bulding a school) here I'm again. Do yu remember the "problematic" BA with imei blocking? Well I friend of mine took it and checked in UK, and works fine!. So it is only blocked in Spain.
I guess now I can offer it in the the selling forum, isn't it?

[Clockworks]

*Dr. Nick* Hi everyone!

I'm new here but had my BA for a good while already. The red End Call button is sadly busted but that's not what I'm here for. I'm wondering if I should upgrade my WM2003 version to a more modern WM5, WM6.1, or WM6.5. The device was originally for Cingular but I unlocked it to work with T-Mobile USA.

Anyone care to comment as to what baked good has what or a link to where I can make comparisons (a chart)?

Thanks for the help, I hope I posted in the right place.

[carred66]

of course man. I think most of all we with a BA have upgrade to wm 6 (different versions each one)
You have the wiki http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel fot the "how to"
and other threads for comparisons and versions. It's a matter of surfing a bit.
Good luck.

[+ Que PPC]

Yup i remember you! tho your pic is the school you have done in Uganda... well its nice to know that the imei is just blocked in Spain jejeje maybe you can sell it to UK... but the shipped will be expensive than the device... i heard that this device is most a Trophy than a device for selling :D

I had my trophy working fine even tho the power button :( the trouble remains...

Welcome back to the buildings dude.

[+ Que PPC]

Will i bann you? will i dont...

just delete that crappy link please...

[dudethedevil]

Hi, over a year ago i upgraded my WM 2003 PH20B device to Helmi's WM6, the ROM version is 5.60.00 WWE, Radio 1.12.00.

It's worked well, a bit slow at times, but I am happy with it. I had then opted not to resize the extrom in case I had to revert back to the original WM2003.

Now I'd like to upgrade to the latest WM6.5 & have the following questions:

-Can I upgrade my installation? The online wizard mentions upgrades from WM2003 and WM5 but not WM6 (see step http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM6_WizzardUpgrad e1)

-I would like to reclaim the extrom space, since I don't see myself going back to 2003, is there a risk of SIM locking my device if I do so? (I already have the original WM2003SE O2 ROM's)

-What happens to the extrom if I go WM6->WM6.5?

-I see the current WM6.5 releases are a beta, will this expire? If so, it would make sense I wait till the final version is out.

May I also take this chance to say a Thank You to Helmi, xplod & sun_dream all for the excellent work you have put in over the years.

Cheers,
dtd

[Chef_Tony]

the wiki only talks about wm5 because it is always implied that wm5 and above are practically the same, at least concerning the upgrade process.

about the extrom resizing: the extrom, as explained in the wiki, is just a collection of cabs and customizations for your device, like a dialer skin, a wallpaper or any program. since that has absolutely nothing to do with a sim card, there is completely no risk of sim locking the device.

What happens to the extrom if I go WM6->WM6.5?
nothing happens, at the moment you are having 16mb of unusable space in your device, carrying cab files from and for wm2003, some crap, o2 thought would be useful and as annoying as possible back in the day. there is no way to use that extrom from any system but wm2003. by resizing the extrom you gain more space and you can then put an extrom matching your future rom on an sd card and install programs from there.

I see the current WM6.5 releases are a beta, will this expire? If so, it would make sense I wait till the final version is out.
there were problems with expiring roms before, like build 21198, but beginning with 21202 there are no expiring builds anymore, at least there is no expiration date known. and even if there was, what would be the problem? then you just take another rom again, you would get a 30 days heads up which is more than enough time to get a working rom.

having all that cleared and the extrom resized, all you need to do is download a wm6.5 rom of your choice, put it in your RUU folder (containing maupgradeut_noid), put your device in bootloader mode, start the upgrade and afterwards, perform a hard reset by pressing power+reset, camera+record. and yyour upgrade is done.

[rmclardy]

Hey Guys, Ive lurked on here for a good while now, and the wiki's have helped me so much! I too have been using Helmis Rom for the last year, and am in the same position as Dudethedevil.

BUT, how do i know which rom i want, theres just so many versions (BIG list in the wizard), and a lot the numbers dont seem to follow to me (maybe me being a bit thick)

this one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=539016

or this one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533279

Or am i barking up the wrong tree?? i dont want to keep having to re flash all the time, as i will keep having to re-install my apps. or am i best waiting a while? what would you suggest? do i need the ramdisk mentioned on some? (BTW i have already resized to over 60mb on storage)

i saw this on youtube, and fancied somehting like this one....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Z2eUrDlIc

Every time i read this forum im amazed at what you guys do!, Keep up the good work! Thanks Ross.

[Chef_Tony]

ok, where to begin?
yes, the two roms, you mentioned are nice options, but in wm6.5 with the newer builds we have four options, you forgot to mention -=sun_dream's=- (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=428030) and -=xplode's=- (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=482997) rom.

for picking the right rom for you, you should probably
1. read the respective first post of those threads and compare the basic features and included programs in the rom.
2. if you fancy certain programs that are included in one rom, but another rom fits you better, google for a cab of that program or request it in the chef's thread.
3. read the very last pages of the threads and find out about known bugs, and balance, whether you can live with them (e.g. exchange sync is not as important for many people...)
4. decide, whether it is worth to stay with the rom by looking at higher builds, e.g. in other devices' sections or on site's dealing with the same topics we do, like -=engadget=- (http://www.engadget.com/), -=1800PPC=- (http://www.1800pocketpc.com/), -=WMExperts=- (http://www.wmexperts.com/), or -=whatever you might find=- (http://tinyurl.com/md9sg5). ;)

you will also find out, that there are higher builds out there caught on video on those sites, and they feature major UI changes in finger-friendlyness and look more and more like a final build and make up a bigger difference to wm6 or wm6.1 (besides the obvious titanium home and start menu).

the video you posted, is made by a user here, named beakybal4, and there is also a thread about it -=here=- (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=493332). whatever aspect of that ui you might have liked, he and the other posters there can definetely explain to you, where and how to get it.

another thing is, with your memory relocated to 60mb already, flashing new roms is not such a big deal, ok, you have to hard reset and loose all your data, but what is stored on the device besides a wallpaper and a ringtone, anyways? pim information can be backupped, using -=DotFred's PimBackup=- (http://www.dotfred.net/), or if you can spare sms, just syncing.
and about reinstalling your programs: while you can surely spare a few programs (for ui improvements for example) because in wm6.5 there are more stock features, you just need to devide the rest of the programs in 2 groups:
- the ones you install on your device itself
- the ones you install on the sd card.

take the ones you install on your device (and that do NOT require immediate setting up after install routine) and put them in a folder called EXTROM on your sd card, add an autorun.exe and a -=cfg.txt=- (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3980348&postcount=12) and after each rom flash, followed by a hard reset, your programs will install automatically for you, no big deal to create, nothing to stop you from flashing a rom you are probably happier with. about the extrom and how to make your own, you can find a lot of information on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=542243&highlight=autorun.exe

about the ramdisk, mentioned:
a ram disk is an "additional drive". like a small flash drive for the pc. in this case it means, you have less ram to work with, but have a bit more storage space (most commonly 16mb) for installling programs or storing data. that extra space comes out of your 90mb of RAM, hence the name, which can make your device a little slower when performing stressy tasks. so, in general i would say No, you don't need a ram disk in a rom, you are better off, installing bigger programs or storing files on the sd card and keeping all your ram for the device to work with.

have fun, reading through all those links, i need a coffee now. ;)

with best regards,
Chef_Tony

[rmclardy]

WOW! what a post! ive got some reading to do!.... liking the look of xplodes rom, plus the S2P app.

Thanks Chef Tony... im sure that will help a lot of newbies out too!.... should be added to the wiki!

Ross.