Upgrading Orange ROM to imate Jasjar ROM

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Hello,

I've just received my SPV M5000 and I'm loving it. However I do have a few niggles. Freezing, took ages to get skype to work, unable to install Tom Tom navigator 5.0.

I've heard that the imate Jasjar ROM is more reliable than Orange ROM.

Any information on the following questions would be much appreciated.

Does the imate ROM contain skype?

Where abouts can I locate the imate ROM?

How do install the ROM?

Can Tom Tom navigator run on the device?

Thanks in advance.

TomTom runs on the orange ROM. Its the installation that has problems, and that is to do with the installation package not liking WM5/Activesync 4

You can install TTN by copying over the 5 cab files manually and running them on the device, you will also want to find the 5.1 update cab.

If you do a search you will find the cab, and the information on this board. It took me 15 mins all in.

I know it doesn't answer your question, but might save you turning your phone into a brick!!

Also, are you on orange? If so, how the hell are you going to afford to use skype after the 3months 3g trial ends? :wink: :lol:

Thanks for that.

In response to your question. I won't really be using Skype over 3g. I will only use within Wireless Haotspots using WiFi.

As I am a complete thicky, would you be able to spoon feed me the installation of Tom Tom to my Universal. Where to install, what, etc and the upgrade?

Thanks in advance.

toptaggy,

I'm an irregular poster on here but found myself in the position of having a genuine registered copy of TomTom Navigator 5 and unable to use it on my M5000 having just upgraded from the M1000 and M2000.

Elsewhere on this forum, I found thie following which is a very helpful guide to installing TTN5 with Bluetooth GPS.

Hope it works for you too.

F

TomTom

There are 3 key steps in making TomTom 5 work on an i-mate JasJar with a Bluetooth GPS.
Many tips are scattered around in different Forums.
Here is a COMPLETE overview of what to do.

STEP 1 : INSTALL TOMTOM5
You do this by copying the CAB files from the CDROM (eg F:\PocketPC) to the JasJar and launch one by one from there with the explorer of the JasJar.
You can install voices the same manner by copying the CAB files to the Jasjar (eg from F:\Voice on the CDROM)

STEP 2 : UPGRADE TO V5.1
http://www.htcclub.net/storage/ppcupd510.rar
Extract and copy the files to a folder on the JasJar and install them from there.

STEP 3 : ACTIVATE THE GPS CONTROL PANEL
Fire up a registry editor (eg http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities...ryeditor.shtml )
Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MASCHINE\ControlPanel\GPS Settings
Delete the DWORD marked "hide"
Add a DWORD called "Group" and give it the value of "2" (dec)
The GPS panel will now show up in your connection settings.

STEP 4 : INSTALL TOMTOM5
1. Establish a bond with your GPS and select the checkbox for serial access.
2. In BT, select the OUTGOING port to 8.
3. In the GPS control panel, select the GPS program to 0 and make sure that the hardware one, is set to None.
4. Start TT5 and the GPS settings, select another bluetooth GPS, and you will see COM 0 free. Select COM 0 and close TT5.
5. At the GPS control panel again, now select COM 8 (before we set it up at 0).
6. At BT: select OUTGOING port to 0.
7. Back again to GPS control panel and select NONE.
8. Finally start TT5 and it should connect automatically. Wait for a couple of seconds and click the GPS settings and you should see it has connected.

Hi toptaggy

So far I was never happy with Orange ROMs. But I have a suggestion for you as long a realy good ROM is not avalable.

I installed the VGA tool. With this one the screen is much faster, specialy when turning the screen.
Than with the Total Commander CE the extended ROM is visible (just tip in the adress bar: Extended_ROM ). Here you can fist backup it and than remove unneccessary file as Orange ring tones etc. This will free up you some memory.

With this config my M5000 is working 50% faster as the standard out of the box.

A pitty is that the slider in the memory setting is missing as you had it in W2003 SE.

Cheers

What is the VGA tool and where can it be obtained from ???

Originally Posted by agga

Hi toptaggy

So far I was never happy with Orange ROMs. But I have a suggestion for you as long a realy good ROM is not avalable.

I installed the VGA tool. With this one the screen is much faster, specialy when turning the screen.


Cheers

Hi dfens

as all other do it :) xda ftp - universal folder, there I found it.
Sorry, I don't have the exact link as I'm on holiday.

cheers