Who makes those decisions? The ppc4100 is becoming more popular everyday and its verry similar to what xda phones. Windows mobile is generic so it works the same way on the xda as it would on the ppc4100. there is already a section for the ppc 4100 in the ftp site so y not make it official?
Who do I convince? Lets make it happen!!!
you ppl might not be interrested but there are thousands out there with that silly phone itching to mess with it.
brings more members. isnt that good for this site?
more fame!!!
yay for fame..
i think its a grate ida lets do that.
I have no problems if the administrators create a section for the PPC4100 (I have a friend who would love to see that happen), but this forums are for XDA, MDA, Qtek, iMATE, etc devices, also known as (HTC Devices) HTC is the manufacturer of such devices, wich also are somewhat more popular in general.
QUOTE FROM XDA-DEVELOPERS.COM FRONT PAGE:
"The only two things not wrong about the name of this site are the dash and the dot. This site is about certain PDA-phones, made by a secretive firm called HTC in Taiwan. Their makers named them 'Wallaby', 'Himalaya' and 'Blue Angel', but almost nobody knows them by those names. The mobile provider O2 sells them under the brand-name 'XDA', and that's what we had in our hands first. They're also known as Qtek, MDA, SX-56 and many, many other names.
Then there's the 'developers' part: we noticed a profound lack of developer information for these devices. Since we develop software for it, we need information, and nobody seemed eager or ready to give us what we needed. So we 'reverse-engineered' the devices, found a lot of information, and shared it with the world.
But as our site grew we realised that lots of ordinary users were also suffering from a lack of support. They started using the xda-developers forum to communicate and before long the forum was as much a user forum as it was a developer forum.
And then finally there's the 'com' part of our name: we're not very commercial: no banner-ads, no pop-ups and we're not selling anything. The entire site is supported by private donations from the community that uses it. You are encouraged to make a donation if the site is useful to you.
So in short: never mind this site's name. No matter who you are or what brand-name is printed on your phone: if it looks like one of these, this site is for you. "
yay, me too.
I've been messing around with XDA-tools and the PPC4100. I'd greatly appreciate the chance to get help from more experienced people.
audiovox 4100 has an extented rom ?
the 4100 has 2 flash id's first can be the main one used as an operating sys. thesecond would probably be called the " exteded rom " the flash id can be found in the diagnostics menu. pda was not built by audiovox as there is another version of this pda that is acailable at http://www.anextek.com i dont know how it is developed by anymore it may verry well be part of the xda family.
so far we know that the pda copies the flashes image to pda in 8 parts. it copies it to the pda first to the extended rom then is extracted to the main rom. i can be corrected if anyone know s otherwise. i will list the addresses tha the rom is devided into jsut incase anyone needs them as soon as i flash my next pda with the update available.
windows is made to be generic. i dont see y it should exclude the 4100. lets make it part of the family. if u hagve a 4100 join us in testing the unit and expanding.
as far as modifications i have modified the cradle to charge the battary of the pda using one wire i will post a photo as soon as i can.
my next step is to flash win mobile 2003 ont the 4100 but taking extra precausions on this one so it might take a while
if u hold down the rocker while resetting u will be able to get into the boot strap menu. as soon as you are there u have may shoices.
- press on bootloader. will boot to write rom from sd card
- press on format tools ( this will allow you to format the pda ram ) if internal storage is missing this will fix it.
- press o os to boot normaly.
- shift the rocker upwards u will go into the hardware test mode.
I agree that 4100 users should unite and help eachother... 8)
But just to clarify, even though Windows Mobile is made to be generic, there are some specifics built in by manufacturers, plus there are some hardware differences, even between HTC devices, that's why you have not seen Windows Mobile 5.0 on other devices except the Himalaya.
Cheers and hava a great weekend!!!
Rayan
Hello faramisimo,
plz can you share this flash for PCC 4100
thanks
u can find the flash files in xda's ftp site.
for ppc4100
here is how u can make your cradel charge your pda powered by usb
very simple, only one wire.
go there to vote weather or not u want to see the 4100 on this site.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=22915
Would luv some expert developr help w/ audiovox ppc 4100 ROM
Let me throw my two cents in as well. As a phone or a PDA, the 4100 has a lot to be desired. That being said, it sure would be nice to be able to install the OS that I want. nemo and faramisimo have made great progress, but I'm sure they could use a bit of help. Any XDA help would be greatly appreciated!
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Sorry Mods and Admins, if i m postin' this in a wrong place.
Hi y'all developers, while typin' my last post, i realized that i have 100+ posts, and i have become a senior member now. So felt like makin' a thread for testimonials.
I came across xda-developers, last year. I wuz usin' Blue Angel that time, i wuz attemptin' to update my ROM, with the latest one, on the vendor's website. Somethin' went wrong, and my phone got stuck at a grey screen with USB written on it. I tried everything, that a normal user would do. Tried soft-reset, hard-reset, removed battery, nothin' worked. I thought, that would be the end of it, b'cuz warranty wasn't valid as this phone was officialy not available here, that time.
Then i searched web, and got results in this website, followed wiki, learnt about BootLoader mode, killed the required processes in the task manager & wuz able to do the update succesfully. Then there wuz no end to it, flashed so many ROMs, enjoyed WM6 on a phone runnin' WM3. Never imagined that Had this community not been there, my phone would have been nothin' more than a brick.
Here, we have so many personalized applications to share, customized ROMs removing the shortcomings of original ones, shipped with the device. Moreover, we have 'Offline' to discuss about different other topics, to share jokes, incidents and to get suggestions and reviews on the new things, in the market.
Thanks to all the Developers, Moderators & the Administrators(of course), for this lovely community.
People who feel, if they got any help from this forum, plz post your testimonials here.
UNITED WE STAND, Cheers..
i was totally into nokias and never thought of switching brands.
just about when pocket pcs used to be so bulky- i never thought i needed such a device although it offered much more than nokias.
then came our good ol' magician. when i was on a trip to Dubai i saw this beautiful ppc which was smaller but much higher in specs as compared to the xda IIs
i immediately got it then and there (O2 xda mini).
then one day (when i didn't know about this site) i flashed a wrong rom and my mini showed just USB v1.1. i started searching the www and finally reached this site. i not only got a rom but also wonderful apps which have really enhanced my ppc experience.
but i now feel so unlucky cos' i got a magician. we can not flash wm5 or 6 therefore
no touchflo...no many good things! (if anybody has "good things" pls tell me)
i've helped a number of noobs here who always got a "regional" error when reflashing (of course ...the developers and senior members feel sick repeating it time and again to the new ppl)
i am thinking of getting a new device now but all devices of my choice have a major disadvantage which i would like to list.(point me out if i am wrong):-
1. HTC Touch (slow processor, no dedicated 2.5mm audio jack..and the supplied earphones suck!)
2. HTC TyTN II (HTC is so very reluctant in providing the display drivers..this device is rendered way slower than a magician)
3. HTC Touch Cruise (same case as with tytn II, feels much bigger than touch)
and then windows mobile 7 is on its way and i've come across some screenshots too.
and i seriously doubt the existing devices will be able to be upgraded to wm7. its got some features like dual touch sensitivity which contribute to this doubt.correct me if i am wrong pls. (but very frankly....i have full faith in the developers here who have insanely sharp minds)
and lastly - i have not yet donated any amount till date but i am going to begin soon as i have full plans to get a paypal acount. i understand that the developers here have to sacrifice their hell lot of time to write awesome codes and then to improve them, remove flaws and make them compatible for as many devices as possible.
and then this is a nice thread (thanks to rohit!) ...pls share your experiences -it takes only a minute or two (but it took me more than 15 minites---i am a bit SLOW!!)
thanks a lot
PEACE!!
i got help with my htc wizard. i was getting tired with the rom it came with so i started to look for hacks or mods and i found this site even dough that i had come here a year before looking for info on a ipaq and left the site because had no info on the ipaq. but when i got the wizard this site has helped me with everything
Thanks
Ho,
I am reading and getting more intrigued re flashing my TyTnII with a suitable ROM, after my holidy in July of couse as I really need it for that.
But can someone explain how a cooked ROM is able to out perform a stock one?
I dont get it? Take GPS for example. I read that it is the radio driver tha deals with this?
So how come a huge organisation like HTC puts a radio on the device and then someone off their own back is able to do something with the driver to make it more effiecient?
Or am I totally discombobulated and talking gaa gaa?
pachjo said:
Ho,
I am reading and getting more intrigued re flashing my TyTnII with a suitable ROM, after my holidy in July of couse as I really need it for that.
But can someone explain how a cooked ROM is able to out perform a stock one?
I dont get it? Take GPS for example. I read that it is the radio driver tha deals with this?
So how come a huge organisation like HTC puts a radio on the device and then someone off their own back is able to do something with the driver to make it more effiecient?
Or am I totally discombobulated and talking gaa gaa?
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Well for one the software on Cooked ROMs is different. All the "Bloatware" is removed and some useful applications are cooked in.
As for radios there are many variaties (some ported from other devices) that perform better on different networks and different locations.
The radios arn't made by chefs, there just taken from different ROM's. I.e. some from the newest ATT Tilt, some from the Vodafone 6.1 ROM etc. etc.
Ta
Dave
HTC is a company with primary objective: making money
if you were HTC's owner, and assuming you want more and more money, would you release a product that is so perfect that nobody will never consider buying your next updated newer products? on the other hand, to attract customers to your current product you need to have amazing specifications listed in your marketing brochures (i.e. hardware features) which unfortunately can ONLY work with better "ingridients" of ROM (did somebody mention cooked ROMs ?)
ps: btw how old are you?
KaiserVideoDriver said:
HTC is a company with primary objective: making money
if you were HTC's owner, and assuming you want more and more money, would you release a product that is so perfect that nobody will never consider buying your next updated newer products? on the other hand, to attract customers to your current product you need to have amazing specifications listed in your marketing brochures (i.e. hardware features) which unfortunately can ONLY work with better "ingridients" of ROM (did somebody mention cooked ROMs ?)
ps: btw how old are you?
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Further to this, HTC "forgot" the drivers for the hardware graphics acceleration for the MSM chipset. There not all that good.
Dave (BTW if you want my age you'll have to find it )
couple things you can do. You can flash a radio and you can flash a cooked rom. Different radios can give you different reception, and even faster GPS lock. You will have to experiment on which one works best, as long as the radio is compatible with the rom. A cooked rom has a lot of programs stripped out from OEM which makes the rom a lot faster than the OEM.
Excellent chaps, I am more inclined to have a go!
Mmm how old am I?
Well let's see beleive it or not I am a programmer for a large organisation but know jack about all this stuff in the same way I know jack about web creation or networks. But I do know about programming database applications and in my time have written a few nice graphics programs.
Now here's the thing....can you guess my age?
Have worked here for 25 years and worked my way up the ranks, been married for 22 years and have a 21 year old son.......
BTW why do you want to know how old I am?
pachjo said:
Ho,
I am reading and getting more intrigued re flashing my TyTnII with a suitable ROM, after my holidy in July of couse as I really need it for that.
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How do cooked roms differ?
Well, to be honest, it's more about "usability / feel / look " than any other thing.
Original/Official roms are generally having an appalling feel and look. For example, take my network provider (Orange in UK). I had read a lot about TyTN_II (aka Tilt/Kaiser...etc.) before getting my own from Orange. The moment I unpacked the device and turned it on , I was completely disappointed. Orange engineers spend a lot of time "customizing" (i.e. ruining) the feel and look of the device so that it looks more Orange-ish.
Their fossil tech people bag their regular salary every month and are light years behind the current time. They have no desire/motivation to be innovative (that's why they do not realse a software update even every two years).
I received my SPVM3100 (aka TyTN) from Orange almost 3 years ago. Two and a half years later, when I received TyTN_II , I was shocked to see that they had loaded exactly the same bloatware and disgusting theme they had used on older HTC devices years ago.
xda rom developers are up-to-date; they are brilliant individuals who develop software out of their personal passion and love of technology. They know what is exactly going on in PDA community at this very moment. They listen to users' experiences in real life every day and they strive to make things look better, more practical and faster.
With an original/official rom you're stuck with what the HTC (or Orange, AT&T, Vodafone ...) developers put in your device ages ago. With cooked roms (depending on your actual use of the device) you have a variety of options to choose from.
And most important of all, you'll join the forum, get addicted to it, learn loads of new tweaks and work-arounds, and will see surprising new customized software almost every week.
Believe me, stay tuned in here and soon you'll notice that not only you're holding a completely different device in your hand, but also YOU will be a completely new user of the device ; a user more in command of the HTC you're carrying around
Welcome
Kooooooooooooool
I bought my TyTnII for £434 unlocked.
It has an Ornage sim card plus all the stuff I have loaed myself:
SBP Pocket Plus, Weather, Time etc and loads of German learning programs, speech and the like.
When I first came to this site I was put off as I did not fully grasp what it was all about, but that's me all over....should read the manual first
I really like the idea of flashing and getting rid of the bloatware as you call it and see how my device works afterwards.
But as I paid £434 for it if I brick it my wife will use said brick to remove my ability to father any heirs!!!!!
Yoinks!
pachjo said:
Kooooooooooooool
I bought my TyTnII for £434 unlocked.
It has an Ornage sim card plus all the stuff I have loaed myself:
SBP Pocket Plus, Weather, Time etc and loads of German learning programs, speech and the like.
When I first came to this site I was put off as I did not fully grasp what it was all about, but that's me all over....should read the manual first
I really like the idea of flashing and getting rid of the bloatware as you call it and see how my device works afterwards.
But as I paid £434 for it if I brick it my wife will use said brick to remove my ability to father any heirs!!!!!
Yoinks!
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As I have said to many new users, bricking only happens if you fail to read and follow instructions. Just read and take you time.
Ta
Dave
Well, if you do have an issue, "Brick", there are a few people around that can revive you. If ever in need search around, there's a guy that has revived a plethora of dead kaisers, but I can't remember his name at the moment.
Anyway, as this really is not development related, I'm gonna move it to the general section.
Welcome to XDA.
GSLEON3 said:
If ever in need search around, there's a guy that has revived a plethora of dead kaisers, but I can't remember his name at the moment.
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I think I know that guy aswell
Dave
hi i am new to this site my name is Craig i have just got a XDA zest at what i thort was a really good price £40 boxed and mint
i have seen a few mods for the phone alredy this sites seems the best around for this kind of thing.
i like the look of windows mobile 6.1 Diamond
i am looking for help and advice on what progams i will need to mod this phone
so...what stuff should i download first ?
Hi ad welcome
£40 = a good price indeed.
Unfortunately for you, the Zest (although it's an XDA from O2) is actually made made Asus - unlike almost all other O2 PDA/phones that are made by HTC. As you may know we concentrate on HTC phones here. So unfortunately you won't find a forum for the zest.
However, as the phone runs Windows Mobile then most applications that get mentioned here will have a version for your phone. So you can hunt around the site using the search funtion) for applications and programmes) there are also many sites offering freeware for windows mobile and of course there are also hundreds of paid apps as well. It's easier for folk to suggest an application if you say what sort of things you want to do with the phone. Spmetimes it's easier to browse around the freeware Windows Mobile sites.
Regarding changing ROMs or changing the version of Windows Mobile Operating System (OS). Do not use applications or programmes for doing this that you see here. The OS for mobile phones is specific to each phone model and as the Zest is not included here then there is no suitable OS upgrade available here. If you attempt to change the OS using stuff found here you could "brick" your phone or to put it another way - render it useless, a paperweight, a "brick"!!! So far as I'm aware there is no site currently creating ROMs for Asus phones (I could be wrong) other than perhaps Asus or O2 who MAY issue ROM updates from time to time.
Mike
Dear Members,
In a world rapidly dominated by the horrors of PPCGeeks, Windows Mobile 6.5, "Windows Mobile 7", and Apple Operating System, the need increasingly arises for the community to have a useful solution to all its ROM needs. I believe the answer to the world's problems (at least on HTC Diamond, anyway) can be found in this thread with a custom ROM I built from the ground up in a modified version of Caulkin's Kitchen called "Elite", which couples Windows Mobile 6.1 with excellent performance, eye candy, goodies, and vast amounts of free space - not to mention low battery consumption.
Unlike many other ROMs, I do not post the full description and screenshots in the first post of the thread because this "clogs" the forum up and makes quoting posts annoying. To remedy this, I've created a small informational sheet separately with all the details and screenshots you could ever want to see; the download link to the ROM itself is located inside of that.
Up until now, this ROM has been cooked with the Sprint carrier options cooked in, but in the new release that is NOW AVAILABLE, the ROM will be carrier universal! This means that it can be used on all the CDMA carriers' Diamonds (not as sure about the Verizon Diamond, I've heard it is a slightly different beast as far as hardware is concerned). If you need to do "over the air activation" with Sprint or Boost, you'll need to find the CAB to do so separately (you'll also want to hard reset your device, as installing it will make the phone unusably sluggish).
A special thanks to all the support from the community for helping make this Epic ROM what it is today. Your questions and comments are welcomed in the thread.
Thanks for visiting.
- 2 Bunny
Are you still supporting this ROM?
Would you be willing to remove some items for me?
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MrShoe said:
Are you still supporting this ROM?
Would you be willing to remove some items for me?
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Hello Mr. Shoe, I am Member2013 officially taking over the Elite project on the Diamond. There are no further updates that will be made to it as it has reached its Zenith (or got as close as possible with the time that we could afford in development) and I now just work as carefully as possible to keep the download links up to date, but feel free to let me know now if you have any questions.
Thanks for downloading Elite. The Diamond is a timeless phone that continues to be a significant piece of HTC's history even into 2013.
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Member2013 said:
Hello Mr. Shoe, I am Member2013 officially taking over the Elite project on the Diamond. There are no further updates that will be made to it as it has reached its Zenith (or got as close as possible with the time that we could afford in development) and I now just work as carefully as possible to keep the download links up to date, but feel free to let me know now if you have any questions.
Thanks for downloading Elite. The Diamond is a timeless phone that continues to be a significant piece of HTC's history even into 2013.
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How are you keeping the download links up to date when you are not the OP?
Hi all,
I am an old guy used with SW developments on PC and with an outdated smarphone.
I come here while trying to find a (cheap) android smartphone with NFC, screen 5<=x<6, good power capacity ....
... and no restrictions to access the device internals (rom, sw, etc).
I register to use the search facilities, understand how to choose an appropriate model (processor, components) and to learn from experienced users.
in3droid said:
Hi all,
I am an old guy used with SW developments on PC and with an outdated smarphone.
I come here while trying to find a (cheap) android smartphone with NFC, screen 5<=x<6, good power capacity ....
... and no restrictions to access the device internals (rom, sw, etc).
I register to use the search facilities, understand how to choose an appropriate model (processor, components) and to learn from experienced users.
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Welcome to XDA!
I would recommend to have a look in the general specs here for you to have an idea of what's the actual offer vs. your needs, from there come back to the forums -having in mind that in XDA almost any phone can be modified, unlocked! -, then locate your desired device, read a lot and enjoy!.
I don't consider myself a super experienced user, but I would go and give a try to Oppo, Oneplus, and Huawei .
Hope it helps!
Welcome aboard! orb3000 has put you on the right track...