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New o2 Mini S - Whats the best ROM to upgrade to?

Hi All,
Ok, ive been doing a ton of reading on this forum trying to learn about the device and what i could do with and without.
One key thing people say is get rid of all the o2 customization stuff. I understand this is done best by upgrading the phones ROM. I read lots of talk about the Qtek ROM being a popular choice.
I have been playing about with cabs and roms since reading this forum. Currently i have the "RUU_Prodigy_2170702_21707102_20710_QTEK_WWE_Ship.exe" ROM installed on my phone.
My question is, what ROM file shall i upgrade to? Or is the one i am on now ok?
I have also been looking for the task bar program ive seen talked about. Can anyone tell me this programs name?
Thanks for any replies!!! =]
D.

better rom for o2 mini s
I would like to know this too. I've searched the forums for the last couple of days and it's a minefield. :?
I've just got my XDA Mini S from O2 and would like to upgrade my ROM.:shock:
Also what good software is there for this model running WM5. Already have Totalcommander and have tweaked the Camera and opened up Engineer mode but not a lot else.

Can anyone suugest the best ROM to upgrade the mini s to - it looks like we'll be here forever waiting for 02 to release. If someone could post what ROM they have upgarded their UK mini s to that would be great.
Thanks in advance.

Can anyone suugest the best ROM to upgrade the mini s to - it looks like we'll be here forever waiting for 02 to release. If someone could post what ROM they have upgarded their UK mini s to that would be great.
Thanks in advance.

O2 Mini S
I am using the following ROM on a number of phones primarily to enable Direct Push email:
ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Wizard/ login xda password xda
Under Qtek Roms:
186504-ruu_9100_2170702_21707102_20710_qtek_wwe_ship.exe
Look for one with this in it 2170702_21707102_20710
Only niggle would be the keyboard issue in that it is mapped differently. You can make a change in the registry to correct this:
I also used the following tools:
Under Misc:
Lockiwiz02b to unlock the phone and CID
aWizard-v1_3beta2 does a similar thing but also enables RAPI needed to talk to the Wizard during a ROM upgrade.
MobileRegistryEditor by Breaksoft
Also it may be worth getting the UK_GPRS_settings.zip file to enable the GPRS settings.

I've just put this ROM on my O2 Mini S
RUU_Prodigy_2170702_21707102_20710_QTEK_WWE_Ship.exe
And all seems to be OK.

Best Rom for Mini s??

Just bought a O2 mini s. I've seen loads of posts regarding roms.
Any opinions which is the latest & best rom for the mini s??
Any help/advice wud be great! Thanx

Use the latest O2 Rom
O2 have just released the latest ROM pack which you can download from the XDA section of the site. It is working well for me. It is definately better than the original and and the QTEK ROM I was using whilst I waited for the AKU2 updated ROM from O2.
I understand that O2 are delaying shipping the Mini S phones whilst they upgrade it is possible that you have the latest ROM if purchased in the last few days.

This may be a silly question, but could I simply run lokiwiz on my MDA Vario (hasn't even arrived yet) and then use the latest O2 update or is there an IMEI check to prevent me from doing this?
thanks
Rob

O2 mini s ROM
Thanx for the info, i had noticed O2 had made a recent rom updated when i researched the product before buying. Mine is in transit & should arrive 2moro with any luck.
It may well have the new rom, this might be a silly question but how will i know if it has the new rom pre-installed??

When you 1st turn on the device, or whenever you soft reset the device, the rom version will be displayed in the bottom right of the boot screen.
You may also be able to find out by going into settings and clicking the about icon.
Rob

hi marcel
I'm just correcting my previous post the rom version shows at the top left on the wizard when booting after a softreset mine arrived today and is running 1.6.2.4.
you can also check this in the device information applet in settings.
this isn't the latest rom available but it seems to operate very quickly so i'm gonna stick with it until tmobile release an offical update. (or until i get bored and can't help fiddling with it.)
hope thats some help
Rob

Re: ROM UPDATE

Re: ROM UPDATE
Hi all my questions may sound dumb but I am a newbie and want to learn!
I have read the wiki but couldn’t find what I was after.
I am thinking about updating my ROM software from 1.40.00 WWE to the latest one offered on the 02 website which is a v1.40.242.
I am running windows mobile 2003 2nd edition version 4.21.1088. Does anybody if I update my ROM will I have to re-install the Windows mobile 2003? As I bought this phone 2nd hand off ebay I don’t have any recovery cds for the windows mobile software. What does the Software update and does it install a operating system when it updates or does it keep the one I am running?
As it is if I update my xda 2s with the latest rom from the o2 website would it mean that after the update my xda would run on the same windows mobile 2003 software or would one be installed with the ROM update?
Also has anyone updated with the latest o2 rom update and has it made their xda 2s more stable? I am not sure whether I should update as I don’t want any more trouble than I already have with my xda! Any help will be appreciated by a newbie in distress!
Thanks
Rio

hi there,
usually the latest rom provided by your vendor, mean there could be big fixes, performance enhancement over the current one, read changelog to be sure of though.
if you decide to go ahead and update it
1. NO YOU DONT NEED RECOVERY CD
2. you will need to reload your own installed application after update.
3. rom update = total current os wipe out and reload a new one, all done by update process itself. so dont worry about that
most ppl in this forum has already given up on the current and stable official rom (windows mobile 2003 SE).
few the guys here like Logout, Tuma and othere are working on a stable release of windows mobile 2005. and we are greatful for their hard work
imatrix

No one has recovery CDs for these phones. While a minor upgrade from your operator is common, having a major upgrade to e.g. WM5 is very rare.
Updating the phone is like a ROM flash on your computers BIOS. So long as you are connected to mains and don't pull the plug, errors are very rare. Especially with the official ROMs.
Finally, all ROM updates improve stability. They wouldn't spend time and money on them just without a big benefit. Testing and releasing a ROM is quite a big deal for the telcos.
EDIT: oops, posted the same time as imatrix. Twice the answers for the same price!

Thanks guys for your help, hoepfully i will be updating my ROM from the o2 website will try the official update since i am new to all this!!! depending how i get on with the uopdate then I may try others!
Once again thanks and im glad there is help outhere as i dont know what id do without this forum!!!
Thanks
Rio

rio1981 said:
Thanks guys for your help, hoepfully i will be updating my ROM from the o2 website will try the official update since i am new to all this!!! depending how i get on with the uopdate then I may try others!
Once again thanks and im glad there is help outhere as i dont know what id do without this forum!!!
Thanks
Rio
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Hey RIO
i did the exact same upgrade with my O2 UK version with 1.40 about a week ago.. once i got that done... i went ahead and upgraded to 2005... which is so much better then the 2003.... so i would suggest upgrading to the IVAN LATEST 2005 ROM WITH RAMDISK... if you don't care much about how the software looks and works.. then just upgrade it with the latest SHIPPED (o2) Rom.. it improoves lot of bugs.. but one problem i had with latest o2 rom is that the Hearing vollume of the phone goes down a little.. not too much...

Rom upgrade

Hello
I have o2 xda mini s handset
Rom version is 1.1.7.5
rom date 9/22/05
radio version 01.08.10
extrom version 1.1.7.105
I want to upgrade thisone can any ne help me any site for this

First Step to make
velson said:
Hello
I have o2 xda mini s handset
Rom version is 1.1.7.5
rom date 9/22/05
radio version 01.08.10
extrom version 1.1.7.105
I want to upgrade thisone can any ne help me any site for this
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Hi the first step to make is to read some of the articles in the forum so you will be guided better and wont end up bricking your device.
First Thing to know is if you have a G3 or a G4 Chipset as to all troubles seem to originate not knowing what device they have. . .
heres how to tell http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=284292
Upon doing that apply all the necessary preparations to change device ROM the knowledge and tools will be obtain upon reading.
CID Unlock your Device
Have a copy of current working ROM this will come in handy when you made a mistake (will happen if not enough reeding or it could be worst)
Carefully Choose the ROM if it's really for you. . .
If all of this seems to be a lot of work. . . take time to have the knowledge first and stick to your provider's provided ROM for your device
Goodluck

O2 Xda ii - Radio upgrade help please

I'm new on the forum and have spent a while searching through the archive looking for details on how to update/upgrade the radio on my O2 Xda ii
The phone has been unlocked by someone (before me) and now in the system information the radio field is blank.
Is there an easy way to update my xda ii with out having to do a full rom flash?
(As doing as full rom upgrade seams very complex)
Any help would be great, thanks in advance.
S.