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Debranded MDA Compact II ROM, 'Qtek' Style

now obsolete
new aku2 here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=279908

so am i right in presuming that the gprs settings and phone settings are present in the rom? if not, how do we find them?
ALSO:
T-Mobile are releasing a rom update this month (ie this coming week!) so it might be worth looking at what they have done, not just for wifi fix but any other maintenence changes. Apparently they do alot of testing on their roms so there might be useful stuff there.

t-mobile gprs and wap settings are part of the extended rom. the 3 cabs files that begin CAB-Customization-...
i didnt include them as i'm on O2. This is more like a 'Qtek' version for the charmer, a universal version. doesnt include any operator specfic content.
looking forward to that update, hopefully its aku2, everyone else is releasing theres at the moment.

SDIO
What about SDIO drivers in this debranded OS?

so if i back up my current rom cabs and then install this, if it all goes pearshaped, i can relaod the origional and not end up with an expensive paperweight?
i wanna do the deed, but am scared as hell with it being my first PPC and only a few weeks old at that.
but anything to speed it up, its like im running windows or something.......
oh!
:wink:

only way you could mess up is if you pull the plug or have a power cut! while uploading the new os. remember to backup all your contacts and stuff as you'll need to hard reset.
you can start all over again if it doesnt boot or something by using the install package on the t-mobile site
http://t-mobile.iris-global.com/download_manager_mda_com2.html
just go into the phones bootloader, with the phone off, hold down camera and plug in the sync cable until the 3 color boot screen comes up and run the install package to go back to factory.

It worked!!
Dear dave106 and all;
i tried your fantastic upgrade yesterday. This was my experience:
1- I works like charm!
2- you might find it easier to use Total commander to uncheck 'system' and 'read-only' in the properties of the windows folder on your charmer, before Unlocking CID (to avoid any error).
3- alternatively you might use Lockiwiz 2b from this forum to unlock and unlock CID first.
4- the ROM upgrade went fine, showed some error messages on the charmer screen (nothing to worry about) but did not indicate an end. I unplugged it after 20 minutes. It rebooted on itself et voila, it was up and running.
5- Changing the boot scrren went very smoothly.
6- I noted that the T-mobile customization (after the new config.txt) did not install at all. I had to manually install the CAB listed in the config.txt file to reload the MMS and GPRS settings.
But now my charmer has no T-mobile crap on it...
However, i did not notice any dramatic change in speed....

Ill check your unbraded rom for wifi sdio capabilities over the next few days (on a 'just in case' basis). I'm just recovering from a totally borked pagefile on my main pc so ive been too busy to try as of yet.

is this howto working on that device ?
http://www.vodafoneshop.de/shop/det...schaeftskunde&I_ID=4000&Artikel_Daten_ID=3208
or can i damage something with your howto over there ?

supreme2k said:
is this howto working on that device ?
http://www.vodafoneshop.de/shop/det...schaeftskunde&I_ID=4000&Artikel_Daten_ID=3208
or can i damage something with your howto over there ?
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thats a wizard, so you can just cid unlock it and install the imate or qtek wizard roms. the mda compact 2 is unique to t-mobile no other operator has it.

aeh....your sentence sounds strange to me, is it possible for my device or not ?

supreme2k said:
aeh....your sentence sounds strange to me, is it possible for my device or not ?
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lol, in a word, no.

i am from czech and i dont understand all of this.
This is OK? or only any idea..
is really decustomization my mda compact II? I have tmobile
(i dont can it)

i flashing new rom....
after 10minutes say my mdac "aplication repllog.exe dont start"
...update is OK, and i have second problem
when customization is start it said " \Extended_ROM\CAB-Customization-Connection-TMUK-Charmer-Nov15.sa.CAB"
DOESNT IT, I DONT HAVE THIS FILES IN EXTENDED ROM ++
and third problem, my storage card doesnt work ( i have2gb pretec...
only after the update

dead link
Can someone please post a working to the debranded rom? The current link does not work :-(
Thanks,
Dzim

funkus said:
Ill check your unbraded rom for wifi sdio capabilities over the next few days (on a 'just in case' basis). I'm just recovering from a totally borked pagefile on my main pc so ive been too busy to try as of yet.
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Funkus,
did you try wifi sdio with this debranded rom?
tnx

Re: dead link
Dzim said:
Can someone please post a working to the debranded rom? The current link does not work :-(
Thanks,
Dzim
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try it now, some tit nuked the uploads again

Got the Rom Working, the difference is quite noticable. Re wrote the extended ROM to auto customise just enough to get the MMS and GPRS to work correctly. Did any one work out if a WiFi card SD card will now work?
Would like to know before i buy one!

Re: dead link
dave106 said:
try it now, some tit nuked the uploads again
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Thanks a lot, I have spent few hours searching the Web for this file, but couldn't find it. Thumb up!!
Dzim

aWizard not reconizing os.nba
Hi,
have followed instructions as above but when I go to write new rom it can't find os.nba.
Anyone have any ideas on what i'm doing wrong or what to do next?
I'm a noob, obviously :roll:

windows vista-wizard upgrade utility here but.....need help

ok...so i got a windows vista update utility for the HTC wizard ,but now i need help to modefy the utility to work with custom roms....we need to remove the contry id check.etc.....if you know how to do it please contact-me.
temp made stiky.as this will benefit everyone

Version
Is it version 2.6?

robjae said:
Is it version 2.6?
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no......... but it works with vista with the original rom.

Tmo
There is a 2.6 on the T-Mobile site for the MDA.

faria said:
ok...so i got a windows vista update utility for the HTC wizard ,but now i need help to modefy the utility to work with custom roms....we need to remove the contry id check.etc.....if you know how to do it please contact-me.
temp made stiky.as this will benefit everyone
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Faria, I dont know how to remove the coutry id check but will be great if you upload it to the ftp for those that have problems(like me) using old ruu in vista.
Thanks.

XP OS & Vista OS
I have not been successful in getting this to work in Vista OS, so I just created a partition and installed XP as second OS. Hey, it works until bugs worked out of Vista.

XP OS & Vista OS
I have not been successful in getting this to work in Vista OS, so I just created a partition and installed XP as second OS. Hey, it works until bugs worked out of Vista.

Hi Faria!
Just to let you know that I've just contacted the guys at I-mate regarding this problem and they said there's already one version coming soon.
Hope it does not take so long!
Regards,

RUU from Cingular
I can flash my phone with Vista, with the offical Cingular 2.25 (which uses RUU 2.5.2) ROM. When I replace the nk.nbf, it can't open the file. Maybe this helps. If anyone knows what the RUU looks for in the rom file, maybe we could fix it.

Did you tried tools than enable all buttons of an application ? (I've done than quite a long time ago and it worked) ?
EDIT : have a look at http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/speedload/Enabler.htm

any luck on this?

faria said:
ok...so i got a windows vista update utility for the HTC wizard ,but now i need help to modefy the utility to work with custom roms....we need to remove the contry id check.etc.....if you know how to do it please contact-me.
temp made stiky.as this will benefit everyone
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could u please give me the vista update utility?

problem upgrading to WM6

does anyone know why my imate kjame would give an error or Windows/autoconfig.exe doesnt exist.
i have tried a number or roms but the phone failed to upgrade to wm6. it then reverts back to the wm5 after encounting this error.
i have tried the CID unlock but there is no hope
can anyone please assist me urgently.

ghumanfly said:
does anyone know why my imate kjame would give an error or Windows/autoconfig.exe doesnt exist.
i have tried a number or roms but the phone failed to upgrade to wm6. it then reverts back to the wm5 after encounting this error.
i have tried the CID unlock but there is no hope
can anyone please assist me urgently.
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We need more information than this if you want help...
1. Wireless Carrier?
2. IPL/SPL?
3. Roms tried?
4. How have you been trying to flash roms? What method of flashing?
5. What is your PC's operating system(your computer, not PPC)
EDIT>> Answer these questions for me and I will try my best to help you tomorrow some time. I live in Cental US so I might not get your messages until later tomorrow your time but I will respond in the morning tomorrow.

info
forgive me if there is anything that i dont get correct....
1. Wireless Carrier?
i am assuming that this is the service provider and that is vodacome for me. it is a not the same as vodafone however they have a JV running
2. IPL/SPL?
IPL - 2.16.0001
SPL - 2.16.0001
rom version - 2.16.9.1
radio - 02.07.10
extROM - 2.16.9.101
OS - WM5
3. Roms tried?
i tried one of the ROMs that my IT team provided to me. i have attached the rom.
i also tried Octvio's rom (ROM_Wizard_OCTAIVOI_OS_1908_v4[1].8_PP6MB)
i also tried CB-AIRAF
4. How have you been trying to flash roms? What method of flashing?
here i loaded the EnableRapi cab file and ran it on my wizard. then i ran the lokiwiz.bat file on my machine. i didnt see any error there so i take it that it ran fine.
5. What is your PC's operating system(your computer, not PPC)
i am running XP SP2 on my notebook.

couldnt attach any of the files... not sure what was causing the problem

ghumanfly said:
forgive me if there is anything that i dont get correct....
1. Wireless Carrier?
i am assuming that this is the service provider and that is vodacome for me. it is a not the same as vodafone however they have a JV running
2. IPL/SPL?
IPL - 2.16.0001
SPL - 2.16.0001
rom version - 2.16.9.1
radio - 02.07.10
extROM - 2.16.9.101
OS - WM5
3. Roms tried?
i tried one of the ROMs that my IT team provided to me. i have attached the rom.
i also tried Octvio's rom (ROM_Wizard_OCTAIVOI_OS_1908_v4[1].8_PP6MB)
i also tried CB-AIRAF
4. How have you been trying to flash roms? What method of flashing?
here i loaded the EnableRapi cab file and ran it on my wizard. then i ran the lokiwiz.bat file on my machine. i didnt see any error there so i take it that it ran fine.
5. What is your PC's operating system(your computer, not PPC)
i am running XP SP2 on my notebook.
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Ok I see that you have a G4. Lokiwiz is a waste of your time since you have a G4.
Here is what you need to do:
Because you have a G4, you can't just flash a rom because of the DOC chip.
There are 3 ways I know of to flash a G4.
1. Download shelltools - install enablerapi.cab and cert_spcs.cab and reboot your device. connect with activesync and place the nk.nbf file of the rom of your choice in the shelltools directory and run shelltools and follow the directions in the readme. If you do it correctly, you will end up successfully flashing your device.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293480
2. Download SoftSPL and place the nk.nbf file of your choice in the RUU folder included and run SoftSPL and it is fully automated. It will call the RUU and your device will be flashed in about 7 minutes.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329147
3. Use the HardSPL(CID UNLOCK) and unlock your device prior to flashing. This will allow you to just flash roms at your leisure with no problems whatsoever from now on BUT it is still in developement so use at your own risk.
LINKS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=332330
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=332320
I hope this helps you. I personally have a G3 so this is not my area of expertise...

wm6
thanks alot me. it upgraded properly
i am trying get all add ons.

ghumanfly said:
thanks alot me. it upgraded properly
i am trying get all add ons.
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No problem... Now you're at the fun part. Add ons!!

add ons
when it comes to add ons,I was reading on the Rom Kitchen thread and and I couldn't see much more that could be added to the rom that Faris V5's nbf file.it seems to be one of thee most comprehensive files that I have come across. the only issue is that it runs a bit slow but it cool.I might just need to do some memory management.
other than that I would recommend the file.
do you have any other recommendations?
have u seen the article that microsoft wants xda dev... to remove all of its roms from the website?

ghumanfly said:
when it comes to add ons,I was reading on the Rom Kitchen thread and and I couldn't see much more that could be added to the rom that Faris V5's nbf file.it seems to be one of thee most comprehensive files that I have come across. the only issue is that it runs a bit slow but it cool.I might just need to do some memory management.
other than that I would recommend the file.
do you have any other recommendations?
have u seen the article that microsoft wants xda dev... to remove all of its roms from the website?
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I personally use the TNT.1437 TouchFlo and TNT.1437 Professional+HTC Home roms personally modified to have a 10MB page pool. They are quite fast and are almost 100% stable with only minor bugs that are barely noticible...
Here is a link to the 10MB Version of TNT.1437 Touchflo
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TM2N1W2R
Here is a link to the 10MB Version of TNT.1437 Prof+HTC Home
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RZFKY868
If you would like, I can speed up the performance of faria's rom also and then upload the new nk.nbf file for you to try. Just let me know.

speed
Yes, please.... speed it up for me. if there are any other applications (add ons) that you feel should be added to the nbf file then please add them.
i have already shared the nbf file with many guys at work. we would be grateful if you can assist.
one last thing, i noticed that there is a 3G icon under the comms manager. one of the guys said that we should not have any issues accessing 3G even if the phone didnt come with it. is it possible to use 3G on these phones?

cmd> prompt when i use mtty
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hi,
i;ve managed 2 screw up my wizard
everything was going well
i flased sucessfully 2 three different roms..
then i flased the tnt latest beta rom
i worked fine
i reflased the same rom by mistake as i wanted 2 flash a diferent rom
this is when the problem sarted..
the upgrade got stuck at 66%
i waited for 15 minutes..
then i disconnected the usb from the phone & since then the phones stuck in the bootloader..
i've used mty
this is where i'm in unknown teritory..
it gives me cmd> prompt
no USB prompt..
any sugestions??

Linux on DOC chip? [PROJECT]

Since a lot of people is interested in the idea of running Linux on a Wizard and i started discussing it in a thread not with that subject (check page 3 HERE) i decided to start a new one to see how the concept can grow.
What am i talking about you might say.
Well, it's what the title says: Running Linux from the DOC chip instead from an SD card on top of WinCE.
Well, technically it would still run from RAM (as it happens with WinCE) but the OS image would always be preserved on the DOC chip and every boot would load Linux from it to RAM.
All in all, it's basically the action of replacing the Windows Mobile by Linux, except if any technical detail is escaping me; but that's what i think this thread should be for.
mestrini

I'll start with a little background info...
When the SPL starts it applies security restrictions and, above all, it initializes the hardware to be ready for the OS. After things go fine with the hardware the SPL jumps to a ROM (DOC chip) address where the OS image is stored and is copied/mirrored into RAM (+-40 seconds boot).
It is from RAM that all the magic you see happens. The only times WinCE accesses the DOC is when needs to store persistent data like registry values and user data (in User Area).
The way Linux OS is being ran on Wizards currently is via 'Haret jump' which requires a working device running WinCE.
HaRET is capable of replacing WinCE with a Linux kernel. In order for this to work, one musthave a Linux kernel customized for the device. (For example, an HTC Universal kernel will not boot on an HTC Magician phone.) When trying to boot a kernel downloaded from the internet, please try to also locate the device specific booting instructions - most developers that publish kernels will also publish instructions (or even "boot bundles" that automate the boot).
In the simplest case, one can launch Linux by running the HaRET command:
boot
The above will cause HaRET to load a kernel from the file "kernel" into memory, shutdown critical hardware, and then jump into the kernel. During the process, HaRET will write status messages to the LCD screen.
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If, as i believe, the Linux drivers are loaded after the OS has started (or while it starts) we can use same HTC boot loaders since "all" they do is initialize the hardware and give the order to copy the OS to RAM.
What i purpose here is to write the Linux over Windows Mobile (same address if possible) to avoid using Haret and to have it permanently stored on the DOC chip.
A question rises here which is how the Linux stores permanent data???
To write the Linux to the DOC chip i think the available options are via RUU with 'bogus' nk.nbf or via a RAPI tool like WST while WinCE is running. The changes would be noted only after rebooting the device
Another thing that i believe it's an issue is the way Haret loads the kernel. Does it do anything in particular? Something that can be patched in a SPL? From the Haret link above i believe it must use the instruction 'boot' (at least) to load the kernel from the file "kernel" and this is where it should complicate things since it would require to patch the SPL to do the same thing. Can it be done? Only guys like Olipro can answer that...
So here it is. What say you?
Cheers

mestrini said:
So here it is. What say you?
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I'm impressed by your imagination
Please read this wiki page first ->
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_DiskOnChip
You generally should not care about weird HTC things like SPL. Writing the driver to control G3/G4 chip is the key issue here.

olipro will strart porting Ubuntu for the Htc Wizard on the 1st of august...i will keep you updated...

xardas_90 said:
olipro will strart porting Ubuntu for the Htc Wizard on the 1st of august...i will keep you updated...
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Can you tell us the link too from where we can also get updates about Olipro porting Ubuntu to Wizard. THNX

from me) i'm the link...i have direct contact with olipro...so i'll keep you informed...all hail Oliprofessor

xardas_90 said:
from me) i'm the link...i have direct contact with olipro...so i'll keep you informed...all hail Oliprofessor
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If thats the case good then, but please update as early as possible and confirm everything before telling. THNX

I have a question will olipro be working with the LinWizard project?? or would he be doing something different?
Thing is ive been waiting for the linwizard project to be ready ever since ive gotten my wizard. So hopefully we get to try something new on our poor outdated wizards 3 cheers for olipro hip hip horray

docnas said:
I have a question will olipro be working with the LinWizard project?? or would he be doing something different?
Thing is ive been waiting for the linwizard project to be ready ever since ive gotten my wizard. So hopefully we get to try something new on our poor outdated wizards 3 cheers for olipro hip hip horray
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As xardas_90 has mentioned above i dont think they'll be working with linwizard they will be porting the Ubuntu Linux to the Wizard and i hope they dont forget to add the phone and sms and other features tht Linwizard doesnt has.

no! we are not working with linwizard....and the first versions of ubuntu will not support sms and cellular radio....but they will be added shortly...i will update you asap after the project will be started

xardas_90 said:
no! we are not working with linwizard....and the first versions of ubuntu will not support sms and cellular radio....but they will be added shortly...i will update you asap after the project will be started
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There is no use of having Ubuntu without SMS or Cellular Radio so ill be waiting until the they be available.

no release date yet but it will develop very fast...i'll keep you updated....all the best....

Don't forget to tell olipro to add SMS and Cellular Radio features they are most important without them Ubuntu Linux for Wizard would be not of much use and ask him one more thing, he shuld make a software that would run on WM and Linux both so that Data from WM could be backed up and Restored on Linux. I just cant wait to see how it looks, and it would be a great surprise if they launch a beta or anything on 3rg August you know y? Cause its my Birth Day.

happy birthday hasseb...as i said we have no exact release date but i'm sure it will be released really soon....of course Ubuntu on your phone is a jewl but without cellular and sms you can't experiience it's real magic...cheers for Olipro and Mestrini

Thanks for the Happy Birthday, can you please solve my problem in my this threa http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2433749#post2433749 and when would i become a senior member after 100 posts?

I will be Keeping an eye on this thread with intrest to see where it goes my only wish is that the gsm radio would also be implemented .

docnas said:
I will be Keeping an eye on this thread with intrest to see where it goes my only wish is that the gsm radio would also be implemented .
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GSM Radio will also be implemented but not at early stage i wouldsay after some time. and i hope tht some time is early. TC

People today is the lucky day when Olipro starts its Project. Lets hope for the best!!!! I'm really really excited.

Any news so far?

Blablaat said:
Any news so far?
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guys, this has allready been done on a TI OMAP Cpu, for the linux SX1 a few years ago.
here are a few links of the project, including a youtube video. Hope it helps!
http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/SiemensSX1
http://linux-on-sx1.wiki.sourceforge.net/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oCOV5cgQOo
the only thing i haven't done in my sx1. It was fully patched and overclocked from 120mhz to 192mhz. ohhh the good old days of symbian 6.1 and siemens!

Just Upgrade Blueangel but cannot install msn - Live.cab

just upgrade my old mdaIII (blue angel) to WM6 (HELMI_BA_WM6_R0_Public)
all works good and was simple. also installed the extra .cab files (http://rapidshare.com/files/52455560/cabs.rar) but the LIVE.CAB does not install.
any idea how where i can get the working .cab file or get to install or work this. as i really need msn messenger.
thanks.
iffy

Did you check your device space.
Even if you install on SD, lots of files will go in the Windows directory.
You will need at least 3MB free space.

iffy1234 said:
just upgrade my old mdaIII (blue angel) to WM6 (HELMI_BA_WM6_R0_Public)
all works good and was simple. also installed the extra .cab files (http://rapidshare.com/files/52455560/cabs.rar) but the LIVE.CAB does not install.
any idea how where i can get the working .cab file or get to install or work this. as i really need msn messenger.
thanks.
iffy
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windows live messenger has to go on the device storage or else it wont work, do this and it should work like a charm.
[email protected]

upgrade even more...
Its an old and buggy rom... I think is the better to upgrade for the first time... Helmi has made a great rom that time i tink the first release of wm6 here...
But is buggy and old upgrade the the new 6.5 or 6.1 builds... you will never have issues at installing programs.