Hi guys. Here's the deal. Can you flash a WM5 ext rom in a WM6 device. I have a wizard and i'm just wondering. is it possible? or do I need a wm6 ext rom? OH and ive searched my head off and i cant find anywhere with the aforementioned ext roms..........any help? Thanks in advance.
You can (However you may need to use itsutils yourself), however note that software and settings in WM5 ext rom may not be fully compatible with WM6.
btw, you can just use Total Commander and navigate to \Extended_ROM and make a backup to files there to your SD card, then install what you need after flashing WM6, that's the same unless not automatic.
starkwong said:
You can (However you may need to use itsutils yourself), however note that software and settings in WM5 ext rom may not be fully compatible with WM6.
btw, you can just use Total Commander and navigate to \Extended_ROM and make a backup to files there to your SD card, then install what you need after flashing WM6, that's the same unless not automatic.
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sorry to butt in but WST allows to copy all files (or just some) to the Hard Drive in an easy manner
btw, WST can also be used to flash an extended rom in .nb format (decrypted as a partition image)
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Strange messages appear after downgrading form WM2005 to WM2003SE. I can unlock & unhide Ext ROM.However, Ext. ROM is empty and I can't copy files to ext ROM. Attached are images of maessages that I get on Hard Reset. I don't even know to select YES or NO. Any help?
same problem
I did a second hard-reset. After that no problem....
Thank you deesh00 for your reply. I'll give it a try.
Can some one tell what usage ids after unlock the ext-rom ?
Thx a lot
You can put your fav applications into this ext rom and it will install it automatically the next time you do a hard reset.,
Do I have to edit the config.txt or do I just drop the cabs into the folder?
hanmin said:
You can put your fav applications into this ext rom and it will install it automatically the next time you do a hard reset.,
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Well, I guess there is no way to get apps on Ext ROM installed directly to SD Card, on hard reset!?
Or there is?
i'm trying to edit the ext rom using total commander and having some trouble. First when i tried to remove the ext rom, i get errors said something like could not delete 12 of the files, or something like that, then it renames all the files into random folders and files all named by some type of jibborish. Then when i try to paste files into the ext rom, it asks me if i want to overwrite the files... theres nothing there, i removed all of them. so i tell it its ok to overwrite and then it gives me an error.
anyone succesfully edited the ext ont he new kjam rom?
i had the same thing
after reflashing rom again all went ok
i reflashed and hard reset several times but nothing
is there a new total commander? what app did you use to edit your ext?
i try to delete anti virus software with total commander. when i hard reset the device all the files r missing from ext rom. wtf? anyone else have this happen. i never had this problem happen with the old rom
I had this problem too. The way i managed to remove the anti virus was to
1. Reflash with new ROM
2. Load Total Commander and Copy the EXT ROM to a foler in My Docs
3. Take the CAB from My Docs to your PC
3. In the EXT ROM delete the unwanted CABs
4. Hard Reset (EXT ROM should be empty and no CAB were auto installed)
5. Copy wanted CABS from PC to device and run them
6. Now you should have what you want and an empty EXT ROM freeing up some space.
can i use that method to copy all of the ext rom from the t mobile version to my phone to make it like the ones from tmobile
I successfully upgraded from WM2003 to WM2005 some months ago. I'd now like to upgrade again to TuMa 1.3. Currently my existing rom is 5.03.02 and it crashes quite regularly - especially if people call me.
Anyway, I've been reading through the wiki and a lot of the threads again but there's one thing I can't seem to understand. It seems as if upgrading requires an SD card? Is this the case?
Now, before I'm accused of not reading the documentation, I have and it quite clearly states, "copy the EXTROM folder to your storage card". That's fine and well but I've never had an SD card so how did I manage the first upgrade?
What I've been trying to find out (with little success) is if "storage card" is like the ROM storage area but before I flash my SPV M2000 into a very expensive paperweight I thought I'd better check. Better safe than sorry I guess.
Can someone confirm?
no sd card
i've got a spv m2000 and no sd card but i've managed to upgrade to tuma 1.3 no problem i just copied the extrom to the storage on the phone got less storage now but still works fine
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i've got a spv m2000 and no sd card but i've managed to upgrade to tuma 1.3 no problem i just copied the extrom to the storage on the phone got less storage now but still works fine
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Do you remember where you copied it to? Was it the root directory or just in My Documents?
My worry is I'll copy it somewhere that the install program won't be looking. In the documentation it explicitly states "storage card/EXTROM". It'd be just my luck to copy to the files to the root of my device - try to flash it and having it fail because it couldn't find the image files.
You seriously don't have an SD Card?!
Go to a store, buy a 128 MB one for nearly nothing. Honestly, I can't imagine running a Windows Mobile device without one, especially Windows Mobile 5. There just isn't enough space natively in the device.
You don't technically NEED anything in the EXTROM folder either. Alternatively, you can just take all of its contents (cab files) and put them on your device using activesync, and run them in File Explorer to install them. It's the same thing, just not automatic.
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You seriously don't have an SD Card?!
Go to a store, buy a 128 MB one for nearly nothing. Honestly, I can't imagine running a Windows Mobile device without one, especially Windows Mobile 5. There just isn't enough space natively in the device.
You don't technically NEED anything in the EXTROM folder either. Alternatively, you can just take all of its contents (cab files) and put them on your device using activesync, and run them in File Explorer to install them. It's the same thing, just not automatic.
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I've not had the need to use much memory on the phone really.
When I had an iPAQ I needed loads of memory and was always using it everywhere but I've found the SPV to be very slow (hopefully improved with the new ROM) and also the headphone socket is proprietary so I can't use headphones that fit my ears that don't fall out.
As well as this, I no longer use Windows - well I use my gf's laptop to flash the phone but that's about it. There's very little integration with Unix and the SPV and it's led to a dramatic reduction of usage.
I've heard of some programs that can sync with Evolution on Unix but they're very unstable at the moment and require quite some understanding to get working and I don't have the time to get that working just yet - maybe in a few weeks time.
I've already ordered an SD card but was just a little excited about the prospect of flashing the ROM (it's like Christmas morning for me!) and was wondering if I could do it without it.
Anyway, running the cabs one by one sounds like a solution for the time being. I thought it needed to replace parts of the sub-system that needed a hard reset no?
Once the ROM is flashed, will Device Information reflect the ROM Version as WM5 5.1.1700?
There is no problem to flash this rom without SD card, because you can install manually every cab from extrom after flashing
xplode said:
There is no problem to flash this rom without SD card, because you can install manually every cab from extrom after flashing
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Thanks xplode.
I've worked out that the cabs are completely independent of the ROM update and as such don't even need to be on the device.
I thought they were like install files and needed to be present after reboot for the flashing to complete properly. My mistake.
So, I am trying out WM2003SE after being on a number of WM5 ROMs. Using WM2003SE is really odd after being in WM5 [but I think I enjoy the less bugs]!
Any case, all seems well but I have a question about drives and what I see in Resco Exlporer [and when I install stuff].
I see:
\Device
\EXT_ROM
\Storage
\Storage Card
Now, the one I am wondering about is \Storage. Its shows as a 44.69 MB Removable Storage Drive. From what was in this drive I believe it was the RAM Disk in the last WM5 ROM I was using [Helmi BA Aku.2.3 v1 Beta].
So, is \Storage suppose to be there? Or should it be apart of \Device\ or perhaps \Ext_ROM\
I am sure it's okay and that I just do not remember 2003SE properly. If so, sorry for the silly question/post.
Oh, one last question. Is there a tool that will allow you to chose where you want a cab to go to when installing them from the Device itself?
the \Storage is not a RamDisk - it is a persistent storage drive (it was used as main storage under WM5). Under WM2003 all the storage except \Storage card, \Storage and \ExtROM are RAMDisks.
Thank you TB -
So, I need to find a way to get /Storage/ back into WM2003SE /Device/
I guess I missed something in the Wiki... poopy!