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New MDA: Step by step???

I have been looking at this site (and others linked to this site) for the past three days waiting for my T-Mobile MDA to arrive.
Could someone please post a new phone, out-of-box step-by-step guide to what to do first as far as resets, ROM, unlocks, software, and tweaks??
I have at least a ream of paper with posts printed but can not seem to get it organized into what to do- when.
BTW- I had a Cingular Rzr- after I unlock SIM can I use my Cigular SIM to access my contacts saved on it with my TMobile MDA?
Thanks so much for all of your help.

nancychic said:
I have been looking at this site (and others linked to this site) for the past three days waiting for my T-Mobile MDA to arrive.
Could someone please post a new phone, out-of-box step-by-step guide to what to do first as far as resets, ROM, unlocks, software, and tweaks??
I have at least a ream of paper with posts printed but can not seem to get it organized into what to do- when.
BTW- I had a Cingular Rzr- after I unlock SIM can I use my Cigular SIM to access my contacts saved on it with my TMobile MDA?
Thanks so much for all of your help.
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Detail will make for a long post but here is a few quick steps of poular MDA setups.
Two General Routes you can take with bringing your MDA up to date with the latest in cool additions.
Route 1: Does not require you to flash a ROM
- Apply those tweeks available here, that let you customize your MDA for performance and useability. These are in the form of Registry Modifications. They can be entered manually through one of the popular utilities like Total Commander or Resco Explorer. These tweeks are also available in the form of a .Cab file for easy installation. There is also a really nice app here for applying those tweeks on the fly (Registry Wizard)
Route 2: Requires you to load a cooked Rom (Gives you upto date versions of WM 5, Radio ROM, etc...) which gives you a better performing MDA, plus the lates capabilities.
- When going this route you have to be careful, mistakes can give you a bricked MDA.
1. Buy a 128mb MiniSD (Your going to use this to backup your original ROM incase of a mistake, problem, or you just want to revert back to the old ROM.)
2. Backup your ROM using the method described in the Wizard_Service_Manual.pdf (Found on the FTP server)
3. Now choose one of the great cooked ROMS (Xelencin, MrClean, PDAMobizEdition, etc...) Each has its own customizations. Some even include all the Registy mods.
Good luck.

I realize that it would take a while but possibly it could be added to the FAQ section? It seems that many people have asked for it in the past but one has never been provided. It would be nice not to have to be a return poster asking how to save my brick!
I definitely want to add a cooked ROM. The reason why I (and others) ask for the walk-through (in the correct order) is so we don't end up with a brick and you guys are the best!
I just don't want to unlock my CID with loki if it is unlocked in Eelencin's ROM or forget to add the java upgrade after the ROM, or when (and where computer or phone and Active Sync) I should download registry commander program... do you see what I mean.
I have the information from the forum but I have no idea when to do what-
Please help all you Obi Won's- you are our only help!
thanks again-

The problem is, what one person sees as a necessary step in setup, others dont.
Some say upgrade ROM to latest, others say dont. Some say use the latest from your telecom provider, others from hardware manufacturer. Some say set display to 10% others to 50%...and the list goes on
It is, and must, be down to the individual user. Read the manual (hehe hands up who actually has), try a few things. If it goes wrong you can always Hard Reset and start again. If you get stuck, or want to know the best setting for a particular option, come back n ask.

This is a great thread!
I'm confused about where to start, especially because i have a G4.
I decided to stay with the latest Tmobile ROM since its more difficult to unlock etc. (i couldnt find anything about unlocking a G4 here)
So i got this freeware program called TaskManager and im pretty sure i can edit the registry through it, so i decided i would just tweak the registry eg. change the cache and history to the memory card etc. to improve performance and i wont mind a little overclock either
Can you guys give me a link to a list of registry tweaks?
And do you think im making the right choice by just tweaking the registry rather than trying to unlock it or anything?
And am i missing anything? Like i said im kinda confused about where to start with a G4.
Thanks from a Noob.

hey sup. welcome. firts of all u are way behind. your rom is past due even your radio. why dont u try faria's new rom version 2 but please follow instructions clearly because u do need to unlock and downgrade and all that good stuff to get that bad boy looking sweet. hola

What to do, in what order
nancychic said:
I have been looking at this site (and others linked to this site) for the past three days waiting for my T-Mobile MDA to arrive.
Could someone please post a new phone, out-of-box step-by-step guide to what to do first as far as resets, ROM, unlocks, software, and tweaks??
I have at least a ream of paper with posts printed but can not seem to get it organized into what to do- when.
BTW- I had a Cingular Rzr- after I unlock SIM can I use my Cigular SIM to access my contacts saved on it with my TMobile MDA?
Thanks so much for all of your help.
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First, find out if you have a G3 or a G4. Since it's new, more likely it's a G4?
First thing I would do is completely unlock it, if it's a G3 by running Lokiwiz TWO TIMES - sim unlock AND CID unlock (emphasis is intentional and very important! - and make sure you get confirmation and reboot after each unlock step). If it's a G4, you may have to pay to get CID unlock.
Next, find out what version ROM you have, and upgrade to the most recent "official" ROM from TMobile if your ROM is not as recent (see the FTP).
Then read every post by Dr. Puttingham, every post by Faria, every post by Molski, every post by Menneisyys, every post by Risidoro, every post by vijay555, every post by me (haha, just kidding - pay no attention to the man behind the curtain) - geez, this feels like my Academy Awards speech - who did I leave out? Read everything you can by every senior member, every guru who's been there, done that, tried it all.
THEN, you can start having fun. Try anything else you want to after that!

this may sound lame but just be patience and keep reading, that is the best way you are going to learn because it is more confusing when everyone tells you different stuff.
Read and ask questions as you go along. That is how most if not all of us start out. There is no dummy guide here. If you ask some people they would say this is not the beginners forums to be exact. Sorry if I sound like an A**hole but it is just straight solid advice.

Is it possible, or already done?

Just wanted to know if its possible to change pagepool size of T-Mobile stock 2.26 rom? Or has it already been done?
I really want to use this program called Navizon with custom build ROMS, but it doesnt seem to work correctly when trying to map WAP's while using GPS, but works perfectly on stock ROM.
I really can need all the free RAM in custom builds, but on stock, so if possible please let me know.
Thanks in advance.
*Would love a 4mb Page Pool of stock, would be sexxy!

There is a tutorial here on chaning Pagepool size. Search the forums and you shall find.

SiLeNtKiLLa said:
Just wanted to know if its possible to change pagepool size of T-Mobile stock 2.26 rom? Or has it already been done?
I really want to use this program called Navizon with custom build ROMS, but it doesnt seem to work correctly when trying to map WAP's while using GPS, but works perfectly on stock ROM.
I really can need all the free RAM in custom builds, but on stock, so if possible please let me know.
Thanks in advance.
*Would love a 4mb Page Pool of stock, would be sexxy!
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On 2.26.10.2, 12MB is the default PagePool, increasing it to 8MB works very stable, there are some rumors that 6MB or 4MB is just too little for it.
But if you really want to try a 4MB/6MB PagePool, why dont you try Faria's AKU3.3 Rom....it comes in all kinds of PagePool flavors.
Molski

molski said:
On 2.26.10.2, 12MB is the default PagePool, increasing it to 8MB works very stable, there are some rumors that 6MB or 4MB is just too little for it.
But if you really want to try a 4MB/6MB PagePool, why dont you try Faria's AKU3.3 Rom....it comes in all kinds of PagePool flavors.
Molski
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Ya Ive tried them, my main issue is that when using custom built ROMS, the program Navizon will not detect any wifi points when trying to map them while driving and the program crashes alot.
On stock ROM, Navizon will collect anywhere from 400-700 different wifi points easy, but never on any other rom, Ive tried so many roms and radios, but it wont work, but on stock....works flawlessly.
Ive seen the tutorial on how to change page pool and all, but I was curious if it could be done with stock because it seemed as if no one have created it, so I thought it couldnt be done.
I mean its not that serious of a program to die for, but when you can get paid $20 just for driving around for the hell of it and mapping wifi access points and cell phone towers while using GPS to help others without GPS to have an great alternative, Im all with it ya know. Its like free money for nothing.
Will try to change page pool myself to the recommended 8mb and see if I cant get it to work out for me. Thanks for the advice guys. SiLeNt

SiLeNtKiLLa said:
Ya Ive tried them, my main issue is that when using custom built ROMS, the program Navizon will not detect any wifi points when trying to map them while driving and the program crashes alot.
On stock ROM, Navizon will collect anywhere from 400-700 different wifi points easy, but never on any other rom, Ive tried so many roms and radios, but it wont work, but on stock....works flawlessly.
Ive seen the tutorial on how to change page pool and all, but I was curious if it could be done with stock because it seemed as if no one have created it, so I thought it couldnt be done.
I mean its not that serious of a program to die for, but when you can get paid $20 just for driving around for the hell of it and mapping wifi access points and cell phone towers while using GPS to help others without GPS to have an great alternative, Im all with it ya know. Its like free money for nothing.
Will try to change page pool myself to the recommended 8mb and see if I cant get it to work out for me. Thanks for the advice guys. SiLeNt
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If you stumble into any problems adjusting the PagePool, just let me know!
Molski

molski said:
If you stumble into any problems adjusting the PagePool, just let me know!
Molski
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Yup, need some help. Did what it said to do on this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=283280&page=3 and couldnt find the correct hex it was asking for, I believe C0, then read page 3 and it states that its been changed or what not, but it states the way to change page pool on AKU 3.3 roms, not sure, but doubt T-Mobile stock is that, but I did the hex edit it states under that just for the hell of it, and it came up with C1 and not C0.....so what need I do now?

SiLeNtKiLLa said:
I did the hex edit it states under that just for the hell of it, and it came up with C1 and not C0.....so what need I do now?
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"Now go "address" and select "go to" a box will pop up, select "hexadecimal?" and input the following value; 3ec8ae now change the C0 VALUE TO 80"
If you follow that instruction by Faria by the T, you won't have any problem.
I have created a stock T-Mobile with 8mb pool, blank extended ROM and nothing was added or any tweak was applied to it. I like to have the clean ROM and this option will allow me to add or remove any app or tweak as often as I want since nothing was built into the ROM.
BTW, I was able to get 35+mb free memory before inserting the MiniSD card and over 32+ after inserting it.
Edit: While you are there, you might want to change the flash screen to CB flash screen (I just don't like the T-Mobile splash) and also change the GSM radio to the latest 2.61.11 version.

mtvn said:
"Now go "address" and select "go to" a box will pop up, select "hexadecimal?" and input the following value; 3ec8ae now change the C0 VALUE TO 80"
If you follow that instruction by Faria by the T, you won't have any problem.
I have created a stock T-Mobile with 8mb pool, blank extended ROM and nothing was added or any tweak was applied to it. I like to have the clean ROM and this option will allow me to add or remove any app or tweak as often as I want since nothing was built into the ROM.
BTW, I was able to get 35+mb free memory before inserting the MiniSD card and over 32+ after inserting it.
Edit: While you are there, you might want to change the flash screen to CB flash screen (I just don't like the T-Mobile splash) and also change the GSM radio to the latest 2.61.11 version.
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Hey, thanks for the info man, I must say the info you give and the info from the tutorial is as clear as the bahamas beach water (not that I been there, but in pics they look pretty clear..LOL) but for some reason I'm just not getting what you guys got.
I followed your exact steps, and also copy and pasted the hex string to find from your post and gave me same thing, for some reason I just dont see an C0 string, it takes me to an A6 and thats it. I looke at the screen shots in the tutorial and no match. Heres a screenshot of what I get.
What exactly am I doing wrong, am I in the wrong file or something. Thanks in advance, and thanks for the help so far.
*By the way, would you mind sharing your custom one if I cant get this worked out, I perfer to try to getting it worked out so I can know what to do for future references, but just in the event I dont?
EDIT: For some reason I cant get the image small enough and readable enough to post on site. Any alternative to taking screenshot?

Could you post your cooked ROM ?
mtvn said:
"Now go "address" and select "go to" a box will pop up, select "hexadecimal?" and input the following value; 3ec8ae now change the C0 VALUE TO 80"
If you follow that instruction by Faria by the T, you won't have any problem.
I have created a stock T-Mobile with 8mb pool, blank extended ROM and nothing was added or any tweak was applied to it. I like to have the clean ROM and this option will allow me to add or remove any app or tweak as often as I want since nothing was built into the ROM.
BTW, I was able to get 35+mb free memory before inserting the MiniSD card and over 32+ after inserting it.
Edit: While you are there, you might want to change the flash screen to CB flash screen (I just don't like the T-Mobile splash) and also change the GSM radio to the latest 2.61.11 version.
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Exactly which ROM you have ?
Could you post it ? , I would like to try it.
Did you try any Crossbow ROMs ?
What about the speed of your ROM, comparing Crossbow ROMs ?
Thanks

patek said:
Exactly which ROM you have ?
Could you post it ? , I would like to try it.
Did you try any Crossbow ROMs ?
What about the speed of your ROM, comparing Crossbow ROMs ?
Thanks
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It's just a standard US T-Mobile shipped 10.26 stock ROM. Nothing was added or removed. The only changes are blank extended ROM and 8mb pagepool size. When installed and boot up, you will basically get a clean ROM with no customization or tweak. Personally, I think it's faster and more stable than leaked WM6 CB.
@SiLeNtKiLLa
Download T-Mobile US shipped ROM. Use winrar to get the nk.nbf file. Use typhoon5 to extract the files from nk.nbf. You will get the file 80040000-OS_0.nb. which is the same as 80040000-OS.nb. Follow the tutorial to change the pagepool size. You won't miss it.

Some noob questions...

So I finally got a Treo and of course I want to mod it like every other phone I had. I have a couple of questions so hopefully no one will mind helping me out.
I installed the "official" AT&T WM6 ROM and would like to remove some of the apps or links in programs. Like the Get TeleNav and a couple of other ones. How can I go about doing this?
Also for now I am using AT&T Prepaid until my Sprint/Nextel contract runs out in a couple of months. So after each call or web session I get a notification for my balance and what the transaction cost me. With a Razr I have I can remove that option by doing a seem edit? Is there such a thing or way with the treo, maybe a reg edit?
Would you please provide any links to programs that can help me mod the phone. Maybe something to make different themes or whatever else?
Thanks in advance. I searched around but it is like 2:30 AM here and I can't see any more.

HTC homescreen plug and HTC homescreen customizer.

Hi I just upgraded to an at&t tilt. I have been reading these forums to get some customization ideas. Now I just want everyone to know this is my first ppc, just had regular cell phones before this. I have a general idea of what to do but I could use a little help.
What I want to do is get the regular black htc homescreen plug and the home screen customizer. I need help getting ahold of them and installing. From what I have seen so far I just need to find the cabs to dowload directly to my phone, or get them in a zip file and sync them from my pc. If I sync from my pc were do I put them on my phone to access the cabs and install?
If anyone can help me out it would be awsome. I need to find the files and how to install them, unless they are cabs i can download directly to the tilt. Also if anyone has any other cool apps they think would help I would like to hear about them; I will probably get pie scroll fix and some other helpful stuff too.
Thanks for all your help.

Here are the versions I'm using, with no problems. Alternatively you can go here: http://www.pocketemu.com/news.html
You can put the cabs anywhere on the phone (in any folder - my documents for example), or on a sd card then just run from there.
edit:
the home customizer didn't upload but you can get it from the link i posted

Thanks for the speedy reply!
Thanks I will install them and hopefully it will come out the way I want it. Can u put a screenshot of your homescreen so i can see what it looks like? Oh and do u have any recommendations for other tings to make my stock tilt better?

kaiser tweak
Does anyone know if the kaiser tweak already has the home screen and customizer with it, or will I have to install that seperate?

jlsmith3103 said:
Does anyone know if the kaiser tweak already has the home screen and customizer with it, or will I have to install that seperate?
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just flash a new rom.

Flash a new rom
To tell u the truth thats what i wanted to do was just flash it with the kaiser rom but I am kind of afraid to do that because i dont know much about how it will work, what it will change, if it will still work tight with at&t and i dont want to mess up my phone and void the warranty. If i just add plugins and apps I dont have to worry about it as much. Plus I have no idea how to do it.

Here you go boss
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=383904

I just got my tilt a week ago, and have probably flashed it at least a dozen times by now playing with settings and trying out different ROMs.
The only problem I've had with AT&T was when i put an incompatible radio on, my sound stopped working. I could still make calls, I just couldn't hear anything.
A reflash fixed that. Other than that I haven't had any probelms
Just read through the wikis and other peoples posts and everything will(should) turn out fine

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the link takes me to a page that say rotator admin login?
well I will have to read through the wikis. what are wikis anyway? lol!

here is the link to "G.W.E.N.I" which is basically just a big collection of helpful information/links

are there any better or newer versions of what is posted?

the backilght does not work on this version of htc home

OEM/CAB for Push to Talk (PTT) on AT&T Tilt/Kaiser?

Greeting All, I promise I wouldn't resort to starting a new thread unless I had exhausted all other options. I've searched 25+ different things on Google, read literally hundreds of thread and thousands of posts learning and creating. I've been a Mogul user for a year, but have now moved on to the Kaiser/Tilt. I've made a fantastic ROM and love everything about it except for one thing - it's missing PTT. I own a computer business and our techs use this religiously. I'd love to have it back, but have searched high and low for an OEM or CAB. I even tried extracting it myself from the latest AT&T stock ROM, only to have it never install right after creating the CAB.
I've hit road blocks and dead ends all over the forum. 4 times I found what I needed and all times the CAB/OEM/RAR no longer existed. Googling the file name returned nothing. The best I have to go on is this: I saw in a discontinued thread there was an OEM package from "_Alex_'s UltraClean ATT 1.60.502.3 ROM OEM Packages.rar", namely "PTT_2_0_614_713". It's even in the screenshots in the WIKI, but I can't find this package in v5.1 of the posted OEM packages. I've hunted everywhere for it. Forums, FTPs, Google... either I'm just completely missing it (possible - been at this problem for around 15 hours) or it's just not there anymore.
Can anyone possibley provide me with a link to the UltraClean RAR download? Or at the very least that specific OEM package? Even a CAB of it would suffice - I'll make an OEM. I'm about ready to give up and *gasp* flash a stock ROM so I can have PTT back until I get this solved. Please, someone point me in the right direction if you can. Thanks so much for everything the major players do on this forum. Love it!
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This is extracted from Hermes, see if it works!

Very cool, thanks for the help. I have the same files from the original AT&T ROM, yet I was having problems converting it to a working CAB/OEM. However, your attachment helped me run across something else that might work. I searched for "PTT=2_0_703_715" instead of "PTT_2_0_703_715" and came up with a few more hits. I think I can build an OEM from it and eventually a CAB. If so, I'll be sure to post it all here for anyone like me.
Thanks so much!
::EDIT:: - I just realized that this IS a complete OEM. The file I was missing before was marked as system so it wasn't showing up at first. (When I recreated it manually, I got the error of it's already there...) I'll see if making this into a CAB works on the cooked ROM. If so, you're my hero. If not, you've still given me something to work with!! Thanks again.
::EDIT AGAIN:: - Well, creating a CAB from those files didn't seem to work, but it's entirely possible I just did that wrong. It installed successfully (so it claims), but I can't get the button to remap properly either via Registry during install or manually assigning it to PTT. (Mapping it to Comm Manager and MS Voice CMD works perfectly though.) Starting PTT manually (from the PTT folder under Windows after install) seems to work at first. It warns of possible extra charges and starts to provision service, but it never finishes. No error message (that I can make out... there is a scrambled text message which is what currently happens when someone who has PTT tries to message me or their status changes, etc). I'll try cooking it into a ROM and see what comes of that. FWIW, I also tried building the additional files from a stock AT&T Tilt firmware. I'm hoping someone else can come through with the original OEM files I was after (pictured in the Kaiser Kitchen Wiki from _Alex_) so I can try to turn them into a CAB. Otherwise, I'll keep tinkering with what I have to work with and see what happens.
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Sorry for the double post, but this i something that may help others running across this thread - rusyn posted a cab that might work. Unfortunately I haven't tested it yet, but it seems like they had luck! The thread is HERE. I'm skeptical if it maps the PTT button correctly because it looks like the same files I packed myself into a CAB, yet it gave me a bit of grief with that. (Of course, I very well could have done it wrong, but it was far from my first CAB creation.)
Either way, give it a go if you were hunting like me.
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