Apache WM6 CE OS 5.2.1620 (Build 18125.0.4.2)

[lkillen]

Don't get me wrong. I have installed this ROM image and love it and if MS wants it back, I will go into deep hiding. Nor am I a paranoid (even though they are all out to get me). Having said that...

Do you think it would be safe to go into Sprint for service with this OS?

[Kalessin]

Originally Posted by lkillen

Don't get me wrong. I have installed this ROM image and love it and if MS wants it back, I will go into deep hiding. Nor am I a paranoid (even though they are all out to get me). Having said that...

Do you think it would be safe to go into Sprint for service with this OS?

Never take a phone in for service that is running any other OS than the one that is provided at activation. If the vendors provide a flash upgrade then you can go in for service with that OS. Do not go in for service with WM6 on your phone to a SPRINT store.

[vaguelyamused]

I don't ever plan on doing this but what do you think Sprint's response would be? I'm not close to dumb enough to do it. I'm mainly asking out of morbid curiousity. How have they reacted to homebrew ROMs before (if you average Sprint store employee would know any better)

[Sigmund]

Originally Posted by Kalessin

Never take a phone in for service that is running any other OS than the one that is provided at activation. If the vendors provide a flash upgrade then you can go in for service with that OS. Do not go in for service with WM6 on your phone to a SPRINT store.

Which brings up my PPC 6700, Apache, Boot Loader, Ext_Ram, Newbie Questions. I've read and reread every post on this thread and I THINK I know the answers, just double checking my understanding (or correcting my lack thereof) before I start this.

1) Is there a way to return my PPC 6700 to the state Sprint/Nextel delivered this phone to me?

Currently my "Device Information" is:

ROM version: 2.06.00 WWE
ROM date: 02/22/06
Radio version: 1.27.00
Protocol version: SNAZ-40306
ExtROM version: 2.05.303 WWE
PRI version: 1.19_003
Browser version MSIE 4.01

CPU: Intel(R) PXA2700
Speed: 416MHZ
RAM size: 64 MB
Flash size: 128 MB
Flash chip type: M-Systems
Model No.: PA10A1
Platform: PocketPC
Data bus: 32 bits
Storage size: 39.59 MB

2) Sprint recently applied the most recent patch to my phone a couple of weeks ago. Will running APA_SPCS_20_600_303_1270_0_WWE_Ship return my device back to Sprint's latest update?

3) After I apply APAC_WM6_R0_Sprint or Helmi_APAC_OFFICIAL_AKU3.5_Kitchen_1.0.4 can I "backout" of the changes? Will either or both of these patches overwrite the current \Extended_ROM\ if I haven't previously unlocked it?

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to clear this up in my mind, especially if that person happens to live in Larryville, Kansas and loves to chill...

[brightedge]

Originally Posted by Sigmund

Which brings up my PPC 6700, Apache, Boot Loader, Ext_Ram, Newbie Questions. I've read and reread every post on this thread and I THINK I know the answers, just double checking my understanding (or correcting my lack thereof) before I start this.

1) Is there a way to return my PPC 6700 to the state Sprint/Nextel delivered this phone to me?

Currently my "Device Information" is:

ROM version: 2.06.00 WWE
ROM date: 02/22/06
Radio version: 1.27.00
Protocol version: SNAZ-40306
ExtROM version: 2.05.303 WWE
PRI version: 1.19_003
Browser version MSIE 4.01

CPU: Intel(R) PXA2700
Speed: 416MHZ
RAM size: 64 MB
Flash size: 128 MB
Flash chip type: M-Systems
Model No.: PA10A1
Platform: PocketPC
Data bus: 32 bits
Storage size: 39.59 MB

2) Sprint recently applied the most recent patch to my phone a couple of weeks ago. Will running APA_SPCS_20_600_303_1270_0_WWE_Ship return my device back to Sprint's latest update?

3) After I apply APAC_WM6_R0_Sprint or Helmi_APAC_OFFICIAL_AKU3.5_Kitchen_1.0.4 can I "backout" of the changes? Will either or both of these patches overwrite the current \Extended_ROM\ if I haven't previously unlocked it?

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to clear this up in my mind, especially if that person happens to live in Larryville, Kansas and loves to chill...

Yes, running the APA_SPCS...exe will restore your device back to factory defaults. Your extended ROM will revert back to the stock Sprint one as well. Always revert back to default before bringing the phone in for any kind of service.

[brightedge]

sorry...original post didn't show up at first so I posted a second one. The first post then showed up

[luv2chill]

Originally Posted by Sigmund

Which brings up my PPC 6700, Apache, Boot Loader, Ext_Ram, Newbie Questions. I've read and reread every post on this thread and I THINK I know the answers, just double checking my understanding (or correcting my lack thereof) before I start this.

1) Is there a way to return my PPC 6700 to the state Sprint/Nextel delivered this phone to me?

Currently my "Device Information" is:

ROM version: 2.06.00 WWE
ROM date: 02/22/06
Radio version: 1.27.00
Protocol version: SNAZ-40306
ExtROM version: 2.05.303 WWE
PRI version: 1.19_003
Browser version MSIE 4.01

CPU: Intel(R) PXA2700
Speed: 416MHZ
RAM size: 64 MB
Flash size: 128 MB
Flash chip type: M-Systems
Model No.: PA10A1
Platform: PocketPC
Data bus: 32 bits
Storage size: 39.59 MB

2) Sprint recently applied the most recent patch to my phone a couple of weeks ago. Will running APA_SPCS_20_600_303_1270_0_WWE_Ship return my device back to Sprint's latest update?

3) After I apply APAC_WM6_R0_Sprint or Helmi_APAC_OFFICIAL_AKU3.5_Kitchen_1.0.4 can I "backout" of the changes? Will either or both of these patches overwrite the current \Extended_ROM\ if I haven't previously unlocked it?

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to clear this up in my mind, especially if that person happens to live in Larryville, Kansas and loves to chill...

LOL, anything for another Lawrencian. You post on the ljworld? I know I've seen your nick around somewhere.

Your understanding is pretty much correct. Flashing this WM6 ROM will not touch your extended ROM... so after you flash and perform the welcome wizard stuff (screen calibration, time zone, etc.) you should be ready to soft reset when you see the "Customize your device in 3 seconds" screen. You can then proceed to unlock your extrom and delete everything out of there if you want. There's no harm in doing so and that will prevent it from trying to install that old stuff again.

And yes if you ever want the phone's ROMs (all three of them) restored to the Sprint-provided versions then you just download the appropriate ROM package from utstarcom's web site (the one you mentioned is the latest Sprint one--which sadly is extremely old and slow).

Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

[p38fln]

To the ones asking how to install on Vista:
There doesn't seem to be anything special about it. Just put it in bootloader mode and run the flash. No special tricks. I put this on mine with Vista Ultimate x32 on a laptop.

[2ndchance]

In an earlier posting, someone running Vista said that you have to "right-click" on the EXE file and choose "Run as Administrator". This will allow full access and should load without any issues. FWIW.

Originally Posted by p38fln

To the ones asking how to install on Vista:
There doesn't seem to be anything special about it. Just put it in bootloader mode and run the flash. No special tricks. I put this on mine with Vista Ultimate x32 on a laptop.

[Sigmund]

Originally Posted by luv2chill

LOL, anything for another Lawrencian. You post on the ljworld? I know I've seen your nick around somewhere.

Your understanding is pretty much correct. Flashing this WM6 ROM will not touch your extended ROM... so after you flash and perform the welcome wizard stuff (screen calibration, time zone, etc.) you should be ready to soft reset when you see the "Customize your device in 3 seconds" screen. You can then proceed to unlock your extrom and delete everything out of there if you want. There's no harm in doing so and that will prevent it from trying to install that old stuff again.

And yes if you ever want the phone's ROMs (all three of them) restored to the Sprint-provided versions then you just download the appropriate ROM package from utstarcom's web site (the one you mentioned is the latest Sprint one--which sadly is extremely old and slow).

Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

Yeah I've seen a "Sigmund" on the LJWorld as well, and he's BRILLIANT!

Seriously, thanks to brightedge, luv2chill, and of course to that demi-god Helmi for sharing their expertise and knowledge. I shall be reactivating a paypall account just so I can send a couple of bucks so he can buy a Jayhawk(TM) Action Figure with 'poseable' wings!

Now that I have a warm and fuzzy feeling that I may know what I am doing, I'm going to give it a try (after a couple shots of espresso and gawking coeds at a downtown coffee shop). I'll post again when I have some feedback.