Apache WM6 CE OS 5.2.1620 (Build 18125.0.4.2)

[edufur]

Well, I have to say that this is the greatest gift a man could give. I hope my simple $10 donation along with all the others people have sent will keep the updates coming. The other possibility is that you could be taking a long deserved and donation funded vacation. For those that havent donated, please do. Even if it is just $10, it is TONS cheaper than a new phone... and it is better than the new 6800.

The occasional slow response is still less frequent than I was getting before this cooked rom, so it is still an improvement. I just wish I had my text counter back for SMS messaging. I would also like to remove some of the cooked in games such as dope wars and sand. those were ok when feeling the new device out... but now i am in serious mode and would like to slim it down more. Will this be a kitchen thing? When might we be seeing that?

Thanks for making this newbie excited about his phone again. I played with it more than the first day I got it. Hell, I am listening to audio streams now from my WIFI... this is awesome!

[Gervy]

Ack, had my 1st phone freeze today.
Which, I'm not sure, but may be due to hardware, as this phone (6700) was prone to freezing.

Then again, never had a freeze with the latest release of WM5, 3.5 AKU.


Will wait and see....

[Sigmund]

Originally Posted by luv2chill

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!

Well I guess all that preparation was worth it, I had not a single problem although I haven't played around very much yet. I did confirmed basic functionality of the phone (incoming and outgoing) , browser, EVDO, and orientation switching.

I noticed a couple of people claiming that several "hard resets" cleared up a wide variety of problems, so I did six hard resets in a row figuring it might not help but it couldn't (or at least shouldn't) hurt either. Each time I interrupted the process before the "3 second" timeout. I did notice that every time I saw WM6 it caused me to giggle like a little girl. Although I do blame Helmi for these embarrassing outbursts, to be fair there probably is not a lot than can be done about it at this point in time.

As a point of comparison my "Device Information" was:

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


Here is my "Device Information" after flashing:

ROM version: 3.50.00 WWE
ROM date: 04/25/07
Radio Version: 1.27.00
Protocol version: SNAZ-40306
ExtROM version: <blank>
Hardware version: 0041
PRL version: 20229
PRI version: 1.19_003
Browser version: MSIE 6.0

CPU: Intel(R) PXA270
Speed: 416 MHz
RAM Size: 64MB
Flash Size: 128 MB
Flash chip type: M-Systems
Data bus: 32 bits
Storage size: 39.59

Model No.: PA10A1
Platform: PocketPC

My new WM6.0 "System Information" shows:

Windows Mobile 6.0 (WinCE 5.02)
PA10A1

Program Memory - 40% 50.2MB/20.14MB
Storage Memory - 8% 39.6MB/3.2MB
Extended_ROM2 - 98% 9.9MB/9.77MB
Storage Card - 6% 968.3MB/58.19MB

I am not familiar with "Extended_ROM2" but I suspect this is where all the new stuff went. I also suspect that \Extended_ROM\ is still there although I normally access that with Total Commander/CE 2.0 (Pocket PC ARM/XSCALE) which I haven't installed yet. And when I set up "Weather" it listed me as "Lawrence, US" and I would have prefered "The Peoples Republic of Lawrence, KS" More later as I begin to resync with my laptop, text message, and amaze my fellow cow orkers.

[Aslan]

First thanks for the release. I just got my 6700, it's not even on verizon yet, but I've upgrade. I am wondering if anyone has a WM6 Wi-fi Guide, mine keeps trying to dial out vs. connecting to a wi-fi network in my office.

Thanks,
D~

[Sincere Killa]

Thanks for the release Helmi. As soon as I get paid, I'm sending a nice donation towards your way. Unfortunately I have one problem. My contacts tab doesn't work at all except my SPB Contacts. Can someone help me with this problem. I re-downloaded a couple of times and same problem. Thanks.

[Elveston]

Killa,
I had the same problem. Lost all my contacts. Tried syncing without luck. Finally, did a hard reset, and set it back to "default". Contacts magically reappeared. Not sure why, but I'm not arguing.
I also missed the transcriber which I used much more than the keyboard. I found that the Calligrapher software was even better.

[thrillwillflight]

hey guys, can anyone help me with loading mw6? i downloaded both verizon versions, put my phone in bootloader mode, and double clicked on both versions and hit run and nothing happens but an empty dos window pops up for a second and goes away. in boot loader mode it shows usb v1.02. any thoughts of what i'm doing wrong, or any steps i might be skipping?

[Sincere Killa]

Originally Posted by Elveston

Killa,
I had the same problem. Lost all my contacts. Tried syncing without luck. Finally, did a hard reset, and set it back to "default". Contacts magically reappeared. Not sure why, but I'm not arguing.
I also missed the transcriber which I used much more than the keyboard. I found that the Calligrapher software was even better.

My contacts are there but my contacts tab doesn't work.

[mageos]

First and foremost this update ROCKS!!!!! I was hesitant at first because I have never used other-than-verizon firmware. I love my phone again!!!!

I did notice one thing. I tried doing a couple of searches but couldn't see anything so I hope this is not a repeat. When I go into Comm Manager the Microsoft Direct Push and Data Connection buttons are disabled. I can get the data connection OK when I send a MMS message, but that is the only way I have been able to get it to turn on. Any ideas?

[froader]

Originally Posted by rbytheway

I saw someone else post this question but no reply so i'll try asking again... the phone ringer keeps reverting back to vibrate no matter how many times i set it to ring. anyone have any ideas why or how to change it so that it stops reverting to vibrate?

other than that this ROM rules my world!!!

can't wait for a kitchen!

Search for the HTC home customizer and use it to remove the "profile" window.