Fully working Helmi AKU 3.5 kitchen PPCGeeks revision

[PPC_ImCoKeMaN]

Originally Posted by boe

Just tried it with the new 3.5 AKU - clicking on a contact gives you "Sorry, an error has occurred and the application needs to close". I should have tried the old live search that came with the build. Did that work correctly?

I think that is because you need .netcf2 for live search. There is a cab to it on the board or you can add the oem to the kitchen.
Edit: just saw your edit and the other post, you'll probably get better help in that thread because of the subject.

lightsail,
I've never had that problem if it is not a stock kitchen it could be an oem that was added, or another program after install.

Oh, this is still me I just screwed up my normal account for a bit so I created this one for the phone in the meantime.

[boe]

Originally Posted by PPC_ImCoKeMaN

I think that is because you need .netcf2 for live search. There is a cab to it on the board or you can add the oem to the kitchen.

I install .net CF 2 SP1 and it doesn't work. Does opening live search allow you to click on contacts and work properly on yours?

[sfaure03]

problems with contacts not working on rom upgrades are almost always related to failure to do a HARD reset, or by trying to overwirte the PIM volume from an earlier version.

[boe]

Originally Posted by sfaure03

problems with contacts not working on rom upgrades are almost always related to failure to do a HARD reset, or by trying to overwirte the PIM volume from an earlier version.

Thanks - again to make it clear - I'm talking about clicking on contacts linked in Live Search. Contacts work fine by using the native contacts function. Are you using Live Search? Have you tried selecting a map or direction using contacts from within Live Search?

[schettj]

Yep, it was working for me (live search with contacts) on my 3.5 version.

[boe]

Thanks schettj for answering my question, can you tell me if you are using the latest one http://mobile.search.live.com/client/download.aspx or the one that came with the 3.5 firmware?

In Live Search, if I go about it says version 1.0.2592.31374 - not sure if there is a newer version. Live search works for me but if I try to select a contact for a destination or map, I get the error.

[robrob]

In Live Search, if I go about it says version 1.0.2592.31374 - not sure if there is a newer version. Live search works for me but if I try to select a contact for a destination or map, I get the error.

I just downloaded the lastest Live Search and I get the same error when I click on "Contacts."

Rob

[schettj]

Well, I've just reflashed a new version, and it's not bad, but not perfect.

I had to cut some corners to get to testing it (wanted to run over the weekend) so I don't have clean OEMs for all these, but in addition to the existing OEMs, I've put mortscript, mortplayer, audacity (great! recorder app, freeware, you need to register to turn it on) and several missing "hack" registries (the usual cache goodies for access, animation off, etc...) in.

I am running into a problem in that some of my reg entries are getting overwritten by later reg entries. There does not seem to be a clean way to make sure that does not happen unless you keep requesting UUIDs until you get a "bigger one"

However, this ROM has about 90% of what I run pre-installed on it, and it uses just 5.6mb internal ram (well, my contacts are a meg of that) leaving a whopping 34 meg free. Program memory after a reset is 17mb used/29mb free, which seems very good.

My take on the OEM thing after working on 10 or so CABs is, if the app is written well, it can be ROMed. If it has hard-coded paths to some \Program Files\foo directory, then there is no benefit to ROMing it - just stick the CAB in your extended_rom or storage card and install it.

Some stuff defies all efforts to OEM - I have the generic_unlock registry entries in the ROM, but on boot the extended_rom is still hidden (yes, it's free of junkware!) so those reg entries need to be re-applied. The Crossbow theme is in ROM, and even pre-selected, but for some reason the background image isn't the crossbow one. Selecting some other theme and then selecting crossbow fixes that.

So, it's not perfect. Any pointers for the above would be welcome.

[schettj]

Originally Posted by boe

Thanks schettj for answering my question, can you tell me if you are using the latest one http://mobile.search.live.com/client/download.aspx or the one that came with the 3.5 firmware?

In Live Search, if I go about it says version 1.0.2592.31374 - not sure if there is a newer version. Live search works for me but if I try to select a contact for a destination or map, I get the error.

Damn, spoke too soon. It did work, at some point, but its not working now. There is a real chance I was still using AKU 3.3 when it worked - the new Live search was release just about the same time as when I first burned my rom.

So yeah, no workie for me either. Time to sheepishly submit a report to Microsoft.

Edit - is everyone with this problem using .NET CF 2.0? My AKU3.3 was running .NET 1.0

[boe]

Originally Posted by robrob

I just downloaded the lastest Live Search and I get the same error when I click on "Contacts."

Rob

Thanks! - I appreciate some testing and confirming.