Dear all,
I contacted HTC for my device upgrading and ROM updates, and they direct me to this forum.
I have a TyTN unlocked device, and want to upgrade to WM6. I explored all what you posted here but couldn't decide which version and link is suitable for me. Any way, here down my device information, and I'm appreciating any help to upgrade my device to WM6.
Device Information:
Device Name: HTC TyTN (Unlocked)
Language: English
Processor: SC32442A - 400MHz
Memory: 49.05 MB
System: Windows Mobile 5.0 OS 5.1.195 (Build 14955.2.3.0)
That are all information I could get from my device
Need Help my friends.
After all, I beleive that HTC should have an upgrade area to support their devices.
Thank you in advance.
Hi there!
its good to know that HTC assistants sent you here on this forum !!
I can suggest you to go for the wm6 image black 2.5 as its been always the most stable for me, so read the wiki and all the documents to upgrade your hermes to that version.
http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=26
and don't run in the upgrade, take your time to read everything and if you don't understand something, come back here.
redaatef said:
I have a TyTN unlocked device, and want to upgrade to WM6.
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It depends on your personal reasons for upgrading. If you want to upgrade because of more speed and more stability you should try Black 2.5. If you are doing it because of adventuresomeness you should give all of the great roms here a try.
But at least you should try Black 2.5, Duttys V2 and Custels 1.3 to find out which one is the best for you. You should also try different radios to see if theres a difference in your area.
And don't forget the most important object: read mrvanx upgrade guides very very carefully and follow every step exactly.
be aware that the ROMs here are *unofficial* and *unsupported* ROMs.
HTC will NOT help you out if you screw up your device.
if you are unsure about flashing, then stay with the stock ROM.
I have a UK unlocked Tytn and would very strongly recommend Black 2.5.
My first ever ROM upgrade was Black 1.2 and it was soo god. 2.0 was even better and 2.5 better still. Have had no problems, battery life is much better, doesn't lockup/freeze any more, loads more memory available.....i could go on.
Go for it - follow mrvanx's upgrade guide. he makes it very easy
Flashig roms is one way... be careful...
When I first flashed a WM6 Rom on to my HERMES I made sure I read all the preinstall instructions very carefully as I didn't have a clue about flashing. MR VANX's guide is excellent, follow it carefully and you can't go wrong.
I have now successfully flashed numerous ROMS on to my device.
No-one can tell you which is the best ROM as they are all excellent for their own different features and customisations. You will need to try a few and see which you like best.
Good Luck.
I highly doubt
That an HTC representative sent someone here for ROM updates to WM 6.0.
If they did and are caught, they will probably be terminated.
I deal with HTC regularly and they don't condone or encourage our methods of tuning and research.
Be careful out there.
Thank you
Thank you a lot for your replies guys. They helped me a lot. I'll do the upgrade and will back to you with the results. Thanks again.
silverfox0214 said:
I deal with HTC regularly and they don't condone or encourage our methods of tuning and research.
Be careful out there.
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It always amazes me how corporate structures can be so schizoid. I too have received- from in-the-trenches personel- a pointer to this site specifically for beta testing WM6 Push. Conversely, the moderators here made it clear that management at HTC was a major impetus behind MS's request that the ftp archives be pulled.
The kicker for me is that the Wiki on HTC's US site specifically points to this XDA-developers and those postings are all vetted by someone at HTC USA. I'm thankful for that because that's how I found this site in the first place.
My Upgrading Status
First of all, I would like to add my voice to (teambnet) that I'm thankful for them to made me know this website and forum in the first place.
OK, about my upgrading status guys, I did exactely as shown in mrvanx.org website and did install WM6 Black 2.5, everything is gone fine except one thing, that the button of contact voice tag is not working. When I push that button, it gives me a message "Error opening the shortcut or locating the target filename.", I tried then to assign the shortcut to a program by going to Start --> Settings --> Buttons, but I couldn't find the program that should be assigned. I don't know if my problem are clear or not but I tried to explain as much I could. Any suggestions to solve that?
Thanks all,
Reda,
teambnet said:
The kicker for me is that the Wiki on HTC's US site specifically points to this XDA-developers and those postings are all vetted by someone at HTC USA. I'm thankful for that because that's how I found this site in the first place.
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I always suspected that secretly HTC were using us as beta testing guinea pigs, now it looks like I was right! And half of the fixes for their bugs are created by developers on this site.
Seriously though, if your Hermes is no longer covered by the original HTC warranty (as mine was from the very first day I got it, since I bought it from an "unauthorized" distributor), then HTC have nothing to lose by pointing someone to this site. They might as well have said, "Flush it down the toilet for all we care..."
John
HTC's wiki is just like ours, anyone can edit it... So i doubt that HTC themselves put a link to XDA on their wiki, but someone else probably did..
You need to install the voice commander CAB located on the first page of BLACK2.5 Then remap the button.
You should read thru the numerous posted before asked already resolved issues. Congrats on the UPGRADE!!!
redaatef said:
First of all, I would like to add my voice to (teambnet) that I'm thankful for them to made me know this website and forum in the first place.
OK, about my upgrading status guys, I did exactely as shown in mrvanx.org website and did install WM6 Black 2.5, everything is gone fine except one thing, that the button of contact voice tag is not working. When I push that button, it gives me a message "Error opening the shortcut or locating the target filename.", I tried then to assign the shortcut to a program by going to Start --> Settings --> Buttons, but I couldn't find the program that should be assigned. I don't know if my problem are clear or not but I tried to explain as much I could. Any suggestions to solve that?
Thanks all,
Reda,
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Finally Finished
Hi all,
Thank you stuckes, I did as you told me and everything gone very nice. WM6 is a nice OS, not that much different from WM5 at least for me. But, it's nice. Thank you all for your help in that.
I got a question, when I would to upgrade, there are many versions of WM6, Black2.5 and other versions, where can I find a complete comparison with screenshots of them to decide if I'm gonna change to another one or stick to black 2.5?
Regards,
Arnie gets tough with the chefs.....
silverfox0214 said:
That an HTC representative sent someone here for ROM updates to WM 6.0.
If they did and are caught, they will probably be TERMINATED.
I deal with HTC regularly and they don't condone or encourage our methods of tuning and research.
Be careful out there.
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Asta la vista baby !
hi ... what about black 3.00 for may tytn
thanks
naxos said:
hi ... what about black 3.00 for may tytn
thanks
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Is there black 3.00? where can we find more details about it?
redaatef said:
Is there black 3.00? where can we find more details about it?
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There's a black 3.0.1.
Easily found along with a list of many other ROMs on the wiki page here: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Cooked_ROMs
And this is the link to the Black 3.0.1 thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=305940
HTH, Oggy.
Does anyone know if there is a solution to this problem? I flashed my 8525 with the vp3G 3.0 but now when I'm using the phone, the mapping of the qwerty pad seems to change to the numbers and symbols, and you cannot type letters. Does anyone know a fix?
oh shiitt!
noticed same thing. gets annoying coz i have to type with onscreenkeyboard or phonepad if im on the phone and textingg at the same time
I know that it is not a problem with just my phone because I have a friend who flashed his phone with the same vp3G rom and he experienced the same problem.
does any of the other WM6 "officiial" updates experience this same problem?
This has already been brought up in vp3Gs 3.0 Rom thread!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=317952
Just click that ^ link and do a search on that thread only for information on this problem.
I loaded the vpg 3.0 at&t official and did a soft reset before the extended rom loaded. When I did this the numbers and symbols were maped wrong. I then HR and reloaded vpg3.0 and let the extended rom load. Problem solved for my 8525.
Oh yeah later I saw the HTcustom program under Programs/Accessories/HTcustom, and there is a tab for keyboard where you can select Cingular. I didn't need it since the extrom loaded, but you might want to try and see if that helps.
go into registry edit. hkey_local_machine\software\oem\qwerty
edit layout value to either hex:40409 or dec:263177
Nope, no PROBLEMOS with the original one. Neither with the Schap's version.........
Good luck!
p.s. there is a WIKI.......
The straight scoop
OK people, time to get the facts straight on this.
The issue the OP refers to is NOT the same as the issue whereby special symbols are incorrect on the Cingular/AT&T 8525 without the proper OEM\Qwerty setting.
The issue the OP refers to is this: While in a call, the numeric hardware keys are locked as such and are unusable as letters in applications such as SMS.
With mviana's help (and a crapload of flashing various ROMs on his part), we have determined the issue is NOT limited to my ROM. It appears to have cropped up with the latest "official" builds, starting with the Dopod 3.54 release and includes the AT&T 3.57 release (upon which vp3G 3.0 is based, of course).
That said, it has very clearly not affected everyone as on several occasions I have observed posts from two people running the same ROM -- one says he has the problem and the other says he doesn't. Even within this post Bensat noted he has no problem with the HTC or schaps, however posts can be found to the contrary.
I'm still gathering info on this, however I'm beginning to believe it may be germane to certain Hermes models -- specifically the Cingular/AT&T 8525 (aka Hermes 100). We may note that Bensat has a TyTN (aka Hermes 200).
One thing's for certain: It's not an evident nor "easy" fix.
EDIT: Found a TyTN that has the problem with the "official" AT&T (and mine).
Why bother to open a new thread for the issue taht suppost to post in VP3G's thread? Read my avatar <---------
Okay, quick question. Has at&t actually released an official wm6 upgrade for the 8525?
nope. and when they do "officially", not like "officially" as in "officially on this board" but as in "officially, and warranty supported by ATT", you will find it HERE: http://www.america.htc.com/support/8525/software-downloads.html
Wonder what's taking them so long to release it :\ (Sorry to trail off OP's topic)
I recently unlocked and upgraded my 8525 to wm6 using Black Satin and MRvanx's instructions.. (Thanks to all of you!)
Now the keyboard buttons on the slide out keyboard don't seem to be properly mapped to the symbols.
For example, to type a question mark, I simultaneously press the bottom left key and the "F" key. However a "-" appears instead of "?" appears.
How do I fix this?
Thanks!
You can map them correctly by searching for and installing 8525 keyboard fix .cab. Next time search first. Threads such as this occur approximately every two weeks.
you can also use Schaps AdvConfig and choose the right keyboard layout
Thanks.
I did try searching for it. If you don't know the terms for what you are looking for, its nearly impossible to find. I also didn't realize how good of a job google does searching compared to the forum search. Next time I will use google to search the site.
Hopefully, now another noob will find this thread and know to download
WM VI 8525 Keyboard Patch.CAB from this thread.
hgupta said:
Thanks.
I did try searching for it. If you don't know the terms for what you are looking for, its nearly impossible to find. I also didn't realize how good of a job google does searching compared to the forum search. Next time I will use google to search the site.
Hopefully, now another noob will find this thread and know to download
WM VI 8525 Keyboard Patch.CAB from this thread.
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Glad you found it. Google is really better for searching the fora than built-in search. Trying to search first can protect you from flame and coarse language here (even though now it is much better than lets say six months ago). I also think that keyboard fix is floating around the hermes wiki (worth reading).
I have stumbled upon what looks to be an updated version of WM6. Unfortunately the rom is in Russian and I do not have the time to translate/flash (I am in the process of moving) and was wondering if anyone was interested in taking on this task.
I don't want to give out too many details as there has been some backlash in the Wizard Mobile 6 forum due to a similar rom, so please pm me if you are in helping out. I will try to check my messages as often as possible, but understand that I cannot hand this out to everyone at the moment.
Thanks in advance.
(ps. it claims to be wm6.1 but I can't confirm as I do not speak Russian, but the files seem legit...)
Can you please post a link to download this "russian ROOM"
i wouild like to see how is it working on hermes - Thinking of sending one to a friend of mine in Russia.
umm i was lookin into building my own rom.. translating one could be a good preparetion i think so link me?
Hey svetius,
I just noticed something on the names of the devices. I was answering some threads in the Wallaby section, and I noticed that a bunch of people were asking questions about the Wizard... then, it hit me...
Wallaby is named MDA
Wizard is named TMobile MDA
If you look in the main forum, the names applied to both devices are the same (there is a tag for MDA on both devices). The one on the Wizard should read MDA Vario (or TMO MDA). Not that we get a whole lot of traffic in the Wallaby area, but it would be nice for the people who are looking for help with their Wizards in Google, get to the right page.
Thanks.
Bump...
Svetius this is something that you probably have to do (maybe Flar)
I'll forward this onto svetius & flar
Thanks Rich!