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JAVA Midlet Manager

The reason I openned up this thread is that there were several problems with Toms truly awesome B&B ROMS, including the latest B&B 4.2.
The problems were of several nature, but with the latest one is that whenever you try to install Java application (.jad/.jar), you end up getting a message stating "low space" even though you have a lot of room in your phones memory.
Before the following I as well tried Intent's latest 1036 Midlet Manager, but to no avail with important apps. Tried installing in main memory as well as on storage card.
Here is what I ended up with ... Steps are simple:
I tried relocating the Jbed files to storage card and then applying the reg key which you need to launch. Was getting the same "low space" error.
Then i downloaded the Cloudyfa's Jbed 20070802.2.1 .cab installer and installed in main memory (effectively overwriting the existing 20070802.2.1 in B&B 4.2 ROM).
Esmertec Jbed has very good Softkey support.
MIDlets, after compilation as .obj, are kept in the same directory, making phone's memory usage even worse. Again, if you manually relocate it, or install it using .cab file onto a storage card, it's on the card that it'll keep its deployed MIDlets on!
Now Opera Mini 4 B2 and Gmail 1.5.0, as well as several other applications are running (though few are still not), and in full screen which is really cool. Only downside for this Jbed 20070802.2.1 is that it doesn’t support for example cookie handling, unlike previous. Apart from that Esmertec Jbed is without a doubt the best KVM/JVM out there right now.
Check these out as well:
Comprehensive Java Midlet Manager Guide - check out on Jbed 20070802.2.1 section
The Definitive Guide to Running 3D-enabled Java MIDlets on Windows Mobile
Hope that was of some help .... latetly there has been a mess with all these Java managers.

Keyboard...
Just to add a tip, Esmertec JBed is a great midlet manager, but some games designed for Mobile phones require the use of a phone keypad to start the game or select options before entering the games themselves. The keyboard icon on the middle of the bottom taskbar isn't visible while running JBed as it runs fullscreen, so you can do what I did....Map the input function to one of your hardware buttons and away you go. Bob's your dad's brother! Switch the keyboard to numeric mode and it acts like a phone keypad!

bb 4.2
please, where I can download bb4.2?
thanks a lot....

bb 4.2
beginner said:
please, where I can download bb4.2?
thanks a lot....
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HERE
tom 4.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=333443

I have Esmertec Jbed in my Artemis Touch 2.1 full ROM.
Tried to run Opera mini but it did not work. I use my Artemis with Hungarian national settings. (We use ',' for decimal separator not '.' - usually this is the reason for some software malfunction)
I have read in a Hungarian forum if I change back the regional settings to English it will work.
I haven't tried it yet just I wrote it maybe it will help somebody.

Hey Guys,
where can I download Esmertec Jbed from??
I dont have it in my HTC touch

built ffmpeg dlls for windows mobile are available

In the past, I get many helps from here.
I met lots of troubles while building ffmpeg for winCE. But I'm lucky to build them out finaly. I know some ones prefer to get the dlls directly rather than build it by themselves. So I upload them here: http://www.mediafire.com/?jc4w8mex9mw
Just feel free to get them if you need it.

ok, it may sound a silly question, but what app is suposed to take benefit of that ?

RTSP
Great job! Thanks
Did you build it with rtsp support? I can 't manage opening an rtsp stream: "File not found error"
rtsp.h files are present
In your begin method, in the name you preceed sample.avi with some strange char's what are they for?
Kind regards
Wim

I have also been trying to compile this for the ARM4 platform, would it be possible for you to build for this platform (ARM4i is only for WM5/6 and Im also developing for WM2003/CE.NET 4.2)
Thanks

sorry， rstp seems not supported defaultly.
the strange chars is diretory name. You could change them to "\\Storage Card\\sample.avi" or any others you like.
wimpos said:
Great job! Thanks
Did you build it with rtsp support? I can 't manage opening an rtsp stream: "File not found error"
rtsp.h files are present
In your begin method, in the name you preceed sample.avi with some strange char's what are they for?
Kind regards
Wim
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I haven't tried it in WM2003. Maybe it works too. please try it and tell me result.
coolsva said:
I have also been trying to compile this for the ARM4 platform, would it be possible for you to build for this platform (ARM4i is only for WM5/6 and Im also developing for WM2003/CE.NET 4.2)
Thanks
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I am trying to use your bin ffmpeg on windows mobile 6.
when I try to call :
avcodec_find_encoder((enum CodecID)CODEC_ID_FLV1);
it's fail
those my init call:
avcodec_init();
avcodec_register_all();
av_register_all();
av_log_set_callback( ffmpeg_avcodec_log );
any idea ?

wright_hz said:
In the past, I get many helps from here.
I met lots of troubles while building ffmpeg for winCE. But I'm lucky to build them out finaly. I know some ones prefer to get the dlls directly rather than build it by themselves. So I upload them here: http://www.mediafire.com/?jc4w8mex9mw
Just feel free to get them if you need it.
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Hi,
Been trying to use your FFMPEG.DLL but I need the network capability of FFMPEG, could you recompile with --disable-network removed from your configure?
I have built FFMPEG myself but I keep getting a green screen on any video output, sound works okay. Did you get this? If I switch to your DLL I it works but I can only open local files.
To get libavformat to build I had to change a line in configure (amongst other things) to:
network_extralibs="-lws2"
from:
network_extralibs="-lws2_32"
Thanks!

Hy,
can anybody build ffmpeg with support stream video files from network?
Thanks a lot.
Greatz
mccoffein

Hy,
is anybody out there?

I think the original Youtube app uses ffmpeg - just go to youtube from your mobile, download the cab, install and you'll find ffmpeg.dll in /program files/youtube so you can try use this one...

Hy,
thanks for your answer. I tried this. But ffplay don't work with this dll well.

If have linked in the project below but i dosent work.
I tried to link avcodec, avutil and avformat ... But there is no coming out.

Since you know that it works now i will update this thread.
I have done it. You can see it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3819157#post3819157

ffmpeg WinCE is now Open Source!
For more informations look at our homepage http://www.ffmpeg-wince.org ...
See you!

Error :"Not a valid Pocket PC application"
hi
I have download the file from here: http://www.mediafire.com/?jc4w8mex9mw extract it and copy the bin, ffmpeg and Sdl directory to my project for wm 6.0
and successfully build the cab file. My cab file has exe and ffmpeg.dll, SDL.dll, swscale.dll files. After installation to my htc device 6.1 device whenever I try to run
file it gives me error message "Not a valid Pocket PC application".
Do have any idea why it is giving such error message.
Thank you.

Hello, I have also downloaded the files and am building testmain.exe using visual studio 2005. The exe is building and is running within the emulator. However on a windows mobile 6.1 classic PDA I am getting the error "testmain" is not a valid Pocket PC application.
Could anyone help me discover what the problem is?
I ran dumpbin /headers on the DLLs and the exe and saw that the header values are different and am wondering could this be causing the problems I have?
Dump of file ffmpeg.dll
----------------------
FILE HEADER VALUES
1C0 machine (ARM)
4.00 operating system version
1.00 image version
3.00 subsystem version
0 Win32 version
Dump of file SDL.dll
----------------------
FILE HEADER VALUES
1C2 machine (Thumb)
4.00 operating system version
0.00 image version
4.10 subsystem version
0 Win32 version
Dump of file swscale.dll
----------------------
FILE HEADER VALUES
1C0 machine (ARM)
4.00 operating system version
1.00 image version
3.00 subsystem version
0 Win32 version
Dump of file testmain.exe
----------------------
FILE HEADER VALUES
1C2 machine (Thumb)
5.01 operating system version
0.00 image version
5.01 subsystem version
0 Win32 version
Thanks,
Menelaos

Java Development on Touch HD

I've been studying Java with the Open University and would like to put into practice some of my newfound knowledge on the mobile side of things.
Can anybody help me get started by telling me which configuration I should be using with regard to CLDC/CDC-MIDP, are there any JDK's for the Touch HD etc?
I have tried searching but to no avail so far so would appreciated your help.
Also, is there a decent Java compiler that operates under WM6. As that would be novel to play around with too! I currently use NetBeans on my pc.
Regards
Gary

Java on a mobile device = J2ME

There are plenty of Java VM for Pocket PC (check this thread). I think JBed (found in most blackstone ROM's including stock ones) is the best. It has severe limits but it is the best you can get on blackstone. For developement you can use your PC with Sun WTK 2.5.2 (it is supported by Netbeans).
There are no decent java compilers that run directly on PocketPC.

As your first app can you create a D-Pad in java to run skymobile????

garyainsworth said:
Can anybody help me get started by telling me which configuration I should be using with regard to CLDC/CDC-MIDP, are there any JDK's for the Touch HD etc?
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Java ME : JBed or JBlend, choose one of them, both work great.
Java SE (Yes Desktop-class Java): MySaifu - http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~dat/java/project/jvm/index_en.html
As for the JDK part (I mean the javac compiler and other tools), I do not know such a package yet. However, you can make javac work with MySaifu with a tools.jar file copied from standard JDK (1.3 or older probably).
Hope this helps

Java development with JVM for CDC
Thanks for your help guys.
I've managed to ge set up and have managed to create my first Midlet and run it on my Blackstone via JBed. I've used NetBeans 6.7
However, that is CLDC/MIDP, but when I try and install CDC creations JBed will not install it because a Midlet name is missing. Is this because the stock JBed does not support CDC. I have tried to find out but it is not perfectly clear and I will have to pay for a JVM to test my theory out if nobody can advise!
Thanks for help
Gazza

MOD EDIT
Moved to Themes, Applications and Software forum (?) as not related to rom development

I'd seriously look at JavaFX, sun released a beta of it the other day.
I really like it, it works well on the HD from my limited testing
http://javafx.com/downloads/windows.jsp
One slight flaw with the current version is that it wants to get network address even when try to search for local jar/jad on storage.
but setting it as default file association gets around that one..

JavaFX
Downloading as I write....
Thanks for your advice I appreciate it. As you may know, as a newcomer to development of JME it is so complicated to get started due to all the configurations so any pointers at this stage are very much appreciated.
Thanks
Gaz

OK, I have JavaFX installed on my HD and it works and I particularly like the calculator example app included with it. However, I still cannot get my CDC app to install. It says "Cannot install application because critical information is missing from the application file (.jad). I thought CDC used xml files and not JAD for descriptions. Am I wrong or is something to do with my platform/deployment configuration?
I cant see a jad file in the deploy folder either. Is this an error.
Thanks
Gaz

Nope, you still need the JAD descriptor file.
It's plain text file, just find some on the internet, open it with text editor and alter some of the properties in there, it's really easy.
Don't forget to change the path to your JAR archive - the best way is to put there just simple JAR name and copy the JAD to the same directory as JAR.

Thanks Pepcza,
I'll try that, just a thought though, if you still need a descriptor file (in this case .jad) why does'nt the Netbeans deployment process create it along with everything else? It does when creating CLDC platform apps!
Gaz

JavaFX
I think we should concentrate on this one. Youtube videos are working in bolt browser using Javafx. If only it would be a bit faster, It'll throw Jbed out of the window.

[APP] XDAndroid Startup Utility - v1.3.1 - 29-OCT-2010

Welcome to the XDAndroid Startup Utility thread. This app can be installed in Windows Mobile 6.0 Pro and up which manipulates startup.txt depending on which checkboxes are selected in the Options screen.
The app also has an update utility which can download the latest kernel, rootfs, and initrd.
Currently it supports generating startup.txt for Rhodium, Raphael, Blackstone, Diamond, and Topaz. This thread is mainly for Rhodium support (since that's the only phone I have), but other device posts are welcome so long as it's only related to this application and not to Android specifically.
Regards,
Sov
*Special thanks for Reefermattness for supplying the slick graphics! HERE is his thread for his CAB project that is used with my startup utility.
If this app has made your life easier, send me some coffee money so I can get less sleep and stamp out more code!!
DOWNLOAD HERE
After you download, give me a shout out what you think about this app. I'm getting 1,000's of downloads, but only a few comments. I just want to know how well this app is working for you... THANKS!
Sov
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XDAndroidStartup v1.3.1
XDAndroidStartup v1.3.1 Mirror (Mediafire) - for those that have problems downloading from filefront
* Fixed an issue with smaller than previous update files corrupting when overwriting the older one on the device - update.zip is checked for existence and deleted if exists now...
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XDAndroidStartup v1.3 - Depricated
* Added visual cues while downloading and unzipping updates
* Fixed an issue with update not always being unzipped into the android directory specified
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XDAndroidStartup v1.2.4b3 - Depricated
This one should finally fix the rel_path issue. The cold medicine is getting to me today...
GOTCHA'S:
no longer put a "\" before your path in Advanced. For instance if your Android directory is \Storage Card\froyo then just type "froyo" (without quotes) in the text box. You'll get the idea when you see the new layout of the Advanced page...
Known bugs:
*Putting your android file system in the root of the sdcard might still not work...go ahead and try it and give me feedback, though!
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XDAndroidStartup v1.2.4b2 - Depricated
Added rel_path for users having issues when the Android file system is somewhere other than "andboot".
*Non-english users, please let me know if DirectoryNotFound exception is still working with this version...
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XDAndroidStartup v1.2.4b1 - Depricated
This is beta for non-english phone users to see if the DirectoryNotFound exception is fixed. I only have a Tilt 2 so I can't check it. Let me know how it goes...
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XDAndroidStartup v1.2.3 - Depricated
Knows bugs:
* DirectoryNotFound exception in non-English phones - under investigation...
* Some people report that it will not boot Android with the Android Directory (Haret.exe location) set to \Storage Card (root) in advanced settings, but very few say this...
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FAQ:
Q: What do those dern things mean in Advanced Settings?
A: CDMA = Sets force_cdma=1 in startup.txt. This is for CDMA phones. If you pick the correct phone on the main screen, XDAndroid Startup sets this option for you..
HW3D = Sets hw3d.force=1 in startup.txt. This is needed for most phones now (even the Rhodium, YAY!) in order to take advantage of Hardware 3D rendering instead of the slow software rendering.
N. Am. Dial = North American Dialing - This is required for north american prefixes and for Google Voice to work. I haven't used Google Voice personally, but have been told it is necessary.
Post-Android Auto Backlight = xdandroid startup automatically sets winmo registry settings to disable auto backlight dimming so android can control. Upon rebooting winmo a .exe file needs to be placed into the start directory of winmo if auto backlight is to be re-enabled in winmo. Check this box if you want auto-backlight to be re-enabled in winmo upon reboot.
Overclock? = Sets acpuclock.oc_freq_khz=XXXXXX in startup.txt (XXXXXX = the Overclock Level you select just below * 1024)
Overclock Level = If Overclock? (above) is checked, this sets the XXXXXX value (see above) to your selection * 1024.
Manual Startup.txt = check this box if you want to use your own startup.txt instead of xdandroid startup generating it.
Storage Card\<insert your android directory here>\Haret.exe = This is where you tell XDAndroid Startup where haret.exe is and this tells Haret where the android files are.

Anyone for Screenshots???

might need a changelog, huh????

I had to deal with the "directory not found " bug since i've got a german Rhodium.
I just changed the Path from "Storage Card\Andboot" to "Speicherkarte\Andboot" and it worked so it seems that the only problem here is that the Patch "Storage Card" is translated into the equal language of the phone and therefore the default path can't be found
Ps: Please excuse my bad english ^^

@Gronkdalonka
Not all german roms are concerned.
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Das hatte ich natürlich als erstes geändert, aber der Fehler ist ein anderer, der nicht bei allen deutschen ROMs auftritt. Es gibt eine lange Fehlermeldung.

What do the options in the Settings of the Startup Utility represent?
I know what HW3D, Overclock, and Force CDMA mean, but what about the rest?
Thank you

atomixpaintball said:
What do the options in the Settings of the Startup Utility represent?
I know what HW3D, Overclock, and Force CDMA mean, but what about the rest?
Thank you
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Did you check it out...? I think he added the north am dialing setting... What else do you need?

atomixpaintball said:
What do the options in the Settings of the Startup Utility represent?
I know what HW3D, Overclock, and Force CDMA mean, but what about the rest?
Thank you
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N. Am. Dial = North American Dialing - This is required for north american prefixes and for Google Voice to work. I haven't used Google Voice personally, but have been told it is necessary.
Post-Android Auto Backlight = xdandroid startup automatically sets winmo registry settings to disable auto backlight dimming so android can control. Upon rebooting winmo a .exe file needs to be placed into the start directory of winmo if auto backlight is to be re-enabled in winmo. Check this box if you want auto-backlight to be re-enabled in winmo upon reboot.
Manual Startup.txt = check this box if you want to use your own startup.txt instead of xdandroid startup generating it.

Gronkdalonka said:
I had to deal with the "directory not found " bug since i've got a german Rhodium.
I just changed the Path from "Storage Card\Andboot" to "Speicherkarte\Andboot" and it worked so it seems that the only problem here is that the Patch "Storage Card" is translated into the equal language of the phone and therefore the default path can't be found
Ps: Please excuse my bad english ^^
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The actual bug that I'm referring to in my first post is about the exception that comes up when loading the app on non-english phones. Some devices are getting a directoryNotFound Exception.
What you are referring to is not a bug, but a feature. That setting is there for people that want to move android around instead of in the default directory. And, yes of course, people with non-english phones will have to edit that option in advanced...

Ah, sorry, my bad

XDAndroid Startup Utility 1.2.4b1 posted in first post. Non-english phone users please try and give some feedback about the DirectoryNotFound Exception.
Thanks!!

Thanks, its working, but reed until the end.
It started after I have renamed HARET.EXE to Haret.exe and edited androidroot.txt (/Speicherkarte/ANDBOOT).
Maybe it was a capital letter problem after the extraction of the android.rar in Windows 7 and copy of the extracted folder to the sd card.
But then I got the next error message in german:
... Please install NETCFv.35.Messages.DE.wm.cab for WM 5.0 or NETCFv.35.Messages.DE.cab ...
System.Net.Sockets.Socket.ReceiveNoCheck(Byte[]buffer, Int32 size, SochetFlags socketFlags)
at
System.Net.Connection.Read/Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count)
...
at
XDAndroidStartup.Form1.UpdateSystem()
I have installed that file from here:
http://www.gps-vor.de/netcf35.htm
but i got the same error.
The phone is going in suspend and came up with that error.
I tried with my fingers on the touchpanel during updating and its working now.
I hope you can understand my poor english.

Tippfehler said:
Thanks, its working, but reed until the end.
It started after I have renamed HARET.EXE to Haret.exe and edited androidroot.txt (/Speicherkarte/ANDBOOT).
Maybe it was a capital letter problem after the extraction of the android.rar in Windows 7 and copy of the extracted folder to the sd card.
But then I got the next error message in german:
... Please install NETCFv.35.Messages.DE.wm.cab for WM 5.0 or NETCFv.35.Messages.DE.cab ...
System.Net.Sockets.Socket.ReceiveNoCheck(Byte[]buffer, Int32 size, SochetFlags socketFlags)
at
System.Net.Connection.Read/Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count)
...
at
XDAndroidStartup.Form1.UpdateSystem()
I have installed that file from here:
http://www.gps-vor.de/netcf35.htm
but i got the same error.
The phone is going in suspend and came up with that error.
I tried with my fingers on the touchpanel during updating and its working now.
I hope you can understand my poor english.
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1) I think it was the directory problem (see answer 2) and not HARET.exe being capitalized. I have the file as HARET.exe also (capitalized) and it works on my Tilt 2.
2) Did you try changing the directory to /Speicherkarte/ANDBOOT from the Advanced Options page instead of editing androidroot.txt directly? I only ask because I'm wondering if you had a problem setting the directory using the app since you didn't say whether you did or not.
3) Did you get that error message when you pressed Update in the app or it just came up without pressing anything?
Regards,
Sov

I got this error after I pressed the update button, got a black screen und pushed power button.
After changing the folder in the program, the androidroot.txt was not changed and I did it by myself. (maybe not needed)

XDAndroid Startup Utility v1.2.4b2 is available for download!!
Added rel_path to startup.txt for users having issues when the Android file system is somewhere other than "andboot".
*Non-english users, please let me know if DirectoryNotFound exception is still working with this version...

sovereignty said:
XDAndroid Startup Utility v1.2.4b2 is available for download!!
Added rel_path to startup.txt for users having issues when the Android file system is somewhere other than "andboot".
*Non-english users, please let me know if DirectoryNotFound exception is still working with this version...
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Everyone, please bare with me. There was still a problem trying to run android from somewhere other than "andboot" (I blame it on the cold medicine )
v1.2.4b3 will be out shortly that should fix it...

v1.2.4b3 is ready for download...

b3 works fine for me, thanks!
I had the issue with the DirectoryNotFound exception on a german device.

B3 works fine for me, thanks!
Also I got no problems with a black screen while updating.

[Q] Registry Editor for Windows 7

I loved my TouchPro 2 so much I bought 2 extras about a year after they came out. I'm glad I did because it is now impossible to find a Windows phone with a slide out screen.
My original TP2 died and I am setting up the new one. But...I've run into a problem. I had used CeRegEdit before and it won't seem to load properly on my new laptop (Windows 7 64-bit). It installs but then I keep getting an error message when launching:
Unhandled exception raised!
Error message: Failed to set data for "
If I click "OK" the program loads but when I try to open the registry I get this message:
Unhandled exception raised!
Error message: Cannot create file "C:\Program Files (x86)\CeRegEditor\favs.crg". Access is denied
I have tried installing MobileRegistryEditor and it won't work either.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how I can get a registry editor to load on my laptop and work?
Thank you.
Bill

I'm confused. Why are you trying to put a registry editor on the computer for your phone...? I just use Total Commander, has a registry editor built-in. I guess it would be easier to edit via the PC, but I usually made quick & direct edits to the registry and it wasn't a big deal to do on the phone.

Why I like PC-based registry editors
I prefer the PC-based registry editors because I don't have the best eyesight and doing it on the phone is a real challenge for me. CeRegEdit was fantastic, but I just can't get it working on this new laptop.
I've never tried loading Total Commander directly to the phone. Are there instructions posted somewhere?
Thanks.

wmtownsend said:
I've never tried loading Total Commander directly to the phone. Are there instructions posted somewhere?
Thanks.
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I don't think you really need directions, it's quite simple! If you have an aftermarket ROM like EnergyROM, it's already included. http://www.ghisler.com/pocketpc.htm if you don't have it.
Then just go up until you see the \\Registry, and have a ball.
Edit - if you have issues seeing the screen, why not use MyMobiler?

I'll try it
Thanks for the tip on the screen enlarger. I will try it.
Quick question on the Total Commander. I am unsure which CAB to download and install.
Processor type Windows installer CAB Notes
ARM/XSCALE/
PXA tcmdpocketarm arm/xscale/pxa
(english only) Most users will need this version!
MIPS/SH3
x86 (CAB only) tcmdpocketmipssh3 mips | sh3 | x86
(english only) For older devices
Additional languages included language page Only needed if you install the CAB version
Or try 2.52 beta 3:
(recommended for WinMobile6.5) Forum beta cabs Supports FTP via SSL, bluetooth with WidComm/Broadcom stack
Download CAB files of Total Commander 2.52 beta 3:
Devices with touch screen (Total Commander Pocket+PocketPC Phone):
arm
mips
sh3
x86
Total Commander Smartphone (devices with NO touch screen):
arm
x86
Total Commander for Windows CE:
arm
mips
sh3
sh4
Any suggestions?

wmtownsend said:
Quick question on the Total Commander. I am unsure which CAB to download and install.
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I guess the page is a little confusing, but in reality there's only 2 cab's to the page I linked you to. I figured you'd know it's ARM/XSCALE and not MIPS, but hey .
http://tcce.s3.amazonaws.com/ce3/tcmdpocketarm.cab