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Axim X50 Rescue + WM5(AO2) Upgrade + 2003(AO5) Downgrade Guide

I have available for download some nb0 files that work. Also, how to give your X50(mid) life again after you have bricked it (for example, you mistakenly flashed the WM5 A03 rom or any of the WM6 roms designed for the X50v).
Before you do anything, make sure you have at least a 256mb SD card and a card reader (you can get one at a place like Radio Shack or Office Depot). You also need to install winrar (found at WinRAR download and support. WinRAR is a powerful Windows tool to compress and decompress zip, rar and many other formats: Make Download). Your SD card must be formated with the FAT32 file system.
To format your SD Card with the FAT32 file system
Step 1: To do this insert the SD Card into the reader and go to "My Computer".
Step 1a: BACKUP YOUR FILES before you start
Step 2: Right-click the drive letter of the SD Card reader (differs for each computer, probably either E:\ or F:\ or G:\) and click "Format".
Step 2a: Don't worry about any of the options except for file system, choose "FAT 32"
Step 3: Click "Start" and wait until it is done
If you bricked your X50(mid) with a WM2003 SE rom trying to flash the A05 rom (latest rom for WM2003 SE)
Step 1: Get (OS) rom image at http://randomosity4.us/files/rfiles/...2k3_A05_EN.rar
Step 2: Extract files to any folder using Winrar
Step 3: Go to the folder where you extrated the files in the RAR archive
Step 4: Find the 2 files that have X50 in the filename (should be 1 (has a filename like DiMa_K_A05_X50_WM2k3_ENG) .nb0 file and (same naming conventions) 1 .crc file) and transfer them to the SD Card
Step 5: Take SD Card out of SD Card reader and put it in the axim
Step 6: Hold the power button and the wireless button at the same time, and quickly tap the soft reset button (little hole on back of axim near DELL logo and press it with something like a pencil or pen) 2 or 3 times
Step 6a: Watch screen for SD Card loader (should see the hard reset screen, but wait a few seconds until it shows up)
Step 7: choose the A05 rom image and follow any on-screen directions
Step 8: watch your axim come back to life and enjoy your axim
If you bricked your X50(mid) with a WM2003 SE rom trying to upgrade to WM5 (VIA USB)
Step 1: If the bootloader didn't flash, you're screwed. I can't help you. I have not included the bootloader for certain reasons.
Step 1a:If the bootloader flashed successfully, download the OS file at http://www.drivehq.com/web/steven855/X50_WM5_A01.rar.
Step 2: Extract files to any folder using Winrar
Step 3: Go to the folder where you extrated the files in the RAR archive
Step 4: Find the 2 files that have X50 in the filename (should be 1 (has a filename like WM50_K_A01_X50_WM5_ENG) .nb0 file and (same naming conventions) 1 .crc file) and transfer them to the SD Card
Step 5: Take SD Card out of SD Card reader and put it in the axim
Step 6: Hold the power button and the wireless button at the same time, and quickly tap the soft reset button (little hole on back of axim near DELL logo and press it with something like a pencil or pen) 2 or 3 times
Step 6a: Watch screen for SD Card loader (should see the hard reset screen, but wait a few seconds until it shows up)
Step 7: choose the A01 rom image and follow any on-screen directions
Step 8: watch your axim come back to life and enjoy your axim
If you bricked your X50(mid) with the WM5 A01 rom trying to update the rom to the WM5 A02 rom (or you bricked it trying to flash Maglite's WM5 A03 rom or any of his WM6 roms)
Step 1: A02 uses a different bootloader than A01, so that has to flash successfully before you can update to A02. I have included the bootloader just in case. If you don't need the bootloader, don't worry about it.
Step 1a:If the bootloader flashed successfully, download the OS file at http://www.drivehq.com/web/steven855/X50_WM5_A02.rar.
Step 2: Extract files to any folder using Winrar
Step 3: Go to the folder where you extrated the files in the RAR archive
Step 4: Find the 4 files that have X50 in the filename (should be 1 (has a filename like WM50_K_A02_X50_WM5_ENG) .nb0 file and (same naming conventions) 1 .crc file) and transfer them to the SD Card
Step 4a: Take the bootloader file and it's crc file (should be 1 (has a filename like WM50_B_A02_X50_WM5_ENG) .nb0 file and (same naming conventions) 1 .crc file) and transfer them to the SD Card
Step 5: Take SD Card out of SD Card reader and put it in the axim
Step 6: Hold the power button and the wireless button at the same time, and quickly tap the soft reset button (little hole on back of axim near DELL logo and press it with something like a pencil or pen) 2 or 3 times
Step 6a: Watch screen for SD Card loader (should see the hard reset screen, but wait a few seconds until it shows up)
Step 7: choose the file "WM50_B_A02_X50_WM5_ENG.nb0" and follow any on-screen directions
Step 7a: repeat steps 6 and 6a
Step 7b: choose the file "WM50_K_A02_X50_WM5_ENG.nb0" and follow any on-screen directions
Step 8: watch your axim come back to life and enjoy your axim
If you bricked your X50(mid) with a WM5 rom trying to downgrade to WM2003 SE
Step 1: Your procedure is similiar to the updating 2003 SE rom one
Step 1a:Get os and bootloader rom image at http://randomosity4.us/files/rfiles/...2k3_A05_EN.rar
Step 2: Extract files to any folder using Winrar
Step 3: Go to the folder where you extrated the files in the RAR archive
Step 4: Find the 4 files that have X50 in the filename (should be 1 (has a filename like DiMa_K_A05_X50_WM2k3_ENG) .nb0 file and (same naming conventions) 1 .crc file) and transfer them to the SD Card
Step 4a: Take the bootloader file and it's crc file (should be 1 (has a filename like DiMa_B_A05_X50_WM2k3_ENG) .nb0 file and (same naming conventions) 1 .crc file) and transfer them to the SD Card
Step 4b: Rename the bootloader file (on the SD card) from "DiMa_B_A05_X50_WM2k3_ENG.nb0" to "WM50_K_A05_X50_WM2k3_ENG.nb0"
Step 5: Take SD Card out of SD Card reader and put it in the axim
Step 6: Hold the power button and the wireless button at the same time, and quickly tap the soft reset button (little hole on back of axim near DELL logo and press it with something like a pencil or pen) 2 or 3 times
Step 6a: Watch screen for SD Card loader (should see the hard reset screen, but wait a few seconds until it shows up)
Step 7: choose the file "WM50_B_A05_X50_WM2k3_ENG.nb0" and follow any on-screen directions
Step 7a: repeat steps 6 and 6a
Step 7b: choose the file "DiMa_K_A05_X50_WM2k3_ENG.nb0" and follow any on-screen directions
Step 8: watch your axim come back to life and enjoy your axim
Any questions, just post or PM me. I plan on having X50(low) rom images available soon (WM5 images at first and WM2003 SE images if I can find some, if you want to experiment and use the X50(mid) WM2003SE images in the meantime,I don't reccommend it unless you're desperate. If anyone wants me to have the X51 rom tutorial, let me know.
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Credits Steven855

I need the original rom for the x51 (not V). I've tried to upgrade to wm6 and (of course) it didn't worked. Now I can't reverse.
Thank's

Hmmmmmm.. Looks very familiar, wait, I posted this on aximsite. Hussein_erol took my work and posted it here. Oh well, I was going to eventually post it here too, but it seems my work has already been done.
p.s. Hussein_erol, did you know I am active on Xda-developers as well as aximsite?
Edit: Don't use the links posted here, and please use the links posted on aximsite on this same topic

could you explainme how can i update my axim dell plz x50v in spanish to wm5 english

Steven855 said:
Hmmmmmm.. Looks very familiar, wait, I posted this on aximsite. Hussein_erol took my work and posted it here. Oh well, I was going to eventually post it here too, but it seems my work has already been done.
p.s. Hussein_erol, did you know I am active on Xda-developers as well as aximsite?
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upgrade my axim this way. many thanks but this is only info sharing! i know you on aximsite but i don't know on xda-dev. sorry if problem with your own topic sharing..

Axim with alredy A01
I successfully upgrade my axim to A01 version and want to update to A02, DELL update not work for me and my question is if I can use the update method above for A01 to A02 bricked axim to do it?

Bricked my axim again ! totally desperate! rescue me please!
Hi! Steven ! would you mind giving me some SD images , i `m totally desperate !! i sent a private msg . thanks for replying !
i need WM2003SE and WM5 A01 for x50Low .
Thank you verymuch !
Thank you Hussein bey ,too !

Anyone can help with SD updating ?
Is it ok to flash X50 Low with X50 Mid `s ROM?
I used X50_K_WM50 A01 ROM to flash my 416cpu x50 low device then it did not boot ,black screen ,nothing happend,afterward , i flashed again with X50_K_WM50 A02 ,it did boot but stuck at 80%. I`m sooooooo bored of flashing my god damn PDA everyday ,and end up with failure ,and this is taking my whole lot of time ,totally breaking my mind .
I need to downgrade to 2003 ,so i thought i would need to upgade to wm5 a01 first ,then load 2003se image via SD ,but i totally screwed up .
Mr Erol told me that i needed to integrate bootloader, but i frankly ,don`t understand that . HOW TO I INTEGRATE BOOTLOADER ? sorry ,Hussein bey ,i`m not a CE geek,forgive me ,please!
Anyone can help ? Thank you !

Thanks,Everyone !for guiding me how to do it !
Thank you Hussein bey ! Thank you Steven! For giving us all those support and technical knowledge . YEAHHHHHHHH! I finally made it!!!!!!
I bricked my axim x50low when i attempted to update ROM to WM6 (i knew that wm6 needs 128 ROM ,however, i was damn curious,concequently gave my dear pda death penalty, I searched whole xda site and almost every corner of related sites, no answer ,,,, ,damn it , wasted my 2 weeks on searching internet ,asking people ,... fortunately, there tons of fragments of tricks and things i needed to know. Thanks you Hussein bey , you told me to integrate bootloader ,i didn`t get it at frist ,so, spent my time on blindly flashing my device every night ,ended up with endless failure.
My history of failure:
WM2003SE A05 -> USB -> wm5 A01 successful
wm5 A01->SD-> WM6 failure (it booted but stuck at 80%)
Tried to roll back to wm5 A02 via SD update -> stuck at 80% again
Tried to roll back to 2003SE (DiMA`s ROM) via SD ,but appeared "no suitable update" -> failure again
aftet some days ,found IMG2NB0F.exe ,but didn`t work ,produced 0mb image file .
Tonight , got some DELL`s official update`s pack ,found another one IMG2NB0F(2).exe at an Italian site ,it truly generated some 40mb of nb0 file ,and i generated CRC through CRC calculater, renamed nb0 and put em all in FAT32 SD card , flashed -> NO RESULT - Black screen , nothing,but SD update mode works ,self diagonis works .
Successful History of rescuing :
1. downgraded Bootloader from A02 to A01
2.put those DiMA`s A05_X50_WM2k3 images (4files including bootloader nb0 file,nb0 ROM image and correspondent SRC files) into the FAT32 formatted SD card
3. insert SD card into the AXIM ,press Power+wireless then tap softreset once while you`re still holding P and W button ,then SD image update appears
4.install DiMa_B_A05_X50_WM2k3_ENG.nb0 ,untill it finishes and asks hardreset . repeat P+W+softreset to preform SD update again ,then install DiMa_K_A05_X50_WM2k3_ENG.nb0
5. It really takes a long time ,about 30 minutes later , it says " image update successful ,plz hard reset ,then do it , --> Blue DELL logo appears , boots uppppppppp !
Thank you ! Hussein !for giving me the download link of 2003SE image and the bootloader trick . You have a pretty good turkish website ,i love it! I`ll visit often .
Thank you Steven! for teaching us all those things !

My bricked Axim X50 can't detect "WM50_B_A05_X50_WM2k3_ENG.nb0"
hi
I got X50 ME and when i try the methods above I can only pass DIMA files. I can't detect WM50_B_A05_X50_WM2k3_ENG.nb0. need help....
thanks
Rgds,
kokting

alienx424 said:
Thank you Hussein bey ! Thank you Steven! For giving us all those support and technical knowledge . YEAHHHHHHHH! I finally made it!!!!!!
I bricked my axim x50low when i attempted to update ROM to WM6 (i knew that wm6 needs 128 ROM ,however, i was damn curious,concequently gave my dear pda death penalty, I searched whole xda site and almost every corner of related sites, no answer ,,,, ,damn it , wasted my 2 weeks on searching internet ,asking people ,... fortunately, there tons of fragments of tricks and things i needed to know. Thanks you Hussein bey , you told me to integrate bootloader ,i didn`t get it at frist ,so, spent my time on blindly flashing my device every night ,ended up with endless failure.
My history of failure:
WM2003SE A05 -> USB -> wm5 A01 successful
wm5 A01->SD-> WM6 failure (it booted but stuck at 80%)
Tried to roll back to wm5 A02 via SD update -> stuck at 80% again
Tried to roll back to 2003SE (DiMA`s ROM) via SD ,but appeared "no suitable update" -> failure again
aftet some days ,found IMG2NB0F.exe ,but didn`t work ,produced 0mb image file .
Tonight , got some DELL`s official update`s pack ,found another one IMG2NB0F(2).exe at an Italian site ,it truly generated some 40mb of nb0 file ,and i generated CRC through CRC calculater, renamed nb0 and put em all in FAT32 SD card , flashed -> NO RESULT - Black screen , nothing,but SD update mode works ,self diagonis works .
Successful History of rescuing :
1. downgraded Bootloader from A02 to A01
2.put those DiMA`s A05_X50_WM2k3 images (4files including bootloader nb0 file,nb0 ROM image and correspondent SRC files) into the FAT32 formatted SD card
3. insert SD card into the AXIM ,press Power+wireless then tap softreset once while you`re still holding P and W button ,then SD image update appears
4.install DiMa_B_A05_X50_WM2k3_ENG.nb0 ,untill it finishes and asks hardreset . repeat P+W+softreset to preform SD update again ,then install DiMa_K_A05_X50_WM2k3_ENG.nb0
5. It really takes a long time ,about 30 minutes later , it says " image update successful ,plz hard reset ,then do it , --> Blue DELL logo appears , boots uppppppppp !
Thank you ! Hussein !for giving me the download link of 2003SE image and the bootloader trick . You have a pretty good turkish website ,i love it! I`ll visit often .
Thank you Steven! for teaching us all those things !
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Please tell me how you do it x50low upgrade to wm5

You want the link to X50 series WM5 upgrade cd? PM me, and I will gladly give it to you.

Help pleeeeeease!!
hi. i bricked my axim low trying to upgrade to WM5 would you mind giving me some ideas on how to unbrick my dell axim x50 low SD please, i `m totally desperate !! i need some help, please give me the links for downloading the files and the how to guide to go about it .thanks for replying !

ROM Availability
Are any of these Axim x50, x50v, x51, x51v ROMs still available anywhere? Dell WM5 A02+, Lenny, Steven, or any of the ROMs mentioned in the Dell Forums of several years ago? All links mentioned in the forums are long since inactive.
I have an application that would really benefit from being able to use these devices with some older measuring equipment, and I have 2 dozen of the Axims and some HP HX4700s.
Any insight would really be appreciated. I know these units are well past prime, but could still be very useful to some of us if we could obtain better ROMs, particularly the Bluetooth stack versions.
Thanks!

Can someone who have the Upgrade CD, please upload it to somewhere else.

This device is anything but abandoned, i'm looking for the upgrade from 2003 to WM 5 and anywhere to find it, no one has the files or if they have, don't wamt to share...
I'm so sad right now...

Flashing WM6

hi all, i am a beginner with windows mobile and i am currently using a Asus P535 windows mobile 6 OS. I bought the set in Hong Kong but unfortunately i forgot that the language cannot be changed back to English. Now i am having a lot of problems with the chinese interface.
Can anyone teach me how to flash to a Malaysian English OS MY ROm or at least an English OS please ? thank you very much.
ROM date 2007/5/24
ROM version V4.7.12 CHT_HK00
Boot version 070416122657
Radio version V.4.7.0
MP version V0.164
Battery version 1.3
Ext ROM version V1.4.3 HK00
as i am a noob i hope u guys can input me with layman's term not pda terms..besides, i only have a USB cable to do it, no other sophisticated gadgets : ( thanks a thousand...

Try this.
Put it in your MiniSD card and execute it.
If it work, flash WWE version then.
vivi
PS. Not my work.I don't know who create this.

i must use an empty mini sd right ?
how do i flash WWE ?sorry i am not experienced in this field and even shops in my town do not provide such a service. I called Asus Malaysia, they are not helpful at all. I even asked if i could go to their service centre and pay for the service, they said no.
what is the worse that could happen if something goes wrong ?

i have run it in my asus p535 ...
it says ROM language ID: 404 (i think it is 404 too fast u couldn't see), now unlocking....
after that noting came out...
i try executing it again ....now it says my ROM language ID:0 , but my ROM is still HK00 , changing it to WWE MY00 is difficult, different region, different language.
does this mean it worked ? how do i continue ? thanks so much

V4.7.12 2007/08/20 update
Description ASUS PDA Phone P535 WM6 firmware V4.7.12_WWE_MS00 only for Malaysia
Additional features and improvements:
1.Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Update
2.Extended ROM V1.4.0
Caution:
1.Do not upgrade to different language or regional version onto your PDA Phone, or it may cause device OS broken then won''t turn on anymore.
2.It is recommended to format SD card into FAT format.
3.Please also install phone module firmware V4.8.0 or above.
4.After the installation, previous data will not be found.
If your OS version is WM5, please use ActiveSync to synchronize and backup your personal data.
(Please do not use SPB Backup to backup and restore your personal data. This action might cause system malfunction or data missing)
If your OS version is WM6, please use SPB Backup software to Backup your personal Data.
5.Due to compatibility issue, please use ActiveSync version 4.5
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/activesync/activesync45.mspx
6.Please make sure battery level is above 60%
7.Please make sure to use SD card with capacity 2G or less for upgrade.
8.Please make sure that there is no other folder named "2577".
If such folder exist, please rename it to a different name then change it back after upgrade.
9.After the installation, please go to "Start"=>"Setting"=>"System" and restore back to default.
10.Please be notified that it cannot be downgraded to Mobile 5 after upgraded to Mobile 6.
Please make sure you acknowledge such limitation and then proceed with the following steps.
Please follow the below procedures to upgrade:
1.Please format your Mini-SD first.
2.Unzip the file and copy it to Mini-SD card''s root folder(Under Mini-SD''s root folder, there should only be folder 2577, AsusP535.cap, and GalaxyII.cap; In folder 2577, there should only be Autorun.exe).
3.Insert the Mini-SD with upgrade firmware into P535''s expansion slot and wait for firmware to setup automatically.
If the firmware didn''t execute automatically, please execute Autorun.exe in Storage Card\2577\.
4.Click "System" => "Update ROM"
5.System will enter update mode, here the first part of upgrade will start.
Warning: Do not interrupt the upgrade process. Please execute the rest of the steps until completing step 8 in order for the unit to execute normally. After the upgrade is complete, a message in red will be displayed.
Please press and hold power button and reset at the same time to start second part of upgrade.
6.After reboot, it will automatically enter update mode. This upgrade takes about 3 mins, please wait patiently.
Please do not interrupt the upgrade process. After upgrade is done, system will reboot automatically.
7.After reboot, it will install extended ROM automatically. After upgrade is done, system will reboot automatically.
8.Please Confirm version in "Start"=>"Setting"=>"System"=>"System Information"=>"Version".
File Size 52.94 (MBytes)
i got this from asus website...after run the unlock lang id...am i suppose to follow this ? please guide me ..thanks

ok i have tried it.
when i press system > ROM update
it says ROM update cannot be applied to this region's version!

still nobody to help me ? i have been trying hundreds times and nothing worked out for me...
please, anyone who knows ..teach me how to switch to WWE
thanks

Do you have a *.cap file (official Firmware)? If so, do the following
Download this.
Run "P535RomTool.exe -d6 AsusP535.cap" on command line.
Note 1: AsusP535.cap has to be in the same dir as P535RomTool.exe.
Note 2: If your file has another name, take the right one!
Copy the resulting GalaxyII.nb0 file to a clean SD Card.
Run ASUS.UnlockLangId.exe on your p535.
Perform power+photo+record+reset
Enjoy!

thanks for the romtool but...i cannot even run the P535RomTool.exe
when i try to run it, the black window pop up for a mili second and then nothing happened..
is it because of the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) ??
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...D9-AE1A-4A14-984D-389C36F85647&displaylang=en
thanks

P535RomTool not run
Hi,
I have a big problem, i cannot run the P535RomTool.exe
when i try to run it, the black window pop up for a mili second and then nothing happened..
I have installed the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en. I have Windows XP SP2. what I have still to make it to run this tool? Plaese help me!!!
Thanks

create a folder on your desktop named x or something else... copy original rom and p535romtool.exe in this folder. open command line via start/run/cmd or start/all programs/accesories/command prompt. than u'll see c:\users\username.. than type cd desktop and enter
after that u'll see c:\users\username\desktop
now type cd x and enter
after that u'll see c:\users\username\desktop\x
now type P535RomTool.exe -d6 AsusP535.cap
and enter...
it will convert your rom to nb0
copy this nb0 to your sd card and follow the instructions below....

aresavas said:
create a folder on your desktop named x or something else... copy original rom and p535romtool.exe in this folder. open command line via start/run/cmd or start/all programs/accesories/command prompt. than u'll see c:\users\username.. than type cd desktop and enter
after that u'll see c:\users\username\desktop
now type cd x and enter
after that u'll see c:\users\username\desktop\x
now type P535RomTool.exe -d6 AsusP535.cap
and enter...
it will convert your rom to nb0
copy this nb0 to your sd card and follow the instructions below....
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Thanks a lot buddy. It converted the file into nb0 file and i have downgraded my p535 from wm6.5 to wm6.0 successfully.

Help,how to change windows language

Ok,i bought an asus P535 from eBay for a very good price BUT there is a problem.
The language of widows is French.
I can work my way through the menus and use the phone but it is getting frustrating.
Is there a way to change the language into English?
PS.Please respond only if you know a way to do this,i can speculate for myself.

LeoXTR said:
Ok,i bought an asus P535 from eBay for a very good price BUT there is a problem.
The language of widows is French.
I can work my way through the menus and use the phone but it is getting frustrating.
Is there a way to change the language into English?
PS.Please respond only if you know a way to do this,i can speculate for myself.
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Welcome
If Start-settings-system-regional settings does not work try to reflash to another ROM in WWE
Good luck,

Success!!!
Ok,this is to anyone facing a similar problem:
USE THIS ONLY IF YOU ARE WELL EXPERIENCED WITH BIOS/FIRMWARE FLASHING AND ALWAYS AT YOUR OWN RISK.IF YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG AT THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE YOU WILL MOST LIKELY RENDER YOUR PHONE USELESS.
Step 1:
go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=295778&highlight=p535+language&page=3
and download the p535 ROM tools
Step 2:
go to www.asus.com -> downloads,select the device and select window mobile as OS.
Then select the ROM with the language you wont to install.(in my case the V4315_WWE_MS00.rar Malaysian-only version with English language)
Step 3:
Extract both the zip files from the ASUS official ROM and the P535 ROM tools.
Step 4:
In the folder of the ASUS ROM there is a folder named "2577".Inside there is the file Autorun.exe
Replace that file with the Autorun.exe from the P535 ROM tools,and also add the "ASUS.UnlockLangID.exe" from the P535 ROM tools into the 2577 folder.
Step 5:
In the folder of the ASUS ROM there is also a file named "GALAXY.cap"
Make a copy of that file in the same location but ame it "GalaxyII.cap"
PS.In my case i also had to add in here the file "AsusP535.cap",which i found it in the UK-only version of ROM available for download from asus.
Step 6:
Format a 2GB mini-SD card with FAT-32 system and copy into it ALL the stuff in the ASUS ROM folder(1-the folder named"2577" with the Autorun and ASUS.UnlockLangID in it and 2-the files "GALAXY.cap","GalaxyII.cap") (and "AsusP535.cap",in case the phone shows an error"AsusP535.cap missing" BEFORE it starts the ROM upgrade process)
Step 7:
Insert the mini-sd card into the top-slot of the P535 and when the phone displays a message about running Autorun.exe select >NO<
Step 8:
Using the phone's file explorer go in the mem.card and run FIRST "ASUS.UnlockLangID.exe" and THEN "Autorun.exe".
The phone will request you to connect it to a power source and after you do that it will ask you if you want to upgrade the ROM.
Select YES ad everything is done automatically.The Phone will download the new ROM from the mem.card and install it.
PS.
I have destroyed 2 mp3 players in failed firmware flashing attempts,so my lesson learned is this:
DON'T,NO MATTER WHAT disconnect,remove battery,reset,shut down
the phone during the upgrade process,or you will kill your phone.

Asus P552w/P565 ROM Decryption !!

For all those who are struggling to extract the contents of the '.abi' file for P552w and P565, here is a good news !!
I found these tools somewhere on a non-English forum, while searching for the decryption tools.
It is a command-line tool that directly works on the '.abi' file, and produces the '.nb0' file.
Part02.nb0 is the OS Image and Part03.nb0 is the ExtROM.
Let me know if you face any difficulties. I have used it on my P565 and successfully dumped the ROM (using imgfs tools on the the OS image). Working on the kitchen now....
Hoping for someone to come up with a kitchen for P552w/P565 soon...lol
cheers,

We also have decrypted P565's rom,and now the problem is how to encrypt the rom.Do you found any tools to encrypt it?

gerry86 said:
We also have decrypted P565's rom,and now the problem is how to encrypt the rom.Do you found any tools to encrypt it?
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Well, decryption and encryption are both resolved. The only issue is to find where the IMGFS checksum is stored, and update the new checksum there. The '.abi' ROM Header is encrypted using some complicated encrption( not XOR ), and I have not been successful in decoding it as of now.

I see you're all experts here. Maybe you can help me.
I just want to know if it is possible to upgrade my italian ROM with an english one (P552w)?
If not I guess I can throw away my Asus while I don't speak Italian
Thanks for your help,

VanGog said:
I see you're all experts here. Maybe you can help me.
I just want to know if it is possible to upgrade my italian ROM with an english one (P552w)?
If not I guess I can throw away my Asus while I don't speak Italian
Thanks for your help,
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Sure buddy, no need to throw it away...
Just follow these simple steps :
1. Ensure that your Storage card capacity does not exceed 2GB and is not corrupt.
2. Connect the device using activesync and wait till the connection is established.
3. Go to file explorer on your PC and enable the option to display hidden files and folders.
3. Take your English ROM ( .exe file) and execute it from your PC.
4. Press 'next' till you see the error message that the ROM is not meant for your device. Wait !!
5. While this message is still being displayed, go to the folder which contains your ROM ( .exe file). You will see a file called 'tmp_rom.abi'. Rename this file to 'GM5.abi'.
6. Now close the error message screen.
7. Copy 'GM5.abi' to your Storage card.
8. Now Press the "Navipad down"+ "Reset" buttons and keep them pressed until you see the reboot screen.
9. That's it. The ROM flashing process will begin automatically.
10. Do not press any button till the ROM flashing is in progress. The device wil reboot automatically.
Enjoy your new English ROM.
Disclaimer : Hope you are aware about the risks associated with the ROM flashing process.

First of all, thanks rishi for your help, but in my case something doesn't work.
I get to the boot screen where it says that it can not find the file (but it is on the card).
I followed all the steps (including 1GB storage card) but always the same, no success.
Is it possible that this is because of my Asus which was I suppose unlocked before I bought it. It has an Italian mobile provider logo on boot screen?
Do you have any other solution for my problrm?
Thanks again for your effort,
Van Gog
Found a solution!!!!
The name of *.abi file must be the same as the name of an *.exe file!
WOW!
Thanks a lot, you saved my Asus!!
Greetings,
VanGog

It should be GM2_name.abi and don't forget to clear hidden attribute.
For me it works also on 4GB card.

rishi, you said that "decryption and encryption are both resolved", is it using the same tool? I cannot say I got it...

weiqiix,
You may use this tool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=511158

Thank you very much, I'll test it right now.
Then I could even understand what (and how) to do with those *.nb0 files,
and who knows, I could understand my p552w's internals

If anyone can fix the camera and video problem that will be perfect!

Asus Mypal A6x6 WM6.1 rom version 3 (9-10-10)

This WM6.1 rom is long overdue. With all the WM6.5 rom development, I forgot about this. Well anyway, this rom is pretty much the last WM6.1 rom with major releases. Any other WM6.1 roms put out will pretty much be bugfix roms to fix problems in this rom. However, I am going to put out a final mix rom with some extra goodies that I don't usually include in my regular roms. But I will make that when I can find time.
Thanks to Makuu (especially), Lenny, AstainHellbring, the creators of the tools I used to make this rom, and anyone else that I failed to mention in name who gave me the knowledge to complete this rom.
Asus Mypal A6x6 WM6.1 version 3
Windows CE version 5.2.21057 (Build 21057.1.6.7)
This was tested on an Asus Mypal A626 (and works). It should work with the A686/A696, but the other models were not tested. Any other models not metioned above WILL NOT WORK.
Updates
1. os build
Additions
1. Windows Marketplace
2. File Dialogue Changer
3. added Remote Desktop Mobile back in
Removals
1. Windows Live (if you really want it, use Windows Marketplace
download: http://www.easy-share.com/1911342865/Asus_A6x6_WM61_3.rar
At this time, this will be the only download link. Mirrors will be created in the future (after I give permission).
Instructions (I have included a txt file with same instructions for offline convenience)
Before you do anything, make sure you have at least a 256mb SD card and a card reader (you can get one at a place like Radio Shack or Office Depot). You also need to install winrar (found at http://www.win-rar.com/index.php?id=943&dl=wrar390.exe). Your SD card must be formatted with the FAT16 file system.
To format your SD Card with the FAT16 file system
Step 1: To do this insert the SD Card into the reader and go to "My Computer".
Step 1a: BACKUP YOUR FILES before you start!!
Step 2: Right-click the drive letter of the SD Card reader (differs for each computer, probably either E:\ or F:\ or G:\) and click "Format".
Step 2a: Don't worry about any of the options except for file system, choose "FAT"
Step 3: Click "Start" and wait until it is done
Step 1: Get (OS) rom image
Step 2: Extract files to any folder on hard drive using Winrar
Step 3: Go to the folder where you extracted the files in the RAR archive
Step 4: Make sure that the filename is "CANNES_A_WM6.img"
Step 4a: if the img file it's not exactly "CANNES_A_WM6.img", rename it to that
Step 5: Format the SD card if you haven't already done so using the instructions above
Step 6: Copy the img file to the SD card, see step 6a
Step 6a: Make sure that the img file is the ONLY file on the SD card after formatting
Step 7: Take SD Card out of SD Card reader and put it in the a6x6
Step 8: Make sure that the a6x6 is plugged in via ac adapter before doing the next few steps
Step 9: activate SD Loader using the following instructions {
Step 9a: Hold down the power button and enter button (that's the button in the center of the d-pad)
Step 9b: Double tap the soft reset button while holding the other 2 buttons
Step 9c: After double tapping the soft reset button, keep the other 2 buttons held until a blue screen comes up that says something like Asus Cannes flashing utility
Step 9d: Wait until the process is finished (it's near the end when it says "writing private")
}
Step 10: At this point, your a6x6 should reboot on its own
Step 11: enjoy your updated rom
If you have any questions, feel free to just post or PM me.
As I release new roms, if you have a support question, please give me the rom version so I know what rom you are working with. You can get the rom version from the filename of the rom pack.
Example: Asus_A626_WM614_1
A626 = device (most often it will be A626, will rarely be different), WM614 = os version, 1 = release #

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Hi Steven,
Any chance to get it in French, please ?

bump, for new access

Hello, Steven!
Don't u know about a bug in all WM6.1 firmware versions (whether in your ROMs or in the original WM6.1 also)? It concerns audio settings - treble and bass in the system settings page. After each soft reset the settings are changed to default ones, however visually they stay modified (for instance, max level of bass and treble). I need to readjust the settings each time. Pls check. Thank you!

mcsound said:
Hello, Steven!
Don't u know about a bug in all WM6.1 firmware versions (whether in your ROMs or in the original WM6.1 also)? It concerns audio settings - treble and bass in the system settings page. After each soft reset the settings are changed to default ones, however visually they stay modified (for instance, max level of bass and treble). I need to readjust the settings each time. Pls check. Thank you!
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I was not aware of this. Unfortunately, I am busy this week, so I can't go looking for a fix until next weekend.