Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for HTC TyTN Released; P3300, S620 and Advantage Coming Soon

[Paul Martin]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=4034' target='_blank'>http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=4034</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Finally, it took HTC a little bit longer but after HTC released the first Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for other versions of its HTC Hermes reference design, HTC now also released the long awaited Windows Mobile 6 Professional ROM upgrade for its HTC TyTN. ...HTC also confirmed that it will release other long awaited Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrades during/from August. HTC said that the Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for the HTC P3300 (HTC Artemis - Windows Mobile 6 Professional), HTC S620 (HTC Excalibur - Windows Mobile 6 Standard) and HTC Advantage X7500 (HTC Athena - Windows Mobile 6 Professional) are scheduled from August as well."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/martin-20070806-HTC-WM6-Upgrades.jpg" /><br /><br />Arne Hess is on top of the HTC upgrades. If you have a TyTN, the free Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade is available now after logging in to your free <a href="http://member.htc.com/member/login.aspx?fm=eu&ln=en">HTC eClub account</a>. The Artemis/P3300, Excalibur/S620 and Athena/Advantage X7500 should be available soon, so register your device to be ready.

[jalex]

I'm dismayed that nothing showed up on the US region of the site and that the version numbers in the screenshot they include in their instructions (where they tell you to make sure their version is newer than your version before actually applying the ROM update) are older than my eight-month-old WM5 device!

What gives? Do they mean their WM6 version numbers need to be newer than my WM6 version numbers? That wouldn't make sense as this is the first WM6 ROM update published and no TyTN's have been sold with WM6 installed, have they? Hence, that question isn't even valid as I don't have WM6 version numbers, I have WM5 version numbers and they're newer than their WM6 version numbers!

The version numbers they have on their (very slow) site (as difficult as they are to read) are:
ROM: 1.06.405.1
ROM date: 05/10/07 (one presumes this is 10may07)
Radio: 02.90.90
Protocol: 4.1.13.42
ExtROM: 1.06.405.101

The version numbers I have are:
ROM: 1.18.255.3
ROM date: 07/22/06
Radio: 1.03.03.10
Protocol: 32.34.7010.01H
ExtROM: 1.18.255.106

Bottom line, does this matter? If not, is it even worth going through the hassle of applying the ROM update, I'm kinda conflicted as I'm expecting ActiveSync to break and then half my 3rd party software not to work any more. If so, will it even work if I try to apply a European update on my USA device?!?

Yes, I sound like a real Debbie Downer but I just want to stick it to 'em and put across how bad this looks. I'm hoping some members will throw some really good come-backs in here and turn me right around...

[sorenholm]

I have been trying to install the WM6 update on my Tytn and it just won't work. The Tytn goes into a kind of serial direct connect mode that makes my Vista PC ask for a USB driver. If I don't install a driver, the upgrader can't find the Tytn. I can't find a driver via the automatic search. I did find a couple of drivers on the internet that install OK and the Tytn then shift to USB connect mode, but then the installer program quits.
Anyone have any ideas?