[Duddy]

Man! Darius must have found out about the update at almost the same time as me!

[Duddy]

Man! Darius must have found out about the update at almost the same time as me!

[Jonathon Watkins]

Originally Posted by powder2000

I'll be skipping this one also. Nothing too compelling but hat's off to Dell anyways. Great support!

Totally agree about the support. I've gone with Dell for my last two Pocket PCs and I'm pleased with the support. One OS upgrade per generation of machine plus patches seems fair. I would rather have the updates than not. As a software tester I can understand why Dell has been releasing the ROM updates incrementally, rather than waiting for a 'big bang' release. It means that I can decide whether to upgrade or not each times bases on the features added/bugs removed. I'll be updating to this ROM as I am still on A03.

Good job Dell! 8)

[Mitch D]

Originally Posted by spoirier

Here are the direct links to the A05 ROM updates via FTP:

X50 / X50v VGA
ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/utility/R106214.EXE

X50 / X50v QVGA
ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/utility/R106213.EXE

Thanks for the link spoirier, muchly appreciated.

[k1darkknight]

Originally Posted by Sven

In my view, that's not a Dell issue, it's an MS one. All MP10 PPCs are like that.

Okay, now I know this is getting a little off-topic, but I wish Micro$oft (or SOMEone) would come up with a way that you could map the hardware buttons to have different functions with ANY program you chose. Among other things, it'd be great to have click-n-hold functionality in a button. Anyone know of anything like this?

[Darius Wey]

Originally Posted by k1darkknight

Among other things, it'd be great to have click-n-hold functionality in a button. Anyone know of anything like this?

Tap-and-hold functionality and program-specific button mapping is supported in VITO ButtonMapper. Alas, it's not free, but a great solution to the lacklustre button mapping support in Windows Mobile.

[Patrick Y.]

Originally Posted by spoirier

Here are the direct links to the A05 ROM updates via FTP:

X50 / X50v VGA
ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/utility/R106214.EXE

X50 / X50v QVGA
ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/utility/R106213.EXE

umm.. Just curious, what are those numbers stand for?? Does 06 stand for the ROM version? This version is 05, right? No offense, but did you upgrade your Axim with the files from the link you provided? I don't want to fry my Axim by installing the wrong ROM. ops:

This the first time I'm upgrading my Axim. I'm wondering if I will be able to restore all the files and setting after upgrading. Also, has anyone really tried the 05 version yet? Please tell me your experience with it. Thanks. ops:

edit: can you reinstall all programs and files by just using the build-in backup utility in x50v?

[Darius Wey]

Originally Posted by Patrick Y.

umm.. Just curious, what are those numbers stand for?? Does 06 stand for the ROM version? This version is 05, right? No offense, but did you upgrade your Axim with the files from the link you provided? I don't want to fry my Axim by installing the wrong ROM. ops:

Ignore the numbers. They're just codes used by Dell so they can keep track of all their product updates. These links should point to ROM A05.

Originally Posted by Patrick Y.

This the first time I'm upgrading my Axim. I'm wondering if I will be able to restore all the files and setting after upgrading. Also, has anyone really tried the 05 version yet? Please tell me your experience with it. Thanks. ops:

In theory, it's suggested that you backup your data (particularly your PIM data), and reinstall all your programs once the flash upgrade is complete. Cross-ROM backup/restores are always a dirty job and you may run into problems. I've only ever done it once but it was successful for me. However, this time round with the A05 upgrade, I decided to reinstall all my programs from scratch. And my experiences with it? No problems whatsoever. :way to go:

Originally Posted by Patrick Y.

edit: can you reinstall all programs and files by just using the build-in backup utility in x50v?

Read my previous paragraph. In theory, yes. In practice, yes. Subsequent problems? Maybe. If you want to avoid any further issues, you should just reinstall your programs.