Excuse me but who can use the rom? It is specific to the 4700 so if you don't own one it is useless...and if you do own one they you are licensed to use it.
I'm not sure which ROM is being discussed here, but if this is the leaked Windows Mobile 5 Beta ROM, then (a) it isn't hx4700 specific, and (b) it isn't considered a formal public release by Microsoft or any vendor. To maintain the legitimacy of this site, we discourage posting links to it. I hope you understand. Thanks.
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Excuse me but who can use the rom? It is specific to the 4700 so if you don't own one it is useless...and if you do own one they you are licensed to use it.
I'm not sure which ROM is being discussed here, but if this is the leaked Windows Mobile 5 Beta ROM, then (a) it isn't hx4700 specific, and (b) it isn't considered a formal public release by Microsoft or any vendor. To maintain the legitimacy of this site, we discourage posting links to it. I hope you understand. Thanks.
I am not posting any leaked ROM. I am trying to help the guy who started this post recover his device with the original rom. I extracted my original factory ROM and am hosting it on my own server for people to use. There is nothing that can be brought agains this site for that.
I am not posting any leaked ROM. I am trying to help the guy who started this post recover his device with the original rom.
Then send him a private message with the download URL - there's absolutely no reason to post it publicly. By posting it in our forums you're opening us up for legal action because it's certainly NOT legal to pass it around, which forces us to take action. Please stop being stubborn - this is not your Web site ok? :-)
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Wow, how ridiculous. There's a link to it on xda-developers.com. You won't find a mess like this over there. Wonder how long this post will last? :roll:
Keep in mind that Jason has already spoken about this legality issue. Sharing such links is a violation of the Windows Mobile license.
Also, we run our site. The folk at xda-developers.com run theirs. It's as simple as that.
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There's a link to it on xda-developers.com. You won't find a mess like this over there...Wonder how long this post will last? :roll:
It's a mystery to many of us that XDA Developers.com hasn't been shut down - the only explanation is that HTC doesn't mind what they're doing. But you'll notice there's no "HP developers" forum where people openly swap ROM images. I can guarantee that HP wouldn't like that. ;-)
As for "how long your message will last", we're not deleting messages - people are free to talk about ROM issues all they want, we only step in when they start posting links to ROMs in our forums. As I explained, if someone were to send someone else a ROM download link via private message, there's nothing we can do to stop that, nor would we really be concerned about that to be honest. But by posting a link in our forums, HP could (and likely would) hold Pocket PC Thoughts responsible for the ROM swapping activity, and that's not something I can allow.
Roll your eyes if you want, but this is my business and I need to protect it.
I still haven't heard a good reason why Little Mo is unable to use the private message button to send the URL. :wink:
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I don't know how far you got with your attempted upgrade, but you mentioned that it's now in boot mode. If so, try this with the new 1.10 upgrade for the 470x:
During the install process, the ROM installer resets the 4700 into bootloader mode: the screen backlight goes off, and there is some lettering that basically says HP and a progress bar. The indicator lights will also shut down, and ActiveSync doesn't appear to be engaged.
Here's my environment:
Active Sync 4.0 - appears very stable and no issues so far
iPAQ 4705 - 128MB RAM (upgrade by PPC Techs). Full battery.
Installed from IBM ThinkPad running Windows 2000 SP2.
1. I ensured that I was installing ROM 1.10 by confirming that I had SP29841.exe
2. After the first failure, I rebooted my TP and shut down all programs. It was plugged into AC power, and my 470x was cradled to ensure a continuous power source. Previously, I'd tried to use a sync cable.
3. I then followed ninja1's advice (above) and reconnected the 470x to my TP and started the upgrade process again. I did this by reinstalling the ROM update on my TP - uncompressing the file, etc. - and letting it find and analyze the ROM on the 470x. You may see a "??" for current ROM version. Don't worry about it, as it's in boot mode.
4. You'll then be prompted to continue, and should select "Next" or whatever language version you're using.
5. To my surprise, the upgrade kicked off again, and slowly went from "0.1%), to "1.0%", to "1.1%", etc. It got as far as ~ 70.0%, and I got the same "Error 606" that you mentioned.
6. I then did a hard reset of the 470x (to no apparent effect, as it was still in Boot mode) and rebooted my TP. I then reconnect the 470x, restarted the SP29841 install process again, let it find my 470x and analyze it, and the process then kicked off again. This time, it installed a bit faster and completed without any errors.
7. I did a soft reset of the 470x and it came up without any issues. I confirmed it was the correct version by checking Windows Media Player and confirming that it was WMP 10. It was, and I've had no issues with the upgrade.
8. I've been reinstalling my programs and where possible, am putting them all in the iPAQ "File Store".
I had a similar problem with a botched upgrade on my XDA II Mini (the anansky big storage for those who read xda-dev). I could access the bootloader, so was able to restore my original ROM.
Not sure about the hx4700, but on my Mini you could dump the original ROM to an SD card (i used a 1Gb Lexar), so that if your rom update failed, you could go into the bootloader and restore the ROM from the SD card. Is this possible on the 4700?
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I had a similar problem with a botched upgrade on my XDA II Mini (the anansky big storage for those who read xda-dev). I could access the bootloader, so was able to restore my original ROM.
Not sure about the hx4700, but on my Mini you could dump the original ROM to an SD card (i used a 1Gb Lexar), so that if your rom update failed, you could go into the bootloader and restore the ROM from the SD card. Is this possible on the 4700?
Yeah, it is possible. I have done it. Using the XDA Developers tools of course.
Boy I wish the HP had the same following the XDA has. I would love be able to modify my rom on the 4700 like what can be done on the XDA using the Rom Kitchen.
They haven't got one for the HTC Magician (XDA Mini, iMate JAM)yet
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WM2005 upgrade attempt - try this...
Linear Mode
