07-12-2004, 11:00 PM
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Dell Axim X30 ROM Update Released
Dell seems to have quietly posted what appears to be a ROM update (A02) for their X30 handhelds. The listed updates are rather vague:
- Enhance your PDA with wireless security feature. (The enhancement is only for 624MHz & 312MHz integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth model)
- Enhance SDIO bus driver.
If anyone's tried it and has more details as to what it does, let us know.
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07-13-2004, 04:13 AM
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OK I did it. Nothing earth shattering to report, but let me run through the experience.
Be forwarned..this is a ROM update and wipes your ROM. If you are one of those that reads all the instructions you can be back up fairly quickly. If not at least browse this.
It recommends you backup your Built-In Storage. Simple to do, just copy the entire thing to a folder on your hard drive. I did it but it turns out it didn't destroy it during the update. I wouldn't count on that though, so if you care about what you have there, back it up.
The instructions also indicate that you can backup your system, do the update and restore. That is not normally recommended as ROM updates often have the tendency to make registry structure changes that don't take well to having the old structure restored over them under the new OS build. I have ignored that advice in the past and had problems, difficult to diagnose problems. In this case, since the OEM recommended it, I assumed they knew it would be OK. The instructions said AS backup...I used AS backup. After the update I restored using AS and everything seems to be just as before.
The ROM update application gives you the opportunity to save a current ROM image. I did that. When you start the update, it also gives you the opportunity to save the current ROM image. I would recommend doing it, one way or the other. You can use the search function on this site and others to find the desperate posts from those who didn't and for some reason, needed to go back.
The whole process took about a half hour. Backups, system and ROM, update and restore all together. Fairly painless really, and I was reading newsgroups during the 'don't touch it' periods.
Follow the instructions, don't get ahead of yourself and hopefully you will have as uneventful and upgrade as I.
What did I gain? Beats me at this point. I do have an A02 instead of an A00 in the System info.
I have a new, I think, item in the control panel, in the system tab. There is an Odyssey Client. I don't recall that, but it might have installed with a couple of things I added this weekend without me noticing it. Anyone else have this? tapping it produces no result.
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07-13-2004, 12:37 PM
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Upgraded, went fine!
Took just 10 minutes to backup and upgrade. Everything works just fine.  Have to give it a couple of days to find the differences though.
And to Sven:
the Odyssey Client is part of the ROM upgrade. Seems to work with 802.11 networks. I will give it a try to se what it can do.
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07-13-2004, 02:57 PM
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Re: Upgraded, went fine!
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And to Sven:
the Odyssey Client is part of the ROM upgrade. Seems to work with 802.11 networks. I will give it a try to se what it can do.
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Thought it was new. It was pretty obvious, and I think I would have noticed it if it was there before.
A 'what's new' file really would have been nice.
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07-13-2004, 05:30 PM
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I just re-built my X30 a few days ago, so I don't see anything in here compelling enough to warrant me doing that over again. I'm deeply suspicious of doing a restore after a ROM upgrade...:worried: Let me know how your X30 works over the next few weeks Sven...
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07-13-2004, 05:37 PM
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Like I said, I normally don't do that, but the instructions included in the download specifically detailed that. There have been others from HP in the past that suggested a backup, but never suggested a restore, and some that defined a backup as syncing the PIM stuff.
This one specifically instructed you on an AS backup and subsequent AS restore, so I figured, what the heck. No problems so far.
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07-13-2004, 06:11 PM
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When i recieve my new Axim X30 ( 624 ) in the mail should this already be on there or should i do this upgrade
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07-13-2004, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Zab
When i recieve my new Axim X30 ( 624 ) in the mail should this already be on there or should i do this upgrade
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One would hope it would already be done, but you'll want to check and make sure. START > SETTINGS > SYSTEM > SYSTEM INFORMATION and look at the ROM version. If it's AA00, you have the old ROM.
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07-13-2004, 06:25 PM
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I apologize for going OT, but I'm getting a replacement X30 in a few days and I'd like the Axim users to do something for me. In landscape, watch a video looking directly at the screen. I use Betaplayer, but I'm guessing WM would work. Does it look the same as every other ppc screen you've seen? Is there a big enough 'sweet spot' to comfortably view the video? I ask because my first one was difficult to view head on and only viewable by holding at an angle. The 'sweet spot' was very small.
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07-13-2004, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
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Originally Posted by Zab
When i recieve my new Axim X30 ( 624 ) in the mail should this already be on there or should i do this upgrade
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One would hope it would already be done, but you'll want to check and make sure. START > SETTINGS > SYSTEM > SYSTEM INFORMATION and look at the ROM version. If it's AA00, you have the old ROM. |
thanks much, ill bookmark this so i can check it when it gets here.
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