07-30-2006, 05:15 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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Windows Mobile 5.0 ROM Update for the HP iPAQ hx4700
HP has just released a ROM update for iPAQ hx4700 devices running Windows Mobile 5.0. According to the release history, it fixes a card response issue, and also improves overall system performance. Could this be what the doctor ordered? And if so, Dell, where in the world is the update for the X50/X50v?
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07-30-2006, 07:34 AM
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It seems it�s indeed worth upgrading. The upgrade went smooth on all devices so far (unlike with, say, the A12 ROM upgrade on the Dell Axim x51v for many) and the entire device has become much speedier than before - even without hacks.
I�m testing the upgrade with my standard DockWare test to find out how filesys.exe behaves and to have some real, objective test results to present.
The problems / unresolved stuff I�ve come across so far:
- It still has incompatibility issues with a lot of games (I�ve tested Realms and DragonBall - the recently tested titles that didn't work. DragonBall, unlike with the previous WM5 version, has even crashed the entire device after crashing. In this respect, the upgrade may be even more incompatible than the previous one). This is strictly an hx4700 issue � these games run on my other WM5 (and/or VGA) devices just fine.
- Services.exe still consumes CPU: 1.2% by default, 0.8% with empty \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Games, between 6.3 and 7.8% after copying every single factory-defult .lnk file from \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Games.
Note that these figures are much better than with the original WM5 upgrade where, by default, the CPU usage of Services.exe was around 5% by default, 1% with a completely clean \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Games and 15-20% with all the default links copied to the Games subdirectory.
This means the Navi service must be disabled by hand in the new version too in the way I've explained in my previous tutorials.
I'll keep you posted on further results / remarks. You don't need to wait for them to upgrade, however - it seems it's really worth upgrading. Also, again, make sure you check out the MobilitySite forum comments here.
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07-30-2006, 08:11 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Dec 2006
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HP is actually posted an upgrade of a upgrade.
Hell. Frozen. Over.
(See that, Dell? Yes, You, with the x50v upgrade...)
:wink:
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07-30-2006, 08:15 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Just installed it and it indeed went smooth  . Menneisyys: You could post a link to your tutorial so I won't have to do a search (yes, I am lazy). 
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07-30-2006, 10:48 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Before upgrading you might want to read Biting the Handango that Feeds It: Are You Getting Your Money's Worth?
If like me you buy 90% of your Software from Handango and need to redownload lost files, this could prove to be one expensive upgrade what with their download "protection" farse.
The upgrade did go well and its very,very quick.
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07-30-2006, 11:39 AM
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Sage
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I threw WA2, PB etc. etc. at it and it really is a lot faster . WA2 loads in one second compared to 30 seconds before the upgrade.
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07-30-2006, 11:57 AM
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A quick question to hx4700 WM5 users
If you still haven't upgraded your hx4700 to the brand new, 2.0.1 WM5 version but you're still using the old, 2.0 one, could you please mail me / upload the \Program Files\Dockware\DockWare.exe present on the original, 2.0 WM5 HP iPAQ hx4700 version?
(If you mail it, rename it to, say, TXT or JPG before attaching it to your mail so that it gets through more reliably. My address is info removethis AT removethis winmobiletech.com.)
The new, 2.0.1 WM5 upgrade contains the latest, 2.0.2.1026 version, which can no longer be used for filesys.exe benchmarking (I've only noticed this after running the benchmark for 5 hours and without filesys.exe ever kicking in; unfortunately, I�ve forgotten to back up the old version, don't have the time to downgrade back to the old version and the old version isn't available anywhere any more) because it no longer creates temp files in the built-in storage memory.
Again, I only need the single \Program Files\Dockware\DockWare.exe file from the old WM5 version.
UPDATE (19:49 CET): thanks to Pocket PC Thoughts forum member "buckyg", I've received the old DockWare version in the meantime. That is, I do NOT need the file any more.
I've just started my all-night-long first test phase with near-empty storage & heavy deletions & writes so that the results are comparable to those of the previous version I've published earlier. Tomorrow, I'll go on with tests that simulate a hx4700 with full storage to see whether you may use the built-in storage to store files. Stay tuned!
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07-30-2006, 12:02 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Windows Mobile 5.0 ROM Update for the HP iPAQ hx4700
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Originally Posted by Darius Wey
Could this be what the doctor ordered? And if so, Dell, where in the world is the update for the X50/X50v?
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I'll tell you where... it's on eBay!
Oh, wait, no, that's where my x50v is after I got frustrated enough to sell the damned thing...
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07-30-2006, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by juni
Just installed it and it indeed went smooth . Menneisyys: You could post a link to your tutorial so I won't have to do a search (yes, I am lazy). |
Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Services\ NavPointService entirely. (See http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ind...;tb=1&pb=1 ).
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07-30-2006, 12:13 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Thanks
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