Unlocking Imate PDA2K extended rom - MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General

Dear All,
I am not sure if this topic has been covered but is there a program to unlock the extended rom of my Imate PDA2k device? The 19.5k program which I remember was posted a while back does not unlock my extended rom. Has anyone found a solution?
Best regards,
Gilbert

Hi again,
Does anyone have aanswer to unlocking the extended rom of blue angel?
Best regards,
Gilbert

The attached zip holds the two files you need. Thanks to some members here at XDA-dev.com
Copy both to your Imate. Tap on the .cab file to install it. Then using a file explorer such as Resco, run unlockextrom with the arguement -unlock -xda3 Once that is done, do a soft reset and you should be go to go.
Dave

Nice.. Thank you!
One question from a wary user.... Will unlocking the rom cause problems with a rom upgrade down the road? That is, if IMate releases a new rom upgrade, will it upgrade fine? I would assume that if it upgrades fine, then I would need to unlock it again after the rom update?
Thanks!

I only unlock my ROM when I want to make a change. Otherwise, I leave it locked.

Paragon said:
The attached zip holds the two files you need.
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Hi Dave!
i tried this files on my MDAIII (german machine!) and the unhide worked perfect but the unlock did give me an error!
any ideas what i can do?
on the MDAII the file works perfect!

pbelcl said:
i tried this files on my MDAIII (german machine!) and the unhide worked perfect but the unlock did give me an error!
any ideas what i can do?
on the MDAII the file works perfect!
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This also happens on the XDA II. I found that with dismissing the errors, eventually it says unlocked OK. And after a reset, I can see and write to the Extended ROM.

I agree with dcs, it should eventually work.
Unlocking the Extended ROM doesn't seem to have an effect on ROM updates that I have seen or heard of.
Dave

Pda2k extended rom
Pda2k extended Rom

Here:
http://www.mobless.com/public/PPC Prog/PPC_BlueAngel/Ext.unlocker-xda3.rar
you can find tools for unlocking Bluangel ext.rom
Unfortunaly help text is Italian.
Ciao

found a unlocker for german guys
He Folks!
i looked around and found a unlocker specially for german devices!
this file ist from PPC-Welt.de!

He Folks!
i looked around and found a unlocker specially for german devices!
this file ist from PPC-Welt.de!
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Deutsch_ExtendedROMUnlocker_MDAIII.CAB
Description: Rom Unlocker for german MDA3 devices
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Can you give some directions how to use it , and does this meen that if I succeed to unlock Extended ROM I can use other GSM Cards in my MDAIII
10x in advanced
10x in advanced
_________________
regards Pauli

gossa said:
Can you give some directions how to use it , and does this meen that if I succeed to unlock Extended ROM I can use other GSM Cards in my MDAIII
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No!!
This tool gives you access to a hidden storage of the MDAIII.

But with the new /Storage you don't need to unlock the ROM unless you plan to modify the cab files used in hard resets, correct?

paulmc said:
But with the new /Storage you don't need to unlock the ROM unless you plan to modify the cab files used in hard resets, correct?
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No, but, it does give you more usable storage, especially if you move the .cabs out of the folder till the next hard reset.
dave

paulmc said:
But with the new /Storage you don't need to unlock the ROM unless you plan to modify the cab files used in hard resets, correct?
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Yes correct!

Rom version
Hi all,
i just bought my 9090 here in Portugal and it has
Rom version 1.12.00 WWE
Radio Prot 1.02.00
Protocol 1337.32
Extended Rom 1.12.120 WWE
i just saw the extended rom upgrade, but where can i find the Rom upgrade ?
anyone?

Remove Wifi logo
By the way, i just unlocked my extrom and found a "strange" .cab
BA_OEM_PA_Remove_Wifi_Logo.sa.cab
any comments on what this really is?

Hi guys,
Thanks for the tools but I couldn't unlock my Imate PDA2k. To unhide ExtROM but couldn't edit it is useless.
Could anybody give me a hint? Thanks many times!

Quote:[This tool gives you access to a hidden storage of the MDAIII]
How much MB of hidden storage we are talking about?
Thanks

Related

New Beta T-Mobile xda-2 rom ruu172104wwe with BT stack

Has anyone tried this yet, One of my friends got it last night form a friend in T-Mobile its ment to be the latest Beta for T-Mobile but it contains a proper BT stack.
Has anyone heard anything about it?
when i get it tonight i will of corse post it here
John
I have not tried it because I don't know where to download it...
Can you give us a link...?
Thanks
Panja
my friend will email it to me tonight and i will post it here, I am pleased that you know of it, do you know how good the new BT stack is ment to be ( what new profiles have been added)
John
Hey John,
I don't know.
Nice you're going to post it!
Thanks in advance
here is the file, i have not tried it yet,
Please let us know how you get on with it
john
Sweet! Downloading right now
I am getting Country ID error when I am trying to install it
As per my usual request...
If anyone DOES manage to get it installed, can they run Cleartype and see if it is 'GOOD' Cleartype, like the O2 ROMS, or useless, garbled and coloury Cleartype, as per the Orange ROMS please?
As for the Country Code error, is it a T-Mobile or UK device you are installing on?
if not, you'll need to edit the nbf files for the correct country.
How to edit those files? TIA
NBF files are passworded, can't seem to open them in editor
ID64 said:
I am getting Country ID error when I am trying to install it
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Follow this guide for switching roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=8205
applecom
Thanks for posting.
Panja said:
ID64 said:
I am getting Country ID error when I am trying to install it
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Follow this guide for switching roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=8205
applecom
Thanks for posting.
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Sorry probably it wont work because this T-Mobile roms comes with HimaUpgradeUt.exe version 1.1.0.0...
Mental block Not working for me, prolly too hot today If anyone cold post modified nbf's for FIDO network I'll really appreciate it.
TIA
the rom attached works perfectly
use ER2003Edit to unlock the nbf files
it's the fastest rom i've ever installed on my mdaII!
the 3 files included are:
rom 1.72
radio 1.12
extrom 1.72.04
sorry to be a dumb newbie, but can this work on an O2 UK XDA II? i dont need a walkthrough just a point in the right diretion
Thanks
pablo said:
the rom attached works perfectly
use ER2003Edit to unlock the nbf files
it's the fastest rom i've ever installed on my mdaII!
the 3 files included are:
rom 1.72
radio 1.12
extrom 1.72.04
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ER2003Edit gives me errors- ERROR ACESSING IMAGE FILES when try to open ROM, however I can change country, but still getting Country error when I am trying to load them. :roll:
use the latest version of ER2003Edit and these password to unlock the 3 files
ms_.nbf 0x20040305
NK.nbf 0x20040304
radio_.nbf 0x20040306
Finally, changed nbf files etc, loading was in prgress and then - AGAIN WRONG COUNTRY CODE! How it stucked in Bootloader screen! Arghhh... Help
Phew! Fixed. Loading image now 21% done
Hi ID 64 what is your country ID ?
me I have a french Qtel 2020 with now the WWE 1.66 rom.
I have now the country error with the 1.72.
How you fix it ?
thanks

O2 new offical rom 1.72 final with ACTIVE and BlackBerry

Cool!!! new launcher
1.72.187 (without Blackberry)
1.72.181 (with Blackberry)
http://www.sourceo2.com/O2_Developers/Devices/O2_Xda_II/Xda_update.htm
little skill
1.if use Calendar+ ,active can't show, so just amend the reg today> item >Calendar
inside delete the Order value and enable , in this today screen will not show
and can show in active.
2.for restore ,the O2 final rom1.72 can use back the old xbackup file,just
restore the old xbackup, and open the extend rom ,install the new cab file
one by one, you can get all the function fm the new rom ,include Acive , new
PDF PPT viewer.
Enjoy^_^
see this picture
:? :?: :?: :roll:
Does this update include WM2003 SE? (Landscape?)
ttt340 said:
Cool!!! new launcher
1.72.187 (without Blackberry)
1.72.181 (with Blackberry)
http://www.sourceo2.com/O2_Developers/Devices/O2_Xda_II/Xda_update.htm
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No. There's no news on whether O2 (or any operator, I guess) will be bringing out a ROM to include WM2003 SE.
Can you put her the 1.72.181 extended ROM CABs?
Thanks.
MDA II Compatible ?
Will this rom with Blackberry work on the MDA II?
Is this ROM working also on XDA1??
Re: MDA II Compatible ?
chix said:
Will this rom with Blackberry work on the MDA II?
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Yes it should be OK. Your main problem would be to do with setting up the Blackberry stuff with the service provider.
gabbaid said:
Is this ROM working also on XDA1??
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No. It is for the Himalaya device only.
HDJ80 said:
Can you put her the 1.72.181 extended ROM CABs?
Thanks.
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You will find it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=12526
what ROm u recommend fro XDA1..please the links..i tried the SER1.2 ..any other..im satisfied in that rom
I've cooked mine at http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org/ based on Windows mobile 2003 4.01. I'm very happy with it.
dcs said:
HDJ80 said:
Can you put her the 1.72.181 extended ROM CABs?
Thanks.
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You will find it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=12526
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Thanks
ttt340 said:
Cool!!! new launcher
1.72.187 (without Blackberry)
1.72.181 (with Blackberry)
http://www.sourceo2.com/O2_Developers/Devices/O2_Xda_II/Xda_update.htm
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If the new ROM upgrade is country dependent, I mean for the radio version. I do not see this upgrade available thru Hong Kong Support site.
Does anyone try the Voice dial and Truefax function after the upgrade ? Are they good ?
Broken link ?
Guys,
The download link is broken for some reason. Whenever I click on it, I get a page cannot be displayed error. Tested with Netscape, Mozilla and Micro$hit Exploder 6.x.
Is it a browser setting issue ?
Thanks
Ahmad.
XDA2 locks up with new ROM upgrade
Me and colleagues at work have all had problems with the XDA 2 locking up. We all upgraded to O2s latest and final ROM release that became available in Nov 2004. The screen goes blank and sometime the power button is lit, sometimes not. Soft reset does nothing - the only way to get the device to do anything is to hard reset at which point you get a working phone again but have lost all data and any problems loaded. Also, once reset, backup does not fully restore the full configuration, there are a number of files that can not be restored at all.
Any help would be appreciated.
XDA2
O2
ROM: 1.72.00WWE
Radio 1.17.00
ExtROM 1.72.181
Hello. I've an O2 XDA II bought (online) from USA (I think). ROM version is 1.03.00 USA (Radio version is 1.05.12).
I would like to upgrade firmware but I have a little fear
May I download the new firmware from 02 (1.72.187) or I have to use something else? I'm using the XDA in Italy (if it's useful)
Thanks for your help
Massimiliano
Will the blackberry work on the blue angel and the magician?

1.40 iMate ROM and XDA2s

Hi all, my new BA arrived finally! I have decided to keep it afterall. I am a total n00b at this stuff, and really struggle to understand the Wiki site. However, I did manage to download XDA tools and backup my ROM.
I then downloaded the PDA2k_WWE_14000_176_11200 ROM from the FTP site. It said it was going to update my Radio and Ext. ROM too. Anyhow, it comes up with the country code error.
I added that line of script into the file but it still has the error. Any ideas? I thought the iMate 1.40 ROM was supposed to work on the XDA2s.
I really want a more stable device. Are there any other ways to do this? I tried using XDA Tools to upload the NK part of the iMate ROM separately, but it said it needed to be an exact size to work.
What is the best ROM? We couldn't even figure out how to cook and Ext. ROM so if anyone could give me a hand it would be much appreciated. The Wiki assumes you know what you're doing but I really have no idea.
Cheers guys - Mike x
You don't need to use XDA Tools it you're using a standard manufacturers ROM, just the No ID program for the device ID shortcut.
I had to add the country code ID in too, but after that it was golden. Not sure what's up with you...
Chris
If you are on O2 UK and want the imate ROM that also has O2 settings for GPRS, MMS etc, have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=24000&highlight=
It's a set of instructions that I made using the wiki, as well as info other members had given me, particularly mdaIIIuser to upgrade a UK O2 XDA IIs to the imate 1.40 without having to enter GPRS settings etc manually afterwards, and still keeping the country code to O2 (which means you can use an official O2 upgrade later , without any problems, if they ever get their arses in gear!)
If you need any more help, let me know and I'll do what I can. If you have an ftp site you want me to upload my upgrade files to, PM me with the details and I'll send it you. I'd put in on the ftp here, but i don't think it's worth taking up so much space with a customised ROM.
HTH,
Fin
OK guys, I managed to upgrade my device to the latest iMate ROM, and the 1.13 radio ROM
Problem now is cooking my Ext. ROM. I know I can't update the Ext. ROM that came with the iMate ROM. I want to put my 02 settings in, but I really don't know how. It won't let me put my old 02 image back on the phone, it says the USB is not connected properly
Does anyone have the .nb1 of the 02 Ext. ROM?
Sack that. I downloaded the newest 02 Rom I could find and extracted just the ext. Rom file from the .exe
I am learning
which o2 rom did you use? if it was the uk rom you will have problems as it is 1.31 and your rom is 1.40. you need to unlock the extended rom and copy the base rom 1.40*147 then add your o2 cabs and anything else
hth
fin
Hey thanks Findus, your guide was great.
Yea, I put the 02 1.3 extended ROM on. I didn't know what else to do.
Do you mean the base extended ROM of the iMate 1.40 ROM I put on? I tried that, and there is no Config.txt in the iMate extended ROM.
Sorry, I don't understand this too well
Hey thanks Findus, your guide was great.
Yea, I put the 02 1.3 extended ROM on. I didn't know what else to do.
Do you mean the base extended ROM of the iMate 1.40 ROM I put on? I tried that, and there is no Config.txt in the iMate extended ROM.
Sorry, I don't understand this too well
I did not do anything with upgradetools.rar but the device seems to be working fine. I haven't made a call yet as I'm cut off. Does this mean I don't have to do it?
Chers -Mike
Glad to have helped, although I can't take credit, I got all the info from thw wiki and other posts!
Have just been trying to upload my Extended ROM, it is a modified version of Cooked ERK 1.4x Base that can be found in the wiki under ERK 1.40 . This version of the EXT ROM does have a config.txt, you were probably looking at 1.40.176? All I did was add the 6/7 O2 CABS to the config.txt of the base rom, then changed the caller id cab to 1.20 from the link below:
ftp://xda:[email protected]/BlueAngel/CAB_Files/Caller ID/IA_CallerID_1.20_WWE.CAB
You will probably have some problems with the Ext ROM you have on at the moment, because you haven't got any of the patches for 1.40 which might mean GPRS etc might be unstable.
I will try and upload my Ext ROM again later if you want, all you will need to do is unlock your ext rom, delete the files, and copy over the new files. DO a hard reset and you're away!
Good luck!
Fin
OK, I don't understand.
I just delete all the files (aside from the 02 setup ones) of my current ROM and put these ones in? I don't need to upgrade the Ext. ROM bith the BAUpdate thing?
No, you won't use the BA Upgrade itility- that is for reflashing, which if you had a ms_.nbf file(extended ROM installation file) you would need. There is no tool to edit ms_.nbf files on Blue Angel, instead you have to unlock the Ext ROM manually, copy/delete files, update the config.txt then do a hard reset. Takes some getting used to- I was used to using er2003edit with my Himalaya to make a custom ms_.nbf file, but hey, this method works too!
Good luck,
Fin
Hey man, I already did it! Well good! It's based on the Qtek ROM you reccommended with the o2 stuff added in and the caller ID updated.
now running:
ROM version: iMate 1.40.00 WWE
ROM date: 03/10.05
Radio version: 1.13,00
Protocal version: 1337.42
ExtROM: 1.40.147 based on the Qtek cooked for use on 02 UK
My phone hasn't required a single hard reset all day and is still recieving calls (with sound) and messages
Thanks everyone!
-Mike
Hi
I am about to get an XDAIIs to replace my falling apart PDA2K.
I want to use it on Vodafone.
Is there a real 'idiots' guide to putting the latest and greatest ROM onto the XDAIIs.
(I really do mean idiots guide by the way).
Cheers.
Robin

MDA PRO English Extended Rom for NL uploaded

I uploaded the extended rom for the MDA PRO English. Nice touch, it contains Dutch T9.
it's in the upload directory, called mda_pro_nl_extrom.zip
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/mda_pro_eng_nl_extrom.zip
(adding it to this post gave an error message)
This file is only 1.5 MB?
I suppose it is not the full ROM image. What does it contain?
I am trying to revive a dead JasJar and wondering if this is the correct thing to load.
It is the Extended ROM, not the OS Rom, and will therefore only contains the English T-Mobile additions.
hi its only 1.28 mb..im guessing its not the full version.. can you poist teh full version tahnbks
@ Wiz,
would you know the actual application name of these cabs? I'm just wondering what are the included apps that are not in JasJar
** dont want to run each cab to see what's worth it or not
thanks!
How did you access to the extended rom? I tired to access to it in order to remove the Arabic support of my JasJar, but I cannot get it, the soft of my 9090 do not seems to work
Thanks !
I used www.ghisler.com Total Commander for PocketPC and typed in \Extended_Rom\ in the command line and pressed enter. I then copied everything to storage card
Could you please indicate which one installs the T-Mobile coloured dialer skin?
Another thing: there is no difference in available memory (both program and storage) after a hard reset with installing T-Mobile extended ROM or wihout installing extended ROM. This could be the case due to the fact that the installed software has approximately the same size as the CAB-files. As I have no access to the Extende ROM (nor Windows folder via ActiveSync) I am afraid that I am missing valuable memory after installing from the file of Wiz and that somewhere the CAB files still exist on my device. Does someone know where I can find (and delete) the Extended ROM and which CAB-files I should install and what the meaning is of each CAB-file?
Many thanks in advance
Wiz said:
I used www.ghisler.com Total Commander for PocketPC and typed in \Extended_Rom\ in the command line and pressed enter. I then copied everything to storage card
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Ok it works thanks, but... it is on "read only" cannot erase some stuff
The Extended rom currently cannot be "unhidden" or "made writable". We need the experts from XDA Developers for this .... The only thing you can currently do is copy them to a storage card and install them manually.
Incidentally I was wrong about the file that does the T-Mobile dialer skin etc. The file that should not be installed manually is:
Enable_VT_RTPlugin_0727_2_signed.CAB,
(I justed tested and confirmed that myself
Hi wiz
cant access the link for the extended rom you have. can you please check and tell me how can i get that file?
thanks keep up the gr8 work
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/Universal/Extended ROMs/mda_pro_eng_nl_extrom.zip
MDA T-mobile
Please,
can anyone help me.. I received MDA T-mobile from Austria and it`s on German. How can I change it to English? If I have to install new Windows Mobile 2003se where can I find English version?
thanks
Re: MDA T-mobile
kopljas said:
Please,
can anyone help me.. I received MDA T-mobile from Austria and it`s on German. How can I change it to English? If I have to install new Windows Mobile 2003se where can I find English version?
thanks
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what MDA :
MDA I
MDA II
.....
MDA PRO
you have to be a little more specific
MDA i (I-mate JAM)
MDA i (I-mate JAM)
Re: MDA i (I-mate JAM)
kopljas said:
MDA i (I-mate JAM)
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then here is your forum. this is HTC Universal forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewforum.php?f=27
good luck !
Wiz said:
The Extended rom currently cannot be "unhidden" or "made writable". We need the experts from XDA Developers for this .... The only thing you can currently do is copy them to a storage card and install them manually.
Incidentally I was wrong about the file that does the T-Mobile dialer skin etc. The file that should not be installed manually is:
Enable_VT_RTPlugin_0727_2_signed.CAB,
(I justed tested and confirmed that myself
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Wiz!
Would it mean that If I take the corrsponding cab: Enable_VT_RTPlugin_0727_2_signed.CAB from the O2 XDAExec extended rom I would Get the Dialer scin form the O2 XDA EXEC ?
PLus can someone PLease upload the extended ROM from JASJAR.
Oh and something else which cab file is responcible for the MSN ?
does anyone know which file includes the T9 dutch?
I do not want the rest I only want the T9 on my mda-pro back again
well I beleive it is the t9dutch.ldb I can get it off my MDA PRo it is still with the crappy t-mobile ROM, if that helps let me know and give me your e-mail adress. But again I saw this file in the windows directory, so maybe I am wrong and you need the install for it

New WM5?

ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/BLueAngel/XDAIIshangman
I put this on the BA upload FTP today, MDA could you have a look at it?
Here is what came in the description
Instructions for upgrading your ROM
to WM 5 Build 14343
At this point, there is 1 BlueAngel WM5 English Roms available: Version
5.1.1700 Build 14343
This is a BA GSM rom and will only work on PH20B / PH20B1 devices.
And it cant be made, fixed, edited or reworked to work on any other device
You need Windows XP and SP2 to make ActiveSync 4 work! SP2 is available free
of charge at any PC World computer superstore or direct from Microsoft.com
Flashing your device can turn it into a Paper Weight, this is your own risk
Flashing a Rom which is not from your carrier will void the warranty
The Partion Tool resets your Exteneded rom Password and you Will not be able to
lock you EXT Rom if you revert back to CE2003
I have not tried it out yet. The way I put it in there is in sort of a package form, the file rarsave has the original rar files in it and the folders are the unpacked versions.
Any comments or results would be grately apreciated.
Ok, I upgraded to this ROM, from what I can tell it is the most straight up almost factory version of WM5 I have seen, It is fast and solid.
The only thing missing is the Blackberry software, Enterprise or web. If anyone knows where to get that I would be a happy camper. Can you get this software in a CAB form?
When you click on IE for the first time it even says OEM version!!!
No branding at all.
are you sure this isn't the one which we have tried before?
Where did you get this rom ?
I think it is the first WM5 rom for BA, PDA2k_2k5.rar but I will see after reflash
There is no point to upgade to this rom i am right and this is the first one the same as this one
There are far better roms in the ftp than this one
xplode said:
Where did you get this rom ?
I think it is the first WM5 rom for BA PDA2k_2k5.rar but I will se after reflash
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i would be waiting for your reply after the reflash .. how long more to go??
I'm currently only backing up my device.
Hang|man said:
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When you click on IE for the first time it even says OEM version!!!
No branding at all.
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There is no branding in every WM5 rom fo BA, because it is not distributed by an operator
xplode said:
Hang|man said:
...
When you click on IE for the first time it even says OEM version!!!
No branding at all.
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There is no branding in every WM5 rom fo BA, because it is not distributed by an operator
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even for my 2003SE, it doesn't have any branding because I bypass auto config ... so don't think it is such a big discovery.
Yep sorry must me the same one, I am still looking for the WM5 Blackberry connect instant mail that will work with this version...
have a look at the text in post nr 1 and the wiki text
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_5.1.1700_build_14343_Upgrade

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