Posted 05 May 2009 — by Alex
Category Pocket PC
Whilst the upgrade to WM 6.0 gave quite a few advantages, there was a significant drawback. Wi Fi performance was non existent on anything other than an open network. As mine is not open then the potential of changing over to open was fairly minimal.
After some serious googling I cam across a ROM that provided the x50v with the right ROM and after about an hour of prating around and waiting the sign that I was waiting for. Connection to my network. happened and so i could reinstall all the software that was currently not doing very much on what was essentially a brick.
So if you fancied having a go at WM6.1 then start looking in the usual places (xda forums) and find a ROM that suits. As with previous posts I’m sure this is a grey area. But I’d happily pay for a copy if it were available through the OEM’s
Posted 25 Jun 2008 — by Alex
Category Pocket PC
Before I start I’m going to caveat this by saying two things. Firstly I’m not sure where this stands as far as legality is concerned, I’d suggest that it’ll be frowned upon by at least one section of the software industry. Secondly it worked for me and I’m not responsible if you brick your device.
Anyway with those bit’s out the way lets get down to business. I bought a Dell x50v a while ago and it’s been pretty good at doing what a pda is supposed to do. There are a few little niggles like battery life but all in all it’s done a good job. The trouoble is it runs Windows mobile 2003 SE which is quite dated now and begining to stop me from getting some good software. The original WM5 update offered by Dell was awful to say the least and after trying it for a couple of days just the thought of upgrading made me feel a little queasy at best.
Over the weekend I mistyped something in google and got a post in a blog about upgrading to WM6. This I had to try so a trip to some forums and a bit more googling and downloading came across a post which said it all, very simply.
I’m not going to regurgitate someone elses work but in order to save a bit of time I suggest you go here directly to page 140 and follow what joshlindem has to say
Needless to say the upgrade went well and I’m now re-enjoying my X50v with WM6. I can wholly recommend it as it’s a real winner over WM2003SE. A big thanks to those who tinker for hours to bring us these things
Posted 02 Nov 2007 — by Alex
Category Pocket PC
Well, as a first attempt at posting using my pocket pc I don’t think it went too bad
I suppose the trick with these inanimate objects is to surprise them. I
thought about fine wines and Belgian chocolates followed by the finest
restaurant in town (Swiss Tony thought this was the best option), but I
looked at the prices and just couldn’t bring myself to do it. So I did a
naughty thing. I downloaded the WM5 ROM for the X50V and the antidote to
take it back to WM2003SE. When the little sod wasn’t looking I gave it a
shot up the unmentionables with a nasty piece of software that was bound to
smart a bit, followed by a soothing return to familiarity. I like to call
this the ‘So you think you’re in charge….really’ routine
I think I showed that whilst I am the omnipotent lord and master of all my
technical kingdom (My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!) and no coups will be tolerated.
I am also compassionate against those who have thoughts against the good of
the whole. Call it a humbling experience for a misbehaving gadget. I’ll be
being nice too and will give it the latest Hubdog to play with when it’s
released.
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