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[ikzq]

Hie, i got the 2003 firmware to upgrade the phone, but i face one problem, inside the readme.txt, this was written there

Down load the new software

Unzip the latest s/w file (such as: BEN5-0400-012.bin)

Save this file to your hard disk


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anywa wat is thedrawback of this 2003 firmware otehr than MMS and T9 problem? thanks

[awarner]

The original ilegal release of the 2003 ROM contained all the files you needed.

As for the drawback with 2003.
It is less stable and uses more memory than the original 2002 ROM.
Unless you specifically want to use the limited ammount of .net applications on the phone then the 2003 update is not really worth it and most people who do update either go back to 2002 or wish they could do, but that requires another dodgy ROM as there are no official updates for the MPX200 (dispite one Russian site claiming to sell an "official version")

[hecatae]

The Smartphone 2002 restore zip I found by google is illegal then?

All I did was search by googling mpx200 firmware

[awarner]

Basically yes, Motorola, Orange and AT&T etc have unfortunately never released an official update of any kind for the MPX200 to the general public.

[hecatae]

so I downgraded to 2002, 2002 hates my simcard... so I'm back up to 2003.

[regmyself]

I installed WM 2003 on my MPx 200. But after a few days it started giving me problems with battery. It would discharge in just 4 hours!!!
So I switched back to WM 2002

[ronny]

regmyself, on Jan 26 2005, 06:02, said:

I installed WM 2003 on my MPx 200. But after a few days it started giving me problems with battery. It would discharge in just 4 hours!!!
So I switched back to WM 2002

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

maybe you did not do a hard reset with a fully charge battery, which will cuase you to have poor battery life.

[bhohe]

i just upgraded to wm2003  -  the first thing is that i get this cartman powermoto logo and the extenden rom by m.s. start logo is this normal? can anyone share this experience?

Edited by bhohe, 30 January 2005 - 09:13 PM.

[Inspector Gadget]

regmyself, on Jan 25 2005, 16:02, said:

I installed WM 2003 on my MPx 200. But after a few days it started giving me problems with battery. It would discharge in just 4 hours!!!
So I switched back to WM 2002

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I am considering the "upgrade" to WM 2003 but am concerned about being able to go back to WM 2002 in case of problems with WM 2003.  How were you able to switch back to WM 2002?

[squall]

theres only one 2002 rom and again its leaked, so it wouldnt be easy to find

[phonesmarts]

bhohe, on Jan 30 2005, 07:16, said:

i just upgraded to wm2003  -  the first thing is that i get this cartman powermoto logo and the extenden rom by m.s. start logo is this normal? can anyone share this experience?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm not sure about the cartman powermoto logo (it might be mostly on the Orange 200s; I have the AT&T/Cingular one), but I know that the Extended Rom by M.S. start is normal on startup.

[bhohe]

thx for your reply  -- I´m very satisfied with the upgrade until now

[awarner]

The Cartman logo was the first hacked 2003 rom to be released.

[bhohe]

that means that there is a newer one out there?

[awarner]

There are technically three out there
the original AT&T and the two others based on it.

[KriTip]

squall, on Jan 30 2005, 19:52, said:

theres only one 2002 rom and again its leaked, so it wouldnt be easy to find

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

There is more than one 2002 ROM out there, i have tried 2 different versions:

1.0.12.63
1.0.52.90

Both have NO operator settings or logo's. SO you'll sadly never get back to the original settings that came with the handset.

Kristian

[awarner]

There are actually quite a few 2002 roms around, but this only adds to more possible problems and bugs being entered in to the system and some can be possibly fatal for the phone.
Remember none of them have gone through the proper testing.

[zouki]

Please read the rules on requesting illegal software

Edited by Disco Stu, 04 February 2005 - 11:31 AM.

[hecatae]

has anyone added the 2003 gsm fix to the 2002 rom? :idea:

[kociu]

Hi,
I've upgraded my mpx200 to 2003 and its superb it's fast and far more stable than 2002.
About short battery life. I had the same issue. I figured out that the IR beam was set to recieve all the time after upgrade I turned it off and battery lasts for about 4 days

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