Guest poulidis Posted June 12, 2005 Report Posted June 12, 2005 Hi all, I just thought to create a post where we can all post any info regarding the appearance of a rom with wm2005 mpx220. Keep it updated! ;)
Guest nedge2k Posted June 12, 2005 Report Posted June 12, 2005 Erm...no. Talking about it is fine, posting links to it is, obviously, AGAINST THE RULES. Besides, the only roms that exist are for the C500 and MPx200 and they will never be released to the public.
Guest Toe Posted June 13, 2005 Report Posted June 13, 2005 Erm...no. Talking about it is fine, posting links to it is, obviously, AGAINST THE RULES. Besides, the only roms that exist are for the C500 and MPx200 and they will never be released to the public. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah I seem to remember people saying that about WM2003 for the MPx200 and then (to a much lesser degree) that with WMP10 for the MPx220 ;) You can easily see how it happens though Developer gets it, gets the rom. Gives it to friend a and says "Don't give this out" Friend a thinks I'll give it just ot friend b, he's trustworthy and says "Don't give this out" This goes on for a bit until someone gets it and thinks "Well I don't care where it came from. Everybody can have :D" And as for the device locking thing they do for it.. Well how many would be willing ready and able to sit down and nut out a crack for that? (Rhetorical question) It's all a matter of time and patience.
Guest nedge2k Posted June 13, 2005 Report Posted June 13, 2005 (edited) Erm...no. The MPx200 2003 rom was flashed by Microsoft to the devices of people who attended certain events. Hence why it got out so easily...that and Jacek hosting it on MSMobiles. Edited June 13, 2005 by nedge2k
Guest poulidis Posted June 14, 2005 Report Posted June 14, 2005 I never said we would post links to download thw rom. But would it harm us to be updated? What if someone gets the rom on his phone and wants to share with us the pros and cons? I can see that we have already started a good conversation. Let's continue. Does anybody know if the mpx200 rom will work on the mpx220??
Guest Toe Posted June 14, 2005 Report Posted June 14, 2005 Erm...no. The MPx200 2003 rom was flashed by Microsoft to the devices of people who attended certain events. Hence why it got out so easily...that and Jacek hosting it on MSMobiles. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Different method, but the principal is still the same.
Guest extravagant Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 well lets just hope it gets leaked LOL ;)
Guest poulidis Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 How can you be so sure? Do you know something we don't? I am pretty sure that's it is just a matter of time before our friends the Chinese, come up with a wm 5 rom, just like they did with wmp10.
Guest Seraphic Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 it wont <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What makes you think it hasn't aleady?
Guest Seth Cold Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 it seems that the wm5 ROM (at least for the HTC typhoon) is keyed for the IMEI of every phone, and needs a bootloader to be unlocked so it can be flashed... so i guess microsoft is really careful not to repeat the mpx200 with 2003 issue :S
Guest poulidis Posted June 17, 2005 Report Posted June 17, 2005 it seems that the wm5 ROM (at least for the HTC typhoon) is keyed for the IMEI of every phone, and needs a bootloader to be unlocked so it can be flashed... so i guess microsoft is really careful not to repeat the mpx200 with 2003 issue :S <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I 've read in this forum about some guys that got their hands on an wm5 rom for the mpx200, and even managed to load it to their device. So I guess that whoever leaked that one, had cracked the lock if there is any.
Guest mattie01 Posted June 18, 2005 Report Posted June 18, 2005 it wont <{POST_SNAPBACK}> sorry to tell you this but... erm... well... it has already been leaked. it took me about 5 minutes of searching to find the wm5 for the c500...
Guest poulidis Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 sorry to tell you this but... erm... well... it has already been leaked. it took me about 5 minutes of searching to find the wm5 for the c500... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> did you try it? try to find one for the mpx220 as well!!! ;)
Guest VDon Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 sorry to tell you this but... erm... well... it has already been leaked. it took me about 5 minutes of searching to find the wm5 for the c500... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is there any way to get that to work for the SMT5600 version?
Guest mattie01 Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 (edited) not sure about a mpx220 version, and yes i did try it and it works great apart from the camera app (the quality is a little crap and it takes a while to load.) there no reason why the wm5 version i have shouldn't work with a 5600, its onlyin english and german thou. Edited June 19, 2005 by mattie01
Guest Q-Ball Posted June 20, 2005 Report Posted June 20, 2005 Is there any way to get that to work for the SMT5600 version? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yes wm2005 works fine on the smt 5600, been using it on mine since last night
Guest extravagant Posted June 21, 2005 Report Posted June 21, 2005 not sure about a mpx220 version, and yes i did try it and it works great apart from the camera app (the quality is a little crap and it takes a while to load.) there no reason why the wm5 version i have shouldn't work with a 5600, its onlyin english and german thou. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> how did u try it :?:
Guest XiXora Posted June 21, 2005 Report Posted June 21, 2005 i have images but just cant install it so meh ;)
Guest JBW Posted June 22, 2005 Report Posted June 22, 2005 Even if you find an image for an MPX flavor don't bother with it. WM5 requires more storage space then the phone can handle so you need to add additional storage for it (not that slipping a card into the phone is all that hard or anything but...). It is slow as hell on the motorolas anyway so it isn't really worth the effort. It is rather unfortunate that save for being in Redmond (and only then being aware of the flashing events MS put on) the only way to get WM5 on a typhoon is by grabbing it off the net. It runs great on the hardware and while most of the obvious changes aren't revolutionary (most of the UI changes were to address specific complaints, not a complete reinvention of it) it is a nice upgrade. The nuts and bolts changes are definetely nice, and if you work for a place that installs the new exchange service pack the email push technology completely rocks. It would be nice if the carriers would offer upgrades to their customers, but that is not likely to happen. ~JBW
Guest poulidis Posted June 22, 2005 Report Posted June 22, 2005 Even if you find an image for an MPX flavor don't bother with it. WM5 requires more storage space then the phone can handle so you need to add additional storage for it (not that slipping a card into the phone is all that hard or anything but...). It is slow as hell on the motorolas anyway so it isn't really worth the effort. It is rather unfortunate that save for being in Redmond (and only then being aware of the flashing events MS put on) the only way to get WM5 on a typhoon is by grabbing it off the net. It runs great on the hardware and while most of the obvious changes aren't revolutionary (most of the UI changes were to address specific complaints, not a complete reinvention of it) it is a nice upgrade. The nuts and bolts changes are definetely nice, and if you work for a place that installs the new exchange service pack the email push technology completely rocks. It would be nice if the carriers would offer upgrades to their customers, but that is not likely to happen. ~JBW <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have read numerous threads that say that microsoft, tested wm5 on an mpx200. I have also read that mpx200 needs an sd card for wm5 to run on it, so I really think that wm5 should run if not fast, surely not as slow as you say. Any way we 'll just have to wait untill the chinese guys make it happen. ;)
Guest McHale Posted June 23, 2005 Report Posted June 23, 2005 WM5 *WAS* tested on an MPx220. The ROM exists but I haven't seen it leaked yet...
Guest poulidis Posted June 23, 2005 Report Posted June 23, 2005 Is there any screenshot of wm5 on an mpx220?
Guest JBW Posted June 24, 2005 Report Posted June 24, 2005 It was tested, and it does require an SD card. The motorola hardware is already fairly slow, and when you consider that WM5 does require a bit more juice to run and would be partially running off of an SD card you do get some slowdown. You can still use it, but it is noticably slower than the previous version of WM on the hardware. Honestly, I don't think it worth the trouble. Of course, as a caveat, I once owned a motorola T720, one of the worst pieces of hardware ever released on the market, so I do have a grudge against motorola. ~JBW
Guest poulidis Posted June 24, 2005 Report Posted June 24, 2005 It was tested, and it does require an SD card. The motorola hardware is already fairly slow, and when you consider that WM5 does require a bit more juice to run and would be partially running off of an SD card you do get some slowdown. You can still use it, but it is noticably slower than the previous version of WM on the hardware. Honestly, I don't think it worth the trouble. Of course, as a caveat, I once owned a motorola T720, one of the worst pieces of hardware ever released on the market, so I do have a grudge against motorola. ~JBW <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Although all that you mention might be true, tme mpx220 does not require an sd card for wm5 to run, and furthermore, compared to all the nokias I have owned the past years, it works just fine.
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