i-mate internet settings, upgrade OS query

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#51562 29-Nov-2009 12:06

i conect my i-mate pda2k ppc to my computer, i was able to detect it but i can not make the internet settings between the phone and the pc. some one help me please.

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#277438 29-Nov-2009 12:09

Do you mean internet sharing?

If so you need to have active sync installed on your PC. Before you connect your device to your computer, go to Start > Programs > Internet Sharing > USB > Connect and then finally connect to your PC, give it a few moments and you should be online.

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fabiboo50

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#277442 29-Nov-2009 12:15

thank you very much. please can i upgrade my i-mate pda2k ppc 2003se to a higher version?

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#277445 29-Nov-2009 12:21

fabiboo50: thank you very much. please can i upgrade my i-mate pda2k ppc 2003se to a higher version?

Have you got a issue with the current OS?

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#277448 29-Nov-2009 12:28

yes if i remove my battery the phone restat to factory settings which i lose all my data on the phone but the wm5.0 is not so.

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#277477 29-Nov-2009 15:07

fabiboo50: yes if i remove my battery the phone restat to factory settings which i lose all my data on the phone but the wm5.0 is not so.

That's because Windows Mobile 2003 and Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition used RAM to store data and execute programs - which means that removing the battery would erase any of your content on the device.

Windows Mobile 5.0 uses a mix of RAM and non-volatile memory. Your device does not have the correct mix to support the new OS.

In other words, no there isn't an update.

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#277517 29-Nov-2009 17:16

freitasm:

In other words, no there isn't an update.

not officially, but unofficially there is a way of getting WM 5 on your BA

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#277650 30-Nov-2009 02:16

then tell me how to go about it.

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#277729 30-Nov-2009 10:43

fabiboo50: then tell me how to go about it.

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#277732 30-Nov-2009 10:45

zocster:
fabiboo50: then tell me how to go about it.

Next question will be how do I fix my bricked phone

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#277734 30-Nov-2009 10:53

Regardless if you going to WM5 or not, it won't "fix" the issue of keeping your settings as PPC2k has no non-volatile memory.

And I won't even bother suggesting to upgrade your rom to a cooked WM5 seeing that you have difficulty trying to get the basic going, sorry it's just not worth the effort for yourself, and anyone else that to help you to "unbrick" it should you managed to do it in the first place.

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#277735 30-Nov-2009 10:57

That's why I don't recommend cooked ROMs... If someone can't find it in first place I suspect the person will have a hard time applying it and most likely it will "brick" the device.

fabiboo50, "bricking" means turning your device into a brick, if any steps in the update fails and you don't know how to recover from it.

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