After a marathon 3 hours I am finally on Mango according to the Zune Update but I am still unlocked and am able to sideload apps.
There are a few observations I have made though.
1. I cannot add hidden wifi networks which I was able to do when I had installed the HTC Shipped Rom for HTC 7 Pro T7576.
2. The firmware version has not changed not has the SPL which changed when the HTC Shipped Rom was installed.
So do I have Mango or not? I am confused. Please help
hi,
if you installed the shipped rom, then you've basically just reinstalled it in this update. there should be not many changes except a refresh of the registry. if you were previously unlocked, then the updater took that into account, and rewrote the value (this is the kind of stuff it does in the "preparing update" stage). after that, it just rewrote everything. which is not bad.
if you want to get hidden wifi back, just use provxml to rewrite the reg values to show the menu.
enjoy mango. (and try the connected media app, it should work).
abhilaksh said:
hi,
if you installed the shipped rom, then you've basically just reinstalled it in this update. there should be not many changes except a refresh of the registry. if you were previously unlocked, then the updater took that into account, and rewrote the value (this is the kind of stuff it does in the "preparing update" stage). after that, it just rewrote everything. which is not bad.
if you want to get hidden wifi back, just use provxml to rewrite the reg values to show the menu.
enjoy mango. (and try the connected media app, it should work).
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I have rolled back to prenodo(7.0.7004) and then updated through Zune to 7.0.7008, 7.0.7403 and finally to Mango but while updating to Mango the Zune's update screen was showing Mango ISV Beta(7720). When i was in 7004 , i used chevron unlock and the ansars xap to keep the unlock going through the updates. One more observation i have is i don't have the Facebook chat as well in the messaging section
Me too thought the same for few hours ,,,, But When I tried to sideload the apps. Mango said "You Cheat ! You are caught .."
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Today i woke up and noticed my HD7 was telling me that there is an update available. Anyone have any idea what update this is? I'm currently on OS Version: 7.0.7392. Zune tells me "Available Update: HTC Update for Windows Phone".
My HDy just gave me the notification. Ran to XDA to see if there was any information on this update. I am also running OS 7.0.7392.0
It's an HTC update, not sure what it addresses exactly. Took about twenty minutes start to finish and the only thing I've noticed so far is that message notifications aren't consistently showing up on the top of the screen. Sometimes, but not always.
Based on the news article on this update from pocketnow.com, it looks like the new update will:
- upgrade your firmware, radio, and bootloader versions.
- HTC Hidden WiFi app now works properly.
- camera fix (pinkish hue is now gone)
- GPS works better
Probably worth upgrading to. Too bad i'm on Mango.
I will hold of on this update for a while since my phone is Chevron unlocked so that i can use Navigon 3 that was opened up to us NA members by a great member here Kounadisk. If anyone uses this update and was Chevron unlocked can, you please post your results on if you are still unlocked or not? TIA...
Is this update US only? I have dev unlocked / unbranded HD7, and Zune shows nothing
PrinceVegeta978 said:
I will hold of on this update for a while since my phone is Chevron unlocked so that i can use Navigon 3 that was opened up to us NA members by a great member here Kounadisk. If anyone uses this update and was Chevron unlocked can, you please post your results on if you are still unlocked or not? TIA...
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Use "V1.6 Working App to Backup Windows Phone 7 via ZUNE ANY TIME" & make a back-up. Than go to C:\Users\"UserID"\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Phone Update\"DeviceID(Something like 7c335bc8...)" & copy it to a safe place. Than do the update. At least than you'll have a back-up just in case. I am officially dev unlocked & it remained so. All my registry hacks (Max Apps,Banding Bug Fix, Some Volume Registry Edits, Custom Accent Colors, etc.) seem to be okay too. HTC most likely just updated the camera drivers & a few other things. It didn't take long to download, so the update isn't that big. Wish they'd fix the volume issue on the HD7.
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Is this update US only? I have dev unlocked / unbranded HD7, and Zune shows nothing
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From what I read, this is a T-Mobile USA update. Don't know if it's only USA though.
Another side note, it seems as though my screen's color is better after the update (I may just be seeing things).
So I had my HD7 running the RTM of Mango and was having issues syncing with Zune so I did a 'reset your phone' from the 'about' settings menu.
When I was setting it back up zune installed a "HTC Update for Windows Phone". I considered yanking the cord out for fear I was being downgraded back to NoDo but I decided to let it go.
After the process completed I found I was still running Mango??
How can I tell if I am still on the RTM or if I got some other update? Can someone post OS version, Firmware, Radio etc from an HD7 running Mango RTM?
What you got was a firmware update from HTC, not an OS update from Microsoft. Even though they are both distributed via Zune, they are not related at all. Even the infamous "Walshed" phones earlier this year were able to receive firmware updates, even though they could not receive any OS updates.
do you have wifi tether now? because afaik HTC finalized their 7720 before the feature was added and they were due to update their drivers or sumth before the feature could be supported. just iirc. cant check my mozart since its up with the warranty guys.
Wifi Tether
I am sure HTC have confirmed the Wifi Tether will not be avaialable on 1st gen phones
Even if they are on Mango
There is a link on XDA somehwre
Not true, first gen devices just need another update after 7720.
Sweet - I will look forward to it then
I still feel like it was more than firmware but since I don't know how to tell...
Either way, things seem different. The selection of ringtones is different, the Engadget app works again and my music is not freezing between tracks while the screen is locked anymore.
Sounds good, I take it your phone wasn't unlocked when you reset ?
When I reset I lost unlock
Sent from my Unlocked HD7 running 7720.68 RTM via XDA Windows Phone 7 App
I have the RTM build installed and I came from the beta version. My phone has yet to receive the firmware update from HTC to let the HTC mango apps install. My wife has the same phone, went from nodo to RTM and she to the fw update a month ago.
I think I must have changed my provisioning in order to get the beta. How do I change it back, preferably without having to hard reset the device.
Many thanks in advance.
What did you do to get to the beta version? If it was just using the official tools, you should be fine. If you used a tool off XDA or a similar site, which one was it?
You could try Ansar's U2M7720 app, I guess, though I don't know if it will work for you. My phone got prompted for the retail build (from the beta) a month or so back. You can always try connecting it to Zune and doing the "pull-the-plug" trick, too.
Also, be wary of the latest HTC update. It will prevent apps like TouchXplorer from working. Specifically, it breaks the HTC ComRegRW.dll and ComFileRW.dll libraries. COMDMXML.dll, used for ProvXML, seems to still work, though. The big problem is that this means you can't use Connection Setup to interop-unlock your phone. If you interop-unlock on 7720 before installing the HTC update, you will keep interop-unlock. However, if you get both updates together (which is how MS is now pushing them out), or if you later lose interop-unlock for any reason, you won't be able to get it back!
I have tried pulling the plug for hours and it never works. Very annoying as I have got it to work with other peoples phones which have not had RTM on them.
When I went to the beta I used provision.exe and the beta version of mango. What should I do from here?
Update your Zune
I did update zune but nothing. In the end I pushed the cab file of the firmware to the device, big improvement, smoother and louder. Still not sure if I have the right provisioning but my device is bang up to date for now.
Using a Dev + Interop Unlocked LG Optimus 7
I have some 10-15 XAPs, homebrew installed but when I tried installing another app today, it said:
Maximum no. of Unsigned apps are installed.
I have tried this Reg edit but the same error.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DeviceReg\Install]
"MaxUnsignedApp"=dword:7fffffff
I don't know how all of a sudden I got this error, no factory reset or anything was done.
A few days back, I upgraded to Tango 8773, could this be the reason?
When you apply hacks to your phone, you *really* need to do some research before installing updates. It's well documented (here and on other WP7-homebrew-centric sites) that Tango will reset (restore) the URLs that WP7 uses to check its unlock status with Microsoft. Among other things, this check happens every time the phone connects with the PC, so as soon as you plug the phone in, the phone learns from Microsoft that you're only *supposed* to have 10 unsigned apps, and resets that registry value.
Fortunately, on an LG this is quite easy to fix; simply re-apply the "prevent relock" hack (you can find the relevant registry values on the Dev&Hacking sub-forum), and then re-apply interop-unlock, and you'll be good to go.
I just restored to a previous backup of an interop-unlocked version of Tango with Zune and my phone became relocked after two days. Does anyone know if Zune now puts back the MS internet lock check links in the registry during restores? These are the two http addresses that are to prevent relock and the ones you have to undo for Tango updates to prevent relock.
I am going to restore again with the work around to prevent relock and see if these registry values are modified, but it seems it is not just updating to Tango that causes this but even a restore to a backup (and my backup was made after I edited the registry back to prevent relock).
Zune Restores Relock now
UPDATE: I have tried going back to past backups I know worked before and everytime the restore is relocked immediately. MS has done something new to Zune where it relocks the phone regardless of the state you backed up. I also confirmed this with the internet disconnected so it is locally embedded in the Zune program.
I am now going back through the HTC IU process (thankfully I still have the v1 drivers) but this might explain issues I am seeing on the forum.
Question - is there any other method to restore a backup without using Zune?
Question2 - can you undo any changes MS does to Zune? How about using an older version?
This is not good
Yes, the registry entries responsible for the calling home are restored upon updating to Tango. For more information on how to upgrade without using your unlock see this guide written by Jaxbot.
Also, have you put your phone in airplane mode, too whilst trying this?
ZetaZynK said:
Yes, the registry entries responsible for the calling home are restored upon updating to Tango. For more information on how to upgrade without using your unlock see this guide written by Jaxbot.
Also, have you put your phone in airplane mode, too whilst trying this?
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Yes, I am fully aware and had been unlocked on Tango. I was messing around some more with hacks on my Tango and I wanted to revert back to my backup from a few weeks ago and found that Zune's restore process locks the phone regardless of any previous unlock saved in the backup. Zune has never done this before and I have restored to unlocked backups many times.
This is new behavior for Zune and I am wondering if anyone else has seen this. Unfortunately I don't recommend trying this as if it is new and true you will lose your unlock. However, it makes going back to an unlocked backup useless now.
This appears to be related to Chevron Labs token expiring even though I have an AppHub account. I had to unlock the phone again through AppHub and then reapply the IU HTC trick. I read over on WPCentral that even if you are on an AppHub unlocked and came from the Chevron token you can still get relocked when you sync with Zune since the tokens expired. Unfortunately you have to unlock again (and this does not work if you have the prevent unlock hack applied; you have to undo that first).
Pain in the ars....hopefully my rambling and findings come in handy for anyone else in this scenario.