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Right and safe upgrade solution

Hi LVSW and all others specialist.
Please help me to select the right solution.
I am currently have O2 Neo Xda pda-phone. I am using it with English language, and it is working ok (a little bit slow, but ok).
My settings are:
IPL: 2.15.0001
SPL: 2.15.0001
OS: 2.15.13.27
(So, this is G4)
This is SIM Unlocked phone (I am not sure regarding CID unlock, I don't know how to check - should I do something about it at all?).
I would like to upgrade to faster ROM, but I would like to keep current languages and if possible to add Hebrew fonts (any ideas?).
Voice dialing that I have right now is another important features.
So, here are the questions (btw I tried to read different posts, but still not clear)
1. Should I choose 2.3 or 3.2? Cons/Pros - any risks?
2. Should I first downgrade to RUU_Prophet_2151327_21513121_021921_DOP_ASIA_WWE_S hip-NoVendorID.zip and for what if (at all)
3. If something going wrong, how I could could roll back? Should I prepare for this something in advance?
4. Extended ROM. Which one you suggest to pick (for both 2.3 or 3.2) and what is giving to me.
5. Should I apply RadioClock after all this? If yes which version.
I know that probably most of questions are already answered in different post, but please help me. I am a little bit afraid to do it, so confirmation and suggestion will be highly appreciated.
Tnx again
olegv24

Fantastic Boss, your Mobile & mine match 100%. But I still dont know if i should upgrde and how to. Hope we can help each other.

Hi guys,
I have a G3 but i really like to know how to perform an "right and safe upgrade solution". There is a wiki page that should help to prevent a lot of post like this.
The problem is that no one take care about it.
I have wrote a post with other questions like yours.
It is called:
"Missing important information on wiki page"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=283169
Could someone help us?
I propose to start to build it to prevent all post like this and help the new users (like me).

Some answers
Hello folks,
I had a similar setup to your's and went through the same hassle of going through the posts trying to decide what to upgrade to and how.
There are two different versions out there - one is AKU 3.2 and other is AKU 2.3. The only practical difference between them is that AKU 3.2 has built in support for new features like A2DP bluetooth stereo, Security features, etc which 2.3 lacks. My choice was to go with 3.2.
There are two versions of software ROMS floating around - one is by PDAMobiz and the other by Lvsw. PDAMobiz offers a ROM with many programs pre-installed inside such that you cannot delete/uninstall them. You use them or you don't. Lvsw uses the same PDAMobiz ROM (at times) and removes these programs. You have the choice (and the chore) of installing them yourselves.
My recommendation is to go with the PDAMobiz ROM if you're a newbie since it will give you a bunch of apps that are guaranteed to work with your phone and will give you some entertainment using them.
the update process has become very easy nowadays.
1) unplug your phone from the USB cable.
2) Click on Settings -> System -> Clear Storage
3) When it reboots, "tap on the screen to continue".
4) Don't align the screen - let it sit at that screen.
5) Plug in your USB cable.
6) When your computer's ActiveSync says new device found and asks if you want to synchronize it, hit Cancel.
7) This will install the PDA as a GUEST unit - i.e. just connection no syncing of contacts, etc.
8) Run the ROM program - For PDAMobiz Roms, you can double click the main EXE file and it will go ahead and do what it needs to. For other ROMS - click on the Batch file marked Upgrade ROM.bat and let it begin.
At the end of the upgrade process, you will find that the PDA remains at the align screen - screen and the DOS window on your computer will tell you to do a hard reset. That's basically - hold the camera button, hold the voice command button (below the volume slider - both buttons on left of unit) and have someone or something press the soft reset button at the base of the unit.
When it reboots - run through the screens as normal and you'll have an updated unit.
enjoy.
Thamizha

larger qwerty keyboard

is there a landscape qwerty input type available that has larger keys?

Resco's Keyboard is Full Screen when in portrait mode. All keyboard vary in functionality. I personally like EzInput because of its simplicity. Other keyboards seem to throw too many options and stuff in there to please everyone.
Simplicity is the reason why the iPhones SIP keyboard is considered awesome (plus the compacitive screen)

I'm very new to the world of Windows Mobile, (i used to work with android/iPhone OS)
It's probably a stupid question, but how do i install EzInput?
Thanks in advance!

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My diamond2 is 6.1, so it doesn't have EzInput.
Do you have a link/tutorial to flash it to 6.5?

Stupid questions don't exist mate Everyone has to start from the beginning. A good beginning is the search option and the wiki, that's how i learned a lot.
Now to get back to your question, look here for a lot of info on ezinput as well as other keyboards:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534678&highlight=ezinput

Thanks for the help.
I searched already on this forum / on the internet, but I didn't find any clear posts.
I'll try those links

I think I installed EzInput now, but I don't see any change of the keyboard...
Do I have to change a setting or something else?
(Do you have a link where I can see/read how to flash 6.5 on my diamond?)

I guess yours came default with that.
Well ofcourse i've got a link for you but first...
A quick guide:
Select your phone here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/
Read everything you can find about flashing cooked rom's, radio's and hardspl
The choice of your radio is very personal, it's different for each country but very important 'cause it basically give you good signal
The choice of the cooked rom is very personal. Some put speed over graphics whilst others like it the other way around
It's very important and the first step of flashing to start with HardSPL'ing your device. If you don't start with that you won't be able to do anything with 6.5
After that you can choose your rom and read all the info that the cook (a rom builder) has provided for the users, there are quite some differences and things to know and learn about roms in these posts. To install a rom you need CustomRUU (installer) and some even support flashing from your microsd card.
The last part is to always hard-reset your device after you've completed 1 of the 3 basic steps. Be aware that you'll loose all the data on your phone, it's basically to turn i to the first point after you've installed the rom. So don't start installing things right away...first try a few roms 'cause you might like another one better.
Last but not least, the radio, well my friend you'll just have to read about it 'cause it depends on your region etc. That one can be flashed after you've done the first 2 steps and it basically goes the same way as flashing a rom. But first things first...start your search for hardspl!
I've taken all these steps for example from the topaz. Some devices might have other routines,...i focus on my device only, 'cause otherwise it's just too much info.. and all the info that's on this forum might be confusing at first (let's face it, there's a lot of info.) But nevertheless, my experience is that people are willing to help others here. There's a solution for everything here, if you know how and where to look.
Start reading and have fun...

.joeri. said:
I think I installed EzInput now, but I don't see any change of the keyboard...
Do I have to change a setting or something else?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Open up your standard keyboard (in SMS for example), click on the small arrow next to the middle keyboard icon and go to "Other input options".
EzInput should be listed there, select it and youÆre good to go!
If you wish to set EzInput as default keyboard, even after restart of your device, use SIP change application. Remember to set the time-delay to 40-50 seconds!
Here are some linx to freeware keyboards;
FingerKeyboard2 Awesome KeyBoard!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3575714#post3575714
Click link below, goto Mobile, find FlashKey 1.2b and Half-K v1.1 and download both. Know they're Flash based!
http://twolf.sytes.net/
PDAMill TopKey
http://www.pdamill.com/prod_tk.shtml
PocketCM Keyboard
http://www.pocketcm.com/keyboard2.php
Euro KeyBoard
http://sourceforge.net/projects/eurokbd/
FAT KeyBoard
http://sourceforge.net/projects/fatsip/
.. Well that's it, hope this helps

[Q] Removing Carrier Firmware

Hi,
I need help.
Can anyone please offer me their time/experience to solve this problem and answer these questions? I would greatly appreciate it.
Before posting I searched the forum but could not find a solution. I read
"How to Change carrier specific (Videotron) firmware to original Google firmware?" and other threads but I don't think any apply to my situation.
I live in Japan but don't speak a word of this language and wish to retain original English setup.
My Jap carrier, Softbank, offers huge discounts to buy HTC Desire HD but their phone has Softbank Firmware.
I would like to retain HTC SENSE environment which is present on the phone:
1.
Delete the present keyboard - this one has the option to switch between kanji & normal - and install a normal SENSE English Keyboard
2.
Use swipe in English (and possibly in Italian)
3.
Update to the latest SENSE firmware every time it comes out
4.
Unlock the phone (it's Sim locked) to be able to use other carrier's sim
5.
Access Internet with Softbank's flat rate data access (if I use NON Softbank phones, for some reason, I am charged astronomical fees)
6.
Wipe off all the japanese crap (apps & settings) from the phone.
Can anyone help me with any or all my issues? Please? May I also ask someone to explain to me what's the difference between rooting and flashing?
Thanks!
Tommaso

[Q] how to jailbreak htc hd 7 mango?

ok, first off all I have to say that I have explore this forum searching for this answer, and yes there is some things that are very useful. but, since I'm new in these things (I have some knowledge, but I'm little afraid to do something in which I'm not to familiar), I would love to see best and the simplest way to do with tutorials or reference that is compact (or at least what to do first, second...). So how to jailbreak it to use windows device manager so I can install other apps besides market apps?
here is my sys info:
Model: HTC HD7 T9292
OS version: 7.10.8107
Hardware version: 0002
.NET CLR version: 3.7.11140.0
In the end I must say that I'm glad to be a part of XDA forum among the best devolopers in the world, and I hope so that I will be able to help someone in the future after I get more knowledge and expirience in this area.

There's no working "jailbreak" for an up-to-date HTC phone right now. All you need, though, is a developer unlock; "jailbreak" is usually used to describe something that bypasses or modifies the phone's security settings; developer unlock is a feature built into the phone by design.
Until recently, you could use ChevronWP7 Labs (http://labs.chevronwp7.com) for a cheap dev-unlock, but apparently Microsoft has limited the number of uses of that tool, nd they sold out a month ago. No word yet on if/when they'll get more. In the meantime, there are two official ways to get dev-unlocked:
1: Purchase an AppHub (marketplace developer) account from http://create.msdn.com. $99/year, 10 unsigned apps at once, lets you submit to the marketplace.
2: Get a free student AppHub account through http://dreamspark.com. Requires a student email address and only allows 3 unsigned apps at once, but no cost and also lets you submit to the marketplace (if you're into that; please remember that this is a developer forum, not a "make my phone cool" forum).
Alternatively, you could downgrade your phone to pre-NoDo (build 7004 or 7008), set your computer's and phone's clocks back a year, and use ChevronWP7 Unlocker (not the ChevronWP7 Labs, the original one). Then, look for instructions on staying "chevron unlocked" as you install the upgrades on your phone. It's a mess but it's possible.
To try and increase the number of apps you can install (to an effectively unlimited number), and allow installing apps that use the capability ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES (which can be used to get an app more permissions than its sandbox allows) on Mango, you can look up "interop unlock" as well. If you use the legacy ChevronWP7 Unlocker and then carry that forward, you'll almost certainly get interop-unlock included for free (one way to simplify this would be to install the Htc Interop Unlock XAP in NoDo, then upgrade to Mango and follow the unlock instructions after updating).

Maybe it's the best option for downgrade, and than again update on mango. I just want to know is it gonna effect my phone in any way (I mean on bad effect). I'm gonna search here for that options.
Thank you for your answer and for your time. I appreciate it!

@mailman78
Let me know how this all goes for you, as I have the exact same phone (in Australia). I'm wanting to try the downgrade/jailbreak/update route, but would love to know how someone else went about it. Cheers!

I've done it without problem!
1. downgrade bootloader from 5.xx to in my case 1.69 (or other 3.xx, 2.xx, 1.xx)
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1411904)
2. install RSPL and HSPL
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18244911)
3. install custom ROM
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1476058)
Step 2. is VERY IMPORTANT, otherwise you CAN DAMAGE your phone device.
You must consult guys from thread-s that I gave you for Australia, I haven't spot anything about Australia! Before you doing anything, first take a time to read very carefully posts, comments and other things, BECAUSE I live in Europe, and here it's working (it's says europe htc hd7 devices)! In this threads it's explained very smooth and great!
I hope so that you will find something for you.
Best rgds

[Q] Install another language on HTC Radar 4G

So, I've been searching around for how to install another language option onto my Radar.
I found this thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1306415 but a few things pushed me away from this process.
The first being under the HTC list for OEM drivers, the Radar is not listed.
Also, a person later on in the thread mentioned that if more languages were installed than what was previously on the device, it would put it into an un-updateable state.
Basically, I want to install the Japanese language pack onto my phone, so I can use it in my native language.
I've done a ton of rooting on Android and Jailbreaking on iOS, but I'm still a bit new to dev and hacking of WP7.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!