WM6 German - Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development

Hi,
I just changed my German T-Ameo to WM6 (HTC ROM, engl.)
-> after unlocking it with Athenaunlock.
Looks pretty and works fine so far, but I would prefer to use german language.
Any chance?
Thx
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Seq

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Sequenzial said:
Looks pretty and works fine so far, but I would prefer to use german language.
Any chance?
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Looks like we will need to wait for an official T-Mobile Germany ROM. In an email from June, a customer service representative told me that it will come in Q3/2007, so it might take till the end of september in the worst case. Of course, we are all optimists, aren't we?
Greetings,
Andreas

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Htc Rom
Well, seems so.
I'm still hoping HTC will release a german ROM first. I don't need the branded stuff.
And the goodies from T-Mobile are included in the extended Rom, that is located on the ftp server...
If I really need something of that I'm able to install it later.
Br
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Seq

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i could translate the current ones

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Midget_1990 said:
i could translate the current ones
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Cool If it helps, you could try to download the Windows Mobile 6 German emulator images for free at Microsoft, this should give you the MUI-files. However, the tricky part is the keyboard, I did not manage to set it to German QWERTZ-Layout yet, maybe a DLL has to be exchanged for that.
Greetings,
Andreas

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german Keyboard on athena
stupiddog said:
However, the tricky part is the keyboard, I did not manage to set it to German QWERTZ-Layout yet, maybe a DLL has to be exchanged for that.
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just change
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\Qwerty]
"Layout"=dword:00020409
to
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OEM\Qwerty]
"Layout"=dword:00020407
do a soft-reset and your keyboard has the German QWERTZ-Layout
you get the characters äöü faster if you edit the file sym.txt or similar in your windows directory and put those characters to second position.
iiidefix

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german Keyboard Layout
I fixed the keyboardproblem using Resco Keyboard Pro.
Looks pretty and there you can adjust the layout for multiple languages.
Shareware at:
http://pocketland.de/product.php?prod_id=14700
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Seq

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iiidefix said:
just change
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\Qwerty]
"Layout"=dword:00020409
to
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OEM\Qwerty]
"Layout"=dword:00020407
do a soft-reset and your keyboard has the German QWERTZ-Layout
you get the characters äöü faster if you edit the file sym.txt or similar in your windows directory and put those characters to second position.
iiidefix
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Alternatively use the file in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1356734&postcount=340

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Midget_1990 said:
i could translate the current ones
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please! my dream is a german rom

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iiidefix said:
just change
do a soft-reset and your keyboard has the German QWERTZ-Layout
you get the characters äöü faster if you edit the file sym.txt or similar in your windows directory and put those characters to second position.
iiidefix
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Well this will change the physical keyboard layout but not the soft keyboard (available by clicking the keyboard symbol on the bottom of the screen) layout. There i still have qwerty. Any hints how to change this ?

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Multilingual Softkeyboardlayout
... download Resco Keyboard and try (see link below).
http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/keyboard/downloads.asp
You can test it 30 days.
Maybe before the trial ends there will be a german ROM...
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Seq

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@Sequenzial
How did u backuped your original T-Mobile ROM?
Ich have a Ameo from T-Mobile Germany too, but I would like to backup my original ROM, in case I want my T-Mob WM05 back (e.g. for guarantee)
Is a rom backup possible? Or should I wait for the official T-Mob WM06 Update?
thx

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xvatx said:
Is a rom backup possible? Or should I wait for the official T-Mob WM06 Update?
thx
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No, but there's a collection of ROMs on the XDA Developers FTP server, including the T-Mob Ameo German ROM which is the one that shipped with the device.

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stupiddog said:
No, but there's a collection of ROMs on the XDA Developers FTP server, including the T-Mob Ameo German ROM which is the one that shipped with the device.
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hey, thx for the answer. So that means that I can "downgrade" my Ameo from WM06 to WM05 evertime? Or is there some secrets I should know, before I do something wrong with my Ameo?

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xvatx said:
hey, thx for the answer. So that means that I can "downgrade" my Ameo from WM06 to WM05 evertime?
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Yes. However, there is one exception: If you use olipro's unlocker to remove the Simlock/Netlock and the CID lock, there is currently no way back to the old T-Mobile SPL bootloader. This is no problem for going back to WM5, but anytime you set the device in bootloader mode, you can see the "olipro" string in the SPL version which will cause you problems if you need to use your warranty.
There are however WM6 roms in the thread available which are already packaged for T-MOB 005 devices like your Ameo, so you do not need to apply the CID/Simlock remover if you only want WM6.
With or without unlocker, you can flash back to WM5 without any problems. It seems that flashing is more stable if you remove your Mini-SD/SDHC card first if one is inserted.

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hey, ich schreib jetzt mal auf deutsch um sicher zu gehen, nichts falsch zu machen. Hab noch nie einen PDA geflasht und mein Ameo ist mein erster und daher habe ich nicht soviel Erfahrung/Peilung.
Ich will mein T-Mob WM05 einfach nur auf WM06 updaten und die Möglichkeit haben zurück zum originalzustand zu kehren, wie du schon sagst, wegen der Garantie.
Mein WM05 läuft auf dem Ameo ziemlich langsam und die Menüführung ruckelt leicht. Daher möchte ich gerne WM06 ausprobieren...
Womit mache ich das also am besten?
Viele Dank für deine Hilfe, echt super von dir

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xvatx said:
Mein WM05 läuft auf dem Ameo ziemlich langsam und die Menüführung ruckelt leicht. Daher möchte ich gerne WM06 ausprobieren...
Womit mache ich das also am besten?
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Please stay on English, people on this forum are quickly annoyed if you change the language (not me )
Flashing is very easy, just download the T-MOB 005 version of the ROM here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1341755&postcount=4
Download, extract, and execute the RomUpgradeUtility.EXE file included. Make sure you have a working ActiveSync/Windows Mobile Device Center-Connection (Both XP and Vista work fine) and wait for about 10 minutes. Be careful: Flashing completely erases the main memory, so do make a backup to your Microdrive or Storage Card.

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hehe, ok, I will continue with english
stupiddog said:
so do make a backup to your Microdrive or Storage Card.
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sorry, but I don't understand. I should do a make backup from what? and how? (what tool)
because you said:
stupiddog said:
No, but there's a collection of ROMs on the XDA Developers FTP server, including the T-Mob Ameo German ROM which is the one that shipped with the device.
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So I thought, its not possible to backup the ROM?
And my antoher question is, where to find the original-T-Mob WM05 ROM and how to flash it "back"
Oh man its everything so complicated, I'm just afraid to damage my Ameo so I need to know everything for sure...
thx

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xvatx said:
sorry, but I don't understand. I should do a make backup from what? and how? (what tool)
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I meant your personal data (appointments, phone book entries, files, etc.). T-Mobile has a tool called Sprite Backup on the CD that came with the Ameo, you can use this to backup your personal data and restore it after you do the upgrade.
And my antoher question is, where to find the original-T-Mob WM05 ROM and how to flash it "back"
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ftp://xda:[email protected]_Athena_TMO_DE_1.12.111.6_1.32.00.00_Ship.rar
Greetings,
Andreas

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Backup old ROM
xvatx said:
@Sequenzial
How did u backuped your original T-Mobile ROM?
Ich have a Ameo from T-Mobile Germany too, but I would like to backup my original ROM, in case I want my T-Mob WM05 back (e.g. for guarantee)
Is a rom backup possible? Or should I wait for the official T-Mob WM06 Update?
thx
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I did not backup my ROM, because the "origina shiped T-Mobile WM5 ROM" is downloadable from the FTP Server. If you want to go back just download it, before you update to WM6...