Upgrading the HP1945 Rom ? good or bad

[section31]

Hi all,
i have been hearing that the update for the hp1940 from version 1 to version 1.10 is NOT compatible with the hp1945.
i thought they were the same..
did anyone do it ? if so what happend?

please check link below.

http://www.ipaqhq.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-6760.html


and the new ROM is here

http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/HandheldiPAQ/us/download/20665.html

[AnswerDude]

Ipaq 1940 and 1945 are exactly the same model in term of hardware, they have different distribution channels. The ROM upgrade applies to both. Read and follow the instruction very carefully, you should have no problem with it. You will need to do a hard-reset which means you will loss data you input or sync to it and appplications that you installed. Make sure that you do not restore from backup, many people had problem because of it. Create new partnership and reinstall applications instead.

[db on cbr1100xx]

............I have a 1940 and upgraded EXACTLY as H P [added gap as don't like this sponsored link thing: why should someone use MY post to advertise !!] decreed, even to the point of unplugging my usb extension cable to make sure I had a direct usb connection. The upgrade went smoothly and I was then able to restore from backup with no problem............

[section31]

the only problems i heard about were with 1945. did anyone try it with it?

[conipto]

Do you specifically need the update for some reason? Unless it fixes something relevant to you, what's the point? If they'd put WM2003 SE on it, It'd be worth all the hassle, but otherwise, you really seem to gain little unless your an international traveler.

Bill

[Lukaino]

What are the benefits for upgrading?

[AnswerDude]

Originally posted by Lukaino
What are the benefits for upgrading?



* Connectivity: Accept header for pIE is configurable
* Connectivity: Can connect with 802.1x to Windows 2003 Server with PEAP fast reconnect enabled
* Connectivity: Connectivity bubble displays GPRS status correctly when connected through proxy
* Connectivity: JavaScript event handler fires correctly
* Connectivity: pIE correctly encodes URLs with "〈" references
* Connectivity: pIE uses cached pages when offline even for a local server
* Connectivity: Improves wireless technologies
* Contacts: Contacts are sorted according to the Country selected in Regional Settings
* Contacts: Removes duplicate radio telephone number from Contacts List view
* Feature request: Wireless Protected Access
* Inbox: Clarification of location of SMS inbox
* Inbox: Short messages are not duplicated
* Inbox: SMS messages with alphanumeric address are parsed correctly
* Instant Messenger: IM signs in
* Localization: Ability to enter full IP address for DNS entry in Spanish
* Localization: Able to save contacts with Far East characters in both first and last name
* Localization: Can use partial Cyrillic name to find contacts
* Localization: Errant character no longer inserted by Action button on KOR
* Localization: KOR keyboard allows for the ‘~’ character
* Settings: CHT owner info can be shown on power-on
* Settings: Device properly returns to power off state after an alarm has fired
* Shell: Alarms and meeting reminders use high-quality MIDI playback
* Shell: Improves data integrity when file system is nearly full
* Sync: Improves USB reliability


* Corrects SD Card initialization issue.
* Updates the BlueTooth driver to resolve Bluetooth lockup issue.
* Corrects iPAQ Backup shutdown after 10 seconds when a backup is scheduled.

[section31]

Originally posted by conipto
Do you specifically need the update for some reason? Unless it fixes something relevant to you, what's the point? If they'd put WM2003 SE on it, It'd be worth all the hassle, but otherwise, you really seem to gain little unless your an international traveler.

Bill



well you are right, its nothing major, i was actualling trying to find ppc2004 / win ce 5.0
and i found this update, so i thought why not.
its not big deal

[db on cbr1100xx]

..............upgrade to Win2003SE for i Paq 19xx series. H P have no plans as yet to do it. I'm quite angry about this as screen orientation is a BIG bonus. And having only just bought my 1940 fairly recently, I'm not happy with it being almost immediately obselete despite its eminent ability to be upgraded to SE.

It's a double bluff for H P. They want me to buy a new P DA - Fat chance with this level of support for existing machines