HotSync Japanese Palm OS 4.1

[chienhsi]

I have a NR70V/J, which comes with OS 4.1 in Japanese. I am wondering if anyone knows how I could load an English version of OS 4.1 to it?

I am not worried about any data... any suggestions will be appreciated!

Also, can my Jap OS only HotSync with a Japanese version of Palm Software Desktop?

Thanks in advance!

Andrew

[Mason]

Hi Andrew,

You can sync your /J with an English desktop. ASCII (English) characters look fine, but DBCS (Japanese Unicode) will not display. (Japanese can be displayed on an English computer, but that is a large topic in itself.) So, if all your data and applications are in English, this will work fine.

Changing your handheld to English is a little more difficult. You will have to do it by flashing. (I have never done it.) There is material around on how to do it, but everything I have found is in Chinese. Try some of the Singapore boards, there are a lot of English posts there.

Mason

[chienhsi]

Thanks a lot Mason!
I will be doing some research and ask around...
ps. I am actually heading back to Taiwan, where I bought the PDA and see if I can again override Japanese chars with Chinese display.
Please keep me posted if you discover new means of accomplishing the goal~
I will be coming back to check out the posts in several days!
Thanks again!
Andrew

[Mason]

Hi Andrew,

It is also possible to FLASH to Chinese, and there is material around on it. When you get to Taiwan, do some searches in Chinese, and I am sure you will find some information. My Chinese reading is very poor and I can not help much with site finding.

Good luck, Gambatte!

Mason