a while ago, i tried to install linux on my pocket pc, but the install was unsucsessful and my ipaq became bricked, right now, it shows a gray chreen and the backlight is on the lowest setting. it goes on until the batteries die. it has no reaction on any buttons or combos.. please help me!

Hi droppen

Welcome to Ipaq Hq

There are some members who have experience with this hopefully they give some advice or at least point you in the right direction.

"The usefulness of a door or window is emptiness."

門或窗口的有用性是空虛

   

thanks, i am awear of that, thank you for your reply

You could try to get the latest ROM image for your device and load it (after extracting all files from the downloaded exe) onto a storage card. Then, insert it into your PDA and carry out a hard reset (calendar, iTask and soft reset) but also hold down the power button, this enables the PDA to search the storage card for a ROM image.

If this works then I would like to know so I can add it as another fix into my "My PDA" section. Good luck.

My "My PDA" now updated with hints and tips including a ROM fix for the RX3700 series and installing Transport Tycoon onto your PDA.

ok thanks, i'll try

where exactly do you find the rom update that can be loaded to SD card?

this is what i've found so far:
http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/fi...oad/17002.html

nada, that installation needs stuff like active sync connection..

I know, download the exe and then double click it to run it, choose where it should extract the files and then once that has been completed cancel the install. Now navigate to the folder where it extracted the files, load the files onto a storage card and insert the card into the PDA and then carry out the hard reset along with the power button. No AS required at all.

My "My PDA" now updated with hints and tips including a ROM fix for the RX3700 series and installing Transport Tycoon onto your PDA.

i got thease files: NK_Windsor21010WWE.nbf, readme.doc, RUU_WriteReserveArea.dll, SetSystemTime.dll, GetDeviceData.dll, backup.exe, UpgradeUt.exe

send then to sd card? you dont need any special folders for them right? oh well i'll try, gimme a sec

nope, didnt work, for me, it looks like it doesnt have any SD card drivers and it looks as though it doent recodnize the hard reset command..

It does take a little bit of practice to get the correct hard reset. If you hold down the calendar and itask buttons plus the power button and then, while all three buttons are pressed, press the soft reset button. Even if you try it with or wothout the CD card you will know that it will work as the boot screen says that it is looking for a ROM image on the SD card.

The nbf file is the main file that you need but you might aswell put all the files on.

My "My PDA" now updated with hints and tips including a ROM fix for the RX3700 series and installing Transport Tycoon onto your PDA.

i'm sure i pressed them all.. it's still staring at me with its backlight and gray pixels.. no action, just like nothing ever happened

Hmmm, the buttons definately work for me as I had to carry out my own process to fix my PDA and while I was at it I tried the buttons. Maybe your device doesn't support it, maybe only the newer devices have it. I'm trying to think but nothing is coming to me that doesn't require AS or an operational OS. You could just play around with my previous steps using different buttons etc... and see what happens, it may just work and you will never know why!!

My "My PDA" now updated with hints and tips including a ROM fix for the RX3700 series and installing Transport Tycoon onto your PDA.

thanks for the help, i guess i'll have to start gathering some money for a new one.. i think i'll go play around with it before i throw it away..