chrismalone

Hi all,
i've made a little program that will do the tedious effort of removing the header from the hx4700 rom(s) and sending to your device.
Simply put your hx4700 in bootloader mode by pressing ITASK+CONTACTS+RESET.
Then just open my tool, HX4700_BootLoader.exe and select an .nbf file.
It will automatically remove the first 2600 bytes of the rom, save it with the .nb0 extension and send it to your device using the mtty terminal emulator.

This tool is usefull if your hx4700 has only been partly flashed with hp's rom uploader utility and it is stuck in a bootloader loop. (rendering it useless)
some people cannot understand how to do it all so i decided to make this tool.

you CAN also use this tool with the .nbf file from the WM5 2.01 update to get free WM5.
mods please don't delete the tool just because of that, it has a better use and it's not illegal anyway.

Update: now kills activesync after selecting the .nbf file. only continues once activesync has closed.
now checks for installations of iPAQ roms. it will default to the newest installation you have. (e.g. it will go to the WM5 2.01 upgrade folder over 2003SE)
FOR THOSE ASKING ABOUT THE 'cannot connect with host' ERROR, please re-download the latest version and try it. i think it's now fixed.

Update:
Finally put an end to the "failed to synchronise" error!
I had actually already posted this as a fix before, but someone reported that they had tried it and it hadn't fixed anything.
I decided to wipe my hx4700 just to fix this for you guys.
tried the original and the beta versions i posted and got the error everyone said.
but with this new version i've tested it twice and didn't get the error.

as i said, this fix had already been posted before so i moved on with a new one and released it straight away.
if this still doesn't work for you, please post here.
but MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING THE LATEST VERSION FROM HERE before you say it doesn't work.

Download: HX4700_BootLoader.exe

Vachon

Hi chrismalone -

I have just downloaded the bootloader.exe from the Rapidshare site and am getting a Windows Trojan virus warning for the file from my virus software (Avast w/XP Pro). Is this normal/typical for this type of program or is the file on Rapidshare possibly infected? Thanks for your efforts and your advice. It's people like you that make PPC's a force even though the rest of the world doesn't get it.

Vachon

Originally Posted by chrismalone

Hi all, i've made a little program that will do the tedious effort of removing the header from the hx4700 rom(s) and sending to your device. Simply put your hx4700 in bootloader mode by pressing ITASK+CONTACTS+RESET. Then just open my tool, HX4700_BootLoader.exe and select an .nbf file. It will automatically remove the first 2600 bytes of the rom, save it with the .nb0 extension and send it to your device using the mtty terminal emulator. This tool is usefull if your hx4700 has only been partly flashed with hp's rom uploader utility and it is stuck in a bootloader loop. (rendering it useless) some people cannot understand how to do it all so i decided to make this tool. you CAN also use this tool with the .nbf file from the WM5 2.01 update to get free WM5. mods please don't delete the tool just because of that, it has a better use and it's not illegal anyway. Update: now kills activesync after selecting the .nbf file. only continues once activesync has closed. now checks for installations of iPAQ roms. it will default to the newest installation you have. (e.g. it will go to the WM5 2.01 upgrade folder over 2003SE) FOR THOSE ASKING ABOUT THE 'cannot connect with host' ERROR, please re-download the latest version and try it. i think it's now fixed. Update: Finally put an end to the "failed to synchronise" error! I had actually already posted this as a fix before, but someone reported that they had tried it and it hadn't fixed anything. I decided to wipe my hx4700 just to fix this for you guys. tried the original and the beta versions i posted and got the error everyone said. but with this new version i've tested it twice and didn't get the error. as i said, this fix had already been posted before so i moved on with a new one and released it straight away. if this still doesn't work for you, please post here. but MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING THE LATEST VERSION FROM HERE before you say it doesn't work. Download: HX4700_BootLoader.exe