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dms3
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Registered: Dec 2000
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Re: USB Download works with Win2K

quote:
Originally posted by kevinsk
[snipped for clarity]
Environment:
Windows 2000 sp1
Visor Platinum w/USB cradle

NOTE: You may need to register as a developer with Handspring to access the following links.

First go to http://www.handspring.com/developers/sw_dev.jhtml
and download the Handspring PalmOS GNU Tools consisting of three components:
1. Cygwin
2. PalmOSGnuTools
3. Tools Patch

Also download HandspringHeaders35Win.exe.

Install the three components in the order listed accepting the default install dirs for Cygwin and PalmOSGnuTools. Once the Tools_Patch zip is extracted copy the new headers to the appropriate directories as instructed in the readme.
Now run HandspringHeaders35Win.exe to update the headers in the Handspring directory.

[snip]

quote:
-- note from nashdj, Cygwin is not required for the rom transfer, nor is it *really* required in order to build applications

Can anyone confirm that this works with later versions of Cygwin? I have 1.1.7; the latest is 1.1.8. I am not trying to build apps right now; I just want the ROM to do some app testing with POSE. Thanks, David

03-12-2001 04:46 PM

squid2k1
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Registered: Mar 2001
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quote:
Originally posted by nashdj
Download and install the Handspring SDK.

Where does one get the SDK? I have gone to the Developers section but I have not seen something that just says Handspring SDK. Forgive my ignorance but I am new to the PalmOS/handspring world.

Thank you.

03-13-2001 12:10 PM

xerror
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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Atlantic City NJ
Posts: 1

quote:
Originally posted by Sepp
I tried to connect with my Visor deluxe using the shortcut ang got following in Palmdebug.exe

Welcome to the PalmOS Debugger!
Built: Dec 18 1998, 15:50:23, Target 6, Rev 3
===============================================================
EXCEPTION ID = $F4

CAn anyone help me ?
'PrvHandleEvent'
+$062C 1000F2F2 *MOVEQ.L #$01,D0

how i did it;

open the debugger
set the debugger to usb in the connection menu
close the debugger
make a directory called device in the debugger directory
set the visor in the cradle & turn on the power
click the memo icon then click new (didnt work other ways)
make the L (little loop) then tap tap 1
the small blinking box shows up in the top left corner
open the debugger
after about 3 seconds the console recieved the signal
then i typed the command and hit enter(MAKE SURE CAPS ARE OFF)
--> the result (with caps error)
EXCEPTION ID = $F4
'PrvHandleEvent'
+$062C 10C0F2AA *MOVEQ.L #$01,D0 | 7001
SAVE "VISOR.ROM" 10C00000 200000
CmdSaveFile: error creating file VISOR.ROM

###Error saving memory to file, exiting

save "visor.rom" 10c00000 200000
100%

#2097152 bytes saved from address $10C00000 to file "visor.rom"

hope this might help someone

ps. i downloaded the following
http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/tool...sdk35-tools.zip

and not the entire sdk

04-15-2001 02:02 AM

lmc
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Registered: May 2001
Location: Brasil
Posts: 1

Platinum ROM with USB

When I start up Palm-Debugger this is what is in the debugger window:

Initializing parser...
Initializing lex...
Installing keywords...
Initializing eval...
Initializing exec...
Loading startup script...
============================
DebOut = false
SymbolsOn = true
StepRegs = false
ReadMemHack = false
Attached = false
............................
dot address = 00000000
last address = 00000000
last count = 00000000
============================

When I enter debug mode on the visor platinum, I hear a tone and then see a flashing cursor at the top left, but the tone doesn't stop.

When I execute:
save "visor.rom" 10c00000 200000

I get this:
Error: not attached to remote.

Can someone please explain what I can do about this problem?

Luciano Mota Coelho

05-10-2001 07:42 PM

skywalkm
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Registered: Jun 2001
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CmdGetRemoteState: error in SlkReceivePacket = Serial Link timeout.

I am experiencing similar problems as those before. I have the latest tools in the right location (except the Tools Patch which I could not find. I set the debugger to USB, restart the debugger. I can put my visor deluxe in debug mode just fine. After I do that however, nothing happens. When I say "att", I get the following error: "CmdGetRemoteState: error in SlkReceivePacket = Serial Link timeout." I also tried typing in "attached=true". The source bar changes color, and then when I try to save the rom file, I get the same error 3 times.
Any clues?

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06-30-2001 12:40 AM

walkmankind
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Registered: Sep 2001
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I have a iMac how do I do it on there?

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09-30-2001 03:18 PM

dmorrison1
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Registered: Feb 2002
Location: Bangor, ME
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one thing nobody pointed out about saving the Palm ROM

The buzzing noise you are supposed to get from your Visor when you go into debug mode won't happen if you do the shortcut-dot-dot-7 while the Visor is in the cradle. You must do it in your hand then put it in the cradle. This may be why it doesn't work for some people.

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02-08-2002 01:44 PM

imabug
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Registered: Jan 2001
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will this procedure work for Palms?

Does anybody happen to know if the procedure to extract Visor ROMs through USB will work to extract Palm 5xx ROMs through USB? Are the addresses the same? Different? Is there another procedure to use?

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03-25-2002 06:08 PM

jweir
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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Ohio
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help -- wrong rom version

bert12 - I have the same problem. Which version of the POSE do I need to get. My ROM version on Prism is 3.5.2.H1.4. I would like this ROM version in POSE also...

Jim

04-02-2002 02:53 AM

imabug
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Location: Misplaced Canuck in Charleston SC
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Download the latest version of POSE from Palm (v3.4 I believe) and then download the POSE from Handspring to get the Visor skins.

Install the POSE 3.4, and then copy the skins from Handspring's POSE to the POSE3.4 skins directory.

04-02-2002 02:20 PM

jweir
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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Ohio
Posts: 3

Imabug,

I just installed the POSE from Palm and copied the skins folder into POSE folder. Ran Emulator.exe ask about creating a new emulator session. I brought the ROM image in. changed the device and skin and RAM size. Error Message I get is

"Could not create a new session becasue the given configuration infromatio is not supported by the version of the Palm OS Emulator"

The configuration is

Rom File Visor.rom "This is the Rom Image I downloaded from My Prism"
Device Visor Prism
Skin Standard-English
Ram Size 8192K

Not sure what to do now

Jim

04-02-2002 11:54 PM

imabug
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Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Misplaced Canuck in Charleston SC
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Hmm, can't say as I've ever run into this problem before, but I don't have a Prism ROM to play with. Have you tried it using the Handspring POSE?

04-03-2002 03:47 AM

jweir
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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Ohio
Posts: 3

Imabug,

I have tried Both Palm and Handsprings POSE. I am using the debug Method for getting my Prism ROM.

this is the command I type in the debugger from Handspring

save "visor.rom" 100000000 200000

goes through the % count and return then I copy the ROM file to POSE folder

Jim

04-03-2002 03:56 AM

Winchell
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Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Baltimore MD, USA
Posts: 717

Phooey.

So close but so far.

I'm doing my best to follow the directions but, alas, no joy.

Everything works fine up to the point where I type in

code:
save "prism.rom" 10000000 200000

but no progress percent occurs, and it just sits there. No file appears in the Handspring\PalmTools\bin\Device directory.

"att" has no effect, and neither does "reset<return>".

However, the wierd thing is, pulling down the Source menu and selecting GO will make the Prism uninvert the screen and resume normal operations.

I mean, it acts like the PalmDebugger cannot send commands to the Prism, except for the GO command. The prism can obviously talk to the Debugger because all the register information pops up.

Prism with USB cradle. Hacks disabled. Windows 2000 professional. PalmDebugger v3.5h.

It doesn't seem to make a difference if I do shortcut-dot-dot-1 before or after I put the Prism in the cradle.

04-03-2002 09:25 PM

Tom LaPrise
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Registered: Jan 2000
Location: Monroe, Michigan, USA
Posts: 244

Re: will this procedure work for Palms?

quote:
Originally posted by imabug
Does anybody happen to know if the procedure to extract Visor ROMs through USB will work to extract Palm 5xx ROMs through USB? Are the addresses the same? Different? Is there another procedure to use?

You can download the 5xx and m125/m130 ROMs using the POSE, but it takes just a little trickery and POSE version 3.3 or higher.

Copy the USBPort.dll file from your Palm Desktop folder into either c:\windows\system or the same folder as your Emulator. Then install ROM Transfer.prc and use the normal POSE ROM download routine, making sure you select USB as the com port option (lower left of the ROM download setup screen).

Supposedly, this procedure does NOT work for Visors (according to the POSE Old News file).

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04-24-2002 02:38 AM

rscottcampbell
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Registered: Jun 2002
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Does the ROM via USB trick work with a Treo? How?

Has anyone tried the ROM via USB capture trick with a Treo (keyboard version)? If so, how do you get the device into debug? Does it work?

Thanks

06-21-2002 12:29 AM

Thunderbird291
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Registered: Feb 2001
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Does the Treo keyboard have a shortcut symbol? If so, couldn't you use that to use the debug shortcut?

06-21-2002 02:30 AM

rscottcampbell
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Registered: Jun 2002
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Hmmm... yes, I got that to work, however, the ROM file that I got from the device doesn't work with the Handspring POSE. Any ideas?

06-21-2002 06:26 PM

rscottcampbell
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Registered: Jun 2002
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Treo ROM from this method doesnt work with POSE. Help

Ok, so I downloaded the Treo 180 ROM and tried to set it up to run with the Handspring POSE. I get the error "Unhandled exception caught in WinMain. Dying like a log..." Can anyone help me here?

06-21-2002 08:05 PM

johnhamm
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Registered: Jun 2002
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The end of the thread blues

I bought my Treo 270 about two weeks ago, and I've been trying to figure out how to get a rom image since then. This forum is where I finally ended up, since there is NO information anywhere else on the net about downloading the stupid rom image!

I have already faxed the form for the rom to Handspring and haven't gotten any response.

I was excited when I started reading through the thread when people started mentioning the Treo, but then the end of the thread arrived with no help on getting the Treo rom to work with Handspring's POSE!

I can successfully download the rom image, I used the Disassembler to confirm that it does indeed start at 0x10000000, but when I try to run the Rom image, I get the "dying like a log" error message.

Is there anyone on the planet Earth that has downloaded and successfully ran the Treo 270 Rom image?! (or the Treo 180 rom image for that matter)?

06-26-2002 05:09 AM

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