I have been meaning to put some info somewhere about installing Windows Mobile 6.5 on HTC Touch (Elf). I did it few days back and results have been splendid for me. Works like a charms and I thoroughly enjoy the experience.
Although I must mention clearly; I am not expert and I am reading and learning too. This post provides only a outline of step by step process that I underwent to install it successfully. But it by no means in warrantable or guranteed. :)
To note; I chose ONYX Windows Rom; which includes several other apps pre-installed. Following are the things you'll need.
ONYX 5 - At the bottom of the screen we have few releases. Choose the latest one.
ROM Backup - Rom Backup software, which will help you revert back to old version if new install is a failure. It's critical, that you maintain a backup; as it may save a lot of trobile to you.
CID/Device Info - CID and Device info will be needed if your cellphone bricks
Hard-Spl Bootloader - Bootloader, req. to load new version of windows on your cellphone.
That is it! So once you have all of it present on your computer; we are all set to go. Few precautions that you must take though.
- Make sure that your computer is not liable to switch off during installation.
- Cellphone must have more than 50% battery at least.
- Cellphone should not have any screen savers, stand by modes enabled.
- Treasure link as this may help you unbrick if requiered.
To give little background about whole process; your cellphone comes with a Official Bootloader which basically installs only signed ROMs and since the ONYX Rom that we are going to burn is unwarrantable and unsigned; it would refuse to burn it. And that would be; once you have deleted everything from your cellphone. So it bricks, if that happens.
Take backup of all your data. My Preferred tool for backup is PIM Backup but of course you can use your fav. Once data has been backed up; follow the below given steps with some common sense and guidance provided on screen by various tools:
- Figure out and save CID and Device info of your cellphone using the downloaded tool. (Mentioned above in step 3).
- Take back up of your existing ROM. The instructions are given on the page where you download it from.
- Install SPL Hard bootloader on your cellphone. It'll pretty much want to restart itself. You may be req. to try several times to ensure it is done successfully. If this step fails and you try to burn ONYX rom; your cellphone may brick.
Finally you are ready to burn the Windows 6.5 on your cellphone.
Once you are through; you can set up your screen and settings. PIM Backup comes preinstalled to reload all the data. And if you were as lucky as me; in as less as 45 minutes you will be done.
For more help; contact XDA developers forum; they have all your answers and tips/tricks there. Also for a more detailed process follow this link.
Hope it helped! So long.
