C:Amie,
Thanks...yes, now I remember seeing a post here about the repository. I am very happy to have converted several MP900's to the CMonex custom ROM. It was a learning experience.
One valuable trick is learning about the C+F key boot up option...very important and it should be included in your upgrade download area. On more than one occasion when trying to upgrade or download from within winCE on boot up the screen was white and locked up...quite disconcerting...thought I bricked it. I did see a reference on the repository mentioning the C+F option...but without details. I figured it out/ recalling from the past when her site was up.
Basically, remove the batteries, unplug the ac power, place the Upgrade CF card in the cf card slot....then hold down the C and F keys at the same time
(C+F
) and plug in the ac power. In a few sections it will boot up and the top of the screen will print out that the Bootloader is upgrading, copying files, flashing and then that is followed by the ROM being copied and flashed. After 6 minutes or so it automatically reboots into the new ROM! What a life saver knowing about this option.
Regarding the mouse file...the CMonex readme file says just to place the gwes.exe.0409.mui file in the windows directory...and that seems to work...as the mouse courser appears on reboot.
I have more tricks to list later. Overall, I am so pleased with the upgrade and all I learned!!! I downloaded the rom kitchen
(that Rich covered in detail on his old website
) and may try building my own...kinda exciting. Thanks zillions!