Treo 650 : GSM ROM update
 Today I downloaded the Treo 650 GSM ROM updater from a member of the KVPUG forum. The zipped file is approximately 9.5MB in size. This is the same ROM updater available at Palm service centres but it hasn't been released to the general public. Of course I had to try it. This update addresses the oft-mentioned NVFS (Non-Volatile File System) bloat - it includes the NVFS improvements that optimize memory handling and free up more memory. My free space almost doubled from 5.4MB to 11MB. The instructions (from the README file) are quite straightforward: 1) Backup your Treo data 2) Extract palm.zip to a SD card 3) Hard reset your Treo 4) Insert the SD card to Treo and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the upgrade. I backed up my data using triple redundancy : BackupMan (to SD card), palmOne's Hotsync (to my iBook) and SyncBuddy (also to iBook). Updating the ROM took about 45 minutes from start to finish, including backup and restore. Restoring took the longest time because I have a lot of Calendar, Contacts and Memo entries. I'm happy to say that there were no hiccups during the process. Before : Firmware : 1.14 Software : Treo650-1.05-ROW After: Firmware : 1.15 Software : Treo650-1.06-ROW Since the Sprint ROM update is already out, I expect the official GSM version will be out soon. Tags: Treo Palm Smartphone |
Comments on "Treo 650 : GSM ROM update"
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Monkey3203 said ... (9:36 PM) :
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paulcam said ... (6:53 AM) :
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morituri said ... (8:20 AM) :
post a commentIs there any way I could get the rom zip file from you? Thanks.
Hi, I don't have the ROM file with me right now. If you look through the Treo650 forums on TreoCentral.com, you should see some download links.
You were very lucky to get the Treo 650 GSM ROM. I've also searched the forums but cant find any GSM ROM anywhere. The VPUG.org site is also down for maintenance. Please can you share the ROM file with me?
Paul, try the new KVPUG.org forum, under General Discussion there's a link to all 3 versions of the ROM files - 1.06, 1.21 and 1.23. Here's the direct link to the post.