ROM upgrade for HP iPAQ h6300 Pocket PC series h6340 available
June 17, 2005 [Pocket PC phone] | By Edward J. R.
If you have h6340 iPAQ phone, then this ROM upgrade may be of interest to you.
Fixes:
- Provides GSM Firmware version 541e Update, which fixes an issue where dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) did not work with interactive voice response (IVR) systems.
- Provides Wireless LAN Driver build 63, which fixes the following issues:
- Fixes issue that occurred with tunneled transport layer security (TTLS) server certificate validation.
- Fixes unrecognizable characters that are displayed during login when using TTLS with MS-CHAP2.
- Fixes LEAP authentication to redisplay login prompt after tapping Cancel.
- Changes display name to "HP iPAQ Wi-Fi Wireless Adapter."
- Fixes issue with TCP/IP rebinding that occurs after a suspend/resume when using AnthaVPN.
- Fixes issue with automatic authentication during roaming.
- Fixes issue with "memory leakage" when handheld is roaming.
- Fixes issue where handheld will not enter Sleep mode while roaming.
- Fixes issue where roaming fails due to an incorrect BSSID list.
- Bluetooth build 1.0.0.3701, which fixes the following issues:
- Fixes inaccurate display of headset icon when a call is in progress.
- Fixes check for invalid device name.
- Fixes issue where handheld could not reconnect to remote device after a page timeout.
- Fixes Object push profile update so it sends all files.
- Updates FTP connection wizard to correct service discovery issue.
- Fixes issue with call waiting for incoming call handling while dialing out.
- Fixes issue with headset connection icon so it is correctly displayed after power cycling.
- Fixes audio to make it compatible with an in-car solution.
- Provides fixes for the following audio issues:
- Fixes issue where the volume becomes louder if the iPAQ Audio "default" button is tapped when a Bluetooth Headset is connected to the handheld.
- Fixes issue with the status in the Radio Interface Layer (RIL) driver when a Bluetooth Headset is connected.
- Fixes audio issue where the right channel for a headset was unavailable for playing audio and during calls.
Enhancements:
- Provides GSM Firmware version 541e Update, which:
- Supports 64-KB Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards.
- Supports Cell Notification on Ericsson Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN).
- Provides Wireless LAN Driver build 63, which:
- Supports third-party intermediate Wireless LAN driver.
- Improves reception and roaming.
- Extends the maximum length of lightweight extensible authentication protocol (LEAP) username and password to 63 characters.
- Provides Bluetooth Software version 1.0.0.3701, which:
- Improves headset compatibility.
- Improves headset reconnection when returning into service area.
- Adds support for Siemens car adapter kit.
- Enables pairing using 16-character PIN code.
- Adds a check to determine if Bluetooth stack is initialized before accepting messages from phone.
- Adds a user interface (UI) change to enable a connected headset to automatically disconnect before attempting to connect to a different headset when the user chooses to connect to a second headset.
To learn more about this ROM upgrade or to download it click here.
Conclusion: it seems that HP provides very good support for their Pocket PC phones by releasing ROM upgrades, however all patches are limited to Windows Mobile 2003 - one should not expect that HP will provide upgrade to Windows Mobile 5.0 for existing phones.
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