[craftsman]

If anyone has any spare parts left over after doing this, especially GSM comms boards, please contact me

One note: when putting the keyboard bezel back in place, it's easiest if you slide the two tabs near the middle of the device in from below. Don't try and push them in at their final position - you'll end up with broken tabs.

There's more info on disassembly at How to disassemble & reassemble a Palm Pre - PreCentral Forums

-- Rod

Rod, are you still looking for GSM boards? If so pm me.

[sinime]

Well, the doctor is installing on the Sprint Pre +, but I need to figure out the short antena cable thing on the old Pre - with the ATT radio. Can you just leave them unpluged since it won't be on a network? would WiFi still work?

EDIT: I plan to use the ATT Pre- as a dev device/MP3 player.

EDIT 2: The Sprint Pre + seems to be running just fine. It's DL'ing all the apps so I think it's time for me to go to bed and let it do its thing.

[ashi]

My only concern is the meta doctor, once I get it up and running, I am mostly using it for the makefile right?

Editing the makefile is one of the steps, but the doctor you'll be running will end up in a directory under builds. I don't know what you mean by "mostly using it for the makefile."

[nolefthere]

What I mean is that the doctor has lots of tasks it can preform, for the most part, I will use the doctor for extracting the tokens ,editing the makefile, then patching the makefile when the plus is built. I not using it for the "bypass carrier activation" or "bypass the first use" right?

I'm the bay too, would you be willing to help out over food?

[rwhitby]

Well, the doctor is installing on the Sprint Pre +, but I need to figure out the short antena cable thing on the old Pre - with the ATT radio. Can you just leave them unpluged since it won't be on a network? would WiFi still work?

EDIT: I plan to use the ATT Pre- as a dev device/MP3 player.

EDIT 2: The Sprint Pre + seems to be running just fine. It's DL'ing all the apps so I think it's time for me to go to bed and let it do its thing.

You should keep the back plastic antenna part with the comms board, and move both as a single unit.

The first post should be updated to say this.

-- Rod

[ashi]

What I mean is that the doctor has lots of tasks it can preform, for the most part, I will use the doctor for extracting the tokens ,editing the makefile, then patching the makefile when the plus is built. I not using it for the "bypass carrier activation" or "bypass the first use" right?

I'm the bay too, would you be willing to help out over food?

Those details are in the first post. Don't bypass carrier activation, and bypass first use is optional.

You'll use the meta doctor for writing the tokens, but not for extracting them.

I would be glad to help you over food if you're buying. What area? I work in Foster City and Caltrain to work every weekday except Thursdays, when I drive. I have my tools and my Ubuntu netbook with me here.

[nolefthere]

big thanks to ashi for plusing my minus!

[ashi]

big thanks to ashi for plusing my minus!

Anyone else in the Bay Area (or L.A. Thanksgiving Weekend), I will do the same for dinner. Or lunch on the weekend... it takes about 2 hours, so that would be a long lunch away from work!

[TopTongueBarry]

You should keep the back plastic antenna part with the comms board, and move both as a single unit.

The first post should be updated to say this.

-- Rod

Rod,

I have a question regarding tokens on GSM. I've done several comms board swaps between Movistar Pre's, Telcel Pre's and AT&T Pre +'s without worrying about transferring the original tokens.

All of the comms boards were unlocked before being swapped out. Every single one of these GSM devices is functioning perfectly (right now) and the users of these devices are pleased.

Keeping in mind all of the original comms boards were unlocked NA and EU GSM comms boards. Is there anything I need to worry about sideswiping these users in the future since the tokens were not grabbed off of the original devices.

Thanks,
Barry

[rwhitby]

Rod,

I have a question regarding tokens on GSM. I've done several comms board swaps between Movistar Pre's, Telcel Pre's and AT&T Pre +'s without worrying about transferring the original tokens.

All of the comms boards were unlocked before being swapped out. Every single one of these GSM devices is functioning perfectly (right now) and the users of these devices are pleased.

Keeping in mind all of the original comms boards were unlocked NA and EU GSM comms boards. Is there anything I need to worry about sideswiping these users in the future since the tokens were not grabbed off of the original devices.

Thanks,
Barry

The IMEI is read from the comms board, so it probably doesn't matter other than for completeness of records.

-- Rod

[ToniCipriani]

The tokens related I think would be the charging tokens (BATT*) and ModemSN.

I know for starters if the BATT* ones aren't transferred correctly charging won't work. Not sure if ModemSN is referenced anywhere.

[rwhitby]

The tokens related I think would be the charging tokens (BATT*) and ModemSN.

I know for starters if the BATT* ones aren't transferred correctly charging won't work. Not sure if ModemSN is referenced anywhere.

Have we confirmed whether leaving all the BATT* tokens as-is still allows charging?

I suspect it's the incorrect partial transfer some people do which is the source of the problem.

It seems to be a challenge/response system, so one correct pair should be as good as another.

I have not seen ModemSN used anywhere. That's the 'complete records' I'm referring to above.

-- Rod

[ToniCipriani]

Have we confirmed whether leaving all the BATT* tokens as-is still allows charging?

I suspect it's the incorrect partial transfer some people do which is the source of the problem.

It seems to be a challenge/response system, so one correct pair should be as good as another.

I have not seen ModemSN used anywhere. That's the 'complete records' I'm referring to above.

-- Rod

Actually I think it works.

I dropped in the Verizon Modem into the Bell Pre to use as a charger, I didn't need to reflash. So I guess you're right, those tokens maybe aren't needed.

[TopTongueBarry]

The IMEI is read from the comms board, so it probably doesn't matter other than for completeness of records.

-- Rod

Thanks Rod,

I neglected one aspect of this process that I'm thinking of resorting to if I run out of patience before the unlocked NA GSM Pre 2 shows its face for sale on Palm or HP's web sites soon.

What I overlooked is OS updating and purchasing apps. The tokens impact updating. None of the folks using the GSM devices I've swapped unlocked boards on really care about that. They just want to use the phone till it falls apart, then get another. They aren't even heavy apps users.

This brings me to reformulate my plan, and ask if you think it's reasonable to expect it to work as described.

Here's my tentative plan. I could have an unlocked EU GSM Pre 2 in my hands within a couple of days, run the Palm bypass activation tool on the preinstalled WebOS 2.0, swap the unlocked NA comm board from my AT&T Pre + into it, then manually add AT&T Navigator and whatever existing apps I have that I feel are worth the hassle for temporary use. I'd be able to use the Pre 2 with 3G data here in the USA on AT&T's network this way without the App catalog or os updates.

When a US Pre 2 doctor comes out, then I flash it using meta doctor, adding the AT&T tokens from the original AT&T Pre Plus to the EU Pre 2 at that time, then run activation with that same unlocked AT&T Pre + comms board and the same AT&T SIM, doing it from the same US location it had been previously activated from I know it doesnt matter, as long as I'm doing it from inside the USA).

In theory it should then look and act like an UNLOCKED NA Pre 2 with app catalogue and OS updating. Is this correct?

That would be my path to a 3G Pre 2 in the USA ..... NOW instead of later.

Any thoughts?

Thanks so much for your time to examine this idea.
TTB

Apologies to the Sprint CDMA folks for temporarily hijacking this cdma based discussion.

[ToniCipriani]

Well it's still modem swap talk... if you put it that way I've been hijacking for the longest time to talk about Bell swaps.

[rwhitby]

Actually I think it works.

I dropped in the Verizon Modem into the Bell Pre to use as a charger, I didn't need to reflash. So I guess you're right, those tokens maybe aren't needed.

I suspect any set of BATT* tokens will do, as long as they are a matching set.

-- Rod

[rwhitby]

Thanks Rod,

I neglected one aspect of this process that I'm thinking of resorting to if I run out of patience before the unlocked NA GSM Pre 2 shows its face for sale on Palm or HP's web sites soon.

What I overlooked is OS updating and purchasing apps. The tokens impact updating. None of the folks using the GSM devices I've swapped unlocked boards on really care about that. They just want to use the phone till it falls apart, then get another. They aren't even heavy apps users.

This brings me to reformulate my plan, and ask if you think it's reasonable to expect it to work as described.

Here's my tentative plan. I could have an unlocked EU GSM Pre 2 in my hands within a couple of days, run the Palm bypass activation tool on the preinstalled WebOS 2.0, swap the unlocked NA comm board from my AT&T Pre + into it, then manually add AT&T Navigator and whatever existing apps I have that I feel are worth the hassle for temporary use. I'd be able to use the Pre 2 with 3G data here in the USA on AT&T's network this way without the App catalog or os updates.

When a US Pre 2 doctor comes out, then I flash it using meta doctor, adding the AT&T tokens from the original AT&T Pre Plus to the EU Pre 2 at that time, then run activation with that same unlocked AT&T Pre + comms board and the same AT&T SIM, doing it from the same US location it had been previously activated from I know it doesnt matter, as long as I'm doing it from inside the USA).

In theory it should then look and act like an UNLOCKED NA Pre 2 with app catalogue and OS updating. Is this correct?

That would be my path to a 3G Pre 2 in the USA ..... NOW instead of later.

Any thoughts?

I suspect it will work, but no-one has tested cross-model updates yet (e.g. will your device get a Pre kernel or a Pre2 kernel in the next update?)

If updating is based on PalmSN or DMMODEL you should be ok. If it is tied to the device record and IMEI you're not.

-- Rod

[TopTongueBarry]

I suspect it will work, but no-one has tested cross-model updates yet (e.g. will your device get a Pre kernel or a Pre2 kernel in the next update?)

If updating is based on PalmSN or DMMODEL you should be ok. If it is tied to the device record and IMEI you're not.

-- Rod

Thanks.

Sounds like reason enough for me to order up some more patience. That's getting difficult as My HP Slate is backordered, and my HP Pre 2 isn't available to order!

[THAANSA3]

I asked this question in another thread but didn't receive any replies. To set up the meta doctor as detailed in the link below, do I have to have my phone plugged in? I know it may be a silly question, but it's my silly question.

Quick question and pardon my ignorance, but does my phone have to be plugged in to complete this process?

http://forums.precentral.net/palm-pr...ation-etc.html

[kalex]

Have a question. My situation is as follows:
I bought Sprint Pre Plus from ebay auction and it came with sprint communication in verizon body but nothing was done from software level. I'm not sure how and if its even possible to pull the tokens from this Hybrid Pre Plus. I also have my old Pre. Can I get tokens from that device? or are they hardware specific?

Can someone point me in the right direction. I don't need detailed steps just need high level steps I need to take.

Thanks

Alex