Palm TX crashes when WiFi is selected

Question

I have been accessing the internet using the T/X  for at least 2 years.  Now each time I select WiFi, my Palm TX crashes. 
If I have to do a hard reset to fix this, do I have to back up anything?  If so, please recommend a free one (I could not locate NVBackup on Sourceforge.net).  I have extra programs on the T/X that are not part of the original software.  If I do a synch after hard reset, will the extra programs automatically load?
Would also appreciate instructions for hard reset.  Thanks
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Answer 1

Ok, so I googled like a mofo looking for absolutely every single forum thread about "Palm TX WiFi Crash." Every time I tried to turn on the "WiFi radio" i.e. initiate a network connection, my Palm TX would reset. The issue was that I STUPIDLY!!!! installed various .prc files of random freeware programs I thought would be cool for my Palm TX.  After installing them, and trying them out, at some point one program tried to access my WiFi network and the thing crashed.  So I freaked out , because as soon as I tried to access WiFi with other programs (Kinoma, Mundu Radio, Blazer) the **bleep** thing instantly would reset.  I can't explain how bummed I was.  Absolutely bummed.  While a Palm TX is cool for various other uses, without WiFi the **bleep** thing is basically sent back to the stone age- like a powerful color game boy.  So I did what any proud parent of the kick @ss TX would do-  I spent hours looking into why the WiFi would fail.  I discovered the soft reset, the warm reset, the hard reset.  I backed up the **bleep** thing and started experimenting.  Someone told me that it might be a corrupted preferences file, that I should back up the TX and then erase it, see if in the "factory" state the WiFi would work.  The WiFi would not work even after I completely erased the product with a hard reset.  I was not happy to say the least, completely convinced that the wifi had just suddenly died due to some hardware issue, which I do not have the funds to repair!  So, thinking that the built-in ROM WiFi files had become corrupted, I found (full of excitement) that a certain genius by the name of Dimitri had created an enhanced Palm TX ROM file (http://www.1src.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112779 / file: THIS) - Palm doesn't give you a ROM file without making you pay - Dimitri is a godsend! I followed the instructions and everything worked perfectly.  
The first thing I did was open the "MAIL" app (built in) and try to access my GMAIL account.  It asked if I wanted to initiate WiFi, and for the first time it actually worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHH!!!! No freeze/restart.  Then I was so excited I could pee my pants man.  Now I did quickly wonder if just opening Mail and trying to access WiFi (i.e. through a Palm-sourced app) was the cure, as I hadn't tried to use the mail app when Wi-Fi was crashing, I was trying Kinoma etc...  Worth a try.  I can't truly say that using Dimitri's ROM upgrade was the cure, but everything worked out and I am so glad.   On an even brighter note, Dimitri's ROM upgrade come with NetFront 3 browser, which I hadn't heard of.  Holy crap!  It makes Blazer and Opera a complete joke.  Web pages load up instantly like on your computer, web pages look normal- then on top of it, the ROM upgrade includes "Drive Mode," a program that on my iMac allows the SD card in my Palm to pop up on the desktop like a thumb drive, makes the TX an SD card reader through the USB hotsync cable.  I wish I had discovered this ROM upgrade sooner, as I had already purchased Card Export, which is a wonderful program that does the exact same thing- only $10.00.  So if you have no problems with your TX I'd still recommend just using Card Export, but its a rare thing for a bad situation to revert to an improvement! After all this crap, my TX is much more stable with the ROM upgrade, WiFi works again, the browser is finally a really great browser, and I will not badmouth my Palm Handheld. I love the **bleep** thing!