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I have started a project and decided that before i get to far with it that i would make a post here and see if anyone else has done this yet or is working on it...
Anyway, i am in the process of making 1 cab to install all the settings from the provider, instead of the multiple ones found in the rom and in the ext rom.. Now i am only talking settings, not like the extra bloatware in the roms, like goodlink, BB connect, etc... I have made a cab so far but wont test it till mid next week when my test phone arrives.. So if anyone has done this then lets compare notes, if not then i should be able to release something for cingular soon. Which will come in handy when kyphur releases his cooked rom.... If i can master the cingular one then the other providers shouldnt be a problem...
Let me know what you think, ideas, etc.. i could even go as far as customizing it with some of the tweaks...
This Is A Great Idea. I've Been Looking For A Cab File Like This For Ages, It Would Make Updating The Firmware So Much Less Of A Hassle.
As To Wether Or Not Someones Done It Before You Might Want To Check This Site Out. Although The Settings Didn't Work For Me On Orange UK .
http://www.htcclub.net/en/settings.php
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This would be a great thing to use with any cooked Rom. Definately woul help those just chomping at the bit to get XDA Live...
Faria has a CAB in his AKU 3.3 Release for WIZARD, with most of the carrier settings. It has a provider selector. Maybe use that with his permission?
I have attached the Folder with all the cabs in that EXT ROM.
OpSet.CAB is probably the "Provider Selector"
what i was talking about was more for the hermes... all of the other cabs i have seen have been for other devices.. and most reg settings are completely different!!!
Aaaaah. If you have one cab ready and especially for CING and need to test it, you can post it here as a test CAB and I can test it for you. And should you need help getting the settings, I can help in that matter too. I could basically take the settings off the Faria one and put it in a format that you could use and PM it to you.
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Aaaaah. If you have one cab ready and especially for CING and need to test it, you can post it here as a test CAB and I can test it for you. And should you need help getting the settings, I can help in that matter too. I could basically take the settings off the Faria one and put it in a format that you could use and PM it to you.
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I have extracted all the settings and xml files from the latest cingular rom.. i have it put together for the most part just tying up some loose ends on it..
The Settings I meant was for all providers that are available in that folder. If need be, I am available to test the cab for you as I have a spare device that I test things on .
cyberdrakula said:
The Settings I meant was for all providers that are available in that folder. If need be, I am available to test the cab for you as I have a spare device that I test things on .
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what i was saying is that those cabs are for the wizard... some of the settings and location of the settings in the reg are different on the hermes.. but let me perfect this one before we worry about the other providers...
I would love to have something like this to go along with a rom that is completely bare...
shotgunmark,
im interested in helping with development on this proj... i think the easiest way is to put all settings into an xml file and with .NET2.0 framework and studio 2005 i can write a prog to insert the connection info into the reg...
walshieau said:
shotgunmark,
im interested in helping with development on this proj... i think the easiest way is to put all settings into an xml file and with .NET2.0 framework and studio 2005 i can write a prog to insert the connection info into the reg...
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i have made 2 xml files already, 1 for the cabs and xml's that install from the OS and 1 for the cabs in the ext rom.. from this i have made a cab, which seems to install about 90% of the way then fails.. i will work on this more in the next few days, will also have more time after my test phone arrives as i wont have to keep jacking around with my phone... After i get this successfully made then with your help we should be able to make an app that will allow you to choose which provider you want and it will install those settings.
I also wanted to note that we will probably want to go the route of the cab file for the different carriers since some of them actually have to install different files specific to them...
shogunmark said:
i have made 2 xml files already, 1 for the cabs and xml's that install from the OS and 1 for the cabs in the ext rom.. from this i have made a cab, which seems to install about 90% of the way then fails.. i will work on this more in the next few days, will also have more time after my test phone arrives as i wont have to keep jacking around with my phone... After i get this successfully made then with your help we should be able to make an app that will allow you to choose which provider you want and it will install those settings.
I also wanted to note that we will probably want to go the route of the cab file for the different carriers since some of them actually have to install different files specific to them...
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yeah we could work it that way... ill do some more investigation this arvo with testing..
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walshieau said:
yeah we could work it that way... ill do some more investigation this arvo with testing..
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FYI, Not sure if this is what you are looking for when you refer to the carrier setting Cab's. Bur the Original Imate JasJam Rom came with a Stack (28) Cabs for EMEA, Aust & NZ.. I have these or they can be sourced from the old ROM's that were on the site.. They also had the selection program also of course.. Not sure if you can just use that, Modify and extend to cover more??
the plan is to implement an application like netwiz on the dopod roms... as this cannot be extracted... it can but will only run on the dopod rom...
I would be very interested in this as well, one of the major things I have missed since leaving my ETEN m600 for the Hermes is that it had operator specific settings for tons of operators including for those of us up north.
any updates on this?
Yea i was wondering what happened with this as well. this would be an excellent cab to have in the extended ROM. or to just have period.
its still on my list.. i didnt forget about it... progress has slowed just a tad due to my work schedule changing every other week (you would think that a 120year old company could get a schedule right)....
shogunmark said:
its still on my list.. i didnt forget about it... progress has slowed just a tad due to my work schedule changing every other week (you would think that a 120year old company could get a schedule right)....
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i hope to have a beta version ready to test in a few weeks....
I'm trying to cook up my own ROM using the kitchens from the wiki & the stock AT&T FUZE ROM.
However, the dialer skin is not working, & I'm stumped on what is breaking it.
I've pinged NATF via PM, but figured this might be good public knowledge as well, so I'm making a post about it.
OK. So after more digging, it looks like you have to leave in PTT & Video Share to get the dialer working correctly on the FUZE.
Corrections, additions, smackdown? Bueller?
idj1975 said:
OK. So after more digging, it looks like you have to leave in PTT & Video Share to get the dialer working correctly on the FUZE.
Corrections, additions, smackdown? Bueller?
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I am pretty sure NATF found a way to remove PTT. I think video share has to stay in. I am working on the same thing. Ill let you know if I have any breakthroughs
There's a set of dll's that need to stay in the ROM because the dialer looks for their imports.. you can make a 'fake' dll like no2chem did for custsat.dll to remove SQM, but for now just keep HTCVSIL.dll and PTTServiceWrapper.dll.. you can safely remove the rest of PTT/VS.
I have zero interest in Sprint Picture Mail. However, the account is sort of "hardwired" into the phone and there is no (official) way to disable it that I can find. It doesn't even show up in the list of accounts under Options in Pocket Outlook.
Does anybody know some sort of tweak to get rid of this account?
This would include...
1. Removing it from "send" options when emailing pictures (album)
2. Account chooser for Pocket Oulook
3. TF3D icon on the mail tab
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I have zero interest in Sprint Picture Mail. However, the account is sort of "hardwired" into the phone and there is no (official) way to disable it that I can find. It doesn't even show up in the list of accounts under Options in Pocket Outlook.
Does anybody know some sort of tweak to get rid of this account?
This would include...
1. Removing it from "send" options when emailing pictures (album)
2. Account chooser for Pocket Oulook
3. TF3D icon on the mail tab
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I believe its an extra cab that installs after a hard reset. Try hard resetting, and stopping the customization.
If there are any Sprint cabs you want they are floating around here or ppcgeeks.
sporklover said:
I believe its an extra cab that installs after a hard reset. Try hard resetting, and stopping the customization.
If there are any Sprint cabs you want they are floating around here or ppcgeeks.
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Well, that's definitely a solution, but I'd rather not have to hard reset my device. I have the settings just the way I like it now.
Does anybody know how to get rid of it after it's already installed?
just stick a peice of black tape over the portion that says picturemail on your phone...
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just stick a peice of black tape over the portion that says picturemail on your phone...
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Thank you for the incredibly constructive answer. You are my hero. Jerk.
thx1200 said:
I have zero interest in Sprint Picture Mail. However, the account is sort of "hardwired" into the phone and there is no (official) way to disable it that I can find. It doesn't even show up in the list of accounts under Options in Pocket Outlook.
Does anybody know some sort of tweak to get rid of this account?
This would include...
1. Removing it from "send" options when emailing pictures (album)
2. Account chooser for Pocket Oulook
3. TF3D icon on the mail tab
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I'd love to know how to dump this as well without a hard reset and manually adding the all the other useful cabs myself.
Thanks for posing the question, now to wait for a good answer....
Try downloading the cab from somewhere, installing it, it will say the previous version has to be removed, after it removes the previous version, hit cancel to not install the new version.
Might be worth a shot, although I don't know why you wouldn't want picture mail, it's not like you have to use it, but why remove features?
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Try downloading the cab from somewhere, installing it, it will say the previous version has to be removed, after it removes the previous version, hit cancel to not install the new version.
Might be worth a shot, although I don't know why you wouldn't want picture mail, it's not like you have to use it, but why remove features?
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That is a good idea. I'll have to try that!
As for why, good question. I don't really know why it bothers me so much. Maybe just because I like less clutter? Maybe it's an OCD type of thing. :-D One of the first things I did was install Advanced Config and remove the sprint music/tv tabs because i didn't want to use them, even though i didn't have to use them. :-D
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Try downloading the cab from somewhere, installing it, it will say the previous version has to be removed, after it removes the previous version, hit cancel to not install the new version.
Might be worth a shot, although I don't know why you wouldn't want picture mail, it's not like you have to use it, but why remove features?
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I'm definitely going to try that! Good idea.
As for why, I don't like the extra account when I got from my text to email accounts BUT the main reason is because it works like POO POO! I hate how it is so damn clunky in it's operation and even though I don't use it to send picmail, if I get a picmail it goes in there.
I applaud Sprint for trying but damn, try a little harder next time. I could have done without this particular crap a$$ feature.
I'm also very interested in dumping Sprint Picture Mail. Since we're limited to six accounts in Pocket Outlook, its being there keeps me from adding in another account I actually use, so it's frustrating that they would add that in by default. Tried deleting all of the registry keys, installed files etc that are done as part of the CAB installer, but it's STILL there! Haven't been able to figure out how to bypass the customization step, otherwise I'd do a HR in a heartbeat and see if skipping the CAB install would work, so still awaiting a solution to this...
i tried but sprint mail was not completely removed , i even installed the other version and it got completely installed and i could not un install it using memaid ! there should be a smarter way toget rid of this sprint B/S.
i don't think it can be removed this way.
you will need to load a custom rom without the picmail.
in the time you have wasted waiting for an easy solution you could have flashed and reloaded all of your settings.
Not everybody wants a to use a cooked ROM. You know, it really gets tiring when know-it-alls pop into threads and instead of contributing something useful just say "you should have just done x,y,z instead of doing what you actually wanted to do." It's already been established earlier in the thread that hard resetting (which running a cooked ROM requires) is not an acceptible solution. I do not appear to be alone in wanting an alternative solution. If you don't have a solution or a constructive comment, can't you just, you know, not post anything?
maan76 - Thanks for trying that method out. I've been too busy to tinker. At some point, I'm going to try scouring the registry and DLLs in \Windows\. Pocket Office is extended just like any other MS app -- through DLLs. So unless Picture Mail has been hardwired through some bizarre method or bundled together with a load of other useful features into one big unremovable DLL, I have got to think that there must be some DLL somewhere that can be unregistered somehow -- it just hasn't been discovered yet. I hope anyway! But you never know...
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i don't think it can be removed this way.
you will need to load a custom rom without the picmail.
in the time you have wasted waiting for an easy solution you could have flashed and reloaded all of your settings.
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I echo thx2100 but will say the MAIN reasons I don't want to just run a cooked ROM right now is that the only real advantage at this time is they are light on the apps to free up ram. I come from the 6700 and 6800 and I'm in heaven with the speed and ease that the TP has when running multiple apps.
None of the new ROM's right now really dazzle me but if one comes around that is hot sh$# then I might run it.
With my stock ROM I have no surprises and only one really annoying feature which is the picmail but I can live with.
yep I totally agree thx 200,that there is no need for the cooked ROMs right now for the TP , why I am risking myself in a cooked ROM ?????????? to save RAM nop ! RAM is highhhhhhh and we have plenty of it in tp not like the mogul when the people were racing to build a ROM with higher free RAM after booting ! to save couple megabytes !, now with this strong hardware in TP , we have plenty of RAM .
the other reason which drove us before for flashing ROMs is the new applications (ex Manila for htc 6800 mogul ,u tube......etc) now we ve got the most updated versions of these software in the touch pro.
no logic reason for flashing ROMs at this moment , probably when new software will come up or super tweaks that require flashing ROMs , but definetely not now , we are still new and still learning about the Touch pro.I am seeing junior members building ROMs cause it is easy with this 288 MB RAM , I bet nobody was able to build ROMs for the Apache or the Mogul cause of the limited RAM.
we have a long way in improvement in touch pro before building ROMs.
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maan76 - Thanks for trying that method out. I've been too busy to tinker. At some point, I'm going to try scouring the registry and DLLs in \Windows\. Pocket Office is extended just like any other MS app -- through DLLs. So unless Picture Mail has been hardwired through some bizarre method or bundled together with a load of other useful features into one big unremovable DLL, I have got to think that there must be some DLL somewhere that can be unregistered somehow -- it just hasn't been discovered yet. I hope anyway! But you never know...
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Using MSCEInfo, I've been able to identify every registry change and file modification made by the Sprint PictureMail CAB and have undone them all to no effect. So, either some other routine is making changes related to PicMail or it's hardcoded into the ROM. Hopefully, it's not the latter...
Good luck and please let us know if you find out how to do it. I've pretty much given up and am just waiting to find a stripped down ROM for the Sprint Touch Pro that doesn't include PictureMail, Touch Guide Mobile or any of the other bloatware that Sprint decided we had to have.
Solution Removal Sprint Picture Mail
I found the solution this morning and I successfully removed the sprint picture mail and I also successfully added my yahoo mail
here what you need to do
1-install the sprint picture mail Cab
2-using resco file explorer or anything else go to windows folder
3-in resco explorer , unclick hide hidden files and unclick hilde file extensions
4-look for sprint picture mail cab , next to it you will find sprint picture mail.exe and some other files cary the same name.
5-this .exe is made by the second installation you just made not ROM related , but still you can not remove it ,for some reason.
so rename it into anything .exe , and do the same for the rest of the files including the cab , not delete them all you should be able to do so .
I did these steps exactly in that order and I opened the messages folder and I was soooo happy not seeing the picture mail account .
Good luck guys
maan76 said:
I found the solution this morning and I successfully removed the sprint picture mail and I also successfully added my yahoo mail
here what you need to do
1-install the sprint picture mail Cab
2-using resco file explorer or anything else go to windows folder
3-in resco explorer , unclick hide hidden files and unclick hilde file extensions
4-look for sprint picture mail cab , next to it you will find sprint picture mail.exe and some other files cary the same name.
5-this .exe is made by the second installation you just made not ROM related , but still you can not remove it ,for some reason.
so rename it into anything .exe , and do the same for the rest of the files including the cab , not delete them all you should be able to do so .
I did these steps exactly in that order and I opened the messages folder and I was soooo happy not seeing the picture mail account .
Good luck guys
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I used Total Commander and removed the file and it worked.
Thank you very much! Now to test how picmails are recieved now.
mrrogers1 said:
I used Total Commander and removed the file and it worked.
Thank you very much! Now to test how picmails are recieved now.
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Can you point out which specific cab you installed (was it just the one built into the TP ROM?) and which file(s) you removed to get this to work?
Also, can you confirm that this removed the Sprint PictureMail account from both the Outlook account list AND the Mail TF3D tab???
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Can you point out which specific cab you installed (was it just the one built into the TP ROM?) and which file(s) you removed to get this to work?
Also, can you confirm that this removed the Sprint PictureMail account from both the Outlook account list AND the Mail TF3D tab???
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Well I seem to have completely broke my ability to get picmail so I'll hold back on any instructions. I'll do some more testing and may just have to install the freakn program again.... OR I might load up a bare bones ROM and load cab's I see fit, 1 will undoubtedly NOT make the cut.
If you do not mind testing/flashing and would like to try this ROM please do so.
Build 20771, TP2 TF3D and some other Rhodium apps. Can you please test Data, activesync, bluetooth, GPS and other basic functions. Please report back even if nothing is found.
Thanks!
Updated
20 March 2009
07:00:00 GMT
Just added the usual missing stuff and cleaned it up.
Anyone test GPS yet?
http://www.4shared.com/file/93909516/d3e9cb1e/RC_At0mAng_V51_03-20-2009_HTC_TP2_TF3D.html
For new people who may need some additional programs loaded up before using the ROM.
Cab file to install UC config setup on Storage Card. To be run before you flash. If you are a UC user just back up your cab storage folder and sdconfig.txt file. Or dont use it at all
Select Storage Card as install directory
http://www.4shared.com/file/93912051/c54bf7e3/At0mAng_Pre_Install.html
Files included:
Advanced Config
GSensor Config Tool - Will give the writer credit once I find post again
Clear Temp
SoftReset
SPB ScreenCapture
Total Commander
At0mAng said:
If you do not mind testing/flashing and would like to try this ROM please do so.
Build 20771, TP2 TF3D and some other Rhodium apps. Can you please test Data, activesync, bluetooth, GPS and other basic functions. Please report back even if nothing is found.
No need to report about the TP2 Manila bugs.
Thanks!
http://www.4shared.com/file/93878824/dfd20272/Test_3-19_RUU_signed.html
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Is this a New build or the same one posted from last night?
davezaff said:
Is this a New build or the same one posted from last night?
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A newer build...just want to make sure it is ready for general relase.
Installed, so far data and activesync look the goods. Ill test GPS etc over my lunch break.
Some different program icons...what do you think?
Same for me... Data, activesync, and basic functionality looking good so far. A couple of big pluses for me - memory use is only about 33%. It was above 50% on NRG's rom with TF3D 2 (that's not meant as any kind of negative towards NRG, I love his newest rom too, just a comment). And Weather Watcher works correctly. On all other cooked roms I've tried Weather Watcher appears "zoomed out".
At0mAng said:
Some different program icons...what do you think?
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Do you have new taskbar icons too? (hopefully I'm not being too greedy here).
I just flashed with this rom and checked the date. It said rom date is 03/14/09 was wondering maybe you just forgot to change the date?
thanks
A small problem (with a solution). You can't add file explorer as a favorite anywhere in the first two rows of favorites. Or more acurately, you can add it, but it won't launch. The solution is explained in post #500 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3463613&highlight=file+explorer#post3463613
Joecd04475 said:
A small problem (with a solution). You can't add file explorer as a favorite anywhere in the first two rows of favorites. Or more acurately, you can add it, but it won't launch. The solution is explained in post #500 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3463613&highlight=file+explorer#post3463613
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Try my icon pack I posted a few rows up and it should work without the fix.
Thanks for the solution but it may not be needed with the icon pack.
Please report back.
Thanks!
Yes the date was not changed.
If you are talking about my status icons I may have them done before this build is officially released. If not I will have an add on pack when this is officially released.
Thanks for all the help.
Just flashed your new test ROM. One stupid question - how does the GSensor work? Also the default keyboard does not seem to be of Fuze - guess I need to install the fuze keyboard cab from your other thread.
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Just flashed your new test ROM. One stupid question - how does the GSensor works? Also the default keyboard does not seem to be of Fuze - guess I need to install the fuze keyboard cab from your other thread.
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Go to tools...and in there is a nifty little app to change it.
Not sure what you mean how it works. I believe it is there for apps that use so they can auto rotate.
At0mAng said:
Go to tools...and in there is a nifty little app to change it.
Not sure what you mean how it works. I believe it is there for apps that use so they can auto rotate.
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Regarding the GSensor thing, I was expecting "it is there for apps that use so they can auto rotate" but it is not working for all of the apps. it works for the calculator program but so far calculator is the only program that rotates as it should. I wish my Garmin XT would rotate .. is there any whitelist thing where I need to enter the information of Garmin XT ?
I will keep on testing this ROM and update.
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Regarding the GSensor thing, I was expecting "it is there for apps that use so they can auto rotate" but it is not working for all of the apps. it works for the calculator program but so far calculator is the only program that rotates as it should. I wish my Garmin XT would rotate .. is there any whitelist thing where I need to enter the information of Garmin XT ?
I will keep on testing this ROM and update.
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Yes there is...I will find it and let you know or include it in the ROM
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Sorry dont have the info for Garmin...search around may find it
voicecommand
Atom.
I'd love to install this ROM and give it a go, however I really need/use Ms Voice Command and WorldCard Mobile from the stock ATT Fuze rom. I know youve taken VC out of your previous roms, if these are not included in this rom either, would it be possible for you to cab these up as post installs?
At0mAng said:
Yes there is...I will find it and let you know or include it in the ROM
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Sorry dont have the info for Garmin...search around may find it
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You can use the G-Config program to add programs to the whitelist, available here. Makes adding applications a breeze, hit add new app, open the app and put the stylus in and reset. Works real nice with tf3d too
nableezy said:
You can use the G-Config program to add programs to the whitelist, available here. Makes adding applications a breeze, hit add new app, open the app and put the stylus in and reset. Works real nice with tf3d too
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Nice...will have to add it to my SDConfig package
abhi2879 said:
Atom.
I'd love to install this ROM and give it a go, however I really need/use Ms Voice Command and WorldCard Mobile from the stock ATT Fuze rom. I know youve taken VC out of your previous roms, if these are not included in this rom either, would it be possible for you to cab these up as post installs?
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If you send me a PM to remind me when I release this ROM I can cook one for you with both in there.
Edit...I am cooking one now if you want to test it...will post a link when done
Here is your link...
http://www.4shared.com/file/93897817/8aa5ae3c/Test_3-19_2RUU_signed.html
Has what you asked for.
Thanks a ton man
Downloading it now..
First impressions, very fast, quickly syncing with my Exchange, no flaws found im my first couple of minutes playing with it.
Was hoping to see the new start menu (the unpopular one, is seems, but the new one) and it wasn't there...is there a fix or cab to have that?
Thanks for allowing the preview to this tight rom!!!!! will get more details and will edit this post if bugs are found
Jholton
Ok, so I finally did it, I flashed a cooked ROM to my Fuze. Whew! I did run into a snag or two, but all is good now and I am even ready to try another one to see some of the differences.
I do have a couple of questions though. Flame me if you must, I can take the heat. However, trust me when I say, I read everything on this site.
1. I chose a "no manilla" version...why did it still have to do the "initial setup of touchflo interface..."? I thought Manilla was TouchFlo and therefore wouldn't need to be there at all. Since I really like SPB MS3, I didn't want anything TouchFlo.
2. I would like to try an NRG ROM, but I still can't quite grasp what customRUU is. Am I free to flash one of these with just the HardSPL that I already did? Or do I need somethign else before flashing one that has this in the folder?
3. Since I am still trying to catch up with what's available out there now...what the heck is CHome? At first, I thought someone mispelled that Google browser thing, but soon figured out that can't be it.
Christine
CDnNC said:
Ok, so I finally did it, I flashed a cooked ROM to my Fuze. Whew! I did run into a snag or two, but all is good now and I am even ready to try another one to see some of the differences.
I do have a couple of questions though. Flame me if you must, I can take the heat. However, trust me when I say, I read everything on this site.
1. I chose a "no manilla" version...why did it still have to do the "initial setup of touchflo interface..."? I thought Manilla was TouchFlo and therefore wouldn't need to be there at all. Since I really like SPB MS3, I didn't want anything TouchFlo.
2. I would like to try an NRG ROM, but I still can't quite grasp what customRUU is. Am I free to flash one of these with just the HardSPL that I already did? Or do I need somethign else before flashing one that has this in the folder?
3. Since I am still trying to catch up with what's available out there now...what the heck is CHome? At first, I thought someone mispelled that Google browser thing, but soon figured out that can't be it.
Christine
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Welcome to the wonderful and addictive world of customized ROMs. It's one of the best ways to get the most from your Raphael, but sometimes we see things that 'aren't quite right' since they haven't gone through the rigor that vendors put their ROMs through. But then again, we get to play with the new, neat stuff!!!
As I understand it, Manila is HTC's interface/Today skin for the Raphael. You don't have to use it, but most ROM's will have it cooked in, so you'll need to go through the 'setup' as the ROM is first booted on your machine. If you don't want to use it, just go to the Today screen settings and de-select the TF entry.
CustomRUU is the application you run to do the actual install from a PC. There's no need to play with it all, just run it, and everything should happen automagically. There's also an option to run the install from a loaded SD card on the unit itself, but I stick to the Activesync connection version myself.
Sorry, can't help with CHome... I have no idea what that is either.
As I said -- welcome!
Therefore you are?
drtolson said:
Sorry, can't help with CHome... I have no idea what that is either.
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ASFAIK, CHome is the new Today interface for Windows Mobile 6.5.
CDnNC said:
1. I chose a "no manilla" version...why did it still have to do the "initial setup of touchflo interface..."? I thought Manilla was TouchFlo and therefore wouldn't need to be there at all. Since I really like SPB MS3, I didn't want anything TouchFlo.
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Do you mean the Stylus Alignment? If so, you should always perform a stylus/screen alignment.
Do you mean the G-Sensor Calibration? If so, you should perform the calibration; although you may not use TF3D, many application can "leverage" the G-Sensor capabilities of the device.
HTH,
hilaireg said:
ASFAIK, CHome is the new Today interface for Windows Mobile 6.5.
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I thought that was 'Titanium'
congratulations
Here ya go:
ConfettiCore is the underlying display component shared between Start Menu and Today screen.
CHome is the Today screen itself.
Titanium is the skin; alternatives are Bronze, Neo.
HTH,
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Thanks Da_G for your ever so wonderful wisdom and knowledge about all that is Windows Mobile ...
CHome and Titanium are somewhat interchangable. They both refer to the new 6.5 "Default" interface. If you have CHome installed on your ROM, go to Start>Settings>Today>Items and check "Windows Default". Everything else will uncheck itself. Now you can see CHome in action. CHome is new and ofcourse not yet released by Microsoft, so it is not flawless. Showaco has made a great tool for editing CHome so that you can control what is on the today screen. It takes bit of playing to figure it out, but give it a go. I really have become hooked on the simple effeciency of CHome.
As for the Initial Setup of Touch Flow, this is a left over from a previous ROM. Most of the ROM chefs, do not bother changing the set-up screens because they do not matter. They are simply something to display while the phone configures itself. Other Chefs seem to enjoy changing this screen, so results may vary. In any event, no need to worry.
RUU is the wrapper that installs your ROM image on the phone. When you download a rom and unzip it into a folder, there usually are 2 files, the RUU and the NBH file. The NBH file is the real ROM image. The RUU or Wrapper is what installs it to the phone. If you unzip a ROM and the wrapper is missing, simply copy it from a different ROM you have unzipped and add it to the folder with teh NBH file you want to flash. The RUU/Wrapper does not change from ROM to ROM, only the NBH changes. With both the RUU and the NBH in a folder, launch the RUU and it will load the ROM in that folder.
HARD SLP is the first step that will allow you to Flash Custom ROMS. AFTER you Hard SPL according to the directions, choose a ROM, download, unzip and launch the wrapper. You must be attached via activesync. After that, off you go.
Enjoy. Every ROM is like getting a new phone.
Doug M.
Showaco Editor:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=481379
Thanks Doug, that helps me understand as it makes perfect sense. I appreciate all of the help I find on this site.
Now on to the next step doing that radio flash.
Excellent, Good to see a fellow Charlottean getting hooked on flashing.
Doug M.
Charlotte?
DAMN! For months, I had been thinking "if only one of these XDA guys lived here, he could show me how to do this and I wouldn't be terrified of bricking my phone"...and here you are?!?!?
Actualy, Titanium is the base WM 6.5 user interface\homescreen, chome refers to the dll plugin being utilized by Titanium. chome was ported from the WM 6.1 slidding panels interface made for smartphones and has been optimized by Showaco and others to offer more pluggin options with Titanium!
Manila 3D is HTC's user interface it is used in conjuction with touchflo but they are different things kind of, touchflo just refers to being able to scroll with your fingers and how the physics engine operates.
RUU stands for ROM Update Utility, it creates a bridge to your bootloader from your PC to flash through Active Sync\ Device Manager.
Hope this helps some!
CDnNC said:
DAMN! For months, I had been thinking "if only one of these XDA guys lived here, he could show me how to do this and I wouldn't be terrified of bricking my phone"...and here you are?!?!?
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Well, here I am. I am by no means an expert, but feel free to get in touch any time. My office is near Northlake mall.
Doug M.