IMPORTANT: From now on, i will post ready to use XIP and SYS for the Visual Kitchen i have posted. You can download the base kitchen once and just update these files as specified in the kitchen thread to get the ROMs. The Kitchen thread is here :
Sumits Customized Visual Kitchen 1.8.1 for HTC Gene
Hey Guys,
Here is the WM6.5 avatar of my good old Pro Users ROM for WM6.1. The philosophy behind this ROM is same as it was with the original one, To provide a complete, unadulterated experience of Windows Mobile 6.5 to Gene Users, with a balance of features and performance to make the most out of our phones.
Thanks to my dear friends Ankit360, Da_G, joojoobee666, monkeybape and others for sharing the SYS and XIP, Ramerson, Helgee, Bepe and Ervius for their guidance, the great cooking tutorial and the fabulous PlatformReBuilder based kitchen which i used to cook this ROM.
Details of Current ROMs :
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OS Version : Windows Mobile 6.5 (CE OS 5.2.21864/23052 Build 21864.5.0.81 / 23052.5.3.0)
Free Phone Memory : ~47-48 MB
Free RAM on Start up : ~21-23.7 MB
@ Page Pool : 8 MB
Protection Status: Non Dumpable, Kitchen Included
Screenshots:
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I dont think these are required as the ROM has plain vanilla look of WM 6.5 with classic blue theme applied.
Notes :-
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COM2, COM3, COM4, MD1 etc are name of different development chains at Microsoft and each of these branch has a particular build number pattern. Some of the branches have splitted from a previous one when development reached at a certain level while others are created by OEMs like HTC, Sony, Samsung etc for their own specific development purposes. Currently, COM2, COM3 and COM4 branches are having new updates.
COM2 branch is the 218xx series, it has the old WM 6.5 RTM style look which is perfect for a QVGA screen as of now. This branch is almost feature complete and is now being optimized for performance.
COM3 branch is 230xx series and its having the latest UI changes right now, with start menu and ok/close buttons at bottom, plus a thinner upper bar and a fat lower bar due to transfer of buttons from top to down and increase in their size to make them finger friendly. The softkey indicators are also on the bottom bar and are now in shape of buttons instead of flat text. This branch builds also have drag and drop in start menu and not-returning-to-today screen type settings menu.
With latest release of this branch, 23041, the whole set of changes it brought have been merged with COM4 branch so its highly unlikely that a new build will come in this one.
COM4 Branch is 234xx branch, is the official Windows Mobile 6.5.x branch and is the one receiving all the latest updates.
[Information Source : Da_g]
Download Links: Current Version (Build 21864/23052)
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[COM2 Tree Build]
SYS and XIP for my customized Visual Kitchen (New & Old Gene)(v 9.0c2 build 21864) :
http://www.mediafire.com/?jzjzjjamyjw
[COM3 Tree Build]
SYS and XIP for my customized Visual Kitchen (New & Old Gene)(v 8.8c3 build 23052) :
http://www.mediafire.com/?tlzgnzmyznn
Previous Version :
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[COM3 Tree Build]
Kitchen New and Old Gene (OEM+XIP+SYS) (v 8.7c3 build 23047) :
http://www.mediafire.com/?wd5hmgoj1gd
[COM2 Tree Build]
SYS and XIP for my customized Visual Kitchen (New & Old Gene)(v 8.9c2 build 21859) :
http://www.mediafire.com/?m1jzzyaj1t4
Archived Version :
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[COM3 Tree Build]
Kitchen New and Old Gene (OEM+XIP+SYS) (v 8.5 build 23017) :
http://www.mediafire.com/?qnky0mmz3j2
ROM New Gene (Version 8.0 build 23016) :
http://www.mediafire.com/?5qxhodt4k20
ROM Old Gene (v 8.0 build 23016) :
http://www.mediafire.com/?zd5yzzerodz
Kitchen New and Old Gene (OEM+XIP+SYS) (v 8.0 build 23016) :
http://www.mediafire.com/?yxinamnwnzm
Changes (if any)
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Build 21864
- Even Faster performance
- Settings Menu in Start Menu now does not returns to Today screen after choosing a setting icon. It returns to the menu and you can change another setting.
Build 23052
- New UI, with almost fully functional themes now.
- You can drag and drop icons to rearrange them in Start Menu and it doesnt returns to today on choosing a settigns icon
- Stable memory consumption, Performance is also great.
- Top bar is now tappable in every screen
- The working of default Windows Mobile spell checker and suggestions has been improved, previously it use to get in your way of typing, now it re-orients itself according to the space left on screen.
- The icon problem introduced in 23047 is gone and UI items are getting more arranged. But the ugly radio buttons are back for some strange reasons and the Today item selection screen in Settings>Homescreen shows magenta colored transparency mask around checkboxes, looks tacky
Please post your views, reviews, opinions etc etc about how fruitful my work was
If you like my work and feel that its worth some money, please donate to me, whatever amount you like at
Known Problems
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1. Some notifications may not appear on the lock screen.
Resolution: No solution found yet.
Reserved for Recommended Downloads
IMPORTANT AND URGENT REQUEST TO ALL MEMBERS
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Hey Guys, I have lost XIP for Old Gene. Can anybody please provide me a working, problem free, original XIP for old gene with all the files intact?? Only then i will be able to port this ROM to old gene
UPDATE : A big thanks to Ramersonw, i now have a good, untouched, working XIP for old gene. Off for cooking now
thanks krazy
thanks a lot krazy...I was waiting for 6.5 ROM from u since a long time, will try this tomorrow morning and give feedback
@krazy
Hi waiting for old gene.By the way is wktask and file dialog changer working well with ur rom?
Can anybody please provide me a working, problem free, original XIP for old gene with all the files intact?
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Hi Sumit,
I attached an untouched original xip from old gene (extracted from original wm6 rom).
premolikeshtc said:
Hi waiting for old gene.By the way is wktask and file dialog changer working well with ur rom?
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Ramerson has provided me the XIP so you'll see it most probably by this evening. WKTask works by hacking the taskbar and because of the changes in Windows taskbar display method, its no longer compatible. Even if it works, it will cause problems with the new lock screen.
imblfmstr said:
thanks a lot krazy...I was waiting for 6.5 ROM from u since a long time, will try this tomorrow morning and give feedback
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Your'e Welcome buddy Actually all the previous builds were not so stable and had one or more problems that were making them unsuitable for regular use. So I didn't had good feelings about WM 6.5 yet. But with this build, its quiet stable and looking at the release date of 11 may set for WM 6.5, this must be quiet close to the RTM.
ramersonw said:
Hi Sumit,
I attached an untouched original xip from old gene (extracted from origianal wm6 rom).
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Thank you very much buddy, as always, you are a lifesaver Love you!
@Ramerson: Hey buddy can you tell me what are the command line params to automatically build ROM using htcrt.exe?
increase RAM
@Krazy
Just flashed ur 6.5 ROM...
As compared to helgees build its low on memory but still its fully loaded so no problem on phone storage memory part, but can u build on helgee style so that we can get more RAM......just after flash i am getting 22.2 Mb of RAM and after loading PIM i get 20.8 Mb of RAM...
Known issues
-music play back stops when power key is pressed to turn off the display
-active syn arrow on task bar remains even after USB cable is removed
One more strange thing with helgee rom....I am able to flash it with PC using RUU utility although its mentioned to be used with SD card method...
Please try to pack ur ROM using helgees method so we can avail more RAM along with power packed pro users fetures...
Overall its a suberb ROM.....as it should be
coming from the Karzy's Kitchen
Thanks buddy....will report other issue if encountered
imblfmstr said:
@Krazy
Just flashed ur 6.5 ROM...
As compared to helgees build its low on memory but still its fully loaded so no problem on phone storage memory part, but can u build on helgee style so that we can get more RAM......just after flash i am getting 22.2 Mb of RAM and after loading PIM i get 20.8 Mb of RAM...
Known issues
-music play back stops when power key is pressed to turn off the display
One more strange thing with helgee rom....I am able to flash it with PC using RUU utility although its mentioned to be used with SD card method...
Please try to pack ur ROM using helgees method so we can avail more RAM along with power packed pro users fetures...
Overall its a suberb ROM.....as it should be
coming from the Karzy's Kitchen
Thanks buddy....will report other issue if encountered
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hey bro helgee's rom no doubt is awesome but it lacks certain features like audio manager,booster,etc..thats y its a lighter rom
How to make cab for entering registry edits
@ all
sorry to go off the thread topic...
but can anybody tell how to make a cab file for making registry changes...
for instance i want to make these changes in registry
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\ ONDisk2]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\AutoLoad\ ONDisk2]
how to make a cab file for getting these changes without getting in registry module manually.....
please share the comments
thanks
fone booting
Hi Buddy,
Thanks for the quick feedback. Here is my response to it:
imblfmstr said:
can u build on helgee style so that we can get more RAM......just after flash i am getting 22.2 Mb of RAM and after loading PIM i get 20.8 Mb of RAM...
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Although you are saying that you have been successful in flashing the same ROM using RUU. not many users have reported that. So i guess we must get feedback from other users too, coz if this is possible, we are in for a treat. As for now, 20+ MB of free memory with WM 6.5 is good enough too, i used opera mobile (most heavy winmo app AFAIK) which ran flawlessly with 3 tabs open, along with Audio Manager running, which is another huge app. So i guess dont go on numbers, see the usability.
Known issues
-music play back stops when power key is pressed to turn off the display
-active syn arrow on task bar remains even after USB cable is removed
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- Although the registry settings for Audio Manager, in which i included the tweak for playback in suspend mode got corrupted somehow, the trick that used to work on WinMo 6.1 is not working on 6.5. I tried adding the right registry settings, rebooted, but still it doesn't works. So i guess we need to wait for some other method to be explored for it.
- This is happening in your particular case. I am not having this problem
Anyways, i guess these problems will not much affect the usability of ROM and its good as a first release. Lets see what can be done further
bro thnx a lot
but bro on the today screen theres no batery indicator instead time is shown there
@Jyot: Use Advanced Settings Tool in Start>Settings to set the option to show battery on today screen instead of time.
@krazy
hey man thanks a lot for this ultimate built
its freakin awesome
specially the animated boot screen
ohh man u are tooo gud
even ur vanila manila rom was superb
thanks a lot
Which opera version u use
hi! Krazy
Can u tell which version of opera is good to use...
once i tried to use opera with ur Vanilla Manilla ROM but experience was pathetic...probably i was on a wrong note...
Please recommend the opera version u use and also provide the link if possible.....what i know is opera is not free.....
the orientation of the volume keeps on changing in dif programs
krazy_about_technology said:
Although you are saying that you have been successful in flashing the same ROM using RUU. not many users have reported that. So i guess we must get feedback from other users too, coz if this is possible, we are in for a treat.
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Yeah,i've flashed helgee's rom using RUU too,i just rename the file and it boots fine
Related
The OS version of this new ROM is 5.2.20721 (Build 20721.1.4.0). The XIP is taken out and modified by qq108108108 and me from qq108108108's ATOM LIFE WM6.1 BUILD 20721 BETA(Thank him very much) and the SYS is dumped out directly from the latest ROM of Samsung i908(Omnia).
There are those new staff:
- Windows Media Player 10 Mobile for Pocket PC Version 10.3 Build 20721
- ROM Version(200800828B2WWE) is now shown properly in System Info.
- Esmertec Jbed is removed.
- Finger scrolling within all the places with scrolling bars is available. That means when you slide your finger up and down, the screen will show you upper and lower parts of the page at the same time.
Please notice that the Internet Explorer Mobile in this release is still version 7.11, not 8.11 as what qq108108108 said.
Known issues:
- No time zone and clock settings after aligning screen after hard-reset.
- IMEI and Radio Version in System Info may sometimes not shown. You have to soft-reset once in order to solve this issue each time.
- The wifi status of the Wireless Today plugin is sometimes hided. You have to soft-reset once in order to solve this issue each time.
- The default setting of Beam is "disable".
Introduction of the kitchen:
1. Extract the kitchen onto your desktop.
2. Add OEM packages you want into the OEM folder.
3. If you want to change or add locations for programs, you can open the initflashfiles.dat file inside the OEM_Lang_0409 folder and edit it by Notepad(Please change the file into writable mode first).
4. After everything is prepared, run StartToBuild.cmd to begin cooking.
5. BuildOS will be run. Select what you want to add and then click the "toolStripButton1" button.
6. When you see "Done", exit BuildOS and the rest of the cooking process will be loaded automatically. Press any key to exit when finished.
7. Rename the "flash" file appears in the kitchen into "AL1.DIO" and copy it into your memory card to flash.
Notice: In my ROMs, I stick the Adobe Reader in the SYS folder. But in the kitchen, I put it back into the OEM folder and placed the option.xml file back to let you choose to disable it if you want to. On the other hand, the OneNote Mobile is mixed up with the Office Mobile folder, please notice.
Please report to me if these ROM & kitchen have any problem.
From now, I may make modified ROMs and release them if I feel satisfied with them. And new "pre-official" ROMs will be released if there is any new XIP or SYS.
Remember, I'm still only a beginning-level cook. Please don't just leave swearing posts if there is something wrong... Thanks.
P.S. Thanks qq108108108 for the tutorial and great help!!!
Instruction: Just flash my ROM like what you've done for medkid's.
Download links:
Build 19202 - http://www.mediafire.com/?wchzohzybjd
Build 20273 - http://asapload.com/147759
Build 20721 - http://asapload.com/157050
Atom Life WM6.1 Build 20721 WWE ROM Kitchen - http://asapload.com/157505
we wait
me too, look forward to hear your great news.
aa125690 said:
The OS version of this new ROM is 5.2.20273 (Build 19202.1.0.0). The XIP is taken out and modified by me from TranMinhMan's PDAVIET ROM WM 6.1 CE OS 5.2.20273 Build 20273.1.3.3(Thank him very much) and the SYS is taken out from Microsoft's Device Emulator Image(USA). As it is my first WM6.1 ROM, I use the initial official WM6.1 ROM to start my work.
There are those new staff:
- All new programs from WM6.1, e.g. Task Manager, Getting Started, etc.
- Internet Explorer Mobile 7.11
- Windows Media Player 10 Mobile for Pocket PC Version 10.3 Build 19202
Known bugs:
- No time zone and clock settings after aligning screen after hard-reset.
- IMEI and Radio Version in System Info may sometimes not shown. You have to soft-reset once in order to solve this issue each time.
- The wifi status of the Wireless Today plugin is sometimes hided. You have to soft-reset once in order to solve this issue each time.
I'm now going to build WM6.1 build 20273 ROM, and I'll try to keep them as stable as the official WM6 ROM at the same time. Please report to me if this ROM has any problem as this is an earlier unstable WM6.1 version, and I may not solve the issues of 19202 because I cannot dump this ROM anymore(Error comes out!)... Please wait for my next newer build.
Remember, I'm just a beginning-level cook. Please don't just leave swearing posts if there is something wrong... Thanks.
P.S. Thanks qq108108108 for the tutorial!!!
Instruction: Just flash my ROM like what you've done for medkid's.
Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?wchzohzybjd
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Would you mind post your Kitchen here also??
thanks,good news!!
abc001 said:
Would you mind post your Kitchen here also??
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I'm sorry. I deleted the ROM kitchen before releasing this ROM, accidentally. And I can't dump the ROM for unknown error.
Anyway, I'll release the kitchen for you all next time. You will be able to modify your ROM easily.
will give a try, thank for your hard work.
That was quite a neat job aa125690
gud one.. dude...
gud one dude, but less memory free and i wanna remove few unused software...so i can get some space...battery backup is gud...
anyhow nice job dude...keep posting..
peterkllee said:
will give a try, thank for your hard work.
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maniac2403 said:
That was quite a neat job aa125690
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mailpravinat said:
gud one dude, but less memory free and i wanna remove few unused software...so i can get some space...battery backup is gud...
anyhow nice job dude...keep posting..
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Thanks for all of your encouragement. But I've a bad news. The EDGE connection of my device is very unstable and I've failed to upload for many times. Please wait patiently for the 20273 ROM...
Mailpravinat, the kitchen will let you customize the ROM from the basic. If you want to remove the unusable softwares, please do it yourself as I don't want to upload so many times.
aa125690,you really did a good job!
qq108108108 said:
aa125690,you really did a good job!
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Thanks, master.
thanks dude..
sure wait for kitchen
hey dude...
i did flash new version of urs...but when i click on phone on desktop its not showing me dail pad...?
any thoughts abt this bug?
very very impressive, good job for a beginner, aa125690 !!!
mailpravinat said:
i did flash new version of urs...but when i click on phone on desktop its not showing me dail pad...?
any thoughts abt this bug?
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Wait, wait... I'm going to solve this problem.
The bug has been solved(The phone has been updated to 20273 version - I had never done that - and arrows appear next to the contacts above the keypad), but another issue comes out - Internet Sharing is unavailable to connect the internet though the status between the connection of the device and PC is "Connected". I'm still finding ways to solve that and I'm now using the 19202 ROM to connect the internet. Sorry everyone, please wait for one more day(Maybe)...
Sorry, everybody. The fixed ROM has just been uploaded. You can download it now.
thanks dude...
i will falsh mine now...
hey dude...
hey dude can post kitchen so i can.....remove unwanted software from it...
Hi all,
This is a new test build of WM 6.5. the honeycomb in this version is a bit diferent.
I made this ROM only for test as these builds of wm6.5 are all beta. So use it at your own risk. In my device it worked very well.
Remember to do a soft reset after flash.
PS. It's for old gene. I don't plan to release it for new gene but ROM is unprotected so feel free to port it to new gene or modify its contents.
Thanks to Ankit for the sources.
Changelog
Version 1.1 - Download
- Fixed bluetooth issue
- Added Clock to Titanium
- Added MarketPlace
- Removed some appz
Version 1.0 - Download
- Initial release
ramersonw said:
Hi all,
This is a new test build of WM 6.5. the honeycomb in this version is a bit diferent.
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thanx for porting this ROM for OLD gene....i am downloading it now...
Thanks buddy
hi
Thanks buddy downloading it now feed bak tomorrow
ramersonw said:
Hi all,
This is a new test build of WM 6.5. the honeycomb in this version is a bit diferent.
I made this ROM only for test as these builds of wm6.5 are all beta. So use it at your own risk. In my device it worked very well.
Remember to do a soft reset after flash.
PS. It's for old gene. I don't plan to release it for new gene but ROM is unprotected so feel free to port it to new gene or modify its contents.
Download link
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Thankyou for uploading it unprotected. Will try to port it for new gene.
@ramersonw: Great. Is it stripped down or fully loaded version?
Feed bak
hi
i have loaded the same on old gene it works totally OK no problem at all for old gene and its quite fast too Thanks ramerson
techmate said:
@ramersonw: Great. Is it stripped down or fully loaded version?
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batter indication not working
hi
for ur info the battery indicator on the home screen is not working
kindly chek on the same everything else is ok
sorry i went bak to sumits Pro Users as im not confy with the honeycomb but ur ROM is good and Fast
hi i installed your ROM.. when i try to turn on the Blue tooth it says no blue tooth hardware installed on the device any ideas????? my blue tooth was working this morning on sumits pro rom!!!! your rom is fast..stable... am eyecandy..will report if i find any bugs..
@Guys : Is this a fully loaded or lite version?
Downloading now ...
Thanks for new build...
Will give F/B very soon...
Hey Ramerson, i am also working on this build for new gene, i too took XIP and SYS from Ankit's source. I have a great ROM at hand, with only two problems:
1. On connecting data cable, when passthru internet connection is established, the phone hangs. Touchscreen is responsive but software is not. If backlight becomes dim and i touch the screen it lits up, but nothing works untill a soft reset.
2. NO 3rd party keyboard is working. I am using IOLite Ezinput keyboards which are working fabulously on my previous rom.I tried installing other keyboards too, nothing worked. On selecting any keyboard from SIP menu, the default keyboard comes up.
Apart from these, th ROM is working fabulously well on my new gene.
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NO 3rd party keyboard is working.
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build 21198 has this issue wait for 212xx
Thanks for the reply Ankit.But buddy, when i first created a test build of this ROM with old internet explorer, the keyboard did worked. But the new widgets and even sms work on new IE so i had to put it back. But after that, these problems came into picture. I cannot undestand what is happening. Lets see if there is anything i could do, otherwise will have to wait.
BTW, the only thing i liked about the WM 6.5 is the new look of scrollbars, titlebars etc and the Titanium TOday plugin. Its really very good and alllows information display along with letting the user enjoy his/her wallpaper too.
Start menu of this build is good but it lacks the recent applications area which was very useful.
If i can get titanium on WM 6.1, i will be more than happy
krazy_about_technology said:
Thanks for the reply Ankit.But buddy, when i first created a test build of this ROM with old internet explorer, the keyboard did worked. But the new widgets and even sms work on new IE so i had to put it back. But after that, these problems came into picture. I cannot undestand what is happening. Lets see if there is anything i could do, otherwise will have to wait.
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don't wast your much time on this beta build
@techmate
hi
well fully loaded or Lite is how u look at it has Office and all the required features so i would say fully loaded Just try it and it is for old gene OK
i tried it and it works OK for me
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@Guys : Is this a fully loaded or lite version?
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Hi Sumit,
This build has some improvements from old ones, but it still have some issues. I made it only for test because i didn't build any wm6.5 yet. Have you checked if bluetooth works? Fuguru reported it didn't work. I checked other roms with the same build and found that they also have similar problems.
I'll wait for the next build to update this ROM (I hope this errors don't appear again).
at least this build is fast.
For now i agree with Ankit, it is not worth wasting time with this build.
svrhari said:
hi
well fully loaded or Lite is how u look at it has Office and all the required features so i would say fully loaded Just try it and it is for old gene OK
i tried it and it works OK for me
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Is a type of fully loaded. I just do not include some apps such as the HTC audio booster, audio mananger, etc..
ramersonw said:
Device: HTC Gene P3400
Rom: My own cooked rom CE OS 5.2.21040 Build 21042.1.6.1
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can u tell me from where build 21042 is come from ?
i try it there is no changes in this build and older ie. AKU 1.4.4 VS AKU 1.6.1
ramersonw said:
Hi Sumit,
This build has some improvements from old ones, but it still have some issues. I made it only for test because i didn't build any wm6.5 yet. Have you checked if bluetooth works? Fuguru reported it didn't work. I checked other roms with the same build and found that they also have similar problems.
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Yes the build has good improvements, the fluidness of Titanium as well as scrolling of new Start Menu is great. Bluetooth, i didn't checked, i had to go somewhere so i flashed back my ProUsers ROM and did a SKTools restore just now. Anyways, non working keyboard is enough reason for me to stay away from this as i cannot live without the IOLite keyboards, i do a lot of sms and email typing.
I'll wait for the next build to update this ROM (I hope this errors don't appear again).
at least this build is fast.
For now i agree with Ankit, it is not worth wasting time with this build.
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Thats what i have been saying since the development started on this. The beta builds have debug mode code with them, so they are not worth wasting the time, other than learning purpose. I'll make a true ROM only when RTM arrives. But ya, Ankit has done some good work on these Betas.
@all: For the users who are using Ramerson's kitchen for WM 6.5 ROM building, i would like to point out one thing. It uses GReloc in between the build process so the kitchen wont work like it use to.
You will first need to divide packages into smaller sub groups (in sub folder i mean) and then run a full greloc on it. If it still gives error "Integer Overflow", then dont close the Greloc window, press the Doit button once again. This time it will show you the path of the module which is causing error. Go to that module folder and delete the .tmp file there. This will be locked so you will need to use something like unlocker (http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/) to unlock the file. AFter that, again press Do It button and it will do the relocating without problems. In my case the problematic file was htmlnote.dll in SYS\Redist folder.
Once i did that, old Greloc worked fine. WMreloc also works but its tricky to use it with Ramerson's kitchen and it is not bug free either. It sometimes overlaps module addresses which result in non bootable ROMs.
RESONS:Shifting to WM6.5>>what's the problem with WM6.1(WHAT'S BEST ROM YOU EVER USE)
FIRST : I would like to thank every one that share us with his opinion
Special thanks to Sumit , ankit360 ,Addicted2xda and BesFen
NOW I want to add the users experince about all roms they used and what is the best rom ( Why , Screen shots and best add on )
Why I see that every one forget WM6.1 and now all work and devlop. goes to WM6.5
PLEASE I need some one to explain the difrance between this two and what is the best .
My opinion that WM 6.5 is too slow and take all meomry and ram , and no big deferent or big good deferent from WM 6.1
AND WM6.1 is the best at least for GENE , it is stable and give good space on ram and meomry
PLEASE DO NOT READ AND GO SHARE WITH YOUR OPINION MAY BE IT WILL HELP SOMEONE
i test all wp 6.5 build on gene
if you ask me why i like wp 6.5 i says becoz new look and features
but currently i m using wm 6.1 build becoz wp 6.5 os is is still test stage + some memory issues which make gene unuseable
Yeah, as Ankit, for me too, the new look, the more touch friendlyness and stability is the reason i am trying every build of 6.5 though i am also going to move to WM 6.1 21042 build soon coz 6.5 is having heavy memory leaks and it eats every byte of memory thrown at it. So i think i am better off with SPB mobile shell 3 and WM 6.1 for now.
UPDATE: Yes I was right. WM 6.1 build 21042 is 10x faster that WM 6.5 build 21222 and i am getting more than 29 MB of free ram with 49 MB of space on a fully loaded new version of Pro Users ROM. Even with SPB Mobile Shell 3 running free ram is 25 MB. If all goes well, i will post the new rom soon, so keep an eye on Pro Users ROM thread
me also use 6.1, Because 6.1 is more stable. but me also love 6.5,
Waiting for this
krazy_about_technology;...... i will post the new rom soon said:
Really I waiting for this
And by the way i want to ask you about WM 6.1 Pro User's ROM v2 Revision
i take the rom and i remove some packages ( youtube and some i am not using .. ) and there is no error at all for cocking or flashing , but after flashing all icon is gone or change with very bad looking way ( but rom is working very nice and i get more space also ) and some program and sitting have no icon at all ,names only , i try to use the Mobile shell 3 for fix this but all programs or sitting that have no icon is not appear on Mobile shell , if you have solution, please tell me .
Thanks' in advance
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Actually some of the dsm files in the packages inside SYS folder are not having correct information about the contents of the packages, so when you unpack a rom, the files not listed in a package's DSM are not moved into it and are discarded.
One such file that i suspect should be the root of this problem must be shellres.96.dll which should be in BASE_DPI_96 folder inside SYS. I am attaching that file here, try to put it in the above specified folder and recook. It will solve the problem i think.
In the next version i sincerly hope that this problem is not present as i always want my roms to be perfectly ready for recooking so people can have their own cake and eat it too I think that rom will grab more of your attention as the amount of free ram is already very good and if you make a lite rom out of it, it will have huge amount of free space
Good Luck!
krazy_about_technology said:
UPDATE: Yes I was right. WM 6.1 build 21042 is 10x faster that WM 6.5 build 21222 and i am getting more than 29 MB of free ram with 49 MB of space on a fully loaded new version of Pro Users ROM. Even with SPB Mobile Shell 3 running free ram is 25 MB. If all goes well, i will post the new rom soon, so keep an eye on Pro Users ROM thread
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really grt news bro.......i m eagerly waiting for ur new Rom..!!!
krazy_about_technology said:
UPDATE: Yes I was right. WM 6.1 build 21042 is 10x faster that WM 6.5 build 21222 and i am getting more than 29 MB of free ram with 49 MB of space on a fully loaded new version of Pro Users ROM. Even with SPB Mobile Shell 3 running free ram is 25 MB. If all goes well, i will post the new rom soon, so keep an eye on Pro Users ROM thread
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did you try 21046 build it consume more space as compare to previous old build
I havent used it yet but from your kitchen thread, i can see that it contains a build of IE 6 not IE 5 as in the case of 21042. That may be the reason for increased size of ROM. IE 6 uses about 11 MB more space than IE5.
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I havent used it yet but from your kitchen thread, i can see that it contains a build of IE 6 not IE 5 as in the case of 21042. That may be the reason for increased size of ROM. IE 6 uses about 11 MB more space than IE5.
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pie6 is on both build
problem solve there is some duplicate file which i delete
I love the Finger touch/scroll in WM 6.5, this is the new and usefull feature, but the speed is to slow compare with WM 6.1.
The memory management is not good like WM 6.1, althought I have 24Mb for the first boot, but after several time operated with exchange mail active, the memory will godown under 10Mb, and the performance is slow down too.
Yesterday I get 21042 SYS and XIP from Sumit, and as my experience it's the best WM 6.1 I ever use, very fast and stable, I have 31Mb for the first boot, with SPB shell 3, touchpal, SRS WOW, and exchange mail active, the memory still above 18Mb and the performance still same with free Ram 31Mb.
Anybody know, Which is the latest build of WM 6.1?
Bes Fen :
This mean you change your mind and you will post 2nd version from your rom
and this is proof that WM6.1 is the best
no one untill now tell that wm6.5 is better only the view , and in device like we have ,we can not look for the view but we should look for the performance .
Krazy :
Thanks' for your support i will try it and i will tell you .
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I love the Finger touch/scroll in WM 6.5, this is the new and usefull feature, but the speed is to slow compare with WM 6.1.
The memory management is not good like WM 6.1, althought I have 24Mb for the first boot, but after several time operated with exchange mail active, the memory will godown under 10Mb, and the performance is slow down too.
Yesterday I get 21042 SYS and XIP from Sumit, and as my experience it's the best WM 6.1 I ever use, very fast and stable, I have 31Mb for the first boot, with SPB shell 3, touchpal, SRS WOW, and exchange mail active, the memory still above 18Mb and the performance still same with free Ram 31Mb.
Anybody know, Which is the latest build of WM 6.1?
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hmm did you see my new kitchen ?
that kitchen contains latest build of wm 6.1 that is 21046 also check my new window phone 6.5 rom in windows phone 6.5 development thread
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hmm did you see my new kitchen ?
that kitchen contains latest build of wm 6.1 that is 21046 also check my new window phone 6.5 rom in windows phone 6.5 development thread
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Ofcourse Yes... , I download your kitchen yesterday, but the file is corrupt while downloading, I download it again now....
Thank you.
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Bes Fen :
This mean you change your mind and you will post 2nd version from your rom
and this is proof that WM6.1 is the best
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Sumit already release 21042 ROM, the different his ROM and mine is only the additional app and package in the OEM Folder and I remove some module in the SYS folder. You can Dump his ROM and re build as you want.
I will not release any ROM for this time, Manila 2D is old style now...
Ankit Yaar, the sys you have released mostly contains 21041 packages in SYS, are you sure its not a heavily patched sys? How is performance of IE on 21046?
About Memory Leaks
I am using krazy's latest Pro ROM (WM 6.5) for last 10-15 days, but I don't have this memory leak problem whatsoever. But I have disabled titanium, could titanium be the culprit? I am using homescreen plusplus (Clock UI). And when I close all apps, I get 45 to 55% free RAM.
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I am using krazy's latest Pro ROM (WM 6.5) for last 10-15 days, but I don't have this memory leak problem whatsoever. But I have disabled titanium, could titanium be the culprit? I am using homescreen plusplus (Clock UI). And when I close all apps, I get 45 to 55% free RAM.
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Titanium is not the reason of memory problen, I think WM 6.5 for device with 128 Mb of RAM or above, the performance very good in that device.
Try WM 6.1 build 21042, you will feel the different with wm 6.5.
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Titanium is not the reason of memory problen, I think WM 6.5 for device with 128 Mb of RAM or above, the performance very good in that device.
Try WM 6.1 build 21042, you will feel the different with wm 6.5.
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yes you r right i m using wm 6.5 with camera off i get 29mb of ram on boot , after browsing net from opera mobile , PIE , operamini and one hotmail account free memorey is 20-21
well the processes that eat most memory in 6.5 are gwes.exe (graphical windowing and event system), and shell32.exe. both of these are gui related and hence titanium can be one of the cause of mem leaks if not sololy. but i guess gwes.exe itself is also having memory leaks. another component is lockscreen, it takes 2 mb at startup, and this adds up in memory count of gwes.exe as lockscreen doesnt have its own executable.
update 23/10/2009 - current project state is in this post
original post:
I've build new ROM based on latest WM6.1 build and packages from HTC Mega
There were some problems with new HCT Album 3, Manila2d 2 and EzInput 2, and I didn't update them.
I use Manila 1.20 and Iolite versions of Album and EzInput.
All other packages are updated.
If someone needs this ROM, I will upload it.
Screenshots:
EzInput 2 will work if you replace the touch.dll in OEMDRIVERS with that from MEGA OEMDRIVERS folder
HTC Album will work if you replace the files ha_skin_l.xml and ha_skin_p.xml in .........\OEM\Iolite_MEGA\0409\ExtraFilesPkg with these from manila album package(in building these from the above folder which are for iolite's album version ovewrite these from mega)
And manila should work, what doesn't work in your build?
dancer_69: What did you mean by replacing files for HTCAlbum3? I have to overwrite _ha_skin_l.xml and _ha_skin_p.xml in OEM\Iolite\0409\ExtraFilesPkg with ha_skin_l.xml and ha_skin_p.xml from MEGA package?
Yes.
In this folder are these 2 xml files from Iolite's album version. When you build the rom, some how these files overwrite these in mega's album package folder. So the rom have the old version of these files and for this the album doesn' t function right.
So, you need to replace them with the newer version.
Hi, Server222,
Please upload a ROM if you have some satisfied one.
BTW, did you make Footprint work with M2D. Footprint is the spirit of Polite, we should not leave it.
Thanks.
Wang
Sorry, but there were problems with g-light and I reverted my ROM to Iolite packages.
Another problem was - YouTube search button is inactive (maybe because this is beta).
EzInput 2 works, but I cannot choose other keyboards. There is workaround on this forum, but it still has some disadvantages.
I don't like HTC Menu as it cannot be configured to exclude some apps. (I use Finger menu).
I just can say - almost all MEGA packages released by Da_G works not only with wm6.5 but with w6.1 (build 21054)
The main hack you should do - do not include PACKAGE_MEGA_HTCScroll, it depends on wm6.5.
Add HTCScroll.dll and HTCScroll2.dll to your ROM (search this thread more info http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=541750&highlight=scroll, for example http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4242024&postcount=241)
I don't want use unstable/beta software in my ROM.
(but I can help with setting up Ervius kitchen for such ROM, if someone wants to try this).
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I don't want use unstable/beta software in my ROM.
(but I can help with setting up Ervius kitchen for such ROM, if someone wants to try this).
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I have exactly the same opinion. I was playing with Mega packages on WM6.1 for almost three weeks, but it brings more problems that benefits. And until oficial WM6.5 is released, I will not cook WM6.5 ROM for Iolite.
In contrast, I am focusing on optimalization of last Iolite official ROM. This means removing all unneeded stuff from OEM, SYS and EXT including file editing.
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... I am focusing on optimalization of last Iolite official ROM. This means removing all unneeded stuff from OEM, SYS and EXT including file editing.
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That´s absolutely right! My opinion too! I find a good working old app better as a glitching new app.
Greetings!
Hi.
I'm tired with 6.5, can you please upload a fast 6.1 image? I could also use the office package, I sometimes use mobile excel.
Thanks!
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Hi.
I'm tired with 6.5, can you please upload a fast 6.1 image? I could also use the office package, I sometimes use mobile excel.
Thanks!
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I'm finishing ROM upgrade to wm6.1 build 21055.
I solved g-light issue with Mega packages.
Just want to test it more.
I'll be back this week and bring you new ROM =)
I can't wait for it, don't want wm6.5 anymore
I downloaded final Mega packages, and I'm going to continue this project.
Almost all works, even Manila2 with flipping clocks and location based weather on home screen.
Now I have 4 issues, not so important to me, but
maybe someone here can help me:
1. Manila2 has soft key "All settings" - it doesn't work in WM6.1
2. Manila2 has "Wallpaper" item on Settings tab - it allows me to restore default wallpaper, and do nothing if wallpaper is not changed (I still can change it if I go to Settings -> Today.
3. Mega Album 3 is not working - it starts wait for a second and exit.
Iolite Album 2.5 works fine
4. Mega YouTube 2.6 works, but buttons at the bottom of the screen don't work. No search, no favorites... It looks to me it can work, I saw it was working, but then I added some packages and it is broken now.
Iolite Youtube 1.6 works fine.
5. All custom words in XT9 My Words List disappear after Soft Reset...
I'm updating my last ROM, so all features as XDA_UC will be included.
I loaded official HTC Mega Russian ROM on my Iolite this weekend, tested it and ...
... And I'm back to WM6.1 21055 =)
I didn't like WM65.
Maybe I just too old and don't want new stuff (but I upgraded my PC to Win7 64-bits and it's the best OS I know for today).
Maybe WM65 build 21854 is too close to WM6.1 21055 and I should try latest releases...
OK, I'm ready to release this ROM. Latest WM6.1 + Mega Ext packages.
It's based on my last released ROM, but it includes fresh HTC GUI.
Beside new WM6.5 start menu (stupid endless scrolling of million icons) this ROM looks almost like MEGA.
I run latest Manila 2.0.1919.1432, latest Camera software, latest EzInput, latest PhoneCanvas.
So, before uploading this I want to ask what programs I can remove, and what do you think I should include into the ROM.
As for me - I don't want HTC programs at all. I use another programs.
I removed
AdobePDF_2_5_1_0_378273_04H
FOOTCAM_1_11_33557_0
Footprints_1_0_19112229_7
FootPrintsVE_1_0_18223925_0
Java_JblendPackage_2_1_2_1_20090619_2_1
Messaging_Client_Arcsoft_5_2_2_37
MS_Facebook_1_0_07_1
NaviPanel_1_00_18212231_04
RSSHub_2_1_1_1101_RP_MEGA_02
Streaming_Media_3_1_19183421_00
VoiceRecorder_1_10_18192131_6
YouTube_1_6_18222927_00
also I removed this programs from Windows
AUTOUPDATE
Catalog
Entertainment
Office - it couldn't even search fot text...
OneNote
Transcriber
WelcomeCenter
WindowsLive
I feel fine running ROM without all this programs.
So, tell me what is important to you.
I am happy with the firmware you made last week
Anyway I agree with you on removing the above programs.
BTW, what does autoupdate do anyway, it never ever updated anything on any of my PDAs....
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I am happy with the firmware you made last week
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I decided to release first 21055 ROM with Iolite packages as them are stable and tested with our device.
At the same time I want to have "something new" and there is why I'm making this new ROM. So in case something goes wrong - we can just use first ROM.
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BTW, what does autoupdate do anyway, it never ever updated anything on any of my PDAs....
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It should be supported by OEM ROM maker. And looks like nobody wants use it.
Read more here.
new EzInput 2.1 issue found:
All custom words in XT9 My Words List disappear after Soft Reset.
Description: EzInput 2.1 adds my new words to My Words list and suggests them while I'm typing. I can use "XT9 My Words" program to edit this list.
But if I reset my device this list is empty again.
Who knows how to fix it?
Serfer,
Can you include a newer PIE in your ROM?
That's the only thing that I feel a little regret with your stable and fast ROM. And there's no way to upgrade PIE if not cooked into ROM.
For xt9 issue, maybe you can try older package of et9 and ezinput. Just remove the 'all settings' from the softkey since it does not work on wm61.
Tx n bst rgz.
Wang
You can also try to rename the settings.exe (Posted here)to htcSettingsEntry.exe and put it into Windows folder.
Hi guys,
Here is a full JC2 21911 ROM that I have built for my personal use. I thought it might be of some interest for others too
Link : Download from Megaupload.com
Here is what is in the ROM :
- Windows Mobile 6.5, CE OS 5.2.21911 (Build 21911.5.0.94), with Start button on top.
- Full, unmodified JC2 ROM with LZX Compression and 12 MB Pagepool for optimum performance.
- Phone Memory : 146 MB, RAM: 72 MB on start
- Schaps Advanced Configuration Tool (Highly versatile tweaking utility)
- DotFred's Task Manage 3.3 for WM 6.5 (Highly useful and detailed task manager for power users)
- GPRS Counter application from JE2 ROM (Useful for keeping track of GPRS data usage for limited GPRS plan users. Can show stats in chart as well as report format)
- Midomi Application from Omnia II (Music information recognition software)
- MortScript 4.2 (A very popular scripting runtime for Windows Mobile)
- OpenNETSDF v2.3.0.21 (A framework that complements .NET CF, needed to run many modern .NET based apps).
- SQL Server CE 3.1 (Although SQL Server is always there on Windows mobile in background, this version supports a GUI tool, Query Analyzer, using which you can run SQL commands on your phone )
- XDA Shutdown v1.01 with Black Theme (Shutdown, Restart, Sleep or Hibernate your mobile with ease.)
- AutoClose Patch 1.1 (Enhances the way memory allocation/deallocation happens on Omnia, useful for keeping phone running for long time without restart)
- Bluetooth Toggle Application (One touch toggling of bluetooth)
- MADE Text Editor (A simple text editor that supports both ANSI and Unicode text formats)
- PPC PIM Backup (Great Personal Information (contacts, messages, calender, task etc) backup utility)
- Pocket RAR (Archiving utility supporting RAR and ZIP formats)
- Simple Regedit (A powerful registry editor, despite the word simple in its name )
- HTCSensorSDK.dll and LibGLES_CM.dll (Needed for accelerometer and OpenGLES v1 support in games and manilla kind of apps)
- Microsoft Voice Commands (from WM 6.5.3 build, the latest version available. Recognizes asian accents quiet well, including Indian english )
- Tweaks (Orientation Settings Enabled, Titanium Enabled by Default, JBlend Font Size fix, WinMO default Settings icon enabled, Samsung Phonebook as softkey on titanium, Disabled lines between tradional today plugins)
Please note that as I said before this was for my personal use, so everything is according to my preferences. If you feel your preferences are same, use it else ignore it. Just a small disclaimer
Cheers!
Super cool !!
@ Krazy,
First, Congrats on your first ROM for Omnia.
So the expert is back, and delivers the goods, but this time for Omnia
As per my knowledge, there is no proper kitchen available for Omnia, but still you did it buddy.
Definitely I hope there will be more ROM's coming out from you for Omnia. And since it is coming from you, it is rest assured it will be bug-free and well tested one. The way you have been doing in GENE forum.
Regards,
Duron23
Thanks for you good words buddy. I have posted rom for the first time even though i was cooking for quiet some time. Thats because I felt no need for it, Daskalos is doing so good. But as of now when I built this rom, Daskalos has just released 21908 jc2 rom. So he may not release a 21911 rom. Since It was ready and running quiet well, I thought why not release it for others too.
Its tested for some time and is running absolutely fantastic on my phone. This is just like the Pro Users Series for gene. Its a full rom with no features cut, latest sys version and added features with very less compromise on phone memory (4 MB only). Lets see how people take it
Thanks Krazy
Hello Sumit
Thanks a lot for the ROM..
So the great chef is ready to rock the Omnia forum...
Question
Hi, used to "work" with wm devices and just wanted to ask you a question before i try this out: if i flash will it unlock my carrierlock??? I had a few htc's and just did a cid but with this one i can't find anyhthing......... Please advice if you can.
becosemsaida
sexxxyyyyy yaar !!!!!! oye hoye first Rom..So what if i dont have an Omnia.my friend has na..
will flash and give my feedback..
Dear Sumit,
Thanks buddy... I have been running from Pillar to Post and knocked every Samsung offices door to demand WM 6.5 for Samsung omnia pro gt b7610 aka Louvre.
I am yet to download this and load on my louvre.
I was an avid user of T-Mobile MDA vario but purchased in USA and unlocked here. It had no upgrades that I could do, practically outdated but still a giant killer!
I purchased the Louvre since I am used to the QWERTY layout since I use the phone as a Business phone. I may sound crazy, but I prefer to use a WM pda than use a Blackberry.
Can I reach out to you to understand the process better as I do not want to brick this phone pl???
Kedar
nice, any screenshots?
yupp...please upload some screenshots dude..
Thanks for sharing...I can't seem to flash my phone with these exe files using windows 7, however, I have successfully flashed with the octans downloader method with the PDA (.nb0 file). You may also note that I haven't been able to flash through (eboot.nb0) or (pda.bin)files having extracted the same with "Executor". therefore, would you be able to post an .nb0 file somewhere as I'm interested in trying your rom..thanks in advance.
ROM
but in his archive you got an .nb0 file
i just finished downloading it!!!
I just realized it...finished downloading it and figured out that it is indeed an .nb0 file...flashed it right now...booting for the first time...aligning the screen for the first time...hopefully this is something I need and will keep for a long time!!
crooner999 said:
I just realized it...finished downloading it and figured out that it is indeed an .nb0 file...flashed it right now...booting for the first time...aligning the screen for the first time...hopefully this is something I need and will keep for a long time!!
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the first impression is good!! quite snappy!! icons are nice and some nice apps..i think i'm going to stick with this for sometime!! good job!!
Any other mirror pls?
I started using Samsung GA- B7620 and am looking for an optimized ROM, could you help
Hi,
I just started with Samsung GA B7620 (Giorgio Armani), and am looking for an optimized ROM (faster than factory ROM), if you could point me to one that works with out interfering with the features offered by the phone, it would be really appreciated.
Adnan