yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] wildbilll:
There is a way to get that without too much hassle now. The Straighttalk.xml file is emailed to the phone, then it is copied out of a volatile folder into another folder that either exists already or you have to create. I don't remember where the thread is for this, but google searcj the afroementiones xml file and it will get you to the right place. I can confirm it does work.

There is a possibility, I suppose, that this new rom will have a direct method of entering the MMS information, like the WP8 roms seem to have.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ceesheim:
I am working on it now (me home again :D )

here is the Q

what is this phone called on Settings :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Version]

"CustomVersion"="I8700XXBL2"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo]

"MODeviceName"="?"

"OEMDeviceName"="?"

"MobileOperator"="?"
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] darthveda:
"CustomVersion"="i917RRWCKI4"

MODeviceName=SGH-i917

OEMDeviceName=SGH-i917

Mobileoperator=000-88
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ceesheim:
first tests are done , uploading Rom now , then last tests will be done

if that all is ok Rom will be online today (only when there arn't any bugs found)
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] DJSave:
Great news! hope there are no bugs :)

please post if any bugs found.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] amjadkaithal:
Samsung Focus 1.4

Is it possible run this ROM on samsung focus rev 1.4 ?

could you please help..:crying:
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ceesheim:
Rom (Focus 1.3) is being uploaded , the link to the Rom Folder is already on the first post

Focus 1.4:

rom is being tested ( but I am waiting on respond if it boots or not, when it boots there still Need to be a few things fixed that will also take a few days)

so for Focus 1.4 owners let us hope it boots, lots of Options I don't have ( I don't have that FFFF phone)
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ceesheim:
LOL 55 view of the txt file , and only 2 thanks today(and that even from 2 persons not even having a Focus 1.3)
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] takatori:
Thank you, verry verry verry much
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] aFaridun:
Download link for rev1.3 is not working anymore, please check it, now i've uploaded to Dev-Host

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[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] amjadkaithal:
Any idea till which update is officially available for focus 1.4 via zune or cab..

Am stuck with 7720... couldn't update via force or cab method..Error code 80004005 while updating to 7740 at the final stage (7-9) :confused:
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ceesheim:
fixed
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ceesheim:
Rom is online.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] amjadkaithal:
Any help on my above query ??
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] aFaridun:
ceesheim

sorry, deleted
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ceesheim:
Focus 1.4 owners please pm me if you want to test ( and know the risks)
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] flyingdreamz:
Thank you very much, I am looking forward to installing this build. I am downloading it now.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] wildbilll:
Looks pretty good.

Two issues.

#1. Clock tile shows AM between 12Pm and 1Pm, when you look at the clock set page, it shows as pm even while the tile shows am. As soon as the time changes to 1 pm, all is good, It does the same thing between 12:01 am and 12:59 am, the tile would show pm. The lock screen doesn't show am or pm, so it isn't detectable as an error except on the tile.

#2. Since it did not exist, I created a provxml folder in the root directory to put the straighttalk.xml file into, copied the file in there, yet it does not show up in the GPRS manager *#9908#, only the Gumi Test Bed, Suwon2G Test Bed, Suwon3G Test Bed appear. I cannot find the location of those files to see where they are now located. I tried using the search function of WP7 Root Tools.

I even did the windowbreak thing to see where that would end up and it also saved to the provxml folder I created, and it won't show in the GPRS Manager.

Of course, all this means is there can't be any MMS, only SMS and cellular data.

Would be nice to know it worked.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] nebhet:
Excellent work, everything works like a charm! Thank you so much, great job, i'm happy with my Focus now :)
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] venelar:
Letting a friend use my focus atm (my backup phone). Can't wait to give this a shot when I get it back.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] cj.arvind:
Focus 1.4

Hi.. I want to test on my Focus 1.4
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] Manoli87:
This Rom is going well so far. the only issue i have seen so far is the am/pm issue stated above.

On another note, I finally have my phone set up just the way i like and and then realised i forgot to reset it after flashing :( what can i expect to happen because of this? Should i reset it now or wait and see if anything comes of it?

Thanks
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] nebhet:
One question, please:

I accidentally deleted CLOCK HUB app, so i don't have LIVE CLOCK TILE now...

Is it possible install/restore CLOCK HUB separately? Or is necessary to flash again (and install again all apps, settings etc. :()

Thanks in advance for answer!
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] flyingdreamz:
I love this rom!!!!!

This is the best ROM I have ever used, its clean, fast and my 2 problems with it aren't a real issue. The Music Hub title is just fun to watch, I love the fact that all the tiles work correctly and it subs the right colors, I feel as if the phone is faster, and the boot is way faster then StrawMapleZA 7.8 V5.5 ROM.

My two issues.

1. Why when I play music does the phone always bring up the media menu when I unlock the phone, if its a feature its OK, but its somewhat annoying. lets say I want to make a phonecall, I have to wait until the media menu goes away to make a call.

2. Straight talk.xml doesnt seem to work meaning that MMS do not work, however that is not the end of the world.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] Keefo:
Ill also be a Guinea pig with my 1.4 Focus matey!

Ill drop you a PM now :)

Also, if the main link to WPbackup isn't working for you, like ti isn't for me, here is a Mirror...

http://www.mediafire.com/?e33woyb1bruv18n
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] focosi:
does this ROM also work for Samsung Focus Flash (SGH-i677) ??
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] darthveda:
No, it won't. It is meant for Focus only (SGH-i917)
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] DJSave:
Thank you very very much Cees :)

you and all the great devs out there are just awsome!
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ameerhamza:
Hey

The rom works great.. I just have one problem. It seems that office is not working. I open it up and it says getting your notes from skydrive... it doesnt download my notes nor does it stop syncing. Also i tried opening a word file from my skydrive account but it didnt open. I get a white screen.

Any advice?

EDIT: Now i can open files, and the files on my phone are being synced to skydrive... but its continusly trying to download my documents to the phone without success...

Edit2: Fixed the issue! The rom is not at fault.. It was my skydrive account.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ceesheim:
fixed a bug :)

look at the first post :D

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yes it got the Focus Picture now :D
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] focosi:
So, can someone prepare a 7.8 ROM for Samsung Focus Flash ?? There's none around....
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] shishirdbhat:
Hi,

I've tried searching the full feature list (I hope it's more than just the new start screen) of WP7.8 but it's nowhere to be found. It'll be really great if you can compile it. Can you confirm if WP7.8 has native Bluetooth file transfer feature? I know there are apps like BlueManager, but I'd like know if WP7.8 supports it.

Thanks!
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] baritoneguy:
Thank you so much for this wonderful ROM. It installed without a hitch. I do have a couple of questions regarding the Nokia application compatibility

- How will updates work? I know that Nokia have released newer versions of Drive as an example.

- How do we install other apps as an example? I would like to load City Lens

Thanks in advance for your help.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] wildbilll:
Install WPHTweaks. Then you can make it look like a Nokia, Samsung, LG, whatever.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] novinsab:
This is perhaps the greatest ROM ever created for any device running Windows Phone 7.

It is stable and efficient. Although it seems to be a little slower compared to Windows Phone 7.5 ROM perhaps not because of the chef but because of having more background processes and tasks.

Anyways, hoping for a stable Windows Phone 8 ROM :)

Hopefully, not too much to ask for...
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] A. K. Jain:
I am planning to flash this ROM today. But, before that I wanted one clarification.

Do I need to carry out the procedure in post #3 after flashing the ROM or I suppose the ROM contains all the updates?

Thanks in advance.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] amjadkaithal:
Any updates on focus 1.4 Rom ?

Did any one flash it ?
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] HellBoyX2:
Is it available for focus v1.3 yet?

I downloaded the ROM from the link you have provided for V1.3 and it is not at all working.

Flashed successfully, but it takes me to a logo with no connectivity - pc to phone - indicator screen..
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] lekhwani:
When Nokia releases an equalizer app for all of its devices, will it work on Focus?
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] focosi:
be patient, it can take up to 10 minutes according to your CPU speed before you see a progress bar in the upper part of that screen...
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] vandal4e:
send me pm with 1.4 link if anyone got a working one from developer :)
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ceesheim:
for all asking for 1.4 rom's please wait a bit

I Need to work on that ( still not booting)

from all who sent me a pm , i will sent it when ready)
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] abyjohnponvelil:
SIM Toolkit

Can somebody assist me in finding SIM Toolkit setting in this ROM.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] A. K. Jain:
Great ROM

I also got worried. But wait for some time, there will be a progress bar which will again take some time about 10mins. Have patience, everything will be fine at last.

Excellent ROM. Installed 14 hrs back. No issues so far.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] HellBoyX2:
thank you guys.. it is working fine now.. awesome rom...
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] castrow:
Connectivity

Waht a beautiful ROM!! NIce features. Thanks for the effort!!! I am facing other issues. SMS take too long to be received. I can surf the web but people hub doe not sync itself, problems with the connectivity. TAngo and Whatsapp do not work at all. With my previous voluptuary's rom everything was fine.Any suggestions?
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] Starkov:
Excellent Rom ... but frequent rebooting. Anyone else experienced this? And it seemed that it slower than 7.5
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] nebhet:
Strange - for me, no reboot and everything works really well and superfast. Sure faster like with 7.5 ROM.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] abenitez64:
can someone post the direct link to the actual rom please? I dont know if im missing it or what but when I click the link in the OP it just opens a web page with plain text??
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] darthveda:
the link is there in the text file, read through it.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] bhutoria_1989:
Ceesheim Bro, Its a beautiful ROM, no random freezes in past 2 days and everything is smooth although some apps take time to open after touching them. Maybe, that's due to the processor of Focus or early build of 7.8
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] A. K. Jain:
GPS stopped working

ROM is excellent. It has given a new look to phone. Working like a charm.

Apart from the issue of AM/PM on the clock tile which many members have already brought out, there is one more issue that GPS has stopped working. Has anyone else also observed this issue?
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ameerhamza:
Wallpapers

Hi, Could I get a link to the airport wallpaper in this rom.

I went back to tango.. and I miss it! Thanks!
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] HaVoKeR:
Yup same here ROM is super stable and smooth! Just that small lag between touching an app and the delay to open it. And it only happes with some of the NATIVE Apps. Thanks again for this great release!

EDIT:

Spoke too early... THE ROM CRASHES/RESTARTS the phone randomly! I don't have anything extra installed so yeah. And it worked fine with the 7.8 8835 ROM but this ROM is kinna unstable!! It's been a couple of days and crashed at least 10 times so far randomly!
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ptclik85:
Is there anybody else using this rom and are on att straighttalk, if so are you able to send and receive mms? If so please share
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] bhutoria_1989:
When playing music the wallpaper changes to the one shown below. Is it a feature of the ROM or that of WP7.8?
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] wildbilll:
Straighttalk is working, but no the MMS. Something has changed on where the GPRS Manager looks for the XML files, so when you place the XML into the provxml folder, the GPRS Manager does not see it.

This was a bit of a disappointment but given the actual RTM release is coming in a month or two, the lack of MMS is not a big deal.

Another issue I have noticed is when I am Bluetooth connected to my car handsfree, and I dial using the phone, there is a delay in the sound of the touch tones of a few seconds.

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Is this screen from this rom? I do not have the battery % on my lockscreen.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] Saiyaku:
...and that small lag only happens when you open the app via the start screen - ie. there's no lag when loading anything using the full app list... meaning that perhaps this rtm version isn't that "rtm" and there might be some further optimizations before release. but yeah, way better having this laggy launcher than wait until only-god-knows-when-the-hell the final 7.8 will be released for our devices

that wide music+video live tile is sooo sexy :good::o

most probably that image is what you have stored as the album artist in your phone. does that background appear with every song you have?

just install this, and don't forget to grant it root access
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] jmunge89:
Sim Toolkit and Wifi

Hi, apologies for being a n00b but i have to ask. Wifi doesn't seem to be working. My phone is not able to locate available wifi networks. Plus does anyone know where i access the sim toolkit menu. This was my main reason for getting this ROM. It's really important for me.

Thanks.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] abenitez64:
can I get some help guys, I dont know whats wrong. When I try to flash the rom after it's done flashing I pull out the battery go back into download mode, format the device but then a "Samsung Omnia 7" splash screen comes up and then it tells me to connect it to the computer. I have flashed another rom successfuly but really want to try this one, is there something Im missing?
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] Saiyaku:
yes, you're also supposed to wait A LOT (i panicked the first time it happened to me too :eek:)

eventually you'll see a progress bar above the "connect to pc" graphic
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] abenitez64:
oh ok, thanks sooo much. do i have to leave it plugged in? when should I wipe/format? after the progress bar above the pc logo or befpore?
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] bhutoria_1989:
Yes it appears in all the songs that I played till now.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] novinsab:
GPS not working for me too :(
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] antonieoalan:
not able to dload the rom for v1.3

always getting stuck at 5-10% and stopping

give me another link to donload this rom
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] darthveda:
After everything is over, you can use RESET MY PHONE function in settings->about to do this.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] amahfouz:
Phone bricked?

Guys i was installing DFT MGLDR to install Dynamics ROM on my Samsung focus first generation, I chose the image of the focus during the installation of mgldr but when the phone starts it says Samsung Omnia and the phone wont start (after installing the dynamics rom) and is in a restart loop.

Anyone has idea whats happening?
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] wildbilll:
Re-do the MGLDR install. Make sure you have the correct version. Make sure you have the right ROM package. Make sure you have a 1.3 or 1.4, with the appropriate ROM. Also, when I put this ROM on my phone, I was amazed at how long it took to get the install complete. There were times I thought it was bricked, but just be patient. It seemed like over 5 minutes it sat there and did nothing. I had never seen that on any earlier ROMs.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] Saiyaku:
ok, i got it

that background appears when you're playing a song of any artist who doesn't have a picture in your phone, and the option for showing artist in the lockscreen is on

to solve this you can:

right swipe > settings > lock + wallpaper > show artist when playing music > OFF

or better yet, to get a background picture for your artists go install mpatool and give it a whirl. trust me, music + videos looks so much better with this...
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] amahfouz:
First thing is thanks man for helping out appreciate it.

I'm trying to use this ROM on the MGLDR version from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=35128059#post35128059 on 1.3 focus so I think everything checks out. I repeated with the steps with the same result, did it keep restarting when it was installing with you? -I gave it over 15 minutes of restarting

Do you think I should trying to reinstall the Samsung drivers? will try anyway don't think it'll hurt.

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I think i've fixed it, I removed the SD card, not exactly sure if thats it but i think so (I tried a bunch of stuff). Thanks everyone.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] AhmedtSadek:
few apps give me this message "AllowMultitasking ! > Off"

solutions i tried!

1- trust apps giving me error

2- allow apps in background (wp7 root tools) i turn it on and always turning off after reboot!!! please help
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] THRESHE:
Am I the only one who can't download? :(
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] oralite:
Installed on my focus. When I connect to my PC Zune says I have a samsung omnia 7. Is that expected? It works and syncs fine except that the image on the zune is off.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ferap:
I have the same problem, cant download

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Here is a mirror

part 1

part 2

part 3

part 4

Then join al parts with File Splitter & Joiner
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] THRESHE:
Can't open it. Seems to be a RAR archive but WinRar doesn't want to open it.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ferap:
Use the program File Splitter & Joiner
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] Vico100:
Part 4 is blocked.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ivanopulos:
could you please give an alternate link to rom? Can't download from link in first message.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] aR3alCoo1Kat:
I uploaded the file to Dev-Host.

Focus3.rar - 371.41 MB

If the author wants the link removed or its not allowed, LMK.

This is for Version 1.3
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] THRESHE:
After installing I get a picture of a smartphone connected to a laptop with a red sign on top.

What am I doing wrong? When should I clear the storage?

Ah got the progress bar on top. Will wait and see.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] Saux64:
does the data (3g) usage works in counters? i have been using it a while and it's still stuck in 0 Mb
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] ferap:
You need a beer and a lot of patience......it take a long but work..
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] wildbilll:
I do not see that working on mine either. The talk and the text work, not the data.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] paulbram:
Regarding StraightTalk, has anyone been able to get the Nokia Network Setup app installed on this ROM? I tried installing it by switching stores. I was able to get it downloaded but the app wouldn't actually run. It complained about not being compatible with this version of WP.

More to the point. Is there any 7.8 ROM out there that has a fully functional version of Network Setup that allows MMS to work on Straight Talk?
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] Testware:
Here are the (updated list of) bugs I found:

1. The Clock Hub seems to flash every other time I look at it, as if it was flickering and loading up just then, not smooth. I guess this happens when the time changes and it needs to refresh. Would be great if it could flip-to-update, making it smooth.

2. The Clock Hub's code needs to be fixed to show AM and PM properly when the hour is 12. 12AM is shown as 12PM and the other way around too. Soon as it hits 1PM or 1AM, it's ok.

3. XBox avatar wakes up on the wrong side after shaking him down and he tries to pull the screen to the side. Shake your avatar, make him fall down, watch him get up pissed and pull the screen to a side. On the older stock rom, he pulled it correctly from left to right. In this ROM and the Tango ROM I got from here - he pulls it wrongly from right to left.

4. When I connected the phone to the computer, it detected it as a Samsung Omnia 7, instead of a Focus.

5. The image in Zune is a generic Windows Phone image, not the Samsung Focus as it used to be shown before.

6. No charging sound/vibration when plugged in.

7. The phone still shows as if it's charging even after unplugging sometimes, not always.

8. The Zune music tile doesn't update the artist image/name when the song finishes and the next one starts/when the user skips the song. The image in the lockscreen changes fine.

9. There's a big delay while launching apps from the start screen.

10. Counters works in all sorts of crazy ways. SMS counter seems fine, but the minutes spoken seems to be hilariously high. I spoke to my dad for a few seconds, maybe a minute, Counters thinks I've spoken to him for a few hundred minutes. If it were to be believed, I've spoken longer than I've had this ROM on the phone. My average call length is 163 mins. Haven't used 3G yet so can't tell whether or not it's working yet.

One request:

Can anyone find the original image from the stock rom from the 7 album, which had the person crossing their leg to form a 4, instead of the Mango image that has the latch with the 4 over it?

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Have you tried Network Profile (Samsung) that comes installed with this ROM? It seems to have picked up my service provider just fine and set it up for Edge data (Don't have an active 3G plan yet). Not sure about MMS either as I don't send out MMS or receive them.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] paulbram:
I don't think Samsung's app lets you adjust the MMS settings and they don't have a listing for Straight Talk. Nokia's app is great because it gives you full control over APN's and MMS settings.

Ideally, there would exist a 7.8 ROM that had full access to Nokia's Network Setup. I'm afraid the only way to do this is to spoof a Nokia device unfortunately. I'd love to be proven wrong.
[Focus Windows Phone 7 Development] HellBoyX2:
There is a bug in this base. I don't know any one noticed or not. Incase you pull down your battery accidently - the changes after last shutdown/restart will be lost. I lost lots of important messages and contacts between of 2,3 days. It happened to be twice, Now some how I will ensure to switch off the phone before switching battery etc. Data loss is really bad..