yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Firehawkns:
Coming from someone who has hated the personality of people on this site, I thought it was answered well also. I find I spend most of my time searching for an answer, but having to go through 50 threads of some jack ass just telling a noob to read without pointing out where to read or doing the simpler thing and just going ahead and answering the damn question so I will then have the answer myself. IMO, either post something helpful, or don't answer at all if you are going to be like that.

Anyway, I just finished loading the unofficial one last night, so I am unsure if I want to go ahead and upgrade to this one before throwing all my apps back on, or wait until more people chime off on it.

Biggest thing I am interested in is, is the new official rom volume louder or as loud as the unofficial ROM on the handset? I never could hear convos on my phone without using a BT headset until that last ROM. Thats been great.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Scrog:
I wonders if the ATT music/XM streaming part could be taken out and made available as a CAB...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] rowcroft:
Upgrading 8525 - ROM update utility problems

<EDIT>

Alright, I took a leap of faith and ran through with the 8525 plugged in from the beginning and it is running. I had looked for any reference to it doing that (update utility won't show version when rainbowed but will when plugged in after app launch) and couldn't find anything.

Thanks for posting the update!

</EDIT>

If I have my 8525 plugged in and launch the upgrade utility it will go to the rainbow colors on the PDA, if I wait until after it inspects the PC it will recognize but then will turn off the 8525 as soon as I select Upgrade Rom...

Any ideas?

I've done a hard reset and tried it on both a Vista (primary machine) and an XP pro system with the same result.

Thanks!

Rowcroft
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] chenga:
Did you read the instructions at the top?

Which file are you trying to flash? 1? 2? 3?

Are you using Hard-SPL? or SSPL?

1 is the only one that will work with a non-modded 8525.

You need to give more information about your setup if you want people to help.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jcb_home:
Any changes to the Blurtooth stack in this update? Is M$ VC working correctly?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Theprezodent:
Ok, I loaded it last night and I agree with the guy above.....it is slow to switch screens, but I have not had it freeze at all. (I am using the full orig. ROM) I also have the same glitch with it showing an unread mesg. but mine shows one unread text mesg and not one unread email. As for battery life it is 2:50pm and I use my phone fairly heavy both in calls, emails, text etc, and I am at 60% battery life.

Hope this helps a bit. I will report any other problems I find.

.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Firehawkns:
Anybody have wisbar advanced 2? I notice I can't get the screen to show right with wisbar on the unoffcial ROM, was wondering if it worked at all with this one.

*EDIT*

Nevermind, I got it working.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] nzoka:
3 questions for the gurus. I have a cingular 8525. Unlocked using simunlock v3 and now use my phone on the Rogers Network in Canada.

Q.1

Is blackberry connect included in this rom?

Q.2

If not, does blackberry connect client 2.1.2.54 work using this ROM

Q.3

I unlocked my 8525 unlocked using the sim-unlock v3 program . Can I download the original ROM ( i.e #1) and will my phone still remain unlocked or I need to rerun the sim unlock program.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] y2whisper:
Yeah I am looking for something like that in the dash forum since in terms of the rogers version as they just got the same deal with video on demand and radio on demand through XM, might install it just to see if i can find the files for it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] TechBill:
Downloaded The original and extracted removing the SPL.nb and IPL.nb from it since i already have Hard-SPL 1.40 installed on my 8525 and repackaged it with RUUWrapper.

Flashed with no problem and so far it seem stable and battery drain is much better than 1.38 radio but I need more time using it before I can tell if the reception is same or much better.

Since They added PTT on this rom and is there a way to disable the button on PTT becasue went I accidently bumped it, it pops up with a screen stating "PTT charge will apply. Do you wish to intialize PTT?" and I don't need it and worry that I might bump it again getting charged for it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] TechBill:
I wanted to keep the animation and remove the sound, I deleted the WAVFile only in the registry but it won't load the animation anymore.

I am going to restore it and try deleting the actual file itself and not the registery and see if that bring back the animation without the sound.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] teknics:
Search for Sleuth's PTT Fix.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] TechBill:
Thank for pointing that out to me and I did a search and installed it.

Works great and I was able to remap the PTT button to Agile Messenger.

Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] michael.hts:
why I can't enable my 3G video call?

as title...

why I can't enable my 3G video call?

thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shogunmark:
because the dpadmenu.dll from the cingular rom w/ptt is different than the dpadmenu.dll from a video call enabled rom...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] tco:
Um...because Cingy don't support it. This is a Cingy ROM. The 8525 doesn't have the Video call camera.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] apposite:
Cingular 8525 new features not supported

I upgraded last night and everything works beautifully!!!!!

However I have the unlimited data connect and can't get unlimited medianet so I can stream xm or watch mobitv2. Cingular says both plans can't co-exist on the same account! So I have to chose whether I want my corporate emails or entertainment. How odd......

I can get a limited medianet service, just not unlimted service if I want to keep my unlimited data connect. Limited service would get burned up quick watching videos!

anybody else having this issue or is there a workaround?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shogunmark:
why cant you use media net w/out the proxy for corporate? this new rom makes it really easy and gives 2 shortcuts to enable/disable proxy...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] apposite:
update on data and medianet

I am on the phone with Cingular and they are telling me I can't get any MediaNet plan if I have the unlimited data connect plan!

updates to follow!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shogunmark:
tell them to remove the pda connect, then go to your online account manager and add media net..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] apposite:
um, a little bit of a newbie here...

I use the unlimited data connect for push emails with large attachments and I also use my 8525 as a modem for my laptop when there is no wifi available.

In order to watch MobiTV2 or use XM streaming you must have a MediaNet plan.

Am I missing something or is there a work around using the unlimited data connect...if so please pm or email me instructions on how to set it up.

I may not always figure it out myself, but I sure follow directions well!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jnfjsf:
PDA Connect & MEdia Net plans

I was able to both cancel the PDA Connect plan and add the MediaNet 200 plan online. Didn't talk to anybody about anything.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] apposite:
I don't want to lose my unlimited data - need that!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] thisb4by:
Apposite,

go to:

https://cingular.atgnow.com/cng/tutorials/KB71396.html

also in https://www.cingular.com/support/content.do type "bypass the Cingular proxy" in the search box

you can create a 2nd connection with the settings for MediaNet and use both with your actual plan, however you will have to manually select the connection before attempt to connect (ISP for internet no proxy (email, etc)) or (MediaNet with proxy for cingular video. etc).

If you search here and in the cingy forums you will find info about this, I am sorry to say in this case customer service is no help.

Hope this help.

EDITED: as someone said before, the script for enable or disable the proxy present in this new ROM could be the answer to not having to manually select the connection to access both services. (I can't comment on this scrip since I am running WM6 ATM.)

If I can get that script to work on WM6 I will update this post.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] joel32137:
Hello all,

AT&T totally bloated the Extended ROM section with this release :(

Does anyone know what the following Extended ROM cabs install?

- C_HSDPA_Wirelss_Modem_Stall.cab

- MT_PC_Hermes_PTT_REG_070129.CAB (probably has something to do with PTT but don't know exactly what)

- SPM_Fix_ITS#2990.cab

- ppcquickstart_QVGA.PPC_Draft_11-17.CAB

- ST_Audio216Patch_20070409.CAB

Used the search and google to find answers but nothing clear cut.

Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] michael.hts:
but how can I find about that,,I wanna to enable my vedio call,

thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shogunmark:
then you need a dialer that supports video calling and the dpadmenu.dll from a rom that has video calling
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jnfjsf:
Slowish, but very stable.

After 19 hours of running this new ROM (burned the whole ROM in full, .nbh wrapped with Olipro's wrapper), I have had no issues, have not reset once unless a .cab made me do it.

Everything is working exactly the way I had hoped it would. Haven't had a successful connection to Cingular Video, I keep getting a "We are having technical difficulties." message with each connection, which tells me that they're working on the Cingular Video system as we speak, possibly to update this system to accomodate us Hermes users.

Haven't had to install Widcomm stack, am using VC 1.6 with VC1.6BTFix.CAB and have loaded MortScript and the BT specific script to get my hands free to speak during TomTom 6 travels. No sweat.

Skype has called my wife in Brazil from here in Florida through my WiFi connection, we talked for 17 minutes. Nao (portugues for No) sweat.

I haven't had a chance to connect with 3G, as I'd have to drive 1.5 hours for that right now, but again, all is well through WiFi with the proxy killer script included in this ROM, and with my basic GPRS connection.

Listened to my old ESPN station in Pittsburgh thanks to http://www.thestreamcenter.com/pda/. No sweat with a GPRS connection at 32K stereo stream in Media Player.

I'm tempted to install the Widcomm BT stack just to see if I can mess something up...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] apposite:
8525 data and medianet

as promised I would update my quest in getting XM and MobiTV2 to work.

long story short, after 2 1/2 hours on the phone with customer service they say you can't do it with the 8525...

took 2nd level tech support 2 minutes to fix the problem

evidently there is some parental control switch in my account which had to be disabled - I know this sounds funny, but I power-cycled my phone and the problem was fixed.

my theory is that the general customer service is unaware of the features now supported in this new rom. 2nd level tech support must be aware of the new rom, because they didn't say anything about medianet - they just did it! I did not have to subscribe to any medianet packages, I just have the unlimited data connect plan. Now of course I am paying a monthly fee to watch tv and stream music, but it is just the normal subscription fees.

I just knew you had to be able to everything now on the new rom.

btw I have had excellent battery life - currently at 30% after running for 15 hours, 30 minutes of MobiTV via wifi, 3 hours acculumated talk time.

All the features work . . . excellent job (I used option 2)

thanks for all the help and knowledge this forum provides!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pmcall:
Hmmm, are you sure that you are using the MediaNet settings with the right proxy server? You will see the "We are having technical difficulties" message if you try to get to the videos while bypassing the proxy.

Cingular Video has been working fine here. My one day trial of MobiTV2 seems to be working, as does the 3 day trial of XM Radio. And I only have an EDGE connection where I am.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] TechBill:
So far this new rom/radio is working out great for me and battery life is excellent compare to other radio I tried.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Pc78:
The E icon is not working under this ROM...I set in Band settings to GSM and in places where it is EDGE available it shows U...before this where was 3G signals it shown 3G

Regards,

Primoz
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] michael.hts:
even I get dpadmenu.dll ,but I still cannot make it work....

where can I download sth to make it work?cause I use

the ak3.3 taiwan rom b4 and it works...

thanks for your kindly help

Besides,PIE is not work on any web site and I use opera to solved(after network wizard alreally so I don't think have any mistakes on the connection )
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] baniaczek:
Extended ROM - please

Could anybody upload or attach content of the extended_ROM from this release?

Please, please.

I have no Hermes, I can't dump content of extended ROM image, but I'm trying to import some things into BlueAngel device. Some are worth to import.

Many, many thanks in advance
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] ezmike:
Unlimited PDA plan

apposite,

I have the Unlimited PDA plan and it does everything that you want. I signed up to Medianet from my laptop and entered a user name and password. This only has to be done once. With this rom, I can stream XM and Cingular Video thru the internet on my phone and also download all the data that I want. You don't need to have both a medianet plan and a pda unlimited plan.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Pc78:
I cannot find the "Smart dialing" function on this version...I have installed only a few CABs from ExtROM...have I missed sth?

Regards,

Primoz

Edit: Uppss...I think I found it...and I managed to correct the 3G / U icon too...;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Squuiid:
ANYONE:

After flashing the Original ROM with IPL 1.03, has anyone tried flashing to a WM6 ROM? Are there any issues? Want to install the Original one, but won't if I can't then install WM6 again if I don't like it. Thanks peeps.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Gavilaso:
With the original rom, after i do a soft reset i losse my email account and i have to create it again. Does anyone has the same problem!????
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] LMaxwell:
Something screwy here...

I flashed the original, everything went fine. Lovin the comm manager button press and hold to turn vibrate on and off, checked out XM Radio and some of the other new additions. Also lovin X-Button!

The only problem I have is that the MMS mailbox dissappeared. I have only Outlook, Text and my company mailbox, where I used to also have MMS. Now if I get an MMS message, messaging pops up in the last inbox I used and it won't close! I hit the "X" and it closes for a second but opens up again! The only way to close it is a soft reset.

I loaded the Cingular settings cab from the wiki but that had no effect. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get the MMS mailbox to show up again?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shogunmark:
there definitely seems to be a messaging bug period.. mms disappearing, today screen showing unread message that doesnt exist.. etc...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] taguapire:
Hi POF,

What does the IPL? What is the function of it?

Regards,

Taguapire.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
It does the initial hardware initialization when the device boots, then reads SPL from NAND, puts it in RAM and jumps into its address. It's very small and can be easily disassembled and followed using the samsung cpu manual.

The differences between IPL 1.00, 1.01 and 1.03 are minimal, I think just some bugfixes or better hardware initialization, so no worries on upgrading it :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] teknics:
I am not experiencing any messaging bugs (yet to recieve a text or MMS) but.....I cannot for the life of me change themes. I get the little "wait" icon and it goes back to settings but nothing changes.

Even loading a custom theme - it stays the same.

My signal strength during my commute to NYC was much improved with the new radio also.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] thuggin:
Going back to 2.06

After a day on this ROM, I am going back to the 2.06, this thing has too many bugs that make it a horrible experience.

- Constant freezing

- When the phone is locked the bottom task bar is not exposed for you to push the "unlock" in order to unlock it.

- Very slow transition

However, I am reflashing the radio. 1.40 rocks!!

- Improved battery

- Improved signal

- Clear calls

I know experiences vary, but try at your own risk. I had no trouble flashing back to 2.06.

I would love for someone to extract the At&t Music cab (Im not that savvy).
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jmat:
Figures; the day I finally get my TyTN the way I want it... :)

edit: the new Radio is awesome, though. I'm getting much faster HSDPA here in Atlanta with it; almost double my previous numbers. I hit 1.4mbps download on speedtest! So I'm definitely keeping the radio -- I'll wait on the OS. :D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] rvc:
Cing 2.15 GPS ?

Cingular Rom 1.34 had an intrinsic GPS function enabling bluetooth interfacing with a remote GPS reciever through the serial service. That function does not appear in Cingular Rom 2.15; Can anyone help this non programming user reaquire that functionality for 2.15?

Thanks in advance.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] That70sGAdawg:
It's working fine on my 8525: Text msgs, theme changes, great new volume levels, faster data, no freeze ups. Before we blame the OS, look at your 3rd party software that may not be compatible... My2cents
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] princeasi:
this is a dayum good Rom! very fast, so far very stable with all of my software installed. I've noticed a big improvement with PIE(speed wise & webpage display), I think il be on this rom for awhile!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] mark720:
i agree, great rom. i'm just a newb here so i loaded the whole thing, i have not experienced any of the bugs mentioned in this thread. battery life and connection have vastly improved over my original shipped version. btw, this forum is excellent, really appreciate all the hard work everyone here puts into this, makes it easier for me! :D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jnfjsf:
Gone back to 2.06 as well.

I think 2.06 is a little more responsive, a little quicker... and this afternoon the messaging goofs started happening. Supposedly got 2 text messages, but didn't. And realized that MMS doesn't exist, not that I use it, but I do have a couple friends who send stuff to me. Turns out they each sent a message, and I was notified they were text, but had no way of getting at them.

After the revert, burned the 1.40 radio, though. It has definately bettered my battery life.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] rockky:
hi

been looking around, but where is a summarry of rom characteristics and screenshots....I know I saw it somewhere.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Xquizit:
Ok so I'm having a lot of trouble installing this thing. I read the wiki a bunch of times and looked through as much as possible before posting this. I know how much you guys put noobs on blast for not reading the wiki but I tried all that.

So after I saw this, I decided to hard reset my phone (to 1.34) before I installed the new one. I followed all the instructions on the Wiki and when it go around to starting the update, the screen goes blank on the 8525 as soon as I press the start button, active sync disconnects at the same time, and then I got the tri color boot screen. I soft reset my phone to get it back to normal, and I followed the FAQ. I saw to use the earlier bootloader (1.04) so I tried to back load it to the earlier rom. I tried that and the same error happend, screen goes blank, usb disconnects, and the tri color screen appears. In the red it says HERM100 at the top and under it "IPL-1.01". Underneath that again is HERM100 and then under that "SPL-1.11". Then in the white at the bottom it says USB. I tried hard resetting and trying to backload again to see what the problem was but it still ends up at the tri color screen. Any suggestions? I'm terribily sorry if i stupidly skipped over the solution and it was there right under my eyes.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Xquizit:
By the way, I downloaded the first rom, and have an unmodded 8525.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] princeasi:
Did you attempt to install olipro hard-spl before bricking? Also, how much time did you take to research before attempting to flash your precious jewel????
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] vua777:
i didnt read all this thread and new to cingular rom, just a little info:

we can hold the comm button to switch to silent mode
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Xquizit:
I was originally planning to flash the unofficial roms, but I decided to hold off for the official one because I didn't do anything. I'd say I've been researching for 3-4 weeks now. Did I screw something up bad? It's precious, but I have insurance :D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] zeshrimp:
don't like it

Hi, sorry for my english but this rom is the inverse of quick. Long time to switch menu, Activesync ... no synchronisation always run but nothing. How much time for the ROM HTC on htc europe :'(

I try somethings to run the activesync correctly but don't find anything work. If someone have the same problem thx
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Zzan:
Why did you soft reset when the installer took you to the bootloader? It is supposed to do that. From there it will flash the rom into your phone. How long was your phone in bootloader (tri-color screen) before you soft reset it? From what you typed it sounds like you paniced (sp?) and stopped the flash from happening. You have SPL 1.11 so you had to at least flash Olipro's hard SPL at some point. It would have done the same thing, except it would have flashed almost immediately. A full rom takes much longer to flash.

Disconnecting from AS and then going into bootloader is normal behavior for an install. As long as you see USB in the corner of the bootloader your phone is still able to talk to the computer. After a few seconds in bootloader you should get the progress bar. My recommendation is leave the room once that progress bar shows up and don't come back for at least 30 minutes(make sure all power management is disabled on your PC though.)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] harlenm:
Great, another ROM. Do I want to try this one or stay with Black 2.0 and WM6?

I guess I can always go back to WM6 if I don't like this one.