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[MDA Compact II ROM Development] nocturne.op.15:
those bootscreens are other parts of ROM than we are interested in (we make OS). They can be flashed independently - i will provide simple easy to use package today if you want.

principles are easy - convert bitmap image to .nb file (you can use many of progs to do this) and then simply flash with awizard...
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ap0ll0:
oh, thx, such a program like "splash_bmp_to_wizard"?

heard of it, i think i have it anywhere on my hard disk.

but it would be nice if you would upload this package, many thanks :)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] nocturne.op.15:
that is the utility :-)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ap0ll0:
i've just try it. created a "splash.bmp", executed the program, waited, mda makes a soft reset, but no still there is this fu***** t-mobile brand logo, after that there comes the normally bootlogo...
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] hailstorm:
Just managed to flash it ok. Everything seems OK apart from Windows Live Mail. If I choose Messenging it asks me to choose an annount. The options SMS, MMS and set up a new email account appear. Windows Live Mail doesn't appear under any of the folders nor can you add it. Is this just me getting this?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] littld:
I have exactly the same problem.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] tuecan:
I've flashed in 1 st mehod. But in the finished, i Hard reset my Charmer. It said " Formated failure" in Formart FAT. In first boot, my screen apear ISL, SPL but not go to OS. I can enter Bootloader but after flashed any ROM, I still stucked in Boot sceen (when T Mobel logo). Please, give your help!!!
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] nocturne.op.15:
this sometimes happen and is not problem of this ROM. Solution is described here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=276963

and trust me, it works. It has saved me many times :-)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] minz215:
upgrade not working

I run the RUU. it completes to 100%, then hard resets but then when the device reboots the rom is still wm5. I've tried downgrading to an older official t-mobile rom but i'm not allowed. it says you need a higher file version. Can anyone help me.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ValkyrieLenneth:
Flash the new rom with 2nd method...it works 100%
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] pjam:
I guess that answers a couple of questions i was going to ask.

a. Is it best just to use method 2 since that sounds to be the most successful.

b. Can you flash back to an original aku2.0 t-mobile rom if you wish. I'm guessing not.

Cheers
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] littld:
Keyboard

I tried the cool-looking keyboard but I can't see it in bad light and I want rid. Is there a way to go back to the normal keyboard? (when I try to delete the file it says it's in use).

Thanks!
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] dave106:
live mail will appear once youve gone through the Windows Live program and put it in all your details.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
make a hard reset or you can just rename that mui file in windows directory.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] hailstorm:
I've already gone through and filled in all my details for Windows Live. It still doesn't appear. It did synchonise but doesn't appear in messaging.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] pjam:
It's great to see the Charmer getting so much interest. It has always seemed to be the poor relation compared to the Wizard.

So would it be possible to go back to wm5 if not happy with wm6?

thanks.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] minz215:
Second method works.

Thanks for this amazing rom.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
Of course, just run the official wm5 upgrade utility.

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There's coming new version of the rom. Windows Live will work ok on it.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ValkyrieLenneth:
I have another bug, when i plugged the phone into PC, battery was drained like hell...

This has never happened with old WM5, People, please help me double check.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ValkyrieLenneth:
And the voice recorder button doesn't work :D
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] pjam:
There appears to be a bit of a buttony theme developing here.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
you can remap it in settings
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] youser:
concerning remapping keys... since this does not work for the contact and calendar right now, would it be a solution to import working registry settings from a Charmer running Wm5?

Seems like the settings are stored here:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Keys\
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] nocturne.op.15:
I have recreated the default strate of registries related to key settings in the second version of rom that i'm testing now. Seems that key functions are stored somewhere else, maybe hardcoded inside wm6...
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
i checked the registry for those keys before. IMO they cant be remapped.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] dvc:
german language aku3.3 official

URL http://www.t-mobile.de/downloads/t-...ku3.3_38222_382117_026921_tmo_de_ger_ship.zip
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] tuecan:
Thank you, I'll try it at home. But in step 7: "...press voice dial button to agree.." I don't know Where is voice dial button on my Charmer?!! Please, help me!
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ValkyrieLenneth:
I think it's the green dial button.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] damac:
I had that happen to me too. Left phone connected to computer, woke up to see battery at 9%. I was shocked, to say the least.

Switched off phone, charged with main charger, now working fine. Charging with computer too. But, will need to be tested more... I think.

Opinions anyone?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] pjam:
The voice dial button is the one on the left about half way up.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] littld:
Same here - in USB cradle drains the battery completely. With mains charger it works fine.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ap0ll0:
i don't have this problem...it goes on vista and xp...maybe an old usb cable?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] plojkot:
I've problem with text messages.

I can recive messages, but I can't send.

Yestarday when I send message, I haven't any confirmation, that message is sended and raport too. Just message moved to "Drafts" and after to "Outbox". I tried many times, changed some settings and still doesn't work.

In WM5 works well.

Today when I send text message, when I push "Send", I recive info:

Cannot recognize one or more recipients or the adress is not valid. Would you like to send the message anyway?

I put correctly phone number.

And why when I write new message in "From:" is "(Text Messages)". In WM5 I had my phone number there.

I hope somebody help me...
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
maybe you have an old radio? try flashing new one. if that doesnt work, wait for the second version of rom.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] dave106:
ive noticed the USB charging wasnt working aswell. it looks like it is in the cpl and the light stays on but then you suddenly find out when the battery reaches 10% and the phone tells you off. as i recall this was an initial problem when the original wizard rom was released.

also the button problems, its to do with the dll not any registry setting. on the prophet, the two buttons it has is start and ok, they are both unmappable, just like they are now on the charmer. the calendar/contacts buttons worked fine on the 'orwell' rom as it is using wizard dlls not prophet ones. a possible solution could be to hunt down which dll it is and replace it with a signed version of that dll from the aku 3.3 rom t-mobile.de released.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] dave106:
heres the link to the lastest one

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1112216&highlight=Prophet+RadioRom+v2.61.21#post1112216

from the prophet but since the hardware is similar its fine, ive been using it for days with no problems. as its just radio it wont hard reset the phone either.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] madkoe:
I've noticed it too.

And I'm experiencing some problem with extended rom.When I hard reset the device , it doesn't install the extended rom (from my wm5 rom) but it says only "installing camera patch" and then it reset the device.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] CarlnAdele:
Charmer Upgrade to WM6

I have a T Mobile ,

Device info gives me:

Rom Version 1.12.2.23 WWE

Rom Date 11/14/05

Radio 01.12.20

Protocol 4.0.13.23

Ext Rom version 1.12.02.110

Hardware:

CPU 0MAP850

Speed 195Mhz

etc etc

Identity:

PM200

Sorry to be an idiot but does this upgrade work with this model?

Carl
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] madkoe:
Yes, you can.

P200 is HTC Charmer :)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] CarlnAdele:
Charmer Upgrade to WM6

trying to download now are the links broken ?

Carl
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ValkyrieLenneth:
Yes, u can, but u should upgrade to the newest WM5 ROM before go to WM6 ROM.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] nocturne.op.15:
well, there is no extended rom in you rom yet. we may prepare it later, but now we are just hunting down bugs. you have to skip installation of your extrom, just because it contains files designed to work with WM5 - they must not be compatible with WM6 (in extrom, there are often some patches etc, they can be OS dependent)

today or tomorow, 2nd release will go out. however, some bugs are still not solved:

- button mappings - buttons are harcoded in key drivers, we have to observe new drivers compatible with wm6 or tweak the existing ones (which may lead to another hardcoded state :-(

- usb charging - this is probably the most unpleasant issue. seems to be caused also by driver issue, but registry settings are also on the watchlist. if somebody has any suggestions, just give us info. Today, we have another wm6 charmer rom, that works with usb charging, but has another serious problems that are making it unusable :-(
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] plojkot:
Now it works! I download new radio from this link, installed, hard reset and now text massages works well.

Thanks for help!
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] madkoe:
Hi nocturne , I don't skip installation , the phone does.Seems that it doesn't read the config file in the extended,and doesn't start the files installation (wm5 files or wm6 doesn't make any difference.)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] CarlnAdele:
Charmer Upgrade to WM6

Are these links now broken or have they been replaced somewhere and I've missed it ?

Carl
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] nocturne.op.15:
i know, there should be no issues with previously working config files, but what about compatibility of included cabs? this seems to be the problem. try to install them one by one manualy (on clean system, skip extrom manualy after hr)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] nocturne.op.15:
Please Think Before You Write!

People,

if you are including somebody's previous post, could you include JUST THE RELEVANT PART you are responding to? Now, we have at least four copies of vlodeck's first post through the forum, many copies of others...

links are maybe broken, but can repair them later, not now - i do not have roms at work ,-) in the evening, just will make some minor changes in registry and relsease 2nd edition
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] CarlnAdele:
Charmer Upgrade to WM6

They seem to be working again anyway as its now downloaded so thanks anyway.

Carl
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] nocturne.op.15:
regarding the usb charging - can anybody help a little with analysis?

all day, i had the phone pluggen to computer, wmdc and active sync were not set up.

few minutes ago, i came to my workplace, connected phone and set up partnership. as i see now, it is charging...

confirming/rejecting this info will help us a lot...
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] madkoe:
One by one it installs everything (just exec Autorun in the extended folder) , so maybe there is an issue with wm5 config file?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
this rom just does not include ext rom, so it could fit g3 and g4 devices. if you want your cabs, you have to install them manually just like madkoe said.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] nocturne.op.15:
New release is available.

http://rapidshare.com/files/29468106/charmer_wm6_vlono_002.1.zip.html

This rom id based on improved Core2n...

Thanks to all people that provided usefull support...enjoy :)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ValkyrieLenneth:
Is there any changelog ? bro :D
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] madkoe:
Form my experience , it charges up when it is off (shutdown button) and it doesn't charge when it is switched on (synced or not).
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
Try installing this patch, usb charging works for me, doesnt matter if the phone is switched on or off (make an AS partnership in case).
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] mcs:
I have flashed, but screen is white and than it turns off, and Update Utility is to old, says it, I have flashed with Method 2.

Whats wrong ?

MCS
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
downgrade to wm5 first.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ValkyrieLenneth:
Vlodek, is there any changelog ? I'm currently using the 1st version, wonder if i should update or not ?

Thank you, i'm happy with WM6 :D
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
- New Sim Manager 6.10

- FIXED Windows Live

- FIXED Camera Picture Theme

- some tweaks by nocturne
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] mcs:
I have downgrade to WM5, but after flashing WM5 with Aku 3.3 is always there.

MCS
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
mcs, please make your post more clear coz i cant even understand it.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] mcs:
Ok, my System is WM5 with Aku3.3

I flashed the Charmer WM6 update from today.

After 100 %, I make Hardreset, but nothing is flashed.

I have allways WM5 with Aku 3.3, no WM6, why ?

MCS
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
flash with ANOTHER METHOD.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] mcs:
Yes, 1st, I have flashed with Method 2nd. with the os800***.nb file, but after flashing the screen was white and than it turns off.

MCS
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] mcs:
OK, now with Method 2 the ROM has correctly flashed and now it works, thx for helping and for the wonderful ROM ;-)

McSteff
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] pjam:
is it worth trying to figure out why everyone is having the same problem with flashing using method 1? Then everything can be focused on the rom its self.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] mcs:
I think Aku 3.3 is the problem.

McSteff
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] pjam:
When i finally get round to trying wm6 i should be ok then. I'm still on T-mobile's latest official Rom.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] madkoe:
Where's the sim manager ???
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
start menu -> office mobile
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] deoli:
great work

Hey thanks a lot. You guys sure are doing great work.

I just installed the new version of WM6 over the first one (not using the ANOTHER METHOD) but the problem with Windows Live is still there. So is there a way to tell if I've really upgraded to the new version? Because I'm thinking that all it did is do a hard reset.

Thanks a lot!

edit: Just saw vlodeck's last post. As I expected my SIM Manager is still version 5.3. so no upgrade. Do I need to reinstall WM5 then upgrade?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] daveh1171:
What am I doing wrong

Hi, I have been trying to upgrade to your ROM for most of the day all I seem to have achieved is defaulting back to a clean install of WM5 although at power up I do get the splash screen you have in the first post, the one that looks slightly out of focus. I tried to get the Chinese ROM in the second method but I get a message that the file no longer exist. I am kind of new to all this so some Idiots guide type of instruction would be much appreciated.

PLEASE HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
yes, downgrade to wm5 first, then go with another method.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] daveh1171:
Got it

Looks like I have done it all looks very impressive
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] mcs:
Flash Method 2nd.

MCS
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vzoli:
Hi

I heard somewhere wm6 is localizable (like vista with "mui" os stg)

How can i do it? Have to make a mui?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] volkir:
On my charmer works second method.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] ValkyrieLenneth:
Flashed to 2nd edition of the WM6 ROM by downgraded to WM5 then flashed new ROM, very nice new boot screen and everything works so fine ;) Well done !
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] pjam:
hi, in the second method it says to have the radio module turned off. Does this just mean put the Charmer into Flight Mode?

Thanks, will probably have a go this weekend.

Keep up the excellent work.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] nocturne.op.15:
in fact, i had no reason to try the 2nd method and i don't know it, but i'm allways turning radio to flightmode when i'm flashing - don't want to try if flashing process will survive phone call :-)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
turning on flight mode will prevent you from receiving a call or an sms which could interrupt the flashing.

BTW. WM6 adnotation is on charmer wiki now.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] madkoe:
With the patch provided by vlodeck the usb issue seems to be solved.

Everything works pretty fine.

If someone needs the Italian Dictionary of the suggested words, I've made a cab for it.;)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] hanmin:
IMHO, the splash screen can use some better art work. Probably you can do what the Black ROMhas done to get people submitting works for the splash screen.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] nocturne.op.15:
used splashscreen it the official WM6 splashscreen. We will not change it - you can do it yourself, just replace welcomehead.96.png inside windows directory of your phone for anything you like...
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] deoli:
Battery problem

I'm using the second WM6 version and I installed the cab file adressing battery problems posted earlier.

I usually ActiveSync via Bluetooth and have my phone in a cradle which is directly connected to the mains. But although the phone says it's charging it isn't.

Now the problem is definitely the cradle, althougn there's nothing wrong with it, because with WM5 it always charged. It seems this ROM doesn't like electricity that somehow comes through an extension, be it the computer or a simple cradle?

I've got one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Cradle-for-...yZ146435QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

...and what exactely did the xBeta_XDADev_BatFix.CAB do? As it didn't change my situation, I'd like to uninstall it.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
if it doesnt help, you can uninstall it. Try soft resetting the phone a few times. and make sure you have your device synced with partnership
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] pjam:
I'm watching the posts on charging with great interest as i quite often need to charge my Charmer using a usb cable on some pc's that have AS and some that don't. Can someone do a check to confirm under which coditions it doesn't work?

Also, what is the status of the button mapping of the hardware buttons with version 2?

Many thanks.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] deoli:
You mean it should appear under Settings>Remove Programs? - Well it doesn't - Which gives me the feeling it didn't install properly. Is there a way I can tell it's installed or not - in the registry or via some file somewhere?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] dave106:
could be the v3 bootloaders actually that the new t-mobile rom uses. they could be providing some extra protection over flashing that the older ones arent. either that or the majority of you havent fully unlocked the phone - sim/supercid/cid locks. the ruu method works fine for me and its fully unlocked. no problems where it looks like it flashing then you reset and its still unchanged like some of you are saying.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
I have v3 bootloader and flashed ok with second method.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] deoli:
Regarding Battery charging

Another thing I've observed is that when I sit my phone into the cradle the screen comes on immediately, but the LED (indicating it's charging) comes on only a couple of seconds later. And when I take it out the LED stays on for a couple of moments, still thinking it's charging.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] mcs:
I think, ago one day testing the new Rom, Ver.2 is slower as the Ver. 1

McSteff
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] pjam:
Just a couple of questions. I'm just trying to understand things better.

Does this Rom modify the boot loader?

My boot loader is currently T-mobile IPL 2.06 / SPL 2.06.0000

I only ask because I was reading on the Wizard forum how the different parts of a new ROM can be extracted and then combined with the original IPL/SPL. This helps to stop the phone becoming a brick.

Could someone please explain.

Thanks.

(I also read that you shouldn't flash a new ROM unless you understand what you are doing, so I'm trying to learn)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
Our rom does not include IPL or SPL, just OS. So the probability of bricking your device flashing this rom is close to 0 :)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] pjam:
I'm really really looking forward to using this rom but rely so much on my hardware button's, much more than my stylus, that i'm reluctant to loose the mapping functionality.

Any idea of the probability of this being fixed, with the buttons being configurable with 3rd party apps?

Sorry for being a nag. :)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] nocturne.op.15:
CHARGING via USB

I have made some investigation about that USB charging issue. Now, it is working on my Charmer.

1) download the fix from http://rapidshare.com/files/29790962/xBeta_XDADev_BatFix.CAB.html

2) at least soft reset your device (i have performed HR to have clean system for valid testing results)

3) install the patch - DO NOT MAKE SOFT RESET!!!

4) press and hold power button until message "Device will be off..." appears

5) tap OK to turn the device off

6) power on your charmer, it should work normally since this - at least mine does

Please keep me informedabout results - if they will be positive, we will include this patch to next version of ROM

EDIT: was trying this 4 times after hardreset, was working every time then. Seems to be the solution - just follow the lead ,-)
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] deoli:
CHARGING via USB

Tried your latest tips, but still not charging here. I've tried it with a soft and a hard reset.

Still nothing showing up in Remove Programs neither. Is that so?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] nocturne.op.15:
hm,strange. it's reported to be working on at least three devices that were having this problem. what do you need in "remove programs"? the patch? it will never be there, why?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] deoli:
vlodeck yesterday hinted something along these lines. sorry, my misinterpretation. Well I'll try and try again... but thanks for all the hard work.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] TryOG:
Very very nice! Good job guyz!
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] hailstorm:
Just downgraded to WM5 so I could upgrade to the second release. I flashed the new version of WM6 but my phone now won't get past the T-Mobile splash screen. Is my phone bricked?
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] vlodeck:
no its not. go to bootloader screen and flash an official rom once again. THEN READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY and flash wm6 again.
[MDA Compact II ROM Development] deoli:
Actually it does now charge when connected via USB to the computer, ie ActiveSync + Charging through USB. What I usually do though, is have my Charmer connected to my computer via Bluetooth and use the cradle only for charging - the cradle is directly connected to the mains. This way I can take it out and around the place and still be connected.

What the patch also fixed is that when my phone IS NOT connected via Bluetooth, the cradle does now charge. But when ActiveSync IS connected over Bluetooth and I put my Charmer in the cradle, the LED goes on as if it's charging - and when I take it out - no battery!

Sorry for being such a pestilence, just thought I'd let you know.