[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] mfrazzz:
Crossbow Reloaded

A Faria ROM Kitchen Production by mfrazzz

I've been cooking my "perfect" rom with the Faria ROM Kitchen V2. I keep seeing people asking for a newer WM6 ROM that isn't "Vanilla" but comes with apps pre-installed (sort of like "the real thing" or Faria's AKU 3.3), so I've decided to release the ROM I'm now running on my phone. While this is not a fully loaded rom, it does come with stuff that I find useful. This ROM is a product of what _I_ wanted, so no complaints about why does this rom have this in it, or why didn't you put this in there. If you don't like how this rom is spiced, then go grab the Faria ROM Kitchen and make your own version (thats pretty much all this is).

Please Note: this ROM was NOT intended to push the limits on speed optimization or memory optimization. It was made to be functional and something that I myself wanted and will use. I've been running this ROM for over 24 hours, and on my phone with BatteryStatus overclocking it to 260Mhz, CpuScaler set to a min of 143MHz and a boost of 273MHz, I've found it to perform at a better than acceptable level for myself, and so far Battery life seems just as good as any other WM6 ROM I've tried.

What's In this ROM

This is straight out of the Faria ROM Kitchen so its a "fixed" version of "the real thing" that I've added packages too, and changed slightly.

ROM Version: 2.18.0.0 WWE

ROM Date: 02/14/06

Protocol: 4.1.13.09

ExtROM version: Faria V5.0

There is no Radio, IPL, SPL or Extended ROM.

Since this comes from the Faria ROM Kitchen it has the following:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=1226318&postcount=4

I've added the following to this rom:

Voice Command 1.6 (US)

VoIP included, follow http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=299950 to make it work

Adobe Reader LE

Notepad editor

Pocket RAR

HTC Zip

HTC X-Button

PIM Backup

Total Commander

GSFinder

MoDaCo NoData (so you can turn off data sources)

mUn Keyboard Skin

WM5torage 1.73

PHM Registry Editor

dotFred TaskManager (with registry editor link)

BatteryStatus 1.04.202 Beta 3 Build 0195 (latest version at time of build)

Smartskey 0.56 (DPAD is set to 0 in the .ini so the up and down scrolling works in the Phone dialer as expected in WM6)

10 Button CommManager with Black theme

New welcomehead.96.png (3rd splash screen) to match first two splash screens

Requirements

You MUST have an IPL and SPL at 2.xx or higher (BOTH not just one or the other).

You MUST be running ActiveSync 4.5 on Windows XP (Vista comes with the correct sync utility, although there have been issues reported about Vista and sync'ing with PPC's so be aware of that).

Before you attempt to upgrade to this ROM, Please follow this thread to learn how to flash roms and CID unlock, and how to fix issues you may run into! It is also recommended that you flash your phone with a Windows XP computer and not Vista. It will work with Vista, but if you run into problems Vista can't talk to a phone in Bootloader mode!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=298613

Recomendations

Use BatteryStatus (its included in the rom!) to overclock (I use 260MHz), and the CPUscaler settings in BatteryStatus to set a min of 143MHz and a Boost of 273MHz

For Cingular users, I recommend you use the T-Mobile 2.19 UK Radio. Newer Radio versions tend to have missed calls and SMS messages (just like with all other WM6 ROMs)

Known Issues

After installing, you will need to modify Regional Settings as it defaults to English (UK), and Date Format will need to be adjusted to your liking (same behavior as the Faria Vanilla from the ROM Kitchen)

After initial install, I've found it best to configure BatteryStatus for overclocking, then perform a soft reset.

Official Download Sites for Crossbow Reloaded

HTTP Link 1 (Thanks chamelion!)

HTTP Link 2 and HTTP Link 3 (Thanks Eximius!)

FTP Download (Username and password are both xda if prompted... Thanks mostberg!)

RapidShare Link

Crossbow Reloaded v1.5 has been released!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=306820

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