yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] unwired4:
Thanks Rabdo... all sorted. Texts and spool icon both working.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Lordsmiff:
The updated one is called Shadow.RAR whereas the first one was an EXE - and yes, wmblack.info has been updated :)

As for the settings, try one of the backup programs like SPB backup or similar, though I'm not recommending anything as I do it all manually :) Flash more, learn to type quicker ;-)

Smiffy.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] harlenm:
This website is filled with the most uptight group of people I've ever come across.

Yes, weather information isn't that important. But, it's an integral part of the HTC Home plug in, and yes, asking a question about getting it to work properly is important to some people, myself included.

THAT IS WHY THERE IS A SEPARATE THREAD ON 4WINMOBILE ON HOW TO FIX IT.

If you don't want to answer the question, then don't, someone else will. But to spend 20 minutes and 20 pages *****ing about people asking what you think is a simple quesion is just as counter productive as people asking the same simple question over and over again.

Not all of us are programmers, not all of us know every little detail about these phones, and not all of us care to change settings on their own risking damage or destroying a $600 piece of equipment.

Lighten up Francis!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] fone_fanatic:
i guess black rom's have gotten so popular that they've crashed 4winmobile!!! i glanced threw the thread over there on how to add the city while i was downloading and flashing but now that i've got all my apps installed and everything set the way i want it... i forgot how to add my city :(

may someone please post a quick guide here..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Fidalgos:
About Video-Call

Sorry my litle question to the people have download already the last version of this ROM...

have this ROM the video-call 3g enable on the dial-pad? or have some separate cab to make enable it?!

Thanks :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] avengerpenguin:
the way i changed the city, open the windows folder through explore on active sync, find the 2 xml files HH 0409 weather cities, and _HH 0409 weather cites (Not the exact file names but you should be able to find them) copy these 2 to you desktop, right click on the file, open with notepad.

Now not sure if I did it right here, but I changed the london, UK entry to read Bristol, UK. Then go across and change the end of the line to the address from accuweather, for your city.

Then file save as, keep the filename and save it in a different location, repeated for the other file and then copied them back to the device and ran it.

Again this is how I did it and not sure if correct, but it all seemed to work on my phone.

Maybe wait for someone to clarify the method.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] macaw68:
you need to extract both the _HH_0409_weathercities.xml and HH_0409_weathercities.xml files and add your city to the list then copy back to phone. the files are both in the windows directory of the phone. if you find a city near yours you can just copy that line and change the city info.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] telarium:
Also, make sure you edit (and save) it in Notepad and not WordPad -- I made that mistake.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] fone_fanatic:
I was just about to post a "nevermind" post cuz i figured it out... but both? i just changed the HH one and it loaded up. I'll do the _HH now. Thanks for pointing that out..

Also anyway to make it more specific like zipcode wise?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] GermanGuy:
Austinsnyc,

Do you have a weightwatchers version of the Shadow ROM prepared yet? If so, would you mind to share it?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] eaglesrest:
Anyone else noticed that the Device ID used by TomTom and the like have changed in Black Shadow? This is a change from the standard code on the device i.e. WM5 default operator install, and also 3.x. Seems to have the same issue that Black 2.5 did.

I'd report on the source website but they seem to be having some, ahem, technical difficulties.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] aih1977:
weather code

is there a way to get all the codes for the usa
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ygeller:
<S>uh... where? I can't find anywhere a place to add custom cities.</S>

Sorry. I missed the excellent tip on editing the HH 0409 weather cities.xml file. That did work. One odd thing though is that my windows directory does not show when connected to the PC... strange...

Otherwise, let me just say that everything has been working flawlessly so far. Not sure why some of the other users have so many issues, but I am HAPPY!

Beautiful ROM!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] xultar:
Obviously if you can't see the files they must be hidden. Unhide them.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Lordsmiff:
Are you using Vista by any chance?

Smiffy.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] david.dupuis:
Windows Directory

If you go to the control panel look for Folder options check the box that say's Show Hidden Files and Folders it will Magically appear
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] diaftia:
For the life of me I cannot get the drop down to select a city to appear again. The only time it would come up is when I first went to set it up. On top of that the thing is WAY too big and when I have two calendars (one personal one for work) its just not possible to have it. Even the marsware one was borderline on the compact mode. :(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Binyo:
Check this!!

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=1307078&postcount=16
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] schwalbach:
Hey,

Sorry for the newbie question but I did a quick search around and didn't find anything..

I installed and the clock on the today screen was a 12 hour clock...then, I accidentally ran Settings Savior when I meant to do a backup instead of restore...somehow, it changed it to a 24-hour(army like) clock..How can I change this back?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mikeo97:
24 hour clock to 12 hour

goto start. settings. system. Regional Settings. Time tab then select lower case h:mm:ss tt

hope this helps
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Lurch3559:
Anyone having issues with receiving MMS?

If you are one or two posts is enough.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] walshieau:
did you set the connections up manually or by a configuration app?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Lurch3559:
Both were attempted.

I would not have brought it up but there was a post for JJ on his site someone having this issue, just wanted to find out for him if it was a isolated to a couple of people or bigger issue.

Switch to different ROM for the time being without issues with MMS, same cab settings.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] digitalfx:
i cant send mms either

installed Black IV and Radio 1.43.00
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] SPVuser:
yes can confirm I have problems with SMS/MMS...tried both cabs & manually setting, can receive both but cannot send/reply.

this is on orange uk, any help?

Thanks Lurch, if it helps in any way, it seems I only receive texts when downloading mms, or it could just be me/carrier sending messages at same time?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Lurch3559:
Alright looks like it might be a small issue, I will pass it on, no need to post about it anymore. When there is a fix I will make sure it is posted, or another member can post it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jasjamming:
i can confirm MMS works,

did u set your MMS setting as "DEFAULT"
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] schwalbach:
Actually had it set there already and all the other clocks worked fine in the way I wanted that is why I was confused..

But, I just switched it to 24 hr and then back and it seems as though the today screen clock fixed itself
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Lurch3559:
I will try in the am when at home. thanks for the reply.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] marscandybars:
Programs randomly closing

I am having issues with programs randomly closing. Sometimes it happens while i am typing a text message, but MOST importantly, it happens when i am streaming a video with windows media player using orb.

It will buffer the video, then play a couple of minutes, then if it has to buffer again, it will pause then close out the program. The connection is via GPRS/EDGE (as 3g would hardly need to buffer as often). But i am only having this problem with Black Shadow and no other roms. With the first black shadow release for some reason it would buffer every 30 seconds and video was VERY choppy. Thankfully the somewhat "fixed" black shadow works better, but this random closing of Windows Media player is a bummer :( Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] lkbeck:
I had to change my network connection from isp.cingular to wap.cingular and MMS is sending fine. According to Cingular/AT&T, you have to use wap settings, not isp settings for MMS to work correctly.

Configure MMS Settings for the AT&T 8525

Prerequisite: "wap.cingular" must be configured as the "Access point name."

Under the "Preferences" tab, verify the following settings:

Retrieve messages immediately: checked

Save sent messages: optional

Reject all messages: optional

Allow delivery report: optional

Allow read report: optional

Use signature with this account: optional

Attempts before giving up: 3

Photo resolution: original

Tap the Servers tab.

Tap Cingular MMS.

Verify the following settings:

Server Name: Cingular MMS

Gateway: wireless.cingular.com

Port number: 80

Server address: http://mmsc.cingular.com

Connect via: My ISP

Sending size limitation: 600

Tap OK.

Tap Set As Default.

Tap OK.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] alanchia67:
i can confirm MMS works too.

anyhow, there were 3 different releases of shadow (2 were .exe, the most recent is a .rar).

those who've downloaded the earlier shadow.exe should get the most recent version.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] GreatGrey:
Thank goodness no one is calling em "Service Packs" yet.

:p :p :p

{{ducking from all the bottles and tomatoes headed my direction}}

JJ, you musta missed all my previous, it would be my pleasure to buy you beers or tequila next time I'm in MEL.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] spastico:
As I was reading thru this thread I was trying to remember what I had to do on previous other roms, and that was it, I had forgot that isp didn't work for me either and ended up having to use wap.

sms works on isp, just not mms.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] princeasi:
ok I downloaded the updated rom(.rar version) earlier today around 230p. I installed the rom(without 3rd parties), i did install the cingular customizations, and played with it for about 30mins. My 1st impression, hmmm this rom is kinda nice! Seems stable, smooth transitions with animation enabled. Its seems most, if not all of the preinstalled apps work fine. Not once did i run into any kind of freeze up after installations, and the weather panel had my city! Next, I installed all of my 3rd parties which are:Calligrapher 8.5, sktools312, SlingPlayer WM6, Spb backup1.6, StartCleaner, tcpmp.pocketpc.0.72RC1, TomTom6, BandSwitch V1.2.3, flash player 7, HTC Soft key changer, HTCustom1.4, RACtrlCE(For logmein), Shogunmark palm threader, tweaks2k2, mrram HTC WMP TodayPlug. So far all the gears are turning fine with this rom. good job jj! Oh yeah and i also measured my data speeds on 3g network and achieved around 800kbps, so it looks like hsdpa is working also!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] rabdo:
SMS and MMS work fine for me on Orange UK
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] chrisvor:
Extended_Rom

Hi guys,

I have upgraded to Shadow and I am unable to unhide/unlock the Extended_rom anymore (could do that with other roms, e.g. Faria).

I tried the tools found in the forum/wiki, and also installed Pimp-my-black 0.2 in Shadow and tried that too.... no go...

Any idea how to unhide/unlock ext_rom in shadow?

(SPL: 2.10 Olipro, SuperCID)

Thanks for any help

Chris
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Inphyy:
Pimp 0.2 worked for me..

you did soft-reset the device afterwards right?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] anubus12:
I would like to not use the HTC Home Plugin. I turned on the date for the today screen and noticed that it's now on 2-lines. How do I get it back to 1 line like Dymond was? Thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] pdajas:
im not super CID but i used these patch cabs and cirtificates to unlock the EXT ROM then pimp to unhide it here they are.

they dont superCID your device

Imate Jasjam (HERMES100)

Radio: 1.20.31.10

Rom: Black IV Shadow

Olipro 2.10

Telstra AUS

View attachment sdkcerts.cab

View attachment ExtROMPatcher.zip
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mrvanx:
Patching the device to unlock the ext_rom doesnt work in Black shadow as it uses updated dlls etc...

..take the plunge dude and go SuperCID!

EDIT:: well thats what JJ told me anyway. Im SuperCID so i cant test it. ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] pdajas:
nah man mine it worked fine with mine,

I had it with dymond it worked perfectly with that too, shadow just needed the sdk certificates.

Imate Jasjam (hermes100)

Radio: 1.20.31.10

Rom: Black IV Shadow

Olipro 2.10

Telstra AUS
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] bubu23:
Jj Your Rom Very Good For Me Im From Israel Every Thing

Works Just Fine Iv Got Jasjam /mms/sms Work Good No Prob!

The Rom Is Little Bit Slower Then All The Other But Very Good

Can Sombody Tell Me How To Make The Clock From 12 Ho To 24 H

And Will Jj Make A Video Call Cab?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] austinsnyc:
are you even running shadow? there is no 600k size or preferences tab if i was using a different rom yes there would be and i have all the above settings and my MMS does not work. I can send fine but not recieve
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] belu:
For 12 to 24 i think you change it in your régional setting.

In Time :

Time style : HH:mm:ss

Time separator : ":"

AM Symbol : -

PM Symbol : -

For me in france it's OK
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] venelar:
i can't get orb to even start. it opens wmp then hangs at paused.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] harlenm:
One MMS issue that I noticed, and I'm not sure if it was a glitch, and if it would be fixed after a soft reset, but since everything is running fine, I don't want to reset, is that I started to compose an MMS, and saved it in the draft folder. I opened it from there, and went to send it, but it wouldn't send. I had to delete it, and re-compose it to send it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] wnirenberg:
I had the same problem with being able to send and not recieve. I changed the connection method from "My ISP" to "Internet" and it fixed the problem. I can send and recieve with no problems now.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] chrisvor:
Right on guys :)

Installing the SDKcerts did the trick. MANY THANKS to all of you :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mexec:
same with me..somebody can help for this pls?..thanks..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ygeller:
Black "Start"

1000 apologies if this has been answered, but couldn't find an answer.

On the home screen, the text "Start" (next to the start windows button) is in black characters over a black gradient background - a rather poor choice in terms of visibility. Is there a way to change the "Start" to white?

edit: this actually happens with any application name text displayed on the top...

edit2: on the images in post #1 the text is white. Is it only me with the black text???

edit3: ok... strange, I switched to windows default theme and then back to shadow - the text is now WHITE like I wanted, but the bars on the top and bottom are gray instead of black... Any way to go back to the original gradient black bars?...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Sleuth255:
and..

Check the Wiki under "Tweaking the Hermes registry" ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] tylr:
Is this what you are looking for? (From the Wiki)

Today Date Plugin on a single line

Add this registry setting to get the date todayplugin back on one line.

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Today]

"AutoSingleLineDatePlugin" = dword:00000001
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mexec:
Sleuth255 n tylr..

i get it..thanks..:)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] anubus12:
I tried this and it doesn't work :( The wierd thing is that I added this line in the registry, but after soft reset, that line disappears. Any ideas why?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Sleuth255:
To make a registry value stick, power off your Hermes by pressing and holding the power button until the confirmation dialog appears. Tap yes, then power back up again.

If you just reset, registry changes are generally lost b/c they are only automatically saved to the hive every 5 minutes or so.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] afguard17:
+1 Mine is hanging at Paused as well. Anyone have any idea why. I need orb to run for my own sanity at work. I don't want to ditch shadow but that would be a huge blow if this won't stream.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] porkchop83:
no slim version for this shadow???
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] hardcore:
Tried Shadow, first impressions were good - finally it feels more stable than Black 3.5, close to LVSW's level of stability.

Didn't have any problems until I tried my regular MP3 player, Mortplayer. Using Mortplayer 3.31RC7, for some reason the program could not Exit. Using the older version 3.3, it was able to Exit. But AVRCP did not work properly on either version (worked fine on other ROMs).

Also, found the SMS application to be quite irritating. One additional step needed to create a new SMS: Launch SMS app, click Menu, New, SMS.

And finally, I didnt really like the Windows splash screen on Shadow, and afaik this is not easily changeable.

The VOIP drivers also seemed a bit less stable than LVSW.

Also, didnt really see any advantages over LVSW, so in the end I flashed back to LVSW.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] boz:
A slimmed down version will be out in the very near future.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jompao:
First rom where I can't find a way to setup my mms settings manually?? What am I missing? :confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] caturix:
mms settings

You have to open a new blank MMS then go through the menu. Options for everything are there.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] austinsnyc:
at the moment the only issue with this ROM is not receiving MMS... yes my settings are correct even tried the cingular cab... I believe this has something to do with the new MMS app? its strange though because its working for others on different networks. All I an say is here in Nyc on cingular I can NOT receive MMS even ones sent to myself if this issue was fixed it would 100%
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] zjchaser:
I followed the steps(HARD SPL V7, 1.43 radio, then shadow) for the upgrade and all went well until it rebooted after install the OS. It rebooted then showed the new boot screen for like 5 minutes and is now a white screen. And it has been this way for probably close to 10 minutes. should I do anything? Cingular 8525 btw.

edit: my computer just recognized it and installed the device. Still a white screen though. Active sync also not seeing it.

edit cont: screen black. device unresponsive?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] duttythroy:
working on t-mobile uk

hi mate I can confirm i can send and recieve both sms and mms on t-mobile uk, this rom at the moment feel stable especially using the new radio 1.43.00.00
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] boz:
Try a soft reset this should bring it back, if not try a hard reset.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] zjchaser:
Thankyou much. I used to twaek my old 2125 and 8310 a ton but I left my 8125 and now 8525 "stock". Finally got tired of it.

Hard reset did the trick. Still took a while on the boot up, the next soft reset booted up much faster.

Any way to add more locations to the weather?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ratcom:
It took me like 5 seconds to SEARCH for a answer I suggest you do the same next time.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=311459&highlight=weather
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] zjchaser:
My apologies, I've been searching and reading all day, I missed that one. Thanks for the link.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mmx:
I can't get the gmail app to work. First it downloads as lg500, then it won't work well.

Are there any cabs with the right certificates or something else I can do?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] zjchaser:
I've got gmail, hotmail(windows live) and my exchange server setup.

I did not download anything for gmail. I just went to messaging>new email account. I then set it up(using advanced settings as well) to what google recomends for pop3. found here: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13287

You also have to make sure that you have pop3 turned on on google: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13273
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] yozh:
Hey I`m on NYC cing and MMS works ok, when I sent to my self it worked with this ROM I used the settings from here

https://www.wireless.att.com/support/knowledgeBase.do?content=KB71325.html

and to set it up you have to go to make a new MMS then menu options message options servers.

Delete whats there and make a new one. Good luck :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] caturix:
MMS

My MMS worked out of the box with Shadow on radio 1.43. with this cab:

Cingular PDA MediaNet MMS Settingsv2.cab

My phone crapped the bed about 5 hours later though with multiple file errors and not being able to boot past primary splash without removing the battery and not past secondary until I hard reset.

I dropped back to the vp3G lsvw variant since I had been running that without a reset of note for weeks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mack:
am i only the one with the battery problem with shadow??

i havent installed anything tweaks and within 3 hours of standby, i lost 20% battery doing nothing!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dereknas:
Bluetooth

Hi, after pairing with my bluetooth headset, when I off and on the bluetooth, my headset is unable to discover and connect to the phone. I've to remove and pair again. This needs to be repeated everytime I turn off the bluetooth.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] somatom:
where to download?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mikeo97:
Here!!!

http://wmblack.info/
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] JasenR:
According to post 2 in this thread...

Based on the new touch rom. Will be released by JJ this weekend on www.4winmobile.com.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] crosswind:
I had the same problem and was about to ditch Shadow, but for some reason I decided to look at my Checkpoint firewall log and saw that Port 554 (RTSP) was being blocked. I opened the port and it started working.

Keep in mind that I've been using orb for nearly 6 months without any issues, so I'm not sure why upgrading to Shadow should require me to open up another port.:confused:

Hope this helps.