yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Only one way to find out... ;)

FWIW, I'm sticking with 1.40 for now, at least until more reviews come in on 1.48.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dapzmob:
im flashing back to 1.47 to see if i was correct about 1.48 suckin. i get better 3g wit 1.47
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] GldRush98:
vp3G, would you please consider leaving the Remote Desktop app in for v3.0?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Do you mean add it? I didn't think it was in the "official" nor my prior releases.

There's cabs all over the forum or it and I'll provide one with my add-ons. The new release is going to be pretty lean on apps and fat on free storage so folks can season to taste. I want it to be the polar opposite of the bloated mess AT&T plans to ship. ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MSHampton:
2 Strange Problems

Been running 2.0 for about 5 days now (donation and thanks to vp3g) and have only noticed 2 small things. SPB Backup (latest version) doesn't appear to work for the automated backup. It starts up and then just dies.

The other is that in the email program, whenever I go into an email, it opens up near the end of the message and I have to scroll up to get to the first.

Very strange...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
@MSHampton:

Turning off PIE d-pad navigation will fix the e-mail issue. Not sure on the backup as I don't use that app. I think there may be some tweaks for WM6.

Thanks for the support! :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Gator5000e:
vp3g, will you post in this thread when the ROM is ready? I assume you will create a new thread for it.

BTW, any chance it will be ready by the weekend? Will be able to install while reading Deathly Hallows!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] UllSang:
Gator: did you know that the book was leaked out to the Great Net already.

Back on topic, I can't wait for version 3!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MSHampton:
Great, that fixed the email. Very strange linkage there...:confused: I got a ticket open with SPB on the backup issue.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Not really. Think "HTML support" and how regular Outlook renders things, for instance. ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Yes, and yes.

I'm going to be otherwise occupied most of the coming weekend, therefore barring any serious issues with the beta it will be released prior to then. :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dutchumb:
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! Thats awesome news VP!...

Dutch
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] UllSang:
Oh yea.. i can not wait!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] singrysweets:
WM6.3

Has anyone heard of windows mobile 6.3?...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
=== v3.0 RELEASED ===

here! :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] singrysweets:
You are definitely the best... WOW!... You dont ever sleep do ya?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] KHB:
MMS not downloading.

I read as much as i could. Any help:confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Prerna:
Bye bye 2.0, you served me well, but I'm heading toward new horizons... ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Prerna:
I installed 3.0, and decided to give a go to the original Windows default theme. Well, 1 day was enough to realise how much better this is than Black.

I guess I finished with the black cult, and back to the Windows'one ;-)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Gator5000e:
You can always install a black theme while running vp3g's ROM. I am doing that now. There are a number of black themes out there that look really cool and compliment 3.0 very nicely.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] briorange:
ArcsoftMMS

Is it possible to remove ArcsoftMMS and use the orriginal messaging program as I am not keen on the combined inbox and when i click on a txt message to read it automaticaly scrolls to the bottom of the message page so i then have to scroll back up to the top to read the message
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] briorange:
Arcsoft MMs

can you please post a link to the arcsoft cab file PLEASE
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Deuce Nitro:
Extended_ROM keeps getting wiped out?!

I'm having a weird problem where the Ext_ROM keeps getting wiped clean. Any suggestions?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] emgizzy:
Screen going white- a lot

I flashed this rom about a month ago, and since then my screen has been glitching- (going white, or images washing out) with increasing frequency

Hard resets do not help.

possible fixes?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Make sure you're running the latest Hard-SPL and flash my v3.62 ROM. There were some 'big storage' issues in the early days.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mitchg:
VP3G - you ARE here!?

Hey - Perhaps I'm wrong, but I have seen a message from you in a while. Its great to see you're still around. I loved you last ROM - is there any chance you'll be making a 6.1 ROM, as I think your 6.0 was EXCELLENT, as I'm an AT&T customer, and really appreciated your focus towards their OS.

Thanks much.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] SkOrPn:
Hello, I have been having the same exact problems, going white and sometimes simply just fading slowly out to a white screen. I thought it was something physical but now that you mention it, it started almost immediately after flashing vp3G 3.62.3. I have refrained from flashing another rom simply because I didnt think it would help.

There all kinds of reports of a white screen posted all over the internet on these phones and all of the say its either a bad ribbon cable or simply bad phone. I was going to take mine apart and try and re-seat the cable and or replace it. But maybe I should try a new rom first.... Who knows...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Get in the bootloader with mtty and check your device for bad blocks. Fix them if you have any, then reflash the ROM. I can't remember the exact commands, but I've posted about this before. 'info 8' and 'task 2a', I believe...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] arnold12345:
question?

will this rom mess up my att 8525 like will it be known to any viruses becuz i like my official rom but want to try this out and dont kno how to do this
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] oO_CrunK_Oo:
MobiTV..

is this the full or trial version..??
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dapzmob:
hoping someone could up it for a direct download link. can't get rapidshare or the mirror link to download via my ppc
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jcreamer:
Ya no luck. Something isn't right. I was always able to get it to function before. Tried Custel and Black VOIP cabs and still same. Hopefully someone who is more technical than I, experiences a similar issue and can enlighted me.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
800+Kb to dslreports and 2wire from here ATM with the default MEdiaNet settings & proxy...

@jcreamer: I'll take a look to see what's changed with the VoIP from the last version when I have a mintue.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] austinsnyc:
I have to say very good ROM thanks for your hard work! fast stable no issues what so ever. My HSDPA speed is 961kbs here in Midtown Nyc... you have to remember there are so mny things that affect the speed, how many users, signel strength, wind, rain, and so on. I am using wap.cingular as my ISP and its working wonderful this is one of the best ROM's released the past few weeks.. Battery life is great! using batteryStat... it stays below 100mA even when using 3G can't say enough about this release! highly recommended!

If your having speed issues probably should list which radio you are using. I use 1.40.30.00 since its for cingular.

1.43.00.00 is good but it is for UK networks also I noticed it dropped 3G more often than 1.40.30.00
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Pumpiron579:
540 browsing PIE in Phoenix Az area using Radio 141 and running Shadow??? Will try different areas as I am at home and 3G is iffy. Put on MEdia Net settings and that seems faster then ISP settings. 1280 with WiFi....
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] pandiegirl:
Anyone else have Caller ID disappear after this install? The other quirk is in Palm Threaded SMS which is working perfectly well for SMS, but isn't receiving MMS, although I can send them. Weird.

Other than that, this is amazingly fast and the best WM6 Rom I've tried yet.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] pcm2a:
In the Nashville, TN area with this Rom and radio 1.40:

PIE: 856k/s, 756k/s, 757k/s

Opera 8.6: 229k/s, 480k/s, 276k/s
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] reitjam:
You are the best

when all else fails I go to vp3G v1 worked great and had what i needed, and by far the most stable for me, i hope v2 is at least that good but ppl so far say its better. lets hope but i dont doubt.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Lost fexplore!

Well, I was humming along beautifully...

Then all of a sudden, I lost file explorer! I usually keep it in my start menu, and then it disappeared. I was listening to music with my bluetooth headset, and may have had both the music player and windows media activated, and was reading a book with microsoft reader. Then I exited the reader, and my link to file explorer had been deleted. Both from the Start Menu, and from Programs. I tried to copy the link to Programs and the Start Menu from \windows, but it wouldn't show up!

Any ideas?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] BNickO:
Bluetooth

First, let me tell you I like the splash screen a lot better than some others. Flashed the version 2.0 yesterday, and I was humming along. Started to have bluetooth problems, like I was having when I tried Black Shadow. If I turned bluetooth off, and on later, it wouldn't recognize the headset or the headset would give a high level of noise where a conversation through it is not possible. Sometimes, a SR will fix it, till next time. Sometimes, deleting the pairing and re-pairing would work. Never had these problems with vp3G's version 1.0, with the same set-up (same programs installed). So, for now I went back to version 1.0. I have to have my bluetooth headset(s) working all the time. I would appreciate any comments.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] wlhon:
Did you try to disable Events sound under the \Setting\Sounds & Notification ?

When I did, the static or key press sound dissapeared. No more random noise.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] pcm2a:
Oh no, I have had the same exact problem TWICE yesterday. I got the static noise and couldnt take my calls or make calls. I tried turning bluetooth off and then it didnt pick up my headset at all. The soft reset did the trick and I have made and taken several calls since then and I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

I didn't install any additional software since 1.0. I only have Resco, SPB Backup, SPB Phone Suite, SPB Pocket Plus, Opera 8.6, IM+.

If it happens to me again today then I guess I will follow suit and roll back to 1.0. I hope not though.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] whatledog:
Yes, I can tell you that my 4gb sdhc is working well this ROM. I admit, I WAS concerned about the build in that aspect, but vp3G passed with flying colors!:D Thanks! Now, if I can find time to load the rest of my apps and play with it.....:p
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mhotch:
It seems Direct Push mail from my Exchange 2007 server isn't working in that build. I have to manually sync. Direct push isn't working with Windows Live mail either. The moment I go to ActiveSync or Live, all my messages come in...

Otherwise, looks very promising.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] SkOrPn:
Wow it seems BT is very fragile and flashing roms is also fragile. I tried v1.0 for several weeks and somehow BT fixed itself, but I then tried Shadow and could not get BT to work at all. Then downgraded back to radio 1.40 to see if the claimed cingular radio would be better, noticed no improvement but the BT seems to be working now. BUT, the official rom now does not keep any settings and everytime I turn off the phone everything is lost, BT turns off for no reason, all settings revert back to default etc.

Should roms be flashed via sd card, or should there be a hard reset after every flash? Why such problems after flashing occurs for so many people?

Any comments would be apreciated as to any recommended procedures after flashing a new rom. Thanks....
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] BNickO:
No I haven't. I will try it maybe later today. Thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] austinsnyc:
I have exchange 2007 and it works great no issues. also I have no bluetooth problems. I can't comment on windows live since I took it out of the ROM. this is one of the best builds out. all the 17745 are really good so I can't complain but this holds memory better than the others. the other I would go down to 20MB free of RAM with this it stays at 23MB RAM. I have removed some of the apps that came built in but the core stayed the same so it really shouldn't matter that much.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Been using Exchange (2003) & Windows Live push mail without incident since the day I built the ROM.

I would suggest setting an exclusive on ActiveSync w/ X-Button and troubleshooting with the Net Stats feature of Task Manager if the problem persists. You should have 'ESTAB' connections on port 443 to your Exchange Server's IP and port 50001 to a 207.x.x.x IP (for WL) when push is working correctly.

dotfred's Task Manager is my favoritest app! :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
VoIP

@jcreamer:

Did some checking on the VoIP stuff... no change whatsoever in the DLL's, etc. from the prior version. Seems that it's ability to work over GSM/3G may have changed, however. :(

I have FWD and VoipBuster accounts. I've never been able to get FWD to connect over anything, and previously with VB it would connect to the service over GSM/3G but I couldn't make a call (figured that was due to my MEdiaNet plan).

With v2.0, FWD still doesn't work at all and while VB won't connect to the service over GSM/3G, it will over WLAN. I can even make a call however something with the dialplan must not be set right.

Have you tried over WLAN?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
I've never known flashing to be 'fragile' (other than the inherent risk of bricking) and there should be no reason to flash via SD unless USB isn't an option. I do think it's a good idea for habitual flashers to periodically check their devices for bad blocks and fix them now that Olipro has bestowed that ability upon us. :)

I'm pretty sure the BT issues are due to the fact M$ keeps 'improving' the drivers with each build. Nice thing is that as Hermes owners we have options and aren't stuck with the crap ROMs the carriers provide. I guess I've been lucky in that my BT devices have worked with nearly every ROM I've tried thus far (which numbers somewhere in the 40's at this point, not counting my own -numerous- iterations... :eek:).

One thing about setting retention (I believe it was Sleuth255 who noted this) is that the registry is only committed every 5 min. or so during normal operation. So if you change something then immediately SR, it may not stick (I've proven this!). However, when you power off by holding the power button down, the registry is committed before it shutdows down.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] chordmasta:
all looks well in this update. I'm excited to flash this..... waiting on download lol. v1 was perfect, im sure v2 will improve upon perfection. Thank you.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ernestm:
I am using windows live (immediate delivery enabled) for @msn mail and exchange 2003 for outlook mail. Each of them push mail without any problem. It working perfect for me from the moment I install it 2 days back. Should be something specific to your setup.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] weinson:
vp3g, any chance you have your version of x-button as a cab file?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jcreamer:
I've been using Vonage on your first v1 ROM for almost a month. Worked over WLAN and 3G. At this point, not sure if this VoIP problem is even associated with this new ROM.

I tried Schaps' 3.30c WWE this morning and had the same issue. I then went back to your original v1 clean install and same issue. Finally, I did a hard reset on that same v1 install and pulled in a recent SKtools complete backup of my entire system from when it was working. Same "no service" status. I tried WLAN, 3G, phone off, phone on, etc, etc -- nothing. . I'm going to comb through the Vonage forum and see if I can find anything new.

For now, Im going to go back to your v2. Its faster and smoother.

Thanks for taking a look at the issue for me. I appreciate it. If anything changes on my side, I will post.

Regards,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Apostlemk:
I just updated mine to 2.0 and now the wi-fi won't connect to any pages. it connects to my router but since i switched ROM's it doesn't work. anyone have any idea's?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Just added the answer to the Release Notes on post #2. More info can be found in the v1.0 thread where this issue has been discussed ad nauseum. :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Apostlemk:
Thanks, i disabled the proxy and it started working, then noticed your post. Thanks, it's working great. keep up the good job
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] chordmasta:
so i upgraded and this rom is amazing. faster than v1. completely stable. I love it. Haven't tried it with my BT yet, but we shall see.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] oodman1:
Missing Caller ID

Caller ID does not seem to work in this ROM when I receive a call. This was noted by pandiegirl quite a few posts back.

Has anyone else had this problem? If so, is there a fix?

Thanks in advance for you replies.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] wlhon:
Anyone have issue with the PDA Freezing or sleep of death (ie: PDA goes into sleep mode, PDA hangs - cannot wake up) with the X-button enabled. Mine did.

With the X-button disabled, it is better, no hang so far. Guess X-button 1.5 and 1.51 still has bugs as confirmed by Custel.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] russianv:
My phone won't sync anymore

Ok, I was veeery happy living with the previous version of this rom, which means making the sync with no problem, now after upgrade to the rom v2 I can't sync (with usb), even worst windows won't recognize the phone. :(

I'm using windows vista, and my phone is a 8525.

And to make everything weirder, I CAN sync using Bluetooth. :confused:

Now, I can make vista to recognize the phone if it's in bootloader mode, otherwise, impossible.

Please any ideas??

P.D. By the way good forum, and excelent ROM :rolleyes:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] firstflyer:
Goes to sleep and hangs!

Yes-- I've had the same problem. Have to soft reset to start---

I have not yet tried disabling X-button.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] bjevers:
Go to Start, Settings, Connections, USB to PC. Uncheck the box and try connecting your phone to your pc via USB again.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TheGadgetGuy:
I have also been having the random screeching noice via bluetooth headset, and it is occuring on 3 different bluetooth headsets. Totally random, sometimes the headset is fine, then all of a sudden, I will go to answer a call, and get nothing but noise.

That's the only 'unpleasant' thing I have to say about the ROM thus far. Excellent work. Glad to hear that SDHC cards even work. Guess it's time for me to buy one. :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ernestm:
can not hangup call Cingular/ATT USA

I had this problem with one of prior ROM versions, but looks like it come back in this ROM again and i do not remember fix. If I press "End Call" hardware or software button it will not immediately hang up call. It may take up to 2 minutes for red "End" button switch to green "Talk" button. Same if I press hardware button. I am not using any 3rd party software or dialer. Just default settings Any idea how to fix it?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dma1965:
I had the same issue with Live not pushing email. I was using radio version 1.43, which worked fine with several other ROM releases and Live push email. I downgraded to radio version 1.40, and Live push started working like a charm. If I send an email from my desktop it shows up on my phone in about 5 seconds.

Perhaps there is an issue with radio 1.43 and this ROM. In any event, I am glad it worked out, because I think this ROM is really slick. I am glad to see the black Comm Manager is not in this. I hated the fact that it could not be operated easily one handed, and the black Comm Manager seemed to lag when I tried to open it. This one is a little flashy looking, but it works better for me.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Yeah, I wouldn't recommend 1.43 on Cingular, no matter what ROM. Don't think I've seen a version of Live that fails to push mail yet... usually it's the Messenger part that's jacked up.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TheGadgetGuy:
I have also seen the failing to hang up a call issue. It seems to 'hang up' the call, but the phone doesn't seem to realize it. I didn't think much of it until I read the other posting.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] babybug:
My time zone is totally screwed. I keep on changing it back to the right time but later on my device would show up the wrong time again which is one hour difference. It never happens to me flashing any rom before.

Can anyone help please? Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] chordmasta:
Make sure your time zone settings are correct both on your phone AND on your pc, often the pc is not set to the right time zone. I was having this same issue and that fixed it for me.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
TZ is being set from the network by default (per "Notable Features" in OP). May need to disable if it isn't working properly. It's in Phone settings.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] singhnx:
I need to change my sig to reflect that I'm using vp3G's new 2.0 RTM build image.

How do I go about entering the MMS settings for my phone? I'm still using the old ATT Blue sim and I need to change the MMS settings to the mymmode server. When I try to follow the instructions, I can't see the Server tab anymore ...

Messages > Menu > Tools > Options > Accounts (Tab) > MMS > Servers (Tab)

Add “New”

Server name: mMode MMS

Gateway: 010.250.250.100

Port number: 9201

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

Connect via: The Internet

Sending size limitation: 300K (if available for selection)

Click “OK”.

Highlight the “mMode MMS” you just created and click “Set As Default”. Then click “OK” to finish.

Thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] caturix:
MMS/SMS

Under the new app you can find them by starting a new MMS and then menu->options->mms options. You will find the various tabs in there including one for servers etc.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] benfica88:
I had this, went into HTcustom and played around with bt file transfer and bitpool settings and seemed to fix it for now...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] benfica88:
Same here...