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[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] yozh:
OK upgraded to this ROM this morning at around 9am, setup all my stuff and such. tried the internet the 3G at my house is spotty so it was doing some crazy stuff like stalling or sitting on the opening and location sometime even connecting, hasnt happened with other ROMS but ok I can see it with 3G and EDGE switching back and forth. BUt what really got me is after I was finish with all my stuff I put the phone down I only had 3 phone alls and basicly nothing else was done with the phone 30 minutes ago I got a battery low warning its was like 6pm. WTF ? I`m hopping that it was cuz I was doing all the stuff with apps insatll and tweaks, I dont remmber what battery was before I put the phone down, but it seems like it went from 100% before flash to 20% in 8 hours even with all the cutomization seems a little much. On Custels v3 ROM I used to last the whole day with very heavy use alot of phone calls and alot of emails (direct push) txt messages, BT headset and GPS. Strange lets hope it was just a freak thing and Idont have to reflash tommorow.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] fmg9800:
Give it a day

Are you just venting or do you want a response? I have seen ROM on par with all others. Certainly no worse. My guess is your 3G action is causing your unexpected drain. Try it another day in a different location and see what happens.

Mark
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] yozh:
hehe not venting. I`m not mad just seening if anyone else had the same thing ? Yes I can see my 3G being the reason, but it never happened before. I did go to the new Radio the 1.48 that came with the official ATT rom. So that might be it.

BTW I dont mean to sound mad, I love what is done on this forum, just sharing my expiriense and seing if I someone else had this and there is a quick fix :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Coinstar99:
I saw the same thing when I went to Harrisburg for work last week, the ROM had been fine at home all weekend with great battery life, awesome edge speed and such, then my first night using 3G I went from 90% to 20% in a matter of an hour cause the area I was using 3G was really spotty. I wished I had the switch app or whatever it was to turn 3G off. From reading around though, in certain areas where 3G is spotty and the signal switches between it and edge this happens, its not so much the phone but the service. I saw it happen with other 3G handsets such as the 750.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] yozh:
Thanks for the reply. I wonder why it was fine before, maybe the Radio really doing it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] benfica88:
coreplayer

Does anyone else having issues with coreplayer being a lot slower in this rom?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] lantern20:
Alright, stupid question. Before I installed this, I did a complete backup with SPB Backup and I also backed up my contacts, etc. from WM5. This is my first ROM update. :o Everything went great with the update. The first thing I did was to try to restore my contacts. I ran the backup file for my contacts. Now contacts don't display or anything. The calender seems to be working alright and has my appointments. But when I click on contacts, nothing happens.

Any ideas?

Thanks very much!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TaurusBullba R.I.P.:
If you tried an older version of SPB Backup on a WM5 Rom and try restoring it on WM6, it's a no-go.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] taze:
damn ringtones

tried it. doesnt work

tried it. doesnt work.

someone please tell me if you got a wm6 ringtones from the addons cab to work, where did you put them???
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] lantern20:
OK, if I go back to WM5, can I restore the contacts?

Is there anyway to transfer from WM5 to WM6?

Thanks!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TaurusBullba R.I.P.:
Yes, if you go back to WM5 you can restore your SPB backup.

Although, if you have your contacts synced with Outlook, you can just re-sync it with that.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] lantern20:
Unfortunately, I don't connect my 8525 to a PC. :( I use an SD card for everything. I guess I will be going back to WM5 to get my contacts and then manually entering them again! I do have most of them on the SIM card though.

Thanks for everything!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] cmccarter:
Put them in the \windows\rings folder
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] taze:
ringtones SOLVED

i tried all folders but i found the solution. i was coping them from various locations using file explorer on the phone. somehow it was coping them as hidden or some ****. ill i did was use my pc to copy them and they work from many locations. app data/sound, win/rings, whatever...

my favorite location is storage card/my documents/my ringtones. hurray!!!

vp3G this is a great ROM, thank you!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Coinstar99:
I actually have been able to put rings right into the My Documents folder on the SD card and have them work. Now I have done this with the at&t rom not vp3g's but I am gonna venture a guess that since he used the same OS to start that it would do the same thing.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] UllSang:
Just flashed it finally, I have been working on a new job (had to run a bunch of cat 6, setup a few blade servers and a Sun Server). It is working great. Love the new release.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] anothersmith:
Why don't you try this, should run on both WM5 and WM6...I believe it creates a csv file from you contacts. I use and exchange server so I don't actually use this.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dbaser:
hotvoice?

Is there any way to get hotvoice working? I tried the reg changes and the checked the shortcut. It just tells me:

Record.lnk -b cannot be opened.. not signed with a trusted certificate.. blah blah

Any ideas? I find the press and hold voice recording rather useful.

Cheers
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] angelis:
I've used this rom for about 3 days now and I have to say it is much faster and I'm very impressed.

The only issue I've had so far is that call volume seems a bit lower than previous roms and I've had issues hearing people even with it turned up to the max.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] etijburg:
Is there a way to perm disable the proxy. I like to use the MyISP and don't have a use for the proxy at all. I love to diable the proxy totally.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Sure, just run "Disable Proxy" and never run "Restore Proxy".
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
PTT/Smart Dialing integration fixed!

If using PTT, see post #2 for an updated PTT_Enable. Remove original and install v2 in order to restore Smart Dialing integration.

Note: Still no way to restore SD "skin" or options when Button 5 is reassigned (so don't ask...) :(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gr8hifi:
dude... go to bed!

and... this is great... will try it in the morning.

Thanks!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ThaiM:
That's Hexadecimal from Reboot. Perhaps she could hex it for us crackberry users? lol.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Similar issue with common cause was discussed here. No known solution, AFAIK...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] singrysweets:
Great.........
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] bjevers:
This is the first thing I noticed when scrolling through my contacts. It was really fast in 2.0RTM, now it is back to the speed I've noticed in all other ROMs I've tried. Is the scrolling speed determined by a registry entry?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] benfica88:
coreplayer speed

Ok, I can confirm that Coreplayer does play very slow on this rom for some reason...seen it on my buddies phone also. The funny thing is it plays awesome with the volume all the way down in Coreplayer. Once you turn the volume up it slows down horribly...This never happened on any rom before, weather wm5 or wm6...This is very weird!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] goestoeleven:
Ok, so I've gotten the Smart/Video Dialer working with Button 5 reassigned (too bad at&t still doesn't do video calling, but that's another story). This gives you the full use of the Smart Dialer (sans Options menu) and the Video Dialer (with Options menu).

I've apparently got it so that it doesn't blow away the Windows Default Today theme. This process will provide you with JJ's Black 3.5 phone theme, or optionally you can proceed forward and choose another Zombie phone theme (I picked the blue one, and it looks pretty good).

1. BACK UP!!!!!

2. Select a Theme (other than Windows Default)

3. Follow JJ's procedure to the letter: http://www.4winmobile.com/forums/hermes-black-rom-support/9975-video-dialer-black-roms.html

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4. (optional) Load up another phone theme from ZombieNexus: http://www.zombienexus.net/portal/GL_Display.asp?SEC=3&EntryID=513

5. Choose whatever Today theme you want

You're done :)

Now this procedure is definitely a PITA. Would love to see this somehow cooked into the next release!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jcrompton:
I have tried several different WM6 ROMs and I trully understand that half the fun is just playing with the device and learning new things. Currently I am using Black Majik ROM with the 1.40 Radio.

I had many of the issues listed in the forum 3 of the most annoying being: poor recognition od the SD card on wakeup, jumping to the end of the message instead of the first when opening Pocket Outlook, and poor bluetooth issues with VC 1.6. I also use GoodLink so memory is an issue.

I am pretty busy these days (as all of you are I'm sure) so I was wondering if anyone else out there might be in a similar situation and be abl to comment on whether I should try this latest ROM or not?

Any warnings?

Any further comments on Radio from 1.40 to 1.48?

Bottom line is that because of 2 work related programs and the way they have to be reinstalled it probably takes me 2 plus hours to change ROMs.

thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] arluckett2002:
I got a problem. every time i switch my today theme my phone freeze up. did a hard reset and still the same problem. anyone elese experienced this?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
@goestoeleven: Nice work on getting a dialer to work with Button 5 reassignment and fully-functional Smart Dialing.

Will add a link to your post from post #2, but just to clarify first, your starting point was my base v3.0 ROM (w/ stock dialer) + PTT_Reassign?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Shawner:
I used to get a lockup from time to time when I would use the CloseAll app mapped to Button 5. For some reason, when I downgraded my radio from 1.48 (which I noticed you're using) to 1.40 my phone started working a lot better...no more resets/lockups and no dropped calls...

now i'm not sure if the radio has anything to do with any of those issues or not, but it might be a good starting point (for your lockups)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] goestoeleven:
Yep, that's right... :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gr8hifi:
is this the same solution that I posted about earlier? Using JJ's method WITHOUT using the VP3G ptt fix re-enabled the pretty smart dialer. Does JJ's fix PLUS VP3G's PTT fix enable the pretty smart dialer WITHOUT forcing the video buton to be turned on?

If so, that would be nice.

I did try the PTT fix from VP3G and that did re-enable the smart dialer sans PTT button reassignment functionality.... GREAT WORK on that by the way.

J~
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Open call for a Crackberry addict...

First person to send me a PM gets to test vp3G 3.0 w/ BBC support (provided I got the hex edit right...)... :)

Experienced flashers only, please... I'm too lazy to reflash my own phone today just for this.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] minicoop7:
Thank You!!!

Got my 8525 a month ago and flashed it using vp3g's ROM a couple of days ago. It's all good (knock on wood).

Thank you very much!!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] minicoop7:
Have you tried doing a clean up using SKTools?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] shogunmark:
are you running spb phone suite by chance?? i had this problem with the oem and this one.. as soon as i removed spb phone suite from the today screen i quit getting lock up's... and its a shame, really like that app

i also experienced this in the past with the themes on the sd card..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] punkhawaiian:
Try This

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=278778&highlight=skype+bluetooth
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] GReddySetGO:
I just got this thing installed and now my phone won't connect with ActiveSync. I've restarted my computer and done soft reset with no luck. Any advice? This happens on both my laptop and desktop.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] GReddySetGO:
Oh, and when I first plugged my phone into my computer. Its labeled "Generic RNDIS" and it said I don't have the driver for it. If I can fix this, maybe it will work with ActiveSync. Does anyone know where I can the driver I'm missing?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Madcap180:
reinstall Activesync.. google search for Activesync 4.5 .. and reinstall it. Thats what I had to do
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] GReddySetGO:
^^^ I did that already. I was originally using ActiveSync 4.2 which came with my phone on the CD. After I switched to WM6, I downloaded ActiveSync 4.5 (Build 5096). And this is where I'm stuck at...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Madcap180:
if you have the original CD the drivers are on there.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] tiptoekirk:
@VP3G.. Ive noticed from your signature that you have updated to the newest radio rom 1.48.00.00 How does this radio work with your newest release?? Thanks for the feedback, as ive been debating on upgrading to this rom.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TaurusBullba R.I.P.:
What version of Windows are you running? Have you restarted your computer and shut down your device since flashing and installing 4.5? Also, have you checked/unchecked the "Enable advanced network functionality" box in your "USB to PC" settings?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] GReddySetGO:
Im using Windows XP Pro. Yes, I've restarted both my PC and my phone. And yes, that box is checked on my phone.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TaurusBullba R.I.P.:
Alrighty, uncheck the box. Then restart windows and shutdown your phone then power it back on. Then try connecting. See how that works.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] bjevers:
Uncheck the box on your phone and try it.

EDIT - TaurusBullba you beat me by seconds!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] GReddySetGO:
Oh, and another thing. That little connection icon that appears on the lower right corner is not present when I connect the phone to the computer. On WM5 it used to display a little connection icon whenever I plugged it in. That does not happen anymore...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] GReddySetGO:
Wow, like magic it works now! Thanks for all the help guys :) I'm sure I'll have more questions in the future, hahah.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TaurusBullba R.I.P.:
Thank bjevers, he thought of it first, I just wrote it faster. ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
WTF... six hours and no takers? Never mind... I just flashed it myself.

BBC-enabled version is now released (see post #1)

At least have the decency to leave a tip if you think it was worth my effort, mmm 'kay?

Mama told me never to rely on the crackwhores... :rolleyes:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] konste:
I flashed this ROM a few days ago (well, could not flash it much earlier, right? ;) ) and found one instability which may be related to the ROM or may be not - it does not stay USB connected to Active Sync (Vista) - in 30 min or so it disconnects. Then sometimes it is enough to disconnect and reconnect USB cable, but sometimes it is not possible to reconnect without first soft rebooting the device.

It does not bother me very much, but still something I would expect to work consistently when it does work at all.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
I've had this problem with my Hermes since day one unless I turn off advanced network support.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] tiptoekirk:
BLUETOOTH HEADSET SUPPORT??

Ok I have never used a bluetooth headset device, but I am currently looking into it. A guy in my office has a Moto Q and he is able to listen to streaming music, and mp3 through the bt headset. No one knows he is doing this and I see this a great benefit at work :) Now to the question, can the 8525 and vp3g's 3.0 rom support this feature?? Will any bluetooth headset work? Ive read a little about a2dp support but that sounds like it only works with headphones, is that correct? I want a mono bluetooth headset, headphones wont work in an office environment.. Thanks for any information!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Yes, BT is supported, mono and stereo (A2DP). Virtually any device, but BT can be a tempermental animal by nature. I have a Jabra 250v mono and Plantronics P590 stereo that both work great.

No adverse reports with the BT stack on this ROM, so I think M$ may have finally gotten it right. The A2DP on this ROM is phenomenal, BTW.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] konste:
Empty Modem tab in Advanced Connections settings

Another rather annoying feature of WM6 in that ROM is Settings->Connections->Connections->Advanced->Select Networks->Edit.

The Modem tab is EMPTY. Sometimes after some song and dance I manage to make Media.Net or MyISP GPRS to show up there, but usually most of the time this tab is empty. I do have connection though, so it looks like the UI glitch rather than the network problem. Are there any better applications to control my network settings? Registry editor would work too if I know where to look... :confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] bjevers:
I did have my Jawbone headset disconnect on me today while on a call. I couldn't get it to reconnnect until I turned bluetooth off and on in the comm manager. The stack still has some quirks, but it is much better than the one in 2.0 RTM.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
@konste:

I'd appreciate it if you'd quit knocking my ROM for stuff that's probably either a) due to a third party app you've installed and/or b) common to Windows Mobile. The connections area works fine out of the box, no "glitch" in the UI or otherwise.

In a previous post you said you were new to WM, so why not work with it for awhile before you go looking for something to blame. If you can't hang with the cooked stuff I suggest you go back to the shipping WM5.

Thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dormido:
Odd data service issues

So, I'd posted before that my data connection was acting a little strange; on reboot, my phone on has a GPRS connection, no EDGE, no 3G, just GPRS. This has been going on since I flashed to this rom and also happend when I flashed to Schap's newest rom. I was previously using Sleuths previous rom and I didn't have this problem. It's really strange and it's not like it picks up GPRS first, then switches bands; it'll stay just the way it is. I can get it to get an EDGE signal and once it does that I get my 3G back. To do this, I have either cycle the 3G on and off with Schap's Comm manager, or I can switch the bands in the phone settings dialog. Overall, it's a tolerable problem, but it is pretty damn annoying. I know it's not an issue with having poor reception since my wife's BlackJack stays connected to 3G just fine. Anybody have any idea what's going on with this thing?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] konste:
vp3G please accept my apology! I didn't mean to say anything negative about your work. On the contrary I truly respect you and what you do for the community. I asked my questions (they definitely were not meant to sound as complains) here only because after a lot of reading I selected your ROM over the others and don't regret my choice at all.

I'm really happy that you also give your expert advice fast and right on topic, so I often filter long threads and read your posts only.

I'm terribly sorry if I caused any greef and want to apologise again. :o
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
No worries.

Normally I suggest folks run a given ROM "vanilla" for a day or two to get a feel for it's general stability, etc. before tweaking and adding apps. They all have their quirks, as do these devices. :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
And when did you upgrade your radio to 1.48 in the course of this? May want to downgrade to 1.40 and see how it goes. I noticed that since upgrading to 1.48 mine hangs on "G" for a few seconds longer just after a boot.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Madcap180:
Screw that ****, FLASH then Add away .. that vanilla shiz is for the birds. :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] cyriljp:
BBC Support

@vp3G

Is this BBC version the latest version hex edited to BBC support or is this the previous version hex edited to BBC support? Sorry, I don't remember the version numbers.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Huh? Per the OP it's my v3.0.0 ROM hex edited the only way I know how to support BBC (ie., CE 5.1.195/AKU 2.3.0).
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] singrysweets:
BBC

I know this might sound dum but i'm sorry... what is BBC?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TaurusBullba R.I.P.:
It just stands for BlackBerry Connect. :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Al-Khmyst:
Thank you very much vp3g, Every thing works great!! Couple of cookies for your tip jar on their way. Signed "A grateful member"
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Penske MB:
Today-audio-plugin.. I can only plug in wmp, how do I plugin audio manager?

Found the answer:

HKLM/Software/HTC/Music Plug-in

change music player value..

1 wmp

2 htc audio manager
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] cyriljp:
@ vp3G

Sorry for the confusion. What I meant is did you hex edit (CE 5.2.1437 | Build 17944.0.3.1) to (CE 5.1.195 | Build 17944.2.3.0) to enable BBConnect or did you use the old CE 5.2.1238 and hex edit to 5.1.195?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] joel32137:
Bug with Pie Plus 2.2

Can anyone confirm this bug I'm getting with Pie Plus 2.2?

Basically, I can't reassign the PTT button within Pie Plus. When I try to reassign the PTT button to go "Back" in the web page, the original functionality executes... in my case, the voice recorder.

I didn't have this issue with VP3G 1.0

Can anyone confirm?

Thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Khayyat:
Wifi turns on and connects to wireless router but without an internet connection

Hey guys,

So I installed this ROM and everything seems to be working fine except for the internet connection when using wifi or when connecting phone to activesync using a USB cable . The funny thing is, GSM internet works but not wifi or when connecting usb cable directly to my pc, any suggestions? Thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] cyriljp:
Have just flashed your ROM and try as I might, I can connect to BBC using BBConnect 4.0 but it just won't enable the configure email button. Will keep trying and let you know whether it works or not. I'm on BIS by the way, and not BES.