yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dkaye:
Same here - and after installing 1.48 battery drain is horrible! It sucks it up rapidly until it hits 50%, and then it slows down. After a full charge last night, down to 40% right now. Normally, it would still be around 60-70%. With 1.40, didn't have that drain.

The steps (in order) I used for the upgrade:

Started with virgin ATT issue 8525: IPL 1.01/Radio 1.34/ WM5/ 3G connectivity

Installed HardSPL

Upgraded radio to 1.40

Upgraded to WM6 vp3G 3.0 ROM

Did not bother to check the 3G/E signal during the process - was having way too much fun exploring the new WM6. (in retrospect, lesson to remember for the future)

With 1.40 - experienced no problems other than the noticeably missing 3G. Sound quality was great - no drops. Saw wpbear's Cing/ATT WAP settings CAB and installed it thinking it may resolve my 3G issue. Didn't - Still only "E".

After having read others' reviews of 1.48, went ahead and upgraded thinking I'd get my 3G back. Not so much.

FYI - last night - reflashed vp3G 3.0. It tries to connect to G but immediately switches to E. I know there's no going back to 1.34, and would probably try 1.40 as it seemed to be better on battery life, but I guess I'll weather the 1.48 for now.

It hasn't impacted my ability to get online (internet), nor use wifi. It's the unknown that has me puzzled. I just want my 3G back. Kinda miss seeing the icon. It's like porsche v hyundai. I'd rather have the porsche. :(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Why is there "no going back to 1.34"? Which ROM/Radio combo did you have prior to moving to WM6?

You could try flashing one of my v2 ROMs without changing the Radio ROM just for kicks. Might be something with this ROM's RIL (Radio Interface Layer) in your area.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] pgray007:
Constantly returning to the Today screen

I upgraded from vp3G's 2.0 rom to this one today and thus far it has been great. The only problem I've noticed, that I also had with 2.0, is that my device always returns to the today screen after a power on/off. You can open an ap, turn off, count to 5 and then turn on, and the device will return to the today screen.

I'm not sure if this is ROM-related, although I did not have this problem with the WM 5.0 Cingular ROM and the same combination of aps. I've tried searching, but various combinations of the word "today" bring up tons of results, none of which are helpful.

Thanks and kudos on a great ROM!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] pgray007:
I did some more testing and noticed all is well until I turn on a Lock with a simple PIN. With the lock disabled the 8525 will return to whatever screen it was left at when powered off (assuming the Today timeout in the today settings has not been exceeded).
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] rglasener:
How to install splash screen

Just wondering how you install the splash screen included in the vp3G_Splash_Black_ATT.rar file
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] lax2tlv:
READ THIS

I have a similar issue. I do get letters; however, the numbered keys produce numbers instead of letters in any form of text input (ie - PIE, SMS) while on a voice call. This is extremely annoying and I have not been able to find a solution ANYWHERE on this forum.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Same way you installed the ROM. Extract the RUU_signed.nbh and flash with same RUUWrapper you used for the ROM (wasn't included in the splash RAR for space conservation reasons).

Flashing Black_ATT may be redundant, tho, as it's the splash screens that come with the ROM. :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] rglasener:
Well the version that I downloaded from this thread was actually an exe which did a straight install - was real easy to install, but believe it or not it had the white screen - and naturally I like the black one just a little better - I guess I need to do a search for the RUUWrapper. Never done anything like this before.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Ahh you got a repackaged version, then. RUUWrapper can be found here. Dump it and the nbh in a folder and run RUUWrapper.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Penske MB:
I have update my radio from 1.40 to 1.48 three days ago. The only different I found was that 1.48 Radio is favor of 3G. Where 1.40 was more on GSM. I force the band to GSM instead of AUTO. Now, the phone usuage is about the same as 1.40 vs 1.48.

If you are on 3G all the time, the battery will drain faster without a thought. Just running BB connection for a day now (6 hours) still 80% battery with 25 mins talk time (did the calculation) and 5 emails. That is not bad for Radio 1.48.

I see people out there just saying 1.48 cause battery drain.... look, if you are on 3G all the time, the battery WILL drain faster than GSM!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] bwk:
WM6 with PTT working

VP you sir are a GOD!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dkaye:
Using my previous configuration as my baseline - IPL 1.01/Radio 1.34 / WM5. Battery drain is twice as fast as it was before. In the process of elimination, the source is pointing towards the radio as the battery drain was not an issue with the 1.40.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dkaye:
I'm not savvy enough with downgrading to be comfortable doing so.

Aside from the 3G issue, which I'm probably making more of a deal than it really is (it's just the anal side of the OCD coming out), I really love your ROM. I researched the various ones available before deciding on yours and felt I made the best decision!!! :D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Quite frankly without 3G showing you're probably not on the 3G network. It's not a huge deal to downgrade the radio, especially with Hard-SPL installed. Just a flash like any other, but I can understand being hesitant about it as it is the most risky.

1.38 was a well-liked radio version. The progression of Cingular-specific radios has been 1.16, 1.33, 1.40, 1.48.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] lax2tlv:
So is ANYONE gonna address this issue??? vp, where u @???
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dkaye:
Yeah, my porsche is only running on 5 cylinders instead of 8. :(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] GldRush98:
I just noticed this for the first time the other day.

You have to use the on-screen keyboard. No hardware keyboard during calls.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] moisha:
I was about to say the same. It actually seems to last longer on GPRS/EDGE with BBC and BT than 1.43.00 did before.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] donsaxena:
yeah man i feel you on this i have this same issue. only issue actually
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Welp, I can confirm that it does it... number keys are strictly numbers, plus T, G, and V are also dysfunctional. No fix for it, atm. Guessing it's a dialer issue, so I'm wondering if those who have installed an alternate dialer have the same problem.

Where's madcap when we need him? I know he's got his all pimped out...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] RoachForLife:
This version comes with ArcSoft 3.5 correct? Meaning that SMS and MMS are seperate (vs some of the other roms out there with v4). Or do you offer one with v4? I havent used any of these but the idea of having a central location for sms and mms sounds appealing.

Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Yes, 3.5/separate. People seem to be split about 50/50 on the issue. My v2 had 4.0/combined, but I opted to leave the 3.5 in this one.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] RoachForLife:
Is it possible to upgrade this after the fact or is this something that you dont generally want to touch? Thanks!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
Definitely one of the uglier apps to deal with (tons of reg entries) and haven't known anyone to successfully upgrade from one to the other.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TechBill:
You mean 3G right?

Are you even sure that your area have 3G avaiable? Or it sound like to me that your on the very edge of a 3G tower signal and being summer that there lots of stuff out there which could weaken the signal so your phone connect to the next nearest tower which is probably only Edge. I doubt it would be the radio causing you to lose 3G completely and be on Edge only.

Bill
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dkaye:
From the time I got my 8525 in early June, I've had 3G access. It was only after the upgrades that I lost it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] duman95:
I use PhoneAlarm and I find that on the Black Majik Rom with MMS 4.0 I can get it to signal different alarm sounds for MMS vs SMS. But on the other ROMS I have tried with 3.5 it did not work.

I think this may be more of a reg settings issue then a 4.0 issue but I could be wrong.

Also is it possible to post just the ATT tsk file so the theme is available? Thanks!!!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] BadAndy:
I did a search but found nothing...the vibrate feature (for the ringer and alerts) doesn't work any more after upgrading to v3.0. It worked in 2.0. Is is a reg key that needs to be changed or is something else wrong?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jakirkla:
Very nice Rom, and very stable so far, but....

I like the look and feel of this rom and it seems to be pretty stable thus far (3 days with only one lock up) but it seems to be pretty darn slow. Maybe it's something I've installed, but it now takes about 30 seconds to open the Windows folder in the File Explorer. Anyone else encounter this or should I just do a hard reset and clean things up?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] fmg9800:
It works for me. Have you gone into Settings/Sounds & Notifications/Notifications? You can configure there.

Good luck?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] BadAndy:
Yep, already checked the obvious locations.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] JamesAllen:
I just tested opening the Windows Folder using File Explorer and the folder opened in 2-3 seconds consistently. I find this ROM to be very vast indeed. I was running Custel Version 1.2 and thought that was fast. This ROM is even faster.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] asdffdsa:
Turn Bluetooth on/off with PTT button?

Hi all,

First - great release vp3g!

Is there a way to map the PTT button to turn bluetooth on and off?

Thanks!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Penske MB:
I have enable the PTT, so I can't do anything for ya.. but you can check under start/setting/bottons to set comm manager or...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] asdffdsa:
I'm really looking to specifically turn the Bluetooth on and off via a button, not open the comm manager. Thanks anyway.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] subnetangel:
Battery to hot to handle

Has any one noticed that the battery gets way to hot?

on my 8525 I had never had the issue used to use black and tried it out and liked the features and all but the baterry got to warm, and this was not from wifi which I know in the past tend sto do, but from a regular phone call, as if it was charging. anyways wanted to know if any one else had this issue.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gr8hifi:
I had the hot battery too. I flashed a different ROM and it went away. Went to yet another one, and it was still gone. Came back to this one, and, still, no more hot battery. Pretty weird.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gr8hifi:
VP3G,

not sure how you did it, but I have been through Black Satin, Schap's latest, Sleuth's latest, and yours (which i had first). I've been whoring up the ROMS in the worst way. All in all, yours is the ONLY one that allows for the "pretty" smart dialer. All the others will either give you the video call icon or the ugly "white bar" smart dialer. Whatever you did, you have one up on the other cooks (no offense other cooks, but this is something that is important to me).

Great Job VP3G... I hope you dont leave the cooking business anytime soon. I'd really like to see your ROM even further developed/optimized.

Nice work,

Jason
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] goestoeleven:
Violently agree...

This is the most stable, best overall performing ROM I've used to date. Just wish there were an easy to avoid the PTT/Dialer challenges, but that's the price you pay for using an AT&T ROM.

Hopefully the native TyTN ROM comes available soon. If you build on that one (and maybe slim it up just a little more), that will be the permanent keeper!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Kurumi:
Is updating these "official" firmwares as easy as flashing to the updated WM5 update from Cingular to AT&T? Also, does this give back 4MB or so from the Extended_ROM or is it still 8MB or so?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dormido:
Um, not to be rude, but no duh about the battery drain on 3G. It's not like I just got the phone; I'd been running Sleuth's previous ROM with radio 1.41 always on the 3G network, with the same amount of data usage. I believe that the increased drain has to do with the fact that now, the phone is constantly bouncing back and forth between G, E & 3G all day long whereas before, I was exclusively on 3G.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TooSharp:
Those are the video dialers on the other roms. It's just a registry switch to go to the standard dialer with the contacts scroll.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Iridious:
I just put this ROM on my AT&T 8525; I have to say I think this is one of the best
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] apposite:
notification sounds

any reason why I cannot use "my ringtones" as system notifications? i used to be able to do it with the black roms - is this specific vp3g? (The sounds in "my ringtones" folder show if I want to use them as ringtones, but do not show up in the list for event notifications. (eg I like to use the jetson's ringtone for incoming messages)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] clownfart:
I'm glad yours show up because mine don't!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] clownfart:
I've been trying to add the ringtones from the add-ons pack for a while now and can't get them to show up.

I've put them in my windows directory, storage card root directory, my ringtones folder..and nothing....I don't have to soft reset after I add them do I ?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] clownfart:
The 5 default ringers that I have are all in the Windows folder..but putting the ones from the add-on there do nothing. :(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] SKassam:
Re Ringtones

I had the same problem until I unhid them and then it showed. I put them in Application data/sounds folder.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] rainydaze:
I believe the system notifications have to be wav files
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] BadAndy:
Figured it out! I changed a reg key to turn off the blinking LED indicator and apparently that key also controls the vibrate function.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\AllLEDMgr

Key = Index - 0 or 1
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] deach01:
The second most often asked question.... "I cant see the ringtones, I've put them everywhere". If you want to know what the most often asked question is, read the thread (like you should be doing).

As has been stated earlier in this forum.....

Ringtones can go anywhere you want, it will find them

The ringtones in the add-ons have the "hidden" file attribute set.

You can use a proper file explorer to un-hide them such Resco File Explorer, or use the ones in the attached zip that are un-hidden.

Although (for some strange reason) the file explorer will show the files, the ringtone chooser doesnt show hidden files.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Radimus:
Questions:

Sometimes I get the 3g icon on top and othertimes it is an H icon. I assume the H is for HSDPA, but what is the difference between H and 3g?

It switches back and forth every few minutes, will that impact battery life?

If I use the custom tool to turn off HSDPA, will than impact typical 3g speeds?

I installed both the HTC Audio Manager and HTC music plugin (from the addon cabs), but the HTC player wouldn't launch... it only made playlists for WMP and controlled that one... no sign of the HTC player, Wassup?

Great ROM btw, light and fast... need it for the memory bloat from SPB apps :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] GldRush98:
You seem to be confusing the terms and abbreviations for everything.

Let me try and clear this up as I see it a lot of other places.

2G -> 3G

GSM -> UMTS (Voice Services)

EDGE -> HSPDA (Data Services)

Just as 2G covers both GSM for voice and EDGE for data, 3G is a term that contains both the voice and data services, UMTS, and HSPDA.

You can't "turn HSPDA off and get 3g speeds" because HSPDA IS 3G.

The HTC should give you the pretty iPod-ish interface for you music files and has a player built in to it when you play the music files you select.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] clownfart:
Yes, because going through a 60 page thread when I only have ONE specific problem is obviously the most efficient way to get an answer. I should've realized they were hidden when I looked at them..it just didn't register with my brain.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] clownfart:
At any rate, thanks for the help.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TheMaster666:
So far so good for me..

I do notice the Battery life being worse now that I am on this rom and 1.48

(Before being VP3g V1 and 1.40)

I have also seen Edge more often in areas where I normally had 3G with no problem.. This being on the train ride home.. This could be nothing.. but it seams were I had a weaker 3G signal it switches over to edge where before it would stay.

There is a few more lockups then with V1.

I am not running anything special when it happens.. sometimes checking email and using Pie.. Maybe playing music too..

But this was all stuff I did before.. with very few lockups..

Probably 4 this week since the install..

Not horrible but I probably won't switch the wifes over to v3 quite yet.. I don't mind rebooting but she would..

I need to enable the VOIP still.. But I don't use it all that much so it's fine for now..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Radimus:
I got that, my question is why does it display a 3g icon on top and then a few minutes show an H icon... what is the H telling me and what is the 3g telling me?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] pcm2a:
When the icon says "3G" that means you are in 3G network coverage but not connected to the internet.

When the icon says "H" you are currently connected to the internet and using the HSPCDA (my spelling on that is wrong for sure).

Once whatever stops using the internet, like email, weather, xpressmail, push mail, etc, it will change back to a 3G.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
If you switch your options to 50 posts per page, then it's only 14 pages. :D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
The little "3G" indeed means data is connected (there's an antennae looking icon when it's not).

HSDPA (indicated by little "3G" changing to little "H") is a download-only protocol and will appear whenever the connection is being used as such. AT&T had a lot of those indicators turned off, so I turned them back on. ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] apposite:
don't assume that we didn't read all 65 pages - I did!!!

files are wave format and are unhidden! sounds can be seen as ringtones, just not as system notifications.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] pcm2a:
Lol, I was close with my HSPCDA bad spelling and too lazy to look up the correct one.

In the screen shots on port #665 what app is he running at the top of his today screen?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] airjer:
Is it possible to remove htc x-button? Currently using iLauncher and it already has a nice smart x button.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] singrysweets:
BBC

Can someone explain to me what BBC is and what it does? thanks in advance.

And also how do you set up outlook email on my phone...anyone please.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
May depend on placement. 'Windows' and 'My Documents' (system memory or storage card) works for me.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vp3G:
See here...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jblakk:
WMP stops playing

Just trying to figure out if its just me, or I did some noob mistake, but when I put my phone into sleep mode, the music will stop playing. when I bring the phone back out of sleep, the counter is still running but the music isnt playing. Am I missing somthing obvious?

Thank you for any help in advance, and I love this ROM.

Edit:Seems to have been an issue with the Mp3s themselves. Reloaded them and all works AWSOME!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] bjevers:
SPB Mobile Shell
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] DogPatch:
this is the first cooked ROM i've installed on my 8525, and i must say that i'm impressed. aside from the ROM being slimmer, it's fast and stable.

thank you very much and keep up the good work!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Nodnarb501:
vp3G:

When I try to browse via WiFi, I can't seem to get anywhere...

JUST KIDDING :D I have read every post in this thread!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU for the work you put into this ROM. Before vp3G 3.0, I used the at&t WM5 ROM that was officially released several months ago...It gave me nothing but trouble. I had to soft reset at least once (often multiple times) per day. Sometimes, the phone wouldn't recognize the storage card at all (I lost several Pulitzer Prize photos that way :rolleyes: ). vp3G 3.0 has worked flawlessly for me so far. I've not had to soft reset once since installation. I'm not as hardcore about running tons of apps on my phone like a lot of posters on this forum...I just wanted it to work. I'm happy to say that the phone now works as well as I expected it to the day I bought it.

Thanks again!

- B
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Iridious:
Hermes Recognize as Tytn

I have a question. Why does WMDC se my Hermes as a Tytn :confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] pr0phet:
what is the difference between this upgrade and the on here other then the blackberry crack?

can i add the blackberry crack to the one in the other thread?

thanks!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] philg2000:
HKLM\Ident\Name
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vjgrace:
Initial Connection Message Question

Hello vp3G,

Once again thanks for the great version!!I am now running the v3.0 and it is great!!

Question:

I have searched through the forum trying to find a tweak or hack to enable the initial message connection bubble upon trying to connect to respective networks (edge via medianet, gprs/3g, etc) which gives the options of cancel/hide the automatic connection and disappears once connected. The message I am referring to is not the same message you get when you tap the E or 3g icon and choose to disconnect or see the timer...the message I am referring to is the initial connection message for the automatic connection.

This message is apparent in the OEM of dopod, just wondering if there is a tweak/hack to enable this in v3.0 so I can cancel the connection if desired when automatic connection occurs.

Thanks so much again for v3.0 and your time,

vjgrace