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[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Announcing new version 1.2

Hi All,

Its been awhile since anyone's posted. Based on what some have written in other threads, I'm guessing people are happy with the current rom which is great. So, again with a bit of concern I am offering my latest update, which really fixes no problems, (are there any?) but is slightly smaller (frees up an additional 700K storage memory) and likely a bit faster (removes about a hundred .rgu and .dsm entries from the Windows directory). I'm hoping it's just as stable as the other versions have been. The downside to this version, is that it is not easily disassembled for use as a base for further cooking. However, the design philosophy for this rom is that it is meant to be customized after flashing anyway, so it should not be a problem for most.

To upgrade from 1.1, just backup, flash, and restore. From 1.0, backup, flash, restore, install JVM of your choice.

Links are at bottom of first post. (Edit: V1.2 pulled for now due to active sync problems.)

I hope you like it. :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gerald_s:
I'm very sure we will like it (although its not always the best idea to remove all the rgu's and dsm's). But I'm sure you've been careful in removing. I will test it tomorrow and report any issues - if there are any.

As long as I don't have time enough to create my own perfect rom (perfect for me) I'm using your roms because they are really great and well thought out. Thanks again for investing your time in building roms.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Sorry, pulled for now. Activesync problem.

Hi Gerald,

You are right, I do my best to release clean problem-free roms. Unfortunately, I've just discovered a problem with activesync and this rom. I've pulled the links for now. Those of you who've already flashed, if you could test everything out and let me know what doesn't work so I can add back the appropriate .dsm and/or .rgu files I'd appreciate it. Last night things seemed to be ok with all my old apps, but I hadn't tried re-synching my contacts and appointments. Sorry for your trouble everyone. If others want to try this as a "beta", PM me and I'll send links.

Regards,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Back again:

OK, I think I'm going to have to be more tentative with this latest release. I've added back the .dsm files and gotten activesync working. Its a shame activesync is so touchy as I didn't really find any other problems, and it adds 65 files. But activesync is "core" functionality, and needs to work. Down the road if I can figure out what else I can pare, I will. So, as soon as I can get rapidshare to complete the uploads, I'll be reactivating the links to the V1.2a versions. Again, only a subtle improvement for most in terms of speed, and about 200K additional storage memory, but it should be a seamless upgrade for those on V1.1 already. Again though, it won't "play nice" with the rom kitchens out there, so if you're cooking stick with an earlier version.

BTW: Over 300 happy downloads so far of the various versions.

Take care,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gerald_s:
Here's now my report, better late than never :)

Flashed V 1.2a with 6 Mb Pagepool, after cold boot I had 61 MB storage and 28,23 Mb program memory.

Installed in main memory:

.) enAlarm

.) BatteryStatus

.) WizbarLite

.) MobipocketReader

.) cLauncher

.) SPB Mobile Shell

.) VJs tools (flashlight, brighter screen

Installed on storage card:

.) Total Commander

.) SkTools

.) HTCustom

Changed the Comm Manager (guess its one of Schaps), made some tweaks with HTCustom.

Copied HTC Audiomanager and TaskMgr to main memory (no need to install it), tested every single installed program - running without any problems.

Internet, Email and SMS is also working, I cannot test MMS because of missing provider informations :mad:

Now running always in the background:

.) BatteryStatus

.) MobileShell

.) cLauncher - integrated in Mobile Shell

Free memory: 24 MB!!!! A hell lot of ram with 6 MB PP and MobileShell running.

As I said before: I'll keep this rom until I've time enough to create my new one :D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
re: Review

Hi Gerald,

Thanks for taking the time to shake it out and post your results! In my own testing, I got 30.16 mb free program memory on cold boot with the 6mb page pool version. If you have occasion to do a cold boot again (hopefully not!), make sure to wait a minute or so to allow the boot to finish completely. The start up routines draw memory until they complete, which takes awhile even after the PPC becomes responsive.

Best wishes,:)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] joecruz:
T-Mobile Version?

Hi edhaas,

I've been using ur v1.0 ever since it came out and I must say it's working great! fast and very stable (i think I had to do soft reset only once in the past week where fone locked up). Anyway, I heard a lot of good things about the new official T-mobile version and was wondering if you could do a "T-Mobile Lite"? Exactly the same way as u did with the dopod version. That would be excellent if u could.

Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] pietrucci:
Sorry I didn't follow this thread but I read this passage in your first post.

The question is: did anyone have "issues" with 4 Mb pagepool??? I never heard of that (and I read a lot around here...).

Ok to some it seems it's a littlebit slower than the 6 Mb pagepool (but to some it doens't!), but never heard of other issues.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] alancstan:
Using the v1.1 4Mb since inception, fast and stable! No problem...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Radimus:
I just installed V1.2 6mb Page Pool and all seems well.

My current setup log:

I've tested SMS/MMS/phone calls/3g and gprs data

I still have some minor apps to install and test as well as some tweaking of interface... notifications, skins, ringtones, etc

So far so good... and I thought that "vp3G's WM6 v3.0" was the tightest around... I am very pleased so far. I'll be back to report on stability.... which is probably the most important feature anyway

Before and after:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] klabton:
Great job edhaas :)

It' the best base for customizations :))

I have only one question, that i couldn't find the answer.

I have changed all dialpad and phone skins except one. The one that comes when I have to enter PIN.

I ask this question in Keiser 3G dialpad topic, but no answer. Maybe here somone can help me.

How can I change this one skin??
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
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It's nice to hear from everyone.

joecruz: As I mentioned a few posts back, I did do a T-Mobile Lite, but I found it was just like this one, only a bit larger in size. I didn't see any advantage to it. If there is some, let me know and I'll reopen that project.

pietrucci: Someone else (and I) had some phone problems once with a 4mb version. Most never have any problem with it. (Like alancstan!) I offer the 6 for those who do have problems with the 4, but again its a rare thing. With the 4mb version you do have 32 mb program memory at cold boot. (Vs 30+ mb with the 6mb versions)

Radimus: Thanks for the report. You're really loaded up! But that's what this is for. One minor quibble, you're "before" shot only shows 23mb free program memory, which of course is actually much higher. You must have had some processes running (I see activesync of course). Let us know how the "shake down" goes!

klabton: Glad you like it. I don't know much about skinning. I did look at the graphic files and didn't see anything that looked like it, so it's probably not named as a normal graphic file. Hope you find the answer you seek.

Best wishes to all, :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edward-riko:
WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE T-Mobile Lite

THANK YOU

EDWARD
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] uglybee:
Is this preloaded with ATI fix? Is it neccessary to apply?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gerald_s:
The ATI-fix is for watching videos faster and/or in better quality on the hermes. I think the fix is not implemented but I guess you can find a cab somewhere around here.

IMHO the intention of this rom is to be a clean, fast and stable rom, ready for customizing with all the required apps. Perfect to play with and customizing it
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Radimus:
The only thing installed was MyMobiler for remote control and screen caps

Perhaps I should have rebooted the device before taking the screen caps, perhaps the installer didn't clean up.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] NRGZ28:
This is a great ROM, but I'm taking it off today. It doesnt do well while it's in suspend mode. Any email notifications I get, the sound gets chopped off. It plays for a little bit, then when I turn the device on it plays the rest of sound file. Bluetooth audio (A2DP) doesnt work while it's suspended either. I noticed AVCRP doesnt either (suspended or not). I have "phonealarm" and it wont switch profiles based on time, while it's suspended.

It's a great ROM otherwise, fast and stable, but the power problem described above is a deal breaker for me. Just reporting it, so edhass can maybe look into it :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
re Power problems

Hi NRGZ28,

I wonder if you have some third party apps which are getting in the way. I can't replicate your notification issues (you might try a new radio version). Also, for me the a2dp works beautifully in suspend mode. (One of the coolest features.) I don't use AVRCP (I'm not sure what it is, I'll look it up.) or Phonealarm, so I can't help with those, but again I would try to look for interactions with other apps.

Hope you get it sorted out, and thanks for trying the rom.

edward-rico: Vote noted. Any particular reason for that build?

uglybee: No, I did not build in the ATI fix. If you need it add it in. I haven't needed it. Some of the configuration tools also include it.

gerald_s: Yep.

Radimus: Probably mostly the activesync busy with something.

BTW: I've noticed that Opera mini beta 4 runs much better with the Jbed Java than with the Tao Java. (for those who are fans of that browser)

Have a nice day,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edward-riko:
edward-rico: Vote noted. Any particular reason for that build?

i am using now the t-mobile test rom

this rom is very stable and very fast it is the better rom i used until now before this i used the dopod official lite

this new build is the best i tried

thank you

edward
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] uiqjirka:
This rom is very stable and very fast.Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] klabton:
Ok. Flashed with 1.2 :)

And I've found the way to change pin code skin :) so now totally every thing looks P.E.R.F.E.C.T :)

Thanks edhaas :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] yu130960:
I have tried almost every ROM and most recently am coming from the TNT Roms PRo 6megpp and was fairly satisfied until it creashed and made the phone hot to touch in less than 5 mintues. Don't know what exactly that was but anyways, thought I would like to start fresh and stay official. The HTC official was really bloated and Scaps Roms were okay but I was looking for something a little leaner and quicker without sacrificing stability. So I took the 1.0 Dopod from here and put everything that i like on it and it is working great so far.

HTC Home 1.7

Today Agenda beta

and most of the TNT applications which for the most part are available as free cabs.

Once loaded up I really see little difference between this clean ROM and the TNT.

P.S. Even though it adds a little space I would request a recooked ROM adding the games back in for those occasional boring times waiting for something....
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] NRGZ28:
Well I reloaded austinsync's clean TMobile ROM today and all my power issues went away. I always run the same set of software.

PhoneAlarm Full 1.61.175

PocketBreeze 5.3

WeatherPanel 2.5

That's it....

It's funny that I had Dopod based ROMs loaded before and didnt have the power issues.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] klabton:
I have no problems with this rom :)

i have:

SpB Diary, Shell

SMSdrFix

H-Button

Still >27 MB ram after SR. :)

Have no issues with battery drain.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Daily check-in

edward-riko: Any specifics about the speed and stability vs this build? I see that someone has put out a lite T-Mobile build. (Actually not as "Lite" as this one after you add back Office though.) You might give that one a try.

uigjirka: Happy you're liking it.

yul30960: Glad it's working well for you. There are lots of free game cabs around, which can pretty much replace the built in apps and more. Have fun!

NRGZ28: My personal opinion is that the cold reset and reinstalling your apps is likely what cured your problems, but I'm glad you've found a solution.

klabton: Congrats on the skin! Thanks for your comment.

Best wishes everyone, :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gerald_s:
How did you change it?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mcorrie1121:
Hey a question about this rom...

When I use Soft Key to change the today screen button to "mew sms", whenever i press that button i get "the file 'tnsms' cannot be found".

Where do i get this file/whats wrong?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] klabton:
I found one solution somewhere on this forum.

When You install those two cabs, You will get black Kaiser style Pin pad, that is more cool looking than original dopod :)

First install sdkcerts.cab, than the second one :)

More about those cabs here :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=321733

You will get extra top right battery icon in Schaps style :) You can alwas turn it off using Advanced Configuration tool, or HTCustom :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] klabton:
Little issue?

I think, I've found a little "thing".. When I'm downloading for exmpl. some cabs from xda, i dont get names of files, only attachment.php. When i change ext to cab, it can be installed. I didn't get this with previous version ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gerald_s:
I downloaded your "PK Black&Whitexxxx.cab" some hours ago, the file was named correctly. I'm using V1.2a - 6 MB PP.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Soft Key

I wonder if you're using an incomplete or incompatible version of the Soft Key app? I don't see a "tnsms" file in the Windows directory of this rom, so it isn't there. I can suggest WM5NewMenu however, I think you'll like it. :) (check the resources in the second post)

klabton: I also just downloaded a .cab file without incident. Are you using Internet Explorer? (That's what I tested with.) I hope one of your apps didn't do a naughty on the wrong registry setting. :o

Regards,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mcorrie1121:
Thanks. The Soft Key changer was in the "Lots of CABs" link in the second post so I assumed it would work. My bad there.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] diezoo:
Excellent ROM!

I'm insane user :) have a lot of application and configuration.

I'm using for 24 hours, no problem, all working excellent.

I will keep for a while.... I'm very happy.

Thank you Ed.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mcorrie1121:
Ok another question...On my start menu customization screen, there are two options for the "Games" folder; one is empty and one contains the games. The empty one is automatically checked, and when i try to uncheck it it says "Cannot move that item." :mad:

How do i remove that extra folder?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] larsuck:
Hmmmm. Seems to me I had this problem too, though it has been so long I can't remember straight. Try deleting the empty games folder using File Explorer.

But be sure to run a backup before you do. It has been a while you understand.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
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Hi Everyone,

mcorrie1121: No problem with the SoftKey thing. I am surprised about the Games thing though. I just checked with a cold reboot, and the Games folder is not present or selected in the Start Menu in this rom. Please double check that to be sure you're using my rom! If it was added by some later app you loaded, then follow larsuck's advice by browsing to Windows\Start Menu, and deleting the Games folder which is apparently there in your case. (Double check that it is empty first.) The one in Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Games is the "real" one, which is there, but empty after a cold reboot with my roms.

[Edit: It occurs to me that you may be restoring a backup from a different rom over this one. This is definitely not recommended, and will almost certainly cause you problems eventually, although it can seem to work for awhile.]

diezoo: You're welcome. Enjoy the rom. You're setup looks really cool BTW. :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mcorrie1121:
:D Nice call man! Worked good.

I can't say for sure but I'm pretty sure that that folder wasn't there when I first flashed; as for what program added it, I don't know, I had installed many programs. But its all good now.:)

Edhaas: No I didn't use any backup here, especially not from a different ROM.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] yu130960:
It shows up in mine as well. Not bothered as it is a simple deletion. Funny that it is popping up.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mcorrie1121:
Ok, so I know you can't use a backup from one rom to another, obviously. But can you use one from your v1.1 to v1.2? The only difference is you removed all the .rgu files. I just thought i'd check with the source first tho.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] alancstan:
edhaas... will u be releasing a new rom based on T-Mobile 3.60 Build 18125.0.4.2 ?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] yu130960:
Personally, I think the purpose of Dopod lite was the stability and speed. I haven't seen that in the 3.60 build and there are plenty of others and even one other ultra clean rom floating around.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] kparikh82276:
Kinda feels slow

Hello All,

Thanks again for providing us w/ the new ROM.

I've read through most of the post, and i have the impression that majority of you feel this is a fast ROM.

I don't see that.

I upgraded from the ROM WM6 3.00 to this.

I do see the increased memory, fantastic, but don't see the speed that everyone else is seeing.

What do you think would help.... maybe SKtools optimization?

:confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Sure, that's no problem.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] yu130960:
I used TNT 2.0 6meg and saw the little bit extra speed but that was moot the day I reached for my phone and it was burning up. Scared the sheet out of me. That's when I looked for something that was stable and lean. I am sure if you want all out speed everyone will say try out the TNT Rom. All others were slower then Dopod Lite.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
alancstan: I'm not sure about the T-Mob build. I did to an initial stripped version, but it was larger, (so there would be less free memory), and to me not any quicker, and there were some "hiccups" in the build that made me nervous about stability. I've been around here long enough that I realize people always want the latest build, thinking it must somehow be better; I used to feel that way too. But I've started to value the "tried and true" more lately, especially when I don't see much difference in performance. This rom fulfills a particular niche. It seems to be the most stable and glitch-free WM6 rom available, I see almost no problems with it especially in comparison to the stuff I read on other threads. It is also the most broadly customizable, with the most available memory of any functional rom out there. It also very fast, at least to me any difference with the T-Mob build in terms of speed is negligible. So, really I haven't been able to justify to myself putting out a new rom with potential bugs, and asking everyone to go through reinstalling everything and testing and debugging and fixing. (That's not to say I won't ever do it though. :p)

yu130960: Yes, there is an "ultra ultra lite" T-Mob build out. If you read carefully, you see that my rom has more

available

storage memory and just as much program memory, and includes Office in the build! It also has much fewer reported issues. (Although, I'm sure those will get sorted out.)

kparikh82276: This is based off the same build as the one you upgraded from. The speed will be about the same, only perhaps slightly faster, because in accessing the windows directory it has fewer directory entries to search. Some people feel a 4mb page pool is quicker, so you might try that. Also, yes, you can do some file cache tweaks which can help for some operations. I used to play with those a lot, but haven't felt the need for awhile now. Hope you enjoy the rom, it's flexibility grows on you. :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] alancstan:
Thanks for the feedback edhaas... a good point to note;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
New Rom!

Well, now that I said there wasn't any good reason to do a T-Mobile version, bepe goes and makes a modified version of it which incorporates extended_rom into available storage memory, and changes the balance. So, I created a T-Mobile Lite rom, which is pretty much equivalent to the DopodLite V1.0. It uses a bit more program memory, wipes out your extended rom, but gives you 67.10 mb of free storage memory to play with. For those of you who are happy with the Dopod version, I really can't see a good reason to change, especially with the hassle of reinstalling all your programs, etc. (Restoring from a D-Lite based backup is not recommended.) The speed is not any different in my opinion, and I'm not sure anyone is using nearly all their storage memory anyway. But I know there are some flash addicts out there who will have fun with this.

When I am able to figure out what bepe did to create this modification, I will release an updated D-Lite version, which should really be something!

Link to T-Lite Thread

Best wishes,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] larsuck:
Edhaas,

I've come to the realization that these Dlite roms are just like the dog that never barked. Very few have problems with them, so no one really posts about them, so the thread gets pushed down to the third page and no one notices it so that no one else downloads it. The price of success I suppose.

I am impatiently awaiting your next rom with the super big storage. (See my sig.) And see if you can't make it a little less perfect this time.

:rolleyes:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] yu130960:
Yes, I agree. D-Lite has become my permanent ROM and now that I set, I even find that I am visiting here less frequently. I am just going to wait for WM7.

I was going to spend considerable amount of time cooking my own, but what is the point when you have a great base to work off of...

Good job.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] kipe:
@edhaas, great ROM (using v1.2 6mb pagepool)! ..am gonna be an avid follower of this thread.. :D as someone said before this, damn..is this my final ROM.. as good as it get? ..hope not.. looking forward to your upcoming development on this...

anyway bro, which are using personally anyway for your hermes?

keep it up!