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[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MrVarioII:
hey folks,

wonder if I could ask for a hand here! I'm dyslexic and reading all these limitless pages of text to figure out which version is best and most stable is a real headache ;)

Since I install loads and loads of medical ebooks (which I own) and software on my PDA it will take a good 6 hours getting any new install set up - since I don't have that much time we're talking weeks.

I've had this version of WM6/6.1 reccomended to me for speed and stability but there's so many versions etc....

Can I ask if someone would mind PMing me the latest (stable) version number (and link) as I've got an exam next week and don't want to spend hours playing catch up ;)

Thanks again folks!

TheBoxMan.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Which version?

Hi BoxMan,

They are all quite stable. My personal favorite, and the one with the most available storage is the Super D-Lite 6mb Pagepool version. The link is in the first post. Or here. I also have lots of apps and medical texts etc, and I've never had a problem.

This is a WM 6.0 rom. I've recently been trying out some of the newer 6.1 builds (by other cookers), but always come back due to intermittent stability issues. I also suggest 1.50 or earlier radio roms as I've had issues with higher builds.

Keep frequent backups with a backup program such as SPB Backup as you are installing your programs and tweaks, that way if you find an incompatibility you can restore a previous setup easily. Later on, after you start to trust the rom, you'll need to to that less frequently. ;)

As you have time, I'd suggest reading the thread, as there are lots of good tips, etc in here.

Good luck in your studies, and enjoy the rom! :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MrVarioII:
Thanks edhaas!

Installed it and loving it in terms of speed so far. Hit a couple of problems thought I would ask for a hand. Forgive me if I'm breaking protocol asking here :)

Basically there are two problems I've hit:

1. Hotmail isn't syncing....or restoring from my PIM backup (getting an error). Was something related to this stripped out the OS? How do I restore that as I use hotmail as my main email address ;)

2. I can't figure out how to get my Copilot Bluetooth GPS reciever working...In truth this is potentially my fault but I'm unable to figure out if the problem is me or the new OS....anyone able to give me a few pointers in the right direction with this?

Broadly though I'm very impressed. It's fast, shiny, and great (I notice this version's today isn't as 'pimped' as a few of the other screenshots - anyone got any suggestions for good pimping today screen progs)?

Cheers Folks,

TheBoxMan
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Reply

No worries about protocol. This is the place.

As far as your Hotmail issue: As I remember, there was a change in the internal structure of PIM data between WM5 and WM6 which caused lots of issues when that first happened. You might search on those terms to see how people dealt with it. I always used activesync so never had that issue personally. This is probably the issue with your PIM backup not restoring. I think the workaround was to install a later version of PIM backup software on the old rom, before upgrading the rom. If you are wanting to re-sync Hotmail "over the air" with Microsoft directly, I'd suggest using a WiFi connection to do it, as it's otherwise very slow, and prone to transmission issues. Install the latest version of Windows Live for Windows Mobile from Microsoft beforehand.

The GPS connection thing is potentially an art form. There's a bit of a learning curve with these things, but not too bad. It took me awhile to get the settings right for my bluetooth GPS as well. It also depends on what GPS program you want to use. Some prefer the "External GPS" app in System>Settings be set up, and others don't seem to work well with it. There are several "GPS" threads on the forum which might help. I have my GPS playing nice with TomTom and with Google Maps at this point, though whenever I re-flash I end up tinkering with it awhile to get it working. Generally, pair the device with bluetooth first, set up a comm port, don't use beam authentication, then run the "External GPS" app (or not).

If others have your specific GPS and can pitch in with help, hopefully they can do that. If you can't figure it out, come back with more specifics and I'll try to help.

As far as decorating your screen, there are experts at that around, but as you can tell I'm not one of them. I just supply the canvas. Have fun experimenting, but keep your backups around until you find a stable setup you like. :rolleyes:

Regards, and thanks for the props. :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] rgelfand:
When I run wmp, the only other application I run is activesync. I have played mp3 recorded with bitrate of 48 and 320. Still the same problem. May bitrate 48 it doesn't happen as often. But I would have thought that at bitrate 48 you wouldn't generate major bluetooth traffic.

Just so happens, parrot claims that this problem they experienced only with hermes.

Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Well, we're heading a shade off topic, but my guess is that it shouldn't matter too much what bitrate the music is recorded at. My understanding is the digital music is transformed into a waveform, which is then fed to the speakers or to the bluetooth driver, which then breaks down the waveform again for transmission to the bluetooth device. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong.)

I would check out pocc's post. He claims to have solved the Parrot issue.

The other suggestion I could make, would be to try a less resource hungry app than WMP. TCPMP for example, or HTC's Media Player. Good Luck!

Best wishes,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] rgelfand:
If you don't specify bitrate in a2dp settings, does hermes decide what bitrate to use once or is this dependent on the recording? Clearly, the 320 bitrate recording sounds significantly better than that of 96.

Parrot's tech support said the unit was tested at 192 a2dp bitrate. Would you know the max a2dp bitrate hermes would if not set in a2dp setting? If not, is there a way I could check?

Thanks in advance
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] rgelfand:
Could it be that hermes just doesn't have enough horsepower to decode mp3 and encode to a2dp consistently and therefore it needs to catch up after a while?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Re a2dp

Well, no. The reason I can say that so confidently is that I am using A2DP regularly as I described, which sounds awesome, just like wired, and never have a pause or skip. I have played recordings which were made at 256 bitrate and have not had any problems (They just sound better). I think your problem can be solved. Read the links I provided and give the settings there a try.

Good luck!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] rob.ocelot:
I'd give that a yes. Had no issues, except for some weird happenings when I tried to make a backup and I got some errors relating to the non-existent Solitaire and Bubble Breaker games (or possibly their icons/links which still might exist in /Windows). Still worked fine, just that SPB Backup reported errors with them.

Strange as it may seem, the lack of activity on this thread is a good thing. I'd rather not read comments like "love the bling, makes my com manager look ace. Too bad it's broken four other things in this ROM, please fix it". :rolleyes:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] rgelfand:
Though I have enabled hsdpa, when connected the icon doesn't switch from 3g. Does this mean with this rom you could only make 3g connection, or the connection is hsdpa connection and errorneously shows 3g?

Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
New download link.

I have added a megaupload link on the first post for those who have trouble with rapidshare.

rob.ocelot: Thanks for the comment. I also had the complaints from SPB Backup, but as you say it worked fine anyway. I haven't bothered to track it down as it doesn't affect functionality. It's possible to add exceptions to SPB backup so it doesn't complain, but to be honest it's not worth searching for the thread and the registry entry for me. I'm happy everything is working well for you.

rgelfand: Did you get your a2dp working well? The hspda is working, but yes, it does not show in the indicator. You can check your download speeds at dslreports: http://www.dslreports.com/mspeed

to verify that. Also, there are registry tweaks to enable the indicator. Schaps custom configuration tool works if you don't want to dig, and it can be useful for changing bitpool settings etc for your a2dp troubleshooting.

Best wishes,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] larsuck:
reliable and efficient and fast and smooth

@edhass

Yes, everything in this rom is working smoothly. I have not run into any problems whatsoever, and I have tricked it out with a whole bunch of weird stuff.

Dammit edhass, this could conceivably be the last rom I ever flash! :( Now what am I going to do with my weekends? Spend them with my wife? :confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Flashing Angst

LOL, Sorry about the wife thing :p! Thanks for the report. I have also had that problem. My wife swears I "break" my Hermes on purpose, so I can spend hours (usually after midnight) "fixing" it. I have to plead the Fifth Amendment on that. :o

Seriously, it really takes a lot of work to reflash. Even though I've probably done it over a hundred times by now, it still takes at least 4 hours to recover from a new flash (I have lots of programs I need access to.), then fixing all the little bugs, etc, then deciding if it's any better than the previous rom. It's fun, the eye candy of a new rom is exciting, but at some point it gets old, especially if the underlying performance of the rom isn't any better (or is worse). Much easier, though less exciting, to just load in new apps and themes when I get bored with the current setup. Or remove a buggy app with add/remove programs when needed. :(

Best wishes,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] bigj91:
many thanks edhass, Im lovin it!! even put it on my girlfriends 8525, she was like , "did u get me a new phone"? haha quick ?, sometypes when i type sms messages or notes, the caps lock keeps coming back on after i turn it off, this has happened to me with other roms too, any help i appreciated, again thanks for the rom very nice, i especially like how all the junk is removed.

jc
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] rgelfand:
FYI... Don't get me wrong. I performed a speed on speakeasy site. The fastest to date. Going through Atlanta server, the upload was 300 and download 550. As far as, a2dp I am going to have to live with pauses as I tried everything and pauses persist.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Stuff

jc and rgelfand: Glad you're both liking the rom.

jc: I can't duplicate your issue, but in the past I did have trouble turning off the caps lock, until I realized I had to press the function (dot) key first, and then the caps lock key to permanently unlock it. The same as you do when you turn it on. If you don't hit the dot key, it will only make the next keypress lowercase, and then return to the capslock condition. Hope this is what you're running into.

rgelfand: Sounds like you've got the speed! HSPDA speeds vary across the country, and even from minute to minute. I just got 923kbits/sec here, I usually get around 700. Sorry about the a2dp. It sounded like pocc had gotten it licked. One last thing you might consider before giving up or buying a new bluetooth stereo adapter, is changing your radio. Try a couple and see if a change helps.

Best wishes,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] patrickquek:
Thakns edhaas.

I'm not able to use your ROM (and other latest WM6 releases) because its not BBConnect/Goodlink "cracked" or hex-edited. So i'm still stuck with the pre-official WM6 versions.

Would you be able to release one with the version hex-edited so that Goodlink could be installed successfully?

Many thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] rgelfand:
Thanks Ed.

Are you saying radio rom affects bluetooth performance? If so, how? as I understood it was for gsm/3g.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] larsuck:
a2dp skipping

@rgelfand - Do you have wifi enabled? I have noticed in the past that when wifi is enabled and is sniffing to find a signal that it intereferes with A2DP every 30 sec. or so.

Even if this the wifi isn't the problem, perhaps your radio version is having some kind of similar effect, whether it be interference or perhaps just sapping your phone's cpu cycles enough to cause the skip.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] rgelfand:
I don't have wifi on.

However, now that you have mentioned it, a thought came to mind. Whenever an a2dp connection is established, if there is an action that produces a notification, the notification sound iterrupts. I wonder if there is a processs that produces a sound, some sort of notification, that causes iterruption.

One thing is true, no sound is being lost as it pauses. I don't remember where I saw it on this forum, but it said that no sound being lost points to processing power of hermes.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Blackberry

I'm sorry, but since I don't use Blackberry, I couldn't test the rom, and I don't want to release something that might not work, or could cause more problems. If someone who has already done the modification wants to post a link, or if you eventually do it yourself, I'd be happy to put the link on the first post. Good luck!

larsuck: Thanks for helping out.

rgelfand: Sounds like a good thought. I don't use direct push either, so I can't be much help. One suggestion is to make sure all your attachments, emails, etc are being saved to storage memory instead of SD card. Also all today screen or "resident" programs should be in storage memory as well. Another radio may also handle the polling for messages more smoothly. (Isn't troubleshooting fun!):rolleyes:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Re: Blackberry

I wonder if the attachment in the following thread might help those who need blackberry with this rom?

Best wishes,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
New Version

OK, I am offering this with some trepidation, because the original version has been so stable, but since Schaps has been kind enough to package two versions of the Java VM in CAB format, I have decided to offer a version of the rom with Java removed. For those who are currently running the old rom, I don't see any real reason to upgrade, other than the flexibility of playing around with another Java VM to see if you like it better. I have reduced the page pool in the new rom to 4 mb, which I hope does not cause any problems, and some people believe may increase performance slightly. It also looks cool on a cold reboot when you see 32 mb free program memory, and 61 mb free storage memory! I have also fixed the mildly annoying, but inconsequential solitaire error message. For those who want to upgrade from V1.0, I suggest the following process: Make your complete backup, flash the new rom, restore your backup, load the Tao Java .cab, soft reset using the power off button, remove the shortcut for the midilet manager from the Start Menu. This process should essentially return you to baseline, but with a smaller page pool, more free memory, and the ability to remove the Tao Java VM from add/remove programs, and try the Jbed Java VM if you desire to do so.

See the bottom of the first post for the rom link, see the second post for links to the Java VM cabs.

Have fun! :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gerald_s:
Astounding.

Its online since more than 15 hours and no feedback?

Either its running perfect or nobody noticed the new version. :)

So I have to give it a try :D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think. So far over 20 downloads of the latest version, and over 200 for the previous version. As others have suggested, I'm taking the relative silence as evidence that its just doing its job in its own quietly effective way. ;)

Best wishes,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gerald_s:
Running it now since some hours without any problems. You did a great job, mr. edhaas, a fast, responsible ram with a lot of free memory.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] daduy:
another feedback

Dear Edhaas,

just want to let you know that your ROM is fantastic, they're fast, stable, and has a lot of free memory :D, simply fantastic, way to go :D

Regards,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jcespi2005:
ey, man, your little rom is really nice...

I'd love to make the same for the spanish HTC official version, could you point me to the tools you've used and the content of the packcages or their parts you have striped out (i know some of thems are on OEMAPP, so you have deleted only parts of packages, i suppose).

Thanks in advance, and congratulations for your work.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] seasky3246:
Hi edhaas. Thx for your base ROM.

I flashed the latest version on the day it was released and before I used the 1.0 on the Hermes. This afternoon I made a phone call and about 20 minutes later when my call was not over the device froze. I've used the 1.0 version for a long time and this is the only problem I've experienced since I used the base ROM including the 1.0 and the latest 1.1.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Feedback reports.

Thanks, everyone, for the nice comments. Daduy and gerald_s, and jcespi2005, I'm glad you're not having any problems.

jcespi2005: I used mostly bepe's package tool, tadzio's imgfs tools, my own "squeezer" package, XVI35 binary editor, and notepad. In the first post I summarize what I've done. Some of the packages group nicely with bepe's tool, others are still spread through various folders. I use notepad to go through each .rgu to hunt down all the dependencies and note what can be removed. I edit the initflashes.dat to remove shortcuts that are no longer needed. Actually, if you're interested, we might collaborate on a Spanish version of this rom. Let me know.

Seasky3246: I'm sorry about the phone hang. As I mention in the post I am a bit concerned about using a 4mb page pool. I myself had (only one) SOD experience while streaming 3G internet radio to my bluetooth a2dp stereo headset with the new version. (I had powered down and let the music continue, then after about 20 min the sound cut off and I had to soft reset to regain control of the device) I'm not sure whether to blame the reduced page pool (I never had this on the old version), or some interaction with the new 1.50.00.00 radio I'm running, or some freak thing. I ran memmaid, and sktools and did clear out some old registry entries a previous music player had left behind after uninstall, and I ran the heck out of the internet radio and gsplayer via bluetooth again and the problem hasn't occurred again. (I'm running the 4mb page pool version currently, still.) I think I'll post a 6mb page pool version of the 1.1 as well. If people have problems with the 4mb version I'd appreciate it if they'd try the 6mb version (or version 1.0) and report if the problems go away. Thanks for the report.

Best wishes,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jcespi2005:
I'm interested. I am acquainted with tadzio tools, bepe's package tool and XVI35. I'd like to know about your "squeezer" :)

I've dumped the spanish HTC ROM and package with bepe's tool to use with bepe's cook.

Let me know how can we collaborate, or how can i help you(us) with the lite spanish version.

Thanks in advance.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] vjgrace:
v1.1 More Storage with Same Stability!!

Edhaas,

You did it!! Actually additional storage with the same great stability (6mb page pool), Excellent!!

Thanks again!!

vjgrace
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] seasky3246:
Great Edhaas. Thanks for the 6m pagepool

but it seems that the rapidshare link is unhappy at the moment....
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] klabton:
This is what i was waiting for :)

32 MB of free ram :)

Thank You man :))
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
re: Feedback

Klabton and vjgrace: Thanks for the comments. Always nice to hear nice things. :)

Seasky3246, did you finally get the rapidshare working? (The download count keeps going up. :))

Jcespi2005: I tried to rush out an alpha build of a Spanish version to send to you, but I am having some (major) issues with it. :( I'll let you know as soon as I have something testable. :o

Best wishes,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jcespi2005:
Let me know what major issues you have to see how can i help you (if i can).

Thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] seasky3246:
Hi Edhaas, yes. I flashed the 6m PP ROM this afternoon and it'g great ~

Thank you!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] gerald_s:
I guess the 6 MB PP version will have 30 MB free Ram after a cold boot?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
update

Hi everyone,

gerald_s: Yes, the 6 pp version has over 30mb program memory free on fresh boot.

jcespi2005: Sorry about the Spanish version. I've been delayed fiddling around with the new T-mobile rom.

On that subject, I wanted folks to know that I've checked out that rom, and actually produced a version similar to that here. However to be honest I don't see any difference in performance. It is very quick on cold boot, but then so is this one. It does have a newer version of Tao Java, and Arcsoft MMS, but I'm not sure the difference matters in any way. It's also a bit "bigger", in that it has more files, which are not obviously connected to anything, and that will take time to strip without causing problems in functionality. My alpha for example, has problems with the camera, and I'm not sure why. Anyway, down the road I may put out something with the new build, but I'll need to think of a good reason, and spend some time making sure its reliable. There are also some cabs, like a little tray launcher program that people might like, which will likely find their way into the forum soon, and could just as easily be run on dopod lite.

Best wishes,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Re: Spanish Version

I finally got the Spanish version running, and would greatly appreciate it if you could test it for me.

Here's the Link. (Link pulled, buggy.)

Thanks much,
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jcespi2005:
One little question, what ROM do you take for your little spanish version, the Dopod WWE or the HTC ESN one?

I ask cause i like to have all the CABs for the striped out components from the ROM to install later if i need.

Thanks, i'll give a try and report back.

Regards.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] edhaas:
Update

I pulled the Spanish version for now, based on some very good testing that jcespi2005 did. Not ready for general use I'm afraid. :o

That version was based on the Dopod rom, with language files pulled from the HTC rom.

As far as CABs go, its hard to make promises. It's a bit of work to repackage OEM programs into CABs; not insane, but if you don't do it often and/or haven't spent the $$ on the good tools to do it easily, (which I can't justify for this little hobby) it takes time.

Otherwise, I guess we're back to the quiet sound of many happy DopodLite users! :)

Best wishes,