yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mccreath:
OK ok

I've flashed, and it is SOLID, and bloomin' quick.

Very basic, not very sexy looking, but damn quick....

:)

Note to self... change signature
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Jygar:
Aye, and being T-Mobile they have left out Windows Live Messenger as they would prefer you dont use IM over W'n'W lol.

However its easily recified!

Glad you are sold too lol! Once you have all ur apps on it I feel its a complete OS.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mccreath:
Mirror for UK File

This is how impressive the running of this file is, I'm going to mirror it!!!

MIRROR HERE

And now back to my day job :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] chrisjasper:
Well, I've been using it for just over 24 hours now and it seems comparable to the Black roms in speed and its very stable.

Me like.

Only real issue I am seeing is a wierd pause when loading some e-mails, it just sits there for about a minute saying loading message. Anyone have any ideas?

Also, has anyone figured out how to remove all those icons from the system tray at the bottom? the usual reg fix/HTweak stuff to remove the battery and comm manager button dont work.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] sbetts000:
I have been using this rom for the last few days, I upgraded from Schaps 3.54a rom. I have to say I am really impressed with the speed it feels slightly faster and very stable.

I have put on HTC home (hhc customised), pocketcm and Tomtom 6.02 and it gives me everything i need

One thing, does anybody know what the tmobile@home item is in the today settings? checked or unchecked I cannot see a difference?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Jygar:
Aye I would like to know what it is too!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mccreath:
Inside scoop?

Here's my personal thought.

This is the actual ROM used on the Vario III, cut back to work on the Vario II.

Why else would it have these nuggets.

Also if you dig deep there is a lot of the GPS stuff still embedded in it... why? the ariel was ripped out at the factory on the Vario II....

To be quite honest though, this is pretty darned stable (36hrs running).

Everything works, and works quickly. I haven;t even been tempted to taint it with some mods yet....

What does everyone else think? UK/ NL/ DE/ AT ?? Any rgional differences from your original shipped ROM.

Cheers
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] eiskoud:
Is this the official T-Mobile WM6 romupdate for the MDA Vario 2 ??

It's not available for download on t-mobile.nl yet

cat i use this rom whit my original not-updated-yet Vario 2 or do i have to run other programs to update?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mitch1974:
I'm pretty sure this is just the T-Mob test Rom with a new boot screen.

Everything is identical, especially with that tmobile@home thing that does nothing.

I even had the same wi-fi problems.

Personally, I prefer Schaps 3.60 Rom, the wi-fi works better, runs faster for me.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Junner2003:
Not sure where this stuff got ribbed from. The GERMAN T-Mobile works stabile and has absolutely no issues! And this is the most important thing in my opinion! :D

BTW: T-Mobile Germany has oficially still a very old WM5 for download (not even AKU3)

It should work just fine if your VARIO 2 is CID unlocked! In case you haven't unlocked your device yet: search for HERMES_Unlocker (version 3a)

Best way of getting rid off all that icons is not to install them! :D

Go to SETTINGS -> SYSTEM -> CLEAR STORAGE and reset your device! After you went through the initialization process (TOUCH SCREEN ALIGNMENT and all that crap) and your device switches for the first time to the TODAY SCREEN you will have exactly 3 seconds to SOFT RESET your device ... that way you will have an almost clean (not / little personalized) device.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND: CLEARING STORAGE FORMATS YOUR DEVICE AND DELETES ALL DATA / INSTALLED PROGRAMS !
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] darrellr:
For those suggesting that this is cooked can I point out that it is SIGNED!!!

Whether it is a test build, a real build or just a hobby from a T-Mob engineer, one thing is certain - It must be from T-Mobile because it is signed.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] chrisjasper:
Have to admit I didnt think of that, I usually spend ages trying to hack bits I dont need.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] tredders:
Anyone got a comparison to Shamanix 3.54? I put Shamanix onto my Vario II yesterday, and it seems fine, so I'm not really bothered in upgrading just for the hell of it. However, if something's in there that warrants the upgrade, I'll do it.

Any info gratefully received.

Tredders
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] N!co:
YES, it is, NOW.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] TripleQ:
Hahah :)

I just found it on the tmobile site... (check the "business" section of the site)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Churchill:
Yea I See it too on the Dutch t-mobile site...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] stripeytom:
Thanks for this update - knowing T-Mob finally released WM6 means I can get IT to install the update on my work phone.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] darrellr:
Linky link link

File is TMO_NL_3.60.111.4_6275_1.50.00_108_ship.exe
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] chrisjasper:
Its okay, but I prefer shamanix or black, I've gone back to shamanix now because I had a couple of issues with alarms not going off with the T-Mob one.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] tredders:
Cheers for that info - I think I'll sit tight with Shamanix then.

Tredders
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Junner2003:
I just wonder if T-Mobile Germany ever will release the WM6 on their website? Up to now their latest 'official' / shipped ROM is quite old and dusty!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Izzard:
Thanx and tray icons

I too am very impressed by the stability and swiftness of this ROM. Thanx a lot for the upgrade. At TMO NL all they could say two days ago about an official release is that it would come. If this was within the next week, month or year they could not say. One day later they post it. Weird people....

If anyone has found a way to get rid of the 8(!) tray icons, please let me know. I'd be very happy.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Junner2003:
Simply prevent them from getting installed by soft-resetting your device before the CUSTOMIZATION starts. (Remember that tiny message which appears when you first start up your phone after a hard rest / flash? "Customization will start in 3 seconds ..." ... - ... that is the moment where you soft-reset your device.)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] smarty77:
does this ROM locks my device again

when i flash this rom, does it lock my device or does it loads another bootloader so that I cant upgrade to unofficial roms?

In the past there were roms that changes the IPL (or something) that causes the problem that you cant upgrade anymore...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] troyDoogle7:
Amazing Rom...

I am really impressed, the engineers have done a superb job. Only complaint is the combined mms/sms utliity. I send one mms every 3 months whereas I text every couple of hours. Annoys me that the first option that comes up is always mms. Is there a way to revert? to standard seperate mms/ sms accounts?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] neil@domino.org:
is it possible to get the cabs that are loaded when you install this? I think off the extrom?

Neil.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] eiskoud:
two thumbs up for t-mobile!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] rem2k6:
Anyone knows an answer to #52 ??
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Junner2003:
If you unlocked your device with Hermes_Unlocker3a and your device is HardSPL / SIM / CID unlocked this T-Mobile ROMs won't lock your device nor overwrite your bootloader, except you extract the nbh file and flash it with CustomRUU.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] orithm:
Post 52

I used HardSPL 7 and this rom does not write over SPL and IPL as mentioned - just rom and radio.

Since installing this has not crashed once despite installing htchome, htc tack manager, ms voice commander, skype and 10 other things. The only complaint is there is not enough free memory but for something this stable where everything i have tried works I'm not about to change it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] elgarfo:
i wondered how "official" these roms are....

where do they come from? i only ask, because i cannot find the update on the german website, the only one i could find on a tmobile site was the NL-one, as i has been linked to somewhere here? Is there an offical FTP where i can get the DE shipped upgrade? or has anyone more information on when it will be "really official"? (actually i'm asking for thi, because i wanted to return my phone to tmobile, but already flashed radios with HTC_BOOT 108, so i cannot downgrade)

greetings

garfield
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Philio25:
The UK ROM isn't on the UK site either, there isn't even a section for the Vario II!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] philjohn:
It's official

The UK one is definitely official, have a look here, straight from the HTC website:

http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMuk.aspx

you need a valid T-Mob Vario II (it checks your S/N). Just finished downloading and about to try it out!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] raupe:
Hi Folks,

here is some Hint if you want use the HTC Home Plugin on one of the international variants of the Rom.

The country codes of my example is for the german rom but should work for every language.

Rename the files as shown below:

in folder "/Windows/"

HTC HDlg.exe.0409.mui ->to-> HTC HDlg.exe.0407.mui

HTCHome.dll.0409.mui ->to-> HTCHome.dll.0407.mui

in folder "/htchome/"

HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml ->to-> HH_0407_WeatherCities.xml

!Attention!

1. This example was written for Kaiser.HTC.Home.v2.0.814.722.HTCHome.Dir.With.Brightness.Fix.Updated.01OCT2007-schen.cab

The folder names of other versions of htc home may differ - but the file names are the same.

2. You have to change the folder view settings on WinXP and Vista to rename the files in the Windows on your device!

Set them to show even hidden and protected files as well as system files!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] padlad:
Installed HardSPL 7 on my Vario II then the UK version. Did a soft reset before the 3 second install on boot up to stop the tool bar etc, loaded the T-mobile UK settings cab and everything seems great!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] leoiden:
what part of this has already being posted you guys dont understand?

the only difference is that its available from the carrier that all
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jost:
It's also official: T-Mobile Deutschland

The German one is also (definitely) official, have a look here, straight from the HTC website:

http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMD.aspx

you need a valid T-Mob Vario II (it checks your S/N). Just finished downloading and about to try it out!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] elgarfo:
so my question now is: how can i get to this page normally?

i mean, without having your link, how can i get there?

i registered to the HTC eclub, but could not register my Vario II as it is not HTC-Branded, of course.

My question is: will T-Mobile say: "no you flashed unrelaesed software, we do not repair your device on warranty", or will they accept the new rom i flashed from here? (or from htc.com ...)

greetings

garfield
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] jost:
Hi garfield,

last week I joined an event from Microsoft & T-Mobile officials regarding Windows Mobile 6. T-Mobile explained that within the next days/weeks they will set the link on their homepage:

http://www.t-mobile.de/business/downloads/software/0,9913,14751-_,00.html?WT.svl=100

The TM-NL website team works faster than the corresponding TM-D team, which for the moment is involved in the iphone-thing.

I can't say anything to your question about warranty.

Regards

Jost
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] elgarfo:
okay, thank you... so i'll wait some more days, until they release the software officially, and will then try to reach someone at the hotline :)

thanks for the info ;)

greetings

garfield
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MilchCow:
How is this supposed to be "official" if I can't find anything on the T-Mobile UK homepage about it? :confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] elgarfo:
as stated before, TMobile_NL has this rom on their website. jost just told me, that the NL-team of tmobile is working a bit faster ;)

i'm also waiting for the official release of the german update, because i have to return my phone for warranty-things...

so i guess, we'll just have to wait some more days or perhaps two weeks, but it seems to be the official update.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] eiskoud:
T-mobile NL has removed the update.. don't know why?

i've downloaded and updated my (still original) Vario2 and it's working fine. but today the links to the romupdate are gone
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] elgarfo:
just recognized it... hmm, still problems with this software update?

or t-mobile_NL has been requested to take it off, because the other t-mobile portals do not offer it yet?

somewhat weird to take an "official" update down... :confused:

greetings
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] om-by:
Strange... T-Mobile Deutschland - WM6-ROM-Code-Download is still working.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] 123immy:
installed yesterday - fast & stable and none of the bluetooth memory issues i had with schap's - so far anyways ;-)

i am however getting the car charging issue - intermittent then only when off..anyone else get this?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] JeeVee:
T-Mobile WM6 NL Upgrade available again

I've just looked at the website, it's there again?! I'm using this upgrade for about a week: fast and stable and also very basic. Nice this T-mobile branded HTC-upgrade. All settings are good (for T-Mobile users). Improved connectivity, better sensitivity (Radio 1.50). I'm very impressed!! Direct link: http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMNL.aspx.

You need a S/N of a Vario 2 for download!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] arifhanid:
Just flashed yesterday and am very impressed with its speed and stability.

Everything seems to work well.

Only thing I've noticed is that it doesn't seem to support HSDPA.

Also - I quite like the look of the little icons at the bottom during customisation - just wished that they were customisable so you can add your own links. Anyone know if its possible?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] skoci:
T-Mobile HR Official WM6 Upgrade

Hi Everybody,

maybe I'm a bit off topic (sorry), but ..

I just found a link to the Vario II WM6 upgrade on the Croatian T-Mobile site:

1. http://www.t-mobile.hr/1/10-70-15-00-00.asp# (Simply search for Vario II on the page and then you'll see a Windows Mobile 6 link).

2, The direct link to the ROM download page is: http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMHR.aspx

As much as I understand croatian (I only speak czech), they also have:

1. The posibility to download the Vario II WM5 ROM - second link

2. Downgrade instructions (although they seem to be for the Vario) - third link

3. A "Windows Mobile 6 Proffesional New Features Document September 2007" document (in English) comparing WM5 and WM6 - fourth link

Cheers

FYI, I will NOT be trying the HR WM6 ROM.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Gav:
Just dropping in here.

I've installed the UK Firmware from the 1st Post in this thread.

Its working brilliantly! MUCH better than any other WM6 firmware I've tried on my T-Mobile UK MDA Vario 2.

Its brilliant - thanks!

Thanks so much!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mountee:
Free Memory

How much frree memory (not storage) do you have with nothing running please? ROM I'm using only has 19mb free which is not enough for multitasking with my apps....thanks in advance
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Hissing Syd:
As another T-Mobile user, I am thinking of doing the same.

Did you install the whole ROM upgrade, with all of the T-Mobile customisations? Did you have to do any 'tinkering' to get it to work?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Michael127:
Another happy T-Mobile UK user.

Ive flashed loads of roms, radios and T-mobile settings cabs and this is the only rom that didn't keep dropping the Internet connection.

Happy Happy Joy Joy
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Gav:
I let the T-Mobile customisation app run ( I don't know if you can stop it anyway ). It worked perfectly, pre-loaded with all the same settings as you get when you take it out of the box on WM5, its just WM6 :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Hissing Syd:
Gav, thanks very much for that. This will be my next ROM.

I will stick with Schap's 3.60 ROM for another couple of weeks though, until my subscription to TomTom Traffic runs out, and then change to this T-Mobile ROM. It will change the device code, and I have already used my quota of changes.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] cyberjak:
hehe I wondered when i'd see a post like this. I use mine for Tom tom as well but there are times i wondered how wise that was over getting the dedicated Tomtom device and just linking it to the phone via bluetooth for traffic, that way it doesn't affect firmware updating of phone hehe
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mdavario2:
Anybody knows a link with RUU wm5 T-Mobile ROM?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Oneiros:
Where to get Windows Live ?

1.Can someone please tell me where and how I can download the Windows Live package to go with this ROM ?

2. Another issue I found : no disconnect option in com manager when you use web'n'walk. Where is it ?

Thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Gav:
:confused: you just use 'Data Connection' ~ on Comm Manager, 3rd down on the right.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] sbetts000:
Well, you are in luck!! I use Tomtom traffic and the great news is that this rom reverts the tomtom device code back to the original code that came when I first installed. You will have no issues
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Hissing Syd:
Thanks for that. I took the plunge, and flashed to this ROM. No problems with TomTom Traffic, as you said.

This is a pretty bog standard WM6 but, by the time I added the colour HTC Home, and a better Comm Manager page, it is as good as many of the cooked ROMs.

Being a T-Mobile ROM, my Web'n'Walk really flies.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Yanluk:
Flashing my Vario right now, will see, will see... :D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] skoci:
T-Mobile AT New ROM Package

Hi,

as of today, the link:

http://member.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobile/TMobileWM6Step1-TMA.aspx

lets you downloads a new Austrian package (not the German ROM anymore):

Hermes_WM6_TMA_3.60.112.4.zip

It includes a fix for Mobile TV service (live streams) and a New Features Guide. Seems to be the final release package for Austria, although there is still no "official" link on t-mobile.at.

I'm going to try this one and tell you how it worked.

Bye
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] skoci:
Flashed my Vario II and everything is working fine so far.

Cheers
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] rem2k6:
Disable Trayicons

To disable the Traybar (Trayicons) delete Regkey: HKLM\Init\Launch92->TrayAp.exe and make a Soft Reset.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] deaddavey1:
my tmobile store still sells them ,right next to the vario 3. as of 6th nov!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] tony.wheeler:
Official T-Mob WM6 - My thoughts

Replaced Black SATIN with this UK version from T-Mobile and although I had no problems it was certainly slightly slower. I see no advantage over Black SATIN so I will now try Schap's WM6 Pro 4.00 ROM. Noticed that the 'H' did not appear when surfing with a solid 3G signal in Bath today (I had checked that HSDPA was enabled).

At least this official ROM now provides something to install should there be a warranty issue - or at least I assume that T-Mobile would accept it.

Regards

Tony
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] tredders:
My experience is similar to yours. I'd previously got an older version of Schaps, and was disappointed with this 'official' T-Mobile version. It seemed slower and much less feature rich than the homecooked versions, although that's only to be expected, I guess.

I put Schaps Pro 4.00 on, and it's great. Very fast, and very stable. No issues as yet. I'd recommend the additional black theme and dialers, though, unless you particularly like purple!

Mark.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] tony.wheeler:
I also notice that this removed Hard-SPL which was rather worrying. I have just flashed Hard SPL (v7) back onto the device. As I try to get Schaps Pro 4.00 onto me Hermes I notice that the autodetect will not recognise Hard SPL - did you find this?

Regards
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] tredders:
Yeah, the upgrade didn't recognise Hard SPL for me, either. However, it all went smoothly.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Chiefcooker:
hy, it would be cool if anyone can superstorage the austrian rom, and clean it. :) i cant, not good enough :p

regards chief
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mrgez:
there is now:

http://www.t-mobile.at/privat/servi..._Downloads/Software/_MDA_downloads/index.html
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] scottty:
using the dutch official release

hello, i've been using the dutch official release for the last two weeks, and although everything is fast and stable I have had quite a few problems with returning an sms because after sending my reply the device simply freezes, needing a soft reset and leaving me with the uncertanty of knowing if my sms was sent or not, just flashed back to the official radio update of 1.50 because i was running 1.54.07.00, but i have had some ohter issues with this radio version missing calls in certain areas, so i'll see how it goes with the official radio update and see if that does the trick and report back..:), maybe it'll help or on the other hand maybe it will do bugger all, we'll have to see..;)

just ran it through a kitchen to cook some of the gordy t-mobile crap out of it too, looks a lot better with the kasier dialer and other stuff on it too
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] monsteria:
T-mobile official WM6

Thanks to the great community that share the link to T-mobiles official WM6 rom, didn't think they would relase it...

My expereience, is that my Vario works much better and more responsive than WM5 and internet connection is much easier on Vista. However, the battery life has been reduced to just a day, under normal usage. I suspect it could be the new radio rom (1.5). Anyone had similiar experience and did you find a way to extend the battery?

Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] scottty:
ok reflashed the radio back to 1.50.00 and everythings working perfectly